Chapter 264: World Famous Paintings
On the auction table, Yin Yishan was silent for at least five minutes, but none of the celebrities on the first and second floors complained, because they knew that the real highlight was coming, and the most important auction item at tonight's auction could be said to be eighty percent of the people who came for this last auction item, not to buy it, but to see the real thing.
Sometimes, it's a great pleasure to just look at it.
"Okay, next is the last auction item of this auction!" Yin Yishan pointed to the lifting platform between the tables with both hands, the ground opened, and the booth slowly rose, different from the previous lifting platform, this time the lifting platform was twice as large, and a huge bulletproof tempered glass was placed on the booth.
"This is the fifteenth lot, the oil painting, Frinne in the courtroom!"
The auction house fell into an unusually quiet place, and all eyes were focused on the oil painting on the booth, which was more than two meters long and more than one meter wide.
"Frenée in the courtroom, painted by the French painter Jérôme in 1861, took three years, and we can see from this painting what is the real beauty!" Yin Yishan finished speaking, looking at the oil painting's eyes with a look of obsession.
Fang Qi looked at the picture on the oil painting, and was also attracted to all his attention, the oil painting depicted a fruit-like girl Frine, covering her face with her arms, and on one side of the girl stood an advocate in a dark blue robe, and on the opposite side of the two were 501 jury members, dressed in a red robe as red as blood.
Legend has it that Frinne was tried by the court for committing blasphemy for the fruit bath. In this painting, Frinne's shyness, pity, charm, innocence and other emotions are perfectly displayed, especially the action of covering her face with her hands, which makes her feelings come to life. The appraiser, on the other hand, is serious and firm, looking at Frinne's body without the slightest desire, only the firm pursuit of beauty and the defense of human rights. The members of the jury were either pity, greed, understanding, contemplation, confusion, indifference, or indifference...... The complexity of human nature is evident at this moment.
Through this painting, Fang Qi seems to have returned to Europe in the 17th century, seen the fierce confrontation between human rights and theocracy, and saw the era of ideological enlightenment, all of which seemed to appear in front of his eyes, making him fascinated and immersed in it.
This oil painting, but a world-famous painting, actually appeared here, because he had not heard the slightest news about it before, so the shock in his heart was incomparable, more than anyone present combined. As far as he knows, most of the other famous paintings on the same level as this painting are displayed in national museums, and only a few are in the homes of world-class consortium giants.
If the painting had been officially known here, it would have been a huge storm. At the same time, he was also shocked by the courage and means of the Yin family, who could even get his hands on this world-famous painting, and dared to put it up for auction, and was willing to put it up for auction. If it were him, he would never have put this painting up for auction.
Because of this painting, priceless.
Vincent Getty of the West Wing also looked at this famous painting intently, and the resentment of the other party was temporarily put behind him at this moment, and only his own identity was worthy of this world-famous painting!
Yin Yishan on the auction table cleared his throat, was very satisfied with everyone's reactions, and raised his voice and said: "Frinne in the court, the auction reserve price - 80 million!"
Vincent Getty chuckled in his heart, alas, he only brought $100 million in his misestimation, and now it seems that it is far from enough! At this moment, for the first time in his life, he actually felt the pain of lack of money!
He glanced at the oil painting on the booth, gritted his teeth and got up and left the box, he was going to call the consortium to give him an emergency appropriation, this oil painting was bound to him!
Vincent's matter was just an episode, after Yin Yishan shouted the reserve price, the field was boiling, and many big names who were waiting for this moment with their back hands were taking action at this moment, and in just half a minute, the price was raised to the level of 150 million!
Fang Qi quietly watched the scramble on the field, the fingers of his right hand rhythmically tapped the armrest of the chair, and his face was full of Zhizhu in his hand, this famous painting was going to be decided today, anyway, he came to spend money, and it was a big deal to smash all the rest of the money.
Yin Yishan looked at the rising prices, and his heart blossomed, today is really a lot of money, enough for the Yin family to eat and drink for 10 years. Of course, he also knows the value of this famous painting, but he doesn't feel a pity, with the current strength of the Yin family, he can't keep such a treasure, but if the news leaks, it will find a catastrophe. Therefore, instead of keeping this painting in the family, it is better to auction it off and convert it into real money, which is a real benefit to the Yin family.
When the price was raised to 200 million, a voice came from the West Wing: "210 million!"
The bidding price stopped for a moment, and the price was directly raised by 10 million, which was very rare even in the later stage, and in an instant, Vincent of the Getty family became the focus of attention again. Many people wanted to compete with Vincent, so they secretly weighed the gap between themselves and Fang Qi, and closed their mouths in amusement.
Fang Qi saw that it was almost there, and said loudly: "220 million." ”
Anyway, he has already offended the other party, and he is not afraid of offending more completely.
"Fang Qi!" Vincent in the West Wing gritted his teeth, and then sneered, he is not short of money now, come on, see who has more financial resources!
"230 million!"
"240 million!"
"250 million!"
Fang Qi frowned, feeling that it was really troublesome to continue to be called like this, so he decided: "300 million." ”
300 million US dollars, converted into Chinese currency, that is nearly 2 billion! This is already the entire asset of a small company!
Vincent gritted his teeth, his eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth directly and said, "400 million!"
Fang Qi glanced at the west wing lightly, and once again floated out a few fluttering words: "500 million." ”
Yin Yishan felt that he was about to suffocate, and only one last thought was left in his mind: "Fight, fight, fight hard, the better......"
Chen Shiqian also frowned a little and said: "Fang Qi, it's just a painting, isn't it too much to spend so much money?"
Fang Qi turned his head and grabbed the back of Chen Shiqian's hand, and comforted: "It's okay Shiqian, I have a net worth of 18 billion now, and I can't spend too much money to spend, if I don't hurry up now, there will be more and more in the future." ”
In fact, Fang Qi said that this is a bit of a bluff to Chen Shiqian, he now has a net worth of 18 billion, yes, but it does not include the money he used to buy luxury cruise ships, Vacheron Constantin and Koh-i-Noor, and he said to Su Minyao before that half of his net worth will be used for public welfare, so the money he really has is only 8 billion at most. However, 8 billion is more than enough for now.
Chen Shiqian is not a miser, but she just feels a little unnecessary, so she didn't persuade him anymore when she heard Fang Qi say this.
Vincent in the West Wing felt a burst of cerebral congestion, and he temporarily asked the consortium for emergency appropriation, and finally allocated 400 million US dollars, plus the previous 100 million is only 500 million US dollars. Now that Fang Qi has reached a sky-high price of 500 million, doesn't he say that he is going to lose again?
"Impossible, impossible, how can the other party still have so much money...... Yes, he must be bluffing, he must have no money, and he deliberately pretended to be rich, just to make me retreat...... Yes, it must be like this! As long as you grit your teeth again, this painting will be your own!" Vincent muttered to himself for a while, his eyes getting brighter and brighter, and he felt that he had figured out Fang Qi's routine.
If he cuts his flesh and sells the private property in his name, he will also be able to come up with 100 million funds, and after weighing it for a while, he finally made a decision, gritted his teeth and shouted: "600 million!"
Fang Qi originally thought that the overall situation had been decided, and the big red robe on the table was picked up, and at this time, when he heard Vincent Getty's shout, he took a sip of tea without hurrying, and gently lowered it, and said with a charming smile on the corner of his mouth: "700 million." ”
The other buyers have been shocked and have not reacted, they have been numb, and when they see it today, they have finally seen the wealth of Fang's Group!
"Shit!fuckyou!fuck......" Vincent was so angry that he felt his eyes turn white, and a burst of blood rushed to his head, picking up the teacup next to him and slamming it on the ground.
Fang Qi heard the faint sound of smashing glasses coming from the west wing, the smile on his face became even more charming, and he picked up the big red robe and slowly puffed up.
The auction house was silent for a long time, until Yin Yishan saw that most people were looking at him, and finally realized that he still had something to do, sorted out his thoughts, and said enthusiastically: "Is there a higher price for 700 million?"
"700 million once,...... Twice...... Three times, 700 million transactions!" The final word also hit everyone's hearts.
"Friné in the Court", a world-legendary painting, finally fell to the Fang Group.
"Distinguished guests, please wait for a while, the Yin family will count the auction list in the background, and at the same time, there will be a unique dance performance on the stage, not to be missed!"
After speaking, Yin Yishan slowly stepped back, and 18 gorgeous dancers wearing cheongsams took the stage, and ancient music sounded as the closing program of the auction.
Fang looked at his nose and nose and heart, and looked at Chen Shiqian, and found that the other party was also looking at him, so he sat even more like a sage.
Chen Shiqian had an unknown smile on her face, and said softly: "Up, the dance on stage is so beautiful, don't you look up?"
Fang Qi turned his head to look at Chen Shiqian, and said with an honest smile: "Hehe, no matter how good-looking you are, no matter how good-looking you are, you are not as good-looking as Shiqian, these are rouge vulgar fans, I have never disdained them!"
The inexplicable smile on Chen Shiqian's face finally disappeared, revealing a cheerful and bright smile, glanced at Fang Qi, and silently conveyed her meaning: "Count you as acquaintances!"
Behind them, there was the sound of the door opening and footsteps, and the two turned their heads to see that it was Yin Keman's figure that appeared.
Yin Keman looked at Fang Qi and quipped: "Yo, Mr. Fang is really squandering money, throwing out billions of dollars without blinking, and I don't know how to take out a fraction to help me, a poor man." ”
"The money thrown out is not all in your Yin family's pockets. Fang Qi's face returned to his usual appearance of a superior person.
"Cut. Yin Keman cut lightly, and said with a straight face: "Okay, Fang Qi and Shiqian come with me, your baby is waiting for you." ”
Fang Qi and Chen Shiqian glanced at each other, got up and left the room with Yin Keman.