At this moment, Li Tiancheng glanced at Lin Chen and the others unintentionally, then his eyes lit up and he walked over.
"Brother Lin, this Li Tiancheng is also Sister Su's suitor." Fang Han whispered in Lin Chen's ear.
"Hi! Ningyu! Long time no see, why are you here? Oh, and are there any boys from the Fang family?" Li Tiancheng smiled and said hello to Su Ningyu, glanced at Fang Han again, but looked at Lin Chen
Ignore it.
Fang Han snorted and turned away.
Su Ningyu is a woman, so she has to pay attention to her image. She put on a polite smile on her face: "Long time no see, Li Tiancheng."
"NO, NO. Ningyu, you forgot, call me Dick by my English name." Li Tiancheng shook his index finger.
"puff!"
At this time, Lin Chen beside him couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter.
"Dick? Why would someone call themselves Tintin?"
Fang Han and Su Ningyu were stunned for a moment, but they couldn't hold it back. Fang Han burst out laughing, while Su Ningyu covered her mouth.
Dick, in English, is a homophone to Tintin.
Li Tiancheng twitched the corner of his mouth and glared at Lin Chen coldly, as if he wanted to get angry, but when the critical moment came, he suppressed it himself.
Li Tiancheng looked at Su Ningyu again and continued: "Ningyu, why are you here today? Are you also here to participate in the auction?"
"That's right. Su Ningyu said: "What about you? I remember that you had no interest in art before."
"I am not interested in ordinary works of art, but this one is different. Ningyu, Giorgione is the leader of the great Western Renaissance, and his paintings have influenced subsequent generations. And "Sleeping Venus"
"It is his masterpiece!"
"It's a pity that Giorgione didn't finish the original painting by himself, leaving regrets in that painting. It's rare that the real "Sleeping Venus" has reappeared in the world. Such a treasure should belong to the world.
Humanity, anyone who wants to possess it, is a sinner of history! So I want to buy it and donate it to the Great Eagle Empire Museum! Let everyone who loves art can see it!"
"ah?"
"cut……"
Su Ningyu was stunned when she heard this, while Fang Han curled her lips with contempt on her face.
At this time, Lin Chen spoke up again: "Why donate it to the Eagle Museum? Since it belongs to all mankind, it is a good choice to stay in China. There are many people in China, and there are many people staying here to see it."
Li Tiancheng, who was originally narcissistic about his words, suddenly turned serious again and looked at Lin Chen with a gloomy expression. This time, he finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Which family are you from? How dare you talk to me like this?
?”
Lin Chen smiled and said: "My name is Lin Chen. I come from Dongyang Town, Wanhu Lake. I am currently studying at home."
Wanhu? Dongyang Town?
Li Tiancheng was stunned for a moment before realizing that this must be some remote country in the mainland that he had never heard of.
He snorted coldly: "It turns out that you are a wild monkey from the countryside. You want to leave Venus in the mainland? What a joke. Can Chinese people understand such an elegant art as Venus? Only citizens of places like the Great Eagle Empire can
Only then can you have the ability to appreciate this painting."
"Li Tiancheng!" When Su Ningyu heard that Lin Chen was insulted, she immediately said seriously: "Lin Chen is my friend. Please apologize immediately for what you just insulted him! In addition, what do you mean that Chinese people can't understand Venus? Li
Tiancheng, don’t forget that you are also Chinese!”
"Your friend?" Li Tiancheng looked disdainful: "Ningyu, it seems that since you returned to China, your mind has been insulted. Can this kind of trash become your friend?"
"You don't have to worry about who I am friends with!"
"Hmph! Whatever you want, originally I thought you were qualified to be my wife, but now it seems that I was wrong... In addition, you also said one thing wrong, Ningyu, I have obtained the Great Eagle Kingdom
My nationality, I am no longer Chinese." Li Tiancheng said with a proud face.
"Whether you read it wrong or not, Li Tiancheng, in short, our Su family will decide on this Venus!"
"Is the Su family really interested in this painting? Well, Ningyu, let us decide the outcome at the auction, see you!" Li Tiancheng waved his hands and left with his large army.
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Looking at his back, Fang Han spat: "Bah! I used to think this guy was disgusting, but I didn't expect him to be a traitor!"
"Sister Su, Li Tiancheng also wants to participate in the auction. It will be difficult for you to deal with."
Su Ningyu nodded: "The strength of the Li family is comparable to that of our Su family. We can only do our best for the auction in a while."
After saying that, Su Ningyu said to Lin Chen and the others: "Lin Chen, let's go first, the auction is about to start."
After Su Ningyu finished speaking, she realized that Lin Chen was looking at the painting in a trance.
"Lin Chen, what's wrong with you? Are you still thinking about Li Tiancheng?"
Su Ningyu thought Lin Chen was worried about Li Tiancheng, but Lin Chen shook his head: "No, let's go."
After that, he pushed Su Ningyu and Fang Han away.
But before leaving, Lin Chen turned around again and glanced at the painting "Sleeping Venus".
Li Tiancheng was just a clown, Lin Chen didn't care at all, but Lin Chen was still puzzled by this painting.
Why is it that the "Sleeping Venus", which is clearly an authentic work, is worthless to him?
What secret is hidden in this painting?
The auction venue is on the second floor of the auction company.
When Lin Chen and the others arrived, there were already many people sitting here, including Li Tiancheng and others who had left first.
This art auction requires a deposit of five million Hong Kong dollars in advance, so no one sitting here is here to watch the excitement, they are all here prepared.
After the three of them sat down, Su Ningyu and Fang Han started chatting.
Because of Li Tiancheng's appearance, Su Ningyu felt pressure. She was worried that she didn't have enough funds, so she wanted to borrow some funds from the Fang family through Fang Han as a backup.
While the two of them were discussing, Lin Chen sat aside, frowning, thinking hard.
What happened to the "Sleeping Venus"? Why would an authentic work have less value than it deserves?
Lin Chen scratched his scalp and couldn't figure out the key.
At this time, Su Ningyu suddenly turned around and asked Lin Chen: "Lin Chen, I'm going to ask the Fang family for a short-term loan. Didn't you win 600 million by betting on horses? Are you interested in lending me some? I can give you an interest rate three times higher than the bank rate."
Let me borrow it from you!"
For hundreds of millions of funds, a higher interest rate would be hundreds of millions. Su Ningyu also wanted to indirectly give Lin Chen a sum of money as the cost of his help this time.
However, Lin Chen did not answer Su Ningyu's question. Instead, he asked: "Ningyu, let me ask you, under what circumstances will a priceless authentic oil painting become worthless?"
Lin Chen couldn't figure it out himself, so he had to ask Su Ningyu for advice.
When Su Ningyu heard this, she was stunned for a moment: "The original painting has become worthless? If this oil painting was painted by a certain master and it is an authentic painting, how can it be worthless?"
Obviously Su Ningyu doesn't know the answer either.
But at this moment, Fang Han beside him suddenly interrupted: "This is not simple. If the painting is damaged, won't it lose its value?"