Li Yi exclaimed in his heart, but he didn't expect that the bronze statue was actually a treasure! He wanted to take down the bronze statue, but found that the bronze statue and the clock were actually one, so he had no choice but to give up and look at the appraisal display in a blink of an eye. There were two appraisal results in total.

"French Bronze Sculpture Pendulum Bell, 1923."

"Bronze Age Sculpture, Famayor, 1923."

Li Yi's eyes twitched. This Bronze Age imitation turned out to be Mayor's work!

Speaking of Mayor, many people may not know, but if they talk about his master, many people will say "oh" and then say "I don't know". But if they mention a certain work of his master, almost everyone will raise their hands to report it. I know, it turns out that it is this guy who is so charming.

Mayor's master is August Rodin. The famous sculpture that most Chinese people know, Yiguo's man sat there with his fist on his chin and pondered, is Rodin's work.

August Rodin, a famous French sculpture artist, is considered the greatest realist sculpture artist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Rodin's status in the history of European sculpture is just like the poet Dante's status in the history of European literature!

Moreover, Rodin, with his two students Mayor and Budel, is known as the "three pillars" of European sculpture!

This bronze statue was made by Mayor based on the early work of his teacher Rodin and the famous sculpture "Bronze Age"!

The introduction of Rodin is for Mayor, but Mayor is definitely not something that can be represented by a simple word by Rodin's disciples. Mayor is also a great sculptor!

Li Yi remembered that an art authority once said when commenting on Mayor,

"If Rodin's ideal is to turn marble and bronze into **, then Mayor's ideal is to turn marble and bronze into **, whose artistic characteristics and artistic style are very different from his teacher."

And he still remembers that Mayor's masterpieces, such as "Air", "River", "The Cyclist", etc., are all considered unprecedented by authorities!

I remembered that I had just worshipped Mr. Hu and found this statue in such an inconspicuous place. What does this mean? What does this mean? What does this mean? What does this mean?

Isn’t this a bald man placing fleas on his head, it’s obvious!

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Yi's mouth. This discovery fully illustrates...

He found another treasure!

"Boss, how do you sell this clock?"

"This one? One hundred thousand soft sister coins!"

Li Yi smiled, too lazy to explain, and directly stretched out two fingers.

"Eight thousand."

The boss shook his head while thinking, but saw Li Yi turning around and leaving, and shouted:

"Ten thousand! No more low!"

Li Yi nodded, swiped his card to pay the bill directly, and went out with a box containing the clock. He was in a great mood. He had a gift for his master!

The clock is real, and the bronze statue is even more solid, so not long after, Li Yi felt it was a little heavy. He looked at the time and prepared to go back to the hotel to put things first.

As soon as he turned out of the alley, Sotheby's phone call came over and wanted to ask him to come over immediately. After a moment of thinking, Li Yi almost guessed what was going on. It must be that they wanted to trade privately and deliberately leaked the news. Now, the person who was looking for a purchase is here.

After comparing the distance, Li Yi decided to go to Sotheby's with a clock. Since he called him back, even if the negotiation was inappropriate, he would have to ask them to help see how much the statue is worth.

I soon returned to Sotheby's. This time, the front desk did not take him to the reception room, but took him directly to Liu Xibo's office.

"Hello, Mr. Li, I'm very sorry for letting you go there again."

Li Yi was polite and sat down, and then he heard Liu Xibo say:

"This is the thing. After you left just now, we studied and prepared to arrange your "Untitled" to be auctioned next year's spring auction as the fifth to auction. After that, we will immediately start notifying collectors who may be interested in this work separately. The result is... The rich man who happened to be in Hong Kong that I told Mr. Li just now rushed over after receiving the news. He wanted to try it out if he could reach an agreement with you in private."

Although it must be the auction house, Li Yi was satisfied with such a self-justified explanation. Moreover, even if it is a private transaction, it is a common behavior in auction houses, because after all, no one knows what will happen after an item is auctioned, and it may be possible that it will fail.

"I told Mr. Bob about his judgment on the paintings and also gave the auction house an estimate of the transaction price. Mr. Lee, I quoted 18 million US dollars, and I need to emphasize that Mr. Bob is very obsessed with Franz Klein..."

Li Yi smiled knowingly. This is the benefit of his own people. This old guy wants to work with me to kill that rich man! But then he thought again, sister, this old guy couldn't have put a trap for me in this way and deal with the things that could be sold for 30 million to that Bob at half price, right?

However, the same painter is both a masterpiece, but the value of works in different periods is different. This situation is indeed very normal. Li Yi decided to talk about it. If he is unhappy, he will not sell it. So what can he do?

"Then... what should the auction house do if the commission is taken in a transaction like this?"

"Mr. Li, this kind of transaction is usually paid by the buyer. This is also one of the reasons why I hope you can agree to a private transaction and you can get the best benefit."

Li Yi nodded, since that's the case, let's talk.

Liu Xibo led Li Yi into a luxuriously decorated VIP reception room. Four people were waiting in the reception room. Among them, Li Yi, a Chinese man in his fifties, looked a little familiar.

"Mr. Li, let me introduce you to you. This is Mr. Bob I just told you. I think you should know Mr. Li Xiong, the Justice of the Peace of Hong Kong."

Liu Xibo first pointed to a thin foreigner who was about sixty or seventy years old and had a yellow hair to introduce Li Yi, and then introduced the old man he looked at.

Li Yi remained calm on the surface, but kept shouting in his heart, "I'll go, I'm really Li Xiong and Li Fuhao, known as "Fan Li"! To be honest, Li Yi is concerned about Li Fuhao not because of how much property he has, but because of which actress he has had another scandal...

The remaining two Liu Xibo did not introduce them, but you can tell from their dressing and temperament that they should be appraisers brought by the two rich men.

The two sides exchanged a few greetings and began to talk about the transaction.

"Eight million dollars, Mr. Li, my appraiser estimates this painting at seven million dollars, but in order to reach a deal, I decided to pay eight million..."

Li Yi was too lazy to say anything, but just shook his head at Liu Xibo.

When Li Yi heard Bob offer another offer of 10 million US dollars, he suddenly felt it was boring. He decided to take the photo. Even if he only sold 5 million US dollars, he would admit it. Bargaining with these people always made him feel like he was buying something for the price. No matter how much he paid, he felt that he had been cheated.

Seeing that Li Yi was talking non-intentionally, Liu Xibo stood up and whispered a few words to Bob. Bob closed his eyes and thought for a while, and said:

"One Thousand Three Million US dollars, and another work by Cui Ruzhuo, a master of Chinese painting in your country, was bought by the prosperous Lotus Wind. I was going to auction this work at the spring auction next year, with an estimated price of more than six million US dollars!"

Li Yi didn't know who Cui Ruzhuo was, but soon Liu Xibo explained it to him.

Cui Ruzhuo is a Chinese American, a famous calligrapher, painter, connoisseur and collector. His works are currently sold at a maximum price of more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars, and the work has great potential for appreciation. According to Liu Xiber's analysis, it is a very worthwhile deal to be able to get the "Prosperous Lotus Wind" at an estimated price of 6 million US dollars.

Li Yi pondered at 13 million US dollars, plus a Chinese painting with unknown specific value.

With Bob waved his hand, the appraiser behind him began to be busy. After he carefully unfolded a group of eight ink paintings on the ground, Li Yi was shocked, "What a guy, such a big painting!"

These eight paintings are extremely huge, and one by one is staggered and almost filled the huge reception room. Li Yi shook his head, this is what they called "The Lotus Wind in the Prosperous Times"? What's the use of such a big thing? There is no place to put it on!
Chapter completed!