Author: In the Name of Lightning

"Cat and Bamboo" is a masterpiece painted by the Qing Dynasty painter Shen Zhenlin. After seeing his painting, the Empress Dowager Cixi gave him four characters: "Expressive Hands".

The subject matter of this person's paintings is relatively wide, including figures, flowers and birds, dogs, horses, insects, butterflies, and landscape paintings. And this painting of cats and bamboos has peach and bamboo in the garden, and the grass is like shade. There are three Siamese cats in the painting. The big cat squats on the bamboo.

From the height of the lake rocks next to the bushes, I looked at the two kittens, one yellow and one white, playing sumo on the grass below.

The white kitten turned its paw up, as if it was about to attack the little yellow cat next to it. The three cats all had collars with big red tassels and golden bells on them, and their expressions were vivid and expressive. This is considered a unique feature among cat paintings.

Good calligraphy by Waiting.

Li Mo confirmed that the "Cat and Bamboo Painting" was authentic, but shook his head slightly with a calm expression on his face.

"Mr. Li, is there something wrong with this painting?"

"Well, the author of this painting is a famous painter from the late Qing Dynasty in China named Shen Zhenlin. Even Cixi and Lafayette admired his works very much. But that famous painting is now collected in the Wandao Palace Museum. Think about it, this painting

Will it be authentic?"

The owner of the store was a little anxious. Although he didn't understand, he could tell something from his expression. He quickly asked Juliet who was standing aside, and the latter translated what Li Mo said. The owner suddenly looked surprised, with a look on his face.

He looked at Li Mo strangely, as if he wanted to see through his origins.

After the boss and Juliet communicated, Li Mo learned from Juliet that this painting was not collected or found by the boss, but was stored here for sale by a seller. The other party assured that the painting was an authentic Chinese antique and was

Purchased from Bay Island Museum.

There is no doubt that this painting must be one of the tens of thousands of antiques that were lost from the Bay Island Museum. Although I don't know what the process was like, I have come across it now.

Li Mo knew in his heart the dirty things behind this, but he couldn't show any expression at the moment. He curled his lips, gave the boss a contemptuous look, and said sarcastically: "Then you can keep it and sell it slowly, Juliet, let's go

.”

When turning around, Li Mo's eyes scanned the remaining paintings in the long box, and then his pupils tightened. The five paintings of Good Guy are all authentic. Could it be that they were all lost from the Bay Island Museum?

When Li Mo was about to leave, Juliet naturally followed quickly.

"I can't believe that someone is trying to fool you with a fake."

Li Mo turned to look at her and said with a smile: "The boss is not lying. That painting is indeed authentic, and it is indeed a treasure that was lost from the Bay Island Museum."

ah!

Juliet staggered. It turned out that Li Mo was thinking carefully. He was probably thinking about how to get the authentic painting.

"Since the boss said that someone sent it there for resale, and I just said that it was a fake, the boss must contact the person who consigned it to confirm this. After all, the selling prices of authentic works and fakes are very different. This is misleading.

The methods are also different.”

Seeing her listening seriously, Li Mo smiled and said, "As we say in the industry, what Taobao people like most is picking up leaks. If the boss believes that the painting is authentic, we can only buy it at the market price, maybe

It will be a little lower, but it’s not worth it.”

"But if the boss is not sure that it is authentic, then we have the opportunity to buy the original at a very low price. This process is called leakage hunting."

"I think what you said is very interesting. Why did I think of this before when I bought something? When I see something I like, I just buy it no matter how much it costs. When I heard what you said, I suddenly felt that I missed a lot of interesting things."

This is the willfulness of wealthy Europeans.

As the sun rose high, more and more people came here to shop for treasures. Li Mo stopped in front of a roadside stall. There were many paintings on display here, mainly oil paintings and sketches. If the oil paintings are too close,

, it is difficult to identify what subject is drawn, but there is no obstacle to sketching.

Moreover, the sketches here are very bold, mainly with women as the theme, and many parts are looming. That is to say, in an open Europe, if these sketches were in China, they would be confiscated as soon as they were displayed, and you would be held accountable.

There are three paper boxes placed on the floor of the stall. The lids are open, and it can be seen that there are various sketches inside. The boss is an old man in his sixties or seventies. He is lying on a classical-style recliner.

, there is a coffee table at hand, with a bottle of whiskey and a glass on it.

The old man took a sip from time to time and smacked his lips with great enjoyment. As for the people coming and going, he didn't even look at them, so he probably thought that no one had dirty hands and feet here.

To identify the value of European and American works of art, one could only rely on his strange pupils. When he glanced at the strange pupils, there was no response from the displayed oil paintings and sketches, and then his clairvoyant eyes fell on the three cardboard boxes.

Suddenly, rays of milky white light were transmitted from a cardboard box in the middle, and then turned into countless circles of light that spread layer by layer in mid-air.

Li Mo exclaimed in surprise, never expecting that there were top-notch works of art in that small cardboard box, and there were more than one.

"Mr. Li, what's wrong?"

Juliet saw the surprise on his face and followed his gaze. It turned out that he was interested in the sketches of women's bodies.

"Ask the boss, how did you sell these sketches?"

Li Mo randomly clicked on five sketches, which were sketches of five different female models. Their facial features were very delicate, their figures were proud and graceful, and their every move gave people a very seductive posture.

Juliet's impression of him changed greatly. After getting along with him for several days, she thought he was very serious. Unexpectedly, she was attracted by several naked sketches of young women. Then she felt a little lost again. She was such a big living person.

He was standing next to him, keeping a certain distance. Could it be that he was not as good as a few sketches?

The more I think about it, the worse I feel.

"Ask the boss."

Seeing her disappointed look, Li Mo looked at her a little strangely.

"Oh." Juliet cheered up and started to communicate with the boss. She didn't know whether the boss drank too much liquor in the daytime, or he was old, so it was a bit difficult to communicate. The two even used hand gestures to each other.

"The boss said that the female models in these sketches are all beauties invited from top prestigious schools, so they are expensive. If you like them, each sketch is 2,000 euros. There is no negotiation for prices lower than this."

Li Mo shrugged his shoulders and said: "Tell him, two hundred euros each, and I will pick out some more from other cartons. If they sell, I will go shopping elsewhere. He is definitely not the only one who has these works."

A stall.”

Juliet rolled her eyes at him, and then the boss exchanged a few words. The old man opened his sleepy eyes and looked at Li Mo a few times, then looked at the beautiful Juliet next to him, with a weird smile on his face. Then he nodded and pointed to the ground.

Three cartons, indicating to him to pick randomly.

"Mr. Li, the boss has agreed, please do as you like."

Li Mo then took down the five sketches of naked women on display and stacked them carefully, for fear of destroying a corner on one side. Then he squatted down again and took out the first cardboard box.

I took out a thick stack of sketches from the paper. Judging from the newness of the paper, they should all be recent works.

Juliet walked up to him and stretched her head to look at the nude sketches of beauties he specially selected. There was a slight disappointment in her eyes. It seemed that this magical man from Eastern China also had a vulgar side.
Chapter completed!