"The painting 'Love Letter'...... It's really special to say......"

Director Nishikawa pondered for a moment before continuing to introduce Lin Xiuyi and Gen Zhizhu.

At first, the work was brought back from abroad by a wealthy doctor, and because the protagonist of the work was a beautiful girl, even ordinary people who did not have much appreciation for Western paintings would be simply attracted by the work itself.

Just a few years later, however, the work was sent to auction at a gallery in Tokyo due to the unexpected death of the collector. It is said that the person in charge of the gallery at the time saw the difference in this work at a glance. The intriguing and meaningful smile of the girl in the painting really has an irresistible charm. And the creator of this painting also expresses that fleeting expression very well. But the problem is that this is a work of unknown authorship, although it is very good, but it cannot win the favor of the market, so this kind of work often attracts very professional collectors. Even if we don't know who created this work, we can see the solid skills and rich expression skills of the original author in this painting, and once the original author succeeds in the Western painting world in the future, then the value of this work will naturally increase.

"I didn't expect that there was such a layer of consideration!"

Lin Xiuyi said with surprise.

Lin Xiu picked up the hot tea on the table and put it to his mouth, just sniffed it lightly, and then put down the teacup in his hand again. He raised his head, looked at Director Nishikawa with a smile, and then asked with some curiosity.

"You mentioned earlier that the first collector of Love Letters seems to have died in an accident. Excuse me...... What kind of accident is that?"

"Is this ...... I heard that he had an accident while on vacation abroad and drowned. ”

"So...... Does this doctor have any relatives in Japan right now?"

"That's ...... I don't know!"

Mr. Nishikawa shook his head and said to Lin Xiuyi with some regret.

"Director Nishikawa, we have learned before we came, this "Love Letter" has had three collectors before, and almost all of them have encountered unfortunate things. Excuse me, do you know anything about the two collectors in the back?"

"Hmm...... It's really a pity to say, in fact, the last two transactions of the work "Love Letter" were taken care of by the Contempt Pavilion. So I had the privilege of having contact with the family of the deceased Mr. Kikuchi, as well as with Mr. Maezawa himself. ”

"Mr. Kikuchi?"

"Ah...... It is Mr. Ryoma Kikuchi, a retired official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It's a pity to say that Mr. Kikuchi's son seems to have fallen down the stairs while admiring this painting, and finally passed away, while Mr. Kikuchi Ryoma, who experienced the pain of losing his son, died not long after due to excessive grief. By the way, the curse seems to have gradually spread since Mr. Kikuchi's death. At that time, Mr. Kikuchi's relatives entrusted the Kokan to handle the work on his behalf. Originally, we took over because Mr. Kikuchi took good care of us on a daily basis, but we didn't expect to be favored by President Maezawa......"

"Retired Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ......"

Lin Xiuyi thought to himself in his heart, and immediately knew who he should inquire about this matter.

"So, what do you know about the third collector who has passed away, Mr. Maesawa?"

Lin Xiuyi sorted out the information he had just obtained in his notebook a little, and then continued to ask Director Xichuan.

"Mr. Maezawa, isn't his business in the newspaper every day? I can only say that this is the first time I have encountered a collector like Mr. Maezawa!"

Hearing Director Xichuan's slightly dissatisfied expression, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but be a little surprised, he stopped the pen in his hand, and then looked at Director Xichuan with some strange feelings.

"Ah...... I'm sorry, but it's really wrong for me to talk behind my back about a gentleman who has passed away, but I'm sure you'll be disappointed if you deal with someone who has fallen into the eyes of money. ”

Director Nishikawa saw that the two police officers looked at him with a little unkindness, so he hurriedly changed his words.

"Excuse me, did this former president leave a bad impression on you? Although I haven't paid special attention to it, it seems that I often read some news about this president in the newspapers......

Gen Zhizhu heard Director Nishikawa's evaluation of Tetsuya Maezawa quite strangely, and couldn't help but ask the other party curiously.

"It's a long story, it's not so much that he made a bad impression on me, but rather that we are not people of the same world at all, and President Maezawa is a person who likes to behave out of the ordinary very much. He seems to enjoy his life in the media! And the president is said to have a penchant for collecting strange things. ”

Director Nishikawa couldn't wait to explain to Gen Zhizhu.

"Actually, I've heard this kind of news before, and it is said that Mr. Maezawa seems to have a soft spot for collectors with some mysterious powers. Therefore, it is not surprising why he fell in love with this "Love Letter"!"

Seeing that Yuan Zhizhu didn't know much about this Mr. Maezawa, Lin Xiuyi hurriedly explained to Yuan Zhizhu. In fact, if you pay a little attention to the entertainment news on TV, you will often find the trace of this chairman of Maezawa.

It stands to reason that a young man in his 20s who became the president of a well-known IT company is definitely a winner in life. However, President Maezawa has attracted great interest from the general public with his maverick behavior.

It is said that the president had a penchant for collecting ominous objects, and built a magnificent cemetery for himself while he was still alive.

"I still remember when he came to visit us and insisted on buying the Love Letter, but we didn't agree to the request of President Maezawa because we had already announced that we were going to hold an auction. It wasn't until the auction began that the president began to hold up a plaque for "Love Letters", and by the time the final price came out, the value of the painting had increased eightfold. ”

"With such a high price, is it inconvenient to disclose the specific number?"

"Hmm...... There was no problem with that, the auction was completely formal...... I remember the final price was 90 million yen!"