“Beauty knows no East or West, but the line between genuine and fake must never be blurred.” “And love and danger often come from the same direction.”
Jiang Cheng, a top-tier art appraiser, has a pair of “fiery eyes” that can see through every illusion. Calm and restrained, he trusts logic and evidence, and upholds the principle of authenticity in the dazzling, bizarre world of art auctions. At an ordinary auction, a man seated where light met shadow made him lose focus for the first time in his professional life.
Gu Xuanqing, a hot new star in the financial world, had just paid a sky-high price for a Western masterpiece when he suddenly turned his attention to Eastern antiques. Handsome, wealthy, and as formidable as a beast lying in wait, he speaks with astonishing insight into art. Yet the business card he hands out bears the discreet insignia of a top international security firm.
An appraisal request, with both men pursuing their own aims, brings them together again. Jiang Cheng keenly senses Gu Xuanqing's unusual interest in a particular high-quality fake, while Gu Xuanqing sees right through Jiang Cheng's perfect professional mask and his almost obsessive pursuit of “authenticity.”
