Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 600: Philips

"Either this woman has something wrong with her brain, or she has her own interests that conflict with smoking, so she deliberately came out to attract attention."

Chen Yiyang heard the accountant's words and immediately made a guess based on his experience.

After all, the world hustles for profit.

It's impossible for someone to do something others perceive as stupid without any reason.

"No way." The accountant thought Chen Yiyang's guess was wrong, "What kind of interest could conflict with smoking? Could it be that the woman's main job is helping people quit smoking?"

"How about making a bet then." Chen Yiyang snapped his fingers and said, "We just need to have someone investigate this woman's social media account, and we'll probably uncover the truth."

"Bet on what?" The accountant was interested.

"If I win, I have some clothes here that I hope you'll wear next time we work out." Chen Yiyang had a sudden idea and made his request.

"Then, if you lose." The accountant coyly pressed her palm onto Chen Yiyang's chest, playfully teasing with her fingernail. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"For the next week, you have to give me a full body massage at least three times, and no funny business afterwards."

"You're ruthless." Chen Yiyang rolled his eyes.

A full body massage should be a reward, but not being allowed to do anything afterwards is too much; it would definitely drive him crazy.

"So, are you betting or not?" The accountant laughed and said, thinking Chen Yiyang would surely agree.

"I bet." Chen Yiyang felt his guess was likely correct.

After confirming the bet, Chen Yiyang called his assistant to help investigate.

Soon after, the assistant provided the investigation results.

This woman's social media account was uncovered; she had been actively marketing a tobacco alternative on the account.

Indeed, the report was out of interest.

"See, I wasn't wrong." Chen Yiyang won the bet and was in high spirits.

"Ah, I'm so curious." The accountant didn't expect Chen Yiyang to actually be correct.

"So what now?" Chen Yiyang asked the accountant.

"Then go ahead and order those clothes, I'll find a time to wear them," the accountant quietly said.

"Before ordering, there's one more thing I want to do." Chen Yiyang leaned closer to the accountant.

"What thing?" The accountant's eyes widened.

"I want to give you a full body massage, and afterward, have some fun." Chen Yiyang said and immediately lunged forward.

The accountant, having lost the bet, was defenseless and quickly succumbed to Chen Yiyang.

A few days after returning to Lin'an, Chen Yiyang still couldn't avoid dealing with the Netherlands.

Although he had brought Vermeer's artwork back to the country,

this kind of Western masterpiece couldn't find a professional team in the country to continue researching and verifying.

So, Chen Yiyang hired a team to come to the country to further authenticate Vermeer's painting.

With some results from the authentication team,

the probability that this painting was indeed a Vermeer original reached ninety-nine percent.

Moreover, although this painting was brought to Huaxia by Chen Yiyang, a simple check would show it was purchased through legitimate means from a gallery.

The Netherlands investigated the transaction records of this painting.

They found that the painting was initially bought by a speculating businessman who believed Van Meijeren's story was legendary and his work would appreciate in value.

So, he specifically sought out Van Meijeren's family and bought the painting from them.

However, over the following decades, Van Meijeren's paintings did not appreciate as expected, so the art dealer finally opted to auction the painting along with others at a gallery in Italy.

The gallery chose to bring the painting back to Italy to sell, but it remained unsold for many years.

This kind of art trade had high profits, and one little painting didn't take up much space,

so the gallery wasn't in a hurry, just instructed staff to promote the painting when facing customers.

Thus, when the painting was finally bought by Chen Yiyang, the gallery owner rewarded the staff member who had assisted Chen Yiyang with a bonus, celebrating finally selling the long overdue painting.

Nevertheless, the gallery owner hadn't expected,

not long after selling the painting, rumors in Italy's collectors' circles were circulating about a Vermeer original being found.

When the Netherlands' officials approached, the gallery owner realized the painting sold was not a Van Meijeren imitation but an actual Vermeer original.

If Chen Yiyang hadn't acted swiftly by taking the painting back to Huaxia,

the gallery owner might have tried to pull some tricks and reclaim the painting.

However, for the Netherlands' officials,

this investigation confirmed that the painting, having undergone advanced modern machine analysis, had clear transaction records and origins.

So it's very likely that it truly was the Vermeer original Van Meijeren acquired while studying Vermeer,

but he never told anyone about its existence, maybe to keep his learning process a secret,

resulting in this Vermeer original's presence being constantly mistaken for Van Meijeren's work, unsold for decades.

"Hello."

In a conference room, Chen Yiyang was shaking hands with the representatives sent by the Netherlands, with Yang Chengru accompanying.

Initially, Chen Yiyang hadn't planned on communicating with the Dutch; he intended to temporarily keep Vermeer's painting in his private collection museum, waiting for the hype to die down before exhibiting it.

But to get Chen Yiyang to communicate, the Netherlands turned to two connections.

One was with Philips' headquarters in Huaxia.

Philips is quite a well-known brand domestically. Although famously remembered for razors, Philips sells other products too.

On the market, you can find several Philips products like smart toilets, massage chairs, and power banks.

Of course, these products are not directly manufactured by Philips but authorized to other factories to use their brand.

Philips' full name is the Royal Philips of the Netherlands. This company originally gained fame through its products, but eventually evolved into a purely trademark licensing business.

Relying solely on trademark licensing, Philips can rake in billions annually.

Isn't that much more lucrative than slogging it out in manufacturing?

However, by excessively exploiting brand trust, it's uncertain how long Philips can continue to thrive.