"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before!"
When Nan Baixuan's stubborn temper flared up, even ten oxen couldn't pull her back. Anyone who saw her would feel annoyed by her low character.
Without Chu Fan, she wouldn't dare act like this.
Knowing that Chu Fan had the backing of the Lou King, and that the Lou King was present, she was no longer afraid of these people.
Already vexed about how to cause trouble for Chu Fan and vent her anger, this situation was perfect.
She wanted to see how Chu Fan would resolve things with so many influential figures present if a scene erupted.
"Young lady, who are your parents?"
"Do you know what kind of occasion this is today?"
"With such poor character, who are your elders?"
...
Facing the questioning, Nan Baixuan looked at Chu Fan.
"Here!"
"This is my elder, my cousin. He brought me. So what, do you have a problem with that?"
"If you have a problem, go find him!"
After speaking triumphantly, Nan Baixuan didn't forget to make a face, not caring in the slightest about escalating the situation.
Diverting the blame.
Everyone around looked at Chu Fan. Seeing him in casual attire, with no trace of the demeanor of a young master from a prominent family, doubt arose in their eyes. They wondered if he was someone who had sneaked in when security was lax to join the fun.
The middle-aged man who had just questioned Chu Fan spoke, "Do you know what he just said?"
"He said that the great calligraphy works on display are useless and a waste of resources!"
A chorus of boos erupted.
Any of the calligraphy works put on display were worth millions.
Especially those created by the President, which were priceless and impossible to buy.
Such excellent items were considered useless in Chu Fan's eyes?
And a waste of resources?
Was he truly young and ignorant, or was he simply spouting nonsense?
"Sir, do you even understand what calligraphy is?"
"Exactly, I think he has no idea what calligraphy is. He must have snuck in."
"Someone like this is not qualified to stand with us. Call security to kick him out!"
...
The crowd began to attack Chu Fan.
Nan Baixuan secretly delighted in this, giving Chu Fan a look that said, "You're in trouble."
Chu Fan snorted dismissively, too lazy to bother with these sycophantic individuals.
"What are you doing?"
A stern shout suddenly rang out.
Qin Zhengqi, the host of the calligraphy exhibition, approached with anger.
He was racking his brain to introduce the works of the great masters with great effort, but the people below were making a scene.
It was clear they were not giving him, the Vice President, any face and were not taking this exchange meeting seriously.
Qin Zhengqi was the eldest son of Qin Tian and the Vice President of the Calligraphy Association. Those without the qualifications to be seated could not afford to offend him.
Afraid of being kicked out, the middle-aged man quickly explained, "Vice President Qin, it's not that we are causing trouble, it's these two."
"He said that the masterworks you are introducing are useless and a waste of resources."
"We suspect he snuck in to disrupt the event."
Seeing everyone else nodding, Qin Zhengqi fixed his gaze on Chu Fan, "Did you really say that?"
Chu Fan stepped forward and replied dismissively, "Did I say anything wrong?"
"Can these things be eaten as food?"
"Just a piece of paper, yet everyone treats it as a treasure. Isn't that a waste of resources?"
"Moreover, the writing isn't that great, just beginner level!"
Chu Fan's voice was quite loud.
The room instantly fell silent, so quiet that one could hear a needle drop.
Everyone looked at Chu Fan with disbelief.
Too arrogant.
Was this person crazy?
How could a normal person dare to speak so arrogantly in this place?
Calling the masterworks "pieces of paper," a waste of resources, and then saying they were merely beginner level?
It should be known that the most exceptional work on display was that of the President.
President Qin Tian was currently seated here.
He was the strongest person in Shanhai City.
Was this young man seeking death?
Wow...
Just then, as the stunned crowd watched, the light in the room noticeably dimmed.
Only one place remained illuminated.
These were a pair of eyes.
Qin Tian opened his eyes and looked at Chu Fan.
The entire audience suddenly felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on their shoulders.
The only person calm at the scene was Guan Hongyun and Shangguan Hongyu.
Both of them clearly knew Chu Fan's strength and understood that such words were most appropriate coming from his mouth.
They also knew exactly why Chu Fan was doing this.
The purpose, naturally, was to attract the attention of President Qin Tian.
Seeing Qin Tian open his eyes, the crowd's hearts involuntarily tightened, wanting to know how he would deal with Chu Fan.
However, in the next second, Qin Tian closed his eyes again.
This...
Isn't the President angry?
Despite their doubts, the crowd soon reasoned that, given Qin Tian's status, it was beneath him to bicker with such an arrogant young man.
It was possible that this person was simply trying to seize this opportunity to step onto the stage of fame by riding on the shoulders of the giant, Qin Tian.
Qin Zhengqi was still standing there. Knowing that his father was too lazy to deal with this young man who was clearly seeking trouble, he turned to face Chu Fan and questioned him, "Kid, do you know what you're saying?"
"Do you know the consequences of causing trouble in this kind of place?"
"Are you trying to scare me?"
Chu Fan looked at Qin Zhengqi with great amusement, "Sorry, I wasn't raised on fear!"
"Moreover, I'm only speaking the truth!"
"These works aren't even good enough to wipe my backside with. I really don't know if you people have glaucoma or are just seeing things!"
His words enraged everyone.
Not only did he belittle the calligraphy works on display, but he also insulted everyone present.
Everyone glared at Chu Fan, wishing they could devour him alive.
Nan Baixuan, having already experienced Chu Fan's troublemaking abilities, saw Qin Zhengqi's increasingly ugly expression and her pretty face turned pale with nervousness.
She knew that Chu Fan had thoroughly offended Qin Zhengqi.
At the same time, she realized that the situation had escalated somewhat and was developing in an uncontrollable direction.
Because, even if Chu Fan had the backing of the Lou King, Shangguan Hongyu, it was unlikely that Shangguan Hongyu dared to oppose the Qin family, right?
Otherwise, why would the Lou King be pretending not to know Chu Fan now?
He should have come forward to help resolve the situation long ago.
The tense atmosphere at the scene made Nan Baixuan fearful.
She truly did not expect Chu Fan to speak so thoughtlessly.
It was one thing to say the masterworks were a waste of resources, but to also say they weren't even good enough to wipe his backside with, and that the people present had eye problems.
"This is bad, this is really bad..."
Nervous to the point of weak limbs, she began to consider how to leave the venue.
As for what would ultimately happen to Chu Fan, she had no interest in it. She didn't want to implicate herself or the Nan family.
"Very, very good!"
Qin Zhengqi narrowed his eyes, staring at Chu Fan, "Youthful arrogance, it suits you perfectly."
"In all my years, I, Qin Zhengqi, have never seen such a bold young man."
Chu Fan's lips curved slightly, his mockery evident.
"Kid, today is a calligraphy exchange, so I won't resort to violence with you!"
"Since you say that the masterworks present aren't even good enough to wipe your backside with, then you must consider your own calligraphy to be quite extraordinary?"
Chu Fan glanced around, "Not as good as the top masters, but far superior to everyone here."
Huala...
The scene could not quiet down.
"Good, you have this spirit of arrogance, quite remarkable!"
"Since that's the case, then please demonstrate your calligraphy on the spot, and let us see how extraordinary your work is!"
"If your work is truly extraordinary, then today's matter will be dropped!"
"But if you mess around, I'm sorry, you won't see tomorrow's sun!"