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Seeing that it was actually a call from Zhang Qun, Li Mobai's heart couldn't help but rise, could it be that Mr. Daqian's "Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River" was going to be filmed on the eleventh, and it turned out to be true?

Thinking of this, Li Mobai felt that his breathing had accelerated a little, let the phone ring, calmed down for a while before picking it up, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, hello, long time no see." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhang Qun also laughed on the phone, and after greeting Li Mobai, he cut to the point, "Mr. Li, we have an auction on the eleventh, and we want to hold a two-day preview in the capital in the middle of this month, I wonder if Mr. Li can enjoy it?" ”

"Mr. Zhang invited, how dare Mo Bai disobey." Li Mobai laughed, "I just don't know what good things are there this time." ”

"Haha, I guess Mr. Li is interested." Zhang Qun also laughed, obviously very happy, "The finale work is Mr. Daqian's "Yangtze River Ten Thousand Miles". ”

Sure enough, it was "Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River", although Li Mobai was surprised in his heart, but at this time he had calmed down, "This work, I'm afraid it's not something I can take." ”

"I heard that Mr. Li's house in the capital is quite outstanding, I don't know if I have the pleasure to visit it." Zhang Qun heard that Li Mobai was interested, so he no longer dwelled on this painting, let alone whether Li Mobai could afford it, but proposed to visit Li Mobai in person in the capital.

"Welcome, but don't be disappointed after Mr. Zhang has seen it." Li Mobai laughed, sounding very enthusiastic, but the words implied that I was not wronged.

"Okay, then it's decided, I'll visit in person when I book my ticket."

After talking to Zhang Qun on the phone, Li Mobai silently calculated the time, which is a matter of three or five days, it seems that it needs to be planned well, this painting must not be lost, it must be won.

After hanging up Zhang Qun's phone, Yang Jinyu also came to Li Mobai's car, and the two chatted all the way, "Mobai, recently the gambling market is negotiating with several major gaming organizations, and it is estimated that a charter will be formed within half a month." ”

Li Mobai knows that this matter will be settled sooner or later, and the cooperation between the two sides is even more inevitable, it is completely natural complementarity, one side has experience and resources, and the other side has customers and interests, where can such a good thing not be discussed, now it is just to strive for better cooperation conditions.

"It's a good thing, win-win cooperation, perfect cooperation, one plus one is greater than two."

Yang Jinyu also vaguely told Li Mobai, don't miss such an opportunity, for Li Mobai, this is a good thing, although the organizer has a corresponding strategy to restrict, but how can it limit Li Mobai's eyes.

Li Mobai is not very interested in this big gambling stone now, but there is money to be made, and Li Mobai will not miss it.

After Ruili changed cars, Tiger was responsible for escorting the jade wool into Beijing, and Li Mobai had a small reunion with Gao Yujie and other Ruili friends, and then went straight to Dehong to return to Beijing.

On the third day of returning to the capital, Zhang Qun came to Li Mobai's mansion in the capital to visit Li Mobai, accompanied by Chen Runlin, the general manager of Sotheby's Hong Kong, etc., after greetings, he was full of praise for this mansion, and his heart was also very shocked, this is the center of the capital, if this is in Hong Kong, this mansion will be at least billions of Hong Kong dollars.

After visiting the house, a few people sat down in the pavilion in the garden, and as soon as they sat down, the waiter served tea, and when the waiter left, Zhang Qun said, "Mr. Li, we will have a preview at the Great Wall Hotel tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and please be sure to join the show!" ”

Li Mobai knew that it would be a gimmick of the organizer to go, and he had a better chance to hype up the price, but how could he not go, he would definitely not go to the auction site this time, so he must participate in the preview, only if he saw it with his own eyes to know the authenticity, don't make jokes, although this painting must be inherited in an orderly manner.

Zhang Qun and others came to Yanjing to preview the exhibition, not because of Li Mobai, but Li Mobai is the person they must invite to promote this painting, everyone in the circle knows that Li Mobai loves Mr. Daqian the most, in the first half of the year, Qi Baishi's painting for Jiang Guangtou's birthday, Li Mobai is indifferent, and Mr. Daqian's special exhibition in Hong Kong, Li Mobai is shot again and again, and he defeated Mr. Daqian's loyal fan Mu Qianli, creating the highest price of Mr. Daqian's works.

"Mr. Li, this is the membership card of our Sotheby's Hong Kong Diamond Membership, please accept it." Chen Runlin took out a beautiful card from his handbag and gave it to Li Mobai, "In the future, as long as Mr. Li participates in Sotheby's auctions in any place, he will enjoy our VIP service." ”

This is tempting to take advantage, which means that Li Mobai can participate in Sotheby's auctions while sitting at home, and enjoy the best service, and the most detailed auction information will continue to be transmitted to Li Mobai's eyes.

"If Mr. Li has an object that he wants to auction, we will also provide Mr. Li with the best plan and service." It is also tempting to make profits, but this is also a business, the most important thing for the auction company is the source of the lot, and the relationship with the big collectors is naturally the source of money.

"Hehe, thank you!" Li Mobai smiled, but he didn't say whether he would visit the preview exhibition.

"By the way, Mr. Li, this time we also brought a work of Xu Wei that is suspected to be copied by Mr. Daqian, but due to controversy, the auction was withdrawn, and Mr. Li was asked to help us palm." Zhang Qun saw that Li Mobai never spit out, so he had to continue to lure him to his advantage.

This work is indeed controversial, and the auctioneer also agreed to trade privately, so Zhang Qun took out this work as a meeting gift, and if Li Mobai liked it, he could get it at a reasonable but low price.

After unfolding the scroll, Li Mobai found that it was indeed a copy of Xu Wei's work "Ink Grape Picture" - the real work is in the Palace Museum, this painting can be said to be a true portrayal of Xu Wei's life, his career is unsatisfactory, his family is in the middle of the road, and all the misfortunes in his life are all accounted for by Xu Wei, but under this condition, Xu Wei is still a generation of masters, calligraphy, painting, articles and poems are all super-first-class top level.

"Half a life has become a man, the reading power of the study is howling in the evening breeze, the pearl at the bottom of the pen has nowhere to sell, and it is idle to throw it into the wild vine." This poem, which summarizes Xu Wei's life encounters, is the inscription poem on "Ink Grape Picture", which expresses Xu Wei's wild and free and cynical, and conveys the image of a fallen and abrupt literati.

Li Mobai took a closer look at the vertical scroll painting in front of him, and found that compared with the original work, the pen and ink are hearty, the old vines are scattered and drooping, the bunches of grapes are hanging upside down on the branches, crystal dripping, the leaves are dotted with large pieces of ink, the letter pen is swaying, the surname is affectionate, the style is sparse, the shape is not similar but the god is similar, it is indeed possible to confuse the truth, but Li Mobai also found a problem, the calligraphy of the inscription poem in this painting is obviously different from Xu Wei's authentic handwriting, how to look at how to feel the lack of the taste that has been tempered by life and more wanton and wild.

After thinking carefully about the style of Mr. Daqian's works when he was young, it is quite similar, but there are too many famous artists who copy Mr. Daqian, almost all Chinese painters have copied Mr. Daqian, Li Mobai is not sure who the original author of this painting is, but he is very sure that this is a work in the early years of the Republic of China.

"This painting is good, but if it is said that Mr. Daqian copied it, it may be difficult to stand, but overall, it is still quite Mr. Qingteng's painting style, which is relatively rare." Li Mobai smiled, paused and said, "If the price is right, I am willing to stay." ”

The meaning of Li Mobai's words is more interesting, what kind of price is appropriate, and which work are you willing to keep? Of course, the few people in front of him are all smart people, and they understand what Li Mobai is referring to.

"Mr. Li, the preview in the next two days is our first stop, followed by Taipei, New York, San Francisco, London, and other places, after all, Mr. Daqian is China's most internationally influential buyer, I hope you can understand." Zhang Qun said with a smile, which also means that the price of this painting may not be low, if you are interested, then you must be ready for a fierce battle.

Li Mobai smiled and didn't speak, Chen Runlin said:

"Mr. Li, I am now a fan of Bogu Ge porcelain, if I can bring a few pieces of Bo Gu Ge porcelain to Europe and the United States this time, I believe the effect will be better, I don't know if Mr. Li is willing to help."

Li Mobai was happy when he heard this, he was slightly relieved just now, and the two of them reciprocated the favor, which was also interesting, "Mr. Chen praised it falsely, if it can improve the effect of the preview, it is Bo Gu Ge's honor." ”

Even if this is settled, Chen Runlin asked the head of the porcelain department who came to contact Shang Shan, and then said goodbye and left, the purpose of this trip has been achieved, although Li Mobai did not directly say that he wanted to participate in the preview, but the meaning is also obvious, that is, he does not want to make a noise.

After sending Zhang Qun and others away, Li Mobai began to analyze the competitors, and thought about it carefully, only Taiwan's Mu Qianli is a competitor, Mr. Daqian is a Sichuan person, not like Qi Baishi is a Jiangsu and Zhejiang person, so there are no particularly strong competitors in China, maybe there are more strong competitors in Taiwan, after all, the meaning of this painting is more profound for the Taiwanese.

"Big bad, are you determined to get that painting?" Jiang Suhan saw that Li Mobai was a little distracted, poured Li Mobai a cup of tea, and asked with a smile.

"Of course, tomorrow we will go to see the master's masterpiece together, and if we see it, we will have it, even if we can't take it, we must take advantage of these two days to have a good look." Li Mobai picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, feeling that this girl was really a bit of a daughter-in-law when she got married.

"You don't lack money, why are you worried, let's use money to kill all competitors." Jiang Suhan said with a wicked smile.

"Haha, look at your little nouveau riche, I'm not worried about whether I can win it, but about public opinion." Li Mobai expressed his worries.

"Also, although the auction house said that it was confidential, but people with a heart naturally know that it is you, if it is indeed a bit troublesome to target you on the Internet, who let you, the big villain, turn out to be a youth idol!" Jiang Suhan echoed with a wicked smile, paused for a while, and then tilted his head and said, "Big villain, why are you so stupid, you can build momentum first!" ”

Li Mobai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, patted his leg and said, "Daughter-in-law, you are really good, why didn't I think of it, let's donate a donation to our alma mater now, so that it is difficult for others to find fault." ”

(To be continued)