Chapter 804 Shameless Old Man Miyamoto
The news broke out crazily in Japan again.
The news about Wu Daozi's masterpiece is in tandem with the news, forming a clear echo, just like the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in tandem.
163 million in the front and 180 million in the back. These are both high prices that create history.
Some people don't understand why this happened, and some people think this is crazy. Isn't money money?
The news that Miyamoto Genichi had to reluctantly part with Wu Daozi's studies for the sake of Yan Liben's original work - especially at the time when it was thought to be just a copy of Liang Lingzhan's work - was also publicized through various channels.
One day earlier, Miyamoto Genichi had been scolded so badly, but the next day, he seemed to have become a warrior who climbed to the top.
The Japanese media tried every means to analyze and dissect, trying to lower the artistic and historical value of the Five Stars and Twenty-eight Constellations, while exalting the statue of Wang Youjun to the sky.
What about the Painting Saint? It's just a study, but the portrait of Wang Youjun is a real artistic treasure, representing Yan Liben's most mature painting skills. It's not that Yan Liben is better than Wu Daozi, but that the mature Yan Liben is better than the young painting sage.
The story about Miyamoto Genichi selling the true form of the five-star and twenty-eight constellations and photographing the portrait of Wang Youjun also spread in major media in Japan.
In the story, Miyamoto Genichi received news that an auction house in South Korea would auction the statue of King Yan Liben Youjun that now belongs to him at a selective auction.
Genichi Miyamoto immediately rushed to South Korea, but the auction house stated that the seller's information must not be leaked. Genichi Miyamoto wanted to seal the deal directly from the seller.
It was repeatedly confirmed that the statue of Wang Youjun was indeed the authentic work of Yan Liben, and Miyamoto Genichi also confirmed the auction date. However, he was very sad because the starting price alone had already reached 100 million US dollars. Although Miyamoto Genichi was not a poor man, he could not afford such a huge sum of money.
Fortunately, it was still a long time before the auction started. After Miyamoto returned to Japan, he had been actively raising funds in order to bring the portrait of Wang Youjun back to Japan.
The process of raising funds was very difficult, and Miyamoto once wanted to sell off all the assets in his name. But even so, he found that there was still a certain gap between the transaction price that he thought was possible.
At this time, a middle-aged man from China asked to see Miyamoto Genichi. In the spirit of friendly cultural exchanges, Miyamoto Genichi met the man and agreed to the man's wish to use the Five Stars and Twenty-Eight Constellations True Shape Map to view it. ask.
After the Chinese man finished appreciating it, he made a request to Miyamoto Genichi to purchase the true form of the five-star and twenty-eight constellations.
If it had happened before, Miyamoto Genichi would have flatly refused and served tea to see the guests off.
However, it was a critical moment when Miyamoto Genichi wanted to raise funds.
And the Chinese man's offer really made Miyamoto Genichi's heart flutter. After a long period of bargaining, Miyamoto Kenichi sold the true form of the Five Stars and Twenty-eight Constellations, which was believed to be a copy of Liang Lingzhan, to the Chinese man for a price of 100 million US dollars.
Unexpectedly, the Chinese man had evil intentions. He had long determined that the true shape of the five stars and twenty-eight constellations was the original work of the painter Wu Daozi, but he kept it secret and bought it for a high price of 100 million US dollars.
That's what happened at the Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong.
Miyamoto Genichi did not know it at the time, but he had already traveled to Seoul, the capital of South Korea, to participate in the auction of Wang Youjun's statue.
This is also the reason why Miyamoto Genichi has not been able to answer domestic calls after the incident. He also found out about Sotheby's in Hong Kong at that time, and was extremely sad, but it also prompted him to make up his mind to bring the statue of Wang Youjun back to Japan and make it a treasure of the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art.
That night, the auction began. Miyamoto Genichi defeated all the buyers participating in the auction with his indomitable momentum, and finally bought Yan Liben's portrait of Wang Youjun for a record price of 180 million US dollars.
At this moment, the statue of Wang Youjun is already in the collection of the Osaka Municipal Art Museum and will be publicly displayed in a week.
The story itself has twists and turns, which is quite touching.
After all, this "respectable" curator did not sell the true picture of the five stars and twenty-eight constellations for his own selfish gain, but wanted to use that picture to exchange for a more important work.
Miyamoto Genichi himself also made remarks in the media. He condemned the middle-aged Chinese man for his deception and said in tears that he was a sinner and that was why the authentic painting of the painting saint was exiled to a foreign country.
"Although, it was just a painting practice by the painting sage in his early years. He didn't even complete the entire scroll, but just copied the first scroll and stopped writing. But it was the painting sage's work after all. If I had known this, I would rather lose everything. , selling all the property to buy back this portrait of Wang Youjun, will never let the painting saint's handed down work wander to another country..."
Gen Miyamoto burst into tears and even knelt down during the news, which immediately aroused widespread sympathy among the Japanese people.
These news soon spread to the country, which was ridiculed by everyone in the country, and the people of the two countries continued to quarrel over this matter. Of course, many experts and scholars have begun to analyze the pros and cons of the Wang Youjun statue and the five-star and twenty-eight constellations from the aspects of artistic value and historical value. There is a lot of talk, and there is a hidden confrontation between the cultural fields of the two countries.
Shi Lei was still busy with the layout of flash mobs in two cities in Lingdong Province, but he also saw the news and controversies. Liu Zhen even called him and cursed Miyamoto Genichi on the phone for his cunningness.
"Mr. Shi, are you ready to expose him?" Liu Zhen finally asked.
Shi Lei smiled and said: "I was worried about how to get myself out of this matter, but he did me a big favor. Now, these two paintings have nothing to do with me. In two days Isn’t he going to exhibit that painting? It just so happens that I have nothing to do, so I’ll go over and point out the Olympic slogan on it.”
One world, one dream, was originally the slogan of the 2008 Imperial Capital Olympics. With these two sentences, the so-called authentic painting by Yan Liben is of course a fake.
Liu Zhen laughed, but then said: "You'd better not go, otherwise it will easily cause unnecessary disputes. Such disputes can easily rise to the national level. The relationship between the two countries has always been very delicate. I'm afraid it's not good."
Shi Lei pondered slightly and said: "What Ms. Liu said is reasonable. Then, I will find a friend to expose this matter quietly. By then, it will be too late for Miyamoto Kenichi to change his mind."
Liu Zhen thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, let Jiani go."
Shi Lei said hurriedly: "No. You said that Miyamoto Xuanyi called you immediately and questioned that you had lied to him. If Liu Jiani went there, Miyamoto Xuanyi would hate you even more, even though he would also take the money There's nothing you can do, but there's no need to lay the foundation for trouble. I'll find a way."
After Liu Zhen thought about it carefully, he felt that what Shi Lei said was right, so he stopped insisting.
Because he had to prepare for Shi Qiang to return to Wudong to take over Yao Er's post, Yao Er came to Bao'an. Shi Lei completely trusted Yao Er, so he told him about the incident in general. Of course, he didn't say that this matter had anything to do with him, he just mentioned it through a friend.
Yao Er said: "This matter is easy to handle, isn't it just a slap in the face? I will arrange it, sir, don't worry."
Make up 10.
I still owe two chapters. The author is so diligent, huh?