When Charlie. Professor Wayne told him what he had received from Director Bray of the Dalic Gallery, and everyone was stunned!

Dalic Gallery's fake?

Is the "Portrait of Jacob III" here authentic?

The Blake couple looked at each other in surprise and shame, and they never thought that the world-famous painting "Portrait of Jacob III", which has been collected by Dalic Gallery as the top gallery in Britain for decades, is actually fake, just like Lu Bu was killed by Xing Daorong in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which is shocking, if nothing else, if this news spreads, Dalic Gallery is bound to become a laughing stock.

Of course, whether or not the Dalic Gallery becomes a laughing stock has little to do with them.

The Blake couple were still most embarrassed at the moment, they regarded Ji Cheng as a liar from the beginning, and even at that time, let alone the identification of items, even if they didn't see anything, they were so arbitrary.

If it weren't for the sale of Steve today. Cohen's face must be identified what Ji Cheng brought and finally justified his name, with the status of the Blakes in the collecting world, they privately said that Ji Cheng was a liar, and when it reaches the ears of others, it will inevitably bring a fatal blow to Ji Cheng and the ancient and modern art companies engaged in the trading of the collectibles industry!

Almost ruined a young man and a company for no reason?

It made them so ashamed!

In the midst of their shame, they also carried a hint of happiness.

Why rejoice?

Because Ji Cheng's painting is real!

This means that even the Blakes and Merry. Zhu Xi, Henry. Kravis and others slandered Ji Cheng, but he still has a chance to make a name for himself, and when the time comes, they will be laughed to death!

In a sense, the top rich can not care about face at all, for example, when it comes to profits.

But in terms of hobbies, the top rich people care about face, which is the same as the bosses who didn't know big characters and relied on the tide to rise to prominence in the past in Huaxia, who were most afraid of being told by others that they had no culture.

The Blakes managed to make a name for themselves as top collectors, but they didn't want to be ruined by the self-proclaimed art world, who didn't know anything about art except for being rich.

MERRY. Jush and Henry. Kravis was also in a similar mood, they also sweated for their reputation, fortunately they didn't directly question whether what Ji Cheng brought was fake like Xiao Lizi just now, otherwise it would be a shame and a big loss!

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Well, Xiao Lizi did feel embarrassed at this moment, and he looked at Charlie a little overwhelmed. Professor Wayne turned his head to look at Ji Cheng who was smiling again, and his whole face turned red!

"I ...... I ......" Xiao Lizi opened his mouth to say something.

Steve. Cohen burst out laughing with joy, "Good! Good! I knew that my Mr. Ji was not a liar! He was quite down-to-earth and generous, and admitted with a smile, "Ji, I saw you take out this "Portrait of Jacob III" just now, I even thought you were a liar in my heart, I believe you can understand what reason, ashamed, I am really ashamed, Ji, I hope you don't mind." ”

Of course, Ji Cheng would not be upset with his financier, and said with a smile: "It's not in the way, anyone who sees this painting will think it's fake, who made Dalic Gallery famous?" Hehe, when I first saw this painting, I thought the same as you, and I always thought that this painting was fake. ”

Leang. Blake took the opportunity to show goodwill and said: "Open-minded, Mr. Ji's bearing is too open-minded!" ”

"Yes, people who generally play collectibles will be angry when they are questioned about the authenticity of their collections, not to mention that Mr. Ji is engaged in collectibles trading, and his reputation is more important." Henry. Kravis also got off the donkey and began to take the initiative to praise Ji Cheng, so that he could make friends later, "This mind is really broad!" ”

"Maybe it's the alien effect, I think the vast majority of Chinese people feel very similar." Deborah. Blake blinked: "But I don't know why, the more I look at Mr. Ji, the more handsome I feel." ”

Everyone can hear that she is touting Ji Cheng, and she doesn't really feel handsome.

As for Deborah. Why did Blake tout Ji Cheng from the side, Mai Rui. Zhu Xi is very clear as a woman, no matter how much you tout that a man has the ability to do it, and then tout his amazing wealth, it is better to praise it from the man himself, such as you are so handsome, such as you are so big......

Ahem, that's pretty much what it means.

MERRY. Zhu Xi, as one of the initiators of the belief that Ji Cheng was a liar, naturally also wanted to make up for the relationship with Ji Cheng, after all, the "Portrait of Jacob III" in front of her was confirmed to be genuine, so the few lost world famous paintings brought by Ji Cheng are very likely to be genuine, as an art collector, she must want to be able to buy one or two.

So, she smiled and said, "Yes, not only does Mr. Ji feel more and more handsome the more I look at him, but I also think he is very attractive, more attractive than any Oriental I have ever seen." ”

Ji Cheng didn't know that they had suspected that they were liars before, after all, these people didn't say it directly like Xiao Lizi, and even if they knew, they wouldn't mind, people might send you money, would you mind if you had a lot of money?

"The two ladies praised it falsely." Ji cost was humble.

"We're not talking nonsense."

"I really think you're attractive."

Deborah. Blake and Merry. Zhu Xi and the two praised again, and even Lai Ang. Blake and Henry. Kravis was involved and chatted with Ji Cheng very hotly.

Only Xiao Lizi was ignored like a transparent person, he stood there very lonely, and what made him even more unacceptable was that he would have to pay ten times the price to buy this "Portrait of Jacob III" from Ji Cheng, even if he was not short of money, he was very distressed.

What if he doesn't?

In the future, no one in the collection circle will dare to play with him!

Imagine a person who says your thing is a fake without even going through the collectibles appraisal process, and you will play with him?

So Xiao Lizi knows that spending 50 million US dollars to buy an oil painting with only one-tenth of the market value is a helpless move and necessary, and what he is most afraid of now is not spending a lot of money to buy a painting of unequal value, but afraid that Ji Cheng will not sell him, because this is equivalent to not forgiving and will reveal the matter.

He couldn't wait to buy this painting with Ji Cheng immediately!

But before it was Lizi's turn to speak, Steve. Cohen smiled and said: "Okay, don't brag about it, Mr. Ji is not just handsome and attractive, he has skills that you can't imagine." He said in his mouth that everyone should not brag Ji Cheng himself, but he gave a very high evaluation, "Well, let's continue to let Professor Wayne and Julia identify the paintings." ”

"Yes, let's identify the remaining paintings."

"Hehe, what else do you need to identify? What Mr. Ji brought to the table must be true. ”

"That is, there is no need to doubt the authenticity of the thing, isn't it for Professor Wayne and Ms. Julia to identify it now for the purpose of pricing the thing, so that we can buy it later."

Mr. and Mrs. Blake and Mr. and Mrs. Merry. Zhu Xi, Henry. The Kravis couple spoke at a very high level, even if they couldn't know the authenticity of the remaining paintings at the moment, and they had to use the excuse of "appraisal pricing" to let the appraisal continue, but the words in their mouths expressed their agreement with Ji Cheng.

Whether it is sincere or not, at least it is treated equally at the moment, and it will not be doubted whether Ji Cheng is a liar before something is identified.

"Hehe, thank you for your trust." Ji Cheng said politely, "But things still have to be identified, otherwise if you are willing to buy them, I won't dare to sell them." He half-jokingly added, "If you don't have an appraisal certificate, what if you change it to a fake one and say that I sell fakes?" ”

"Haha, it's funny, Mr. Ji, you have a bit of a humor." Leang. Blake laughed.

Several others were also amused.

Amid laughter, the appraisal continued.

No one paid attention to Xiao Lizi, which made him even more uneasy in his heart.

At everyone's strong request, Charlie. Professor Wayne and Julia's second painting was Van Gogh's The Painter on the Way to Work.

Charlie. Wayne explained while using the instrument to identify, "Van Gogh's work is full of natural compassion and a sense of suffering. For example, in the early days of Van Gogh's artistic career, the most depicted subjects were the gloomy scenes of the mining area and the miners at work. ”

"The tree on the right side of the painting is leafy, and the leaf on the left is sparse, and the painter stands in the middle and walks towards the tree with sparse leaves, as if he is moving towards loneliness." Steve. Cohen analyzes it very seriously: "The sadness of going to loneliness is too strong. ”

"Yes, and this Van Gogh's self-portrait is directed to the direction of his left foot, as if he is very reluctant to move forward." Leang. Blake also said.

Julia adds: "You see that the shadow of Van Gogh's self-portrait is very abstract, so abstract that it doesn't look like a man walking forward, but more like a man with his fists raised and shouting at heaven about the injustice of fate. ”

Sad!

Lonely!

Helpless!

Everyone is a top collector, and after putting aside the concept that Ji Cheng is a liar, they appreciate the painting and immediately feel the artistic conception.

"Since everyone can feel it, I'll move on to other aspects." Charlie. Wayne pointed to the oil painting and said: "Van Gogh has a high passion for farmers, for field life, for rural landscapes, he loves everything about farmers, especially sunflowers, wheat fields, warblers, pea flowers, etc., do you see these elements in the painting?" ”

"Hehe, Professor Wayne, we're not blind, this wheat field is so big, how can we not see it?" Henry. Kravis said with a smile: "I not only saw the wheat field that Van Gogh always loved, but also saw the gloomy and miserable mining area painted with black dye at the end of the wheat field, which formed a strong impact on the sunny wheat field, which was indeed in line with Van Gogh's painting style." ”

"Indeed, Van Gogh's paintings are more simple and timeless, and he poured his infinite passion into these simple flowers and field life, so that the paintings have an unsurpassable and uninducible artistic magic, and the colors in the paintings are more unrestrained and exaggerated." MERRY. Zhu Xi commented: "This painting has all the elements of Van Gogh's style, and the preliminary visual inspection may be authentic. ”

"From the analysis of the painting style, the use of dyes and the quality of the materials, this painting is very similar to the real thing." Charlie. Wayne didn't immediately make sure, "I'll use the instrument to help with the identification, and then I'll tell you the results." ”

"Okay."

"We'll wait."

Everyone agreed.

Ji Cheng was not worried about the appraisal results at all, because he had asked relevant people and experts to appraise these paintings when he brought them back to the beautiful country in the eighties.

Sure enough, after a period of instrument manipulation, Charlie. Wayne raised his head and said excitedly: "This Van Gogh's "Painter on the Way to Work" is genuine, and I can issue an appraisal certificate on behalf of the institution." ”

"It's a real thing!"

"Hey, this painting is rumored to have been burned down during World War II, and now it has been rediscovered, and it will definitely make a sensation in the global art world!"

"Yes, Van Gogh's paintings have always been very valuable, and the painting in front of me has been lost and recovered, I am afraid that the value will far exceed Van Gogh's ordinary portraits, very precious!"

Everyone discussed from a professional point of view.

Even Xiao Lizi, who is not in a good mood, has entered a state of appreciation at the moment, and he has to admit that Van Gogh is worthy of being a master of art, and this painting is too exquisite!

"Professor Wayne, how much do you value this painting?"

Steve. Cohen couldn't wait to ask, he had already moved the idea of taking the painting for himself!

The others all fell silent when they heard him ask for an estimate, and at this moment, they and Steve. Cohen had the same idea, he really wanted to get his hands on this masterpiece!

"Van Gogh's paintings have always been of high value, especially in terms of self-portraits, which are as high as Rembrandt, Dürer and others, and the price is often more expensive than other paintings." Charlie. Wayne appraised: "For example, in 1998, a self-portrait of him without a beard was sold for $71.5 million, and the painting in front of me, The Painter on the Way to Work, is more artistic valuable than the self-portrait without a beard, and the value of the artwork has risen so much since 1998 that I can give this painting an estimate of between $80 million and $100 million." ”

80 million to 100 million dollars!

This price made Ji Cheng surprise fiercely, he thought that it would be good if this painting could be sold for sixty or seventy million dollars, but he didn't expect Charlie. Wayne ended up valuing it much higher than he had speculated!

What was even more surprising was that Charlie. Professor Wayne continued: "In terms of historical value, the revival of the Second World War adds a lot of value to the painting, and I personally think it is worth more than the Orchard with Cypress Trees that Christie's in New York is about to auction, which is estimated to be between $100 million and $120 million, so I give an estimate of 110 million to 130 million. ”

"Julia, what about you?" Steve. Cohen asked, looking over.

Julia pondered for a moment and said: "Van Gogh's "Self-Portrait Without a Beard" was originally sold for $71.5 million, as Professor Wayne said just now, this is Van Gogh's current self-portrait with the highest price, but 1998 is a little far away from the present, this price is not suitable as a reference price, and the artistic value and historical value of this painting are above "Self-Portrait Without a Beard", I give a conservative estimate, 90 million to 105 million dollars. ”

Although the stock price is not as high as Professor Wayne, it has also exceeded 100 million, and it can be seen how optimistic the two authoritative experts are about this painting!

"Well, let's continue to appraise other paintings, and then discuss with Mr. Ji to buy them when the appraisal comes out?" MERRY. Zhu Xi proposed.

Everyone didn't have any opinions, so Charlie. Wayne and Julia went on to appraise other paintings.

Ji Cheng was not in a hurry to wait.

But Xiao Lizi is on pins and needles, because as long as he and Ji Cheng do not complete the transaction to buy the painting "Portrait of Jacob III", what he did today may be spread and lose face, as a celebrity in the film and television industry, he attaches great importance to his reputation.

Maybe it's empathy, at this moment, Xiao Lizi secretly regretted that he shouldn't have slandered Ji Cheng just now before the appraisal results came out, after all, the other party engaged in collectibles trading and relied on reputation to eat.

Xiao Lizi regretted it very much at the moment.

In his remorse, the results of the appraisal jumped out one by one.

Michelangelo's St. Francis and St. Lawrence and the Nativity of Jesus is undoubtedly genuine, with an estimate of between $20 million and $25 million!

Jan, the father of Western oil painting. Every. After the appraisal of Ike's magnum opus "The Impartial Judge", Charlie. Wayne and Julia also identified the artwork as genuine, with a slightly lower estimate of $10 million.

One of the greatest British contemporary painters, Lucian. Freud's Francis. Bacon is estimated at 12 million to 15 million dollars!

Famous Mexican female painter Frida. Caro's "Wounded Table" woodblock oil painting is much more expensive. Wayne and Julia gave super-high estimates of between $50 million and $53 million and $45 million to $55 million, respectively.

The total maximum estimate for the first five paintings alone is over $200 million!

However, this is not the most terrifying, the most terrifying is the Western painting "Portrait of a Young Man" by St. Raphael.

Charlie. After the identification, Professor Wayne said categorically: "This painting is genuine. ”

After so many rounds of appraisal and appraisal, Xiao Lizi's mood calmed down a little, and he asked curiously, "How much is the valuation?" ”

After the appraisal of the paintings just now, Charlie. Wayne and Julia usually attach an estimate when announcing whether it is genuine, but this time they didn't, which made Xiao Lizi feel very curious, so he took the initiative to ask.

Not to mention Xiao Lizi, even if Ji Cheng is also curious, is this painting of low value?

While he was thinking nonsense, Charlie. Wayne smiled wryly and said, "I can't give this painting an estimate. ”

"Huh?" Xiao Li Zi was stunned and said, "Can't estimate it?" Professor Wayne, what do you mean? ”

Steve. Cohen also showed a wry smile and then said: "Because all the experts and authoritative appraisal agencies in the outside world have already given an estimate for this painting. ”

Xiao Lizi couldn't hold back her curiosity when she saw them doing Tai Chi, "Mr. Cohen, how much?" ”

"Wouldn't you just open the web and search for it?"

Leang. Blake said with a sigh: "I didn't expect that I would be able to see Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man" return to the world in my lifetime, and I have no regrets in this life!" ”

MERRY. Zhu Xi also sighed: "Yes, it is the honor of my life to see this epic masterpiece of Raphael with my own eyes!" ”

A few people rated it highly!

Ji Cheng already had a premonition that the value of this oil painting might be terrifying, and he was about to take out his mobile phone to search.

Suddenly, Xiao Lizi, who had already searched for the value of Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man", lost his voice and said: "Eight and a half million? ”