Whether it was a blind tasting of red wine or a silent cry when looking at the artwork at the end, it all left an indelible impression on people.
After today, Lin Zhiming's name will be spread throughout the aristocratic circles of the corrupt country, and even the entire European aristocratic circles.
"Zhi Ming, to be honest, I originally had a certain bias in my understanding of you, but your performance tonight opened my eyes. You are not the person I imagined. You are very good and worthy.
Come on Natalie!" After the party, Wesley personally sent Lin Zhiming to the door, and held Lin Zhiming's hand and spoke cordially.
When the surrounding nobles who also left the scene saw this scene, they were all envious and jealous.
Oden's eyes were almost burning with fire. He and the prince had originally planned to make Lin Zhiming lose a big man tonight, but he didn't expect that in the end, Lin Zhiming succeeded instead. His mentality had completely collapsed.
Sorry, now I wish I could eat Lin Zhiming alive.
However, he knew that this was impossible. Given Lin Zhiming's skills, what qualifications did he have to skin him alive?
"Your Highness, I would also like to thank you for bringing us such a wonderful party night!" Lin Zhiming said movedly.
"You're welcome." Wesley shook his head, then took Lin Zhiming to a deserted corner and asked in a low voice, "Zhiming, there is a question I have always wanted to ask you."
"Say." Lin Zhiming said.
"What exactly did you see in Mr. Millsap's painting? Why did you cry at the end?" Wesley asked.
"Your Highness the Prince... In fact, before Mr. Millsap passed away, I got along with Mr. Millsap briefly for a while!" Lin Zhiming said.
"Oh? Really? Are you thinking about people after seeing things?" Wesley asked.
Lin Zhiming shook his head and said, "One time, I was helping Mr. Millsap clean the table. Unexpectedly, the paint stained the rag in my hand. I threw the rag away and found a clean painting.
On paper.”
"Oh, what then?" Wesley asked.
"Mr. Millsap picked up the drawing paper and told me that modern so-called art is actually a bunch of shit. Artists create things that they themselves cannot understand, and then give it to some people who think they understand art.
People see that those things will become works of art. He said that as long as the piece of paper stained by the rag is sold with his name on it, it will definitely be regarded as a work of art. At that time, I did not believe Mill.
Now, I believe what Mr. Sapp said." Lin Zhiming said with emotion.
"What? Could it be that the piece of paper you mentioned that was stained by the rag is the painting at night?!" Wesley asked in surprise.
"Yes." Lin Zhiming nodded.
Wesley was completely stunned. He never expected that the story would turn out like this.
"Do you have any evidence?" Wesley asked.
"At that time, he asked me to write the abbreviation L of my last name in the corner of the paper with a highlighter pen. If you go back and take a UV light to shine, you should be able to see the L." Lin Zhiming said.
"Then I'll go back and take a look!" Wesley said, turning around and leaving impatiently.
Lin Zhiming smiled, walked to Natalie and said, "Let's go back."
"What did you say to His Highness the Prince?" Natalie asked.
"Nothing." Lin Zhiming shook his head.
"Then what did you see in that painting?" Natalie asked the same thing as Prince Wesley.
"I saw old friends, past events, mountains and rivers, the universe, prehistoric times, and everything in the world." Lin Zhiming said.
"Really?" Natalie asked in disbelief.
"Fake..." Lin Zhiming laughed.
"Then what did you see?" Natalie asked excitedly.
"This is a long story. Let me tell you slowly in the car. Get in the car!" Lin Zhiming said.
Natalie nodded, got into the car with Lin Zhiming, and then left Wesley's mansion.
On the other side, Wesley returned to his mansion and saw the painting again.
He asked someone to bring an ultraviolet lamp and shined it around the edge of the painting. Sure enough, he saw an English letter L in the corner!
"What he said is true!" Wesley's eyes widened and goosebumps appeared all over his body.
He didn't expect that this painting would be painted by Lin Zhiming, and that it was created by accidentally throwing the rag on the painting paper.
What kind of art is this? It's just garbage!
"If he had said all this just now, wouldn't my face have been lost?!" Wesley suddenly thought of something and said to himself excitedly.
This painting was painted by Lin Zhiming, but it was sold as a work by Millsap. The key is that Wesley thought he saw a lot of things in the painting. If Lin Zhiming exposed all this on the spot, it would not only be him.
, everyone present who praises that painting will be slapped in the face. At that time, the nobles of the entire rotten country will become the laughing stock of the world!
It can be said that just now Lin Zhiming had the opportunity to rub the European noble's face on the ground at any time.
However, Lin Zhiming didn't do that!
He showed enough kindness!
Thinking of this, Prince Wesley's favorable impression of Lin Zhiming skyrocketed.
He had pursued Natalie before and liked Natalie very much, so when Oden proposed to fix Natalie's boyfriend together, he agreed without any hesitation.
Unexpectedly, he eventually gained Lin Zhiming's kindness.
Just then, Wesley's cell phone rang.
Wesley took out his cell phone and took a look and found that it was a call from Auden.
Wesley picked up the phone.
"Your Highness, tonight is definitely an accident. I have a better plan. On my uncle's birthday, I will be able to make Lin Zhiming embarrassed, absolutely embarrassed!" Oden said on the other end of the phone.
.
"Oh? Really? Are you sure you can succeed this time?" Wesley asked.
"It will definitely succeed, I plan to do this..." Auden told Wesley his plan on the other end of the phone.
"That's it! Then what do you need me to do?" Wesley asked.
"Your Highness, you must be there when the time comes. You are the most noble person. You are here to witness all this. Even if my uncle doesn't want to argue with Lin Zhiming, because of your face, he must deal with Lin Zhiming seriously.
!" Auden said.
"Oh... this can be done. I will go to Duke Bauhinia's birthday party then, don't worry!" Wesley said.
"Okay! Your Highness, I will start preparations now!" Auden said and hung up the phone.
Wesley held the phone and thought seriously.
The other side.
On the way back to York City.
Lin Zhiming told Natalie everything.
"It's...it's like this." Natalie looked at Lin Zhiming in disbelief. She didn't expect that things would be such a coincidence. A piece of cloth that Lin Zhiming threw away would end up selling for 800 million US dollars.
artwork.
"A work of art exposes all the ugly faces of the nobles." Natalie said disdainfully. Although she was a noble, she was only a halfway monk, so she still looked down upon certain phenomena in the noble circle.
accustomed.
"You can't say that. The so-called art investment is now almost monopolized by capital. Art is just a tool for money laundering. Do you really think that a piece of paper and a little paint can be sold for 800 million US dollars?" Lin Zhiming looked joking.
asked.
"That's it..." Natalie suddenly realized.
The two of them took a car and rushed to York, arriving at York around two o'clock in the morning.
After the two simply said good night to each other, they returned to their respective rooms.
"You performed well today." Lin Zhiming patted Ye Shan on the shoulder and said.
"That's actually a very simple matter. You specifically explained it, so I can't do it wrong!" Ye Shan said.
She took the lead in applauding when Lin Zhiming cried. This was actually a task given to him by Lin Zhiming.
"It sounds simple, but the timing and speed of applause are very challenging. At the same time, your acting skills are also very good and worthy of praise. You can go back." Lin Zhiming said.
"Okay. Good night, Mr. Lin!" Ye Shan happily said good night to Lin Zhiming, and then returned to her room.
A night of silence.
The next day…
At this time, there are only two days left before the birthday of Redbud Duke Ryan Portman.
The atmosphere in the entire manor has become much more tense. People are busy decorating the manor and purchasing ingredients for the day's banquet from other places.
For people in the manor, this year's birthday party is different from previous years, not only because this year is the 40th anniversary of Duke Bauhinia inheriting the title, but also because it is possible that this will be Duke Bauhinia's last one.
Birthday.
Everyone knows that the Duke of Bauhinia is seriously ill and his health is getting worse day by day. It is very likely that at this birthday party, the Duke of Bauhinia will pass his title to his only daughter Natalie Potter.
Man.
Therefore, everyone takes this banquet extremely seriously.
Lin Zhiming was woken up by his housekeeper Payton early in the morning.
"The master is going to the market in a nearby town to pick up some spices for his birthday party, and he hopes you can accompany him," Payton said.
"Spices? Mr. Duke still needs to buy spices by himself?" Lin Zhiming asked in surprise.
"The master just wants to go out for more walks, but his health is getting worse day by day." Payton said sadly.
"I understand!" Lin Zhiming nodded, then put on clean clothes and left Ye Shan in the manor. He and Ryan Portman left the manor alone and went to a market in a nearby town.
go.
It can be seen that Ryan Portman's mental state is not very good. He hardly spoke after getting in the car and just slept there.
The car drove for more than ten minutes and arrived outside the market.
Lin Zhiming got out of the car first, and then helped Ryan Portman get out of the car together.
As soon as he got out of the car, Ryan Portman's energy seemed to improve. He was supported by Lin Zhiming and walked slowly towards the market with a cane.