Treasure Hunt all over the World

In the exhibition hall, Ye Tianqing's clear voice continued to be heard, reaching the ears of everyone present.

"In addition, I have an unfeeling request. Whoever wins tonight and successfully photographs "Lisa Gherardini", I hope that he can appropriately extend the time for this painting to be publicly displayed in the Vatican Museum.

Since the auction preview time is only one day, which is very short, many tourists have not been able to enter the exhibition hall to appreciate this masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci up close, and many of them came from all over the world overnight.

In order not to disappoint those art lovers and tourists, I propose to extend the exhibition time appropriately. For everyone here, this is also a very good opportunity for publicity, and it can also increase the popularity of the people.”

After the voice fell, everyone at the scene responded immediately.

"No problem, Steven, if I can win this masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, not only will the public exhibition time be extended appropriately, but I will also hold a special exhibition later, so that everyone can see it Priceless treasure!"

"Steven, as you said, properly extending the public exhibition will only benefit everyone, and there will be no harm. I think there should be no objection!"

Those who responded were basically the super rich and top collectors who were familiar with Ye Tian and had done art transactions, such as Bernard from France and others.

As for the super rich and top collectors who met for the first time, they all nodded slightly with a smile on their faces, and there was no objection.

Ye Tian glanced at the crowd, waited for the noise to subside, then continued with a smile:

"Thank you for your generosity. Art lovers and tourists who are looking forward to it will definitely thank you. The next public exhibition will definitely cause a continuous sensation and increase the value of this painting.

Now let’s get down to business, let’s go back to the auction. Next, I will announce the starting price of “Lisa Gherardini” and the bidding rules. You’d better be mentally prepared and don’t be intimidated.

If that person has heart disease or high blood pressure, I advise you to take out the medicines you carry with you and hold them in your hand for emergencies. It doesn’t matter if you don’t bring medicines, we are all prepared.”

"Hahaha"

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and everyone laughed.

On the surface, everyone looked very relaxed, as if they didn't take Ye Tian's words to heart.

But in fact,

Every super rich and top collector who is interested in competing for "Lisa Gherardini" couldn't help but feel his heart tighten when he heard Ye Tian's words, and his back felt cold.

In the antique art auction market, Steven is notoriously ruthless and extremely greedy, as everyone knows!

With his consistent style, since he dared to say that, the starting price of "Lisa Gherardini" must be extremely astonishing, probably an astonishing price that has never been seen before!

As expected by many buyers at the scene, Ye Tian's next words directly detonated the entire exhibition hall, and everyone was stunned.

When the laughter subsided, Ye Tian immediately continued with a smile and said:

"As we all know, there are very few Leonardo da Vinci paintings that have survived to this day, and they are basically collected in major museums around the world. They are the treasures of various museums, and it is almost impossible to see them in the art auction market.

In recent decades, Da Vinci's paintings have never appeared in the antique art auction market, so there are no auction records for reference. As for the auction records of earlier periods, they have no reference value.

Then how do I determine the value of "Lisa Gherardini" and set a relatively reasonable starting price for it? Of course there is a way, one is based on the current overall market of the art auction market, and the other is to find a reference!

The current art auction market is extremely hot. Representative works of top artists from various periods and genres have repeatedly appeared in the art auction market, and they are constantly creating new transaction records."

Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but nodded slightly.

They are the main force in the antique art auction market, and many record-setting transaction prices are created by them. Naturally, they are very familiar with the current art market situation!

After a short pause, Ye Tian went on to say:

"Many of the top antique artworks flowed from my hands, such as the "Creation of Adam" that was sold in the first half of the year, the masterpiece of one of the three masters of Renaissance art and the master of art Michelangelo.

I found that top-notch work of art in a luxury apartment in New York, and it was finally sold for a record-breaking price of $930 million, which was acquired by MOMA, and that’s not counting the auction commission.

Compared with the "Creation of Adam", the artistic value of Da Vinci's "Lisa Gherardini" is obviously higher. The reason is simple. Da Vinci is good at painting, while Michelangelo is better at painting. Sculptures and murals.

The market value of "Lisa Gherardini" is also higher, it will never be lower than Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam", that is to say, the starting price of this top artwork cannot be lower than one billion euros ! "

Before the words fell, the scene was completely blown up, and almost everyone exclaimed crazily.

"Oh my god! Did I hear you right? The starting price of "Lisa Gherardini" is absolutely impossible to be less than one billion euros. This is too crazy. Who has heard of such an exaggerated starting price for a work of art? Unheard of!"

"I'll go! This guy Steven is simply a lunatic. The starting price is no less than one billion euros. He really dares to think. I can see how greedy this guy is. It's unprecedented!"

Amidst the crazed exclamations one after another, everyone on the scene stared wide-eyed, staring at Ye Tian dumbfounded, just like looking at an alien, their eyes full of inconceivability.

Some of the super-rich and top collectors who are not so rich or lack sufficient cash flow have despair in their eyes.

Although the auction hadn't started yet, they knew very well in their hearts that they were eliminated and didn't even get the chance to bid in the next round. This trip to Rome was a waste of time!

Maybe it wasn't a waste of time, anyway, I also saw "Lisa Gherardini" with my own eyes, participated in this private auction, and realized firsthand how crazy this bastard Steven is!

With these experiences, this trip to Rome is worth it!

What's more, this is not just a private auction, but also a small gathering of the super rich and top collectors. For everyone present, this is a golden networking opportunity.

In some people's minds, it is not so important whether they can win Da Vinci's "Lisa Gherardini", what is important is to participate in this private auction in person and chat with other guests at the scene!

Ye Tian's face was always filled with a bright smile and a bit of complacency. He kept scanning the noisy auction site, as if he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Where is this! The auction starts at one billion euros, stop dreaming!

When the noise at the scene subsided, Ye Tian immediately picked up what he had just said, and the clear and magnetic voice came out again.

"Everyone knows that Italy has a very heavy value-added tax on art, which is as high as 22%. This Leonardo da Vinci painting was found in Milan, and it is obviously impossible to avoid this tax.

As a businessman, I must take this into consideration and maximize my profits as much as possible, so the final transaction price of "Lisa Gherardini" must include this huge value-added tax."

"Wow! You guys are so shrewd to the extreme, and you don't take any losses at all. This is a clear show that you want to pass this huge amount of art value-added tax on to us!"

Bernard in the audience said with emotion, and gave Ye Tian a thumbs up.

Others also protested, but it was useless, and they were all very helpless.

After dealing with these guys casually, Ye Tian returned to the topic.

"Let's talk about the reference again. In addition to "Creation of Adam" as a reference, the sister painting of this top art work, the "Mona Lisa" displayed in the Louvre, is also a reference.

Although the "Mona Lisa" has never appeared in the art auction market, its market value has always been evaluated by people in the field of antique art collections, and it is constantly updated.

A few years ago, there was such an assessment, which was jointly made by several top art critics and experts from major auction houses. They valued the "Mona Lisa" at 3.42 billion US dollars.

After the explosive growth of the art market in the past few years, this valuation is obviously outdated. According to my judgment, the current market value of "Mona Lisa" should be around 5 billion U.S. dollars."

"Boom boom boom"

At this moment, everyone in the exhibition hall felt their hearts beating wildly, almost jumping out of their throats.

Without exception, everyone was frightened by Ye Tian's words, and even lost the ability to speak. They covered their chests or mouths with their hands, and stared at Ye Tian dumbfounded, just like watching a lunatic!

Ye Tian turned a blind eye to the exaggerated reactions of the crowd and continued his performance.

""Lisa Gherardini" is a sister painting of "Mona Lisa". Its artistic quality is not inferior to that of "Mona Lisa", and its preservation is better. Of course, its popularity is much lower than that of "Mona Lisa".

I can reveal to you that, like the "Mona Lisa", the painting "Lisa Gherardini" also hides many secrets, such as Da Vinci's signature, mysterious characters and so on.

When one of you takes this painting and goes back to study it carefully, you will discover these secrets. I will not announce it publicly, so as not to spoil everyone's interest in exploring the secrets.

Based on the above factors, the market value of "Lisa Gherardini" is very limited even if it is lower than that of the famous "Mona Lisa". My starting price for this painting is 1.8 billion euros""

"boom!"

The scene in the exhibition hall was like a volcano, boiling directly, erupting extremely hot magma.

Everyone went completely crazy, wondering if they were hallucinating, or dreaming? It's all just crazy!