Chapter 419: You Forced Me
"Gentlemen and ladies, please be quiet. We will start the official auction www.biquge.info let's start with today's first artwork, Venus and Adonis. ”
The auctioneer with the hammer walked up to the stage, and someone placed a medium-sized painting on an easel next to him. As soon as this painting came out, the atmosphere in the entire auction hall suddenly heated up, and even became hot, and the scene that had just calmed down was once again full of whispers.
The auctioneer was pleased with the sensation caused by the heavy cannon on his head, and Brigitte, who was sitting in the corner, immediately clenched her hands and stared straight when she saw the painting being put on the table. She scolded unladylikely, "These damn thieves, they are blaspheming, desecrating sacred art. ”
On the other side, Zhou Qingfeng was a little puzzled by the commotion at the venue. He asked curiously, "Is this painting special?" ”
If others show their ignorance like this, Xu Yun is afraid that he will despise it in his heart. But Zhou Qingfeng's wise and funny image has been planted in the heart of the eldest lady of the queen of heaven, and now his dazed appearance is a little real and cute.
Xu Yun even snickered in her heart, and after thinking about it carefully, she explained: "The author of this painting is Titian, a person who has been called the father of oil painting. His works represent the beginning of an era and even influenced Raphael and Michelangelo among the three great masters of the Renaissance. The painting is also very interesting, it is a story about incest,......。 ”
Listening to Xu Yun tell the story behind the oil painting, Zhou Qingfeng found that he didn't even know much about artworks. He said weakly: "Isn't the Renaissance Picasso's gang?" And where did Titian come from? ”
"Hahaha...... Picasso lived in a time far from the Renaissance." Xu Yun's stomach hurt with laughter when she was amused by Zhou Qingfeng's stupid appearance, she pulled the man's arm and almost leaned on the other party's broad chest, and the joy in her heart almost forced her to say the three words of confession.
It's just that this sudden strong emotion was ruined by the scorching auction venue. A hammer was heard, and after more than a dozen rounds of fierce bidding, the auctioneer sold the painting.
The sound of the hammer smashed Xu Yun's charming thoughts, she finally cleaned up her heart, and after stabilizing her mind, she heard the auction offer on the stage, and couldn't help but stick out her tongue and said, "It's too expensive, I can't afford it." ”
The world has been peaceful for too long, and the prices of all kinds of art have been rising steadily, even if the current black market prices are staggering. Xu Yun looked at Zhou Qingfeng and seemed to be a little embarrassed and said, "I haven't had much income in the past few years, and I'm almost bankrupt." It seems that you can't pick up cheap if you want to. ”
The dignified queen of the music world actually said that she was about to go bankrupt, and if this news is released, I am afraid that the entire entertainment industry will explode. But Xu Yun's heart was surging today, and she took the opportunity to be alone with Zhou Qingfeng, and she wanted to say all the bitter thoughts in her heart, "Are you willing to listen to me?" ”
Xu Yun's words were almost a bit pleading, she had no friends, she worked hard in the entertainment industry alone, but there were thousands of pairs of eyes before and after. Generous, elegant, confident, and proud, she actually wants to be weak, but she can't find someone to talk to.
"Say it, I'm listening." Zhou Qingfeng gently held the woman's soft twing. In this increasingly fierce auction hall, two men and women look at each other as if they have nothing to do, and only care about pouring out their feelings.
Xu Yun felt extremely calm in her heart, her usual anxiety disappeared, she leaned on the man's shoulder and whispered: "I haven't released a new song for several years, but I can't do anything else, I can only sing." I was invited to participate in TV shows and commercial performances, but I couldn't.
In the past ten years, I have been accustomed to living a luxurious life, and I spend a lot of money every month. After being followed by people all the year round, I suddenly realized that I was afraid that I would not be able to sing, and I became extremely panicked. Everyone else calls me a diva, but in fact, I'm just an ordinary girl!
I couldn't find a song that I liked, and the songwriters were already saying I was too picky behind my back. The current music scene is secretly waiting to see my jokes, but I really don't want to sing songs that are not to my liking. It's ridiculous, but it happened to me.
I'm like a little mouse in a cage, and I've reached the point of desperation. I've thought about changing, but I don't know how. In the past two years, I have developed severe insomnia and have to rely on sleeping pills to fall asleep. I even had anorexia, I was very hungry, but I couldn't eat, and I vomited when I ate.
However, in ......the past two or three days, I have eaten and slept well, and my assistants have said that my complexion has improved greatly. Do you know? I always thought that I was insulated from love all my life, but now I find that it is the person I like and has not appeared. ”
The eldest lady of heaven is sweating on her forehead, and water droplets can be seen on the tip of her nose. She stared at Zhou Qingfeng, feeling that as a girl, it was already the limit to be able to talk to this point, now it's time for the boy in front of her to say something, right? Even if you coax her!
"But I ......, I actually ......."
"That's not what I want to hear."
"Are you sure I'm the right fit for you?"
"I'm going to hear a word of affirmation, and don't make excuses."
In Xu Yun's scorching gaze, Zhou Qingfeng opened his mouth several times but didn't say anything. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Xu Yun's originally eager heart slowly turned cold. When she found that she couldn't get the words she wanted, she even felt a sense of hatred in her heart, and said with pathos: "Are you so ruthless? I don't ask you for anything, can't you just comfort me? ”
After saying this, Xu Yun's strong self-esteem made it impossible for Xu Yun to continue to sit next to Zhou Qingfeng. She got up, walked with her head bowed on her feet, and quickly left the auction hall with tears in her eyes.
And Zhou Qingfeng sighed at this time, and said to himself: "It seems that I am only suitable for the overlord's brutal occupation, and I can't do it with this kind of innocent love!" Seeing this girl so pitiful, I actually felt a sense of guilt. ”
See you again the next day, Xu Yun returned to normal. She still smiled with Feng Wan, and the two women continued to walk around on the cruise, but she no longer flirted with Zhou Qingfeng. Originally, she liked to watch Zhou Qingfeng eat and drink and taste all kinds of delicacies, but this time her anorexia came again, so she could only watch dryly, and then replenish her strength by secretly drinking nutrient solution.
The auction continued, and since there were no more than ten items in each auction, it took five or six days for more than 50 items to be auctioned. During this time, Erwin and Brigitte used the CIA channel to contact a number of members who participated in the auction and successfully bought all the paintings that flowed out.
And Xu Yun must arrive at every auction, but he no longer takes Zhou Qingfeng with him. She occasionally raised her cards, but in the end she couldn't sell them because the price was too high. Until the last finale, Madonna, Son and Saints, comes from Raphael, one of the three masters of the Renaissance.
"This is Raphael's most important altarpiece, which has been treasured by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for more than a hundred years, and it must be bought and not allowed to fall into the hands of others." Brigitte has a deep understanding of the importance of the stolen paintings, and this last painting is extremely representative of both artistic and historical value.
But Erwin ran out of money, and the black market prices of more than fifty works of art and paintings far exceeded his estimates. The CIA prepared 200 million yuan in cash for this case and deposited it in the cruise ship's vault, which was huge enough to bury a few living people. But now this money is also being consumed.
"We have no money."
"How much is left?"
"There are less than five million."
"Hell it, go get some money. Let's hope no one will raise the price with us. ”
But unexpectedly, Xu Yun, who had never sold any works, was determined to buy this painting this time, although she didn't like it at all.
I've never been in love, and for the first time, a heartbroken woman who likes a man has entered a paranoid mentality. She threw all the money she had left into her hands in a virtual self-destructive manner, and ended up messing up the CIA's top agents.
"Three million."
"Three and a half million."
"Four million."
"Four and a half million."
"Five million."
"Five and a half million."
After round after round of bidding, Erwin couldn't bear it at all. The ruthless woman is completely unreasonable, and she just drove him to the end. The plan to buy all the paintings fell through, and what was missing was the treasure of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
If he knew the reason behind this, Erwin would definitely point at Zhou Qingfeng's nose angrily and scold: Wouldn't it be good for you to coax this woman? Let you sleep for free but pretend to be innocent, and actually let her out to harm us? Do you know what the consequences are? You forced me to do the rest. (To be continued.) )