Alpine pasture

Chapter 6 Going to America ([-])
After a little chat, the three old men wanted to see the painting.Give the painting you brought to the three old men.Mike led Liu Chao and Ju An to the sofa.

"Please don't pay attention to the three gentlemen. They don't care much about anything other than painting." Mike shrugged helplessly.

"It's understandable that artists always have a temper," Liu Chao said with a smile.

"What can you two drink, here's coffee, tea or some wine" Mike asked.

"Let's have two cups of coffee," Liu Chao replied.

Afterwards, Liu Chao and Mike chatted happily, and they found out that both of them had studied at the same university, but one was an undergraduate and the other was a graduate student, and the difference was more than ten years.Then the two talked about college.From the school's small coffee shop, to the professor's dog.The two were having fun.

Mike's communication skills are very high.When chatting with Liu Chao, he did not forget Ju An, and also talked with Ju An about the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.Always with a smile on his face when talking, he is like a spring breeze.Even taking care of Liu Chao, Ju An did not feel left out.

We talked for about an hour.One of them, an old man named Javier, came over: "Our results are basically out, and we need to do a few small tests next, so there's probably no problem."

Then Mike took Ju An, and Liu Chao got up and walked to the table where the paintings were placed.

The old man named Frank, who was wearing glasses and holding a small black tube, approached the pair of beasts and looked carefully.

"This one is the work of the Russian painter Repin. The little girl in the painting should be the painter's daughter. Repin also has several works by his daughter Repina. This work should be in the same time as the "Dragonfly". It was earlier, but Repin's painting skills were already fully mature. He didn't use many colors, but it gave people a colorful feeling. The whole figure was dynamic and natural, with unusual brushstrokes. It can be regarded as one of Repin's representative works."

Ju An was immediately stunned, overjoyed, there was only one voice, it was true and true.

Then, Frank pointed to the ballerina painting, "This ballerina is from Degas, a famous French artist. As we all know, Degas is famous for painting ballet girls. The two subjects with the highest artistic achievements of Degas are ** , the other type is the ballerina, most of which are from the painter's later years. The painter seems to want to use an unexpected angle to observe, at the same time, the color has become a whole, and the line traces are clearly visible. Compared with the later paintings of the dancer, the art The achievement is a little less. Let Frank introduce the last one."

The old man Frank put down the small black tube at this time: "Bouguereau has painted many fairy tales, this should be one of them. The faun Pan is chasing three young girls. Judging from the brushstrokes of the painting, it has obvious cloth Gros style, this painting should be the work of Brogue in his later years".

Ju An's heart was already blooming with joy, and soft girls floated in her eyes.

The old man Frank looked at Ju An and said, "I'm sorry, sir, if it's convenient, you can tell me how these paintings got into your hands."

"Oh, it's okay," Ju An repeated what he told his brother.

Javier listened and said: "It should have flowed into China between the First World War and the Second World War, and then fell into the hands of this gentleman, the teacher of an old friend. Although this old gentleman does not understand art, he Several paintings are well preserved, if the old gentleman hadn’t passed away, I would really like to thank him in person.”

Ju An thought it was okay, I wisely said that he died, if he was alive, I would find someone to play the role and let you thank him.

Then Ju An said to Mike, "I want to entrust these two paintings to your company for auction." Then she tapped the little girl and the dancer with her hands.

"I'm very happy to serve you. If you don't want to sell another pair, we can also provide custody. We have a professional security company and keep dozens of world-class paintings, including Picasso, Manet, and Cezanne. Waiting for the works of the masters, the security level will definitely reassure you." Mike enthusiastically promoted the security company.

"If the gentleman wants to sell, this piece of Bouguereau should be of the highest value according to the value," Javier suggested.

"I like this painting. I just want to ask how much the other two paintings are worth?" Ju An asked.

The three old men looked at each other, "This painting of the ballerina is based on Degas's auction of a pair of ** the year before last. The price I gave was 500 million US dollars. The price I gave is relatively conservative, and the real price should be It will be higher," Javier said.

Havel paused: "As for this Repin, it's really difficult to estimate, because as the Russian economy has been getting better and better in the past two years, Russian art has also become more and more popular in the international art market in the past two years. About $800 million."

Ju An and Liu Chao were both stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other, both of them found it incredible, a total of more than 5000 million, and it was in US dollars, it would be more than 3 million if it was replaced by a soft girl.

Mike smiled and looked at the two people: "Don't be surprised, gentlemen, art is one of the best ways to invest, Mr. Ju gave us these two paintings, he really trusted us a lot, and he didn't think that , Mr. Ju is now a multi-millionaire."

"Mr. Ju, Mr. Liu, if you don't mind, I want to leave, Mr. Brendy will accompany you for a while," Mike said.

Both Ju An and Liu Chao said they didn't mind.

Next, Ju An and Liu Chao stood beside the painting, and the three old men focused on the painting again, ignoring the two of them at all.

The two of them couldn't understand it, and the three old men were so focused on the painting that they were embarrassed to disturb others.He continued to go back to the couch to chat.

Liu Chao sat down and said, "Damn, you're a prosperous kid, you're a millionaire."

Ju An touched his head, and said embarrassedly: "Damn it, how could I get so much money, don't worry, I will write you a check for 500 million when I get the money."

"Five million is not necessary, 500 million is enough, starting a business is hard and good." Liu Chao smiled and hammered Ju'an.

After chatting for about ten minutes, Mike came back, followed by a short old man in his 50s: "Mr. Ju, Mr. Liu, this is the president of our company, Mr. Philips."

"Good to meet, good to meet," Ju An and Liu Chao got up and shook hands with the short old man.

"Mr. Ju, Mr. Liu, we are very grateful for your trust in our bank. I hope you can give us more time to prepare for this auction. You may not be familiar with our process. We will invite some Buyers, prepare a small exhibition before the auction, we are going to prepare a small special auction for these two paintings, to inform these buyers that it will take some time, and to inform which Russian rich people need more time, okay?" Philips looked at the two and said.

"Okay, I have no problem with the time." Ju An looked at Liu Chao and nodded, agreeing.

"Mr. Ju, have you decided which bank to put the money in? We need Mr. to provide an account so that we can deliver it after the auction" Philips said with a smile.

"I don't have an account in the U.S., I don't have a green card, can I open an account?" Ju An asked.

"Mr.'s passport is required. If you don't mind, I can recommend a bank to Mr. Wells Fargo, headquartered in San Francisco, the top five assets in the United States, and also one of the shareholders of our auction house. If Mr. wants to become an American citizen , we can also help.” Philips looked at Ju An and said, “I suggest that Mr. become a U.S. citizen, because taxation is different for foreigners and locals, and the difference between tens of millions of dollars is nearly 200 million.”

"Yes," Ju An replied after thinking for a while.

"Well, that's it, I have other things to do. I'm very sorry, I can't accompany the two gentlemen." Philips stood up and shook hands with Ju An and Liu Chao again: "Mike will help you with the rest. I hope to have the opportunity to continue to cooperate with the two gentlemen in the future.”

After the short old man left, Mike continued to chat with the two of them.

"I want to ask, isn't it difficult to get American citizenship, why do you get it so quickly?" Ju An asked.

"Our boss is not only the owner of this auction house, but also one of the shareholders of Fuguo. The owner's family also has shares in several large companies." Mike said with a smile.

"Oh, I see, thank Mr. Philips for me." Ju An thought to herself that Lao Mei was also talking about relationships, but I thought it was only for the Chinese people.

Next, Mike asked by the way what Ju An would like to invest in the United States in the future. Ju An said that he wanted to invest in a ranch.Mike mentioned the next real estate brokerage company, which of course was also owned by Wells Fargo Holdings, and then other things, such as cars and insurance, made Ju An's eyes fall.It feels like you don't even want to go out this door. Whatever you want, Wells Fargo can provide you with everything.

I have to sigh Laomei's business acumen.Look at what other people do in this business, you go to sell a painting, what banking services, investment and financial management, everything is thought out for you.

Go back the next day, chat with the immigration bureau, and then get the green card. Once the tens of millions of funds arrive, you can be naturalized after verification by the immigration bureau.

Next, Ju An went to take the driver's license test, and successfully obtained a driving license. When he came back to the United States, he could just take the road test.

(End of this chapter)