From the fact that Chen was able to appear at Eskenazi's charity dinner and the other person's temperament, Liu Dong knew that the other person had an extraordinary family background.
And if you have money and want to collect, it is really easy! Of course, the premise is that you are not obsessed with picking up missing items, otherwise you will really lose your fortune!
"Haha, that's true!...Liu Dong, I also like collecting. Since you are engaged in this industry, you must teach me well in the future!" Edward Chen said.
"Of course, there is no problem with this!"
While several people were talking, this Qing Dynasty Jiaqing jade pot with lotus pattern was also snapped up for 420,000 pounds!
"Thank you very much Mr. Stanley for your generosity, now let's take a look at the third lot!"
After Hogarth finished speaking, an oil painting appeared on the projector screen. This was an expressionist style painting.
The so-called expressionism means that artists focus on expressing inner emotions through their works, while neglecting to copy the form of the object of description. Therefore, it is often manifested as distortion and abstraction of reality. This approach is especially used to express the emotion of fear. Therefore, the theme is cheerful.
Expressionist works are rare.
For example, in the painting that everyone is seeing now, the solemn black tone occupies the main part of the picture. Although the mother who bows her head does not show the expression on her face, her feeling of pain has been very vivid through the painter's brush.
Expressed intuitively and fully.
Especially when the little girl lying on the bed next to her is used as a backdrop, it hits the sensitive part of people's hearts towards the love of their children. I am afraid that all the emotions in the world combined are not as deep and harmonious as the emotions of father and son and mother and son.
True.
"Edward Munch, a 19th-century Norwegian Expressionist painter and the pioneer of modern Expressionism. Munch's paintings are full of strong subjectivity and sad and depressing emotions. His strong and evocative treatment of psychological depression has a profound impact on the 20's
The growth of German Expressionism at the beginning of the century had a major influence! And this "Sick Child" is Munch's representative work, expressing the artist's deep sorrow for the loss of his mother and sister!"
"Edward Munch's posthumous work, I didn't expect that the third lot would be such a heavyweight. It seems that Eskenazi is really willing to give it up!" He glanced at the person sitting in front of him on the left, 20 meters away from him.
After Eskenazi, Liu Dongxin said.
Liu Dong, who is familiar with the history of Western art, is very aware of Munch's position in it. As a pioneer of modern expressionism, he can almost be regarded as the pioneer of the school. The value of Edvard Munch's paintings is higher than that of most of the later Logarithmic Expressionist painters.
paintings are more valuable.
"... Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Sick Child". The base price is 3 million pounds. Each increase in price shall not be less than 50,000 pounds. Start bidding now!"
"Four million pounds!"
This time Liu Dong did not wait until the end to join the competition, but showed his determination to win from the beginning!
Although the number of oil paintings in his hands is now quite large after being collected by the Van Gaal family in the Netherlands, they are still somewhat insufficient compared to large comprehensive museums. Therefore, when encountering such obscure paintings as "The Sick Child"
Liu Dong will not let go of Ke's masterpiece.
"Liu Dong...!" Edward Chen looked at him dumbfounded.
Obviously Liu Dong's financial resources surprised him!
Liu Dong also attracted the attention of the audience the moment he quoted the price. After all, this was the first auction item to be auctioned for more than one million pounds!
After glancing at Liu Dong, Chen Changxing withdrew his gaze, and then said to Dennis Eskenazi who was sitting next to him: "Old friend, should you tell me about Mr. Liu Dong's situation?"
"Haha, aren't your son and daughter-in-law friends with him? Don't you know about Liu's situation? Moreover, he is Chinese!" Eskenazi laughed.
"You know, we didn't know our names before, and although I am Chinese, I haven't been back to China for many years!" At the end of his sentence, Chen Changxing's eyes showed a strong trace of memories, although it soon disappeared.
, but we can still see his attachment to the motherland.
After hearing this, Dennis Eskenazi nodded and glanced at Liu Dong, who was not far away and was participating in the bidding for Munch's works. "Actually, I don't know much about him!"
"How is that possible?" Chen Changxing obviously didn't believe it.
Eskenazi also knew that this statement was not credible, but his understanding of Liu Dong was indeed very limited.
"I met him because of an auction in the Netherlands last year! Of course, the final result of this auction was not very good!"
Dennis Eskenazi was referring to the subsequent massacre of Van Gaal's villa by a terrorist organization. After hearing about this incident later, he was glad that he was able to leave early and avoid that terrifying night!
"... Later, I didn't pay much attention to this young man in the collecting world. After all, he is Chinese, and we can't have too intensive communication even though we are halfway around the world!"
"Then why did you invite the other party to this charity dinner?" If it was true as Eskenazi said, and the two of them had only met once, I'm afraid the other party wouldn't have appeared here.
And based on his understanding of Eskenazi, if he were not an acquaintance or someone he really wanted to make friends with, the other party would not invite him to his home.
Faced with the inquiry from his old friend, Eskenazi certainly could not say that it was because Liu Dong had in his hands what he wanted, a masterpiece of the Renaissance that could be called the legacy of Leonardo da Vinci, the "Saint of Western Painting"!
Otherwise we will have to add another competitor.
Therefore, after thinking deeply in his heart, Dennis Eskenazi briefly talked about Liu Dong's past collection achievements, especially the authentic work "Five Elements and Twenty-eight Constellations" by Zhang Sengyao that made Liu Dong famous.
picture"!
Liu Dong did not know that he had become the center of the discussion between Eskenazi and Chen Changxing. At this moment, all his thoughts were focused on the fight for the authentic painting of Munch's "Sick Child".
Perhaps it is because Westerners are more receptive to Western works, or to prevent exquisite Western oil paintings from falling into the hands of an Oriental like Liu Dong. By the time the price of the "Sick Child" oil painting has reached 8 million pounds, it has almost exceeded the reserve price.
After three times the number, there were still four people competing with Liu Dong!
"8.2 million!"
A middle-aged man in a crisp suit just put down the bidding sign in his hand, and then almost everyone in the audience focused their attention on Liu Dong.
Because during this period of bidding, Liu Dong completely interpreted the style of a 'rich rich man'.
Others were asking for tens of thousands, or even tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but he simply raised the price to 500,000, or millions of pounds. It seemed that he didn't care about the market price of the painting at all, and was completely using money to pressure people.
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This method was really annoying. So Liu Dong saw almost all the British gentlemen and ladies present looking at him with contempt and disdain.
Of course there is still a sense of envy in my eyes.
Money, in Western capitalist society, can symbolize almost everything!
"Nine million pounds!"
Under the attention of everyone, Liu Dong directly increased the bidding price by 800,000 pounds without caring!
At this time, his performance had directly stunned the three friends around him. Although Edward Chen and Melissa were born into wealthy families, their huge assets of nine million pounds were not something they could possess now.
And on the premise that Liu Dong never confessed all his circumstances to Mei Xue, she obviously didn't know that her lover had such financial resources.
"Mr. Liu is indeed one of the top 20 richest people in the Forbes rich list. I gave up on this Edvard Munch work!"
The middle-aged white man who had just bid 8.2 million pounds smiled at Liu Dong, and after saying these words, he put down the bidding sign in his hand!
"Thank you!"
Liu Dong really didn't know the other party, so he could only say these two words in this situation!
However, this person is obviously known to many people here, so after he said the dozen words "top 20 richest people on the Forbes list" from his mouth, the entire auction hall fell silent for an instant, and almost everyone looked at him.
The contempt and disdain disappeared, and the eyes looking at Liu Dong were full of shock and disbelief!
Such a young person, and an Asian with black hair and black eyes, is actually a world-class rich man. This strong contrast is particularly shocking.
Amidst the buzzing discussion, the other two white men who had previously bid against Liu Dong put down their bidding signs in tacit agreement almost simultaneously.
Competing for this Munch work with a top 20 person on the Forbes rich list, whose net worth must exceed tens of billions of dollars, will definitely leave a bad impression on the other party, and in the end, they will definitely not be able to compete with a billionaire.
Billionaire.
Obviously, Hogarth, who hosted the auction, was also very shocked by Liu Dong's identity. Fortunately, he was used to seeing big scenes and quickly reacted.
"Congratulations to the gentleman at table 8 for taking this exquisite painting "The Sick Child" by Edvard Munch! Thank you for your contribution to charity!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong was relieved and at the same time, he couldn't help but nodded towards the other party with a smile on his face!
Soon, Hogarth announced that the fourth lot would be auctioned, but people's shock at Liu Dong's identity obviously did not stop. All kinds of scrutinizing eyes were still placed on Liu Dong all the time.
"Liu...Liu Dong, is what Mr. Lloyd said just now true? Are you really one of the top twenty super rich people on the Forbes rich list?" Edward Chen asked with a trembling tone.
After a few "swish"s, Melissa and Mei Xue's eyes were all focused on Liu Dong. Especially Mei Xue, as her girlfriend, she was more concerned about all the news related to Liu Dong.
At this time, Liu Dong, knowing that he couldn't hide it, nodded.
"This is really unbelievable!" Chen and Melissa said, shaking their heads.
But Mei Xue's expression was a little dazed. Looking in Liu Dong's eyes, he felt a pain in his heart. He knew that his concealment had hurt Mei Xue.
However, the clever Mei Xue did not break out at this moment. She still saved face for her lover in front of others.
After holding Mei Xue's slightly cold hand, Liu Dong made a look that would explain to you in detail later.
Because of this incident, Liu Dong's attention to the upcoming auction dropped several levels.
Afterwards, Liu Dong did not bid on any of the five or six auction items in a row.
If it weren't for his curiosity about the finale auction, Liu Dong would have almost dragged Mei Xue away, and then gone to comfort the beauty's injured heart!
But just when Liu Dong cared about Mei Xue and at the same time paid attention to the finale auction, an accident happened!
"Sir Alex Ferguson...!"
The shocked and anxious shouts instantly interrupted the bidding participants and attracted the attention of everyone. Liu Dong was certainly no exception.
I saw, more than ten meters in front of him to the right, an old white man in a suit, with gray hair and a serious face, already slumped on the chair. From his closed eyes and pale and abnormally bloody face,
It could be seen from his cheek that he had passed out.
Obviously, this old man knows a lot of people here. After people saw him, almost everyone showed concern on their faces.
At this time, Eskenazi also walked over quickly.
"Call the hospital quickly!"
Amidst the uproar, Eskenazi said quickly.
"Guys, who is the doctor?"
Hearing Eskenazi's cry, everyone shook their heads, and just when he was about to be disappointed, a clear and familiar young voice sounded from outside the crowd.
"I know medical skills, let me show him!"
Through the passage that the crowd voluntarily gave way to, Liu Dong pulled Mei Xue in. Behind him were Edward Chen and Melissa.
"Liu, is that you?"
Looking at Liu Dong, Eskenazi looked surprised.
He never knew that Liu Dong had medical skills.
"Yes, it's me!"
"But aren't you a student of antique appraisal?" Eskenazi said.
"Who stipulates that people who learn antique appraisal and collection cannot learn medical skills!" After saying with a smile, Liu Dong turned his head and glanced at the old man who was unconscious on the chair, and his expression immediately became serious. "This old gentleman is suffering from an acute illness.
He has a heart disease. If he doesn't get timely treatment now, his life may be in danger!"
When he heard this, Eskenazi dared to neglect and quickly stepped aside. At this time, he had no choice but to believe Liu Dong. After all, there were so many people at the scene, and Liu Dong was the only doctor!
Although he doubted Liu Dong's medical skills!
But Eskenazi's mentality at this moment can be explained with a Chinese proverb, "a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor", which is really appropriate.
Walking to the unconscious old white man, Liu Dong put his left hand on the man's right wrist and took a pulse, and he basically figured it out!
"Come here, help me lift this old gentleman down!"
Liu Dong finished speaking. Edward Chen, who was following behind, quickly raised his arms, "I'll do it!"
Then, under Liu Dong's command, the two of them lifted the old white man's body together and laid it flat on the living room floor.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Dong unbuttoned the other party's suit and the white shirt underneath, revealing the other party's chest and abdomen that showed his age.
Then, using the cover of his trouser pocket, Liu Dong took out the silver needle he often used.
Looking at the silver needle flashing with cold light under the light, there was an uproar around it.
Especially when Liu Dong was about to pick up a silver needle and stab it at the old man, there were even more exclamations around him, and some people even stepped forward to stop him.
However, these people were all stopped by Eskenazi.
Eskenazi, who has a deep understanding of Chinese history and culture, naturally also knows something about China’s quintessence of traditional Chinese medicine.
Moreover, there are Chinese medicine doctors with acupuncture in London's Chinatown, so he understood that Liu Dong's case was not murder, but real treatment.
With so many people guarding this time, Liu Dong did not use his Taiyi Nine Needles, because when he could not use his internal strength, Taiyi Nine Needles was not the best choice in the current situation.
As Liu Dong skillfully inserted silver needles into various acupuncture points to open up the meridians and promote blood circulation, the myocardial infarction he just suffered gradually eased.
In front of everyone, watching the old white man lying on the floor gradually return to normal, everyone understood that the Chinese man's acupuncture was effective!
Just when they were discussing and exclaiming about the magic of Eastern art, Liu Dong also started to take action!
After he put away the silver needle that had not yet been sterilized, he pinched the old white man's hand. The other man let out a sigh and slowly opened his eyes.
As his consciousness gradually awakened, the hazy look in the other person's eyes gradually faded away. When he saw Liu Dong squatting in front of him, the old man was obviously stunned. At the same time, he also noticed his current situation.
"Alex, are you feeling better now?" Eskenazi quickly ran over and knelt down to ask in concern.
After feeling the condition of his body, he felt nothing strange. On the contrary, the old white man, who still felt more energetic, said, "Dennis, what just happened?"
"You don't remember?" Eskenazi was stunned for a moment.
"I don't remember!" The other party shook his head.
"You suddenly fell into a coma just now. It was an acute heart attack. Thanks to Liu, he treated you and used his magical oriental medical skills to wake you up!"
Under Eskenazi's explanation, the wise-looking old white man understood. After standing up with the help of his old friend, he extended his right hand to Liu Dong and said, "My name is Alex Ferguson. Thank you very much.
Mr. Liu, if you hadn’t taken action, I might have really gone to see God this time!”
"You're welcome. As a doctor, it's my duty to save lives and heal the wounded! However, Mr. Ferguson, you have a very serious heart disease. The treatment I gave you just now only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, so I suggest that you go to the hospital for a full-body treatment as soon as possible.
A comprehensive examination and then treatment as soon as possible! Otherwise, the same thing will happen next time! Moreover, if you do not get timely treatment, your life will be very dangerous!" Liu Dong said seriously.
"Thank you very much for your advice. I will go to the hospital as soon as possible!" Ferguson said with a grateful face.
At this time, an ambulance sent from a nearby hospital also arrived. Ferguson, who had already recovered from Liu Dong's treatment, did not want to go to the hospital at this time, but under the persuasion of Eskenazi and several old friends, he still