Paris 13th arrondissement, government building.
An auction of some of the works on display is being held in the afternoon. After all, many of the works on display are not for sale, and only a small part have been entrusted to the European Oil Painting Association for appraisal and auction.
Therefore, there were still many collectors participating in the afternoon auction. Because this is an auction organized by the European Oil Painting Association, naturally, there is absolutely no possibility of fakes.
However, Su Lin did not have time to attend this auction. Although the painting "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" he painted in the morning is said to be auctioned as the last auction item in the finale, Chen Xueling has to rush back and the flight ticket is in the afternoon. Naturally, Su Lin cannot see his painting "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" with his own eyes. "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" was auctioned by someone.
"Dad, don't worry. I have just asked China to transfer another 100 million euros to us. Our bottom line is 300 million euros. As long as it is within this range, it is definitely a good deal to take this piece of work. Although This was just painted by Sunny in the morning, but after all, it is a masterpiece that has been recognized and worshiped by so many experts. There are only two works of Sunny that are currently known, and "She She She" is said to be ten 100 million euros has been collected by the Louvre, and as long as we can capture it within the range of 300 million euros, it will definitely be worth it.”
The auction has already begun, and the oil paintings on the stage have been bought at high prices. The cheapest one was sold for hundreds of thousands of euros, and the most expensive one has been sold for 30 million euros so far. However, Qin Li and his son, who were sitting at the bottom, did not even raise their placards once. Now in their eyes. The other paintings are simply not pleasing to the eye.
When Qin Li and his son came to Europe this time, they knew there was such an auction. They specially brought 200 million euros here, but now they estimate that 200 million euros may not be enough, so in the morning Qin Li specially transferred another 100 million euros from China. Three hundred million euros, this is also the maximum amount of funds they can use within a reasonable range.
"Okay! Dad believes in you and the vision of those collectors and great painters. Three hundred million euros is a lot of money for our Qin family, but as long as we buy this painting and give it to the old man. Compared to The old man will definitely be happy..."
What Qin Zesheng values is the spirit revealed in this painting, which is very contagious. He believed that as long as this painting was given to his father on his eightieth birthday, Qin Zesheng's status in the Qin family would definitely be greatly improved. [
The Qin family seems to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact, Qin Zesheng has been suppressed by his eldest brother Qin Zeyuan, and he never wants to stand up and become the head of the Qin family. So this time on his eightieth birthday, Qin Zesheng regarded this as the best opportunity for him to show off in front of his father, Mr. Qin.
"Below. It is the last auction item. I believe that many collectors sitting here have seen the birth of this painting with their own eyes many mornings. I also find it incredible that there is such a talented painter in the East. This painting The painting is "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" painted on-site by the talented Chinese painter Sunny. The starting price is 10 million euros, and each increase in price is not less than 5 million euros... "
As soon as the auctioneer finished talking about the painting, everyone below took a deep breath. The starting price is 10 million euros. This is equivalent to 100 million yuan! And the most important thing is that this is just a painting that a young artist just painted in the morning. How can it be so valuable
Although everyone knew that this painting would probably be worth a lot of money, they were really surprised by the starting price of 10 million euros.
However, people who know the value of the painting don't care about the starting price, very quickly. In the venue, bidding sounds began one after another.
"Twenty million!"
"Fifty million!"
"Eighty million..."
"One hundred million..."
"One hundred and fifty million..."
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Prices were quickly driven up. These big European collectors will not underestimate the value of this painting just because it is written by a Chinese painter. Because with the recognition of the entire European Oil Painting Association, the rarity of this painting has increased. It’s the work of medieval masters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Van Gogh.
"Two hundred and ten million! This is the first time. Is anyone still calling?"
After the auction price reached 200 million, the bidding in the venue became quiet. After all, no one's money is picked up. Although this painting "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" is precious, after the price reaches 200 million, it is close to the market's recognized value.
The asking price of 210 million was attributed to a bearded French collector named Boulle. Qin Li had recognized this big collector early on. It can be said that this Boole is relatively famous throughout Europe, because Boole has a sharp eye, especially when it comes to looking at the appreciation of artworks. He is very precise. Basically, he is able to stand out at various auctions, taking pictures of some things that are far away. People underestimate the art. [
It is precisely because of this that many people deliberately followed Buell. When they saw what artist or genre Buhl bought, they followed suit and bought it, and thus gained a lot of light.
But this time, when Qin Li saw that even the always shrewd collector Bull was so determined to obtain Su Lin's "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", he was even more convinced of the value of this painting.
"Two hundred and fifty million!"
Holding up the sign, Qin Li directly added 40 million euros to the price. His bottom line is 300 million euros, so 250 million is still within his acceptable range.
"Two hundred and fifty-five million!"
When the great collector Bull heard Qin Li's bid, he frowned, hesitated, and only added five million.
"Two hundred and seventy million!"
Qin Li gritted his teeth and added another fifteen million. Now he and Buell were the only ones bidding. At this price, other collectors had given up collecting the painting "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea". And Buell just added five million and revealed that his base price for the painting was almost at this level.
Sure enough, after Qin Li bid 270 million, Buell did not continue bidding, so the painting "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" was finally acquired by Qin Li at a price of 270 million.
"Dad! Great, this painting is ours."
The auction was over. Qin Li also breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled at his father Qin Zesheng and said, "Of the gifts I sent to grandpa this time, our painting "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" must be the most eye-catching."
"Well! Well done, Li'er, haha! Last time for the old man's 70th birthday, my eldest brother gave me a sculpture of a birthday boy from the Song Dynasty, which made me lose face in front of him. This time, let me see what big brother can give us as a gift. "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" is a more precious and meaningful gift..."
Seeing that "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" was filmed, Qin Zesheng was also in a good mood, feeling that this trip to Paris, Europe, was not empty-handed.
In the Song family in the capital, the head of the Song family, Song Mingyi, asked his men to invite the elders over. Also coming at the same time was the elder's disciple Cao Ming.
"The head of the Song family came to me. What's the important matter? Didn't we agree? As for the assassination plan, do you want to plan it in detail after our 'Huashan Swordsman' competition?"
The elder's real name was Yuan Xing. He was a famous martial arts master before liberation, but he was only famous within a certain range. Because Teacher Yuan specializes in hidden weapons from the Tang Sect and is capable of killing people, many of his disciples are engaged in the profession of killers. Therefore, the veteran's sect is the largest killer organization in the country. Basically, as long as they take orders, there is no task that cannot be completed.
This time, the senator came to the capital. In addition to participating in the Huashan sword competition that he had arranged with a few old monsters, he also accepted Song Mingyi's invitation to discuss cooperation in the assassination of certain senior officials of the central government.
"It's not about the assassination plan. Elder, I'm asking you and Cao Ming to come here this time. I want you to do me a favor before that. My son Song Jia died tragically in Paris, France yesterday, and now the murderer has been found. , the flight will arrive at the Capital Airport at around ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I want Cao Ming to go out and help my son get revenge!"
Saying this, both of Song Mingyi's eyes turned blood red. He really didn't expect that his son Song Jia would die tragically abroad, or at the hands of Su Lin, a brat, so no matter what, he would never let Su Lin go.
"Mr. Song is dead? This murderer really doesn't know where the sky is from the ground. Don't worry, Master Song. As long as our Yuan Clan takes action, this person will be under suspicion."
Yuan Xing was also surprised. In his opinion, there were only a handful of people in the country who dared to touch the Song family, especially Song Jia, the eldest son of the Song family. As long as he revealed his identity, I believe no one with any brains would dare to provoke him. His, and now someone actually dares to kill Song Jia. It seems that this person really has lived to the end.
"Master Song, please tell my disciple Cao Ming the name and main characteristics of the murderer of Mr. Song, as well as tomorrow's flight, and leave the rest to him. I believe that tomorrow morning, In less than an hour after the plane lands, this murderer will definitely turn into a cold corpse."
Yuan Xing is very confident in his eldest disciple Cao Ming. Although he is not as good as Han Shouyi's perverted disciples, he is also the one who has never failed and died in the hands of Cao Ming since his debut. I don’t even know how many there are.
"His name is Su Lin, and he is a student at Qingbei University. But I heard that his martial arts are very high. He seems to be a close disciple of Han Lao Han Shouyi..."
The Song family has already collected information about Su Lin, but this is limited to this. After they found out that Su Lin was Han Shouyi's close disciple, they became a little wary, so they invited people from the Yuan sect to come. (To be continued...)