"John, this is my mother's birthday party at the end of this month, and I look forward to welcoming you there, in the Rainbow Hall on the top floor of the main building of your Rockefeller Center. ”

Before leaving, Yang Xuelan handed Li Feng an invitation card, but it was Yan Youyun, a long-lived old man, who was invited to the annual birthday banquet.

"Oh, that's my honor, does the Rainbow Hall need me to say hello?" Li Feng responded with a smile.

"Hehe... , no, we've already arranged it. ”

"OK, in that case, then I will leave first, I hope Mr. Yang, you will consider my suggestion, I think if we can reach a cooperation, we will definitely cooperate very happily." ”

"Don't worry, I'll think about it. ”

"Okay, looking forward to your reply. ”

"Bye-bye!"

“…”

After saying goodbye to Yan Youyun, the former figure of the Great Demon Capital, Li Feng also said goodbye to Yang Xuelan, Tang Liuqian and other current leaders.

Sitting in the car, Li Feng held the invitation card for the old lady's birthday banquet in his hand, and couldn't help but say to himself: "Rockefeller Center Rainbow Hall, sure enough, the wealth of these Chinese families should not be underestimated. ”

The Rainbow Hall at Rockefeller Center is famous in New York, and it is the top party venue in New York. Li Feng, now as the owner of Rockefeller Center, couldn't be clearer.

……

"John, are you going to this birthday party?"

"Hehe... , It's okay to see and see, I'm actually quite curious, you must know that the relatives and friends in the life circle of this old man Yan Youyun are almost all over the political, business, and cultural circles during the Republic of China, and the once famous families in China have a deep connection with it. ”

This is actually Li Feng's true thoughts, the purpose of going to the banquet is actually to want to see it, these former families of influential people, Li Feng, who was reborn, is still very curious.

The two families of Song and Kong, the two families of diplomacy and business, the two families of Gu and Yan (Yang), as well as the two branches of Pei and Rong Meilijian, and a large number of Chinese families who immigrated to the United States that year, it is estimated that they can be seen at Yan Youyun's birthday party.

Of course, it's not to be pursued, after all, according to his current identity, no one has the qualifications to be sought after, and he is already standing at the top of the pyramid of this world, just curious.

"And what kind of gift are you going to prepare?"

"Also, since you always have to go to the birthday banquet with a birthday gift, let's do it, haven't we gotten so much gold recently, melt a gold chain to create a golden longevity peach, and then find a Chinese calligrapher and painter to paint a Chinese watercolor painting, the theme is the Antarctic immortal, a Chinese symbol of longevity, offering longevity peach, what do you think?"

"This is not bad, it is very suitable for people's birthday gifts, but if you want to find a Chinese painter to paint a Chinese figure painting, I think you should discuss it with Jiana and let her find it, maybe it will be easier." ”

"Well, it's true that Cana has a wider network in this area, okay, so it's decided. ”

"Okay, as for the golden peach, I'll arrange it. ”

"Hey, hey... , Sister Qing, you are so good!"

“…”

After some small talk, I decided on a gift for the birthday party, but soon the crooked building turned into a private flirt between lovers.

……

When Li Feng returned to his mansion again, he saw Zhou Jiana directing a group of people to decorate the entire villa mansion with artworks, and Li Feng saw a large number of Chinese paintings and calligraphy, sculptures of various sizes, and Chinese furniture and decorations being rearranged.

"Huh... , Jiana, have you negotiated with Ellsworth?"

"Yes, there are more than 2,500 pieces of Eastern and Western artworks, including as many as 1,700 pieces of Chinese art, and the rest of them are from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India and other Asian artworks, as well as artworks from Europe and the United States.

An Siyuan himself also left some of his favorite artworks, but fortunately, the inscriptions, ancient calligraphy and paintings, furniture, etc., which you pointed out at that time, have been traded by us. It can be said that Ellsworth's most valuable Chinese artworks have basically been swept away by us, and what he left behind is not the most valuable, but some that he personally feels are more memorable.

However, John, there are very few top Chinese modern and modern artworks, only a few works by Shi Lu, Pan Tianshou and others, and most of the rest are average, most of Ellsworth's top Chinese modern and modern paintings and calligraphy have been donated to major museums in the United States, especially the Metropolis, but Ellsworth said that he will take out a part of modern and modern paintings and calligraphy to trade in a few days.

Obviously, as John guessed before, Ellsworth only donated a part of these paintings and calligraphy, and although a very important part of them is exhibited in the museum, it is estimated that the ownership is in the hands of Ellsworth himself.

Moreover, Ellsworth has already begun to contact his teacher's descendants, maybe John, you can get a large number of modern Chinese 'Bada Shanren' calligraphy and painting artworks. ”

"Great!"

"Jiana, how much money did you spend in total?" Wang Siqing also asked curiously on the side.

"It's okay, a total of $45 million. ”

"More than 2,000 works of art are only so much money?" Wang Siqing replied with some surprise.

"Hehe... You think that art is sky-high, those art that can cost millions or tens of millions of dollars are rare in the market, and they are basically Western art, and most of Ellsworth's collection is Asian art, except for a limited number, most of the prices are quite cheap. Zhou Jiana explained with a smile.

"Hehe... In short, I think it's a good deal, some of these works of art can be used to decorate our manor homes in New York and Los Angeles, and some of them can be collected as future family heritage. ”

“…”

……

In his previous life, Li Feng first heard of the person An Siyuan, it was after An Siyuan hung up in the later life, it seemed to be 14 or 15 years later, and suddenly it broke out on the Internet that An Siyuan's private collection was auctioned, at that time, after the death of others, the collection was auctioned for more than 100 million US dollars.

At that time, Chinese collectors, many Chinese tycoons and representatives gathered in New York to participate in the auction, because most of them were still Chinese artworks, which set off a burst of information about Ellsworth on the Chinese Internet, after all, it was an antique art from their own country.

As for how many pieces of An Siyuan's private collection at that time, Li Feng couldn't remember clearly, but it shouldn't be as many as he bought this time, and he bought more than 2,500 pieces at one time this time.

What Li Feng didn't know was that after An Siyuan died, because he died suddenly, but he had already left a will between his death, and through Christie's auction, a three-day auction was held, which is said to be more than 1,400 works of art, most of which were auctioned by Chinese collectors and wealthy people.

Obviously, by 2014 or 15, Ellsworth had either sold or donated a lot of artworks.

According to Zhou Jiana, An Siyuan himself left some memorials, roughly a few hundred, and the most precious works of art were all traded, and the rest were also swept away by Li Feng.

It can also be seen that Ellsworth is a real antique dealer and not a collector, and as long as the price is right, nothing cannot be traded.

Li Feng is really satisfied with this transaction with An Siyuan, if these artworks are 4 or 5 times more than 10 years later, it will be like playing.

Besides, there are so many Chinese artworks, Li Feng has enough ability to install 13, and when the network is fully popularized in the future, Li Feng chicly takes people to Huaxia to donate some artworks from time to time.

At that time, Li Feng could also tell people, I pay attention to charity now, I have enough money, it's just a number, we are civilized people with spiritual pursuits.

……

As Zhou Jiana led people to place various artworks around the mansion, Li Feng also participated in it with great interest.