Chapter 534 - I will find you (1/2)

Translator: Sparrow Translations  Editor: Sparrow Translations

On WeChat.

“Is it true?”

“If we contribute to the One Dollar Art Sale, the Children Welfare Institute doesn’t even get one-tenth of it?”

“What the f*ck! Doesn’t that mean that we bought them for nothing? It’s like putting money into someone else’s pocket.”

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“F*ck! I was just saying, how can a Children Welfare Institute be able to put their sale up on a big platform like Wechat? It’s definitely the work of someone else.”

“I’ve sent you all a screenshot. Go and take a look at it yourself. This was said by a student from an Art Institute. After you all have read it, forward it to other groups to inform the rest to be more vigilant, and to not get scammed by this.”

In the screenshot.

I am an expert painter: “I am a Chinese art student from an Art Institute, and I’m in my fourth year. This morning, I was spammed on WeChat by the One Dollar Art Sale. After learning that it was a charity event, I didn’t feel so bad, after all, helping others is a happy affair.”

“However, after looking at the paintings, I didn’t think it was so anymore. It was merely another activity for money laundering under the guise of charity. If you all look closely at the painting, even though you all may not be able to understand the unlying meaning of the painting, but as a fourth-year student in Chinese art, I realised that there were several mixes of professional brush strokes. These are all skills in Chinese art. Do you all think that children of such young age are able to have such control over their painting technique?”

“I’ve been through professional studies, yet I don’t even dare to say that I know all the different painting techniques. But right now, this bunch of kids know more than me. What kind of bullsh*t is this? Hence I’m speculating that there’s someone plotting all of this in the background, and at the same time, the possibility of imitation paintings is very high.”

This screenshot was spread in a blink of an eye.

To various large groups.

The netizens were starting to get suspicious. They didn’t know what the truth was.

Gradually, more people became vocal.

“Everyone, stop buying from them! They’re all fake!”

“This is a money laundering activity! Don’t give your money to them!”

“What the f*ck! I almost bought some.”

WeChat Operations Department.

Zhang Long was closely following this ‘One Dollar Art Sale’. He kept looking at the statistics.

One million.

Two million.

Three million.

In a short span of one or two hours, they had already raised a total of three million.

At this moment, Zhang Long frowned. He felt that there was something fishy about this figure. The increase in the figure had an abrupt stop. There wasn’t as sharp an increase as there previously was.

“What just happened?” Zhang Long felt hesitant. Could it be that somewhere along the way there was a mistake, and the netizens no longer bought the paintings?

Just at this moment, one of the workers hurriedly ran into the room.

“Chief Zhang! Bad news! There’s been some negative information reported online about the One Dollar Art Sale! They’re saying that it’s some kind of money laundering activity, and they’re appealing to others not to buy the paintings anymore. By the looks of things, the situation may be getting out of hand.”

“What?” Zhang Long was furious. “What exactly is the situation? Where’s the negative information coming from? Is it the unsettled public trying to discredit the campaign?”

“The origin of the information isn’t from the public, however, much of the public has already re-posted it. It has already caused a great deal of public dissatisfaction that would be hard to contain.”

Zhang Long’s face was red with rage. “D*mn it! All these despicable people. Go and block every one of them!”

The worker knew Zhang Long was angry, yet he was still concerned. “Chief Zhang, these official accounts are followed by millions, if you block them…”