The assistant lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.
Shi Yang seldom gets angry, but in the current situation, it seems that he is already angry.
After thinking for a moment, Shi Yang said:
"you-"
Just as he started a sentence, his cell phone rang suddenly.
Shi Yang glanced, his eyes narrowed - this is a call from the painting association's office.
He paused for a few seconds, and finally picked up:
"Hello."
"Vice Chairman Shi." A young voice came from the opposite side, "Chairman Mei held an impromptu meeting at four o'clock this afternoon."
Shi Yang glanced at the time, it was just after three o'clock.
Really "temporary".
Mei Yanqing may not hold such a meeting throughout the year. It is conceivable that there must be a reason.
As one of the vice-chairmen of the Painting Association, Shi Yang had no reason to refuse, especially this call did not go through an assistant, but came directly to him.
He said: "I see, I will go there on time, thank you."
Then, he hung up the phone.
The assistant looked over nervously:
"Teacher Shi Yang, you are..."
"Prepare the car and go to the painting association."
Shi Yang said quietly.
The assistant's heart skipped a beat.
It's normal to go to the painting association, but why is it at this time? And it was so sudden...
But Shi Yang had already spoken, so he could only bow his head in response:
"OK."
…
Painting Association.
When Shi Yang arrived, many familiar vehicles had already parked in front of the Painting Association building.
—The meeting started suddenly, but because Mei Yanqing was in charge, almost all the people who could come from the painting association came.
When Shi Yang got out of the car, people passing by saw him and greeted him one after another.
"Vice Chairman."
Shi Yang nodded.
Someone couldn't help but ask:
"Vice Chairman Shi, why is this meeting held? This year, Mei has been taking care of his health, and basically doesn't care about the affairs of the Painting Association. Today is..."
Shi Yang smiled faintly and shook his head:
"I also received a temporary notice, which is not very clear."
Hearing what he said, several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and it was difficult to ask again.
Almost forgot, Mei Yanqing didn't like to see Shi Yang very much, probably he really didn't know.
But no matter what, Shi Yang is the vice chairman, this...
Shi Yang didn't seem to feel embarrassed, and smiled gently:
"It's almost time, let's go."
After speaking, he took the lead in walking forward.
The rest of the people followed quickly.
Mei Yanqing has such a temper, if she is late, it will be a real pain in the ass!
…
The meeting place is in the conference hall on the third floor.
The door was ajar, Shi Yang came to the door, put his hands on the railing, and paused for a while.
Then he opened the door—
In an instant, everyone in the conference hall looked over.
Shi Yang raised his eyes, and saw Mei Yanqing who was sitting at the head seat at one end of the oval conference table.
Mei Yanqing's status is extremely high, and her aura is extremely strong. Just sitting there, without saying anything, there is a sense of oppression that cannot be ignored, which makes people feel awe unconsciously.
On his left, sat Yu Pingchuan.
—He is also the vice chairman of the Painting Association, so it is of course no problem to sit here.
The key is sitting next to Yu Pingchuan...
Shen Li.
She sat there with a calm posture. When she looked up, her peach blossom eyes were dark and quiet, without any waves.
Shi Yang paused, then smiled faintly:
"Almost late."
With that said, he walked in.
There was a name plate on the conference table, and his seat was arranged just to the right of Mei Yanqing.
—Facing Yu Pingchuan.
"Old Mei."
He came to his seat, greeted Mei Yanqing first, and then sat down.
Mei Yanqing did not speak, and her reaction was extremely cold.
But he has always been like this, and everyone doesn't care.
Except for Shen Li, among those present, who hasn't been scolded by him
Everyone is thankful to be able to sit here now.
Several people who followed Shi Yang also came in one after another, and sat down in their own seats.
Mei Yanqing didn't speak, so naturally no one dared to speak, and the huge conference hall was completely silent.
Some people secretly exchanged glances, and it turned out that no one knew why the meeting was held.
The more this is the case, the more nervous everyone is - the fool can also see that today's matter is not easy.
At four o'clock, everyone is here.
Those sitting in the conference hall, randomly pick out one, are all well-known figures in the domestic painting circle.
However, here at this time, everyone restrained their temper in a very tacit understanding and waited quietly.
Mei Yanqing looked around.
"Since everyone is here, I won't say much about those scenes. Today's impromptu meeting is for one thing."
Everyone looked over.
Meiyan Qingdao:
"Someone reported that Tao Siwen joined forces with the insiders of the Painting Association to produce and sell fake paintings and make illegal profits. The amount is astonishing. At present, the police have obtained certain evidence and are continuing to investigate deeply."
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
However, in an extremely simple sentence, the amount of information contained in it shocked everyone on the spot!
"Tao Siwen?"
"Fake painting? This means... someone in the painting association cooperated with him?"
"The amount is astonishing, how much is it?"
…
Having said that, everyone understands that Tao Siwen's matter is definitely not simple.
Otherwise, Mei Yanqing would not be alarmed.
Listening to these discussions, Shen Li raised her eyes to look at Shi Yang.
He frowned slightly, as if he was also shocked by the news.
Meiyan said coldly:
"From abroad to China, there is a complete production and sales chain, which is huge in scale and involves a lot of things."
As he spoke, he suddenly picked up a stack of documents on the table in front of him.
Snapped!
The entire conference hall fell silent in an instant.
Mei Yan made an inventory:
"The above is a summary of the galleries, exhibition halls, and auctions that have had fake paintings in China in the past three years. The ones marked with an asterisk have cooperated with the Painting Association. How high is this ratio, you yourself—take a good look look!"
With that said, he threw the thing to Shi Yang next to him.
"Shi Yang, let's start with you!"
…
In the dead silence, Shi Yang took the document over without haste.
"OK."
He responded, and turned to the first page casually.
All eyes were on his side.
The air seemed to freeze and the temperature dropped to freezing.
At this time, it seems that even breathing is wrong.
Shi Yang read page by page, and the flow of time seemed to become extremely slow.
Finally, he read the last page and closed the document.
Afterwards, he handed it to the person sitting next to him, who quickly flipped through it.
Apart from the sound of pages turning, there was no other sound in the entire conference hall.
Every minute and every second has become so difficult.
Finally, the information was passed to Shen Li.
She opened it, and on the first page, she saw a gallery and her painting "Seventeenth Night".
Except for her painting, a similar situation has actually happened to Yitang Gallery before, twice.
However, probably because the painter's reputation is far less than hers, there was no big trouble.
If it wasn't for a special investigation, I really don't know.
The usual elegant and gentle look on Shi Yang's face faded a lot, and his brows were slightly condensed.
"It seems... there is a real possibility that there is something wrong with the Painting Association."
(end of this chapter)