Chapter 251 Van Gogh
"Cough cough!" Lu Jingyao couldn't help but coughing violently when he heard these four words that were full of the flavor of online literature.
Hua Lao, who was standing by, obviously had excellent hearing. He looked at Xu Youyou accusingly and said, "I'm not the villain in the online novels! I wouldn't do such a thing! What? Are you surprised that I said such a thing? So what if I like to read Chinese online novels? Anyway, your online novels are very cheap! This hobby doesn't cost much!"
Xu Youyou said: "That's hard to say. You like money so much. What if you really act on impulse? What should we do?"
Hua Ruo was so anxious that she almost jumped up and asked, "What treasure do you have that is worthy of my coveting?"
Lu Jingyao looked at the two people bickering like children, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, Youyou, don't tease him. He has a simple personality and just likes money. He is not crazy yet."
Xu Youyou smiled and said, "Okay, I'll believe him this time."
Hua Ruo sneered: "I'm not a narrow-minded person. How could I kill someone for a treasure?"
Xu Youyou led the two of them all the way into the cellar and said to Huaruo, "Didn't you blame me all the way for buying an ancient castle for no apparent reason? Then I have to show you what it means to spend money and make money."
Hua Lao looked disdainful, but still firmly believed in his belief and said, "Saving money is the most profitable business in the world!"
But the next second, I don't know how Xu Youyou did it, but a secret door suddenly appeared in the originally empty cellar. After pushing it open, there was a secret room behind it.
When Hua Lao saw this miraculous scene, his eyes suddenly widened, but he still said stubbornly: "Even if there is a secret room, it doesn't prove that there must be treasures inside."
Xu Youyou walked in, and the things in the secret room were clearly visible.
A row of shelves, originally seemed to be used to store red wine, and now there are two bottles stored in it.
Hua Lao picked up one of the bottles at random, wiped off the dust on it, looked at the words on the red wine bottle, and a huge wave of emotion suddenly rose in his deep blue eyes.
"Screaming Eagle...how could it be..."
He carefully put the bottle of wine back and picked up another one: "It's Singing Eagle again..."
Xu Youyou didn't know much about wine and looked at Lu Jingyao with a questioning look.
Lu Jingyao explained softly, "The 1992 Screaming Eagle wine costs about $500,000 a bottle."
Xu Youyou couldn't help but be amazed. She didn't expect that a bottle of wine would cost more than 3 million RMB. The two bottles of wine together were worth 7 million RMB.
You know, the castle that Xu Youyou bought is not very famous in the UK. Because of its remote location, not many people bid for it, so he only spent two million euros to buy it.
Just these two bottles of red wine have earned back one third of the investment.
More importantly, the task of picking up a bargain instructed by the system was not the wine, but the painting hanging behind the wine rack.
Xu Youyou asked someone to move the shelf away and personally went forward to take down the painting.
It was an ordinary oil painting with a thick layer of dust on it, and there was really nothing special about it.
Hua Ru came over to take a look and said, "It's just worthless garbage. What's so good about it?"
Xu Youyou ignored him and took apart the picture frame and tore off the top layer of oil painting.
Not surprisingly, this is another painting within a painting.
The painting inside seemed to be protected extremely carefully, with several layers of protection.
As layer after layer was taken down, everyone present realized that this painting was not simple. Even Hua Lao, who had been waiting to see the show, couldn't help but hold his breath.
After all the protective materials were removed, the true appearance inside was finally revealed.
The painting that was carefully preserved was a portrait of a man.
The moment Xu Youyou saw it, a name popped up in her mind: Van Gogh! Hua Lao also recognized the painting: "It's Self-Portrait Without a Beard! Hasn't this painting been missing for a long time? How did it appear here!"
Xu Youyou took out her cell phone and searched, only to find out that this painting was bought for more than 70 million US dollars many years ago, and then disappeared.
Hua Ruo said sourly: "Although it is hidden so deeply, it doesn't necessarily mean it is the real thing. What if the person who hid the painting bought a fake and wanted to tease others, so he deliberately hid the painting so deeply! Yes, it must be like this, otherwise who would have such a priceless treasure and not tell their descendants?"
Xu Youyou looked at Hua Ruo's sour look, as if he was afraid of his brother driving a Land Rover, and ruthlessly shattered his fantasy: "This is a real painting."
"Many people are reluctant to leave their family assets to their descendants until the last moment of their lives, fearing that their descendants will squander the assets and not be able to keep them. But they forget that sometimes death comes completely unexpectedly."
Listening to Xu Youyou's words, Hua Lao carefully concealed his or her weakened state, and secretly made up his or her mind to pick the most reliable child and slowly talk things over with him or her. He or she must not be like the owner of the castle, who gave away the heirloom for no apparent reason.
Lu Jingyao gently reminded Hua Ruo: "My girlfriend seems to have won."
Hua Lao's expression changed constantly. After being slapped in the face by reality, he quickly apologized to Xu Youyou: "I'm sorry, I underestimated you. You can really make money by spending money."
When Xu Youyou saw this stubborn king bow his head, she was happier than finding a treasure worth a fortune.
But Hua Lao said to himself, "This is like gambling. Not every abandoned house has treasures hidden in it."
Xu Youyou did not explain that she had a system on her body. Instead, she acknowledged what the other party said and said, "You are right. Ordinary people really shouldn't do this kind of thing."
Hua Lao then said, "If it is authenticated as an authentic work of Van Gogh, will you sell it?"
Xu Youyou raised her eyebrows slightly: "Don't you like to spend money? I thought the bottom line you set for yourself was to spend ten dollars a month to read novels."
Hua Lao shook her head and said, "I also have some big clients who love to collect this kind of high-priced artworks. If you are willing, you can let me help you operate this painting. You are Jing Yao's girlfriend, and I will trade with you at the lowest commission."
This painting is different from the high-priced antiques that Xu Youyou had found in the past. Van Gogh's paintings are unlikely to be as popular in the Chinese circle as ancient Chinese paintings, so its buyers are most likely wealthy people in Europe and the United States. It is indeed more reliable to entrust it to Hua Lao to handle it.
"good."
Seeing Xu Youyou agreed, Hua Lu was immediately delighted. He loved making money and seemed to have seen the high returns from this business.
Xu Youyou wanted to take the painting and leave, but suddenly she saw the system's golden pointer flash, and then pointed upwards.
She couldn't help but look up, and at one glance, her heart seemed to skip a beat.
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