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

Chapter 66 Renoir

Henry and Paul found the owner of the hotel and, after offering money, they bought the painting for $1000.

Because the painting was purchased wholesale from a second-hand shop, although the boss was a little surprised, he didn't think too much about it and didn't even ask which painting it was.

$1000 is really a lot of money, considering that he only paid $300 for the paintings.

People who can open a shop and do business have their own strengths.

The boss knew that the environment of his hotel was not very good, but he was reluctant to spend money on redecoration, so he bought some paintings from second-hand shops and hung them in the corridors and rooms. The whole hotel has an elegant artistic atmosphere, and its grade has been virtually upgraded.

Seeing that Henry was willing to spend a large sum of money to buy a second-hand painting, the boss started thinking about whether he should go to a second-hand shop to buy some paintings and put them in the hotel. Perhaps the guests staying there would buy them as souvenirs when they leave.

Isn't this another way to make money?
Back in the room, Henry first told Lin Yuan the good news that the painting now belonged to them.

Then, Henry asked again: "Brother Lin, whose work is this?"

"It's not confirmed yet. This should be the author's signature. You can take a look." Lin Yuan said, pointing to the signature.

Henry and Paul were slightly stunned. They thought Lin Yuan had already recognized the origin of this painting.

Qiao Yufan knew he couldn't help, so he moved to the side and made room for him.

Paul took a closer look and felt a little dizzy. Are these messy threads really a signature?
Henry was also a little confused when he saw it.

"Can you tell what it is?" Qiao Yufan asked.

Henry smiled bitterly and said, "I have no idea at all. This signature is more abstract than an abstract painting!"

No wonder Lin Yuan said he wasn’t sure.

"Please move aside and watch me!" said my uncle at this time.

Huo Qingtong remembered that his uncle just took a look, touched the back of his head, and then went to play with his phone. Could it be...

"Uncle, please tell us who this signature belongs to." Huo Qingtong asked.

The uncle did not respond to Huo Qingtong. He calmly took a photo of the signature with his mobile phone.

"You continue to study and I will tell you later." After saying this, my uncle started fiddling with his phone.

At this point, Huo Qingtong and others were stunned.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Needless to say, my uncle went to seek external help.

After a while, my uncle's cell phone rang.

My uncle answered the phone and a familiar voice came out. It was Uncle De.

"What the hell did you post? Is this funny..."

It turned out that the uncle did not explain the whole story, but just sent the photo of the signature to Uncle De and asked him to help identify it.

"Uncle De, this is my fault. I didn't explain it clearly. Let's talk about business first..." The uncle wanted to admit defeat.

But Uncle De didn't listen at all. His loud and powerful voice lasted for a full minute before stopping.

This made Li Qiu Shui and others very depressed. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and it was very difficult to hold it in.

"Go ahead." Uncle De took a sip of water to moisten his throat.

"This is the signature on the painting..."

Uncle De interrupted before he finished speaking: "Forget it, just give the phone to Xiao Yuan."

Uncle De didn't bother to pay attention to this guy, his uncle, as he was talking unclearly.

After repeatedly embarrassing himself in front of the younger generation, the uncle flashed a hint of embarrassment and handed the phone to Lin Yuan.

After Lin Yuan greeted Uncle De, he told Uncle De the cause and effect of the matter and his speculation.

Uncle De asked Lin Yuan to take a photo of the entire painting, with a close-up of the signature.

Not long after, Uncle De called back: "It should be a good painting, but I can't tell who the signature is. You can go find Ryan to check!" Lin Yuan thanked Uncle De and hung up the phone.

"Uncle, Uncle De suggested giving it to Ryan for help."

"Oh no! How could I forget about this foreigner? He is an expert in this field!" The uncle slapped his forehead.

The sound was quite loud and scared everyone again.

Everyone has a deeper understanding of my uncle.

The uncle called Ryan.

Ryan: "Good evening, Mr. Lin! What can I do for you?"

"foreign devil……"

The uncle had only said three words when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He thought that one should be polite when asking someone for help, so he quickly switched to English while Ryan was still not able to react.

"Mr Ryan..." my uncle told the story with a smile on his face.

After my uncle hung up the phone, he sent the photos.

Five minutes later, Ryan called to tell me that it was a signature of Renoir.

At the same time, Ryan said that this signature is not easy to identify, even professionals may not be able to tell that it is Renoir's signature. He was also lucky because he had seen such a signature when looking for historical materials, so he had an impression of it.

Renoir's full name is Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He is an important Impressionist painter.

He is optimistic and simple by nature, loves life and nature, and has an extremely keen artistic sensitivity to the beauty of people and nature.

Renoir's works throughout his life mostly depict young women, especially their nude images, in bright and loud warm tones. He used special traditional techniques to tenderly depict the soft and elastic skin and plump bodies of young women.

Although he also painted many outdoor landscapes and works on themes of girls and children, the children he painted were innocent and naive, and the girls he painted were able to convey a calm and elegant demeanor.

However, nude bodies and images of women dominated his works throughout his life.

His nude paintings are different from the hypocrisy and affectation pursued by previous school painters.

Renoir's female bodies are filled with joy and youthful vitality. Each one is like Eve in the Garden of Eden who has never tasted the forbidden fruit. They are leisurely and charming.

Ryan knew that Renoir only split from the Impressionist movement in the mid-80s and turned to portraiture, especially portraits of women, to develop his more rigorous and formal painting techniques.

This painting is a typical Impressionist work that records real life, which is in line with the style of Renoir's early works.

Of course, this is just Ryan's guess, and the final conclusion can only be drawn after hands-on identification.

Finally, he asked Chen Shiquan that if he wanted to sell it, he could contact their auction house.

This means you never forget to attract business for yourself!

By now, it was getting late, so everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.

Lin Yuan had no dreams that night.

The others were more or less unable to sleep and rolled around in bed until almost dawn, when they finally fell into a half-drowsy sleep.

After getting up, everyone had a sandwich for breakfast.

Before leaving, Lin Yuan asked Qiao Yufan: "How are you going to get back?"

The three students looked at each other and said, "We have already asked for leave from school. We want to go out with Brother Lin to see more of the world."

I could make up for one or two classes I missed in college later, but I couldn't make up for the missed opportunity to hug Lin Yuan's thigh this time!

Lin Yuan doesn’t care. Come if you want!
As they left, they took the 17-mile scenic coastal route out of Carmel.

The scenery along the way is picturesque, with blue sea and sky, white sand reefs, squirrels, seabirds and seals everywhere, and pine and cypress trees on the cliffs. Every place is fascinating.

Vehicles are running on the road.

Henry suddenly said, "Brother Lin, there is a fork in the road ahead that leads to Hearst Castle."

(End of this chapter)