Ye Mo's heart blossomed, and all that floated in his eyes was Franklin.

Su Hawei looked at Ye Mo and said, "I'm sorry, sir." If it's convenient, can you tell me how these two paintings got into your hands? ”

"Oh, that's okay." Ye Mo thought for a while and said, "It should be the time of World War I." These two paintings ......" Ye Mo said, pointing to the gold and silver coins in front of him, and continued: "They flowed into China along with some other things, and were taken by my master's master. Of course, my master's master and my master have passed away. And these things came to me. In order to avoid trouble, Ye Mo told a little lie.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. These two paintings are quite well preserved, and if the old gentleman had not died, I would have liked to thank him in person. These two paintings are treasures of the whole world. ”

Ye Mo shrugged, and then said to Brundy: "I want to entrust these two paintings to your company for auction." "These two paintings, especially Van Gogh's "Weaving Workshop", took out this thing, and it was better to sell it if there was an incident. Get the money and be a free rich man. Besides, Ye Mo really has no interest in things like art, and he is afraid that he will be damaged if he leaves it in his hands.

The surprise came too suddenly, and Brendy said excitedly: "I am very happy to serve you." And if you want to sell these gold coins, we can also contact the buyer for you to ensure that they are sold at a good price. ”

"Oh my God. Van Gogh's painting ...... I think this auction is going to be a big deal. Suhavi answered from the side.

Ye Mo said: "I want to know the specific value of these two!" ”

The three old men looked at each other: "The price of 'Bathing' is based on the price of the Paris auction the year before, and the estimate I gave was $52 million. The price I gave was conservative, and the real auction price should be higher. Suhavi said, pausing, and said, "As for 'The Weaving Workshop', it's definitely a painting of Van Gogh's original work...... Based on the $39.5 million price of Sunflowers at an international art auction held in 987 and the $82.5 million price of Portrait of Dr. Gachet at Christie's in New York in 1990. The price of this "Weaving Workshop" is likely to exceed 100 million. ”

Ye Mo felt that his heart had stopped beating. Ye Mo was stunned for a long time, he knew that this thing would be very valuable, but he still felt incredible when he heard the offer. One painting is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and two paintings are exchanged for RMB instead of one billion soft sister coins.

Brundy looked at Ye Mo and said with a smile: "Art is one of the best ways to invest in value preservation, and Mr. Ye's two paintings are rare treasures, and the high price is a matter of course." Mr. Ye, if you don't mind the painting, I want to leave for a while. ”

Ye Mo was still in shock, and Brundy had already left the house.

Next, Ye Mo put away the two paintings and hugged them tightly in his arms, staring at the gold coin being identified on the other side. About ten minutes later, Brendy came back, with a little old man in his fifties behind him: "Mr. Ye, this is the president of our auction house, Mr. Harry." ”

"Fortunately, fortunately." Ye Mo and Harry shook hands.

"Mr. Ye, we are very honored for your trust. I hope Mr. Ye can give us a little more time to prepare. In this auction, we will invite some buyers to prepare a small presentation before the auction and hold a small special auction for the two paintings. Does it take some time to notify these buyers? Harry looked at Ye Mo and said.

"Okay. I don't have any questions about the time. Ye Mo nodded, agreed, and continued, "I have some other items here, maybe they can be auctioned together." ”

"Oh?" Harry was a little surprised.

"I'm going to keep some of these gold coins and put the rest at auction."

"That's great."

Two days apart. The Dutch oil painting experts contacted by the auction house came to New York. Ye Mo took "The Weaving Workshop" again for appraisal and determined that it was Van Gogh's lost work.

Ye Mo took out three more pocket watches and asked them to help identify them together.

These three arms are not ordinary goods.

One of the women's pocket watches is only 3 cm in diameter, with pearls inlaid around the perimeter, a gold case with a beautiful painted north side and a gorgeous red rose on the front. The other two men's pocket watches also look extraordinary, one ruby and one sapphire. In the end, the women's pocket watch is a product of the famous Swiss brand Vacheron Constantin, and the men's pocket watch is made in Germany. They are all pre-1900 objects, well-preserved, and very rare.

In the end, the auction house invited Vacheron Constantin's master watchmakers to come and appraise it. The watch, named 'Red Rose', was the name of the New York banker Hott. Vain made it for his wife in 1885. The watch weighs about 350 grams and is made up of more than 800 individual parts. The pearls set on the edge of the pocket watch are very rare pink pearls with uniform grains, the shell is cast from pure gold, painted and red roses by the famous Swiss painter Jeff. The Hand of Colster. This piece is the only one in the world, and it is unique, with an estimated minimum price of $3,100. Actual auction, the price will definitely be higher.

Vacheron Constantin representatives asked Ye Mo on the spot if he planned to sell it, and they would be present at the auction.

None of these three pocket watches Ye Mo was ready to be auctioned, and all of them were kept.

Following Ye Mo and Harry, the auction list was determined, two paintings, fifty-two gold coins, and three hundred and twenty-six silver coins.

Leaving behind three pocket watches, one hundred gold coins, and three hundred silver coins. After discussing the auction process again, the two shook hands: "Okay, so be it." Ye Mo said.

"Well, that's it." Harry stood up and shook Ye Mo's hand again, and said, "I have some other things, I'm very sorry I can't continue to accompany you." Brundy will take care of the rest for you, and hopefully I can work with you almost in the future. ”

After the short old man left, Brundy accompanied Ye Mo to sign the contract, and then chatted for a while, and Ye Mo said goodbye and left.

It's about to become a billionaire. Ye Mo was excited, thinking about the hundreds of millions of dollars that he was about to get in his hand, how to spend so much money.

The auction is scheduled for mid-May.

Ye Mo stayed in a hotel in New York and checked the tax system in the United States.

It's not that I don't know, but I'm shocked. Ye Mo estimated that the proceeds from this auction were at least 160 million US dollars, and according to the US tax collection system, they had to pay 40 percent of the personal income tax, and the money received was directly reduced by nearly half.

Nima, this is worth it.

Fortunately, the tax time is January of the following year, and there is still more than half a year.

You have to invest something, or wait until January next year, when the tax bureau comes to your door to collect tens of millions of dollars in taxes, then you won't cry to death.

Ye Mo works as a vine farmer and knows a lot about the winery. Investing in wineries is a good option, especially in Napa Valley and Sonoma County.

Both are the most famous wine regions in the United States, and the price of land in both places is also increasing year by year, which is a very good choice for both investment and value preservation. The most expensive land price is Napa Valley, which is as well-known as Moutai in Guizhou, China. Although Sonoma County is not as well-known as Napa, it has a better reputation for wine, relatively cheap land, and more investment potential.

However, compared with investment potential, Ye Mo values his own enjoyment more.

Napa Valley is like a wine-themed Disneyland, and Sonoma County is a traditional wine region. When you come to Napa, every qiē you can see is the tourist oak associated with wine. And in Sonoma County, you'll find that the people here are very dreary, and there's wine everywhere, and just wine.

While Sonoma County has made winemaking and viticulture a job, Napa has developed it into a tourist oak.