Came Back as an Heiress After My Ex-Fiancé Made Me Blind novel Chapter 231

After this little episode, the host continued the next session,

"Dear audience, friends, and distinguished guests, now, let's start a small game session!"

"Our program received some ancient items from generous donors, and of course, some are real and some are fake. Now, we are showing them to the audience without any reservations. If it's authentic, it will be donated to the National Museum free of charge!"

The guests applauded after hearing this.

Subsequently, the staff presented those items on the stage.

The host walked to the far left, where there was a framed ancient painting.

The host introduced, "This is the painting 'White Snow and Red Plum' by the famous ancient artist Donovan Leitch. Unfortunately, it hasn't been preserved well over the generations, and the lower right corner has been dampened by water."

In the lower right corner of the painting, there was a smudged ink mark, ruining the beauty of the painting.

The host looked in Willow's direction and asked with a smile, "Willow, you are very good at traditional painting. In your opinion, is this painting authentic or a counterfeit?"

Willow walked to the painting, looked at it carefully for a few minutes, and picked up the microphone to answer, "This 'White Snow and Red Plum' is a counterfeit."

The netizens in the live broadcast room were instantly stunned.

[Damn it, a counterfeit? How could she tell?]

[Um, why do I feel like it's real?]]

Immediately after, the host looked in Victoria's direction and said, "Victoria, what do you think?"

Victoria nodded, "It's a counterfeit."

[Huh? Victoria also said it was a counterfeit.]

[No, Victoria didn't even go over to look closely. How can she directly say it's a forgery? Too hasty!]

[Don't worry, everyone. Isn't Peter here? He's a famous restorer of cultural relics, so he should be able to tell the difference between real and fake, right?]]

As expected, the host looked at Peter, "Teacher Montgomery, you have restored many cultural relics, including some ancient paintings. Can you help us verify the authenticity of this painting?"

Peter stared at the painting for a few moments, then raised the microphone, "Yes, this painting is a counterfeit."

Upon hearing this answer, the host was surprised for a moment. The program team had a professional authenticate it beforehand and knew that this painting was a fake.

It wasn't surprising that Peter could tell, but Willow and Victoria also saw it.

The host immediately looked at Willow, who was the first to identify the counterfeit, and curiously asked, "How did you figure it out?"

The corners of Willow's lips curved, and she smiled gently and elegantly,

"I'm good at traditional painting, so I have some understanding of it. Donovan Leitch's paintings are all baked with pine oil, so the ink won't scatter, but the lower right corner of this painting is soaked with water, and the ink is loose and faint! Which is not right."

"There's also the place for the seal. As far as I know, when Donovan Leitch sealed the painting, he used Lotus root silk ink pad, which is a kind of ink pad that is more precious than gold. It doesn't freeze in winter, doesn't become oily in summer, doesn't rot when soaked in water, and leaves traces when burned. The seal affixed with this kind of ink pad will not smudge."

After hearing this, the host looked at Peter for confirmation.

Peter nodded, indicating that Willow was right.

The netizens were amazed.

[Oh my, they all got it right! Amazing! Willow knows so much! Pine oil baking? Lotus root silk seal ink? I can't even understand it!]

[Help, I have no resistance to such a talented and gentle lady! I finally understand why so many people like Willow; I'm falling for her too!]

[Earlier, Victoria also said it was a forgery, and she was right too!]

[Come on, Victoria didn't even look closely at the painting. She must have just casually said it, maybe even following Willow's answer!]

The discussion on the barrage was in full swing, and the live broadcast continued.

The second item was a handwritten calligraphy by Nalan Ron.

Since Willow not only could distinguish authenticity but also explained it thoroughly, the host first turned to her, "For this handwritten calligraphy by Nalan Ron, do you think it's real or fake, Willow?"

Willow walked to the front, stared at it carefully for a few minutes, and then shook her head, "It should be a counterfeit."

Travis and Benoit didn't understand these things, so they just guessed casually.

Next, the host turned to Victoria, and said, "Victoria, what do you think?"

Victoria replied smugly and succinctly, "Fake."