Chapter 1719: Hot Appreciation Club
We are leaving Milan today, but before we leave, there is one more thing to do.
Approaching ten o'clock in the morning, the invited guests arrived at Four Seasons Hotel and entered a medium-sized meeting room on the floor where Ye Tian and the others were located.
In this small conference room, there are a dozen of the top antique art appraisal experts from Italy and France, as well as a group of Italian officials headed by the Minister of Culture Tiano.
In addition, there are several Italian super-rich, such as Maria and Berlusconi, who were publicly named before Ye Tian, as well as their art dealers and antique art appraisal experts.
Of course, it is impossible to miss the figure of the Italian military police on this occasion. It was Giovanni and his two subordinates who were sitting with the officials of the Italian Ministry of Culture.
In addition to them, there are also reporters from several famous news media, mainly American media and Italian media, who are all specially invited!
Then there are the consuls of the US Embassy in Milan, as well as cultural counsellors and legal staff.
Without exception, everyone in this conference room is very excited and full of expectations at this time!
Especially those Italians, who were so excited that they could hardly sit still. They kept looking at their watches one by one, and then turned to look at the entrance of the conference room, eager to see through!
"Why isn't Steven coming yet? Does he have to wait until ten o'clock to show up? Is that necessary? I can't wait for a minute."
"I really want to see that "Lisa Gladini" immediately. If that oil painting is really a masterpiece of Leonardo, it is definitely one of the most significant artistic discoveries in the past half a century."
With the heated discussion of these guys in the meeting room, time passed by little by little.
When the time came to ten o'clock in the morning, the door of the meeting room suddenly opened, and Ye Tian took Betty into the meeting room together, both of them were full of bright smiles.
In Ye Tian's right hand, he carried a silver-gray titanium alloy portable safe, which was very eye-catching.
After entering the meeting room, Anderson and Cole, as well as two famous local lawyers in Milan, and several security personnel under Ye Tian.
Entering the conference room, Ye Tian first greeted and shook hands with everyone on the scene, introduced himself to each other, and got to know each other.
After walking through the procedures on these scenes, after everyone took their seats, he entered the topic.
He walked to his seat, scanned the crowd quickly, then smiled and said loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome to come to Four Seasons Hotel on invitation to participate in this appraisal meeting. I am Steven. I am very glad to see you here and appraise the treasures with all of you.
Today's theme is to publicly appraise an oil painting I found and purchased at the Milan Canal Antique Market, "Lisa Gladini", and give an authoritative appraisal conclusion.
On the day I discovered this oil painting, I made a public appraisal and confirmed that it is an authentic work of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the three masters of Renaissance art, and its artistic value is no less than that of "Mona Lisa."
But this is just my personal testimony and my family statement. I think it is very accurate and has no doubts. However, other colleagues and many members of the public may not agree with the appraisal conclusions I have given.
It is for this reason that this treasure appraisal meeting was held. I specially invite you to come to Four Seasons Hotel to appreciate and appraise this classical oil painting together to confirm the appraisal conclusion I gave at that time.
All of you here are either the top antique art appraisal experts, the famous top collectors, or the officials of the relevant authorities. They must have very sharp eyesight!
After your appraisal, whether this classical oil painting is an authentic piece of Leonardo da Vinci and what its artistic value should be, there should be an authoritative conclusion and it will be recognized by everyone"
Just now, someone at the scene couldn't stand his temper, and could not wait to interrupt Ye Tian's conversation.
"Steven, quickly take out that "Lisa Gladini" and let everyone enjoy it. At this moment, we have been waiting for a long time, and if we continue to suffer, we will be completely crazy."
Obviously, this was the voice of everyone on the scene except Ye Tian and others. The others immediately responded in a group, and they all expressed their eagerness!
Ye Tian looked at the colleague who interrupted his conversation, scanned the people on the scene again, then raised his hands and gently pressed it down to signal everyone to be quiet.
Immediately afterwards, he continued smiling and said loudly:
"Everyone wants to see the feeling of that oil painting. I understand it very well. If we move from place to place, I will be more urgent than you. It is comparable to the original Leonardo da Vinci of "Mona Lisa."
However, before taking out "Lisa Gladini" for everyone to appreciate and appraise, there are still some preparations to be done and some precautions to remind everyone. There will be no delay in a few minutes."
Having said that, he immediately nodded to Cole next to him, indicating that he could start.
Cole nodded in response, and then acted.
In the next second, the door of the conference room was opened again, and two security personnel walked in with a solid wood easel and a box respectively, and began to make arrangements.
At the same time, Ye Tian also took up the words just now, and continued to speak loudly:
"This "Lisa Gladini" has a history of more than 500 years. For the past 100 years, it has been hidden under two layers of canvas. Both the canvas and the paint on the surface are somewhat fragile.
In view of this, I need to remind everyone that in the process of appreciation and appraisal, you must wear gloves so that you can observe them closely, but do not touch them to avoid accidents.
After discovering this oil painting, I removed it from the original drawing board. As a result, under the oil painting, I found a sketch of Leonardo’s creation of this oil painting. Everyone can appraise it together.
In order to facilitate the preservation and display of this oil painting, I cut a part from the original black walnut drawing board and used it as a drawing board for this oil painting, and nailed "Lisa Gladini" to the new drawing board.
Out of the consideration of protecting this oil painting, in the next appraisal process, the canvas of this oil painting will not be removed any more, that is to say, today you cannot see the back of this oil painting.
Okay, there are so many things to say. Now everyone can appreciate and appraise this oil painting. As for the appraisal results, I am very sure that there is no difference from the appraisal results I gave."
After speaking, Ye Tian picked up the titanium alloy portable safe and placed it on the conference table in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, under the ardent eyes of everyone on the scene, he quickly opened the portable safe and took out the "Lisa Gladini" covered in primary color linen and the sketches one by one.
On the other side, the easel on which this painting is displayed has also been placed, and various tools used to identify oil paintings are all placed on the conference table.
After that, Ye Tian took the classical oil painting and left his seat, walked to the easel, and gently placed "Lisa Gladini" on the easel.
In the next second, he carefully uncovered the original color linen covering the painting, and showed the masterpiece by Leonardo below to everyone in the conference room.
At this moment, this medium-sized conference room immediately boiled.
"Wow! This is "Lisa Gladini". The characters in the painting look very similar to Mona Lisa, but they are not the same person. They should come from the same family!"
"This painting is really beautiful, and the application of the'fading method' is so perfect. If this is really the authentic work of Leonardo, it will undoubtedly solve many unsolved mysteries that are shrouded in the "Mona Lisa"!"
With a cry of exclamation, almost everyone in the conference room sprang up from their seats, and then swarms to the enchanting oil painting.
Fortunately, Ye Tian had already expected this to happen, and had made arrangements in advance.
These surging guys were stopped by Cole in a blink of an eye. They could only line up, put on the prepared white gloves, and come forward in twos and threes to visit and appraise them in an orderly manner.
Next, these top antique art appraisal experts, top collectors, and others from Italy and France were deeply attracted by this oil painting and were fascinated by it.
And as time goes by, more and more evidences on the paintings are discovered, and the atmosphere in the conference room has become more and more enthusiastic. Some antique art appraisal experts are even excited almost crazy!
As for the appraisal result, needless to say, it is of course the same as the appraisal conclusion given by Ye Tian.
In a blink of an eye, it was already around 12 noon.
Those antique art appraisal experts are still immersed in Leonardo da Vinci's "Lisa Gladini" and cannot extricate themselves from it, and they talk about it, but Ye Tian has already been surrounded by several Italian super-rich!
"Steven, I want this "Lisa Gladini". Let's make a price. It will become the heirloom of our family and the pride and priceless treasure of Milan!"
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said eagerly, looking forward to it.
As soon as the voice fell, Maria next to him said:
"Silvio~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Your family has collected a lot of top art, this "Lisa Gladini" should let us Ferrero family, I will register it as a chocolate trademark, Sell to the world!"
Immediately after that, several other super-rich people were unwilling to accept others, and made purchase requests one after another, and everyone was very generous.
Ye Tian shook his head slightly, then glanced at these super rich, smiling and saying loudly:
"Maria, Silvio, and several other gentlemen, don't worry, everyone. I haven't thought about the selling price of this "Lisa Gladini" yet, so I won't sell it temporarily!
But it won’t be long before I will announce the valuation of this top art piece. I will hold a private auction and invite everyone to participate, giving everyone a chance to compete fairly.
If nothing else, this private auction will be held in Rome. This afternoon we will leave Milan for a tour in Rome. Just wait for my news, don’t worry! "
Hearing this, the eyes of several super-rich Italians couldn't help flashing a look of disappointment, and then a raging flame ignited. Everyone was high-spirited and looked like someone else!
The Italian Minister of Culture Tiano and Giovanni, who were standing a little far away, couldn't help but change their expressions and became very ugly when they heard these words!
It is conceivable that from this afternoon, Rome will not think of peace.
As for the antique art market in Rome, there must be no escape from the tragic fate of being ransacked by Steven this bastard, just like the antique art market in Florence and Milan!
