Alpine pasture

Chapter 4 Going to America ([-])

Ju An was deeply shocked, thinking that the thing could not be real, and that the human and beast were actually created by this great painter?Then look at the rest of the artist's works, let alone some similar works.

Even if a human or beast is a fake, no one knows that.Who drew the other little girl and the dancing girl? I don't know.However, Ju An estimated that the possibility of counterfeiting is not large. According to the date on the ledger, in [-], it was five years since the death of this man and beast. The time gap is not big, and this foreign opium dealer It is unlikely that the ledger and some fake paintings are kept in the iron cabinet.If it's fake and hang it out at home, it's okay, who foolishly keeps it in the safe.Ju An is a little embarrassed about how to find someone to identify whether these paintings are real or not. If you want to identify a porcelain, Chinese paintings can be trusted in China, and there are probably not many experts in China to identify Western paintings, so you have to look abroad. After searching, I thought that the paintings were sold by galleries, auction houses, etc. The gallery is too small to say, and the big auction companies are more reliable.

After searching foreign auction houses, there is really a familiar one. Ju An remembers that this auction house once held an auction in City B. At that time, a friend of the company owner had entrusted this auction house to auction a porcelain.

I took out my card machine from the drawer, went into the space and took pictures of all three paintings, and sent a letter to the auction company according to the email address on the website. I wanted to ask them to identify these paintings. photos of these paintings.As for whether or not to hear back, Ju An has no idea at all.

I sent it to this auction house because the auction house is well-known in China, and I have heard of it myself. Secondly, the auction house is headquartered in New York. If I don’t reply, I will go to the United States with my boss after two weeks. , attend a toy fair.

Small domestic foreign trade companies generally do not go to exhibitions, but to see what toys are popular in Europe and the United States this year, euphemistically, they say to check the fashion trends in Europe and the United States to adapt to the international market. In fact, most of them go to see what foreigners have come up with. When I came back to the cottage, I was selling it to foreigners.

I have been to the United States a few times, but every time I go and come in a hurry, because the American imperialism is too dark, the salary of a soft girl in Juan is more than 3000 yuan, and it is only more than 600 in US dollars. It is really a bag Medium shy.

When he was in college, a fairly good senior computer student settled in the United States. After graduating from college, he studied for a master's degree and a doctorate in the United States. He lived and studied in the United States for a few years, and then married a Chinese wife and settled in San Francisco.Once, my senior brother happened to be in New York, so they met once and had a meal.

Thinking of this, I casually left a message on my brother's QQ, mentioning that I would go to New York in the next two weeks.If you are free then, the two of you have a good drink.

As soon as the news was posted, the senior brother replied, "I won't be going to New York during this time, why don't you come around here when you return to China?".

Ju An asked at a glance, "I'm here during the day, why don't you stay there at night? You haven't slept so late? Do you know this auction house? My relatives left me a few paintings that I want to identify." Then he wrote the auction. row name.

Senior brother put on a surprised expression: "I'm writing programs, night owls are used to it, I can't talk about you, boy, this world is one of the best in the world, whether your things are reliable or not, it will cost you a lot of money if you only have an appraisal. If you have less money, in case something goes wrong, your money will not be enough to cover the appraisal fee."

"I just decided to go for the appraisal because I felt uneasy in my heart. If it's true, I'll decide to sell it." Ju An gave a wry smile.

The senior brother hesitated for a while: "Then call me when you arrive in New York, and I will go with you. I am more familiar with you than there."

"Just waiting for you, I'll call you in advance when I'm free to move around, see you then" Ju An smiled.

"Okay, see you then" Senior Brother replied.

Two days later, Ju An received a letter from the auction house. The letter stated that the photos were not clear. If possible, please bring the painting to the company. The auction house is very happy to help.Ju An wrote back and said that he expected to go to New York in two weeks, and he would bring the painting there.

In the days that followed, Ju An discovered another strange thing, that is, the three puppies in the space grew very fast. They only grew up a few times in less than a week. They were four-month-old dogs. Someone believes.

Looking at the half-sized dog, playing tricks in the yard, Ju An did some research and found that the water in the soil enclosure under the big tree seemed to maintain so much forever, always at a certain height, and the water did not rise from the ground. What comes out is what flows down from the big trees, and you scoop up as many trees as you scoop.I used the water from the big tree to water the weeds outside, and the weeds almost grew into small trees in the blink of an eye. When I tried the water in the pond, the weeds did not change at all.Ju An also found that if the water from the pond is mixed with the water in the soil enclosure, the more water in the pond, the slower the growth of weeds, and the water produced by the trees seems to have some kind of aura.

When I was a child, Ju An also raised a few local dogs at home, but none of them had the spirit of the three little guys. Sometimes, they could understand a gesture or a whistle.

In the days to come, I also tried to drink this water myself, thinking that I would also grow a few centimeters taller. Although Ju An's height of 1.7 meters and 1.8 meters is not bad, Ju An still wants to be taller.

After trying for a week, I didn't grow taller, and I didn't find anything special in other aspects, except that my strength was slightly larger than before, and my physical strength was better than before, but it was very limited.If it wasn't for one day when he climbed up the stairs, Ju'an would not have found it, he would have been out of breath after climbing a dozen floors, but that time he was only slightly sweating.

I go to work like this every day, make trouble with dogs, and live a relaxed and comfortable life.

Departing from S City Airport in the morning, it took [-] hours to fly to New York. Except for Wang Dongyu, who was going abroad for the first time, the boss and Ju An were a little tired. Wang Dongyu was the first time to go to the United States and the first time to fly. Just a lot.

"Brother Ang, the little house below is like a matchbox, look!".

"From above, it looks like the city of S is covered with a thick layer of fog, and it's gray."

"Brother An, you're talking about how the plane's wings are shaking, isn't it strong? I look at it and I'm hanging in my heart, I won't break it!, Bah! Tong Yan Wuji, Tong Yan Wuji".

"Look, the clouds are under us."

Originally, Ju An was going to take a nap on the road, but this guy disrupted everything.Looking at Wang Dongyu's excited face, he remembered that when he first came to the United States by plane, he was like this, everything was new.

The boss is a little bit miserable. The boss is a big and fat man. The seat on the plane is a little small for him. Every time he does, it is not a good experience for him.

The group of three got off the plane, it was already past [-] pm in New York, and they took a taxi and headed straight to the hotel.The driver was a black guy. Fortunately, Ju An and the boss were in the back seat, and Wang Dongyu was in the front.

The fun I chatted with Wang Dongyu along the way, from Broadway to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from Clinton's Lewinsky to Occupy Wall Street some time ago, is quite the style of a brother in the capital city B.

The place to stay is located in Queens, a traditional white residential area, and now many wealthy Chinese also like to live in this area.The whole area is basically a two-story building. The security here is very good, it is very quiet, and the price is cheap. Much cheaper and only a few minutes away from the subway.

In fact, it is like renting a suite room in China. The space is not much, about a dozen square meters, with two beds and a writing desk.The good thing is that each room has its own bathroom.

Putting down the luggage, Ju An lay on the bed and stretched, while Wang Dongyu stood on the window sill and looked outside carefully.

"Brother Ang, when you think about this New York on the way, it's not that bad. There are so many people and many cars. It feels like it's not far from S City. That's why this community is not bad. There are so many trees, and almost all of them. One person hugs each other. The greening is done very well, unlike the domestic community, where the houses are similar to people, the environment is a few streets worse," Wang Dongyu said, looking at Ju An, who was lying on the bed.

"That's how big cities are. When I came to school from a small county town in Jiangnan, I felt that everything was new for the first time. After living there for a few years, you feel that way. It's like you haven't been to Mount Huangshan, and I thought to myself. You can’t tell how beautiful it is. After you go, you think about it. It’s actually nothing. You will have a chance to come in the future. When you come here twice a year like Brother Li and Brother Qi, you will come here for a few years. I’m not interested, the boss isn’t there, they are happier staying at home than we are under the boss’s nose, maybe happier,” Ju An replied.

"Free activities in three days, take me to see the Statue of Liberty. I'll take a photo and show it to my parents. My son has also been to the United States," Wang Dongyu said, turning around and sitting on the bed.

"I don't necessarily have time. I have something to do with free activities. I have to deal with a senior I know. You should talk to the boss to see if he is free." Ju An got up and said to Wang Dongyu.

"The boss doesn't want to see his daughter, where will there be time?"

"The boss's daughter came to the United States to get a diploma. Last year, the boss spent one day seeing her daughter, and the other day took us around."

"Oh, then I'll ask the boss tomorrow." Wang Dongyu scratched his head after saying that, "you take a shower first, I'll wash it later, you and the boss look tired."

"Next time you come, you will feel like me, you are so excited, you go to wash first, I will make a phone call from below" with a smile, he said to Wang Dongyu, got up and walked out.

(End of this chapter)