Golden Fishery

  It was still getting up at 6:30 in the morning. Qin Shiou stopped by the supermarket to buy some rice when he left from Daddy Hickson’s restaurant yesterday, and made some fish and rice porridge in the morning.

  The strong fragrance of rice blends with the fresh fragrance of wild fish. The snow-white rice grains and the crystal-clear fish complement each other, and the color, fragrance and flavor are complete.

Qin Shiou was eating breakfast happily, the bedroom window was banged, he opened the window, the red squirrel Xiao Ming jumped in, with his small paws on his chest, he raised his head and looked at him dumbly with his small dark eyes. , The little tongue licked around.

   "Your kid is addicted to my fruit salad, right?" Qin Shiou laughed. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and took out blueberries and black grapes, mixed a small bowl with syrup and salad dressing, and placed it on the dinner table.

  He picked up a blueberry, ordered the table and said, "Xiao Ming, come up."

  The little squirrel was unknown, so he jumped around on the ground, squeaking gluttonously with his paws outstretched.

  Qin Shiou called again, the little squirrel blinked and blacked his eyes, climbed up along the legs of the table, and ran to the position indicated by Qin Shiou.

  Qin Shiou was a little surprised at the intelligence of the little squirrel. He handed it the blueberries and repeated it several times. When he called ‘Xiaoming’ again, the little squirrel would happily ran in front of him.

   "Damn, smarter than Lao Tzu's dog." Qin Shiou sighed, complimenting him. The little squirrel ate and drank, shaking his big tail and ran away.

  After a while, Xiao Ming, the squirrel, hopped and ran back again. With him, there was a red squirrel slightly larger than him.

  Qin Shiou was depressed and smiled. This guy treats himself here as a charity hall, and he calls his friends to eat.

  But the two little squirrels did not go directly to eat. Xiao Ming took the new squirrel and jumped in front of Qin Shiou and stretched out his front paws. They each held a full pine nut and knew they were bringing a gift.

  This should be the food reserved by squirrels for overwintering and spring. The Canadian spring comes late, and the squirrels cannot find food until April. This gift is a precious thing for them.

  The two pine nuts were very full. Qin Shiou received the hand and Xiao Ming jumped up happily. The other squirrel was a little restrained, lying on the side.

  Xiao Ming climbed to the dining table and called to squeak. The other squirrel looked at Qin Shiou and cautiously climbed onto the dining table.

  Qin Shiou put the pine nuts down, Xiao Ming skipped to grab one and handed it to him, which clearly meant for him to eat.

  No way, Qin Shiou had to break one and fill it in his mouth. As a result, the pine nuts were sweet, sweeter than the syrup mixed with fruits, and tasted good. The fried pine nuts in China simply couldn't compare with this.

   Seeing that he had eaten two pine nuts, Xiao Ming got up and jumped around the fruit bowl.

  Qin Shiou handed it the blueberries. This time he did not eat it, but gave it to another little squirrel.

  With two squirrels, Qin Shiou went back to the bedroom to watch TV. Xiao Ming was also very interested in the TV scene. When Qin Shiou laughed, it jumped, and the other little squirrel hugged a black handle on Qin Shiou’s shoulder and dozed off.

  The phone rang, Auerbach’s voice rang, saying that he and his friends from Ritchie’s auction house would be here soon.

  Not long after, a BMW 750Li drove into the fishery, Auerbach got off, and three others followed, one was a half-bald, vigorous old man, and two were yellow-haired middle-aged white men in suits and shoes.

Auerbach introduced the bald old man to Qin Shiou and said: "This is my good friend Krzyzewski, the artistic director of Ricci's auction house in Ontario. These two are his colleagues and are appraisers of Ricci's auction house. "

  Two men in suits introduced themselves. One was named Kelvin, who mainly studied sketch painting, and the other was named Pietrus, who was good at oil painting.

  Qin Shiou laid out the thirty paintings. The three of them put on their gloves and took out the magnifying glass. They also took a small machine. After connecting to the laptop, they could use it to scan the paintings.

Auerbach introduced Qin Shiou to Ricci's auction house. Although it cannot be compared with the world's top auction houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's, Phillips, and Sotheby, it is also very famous in Canada.

The Ritchie Bros. auction house was founded in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada in 1958. It is now headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It has more than 110 business organizations worldwide and more than 1,160 full-time employees. It is in the Canadian auction industry. , It is a well-deserved leader.

  Krzyzewski was serious and serious. After seeing the painting, he frowned and discussed with his two subordinates while studying.

The three appraisers first looked at Pinarang’s paintings, one by one carefully. After about an hour, Krzyzewski walked to Qin Shiou's side, sat down and said, "Hello, Mr. Qin, according to Our research, Mr. Pinarang’s paintings, are all authentic."

  Qin Shiou wondered, what is the difference between genuine and fake? Is this Pi Narang still a painter? He had searched the Internet before, but he didn't find any information about this person.

Krzyzewski answered his doubts: "Arthur Pinarang is an Armenian American painter and cartoonist. He was born in 1914. His parents survived the Armenian Genocide in 1915. Then I came to the United States and taught myself painting since childhood."

"Like most famous artists, Mr. Pinarang was depressed during his lifetime. He could only make a living by painting for a comic company. He died in 1999. One year after his death, his achievements in the field of pure art were recognized by the art circle. It is discovered that he has profound knowledge in the fields of portrait painting, landscape painting and abstract painting, especially his abstract expressionist paintings, which are considered to have extremely high artistic value."

   Krzyzewski gave a brief introduction. Qin Shiou was delighted and asked: "Are those paintings of Mr. Pinarrang worthy?"

Hearing this, Krzyzewski smiled slightly and said, “Yes, some of Mr. Pinarang’s paintings are indeed more valuable now, but this is limited to his abstract paintings. Although you have four abstract paintings here, it’s a pity that they are all It is his early work, not very valuable."

  Qin Shiou felt helpless. This person couldn’t speak directly. This feeling of joy and compassion was really uncomfortable. He simply asked, “How much do you think my paintings are worth?”

Krzyzewski pondered for a moment, and said, “If Pinarang’s paintings were sold separately, they would probably sell for between 2 million Canadian dollars and 2.2 million Canadian dollars. If it was a package auction, it might be one. Around one and a half million Canadian dollars."

   Auerbach asked: "Why is the price gap so big?"

  Qin Shiou was very satisfied, at least paying enough for his will and taxation, he could accept this fishery.

  Krzyzewski explained: “Things are rare and expensive. If thirty paintings appear on the market at the same time, it will reduce the value of Pina Let’s paintings and sell them separately—not auctioned separately—then there is no such worry.”

  "Why can't they be auctioned separately?" Auerbach asked.

Krzyzewski further explained: "Because it is the artists who like Pinarang's paintings, not the collectors, artists will not participate in auctions, and they don't have the money to compete with the celebrities. But for a single auction. Collectors won’t be interested in paintings of such a low-grade reputation, they can only package them for auction."

  Disappointed when he saw his old friend, he comforted: “The "Sunflower" that was copied by the pinnacle can be auctioned in a single piece. My estimate is 300,000 Canadian dollars, which should not be too low."

  At the same time, Krzyzewski explained to Qin Shiou why the "Sunflower" is a fake at first glance. It is well known that Van Gogh is Dutch, and the text he used is Dutch.

Dutch and English are similar in that they are also letter combinations, but there are no three letters of'Q, X, Y', and this "Sunflower" wrote a sentence: To my hesitating life, in this sentence There are two letters X and Y, so obviously this is not the original one.

  Qin Shiou is also satisfied with this result. What he urgently needs now is the money for the taxation of the will. After these paintings are auctioned, he can obviously solve his urgent needs. As for more money, Qin Shiou was not in a hurry, he had the consciousness that he could freely cross the ocean, and it would be sooner or later to discover the real treasure.

  The remaining key point is to verify the authenticity of Picasso’s "Woman with a Golden Drum".

  Krzyzewski told the two that it was a waste of time to appraise Picasso’s paintings, at least two hours, because they had to network with experts from the company’s international famous painting department to discuss.

  Qin Shiou waited for a while and lost interest, and ran upstairs to the bedroom to watch TV with two little squirrels.

Unconsciously, at eleven o’clock, Krzyzewski knocked on the door and walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the bronze statue placed on the balcony for decoration. His attention was suddenly attracted and he walked quickly. Go over and take a closer look.

  This statue was fished from Shenbao Lake along with the paintings. Qin Shiou felt that the statue was rusty and it should be worthless.

  Krzyzewski circled the statue a few times. After a long time, he turned his head and frowned: "Mr. Qin, now I have a good news, a bad news, and an uncertain news to tell you. Which one would you listen to first?"

  Qin Shiou roared in his heart, uncle, are you playing with me? We're not making movies. Just tell me if you have any news, it's good news, bad news, not sure which news to listen to first?

  But people are here to help, Qin Shiou must be polite, and said: "You are free, sir."

  Krzyzewski nodded, and said: "Then let me say the good news first, "The Woman With The Golden Drum" is indeed Picasso's authentic product. According to the carbon fourteen appraisal, the painting was born in 1939."

   "The bad news is that this painting is a work of Picasso's transition period. It should have been painted by him at random. It is not of high value. It may only be slightly more expensive than Pinarang's copy of "Sunflower."

"In addition, there is unsure news. Your statue of Perseus and Medusa may be authentic. I will immediately invite colleagues to appraise it. If it is authentic, I estimate that it is worth at least 30 million. Canadian dollars!"

&&&&Thanks to brothers such as'Xinghe let me run through, Xiao Ai Shen, Hurry Up, Linglong Four Offenses, Wind Crossing' and other brothers for their rewards. Thanks to every friend who has collected this book. The cartridge case is here. Bow and thank you! I hope my brothers can continue to support and let our fishing grounds become prosperous!