If I were to encounter such a situation—I'd hold the original painting in my hands, claim the forgery as my own creation, and showcase it. Nobody would know.
Hanks thought slyly to himself.
"Acquired it? How much did you spend?" he asked out of curiosity.
"Around 2000, in US dollars."
"Lucky kid," Hanks licked his lips, "your store can't sell this painting, I'll take it for forty thousand dollars, how about it?"
"Professor Yakai Ichiro offered sixty thousand," Gu Tongxiang said softly.
"Sixty thousand dollars, huh, Professor Yajima really loves art." Hanks hesitated for a moment and didn't bring up the matter of purchasing the painting again.
The price for a modern piece by an unknown artist is already nearing the ceiling.
Collectors using such a large sum to buy a painting are either genuinely not short on money; most collectors still consider investment appreciation over pure admiration.
