The appearance of Jin Shu surprised Ouyang Xiaomei, and as for Ouyang Zhanjun, there was only envy, jealousy and hatred left in his eyes. Think about it, a long-lost book of Jin, its significance is by no means comparable to an antique, it is of great significance for future generations to understand ancient life.

What's more, this is a complete set of Jin books, with a total of 130 volumes, if it is put at auction, domestic collectors will definitely be crazy about it, and they will definitely be able to auction it at an unimaginable price.

"Is this set of books worth a lot? , Delfina asked, although she also likes to collect, but she is more inclined to the works of the Dada spirit, and does not know much about oriental culture.

"It can't be measured with money, but if it is put at auction, there are not a few people who thought it would spend seven or eight hundred million." Ouyang Zhanjun could be sure that if he had the money, he would also be willing to throw it out.

"Mr. Qin really deserves to be called a treasure hunting mouse, and he has such a big harvest when he first arrived in France." Delfina had learned about Qin Xuebing's relevant qualifications, and originally thought it was a bit exaggerated, but now, this set of books has proved that those qualifications are not exaggerated.

"It's just luck, you can help me look at these paintings." Qin Xuebing took out the Bible, turned one of the pages, and took out a sketch.

"Sketch, the girl is holding a mango, isn't this a girl holding a mango?"

Delfina had an excited look on her face, and she was amazed: "That's right, it's the girl who eats mangoes, and the brushwork is right." Mr. Qin, your luck is really good, this is the work of Paul, Gauguin. Sketch manuscripts, of course. ”

"Paul, Gauguin?" Qin Xuebing looked at Ye Cuiqing, he could swear that it was definitely the first time he had heard this name

Paul Gauguin, a French post-impressionist painter, sculptor, ceramist and printmaker, together with Cézanne and Van Gogh, is known as the three masters of post-impressionism. His representative works include "Visions After the Sermon" and "Where Do We Come From?" What are we? Where are we going? etc. The more Ye Cuixi spoke, the more surprised he became, he thought that Qin Xuebing was full of food and supported to buy Bibles, but who would have thought that it was for the paintings inside.

"Then this manuscript should be worth a lot of money, right?" Qin Xuebing didn't know how to appreciate Western paintings at all, and he didn't have a hobby of collecting in this area, so he took money as a matter of course.

"To be honest, compared to Van Gogh's paintings, Gauguin's paintings are much less expensive."

Delfina thought for a moment and said, "Needless to say, Van Gogh's paintings are generally sold at auction for tens of millions of dollars. Of course, to be on par with Van Gogh, the manuscript must have been of great value, if I were to estimate it, three hundred thousand dollars. ”

"Bai was happy." Qin Xuebing pursed his lips, it was only 300,000 US dollars, which was too far from the price in his mind.

Qin Xuebing continued to flip through the Bible and took out the sketch manuscripts one by one: "Sixteen, all of them are from Gauguin, according to the calculation of 300,000 US dollars, a total of 4.8 million US dollars, which is still a good job." ”

"Brother, you're so shameless! , Ouyang Xiaomei is extremely depressed, this is a typical example of being cheap and well-behaved.

"Just tell the truth."

Qin Xuebing smiled, and continued to take out the sketch manuscript from the Bible, I don't know if it was a coincidence, or if the owner of the book deliberately arranged it, it was also sixteen: "These are not Gauguin's, Miss Arnott, and I want you to help take a look." ”

"You ......", Delfina took the manuscript and suddenly felt like crying, because these treasures had fallen into the hands of someone who did not understand treasures.

"Brother, this one seems to be a sunflower, right?" Qin Xiaoxiao remembered that she seemed to have seen this painting in a magazine.

"It's not a sunflower, could it be a dog's tail flower?" Qin Xuebing rolled his eyes, although he didn't understand Western paintings, he wasn't so confused that he didn't even know sunflowers.

"No, I'm saying the name of the painting is Sunflower, it seems to be a Van Gogh painting. But I don't know if this one was painted by Van Gogh. Qin Xiaoxiao added. …,

"Really? Van Gogh's sketch manuscripts must be worth a lot of money, right? ，！ Qin Xuebing's eyes lit up, although Van Gogh and Gauguin are equally famous, the value of Van Gogh's paintings in the market is by no means comparable to Gauguin. As early as 1 year ago, Van Gogh's paintings were auctioned for 75 million dollars, which is a sky-high price.

"It's not just worth a lot of money, if you take it out, you'll be robbed like crazy."

Delfina smiled wryly, Van Gogh painted very few in his lifetime, and most of them were kept in museums, and few people could collect his paintings. Therefore, even the manuscript is a coveted collection for many collectors: "The person who collects these paintings is also a person with a heart, and he even put together the paintings of Van Gogh and Gauguin." ”

"What, what's the story of the two of them?" Qin Xuebing was a little curious when he heard this.

"Of course, there are many stories about them."

There was a letter that delighted collectors all over the world, written by Vincennes and Paul and Gauguin. Written at a critical juncture in their careers, the letter recounts their discussions for a new renaissance.

In November of the first burning year, Van Gogh wrote this letter in his rented house in Arles, Provence, on a rough exercise book graph paper, and the person who wrote the letter with him was Gauguin, and together they sent the letter to an emile? Bernard's young artist, who was a mutual friend of Van Gogh and Gauguin, gave them a lot of creative inspiration.

In the four-page letter, Van Gogh begins by describing his first impression of Gauguin, who he considered a man of flesh and blood, "In Gauguin's body, I saw beastly intuition, a virgin-like being." He even wrote the story of going to a brothel with Gauguin to paint, and at the same time to the recipient, Emile? Bernard revealed that he was working with Gauguin on a "remarkable" theme to give birth to a great Renaissance.

But compared to Van Gogh's enthusiasm, Gao Huan, who wrote only a few words on the last page of the letter, seemed calm and calm, and he told Amy Bernard: "Don't listen to Vincent Bing Van Gogh, because you know that he is too prone to admiration and indulgence." ”

Eight weeks after the letter was sent, the friendship between the two artists ended in a fragile way, and on December 23, Van Gogh and Gauguin broke off after a heated argument. Intriguingly, it didn't take long for Van Gogh to make the world-famous ear cutting incident.

There has been speculation that Van Gogh and Gauguin were homosexual, but there is no conclusive evidence.

"What a good pair of friends!" Qin Xuebing laughed, the life of an artist is always different from ordinary people, even if the two of them are really gay, there is nothing unusual. However, the two were able to paint in a brothel together, which shows the deep friendship.

"Mr. Qin, can you sell me these paintings?"

Delphine came up with the idea of these paintings, anyway, Qin Xuebing didn't understand these paintings, so he shouldn't keep them: "Gauguin's sketches are charged 500,000 US dollars, and Van Gogh's manuscripts are 1.5 million US dollars." ”

"Sorry, I didn't plan to do that." It is impossible for Qin Xuebing to sell them, although he doesn't understand these paintings, but this does not prevent him from putting the paintings in the anti-theft safe, so that Westerners will look at them. It's like Chinese people watching their country's cultural relics in other countries' museums.

"Mr. Qin, I still hope you can think about it, the price I offered is not low." Delphine wasn't lying, as Picasso's seven sketches sold for $8 million, and she had already outsold Picasso's sketches.

"Miss Arnott, I will hold private exhibitions in the future, I think these paintings should attract many Western tourists, especially you Frenchmen - Qin Xuebing is indeed a little cautious, many Chinese people have to go abroad to see antiques, so why can't foreigners go to China to see the paintings of their greatest artists. …,

"Okay then, but if you figure it out, you can contact me at any time, the price remains the same." Delfina smiled helplessly, she knew that Qin Xuebing was not short of money, and it was almost impossible to be short of money.

"If there is such a day, I will definitely call you first."

Qin Xuebing smiled and diverted the topic: "We've already delayed a lot of time, don't let your parents wait too long."

As the richest man in France, Bernard Ill Arnault has his own independent estate, which is several times the size of the mansion. It has a wide range of facilities, including a swimming pool, tennis courts, and even a racetrack.

Looking at such a large area of manor, Qin Xuebing was a little envious, but unfortunately, in China, unless he moved to the countryside, prairie or desert, it was impossible to build such a building.

Qin Xuebing also sensed that there were still many underground facilities that could not be seen by the naked eye, and there were many people in those places who were vigilantly watching their group. Not far away, there was even a guy holding a gun at Qin Xuebing's head.

If he wasn't sure that the other party wouldn't shoot, Qin Xuebing would have killed the other party a long time ago, and he didn't like the feeling that his life was threatened. Even so, Qin Xuebing would never allow anyone to point the gun at him, and pinched a trick in his hand: "It's easy to get tired when playing with a gun, so I'll let you rest for three days first." ”

In one basement, a large white man sitting next to a window suddenly fell unconscious, but his expression was very painful, as if he had fallen into a nightmare.

Bernard and Helena greeted him: "Qin, we finally met again, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time." ”

"You know, I like treasure hunting the most, I've been waiting for this day for a long time, but there are too many things."

Qin Xuebing shook hands with the other party with a smile, and said to Helena: "Madam, I haven't seen you for a long time, the jade bracelet is very suitable for you." ”

"Yes, I wear it almost every day." Helena is wearing a glass imperial green jade bracelet on her wrist, with first-class carving and first-class style, which should be a master's handiwork.

"Qin, I've prepared the most beautiful French red wine for you, let's go in and have a good drink-Bernard is very enthusiastic.

"Mr. Arnott, I think we should discuss the treasure hunt first, otherwise such a big matter will hang in our hearts, and our appetite will definitely be bad, and it will not be a waste of your good wine." Qin Xuebing was eager to see the possibility of treasure hunting.

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