Chapter 725: Oil Painting

Finally, this stall is a place to sell paintings and calligraphy, a bearded old man sits on a stone bench, surrounded by some painting scrolls, both Eastern and Western painting scrolls, among which there are mostly Western oil paintings, and there is a small cardboard box next to the bearded old man, from above, most of the things stored in these cardboard boxes are also painting scrolls or unframed sketches.

Zheng Yating herself still has a certain level of appreciation for oil paintings, in her opinion, there are not a few oil paintings in this pile that are really level, most of them are just general, even graffiti, as for the oriental painting axis, there are a few landscape paintings that are good, isn't it Tang Fei who took a fancy to these paintings?

After Tang Dashao squatted down, his fingers did touch those landscape paintings, but after looking at them for a while, he looked at those oil paintings that were not very good in Zheng Yating's opinion......

After looking at it for a while, he said to Zheng Yating: "You tell this old gentleman that these paintings are very good, but the hotel I want to open needs a lot of such paintings, and ask him if he can sell us all the paintings in that box." ”

Zheng Yating was stunned when she heard this, Tang Fei wants to open a hotel? How did I not know?

Of course, she quickly reacted that this should just be a means or strategy of Tang Dashao......

In Western countries, many high-end hotels are popular to hang some genuine oil paintings, such as the Burj Al Arab Hotel where Tang Dashao and they lived, the oil paintings hung are all genuine, and they can be taken out casually, regardless of how much it is worth, at least it is no problem to go to the auction house......

Of course, most hotels can't reach their level, so they will buy some oil paintings from some vendors, or directly from some unknown painters, and hang them, even if they are not valuable works, but they are still authentic......

Zheng Yating quickly talked to the old man, pointed to all the oil paintings on the ground, and the box next to the old man, and signaled that they were all wanted......

After a while, the two seemed to quarrel, Zheng Yating stood up angrily and looked at Tang Dashao and said, "Tang Fei, let's go......"

Tang Dashao was immediately depressed when he heard this, he hadn't bought anything yet, why did he have to leave? What the hell is going on?

"What's wrong, Tingting?" Tang Dashao asked.

"This man...... This man is so angry with me that he will definitely take us as the wrongdoer. Zheng Yating said angrily.

The lion's big mouth?

How much does it cost to make Zheng Yating angry like this......

However, in Tang Dashao's heart, no matter how much money this guy wants, as long as he doesn't open his mouth for billions, he will consider it......

"How much does he want?" Tang Dashao asked.

"A million...... Pound, this is pure blackmail! Zheng Yating said.

A million pounds? That's less than 10 million yuan?

Is it expensive to buy these things?

No, of course not, in Tang Dashao's eyes, it is simply cheap, and it can't be cheaper......

However, in the eyes of others, such as Zheng Yating, it is really unacceptable to use 10 million to buy such a bunch of things on the stall, this guy's asking price is really ruthless......

However, Tang Dashao can also be sure that he doesn't know the value of these things, otherwise it would not be a problem that can be solved by just 10 million, even if it is multiplied by ten, it is not enough......

Of course, on this issue, Tang Dashao did not directly sue Zheng Yating, nor did he wave his hand and say: "Buy!" ”

Otherwise, spending 10 million to buy such a bunch of oil paintings on a stall is something that everyone knows is abnormal......

"Did you ask him why it was so expensive? Or is it that one of his paintings here is particularly valuable, which is why it is sold for such a high price? Tang Dashao asked.

"I asked, and he said that the price of those landscape maps from China was very expensive." Zheng Yating said.

Tang Dashao chuckled when he heard this, it seems that this guy doesn't understand the market, but thinks that he doesn't understand the market, and even sees himself as one of those 'patriots', so the price is so high......

Those landscape paintings are indeed genuine, but at most they are Qing Dynasty painters, and they are not famous, at least the authors of these paintings, Tang Dashao has never heard of them, and his own abilities have not given any high praise......

For Tang Dashao, these landscape paintings are not worth mentioning at all, there are better things in his collection than this, the artistic treasures he needs, even if this kind of painting is in China, it is estimated that 100,000 yuan will reach the sky, and it will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars here, or pounds, it is crazy......

There are many successful businessmen in China, who come abroad and see that their country's cultural logistics are left behind, and many people can't bear it, so they buy it at a high price, and then send it back to China......

Obviously, in Tang Dashao's opinion, this bearded man just regarded himself as one of those people......

"You sue him, we don't want those few landscape paintings, we want the rest, ask him how much it is......" Tang Dashao said.

"Don't want it?" Hearing this, Zheng Yating looked up at Tang Dashao......

In Zheng Yating's opinion, Tang Dashao should have spent so much trouble just for these landscape paintings, why don't you want it?

Zheng Yating was puzzled, he knew that Tang Fei was very accurate in looking at cultural relics, and he almost didn't make a mistake, but it was all domestic things, and I didn't hear when he was proficient in oil painting......

"Well, no." Tang Dashao nodded.

Zheng Yating squatted down again, pointed to the landscape paintings and muttered, and after a while, Zheng Yating really got up and said, "Two hundred thousand pounds, except for these landscape paintings, take them all." ”

"Okay, give him 200,000." Tang Dashao nodded.

Although it is an exaggeration to say that such a bunch of things on the stall are worth two million, but compared to the income, this few million dollars is definitely worth it!

Zheng Yating nodded when she heard this, and directly swiped the POS machine with the card, at this time, in addition to Zheng Yating, Ah Hu and Ah Leopard were already full of things in their hands......

Organize all the oil paintings in the box, Tang Dashao held the box, Zheng Yating carried the bag, followed by Ah Hu and Ah Bao, and took a taxi and went straight to the hotel......

After returning to the hotel, Tang Dashao first put all the things he bought in the room, and then directly asked people to send the things to the room, and after eating a beautiful dinner, Tang Dashao couldn't wait to start sorting out his harvest today......

Zheng Yating, who was tired for a day, looked at Tang Dashao, who was full of interest, and couldn't help laughing: "Tang Fei, if anyone knows that you spent 500,000 pounds in front of the museum to buy these things, you will definitely be on the Times's new rich theme the next day." ”

"The Times? Hehe, I don't want to be in any Times newspaper, otherwise everyone knows my face, how can I pick up leaks? Tang Dashao said with a smile.

"Speaking of picking up leaks, you haven't picked up a few except for that mirror today......" Zheng Yating pursed her lips and smiled.

Although Zheng Yating's level is not high, judging from the money in today's words, I also know that Tang Dashao has not gained a lot......

After all, if it was really an artifact worth hundreds of thousands, millions of pounds, they would have been sent to Sotheby's auction house a long time ago, so how could they be sold on these stalls?

"At first, there weren't many, but I thought they would surprise us." Tang Dashao said with a smile.

"Do you really know anything about oil painting?" Zheng Yating said strangely.

You must know that many cultural relics researchers in China only know some simple things for the identification of oil paintings, and even do not understand oil painting at all, because there are very few oil paintings in China, only in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, there was a court painter Lang Shining who specialized in royal portraits, and the art form of oil painting emerged in China.

However, at present, there are a few well-known oil painters in China, but it is already remarkable that their paintings can sell for two or three thousand, and they can be converted into two or three hundred pounds......

"I don't understand, but my instincts are very strong." Tang Dashao said with a smile.

"Are these paintings genuine?" Zheng Yating asked.

"I can accept it for sure, there should be no fakes in these oil paintings......," Tang Dashao said with a smile.

"No fakes? It's impossible, I also know a little about oil paintings, and I feel that the standard of these oil paintings doesn't seem to be high......" Zheng Yating said.

"Hehe, Tingting, does the standard of authenticity have to be high? Famous painters, of course, have a high standard, but what about ordinary painters? As long as there is no copying, what they draw is called authentic. Tang Dashao said with a smile.

"Well, you mean these paintings are actually the same as what I saw, and they're all very ordinary paintings?" Zheng Yating asked.

"That's right, it's ordinary, the real artistic value of these oil paintings may not even be worth 20,000 pounds, because their age is not very long, and the painting is only average, such oil paintings, in the market, are estimated to be worth only a few dozen pounds, and a very few are of a good standard, and they can be worth hundreds of pounds......," Tang Dashao commented.

Zheng Yating's eyes widened when she heard this, since these oil paintings are so worthless, why did Tang Fei ask her to buy them for 200,000 pounds?

"It's worthless, it's not collectible, what are you buying them for? And at such a great cost? Zheng Yating said a little depressed.

"Of course there's something good in it!" Tang Dashao said with a smile.

"There's something good in it?" Zheng Yating was even more confused after hearing this......

"Look at it......."

Tang Dashao smiled and took an oil painting, took a sip of tea, and then sprayed water evenly on the oil painting, spraying two sips in a row, and the mist-like droplets of water were finely scattered on the entire oil painting......

After a while, the water droplets were sucked in by the painting, and the color on the painting became darker than before, apparently its surface was wet......

Seeing this scene, Zheng Yating seemed to feel something, she remembered that Tang Fei said that the "Nine Peaks Snow Ji Map" that he had missed at the beginning seemed to be a picture-in-a-picture......

And now Tang Fei's appearance seems to believe that this oil painting is also a picture-in-picture......