"Rembrandt was one of the greatest painters in Europe in the seventeenth century, the greatest painter in Dutch history, and the most outstanding representative of Baroque art."
"He painted more than 600 oil paintings, more than 300 prints and more than 2,000 sketches throughout his life, including more than 100 self-portraits,..."
In the live broadcast room, a guy was introducing the art master Rembrandt.
At the warehouse site, the Saudi deputy consul, cultural attaché and others all stared at this Rembrandt self-portrait with bright eyes.
They had no doubts as to the authenticity of the portrait.
The reason is simple. The Saudi prince who took the oil painting in Paris personally confirmed the authenticity of the oil painting.
While Xiao Ran was enjoying this Rembrandt self-portrait intoxicatedly, the Saudi deputy consul suddenly said:
"Sean, we can take back this Rembrandt self-portrait at the auction price, which is 28 million euros. It can be traded now."
Following his words, everyone who was admiring the painting suddenly woke up.
Xiao Ran turned to look at this person, but shook his head firmly.
"Mr. Vice Consul, you are not an industry insider and may not understand the current art market. It is completely different from two years ago."
“Especially the price of top-notch art, the increase in the past two years has been astonishing. It can be said that the price increases every day!”
The vice-consul's face immediately darkened, and his expression was rather ugly.
The cultural counselor standing next to him nodded slightly.
Obviously, this cultural counselor knows something about the art market.
Without any pause, Xiao Ran continued to speak.
"You know, this is Rembrandt! The hardest currency in the art market, the price keeps rising! It's stronger than gold!"
"Although Rembrandt painted many paintings throughout his life, they are extremely rare to see on the market. Every time one appears, it causes a sensation!"
"Many top collectors may not be able to receive a Rembrandt even if they spend their whole lives, so you can imagine the value of this oil painting!"
Although he did not make an offer for this Rembrandt, everyone heard it.
This is asking the lion to open his mouth!
The auction price of 28 million euros obviously could not satisfy his appetite.
Several Saudis who realized this couldn't help but feel itchy at the root of their teeth, but they were also very helpless.
Everyone in the live broadcast room was stunned by Xiao Ran's huge appetite.
"That's 28 million euros! And you got it for free. You're still not satisfied. You're too greedy!"
Qiu Shui hugged Xinghe's waist and exclaimed, wishing she could nod in agreement for Xiao Ran.
"That's right, people's hearts are not as good as snakes swallowing elephants. Just accept it when it's good. Be careful when little Salman comes back to settle the score with you!"
A young boy continued.
Because the price of this Rembrandt self-portrait is so high, even the rich second generation people in the live broadcast room stopped clamoring to buy this oil painting.
Another reason is the huge difference in aesthetics.
This is a Western oil painting, and it is a portrait, and Chinese people are generally not interested in it.
Not many Chinese people are willing to hang a portrait of a foreigner in their home, hanging it on the wall and staring at them all day long. It’s disgusting to think about it!
Of course, those who like Western painting and art, or those who treat collecting as a business, are another matter.
Just when everyone was talking about it, Shangbo Lao Li suddenly posted several barrages quickly.
The first time she saw the barrage, Fang Yufei read it quickly.
"Xiao Ran, Lao Li of Shanghai Bo posted a barrage saying that a famous collector named Liu in Shanghai wants to buy this Rembrandt and asks you not to sell it to the Saudis."
"The Shanghai collector bid 40 million US dollars and can trade it in Los Angeles at any time. He has his own way to get this oil painting back to China!"
After seeing Shangbo Lao Lifa's barrage and hearing Fang Yufei's words, the live broadcast room immediately became excited.
"I'll go! 40 million U.S. dollars! It turns out I'm shallow. The value of this Rembrandt self-portrait is actually so high!"
"If I guess correctly, this collector named Liu in Shanghai should be the one who spent 170 million US dollars to buy paintings. That's awesome!"
In the blink of an eye, many people in the live broadcast room had guessed who this famous collector named Liu was!
Xiao Ran just smiled and didn't give any response.
He also knew the collector surnamed Liu, but he did not think that $40 million would be enough to buy this Rembrandt.
It is true that the original transaction price of this Rembrandt was 28 million euros, but if you add in commissions and various taxes, as well as the appreciation in the past two years, 40 million US dollars is simply unaffordable!
After pondering for a moment, the Saudi deputy consul asked:
"Sean, since you said 28 million euros is not enough, how much do you want? Tell me."
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ran immediately made an offer for this Rembrandt painting.
"$52 million, if you can accept this price, we can trade"
Not surprisingly, the offer stunned everyone.
Everyone looked at Xiao Ran with dumbfounded eyes, their eyes full of disbelief.
The live broadcast room suddenly became quiet, and everyone was stunned.
Looking at Xiao Ran again, he covered the smallest portable safe with a confident smile on his face.
Immediately afterwards, he put the safe next to him, picked up another portable safe, and placed it on the coffee table.
Only then did the Saudi deputy consul and others wake up.
"$52 million, this price is too high and we cannot accept it."
Saudi Arabia gritted his molars and said, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
"Since you can't accept it, forget it. I believe someone can accept this offer."
Xiao Ran shrugged his shoulders indifferently, somewhat unworthy of a beating.
The facts are as he said!
As soon as he finished speaking, Shangbo Lao Li posted another barrage.
Fang Yufei read it out immediately, her voice trembling a little.
"Xiao Ran, the famous collector named Liu in Shanghai decided to buy this Rembrandt for $52 million!"
The next moment, the live broadcast room exploded.
"Someone really paid US$52 million for this oil painting! Are you sure it was US dollars and not Hades coins?"
"Holy shit! Xiao Ran is as good as Forbes!"
All the fans were shocked and almost crazy.
Several antique art appraisal experts, including Mr. Jin and Mr. Li from Shangbo, were not surprised or happy.
Where is this?
They have seen many more exaggerated scenes than this.
More importantly, they know the current art market conditions, and probably Qi also knows the value of this Rembrandt portrait!
Xiao Ran just smiled softly, and then began to enter the password, preparing to open the second portable safe.
In the blink of an eye, he had successfully opened the safe.
Following his movements, the contents contained in the safe immediately appeared in front of everyone.
Inside the safe was a brown cowhide Hermès briefcase, which was bulging and seemed to contain a lot of documents and the like.
The moment they saw the briefcase, the Saudi deputy consul, cultural counselor, and lawyer suddenly became nervous.
The three of them were all staring at the briefcase, and even their breathing seemed to become much lighter.
Xiao Ran looked at these three guys and then joked:
"Let me see what's in this? I hope it's a treasure like the title deed of an oil field or the equity certificate of Aramco."
"If it's these things, I don't need to sell them to you. Maybe I can join the board of directors of Aramco!"
Hearing this, several Saudis rolled their eyes angrily and became very angry.
"Pfft!"
David and Elaine couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud.
In the live broadcast room, all the fans who could understand English laughed loudly.
"I want to eat shit! Give back the shares of Aramco, be careful of someone trying to trick you into using a shotgun, then everyone can eat!"
"If you dare to touch the equity of Saudi Aramco, believe it or not, Salman will chop you into meat paste and sprinkle it in the Saudi desert!"
Amidst the laughter, Xiao Ran gently opened the briefcase.
As everyone guessed, the briefcase was filled with various documents, but unfortunately there were no good things like land deeds and equity certificates.
All the documents in the briefcase are written bilingually in English and Arabic and are not difficult to read.
Under the watchful eyes of several Saudis, Xiao Ran quickly flipped through the documents and then closed the briefcase.
Immediately afterwards, he took out the briefcase from the safe and pushed it in front of the Saudi deputy consul.
"Mr. Vice Consul, you can check the documents in this briefcase, but you cannot study them carefully."
"If you want to take away this briefcase, we have to discuss the price. My asking price is 10 million US dollars!"
"ah!"
Everyone was startled again and exclaimed.
Several Saudis were so angry that they clenched their fists and complained secretly.
What a money-hungry bastard!
