Chapter 930 Remove the Four Zeros
There is no human figure on the canvas at all!
However, Ye Tian can clearly feel that this painting is extremely tense and passionate, giving people endless space for imagination.
In Jacqueline's dark and fine hair, Ye Tian saw two tiny capital letters, which were not only extremely small, but also very cleverly hidden, almost impossible to find.
''It's Picasso's initial, his personal signature, which can be seen on many of his paintings.
Although it had long been determined that this oil painting was from Picasso, the moment he saw these two letters, Ye Tian's heart still swelled with a burst of ecstasy, and he was excited!
After secretly celebrating, he immediately looked at another original painting of Picasso and continued to look at it.
Soon, he also found Picasso's signature on that painting.
This time it is even more cleverly hidden, it is actually hidden under the surface paint, and the two capital '" are also very small, the font color is very light, and it is completely covered by the surface paint, and it is not visible from the surface of the painting at all.
If Ye Tian hadn't been able to see through, it would have been impossible to find this signature.
As for how this signature was left, through perspective, Ye Tian instantly figured it out.
Picasso painted this canvas twice, and after the first painting was completed and signed in the lower right corner, he was not satisfied, and then he shoveled the painting he had just finished!
When I got to the sign in the lower right corner, I didn't know if it was a spur or a prank, so I kept the signature and covered it with paint.
After he finished painting on the canvas a second time and recognized himself, he did not sign the surface of the painting, leaving the world with an unsigned painting and many questions.
If you put this oil painting under modern inspection equipment, scan it in perspective and magnify it, and then look closely at it, you will definitely find this signature.
But it's a pity that the previous owners of this painting could have thought of this, and thus all missed out on this extraordinary and top-notch work of art!
What these signatures meant, Ye Tian couldn't be clearer in his heart.
With these two signatures, there will be no doubt about the identity of the two paintings, and their value will surely skyrocket.
François, who previously asked for $30 million per painting, is now likely to double, and possibly even exceed the $100 million mark.
You must find a way to win these two paintings, and you must not miss these two treasures!
In an instant, Ye Tian had already made up his mind and was very firm.
The three art scammers in front of them are not qualified to own this kind of top-notch art at all!
As for how to deal with the three art liars, it depends on Mr. Liu's meaning, and the decision is in his hands, after all, he is the person concerned, and it is not good to overstep the bounds!
That's right!
Ye Tian was very sure that the two French Yankees and Boss Song in front of him were all liars, and they joined forces to set up a game, ready to slaughter Mr. Liu, a famous collector, as a fat sheep and make a lot of money!
The reason why he was chosen as the target of fraud is because Mr. Liu can only be regarded as half an antique insider, and his identification ability is relatively average.
The more important reason is that he is too rich and too generous, in more than a year, he has already scattered more than ten or two billion yuan in major auction houses, who will he slaughter?
These antique art scammers would never have imagined that there were actually Picasso's original works in these five paintings, and there were two of them.
If they knew, they would never bring these two top works of art to China, there are local tyrants in Europe! There are not a few people who are willing to spend a lot of money to collect top art works!
In the Western art market, Picasso's works have always been in high demand, and they are undoubtedly the top collections, and once released, they will definitely attract many famous collectors.
Even if you want to evade taxes and avoid being ransacked by the French government, you can also choose Russia and the Middle East tyrants!
They are also eager to buy Picasso's paintings, and if they sell them, the price may not be higher than that of Mr. Liu, or even higher! There is no problem in cooperating with tax evasion.
There should be another reason why these two French scammers came to China to cheat.
In terms of collecting Western antique art, Chinese collectors have not yet formed a climate, do not have a deep understanding of Western antique art, lack appraisal ability, and few authoritative appraisal experts.
It is precisely for these reasons that the two Frenchmen came to China to cheat and chose Mr. Liu, the fat sheep.
In their opinion, it is almost impossible for anyone to identify the authenticity of these paintings, and as long as the preparation is done at home, the trip will definitely make a lot of money.
But what these scammers never expected was that they actually met Ye Tian here, a top antique art appraisal expert who is said to be all-Western and has an extremely sharp eye, is simply unlucky!
If you walk too much at night, you will eventually meet ghosts! The ancients did not deceive me!
Ye Tian immediately retracted his gaze and continued to smile, listening to François's introduction, looking very focused!
In less than two minutes, François, the Frenchman, had finished introducing five paintings.
Immediately afterwards, he said to Ye Tian and Mr. Liu with a smile on his face:
"Gentlemen, you can conduct an appraisal, and when you have completed the appraisal, let's talk about the transaction!"
Hearing this, Mr. Liu immediately looked at Ye Tian to see what he meant.
Ye Tian chuckled and shook his head, and said calmly:
"No more appraisals, Monsieur François, when you introduce these paintings, my appraisals are already complete!"
"Hiss——!"
The two Frenchmen and Boss Song both gasped and were secretly frightened!
It's only been a few minutes! I've actually identified five oil paintings, are they really fake? Don't brag about it?
Not only that, but Mr. Liu was also surprised, and he couldn't believe it.
But he didn't speak out loud, but chose to fully trust Ye Tian.
After a pause, Ye Tian turned to Mr. Liu and said with a smile:
"Mr. Liu, this is an art transaction between the two of you, and it stands to reason that I am only responsible for appraising and providing you with reference opinions, and should not be involved in this transaction!
But today's situation is more special, I hope to negotiate this deal on your behalf, please give me full trust, and please rest assured that I am confident enough to control everything!"
"No problem, Xiao Ye, you can represent me with full authority, what to do, it's up to you to decide!"
Mr. Liu replied very crisply, without the slightest hesitation.
The three liars were completely stupid, and their faces instantly became extremely ugly, as if they had died of their own father!
"Mr. Ye, this is not in accordance with the rules, right?"
Boss Song said with a gloomy face, his eyes quite flustered.
"Hehe, rules? Do you still know the rules? It's not easy! Don't talk about the rules, lest everyone tear their faces and look bad!"
Ye Tian said with a sneer, his eyes full of disdain, without concealing it at all, ready to turn his face at any time!
As soon as he had finished speaking, he turned to François and said:
"Mr. François, you also heard the conversation just now, and I now have the plenipotentiary to talk to you about this art deal!
Tell me the price, and to tell you the truth, I'm curious to see what price you're going to offer for these so-called Picasso's pastoral paintings, and I'm listening!"
Seeing this situation, this liar didn't know that his little trick had been completely seen through by the bastard on the other side!
Ye Tian (Steven), this damn bastard is now beating the dog behind closed doors, and he can't run out if he wants to.
The two big men guarding the door can knock out the three of them in an instant!
It's so unfortunate to run into this ruthless bastard!
The liar cursed Ye Tian frantically in his heart, but he didn't have a problem with him at all.
The situation is stronger than people! François could only stubbornly continue to perform.
"Okay, Mr. Ye, about the quotation of these five top artworks, we have sent one to Mr. Liu before, and Mr. Liu should know very well.
The price of these two paintings is $30 million, and the other three paintings are $10 million each, for a total of $90 million, I wonder if you can accept it?"
After speaking, François looked at Ye Tian, his expression was quite nervous, and he was vaguely looking forward to it.
The other two liars are the same, their eyes are full of worry and fear, but they can't suppress their greedy desires.
Mr. Liu has stayed out of the matter and completely turned into a bystander, holding his arms to watch the excitement on the side, and there is a rush of excitement in his eyes!
Without a moment of hesitation, Ye Tian immediately chuckled and shook his head and said:
"There isn't much money, it's not a matter to Mr. Liu, and he can take it out at any time, but are these paintings worth the price?
In my opinion, the last four zeros should be removed, and the five paintings should be 9,000 dollars, which is a reasonable price, enough to buy two direct flights to Paris!"
"Poof!"
Mr. Liu laughed directly, and couldn't help it at all.
The faces of the three liars had become extremely ugly, dark and purple, and everyone's eyes were spurting with anger, and they almost rushed up to beat Ye Tian.
Of course, they have to dare!
"Nine thousand dollars! No way at all! Mr. Ye, you're not joking with us, are you? If your offer is really like this, there is no need for us to continue talking!"
François said angrily, his teeth clucking.
"I'm not kidding you! I'm not in the mood to joke with you, you heard me right, that's what I offered, nine thousand dollars, not a penny more!
And you have to talk to me about this business, you have no choice, and there's no way back! unless you want to talk to the police in charge of art crime and fraud.
You don't have to do less than this kind of game, right? I think Mr. Liu is not the only fat sheep that you are targeting, but there are people who have become your ghosts under the knife, and they are still in the dark!
If you go into the police station, I don't think you can get out, what awaits you next? I think you know very well in your own hearts!"
Ye Tian said with a chuckle, but his voice was very cold, revealing a murderous aura.
"Ahh
The expressions of the three liars changed drastically, and they exclaimed directly, their voices full of fear.
Of course they know what they have done!
Once those dirty deeds are exposed, the police will definitely not let them go, and they also know very well what fate they will face next.
There is absolutely no other possibility than to sit through the prison!
Mr. Liu was obviously frightened by these words, and looked at Ye Tian in amazement!