ps: The neck is twisting and the butt is twisting, let’s vote together!

David Li shrugged helplessly and spread his hands at Li Yi, when he saw that Liu Xibo didn't even say hello, and almost didn't want to delay his attitude.

"That's how he is. Once he hears that he has something he likes, he will not care about anything. Mr. Li, sorry."

Li Yi smiled and shook his head, looking at Liu Xibo, who was focused on reading the painting with great interest.

Contrary to the image of an artist in Li Yi's mind, Liu Xibo paid great attention to his outfit. Although the weather in Hong Kong is very hot, he still wears suits and ties meticulously. His hair and the thick beard on his face have been carefully trimmed. The lines on his face are as if they were carved with a knife and an axe. With his current rigorous expression, he has a master's style.

"This is Franz Klein's true masterpiece! It's a fish that doesn't exist and records. Now, I've caught you..."

Liu Xibo used his white glove hand to hang over the painting and gently stroked it, as if he was stroking his lover's naked back. The expression on his face also became intoxicated and infatuated. The words that were whispering in his mouth showed the excitement in his heart at this moment. He recognized it at a glance!

After a while, Liu Xibo returned to normal. He smiled and walked over and shook Li Yi's hand, apologized for his recklessness just now, and then said with a look of hope:

"Mr. Li, I solemnly request that you hand over this painting to Sotheby's Hong Kong Company for auction. Don't worry, we will do our best to promote it..."

Li Yi was a little hesitant and was sure to give it to Sotheby's, but what he wanted to give it to Sotheby's New York, not Sotheby's Hong Kong, because the author of this painting is an American, and only Westerners value this kind of abstract painting that he can't understand even if he reads it.

"No, no, this is not a problem at all. Mr. Li, you may not know us Sotheby's very well. We will selectively invite some potential buyers based on the characteristics of some precious lots..."

After some explanation, Li Yi finally agreed to be auctioned by Sotheby's Hong Kong. However, when valuing the work, David Li and Liu Xibo offered a price that was unacceptable to him at the same time.

"What? You said that the transaction price of this work is likely to be around five million US dollars? How could it be so low!"

"That's right, Mr. Li, this work is after all, when Franz Klein's exploration was not yet mature. Although it is also a fine work, you know..."

David Li was explaining to Li Yi all the time, while Liu Xibo gently clasped the table with the joint of the index finger, lowered his head and thought. Suddenly, he waved his hand to interrupt David Li's speech.

"1944 was the year when the Allies went from defending to offense. Both in Europe and the Pacific battlefields, the Allies achieved great victory and also allowed people to see the dawn of victory... In this painting, Franz Klein's pen was quite abnormal. From these lines, he could see the desire for victory and peace in his heart. The breaking of this frame is his strong accusation of the destruction brought by the war..."

What is this guy saying? Li Yi glanced at David Li, who was stunned and Stefan, who looked full of admiration, and suddenly understood that Liu Xibo was giving this painting! He was giving the author a deeper meaning to this painting!

I'll go, it turns out that the auction can be played like this!

After Liu Xibo's modification, their estimate of the transaction price soared to 15 million US dollars! It tripled!

"Mr. Li, I want to know if you are anxious to use the money?"

"Oh, what do you mean by this?"

"You know that if a work like this is going to be sold at a high price, it must be widely promoted, and the time needs to be calculated at least monthly. But if Mr. Li, you are in a hurry to use money, I happen to know that a wealthy man who is obsessed with Franz Klein is in Hong Kong at this moment, and I can help you contact him..."

Li Yi shook his head. He was not short of money, and he thought their valuation just now was a little conservative, so it would be better to try it on the filming.

Seeing that Li Yi was unable to change his mind, Liu Xibo didn't care and signaled Stefan to prepare the contract as soon as possible to avoid long nights of dreams.

After signing the contract, Li Yi left the painting and walked along the street toward the exhibition hall alone. Yesterday, Chen and his daughter went over to say hello to him and invited them to a meal. Today, they should go to his booth to check it out.

Walking along the street, I suddenly saw the four words "Jiuji Beef Frisher" written on the sign of a very inconspicuous roadside shop. I remembered that when I searched yesterday, someone said that this was the best beef noodles in Hong Kong, and I was immediately greedy.

The store is small and old, but even so, even though it is just 11 o'clock, there are already 70% or 80% of diners in the store.

Li Yi ordered a bowl of stewed beef brisket noodles and tasted it. He felt that the meat was rich in flavor, but the meat was very tender but not bad. He couldn't help but nodded and added another bowl of curry beef brisket.

After having a good meal, Li Yi suddenly marched and made a big fuss. He was about to give up the road and go all the way through the streets and alleys to the conference center. Anyway, Baidu is there, so he is not afraid of getting lost.

Not long after walking, Li Yi saw an alley where there seemed to be many tourists inside, so he turned in.

The alley is very ordinary, but it has the characteristics of southern architecture. Almost every household opens a door on its own wall to sell some tourist souvenirs and other things. Li Yi was browsing and thinking about what to bring back to his parents. When he looked up, he suddenly found that there was an antique shop in front of him.

The store has a small storefront, but the things inside are very mixed. From Eastern porcelain, calligraphy and painting to Western pocket watches and jewelry, there are thousands of types, filling the store with a lot of stuff.

Li Yi walked in and looked for a while and decided to use the spiritual card to try his luck. It seems that he hasn't picked up a bargain for a long time, so his luck has accumulated almost all, right?

The boss's things are very crowded, often one after another, which is why Li Yi decided to try it with a spirit card. He knew that when the spirit card was identified, he could identify more pieces in one piece. He didn't know if so many kinds of things were piled together, and he would react.

If there is a reaction, it will be developed. If there is no, he will not be interested in touching the gray of these little things.

While thinking, I put on a clock about twenty centimeters high with my hands. This one looks quite new and should be a tourist souvenir. However, Li Yi observed that this wall clock is at least next to seven or eight other miscellaneous things, hoping to identify it together.

As soon as Li Yi put the clock on his hand, the identification result came out. Two seconds later, just as he was about to give up, a few lines of small words suddenly popped up, which were the identification result of the pocket watches next to the clock.

Li Yi raised his eyebrows, there was a chance!

But after waiting for almost ten seconds, the discerning card did not give any identification conclusions.

Li Yi shook his head, the clock and pocket watch, in essence, it was still the same type of thing, but it took two seconds to identify it...

The boss saw Li Yi standing there with a clock for almost half a minute, and thought he was interested in this kind of thing, so he came over with a smile.

"Sir, if you like this kind of thing, there are a few better ones here, you can take a look."

Li Yi thought about it and listened to someone's advice and got half of it. In fact, it was mainly because he was embarrassed to leave as soon as he asked, so he decided to take a look.

The boss pointed to a shelf behind Li Yi and said:

"Sir, I can guarantee that these clocks are definitely old things from the 19th century. Both of them can still be moved and have extremely high collection value..."

Li Yi turned around and looked at the shelves. With just a glance, he caught a short, fat black clock. To be precise, he didn't like the clock, but the bronze statue about twenty centimeters high placed on the clock.

As a carving enthusiast, Li Yi once put a lot of effort into the works of some carving masters, so he recognized at a glance that the bronze statue should have imitated August Rodin's work "Bronze Age", but he reduced the Bronze Age by almost 10 times!
Chapter completed!