Chapter 215: Zhang Feiju

Hearing Li Sisi's reminder, Zhou You immediately stepped forward and took the painting handed over by Li Sisi. After a little checking, he gave a regrettable answer: "This is still a copy of Picasso's painting, without any signature and signature, it is estimated that it is the regrettable work of an unknown painter." ”

Subsequently, Zhou You looked at those paintings one after another, and found that all of them were copies of Picasso's paintings, and they were all without any signature and signature, making it impossible for Zhou You to identify.

"Brother You, there is still one here!"

Li Sisi opened a wooden box that was not sealed, but was covered with herbs that kept insects and moisture out, and took out a stack of papers that looked like letters and a few sketches that had not yet been framed.

"It's all Modigliani's sketches!"

When he saw that every sketch had the same ancient Hebrew text, he immediately smiled and exclaimed: "Although these are only the most basic sketches, Modigliani's reputation is very high, and people at the time commented that he was a tragic genius comparable to Van Gogh." The most important thing is that he died young, and the masterpieces that have been handed down are very rare, which makes any of his works more and more extraordinary. ”

Li Sisi asked curiously: "Brother You, I have never heard of Modigliani, and I don't know how precious his paintings and calligraphy are. ”

Wang Hao walked over with a porcelain and echoed: "Yes, Xiaoyou, why don't you give him an auction item to explain." ”

Zhou You recalled the auction records of Sotheby's auction house and replied with a wry smile: "Modigliani's heirloom works are not many, and his oil painting 'Nuassissurundivan' sold for $15.25 million in 1999. Recently, the same work fetched a sky-high price of $61.5 million. His works have a high room for appreciation, and are coveted masterpieces for collectors. ”

"Six million dollars!"

Wang Hao and Li Sisi exclaimed in unison.

You must know that the famous Yuan blue and white Guiguzi descending mountain picture jar was also sold at a sky-high price of about 230 million yuan, which not only set the highest auction record for Chinese art in the world at that time, but also caused the world's Yuan blue and white fever.

Now, one of Modigliani's oil paintings sold for a whopping $61.5 million, which is even more exaggerated than the world's only Yuan blue and white Guiguzi descending picture jar. And now, the sketch in Zhou You's hand turned out to be Modigliani's real handiwork, and there was more than one, how could Wang Hao and others endure such a surprise.

Zhou You didn't think about it so much, he read the contents of the manuscript hastily, and sighed: "Maybe the value of these manuscripts is not under these sketches." Because it contains a record of Modigliani's life and several outstanding painters with whom he was closely connected, Picasso is one of them, and it has good research value. ”

"This time the harvest is not small, it seems that Ming Lao has to be busy again. ”

Wang Hao didn't seem to be very sensitive to foreign artworks, and the surprise he had just now quickly dissipated and was replaced by a strong interest. I saw Wang Hao hand the porcelain to Zhou You and asked, "Xiaoyou, can you see if this pastel pot is very chic." ”

"It's a bit like a celestial ball bottle, but it's a pity it's a pot!"

When you see this pastel porcelain that looks like a pot and a bottle, you can't see anything for a while, but you just feel that it is a little too delicate.

However, with the lesson just now, Zhou You did not want to give Wang Hao a chance to be proud, so he immediately withdrew from the excitement of Modigliani's drawings and manuscripts, and shifted his mind to this almost perfect pastel pot.

After a brief study, he sighed: "The texture of the friction is super strong, the light and shade are unusually clear, and the layers are distinct; ”

"Praise!"

Wang Hao applauded and said: "Although I don't know anything about foreign modern art, I won't admit defeat to you when it comes to the study of porcelain." This pastel Zhang Fei pot may only be a work of the Republic of China, but its production process has far surpassed that of the Qing Dynasty, and it is definitely the pinnacle masterpiece of pastel porcelain of the Republic of China. Even our pastel character interstitial is much inferior, and if it weren't for its higher historical value, it really can't be compared. ”

Zhou You also nodded and asked, "Can you estimate its approximate value?"

Wang Hao shook his head with a wry smile and replied: "It's a bit difficult, pastel porcelain is relatively new, there are countless auction records at home and abroad, good and bad, it is difficult to give an exact price for a while." ”

Zhou You said angrily: "The teacher has already asked us to collect more auction materials, but you still take the teacher's words as the wind in your ears." For pastel porcelain of this level, we should not only pay attention to the instant auction results of major domestic auction houses, but also pay more attention to the information of international auction houses such as Sotheby's. ”

Wang Hao touched his head awkwardly and did not respond.

Zhou You reminded: "I remember that recently, a gold-painted pastel pot belonging to the Republic of China period was sold at a high price of 10,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 118 million yuan according to the current price. I don't know what that means, but I've seen quite a few Republican pastel porcelains fetch more than a million dollars. In my judgment, our pastel Zhang Fei pot is at the level of millions of dollars, if not at the level of the gold-printed pastel pot. ”

"Make a fortune!"

Wang Hao shouted excitedly.

Zhou You also smiled bitterly: "I really didn't expect that Boss Gu to be so able to collect, and the Republic of China porcelain that he casually took for decoration would have such a terrible price, I guess he couldn't think of it when he broke his head." ”

The porcelain of the Republic of China has never been a high-priced porcelain, but in recent years, those fine porcelain of the Republic of China have repeatedly refreshed the highest price, which is a good news for the antique world. At least for them, their assets are intangible.

Li Sisi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he didn't seem to have woken up from the intense surprise.

Zhou You reminded: "We will keep this matter secret for the time being, and we can't leak it at will." Although we signed an agreement on the transfer of full authority, after all, we don't have a deep understanding of that Boss Gu, and we can't put ourselves in a passive situation because of a momentary favor. ”

Li Sisi replied: "Understood!"

Forrest Gump shouted, "Roger!"

Wang Hao replied with a bad temper: "We are not fools, where will such a leak be publicized everywhere, isn't it to find unhappiness for ourselves." ”

Zhou You was in a good mood, and carefully put away all the relics of Modigliani, and sighed: "When the news of the abstract painting that we grabbed at the black market auction comes here, we will pass on Modigliani's drawings and manuscripts, hoping to exchange them for more national treasures." ”

The phone rings.

Zhou You saw that it was Li Dazhi who called, and he used the phone at home, so he knew that there was a play: "Dazhi, you will be home so soon?"

Li Dazhi replied: "Boss, I have already contacted the general, Dayong and Mo Haichao, and they all said that there is no problem and will try their best to cooperate with our actions; ”

"Not bad. ”

Zhou You was relieved to hear this, and replied: "Director Jiang and Mayor Xu's worries are justified. At this time, Mingyuan City is at a critical moment of attracting investment and sprinting with all its might. ”

"Dazhi understands!"

After Li Dazhi answered, he remembered the two invitations he had received, and immediately reported them: "Boss, there are a total of three invitations from you at home, one is sent by a person named Yugong Qinyue, inviting you to attend the opening ceremony of their branch, and the second invitation is an invitation from a jade company named Lin Ji to go to Pingzhou to participate in a small public auction; and the third is an invitation sent to you by a charity fund in Shencheng, hoping that you can participate in their charity auction." ”

Zhou You was bored when he heard it, and commanded helplessly: "You send three invitations to me by courier, and I will report the address to you later." Remember to find the most efficient courier, preferably one that will be delivered tomorrow morning. ”

Dazhi understood. ”

Li Dazhi is still in the same obedient tone.

Later, Zhou You chatted with Li Dazhi about some issues that needed attention, and then said goodbye.

"The affairs of Mingyuan City can be assured!"

Zhou You's simple words made Wang Hao cheer, and Li Sisi was also relieved. Zhou You saw that it was time for dinner, and suggested: "Everything went well today, and I even gained a lot of surprises, I think we have to congratulate you!"

"Where are you going?"

Wang Hao coveted the nightlife in Shencheng and wanted to give it a try for a long time.

Li Sisi suddenly thought of something, and apologized to Zhou You: "Brother You, early tomorrow morning, those financial elites from Hong Kong Island will come over, and Sisi promised them to meet with our university and the doctor mentioned before." Think about that project as soon as possible, and avoid long nights and dreams. ”

The meaning of the words is that you can't stay up tonight.

Zhou You was a little disappointed, but he could only encourage: "Well, my brother understands, you can do it boldly, my brother will always be on your side." ”

With the support of Zhou You, Li Sisi's heart was sweet.

Wang Hao smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that you can't go crazy tonight." ”

Zhou You replied: "You can't play crazy, but at least you can eat at sea." Call Brother Cheng, I hope he doesn't have a party tonight. ”

"You're really wrong, I'm really socializing tonight. ”

Cheng Feihu came uninvited, stood at the top of the stairs and said to them: "You must be too relieved, the door is not closed, and everyone runs to the collection room." If there were any gangsters, wouldn't you all be locked up here?"

Xu Qingjian and Manager Liu both appeared beside Cheng Feihu and looked at them embarrassedly.

They traveled around and walked out of the underground storage room, looked at Cheng Feihu in formal clothes, and asked, "Did Brother Cheng come to see our new house on purpose?"

"Wrong again!"

As soon as Cheng Feihu's words fell, his bodyguards came over with two suitcases, while several waiters appeared in front of them carrying many styles of clothes. I only heard Cheng Feihu say: "You have to accompany me to a charity auction tonight, I even brought the clothes you need, hurry up and change them." ”