Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 395: A surprising turn of events
Listening to the noisy questioning and discussions in the audience, Gao Dongxu looked calm.

He had long thought about what kind of doubts he would have to face. You know, the national treasures in the Forbidden City have been authenticated by countless experts and are recognized as authentic national treasures.

But at this moment, Gao Dongxu publicly declared that what he had in his hand was the real thing, which was like throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, causing a thousand waves.

Director Luo, who was standing behind Gao Dongxu, frowned slightly and looked at him with a complicated expression. Director Luo thought to himself, "What on earth is Gao Dongxu up to?"

Despite having many doubts in his mind, Director Luo did not speak immediately, but just quietly observed the situation on the field.

The Palace Museum director's face was somewhat gloomy. He knew very well that if the lotus statue in Gao Dongxu's hand was the real thing, then the one in the Palace Museum must be a fake.

This not only concerns the reputation of the Forbidden City, but also the authority of the entire antique world. He felt a little uneasy, but his years of experience in official circles allowed him to maintain a calm appearance, with only a hint of imperceptible anxiety in his eyes.

Several experts in the antiques industry exchanged glances, some of them whispering, their voices filled with doubt and dissatisfaction: "Is Gao Dongxu trying to overturn our decades of appraisal results?" "Why is he so confident?"

However, there were also a few people whose eyes flashed with admiration. In addition to Huang Kewu and Huang Lide, there was also the old court official Shen Yunchen who was determined to destroy the Five Clans.

However, Shen Yunchen thought of more. You know, when Xu Yicheng gathered many counterfeiting masters to make fakes, she, Shen Yunchen, was one of them. It's just that every time she went to the counterfeiting base, she was blindfolded. Over the years, she has been looking for Xu Yicheng's counterfeiting base, because she suspected that Xu Yicheng had swapped the real ones and hid the real ones.

And now, Gao Dongxu actually took out one of the national treasures. This means that Gao Dongxu may have found Xu Yicheng's treasure, or he really discovered some unknown secret.

The atmosphere in the field became increasingly tense, and everyone's eyes were focused on Gao Dongxu, waiting for his next move.

Yet, Gao Dongxu remained calm, as if the surrounding commotion had nothing to do with him. He gently stroked the lotus statue in his hand, his lips curling up slightly in a faint smile. That smile held a certain confidence and a certain indifference, as if everything was under control.

Finally, someone couldn't help but shout again, "Mr. Gao, what makes you say your piece is the real thing? The one in the Palace Museum has been authenticated by countless experts!"

Gao Dongxu raised his head and swept his eyes over the crowd calmly. The noisy scene quickly disappeared and became silent. Everyone was waiting for Gao Dongxu to give an answer.

Gao Dongxu spoke slowly: "In fact, the Patriarch of the Yao family and this Master Zhou are both very clear that my Lotus Vase is the real thing, but they are too worried and dare not admit it." His voice was still steady, but with an unquestionable power.

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent. Director Luo's brows furrowed even more tightly, as he vaguely felt that Gao Dongxu might actually have some crucial evidence in his hands.

The Palace Museum director's expression became even gloomier. He knew that if Gao Dongxu really produced irrefutable evidence, today's turmoil would not be easily quelled.

At this moment, Gao Dongxu said again calmly: "It's not their fault. After all, this is a national treasure, and it's a national treasure in the Forbidden City. Caution is necessary. In fact, the Lotus Vase in the Forbidden City, although it is a fake, its quality is already infinitely close to the real thing. If my authentic one doesn't come out, then the other one will be the real one that can be mistaken for the real thing!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene erupted in an uproar. Some were shocked, some questioned, and some began to re-examine the Lotus Vase in Gao Dongxu's hand.

Director Luo finally couldn't help but stepped forward, looked at Gao Dongxu with complicated eyes, and said slowly: "Xiao Gao, there are some things that cannot be said casually..."

Gao Dongxu looked at Director Luo and smiled, "I'm responsible for what I said, because I know that the master who made that fake left a mark before it was completed, so that we can distinguish the real from the fake in the future!"

"Wow—"

The whole audience was in an uproar again. Director Luo was stunned and in disbelief. The face of the director of the Palace Museum turned pale instantly. He knew that he had to face an unavoidable fact: the lotus statue in the Palace Museum might really be a fake.

Gao Dongxu looked calm, as if everything was under his control. His composure and indifference formed a sharp contrast with the clamor at the scene.

Eventually, the scene gradually quieted down. Everyone's attention was once again focused on Gao Dongxu, but this time, no one was making a fuss or shouting or asking questions. They were all waiting for Gao Dongxu to point out the flaws in the fake Lotus Statue.

However, Gao Dongxu smiled slightly, gently put down the Lotus Vase in his hand, and said lightly: "Before I point out the method of identifying a fake Lotus Vase, let me tell you a story. This story involves a case during the Japanese invasion of China..."

Gao Dongxu looked like he was about to tell a story, which made the whole audience silent. Shen Yunchen, the old court official, clenched her hands into fists. She had a bad premonition and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"In the 1930s and 1940s, amidst the chaos of war, internal and external troubles, various forces at home and abroad coveted the many treasures of our Celestial Empire, which carried thousands of years of civilization. There were warlords like Sun Dianying, who blew up the Eastern Tombs and looted and destroyed cultural relics. There were also profit-seeking scum who obtained genuine artifacts and sold them to foreigners at high prices. The most greedy were the covetous invaders. Antiques and cultural relics could not survive safely in China in those chaotic times. Before their full-scale invasion of China, the invaders, in order to plunder the Celestial Empire's precious antiques, specially compiled a list of plunder, which became the famous 'Celestial Antique Account'. It listed almost all of the Celestial Empire's most famous and precious national treasures, such as the first one being the Imperial Seal..."

Gao Dongxu's story shocked many people at the scene, and more of them were filled with hatred and abuse towards the invaders and helplessness towards the weakness of the country at that time.

After the discussion died down, Gao Dongxu continued to tell the story, "The Foot Basin invaders' plundering plan was discovered by the then Five Veins' leader, the White Clan's master, Xu Yicheng. In order to prevent the invaders' plundering plan from going ahead smoothly, he set up a trap and forced to death the traitorous cultural relic dealer who was collaborating with the Foot Basin invaders.

At the same time, in order to grasp the invaders' plundering plans, he took the initiative to join the game, chose to cooperate with the invaders, and helped the invaders find and collect national treasures.

Over the years, Xu Yicheng, bearing the infamy of a traitor and the misunderstandings of his family and friends, collected a total of 128 national treasures, one of which was the Mingtang Jade Buddha Head that was recently reported in the newspapers and that the people of Jiaoben decided to return.

This time, no one raised any questions or made any comments. Everyone remained quiet, waiting for the follow-up to Gao Dongxu's story.

Director Luo's brows furrowed even more tightly, and his gaze towards Gao Dongxu became hot. Perhaps, today, Gao Dongxu could give him a clear answer as to whether the Mingtang Jade Buddha Head was real or not.

As for the four patriarchs of the five clans, they all had pensive expressions, as if they were recalling what happened in the past. Of course, some were truly recalling, while others had already known the truth and were just pretending.

"After collecting these 128 rare national treasures, Xu Yicheng naturally would not hand them over to the Jiaoben invaders, but he would have no way to explain himself if he didn't. Most importantly, the Jiaoben people would not give up and would continue to search for and plunder cultural relics.

To satisfy the Japanese invaders and prevent them from harassing him further, Xu Yicheng decided to use a different method. He secretly invited a forger, a master of antiques in China at the time, to forge a batch of fake national treasures that were indistinguishable from the originals. Thus, Xu Yicheng handed the fake national treasures to the Japanese invaders and buried the real ones.

"what..."

“So that’s how it is…”

"Xu Yicheng is so awesome..."

The scene was in an uproar again. Many people applauded and expressed their admiration for Xu Yicheng's bold plan. At the same time, many people also realized a problem. If the lotus statue in Gao Dongxu's hand was real, then did it mean that Gao Dongxu had found Xu Yicheng's treasure?

Now everyone's eyes became shocked, hot and envious, staring at Gao Dongxu in the field, especially Director Luo and his group, who almost wanted to rush forward and grab Gao Dongxu to ask the truth. The old court official Shen Yunchen's eyes flashed coldly. She had already decided that after this matter was over, she would send someone to tie up Gao Dongxu and force him to tell the whereabouts of the national treasures.

However, Gao Dongxu continued to speak slowly: "However, things are not over yet. At the beginning, among those who carried out the plan with Xu Yicheng, problems arose. Some people were greedy and had evil intentions, and wanted to take those national treasures for themselves.

In order to protect the national treasures, Xu Yicheng gave some of the national treasures to some trustworthy participants and buried the other part. In this way, he deceived both the Japanese invaders and the participant with ulterior motives, making the Japanese invaders think that they had obtained the real national treasures and would no longer bother the country, and making the person with ulterior motives think that the real national treasures were still in the country and would not report it to the Japanese invaders.

Finally, the Japanese invaders were defeated. His original plan had been very successful up to this point. Unfortunately, he still underestimated the greed and viciousness of the treacherous person. In order to force Xu Yicheng to confess the hidden treasure, the person accused Xu Yicheng of being a traitor.

However, for unknown reasons, after being arrested, Xu Yicheng made no defense. After all, he could have told the truth and turned from a traitor into a hero, but he said nothing. He was executed, branded a traitor, and died a heroic death. The Xu family was also expelled from the Five Veins…

Having said that, Gao Dongxu paused for a moment, then looked around with bright and sharp eyes, suddenly raised his voice, and said very solemnly: "So, here, I can clearly tell everyone that Xu Yicheng is not a traitor. On the contrary, no one can compare to the national justice in his heart.

He is a man of affection, responsibility and fearlessness of power. Even when the environment was difficult, he never forgot his original intention, went deep into the dangerous places, and maneuvered between various forces, becoming a true hero who overcame numerous obstacles to protect national treasures.

The national treasures he handed over to the Japanese invaders were ninety-nine percent fake!

"Wow—"

Everyone was in an uproar, and then they all felt like ducks with their necks strangled, with something stuck in their throats, feeling so uncomfortable that they almost vomited blood.

If 99% of it is fake, that means the remaining 1% is true...

(End of this chapter)