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I am leaving Milan today, but before leaving, there is one more thing to do.
At ten o’clock in the morning, the invited guests arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel one after another and entered a medium-sized conference room on Ye Tian’s floor.
In this small conference room, a dozen of the top antique art appraisal experts from Italy and France gathered together, as well as a group of Italian officials headed by Culture Minister Tiano.
In addition, there were several Italian super-rich present, such as Maria and Berlusconi, whom Ye Tian had publicly named before, as well as their art brokers and antique art appraisal experts.
Of course, the Italian cultural relics gendarme could not be missing from this occasion. It was Giovanni and two of his men who came, sitting with officials from the Italian Ministry of Culture.
In addition to them, there are also reporters from several famous news media, mainly American media and Italian media, all specially invited!
Then there are the consuls, cultural counselors and legal staff of the U.S. Embassy in Milan.
Without exception, everyone in this conference room is very excited and full of expectations!
Especially the Italians, who were so excited that they could hardly sit still. They kept looking at their watches, and then turned to look at the door of the conference room, eager to see what was going on!
“Why isn’t this guy Steven here? Do you have to wait until ten o’clock to show up? Is that necessary? I can’t wait another minute.”
“I really want to see that “Lisa Gradini” right away. If that oil painting is really a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, it will definitely be one of the most significant art discoveries in the past half century.”
With the heated discussion among these guys in the conference room, time passed little by little.
When the time reached ten o’clock in the morning, the door of the conference room suddenly opened, and Ye Tian walked into the conference room with Betty, both of whom had bright smiles on their faces.
In Ye Tian’s right hand, he was holding a silver-gray titanium alloy portable safe, which was very eye-catching.
Following them into the conference room were Anderson and Cole, as well as two well-known local lawyers in Milan, and several security personnel under Ye Tian.
Entering the conference room, Ye Tian first greeted and shook hands with everyone present, introduced himself to each other, and got to know each other.
After completing these formal procedures and everyone taking their seats, he got down to business.
He walked to his seat, quickly scanned the crowd, then smiled and said loudly:
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Four Seasons Hotel to participate in this treasure appraisal event. I am Steven. I am very happy to see you here and appraise treasures with everyone here.
Today’s topic is to publicly identify an oil painting that I discovered and purchased at the Milan Canal Antique Market, “Lisa Gradini”, and give an authoritative identification conclusion.
On the day I discovered this oil painting, I made a public appraisal and confirmed that it was an authentic work by Leonardo da Vinci, one of the three masters of Renaissance art, and that its artistic value is no less than that of the Mona Lisa.
But this is just my personal appraisal and a family opinion. I think it is very accurate and there is no doubt. However, other colleagues and many members of the public may not agree with the appraisal conclusion I gave.
Because of this, this treasure appraisal meeting was held. I specially invite you to come to the Four Seasons Hotel to appreciate and appraise this classical oil painting together to confirm the appraisal conclusion I gave at that time.
Everyone here is either the top antique art appraisal expert, a famous top collector, or an official of the relevant competent department. You must have very sharp eyesight!
After your appraisal, there should be an authoritative conclusion as to whether this classical oil painting is an authentic work of Leonardo da Vinci and its artistic value, and it will be recognized by everyone.”
As soon as he said this, someone on the scene could not bear his temper and couldn’t wait to interrupt Ye Tian’s words.
“Steven, please take out the painting “Lisa Gradini” quickly and let everyone enjoy it. We have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and we will go completely crazy if we continue to suffer”
Obviously, this was the voice of everyone present except Ye Tian and the others. Everyone else immediately responded, and everyone was impatient!
Ye Tian looked at the colleague who interrupted him, then glanced at everyone present, then raised his hands and gently pressed them down to signal everyone to be quiet.
Then he continued to smile and said loudly:
“I fully understand how everyone wants to see that oil painting. If we were to change places, I would definitely be more anxious than you. It is an authentic Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece comparable to the “Mona Lisa” .
However, before taking out “Lisa Gradini” for everyone to appreciate and appraise, there are still some preparations to be done and some precautions to remind everyone. It will not take more than a few minutes in total.”
Having said this, he immediately nodded to Cole next to him, indicating that he could start.
Cole nodded in response, and then took action.
The next second, the door to 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 picked up what he had just said and continued to speak loudly:
“This painting “Lisa Gradini” has a history of more than 500 years. It has been hidden under two layers of canvas for more than 100 years. Both the canvas and the paint on the surface are somewhat fragile.
In view of this, I need to remind everyone that during the process of appreciation and appraisal, everyone must wear gloves to observe closely, but never touch them to avoid accidents.
After discovering this oil painting, I took it off the original drawing board. As a result, under the oil painting, I found Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch of creating this oil painting. Everyone can identify it together.
In order to facilitate the preservation and display of this oil painting, I cut off a part of the original black walnut drawing board and used it as the drawing board for this oil painting, and nailed “Lisa Gradini” to the new drawing board.
For the sake of protecting this oil painting, the canvas of this oil painting will not be removed during the subsequent appraisal process. In other words, today everyone cannot see the back of this oil painting.
Okay, that’s all there is 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 intense attention of everyone present, he quickly opened the portable safe and took out “Lisa Gradini” and the creative sketches one by one, which were covered in original color linen.
On the other side, the easel displaying the painting has also been placed, and various tools used to identify oil paintings are placed on the conference table one by one.
Then, Ye Tian left his seat with the classical oil painting, walked to the easel, and gently placed “Lisa Gradini” on the easel.
The next second, he carefully uncovered the original color linen covering the painting, and displayed the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci below in front of everyone in the conference room.
At this moment, this medium-sized conference room immediately boiled.
“Wow! This is “Lisa Gradini”. The character in the painting looks very similar to the Mona Lisa, but they are not the same person. They should be from the same family!”
“This painting is so beautiful, and the ‘fade-in method’ is used to perfection. If this is really an authentic work by Leonardo da Vinci, it will undoubtedly solve many unsolved mysteries surrounding the Mona Lisa! ”
Amidst the exclamations, almost everyone in the conference room jumped up from their seats, and then swarmed towards the mesmerizing oil painting.
Fortunately, Ye Tian had already expected that this would happen and had made arrangements in advance.
These guys who were rushing forward were stopped by Cole and the others in the 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 identify them in an orderly manner.
Next, these top antique art appraisal experts, top collectors, and others from Italy and France were all deeply attracted by this oil painting and became obsessed with it.
And as time goes by, more and more evidence is found in the paintings, and the atmosphere in the conference room becomes more and more heated. Some antique art appraisal experts are even almost crazy with excitement!
As for the identification results, needless to say, they are of course the same as the identification conclusions given by Ye Tian.
In the blink of an eye, it was already around 12 noon.
Those antique art appraisal experts are still immersed in Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lisa Gradini” and are discussing it endlessly, but Ye Tian has already been surrounded by several Italian super rich!
“Steven, I want this “Lisa Gradini”. Please give me a price. It will become an heirloom of our family and the pride and priceless treasure of the entire Milan!”
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said eagerly, his eyes filled with anticipation.
As soon as he finished speaking, Maria next to him continued:
“Silvio, your family has collected many top-notch works of art. Let us give this “Lisa Gradini” to our Ferrero family. I will register it as a chocolate trademark and sell it to everyone. World! ”
Following this, several other super-rich people were not willing to follow suit and made purchase requests one after another. Everyone was very generous.
Ye Tian shook his head slightly, then glanced at these super rich people, smiled and said loudly:
“Maria, Silvio, and several other gentlemen, please be patient. I have not yet decided on the price for selling this “Lisa Gradini”, so I will not sell it for the time being!
But it won’t be long before I announce the valuation of this top-notch work of art. At that time, I will hold a private auction and invite everyone to participate, giving everyone a chance to compete fairly.
If nothing else happens, this private auction will be held in Rome. We will leave Milan this afternoon and go to Rome for a tour. Just wait for my news, don’t worry! “
Hearing this, several Italian super-rich people couldn’t help but have a look of disappointment in their eyes, and then a blazing flame ignited. Everyone was high-spirited and looked like they would give it to anyone else!
The Italian Minister of Culture Tiano and Giovanni, who were standing a little further away, couldn’t help but change their faces when they heard these words and became very ugly!
It is conceivable that starting from this afternoon, Rome will no longer be able to think about peace.
As for the antique art market in Rome, it will definitely not escape the tragic fate of being ransacked by this **** Steven, just like what happened to the antique art markets in Florence and Milan!