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"Mr. Yu, when you bought this bronze sculpture, you didn't know its origin, right?" Neil asked, surprised.

Princess Alice also asked this question too Fei, she knew that Yu Fei didn't know anything about it, and she wasn't even much better than herself. She hurriedly looked at Yu Fei, hoping that he would cover it up so as not to be laughed at by Neil.

"This-" Yu Fei felt embarrassed for a while, thought for a while, and said truthfully: "To tell you the truth, I don't know much about European art, and I really don't know the origin of this bronze sculpture. I bought it at the time only because I felt a sad resonance from it. ”

Yu Fei admitted that he didn't know about this bronze sculpture, and instead of attracting Neil's contempt, he admired it even more!

"Yu! You are the most wonderful collector I have ever met. Neil said.

Hearing his words, Alice's face changed, and she thought Neil was laughing at Yu Fei.

But Neil's next words make Alice understand that he is not laughing at Yu Fei, but expressing his true feelings.

"Ordinary people collect experience, knowledge, and vision, but Mr. Yu collects inner feelings." Neil said seriously. He didn't know the secret of Yu Fei's true qi, he didn't know the origin of this bronze sculpture, but he was willing to buy him, in his opinion, he really realized the spirit and art in the sculpture, which was much more clever than most collectors.

Neil's words made Yu Fei a little embarrassed.

"Neil, you haven't said where the bronze sculpture came from."

"Your Royal Highness Princess, I was too excited just now, please forgive me." Neil bowed slightly, embarrassed.

"If I'm not mistaken, this bronze sculpture is probably by the Swiss artist Giacometti." Neil said excitedly.

"Giacometti?" Yu Fei said suspiciously, this name was too unfamiliar to him.

But when she heard the name, Princess Alice almost jumped in surprise!

Seeing that Fei was puzzled, Princess Alice explained: "Giacometti is a Swiss master of surreal and existential sculpture. Painter. His sculptures, paintings, and drawings all stem from his unique perspective on the human figure, reflecting the weakness and vulnerability of humanity in the 20th century. His sculptures are characteristic: lonely, thin, noble, and quivering poetic. It reflects the fear and loneliness that prevailed in people's psychology after the Second World War. He is a great artist! ”

"Oh. Then it seems that this bronze sculpture can still be worth some money. Yu Fei muttered quietly.

"So, what did you say?" Princess Alice asked.

"Huh?!" Yu Fei raised his voice and said, "I said, he is really an amazing artist. ”

"Yes." "There is a wealth of visual and philosophical sources in his work, and he is strongly driven to grasp the fleeting illusions perceived in the external world and the need to fully reflect the human image," Neil said. And this sculpture should belong to Giacometti's masterpiece. ”

It's still a masterpiece?

Both Yu Fei and Princess Alice were surprised.

You must know that the significance of the representative work is extraordinary, and the representative work of the same person is much higher than the ordinary work in terms of artistic value and economic value. For example, the value of Qi Baishi's works when he was young is very different from those of his masterpieces at the peak of his creation. And Huang Binhong's landscape paintings are also more valuable than flower and bird paintings.

"Mr. Yu, can you tell me how much you bought this bronze sculpture of Giacometti?" Unconsciously. Neil has used honorifics.

"This-" Yu Fei was in a dilemma for a while. The owner of the sculpture, Justin, wanted to give it to him without money. But at his insistence, it was bought for a pound. If he told Neil the real situation directly, I am afraid that he will not be able to stand it.

"Mr. McGregor, I wonder what the price of this bronze sculpture would be if it were to be auctioned by an auction company?" Yu Fei thought about it and asked.

"You want to transfer such a precious piece of art?" Neil asked, surprised. In general, collectors are for their own collections. In particular, precious works of art are very precious and will not be transferred unless absolutely necessary.

"I just want to see what the market is doing." Yu Fei said.

Neil nodded in understanding, then thought for a moment and said, "Giacometti's work has appreciated particularly rapidly in recent years, especially after his death in '66, because it is loved by collectors in the Middle East and Russia. Very high prices are often fetched. You know that both places are fertile ground for local tyrants. ”

Neil smiled wryly. Indeed, as he said, the Middle East and Russia are the most rich. They spend money, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a spendthrift.

"This bronze sculpture, though unknown, is a rare treasure of Giacometti, so I estimate that the auction price should not be less than £25 million." Neil said in amazement.

"How much do you say?" Yu Fei almost didn't believe his ears! £25 million. If it is converted into RMB, it is 250 million! Obediently, this copper lump is even more valuable than the blue and white pot of Guigu Xiashan Tuyuan?

"£25 million is just a conservative estimate and the actual auction price is expected to exceed that figure." "But I think the artistic value of this bronze sculpture is much higher than the economic value!" ”

Yu Fei gasped, grandma's. This time it's a treasure.

"Mr. McGregor, you're not joking, are you?" Yu Fei said.

Yu Fei's face-to-face questioning was very rude, but Neil could also understand Yu Fei's feelings. At the same time, he also guessed that the price for Yu Fei's acquisition of this bronze sculpture should not be high.

"Mr. Yu, I vouch for my reputation, I'm not joking." Neil said seriously.

"So, in your Chinese words, you've picked up a bargain again this time." Princess Alice said with a smile. Although £25 million is not a small amount, Princess Alice is still in a good situation. At the same time, she is also very happy for Yu Fei, after all, this is a lot of wealth for anyone. I really didn't expect Yu Fei to have such a harvest when he relived his first acquaintance memory.

"That's called picking up leaks." Yu Fei corrected.

"Now Mr. Yu can tell me your purchase price, right?" Mr. McGregor said.

"Of course." Yu Fei nodded and said, "In fact, this price is indeed a bit beyond imagination. ”

"I can guess." Neil said. Yu Fei's expression and reflection just now already said it all.

Yu Fei stretched out a finger.

"Ten million pounds?" Neil guessed, "Not really, right? "It's very rare to spend £10 million in the Bloomsey market.

"Of course." Yu Fei said with a smile: "As you said, I don't have such a local tyrant. ”

"A million pounds?" Neil guessed again. This is also the price he thinks is more appropriate.

"Mr. Yu, as Her Royal Highness the Princess said, you have indeed built a very big bargain." Neil said with a smile.

But Yu Fei shook his head again.

Neil showed a confused expression: "Is it 100,000 pounds?!" Oh my God, if that's the case, you're going to make a staggering 250 percent. ”

"Dear Mr. MacGregor, two hundred and five is not a very good number in China," Yu Fei denied again.

"Mr. Yu, you don't mean 10,000 pounds, do you?" Neil touched his forehead: "This is crazy! It's crazy! How could such a good thing not be on my head?! Looks like I'm going to have a good time at the Permemse market. ”

Neil's words made both Yu Fei and Alice laugh, making the dignified director of the British Museum show such an expression, and Yu Fei was proud enough.

But Yu Fei shook his head again.

"Mr. Yu, are you teasing me?" Neil said.

"Neil, you're mistaken. Yu didn't tease you, it's really amazing at this price! Princess Alice said.

"Oh my God, how much is it? It can't be a pound, right? Neil thought he had told a funny joke, but neither Yu Fei nor Princess Alice laughed.

Neil's smile slowly froze on his face, his voice became suppressed and hoarse, his eyes stared at Yu Fei, and asked, "Is this ...... It's true? ”

Yu Fei shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I really want to say no, but it's true. ”

Neil slumped into his chair with glazed eyes. Seeing his expression, Yu Fei really couldn't bear it.

In fact, Giacometti's bronze sculpture, which was later named "The Walking Man", sold for more than 65 million pounds, or more than 800 million yuan, surpassing Picasso's famous painting and becoming the most expensive work of art!