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John. Karui owns a number of properties in Norway, but most of his collection is in the forest manor in Hammar, so Li Yi and his family did not stop at all after arriving in Oslo, but drove directly to Hamal, which is less than 100 kilometers from Oslo, the capital of Norway.

The city of Hamar is the capital of Heidemak County in southeastern Norway, but with a population of less than 20,000, more than 60% of the territory is covered by forests, and borders Lake Mijosa, Norway's largest lake, and is a famous holiday destination.

"There are only 16,000 people in a city, and it is the capital of a county......"

Li Yi shook his head helplessly, this kind of population density, it is not possible to live if you want to be livable, any township in Huaxia, even if it is located in the deep mountains and old forests, is likely to have more than this population.

John. Karui's estate is built in the forest, it is said that the area is more than 10,000 square meters, and the surrounding thousands of acres of forest are also his property, on the edge of the forest on Lake Mijosa, there is even a small island with a radius of dozens of acres is also owned by him, there are not only luxury villas, yacht marinas, and even a professional helipad, but there are as many as three long-term helicopters.

"This kind of life ......"

John. Karui went to the secret room to prepare antiques, and his butler was in charge of reception, and he introduced the general situation of this residence in a flat tone without a trace of pride, which made Li Yi deeply stimulated. Only by letting the money move and let more people make money for him can he live like this in a few years, instead of being as tired as he is now, and even buying an antique needs to be carefully calculated......

Under the leadership of the housekeeper, Li Yi got up and walked around the hall, but he soon noticed a life-size bronze sculpture placed next to the stairs, this sculpture was a naked young man wearing a bronze helmet, holding a sharp sword, one foot on a bearded head, his expression was slightly proud, and there was a little naughty childishness.

"Huh? Is this a statue of David from Donatello? ”

Donatello was the first generation of artists in the earliest Italian Renaissance and the most outstanding sculptor of the 15th century, known as the "father of sculpture of the Renaissance". His representative work "David" is the first work to revive the ancient nude statue tradition, creating an important and eye-catching theme of Renaissance art works, with epoch-making significance, its value is far above the Bronze Age that Li Yi shot before, and it is so casually placed in the living room for people to visit, it is really ......

When Li Yizheng sighed and didn't know how to describe it, a hearty laugh came from the side,

"Dear Li, in Huaxia terms, you should be eye-catching, this is indeed the "Statue of David", but it is an imitation."

"Huh? Is this actually an imitation? ”

Glancing at John, who had just come out of the secret room. Kalu, Li Yi was stunned for a moment, with his current eyesight, although he can't be sure whether this is the real thing of Donatello, but this sculpture is definitely made by a famous artist, this should be undoubted, it's just ......

He groaned as he lightly touched the statue with his hand, and then a flash of horror flashed through his eyes.

"Yes, the original of this statue is currently in the collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Florence, and it is the jewel of the museum, I went to see it a few months ago, but sometimes I think that the real thing seems to be not as good as this imitation of mine, but unfortunately every time I say this, they will be ridiculed......"

Li Yi nodded silently, but smiled wordlessly in his heart, inertial thinking is really a terrible thing, but he doesn't seem to have any say in this matter, because his understanding of Donatello is limited to knowing, so even if the spirit card tells him that this is the real thing, if he wants to prove it......

He shrugged his shoulders sympathetically, although the task was very difficult, but ...... Leave it to me!

"Mr. Li Yi, everything is ready, do you want to start now, or will I show you around first, I like it very much, I think, you will like it here after reading it."

"Yes, Mr. Butler has already introduced me to it just now, but I'm afraid that I won't have the heart to look at antiques after I visit, so I ......"

John. Karui smiled, made a gesture of please, and then turned around and walked towards the aisle next to the hall, Li Yi followed a few steps, and suddenly stopped,

"John. Mr. Karui, I like this sculpture of yours very much, I wonder if you are interested in transferring it? ”

"Oh?"

John. Karui paused for a moment, then stopped.

"That's right, in addition to being an appraiser, I've also been learning engraving techniques, and I think this collection of yours should help me improve, so ......"

John. A clear expression appeared on Karui's face, and then he shook his head with a wry smile,

"Mr. Li Yi, do you know that you are the first person to make such a request?"

"Oh?"

Now it was Li Yi's turn to be surprised, since the recognized genuine product was in Florence, and John. Karui just said that many people think it's an imitation, but they can also see it?

"This sculpture was brought back from an auction 10 years ago and cost me $20 million, and now, Mr. Edmund estimates it at $120 million, and of course, if you approve of the price, we can talk about it carefully."

John. Karui did not answer his own question, but directly gave an offer for this sculpture, which made Li Yi a little confused, did he know that this was actually the real Donatello's "David"?

The main reason why he had such doubts was because of the offer of $120 million. Li Yi thinks that this sculpture, if it can be proven to be genuine, according to the current market situation, its price is likely to exceed the world's most expensive artwork, the famous French impressionist painter Cézanne's "Card Player", known as the "father of modern painting", it is said that the painting, when the Qatari royal family bought it in 2011, spent a full 250 million US dollars......

However, there is almost no record of auction in history for such a well-known large-scale sculpture, so he is not particularly sure that his judgment will be accurate, but this is indeed an opportunity, but whether to bet or not is a big problem.

"The price ......"

Li Yi shook his head slowly, he needed to look at the other collections to decide whether to take this risk. (To be continued.) )