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Chapter 19 19. Poseidon¡¯s Food (First of Three Updates)

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    The fun of the banquet lies in participating. Qin Shiou didn't eat much, but he was very happy.

    Almost a week after the party, Qin Shiou received a call from Blake Jr. Ritchie Auction House had done all the publicity work, and April 18th was their highlight event this year, the spring auction.

    Among auction houses, spring auctions and autumn auctions are the most important. The spring auctions prepared by auction houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's, and Hong Kong Hengde are also held in these days. It can be said that at this time of year, it is  A collector's feast.

    There is always a best bidder in every auction. This time, the best bidder of Ritchie Auction House is Qin Shiou¡¯s bronze statue of Perseus and Medusa.

    The appearance of this statue caused an earthquake in the European collecting community. There were not many works by Cellini, the father of fine craftsmanship. Today, due to nearly five hundred years of natural and man-made disasters, even fewer have survived, especially his large-scale works.  Bronze sculpture.

    For the engraving world, the significance of Cellini¡¯s work is no less than that of the Mona Lisa to the painting world, especially when this statue was lost at the end of the 19th century.  Now that it has been found again, it naturally adds a bit of legend.

    The Black family naturally invited Qin Shiou to participate in the auction. The venue was a five-star hotel in Ottawa. The local government used special police to assist the auction house with security work. Everything seemed grand and formal.

    Before the auction started, all the auction items were displayed in the exhibition hall, and Qin Shiou watched them together accompanied by Little Blake.

    There are a total of forty-eight works of art participating in this auction, including calligraphy and painting, wood carvings, bronze carvings, pottery, porcelain, furniture, gold and silverware and miscellaneous antiques, which are very complete.

    At the scene, the bronze statue of "Perseus and Medusa" attracted the most attention. A group of old guys with thick glasses were surrounding, each of them had a magnifying glass in their hands, staring at the statue with all their might.  Statue, I want to put this thing into my eyes.

    Qin Shiou looked around and saw another Picasso portrait called "Women's Head". He studied it carefully and felt that this painting was similar to his graffiti in kindergarten. It was better than his "Woman with a Golden Drum"  ¡·It¡¯s much uglier.

    This gave him some confidence. He felt that as long as this "Women's Head" was around, the price of "Woman Holding a Golden Drum" would not be low.

    There¡¯s a saying that goes, don¡¯t be afraid of not knowing the goods, just be afraid of comparing goods. Comparing with his painting is pretty good.

    If Qin Shiou couldn't appreciate Picasso's paintings, then another painting he saw made him feel crazy - that painting was called "Calcium Hydride", which was composed of neatly colored circular patterns of different colors.  arranged on canvas.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t this thing also a work of art for auction?¡± Qin Shiou asked Little Black suspiciously.

    Little Blake shrugged handsomely and said, "You guessed it right, yes, it is."

    Qin Shiou didn't want to show his ignorance in public, but he couldn't help but roll his eyes: "If God is not crazy, then the collectors are crazy!"

    Little Black smiled and explained: "If you can't appreciate it, that's normal, but I have to introduce to you that the artist of this painting is Damien Hirst, who is the most expensive contemporary artist in the UK.  .¡±

    Qin Shiou didn¡¯t want to say more. If contemporary art is just drawing circles on canvas, then he should appreciate Chinese landscape paintings. That is the real art!

    After briefly looking at it, he was about to leave, but when he passed a statue, he suddenly felt a throbbing deep in his heart.

    This is a feeling that I have never experienced before. If I had to describe it, it would be that my soul is trembling with excitement.  Under the control of this feeling, Qin Shiou stopped and looked at the statue beside him.

    The image of this statue is an apple, about the size of an adult's fist. The specific texture is not clear. It is similar to a wax block, but it is more turbid, gray and yellow, and not very beautiful.

    Little Blake is a shrewd businessman. When he saw Qin Shiou stop and look at the apple statue, he asked: "What, are you interested? This is a good gadget. According to carbon 14 analysis, it was born in the 18th century. It is  A true antique.¡±

    I don¡¯t know why, this thing had a strong attraction to Qin Shiou, or in other words, this thing attracted Qin Shiou¡¯s heart of the sea god.

    However, Qin Shiou didn't want to reveal his true thoughts, so he said disdainfully: "Is this also an antique? Oh, God, I was stimulated too much today - no, no, I should say, I learned too much today.  "

    Little Blake smiled happily and said: "Come on, Qin, your eyes have already told me yourRealistic idea, you really want it, right?  In fact, you have a very good sense. Even though this little thing doesn¡¯t look good, its value lies in its identity. Do you know what its texture is?  Ambergris!  "

    What exactly ambergris is is still a mystery. Modern Western scientists analyzed it and said that it is just the residue of intestinal obstruction in whales. In the ancient times of the East and the West, this spice was regarded as a treasure.

    Qin Shiou took a few more glances at the apple statue, and then went in to prepare for the auction. After he sat down, Little Blake introduced him to a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, who introduced himself as Allen -  Brandon is a financier.

    At ten o'clock in the morning, the auction started on time, and the first auction item turned out to be the modern artwork "Calcium Hydroxide" that Qin Shiou disdained.

    What shocked Qin Shiou was that this nonsense portrait in his eyes actually sold for a high price of 2.4 million Canadian dollars!

    "Is my art appreciation level so poor?" Qin Daguan became a little frustrated.

    In contrast, Allen Brandon next to him was in a more extreme mood. He gritted his teeth and said: "Shit! Are these guys crazy? This is a piece of rag! A piece of rag that deserves to go to hell.  ! They are actually willing to spend 2.4 million to buy it! Everything is bullshit!"

    Official Qin looked at Allen Brandon in surprise, is this uncle hating the rich?

    Immediately, it didn¡¯t take long for Qin Shiou¡¯s things to appear. The first thing that appeared was Arthur Pinarjean¡¯s painting.

    As a result, an embarrassing scene appeared for Qin Shiou. With so many portraits together, no one paid attention to it. You must know that when "Calcium Hydride" was first auctioned, at least five or six collectors competed to bid.

    The reserve price of these paintings was 1 million Canadian dollars. The auctioneer roared at the top of his voice several times. In the end, two young American painters jointly won the paintings at the starting price.

    ¡° Then another blow occurred. Two of Picasso¡¯s paintings were auctioned one after another. The first one sold was ¡°Portrait of a Woman¡±, which Qin Shiou disdained.

    The starting price of this painting was 6 million Canadian dollars. As soon as the price was announced, a Russian collector raised the price by 500,000 Canadian dollars. After that, there were sporadic bids, and the final transaction price of this painting reached 860.  A high price of 10,000 Canadian dollars.

    The next painting was "Woman Holding a Golden Drum". As a result, the starting price of this painting was only 1.8 million Canadian dollars, which was a huge drop compared to "Women's Head".

    Qin Shiou's face suddenly turned ugly. Little Blake hurriedly explained and whispered: "Don't get excited, buddy, "Portrait of a Woman" is Mr. Picasso's mature work, and your painting is just a casual painting during his transformation period. You  You must know that Picasso is a prolific artist, and he has tens of thousands of surviving paintings. To be honest, the price you sold this painting for is not low."

    However, Little Blake comforted Qin Shiou again: "I received a call just now. I have asked a friend to help you sell the "Sunflower" that you painted on Narang. It was sold to the New York Museum. The price is fifty-four  Ten thousand Canadian dollars.¡±

    This news made Qin Shiou smile immediately. Originally, he had given up hope on the fake painting, but it turned out to be able to sell for more than half a million Canadian dollars. This was considered a windfall.

    During the exchange between Qin Shiou and Little Black, the bidding for "The Woman with the Golden Drum" also started.

    After all, Mr. Picasso had a great reputation. Although the value of this painting was not optimistic, several Russian and Middle Eastern collectors still fought for it. Finally, a wealthy businessman from the United Arab Emirates bought it for 2.5 million Canadian dollars.  Downloaded this painting.

    About ten pieces of art were auctioned, and the auction began to take a break. After returning, the ambergris apples that Qin Shiou was very concerned about began to be auctioned.

    By coincidence, the name of this ambergris apple is 'Poseidon's Delicacy'. The auctioneer introduced: "This is a gift from the sea. We once consulted Professor Blake Hasson, a marine expert at the University of Toronto. According to his research,  This piece of art was a sacrifice made by fishermen to the God of the Sea in the 18th century Its starting price is - 1.6 million!"

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