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Another voice was filled with obvious dissatisfaction and doubt: "You are still pretending to be ignorant. Have you noticed the heated discussion about this incident online recently? Most people are saying that your collection is actually a scam. Some are even questioning the authenticity of the artworks you sell on the market."

After hearing this information, Duan Fei quickly turned on his computer to check online updates. As he read through critical article after critical article, his expression gradually darkened, and he angrily complained, "Lan Guifang absolutely deceived me! I've always been baffled. How could someone return a purchased artwork to its original creator? It turns out this so-called renowned artist created a fake and gave it to me! Now my reputation has been severely tarnished. This is simply too much!"

After hearing Duan Fei's words, the other investors in the room fell silent for a moment. Then, someone raised a question with a mixture of anger and ridicule: "Do you think the general public will understand and support such an explanation?"

"Maybe the opposite is true, and you just want to get more attention by creating fake products!"

Faced with such a pointed question, Duan Fei revealed a helpless smile. "Although it sounds unbelievable, this is indeed what I experienced. I was truly treated unfairly. If I really had the ability to forge a work of art, how could I have put myself in such an embarrassing situation? You know, those senior appraisal experts have already certified that my collection is a genuine antique painting. Unless the artist himself reproduced it, who else could imitate the original so accurately?"

Although Duan Fei's words seem to be reasonable on the surface, there are still many loopholes at the logical level.

For a moment, all the investors remained silent until one of them stood up and said, "What we are concerned about now is how to protect our own economic benefits from being harmed, rather than getting involved in this controversial and complicated dispute."

Upon hearing this, Duan Fei quickly promised to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible and give a satisfactory response to all relevant personnel. He also repeatedly emphasized that this situation would not be allowed to continue to interfere with normal business activities.

As night fell, Duan Fei chose to publish a series of records about the transaction between him and Lan Guifang regarding the precious calligraphy and painting on the Internet, in order to prove to all sectors of society that the items he held were legal, and at the same time accused the painter Lan Guifang of abandoning moral principles and repeatedly selling the same work.

Soon after, a large number of offensive and slanderous comments appeared against this once-prominent cultural figure.

At almost the same time, news about Lan Kwai-fong's private misconduct began to spread.

According to allegations from some anonymous informants, this seemingly gentle and respected senior actually sent inappropriate messages to young women on multiple occasions, seriously violating the basic qualities that an artist should possess.

As more and more related revelations continue to emerge, the public's evaluation of it becomes increasingly low, and its originally solid position is in jeopardy.

Later that same evening, Yu Wan received a reminder call from her friend Lin Jintong.

"If we don't take immediate action, the situation will become even more complex and difficult to resolve."

"There's no need to rush to clarify anything at this point."

On the contrary, Yu Wan responded calmly, "I'd like to ask, in the past, during your market operations, have you ever had any conflicts or misunderstandings with the Duan family?"

She vaguely felt that all this was done to retaliate against Lan Guifang.

"That happened a long time ago, and there's no point in bringing it up now.

What's more, the high transaction price surrounding this "Serving Plum Blossoms" had already ignited a lot of hostility.

Perhaps the current situation reflects the outbreak of some long-hidden contradiction.

The other person calmly expressed his opinion: "It can't be helped. The most frightening thing in this world is feeling uncomfortable when seeing others doing well. Especially those who are down and out are often the most likely to be ridiculed by others."

After a moment of contemplation, the topic suddenly shifted to another topic: "It is said that Duan Fei may be hiding a very outstanding yet mysterious forger. I wonder if you can find out who this person is?"

Because as long as this person is active in the dark, it means that Lan Kwai Fong has lost its core value that cannot be replicated.

After a long while, Lin Jintong finally said leisurely: "We can only try our luck."

When the call ended, Yu Wan tapped the screen of her phone and contacted Liu Hanyun: "Hanyun, have you sorted out all the materials you prepared for me?"

"Everything is ready. Do you want to make it public right away?"

After hearing the question, she curled her lips and smiled slightly, "Of course."

On the day of the winter solstice, new information was exposed on the Internet - someone claimed that the antiques sold by Duan Fei were fakes.

At first, everyone thought that Lan Kwai-fong was just doing a public relations stunt to divert public attention. After all, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the circle.

However, it was not until more and more collectors from all over the world came forward and pointed out that the antiques sold by Duan Fei were exactly the same as those in their hands that everyone began to realize that something was wrong.

As the incident continued to ferment, Duan Fei faced an increasingly serious credibility crisis.

His original reputation and customer base have suffered a huge blow.

In order to restore his reputation, Duan Fei responded quickly.

He expressed his hope for the help of treasure appraisal experts to prove his innocence and announced that he would publicly accept expert appraisal.

He hopes to use facts to calm the storm.

After several days of careful appraisal by several experts, it was finally confirmed that the antique in Duan Fei's hand was indeed authentic.

As soon as this news was announced, it immediately sparked heated discussions on the Internet.

In this way, Duan Fei's reputation gradually recovered.

He himself was naturally relieved and felt very happy, but those collectors who originally owned the same collection were not happy.

These collectors felt cheated and were filled with anger and resentment.

As a result, some collectors decided to take tough measures to fight back.

They posted all the auction processes and treasure appraisal certificates one by one, and asked the experts who had previously given conclusions to verify again whether their treasures were authentic.

At this point, the situation has become extremely complicated and chaotic.

More and more interest groups and factors are involved, and various contradictions and conflicts are intertwined.