"Tell me, what's going on with this painting?"

After chatting, Jesse lay in Jin Muchen's arms, Jin Muchen reached out and gently stroked her shoulder, and then asked.

Today in the antique market, he also saw that MJ's oil painting was a treasure, but he couldn't tell where the treasure was, after all, he was a second knife in the identification of Western oil paintings, and he couldn't even touch the shadow of an expert.

But when Jesse was in the antique market, she seemed to attach great importance to this oil painting, and when she appeared there, she seemed to have been staring at the oil painting for a long time.

If she hadn't come out to stir up the situation, it is estimated that this oil painting would definitely fall into her hands.

So now he is curious about this oil painting, why Jesse took a fancy to this oil painting.

Although he didn't know much about Western oil painting, he probably studied it for a while, and oil painting is a very popular thing in the Western collecting world.

Especially the paintings of those classical masters, it is even more incredible, and it is common for a casual pair to be sold for millions or even tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

In short, this thing is a hard currency in the West, both in the collecting world and in the world of capital, especially in the current global economic downturn.

In order to chase the effect of safety, a lot of capital has frantically poured into the collecting world, so the paintings of those famous artists have been hyped to an unimaginable sky-high price.

And not only the paintings of those classical masters are highly sought after, but even the works of some modern oil painters are also appreciating wildly.

But today's oil painting is a bit strange, it is definitely not a masterpiece. But it still shimmered red. That's pretty telling.

So at this time, Jin Muchen couldn't wait to figure out the origin of this oil painting.

"This painting? Actually, at the beginning. I wasn't very sure when I looked at it, so I didn't dare to do it. But in the end, you took down this oil painting, but it strengthened my judgment on this painting, after all, I still believe in your vision. What you can see is certainly not a fake, and if it is the real thing, then this painting is very big. ”

Jesse's words made Jin Muchen embarrassed. He really didn't expect Jesse to believe in his vision so much, knowing that he bought this painting, but not because of his own vision, but because his golden eyes could see the flickering red light on this painting.

But he didn't dare to say these words to Jesse, so he could only bite the bullet and hold it up.

"Well, I also thought this painting was a bit interesting, so I sold it, and you can see that the seller and a few of my Japanese friends know each other. The final transaction price is also not expensive. If it's expensive, I won't sell it. ”

He could only make an excuse under the pretense of haha. Jesse glanced up at him.

"It's just that I thought you felt good that I was sure that the painting was real. Mu Chen, you don't know, in fact, sometimes in the antique circle, intuition is a very important thing. There are a lot of antiques, and everyone is not sure about it, and in the end, it is only by guts and intuition that they start. Some people will get rich because of their intuition, while others will go bankrupt overnight. Such stories are not uncommon in this circle, but those who have a keen and accurate intuition are rare, and there are many stories of such lucky guys, but I don't know much, and you happen to be the one I know. So I trust your instincts as well. ”

Jesse's words made Jin Muchen feel a chill in his heart, but he didn't dare to entangle too much with her on this issue, after all, there were many things that he couldn't explain.

"Okay, let's not talk about that, tell me what this painting is about?"

"Actually, when I came back, I also looked at the painting carefully, and the more I looked at it, the more I felt that it was right, especially at the back of the painting, I saw Brett-Livingstone-Strong's signature, then this can't be wrong, this guy's signature is quite distinctive. And there are not many of his paintings. ”

Jesse also expressed his judgment at this time, and Jin Muchen was also stunned when he heard this name.

"Who is this Brett-Livingstone-Strong? Is he famous? ”

"Hee-hee, you guy?"

Jesse gave him a blank look, then turned his head and said, "This man is a painter, and he is not particularly famous in the oil painting world, but he has a good friend, and his good friend is the famous Michael." Jackson. ”

"I see!"

Jin Muchen reached out and touched his chin, which is easy to understand, it is said that Michael. Jackson is a well-known person with a personality, and after becoming famous, in order to promote those reporters or something, he has always been very cautious about making friends, just because he used to make friends carelessly, and some people often annoyed him with the news that those reporters betrayed him.

So after he became famous, especially after becoming famous all over the world, he was even more cautious in making friends, and this oil painting can be seen that he himself was a model, and let people paint it, if it were not for his close friends, it would be difficult for him to sit there motionless for hours as a model.

Jesse said this, and it is easy to understand that this painting is not Michael. Someone Jackson was very close to, and it was really hard to have a chance to draw it.

"Actually, this Bright. Strong and Michael. Jackson had known each other since the eighties, and they met at an art exhibition. Jackson had just completed his new home, Neverland, and Bright was a lesser-known artist, but he was well known for his philanthropic work. At that time, Michael was also very concerned about the problem of poor children in Africa, so the two became good friends. Later, the two often discussed how to do charity from the artistic side, and later Bright persuaded Michael to model him and let him create an oil painting, and then put it up for auction, and all the proceeds from the auction were used as donations to support poor children in Africa. Michael agreed to his request, so in 1990, they joined forces to create this oil painting, which caused a sensation after it was created at that time, although Bright was not well-known in the oil painting world, but Michael. Jackson's fame, I don't think I need to say more! ”

Jesse began to tell Jin Muchen about the origin of the painting, and Jin Muchen nodded when he heard this.

Indeed Michael. Needless to say, Jackson's fame did not go into much detail, and although there were many not-so-nice things about him later, this did not affect his achievements in music and art.

He is the only musical genius in the world who has had such a great influence on pop music around the world that he has been recognized worldwide.

And in 1990, it was also when he was in his prime, Michael. Whether in the United States, or in Europe, or in Asia, Africa, Jackson has an unrivaled influence.

At that time, as long as any piece of gossip about him could make the headlines of major newspapers, it shows his popularity at that time and the attention people paid to him.

So an oil painting of his own model, needless to say, must be quite popular.

The painting was painted in Michael's own dream manor, and after it was created, it was called "The-Book", and after completing the painting, Bright also kept his promise with Michael and put the painting up for auction. The painting was auctioned at an art fair in New York and was an instant hit, and was later bought by a Japanese for $2.1 million. Later, in 2000, the famous Begel Painting and Calligraphy Appraisal and Restoration Institute described the painting in their regular magazine, and gave an estimate at the time, saying that if the painting was sold that year, they would give an estimate of 5.5 million US dollars. ”

Jesse talked about these histories like a treasure, it seems that she really has a lot of research on this painting, and Jin Muchen also suddenly realized after listening to it.

It turns out that the origin of this painting is so big, but it's a pity that Saeki Yutong actually has such a big baby at home and doesn't know, what a fool.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart.

"Well, it's a bit strange to say that, when I bought the painting today, I asked the two guys, and they said that the painting was taken from the house of a game developer called Saeki Yutsu. That guy hanged himself because he owed a lot of money, didn't he know the artistic value of the painting? ”

"I don't think he knows about this, because I know that the Japanese man who bought this painting in New York back then seems to be named Yoshiyoshi Sato, and I don't know what happened to this painting after it arrived in Japan, and I don't know exactly how it got into the hands of Saeki Yutsu. But one thing I know for sure is that Saeki Yutong must not know the value of this painting, otherwise he would not have hung this painting on the wall of their restaurant so simply, and he would not have been forced to die because he owed money. ”

Jesse's words are very reasonable, if Saeki Yutong knew the value of this painting, he would definitely not choose to hang himself.

But the two gangsters also said that this guy used to be good friends with their boss, maybe this painting was also obtained by some illegal means by which he colluded with the boss of the two guys.

Anyway, that guy looks like he's just an out-and-out unlucky guy now.

The painting was estimated at $5.5 million in 2000, and now more than a decade later, it must be more than that, right? (To be continued.) )