The lawyer Zhang found is indeed very professional.
He focused on one point, which is that while the painting is nominally created by Shi Guoliang, the legal recognition of such items should be provided by a professional appraisal agency. The artist's own opinion holds no legal effect.
So, Zhang's side only needs to find an appraisal agency with legal authority to issue an opinion stating that the painting is indeed by Shi Guoliang.
Then Collector Li cannot unilaterally claim that the painting is fake and demand a refund.
Moreover, Zhang didn't guarantee the authenticity of the painting back then.
The matter reached the point where the court didn't know how to rule, hence it didn't give a verdict. It announced a judgment would be given another day.
This postponement has directly lasted until now.
The money Collector Li spent on the painting is still not returned.
