Shi Qiba really knew that John. Karui, not only knew, but also attended once John. During the dinner hosted by Carow, as a representative of Van Cleef & Arpels, he was also very honored to receive a gift from John. Karui's private contact details. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"He's really looking for the Scream again, and he's a bit of a fanatic, but the main thing is because he's not short of money, if I'm in his position...... What the? What did you say? Oh Maiga, you said that the painting he was looking for is in your hands, oh no, God, this can't be, you must be lying to me, right? No, no, no, I have to see something before I can help you make this call, otherwise who knows if you're lying to me...... Okay, okay, I'll call first, I can't read it anyway, can I? ”

Hear from John. Kalu's $168 million "Scream" was actually in Li Yi's hands, Shi Qiba suddenly became messy in the wind, he said a lot incoherently, and finally agreed to give John first. Karui made a call to see if the guy was really looking for the "Scream."

"Okay, we've communicated, he's really looking for this work, and the price of $168 million is really what he said, what are you going to do next?"

Shi Qiba said a few words into the phone, then held the microphone with one hand, and turned his head to discuss with Li Yi.

"He could have sent someone over to verify the authenticity of the painting, and then he could ...... You tell him that I don't need money, I need him to exchange Chinese antiques. ”

Shi Qiba nodded, and after conveying Li Yi's meaning, he turned his head and asked:

He asked where he could see the piece.

After Li Yi said the name of the hotel, he quickly replied, and he will see you in an hour.

"Dude, if you're going to sell it to John. Karui's words, I won't join in the fun, because it involves a lot of money. But now you just want to exchange some Chinese antiques, then, I think I should go and see what that famous painting worth 168 million is, yes, I have to go. ”

Seeing Li Yi get up and prepare to leave, Shi Qiba grabbed him as soon as he could, and strongly demanded to fulfill the responsibility of a middleman, in his words, he was already cheap if he didn't ask Li Yi for an introduction fee, and if he wanted to get rid of him, no way!

Shrugged indifferently, Li Yi took Shi Qiba back to the hotel with him, and on the way, Shi Qiba introduced John to Li Yi. Kalu's basic situation, this billionaire is a legend in Norway, he is 78 years old this year, his industry is mainly concentrated in the financial field, Norway's largest bank is his family industry, and as a personal hobby, he also invested in a diamond mine in South Africa, and it is said that all the rough stones that are more than 10 carats dug out have been collected by him privately.

"That's why those of us who make jewelry have a chance to get his invitation."

"Really? I don't know if he's interested in rubies......"

The two were chatting, the doorbell rang suddenly, and Shi Qiba subconsciously looked at his watch,

"Looks like the rumors are true, he'll be there in less than 40 minutes, man, if I were you, I think, I'll give him a good knock......"

Li Yi smiled and opened the wooden door of the room, and then he was stunned, and there was actually a big man standing in front of the door who was nearly two meters tall and strong like a polar bear!

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Li Yi? Who is Mr. Bastian? ”

Li Yi reacted that this should be a bodyguard, and as soon as he let go, he pushed Shi Qiba to the front,

"He's Bastian, Mr. John should have seen it."

The big man stared at Shi Qiba twice, silently stepped aside, and then, an old man with a thin appearance, sunken eye sockets, and hair was about to fall out walked to the door from the side, first hugged Shi Qiba gently, and then held Li Yi's hand and shook it gently,

"I'm very sorry, you know, the older people get, the more afraid of death, so I ......"

Li Yi smiled indifferently, if he was John, he might ask the other party to bring the painting to his territory, but he only asked the bodyguard to confirm it first, but this also confirmed from another side that he really wanted to get this painting.

Follow John. Behind Karui was a slightly younger old man, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and a small leather suitcase, which he had hired to appraise, named Edmund, who was said to be very famous in Europe.

welcomed the guests into the room, and without talking nonsense, Li Yi took out the "Scream".

"Oh Maiga, it's so badly damaged......"

Edmund unfolded the canvas and frowned solemnly. The situation of this painting is indeed a bit bad, because it was folded in half by Liu Lao and placed at the bottom of the box, and a few scrolls were pressed on it, although it was not heavy, but after such a long time, not only the creases were obvious, but also several places were glued together, and Li Yi did not pay special attention when he opened it at that time, so there were several places that had to be restored to restore their original appearance.

Edmund glanced at Li Yi dissatisfied, although this painting was not well kept, but as an appraiser who had been immersed in oil painting for decades, he still recognized it at a glance. Munch's 1893 version of "The Scream", but out of caution, he still took out a magnifying glass, a small brush and other tools to carefully examine it.

"OK, it's Edward. Munch's original works are correct, and these places can also be restored by technical means, so it will not affect the value of the painting too much. ”

Ten minutes later, Edmund gave his own appraisal conclusion, to Li Yi's surprise, he actually stood on his side and spoke, proving that these damaged places can not only be repaired, but also do not affect the overall value, which can't help but make him a little impressed by Edmund's professional ethics.

"It's okay, then let Mr. Li Yi talk about his conditions, do you need to exchange antiques from Huaxia?"

Li Yi nodded.

"So, is it porcelain, or calligraphy and painting, or some other type of antique?"

"I don't have any special requests for this, Mr. John, except that I want your antiques to be as precious as possible."

John. Karui nodded slightly, and the big man who had been standing in the aisle took out a stack of photos from his pocket and handed them to Li Yi.

"The news came in a hurry, so there is no way to prepare more, you first see if there are any of these that interest you, if not, what do you need, I'll look for it."

Li Yi smiled and took the photo, the first one is a blue and white plum vase, the style and blue and white color look very similar to the products of the three dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, although this kind of porcelain is precious, but he is not lacking, just this second one......

Li Yi frowned and looked at the second photo for a long time, and was suddenly shocked in his heart, could it be that it was that person's work? (To be continued.) )