The calligraphy and paintings hanging in this super VIP room are all up for auction. Of course, they will not all be put up for auction at once, but all participating buyers will be able to appreciate them one by one first. After all, this is not a regular auction house. Even if a document jointly appraised by experts is issued, the wealthy people who come here to participate in the auction will bring their experts over for another appraisal. Naturally, they will not take action if they are not sure.
Among the more than thirty paintings, half are Chinese calligraphy and painting, and the rest are Western oil paintings.
Li Mo glanced at it and was completely speechless. Not one of the fifteen calligraphy and paintings in total was authentic. However, he still read it carefully one by one, and he had to say that the level of those who cheated was very high.
If it is in China, there is not much room for these imitations to survive, but it is different if it is abroad. After all, because of cultural differences, no matter how high the level of these foreign appraisal experts is, there may be cognitive errors in many details. Therefore, there is a huge market here.
People like Franke who are familiar with China have been deceived horribly.
"Mr. Qin, do you like anyone?" the blonde asked with a smile.
"They're all good, I like them very much."
The blonde was even more happy.
After Li Mo finished looking at Chinese calligraphy and painting, he looked at the oil painting again. Eleven of the fifteen oil paintings are antiques, or have a certain artistic value and market value, but they are incomparable to the top oil paintings he bought in Europe before. They are not on the same level at all.
"Mr. Qin, our boss is here."
The blond woman warned, Li Mo turned around and saw a tall, bald, middle-aged man with a scar on his right face walking out from behind the secret door. His eyes were sharp and he was wearing a black trousers on his left hand. leather gloves.
Following him were eight bodyguards who were as strong as brown bears. Everyone was wearing black suits, sunglasses and headsets. The appearance was very grand.
Li Mo glanced at the bald boss's left hand and found that three fingers were missing. When I walked back and sat down, I heard the bald boss with a fierce look say: "One of the friends here is new. Welcome."
Li Mo looked at him and nodded slightly.
"Old rules, in order not to hurt the harmony between everyone, you will put your respective bids in the box under each piece of art later. The higher bidder will win. If the bid is lower than our price, the auction will be rejected."
"After the bidding is over, everyone can participate in our games. Those who want to bet will stay, and those who like boxing can go to another place."
Boss Scar looked around again, and said in a deep voice with a warning tone: "Once again, no matter who it is, please don't make trouble on my territory, otherwise there will be no next time. I hope everyone can have fun in the end." joy."
All the rich people had bright smiles on their faces.
"Mr. Qin, this is your bidding sign. If you like any piece of art, just write down the number and put it in the box."
The blond woman came over with some bidding cards, lowered her head and said in a very intimate manner.
"Franke is a famous appraisal expert in the United States, and he is also my intermediary. He has been captured by you. How do you want me to bid?"
The smile on the blonde woman's face suddenly froze.
"Mr. Qin, wait a moment, I'm going to report to the boss right now."
"Mr. Qin, it's very dangerous here."
May said a little dissatisfied.
"Don't be anxious. Now that you're here, just be patient. I know what's going on."
After a while, the blond woman came back and said, "Mr. Qin, I'm sorry."
"It has nothing to do with you."
Li Mo waved his hand, since the boss here is very principled, then forget it. I am not interested in Chinese calligraphy and painting, but those oil paintings.
. No matter how small an ant is, its butt is still a piece of meat. You can take it away later if the price is right.
He has a general idea of the positioning of Western works of art. They are either extremely expensive and can be sold for more than one billion or seven to eight hundred million. Those that can be favored by strange children must be at least several million or more than ten million. On this basis, you can come up with a suitable price yourself.
Li Mo had been sitting there drinking coffee and eating snacks, and asked May and the others to come and taste it, but they got serious expressions in return.
"Let's go over and take a look." Under the expectant gaze of the blond woman, Li Mo stood up and walked over there. He started with oil paintings. Those rich people still loved Western art, and they brought appraisal experts who were better at Western art.
I took a look at the box, wrote a number, put the bidding sign in, and then continued bidding on the second piece of art.
He was very fast, taking into account both other people's bids and the minimum standards set by the underground forces.
"Mr. Qin, are you not even interested in Chinese oil paintings?"
In May they felt strange.
"You're wrong, I'm just not interested in fakes."
This reason is very convincing.
Soon, the Scar boss appeared again and announced the results of each winning bid one by one. Li Mo soon became the focus of the audience, because fifteen pieces of oil painting artworks were bid by him alone, and the remaining four pieces were divided among other wealthy people.
There were very few calligraphy and painting artworks from China that participated in the bidding. In the end, the auction failed because the bidder was too low.
"Mr. Qin, you have to pay a total price of US$4.29 million for the eleven oil paintings you have bid for. Please pay here."
May took out his card and followed the blond woman to pay. At this moment, the young man from China successfully attracted everyone's attention.
"Mr. Qin, thank you for your support. I wonder if you will participate in the game here or go to bid for the arena game?"
Scar Boss said in Chinese. He opened a bottle of champagne and raised the glass to signal to Li Mo.
"Are you Chinese?"
Li Mo also raised his glass.
"My ancestors came here in the late Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, they didn't do well here and all they ate was dirty food."
Li Mo said with a smile: "I am only interested in antiques. If someone comes up with an antique worth selling today, I will participate and play a few games. If I win, I only want the antique. If I lose, I will get a lot of points. Pay the corresponding amount of money.”
The fat man who had a grudge against Franke burst out laughing and said words he couldn't understand.
"What is that pig talking about?" Li Mo looked up at May, who was standing aside.
"She said you are a yellow-skinned monkey who dares to do something with a little money in your hand."
"In May, tell that fat guy that if he has the guts, I can bet him a billion dollars. If he is a poor guy who dares not accept the bet, get out of here and don't stay here. Like a pussy.”
Wuyue hummed and translated the words, and sure enough, the fat man jumped up from the sofa in anger, and the bodyguards behind him took a few steps forward as if they were going to take action. Several other wealthy people showed curiosity towards Li Mo and kept looking at him.
Li Mo didn't panic, glanced at the bodyguards and said: "In May, you can tell them again that if you want to take action, we will compete in the ring and the betting fund will be 100 million US dollars. Whoever wins will take it. I will play in person, and if I win, I can accept their challenges in turn, and the funds will accumulate. As long as one of them can beat me, the money can be taken back in one go."
In May, their faces suddenly became extremely ugly. Is this Li Mo too arrogant? He dared to boast so much. They are all well-trained people, so they can naturally see that the other eight bodyguards are not easy to mess with. Some of them have a trace of evil in their eyes, indicating that their hands are stained with human blood. .
The Scar boss also showed a look of astonishment, but he didn't expect that he still underestimated him. With such a small body, I don’t know where I got the courage to challenge them.
No, this is not a challenge, this is a provocation.
"Mr. Qin, please think twice."
"I know what's going on, just follow the translation."
Wuyue glanced at the other three people and saw that they all nodded slightly before translating his words. Sure enough, his arrogant tone and attitude of treating them as ants angered the fat man again.
"Boy, that's quite loud. Can you come up with so much money?"
Li Mo glanced at him with contempt: "I'm sitting here, and I know the rules. Now you can answer me directly, whether it's civil or military, or both civil and military. If you don't have the guts, you should have done it earlier. You are a turtle with a shrunken head. Get out of here as far as you can, lest you sit here and make people sick."
