Li Yi sighed lightly in his heart, he didn't expect this bronze statue to be a treasure! He wanted to take down the bronze statue, but found that the bronze statue and the table clock were one, so he had no choice but to give up and look at the identification display in a blink of an eye. There are two identification results,

"Pendulum Clock for French Bronze Sculpture, 1923."

"Bronze Age Sculpture, Famayor, 1923."

The corners of Li Yi's eyes twitched, this imitation of the Bronze Age turned out to be Mayor's work!

Speaking of Mayor, many people may not know, but if you talk about his master, many people must say "oh" and then say they don't know. But if one of his master's works is mentioned, almost everyone will raise their hands and report it, and I know that it is the carving of this goods.

Mayor's master was named Auguste Rodin, and the famous sculpture known to most Chinese people, "The Thinker", in which a man sits there with his chin propped up with his fist and his chin in contemplation, is Rodin's work.

Auguste Rodin, a famous French sculptor, is considered the greatest realist sculptor of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Rodin's place in the history of European sculpture is what the poet Dante is in the history of Europe!

Moreover, Rodin, together with his two students, Mayor and Bourdelle, are known as the "three pillars" of European sculpture!

And this bronze statue is Maillol's imitation of the early work of his teacher Rodin, the famous sculpture "Bronze Age"!

Rodin was introduced for Mayor, but Mayor is definitely not represented by a simple sentence of Rodin's disciple, and Mayor is also a great sculptor!

Li Yi remembers that an art authority once said when commenting on Mayor,

"If Rodin's ideal is to turn marble and bronze into **, then Mayor's ideal is to turn ** into marble and bronze, whose artistic characteristics and artistic style are very different from those of his teacher."

And he also remembers that Mayor's masterpieces, such as "Air", "River", "Cyclist", etc., are considered by authorities to be works of no one before!

Remembering that I had just worshipped Mr. Hu as my teacher, I found this statue in such an inconspicuous place, what does this mean? What does this mean? What does this mean? What does this mean?

Isn't this a bald man with fleas on his head, it's obvious!

The corners of Li Yi's mouth provoked a smile, this discovery, it fully illustrates......

He's got another treasure!

"Boss, how do you sell this grandfather clock?"

"This one? 100,000 soft girl coins! ”

Li Yi smiled, didn't bother to explain, and directly stretched out two fingers,

"Eight thousand."

The boss shook his head while thinking, but his eyes saw Li Yi turn around and want to leave, and hurriedly shouted:

"Ten thousand! Couldn't go any lower! ”

Li Yi nodded, swiped the card directly to pay the bill, and went out with the box containing the clock, in a good mood, the gift for the master, there is!

The table clock is made of real material, and the bronze statue is even more solid, so it didn't take long for Li Yi to feel a little heavy, he looked at the time, and was about to go back to the hotel to put things first.

As soon as he turned out of the alley, Sotheby's called and asked him to come over immediately. Li Yi pondered for a while, and almost guessed what was going on. It must be that they wanted to trade privately, and deliberately leaked the news, and now, the people who want to buy are here.

After comparing the distance, Li Yi decided to go to Sotheby's with the clock, since he called him back, even if it was not appropriate, let them help see how much this statue was worth.

Soon he returned to Sotheby's, and this time, instead of leading him to the reception room, the front desk took him directly to Liu Xibo's office.

"Hello, Mr. Li, I'm very sorry to let you run again."

Li Yi sat down politely, and then heard Liu Xibo say:

"Here's the thing, after you left, after we researched and prepared to put your Untitled painting at next year's spring auction as the penultimate lot. As soon as we decided on it, we began to notify collectors who might be interested in the piece, and the result was ...... The rich man I just told Mr. Li about who happened to be in Hong Kong rushed over directly after receiving the news, and he wanted to see if he could reach an agreement with Mr. Li and you in private. ”

Although it must have been done by the auction house, Li Yi is also satisfied with being able to give such a self-justifying explanation. Moreover, even if it is a private transaction, it is a very common behavior in the auction house, because after all, no one knows what will happen to a lot after it is put up for auction, and it is possible that the auction will not be lost.

"I told Mr. Bob about my judgment of the painting, and also gave the auction house an estimate of the sale price, Mr. Lee, I quoted eighteen million dollars, and, I need to emphasize, Mr. Bob is very obsessed with Franz Klein......"

Li Yi smiled knowingly, this is the benefit of his own people, this old guy wants to partner with me to slaughter that rich man! But after thinking about it again, sister, this old guy won't be a trick for me in this way, and deal with things that can be sold for 30 million at half price to that Bob, right?

However, the same painter is the same masterpiece, but the value of the works in different periods is different, this situation is indeed very normal, Li Yi still decided to talk about it, anyway, if he is not happy, he will not sell it, what can he do?

"That'...... How does the auction house's commission deal with transactions like this? ”

"Mr. Li, this kind of transaction is generally the buyer pays the full fee, which is one of the reasons why I hope you will agree to close the deal privately, and you can get the most benefits."

Li Yi nodded, since this is the case, let's talk about it.

Liu Xibo led Li Yi into a luxuriously decorated VIP reception room, where four people were waiting at this time, among which Li Yi, a Chinese in his fifties, looked a little familiar.

"Mr. Lee, let me introduce you, this is the Mr. Bob I just told you, and this Mr. Li Xiong, a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong, I think you should know."

Liu Xibo first pointed to a thin, yellow-haired foreigner who was about sixty or seventy years old and introduced Li Yi, and then introduced the old man he looked familiar with.

Li Yi was silent on the surface, but he shouted in his heart, I'll go, it's really Li Xiong and Li Rich, who are known as "Fan Li"! To tell the truth, Li Yi pays attention to Li Fuhao not because of how much property he has, but because of which actress he broke out with in an affair......

The remaining two Liu Xibo did not introduce, but looking at the dress and temperament, you know that it should be the appraiser brought by the two rich people.

The two sides exchanged a few words and began to talk about the deal.

"Eight million dollars, Mr. Lee, my appraiser's estimate of the painting is seven million dollars, but in order to close the deal, I decided to pay eight million ......"

Li Yi didn't even bother to say anything, just shook his head at Liu Xibo.

Hearing Bob's offer of 10 million US dollars again, Li Yi suddenly felt very bored, he decided to put it up for auction, even if it was only 5 million, he admitted it, bargaining with these people, making him always feel like he was buying something at a price, no matter how much, he felt that he was cheated.

Seeing that Li Yi had no intention of talking again, Liu Xibo stood up and whispered a few words to Bob, Bob closed his eyes and thought for a while, and said:

"13 million US dollars, plus a work by your Chinese painting master Cui Ruzhuo, "Lotus Wind in the Prosperous Age", which I was originally going to auction at next spring, with an estimate of more than 6 million US dollars!"

Li Yi didn't know who Cui Ruzhuo was, but soon, Liu Xibo explained it to him.

Cui Ruzhuo is a Chinese-American, a famous calligrapher, painter, connoisseur and collector, and his works have been sold for more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars, and the potential for appreciation of his works is very large. According to Liu Xibo's analysis, being able to get the "Lotus Wind in the Prosperous Age" at an estimated price of six million US dollars is a very worthwhile deal.

Thirteen million dollars, plus a Chinese painting whose value I don't know the exact value, Li Yi groaned.

With a wave of Bob's hand, the appraiser behind him began to get busy, and when he carefully unfolded a group of eight ink paintings on the ground, Li Yi was startled, good guy, such a big painting!

These eight paintings are all huge, and the staggered one by one almost fills the huge reception room, Li Yi shook his head, this is the "Lotus Wind in the Prosperous Age" they said? What's the use of asking for such a big thing? There's nowhere to put it!