The next day, the two sides completed the transaction, and Wu Tianyuan was satisfied with four treasures of the Yuan Dynasty and earned back more than 300 million costs. As for the crater, leave it to two people to develop, and the rest will be left alone!

"Boss, this is the information you want, after Wang C. Chiqian's death, his collection caused a lot of controversy, especially the two children."

Wu Tianyuan pouted, that was retribution!

C. C. Wang, a famous painter in the United States and a collector of ancient paintings and calligraphy, is proficient in ancient Chinese paintings, and has a large collection of national treasures, and is known as one of the six major collectors of the Republic of China.

In his later years, he settled in the United States and sold a large number of paintings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Later, the Palace Museum intended to buy the rest of Wang's paintings, but Wang's price was too high, and he finally sold a large number of national treasures to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States.

Compared with the noble character of famous collectors such as Zhang Boju and Zhu Jiaming, although Wang C. C. Qian has made good achievements in art, his behavior of selling national treasures in bulk cannot help but be deplorable.

He was a leading figure in the field of 20th-century Chinese painting collectors, and his collection not only covers the Ming and Qing dynasties, but also some famous works of the Song and Yuan dynasties.

For example, at Christie's in New York in 1999, he spent a huge amount of $1.4325 million to buy Song Guoxi's "Autumn Mountain Travel Map". In his collection, there are many unique pieces. For example, Wu Zongyuan's "Chaoyuan Immortal Battle Map" is the only work of Wu Zongyuan, another outstanding religious figure painter after Wu Daozi of Tang Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Sadly, C.C. Wang died in 2003 at the age of 96, and his two children have been fighting over their estate in Manhattan's probate court. For more than a decade, the children have filed lawsuits in state and federal courts, alleging robbery and fraud.

In addition to the family strife, there is a larger problem that has disappointed the Chinese collecting community. Court documents show that C. Wang's estate is worth more than $100 million, but dozens, perhaps hundreds, of works have been missing, including an 11th-century scroll, "The Battle of the Immortals of the Yuan Dynasty," which is considered a national treasure in China, and whose whereabouts are unknown.

Before his death, Wang C. C. Qian left part of the collection to his daughter Wang Xiange, and the other part to his son Wang Shoukun. Wang Xiange, 79, and Wang Shoukun, 85, both had a close relationship with their father at various times and served as his business agent.

But the two had a dispute over the authenticity of the inheritance, especially the two wills. One of them was established in 2000 and appointed Wang Xiange as the executor of the will; The other was established shortly before Wang Jiqian's death, appointing Wang Shoukun and his son Wang Yiqiang as the executors of the will, and depriving Wang Xiange of his right to inherit.

In the midst of this dispute, estimates of how many ancient Chinese paintings were in Wang's posthumous collection varied widely, ranging from 240 to 438.

Since 2003, more than 120 works have been handed over for sale by the Trusteeship. But they also accuse each other of hiding more high-value paintings in the United States, China or elsewhere than that number.

According to a list held by the IRS, more than $20 million in estate tax is levied. The list lists paintings, real estate and other types of property at the time of Mr. Wang's death, though some of the paintings involved in the tax are likely to be missing.

The legal action taken by both sides this year is aimed at breaking this deadlock. Wang and her husband, Kenneth, filed a joint lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan last month, alleging that Wang and his son had conspired to falsify art sales records to loot the estate and falsely report the whereabouts of the collection.

In the complaint, Mr. Wang alleges that Mr. Wang's son, Mr. Wang, 53, forged a buyer's address and at one point even shipped $1.4 million worth of art to his home in Shanghai.

There are few things that the two sides do not disagree about, and one of them is: one of the most important collections, the silk ink pen scroll "Chaoyuan Immortal Battle Map" is missing. The picture is most likely a mural manuscript depicting a group of Taoist gods in intricate detail. Experts say that it is a work on Taoist themes in the early Northern Song Dynasty and is very rare.

In 2005, the two sides put the "Chaoyuan Immortal Battle Map" into the safe deposit box of a bank in Shanghai. The box can only be opened again in the presence of both players.

After hearing that someone saw the "Chaoyuan Immortal Battle Map" outside the bank, Wang Xiange asked Wang Yiqiang to go with her to open the safe for verification. According to her, Wang Yiqiang ignored the Chinese court's order and refused to appear.

Wang said that when the safe was opened in 2009, the results were disappointing. The precious original is gone, and only a faded cheap scroll print is inside the box. She reported the theft to the Shanghai police, but the police said it was a family matter and refused to investigate. Wang Shoukun and Wang Yiqiang claimed that no one had told them that the box would be opened, suggesting that Wang had somehow stolen the scroll.

"Dog eats dog, a mouthful of hair!"

Wu Tianyuan said disdainfully: "Contact Wang Xiange, it seems that she has been having a hard time recently, talk to her." ”

The three of them flew to Manhattan and found Wang Xiange, who was already in his eighties, the old man was really energetic, and it was estimated that he would not get the inheritance and die blindly.

"After my investigation, because of the financial crisis a few years ago, your investment failed, and all your net worth was wiped out. can only rely on the continuous litigation to ask for Wang Jiqian's old collection, so that he can have a chance to turn over. ”

Wu Tianyuan unceremoniously revealed: "Now I give you a chance to buy all the calligraphy and paintings privately, as many as you want!" ”

Wang Xiange and his son nodded, this young man was indeed qualified to say this, but he was still embarrassed.

Wu Tianyuan said disdainfully: "It seems that you still don't have a deep understanding of your situation, first, now that the economy is not good, no one in the United States will pay a lot of money to buy Chinese calligraphy and painting in your hands, are you still waiting for An Siyuan to come back to life?" ”

"Second, this batch of paintings and calligraphy is too controversial, as long as it appears in the United States, it will cause the other party to sue and fall into endless lawsuits, aren't you tired of these?"

Wu Tianyuan finally sighed and said, "Finally, I don't comment on your father, but you are also Chinese, and you must return to your roots after death, and you must leave the treasure of your ancestors in a foreign land?" ”

This sentence deeply stung Wang Xiange, all his life for a few paintings and his relatives turned against him, the whole world is waiting to see the excitement, he is already in his eighties, and he has the face to see his father and ancestors after death?

In the end, she finally came up with secret calligraphy and paintings, which shocked Wu Tianyuan.

"Song Huizong's post-red cliff map!"

"Song Huizong's character handscroll, ten beautiful pictures!"

"Xie Yuan's peach blossom picture!"

"Song Guoxi's Autumn Mountain Travel Map!"

"There is also the Chaoyuan fairy picture of Song Wu Chaoyuan!"

Wu Tianyuan looked at several peerless treasures, especially the last one, the fairy picture that was rumored to be missing from the outside world was indeed here!

The two parties signed a sales contract, and Wu Tianyuan bought all of them for 50 million US dollars, bringing the best of Wang C. Chi's collection back to the museum for eternal collection.