Approaching two o'clock in the afternoon, the exhibition hall was lively again.

Most of the bidders had already returned to the exhibition hall and were seated in anticipation, and before they arrived, only a few of them were older and had gone to the upstairs rooms for their lunch break.

Ye Tian's family also returned to the lounge next to them, and at this time they were drinking tea and chatting, waiting for the second half of the auction to start, and everyone was very excited.

After arranging his family and seeing that the time was almost up, Ye Tian left the lounge and returned to the noisy exhibition hall.

Just as he walked to the front of the display area and was about to board the auction table, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Xiao Ye, wait a minute, I have something to look for you!"

Ye Tian immediately stopped and turned his head to look behind him.

The one who stopped him was Mr. Liu, a famous collector from Shanghai, and the buyer who had previously sold a sky-high price of 255 million yuan to auction Wang Meng's "Seclusion in Dongshan"!

This is definitely the number one of the most powerful collectors in China, and there will definitely be a lot of opportunities to deal with it in the future, and you must greet each other with a smile!

Ye Tian took two steps forward and asked politely with a smile:

Mr. Liu, please say, I have no questions about Wang Meng's "Seclusion in the East Mountain"?"

"That ancient painting is perfect, there is no doubt, I like it very much! The reason why I stopped you is not because of that ancient painting, but because of another thing, I want to ask you for a favor!"

"Help, tell me, what do you need to help, if I can, I will spare no effort!"

"You're sure to be able to help, it's what you do best, there's no difficulty! You know, I'm a collector of antiques, both Chinese and foreign.

As long as I see the right eye, and the price is reasonable, within the economic range, I will take it, over the years, I have indeed received a lot of things, good and bad!

A few days ago, I was introduced to a French art collector who was not well-known, but he had a few paintings in his hands, but I was very excited and wanted to get them!

There are a total of five paintings in that batch, which are abstract oil paintings with obvious cubist and surrealist colors, and the painting level looks quite good, somewhat Picasso's style!

According to the French collector, these five paintings were created by Picasso, from the pastoral period, and have always been in his private collection and have never appeared on the market!"

Picasso's paintings in the pastoral period are indeed abstract paintings that combine cubism, realism and surrealism!

The 20 years from 46 to 73 were the peak of Picasso's creation, and he painted many very outstanding top works of art, such as the "Carmen" series, each of which was worth a lot of money.

If you are sure that there is no problem with the painting, you should have it in your pocket as soon as possible! Five paintings of Picasso's pastoral period, I am a little excited to hear it!"

Hearing Ye Tian's words, Mr. Liu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said excitedly:

"Xiao Ye, it seems that you know Picasso very well, like a number of treasures, you deserve to be a world-famous, Chinese and Western antique art appraisal expert, and it really deserves its name!

I really liked those five paintings and wanted to take them down, but I encountered a very difficult problem! I couldn't identify the authenticity of those five paintings, so I didn't dare to rush into it!

You know, each of the five paintings sold for more than $10 million, and two of them were as high as $30 million, and even I was a little shaker when I heard the price!"

When you spent $170 million on Modigliani's "Lying on Your Side", you didn't even blink an eyelid, and it has become a beautiful talk in the field of art collecting!

You can make a decisive move at that sky-high price, so how can you care about the offer of tens of millions of dollars, all five paintings add up to only 100 million dollars!

You are hesitant because you are worried about the authenticity of the paintings, but what is going on?

And I'm curious as to why the French didn't put these five paintings up for auction? You know, it's Picasso! the top lot that all auction houses are chasing frantically!"

Ye Tian slammed the few sentences in front of him, and told one of the most proud deeds in his life, and then asked the specific reason.

This kid is so good at being a man! It sounds so comfortable!

A bright smile bloomed on Mr. Liu's face, and he immediately explained why.

The French collector provided the results of the two experts, as well as a report of scientific testing data, which showed that the painting had indeed been examined.

Judging from the test report, those paintings were indeed created in the fifties and sixties of the last century, which is in line with the chronological characteristics of Picasso's pastoral period, but the problem lies in the two appraisal conclusions.

The two experts who gave the appraisal conclusion are both Spaniards from Picasso's hometown of Malaga, and they are not well-known experts, but only have a small reputation in the local area.

To be honest, I still can't believe the conclusion they gave to the appraisal, after all, this is an art transaction involving hundreds of millions of dollars, and I have to be cautious.

As for why the Frenchman didn't send these paintings to auction, I still understand better, everyone knows that the local tax burden in France is too high, it's terrifying!

If the collector sends these paintings to auction, in addition to the commission, nearly 50% of the auction proceeds will be cut off by the French government.

That's why he approached me with these paintings, hoping to make a private deal, transfer them to me, transfer the money to a bank account in a tax haven, and enjoy life!"

"I understand, you want me to authenticate those Picasso paintings before deciding whether to make this deal, right?"

You also know the situation in China, there are many top antique art appraisal experts, but most of them are Chinese antique artworks, such as those in the Forbidden City.

There are very few experts and scholars in China who have studied Western painting art, and experts and scholars with advanced appraisal skills of Western artworks are even rarer, and it is very difficult to find.

The classification of Western painting art is too detailed, and the number of modern and modern works is also very large, Picasso alone has 60,000 works, who can guarantee that they have seen all of them? let alone authenticate!

The day I received your invitation, I thought of asking you to help identify these paintings, and there is no one more suitable person than you, and there is no sharper eye than you!

In terms of identifying antique artworks, you are a well-known Chinese and Western eater, and I have never heard that you have seen and walked, and in front of your eyes, I believe that those paintings will have no secrets at all!

So I came to the door, of course, the more important purpose is to participate in this auction, collect a few top antique artworks, if I can ask you to help, it would be great!

The authenticity of those paintings, you can decide in one word!How about it? Xiao Ye, can you do my brother this favor?, if you can, let's make an appointment, I'll be waiting for you in Shanghai!"

After speaking, Mr. Liu stared at Ye Tian, expecting him to give an answer.

Ye Tian didn't reply immediately, but pondered deeply.

After a moment, he smiled and said:

Mr. Liu, however, I am still very confident in the identification of Western antique artworks, and I have studied Picasso's paintings from various periods.

Since you have made this request and asked me to help appraise the paintings, it is to look up to me and recognize my appraisal level, if I don't agree, it will be too unkind!

But I'm afraid it won't work in the next two days, as you can see on the spot, as soon as the auction is over, there must be a lot of things waiting for me, and it is impossible to find time to go to Shanghai.

After this while, I guess it will be after the tenth day of the first month, and then I will go to Shanghai again to help you identify those so-called Picasso paintings, do you think of them?"

"No problem, thank you so much, Xiao Ye, then I'll be waiting for your good news in Shanghai!"

Mr. Liu said excitedly, and then shook hands with Ye Tian and finalized the matter.

Next, Mr. Liu introduced some relevant details, and when the time was almost up, he returned to his seat in high spirits.

Ye Tian raised his hand to look at the time, and then walked up to the auction table, ready to start the second half of the auction!