After returning to the villa, Zhu Yu calmed down and planned to pick out some things in the space and put them out.
After all, he doesn't think it's good if he only buys but doesn't sell.
Zhu Yu has been spending money these days, and Zhu Yu feels it is necessary to exchange some unnecessary collection items for money, or exchange them for suitable Chinese cultural relics.
In the past, every time he went out, he made money, so he didn't feel that the large amount of cash going out during this period made Zhu Yu feel that he had to clear up some space.
He had no intention of selling gold or anything like that. Keep at least hard currency.
Zhu Yu had no intention of getting rid of the firearms and weapons obtained from the World War II warehouse. Firstly, they were not valuable, and secondly, they could not be prepared and would be used at any time.
After rummaging through the space for a while, Zhu Yu took out an oil painting.
Monet's.
He took out another painting. Picasso's.
He has many such paintings, as well as those of other painters.
But Zhu Yu didn't plan to take them all out - after all, things are rare and valuable.
He had previously checked that Monet's paintings were sold at auctions for more than 10 million US dollars, and the most expensive ones were nearly 100 million US dollars.
And there are more than one Picasso paintings worth over 100 million yuan.
So, I think these two paintings should be able to exchange for the tiger eating man.
After all, Chinese bronzes are not highly sought after abroad.
Some of the items that were auctioned at high prices were obviously the result of the auction or the organizer asking someone to raise the price in order to prey on those in China who were eager to auction the cultural relics back to China.
On the contrary, paintings by world-renowned painters like Picasso and Monet are more popular in the international auction world.
After deciding to send these two paintings for auction, Zhu Yu asked Cathy to find someone to come over and make exquisite packaging boxes specifically for the two paintings.
"Mr. Zhu, are you sure you want to send these two paintings to the auction? Why not hang them in the villa? This villa lacks such world-class paintings that can exaggerate the artistic atmosphere!"
Cathy was a little uneasy when she learned the author of the paintings Zhu Yu was going to auction. She tried her best to persuade Zhu Yu to keep these two paintings:
"You are no longer a nobody. With the assets you have now, you can become one of the first-tier rich in New York. So why not increase your wealth in this way?"
"I don't think it's necessary." Zhu Yu shook his head and said, "Think about it, if you have such a painting at home, you have to worry about it being stolen and robbed from time to time - the previous gold incident is an example.
Therefore, I still don’t hang these things at home. However, I can still find similar works when needed. "
What Zhu Yu said made sense, so Cathy stopped trying to persuade her.
Zhu Yu called Robert and told him the matter.
"Are you telling the truth? Have you had it authenticated by someone? Are they really works by Monet and Picasso? Just wait for me - I'll be here soon!"
After hearing Zhu Yu's words, Robert was speechless.
Half an hour later, Robert brought a middle-aged man wearing glasses to Zhu Yu's villa.
"This is our cooperative appraiser Blunt." Robert introduced to Zhu Yu, "He is good at appraising paintings by famous European artists, especially Picasso's works."
Zhu Yu turned his head and signaled, and then Cathy, who brought the tea, directed the two servants to bring up the two beautifully packaged boxes.
"Be careful." Cathy kept telling her along the way, but she knew the value of these two paintings.
Zhu Yu personally opened the box of one of the paintings, which was a Picasso painting.
"The name of the painting is "Eye of War."" Zhu Yu introduced, "It looks very abstract."
When Zhu Yu took out the painting, Blunt had already taken out his gloves and put them on, then took out a magnifying glass and looked at the signature of the painting carefully.
After looking at it for a while, I started to observe the entire painting.
This painting is not very big, less than one meter long and wide.
Robert watched Blount's movements nervously, but whispered to Zhu Yu:
"Where did you get this good thing? Originally, I thought that this auction of Donald's family might use a royal jewel of the medieval German Empire as the bet, but now it seems that I am afraid that your two paintings will compete for the first place. One."
"Are you sure this is true?" Zhu Yu asked.
"Brunt rarely appraises paintings so carefully and for such a long time. I guess he is taking the opportunity of appraisal to appreciate the paintings carefully——
After all, once this kind of painting is taken away, there is a 90% chance that it will be locked in a safe or entered into a private collection room, never to be seen again. "
He turned to look at Zhu Yu:
"Why are you willing to put such a valuable painting up for auction?"
"Expensive?" Zhu Yu smiled, "In your opinion, they are expensive. In my opinion, these two paintings are not worth that bronze."
"It's different, right?" Robert obviously disagreed with this view. "Each one has its own excellence. Besides, the bronzes seem to be from two or three thousand years ago, but this painting represents the pinnacle of European art!"
"There is no comparison." Zhu Yu shook his head, "I am not going to argue with you. As everyone said, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. Everyone's recognition of value is different."
Seeing that Zhu Yu didn't want to talk about this topic with him, Robert stopped talking.
But in fact, he was very happy. Zhu Yu could provide such an excellent lot, so he would naturally have a benefit as a recommender.
After this thing is photographed, his commission will naturally be indispensable.
After a while, Blount stood up straight.
He did not speak immediately, but pointed to another packaging box and asked:
"Where's that box? Whose work is it?"
"Monet's." Cathy was watching the whole process, and she was also very anxious at the moment.
Although Zhu Yu had previously said who painted these two works, Cathy was not sure whether this was true.
"Can you open it and take a look?"
It can be seen that Blount's attitude is more cautious now and much more polite than when he first came in.
Instead of asking anyone to open the box, Cathy asked:
"Mr. Blount, can you tell me how you feel about the previous painting?"
Blunt didn't expect Cathy's question to be so implicit, but he understood what it meant and said directly:
"This is indeed Picasso's work, it is authentic. And this is Mr. Picasso's peak work, but I don't know why it was not famous at all before..."
"Then take a look at this Monet work!"
Cathy got the answer she wanted, suppressed her ecstasy, and opened another box.
She watched Blount's movements carefully, fearing that he would accidentally smear or destroy the painting.
"Where did you get these two paintings?" Robert no longer had any doubts at this moment, and asked Zhu Yu curiously, "Did you dig into a rich man's treasure room in Europe?"
"Absolutely." Zhu Yu said humorously, "I got it by accident."
You can't tell anyone about finding a treasure worth ten thousand words. Even if others guessed it, he was not going to admit it.
"You're so lucky! Don't others call you good luck boy!"
Robert has really watched Zhu Yu's rise from the beginning. He watched Zhu Yu step by step from a net worth of tens of thousands to the billionaire he is now.
This speed is much faster than some Internet upstarts.
And he can still give himself some surprises from time to time.
Zhu Yu owes 40% of the credit for the development and growth of his current organization.
You still have to hold on tightly to your relationship with this person, and you must not relax!
Blunt looked at Monet's paintings much faster. After ten minutes, he raised his head and said:
"This painting is also real. It is very well preserved. I am willing to issue an identification certificate."
Zhu Yu nodded, this matter would be beneficial to both parties.
At Robert's suggestion, Zhu Yu gave Blount a $10,000 appraisal fee.
Then, Robert personally sent Zhu Yu to the place where Mac Donald organized the auction.
Pay the deposit and provide the auction items here.
"Do I need to keep these two paintings here?" Zhu Yu asked on the way.
After all, it was a painting worth hundreds of millions of dollars, so he was worried.
"No. You just need to register it on site and let the appraiser do the appraisal. Just bring it over on the day of the auction."
"Isn't Mike afraid of others letting loose pigeons?"
"Of course I'm not afraid." Robert patiently explained to Zhu Yu, "This is a circle issue. In this circle, everyone wants reputation.
If you gain a bad reputation this time, you may not have to participate in this auction in the future, but this matter will spread to other circles and you will be classified as a dishonest person.
In that case, no one will be willing to cooperate with you in the future. You will be ostracized and even targeted. Therefore, no one will do such a thing that is not worth the gain - someone has done it before, and the lesson is too great. "
Zhu Yu nodded to express that he understood.
When we arrived at the place where Mac Donald was organizing the auction, the car stopped.
This is a private villa - but the villa covers a very large area, making Zhu Yu feel like the residence of an ancient official or a wealthy family.
The security guard came to ask, Robert took out his business card and whispered the matter.
The security guard looked at the business card, then spoke through the intercom, and finally let him go.
When the car drove in, Zhu Yu felt like something was scanning.
Entering the courtyard, the main building in front is about four stories old, in an old-fashioned Baroque style, which feels a bit different in this metropolis.
The car stopped, and a man in a suit strode over in front of the building and shook hands with Robert who got out of the car:
"Hello, Mr. Robert, hello!"
"This is Mr. Zhu Yu." Robert introduced Zhu Yu, and then introduced to Zhu Yu: "This is Mr. Mac Donald's assistant Jose."
"Hello, Mr. Zhu Yu - I would like to ask, are those two paintings real?"
"Of course it's true." When Robert spoke, his eyebrows were full of pride, "The painting is in the car now. You can ask the appraisal expert to take a look later."
"Okay, okay! Please, please come inside!"
Zhu Yu and others entered the building under the guidance of Jose, and Cao Dalong followed behind with a packaging box in one hand.
Seeing how casual Cao Dalong was, Jose turned around frequently. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and said to the two women in their twenties who came towards him:
"You two go over and take over the box - be careful, this is the best product in this auction!"
The originally smiling faces of the two girls immediately became cautious. They walked over to Cao Dalong and carefully took the packaging box.
Looking at the way he is holding the packaging box, he looks like he is holding a newborn baby!
We went up to the second floor and entered a clean and simple room with only one table.
"Go and invite Mr. Fansri." Seeing the two girls carefully placing the packaging boxes on the table, Jose added, "Prepare some coffee and tea."
Several people are standing here.
However, Jose did not let the silence slip and took out a list and handed it to Zhu Yu:
"Mr. Zhu, here is the list of items sent so far and their estimates. You can take a look and prepare in advance if there is anything you want."
Zhu Yu took the order and read it.
The first item at the top of the list is the Yuan blue and white jar - Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu, estimated at US$50 million.
Ever since the Yuan Qinghua jar Guiguzi and Xiao He chased Han Xin for hundreds of millions, the Yuan Qinghua jar immediately became popular, especially the large jars with story scenes. None of them are cheap.
Zhu Yu guessed that the current one was probably riding on the aftermath of that popularity.
After all, Yuan blue and white are not uncommon.
It's just that the number of large jars, especially the exquisite jars with story themes, is less.
Even so, it is still more than a tiger eating a human!
The second one is an ancient Chinese painting, "Osprey Playing in the Water" by Bada Shanren.
The Badashan native's name was Zhu Da - the ninth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang's seventeenth son Zhu Quan, a native of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
Zhu Yu didn't know much about this person - at first he thought Bada Shanren was eight people, but later he realized it was the name of one person.
Zhu Da's paintings are relatively famous in China and Japan. They were auctioned for more than 100 million yuan more than ten years ago, and there are many paintings that have been auctioned for tens of millions of coins.
The painting is estimated at $20 million.
The third to eighth items are all European things, mostly from the Middle Ages, including Bibles, royal jewelry, and a certain emperor’s sword.
Zhu Yu was a little surprised. The estimated value of these things did not exceed 20 million US dollars, which was far lower than the large Yuan blue and white jar.
The ninth item is exactly the tiger-eating man-eater that Zhu Yu wants. Estimated value: $10 million.
While Zhu Yu was looking at the list, the girl who had gone out earlier had already pushed a small cart that looked like a dining cart over.
Not only are there a variety of tea, coffee and other drinks, but there are also snacks.
"Gentlemen, since these two paintings are very important and must be identified as soon as possible, the reception is a bit hasty now, please forgive me."
Jose explained, and at this time, another girl had walked in with a man in his fifties.
"Mr. Fansrui, please come and identify these two paintings." Jose explained directly to the visitor.
Cao Dalong and the other girl unpacked the two paintings.
Fansrui was not as professional as the previous Blunt. He stepped forward with his hands behind his back and looked at Monet first.
"Yeah, it's the real thing."
Just one sentence, and then went to see Picasso's paintings.
"This one is also authentic."
The whole process took no more than three minutes, and Zhu Yu felt that this was a bit perfunctory.
Jose was also a little unhappy:
"Mr. Vansri, are you sure this is true?"
"Of course. This card has that bastard Blount's signature on it! Although that bastard is stupid and bad, he is still professionally sound. I believe him!"
Zhu Yu suddenly realized that this was the case!
