Chapter 154

One million… five hundred… million!!?

Silence, complete silence!

After a moment of shock, everyone’s gaze turned blankly towards the “Yellow

Sparrow Painting” in Lin Mo’s hand, which was not very large and only depicted two yellow sparrows along with some text.

The nearby shop owners were fine, having some understanding of Zhu Da from the Eight Great Mountain People, a great Qing dynasty painter, and they had seen similar scenes before.

But the tourists who were there to watch the excitement were all dumbfounded, with gasps of astonishment heard from time to time.

“Hiss… Holy shit, is it really that valuable?”

“15 million!! My god, just for that little painting, the value of a large flat in the center ofYuhang City?”

“Heh, they must be acting, right? Creating a short video to attract people to the market to hunt for bargains. Believing in such tricks, you might as well believe I am Qin Shi Huang!”

“Seriously though, you’re not wrong, their acting skills are much better than those performers in short dramas on TikTok.”

“Sizzle, this scene reminds me of a lottery ticket that was worth 220 million!!!” “Don’t talk nonsense, do you know who those people standing in the front are?

The whole market is managed by them, they are prominent figures in the antique world. Would they come here to act for you for 15 million?” “Who knows these days? Even top stars are doing live-selling, right?” “Regardless of whether it’s real or fake, why hasn’t such immense wealth fallen on me!!!”

Some were shocked, some believed, and some questioned.

Others thought everyone else was foolish, while they alone had discerned the true nature of all things.

Life is full of all sorts, and all kinds of things were said.

Lin Mo was naturally aware of the discussions around him, but he didn’t take it to heart, let alone let it affect his mood.

The price of 15 million was indeed the upper limit of the “Yellow Sparrow Painting’s” value as given by the system.

It was clear that Master Kong, surnamed Kong, truly wanted this “Yellow

Sparrow Painting.”

Even Hai Dong, the bald penalty teacher in the WeChat video, said, “Big brother, this price is really quite acceptable. You could possibly get an extra one or two million if you took it to Christie’s auction house, but the auction house charges a commission and taxes. After calculating, you might not get as much as you would now.”

Lin Mo was clearly aware of this and looked around. Seeing the other three big shots were no longer speaking, he didn’t dawdle and nodded, saying, “Congratulations, once you’ve paid the money, the painting is yours.

Kong Jianghuai breathed a sigh of relief, carefully receiving the “Yellow Sparrow Painting,” and said with a smile, “Brother, I’ll remember this favor. Do you have a Shengmin Bank card? I can transfer the money to you right now!” “Or, you could wait a moment, let me store the painting in the auction house, and then we’ll go to the bank to transfer the funds.”

Large transactions are not an easy matter unless you are a very influential person. Otherwise, at least on the surface, the funds have to be audited by the Banking Regulatory Commission.

Shengmin Bank again?

Lin Mo remembered that, when selling the lottery ticket last time, the buyer also asked him to provide a Shengmin Bank card; he received nearly ten million, and no one called him, no one checked on him, and no one asked him to pay taxes.

There might be something going on here, but that wasn’t for Lin Mo to worry about.

“Oh, I have a Shengmin card. Just a moment, please.”

Lin Mo looked at his phone screen and said, “Mr. Hai Dong, I owe you big time today. Once I’m done with everything here, I’ll send you a nice big red envelope.”

“Brother, what are you talking about? Just take me out to see more of the world in the future, that’s all I ask. Tian-ge, Kong-ge, you’re busy, so 1’11 head off first. Need to get ready for the live stream soon.” Hai Dong proactively ended the video call.

Lin Mo added Kong Jianghuai’s WeChat and sent him his bank account number. Kong Jianghuai was very efficient. In a short while, the notification of funds arrived, from the Offshore Capital Fund Company, although it was not the same company name as before.

Kong Jianghuai explained with a smile, “The transfer might take a little time, probably about two or three hours before you can use the money.” “Please rest assured, brother. I, Kong, am not the kind of person to swindle your money in front of so many people.”

“A mere ten million or so is not a lot for me, Kong,” he said.

Having gone through similar experiences before, Lin Mo knew that large sums required an auditing process and nonchalantly smiled, “No worries, I’m not in a rush to use the money.”

He truly wasn’t afraid of Kong Jianghuai cheating him.

Nowadays, he was gradually acquiring a sense of grandeur and dealing with matters without pettiness.

Dare to cheat him?

He had plenty of ways to make them regret it.

Later on,

The market managers of the three other major families also took the opportunity to add Lin Mo’s WeChat.

Even if they didn’t understand calligraphy and painting as well as Kong Jianghuai, a person who could discern details in ancient paintings with the naked eye and successfully identify another ancient painting was not someone simple.

Even if, for argument’s sake, Lin Mo was just plain lucky this time,

Don’t forget, frequently associating with someone fortunate can change one’s own luck.

It’s a bit superstitious.

But those in their trade inevitably believe in things ordinary people would scoff

at.

After some polite congratulations and small talk, the four market managers left, with nothing more exciting to see, those tourists and other shop owners also dispersed.

Only Lin Mo, Zhang Yihua, and Xiang Feiwen were left in the shop.

Lin Mo’s process of dismantling the painting had been captured in short videos by many and uploaded to major websites.

Coupled with word of mouth in the market, Lin Mo would likely become a legendary figure in the antique market once again.