Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1768: Shocking starting price
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In the exhibition hall, Ye Tian's clear voice continued to be heard, reaching the ears of everyone present.
"In addition, I have a gracious request. No matter who here wins tonight and successfully takes the photo of "Lisa Gradini", I hope that he can appropriately extend the period of public display of this painting in the Vatican Museums.
Since the auction preview lasted only one day, which was very short, many tourists were not able to enter the exhibition hall to appreciate this Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece up close. Many of them came overnight from all over the world.
In order not to disappoint those art lovers and tourists, I propose to extend the exhibition time appropriately. For everyone present, this is also a very good publicity opportunity and can also improve the accessibility."
After the words fell, everyone at the scene responded immediately.
"No problem, Steven. If I can win this Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, not only will the public exhibition time be appropriately extended, but I will also create a special exhibition later so that everyone can see it. To this priceless treasure! ”
"Steven, as you said, extending the public exhibition appropriately will only benefit everyone, and there will be no harm. I think no one will object!"
The people who responded were basically the super rich and top collectors who were familiar with Ye Tian and had done art transactions, such as Bernard and others from France.
As for the super-rich people and top collectors who met for the first time, they all smiled and nodded lightly without any objection.
Ye Tian glanced at everyone present, waited for the noise to subside, and then continued with a smile:
“Thank you for your generosity. The art lovers and tourists who are looking forward to it will definitely thank you. The subsequent public exhibition will definitely cause a sustained sensation and enhance the value of this painting.
Now back to business, let’s go back to the auction. Next, I will announce the starting price of "Lisa Gradini" and the bidding rules. It is best for everyone to be mentally prepared and not to be scared.
If that person has heart disease or high blood pressure, I advise you to take out the medicine you carry with you and hold it in your hand just in case you need it. It doesn’t matter if you don’t bring medicine, we are all prepared."
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter and everyone laughed.
On the surface, everyone's expressions were very relaxed, and they didn't seem to take Ye Tian's words to heart.
But in fact, every super rich man and top collector who is interested in competing for "Lisa Gradini" can't help but feel his heart tightening and chills running down his back when he hears Ye Tian's words.
In the antique art auction market, this guy Steven is famous for being ruthless and extremely greedy. Everyone knows this!
With his usual style, since he dares to say so, the starting price of "Lisa Gradini" must be extremely shocking, and it is likely to be a shocking price that has never been seen before!
As expected by many buyers at the scene, Ye Tian's next words directly detonated the entire exhibition hall, leaving everyone shocked and dumbfounded.
When the laughter subsided, Ye Tian immediately continued with a smile:
"As we all know, there are very few Leonardo da Vinci paintings that have survived to this day. They are basically collected in major museums around the world. They are the treasures of each museum and are almost impossible to see in the art auction market.
In recent decades, no paintings by Leonardo da Vinci have appeared in the antique art auction market, so there are no auction records for reference. As for the auction records of earlier periods, they have no reference value.
Then how do I determine the value of "Lisa Gradini" and set a relatively reasonable starting price for it? Of course there are ways, one is based on the current overall market conditions of the art auction market, and the other is to find reference objects!
The current art auction market is extremely hot. Representative works from top artists from various periods and genres have repeatedly appeared in the art auction market, and continue to create new transaction records."
Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but nodded slightly.
They are all the main force in the antique art auction market. Many record-breaking transaction prices were created by them. Naturally, they understand the current art market situation very well!
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
“Many of the top antique artworks came from my hands, such as "The Creation of Adam" sold in the first half of the year, a masterpiece by Michelangelo, one of the three masters of Renaissance art.
I discovered that top-notch work of art in a luxury apartment in New York. It was eventually sold for a record-breaking price of $930 million and was acquired by MOMA, not counting the auction commission.
Compared with the "Creation of Adam", the artistic value of this Leonardo da Vinci's "Lisa Gradini" is obviously higher. The reason is very simple. Da Vinci is good at painting, while Michelangelo He is more proficient in sculptures and murals.
The market value of "Lisa Gradini" is also higher and will never be lower than Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam". In other words, the starting price of this top-notch work of art cannot be lower than One billion euros! ”
Before he finished speaking, the scene was completely blown up, and almost everyone screamed crazily.
"Oh my god! Did I hear it right? The starting price of "Lisa Gradini" can never be less than one billion euros. This is too crazy. Who has ever heard of such an exaggerated starting price for a work of art? Price? Unheard of!"
"I'll go! This guy Steven is simply a lunatic. He has a starting price of no less than one billion euros. He really dares to think about it. I have seen how greedy this guy is. It's unprecedented!"
Amidst the frenzied exclamations, everyone at the scene widened their eyes and stared at Ye Tian in shock, as if they were looking at an alien, with eyes full of disbelief.
Some of the super-rich and top collectors who are not so wealthy or lack sufficient cash flow have a look of despair in their eyes.
Although the auction hasn't started yet, they already know very well that they have been eliminated and they didn't even get a chance to bid next time. This trip to Rome was in vain!
Perhaps it was not in vain. Anyway, I saw "Lisa Gradini" with my own eyes, participated in this private auction, and experienced firsthand how crazy this **** Steven is!
With these experiences, this trip to Rome is worth it!
What's more, this is not just a private auction, but also a small gathering of the super rich and top collectors. It is a golden social opportunity for everyone involved.
In some people's minds, whether they can win Leonardo da Vinci's "Lisa Gradini" is no longer so important. What is important is to be able to participate in this private auction in person and make friends with other guests at the scene. !
Ye Tian's face was always filled with a bright smile and a bit of pride. He kept scanning the noisy auction site, as if he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Where is this? The starting price is one billion euros, so stop dreaming!
When the noise at the scene subsided, Ye Tian immediately picked up what he had just said, and the clear and magnetic voice came out again.
"As we all know, Italy has a heavy value-added tax on art, as high as 22%. This Leonardo da Vinci painting was discovered in Milan, and it is obviously impossible to avoid this tax.
As a businessman, I must take this into consideration and maximize profits as much as possible, so the final transaction price of "Lisa Gradini" will definitely include this huge value-added tax"
"Wow! You guys are really shrewd to the extreme. You won't suffer any losses. This is a plan to pass on this huge value-added tax on art to us!"
Bernard in the audience said with emotion, and gave Ye Tian a thumbs up.
Others also protested, but to no avail. They were all very helpless.
After casually dealing with these guys for a few words, Ye Tian returned to the topic.
"Let's talk about reference objects again. In addition to "The Creation of Adam" as a reference, this top-notch work of art's sister painting, the "Mona Lisa" displayed in the Louvre, is also a reference object.
Although "Mona Lisa" has never appeared on the art auction market, its market value has been evaluated by people in the field of antique art collections and is constantly being updated.
There was such an evaluation a few years ago, jointly made by several top art critics and experts from major auction houses. They valued the "Mona Lisa" at 3.42 billion. Ten thousand U.S. dollars.
After the explosive growth of the art market in recent years, this valuation is obviously outdated. According to my judgment, the current market value of "Mona Lisa" should be around US$5 billion."
"Dong dong dong"
At this time, everyone in the exhibition hall felt that their hearts were beating so fast that they almost jumped out of their throats.
Without exception, everyone was frightened by Ye Tian's words, and even lost the ability to speak. They covered their chests or mouths with their hands and stared at Ye Tian with dumbfounded eyes, as if they were looking at a madman!
Ye Tian turned a blind eye to the exaggerated reactions of everyone at the scene and continued his performance.
""Lisa Gradini" is the sister painting of "Mona Lisa". Its artistic quality is no less than that of "Mona Lisa", and its preservation condition is better. Of course, its popularity is higher than that of "Mona Lisa". Much difference.
I can reveal to you that just like the "Mona Lisa", the painting "Lisa Gradini" also hides many secrets, such as Leonardo da Vinci's signature, mysterious characters and so on.
When one of you takes a photo of this painting and goes back to study it carefully, you will discover these secrets. I will not announce them in public, so as not to ruin your interest in exploring the secrets.
Based on the above factors, the market value of "Lisa Gradini", even though it is lower than the famous "Mona Lisa", is still very limited. The starting price I offer for this painting is 1.8 billion euros." ”
"Boom!"
The exhibition hall is like a volcano, boiling directly and erupting extremely hot magma.
Everyone went completely crazy, wondering if they were hallucinating or dreaming? It's all so crazy!