In the evening, Xiao Ran held the statue of Aphrodite and knocked on Elaine's door.
To hide it, he packed the statue in a shoebox, so as not to be seen by others and attract curious or coveted eyes.
As for Elaine, he was still relatively relieved and had to ask this beautiful woman for help.
The door opened, and Elaine, wearing a bohemian gauze dress, appeared inside.
The moment he saw this beauty, the sexy picture he had seen before quickly appeared in Xiao Ran's mind.
Thinking of the blood-spurting beauty coming out of the bath, he couldn't help but blush.
Xiao Ran shook his head lightly, and quickly drove some unbearable thoughts out of his mind.
"Good evening, Elaine, are you free now?"
"I have something to ask you for help, I wonder if it's okay?"
Elaine looked at him in surprise, then nodded.
"I'm free now, Sean, come in and talk about something,"
she said, and she invited Xiao Ran into the apartment.
Entering the living room and sitting down, Xiao Ran put the shoe box in his hand on the coffee table, and then entered the topic.
"Elaine, I once heard from you that your parents worked in the Louvre and your father was in the sculpture art department
" "If you can, can you contact them?" I want to ask them to help identify
a sculpture" "Of course, I will pay the appraisal fee according to the rules
" Elaine was stunned for a moment, and then said curiously:
"Do you have a sculpture that needs to be identified?" Can you let me appreciate it?
"I can contact my parents and ask them to help with the appraisal, and you can talk about the appraisal fee,"
Xiao Ran immediately nodded.
"Of course, no problem, you can take a look at this sculpture first
" "Maybe you can identify its origin and value, so you don't need to trouble your parents"
Said, Xiao Ran opened the shoe box and took out the statue of Aphrodite contained inside.
The moment she saw this statue of the god of beauty, Elaine was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, a look of surprise quickly appeared on her face, and she was a little intoxicated.
"This is the statue of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, it is so beautiful!"
"Sean, can you tell us how you got this marble sculpture?"
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a top work
of art" Because her parents worked in the Louvre, Elaine was able to freely enter and leave the Louvre since she was a child, and saw countless top antique artifacts and works of art.
Coupled with the careful teaching of her parents, her level of appreciation is also very high.
The moment she saw this sculpture of the god of beauty, she had actually come to a conclusion.
This should be a top work of art, but I don't know which sculptor is the work.
Hearing her words, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh proudly.
He then began his briefing.
"That's right, today I attended a lost luggage auction at the airport and took an ordinary
plaster statue of Venus" "When I was sorting things up just now, I accidentally broke the statue of Venus, and I found this
statue of Aphrodite" "This statue of Aphrodite is hidden in that plaster statue, and the ancient Greek god of beauty is hidden in the body of the ancient Roman god of beauty, which is very interesting!"
"Ugh!"
Elaine exclaimed, directly stunned.
It was only after a moment that she came to her senses.
"It's incredible, there is such a thing?"
"Sean, you guy is really lucky, how can I not touch such a good thing?"
Xiao Ran shrugged his shoulders proudly.
"I also think it's incredible, but it happened, and it couldn't be more real!"
Next, Elaine leaned over and began to examine the sculpture closely.
When she picked up the sculpture and saw the two floral French letters 'EB' engraved on the bottom of the sculpture, she was suddenly stunned.
"Oh my God! Could it be that this is the work of the modern sculpting master Budel?
Elaine exclaimed, her face full of ecstasy.
Xiao Ran was the same, although he did not know much about Western sculpture, he also knew the great name of Budel.
This is one of the three most famous masters of modern and modern sculpture in Europe, along with the famous sculptor Rodin, and is one of Rodin's two most outstanding students.
If this sculpture of the god of beauty is really the work of Bourdel, it is definitely a top-notch work of art.
Without waiting for Xiao Ran to react, Elaine had already picked up her mobile phone.
"Sean, I'll call my parents right away, they will definitely recognize the origin and value of this statue of the god of beauty,"
she said, and she began to call.
In a few moments, the call was connected.
Elaine copied French and excitedly introduced the situation.
Unfortunately, Xiao Ran couldn't understand French, but he could hear the exclamation coming from the phone, and his voice was full of surprise.
After quickly introducing the situation, Elaine immediately turned her head to look at Xiao Ran.
"Sean, Pierre wants to open a video to identify this statue of the god of beauty through the video, are you willing?"
He said that this is probably the beloved thing of the sculptor Budel, who has been lost for nearly a hundred years, and did not expect to appear in Los Angeles.
"Of course, I'd love to meet your father
" "Okay, I'll turn on the video"
Elaine nodded and replied, and then started working on her phone.
Moments later, a white man in his fifties appeared on the phone screen, elegant and looking like a scholar.
Immediately afterwards, Elaine introduced both parties.
This is Elaine's father, Pierre, an expert in antique art appraisal in the sculpture art department of the Louvre in France.
After getting to know each other, Elaine focused her mobile phone lens on the sculpture of the god of beauty on the coffee table.
The moment he saw this sculpture, Pierre was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed excitedly.
"There is no doubt that this is the sculpture of the god of beauty Aphrodite created by Bourdel, like a fake bag!"
"This sculpture of the god of beauty was created at the beginning of the twentieth century, when Bourdelle left Rodin to embark on his artistic journey, thus becoming the top sculptor!"
"The reason why I can recognize this statue of the god of beauty is because it is Bourdel's beloved, which has been placed in his study for a long time, and has also appeared in many documents"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran squeezed his fist hard with excitement, but restrained the urge to cheer.
Since it is a well-documented top work of art and a beloved object of top sculptors, the value of this sculpture must be very amazing.
If it is auctioned publicly, it is likely to fetch a staggering price.
In that case, you can become rich overnight, and you may even achieve wealth freedom early.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran was suddenly refreshed.
In the video call, Pierre was still introducing the sculpture of the god of beauty.
"The stone used in this sculpture is the top Greek Parous marble, from a broken ancient Greek sculpture, which has long been extinct and cannot be fake
" "In 1929, after Budel's death, this sculpture of the god of beauty also mysteriously disappeared, and there are even legends that Budel brought this beloved sculpture of the god of beauty into the coffin
" "But who would have thought that this sculpture actually appeared in Los Angeles and was hidden in an ordinary statue of Venus, Simply incredible!
"Sean, you're such a lucky guy, I wonder if you can show me a picture or video of that statue of Venus?"
Xiao Ran immediately nodded.
"Of course there is no problem
, Pierre" "I not only have the picture of the statue of Venus, but also the video taken at the auction, and the video when I accidentally found this sculpture of the god of beauty"
Then, Xiao Ran called up the relevant pictures and videos and sent them to Pierre.
He had prepared these things long ago and edited them in great detail, but did not reveal his secrets.
In this way, he accidentally discovered this beautiful god sculpture, and there were two more witnesses.
Even if there is a personnel follow-up, it can only be attributed to their luck and will not think of other aspects.
As soon as he received the pictures and videos, Pierre began to view them.
Through the video footage, it can be seen that the more he looks at it, the more excited he gets, and even dances.
In just five or six minutes, he had completed the identification.
You don't have to ask about the results!
"Sean, I can be very sure that this is indeed the most beloved sculpture of the god of beauty by the sculptor Budel, and it
is a top work of art" "I have to say, your luck is too against the sky, it is unbelievable to find such a top work of art!"
"I would like to ask, do you plan to collect this statue of the god of beauty yourself, or are you going to sell it?" If sold, the Louvre could consider acquiring "
Ah!"
Xiao Ran exclaimed, and couldn't help but be stunned.
In the blink of an eye, he had come to his senses.
However, he did not answer the question.
"Pierre, I want to ask, if this sculpture of the god of beauty is auctioned, what price can it fetch? How much is it worth?
This time it was Pierre's turn to be stunned, he didn't expect Xiao Ran to be so direct.
After thinking for a moment, he still gave the answer.
"According to the current market, plus this is the beloved thing of the sculptor Budel, its value should be about ten million dollars" "
Unfortunately, it is too small, if it is a large sculpture, it is priceless!"
Before the words fell, a moving music suddenly sounded at the scene.
Xiao Ran's mobile phone rang!
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