Although it's mid-November, the fall auction season in New York is still in full swing.

In the auction hall of Christie's auction house, the special auction of European classical paintings, such as German painting, Dutch painting and Flanders fine arts, is coming to an end and has entered the climax of this auction.

"Bang!"

The hammer landed heavily on the auction table, and the sound resounded throughout the auction hall.

At the same time, the auctioneer raised his hand and pointed to the audience, and said loudly with passion:

"Sold!$96.5 million! Congratulations to Buyer No. 76, Mr. Liu from Shanghai, China, for his outstanding Rubens, Portrait of Brant, from around 1620.

Before the words fell, thunderous applause had resounded at the scene, which was very warm.

"Bang Bang Bang"

While applauding, everyone in the auction hall looked at Mr. Liu, the No. 76 buyer, who was sitting in the middle of the third row, and everyone's eyes were full of envy.

Ye Tian and Betty, who were sitting in the first row, also looked back at this old friend from China, and waved their hands lightly to each other, smiling and nodding in greeting!

Not only Mr. Liu, Ye Tian and Betty are also the focus of attention on the scene, and they are the objects of envy of everyone.

There is no other reason, because this top-notch artwork that has just been auctioned for $96.5 million, Rubens's "Portrait of Brandt", belongs to Ye Tian and comes from Napoleon's treasure!

The applause fell, and the auction officially ended.

Those buyers who got nothing got up and left the Christie's auction hall with a little disappointment, regret, and maybe a little regret!

The rest of the buyers who have made some gains continue to stay in the auction hall, chatting with friends and waiting patiently, preparing to go through the relevant formalities later, sign the auction transaction confirmation and so on.

Ye Tian and Betty did not leave the auction hall immediately, but walked up to Mr. Liu and chatted with these old friends from China.

Mr. Liu came to participate in this special auction with Ma Ye and Mr. Zhao, another famous collector in China, as well as two assistants and translators.

Because everyone had already met and chatted for a while before the auction began, it was time to meet again without the usual greetings and get straight to the point!

"Congratulations, Mr. Liu, for successfully winning this Rubens's "Portrait of Brandt", and setting a record for the auction of Rubens' paintings, which is very amazing.

As far as I know, there is no Rubens painting of his peak in China, and once this painting is brought to China, it will definitely cause a sensation and attract countless attention!"

Ye Tian said with a smile, and shook hands with Mr. Liu, of course, speaking Mandarin.

"I should congratulate you, Ye Tian, you are the biggest winner of this special auction, an auction has swept nearly 200 million US dollars, it's just a money grab!

Mr. Liu said jokingly, his eyes full of excitement, obviously very satisfied with today's result.

"How can it be so exaggerated, one of Rubens's masterpieces, "Portrait of Brandt", I am quite satisfied with the auction price, thanks to your support.

But I am not very satisfied with the auction price of the two paintings by Holbein and Bruegel the Elder, but it is also above the auction reserve price I set!"

Ye Tian pretended to be polite, and the bright smile on his face was enough to explain everything.

Looking at his performance, these old friends from China couldn't help but roll their eyes angrily, secretly envious.

After chatting with Mr. Liu, Ye Tian turned to the other two old friends.

"Ma Ye, Mr. Zhao, why didn't you two shoot and take a few works of art? To be honest, the quality of the artworks that appeared in this special auction is still very good, and it is worth selling!"

The two shook their heads in unison, and Ma Ye jokingly said:

"We don't have much interest in Western classical paintings, and to be honest, we don't appreciate them a bit, we prefer Chinese antique art.

Besides, the price of top Western artworks is too expensive, often tens of millions of dollars, and the little money in our pockets can't stand your boy's calculations!

However, if you kid is willing to take out the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" for auction, then even if you smash the pot and sell iron, I will not be able to compete!"

"I'm the same, I don't know if your kid is reluctant to take out the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" for auction?"

Mr. Zhao echoed, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Take out the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" for auction? How is that possible? You know, it is a priceless national treasure and one of the most important works of art in the Old Summer Palace, where can I give it!

"Forty Views of the Old Summer Palace" is the treasure of my personal exhibition hall, and when my museum is established, it will be the treasure of the town hall, and it will never be transferred, you two are still dead in this heart!"

Ye Tian smiled and shook his head and said, his tone was extremely firm.

"That's right, that's "Forty Views of the Old Summer Palace", as long as you are a domestic collector, once you have it, who can be willing to transfer it?

I heard that you kid bought Ellsworth's gorgeous mansion before, and if we can, we would love to visit that legendary mansion."

"No problem, Master Ma, as long as you want to go, I am always welcome, but I want to remind you that the original Chinese antique artworks in that house have been auctioned.

After I bought the house, I put a lot of effort into refurbishing it and putting some Chinese antiques in it, but it's still very different from before."

"I understand that, after all, everyone's aesthetic tastes are different, and in fact, we are not going to the house for the Chinese antiques and artworks, but for the house itself.

Over the past 100 years, the status and price of Chinese antique art in the international market have been controlled by Westerners, and the same is true for domestic antique art collections.

One of the most important of them is Ellsworth, who has a great impact on the Chinese antique art market, because Ellsworth has been working from home.

The passing of Ellsworth also means the end of the West's control of the Chinese antique art market, which is why we want to visit that famous mansion!"

Ma Ye said with emotion, but there was a bit of excitement in his eyes.

The rest of them are the same, the excitement and anticipation between their eyebrows can't be concealed at all, and they even have a bit of schadenfreude.

Obviously, these people are not good people either!

Ye Tian glanced at these people, then nodded with a smile and replied:

"No problem, after lunch, I'll take you all over to visit, for the Chinese antique art collection market, that gorgeous mansion has no impact!"

As he spoke, two Christie's auction house staff members walked over.

Before they arrived, the two auction house staff notified Ye Tian and Mr. Liu respectively and asked them to go through the relevant procedures after the auction.

"Master Ma, Mr. Zhao, you two wait a while, we'll come when we go."

After speaking, Ye Tian took Betty and followed an auction house staff member to the office area.

Mr. Liu and his assistant followed another staff member to sign the auction confirmation.

In the blink of an eye, it was already more than one o'clock in the afternoon.

After having lunch at a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, Ye Tian took Ma Ye and them to the top apartment on Fifth Avenue, which is Ellsworth's gorgeous mansion.

Betty had already returned to the company and did not follow, after all, she did not understand Chinese, and it was inconvenient to communicate with everyone.

After getting off the bus on the side of the fifth road and entering the apartment building, Ye Tian began to introduce this top mansion to Ma Ye and them, which is famous in the field of Chinese antique art collection.

"This 22-room apartment is one of New York's finest mansions, more than 80 years old, with views of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum.

At the beginning of April this year, by chance, I heard that this apartment was sold, and I spent $58 million to acquire this top apartment, setting a record for luxury real estate transactions in New York in the first half of this year."

Hearing this, Ma Ye and the others immediately exclaimed.

"Wow! 58 million US dollars, that is, nearly 400 million yuan, you kid can really be willing and rich, it's too luxurious!"

"$58 million is indeed a staggering price, but it is not worth mentioning compared to what you kid has gained in this mansion!

The set of "Chunhua Pavilion Post" that shocked the domestic collection world, as well as the masterpiece of Michelangelo that shocked the world, "The Creation of Adam", were all found here, right?"

Ye Tian nodded slightly, and then said proudly:

"It seems that you are still paying close attention to me, and yes, I have indeed found some of the most valuable antique works of art in this famous mansion!

These include the ancestor of the Fateh, the Chunhua Pavilion Post, Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, and Ellsworth's jade ring, each of which is priceless!"

"Co-authored your kid not only picked up a top apartment for nothing, but also made a lot of money, the most essential collection of Ellsworth's hard life all fell into the hands of your kid, this luck is too rebellious!"

"Hahaha, my luck has always been good, and this time is no exception, of course, thanks to Ellsworth, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to find these priceless treasures"

Ye Tian said with a smug smile, his tone and expression were quite unbeatable.

While speaking, the group of them had already stepped out of the elevator and came to the door of the apartment, and Ye Tian immediately stepped forward and prepared to open the door.

After some operations, the specially reinforced door was opened, and Ye Tian also lifted the security system.

Before that, he had secretly turned on the perspective, and his gaze penetrated the walls to get a clear view of the situation in the apartment.

There was no sign of a break-in in the apartment and it was very secure.

"Everyone, please come in and have a good look at this top-notch apartment that once had a major impact on the Chinese antiques market, although it has long been a different place"

As he spoke, Ye Tian made a gesture of please and let Ma Ye and the others into the apartment.

As soon as they entered the front hall of the apartment, Ma Ye and the others immediately stopped and looked at the few paintings hanging in the foyer and the two Huanghuali circle chairs in the front hall.

Without exception, a look of surprise flashed in each of their eyes.

Ye Tian looked at the expressions of these people, and then explained with a smile:

"There was originally a famous work by Master Pan Tianshou here, "Full Court Qingfang", and two Huanghuali circle chairs of the Ming Dynasty were placed in front of the painting, but unfortunately, those top antique artworks were auctioned.

The paintings you see now and hanging in the front hall are also the masterpieces of Master Pan Tianshou, "Four Screens of Flowers and Birds", which are no worse than the "Full Court Qingfang".

However, these two Huanghuali circle chairs are much worse, from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and the material is Vietnamese Huanghuali, not Haihuang, which is far less than the previous two Huanghuali circle chairs in the Ming Dynasty,......"

While he was talking, Ye Tian's mobile phone suddenly rang, interrupting his words.

He took out his phone and glanced at it, and the words 'Bishop of Kent' were written on the screen.

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