Chen Feng has been to museums before and seen those precious works of art. He has also been to art galleries to see many paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, photography and other works of art.
Then, we finally came to the conclusion that if the creators of these artworks were dead, they would not meet their own requirements.
To put it another way, for the few calligraphy and paintings that Chen Feng has found these days that meet the requirements, their creators are all alive.
On the contrary, none of the works of those who have passed away meet Chen Feng's requirements.
Therefore, when this person said that these two paintings were both works from a hundred years ago, Chen Feng certainly didn't believe it.
"These two paintings are interesting. Please make an offer first. If appropriate, I can consider purchasing them."
Of course Chen Feng understood the basic rules of buying and selling and could not give up the initiative in the transaction.
Hearing this, the bald middle-aged man pondered for a moment and then said: "These two paintings are inherited from my family. I have them appraised by experts. They are both rare and exquisite. Someone previously bought this "Misty Rain in Jiangnan" for one million.
, I didn’t agree. And a foreigner had previously offered $200,000 for this painting “Rose,” and I didn’t agree either.”
This bald middle-aged man is so bad, I really believe you!
Chen Fengxin said, "Do I look like that, so easy to deceive?"
"You can't trade like this." Chen Feng straightened his face and said, "You said these two paintings are works from a hundred years ago, but I see that the canvas, paper, and ink color must be modern works.
You said that "Mist and Rain in Jiangnan" was painted by a late Qing artist. Which late Qing artist? What was his name? And what is the name of the artist of "Rose"? I can be sure that the authors of these two paintings were at this time
They should all still be alive, right?"
The bald middle-aged man originally wanted to quibble, but when he finally heard that Chen Feng concluded that the author of the two paintings was still alive, his eyes widened in surprise and he was speechless.
He almost blurted out "How did you know?"
Fortunately, there was no embarrassment on the spot, but there was still some embarrassment on the face. After all, the lie was exposed on the spot, and there were two beauties watching beside him.
There is no doubt that in his eyes, Chen Feng is an expert, and the information he obtained before was obviously wrong.
If it weren't for money, he would have left in anger at this time.
But in the end, he was thick-skinned enough, or the temptation of money was too strong. He held on to his shame and asked in a difficult tone: "Then how much money can you offer?"
When Chen Feng saw that the other party didn't make any more excuses, he actually gave him some points in his mind.
"In this case, two paintings together will cost 20,000."
The other party's original asking price was more than two million, but Chen Feng's bargaining price was reduced by a hundred times.
"Twenty thousand!?"
As if he was insulted, the bald middle-aged man screamed, his eyes widened, and he immediately started to put the two paintings back together.
Chen Feng was not in a hurry when he saw this and asked calmly: "How much do you plan to ask for?"
The bald middle-aged man stopped for a moment, then made an offer: "Two paintings together, 200,000, which is the lowest price."
Chen Feng shook his head: "These two paintings were painted by people who are still alive, and this person must not be famous now. Otherwise, you would not pretend to be a painter from a hundred years ago. These two paintings were painted by people who are not famous in modern times.
Do you think the asking price of 200,000 is reasonable?"
After a tangled look on his face, the bald middle-aged man said: "RMB 150,000 for the two paintings together. You are knowledgeable, and you should also know that these two paintings are very good. Although their authors are indeed not famous now, I believe that they will be painted in the near future."
He will definitely become famous in the future."
"Let's do it. Two paintings cost 100,000 yuan. This price is definitely profitable for you. In addition, you can tell me the information about the author."
The bald middle-aged man rolled his eyes, then gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, pretending to be at a huge loss and said, "Okay. Just treat it like I suffered a little loss and became your friend."
The balding middle-aged man immediately put the painting in his hand back on his desk, then quickly took out his mobile phone and said: "WeChat or Alipay, or a bank account."
Chen Feng looked at him with a smile: "Tell me the author's information first, and I will send you the money after confirming it."
After the balding middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, he reluctantly found a number from his mobile phone, handed it to Chen Feng, and then said: "He is an amateur painter who runs a noodle shop in the countryside."
"Both paintings were painted by him?" Chen Feng was a little surprised.
The balding middle-aged man nodded.
Chen Feng remembered the phone number and dialed it immediately.
"Hello, are you Li Chungang?"
"yes."
"Hello, I run an art acquisition store. I received two paintings from you here, one is "Misty Rain in Jiangnan" and the other is "Rose". Were they both painted by you?"
"Ah, yes."
"Okay, I'll add you on WeChat later and you can approve it. I'm very interested in your paintings and want to see you there."
"Ah, okay, okay, thank you, thank you."
"Let's just say that for now and contact you later."
There is no doubt that this person, like the previous amateur painter surnamed Zhang, is a target that Chen Feng missed. This is really good news.
"Okay, now let's make the deal official. Please sign a contract."
Although Chen Feng's current store is small, it is still relatively formal, with complete procedures and documents, and the transaction process is also carried out in accordance with standard procedures.
Sign the contract, file the record, and transfer the money.
After the balding middle-aged man received 100,000 yuan, he immediately beamed and said that he would continue to cooperate next time.
Chen Feng was also very happy and said that if there are any good works next time, he can continue to acquire them.
It has to be said that this bald middle-aged man has a very good eye, and he won the bid for the two paintings he brought for sale.
The balding middle-aged man left happily. He naturally had reasons to be happy.
Not long ago, he only spent 5,000 yuan to pack up these two paintings, and now they resold them for 100,000 yuan. This is a huge profit.
When Chen Feng added Li Chungang's WeChat account, he found out the initial sales price of the two paintings after a little questioning.
Chen Feng didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage.
Originally buying these two paintings for 100,000 yuan, Chen Feng also made a fortune. What's more, it also put him in touch with Li Chungang, a truly great painter who is probably buried in the world.
Maybe you can even get a lot of "energy paintings" from Li Chungang.
It's just that Li Chungang's family lives a little far away, actually in Sichuan Province, and Chen Feng had to take a plane there.
Chen Feng contacted him and agreed to go find him tomorrow.
Of course Li Chungang had no objection.
After the conversation was settled, Chen Feng had time to look at the two women and said to them with a smile: "Are you interested in going to Sichuan Province with me tomorrow? I'll cover the travel expenses."
Lin Wan immediately raised her hands happily and said, "I do, I do. I'll go with you."
Wu Mengting's heart tightened slightly, and she immediately smiled and said, "I don't have anything to do tomorrow, so let's go together."
"Okay. Send me your ID number and I'll book the flight now."
Chen Feng was still a little impatient. Li Chungang said that people came to buy his paintings from time to time, and he had accumulated a lot of paintings over the years, about five or six hundred pieces.
Chen Feng felt that he had a high chance of digging up treasure this time. The balding middle-aged man bought two paintings and won both.
There is no reason why he can't dig out the treasure if he goes there in person.