But how can a solution be so easy to think of?

Tom came back soon, and Fang Ming hadn't thought of any way yet, so he could only cheer up temporarily, because he knew that the more times like this, the more careful he had to deal with them, or Tom would soon find out what he thought.

Fang Ming controlled his emotions very well, not to mention Tom, even Lu Yao and Deng Li, who were sitting next to him, didn't find anything wrong.

"Look at it, this painting is something I just received, but it's a really good thing."

Tom sat down and put a painting on the table, which he didn't bring many this time.

Nodding, Fang Ming didn't speak, but carefully looked at the painting that had been spread out, and after looking at it for a while, Fang Ming's brows furrowed a little, the time he had been in contact with oil painting was too short, and the painting in front of him was beyond the scope of his ability.

After thinking about it, Fang Ming gently pressed his right hand on the top of the painting.

This is a small gesture, and everyone, including Tom, doesn't think there's anything wrong with it, and many people have this habit when appraising oil paintings, as if they want to touch them to determine if the painting is real.

Oil painting is painted with oil paint, which means that it is usually more difficult to wear than ordinary paintings, so if you touch it lightly with your fingers, it is actually not too much damage to the oil painting, so seeing Fang Ming like this, Tom himself did not object.

The hand was slowly put away, Fang Ming already knew the true value of the oil painting in front of him, in fact, the oil painting in front of him was not high in terms of value, and it was impossible to pick up any leaks.

Thinking of this, Fang Minggang wanted to open his mouth to refuse, but his eyes inadvertently fell on the sketch next to him that he had pulled out and put on the top, and his heart suddenly moved, and a way appeared in his mind.

"How? What do you think of this painting? ”

When Fang Ming was appraising the oil paintings, Tom had been paying attention to Fang Ming's every move, especially the expressions on his face, but what disappointed him was that Fang Ming's movements and expressions didn't give him too many hints, so he didn't have much confidence in what Fang Ming was thinking now.

"This painting...... It's so-so. “

Fang Ming quickly perfected the idea he had just come up with in his mind, and he was even more confident in his heart

Shake it.

"This is an oil painting of an autumn wheat field, in terms of color, it belongs to the idea of expression, the bright colors are very moving, the composition is very rigorous, and the brushstrokes of the ink have reached a considerable extent, in terms of time, it should exist for about 80-100 years. In such a situation, this painting does have its value, however, there is a question, the author of this painting. ”

When Fang Ming said this, he paused, then pointed to the signature in the lower left corner, shook his head, and said, "This person ...... In the history of art in the West, you have not left your own name, so it is certain that this person was estimated to be a painter who had a certain reputation in a small place but did not cause a great influence at that time. ”

Tom looked at Fang Ming with a shocked expression on his face.

Fang Ming was very right. Expressionism and composition are not mentioned, because these can be seen by anyone who has been trained in a certain degree of appraisal theory. There were two places that he was really surprised by, one was Fang Ming's judgment of the time of the painting in front of him.

The painting in front of him is indeed between 80 and 100 years old, but the reason why Tom knows this is not that it was identified, but that he found a special institution to measure it through modern scientific means.

What the hell is going on with this person in front of you? After a few glances, you can tell how long it is. In Western appraisal circles, only those who are very experienced can judge how long an oil painting has existed from the degree of change in the cloth and oil paint of the oil painting!

From this alone, Tom knew that he had underestimated the young man sitting in front of him.

Another problem is that Fang Ming knows that this person has no Western art history based on his name, and this point requires a strong memory.

If there is a famous person, it must appear in the record of the information that is in mind, and if there is none, then it only proves that even if the person draws well, it is useless.

In the hundreds of thousands of history, how many artists (oil painters) have appeared in the entire history of art? This Tom himself can't remember, after getting such an oil painting, he deliberately went to check a lot of information, and found that the name left on the painting in front of him really couldn't find a corresponding person in the relevant materials of art history.

So, the only possibility is the person who painted the picture in front of you

As Fang Ming said, this is a painter who lives in a small place, although he paints well, but if he says that he has great value, it is impossible.

In general, the painting in front of me has a certain value, but it does not have much value, it can be said to be a good painting, but it does not belong to the level of collection.

"I think...... This painting is indeed available for purchase. Miss Deng, isn't your villa newly renovated? Otherwise, I think it's better to buy this oil painting and use it to decorate, and hang it at the corner of the staircase, I think it's okay. ”

When Tom heard this, he suddenly felt a little vomiting blood, this oil painting in front of him, people only belong to the level of decoration?

However, he didn't know how to refute Fang Ming's words, after all, what Fang Ming said before was right. There is no problem in fooling around, but it can only fool those who don't have much knowledge, facing a veteran like Fang Ming, Tom found that he really didn't have much to do.

Of course, this time she came out to find collectible-level oil paintings and the like, so Deng Li didn't know why Fang Ming would propose to let her buy such an oil painting, but she was a smart person, and she knew that since Fang Ming said this, she must have her own reason, and he would do it whatever he said.

Newly renovated villa?

The villa itself is there, and there is more than one, but the newly renovated one must not be there.

Lu Yao's heart jumped "thump" at this time, and at the beginning, she didn't understand why Fang Ming wanted to take down such an oil painting, but after all, she was a person in the circle, and she quickly came back to her senses.

Pick up the leak?

Fang Ming is going to pick up the leak?

But what's the leak?

Lu Yao is different from Deng Li, because of her work, although she can't be said to be a master of identification, but she has never eaten pork and seen a pig run, the oil painting in front of her is indeed as Fang Ming said, far from the level of collection, but ...... Since this is the case, why did Fang Ming want Deng Li to buy it again?

Although she couldn't understand why Fang Ming was like this, she was also in the same mind as Deng Li, that is, since she couldn't figure it out, she would keep silent, plus her current identity was an intermediary, so it was normal not to say anything.

"Okay, you decide, this painting is still relatively close to the style of the decoration of my villa, you can consider it, as long as you think it's okay, then there is no problem."

Fang Ming nodded lightly, then looked at Tom and said, "How much do you want for this painting?" Let's talk about it first, you and I know what kind of situation this painting is, so don't open too high a price, it's not easy to talk about it, we are all clear-eyed people, there is no need to make trouble in this matter. ”

Tom was depressed again, thinking that this would not make people live, and that he would not let himself pay a high price for this oil painting?

However, he is also an old oilman after all, although Fang Ming's words made him very depressed, and he also said not to open a high price, but he didn't care about this, and said directly: "One million, dollars." ”

"Smack!"

As soon as Fang Ming's hand was released, the oil painting was originally held in his hand, and it fell on the desktop immediately after this loosening.

This startled Tom for a moment, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes when he looked at Fang Ming.

"$1 million? If you insist on such a price, then we will not be able to negotiate today. ”

Fang Ming's face was serious, but his heart was very calm, Tom was asking for a price all over the sky, he had seen too many such things.

Tom's face showed a trace of an unnatural expression, Fang Ming's words were too tough, making him feel a very difficult feeling, because Fang Ming was different from the people he had contacted before, when he made his own offer before, even if those people felt that their offer was too high, it was all good to discuss, after all, this was just an offer of their own, even a fool knew that there must be room for a counteroffer, now it's okay, the person in front of him is directly ** sentence over, It made him very uncomfortable.

Shaking his head gently, Tom subconsciously looked at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao couldn't help but show a smile on her face, she understood that Tom meant how she brought him such a difficult person, and he was the kind who didn't play cards according to the rules.

Tom, he has already made Fang Ming's unreasonable way a little anxious!

"This ...... Tom, this is just an offer, if you are interested, I think it is better to return a price, I think although the two sides have differences, but they can still negotiate. ”