"I didn't really make up the story, the price wasn't high. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info I don't tell stories anymore, but it's really not high. ”

Xi Qing smiled: "Then let's do it, if you can tell me the origin of this bronze mirror, the price of 2,000 euros, I think I can still accept it......"

Xi Qing asked this, firstly, he confronted Joseph, and secondly, Xi Qing also wanted to know the origin of this bronze mirror, to see if he could judge the specific origin of this bronze mirror.

Because this bronze mirror is so rare, it can grind the mirror into a statue of Guanyin without being visible to the naked eye, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

After Joseph heard Xi Qing's words, he shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, sir, this thing is my grandfather's collection, and it has always been placed here, I really can't say the specific origin, but why do I say that he is magical, because I seem to have heard my grandfather say that this stone statue is a ...... with a bronze mirror."

Are they together?

Xi Qing was a little disappointed in his heart, according to Joseph, this is very likely to be something that the robbers snatched from a temple in China back then, because the monks also use mirrors, maybe this thing was made by the monks in the temple to find skilled craftsmen.

It's just that the Buddha head is so broken that Xi Qing can't find any clues from it, and there are so many temples in China, he can't find out which temple this Buddha head comes from.

Shaking his head helplessly, Xi Qing really couldn't explore it.

"Monsieur Joseph, 1,500 euros, I'll take it, or you'll stay here?"

Xi Qing didn't say much, Joseph weighed it and raised the price, "1800 euros, this is yours." ”

Xi Qing didn't want to continue bargaining, he didn't expect that foreigners and Chinese would do the same business.

Taking out 1,800 euros from his handbag, Xi Qing handed it to Joseph, then carefully placed the bronze mirror in the bag, and wrapped several layers of paper towels on the mirror, for fear that the mirror would be damaged.

After the transaction was completed, Joseph also learned Xi Qing's name, and saw that Xi Qing kept looking at the Buddha head, and said, "Sir, don't you want this Buddha head?" ”

"Oh no, I'm not interested in that, and you're paying too much. Can I take a few photos though? Maybe I can introduce it to my friends who like it......".

"Okay, then help me introduce a little bit more Chinese customers."

"A must."

"Mr. Joseph, do you have no oil paintings or anything like that?"

After coming for a long time, the objects received were still from his own country, and Xi Qing was a little unwilling.

"Oil paintings, you say?"

Joseph was stunned for a moment by Xi Qing's question, among foreign artworks, in addition to the sculptures of those masters, the most collectible and marketable artworks are oil paintings.

"Mr. Xi, I mainly have some modern handicrafts here, there are reproduced oil paintings, I don't know if you are interested, of course, there are some paintings by new painters, which are worth collecting......"

Joseph saw that Xi Qing had bought him a thing, and he was quite sincere, but he wanted to have a painting such as a piece of the Sanskrit. The paintings of high-level masters, but they are a bit fantastical.

Don't talk about the Renaissance Giotto. Advance. Bondona, Masaccio, Leonardo. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael. Sanzio, the world-famous painters, is the modern Vincent. William. Any painting that has been handed down by Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne and others is worth more than tens of millions.

If Joseph himself had their works, would he still need to get up early and open this craft shop in the dark? I'm afraid I've already sold my paintings and taken my wife around the world, and it's exciting to think about.

"Modern painters? I guess that's better ......."

Xi Qing shook his head when he heard this, although in the international oil painting market, there are many people who are collecting paintings by potential painters, and it is possible that the value will appreciate in three or five years, but Xi Qing does not have that patience, and he is not collecting for money now. He's thinking about adding value to things.

After declining Joseph's kindness, Xi Qing wandered around the basement again, but none of the remaining things that Xi Qing could look at.

After looking at all the objects in this room, Xi Qing looked at the locked room and asked Joseph, "Joseph, what is in the other room?" ”

Although today I got a rare Sui and Tang Dynasty bronze mirror, Xi Qing is still a little unwilling, this thing is something from his own country, and Xi Qing came out to Taobao this time, but he was holding back his strength to encounter a foreign artwork, and it was really a taste to find something in China.

Joseph smiled and introduced, "Oh, there are all my grandfather's relics, I forgot to introduce you, my grandfather is a respected painter, although he is not famous, but his paintings, my father and I have kept, and the things in them are not for sale......"

Although Joseph said that he would not sell it, he had already unlocked the door with the key and pushed open the door of the small room.

"My grandfather knew Picasso back then, but of course he was not as famous as Mr. Pablo, and no one appreciated his paintings......"

Joseph was a little resentful when he mentioned Picasso, because his grandfather had a very good relationship with Picasso back then. Ruiz. Picasso's guests, but what made Joseph depressed was that Picasso painted countless paintings in his life, and his grandfather couldn't collect one.

Come to think of it, this friend is also a very sad character.

"Picasso?!"

Xi Qing was taken aback when he heard this, he was the most creative and far-reaching artist in the contemporary West, and he and his paintings occupied an immortal position in the history of world art.

Picasso's full name is 75 syllables long, which translates to 75 Chinese characters, and when Xi Qing heard this, he was very skeptical that Picasso could remember his name. For the sake of convenience, people in the world are generally referred to as Picasso.

Picasso was a prolific painter, with nearly 37,000 works in total, including 1,885 oil paintings, 7,089 drawings, 20,000 prints, and 6,121 lithographs.

Picasso's life was so glorious that he was the first painter ever to live to see his work in the Louvre, which is the greatest tribute to his 92-year life. It can also be seen that the Chinese people admire and respect him.

In a December 1999 poll conducted by a French newspaper, he was voted the top of the ten greatest painters of the 20th century with 40% of the vote.

Picasso once said about his work: "I have my blood in every painting of mine, and this is the meaning of my paintings." ”

How domineering it is, how exciting it is, probably only he dares to say so, and he is not stained by others, only envy, reverence, and admiration.

You must know that among the top 10 paintings with the highest price at auction in the world, Picasso's works occupy 4, with a total value of more than 2 billion RMB, although those are only his most outstanding paintings, but it is conceivable that his works are in the history of world art.

Xi Qing was a little surprised, "Your grandfather and Picasso are really friends?" ”

"Of course, how could I make such a joke."

"That's really good."

While talking to Joseph casually, Xi Qing walked into the small room and looked through some sketches on the table, but when he looked at it, his brows suddenly furrowed.

The status of foreign realism is slightly higher than that of abstraction, and these sketches of Joseph's grandfather, to be honest, Xi Qing can't tell whether they are realism or abstraction.

The sketch that Xi Qing held in his hand looked like a portrait at first glance, and then it felt like an animal, except for the slightly human-like face, the rest had no human features.

Although he didn't have much research on foreign paintings, Xi Qing also knew that the level of this sketch was really not very good, and he couldn't figure out why Picasso could make friends with Joseph's grandfather.

That's too far from that.

Seeing Xi Qing's expression, Joseph leaned forward and said.

"Mr. Xi, that's right. Although my grandfather's level of painting was not very good, his art appreciation was still very high......"

"Really?" Xi Qing smiled dryly.

After Joseph heard Xi Qing's words, his face flushed slightly, "That's indeed the case." ”

Xi Qing disagreed with such an explanation, and with Xi Qing's conjecture, the ancestor who dared to love this is also a master with low eyes.

Seeing this four-dissimilar sketch, Xi Qing didn't have the heart to look at it anymore, there was no need to compete with Joseph here, it was better to respect his grandfather, and when he was about to say a few words against his will, and praise the old Joseph, who was friends with Picasso, his eyes suddenly stared at a box.

It's a big tin box.

"What is here?"

"That's my grandfather's paintings, and his appreciation is still good, and his other paintings are also very good."

Seeing that the box was unlocked, Xi Qing asked, "Can I take a look?" ”

"Yes, but you can flip it a little softer."

"Okay." After Xi Qing opened the box, he was not interested in these paintings, but suddenly, there was an extremely comfortable feeling in his hand, and Xi Qing could even pull out some different papers from it.

Could it be that there is something valuable in it?

"Do you sell paintings here?"

Joseph shook his head: "Not for sale." ”

"If you don't sell it, then I won't watch it." Xi Qing didn't want to waste time either.

"No, of course, if I really meet someone who knows how to appreciate these paintings, like you, I can also consider selling some of them, but Mr. Xi, it's only a small part...... I'm going to make some memories of being a grandfather."

Joseph felt that what he had just said was too dead, and hurriedly added, because Joseph believed that his grandfather would definitely want his paintings to become valuable money, and when the old man was alive, didn't he often say that his paintings could not be sold?

"Really? Monsieur Joseph, if you are willing to sell them, I will buy some ...... for the study of the accomplishments of French artists in calligraphy and painting."

Xi Qing's surprise at this time was not pretended, he was thinking about how to persuade Joseph to sell the paintings in this box, but he didn't expect Joseph to bring it up himself, which made Xi Qing have a lot less to say.

"Of course it's true, but these are my grandfather's sketches, and they are very precious to me...... The price won't be low. ”

Joseph couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Xi Qing really wanted to buy, but his face showed a look of embarrassment, and his thoughts and expressions were diametrically opposed, which is a necessary professionalism for all businessmen, and Joseph's performance is definitely the best among them.

"Oh, I understand, Mr. Joseph, you can tell me how much is worth to match your grandfather's worth?"

What is the value of his grandfather, Xi Qing talked about the price, and he was already secretly scolded in his heart, if it weren't for the mixed objects, these sketches would not be given to Xi Qing for nothing. also said that he wanted money, but he really didn't want his face.

While talking nonsense with Joseph, Xi Qing quickly pulled out all the sketches in a large brown paper envelope, confusing them with other manuscripts that really belonged to Joseph Sr.

Xi Qing didn't know why Joseph didn't find these sketches, because when Xi Qing took out these sketches, he could easily distinguish the level of the paintings on dozens of sketches on the paper, which was much higher than the level of old Joseph's paintings.

"More than 30 ......"

After carefully checking those black and white sketches, Xi Qing couldn't help but get excited in his heart, because he even saw one of Picasso's autographs on a sketch, although the font was scribbled, Xi Qing still recognized it.

However, seeing this sketch, Xi Qing's heart also lifted, because he was afraid that Joseph would also find Picasso's signature, so that he would not have to think about it again.

"Mr. Joseph, I don't know how you plan to sell these paintings?"

Xi Qing was a little rushing, and after confusing Picasso's more than 30 sketches among the many works of Joseph Sr., he turned his face to look at Joseph, who was sitting outside waiting. In fact, Xi Qing is not a little sorry, compared to those robbers who snatched China's treasures, Xi Qing can buy them with money is already very civilized.

Besides, Joseph has always wanted to slaughter himself as a monkey, and he needs to be polite to each other, so he would really be a fool.

"This ...... Mr. Xi, what price can you offer? ”

Joseph, who was still saying that he was not selling his grandfather's souvenir just now, was now putting on the appearance of a profiteer.

It's just that Joseph didn't know that his grandfather had received dozens of sketches from Picasso, and the only one who knew about it was his father, but more than ten years ago, Joseph's father went to see his grandfather because of a traffic accident, and these sketches have been left in that brown paper envelope and sealed to this day.

It has become an eternal secret, and this is also to blame for his father's lack of courage. (To be continued.) )