Chapter 122: The Mystery Dossier

And the most important thing is that in the Guimet Museum, there are many more Chinese antiques pressed in the warehouse, some of which have not even seen the light of day for decades. Guimet was confident that this proposal would be agreed to by all. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"I like Mr. Ewen's straightforwardness, and I don't like to talk in circles, and if I like it, then we can trade."

"Of course, but Mr. Xi, first of all, the works of Mr. Picasso in your hands must be authentic, so that there is a possibility of cooperation between us......"

"I think I should make this clear first."

After Yuen saw Xi Qing shaking hands with him, he sat there comfortably with the old god, and couldn't help but give Xi Qing a hint.

"Oh, that's of course, I'm sorry, Mr. Ewen, I thought of something else, some of Mr. Picasso's works are here, you and your appraiser, you can do it now......"

Xi Qing waved his hand, he took out the six sketches of still objects, and six other sketches of children, Xi Qing considered that the other party was a representative of a museum, and the demand should be relatively large, so this time he took out 12 works at a time.

If Ewen. Guimet was able to come up with the corresponding Chinese antiques that Xi Qing looked up to, and Xi Qing didn't mind taking out all the remaining Picasso sketches.

Of course, the six sketches of Picasso women, Xi Qing is still going to leave them for Sha'er, after all, the two pieces of Yuan Qinghua in Sha'er are coveted by Xi Qing, and he has already made up his mind in his heart that he must bring one back.

Meet Ewen. After Jimei and the appraiser focused on Picasso's sketches, Xi Qing leaned over to Wu Lisa's side and whispered, "Sister Wu Lisa, I'm sorry for you again this time, by the way, can these two speak Chinese?" It seems that there is still a little problem with the simple communication I just had with them. ā€

"Yes, Professor Eun's Chinese is not very good, and the expert Chinese he brought is not good......"

"Thank you so much for helping me so much here."

Wu Lisa shook her head, and then said indignantly: "I said Xi Qing, don't just say it, you can also thank me." If you want to thank you, take something real out, so let's do it, if the Guimet Museum can have an ancient Chinese sword, you can help me get one, I like to collect these weapons, of course, I will pay for it, as long as it is not too expensive, it will be a ......"

Seeing Xi Qing holding Picasso's works and negotiating with others, Wu Lisa felt like she had been scratched by a cat, but she didn't have Xi Qing's luck, so she had the idea of Xi Qing eating meat and drinking soup by herself.

"Hehe, this is easy to say, this is easy to say......"

Xi Qing looked at Wu Lisha and laughed, in fact, he really had the idea of thanking Wu Lisha after the matter was accomplished, Xi Qing has never been a stingy person.

"If it's easy to say, I'll have a weapon...... "Wu Lisha interrupted Xi Qing's words depressedly.

"Cheng, according to what you said, Sister Lisa, if Jimei has a good sword, I will definitely get one for you, and I will never break my word......"

Xi Qing nodded and agreed, if it weren't for Wu Lisa, he would have been black-eyed when he came to Paris, no one knew him, Shar and Ewen were introduced by Wu Lisa, not to mention that Wu Lisa wanted to buy an antique sword, just give him one, and Xi Qing was also willing.

Of course, the premise is that the Guimet Museum has a sword, and the sword can't be too old or too expensive, in that case, Lisa Wu can't afford to buy it even if she wants to, so give it? Xi Qing dared to give hundreds of millions of things, and Wu Lisha would not ask for them.

But these have to wait for the two of them to finish appreciating before they can say that they know how the other party is willing to exchange, although Xi Qing is confident, but if something goes wrong, Xi Qing will look at the Ewen and the appraiser.

Xi Qing glanced at Ewen and the appraiser, lowered his voice, and asked Wu Lisa on the side: "Sister Wu Lisa, I have heard that there are more than 20,000 Chinese cultural relics in the Guimet Museum, what do you say we should exchange with them, I really don't have an idea, you tell me?" ā€

Xi Qing was really scratching his head about this, so he had to ask for advice.

Wu Lisa smiled and said: "This is simple, Xi Qing, let me tell you, in 1945, the Asian Department of the Louvre handed over all the Asian cultural relics to the Guimet Museum, and all the good things are there, so you can go there to find it, there will definitely be good things......"

Needless to say, the Louvre Museum in Paris is one of the oldest, largest and most famous museums in the world, and it can be compared to the Forbidden City in China.

The Louvre's collection is the best in any museum in the world, including the statue of Venus, the oil painting of the Mona Lisa and the stone sculpture of the Goddess of Victory, which is known as the world's three treasures.

Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" needless to say, it has been out of the category of art and has become a well-known star, I am afraid that three or five-year-old children have heard of the name of Mona Lisa, that dream-like charming smile, by many art historians called "mysterious smile". From all angles, the smile is not the same, but in short, it exudes endless charm, and it is also the topic of the artist's eternal research.

Venus with Broken Arms is also a well-known statue of the goddess, and since it was discovered in February 1820 next to an ancient tomb on the Greek island of Milos in the Aegean Sea, this half-naked marble statue with a mutilated arm has shocked the world with its peerless charm.

The whole statue is two meters high, the face is handsome, the body is well-proportioned, the clothes slide down to the hip, although the right arm is missing, it still shows the unique curvaceous beauty of women, it looks dignified and charming, the French bought it with a lot of money and displayed in the special exhibition room of the Louvre, since then, the "Venus with Broken Arm" is famous in the world, becoming a symbol of love and beauty, and it is also one of the three treasures of the Louvre.

As for the stone sculpture of "Goddess of Victory", the French sculptor Rodin once praised: "This is simply a real muscle, touching her can feel the body temperature!" ā€

Needless to say, the goddess of victory is a spiritual symbol of a nation.

With these three world-famous works of art, the Louvre's status is almost unassailable.

From ancient Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman artworks to works of art from the Orient, sculptures from the Middle Ages to modern times, as well as an astonishing number of royal curiosities and paintings, the Louvre has become a world-famous temple of art.

If you simply talk about the number of collections, the Forbidden City can be compared, but when it comes to the countries and regions involved in the collections, I am afraid that there is no museum in the world that can be compared with the Louvre. This is the most abundant museum, and it is also the most culturally rich.

According to statistics, the Louvre Palace currently has a collection of more than 400,000 art treasures from all over the world.

The French exhibited these art treasures in six pavilions, according to their origin and type, namely the Oriental Art Gallery, the Ancient Greek and Roman Art Gallery, the Egyptian Art Gallery, the Treasure Gallery, the Painting Gallery and the Sculpture Gallery. The Oriental Art Museum is dominated by Asian collections.

Most of the Louvre's collections, in its early days, were donated by private individuals.

Most of the oriental artworks were donated by the French army that invaded China, and Frey had donated Chinese antiques from the Old Summer Palace to the Louvre and the Guimet Museum many times, so Wu Lisa would prompt Xi Qing to say that.

Xi Qing went to the Louvre and didn't find those treasures, because the Louvre once handed over all the rare antiques from the entire Asian Department to the Guimet Museum. If you can go there and pick up, you will definitely get a lot of money.

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"Mr. Xi, there is no doubt that these twelve of your sketches are all the works of Mr. Picasso, and all of them are genuine, I feel so honored......

At this time, Ewen and the appraiser also completed the appraisal of these sketches, whether in terms of the age of the paper or the style of painting, these works are undoubtedly by Picasso, not to mention that there are three sketches with Picasso's autograph.

"Thank you very much for your identification, and if it's true, then I'm honored too."

"Mr. Xi, Wu Lisha once said to me that Mr. Xi wants to exchange these Picasso works for some Chinese cultural relics in our collection, I don't know if Mr. Xi has any works that he likes, and we can negotiate if we put it forward, and we can talk about it directly......"

Eugen's words continued, his Guimet Museum is not comparable to the Louvre, and it itself has Picasso's works, so this time Ewen also came with sincerity, and indeed wanted to exchange these Picasso sketches in Xi Qing's hands.

"Mr. Ewen, I haven't visited your museum yet, but I've heard for a long time that your museum's Chinese collection is the richest, and I think it's just the tip of the iceberg when it's put on display now, right?"

Xi Qing lied here, first touted Ewen's collection, and then continued: "Mr. Picasso's works are loved by people all over the world, and it is not difficult for Mr. Ewen to have these works, but he must come up with the corresponding artworks, so that we can cooperate, and I hope you can understand this......"

"The corresponding artwork? Mr. Xi, you know, the cultural relics from Asia in our collection are all extremely precious with a long history, I think, you can choose them first, there will be the possibility of cooperation, isn't it......"

Although Xi Qing is dozens of years younger than Youen, when Youen talks to Xi Qing, he still uses honorifics, no way, in the art transaction in the seller's market, the one who has the goods in hand is the dominant party.

"Pick?"

Xi Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Ewen, if I can, I would like to first look at the catalogue of the Louvre exchange items that your museum received in 1945, as well as some Chinese cultural relics that Frey gave to the Guimet Museum that year, can you see it?" Otherwise, how would I have found it, after all, the museum is so big. ā€

In China more than 100 years ago, the most valuable antiques were nothing more than those braided emperors hidden in the Old Summer Palace, compared to the Chinese antiques donated by the adventurers in the Guimet Museum, the value is higher, so Xi Qing came up straight to the point.

"Yes, if Mr. Xi has time, he can go to the Guimet Museum in the afternoon, and I will show you those materials, and there is no problem......

Ewan. Guimet hesitated slightly, then nodded and agreed, since it was decided to include these Picasso works in the Guimet Museum, it must be a corresponding price, and Ewen did not think that Xi Qing could fool the past at a relatively young age.

"Afternoon, well, then afternoon, Mr. Ewen, may I invite you to a meal at noon?"

Xi Qing nodded in agreement, and asked Eun. Guimet sent out an invitation, although France is all drinking red wine, but a few glasses of wine, the relationship can not be closer, maybe the old guy in front of him is happy, and then he can give himself something more, maybe he will say something about expensive cultural relics.

After hearing Xi Qing's words, Ewen spread his hands regretfully, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xi, although I would like to have lunch with you and this beautiful lady, but unfortunately, I have to go back and sort out the documents now, you must know that some files have not been touched for decades, and I need to sort them out......"

"Okay."

Perhaps the Chinese artworks donated by Frey and others are priceless in Xi Qing's eyes, but for Ewen and the Guimet Museum, those things are not very valued, and the artworks placed in the exhibition room of the Guimet Museum are not even a tenth of what is in the warehouse.

And Ewen also knows that there are many antiques from China, which have been shelved in the Guimet Museum, not to mention the antiques hidden in the depths of the warehouse, even those antique catalogs, I am afraid it will take a while to find.

"I'm sorry then, I'll go first."

"Alright, Mr. Ewen, I'll be there at 2 o'clock in the afternoon......"

When Xi Qing heard that it was serious, he didn't force it, stood up and sent Ewen and the appraiser out of the door.

Turning around, Xi Qing looked at Wu Lisha and said, "Sister Wu Lisa, will you come with me in the afternoon?" ā€

"Nonsense, you kid don't want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, I still want to see the collection of the Guimet Museum, don't you know, I already have this idea......"

Wu Lisa glared at Xi Qing angrily, in several European countries, except for the British Museum and a few other museums, I am afraid that there are few places more Chinese antiques than the Guimet Museum, even if you can't pocket it, it is a kind of opportunity to go and see it.

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