"Well, as long as you can produce a Picasso work that satisfies me, the twelve zodiac bronze heads will be yours."
Sir Owen hesitated for a moment and then agreed. After all, there were many Chinese antiques like this and he didn't take it too seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have put the snake head up for auction.
But Picasso's paintings are unique. With his ability, he searched internationally for so long but found nothing. Today, someone finally came to his door. Naturally, he would try his best to stay.
Qin Haodong was overjoyed and said, "That's great, dear Sir, you won't regret your decision."
Sir Owen said eagerly: "Qin, where is Mr. Picasso's work? I am very eager to see it now."
Qin Haodong reached back and took the canvas bag from Nalan Wushuang, opened the zipper, took out the remaining 9 drawings from it, and placed them casually on the table.
"Sir Owen, there are a total of 9 drawings here, all of which were created by Picasso himself. You can choose two that you are satisfied with."
Everyone was shocked. The eyes of Sir Owen, Fred, and Gerald almost jumped out of their eye sockets. These were Picasso's paintings, and 10 of them appeared at once.
Seeing that Qin Haodong actually took these scrolls with his hands, Fred hurriedly shouted: "Dear Mr. Qin, you can't do this. These are rare works of art. You can't take them directly with your hands. You should
Wear white gloves, otherwise it will cause irreparable damage to them..."
Seeing Nalan Wushuang, a foreigner who was stamping his feet anxiously, he almost laughed out loud. If Fred knew that Qin Haodong could draw one of these paintings in minutes, I don't know what he would think.
But acting requires a complete set, Qin Haodong said quickly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Fred, thinking that I will be able to welcome the twelve zodiac bronze heads back to China soon, I was a little too excited and ignored this detail. I will pay attention to it in the future.
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Fred didn't say anything. He didn't care much anymore, and together with Sir Owen and Gerald, they turned their attention to the nine sketches.
Although these sketches are all in black and white, they have bright and dark colors and distinct layers. They use extremely simple strokes to outline a picture that makes people crazy.
After more than ten minutes, the three people finally looked at all nine paintings. Sir Owen said excitedly: "Oh my God, thank God, I saw ten Picasso works at once. I am so lucky."
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Gerard said: "That's right. When I saw Mr. Qin take out one, I was very surprised. Originally, Picasso's paintings appeared in groups."
Qin Haodong said: "Sir Owen, have you thought about it? Which two are you going to choose?"
Sir Owen said: "Dear dear, I like these 9 paintings very much. I really can't choose. Can you exchange them all for me?"
Qin Haodong looked embarrassed and said: "But I also like the works of Master Picasso very much, and I want to keep some as a collection."
After hearing what he said, Sir Owen immediately said eagerly: "No, dear Qin, you can't do this. These ten sketches were originally a set. They are the most perfect together. If they are taken apart, it will
Affect their artistic value."
Qin Haodong thought for a while and said with a very painful look: "Well, in this case I won't take them apart. I wonder how Sir Owen wants to exchange them with me?"
Upon hearing that he was willing to make an exchange with him, Sir Owen immediately smiled and said: "Dear Qin, you are my true friend. You can choose three more satisfactory items from my collection to take away. What do you think?"
Qin Haodong shook his head and said: "Sir Owen, this is a set of 10 Picasso works. Putting them together is not just a simple stack, it will double its artistic value and economic value, so I think your proposal is practical."
It’s a bit stingy.”
Sir Owen also knew that Qin Haodong was right. If a Picasso sketch could be sold for 10 million Chinese coins, then a combination of ten paintings could be sold for 200 million Chinese coins, or even more.
He thought for a moment and said, "Qin, how do you want to exchange it?"
Qin Haodong said: "Seven pieces. In addition to the three sketches that I exchanged with Sir Owen for the bronze heads of the twelve zodiac signs before, I also have seven paintings, each of which I will exchange with you for a collection."
"this……"
Sir Owen said, "Dear Qin, I think your requirements are a bit too high. In the words of you Orientals, it's like a lion opening its mouth.
You must know that every piece of my collection is of high quality and of high value. For example, I spent a lot of effort on that Van Gogh painting to put it into my treasure house..."
Qin Haodong said: "Don't worry, Sir Owen, I am not interested in your Western art. I promise to only choose things that belong to our East, or to our China. I believe you have a lot of such art, and you don't care."
Just a few things missing.”
Hearing Qin Haodong say that he would only choose things that belong to China, Sir Owen breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Okay, as you said, in addition to the twelve zodiac bronze heads, you can choose seven more items from China.
Artwork in exchange.”
Qin Haodong said: "It's such a happy decision, but I still have one condition,"
Thinking that this group of Picasso's paintings would soon be his, Sir Owen was in a good mood and said with a smile on his face: "Dear Qin, just tell me what conditions you have, as long as I can do it, I will definitely satisfy you.
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"I want to take a look at Mr. Owen's treasure room. When I choose products, I always rely on feeling. I can't choose what I like just by looking at the names in this album."
After a slight hesitation, Sir Owen said: "Well, welcome to my treasure room."
If Qin Haodong only had that one Picasso sketch, he would not agree to let a stranger enter his treasure room. But now that Qin Haodong has a group of ten Picasso works, his identity and status in his heart have immediately become different.
Same.
Sir Owen asked his butler Fred to take a bunch of keys and led Qin Haodong and Nalan Wushuang towards his treasure room.
They left the living room and opened a heavy security door not far away. There was nothing inside the door, but a wooden staircase leading underground.
Qin Haodong followed Sir Owen and walked towards the basement. The walls on both sides of the stairs were decorated like the living room. They were splendid, luxurious yet elegant. There were many murals hanging on the walls.
These murals exuded more or less aura, and were obviously valuable antiques. Soon, after walking up the stairs, they entered the underground treasure room built by Sir Owen. The lights here were very bright, and everything was revealed.
Everything is clearly illuminated.
Sir Owen did not stop. After leading Qin Haodong through a short corridor, he came to a security door made of pure steel again.
Fred took out the key and opened the heavy door, and a hot breath hit his face, making people feel as if they were in the desert.
Sir Owen said: "Dear Qin, this is my treasure room, which contains the treasures I have collected over the years. They are all now presented to you."
After saying that, he walked in first and turned on the light on the wall. The originally dark room suddenly became brighter. Qin Haodong was shocked to see the scene in front of him.
This underground treasure room was so wide that it was almost impossible to see the edge at a glance. He wondered if Sir Owen had hollowed out the entire bottom of his villa. How many treasures would be stored in such a large treasure room?
Just as he was about to step inside, Sir Owen said: "Qin, wait a moment, I need to turn off the anti-theft system first."
After saying that, he operated on a monitor panel at the door for a long time, then made a beep sound, and then nodded to indicate that Qin Haodong could enter.
For this treasure room, Sir Owen has spent a lot of effort on security. Every corner of the treasure room is covered with infrared rays, which are as dense as a spider web. Even a fly flying in will be
Cause an alarm.
After receiving the permission, Qin Haodong and Nalan Wushuang walked forward together. This treasure room was so big that the edges could not be seen at all. Everything that came into view was filled with various collections. I am afraid that ordinary museums can also
There are not as many collections as he has here.
And Qin Haodong can feel that most of the things here exude more or less spiritual energy, and only a small part of them are fakes.
Even these fakes are so cleverly forged that ordinary people can't tell. No wonder Sir Owen's collection has such a high reputation at auction.
Li Dongguo said that Sir Owen's wealth is immeasurable. With so many antiques, it's really hard to guess how much they would sell for if they were put up for auction.
Taking a few steps forward, Qin Haodong heard a subtle motor sound. He followed the sound and saw that it was an air dryer in the corner. No wonder the air here is so dry. Basically, every thirty or forty meters there is an air dryer.
There is a machine like this spinning.
Sir Owen followed Qin Haodong and said, "Qin, we have to hurry up. There are too many things here."
Qin Haodong nodded: "Don't worry, Sir Owen, I only choose things based on feeling, and I'm very fast."
After saying that, he strode into the treasure room. He didn't need to use his eyes to see the collections on both sides. He only needed to use his soul to sense them.
There are so many good things in the treasure room, including brush washers from the Guan kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty, vases from the Ding kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty, large colorful vases from Wanli in the Qing Dynasty, and blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty.
If Mr. Liu Qigong came here, he would probably go crazy immediately, but Qin Haodong didn't care about these things. What he wanted to choose was something like a magic wand.
He was moving very fast, and suddenly stopped and looked towards the storage shelf on one side.