Chapter 1017 The King of the Ming Dynasty
Ye Tian's seemingly crazy sweeping action not only shocked everyone, but also greatly pushed up the prices of luxury homes around Central Park.
The wealthy who are planning to buy a home around Central Park in the near future are angry at the sudden and sharp rise in property prices.
But what can they do?
At most, they can only complain to the news media, complaining that Ye Tian is disrupting the market, and then curse in private, and then they will stop and choose to avoid it, and then take action when the time is right!
Fortunately, only the top luxury housing market was affected, and ordinary people did not feel it personally except for shock and envy, so there was no scene of excitement.
As for the reason why Ye Tian spent a lot of money and frequently purchased luxury houses at this time, many people guessed that it was to avoid taxes reasonably! Everyone was doing the same thing, but it wasn't so crazy!
The IRS guys understand, of course, but they can't do anything but watch with their eyes blazing!
That's hundreds of millions of dollars! In the blink of an eye, it has become a pile of reinforced concrete, a set of top-level mansions, but it has nothing to do with themselves, who doesn't feel distressed?
Because of time, today's top mansion is Ye Tian's last goal, take this mansion, complete the formalities, and the tax filing deadline should be here!
At that time, Ye Tian's crazy house-sweeping operation will also officially end.
As soon as the real estate agent Martin's voice fell, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said:
"This apartment is very nice, I like it very much, as an expert in antique art, I have long admired this mansion!
However, I never imagined that one day I would become the master of this place! It's incredible, it's like a dream, it's so unreal!
The only pity is that Mr. Ellsworth's lifelong collection, which is as high as more than 2,000 pieces of antique art, is no longer in this apartment, which is a pity!
If those treasures were still here, it would be great! I'm willing to pay more dollars, even if it's hundreds of millions, to buy this mansion and all those antiques that are worth a lot of money.
Among Ellsworth's many collections, my favorites are the Ming style furniture, which are rare and priceless treasures, the pinnacle of traditional Chinese furniture, which can be found but not sought!
But unfortunately, I was still late, and the guys at Christie's auction house took the lead and transported all 2,000 pieces of antique art away and auctioned them all out!"
Ye Tian said a few words of emotion, and a trace of regret flashed in his eyes.
That's right, this top-notch apartment is the former residence of Ahn Siyuan, a famous Western collector and well-known antique dealer known as the "King of the Ming Dynasty".
Ellsworth, a well-known antique dealer and collector in New York, is recognized as one of the most discerning and tasteful antique dealers and collectors in the United States and the entire Western art world.
He has very profound attainments in Chinese calligraphy and painting, inscriptions, scholarly artworks, classical furniture, etc., and has a large number of museum-level antique artworks, all of which are very valuable!
Especially in the research and collection of furniture in the Ming Dynasty, he can be called one of the most authoritative experts and scholars, known as the "King of the Ming Dynasty".
The four Ming Dynasty Huanghuali circle chairs in his hands, as well as a Huanghuali case, are extremely rare and priceless treasures, even Ye Tian is very hot for those treasures, and wants to get them!
It's a pity that this old man fell in his apartment more than a year ago, and then said goodbye to this world!
It didn't take long for his life's collection of more than 2,000 antique works of art displayed in this apartment to be transported by Christie's and then sold off in seven days.
Until then, this apartment was definitely a big name in New York's antique art collection, and it was a place that many insiders wanted to enter and see.
In the past, this apartment displayed Chinese furniture, cultural toys, calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, rare books, Japanese, Indian, Himalaya, Southeast Asian art, etc., and the museum-level antique artworks can be seen everywhere!
In addition, there are many traditional British furniture, European decorative arts, and modern paintings, which are placed in a patchwork manner, and the art of the East and the West is fused together and coexists in harmony!
When Ellsworth was alive, this apartment was not only an intimate home, but also a rich museum, and the top social place in the field of antique art collection in New York.
In this apartment, he spends his days with many top antique artworks, studies and feels the beauty contained in them, and also entertains friends and meets customers.
It used to be full of friends, including museum directors from Europe, young scholars from China, top collectors, curators, art dealers from all over the world, and so on.
The great collector John Rockefeller III was his big buyer, the actress Claudette Colbert was his confidante, and pop superstar Frank Sinatra sang in the apartment.
Even John Gotti, one of New York's most notorious mafia bosses, visited the city before he was imprisoned in 1992 to nurture himself in art and get closer to art!
Guests come and go, appreciate the treasures, talk and laugh, play with each other, display, appreciation, trade, collection, etc., often occur unconsciously.
It is such a place, but it is empty at this time, and there is no longer a shadow of any antique art, nor can I feel the breath of art.
If it wasn't Ye Tian standing here, but someone who didn't know the history of this apartment, it would probably be impossible to imagine that this was the residence of the famous collector Ellsworth, which was once full of valuable antique artworks.
Although the people are gone, the prosperity is no more, but the basic value of this top apartment still exists, it has not been affected in any way, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it!
Based on the celebrity effect of Ellsworth, compared with other top apartments around, the appreciation potential of this apartment is obviously a little greater, which is one of the reasons why Ye Tian appeared here!
"It's a bit of a pity! Mr. Ellsworth has no family, and those valuable antique works of art have no one to inherit, so naturally it is impossible to continue to keep them here.
He made an early agreement with Christie's that if he died, the antique works would be auctioned off, and all the proceeds would be donated!"
Following Ye Tian's words, Martin explained a few words, obviously doing some homework.
Ye Tian chuckled and nodded, and then changed the topic.
"Okay! Let's not talk about it, let's go back to the real estate transaction, my lawyer Anderson will follow up on the follow-up matters in order to sign the contract and complete the transaction as soon as possible!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and gestured to Anderson, who was standing nearby.
David has been busy filing taxes for the past two days, and he can't get out of his way, so the lawyer who followed Ye Tian was replaced by Anderson, and he came forward to deal with the legal affairs related to real estate transactions!
"In this case, let's not waste time here, go directly to the next step of the procedure, and sign the real estate transaction contract as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night!"
Martin nodded, his expression extremely excited, and he was about to dance.
There are large commissions to be earned, and of course he is excited, and it is the same for anyone!
"Okay, let's get out of here, sign the contract, and complete the deal!"
With that, Ye Tian turned around and walked out.
The moment he turned around, his gaze swept quickly and casually across a corner of the living room.
In the eyes of others, that corner is unremarkable, nothing more ordinary, there is only a faint mark on the wall, which is the trace left by the placement of furniture, and nothing else!
But in Ye Tian's eyes, that corner was flashing with a dazzling yellow light, and there were as many as twenty layers or so of beautiful halos, which was very charming.
Clearly, there are hidden compartments or mezzanines that contain priceless antique artworks of the highest price, dating at least five hundred years or more.
As for what treasure was hidden in that dark grid, Ye Tian naturally knew it!
As early as the first time he walked into this apartment, he found the treasure hidden in the dark grid, and through perspective, he saw the situation in the dark grid clearly!
It was this discovery that made him even more determined to win this top-notch apartment!
I bought more than 20 luxury houses in a row, and finally let my buddies meet the dark grid again and get a big surprise!
It seems that buddy is going to pick up a top apartment for nothing again, is there anything more beautiful than this?