After checking the information in the mailbox on his mobile phone, Zhang Tianyuan began to scold in his heart, these bastards, set the reserve price too high, after buying this plane, the current funds that can be used are only about 500 million euros, although this money seems to be a lot, but the prices of these auction items are outrageous, and some of Zhang Tianyuan's good actions are tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of euros, which is not enough to buy a few pieces.

For example, a night pearl that was taken away from the Old Summer Palace has a reserve price of 10 million euros, isn't this a money grab? If this is auctioned again, it is estimated that it will be hundreds of millions.

There is also a painting of Leonardo da Vinci, it is estimated that you will eventually get it, and you will definitely not be able to buy it without spending seventy or eighty million euros, this thing is simply a money grab, if Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, Van Gogh and these people have lived until now, they will really die of joy, and they will all become multimillionaires and billionaires.

It's depressing to death that things are valuable.

As for those Chinese cultural relics, although Westerners don't like much, but now there are too many local tyrants in Asia, coupled with the promotion of the mastermind behind the scenes, the intervention of international speculators, the price is getting higher and higher year by year, the most troublesome thing is that even if these things can't be sold, they will not reduce their value, but with the increase of the year, they are more valuable.

Although Zhang Tianyuan said that he had 500 million euros in his hand, he was also sweating profusely when he thought of this, and it is estimated that he can shoot one or two works, which is considered lucky. Wang Siyuan's father is so rich, going to such an auction is just to bring back one or two works. The money he can use now is not as much as Wang Siyuan's father.

Spend 172 million yuan to buy a painting. For Wang Siyuan and his father, it can be regarded as "picking up the leak". This is despite the fact that the price is more than double the estimate. He still feels lucky.

Christie's held a night sale at the mansion of New York dealer Jean Cluguière. The unsuccessful sale of some artworks made the auction seem uneventful, until Picasso's "Two Children" appeared.

The work, estimated at US$9 million to US$12 million, attracted 11 international bidders from Russia, Japan, the United States and other places, and after 30 rounds of bidding, an anonymous telephone buyer finally defeated all rivals, and finally sold for a whopping US$28.2 million, equivalent to 172 million yuan, making it the most expensive lot of the night.

It soon became clear that the buyer on the other end of the phone was a big boss from China, that is, Wang Siyuan's father. After filming "Two Children", the current richest man in China paid another $2.741 million for Picasso's 1965 painting "Woman in a Hat". This is Wanda's first collection of Western paintings. Previously, the company's art collection had been dominated by modern Chinese paintings and calligraphy.

In fact, for Zhang Tianyuan, spending 200 million RMB to buy a painting is nothing, and he can afford this price, but I am afraid that there will be a crazier bid than "Two Children" at this auction.

However, he is not worried about Wang Siyuan and his father snatching those ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy with him, because this person has a principle, that is, not to touch ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting and contemporary art, listen to Wang Siyuan. His father felt that these two things were too fake, and it was difficult to judge.

Among the companies that collect art, the richest man in China has a particularly clear and strict collection direction and criteria, including "originality", "spirit of the times" and "fine works".

"Collections of other businesses. I think it should be said that the standard is very low and the price is very high. These are the words that Wang Siyuan directly copied from his father.

His father also said, "Now fake expert titles and appraisal certificates are flying all over the sky." To put it mildly. It's a scam. ”

Of course, for this statement. Zhang Tianyuan has some understanding, if he didn't have a knack for appreciating words. I don't dare to get involved in the collection of ancient paintings and calligraphy, because there are too many fake things, and you can't judge at all, and more importantly, many so-called connoisseurs themselves are fake, and you dare to believe their judgment?

However, what makes Zhang Tianyuan feel that the richest man in China is a little ridiculous is that foreign paintings are also fake, and the level of counterfeiting is also very high, and foreign appraisers also have fakes, and they are even more cunning than Chinese fake appraisers.

Of course, he didn't say this to Wang Siyuan, and it was none of his business anyway.

"Husband, don't think about it so much, if you really don't have any money, I still have it here, it's a big deal to use mine. ”

Liu Mengxun saw that Zhang Tianyuan was worried about money, even if he was the richest man in China, he would sometimes worry about not having funds at hand, after all, he couldn't get money ready all the time. As Zhang Tianyuan's wife, she feels that after getting married, her money is Zhang Tianyuan's money, and Zhang Tianyuan can use it casually, in fact, for her, this is really not important, Zhang Tianyuan can give her hundreds of millions of jewelry, which is enough to see Zhang Tianyuan's love for her.

Although money may not represent feelings, it can definitely represent whether a person is sincere to you.

It's not that it's good to say more, if a person's monthly salary is only 3,000, but he is willing to spend 5 or 6,000 to buy an Apple mobile phone for you, then he really likes you, and it must be right to choose him.

"Besides, I have 500 million euros anyway, and besides, I may not be able to see everything at the auction, and you know, my collection has always been of a high standard, but I don't get all the garbage back. ”

Zhang Tianyuan smiled, although he didn't mind using Liu Mengxun's money, but now it's really not that time, as he said, he buys things, paying attention to two points, one is to be cheap, the other is to be good, of course, if it is really cheap and can't buy it, as long as the thing is good enough and the price is reasonable, he will also bid.

"Alas, if it weren't for the inaction of that Cixi Lafayette back then, he let the Eight-Nation Alliance enter the imperial capital and robbed us of our things, and now these should be in our country. Liu Mengxun sighed and said, "These robbers have robbed things, but we have to use money to buy them back, it's really hateful." ”

"Mengmeng, although those robbers are indeed hateful. But if you put these things in China, you will have to pay for them as well. Now that's not the crux of the matter. It's those international cultural relics speculators who always like to speculate the price very high, which makes people very unhappy. I don't care if I spend money on it, but I'm very upset if I spend some unjust money that I shouldn't spend. ”

It is estimated that those who are familiar with Chinese cultural relics may know that the auction prices of these things at home and abroad are not at the same level at all, and the prices abroad are much higher, which is undoubtedly promoted by the black hand behind the scenes.

In fact, there is also a saying that cultural relics are exported to domestic sales, not only because of the things looted by the Eight-Nation Alliance, but also because the auction prices of cultural relics abroad have risen. Therefore, many people take risks to smuggle cultural relics from China to foreign countries, and then earn a huge price difference, and in the end, it is these smugglers and the fallen master who make a lot of money, and the loss is still our own people, so Zhang Tianyuan is really unhappy with smuggling.

He has never liked Muyi very much, and he has rectified Muyi many times, which is also the reason, Muyi is engaged in smuggling. The most hateful thing is that he not only made real cultural relics go abroad, but even made some high-quality imitations abroad, and in the end it was the Chinese who were unlucky.

Many Chinese people are surprised that there will be no fakes in foreign auctions. As everyone knows, the things that came back from the auction were real high-quality imitations, and the king of concealment also made a lot of money by cooperating with these smugglers. Zhang Tianyuan even suspected that Muyi's guy and the King of Concealment probably knew each other, but he just didn't say it.

But these things. It doesn't make sense for you to be angry, Zhang Tianyuan is just a small businessman. He can't save the world, he can't save the country, he and his relatives can be saved. This time he went to the auction, he really wanted to get a few good things, but he still had the idea of picking up the leaks.

He felt that there was always a fish that slipped through the net, maybe some treasures, but they were not discovered by those foreigners, buried in the garbage, and he just bought this thing back, which not only did not cost much, but also satisfied his idea of recycling cultural relics, which was the best of both worlds.

"That's fine, but if you really want money, tell me, we're husband and wife, if you and I see each other, then I really want to doubt your feelings for me......"

Liu Mengxun's words are naturally just a joke, but there are also real thoughts contained in it, it can be seen that she really wants to be inseparable from Zhang Tianyuan, if Zhang Tianyuan has always treated her as an outsider, then I am afraid that this matter is inappropriate.

Zhang Tianyuan pinched Liu Mengxun's nose and said with a smile: "Girl, wait and see, I will definitely use all your money cleanly, but then again, these doggy foreigners are too dark, obviously robbed our things, just rely on not paying them back, and the asking price is so expensive, to be honest, if I spend a lot of money to buy it, I will really feel uncomfortable." ”

"Husband, don't you know how to imitate, imitate a few paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet to pit foreigners, although there are also people who like foreign art in China, but there are still very few, basically such things, pit foreigners. Liu Mengxun said with a smile.

"Yes, why didn't I think of this? Damn, this time I'll get two paintings to try at the auction to see the eyes of these foreigners, I just hope that Wang Siyuan and his father won't fall in love with my fakes, otherwise, Wang Siyuan will have to scold me to death." Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.

"His father is rich, and doesn't he swear that there are no fakes abroad? Liu Mengxun said with a smile.

"It's not good. ”

"It's not good, I'm kidding, if he really wants to buy it, just sue Wang Siyuan. ”

"Well, I'll think about it again and see if there is any way to prevent the people from being deceived. "Zhang Tianyuan is Chinese after all, he did this because he wanted to pit those foreigners, if he really had to pit his own people, he was really a little guilty, so it was best to think of a solution."

"Huh, the plane is back, husband, what a beautiful livery, that name...... What do you mean?"

Just as the two of them were chatting, the roar of an airplane sounded outside, and then a huge sky-blue plane landed in the airport, and the name of the plane attracted Liu Mengxun's attention.

"This is a combination of one of the two names of my parents and us, not only a single word, but also the meaning of these four words is also very good, Haitian - Mengxiang, not bad, right?" Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.

In fact, the name of the plane Zhang Tianyuan was originally intended to be called Tianxun, and it was simpler to use the names of him and Liu Mengxun, but after thinking about it carefully, he really couldn't have a wife and forget his father, not to mention that the plane would be a family in the future, so he added the names of his parents. (To be continued......)