Thinking of the incident that allowed him to obtain 32 oil paintings at one time, Li Yi remembered the remaining accounts again.

At that time, the analysis might not be anything other than a little money. In fact, no one can say what happened. It is just that I cannot go there in the short term, which should be correct. Moreover, this short term may still be discussed in the past year.

Since it will take several years to explore the secrets of those accounts, Li Yi decided not to think about it anymore. So, what will be recorded in this letter paper? Without a number, it is unlikely that it is an account!

The offer price of tourists is 180,000 pounds, but now it has dropped to 160,000, while the price given by the boss is still 90,000.

"This... can I make a statement? Can I see this painting?"

Li Yi decided to intervene directly.

The boss turned to look at him, looking very indifferent, shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, casually. Several Japanese tourists were very enthusiastic, especially the middle-aged aunt, who looked at Li Yi with interest while grinning at a bloody mouth and stuttering in her broken English.

"This painting is an early work by Turner, one of the greatest British painters. Do you know who Turner is? He is a representative of British academic painters in the first half of the 19th century and one of the most outstanding landscape painters in the history of Western art..."

British painter Li Yi didn't know much, but because of "The Ancient Beech Tree", he still had a little understanding of some well-known watercolor painters.

William Turner is indeed a very outstanding watercolor painter in British history. He has created hundreds of oil paintings and thousands of watercolor paintings and sketches throughout his life. His achievements in watercolor painting are not inferior to Paul Sanderby at all. Even from an artistic perspective, his level may be higher than Paul Sanderby.

The Turner Award, founded in the 1980s, was named after him.

Such a famous painter, if his works have not been recognized by the gallery owner in this situation, then he would not open a gallery, and he really could not afford to lose this person.

Therefore, Li Yi agreed to deal with it casually while opening the soul-tapping card.

A cool air flowed by, but unexpectedly, the result given by the Spirit Card was greatly beyond his expectations.

This oil painting is not only a genuine work of Turner, but also the letter hidden behind the oil painting has a great origin.

That letter was written by Napoleon Bonaparte, the greatest military strategist, politician, the founder of the First French Empire, and the handwriting of Napoleon Bonaparte in French history!

Damn, this boss is so cunning. Turner's original work is only 90,000 pounds, and he is pretending to be serious. He almost cheated him!

"Haha, ma'am, I'm very interested in this painting, why don't we talk there?"

While talking to the aunt in a low voice, Li Yi paid attention to the boss' expression. Seeing that he was indifferent, he realized that he had made a wrong judgment just now. This guy didn't recognize that this was the original work of Turner!

Damn, if you didn't recognize it, you would pay 90,000 pounds. Is your brain watered?

When the Japanese aunt saw that Li Yi was really interested in painting, she couldn't help but become excited. She first winked with the others, then threw a big charming look at Li Yi, almost fainting from disgusting.

However, for the sake of Turner and Napoleon, Li Yi decided to endure it. There was no way. Who made him keep thinking about taking advantage of him?

But don't get me wrong, this is not cheaper...

Things went unexpectedly, but there was indeed no reason for the failure. One wanted to sell and the other wanted to buy, and Li Yi's bid was much more generous than the boss, so the two sides had a simple conversation and the deal was sold for 150,000 pounds.

Logically speaking, if you intercept other people's things, you shouldn't be shopping in other people's stores anymore, and they are not welcome! But when you think of this person who didn't recognize Turner's work in this situation, Li Yi's heart couldn't help but feel excited. There were still several exhibition rooms that didn't look at, and was there any leaks? Is there any?

Waving his hand, Fat Elephant sent the oil painting back to the hotel to hide it, Li Yi took Gu Feng to the gallery again.

Facts have proved that he was too worried. Not to mention that the gallery itself is relatively large and divided into several exhibition rooms, it is not so easy to meet the boss. Moreover, in the case just now, if the boss really wanted to accept the painting, how could he negotiate with the customer in public?

So when Li Yi looked at two exhibition rooms and walked to the last exhibition room and met the boss again. When he saw that the boss was still nodding and greeting him kindly, he suddenly understood this truth.

Or, does the boss think that his behavior helped him to help him solve the situation? Or is he just a clown in other people's eyes, but he has no eyesight but is determined to intercept his beloved and make money?

But whatever he thought, he would just make a fortune in silence. He just didn't know how much the price of Turner's oil paintings was, and who did Napoleon's letter was written to and how much value it was. It would be better to ask someone later.

Li Yi nodded in response to the boss' kindness, and then turned around to look at the works exhibited in the last studio.

Overall, the gallery's exhibition and sales level is relatively high. In the first few exhibition rooms, Li Yi not only saw Bridget Riley's works, but also the works of Frank Auerbach, Tracy Emin and others. According to the gallery's introduction to them, these people are all people who rank relatively high among contemporary British painters, and their works are counted in millions of dollars at auction.

Although Li Yi is not interested in contemporary works, especially the kind of person who cannot find a bargain, he still silently wrote down these names. If he accidentally encounters a boss who doesn't have eyes next, and this kind of work is only sold for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, he will still do it.

Looking at each one by one, touching each other one by one, soon Li Yi read more than half of the works in this studio. Unfortunately, there are many valuable ones, but there are not a single one that can be found.

"Huh? Why is this sculpture so familiar? I seem to have seen it somewhere."

Just as he was about to retreat, a strange voice suddenly came from behind him, but because he was speaking Chinese, he turned his head and took a look.

The person who spoke was a young Chinese man. The sculpture he was talking about was placed on an artistic pillar not far in front of Li Yi. There are many such things in this gallery, but they are not priced. They should be just used for decoration to enrich the relatively monotonous environment of the gallery.

"Haha, isn't this the reduced version of the big sculpture we saw in Newcastle last time? I think it should be called "The Angel of the North", a representative work of the famous British contemporary artist Anthony Gormley, worth $1.34 million. Of course, I'm talking about that real guy."

The answer to the young man was his companion. It seems that he was also in this industry. Not only did he know the name of the person, but he also remembered the specific price of the work.

"Oh, I remembered the big guy who was sitting on a grass with a wingspan of more than 50 meters!"

"Well, it is said that when this work was built, it attracted the attention of the UK and even the whole world, greatly increasing Newcastle's urban influence. How about it? If you are interested, ask the boss and buy a model and collect it?"

"Haha, I'm not interested, I can't appreciate foreigners' artwork..."

While discussing, the two turned around and left the exhibition room, but Li Yi walked to the sculpture by chance and looked at it carefully.

This is a human-shaped sculpture with a height of only 20 cm. It is brown and red all over, and its body is covered with black stripes. Its arms are made into the shape of the wings of the aircraft, with a width of the wingspan exceeding half a meter.

The name of this work of art is written on the pillar, which is indeed a model of Anthony Gormley's "Angel of the North". As for the original piece of this sculpture, it is a behemoth weighing 200t, 20m tall, spreading 54m on both wings and a width exceeding Boeing 747.

Li Yi imagined this huge size, shook his head, touched the model casually, and then blinked. What does this mean? This one was made by Anthony Gormley?

He looked at the conclusion given by the Spirit Discovery Card in confusion, and then carefully looked at the unpretentious sculpture in front of him. He suddenly realized that this time he might have picked up something good again.

Sculpture is different from carving. In terms of modeling techniques, carving generally uses digging down several uneven parts from different positions of the object to finally achieve the purpose of modeling. In other words, it means digging down much with tools, and rarely can be supplemented upwards. On the contrary, sculpture is basically achieved by first building a good skeleton and constantly filling upwards.

To put it simply, the engraving materials are basically irreversible, while the sculptures can be repeatedly modified and used.

But whether it is carving or sculpture, a lot of preparations must be carried out before making it. Especially for those sculptures with extremely large sizes, before they are really put into production, the sculptor will make many versions of the model, and then choose one of the most successful and most satisfying ones to enlarge the same proportion.
Chapter completed!