Shi Qiba knew that John Caru, not only did he know, but he also attended a dinner held by John Caru. During this period, as a representative of Van Clerk Arpels, he was also very honored to get John Caru's personal contact information.★

"He was indeed looking for the "Scream" again, and he was a little fanatical, but the main thing was that he was not short of money. If I was in his position...what? What did you say? Oh Maiga, you said the painting he was looking for was in your hands. Oh, no, God, this is impossible, you must be lying to me, right? No, no, I have to see something first before I can make this call for you, otherwise who knows if you are lying to me...Okay, okay, I will call first, I can't understand anyway, right?"

When he heard John Kalu offer $168 million in "Scream" in Li Yi's hands, Shi Qiba suddenly became messy in the wind. He said a lot incoherently, but finally agreed to call John Kalu first to confirm whether this guy was really looking for the "Scream".

"Okay, I've communicated. He is indeed looking for this work. Moreover, the price of $168 million is indeed what he said. What are you going to do next?"

Shi Qiba said a few words to the phone, then covered the microphone with one hand, turned his head to discuss with Li Yi.

"He can send someone to identify the authenticity of the painting, and then... you tell him that I don't need money, I need him to exchange for Chinese antiques."

Shi Qiba nodded, conveyed Li Yi's meaning, and turned his head and asked:

“He asked where to see that work.”

After Li Yi said the name of the hotel, he quickly gave an echo and saw him in an hour.

"Brother, if you are going to sell it to John Carru, I won't join in the fun, because it involves a huge sum of money. But now you just want to exchange some Chinese antiques, then, I think I should go and see what the 168 million famous painting is. Yes, I have to go."

Seeing Li Yi getting up and about to leave, Shi Qiba grabbed him and strongly demanded to fulfill the responsibilities of an intermediary. In his words, it would be cheaper if Li Yi did not ask for Li Yi's introduction fee. He wanted to throw him away, but there was no way!

Indifferently, Li Yi took Shi Qiba back to the hotel. On the way, Shi Qiba introduced Li Yi to the basic situation of John Kalu. This rich man with a net worth of tens of billions is a legend in Norway. He is 78 years old this year. His industry is mainly concentrated in the financial field. Norway's largest bank is his family industry. In addition, as a personal hobby, he also invested in a diamond mine in South Africa. It is said that all the rough stones dug out of more than 10 carats have been collected by him personally.

"So we jewelry makers have the opportunity to receive his invitation."

"Is that true? I wonder if he is interested in rubies..."

The two were chatting, and the doorbell suddenly rang. Shi Qiba subconsciously looked at his watch.

"It seems that the rumors are really right. He arrived in less than 40 minutes. Man, if I were you, I think I would knock him down..."

Li Yi smiled and opened the wooden door of the room, then was stunned. Standing in front of the door was a burly man who was nearly two meters tall and strong, like a polar bear!

"May I ask, are you Mr. Li Yi? Who is Mr. Bastian?"

Li Yi realized that this should be a bodyguard. He pushed Shi Qiba forward with his body.

"He is Bastian, Mr. John should have seen it."

The big man stared at Shi Qiba and looked at him silently, and then, an old man who described as thin, with deep eyes and almost lost his head walked from the side to the door. He first hugged Shi Qiba gently, then held Li Yi's hand and shook it gently.

"I'm very sorry, you know, people are more afraid of death as they get older, so I..."

Li Yi smiled indifferently. If it were John, he might have asked the other party to take the painting to his territory, but he just asked the bodyguard to confirm it first, but this also confirmed from another aspect that he really wanted to get this painting.

Following John Carru was a slightly younger man, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and a small suitcase in his hand. The appraiser he invited, named Edmund, was said to be very famous in Europe.

He welcomed the guest into the room and without talking nonsense, Li Yi took out the picture "Scream".

"Oh Maiga, it was actually destroyed so badly..."

Edmund spread the canvas and then frowned with a serious expression. The situation of this painting was indeed a bit bad, because it was folded by Mr. Liu in half and placed it on the bottom of the box. There were several scrolls pressed on it. Although it was not heavy, after such a long time, not only were the creases obvious, but there were also several parts that were stuck together. Li Yi did not pay special attention when he opened it, so there were several places that had to be repaired before they could be restored.

Edmund glanced at Li Yi with dissatisfaction. Although the painting was not well preserved, as an appraiser who had been immersed in oil paintings for decades, he still recognized it at a glance that Edward Monk's 1893 version of "Scream", but out of caution, he took out a magnifying glass, small brush and other tools to carefully check it.

"Ok, it's the original work of Edward Monk, and these places can also be repaired through technical means, which will not have much impact on the value of the painting."

More than ten minutes later, Edmund gave his own identification conclusion. What surprised Li Yi was that he actually stood by him and spoke, proving that these damaged places could not only be repaired, but also did not affect the overall value. This made him look a little impressed by Edmund's professional ethics.

"It's fine if there's no problem, so let Mr. Li Yi talk about his conditions. Do you need to exchange antiques from China?"

Li Yi nodded.

"So, is it porcelain, calligraphy and painting, or other types of antiques?"

"Mr. John, I have no special request for this, but I hope the antiques you provide can be as precious as possible."

John Carru nodded slightly, and the big man who had been standing in the aisle took out a stack of photos from his pocket and handed them to Li Yi.

"The news came in a hurry, so there was no way to prepare for it. You can first see if there are any of these you are interested in. If not, what you need, I will look for them."

Li Yi smiled and took the photo. The first one was a blue and white plum vase. It looked very similar to the blue and white color. Although this kind of porcelain was precious, he did not lack it. It was just this second one...

Li Yi frowned and looked at the second photo for a long time, and was suddenly shocked. Could it be that it was the work of that person? (To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!