[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group":3,"chapter-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-533":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},984767,1286,"Chapter 533 - 529: You Misjudged (Second Update, Subscription Requested)","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-533",533,"\u003Cp>Upon hearing the woman’s words, there was a hush at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman had just sworn that her porcelain was genuine, and now she was backing down at the mention of expert authentication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled faintly: \"What’s the method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s each pick an item from the store for expert authentication. Whoever picks the most valuable item wins. If you lose, you owe me a million. If you win, you can keep the item you picked, and I won’t need the million,\" the plump woman said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the woman’s words, the crowd erupted in uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plump woman is so shameless. In a competition to pick items from your store, of course you’d know which item is the most valuable. Isn’t this cheating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Hu, this is unjust. You are naturally most familiar with the price of items in your store!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, this is way too unfair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is outright unfair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman sneered: \"If you don’t dare to compete, then forget it. Anyway, I’m giving you the opportunity. If you don’t dare to pick items, you’ll pay full price for damages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled faintly: \"Since you like to compete, let’s compete then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, Meng Wanting quickly tugged at his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye Chen, are you crazy? Of course she knows the prices of the items in her own store.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, they won’t win. If people voluntarily give us antiques, why shouldn’t we take them?\" Ye Chen said confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, the plump woman sneered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How foolish. ’Give you an antique,’ are you worthy? When you lose, I’d like to see what you’ll have to say.\" The plump woman thought coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, everyone was worried for Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This young man is too foolish, jumping into a trap laid for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, when he loses, even if the porcelain is fake, there’s no room to argue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really don’t understand where this young man gets his confidence from to think he will win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman sneered: \"Alright then, let’s start picking right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, the plump woman walked straight to a counter in her store and pulled out a piece of porcelain from a hidden compartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This piece of Ming Dynasty’s blue and white porcelain is valued at eight million, and it’s the treasure of our store.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this porcelain, everyone was amazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This piece of blue and white porcelain had beautifully colored glaze, and many connoisseurs could tell at a glance that it’s genuine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman sneered: \"Now you can pick anything you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most items in her store were fakes. Even if they were real, they were worth at most over ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could anything be more valuable than her blue and white porcelain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone shook their heads: \"Ah, this young man is too naive, he is definitely going to lose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, why bet at all? How could this store have anything valued over eight million?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen, however, wasn’t in a hurry. He wandered around the store before his gaze landed on a painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The painting was a landscape, signed by Zhang Xiaoqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen pointed to the painting and said calmly: \"I choose this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the painting, the woman suddenly laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You lost. Although it’s signed by Zhang Xiaoqian, this is a reproduction and is worth, at most, ten thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the woman’s words, everyone sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had hoped Ye Chen had some skills to turn the situation around, but it turned out he still lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen, however, firmly said: \"If this painting’s value exceeds your Ming Dynasty’s blue and white porcelain, then it belongs to me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman sneered: \"Of course, everyone is watching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen shook his head: \"Words alone aren’t sufficient; let’s put it in writing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman sneered: \"I’d like to see what tricks you have up your sleeve. Even if it’s in writing, what’s there to fear? I paid a thousand to acquire this painting, which was later authenticated by experts as a reproduction. Hanging it here is merely for display.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the agreement was set, the woman said: \"On Taobao Street, the most knowledgeable expert in antique authentication is Elder Wei Dong. He is also the fairest. Do you have any objections to him authenticating the items?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen nodded: \"No objection at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd also nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Taobao Street, Elder Wei was a renowned expert in antique authentication. Under his examination, the authenticity of treasures could be determined with a single glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Elder Wei was invited over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Wei, over seventy, had an upright posture and wore a set of Hua Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the blue and white porcelain on the table and said: \"This piece doesn’t require authentication; I’ve appraised it before. It’s worth eight million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, Elder Wei turned his gaze to the painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This painting is a reproduction, and even selling it for ten thousand is expensive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Elder Wei’s words, the crowd sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had hoped for a miracle, but one didn’t occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this painting was a reproduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the eight-million porcelain and a reproduction worth less than ten thousand, the value disparity was enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman sneered: \"Kid, you lost right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ye Chen remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven’t lost. Elder Wei, you made a misjudgment; the values of these two are reversed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? The values of these two are reversed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen said calmly: \"This blue and white porcelain is a fake and not worth even ten thousand, while this painting is an authentic masterpiece worth eight million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, the scene fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, laughter erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid, is something wrong with his head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that the blue and white porcelain was the store’s treasure, yet that painting clearly appeared to be a reproduction to any discerning eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman sneered: \"Young man, are you refusing to accept defeat and trying to cheat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen, however, smiled faintly: \"If I’d lost, I’d certainly admit it. But I haven’t lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Wei raised an eyebrow: \"Young man, you say I made a misjudgment. What evidence do you have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled lightly: \"Of course, there’s evidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Ye Chen asked a clerk: \"Bring me a small knife, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clerk handed over a small knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen carefully sliced open the edge of the painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, there was actually a concealed layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Wei’s eyes slightly squinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a painting within a painting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During times of chaos, some collectors deliberately hid paintings within layers of reproduction paintings to protect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the painting was peeled open, another painting emerged in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this painting, Elder Wei’s expression slightly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... this is a painting by Tang Hu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand trembled slightly as he held a magnifying glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An original. This is an original! I never expected that I would see Tang Hu’s original work again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene fell into dead silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had anticipated that within the reproduction painting lay an original work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled faintly: \"Elder Wei, how much is this painting worth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Wei took a deep breath and said: \"This painting is priceless, far exceeding the value of that blue and white porcelain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plump woman, upon hearing Elder Wei’s words, slightly trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never in her wildest dreams imagined that a priceless treasure hung on her wall all this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The funniest thing was that she was completely unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Wei said: \"Although I made a misjudgment about this painting, on what grounds do you claim that the blue and white porcelain is fake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1292,"2026-06-03T08:12:50.638Z","2026-06-03T08:12:53.523Z",1,"novelbin.me","2503061122637397a4846793c4fdd89d3d5259392b231b80d1fdc4fa78813025","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-534","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-532",1261,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-cover.jpg"]