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Chapter 41: Bidding for a Painting of a Beautiful Woman and Peonies!

Lin Zhengmao chose a teahouse, and Yu Yu's grievances were strangely eased the moment she stepped into the teahouse.

The teahouse features a replica of a rockery and flowing water. Listening to the gurgling sound of the water, the resentment that had been building up in my heart instantly dissipated.

She smiled and walked over to the private room according to the number, then raised her hand to knock on the door.

Two knocks woke the person inside the door.

Lin Zhengmao chuckled and said to his old buddies, "The young lady's here, don't try to snatch her from this old man later!"

Li Wenyao nervously retorted, "Old Lin, don't talk nonsense. Those calligraphy and paintings are my comfort zone. If you try to take them from me, don't blame me for turning against you!"

Lin Zhengmao glanced at him sideways, then said to the door, "Come in!"

Yu Yu pushed open the door and entered.

The private room was brightly lit, with brilliant sunlight streaming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind it, casting countless rays of light into the room.

Several elderly men with white hair and youthful faces sat around the large round table in the private room, each with a beaming smile on their face.

She recognized Lin Zhengmao and Li Wenyao sitting next to him at a glance, but she didn't recognize any of the others.

I did recognize one of them as a senior expert who frequently appears on antique appraisal shows.

Her relaxed nerves tensed up instantly.

They greeted each other familiarly, "Hello, Mr. Lin, hello, Mr. Li, and these are..."

"I haven't met you gentlemen before."

The old men were all veterans in the world of collecting, but some of them were more visible, like the senior appraisal expert; others kept a low profile, enjoying collecting but unknown to outsiders.

Lin Zhengmao: "Oh, let me introduce you. These are my friends. They've heard you have some old things and they're very interested."

“Little girl, although I would like to collect the things you have, I am a little short of money, so I have introduced you to a lot of old men.”

"This is called keeping the good stuff within the family."

Yu Yu understood perfectly well that Lin Zhengmao's grandfather was helping her expand her social circle.

If she makes good use of them, these people will become her biggest benefactors in the future.

The Pinduoduo system on her phone will be used to trade with Qin Lizhi from another world in the future, so she will definitely have the opportunity to get all kinds of antiques.

If you rashly send your antiques to auction, such a large number of items will definitely attract attention.

This is disadvantageous for her.

Rather than going through the hassle of consigning items to auction, it's better to start by trading with these big names in the collecting world.

Having figured this out, she began to greet several elderly men.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Wenyao couldn't wait to say, "Girl, quickly bring out the calligraphy and painting. I want to see if they are genuine."

"it is good."

Yu Yu clapped her hands, and then two bodyguards carried the safe in.

The moment the safe was brought in, it attracted everyone's attention.

Amidst the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yu Yu unlocked the safe and took out several scrolls.

Then he closed the safe.

One of them, Ji Yanfeng, with his sharp eyes, spotted the gold and silver jewelry inside and immediately became excited. "Xiao Yu, are you going to sell the other things in this safe?"

“For sale.”

Yu Yu has plenty of these things now, and she thinks it's better to sell them to collectors than to let them get moldy on her.

She used the money she earned to contribute to the fight against the Japanese pirates, and she could also exchange it for more gold and silver jewelry. Wasn't that a good thing?

"But let's take a look at these three paintings and calligraphies by Tang Bohu first!"

As she spoke, Yu Yu carefully unfolded one of the paintings and calligraphies.

The scroll was slowly unfurled by fair fingers, and as the painting appeared before their eyes, everyone held their breath.

No one dared to touch it, but instead they all pulled out magnifying glasses.

The first person to approach was Li Wenyao.

Li Wenyao examined the painting from top to bottom, left to right, and right to the entire scroll.

At first, I was relatively calm. "This paper is correct. If it were Ming Dynasty paper, it would probably have this color. It's a very even yellow, not like it's been artificially aged. The key is that the brushstrokes and the way they start are very much like the handwriting of Tang Bohu."

"My God, the hair on this beauty's hair bun is so lifelike, and the flower stamens too! There's definitely a 70-80% chance it's a genuine work!"

Several people examined it carefully with magnifying glasses and gave similar opinions.

Li Wenyao was the first to put down the magnifying glass and said, "This painting of peonies and beauties is indeed an authentic work. Miss, how much are you planning to sell it for?"

Having experienced so many antique transactions, Yu Yu has now cultivated a calm and composed demeanor, and she remained completely unfazed when she heard him say that it was an authentic piece.

Instead, he asked cautiously, "Grandpa Li, if you want it, how much would you be willing to pay?"

Li Wenyao pondered for a moment and said, "Tang Bohu's paintings and calligraphy have been auctioned quite a few times. Generally speaking, flower and bird paintings are relatively cheap, ranging from several hundred thousand to several million. But your painting not only has scenery but also a beautiful woman."

"The depiction of this beauty is extremely detailed. Generally speaking, if the figures are included, the value would be at least tens of millions to hundreds of millions."

He paused for two seconds before gritting his teeth and saying, "I'm willing to offer 100 million to buy this painting. What do you think?"

Yu Yu was amazed inwardly.

When she saw the calligraphy and painting, she thought it might be priceless, but she never expected it to be worth so much money. Just this one piece of calligraphy and painting is worth as much as a lot of gold ingots!

But the shock this painting brought her didn't end there.

Seeing Yu Yu hesitate, Ji Yanfeng immediately raised his hand to raise the price, "I'll offer 130 million!"

Seeing this, Zhang Bin panicked and said, "Then I'll offer 150 million!"

Feng Weicai: "Don't try to take it from me, I'm willing to offer 170 million!"

Ma Chengwen said, "You old men are too wicked. You actually tried to take advantage of that young girl. It's only because she doesn't know any better that you were able to succeed. Unlike me, I have a very good conscience. I'm willing to pay 200 million to buy this painting."

"Young lady, this calligraphy and painting is absolutely perfect for me! I love it! Please sell it to me!"

"Ma Chengwen, no more comparing and belittling!"

"You buy things, fine, but you have to resort to this underhanded tactic of comparing and belittling me! You dare say you have a conscience? I think you have a terrible conscience!"

Yu Yu's mind was in complete turmoil as she listened to the group of old men arguing.

There really is a world of difference between the rich and the poor. If you didn't know better, you'd think you were buying vegetables at a market. People can just casually throw around hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Shut up, all of you! I'm willing to pay 250 million, and nobody is allowed to take it from me!"

The person who said this was Li Wenyao, who was the first to make the offer.

Upon hearing this, the other old men immediately launched a fierce attack.

"You've lost all your conscience! You initially offered 120 million, and now the price is more than double! You're just trying to fool that young girl!"

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