After listening to Chen Yi's words, Luchino was also dumbfounded. Then he came back to his senses and asked quickly: "Mr. Chen, you mean that you found nine of Michelangelo's creation sketches in Michelangelo's statue. Is that so? ."
"Yes, Mr. Luchino, these nine sketches depict the nine grand scenes in the Genesis mural, and each one has Michelangelo's signature on it." Chen Yi nodded.
There was a look of shock on Luchino's face on the other end of the phone. Even though he had seen a lot of strong winds and waves, he still couldn't believe it for a moment. Chen Yi found Michelangelo's sketch of Genesis in the statue. The reason is simply because this sketch of Genesis is extremely precious.
"Mr. Chen, where are you now? Oh, it's in the hotel. I'll be there right away. We'll talk when we get to the hotel." Then, Luchino eagerly asked Chen Yi for his address, and then hung up the phone. Instruct the driver to drive to the hotel.
As an art collector, in his heart, he is also very eager to see Michelangelo's sketches of Creation. One is a mural painted on the wall, and the other is a sketch painted on paper. It will definitely give people two A different feeling.
"What did Luchino say?" Seeing Chen Yi hang up the phone, Dean Paul asked with a smile.
Chen Yi put the phone in his pocket, shook his head and smiled and said: "Mr. Luchino will arrive at the hotel soon, and we will talk then."
"Haha, he can't sit still anymore. No collector in the world would be able to stay calm when faced with Michelangelo's sketches. Then let's go to the hotel lobby to have a cup of coffee. Wait. Him." Dean Paul laughed. Even an ordinary person would know how precious Michelangelo's sketches are, let alone collectors like them.
Chen Yi nodded, and went to the rest area of ??the hotel lobby with Dean Paul, ordered two cups of coffee, and drank while waiting for Luchino's arrival.
Soon, Luchino called. Saying that they were already outside the hotel, after receiving the call, Chen Yi and Dean Paul immediately stood up and walked towards the door of the hotel.
And the one who was more anxious than them was a hotel lobby manager, who walked quickly from inside the hotel to the outside.
After that, the hotel lobby manager took the initiative to open the door for Luchino, and then followed him with respect, for Luchino, a famous Italian rich man. It is natural that the staff of this hotel would not be unfamiliar.
They didn’t know what Luchino was doing. But their reception work must be done well, otherwise, if the rich man gets angry and makes casual remarks in his circle of friends, no one will come to this hotel for meetings or to entertain friends.
Luchino simply dismissed him as air and walked quickly inside. The first time he walked into the hotel, he saw Chen Yi and Dean Paul waiting in the lobby. A thick smile appeared on his face, " Haha, Mr. Chen, Paul, I’m really embarrassed to have you greet me in person.”
"Mr. Luchino, didn't you welcome us with the same enthusiasm when we were at the castle?" Chen Yi smiled slightly and shook hands with Luchino.
After the three of them shook hands with each other, Luchino did not hesitate and asked with expectation on his face: "Mr. Chen, I don't know where the things you mentioned are. I want to see them first."
"It has been prepared for you a long time ago. Please come with us." Chen Yi smiled and led Luchino to the elevator with Dean Paul.
Luchino nodded repeatedly, looked at the lobby manager who was following him, and waved his hand, "You go ahead and do your work. I'm just here to meet friends."
The lobby manager bowed respectfully and watched the three people get on the elevator. He was no stranger to Dean Paul, but what he didn't expect was that Luchino would be so enthusiastic about a young man.
Luchino followed Chen Yi and Dean Paul into the room. After that, Chen Yi took the statue out of the box, and took out the nine sketches of Genesis from the drawing board and placed them on the table.
At this moment, Luchino did not look at the statue at all, but focused all his eyes on the nine sketches.
From the light to dark, he saw the last drunken Noah, and in the process, the shock on his face became more and more intense. After reading the nine sketches, he looked at Chen Yi and was filled with emotion. Qian De said: "Mr. Chen, thank you for your curious discovery. Otherwise, we would never have been able to appreciate Master Michelangelo's sketches of Creation."
"Mr. Luchino, you're welcome. In fact, the person who should be grateful the most is you. Without your auction, I wouldn't have gotten this statue." Chen Yi said with a smile.Dao, he was able to obtain these nine sketches, naturally he needs to thank Luchino.
Luchino nodded and looked at the nine sketches again. In terms of value, the starting price of these nine sketches would probably be hundreds of millions of dollars. Even he was a little envious of Chen Yi's luck. There is a statue of Michelangelo in his collection room, but no matter how much money he has, he doesn't know where to buy Michelangelo's sketches.
The meaning of these nine sketches is extraordinary. They are sketches of the Genesis mural. Now they are hidden in a statue. According to Chen Yi's explanation, they were rolled up with oilcloth and kraft paper. Judging from the age, , dating back almost hundreds of years, there is almost a high possibility that it was put in by Michelangelo himself.
He knew Michelangelo’s deeds very well, and the nine sketches now in the statue make people marvel at the depth of the entanglement between the art master and Cavalieri.
Looking at the paintings, he said with admiration: "These nine sketches of Genesis will really shock the whole world and make the whole world once again shocked by Michelangelo's life. Mr. Chen, I know why you Please tell me, I can’t guarantee anything else, but what you get at my auction is yours, including what’s hidden inside. This is the rule of the art market.”
"Thank you, Mr. Luchino." Chen Yi couldn't help but thank him. He had no worries at all about the ownership of these nine sketches. He just didn't want to cause any trouble.
Facing these nine sketches of Genesis, I believe anyone will be tempted, and the same is true for Cavalieri’s family, but now with Luchino’s guarantee, there will be no such trouble.
With Luchino’s power and reputation in Italy, there is probably nothing he can’t do.
Afterwards, Luchino communicated with the two for a while, then left the hotel, preparing to deal with the aftermath of the nine sketches.
Before the afternoon, Luchino called and said that everything had been taken care of and no one would come to trouble the nine sketches. In fact, he asked Chen Yi to change his explanation and say that they were obtained from formal channels in the antique market. Yes, it's just that as a famous rich man in Italy, and as an art collector, he must show the true appearance of these nine sketches to the world, and show the behavior of Master Michelangelo to the world. .
What's more, he has the pride of an auction organizer. If he can't guarantee the ownership of the things he auctions, then who will dare to participate in the auctions he organizes in the future.
After learning the news, Chen Yi smiled and told Dean Paul next to him about the matter.
Dean Paul couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Although the ownership of these nine sketches would definitely belong to Chen Yi, if the Cavalieri family was jealous of money and went to court to sue, although the final result would be fixed, But this process is undoubtedly too troublesome.
"Xiao Yi, what are you going to do next? Are you going to quietly take these sketches back to China?" Dean Paul asked immediately. These nine sketches of Genesis are so precious that everyone will probably be disappointed if they get them. It won't be sold, let alone someone like Chen Yi who has his own museum and is not short of money.
"Secretly take back China, Dean Paul, how could I do this? The Italian people must be able to appreciate the sketches and paintings of Michelangelo, the country's famous art master." Chen Yi shook his head and said with justice.
Hearing Chen Yi’s words, Dean Paul smiled helplessly, “Okay, what do you have in mind?”
"Since these paintings are to be seen by the Italian people, an exhibition must be held. I will hold an exhibition of Michelangelo's drawings in the next few days and put four of the nine drawings I have found on the exhibition. Exhibit it at the exhibition, and as for the other five paintings, hey, Dean Paul, you know." Chen Yi said with justice again, but the laughter behind him betrayed him.
Dean Paul smiled wryly and nodded. Naturally, he knew what Chen Yi had planned. He only exhibited four of the paintings. If he wanted to see the remaining five paintings, he would have to go to the Chinese Museum in Huaxia. This boy was With good advertising, I believe that in the future, many foreigners will come to China and visit Chinese museums.
Because in the museum, there are not only oil paintings by Manzoni, but also works by the famous art master Michelangelo, as well as countless Chinese cultural relics.
"Then all I can do is help you spread the news." Dean Paul shook his head and said.
Chen Yi smiled and nodded, giving a thumbs up to Dean Paul, "Dean Paul,??What a wonderful plan. "
Later, when they learned that Chen Yi was going to hold an exhibition to display four of the nine sketches and build momentum for the Chinese Museum, Mr. Fu and others raised their hands in agreement. Manzoni's oil paintings may only be If it can attract a small number of people to go to China, then this Michelangelo's sketches can definitely attract the majority of people. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!