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If sent to auction.

The estimated value of "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is approximately $65 million.

Suri was willing to pay 60 million, which was considered a very conscientious price. In addition, he was also willing to cooperate with the seller and transfer money at the financial port of Dubai. The collector who owned "Girl with a Pearl Earring" readily agreed after all. this transaction.

Although this oil painting is famous, the creator is not very well-known.

This means that the number of potential buyers and the room for appreciation are limited. It is difficult to attract high prices every time Van Gogh's works appear on the market.

When you encounter a suitable offer, it is most convenient to sell directly.

After all, long-term holding also means losses, and the holding cost is too high. After getting the 60 million U.S. dollars, without considering taxes and fees, even if you deposit it in the bank and buy it regularly, you will have two to three million dollars a year. USD earnings.

When large-scale transactions involving tens of millions of dollars are involved, naturally you cannot trust others casually.

With the help of the Christie's auction house, the work has been sent to the Louvre Museum in France to help identify its authenticity. Suri will be responsible for the expenses incurred during the process.

As long as there is no problem with the authenticity, the fee will be paid with a loan from the bank. Secretary Amanda has already said hello to the First Abu Dhabi Bank in the United Arab Emirates in advance.

Knowing that the deal was promising, Suri bought the novel of the same name "Girl with a Pearl Earring" in advance.

I originally thought I could be lazy and save some trouble, just buy the film and television adaptation rights of this novel, and then make simple modifications.

However, when he read about tenth of the way, he realized that he didn't really like the story in the novel. The movie might be a bit boring and not attractive enough.

What makes Su Rui even more uncomfortable is that he always subconsciously feels that he has forgotten something important.

Human memory is amazing.

Just like recalling a song, sometimes the more anxious you are, the less likely you are to remember it. However, one day you may be taking a bath, sitting in a pit, or taking a walk, and a certain melody will naturally appear in your mind.

For example, during the filming of "The Ex", Suri accidentally recalled the song "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark" and was able to make a good single.

This thought of "what should I remember" has been bothering Suri for two or three days.

It wasn't until today when he went downstairs that he accidentally caught a glimpse of a painting hanging on the wall, Monet's "The Willows at Giverny" that he bought for 2.2 million US dollars. Suri's thoughts suddenly became clear, and he recalled that there was a big mistake. The opportunity was almost forgotten by me.

When he was very young, he once expected to make a fortune from this big leakage, but unfortunately he never got the chance.

He stretched out his hand and patted his forehead.

Su Rui hurried back to the study, opened Google Chrome on his computer, and searched for the keywords "Savior" and "Da Vinci".

This Leonardo da Vinci work "Salvator Mundi", which has been certified as authentic, may be the biggest leak in the global collection circle.

In the previous life, someone spent a mere US$10,000 to buy this "forgery". It was eventually sold for hundreds of millions of US dollars and made tens of thousands of times. The relevant news soon became a sensation around the world. You can see it on any news or social networking site you open. its story.

When searching for relevant information.

Suri hoped that the painting had appeared, allowing him to avoid finding the needle in the haystack, but also hoped that its true value had not been discovered, so that he could seize the opportunity to find the missing piece.

There are so many legendary stories about Leonardo da Vinci, and they have also been created into novels by many European and American writers.

After browsing through several pages one by one, Su Rui found that none of them were the clues he was looking for, so he switched to picture search mode and kept sliding the mouse to look down.

Time flies when you are busy.

More than two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Suri sat in front of the screen, her eyes were sore, but she still found nothing.

With his influence, he can actually put the clues online and mobilize netizens to help search for it. If he is lucky enough, he may be able to find the "fake" soon.

However, because of his great influence, as long as he dares to reveal his interest in this painting, it is easy to know that it will definitely arouse the suspicion of many people and think that things are far from being as simple as they appear.

This resulted in Suri having to try to find it on his own first.

If the "Savior of the World" is still lying quietly in the attic or garage of a certain house, and there is really no clues to be found, it will not be too late to consider offering a high reward at that time.

From the massive information on the Internet, the probability of finding it accurately is too low.

The good thing is that the leak is still there, but the bad thing is that Suri doesn't know where the painting is.

Su Rui was about to give up when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the eBay website in the browser tab bar. Thinking that many people now like to try their luck by listing random things at high prices on second-hand trading websites, he continued to open the website, log in and search for " Leonardo da Vinci" and "oil painting" keywords.

The search results this time were slightly more accurate than before, and a large number of fake and imitated Leonardo da Vinci works emerged.

The most popular ones are nothing more than "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", "Woman Holding an Ermine", etc. Quickly scrolling through the mouse, just when Suri was considering whether to add the keyword "Savior", unexpectedly A glimpse of a familiar painting.

Although it looked very old and had many signs of damage, Su Rui still recognized it at a glance. It was this painting that he was looking for.

The seller put a price of "4999" US dollars for it, and the introduction column only said - "A work with a history of at least 100 years, similar in style to Leonardo da Vinci, it needs to be restored by a restorer, and the seller will bear the shipping costs." .

Seeing that the publishing address was written in New York and the seller seemed quite polite, Su Rui did not bargain any more and typed directly:

"Is it still there? I am a college student majoring in oil painting restoration, and I want to buy it to practice my skills."

Many things on eBay are often listed for months or years. Many people are still accustomed to using computers to surf the Internet, and they only log in to their account to take a look when they remember.

So Suri's message was sent out, but there was no reply for a long time.

He was a little worried that something unexpected might happen and someone else would get there first. While worrying about gains and losses, he simply asked Jiang Jiaya to bind his bank account and buy the tattered old oil painting directly.

now.

Jiang Jiaya looked at Su Rui like a fool and asked, "Are you crazy to spend so much money on this crappy painting?"

Su Rui didn't bother to explain too much to her, so she only replied:

"You have not been influenced by art. Unlike me, singing and filming are art, and painting and sculpture are also art. Out of my keen intuition as a painter, I think there is something in this work."

After listening.

Jiang Jiaya didn't know what to say. She looked at Su Rui seriously and continued to ask:

"I said you are fat and have asthma. Let's not talk about singing and filming. As for painting and sculpture, how many pounds do you have? Do you have any idea?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I'll give you cash later. Give me an extra 200 yuan as a tip and buy it for me quickly..."