Yang Jing was called away by Teddy Butler. If Mr. Butler hadn't stepped in, Yang Jing might have really lived in the attic tonight.
Three Picasso sketches!
Although the value of sketches is much lower than that of Picasso's watercolors, and there is a huge difference in value between them and his oil paintings, but nowadays, even the most ordinary Picasso sketch can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions of dollars!
Because he has been studying in the UK for the past two years, Yang Jing has also set his sights on the foreign antique art market and has a relatively accurate grasp of the current prices in the foreign antique art market.
It is universally acknowledged that Picasso's paintings are valuable, very valuable. However, the value of Picasso's paintings varies greatly depending on the size of the painting, the type of painting, and the quality of the creation.
When people mention Picasso, they naturally think of his oil paintings worth over 100 million US dollars, but in fact, many of Picasso's works are not "very valuable", such as some sketches and watercolors.
But even if the value is "not high", it is only relative to his extremely valuable paintings. His works are definitely something that most painters in the world look up to.
Under the influence of his grandfather, Yang Jing has been very interested in antiques and collectibles since he was a child. It is no exaggeration to say that from childhood to junior high school, apart from doing homework during the holidays, he spent most of his time with his grandfather in the collectibles market in his hometown.
Moreover, Yang Jing's family is just an ordinary family, not very rich. Now suddenly three Picasso sketches appear in front of Yang Jing, and there is a very high possibility that he can take these three paintings away. Even though Yang Jing is usually a very calm young man, he can't control himself at this time.
Teddy Butler and Guo Xiaoxiang shouted at Yang Jing several times, which brought his thoughts back from the sky.
"Hey, Yang, did you find anything good?" Butler asked with a smile.
They are all smart people, and they have been working in this industry for several years. How could they not understand each other?
Yang Jing, who had come to his senses, would not say what he really thought. If only Fatty was there, Yang Jing would of course say it, but who was Butler? He was just an intermediary, and an intermediary who was sucking their blood. If Yang Jing told him the news about the three sketches, he would be kicked in the head by a donkey.
Shaking his head, Yang Jing said regretfully: "I am just lamenting Baron Vardi's extravagance. Look, this whole shelf is full of books published in the 1950s and 1960s, but these books have basically never been read and are just shelved. This is simply trampling on knowledge!"
After a pause, Yang Jing asked Butler: "Mr. Butler, does Baron Vardi still want these books? If he doesn't need them, I want to buy them. You know, I'm preparing my master's thesis now, and these books are still useful to me. In addition, these books are all products of the last century, so..."
Butler looked at Yang Jing, then at Guo Xiaoxiang, and didn't seem to notice any other expressions on their faces. He hesitated for a while before saying, "I can't make the decision on this, but I can take you to see Mr. John tomorrow. If he agrees, I think you should be able to buy these books back."
Mr. John mentioned by Butler is the butler of Vardi Castle, and it is this butler who is now in charge of the current cleaning work of the castle.
Butler picked up the large book containing the three sketches, flipped through a few pages, and casually glanced at the back of the book before putting it back on the shelf. He shrugged and said, "Yang, these books are really good. If you can buy them and sell them at the flea market, there will definitely be a lot of people interested in them."
When Butler was flipping through the book just now, Yang Jing's heart was in tension. After seeing Butler put the book back on the bookshelf, he finally felt at ease.
Hearing Butler's words, Yang Jing shook his head and said, "No, I don't plan to sell these books after I buy them. These are good books, and it's hard to find such new books even in the library, so I want to collect them. Of course, it would be best if Mr. John agreed to let me buy these books at a lower price..."
Butler nodded with a smile, "Come on, man, it's getting late, we should go out." He turned and walked out, and continued, "I think Mr. John should agree to your request. After all, these books have been placed here for more than 50 years."
After the three people came out of the Valdi Castle, the gate of the castle was closed.
It was completely dark. Butler politely declined Guo Xiaoxiang's invitation and drove away alone. He did have a lot of things to do, especially cleaning a huge castle tomorrow. For Butler, this was also a very big project. He had to sit in the center and direct these garbage disposal workers to clean up the castle, so he still had a lot of work to do in the evening.
Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang drove to the city, bought a few pulleys and some ropes in a supermarket, and then found a grocery store, where they bought a few pieces of steel pipes and U-shaped clips. Then they found a motel and stayed there.
After eating something to fill their stomachs, the two of them worked together to put the things they bought together into a simple lifting equipment.
Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang have done these tasks many times and are very good at them.
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