Who else could be riding a motorcycle besides Anders? Seeing his appearance, Fang Yi jumped over the ditch and walked to the side of the motorcycle. He reached out and shook the handle: "This thing looks pretty good!"
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Looking at the words on the fuel tank, Fang Yi knew that this thing was called Ducati. It had a fiery red body, ridiculously wide wheels, and two exhaust pipes that almost blinded his eyes. The whole body shone like a machine.
Industrial beauty.
Fang Yi reached out and touched it twice, then looked at Anders and asked, "Why do you want to play this?"
"I've always liked motorcycles, but I didn't have money before, and when I had money, I didn't have a place to put them. Now that I have money, I have a place to put them. Of course, I have to buy them to my heart's content. My car is great, right?" Anders hugged the helmet to his chest.
, asked Fang Yi while riding on the car so arrogantly.
Fang Yi nodded in agreement and said: "Not bad!" Not to mention his identity as an artist, as a young man, Fang Yi certainly felt that it was very good when he looked at such a beautiful motorcycle. As for the fact that it is very good, he will definitely try it out next.
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He pushed Anders on the motorcycle: "Get down and let me play!".
Hearing that Fang Yi wanted to play, Anders stepped out of the car and prepared to hand the helmet into Fang Yi's hands.
"What do you want this thing for?" Fang Yi took over the car and felt that this thing was really heavy, but thinking about it, of course such a big guy would need this weight.
Fang Yi got into the car and shook his head and looked at it: "How to drive?".
Anders was stunned for a moment: "You don't know how to start it?".
"Nonsense! If you knew how to drive it, I would ask you," Fang Yi said casually, turning his head.
"What should we do if we go into a ditch?" Anders asked Fang Yi after he said how to drive.
"Just drag it out in the ditch." Fang Yi turned on the engine as Anders taught him. He turned on the accelerator and drove the car slowly, at a very slow speed. Although it was shaking, it was not enough to end up in the ditch.
, Anders was holding his helmet and walking behind the car. After taking two steps, he started to jog because Fang Yi stepped on the accelerator.
The rumble was like driving a small tractor. It stopped at the door of the house where Artur lived, and drew Artur out. He watched Fang Yi riding a motorcycle, followed by a man in leather clothes and holding a helmet trotting behind him.
Anders, Altur shook his head and turned directly into the house.
Fang Yi got out of the car, propped it up, and went into the house with Anders.
The few people here are living a good life, but Zou Heming's place is very busy.
"Have the cleaning products come out?" Zou Heming stood at the door of his office and asked the female secretary.
"It has been delivered and is now being placed in the exhibition hall!" the little secretary said to his boss.
When Zou Heming heard this, he immediately walked towards the exhibition hall. Watching the boss walk out, the little secretary naturally stood up from his seat and followed Zou Heming.
As soon as the painting was shipped back, Zou Heming asked some experts to evaluate the work completed by Fang Yi in terms of technique and overall effect. After hearing the high praise from these people, Zou Heming took the next step and put it into the painting.
The surviving piece of this work has been swept away.
He hurriedly walked to the exhibition hall. There were about a dozen scanned works on the ground. Of course, it was impossible to hang so many on the wall. Zou Heming squatted down and looked at these scanned things carefully.
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"Give these things in duplicate, one A and one B each, and send them to the people on the list and ask them to comment on which one is authentic and which one is a forgery." Check each one.
After checking it again, Zou Heming ordered his secretary: "Send it out tomorrow."
The secretary listened and wrote it down in his notebook.
Zou Heming's idea at this step is very simple, which is to let some famous experts in identifying Rembrandt's works identify which one is the original work of Rembrandt, and which one is marked with the letter A prepared for these people.
Picture B is a work that Fang Yi copied or painted.
Zou Heming believed that some of these people would be interested in this forgery and would like to come over to him to take a look. Of course, the people Zou Heming wanted to send it to were all authoritative people in this field, and there was no need for half-hearted people to waste it.
That energy is enough. Zou Heming, who has already made an appraisal, predicts that at least half of these authorities will guess wrongly. And this is what Zou Heming wants.
Facts have proved that Zou Heming's calculation was a little wrong. Each of these people guessed the authenticity correctly. These people have almost seen Rembrandt for a lifetime. Many people have seen this authentic painting countless times. It can be exaggerated to say
Even remembering every transaction
To be clear, it was easy to determine that Picture B was a counterfeit based on the differences in some small details. However, Zou Heming was not foolproof. Even though he knew that Picture B was a fake, several British appraisal experts came to New York together and asked to take a look.
This imitation.
When a few British people walked into the exhibition hall of Lawrence Gallery, they saw at a glance the works that were almost arranged like a wall. None of them could have imagined that the person who made the imitation had given this work to
It has been completed. No one knows what is painted on the missing part, but as far as my current work is concerned, there is nothing wrong with it overall. The whole work exudes a pure feeling.
Rembrandt's style.
"If I hadn't seen the original work countless times, I would definitely regard this work as Rembrandt's work, and it is the pinnacle work." One of the appraisal experts named Hank was sitting on the elevator going up and down.
After watching it for an hour and a half, he said to his colleague Weir next to him.
Weir nodded after hearing this: "The level of imitation is indeed quite high. If it weren't for the difference between the canvas and the paint, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference!".
Zou Heming, who was standing next to him, was a little puzzled after hearing this. Now that you said you couldn't tell the difference, how could you guess which one was the original when you just looked at it? He asked a few British people this question.
After hearing this, Weir said with a British accent: "We have seen too much. To be honest, if this work appeared together with the original work in the Swedish Museum, I would most likely think that this work is the original work.
That one is a forgery!".
Looking at Zou Heming, he was still a little confused. Mike, another appraisal expert standing nearby, said: "We have all seen that work too many times. Some tiny parts of the brushstrokes on that work look a bit not Rembert."
It is of a very high standard, and these deficiencies cannot be seen at all in this imitation, and the entire work maintains a very high standard."
After hearing this, Zou Heming understood: It turned out that the painting was too good. In the past, the creation of oil paintings was a process that took time. Some works took two or three months, which was considered fast. The normal time is half a year or one year.
It can even take several years to complete a work. In not a long time, the art created
It is inevitable that an artist will lose such a standard sometimes. Perhaps it is influenced by the outside world, or it may be the fluctuation of the artist's own thoughts. Therefore, when evaluating an artist's achievements in Europe and the United States, we do not look at how many works you have painted, but
Look at your masterpieces and judge the status of an artist by his masterpieces.
When several British people stayed in New York for two or three days, they were completely attracted by Fang Yi's imitation. After reading it, they also gave it very good comments.
Zou Heming originally wanted to make some trouble, but now the plan went bankrupt. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and called Fang Yi, thinking that he would wait a little longer and wait for him to come up with a better solution.
This method made Fang Yi less criticized.
After listening to Zou Heming's words, Fang Yi simply told you to handle it and hung up the phone. In Fang Yi's opinion, it's enough to make up for it. As for when it will be exhibited to the public, Ansheng has been living a comfortable life these days.
, and felt that this matter was not too important.
Just as Zou Heming was racking his brains to think of a plan, he heard his secretary come in and said that a collector had called and wanted to see this work.
Hearing this man's name, Zou Heming was first surprised: How did he know that I have this work here? Then he was overjoyed. Because this man's name is Ronald Lauder! A famous American art collector, this man
The most famous thing is the recent acquisition of Klimt's "Adele Bloch Bauer I" for US$135 million.
Zou Heming took the phone number handed over by his secretary, dialed the number immediately, and then made an appointment with the tycoon.
After putting down the phone, Zou Heming felt a little relaxed. In his heart, he hoped that the tycoon would take Fang Yi's work back. If the transaction was successful, even if it was on public display, the critics
There will be fewer people who laugh at this work towards Fang Yi. These people are afraid that they will laugh at the tycoon even more violently.
While being able to collect money and divert some firepower, Zou Heming naturally went all out to facilitate this business. First, he asked his secretary to collect information about this high-roller to see what he liked, so that he could benefit from it.
Better seize the opportunity to promote your work.
The process of meeting and viewing the paintings went smoothly beyond Zou Heming's expectation. After looking at it for a few minutes, Mr. Lauder's face showed interest. He turned to Zou Heming and asked: "How much does this work cost?"
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"3.7 million US dollars?" Zou Heming opened his mouth and gave an offer.
"Three million and seven hundred thousand? This price is a bit high, two and a half million. This is just a forgery, it shouldn't have such a high price," Lauder said to Zou Heming.
Zou Heming insisted: "It's an imitation of Yifang. Even based on the area, the total price is enough for 3.7 million. No matter how low the price is, there is no intention to sell it." The price cannot be as high as 3 million.
Go down below, because Fang Yi had already said that he would not sell it for less than three million, and he would keep it for himself and put it at home later.
After saying this, Zou Heming was about to pull out some more words from his mind. Unexpectedly, the tycoon waved his hand and said: "Then this is the price, I bought it!" After saying that, he took it directly from his pocket.
He took out the check, held it in his hand and wrote down 3.7 million US dollars!
With a click, the check was separated from the checkbook and handed to Zou Heming.