Ye Mo left for New York on the same day.

First, I rented a car at a car rental company near the New York airport, followed by three gold coins in my pocket and went straight to Sotheby's. He first checked to see if this thing was genuine.

The little girl at the main station explained her intentions, and the little girl made a phone call, and after a while, a woman in her thirties and forties came out and took him up to the second floor to pay the appraisal fee of 300 US dollars.

Seriously, Ye Mo was a little curious when he entered such a big company for the first time, and he was more nervous. I am nervous that the thing of oneself is not genuine.

At this time, Sotheby's was about to get off work, but fortunately, Ye Mo only identified three gold coins, and it didn't take long. It was the old man who identified the gold coins for Ye Mo, and he only glanced at them twice before he confirmed: "Congratulations, these three gold coins are worth about 3-50,000 US dollars. ”

350,000 US dollars is not a small amount, and it will cost 200,000 or 300,000 yuan to convert into RMB.

Ye Mo happily took back the gold coin, the old man of the appraiser had already packed his things and was ready to get off work, Ye Mo was also about to leave, planning to come back tomorrow, a white man in a suit and leather shoes in his forties walked over enthusiastically, stretched out his hand, and said, "Hello, is it Mr. Ye Mo who called yesterday?" ”

Ye Mo politely stretched out his hand and said, "Yes, I am Ye Mo." ”

"Nice to meet you. I'm Brundy, Business Manager at Sotheby's. I saw the photos you sent last night and was shocked. ”

"I was shocked when I got those things, too." Ye Mo said with a smile.

"Do you still need to identify your other items?" I can arrange the best appraiser for you. Brendi looked at Ye Mo, a little nervous, and said.

"Of course, but I need to identify a bit of a lot of items, so the appraisal fee charged can not be lower." Ye Mo thought that it would cost $300 to identify three gold coins, and there were hundreds of items in the box, and it would not cost tens of thousands of dollars to identify all of them.

A bit of a lot of items to identify?

Hearing this, Brendy was stunned and said, "The appraisal fee can be appropriately reduced." As for the extent of the reduction, it would need to be agreed upon in kind. ”

In the evening, head back to your hotel.

Ye Mo had a rare extravagance, and asked for a good steak and a bottle of 2003 Phelps wine in the restaurant.

Phelps wines are ruddy in colour and rich in taste. Paired with a good steak, it is definitely a rare treat.

After dinner, Ye Mo went back to the room, lying on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep, and simply entered the mythical space.

The space was still silent, and the huge glass jar column in the center, and the two pipes connected to the black box were dripping green liquid into it.

Come to think of it, this should be the so-called source liquid.

It's been a day and a night, and the source liquid stored in it can be described as scarce. Ye Mo didn't know the purpose of this liquid, and he didn't dare to move it. Finally, he opened the large wooden box and sorted out the contents.

One hundred and fifty-two gold coins of all kinds, and six hundred and twenty-six silver coins.

Ye Mo sorted the coins into categories, and put the same kind of coin into one pocket.

Early the next morning, Ye Mo left the hotel with coins and two paintings. As soon as he arrived at the auction house, Brundy greeted him with a look of spirit, followed by several old men: "These are Professor Nicol, Professor Suhavi, and Professor Freeland." Your painting will be authenticated by three professors. Brendy walked up to Ye Mo and introduced the professor behind him.

After a little greeting, the three old men wanted to look at the painting. Ye Mo handed over the oil paintings he brought to the three old men, then opened the backpack on his back, and said, "I still need some ancient coins here, please help identify them." ”

Brundy took a deep breath, the number of gold and silver coins was very rare.

Brendy then enlisted twelve paleocoins to help with the identification. These gold and silver coins are mainly concentrated between 1850 and 1910, but they belong to different countries and are in large quantities, making them very difficult to identify.

Brundy brought a stool for Ye Mo and said, "Do you want something to drink?" There is coffee, tea, red wine. ”

"Coffee bar." Ye Mo replied.

Next, Ye Mo stared intently at the twelve ancient currency experts for him, they identified one Ye Mo took back one and put it in the small box provided by the auction house, and then took out the next one. The main reason is that there are too many of them, and Ye Mo is afraid of getting confused.

The gold coins identified are all genuine, but they are all gold coins in batches, there are no very rare commemorative coins, and the value is decent.

But I can't stop the quantity.

After about two hours, the old man named Suhavi, who was in charge of the appraisal of the oil painting, came over: "The results of the appraisal are basically out, and there are still a few small tests to be done, and there is probably no problem." ”

Ye Mo turned his head, and Professor Suhavi was fiddling with the instrument, looking at it carefully: "This "Bath" is the work of the Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmansson van Royne. Appearing in Rembrandt's most depressed period, this painting depicts his wife and daughters, with smiles on their faces but a hint of sadness on their brows...... There are three characters in this painting, each of which is dynamic and natural, and the surrounding environment is very rich in color and has a strong sense of layering. This is a rarity in the work of Rembrandt Halmansson van Royne, and it is also his masterpiece. ”

During his lifetime, Rembrandt left behind more than 600 paintings, more than 300 etchings and more than 2,000 drawings. Most of these paintings were made before 1662, and after 1663 he painted less, but his painting skills were more mature, and his creative power reached its peak. This "Bathing" is his masterpiece, and it is also his peak work, and it is of extraordinary value. ”

Ye Mo's heart was overjoyed, what he liked the most was to hear the words 'extraordinary value'. This proves that he is going to get rich.

Then Suhavi pointed to another painting of clothes: "This painting looks like Vincent. Sanskrit. Gao's work, "Weaving Workshop". Van Gogh, a Dutchman, was one of the great masters of art of the 19th century. The skill of the painting has reached its peak. As for the value, I don't need to say anything more, priceless! ”

"This painting appeared after The Weaver, and very few people have seen it. We also had to contact a few Dutch artists to come and appraise them together. ”

Among Van Gogh's top 10 works in the world painting list, Van Gogh's works occupy four pieces: "Doctor Gachet", "Self-Portrait Without a Beard", "Iris" and "Sunflowers". Of the four works, "Sunflowers" sold for the lowest price, at $40 million. But that was in 1987.

With modern collectors' admiration for Van Gogh, this "Weaving Workshop" must be an unimaginable sky-high price.