CH 33

Chapter 33: Big Boss

The old man’s name was Bai Tanwen, and the middle-aged man’s name was Bai Zhenxiong.

Just the fact that they were surnamed Bai combined with their temperament, Zhou Xuan could already guess a lot.

These two were the second most powerful people in the Bai family.

They were Bai Mingyue’s elders.

However, Zhou Xuan was still unmoved.

He continued walking at his own pace.

He said slowly, “Sir, look at that old yellow bull. Does it have a nose ring between its nostrils?”

Bai Tanwen and Bai Zhenxiong were guided by Zhou Xuan’s words.

He immediately looked at the old yellow bull in the Five Ox Painting.

There was indeed a nasal ring between the old yellow bull’s nostrils.

However, this nose ring was very similar to the old yellow bull. Whether it was color, brush technique, or paper, there was nothing wrong with it. It merged with the entire painting and was very harmonious.

Bai Zhenxiong even reached out to touch the place and felt it.

However, the two of them looked at it for a long time and did not find any problems or flaws.

“Young man, are you saying that there are flaws in the nose ring? But this old man doesn’t think it’s a problem. Can you make it clear?” Bai Tanwen asked humbly.

Bai Zhenxiong frowned slightly and said, “If there’s a flaw in the painting, then don’t just say that it’s not the real thing. I don’t think that’s right. The author of the painting is also human. When painting, there will inevitably be some insignificant mistakes. What do you think, young man?”

When he spoke, his tone was calm, and he frowned slightly. It was not anger, it was just the habit of thinking.

After that, he looked at Zhou Xuan and asked for his meaning.

Seeing the two of them discussing the flaws of the painting seriously with him.

Zhou Xuan couldn’t help smiling and shaking his head.

“Gentlemen, I didn’ t say that the nose ring was flawed.

“This copy must have been made by an expert. Whether it’s paper, color, or handwriting, it’s a meticulous imitation of the original author, Han Li. There’s almost no difference between this copy and the original.

“No matter how precise the analysis is, it’s impossible to tell the difference.”

Hearing Zhou Xuan’s words, Bai Tanwen and Bai Zhenxiong became even more confused.

“Then…” The two people frowned and were confused by Zhou Xuan’s words.

It was because Zhou Xuan said that this painting was obviously not real. Now he said that he couldn’t see any difference using a precision instrument.

It was too contradictory.

Just as the two of them were confused.

Zhou Xuan’s tone was faint. “I mean that the nose of the old yellow bull doesn’t have a nose ring. This point can be easily confirmed by searching the original online.”

Zhou Xuan’s words were calm but his voice wasn’t loud.

In the ears of Bai Tanwen and Bai Zhenxiong, it was like a thunderclap.

Zhou Xuan’s words continued.

“Many people who have a deep understanding of painting will worshipfully copy the works of their senior.

“As for the works they copied, it’s hard to tell if they are real or not.

“In order to avoid desecrating senior’s works, and to prevent others from using their copy to trick buyers.

“These people would often add something different to the painting, or something that didn’t exist in that era to make it easier for future generations to distinguish between the true and the false.

“For example, for a medieval painting, some people would add a small signal tower to the corner of the painting, or add a plane to an inconspicuous place. It is also a bad taste of the artist.

“This painting only has an extra nose ring, so it’s normal if it’s not someone who is very familiar with the original.”

Bai Tanwen and Bai Zhenxiong came to a sudden realization.

For a moment, there was a sudden sense of enlightenment.

“No wonder! No wonder…” Bai Tanwen couldn’t help clapping. “No wonder you said this painting wasn’t real! I see!”

“Let me search for the original…” Bai Zhenxiong immediately took out his phone and started searching online.

The current network was so developed.

Moreover, the Five Ox Painting had changed hands several times.

On the online encyclopedia, there must be an original copy of Five Ox Painting.

Bai Zhenxiong quickly found the original work of the Five Ox Painting on the encyclopedia.

He opened the picture and zoomed in.

“Amazing! Young man! Amazing!!” Bai Zhenxiong looked at Zhou Xuan in amazement.

In the real one, there really was no nose ring between the old yellow bull.

After all, it was very common for a nose ring to appear on a cow.

Unless he had a good understanding of the original, he would never have discovered it.

This was probably also the reason why the experts who had helped with the appraisal did not find out that the painting was a copy when Bai Zhenxiong had ordered someone to buy it.

The experts were busy using instruments to check the paper, paint, and penmanship of the paintings.

Who would have thought that there would be a nose ring on the old yellow bull.

But!

This was something that no one had noticed, but it was seen through by a young man.

“My name is Bai Zhenxiong, the current chairman of the Bai Corporation. This is my father.”

Bai Zhenxiong smiled even more kindly. After taking the initiative to introduce himself, he asked, “Young man, what’s your name?”

Zhou Xuan was slightly surprised when he heard this. He had already thought of these two people’s identities but he didn’t expect them to be so high.

This Chairman Bai should be the boss of his boss.

A real big boss.

However, Zhou Xuan didn’t panic. He just nodded and said, “Hello, Chairman Bai. My name is Zhou Xuan. I am currently working in the Bright Moon Investment Company under the Bai Corporation.”

Bai Zhenxiong was surprised. “I didn’t expect there to be such a relationship! Good! Not bad!”

After saying that, Bai Zhenxiong changed the topic and said with a smile, “However, this isn’t the company. We don’t know each other in the company, so there’s no need to call me Director Bai. Call me Uncle Bai.”

Zhou Xuan raised an eyebrow.

Although it was just a change of address, the meaning was different.

Any employee in the Bai Corporation would dare to call the chairman uncle?

Although it was more friendly, if he did not get permission to do so, he was definitely courting death.

At the side, Bai Tanwen smiled and said, “I didn’ t expect such an interesting young man in the company… I’m Bai Tanwen, just continue to call me Old Mister.”

“Yes.” Zhou Xuan nodded politely.

No matter what, he was a junior in front of the two of them. There was nothing wrong with this and he wouldn’t appear to be servile. It was a normal reaction.

After a brief introduction, Bai Tanwen could not wait any longer.

He was passionate about painting, so it wasn’t easy for him to meet a young man who understood painting, so he naturally didn’t want to let him go.