Chapter 1076 Charity Dinner (I)

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"Then let's settle it, I'll be at home at 7 p.m. tonight waiting for Mr. Liu's arrival!" Eskenazi laughed.

"Okay, I'll be there on time!"

Liu Dong, who agreed, was also willing to see the customs of the British upper class and expand his contacts by the way.

"Goodbye then!"

"Goodbye!"

After a friendly goodbye, Liu Dong did not ask Eskenazi what he had come here for.

However, when the shopkeeper looked at the oil painting being taken away by Liu Dong, he was very impressed by the almost heart-rending distressed eyes.

Moreover, Liu Dong is still a little happy in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that he decisively gave up the temptation of other antiques and chose to check out first, I am afraid that this authentic oil painting of Leonardo da Vinci may not necessarily belong to him!

And finally when she was alone with Liu Dong, Mei Xue, who could no longer suppress the curiosity in her heart, immediately asked: "My dear, who is the author of this oil painting, and why is it worth so much money?"

Although Mei Xue has a superior family background since she was a child, 5 million pounds and more than 70 million Huaxia coins are also an unimaginable astronomical amount for her!

"Author, guess who painted it?" Liu Dong laughed.

"Frederick Layton?" said Mei Xue tentatively after some thought.

"Layton?"

Liu Dong quickly shook his head.

Although Frederick Layton is the most famous painter of the British 19th century Aestheticism, he is highly regarded in the history of English painting.

But compared to the art giants who have influenced the world, the grandmaster of oil painting 'Leonardo da Vinci', the two are still a notch behind!

As for influence in the whole world, it's even more distant!

Leonardo da Vinci is often compared to Einstein, Newton, Tesla, and other once-in-a-century geniuses!

His talent isn't just about painting!

After being denied by Liu Dong. Mei Xue thought for a while and said, "Is that Reynolds' work?"

Reynolds was one of the great English 18th-century academic portraitists and painters. He was once the director of the Royal Academy of Art, and his works are solemn and have the nature of history paintings.

However, in terms of oil painting, Reynolds is still one grade behind Leonardo da Vinci! So Liu Dong quickly shook his head.

"Oh, don't sell it, let's talk about it!" Mei Xue, who really can't guess, has played her specialty as a woman - 'coquettish'!

And Liu Dong didn't insist, girls always lack some patience in this kind of thing!

"This painting is Leonardo da Vinci's oil painting "The Savior of the World"!"

After a moment's pause. Mei Xue suddenly asked: "Leonardo da Vinci, the Leonardo da Vinci, one of the three masters of the Italian Renaissance in the 16th century?"

"Is there a painter named Leonardo da Vinci besides him?"

After finishing speaking, looking at Mei Xue's stunned appearance, Liu Dong smiled, pulled her slender hand, and then walked towards the place where he parked.

From getting in the car to returning to the hotel for more than half an hour, Mei Xue always hugged the oil painting that Liu Dong bought and was identified as Leonardo da Vinci. It's the key. Or the name of this artistic giant is too loud!

For the rest of the afternoon, Liu Dong wanted to visit several famous antique streets in London, but because Mei Xue was completely attracted by Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, and Liu Dong also wanted to appreciate the master's works, the two soaked in the hotel together.

In the evening, because of the relationship between winning the fight to attend the Eskenazi charity dinner, the two prepared early, and then followed the address given by Eskenazi. Drove to the outskirts of London!

Unlike in China for 2,000 years, most of the country's wealthy live in the city center. In other countries, on the contrary, in order to pursue a quiet, expansive, safe and hygienic living environment, most of the wealthy live in places with beautiful scenery on the outskirts of cities.

Therefore, seeing the castle-style villa in front of him, Liu Dong was not surprised.

Compared to the Columbia Hilltop Castle where he 'occupies the magpie's nest', the castle here is less than a third of his size. Just from the floor area, it looks like about 1,000 square meters!

After handing the invitation to the doorman at the checkpoint at the door, Liu Dong drove into the manor.

Like most foreign castles, villas, and manors, behind the high walls, there is basically a green lawn with a small garden!

The main body of the villa is a dark yellow in appearance. Sitting in the north and facing south, it is in the shape of a 'one', three-storey spire villa building, which has the characteristics of a medieval castle.

At first glance, a sense of historical accumulation arises spontaneously.

"This villa is so beautiful!" Mei Xue, who was sitting in the co-pilot, exclaimed with a little envy.

Seeing her appearance, Liu Dong thought for a while and said, "Xiaoxue, why don't we also buy a villa in London?"

"Let's buy a villa? No, no, it's too expensive!" After reacting, Mei Xue immediately shook her head.

However, despite the opposition of the other party, Liu Dong also has his own considerations.

Mei Xue's current management studies major at the University of Oxford is not a one-year taught master's degree for many Chinese students, but a three-year research master's degree with a doctorate.

Therefore, it will take at least a year and a half for Mei Xue to graduate from Oxford!

And Liu Dong can't always stay in a hotel every time he comes to see her, so he also wants to find a place to stay in London!

"Let's just buy a small one, when the time comes, I'll come to London to see you, and we will also have a place to live!" Liu Dong's words hit Mei Xue's soft underbelly, what she hopes most is to be able to get together with Liu Dong for a long time, but she can't give up her studies, otherwise her parents won't agree!

Therefore, after struggling for a while, Mei Xue, who finally couldn't resist the temptation to get together with her lover, said: "Why don't we buy a small apartment in Oxford, it's cheaper and it costs less!"

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to me!" Liu Dong said.

Although he has agreed, Liu Dong doesn't want to buy an apartment! Liu Dong, who is used to living a free and comfortable life, is now difficult to be interested in the upstairs and downstairs apartments!

After talking about the house, after parking the car in the fountain square in front of the main building of the villa, Liu Dong walked into the villa hall under the guidance of the waiter, full of oriental charm and intellectual beauty, after Liu Dong took the costume!

At this moment, there are already many guests here.

Because of the relationship between the newcomers, Liu Dong basically didn't know anyone in the UK, so after entering the door, he looked at many foreigners of all kinds, and he didn't plan to say hello to anyone, so he pulled Mei Xue and prepared to find a chair to sit down first.

However, he obviously underestimated the impact of da Vinci's posthumous painting on Eskenazi this afternoon, and Eskenazi, who had long been interested in it, saw them the moment Liu Dong entered the hall of the villa.

So, after a brief chat with the current guests, he turned around and walked over to Liu Dong.

"Mr. Liu, Miss Mei ......!"

Looking at Eskenazi, who greeted him warmly before he walked in, Liu Dong and Mei Xue also quickly stood up from their seats.

“…… Thank you both for being invited to join us for tonight's charity dinner!"

"Mr. Eskenazi is gracious, it is our honor to be able to participate in this dinner!" Liu Dong said politely.

After a brief chat between the three of them, Eskenazi finally said, "I don't know if Mr. Liu has enough money in his pocket today, but you must know that there are a lot of good things in the charity auction tonight!"

"Good things?" Liu Dong's heart moved, "I don't know what Mr. Eskenazi said about the good things?"

After waving his hand, Eskenazi smiled: "Let's wait for the auction to start, Mr. Liu will see it for himself." Maintaining a little mystery also makes this charity auction even more interesting for Mr. Liu!"

After thinking for a while, Liu Dong nodded!

Truly!

A little mystery is guaranteed, and it is indeed more attractive to yourself!

After Eskenazi was about to receive the other guests and leave, Liu Dong and Mei Xue finished drinking the wine in their glasses, and the two of them chatted in this kind of place, which seemed a little out of place.

"Xiaoxue, why don't we go dance too?" Liu Dong said.

And Mei Xue, who had long been secretly envious of the dancing crowd in the hall, immediately nodded.

Originally, she thought that Liu Dong would not do this, so she took care of her lover's face and did not speak.

And Liu Dong didn't know it originally, but after getting to know Wang Qiang, especially after becoming a boyfriend and girlfriend, because he had to participate in a lot of Western-style banquets, he was pulled by the other party to jump a few times. With Liu Dong's strong body coordination, a few simple dance steps are not too simple for him to work part-time.

Therefore, Liu Dong can be regarded as a master of dancing until now!

Of course, it's limited to ballroom dancing and waltzing!

Street dance, Latin dance or something, Liu Dong is really not interested.

"My dear, why do you dance ballroom dancing so well, aren't you not in college?" Mei Xue said in surprise after dancing with Liu Dong in the crowd in the center of the hall for a while.

With her own experience, Liu Dong should not know how to dance without being cultivated in the social circle of college before entering the society. In particular, the other party is still engaged in antique collection and identification.

This kind of industry related to ancient culture shouldn't be very dull or even old-fashioned, right?

"I learned it when I was at work when I was attending other people's banquets, it's just three fast and slow, such a simple dance step for me, a person who has practiced martial arts since childhood and has a strong body balance, ballroom dancing is simply a simple dance!" Like most men, bragging is a common characteristic of all men in front of those they like.

It's just that some men blow the bull out, and some are just a sublimation of reality!

Liu Dong belongs to the latter!(To be continued.) )

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