Hearing the cardinal's words, a movie immediately appeared in Hu Ye's mind: Guillotine Valley.

This movie, also known as the Headless Horseman, is very close to what the cardinal said, both in terms of the era and the location of the incident. The headless horseman in the movie is a powerful thug, and Hu Ye's subordinates still have a place, so it would be nice if he could submit this guy.

Thinking of this, Hu Ye took the initiative to say to the cardinal: "You don't need Van Helsing to go to this kind of trivial matter, let me solve it." ”

"Hu Ye, I am touched by your dedication." The cardinal said, "But your hurt ......"

Hu Ye interrupted the cardinal: "It's okay, it will take more than a month to go by boat anyway, and when I get there, my injuries will heal." ”

Since Hu Ye said so, and he also showed great strength in the battle to eliminate Dracula, the cardinal finally agreed to Hu Ye's suggestion.

Three days later, Hu Ye arrived in Paris. He will pass through here to Le Havre, the largest port in northwestern France, and from there take a boat to New York.

But before leaving Paris, Hu Ye still had some things to do. Van Helsing has already inquired about Vincent van Gogh's address, and he is about to meet the most famous painter of all time.

Van Gogh was a middle-aged man, about thirty years old, thin, bearded, and somewhat neurotic.

Hu Ye knew that Van Gogh's life had not been good in recent years, and his works were not appreciated, resulting in abnormal spirits. After a few years, he would commit suicide with a pistol while sketching in the wild.

Ironically, after Van Gogh's death, his works quickly became popular, and several paintings were sold for hundreds of millions of dollars, in stark contrast to the painter's poverty.

Van Gogh glanced at Hu Ye a few times, made sure that he didn't know this Oriental, frowned and asked, "You have something to do with me?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Van Gogh." Hu Ye smiled and said: "My name is Hu Ye, I am an art dealer, I heard that you are a very good painter, I want to come and see your works." ”

Van Gogh laughed: "Very good painter? I? You're not kidding! ”

Hu Ye didn't laugh, but said very seriously: "Mr. Van Gogh, you will see my sincerity." If I could, I would like to buy all your paintings. ”

At this time, Van Gogh was also stunned, and couldn't help but ask more: "All the paintings?" ”

Hu Ye nodded and said, "Then...... Can you show me your magnum opus? ”

Van Gogh naturally would not refuse, and took Hu Ye to his studio.

Van Gogh was never famous during his lifetime, and his studio was naturally small and modest. The shelves are full of paintings, at least dozens of them.

Hu Ye took Van Gogh's paintings one by one, and nodded with satisfaction from time to time. Several of them he had seen on television were extremely expensive works of art.

Seeing Hu Ye's satisfied face, Van Gogh couldn't help but smile. As a painter, it's always nice to have your work appreciated.

After reading all the paintings, Hu Ye asked unsatisfactorily: "Is there anything else?" ”

Van Gogh hurriedly replied: "There are more than 20 paintings in the warehouse, if you want it......"

"Let's go over and see it." Hu Ye was not ambiguous, waved his hand and said, "Bring these paintings with you." ”

Hu Ye soon saw more than 20 other Van Gogh paintings, all of which had his signature, and couldn't help but be very satisfied, and nodded lightly: "Very good, I want these paintings!" ”

Van Gogh was stunned and said, "All of them?" ”

"That's right." Hu Ye said lightly: "Mr. Van Gogh, I am very optimistic about the appreciation potential of these paintings, if you want, you can sell them all to me." Of course, you can also keep it for yourself. ”

Van Gogh immediately exclaimed: "Sell it all to you!" ”

In the past few years, Van Gogh has not sold a few paintings, and his life has been very difficult, so he can only live with his younger brother. Fairy, I finally met a big customer, and of course I didn't want to let go of this opportunity.

Hu Ye nodded and said, "Then you can make a price." ”

Van Gogh hesitated for a while, and asked Hu Ye tentatively: "Twelve francs per painting, what do you think?" ”

Twelve francs is certainly not expensive, but by the standards of the nineteenth century, it is certainly not cheap. The works of many famous painters are only sold for a few tens of francs, and Van Gogh is now unknown, so naturally he cannot be compared with those famous painters.

However, Hu Ye did not hesitate at all, and immediately nodded: "Deal!" ”

Van Gogh was so happy that he hurriedly counted forty-three paintings worth five hundred and sixteen francs in front of Hu Ye.

In France at that time, this was a huge amount of money, enough for Van Gogh to live for a long time. He even offered to offer that he was willing not to have a fraction, and Hu Ye only needed to pay five hundred francs.

However, Hu Ye's shot was very generous, and he directly gave Van Gogh more than 1,000 francs. After he arrived in France, he exchanged it for gold in the dimensional space. Anyway, Hu Ye will not come back, so he simply gave Van Gogh a good fate.

Van Gogh was puzzled: "This ...... How embarrassing is that. ”

"Mr. Van Gogh, I am very optimistic about your talent." Hu Ye said seriously: "Maybe it hasn't been recognized by the world yet, but sooner or later it will shine." This money is just so that you can have a stable creative environment and draw better works. ”

Hu Ye said this with a sincere attitude, and Van Gogh was moved to tears, and nodded vigorously: "Thank you, Mr. Hu." ”

Hu Ye smiled and patted Van Gogh on the shoulder and said: "Temporary setbacks are nothing, persevere, and when people really understand your work, you will get the credit you deserve." ”

Van Gogh nodded again and again and walked away with a thousand thanks.

Hu Ye is also very satisfied, as long as one or two of these paintings do not appear on the market, he can earn back his previous investment ten million times.

What Hu Ye did not expect was that Van Gogh, after receiving his encouragement, withstood the pressure of a nervous breakdown and did not commit suicide two years later.

Not only that, but the people of this heavenly world soon began to appreciate Van Gogh's talent. The artist's other works sold for high prices before his death, allowing Van Gogh to live out and leave behind many more masterpieces.

And Hu Ye's small act made such a change in this heavenly world, and he himself benefited from it. On the passenger ship across the Atlantic, Hu Ye found that he had gained 3,000 more experience.

Crossing the ocean in the 19th century was a long journey, taking Hu Ye nearly two months. When the passenger ship was in New York, it was only about ten days before Hu Ye returned to the main world.

Hu Ye wasted no time, and immediately hired a carriage to rush to Guillotine Valley in Hudson Heights in northern New York.