Chapter 350 Inevitable Victory
painting??
Shu Yu suddenly stopped and turned to look downstairs.
The private rooms had windows, but the black market used lattice windows, which are similar to modern blinds, so that guests in the private rooms could see the exhibits downstairs more easily.
By simply pressing down the thin leaf in the middle, you can see the scene outside.
However, people outside cannot see what the guests in the private rooms look like.
Shu Yu looked down through the gaps in the leaves and saw the middle-aged man on the platform unfolding a painting.
It is a landscape painting.
Shu Yu immediately turned her head and said, "Fourth Uncle, come and take a look. Is the painting you're talking about the one on the stage?"
Yuan Shanchuan's heart tightened, and he quickly stood up. With Da Niu's help, he walked to the window and looked down.
The next moment, he suddenly became excited, "Yes, this is the painting, this is it."
He turned to Shu Yu and asked, "Is there any way we can get this painting back?"
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes slightly. "It would be inappropriate to rush to take the painting. Let's wait and see which guest in which private room has won the bid."
There's no way to do it inside the black market; you can only do it after you leave the black market.
Therefore, she had to note down the private room where the painting was photographed and find out the person's identity.
Yuan Shanchuan swallowed hard, feeling anxious, but he could only nod and nervously look at the painting below.
The middle-aged man on the platform began to introduce the origin of the painting: "This painting is the work of Mr. Shanju. As you all know, Mr. Shanju's paintings are extremely rare and hard to come by. He only paints two paintings a year. However, Mr. Shanju has not painted any new works in the past year."
"Some say that Mr. Shanju has run out of creative inspiration, while others say that Mr. Shanju's hands were injured and he could no longer hold a brush. But in any case, Mr. Shanju's paintings will probably become even rarer in the future. This painting is the last one that Mr. Shanju left behind last year. Interested guests can take it back to appreciate and collect it."
"Starting bid: one thousand taels."
Shu Yu observed the various private rooms. Yuan Shanchuan and Da Niu exchanged a glance. One thousand taels! That's expensive.
Everything here has a starting price of a thousand taels, as if this money isn't even worth anything.
However, just downstairs in the private room where Shu Yu and the others were, a man who had also heard the starting bid spoke with disdain, "Only one thousand taels? Ah Yun, your paintings are worthless now. Back in the day, one of your paintings caused a frenzy among the young men and women of noble families in the capital, and the price was close to thirty thousand taels of silver."
Sitting in the middle of the private room, Meng Yunzheng also looked unrecognizable. He took a sip of tea before speaking, "How did this painting end up here?"
Zhao Xi stroked his chin. "I don't know. It's probably changed hands a few times, hasn't it?"
As he spoke, he became quite enthusiastic, “I’ll go and bid, I’ll make sure to raise your value, so that people don’t forget about Mr. Shanju after a year of not painting.”
Just then, someone outside had already bid three thousand taels.
Zhao Xi immediately lowered his voice and began to call out, "Five thousand taels."
Meng Yunzheng glanced up at him and said, "Don't go too far. Don't forget that our goal is the last item up for auction. If you accidentally win the bid for this painting, we might not have enough money."
Zhao Xi waved his hand, "Don't worry."
He discovered that in a private room on the third floor, there was someone who was determined to get the painting...
(End of this chapter)
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