How old is he? He's already a shareholder of the Prada Group?
Han Honglin sighed deeply.
It seems I underestimated Ye Chen; he is definitely not simple.
It's truly impressive that someone so young is already a shareholder of the Prada Group.
Of course, given her status and position in Shanghai, while the Prada Group's shareholders are not simple, they are not powerful enough to intimidate her.
Looking at Ye Chen, Han Honglin temporarily abandoned her previous idea of directly throwing money at Ye Chen, and instead decided to first understand Ye Chen's strength from the side.
"Boss, since you have customers, we'll talk another time."
Bai Hanyan spoke up.
Just after hanging up the phone, Bai Hanyan suddenly remembered something.
She called her boss this time because there was something she wanted to say, but she forgot to mention it.
Never mind, let's wait a few days.
On the other side, after speaking with Bai Hanyan, Ye Chen sat back down on the sofa.
As Han Honglin was pondering how to begin, the lady of villa number 13 next door suddenly stood up.
To Han Honglin's surprise, the hostess walked to a picture in the hall.
Looking at the painting in front of her, the woman of the house had an expression of disbelief on her face.
"It...it...how did it get here?"
Staring intently at the painting, the woman said in a trembling voice.
She could hardly believe her eyes.
As a seasoned painter, she has studied painting since childhood and knows all the world's top paintings inside and out.
She had just noticed this painting, "Boy with a Pipe," by chance and was immediately stunned.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the mistress's strange behavior, Han Honglin asked in confusion.
"Is this painting, 'Boy with a Pipe,' an authentic work?"
The hostess asked Ye Chen with an expectant look on her face.
"It's an authentic work."
Ye Chen nodded.
"It's an authentic work, it really is an authentic work."
The woman was utterly shocked.
Seeing her companion's barely concealed excitement, Han Honglin couldn't help but walk over.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Han Honglin asked in a low voice.
"Mr. Han, this painting is an original. It's unbelievable."
The hostess swallowed hard and sighed.
"So what?"
"Mr. Han, this painting is by Picasso. It was bought by a mysterious buyer for over 600 million at a Sotheby's international auction in 2004 and has since disappeared."
"I never expected that it would appear here after all these years."
The woman explained.
"What? It was worth over 600 million back in 2004?"
Han Honglin doesn't know much about art, but as a wealthy woman, she is very sensitive to prices.
This painting was already worth over 600 million yuan more than a decade ago.
Now that so many years have passed, how much is it worth?
The amount of liquid funds I have might not even be enough to buy a single painting in someone else's villa.
Thinking about this, Han Honglin felt complicated.
"Hey, Mr. Ye, could this painting, 'Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase,' also be an original?"
The lady of villa number 13 was even more astonished when she noticed another painting next to it.
The hostess looked at it carefully and finally couldn't help but speak.
This painting, "Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase," is even more internationally renowned than the previous painting, "Boy with a Pipe." Its artist is Vincent van Gogh!
"Boy with a Pipe" was auctioned off and acquired by a private buyer.
But she remembered clearly that this painting, "Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase," was in a famous museum abroad.
Why are they now at Mr. Ye's house?
Han Honglin was extremely puzzled.
"This painting isn't an original; it's a copy I made when I was bored."
Ye Chen shook his head.
"What? This painting, 'Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase,' was copied by Mr. Ye?"
The lady of the house raised her voice several octaves.
Ye Chen's answer shocked her even more than if she had been told it was an authentic work.
As a seasoned painter, the lady of villa number 13 has a very high level of connoisseurship. She has just examined the painting carefully and believes that it is of extremely high quality, almost indistinguishable from the original.
There are very few people in the world who can reach this top level.
That's why she asked earlier if the painting was an original.
Ye Chen then told her that he had just copied the painting on a whim.
Wow, Mr. Ye's painting skills have reached such a high level?
The woman stared wide-eyed at "Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase" again before finally believing that the painting was indeed a copy.
Although the painting "Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase" is of a very high artistic quality, it does lack the sense of age and vicissitude that a famous painting has accumulated over many years, which has nothing to do with the skill level of the artist.
"Mr. Ye's abilities are truly admirable."
The hostess expressed her deepest respect to Ye Chen.
Beside her, Han Honglin also completely gave up on the idea of using money to bribe Ye Chen.
With the money in my hands, I can't even afford a single painting, let alone a villa?
Isn't this just wishful thinking?
It seems that Ye Chen's acquisition of Villa No. 6 was not simply due to luck.
I'd better not humiliate myself.
Han Honglin gave the hostess a look, indicating that she could leave.
Knock knock knock.
Just then, there was another knock on the door.
Ye Chen opened the door and saw a little girl standing in the doorway.
The little girl was none other than Xin Xin, the granddaughter of Mr. Zhou next door, who had mistaken Ye Chen for a thief when he first came to the Tan Palace Villa.
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