The Little Brat’s Sweet And Sassy

Chapter 1170: Her birthday (one more)

Chapter 1170 Her birthday (one more)

Shen Li's eyebrows condensed slightly.

"Before you said that a student of Professor Carroll saw the painting in a small shop on 7th Avenue in Lilan, but then the shop was sold again, right?"

"Yes."

Shen Li was very impressed by this incident, because at the time she thought that she could find out something from here, but in the end she returned without success because the store had already been transferred.

At this time, Lu Huai and suddenly mentioned this matter, which made her feel a certain kind of conjecture.

Sure enough, the next moment, I listened to Lu Huai and said:

"The real owner of that store is Tao Siwen."

Even though he had guessed the possibility, Shen Li still had a heartbeat when he heard the answer.

Lu Huai and thin lips slightly pick:

“In fact, in the past five years, Tao Siwen has opened more than one store in Lilan, but most of them have only been opened for a year or even a few months, and they will soon be transferred. There are eleven stores.”

Shen Li was surprised: "So many?"

If Tao Siwen is trying to make money in Lilan, this model obviously does not work, so tossing back and forth, it is estimated that you will have to post it upside down.

Moreover, he has a lot of domestic industries, and he is already busy enough, so why bother so much in Lilan?

"What's more interesting is that these stores are very mixed and he doesn't seem to have a clear idea of what to do."

Shen Li paused:

"Second brother means... those are just cover-ups? Does he have another business in private?"

She is always smart.

Lu Huai smiled and reminded:

"You forgot the biggest feature of Lilan."

Lilan-the sacred city of art.

It has a long history, ancient buildings, diverse cultures, and a strong artistic atmosphere.

Streets and alleys, people with drawing boards can be seen everywhere.

Shen Li was quiet for a while:

"So, my fake painting really appeared first in Lilan?"

"Tao Siwen and the vice president of Yitang Gallery, Chai Shiming, are distant relatives." Lu Huai said, "The two don't communicate much, so many people don't know about it."

He also deliberately checked it out, and then he knew about it.

Hearing this, Shen Li already had a general guess in his heart.

"so……"

"There are many people who can paint in Lilan, and many paintings are produced every year, and a considerable part of them have flowed into the domestic market."

Lu Huai and Tao,

“As for the paintings themselves, whether they are works or fakes, only Tao Siwen should know.”

Shen Li's eyes drooped slightly, sinking into thought.

She knows that the domestic market for fake paintings is actually very large, because the profit margins are amazing.

The cost of a counterfeit is extremely low, but if it can be faked, it can make a profit of tens of millions, or even tens of millions.

This is almost equivalent to an empty gloved white wolf.

Accumulated, it is an extremely terrible number.

Tao Siwen will go to Lilan every once in a while, without his family, only with secretary and assistant.

I opened a shop there, but it didn’t seem to spend much time on it.

The relationship between him and Yitang Gallery is worthy of scrutiny.

In addition, this is not the first time he has come into contact with fake paintings.

Shen Li slowly said:

"Senior brother once mentioned one thing to me: Tao Siwen liked a certain painting of Master very much. He visited and begged many times, but Master did not agree. In the end, Master donated the painting. Tao Siwen simply bought it. A fake was left at home."

Lu Huai and his eyes squinted slightly: "Oh?"

Shen Li continued: "It is said that it looks alike. If the person who saw the painting had studied Master's painting quite a bit, and knew that Master had donated the painting, I would probably not see that it was a fake. ."

Mei Yanqing is a figure of the Taishan Beidou level in the domestic painting circle. It is normal for someone to copy his paintings.

But it was able to achieve such a similar level, and it was also collected by Tao Siwen, which is obviously abnormal.

Lu Huai and ponder for a moment:

"The evidence I have at present can basically prove that Tao Siwen deliberately found people overseas to produce fake paintings, and secretly shipped these paintings back to China. However, whether those paintings have flowed into the domestic market and sold at high prices, evidence is still needed. This part is estimated to take some effort."

Shen Li nodded: "I understand."

Tao Siwen is in Lilan, it is convenient to do things, but at the same time there are many restrictions.

That’s why Lu Huaiyu was able to find out the clues he left so quickly, and then infer what he did in Lilan.

But things have progressed here, just halfway through.

More importantly, it is necessary to make sure that those fake paintings are indeed sold as genuine ones.

But the domestic market is mixed, and Tao Siwen has been in this circle for many years. It is not so easy to get his grip.

"My people started to check for a while, and there were many obstacles."

Lu Huai paused,

"Ali, Tao Siwen is in the Art Association... Does it matter?"

This is quite clear.

Shen Li said: “It seems that there is no such thing. Brothers said that most of the people in the Art Association had no contact with him. On the one hand, they knew that Tao Siwen had offended Master because of the forgery, and on the other hand, they probably didn’t think much of him.”

Taos always pretends that he likes art very much on his writing, and anyone with real eyesight can see that he is just superficial and arty.

Shen Li said, thinking of another thing.

"But—I've seen Tao Siwen and people from the Art Association organize a private dinner together."

Lu Huai asked:

"Art Association? Who are they?"

Shen Li paused for a few seconds.

"Shiyang."

……

The next day is Friday.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Shen Li carried a painting on his back and was about to go out.

Shen Zhijin is in the living room, cutting off some of the newly bought red camellia branches and leaves, and inserting them into the vase one by one.

The handful of red stretched out in his hand, a gesture of enthusiasm blooming.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Shen Zhijin raised his eyes and looked, seeing her carrying the painting on his back, and asked:

"Go to Mei Lao's side?"

Shen Li nodded:

"I haven't painted for a while, so I told him to show it to Master."

Shen Zhijin said "um".

Shen Li came to the entrance, suddenly remembering something, and then asked:

"Dad won't go to school today?"

Shen Zhijin moved for a while, and a faint smile spread out on the beautiful face.

"Today is Yinyin's birthday."

Speaking of this, even the original clear and clean voice is kind of gentle.

He promised her that this day belongs only to her.