Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 43 Masterpieces
After loading all the works into the car, Alex asked for Lin Yuan's address and phone number, saying that he would deliver the remaining paintings personally, and finally said some words of thanks to Lin Yuan.

"Here!" Lin Yuan took out two cans of soda from the refrigerator and handed them to Henry and Paul respectively.

Henry was not polite, moving the paintings back and forth, and he was a little thirsty. With a "pop", he opened the can and drank directly.

With a few "gulps", he finished the can of soda in one breath.

He squeezed the empty can hard and made a standard basketball shooting motion towards the trash can. The empty can went in with a swish sound and he blurted out one word: "nice!"

This series of movements was smooth and seamless.

Then, Henry realized that this was not his home, so he smiled awkwardly at Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan told him not to mind it because he did the same thing occasionally.

"Lin, can you let me see the painting you just received?" Paul asked.

Just now when he was moving the paintings, he seemed to have seen something by accident.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Of course."

Paul quickly washed his hands and wiped them clean to avoid the sweat on his hands getting on the painting when he looked at it.

Paul picked up the painting and looked at it carefully, but unfortunately he found nothing. He frowned and recalled the scene at that time. The painting seemed to be held vertically. Could it be because of the angle?
So Paul held it upright and looked at it, but didn't see anything. He then looked at it from several angles, but still found nothing.

Henry, who came out of the bathroom, saw this scene and couldn't help asking Paul, "What are you doing?"

"Looking for something." Paul stared at the painting.

"Looking for something? Looking for something?"

“I don’t know, but I feel like there’s something hidden in this painting.”

"If you don't know what to look for, then what the hell is there to look for? Isn't this just looking for trouble?..."

The next moment, Henry suddenly shouted, “Don’t move, I seem to see what you are looking for.”

This face was slapped a little too quickly!

Paul asked anxiously, "What is it?"

"It seems to be... Hey! Don't move, it will change if you move." For a moment, Henry was not sure what it was.

Paul was so frightened by these words that he quickly remained as he was.

Henry looked at it and gestured with his hands, and then he said after a while: "It's a name."

"what name?"

"Jackson Pollock." Henry frowned slightly, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar.

He couldn't help but check it on his phone.

When he saw the message, he exclaimed: "It turned out to be him, I thought he looked so familiar!"

Paul saw Henry was startled and asked, "Who is it?"

Henry looked at him with disdain: "I told you to study more, but you slept in class. Haven't you heard of Jackson Pollock? He is a famous American painter who is recognized as one of the masters of abstract expressionist painting. He is known in the international art world as a leader in promoting American modern painting to break away from traditional European standards."

During his lifetime, Pollock was both famous and controversial, and was known as a largely reclusive painter with an erratic personality and a serious alcohol problem.

It is said that his creations did not begin with sketches, but were completed through a series of improvisations. He dipped a stick or pen tip into a can of pigment, usually enamel and aluminum, and then dripped or threw the color onto a canvas nailed to the ground, painting from all sides of the canvas based on intuition and experience.

Paul shrugged and spread his hands. "Is it embarrassing that you haven't heard of it? There are so many people who haven't heard of it."

When the fans of Lin Yuan's live broadcast heard this name, they searched for this person's information and were immediately shocked. How much is the painting of such a great painter worth?
马上有人道出杰克逊·波洛克的作品价值，06年的时候，其作品《1948年第5号》便拍出1亿4千万美元的天价。

If this is really an authentic Jackson Pollock work, they guessed it would be worth at least tens of millions, if not 100 million?
Only Lin Yuan knew that it was not that exaggerated. The treasure-hunting instrument showed a red light, indicating that the true value of the painting was between one million and ten million.

On the other side, Alex returned home with excitement.

Alex saw his elderly father trimming flowers and plants in the yard, so he hurried forward to take over and let his father have a rest.

Alex's father asked in surprise: "Aren't you holding an art exhibition today? Why did you come back so early?"

Did something unexpected happen?
He looked at his son, a little worried.

"Everything is sold out, so we came back early." Alex smiled proudly.

His father's eyes widened: "Sold out?"

If he had known that holding an art exhibition would have this effect, he should have organized one for his son a long time ago, even at the cost of borrowing money!

While trimming the flowers and plants, Alex told his father about his experience today, emphasizing that he had met a noble person and that only Chinese people could appreciate his paintings. He also told his father that he planned to develop in China.

After hearing this, his father was stunned for a long time.

After coming to his senses, he immediately supported his son to go to China.

He shouted into the house to tell his wife the exciting news.

An old lady with limited mobility came out of the house, holding a little girl. The little girl was Alex's daughter, who was in junior high school and lived with her mother.

"Haley, are you here to see your grandpa and grandma?" Alex was a little embarrassed when he saw his daughter.

He rarely communicates with his daughter, mainly because he is unable to raise her. So when they divorced, his daughter lived with her mother. She rarely interacts with him, and they feel somewhat uncomfortable when they meet.

Haley rolled her eyes and said nothing.

Alex's father told his wife about his son's lucky day.

The old lady also hugged her son excitedly, saying "my God!" all the time.

Hailey was very surprised and had a new respect for her father. In her impression, her father was a loser, so she seldom mentioned her father to her classmates at school.

Who doesn’t want to have a great father?

Now, my father's luck seems to have turned. Not only can he make money from painting, but he can also develop in China and may become a famous painter in the future.

Having a father like this seems pretty good and cool.

"Okay, get ready, get ready, we have to celebrate properly," said Alex's father.

This time, the old lady no longer had any problems with her legs and feet and became very agile.

Back in the house, Alex told his parents about his plan. He would keep most of the money from the sale of the paintings so that his parents could eat and drink.

In addition, a portion will be left for his daughter Haley.

People said that after he goes to China, his food, clothing, housing and transportation will be solved, so he won't have to spend too much money after he arrives in China.

After explaining his plan, Alex packed up the other works at home, called a taxi, and went to Chinatown.

As soon as he left, his parents started telling the neighbors about it.

(End of this chapter)