Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1786: Amazing skills
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About ten minutes later, Ye Tian and the others arrived at the door of the conference room.
Before entering the conference room, Ye Tian secretly turned on the perspective and thoroughly looked through the small conference room and the guys from Blackwater Company and Israeli IZO Company inside.
Of course, he didn't let go of the things those guys brought, those three very familiar antique artworks, and other things.
The reason why Ye Tian did this was not because he did not trust Cole and the others, but for safety reasons and to prevent the Vatican from playing tricks. After all, this was their territory.
Whatever happens next in this conference room must not leave any substantive evidence, such as videos, recordings, etc., as this will give others clues and cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.
As far as the eye can see, the situation in the conference room is immediately clearly presented and can be seen at a glance!
The guys from Blackwater and Israel's IZO were sitting at the conference table, looking at the door of the conference room with excitement and anticipation.
On the long conference table in front of them, there are three pieces of antique art, which express each of their yearning for a better life and their pursuit of wealth!
As Cole said, they did not carry weapons or bugs on their bodies, and there were no such things in the conference room, so it was very safe.
After confirming this, Ye Tian immediately withdrew his gaze and ended the perspective.
At the same time, Cole had opened the door of the conference room and walked into the conference room with Ye Tian, David, and several other security personnel.
As soon as they came in, the guys from Blackwater and IZO stood up, ready to say hello and introduce themselves!
However, Ye Tian got ahead of them and interrupted their conversation.
"Good evening, gentlemen, I'm Steven. It's nice to see you all here. You don't have to introduce yourselves. It's better that I don't know your names. Let's get straight to the point!"
Hearing his words, those guys couldn't help but froze.
How could they have imagined that they would encounter such a situation? Steven's behavior was too unexpected and too cautious. He is really an extremely cunning fox and is completely invulnerable!
Thinking of this, these guys couldn't help but have a look of fear in their eyes, and they secretly made up their minds to never provoke this guy Steven in the future. That would be tantamount to seeking death!
Before these guys could respond, Ye Tian had already looked at the three antique works of art on the conference table, and pretended to be surprised and said:
"I heard from Cole that you want me to help identify three pieces of antique art. If I read correctly, the three pieces of antique art on the conference table all come from the open-air market of Porta Botse in Rome.
This morning, I also went to the Botsemen open-air market, and I personally looked at these three antique works of art, so I know them. Now it seems that I may have made a mistake this morning! ”
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter, and everyone in the conference room laughed heartily, but no one said anything.
This is just talking nonsense with your eyes open! The acting is really outstanding, lifelike and vivid, definitely worthy of an Oscar!
You should be acting instead of being a professional treasure hunter or antique art appraiser. Such good acting skills are really wasted!
After secretly complaining for a while, a guy from Blackwater Company across the street said:
"Yes, Steven, these two paintings and this classic sculpture were exactly what we bought from the Botselmen open-air market this morning, but we don't know how to authenticate them.
Fortunately, we know that you are in the Vatican, and Cole and I have fought side by side in Afghanistan, so through Cole, I would like to ask you to help identify them and see how much they are worth! ”
Obviously, this burly man is also a good storyteller. Either he has already drafted the story, or he just adapts to the circumstances, which is so impressive!
Listening to his words, everyone at the scene couldn't help laughing again, including Ye Tian.
Ye Tian looked at this buddy with admiration, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders! Since you are Cole's friend, you are also my friend. Helping you identify things is just a simple task, let's get started now!"
With that said, Ye Tian walked forward, took out a magnifying glass from his coat pocket, and pretended to start the appraisal. It looked like the same thing.
Looking at the guys from Blackwater Company and IZO Company, they all had their eyes widened, staring closely at Ye Tian's movements and the three antique works of art on the conference table, their eyes extremely hot and full of expectation.
About fifteen minutes later, Ye Tianfang finished his performance, looked up at the guys from Blackwater Company and IZO Company, and said in a feigned excitement:
"Gentlemen, I would like to congratulate you here. You are very lucky and have discovered three pieces of valuable antique art. This is really a good thing worth celebrating.
But for me, this is not good news. I feel extremely heartbroken when I think that I once held them in my hands to appreciate them, but missed them! ”
"Hahaha"
There was laughter again, and David and the others all laughed.
The guys from Blackwater Company and IZO Company were all excited and started celebrating directly.
After a brief celebration, the good storyteller hurriedly asked:
"Steven, thank you very much for your appraisal. Can you explain these three pieces of antique art? And give an approximate valuation, so that we can have a clear understanding!"
"No problem, man, let's do it one by one!"
Ye Tian smiled and nodded in response, and pointed at the spatialist painting.
“Let’s talk about this painting first. This is a spatialist work. To be more precise, it should be said to be a ‘pre-spatialist’ painting, created by the famous modern Italian painter Fontana.
Fontana is the founder and most important painter of Spatialism. This is a work from the middle of his artistic career, which indicates that his painting style is transitioning from pre-Spatialism to Spatialism, which is of special significance.
In the antique art market in recent decades, Fontana's works have been extremely popular and have been enthusiastically sought after by countless collectors, and have successively created a series of very good auction prices.
Based on my understanding of the market conditions for Fontana's paintings, combined with the particularity of this painting and its artistic value, I estimate the price of this pre-spatialist painting at US$5 million to US$8 million.
There is a gray-black stain on this painting. Although it affects the view, it does not affect the value of the painting. You can find a professional agency to remove this stain easily! ”
"Wow! 5 million to 8 million US dollars, that's amazing!"
There was a chorus of envious exclamations from David and Cole.
As for the guys from Blackwater Company and IZO Company, they were almost crazy with excitement. They all stared at the pre-spatialism painting with their eyes wide open, not wanting to look away for a moment!
Fortunately, their ability to control their emotions was pretty good, so they didn't explode immediately and started celebrating wildly.
Ye Tian glanced at these guys, then pointed to another painting and said with a smile:
“This is a surrealist painting by René Magritte, a representative figure of Surrealism and a famous Belgian painter. It is a work he created in the mid-1930s.
That period was Magritte's creative prime and the peak of his art. He created many famous surrealist works, and the painting in front of him should be among them.
Like Fontana, Rene Magritte's paintings are also extremely popular and are sought after by countless collectors. He is a modern painter who is very popular among major auction houses and has achieved very good results.
Combining the market conditions of Rene Magritte's paintings and the performance of the painting itself, I estimate the value of this surrealist painting at US$5 to US$8 million, the same as the previous one! ”
Unsurprisingly, there was an exclamation of exclamation once again.
Not to mention the guys from Blackwater Company and IZO Company, they all became more excited, and everyone's eyes were glowing red, looking quite scary.
After a pause, Ye Tian pointed to the half-meter-high classic sculpture and said with a smile:
“This is a classical style sculpture, a sculpture by Donatello, a famous sculptor in the early Renaissance. I don’t need to introduce more about Donatello. I believe everyone knows it. Understand.
Let’s get straight to the point and talk about the market value of this marble sculpture. There are very few small sculptures by Donatello, and even fewer appear on the antique art market. Every time one appears, it will cause a sensation. .
Although this sculpture is an early work of Donatello's art career, it is also valuable. According to my understanding of the current art auction market, the value of this sculpture is also between 5 million and 8 million US dollars. ! ”
"Wow! The value of three pieces of antique art is basically the same. This is too exaggerated!"
“Another top-notch work of art, and it’s a sculpture by Donatello, it’s incredible!”
The scene became noisy again, and every voice was filled with envy and even jealousy.
While marveling, everyone also admired Ye Tian's eye for identifying antique artworks.
In the antique and flea market at the Botsamen Open-air Market, he actually found three top-notch works of art that were basically equal in value and had been ignored. His vision was amazing!
Looking at the guys from Blackwater Company and IZO Company, they were completely stunned. Everyone looked dumbfounded, staring at the three top-notch works of art on the table, their eyes red!
Ye Tian glanced at these guys and then continued:
"Gentlemen, congratulations again, you have harvested three top-notch works of art, and also received three huge surprises. As a professional, I want to give you some reasonable suggestions.
If you are going to sell these three top-notch works of art, it is best not to sell them in Italy. The value-added tax on art in Italy is as high as 22%. I believe you cannot accept it.
There is no value-added tax on art in New York. You can bring these three top-quality works of art to New York and entrust them to top auction houses for public auctions, so as to maximize your profits.
If you rush to New York now, you may be able to catch up with the New Year's auction. If you can't, just wait for next year's New York spring auction season. By then, the world's top collectors will gather in New York.
When conducting a public auction, in order to ensure that your interests are not violated and are not calculated by those buyers, you'd better set an auction reserve price. I suggest it be 4 million US dollars!
Don’t be upset if these three top-notch works of art fail to sell. When I return to New York, if they have not yet been sold, I am willing to purchase them at a price of US$4 million each."
Hearing his words, the guys from Blackwater Company and IZO Company immediately woke up, and each of their eyes flashed with gratitude.
"Steven, thank you very much for your suggestion. We will set off tomorrow and rush to New York with these three top-notch works of art. There is a 22% value-added tax on art. Italians are really crazy about money. ”
The guy who made up the story before nodded and said, his voice trembling with excitement.