After entering the villa, Louis introduced his wife and several friends.
Two of the old French men lived in two other adjacent villas.
The land where the two villas are located originally belonged to the Lu Qinzhai family's estate, and was built in a similar era to Louis's villa.
After getting to know each other and saying a few polite words, Xiao Ran sat down on the sofa and started chatting with these French guys.
In order to win the trust of these French guys, he took out his driver's license and showed it to the French guys.
The driver's license he took out was a real and fake driver's license with no flaws.
The photo on the driver's license is exactly the same as his current appearance, without any difference.
For Xiao Ran, it is easy to forge such a genuine and fake document.
After seeing his driver's license, the old French men felt much more relieved.
Then, one of the old men suddenly said:
"The most popular guy in Paris during this period is a guy named Sean from Los Angeles, USA."
"I saw on the news last night that the lucky guy ransacked the Saint-Ouan antique art market and swept away many top-notch antiques and art from that market."
"The two most valuable paintings among them are by the neoclassical master Jacques David and the art master Lautrec. Both paintings are worth more than 300 million US dollars."
"Arthur, you and that lucky guy are both from the United States and both are in Paris. Do you know each other? What kind of guy is he? You are so lucky!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh.
The lucky boy you mentioned is sitting in front of you, but he just changed his appearance.
Xiao Ran thought to himself, then shook his head.
"It's a pity that I don't know that lucky guy. That guy is a legend. He is always surrounded by many armed security guards. It is difficult for ordinary people to get close."
"I've also heard about the antiques and artworks he discovered at the Saint-Ouan Antique Market. I must admit that that guy's luck is really good and makes people jealous."
After chatting for a few words, everyone got to the point.
Xiao Ran turned his head to look at the situation in the villa, then smiled and said:
"Louis, your country house is very nice and in good condition. I like it better."
"If the price is right, I would consider buying this house and use it as a holiday home in France."
Before the words fell, Louis and his wife were already beaming with joy.
The next moment, the old French man couldn't wait to ask:
"Arthur, I want to hear how much you plan to pay for this villa? See if it is in line with our psychological price."
Following his words, everyone at the scene looked at Xiao Ran with expectation.
Xiao Ran looked at Louis and his wife, then smiled and shook his head.
"Louis, don't worry. It's true that I like this villa, but I'm not a real estate professional."
"Professional matters are best left to professionals. I am only responsible for choosing the goals I want."
"I will send a real estate lawyer to contact you in two days to discuss transaction-related matters. You'd better ask a lawyer to come over. This will be good for you."
"I'm just here to see you today, I won't bid."
After the words fell, a trace of disappointment flashed in the eyes of Louis and his wife.
Immediately afterwards, they felt much more relieved and looked forward to the subsequent transactions.
In their opinion, Xiao Ran's attitude was like that of a real buyer, not a real estate agent who came to get information.
"Okay, Arthur, we can wait for your lawyer to come over."
"We have lawyers we know who can help with real estate transactions."
Louis nodded and said.
After chatting for a few words, Xiao Ran suddenly changed the subject.
"Gentlemen, if possible, after visiting Louis's villa, I would also like to visit several other villas in the surrounding area."
"If I like the rest of the villas, I don't mind selling a few more, of course, provided you agree to let me visit and are willing to sell."
Hearing this, Louis and the others couldn't help but froze and looked at Xiao Ran in surprise.
After a while, another old French man said:
"Arthur, do you want to buy all these villas and transform them into a large manor?"
"As far as I know, before the 1960s, this was indeed a manor owned by Mrs. Henyard's maternal great-grandfather."
Xiao Ran looked at the old French man, smiled and nodded.
"This is a good idea. I can consider it, but I'm not sure whether it will succeed."
After the words fell, several old French men exchanged glances quickly and then gave their answers.
"Arthur, we can take you to visit the surrounding villas, but we can't give you an answer yet as to whether they are for sale or not."
"No problem, this is your right. I can only expect good results."
Xiao Ran nodded in response.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Ran stood up and, under the guidance of Louis, visited the country villa.
During the visit, he thoroughly looked through the country house, including what was going on deep underground.
However, he found nothing.
There are no secret compartments or secret rooms in the villa, and there are no unknown secrets deep underground, at least within Xiao Ran's perspective.
Even so, Xiao Ran decided.
I must buy this country house, even if I spend a lot of money on it.
Because he was not sure whether the underground building Lu Qinzhai secretly built extended deep underground into the villa.
Even if the underground building does not extend here, buying this villa can serve as a cover-up and make everything look more reasonable.
Besides, even if there are no surprises deep underground in this villa, there are surprises on the ground!
After a while, Xiao Ran followed Louis into the study room on the first floor.
As soon as he entered the study, his eyes were attracted by an oil painting hanging on the wall.
It was a classical style oil painting, but it had a hint of Baroque art.
And this painting is very famous. It is one of the most famous works of French classical painting, "The Inspiration of the Poet"
However, "The Inspiration of the Poet" is collected in the Louvre Museum, and its size is more than twice the size of the one in front of you.
Perhaps because of this, this "Poet's Inspiration" can hang here safely, and no one knows the true value of this painting.
The moment he saw this painting, Xiao Ran's eyes quickly flashed with a hint of ecstasy.
Then, he pretended to be surprised and said:
"Hey! There is actually a masterpiece handed down by the classical art master Poussin here, "The Inspiration of the Poet""
"I saw this classic masterpiece in a book on Western art history. Isn't it collected in the Louvre?"
Following his words, Louis looked at the painting, then smiled and explained:
"Yes, this is indeed the masterpiece of the classicist art master Poussin, "The Inspiration of the Poet", but it is a pity that it is a copied painting."
"The original oil painting is indeed collected in the Louvre. It is a representative painting of French classicism and has never left the Louvre."
"The original painting is more than twice the size of this oil painting. I bought this oil painting at the market and hung it in my study as a decoration."
Listening to his explanation, Xiao Ran couldn't help but express a few emotions secretly.
"You can find such amazing things in country markets. Paris is indeed the famous center of Western art. There are so many good things!"
