Five thousand year old monk in the entertainment industry (13): Tell Si Qi that he doesn’t understand Si Qi

Insects chirped faintly in the courtyard, the cool breeze rustled the treetops, the moonlight cast a layer of white gauze over everything, the Milky Way twinkled overhead, and the years were peaceful and beautiful.

Si Qi sat on a bamboo chair, admiring the starry sky which was almost the same as it was five thousand years ago and had never changed.

Just when he was enjoying himself, a call came into Si Qi’s mobile phone. Si Qi picked up the phone and asked lazily: “What’s the matter?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Si Qi heard his own voice echoing from the other end of the phone. His subordinates hurriedly turned off the live broadcast they were secretly watching, and said embarrassedly: “The information you gave us last night has been reported to the relevant departments. After seeing it, they reacted very quickly and have already launched a relevant investigation.”

The information his subordinates were talking about was exactly what Xiu Xiu had collected through the Internet, showing that the Son of the World had abused his power for personal gain, perverted the law, robbed and occupied other people’s property, and even committed crimes and murders.

The Son of the World was a demon cultivator. It is very common for demon cultivators to take human lives lightly and use human blood or corpses as materials for cultivation.

Such matters in ancient times might have been easily resolved with some mind spells, but now they lived in a society ruled by law, and technology was so advanced. Xiu Xiu just needed to scour the entire internet, gather surveillance footage of the Son of the World’s illegal activities, and they would immediately attract attention, launching a criminal investigation against the Son of the World. 

And given the Son of the World’s usual behavior, he simply could not withstand the serious investigation of the state apparatus.

Therefore, it could only be said that offending Si Qi was a disaster that would ruin the Son of the world for eight generations.

“They will be extremely busy during this period,” Si Qi said calmly, “We should take this opportunity to completely defeat Xingteng.”

“yes.”

As he spoke, Si Qi picked up his phone and walked back into the house.

The audience watched all this and talked a lot, discussing what Si Qi had just said and why it seemed so extraordinary.

Chu Feng followed. His hearing was good enough for him to hear the content of the call clearly. He asked, “Is there anything I can do?”

Si Qi smiled: “Of course, your presence by my side is the greatest help.”

Chu Feng’s ears instantly turned red, and he was unable to speak.

He always felt that when he met his old friend again after a thousand years, the other person seemed to have changed a lot…to the point that it was hard to cope with.

The next morning, Si Qi, who had been busy all night, changed his clothes and walked out of the room. He saw Chu Feng placing the freshly prepared breakfast on the elegant wooden table in the courtyard.

When the other guests came out, they saw Si Qi sitting at the table comfortably while Chu Feng was busy taking care of him. They were full of envy: “Si Qi is so lucky.”

“It would be nice if I had a friend like Chu Feng.”

“The table is so full, there won’t be any for us, will there?”

After getting the confirmed response, everyone sat down at the table under the envious gaze of the program staff, picked up a piece of soft and sweet egg pancake and put it in their mouths. After a while, they nodded one after another, swallowed busy with their mouths, and raised their thumbs to express their praise, which made the audience in front of the screen salivate.

When Li Siran came out and saw this scene, she showed a haughty look as if by reflex. She stood where she was, using her actions to show that she had drawn a clear line between herself and this group of people and that she was unwilling to be associated with them.

When she asked the director where her breakfast was, the director said she had to make the food herself. The flour and ingredients were all on the table. Li Siran went crazy: “You said those were not bought, but made by them? It’s so early in the morning, and I have to eat on an empty stomach. How can I have the energy to knead the dough and cut the meat filling? Besides, I don’t know how to make buns!”

The director looked at her innocently and said, “There are some leftovers from last night. You can cook a bowl of porridge to go with it.”

Li Siran stared: “Why can they eat such a sumptuous breakfast while I have to eat leftovers!”

The director shrugged: “Chu Feng got up at around 4 o’clock to start preparing, but you were sleeping in?”

Li Siran: “…………”

Li Siran was so angry that she sat there sullenly, watching a group of people talking and laughing while eating breakfast. While eating, they flattered Chu Feng, saying that this was delicious and that was absolutely delicious, and their tone was so exaggerated that the photographer beside them swallowed his saliva in envy, and the camera was pointed at that side again and again, forgetting that he was originally a photographer who specialized in taking pictures of Li Siran.

Li Siran clicked her tongue in annoyance: “It’s disgusting that you have to be so attentive and flattering just for a bite of food.”

The photographer silently aimed the camera at Li Siran’s face full of contempt. Many viewers watched a group of friends chatting and laughing while enjoying the food, but suddenly heard Li Siran’s sarcastic ridicule, which immediately made them lose their appetite. They shouted to the photographer to move the camera away as they didn’t want to see this woman.

As a result, fans who supported Li Siran and audiences who were disgusted with Li Siran started arguing over this, and the popularity of the show was heightened early in the morning.

Just at this moment, a call came into Chu Feng’s mobile phone. While Chu Feng was listening to the inquiry from the other end, he subconsciously glanced at Si Qi.

Si Qi:?

Chu Feng hung up the phone and asked the resort staff to let the other person in. Si Qi saw that Chu Feng couldn’t help but look at him, so he asked, “What’s the matter?”

Chu Feng: “…………”

He hesitated for a long time, knowing that things would not go on any longer, and said awkwardly: “There are some things I want to show you…”

Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing a pair of rimless glasses, a suit and leather shoes, and a slim figure came in from outside. He was not surprised to see the program equipment surrounding half of the courtyard, and greeted Chu Feng with a smile.

Chu Feng introduced him succinctly: “This is an antique dealer with whom I have worked several times. He is also a historian.”

Lawyer Zhou was a little excited. He couldn’t help but step forward to shake hands with the middle-aged man and said excitedly: “Hello, Mr. Dong, I watch every episode of your “Thousand Years of Treasures”! I am so lucky to meet you today…”

The man surnamed Dong smiled and returned the greeting. Seeing that Chu Feng did not say anything, he opened the box he brought with him, put on gloves, and carefully took out the scroll inside, amid the expectant crowd.

When people saw his movements, they subconsciously paid close attention, always feeling that they would see something incredible in the next second.

The man unrolled the scroll, and a series of delicate yet charming landscapes appeared before everyone. Lawyer Zhou immediately looked at the signature in the corner and exclaimed, “Could this be the work of a painting master?”

In their time, there was only one person who could be called the painting master.

Coincidentally, his name was exactly the same as that of the immortal poet and the Guqin master, Si Qi.

Si Qi looked meaningfully at Chu Feng, who was standing beside him. Chu Feng was so embarrassed that he didn’t know how to face this look.

Mr. Dong raised his head with great pride, his expression satisfied and proud, “Yes, this is the work of the painting master Si Qi 2,300 years ago. In order to complete Mr. Chu’s request, I spent more than three years finally finding this work. After appraisal, it is undoubtedly the authentic work of the painting master.”

The crowd was so excited that they didn’t know where to put their hands. Of course they didn’t dare to touch it. They were lucky to be able to watch it from such a close distance.

“It’s so beautiful…”

“This painting style is so beautiful.”

“It is no longer an antique, but a true national treasure.”

The people around him praised him highly. The man was beaming with pride and excitedly talked about his efforts over the years, how he had gone through so much trouble to read ancient books and search for clues, and finally found this priceless painting.

The price of the work was mentioned inadvertently during the conversation. It was about 600 million Chinese Yuan. This was a friendly price given by Chu Feng because Chu Feng had been looking for various works related to Si Qi for many years and was an old acquaintance of their auction house.

Everyone expected this thing to be very expensive, but they never thought it would be so ridiculously expensive. They took a deep breath and quickly stepped back, fearing that they would accidentally damage the treasure.

Si Qi and Chu Feng did not retreat. Si Qi lowered his eyes and took a look. He did not intend to make a fuss. But seeing that the other party clearly wanted to sell the painting to Chu Feng, Chu Feng also intended to buy it as expected.

After thinking about it, he decided to tell the truth.

“This is a fake.”

The heated atmosphere at the scene suddenly stagnated. Lawyer Zhou and others looked at Si Qi in astonishment. Mr. Dong even frowned and glared at Si Qi unhappily.

Everyone subconsciously felt that Si Qi was looking for trouble. Professional scholars had spent several years searching hard for something that had been formally authenticated, but Si Qi openly said it was fake in front of so many people. Wasn’t this a slap in the face in front of everyone?

Chu Feng said with regret: “It’s fake…”

He directly used an affirmative tone.

Everyone was stunned by this attitude. Mr. Dong was still in shock. Chu Feng frowned and asked, “You came to me with fake goods. Have you ever considered the consequences?”

Mr. Dong had been in contact with Chu Feng for some time, so he was naturally aware of Chu Feng’s usual style. His face turned pale and he said anxiously, “Mr. Chu, you misunderstood. How dare I bring fake goods to you? Isn’t this like smashing the sign of our auction house on the ground? Not to mention–“

Mr. Dong glared at Si Qi angrily. He didn’t dare to get angry at Chu Feng, but that didn’t mean he was afraid of a shitty star. He was so angry that he pointed at Si Qi and said, “Who is he? How can he tell whether a work is real or fake just by looking at it?Even I don’t dare to say such a thing.”

Chu Feng could tolerate everything else, but he was particularly sensitive when it came to Si Qi. His face darkened and he said unhappily, “Can you compare with him?”

Mr. Dong was confused by Chu Feng’s biased and unscrupulous behavior. Although Chu Feng was usually a little cold, he had never been so unreasonable.

As long as he confirmed that the item was authentic, he would be generous with his money and would pay whatever the quoted price was. He was the easiest buyer to get along with.

Seeing this, Li Siran quickly jumped out and said, “Si Qi, he is a senior scholar who can host a program on a national channel. You are too ignorant to say that.”

Her words really touched the hearts of the audience behind the screen. Now countless people were scolding Si Qi for being crazy, and he had started to make big talk and act like a troublemaker. Even if Si Qi and Chu Feng had a good relationship, you couldn’t erase so many years of hard work with just one sentence. It was too much.

“I thought this troublemaker couldn’t bear it any longer after a day, and sure enough, he started to act up again.”

“I really don’t understand why Si Qi, who obviously has such good innate conditions and would definitely become popular if he behaved honestly, has to do such things from time to time to ruin his popularity with passers-by.”

Lawyer Zhou couldn’t help but ask, “Si Qi, isn’t it a bit inappropriate for you to say that?”

The elegant woman asked, “Si Qi, did you see anything? I think the style of this painting is exactly the same as the painting master’s usual works…”

Si Qi thought to himself that of course he could tell something, because he had never painted this picture back then. If it wasn’t painted by him, how could it be real?

“The painting style is very similar, and the age is estimated to be around 2,000 years old. It is indeed an antique, but it is not the real thing.”

Mr. Dong was furious: “What do you mean by imitation? This is clearly the original!!”

Chu Feng was even angrier than him, his tone as cold as ice: “Watch your attitude when you talk, if you do it again, get out of here!”

Mr. Dong’s face was livid. He was angry but could not say anything. He could only apologize, “I am really sorry. Please give me another chance and let me explain to you why this work was identified as authentic.”

In front of so many people, if he said nothing and was labeled a counterfeit, it would not only be his reputation that would be damaged, but also their auction house!

Even if 99% of people couldn’t believe that Si Qi really thought it was a fake, it would be too embarrassing to be chased away without saying anything.

“No need.” Chu Feng said coldly: “I know what you care about. I can give you the money, but the painting must be destroyed.”

Mr. Dong couldn’t stand it anymore and yelled through his teeth, “How can this be possible?!”

The audience in front of the screen was completely enraged by Si Qi and Chu Feng’s behavior. They cursed angrily: “Are these two crazy?! How can laymen point fingers at professionals and destroy authentic works worth hundreds of millions! Is it a big deal to be rich?”

“Fuck! I can tolerate other things, but I really can’t tolerate this!”

“It’s funny. You want to destroy a national treasure just like that? Who do you think you are?”

Si Qi: “There’s no need to destroy it. I don’t mind it.”

Chu Feng said unhappily: “How can I not mind this…”

Si Qi: “In addition to yesterday’s musical instruments and today’s paintings, how many more have you collect…” Si Qi thought about it and said with a smile: “Si Qi’s works?”

Chu Feng couldn’t help but touch his nose with his hand and said awkwardly: “…More than 400 pieces.”

Si Qi looked strange: “You…”

Even stalkers were not as exaggerated as him, right?

Si Qi glanced at Mr. Dong, who was shivering with anger, and said calmly, “If you want to hear why I judge that your work is a fake, why not come with me to take a look. There may be some fakes that came out of your auction house.”

Mr. Dong was so angry when he heard Si Qi say this that he said, “Don’t push your luck!”

Chu Feng gave him a cold look and said, “I said there won’t be a second time. Throw him out of here!”

A resort staff member who was standing somewhere in the distance immediately came out and walked towards Mr. Dong.

Si Qi paused and said, “Okay, let him come with me to take a look.”

Chu Feng was a good person in every way except when he was possessed by his inner demons. Once things involved himself, he completely lost his sense of propriety.

Si Qi didn’t care how the outside world views him, but he cared about how others view Chu Feng.

This was exactly the same as Chu Feng.

Chu Feng stared at Mr. Dong with a bad look, which made the middle-aged man feel a chill down his spine.

If it weren’t for his inner professional beliefs that kept him standing here, he would have turned around and ran away with the scroll in his arms.

Chu Feng brought the crowd and photographers who were watching the excitement to his “collection room”.

It was called a collection room, but it was more like a museum. The antique stands and glass display cabinets inside were exactly the same as those seen in museums, and even more exquisite.

Standing in this spacious place where every word spoken could be heard echoing loudly, people looked around at the precious antiques that seemed like a dream, their faces filled with shock.

The elegant woman was suspicious: “Why do they all seem to be related to Si Qi?”

Li Manman asked doubtfully: “Si Qi?”

Elegant woman: “Not this Si Qi, but all Si Qi in history.”

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, “Isn’t it because he loves the whole family?”

Everyone: “Uh…”

Judging from Chu Feng’s performance, it seemed that this was really possible.

Because his good friend’s name was Si Qi, he collected an entire lobby of items related to the historical celebrity Si Qi.

This made people wonder about the relationship between Si Qi and Chu Feng. Were they really just good friends who hadn’t seen each other for many years?

Would good friends normally go to such lengths?

Si Qi looked at Chu Feng every now and then, and his half-smiley expression made Chu Feng extremely embarrassed. He didn’t know how to explain his behavior. It didn’t seem like it was intentional, it was purely instinctive.

If he saw it, he wanted to own it; if he hadn’t seen it, I still wanted to collect it.

It sounded a bit like star-chasing…

A group of people walked to the collection hall where paintings were displayed. Many of these paintings were ones that even Mr. Dong had never seen before. For a moment, he almost forgot the purpose of coming here and stared at the precious paintings in front of him with obsession, his serious expression and eyes were full of fiery light.

“That’s great… It’s amazing… I never thought I would have the honor to see so many authentic works of art… It’s really worth my life…”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man’s cheeks turned slightly red and his expression became fiery.

The camera captured this detail very well, and the audience exclaimed: “This is a scholar who devotes his whole life to his profession!”

“Si Qi and Chu Feng really went too far.”

“Don’t they feel guilty?!”

Si Qi didn’t give his fans a chance to cry with joy, and said directly: “If you like… Si Qi so much, you should know his personality and what kind of works he likes to draw.”

When Mr. Dong heard Si Qi talking to him, his expression suddenly turned cold, and he said arrogantly: “Of course I know. The painting master likes to paint landscapes and animals, has a noble and arrogant personality, and doesn’t like to talk… What can you prove by testing me with such basic common sense?”

Si Qi: “Yes, he likes to paint landscapes and animals, and doesn’t like interacting with people, so even in his works you can’t see people.”

Si Qi pointed to the scroll Mr. Dong brought and said, “But there are people in your work.”

Mr. Dong said unhappily, “Where is the person?”

Everyone, including the camera, subconsciously turned their eyes to the scroll and searched it carefully, but could not find any trace of the person.

Puzzled, “No one?”

Si Qi pointed to a pavilion on the top of the mountain in the painting. In the pavilion, there was a chess set with chess pieces on the board, but the game was not yet finished.

Si Qi: “Isn’t this  human?”

Everyone was stunned.

This……

Mr. Dong said angrily: “You are just making excuses——”

As he was speaking, Mr. Dong felt a cold gaze and his tone suddenly froze. He said helplessly, “You are too strong. The painting master just doesn’t like to get along with people. He is not so extreme that he would rather delete everything related to people from his paintings.”

The audience nodded in agreement, indicating that the expert was right. It was ridiculous for Si Qi to try to prove that the painting was fake based on a few chess pieces.

Upon hearing this, Si Qi turned around and pointed at several paintings in Chu Feng’s collection.

In the paintings, there were even some bird’s-eye views that were rarely seen in that era. The painter “imaginatively” floated his vision in the air, recording the mountains and rivers below, the wild cranes flying beside him, and the stars above his head at day and night in that era when “humans could not fly.” He delicately and tenderly painted every detail of the scene at that time.

Si Qi found out some details and pointed to one of the paintings through the glass and said, “This is Linchuan County.”

Zhou Yuan asked curiously, “How do you know it’s Linchuan County?”

Si Qi was silent for a moment: “…Look at the terrain.”

He couldn’t say that he painted this picture there, so he knew it.

Mr. Dong explained: “Painters of the same generation as the painting master also painted the banks of the Linchuan River in their works, and it is indeed the same scene.”

This time everyone understood.

“Based on the species and condition of the trees, we can tell that it was autumn.” Si Qi pointed at one of the big trees, and everyone nodded in understanding. Si Qi said, “In Linchuan County at that time, people came and went in autumn, and boats and pleasure boats were constantly passing by. It is impossible for such a scene with no one there.”

But in the painting, not to mention a single human figure, there wasn’t even a boat to symbolize the existence of a human being. This could be said to be the extreme use of the skill of deletion.

Lawyer Zhou couldn’t help but ask, “Could it be that the painting of the master was done earlier, when Linchuan County had not yet developed?”

Si Qi answered without hesitation: “It has been a hundred years since Linchuan County developed to the point where this painting was made. There is no such thing as a situation where it has not yet developed well.”

This confident tone really fooled many people. Even Mr. Dong, who racked his brains to recall, could not find any point in the historical records to refute it. He could only admit that Linchuan County was prosperous at that time, and there was a constant flow of people on the shore in autumn. It was absolutely impossible for a scene like the one in the painting to appear.

Si Qi pointed out the details of the next painting and said, “There should be a stone bench here for hikers to take a short break, but it’s not there in the painting.”

“There was supposed to be a temple here, but it was also erased.”

“The stone tablet here is still parked in the Jiangnan area today for tourists to visit, but it does not appear in the painting.”

Si Qi pointed to several places at random. It could be seen everywhere that when the painting master painted these pictures, he erased all traces of human presence in the natural scenes. There was no abruptness at all, and the most real scenery of nature was completely restored.

What Si Qi said was so well-reasoned and there were so many people present that no one could refute it.

Even Mr. Dong was at a loss.

He had been a fan of the painting master for so many years, but it was only today that he found out that the painting master actually had such a habit. He felt mixed emotions and didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.

Si Qi said directly: “So your painting must not be a painting of the master. If it was painted by him, he would have erased the entire pavilion, not to mention the chess. And -“

Si Qi frowned as he looked at the painting. He couldn’t help but say, “Why did you choose such an awkward angle to paint this scene? Fly up and paint it from here—” Si Qi gestured at the angle of view, “Obviously the effect of the painting will be better.”

He shook his head in dissatisfaction and said righteously: “Except for the fact that the style is very similar and the time period is similar, how can this painting be my, no, Si Qi’s, work?”

Mr. Dong felt unconvinced, but he had no reason to refute it, so he could only reluctantly admit that Si Qi was indeed capable.

He was an honest man and was not afraid of being accused of deliberately selling fakes. He said frankly: “In fact, I also think that the angle chosen is not right. When the painting master usually painted landscapes, their vision is higher and they have more spatial imagination.”

When these words were spoken, not only the group of onlookers nearby, but also the entire audience was stunned.

Hey, everyone is standing up for you, but you, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are the first to surrender to the enemy? You even agree with Si Qi, an amateur.

Although, judging from what Si Qi said just now, he seemed to be not just an amateur, but had some real skills…

This made the audience who had been shouting that Si Qi was sick feel somewhat ashamed.

It felt like they’ve been slapped in the face again and again since the show started… and Si Qi didn’t mean it. After all, what’s real can’t be fake, and what’s fake can’t be real. Anyone with eyes could see it for themselves.

Si Qi scanned the scrolls and asked, “Why is there one less painting of the Four Seasons Courtyard here?”

Chu Feng said: “The summer map could not be found.”

Mr. Dong sighed: “To be precise, it was found, but it turned out to be a fake.”

He looked at Si Qi. Even though he was reluctant, he had to admit that Si Qi had observed the painting master’s works very carefully and had a better understanding of the things of that era. He took out his laptop and called up the scanned photo of the painting. He said, “Look, this is the painting we found.”

Si Qi took a look and found that the details matched his memory, so he said directly: “This is true.”

Mr. Dong shook his head and said, “This is a fake.”

He pointed at an incense burner in the picture and reminded, “This is a bronze artifact from the Qin Dynasty. It is now treasured in a museum.”

Si Qi: “So what?”

Mr. Dong was speechless and said, “The Qin Dynasty was 2,000 years away from the time of the painting master. How could the painting master use antiques from 2,000 years ago as daily necessities?”

When the haters heard this, they were about to start typing away at Si Qi for being ignorant, but the next second, Si Qi simply said, “This is normal.”

He pointed to the other three paintings of Spring, Autumn and Winter. “The folding screen here is of the simple and elegant style of the Chu Dynasty. The rockery in the winding stream is the famous Weishan Mountain in the Qi Dynasty. If the incense burner in the summer painting is considered a ‘fake’, then the same is true for the other paintings.”

Everyone stared at the three pictures in a daze. They had no idea what the particularity of those screens and rockery was, nor did they know how Si Qi could accurately determine their age.

They looked at Mr. Dong expectantly. Mr. Dong stared at those places for a long time and said blankly: “…Indeed.”

Everyone was extremely surprised, and there was a bit more surprise and wonder in their eyes when they looked at Si Qi.

The elegant woman asked in confusion, “Didn’t you just say that the painting master doesn’t like anything related to people? What’s the matter with this folding screen and the wine cup flowing in the winding stream? Could it be that some of the paintings are actually fake?”

“That’s definitely not the case,” said Mr. Dong, shaking his head. “It is recorded in historical books that the painting master once painted a picture of the four seasons in the courtyard. The emperor of the time loved it very much after seeing it, and asked the painting master for it, but failed. He felt very sorry, and this story spread widely, and people of the time were proud to own a painting master’s work.”

The elegant woman complained: “So, the painting master hates other people, but likes himself very much?”

Si Qi: “………………”

Mr. Dong smiled and said, “If the painting master hated himself, then these paintings would not have appeared.”

After all, painting itself is related to people and needs people to depict it.

The painting master deleted everything related to people in the painting, so wouldn’t the painting itself also be “deleted”?

Mr. Dong put away the scroll he brought and said to Si Qi, “Although I still cannot completely agree with you that this painting is a fake, but because of you, we have finally confirmed that the summer courtyard painting that has been preserved for more than ten years is the original. I will bring it to Mr. Chu in the near future, which can be regarded as making up for the regret that the four seasons painting has never been completed.”

Si Qi nodded slightly and said, “Many of these things here were taken from you?”

Mr. Dong: “Yes.”

Si Qi: “There are a lot of fake ones.”

Mr. Dong was embarrassed: “Uh…”

He didn’t know how to respond.

But this time, all the bystanders, including him, had no intention of madly accusing Si Qi.

Chu Feng: “Tell me which ones are fake, and I’ll take them all and destroy them.”

When everyone heard this, they all showed painful expressions.

The items that Chu Feng displayed here must be treasures that had been appraised by auction house experts and historians, and they would surely fetch a lot of money if they were sold.

Chu Feng ruined them just because of Si Qi’s words? This was too extravagant…

Si Qi knew that Chu Feng was very concerned about this kind of thing, so he pointed at a few of the items and said, “This, this, and this…”

Chu Feng waved his hand and asked the resort staff to come over. They opened the vacuum cabinet and wantonly took away the antiques that had been carefully placed inside for fear that they would be damaged in the slightest. He did not show any regret at all.

Li Manman whispered to the side: “I am now sure that Chu Feng collected these things for Si Qi.”

This was a question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. Was it because he liked to collect things of the celebrities named Si Qi that he had a crush on people named Si Qi? Or was it because his good friend was named Si Qi that he was interested in so many celebrities named Si Qi in history?

Now looking at Chu Feng’s behavior which was even more exaggerated than spending huge sums of money, he was obviously the latter.

In just a few words, under Mr. Dong’s furious gaze, Si Qi’s antique collection worth billions evaporated out of thin air.

Before Mr. Dong could jump up and down trying to stop him, Si Qi stared at a half-finished porcelain piece seriously.

Chu Feng: “What’s wrong?”

Si Qi: “The pattern on this teapot is not yet finished.”

He looked really awkward.

Mr. Dong knew what Si Qi was going to do, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, “It is the only unfinished work of the meticulous craftsman Si that has become a one-of-a-kind classic! Its value is inestimable! Don’t touch it!!”

The roar in his voice was almost as if he had witnessed a gangster trying to defile his daughter.

Si Qi shook his head: “It’s just a teapot.”

Si Qi was halfway through painting this teapot when he left for some trivial matter. It was a long time before he came back. Someone took the teapot from the doorstep of his home.

Feeling a little awkward, Si Qi asked Chu Feng, “Do you have paint?”

Seeing such a good opportunity, Chu Feng immediately asked someone to get the paint and tools for painting porcelain.

This group of men were quite capable and within a few minutes they delivered a complete set of equipment.

Mr. Dong was almost in tears, he broke down and said, “Do you know how much value you just destroyed with those few strokes? And you still want to use it!! You want to use it to brew tea?! You actually want to use such a one-of-a-kind treasure to brew tea!!!”

People around him could understand Mr. Dong’s pain, but seeing that Si Qi not only dared to pick up the pen and start painting, but also painted exactly the same half of the pattern as the original, with no discrepancy, they couldn’t help but sigh in their hearts that this craftsmanship was simply amazing.

Besides, was the threshold to become a star so high these days? Not only did one have to be good-looking, but one also had to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Many passers-by watched the haters complain about Si Qi while being silently impressed by his abilities.

To be honest, Si Qi was a really talented person, and it was a waste of his talent to let him be a star.

Si Qi said to Mr. Dong who was wailing, “A teapot is used to drink tea. Do you think this teapot is more suitable to be placed here as a decoration or to be used by people every day? Painting master Shi, no, when craftsman Si made this teapot, he just wanted to use it to make tea and didn’t think about how much money he would get from selling it.”

It was originally a casually made gadget used for making tea. Why wouldn’t he use it to make tea but put it in the storage room to gather dust? What was the logic behind this?

Chu Feng, who had the tea cup but didn’t brew it and had to put it in the storage room to gather dust: “…………”

Chu Feng stood aside with an expression of deep approval, nodding his head in agreement. There was no sign of him having carefully collected Si Qi’s works for the past thousand years. He was truly the embodiment of “whatever Si Qi says is what it is” to the extreme.

This attitude left the onlookers speechless.

Si Qi saw that everyone looked unacceptable, but he was not in a hurry.

The more difficult it was to understand now, the more they would understand it in the future. This would also make it easier for viewers who know the truth in the future to understand the original owner’s actions through this detail, saving Si Qi the effort of explanation.

He was walking around the “exhibition hall” and recalling the moments that were almost sealed in his memory. The Son of the World was also busy over there, constantly smearing Si Qi’s reputation and trying to make his inner demons worse.

Xiu Xiu said to him: [Master, there is more negative information about you circulating on the Internet]

The word “again” was very essential. Si Qi said nonchalantly: [What black material? ]

Xiu Xiu: [The Son of the World sent someone to steal the original TV series edited by the crew and uploaded it to the Internet, and also attached the script written by the screenwriter to it]

Si Qi: [This can only be considered an economic loss]

Moreover, most of the losses were suffered by the director, who must be crying bitterly now.

Xiu Xiu: [But you changed the lines and didn’t act according to the script requirements…]

Yesterday, Si Qi just proved that he had a good memory and that he could not only recite 1234 on the crew as the netizens said. Today, the internet released the negative news that Si Qi did not recite the lines according to the scriptwriter’s requirements, which once again refuted Si Qi’s bad behavior of not memorizing the lines even though he had the ability to memorize them.

[Because the video was leaked through an irregular channel, even viewers who were not interested in the TV series went to watch it.]

Xiu Xiu: [Everyone compares the script that is strictly adapted from history, and then looks at you, the master, who interprets the role completely according to your own experience. Everyone is criticizing you for being a big shot and dragging down the entire TV series crew.]

Of course, there were also countless fans who were secretly attracted by Si Qi’s superb acting skills and his elegant and classical temperament.

It was just that these people were only discussing it in a small circle, and the praises didn’t sound offensive enough but rather eye-catching enough to easily be ridiculed by others, saying “just look at the face”.

It was just waiting for the right opportunity to explode completely and overturn the current public opinion.

Xiu Xiu searched through the accounts of those netizens who criticized Si Qi to find the identity of the spokesperson and said, [Those trolls are the same group of people who appeared yesterday. They are so annoying. Can Xiu Xiu delete their accounts?]

[Don’t worry about them for now, they will disappear automatically when the time is up] The more they deleted, the happier they became. Si Qi asked: [What’s the reaction to the evidence I reported to the department yesterday?]

Xiu Xiu: [They have gathered their forces to deal with the Son of the World. They plan to launch a surprise attack at noon to catch the Son of the World off guard~]

Because the circumstances revealed in the evidence were too serious and too vile in nature, it could no longer be described as a serial murder case. It was simply a case of killing people indiscriminately and being bloodthirsty. Moreover, the Son of the World also liked to commit torture – the methods used by the demonic cultivators to refine materials are extremely cruel, which would be considered torture in the eyes of mortals.

There was no way the department would allow such a deranged person to continue his evil deeds; he and all the forces under his name would be shut down.

Naturally, Xingteng Entertainment, the company where Si Qi worked, was not immune.

When the company was closed down, Si Qi would be free from all constraints and won’t have to worry about any future troubles.

As he spoke, Si Qi walked around the “Si Qi Museum”. The guests listened to Si Qi’s wasteful speeches like “this is fake, that is unnecessary” and had become completely numb to money.

They seemed to be experiencing the feeling of losing tens of millions or even hundreds of millions every second.

Even Li Siran, who had always been at odds with Si Qi and Chu Feng, couldn’t help but say, “If you don’t want it, just give it to me.”

Unfortunately, Chu Feng responded coldly: “I’d rather smash it and throw it in the trash can than give it to you.” Li Siran was so angry that she was fuming and his face turned blue.

What was even more amazing was that the program production team really inserted a scene of resort staff smashing antiques in the next second. It was a slap in the face and the screen was full of barrages of hahahaha.

More than an hour passed by unknowingly. Now that they had finished touring the exhibition hall, the program team asked everyone to move out of the exhibition hall and go to the more spacious outer courtyard to play group games.

The game they drew this time was “Truth or Dare”.

Sister Ya, who had been silent all day and didn’t dare to speak, immediately turned green in the face when she saw these words.

The elegant woman wondered, “How do you divide people into groups in this game?”

Zhou Yuan: “Yeah, there’s no way to tell the order, right?”

Lawyer Zhou thought for a moment and suggested, “Those who give up answering and refuse the dare will be ranked at the bottom, and those who have completed the most truth or dares will be ranked at the top. How about that?”

Elegant woman: “What about the content of the game?”

The director was particularly clever and said, “Choose from the audience’s comments.”

As soon as these words came out, the number of bullet screens in the live broadcast room exploded instantly, and the response was extremely enthusiastic.

Everyone subconsciously looked at Si Qi, and they could foresee what kind of bloody storm would ensue when facing Si Qi’s questions.

The order of the games was based on the order in which the photos were taken yesterday. There was nothing to be particular about this.

The first to appear was Zhou Yuan. The audience had a good impression of this chess player who had won glory for the country and had no black spots on him, so the barrage of comments they sent out were particularly gentle. After taking a screenshot, the director closed his eyes and randomly selected a barrage of comments. Zhou Yuan honestly replied, “I’ve never been in love,” and that was the end of it.

The following content was relatively normal and basically there were no difficulties.

The only thing worth noting was that Sister Ya chose to give up at the first opportunity. She refused to participate in either the truth or dare game, and implicitly became the last one.

This behavior caused a lot of discussion among the audience. They thought that Sister Ya’s personality collapsed and she made a fool of herself yesterday. Today she simply avoided telling the truth, which made it clear that she had something to hide. It turned out that her previous straightforward character of speaking the truth was just a disguise, and now this despicable and dirty performance was her true face.

Then it was Si Qi’s turn. When they learned that Si Qi was next in line, the barrage that originally covered only a small half of the screen suddenly became so dense that even the picture could not be seen clearly. It was estimated that more than 90% of the tens of millions of audiences at the scene came here to see Si Qi.

The director smiled widely, and he was secretly glad that the program team had invited Si Qi to come. After taking the screenshot, he closed his eyes and randomly selected a pop-up message. After seeing the content clearly, he raised his eyebrows, suppressed his excitement, and pretended to be calm and said, “Call Huang Xingrong and have a conversation for at least three minutes.”

Huang Xingrong, another protagonist in the financial sponsor incident.

As the director spoke, he couldn’t help but smile and laugh.

The number of bullets on the screen suddenly exploded, becoming even more dense than before, and the audience was almost going crazy with excitement.

What kind of melon was this? This was a fresh melon that couldn’t be made fresher!!

Even more exciting was that Chu Feng, who was not a financial sponsor but was better than a financial sponsor, was right here on the scene, and he also said in no uncertain terms that Si Qi would never be interested in the richest man in the capital and that he was absolutely clean.

If this were to happen on the spot, and tens of millions of people witnessed the exposure of Si Qi’s scandal, it would be extremely thrilling and fun!

“I’ve never seen such an exciting live broadcast. In a matter of minutes, they smashed antiques worth hundreds of millions of yuan, and then verified the authenticity of the black material on the spot. The program crew really knows how to have fun!”

“If he calls later and the sponsor asks him ‘Baby, do you miss me?’ I will die of laughter!”

“Chu Feng is still stubborn, saying that Si Qi is like a snow lotus in Tianshan Mountain who cannot be desecrated. Let’s see if he dares to say that Si Qi is innocent in the future!”

“Chu Feng smashed so many antiques just to make the beauty smile, and then he found out that the beauty was a slut, totally different from what he imagined. Look at his expression, hahahaha!”

“I just love to see this kind of scumbag reveal his true colors. It makes me feel good just thinking about it!”

Li Siran smiled and said, “Si Qi, don’t say you don’t have that person’s phone number. You visited him late at night and discussed business one-on-one for more than an hour. It’s not possible that you don’t even have a phone number, right?”

Zhou Yuan and others frowned when they heard this and looked at Si Qi with a little worry.

Si Qi’s expression was still as calm as ever, which disappointed the audience who were eager to see him laugh.

He took out his cell phone, looked up the number, and called.

Of course, the one used was for public broadcasting.

The call was quickly connected, and everyone listened attentively to the voice on the other end of the phone with bated breath, looking forward to the next development with a mixture of saccharine joy or nervous anxiety.

“Hello, Director Si.”

Huang Xingrong’s respectful voice rang out from the other end of the phone, just like a huge thunderbolt that struck everyone’s head, shocking them all and making them look confused.

“What can I do for you?”