Chapter 1768： Shocking starting price

In the exhibition hall, Ye Tianqinglang's voice continued to be heard, reaching the ears of everyone on the scene.

"In addition, I have an unrelenting invitation. Regardless of whoever wins tonight and successfully takes the "Lisa Gladini", I hope he can appropriately extend the time this painting will be exhibited in the Vatican Museum.

Since the auction preview time is only one day and it is very short, many tourists have not been able to enter the exhibition hall to appreciate this masterpiece of Da Vinci up close. Many of them came from all over the world overnight.

In order not to disappoint those art lovers and tourists, I propose to extend the exhibition time appropriately. For everyone present, this is also a very good opportunity for publicity, and it can also increase the affinity of the people."

The voice fell, and everyone at the scene responded immediately.

"No problem, Steven, if I can win this Da Vinci masterpiece, not only will the public exhibition be extended appropriately, but I will also organize a special exhibition later so that everyone can see it. Priceless!"

"Steven, as you said, the appropriate extension of the public exhibition will only benefit everyone, there is no harm, I think no one should object!"

Those who responded were basically the super-rich and top collectors who were familiar with Ye Tian and had done art transactions, such as Bernard of France and others.

As for the super-rich and top collectors who met for the first time, they all nodded with a smile and had no objection.

Ye Tian glanced at the crowd, waited for the noise to abate, then smiled and continued:

"Thank you for your generosity. Those who are looking forward to art lovers and tourists will definitely thank you. The next public exhibition will definitely cause a continuous sensation and enhance the value of this painting.

Now, let’s get back to the auction. Next, I will announce the starting price of "Lisa Gladini" and the auction rules. It is best for you to be mentally prepared and don't be scared.

If that person has heart disease, high blood pressure or something, I advise you to take out the medicine you carry with you and hold it in your hand for emergencies. It doesn’t matter if you don’t bring medicine, we are all prepared.”

"Hahaha"

There was a lot of laughter at the scene, and everyone laughed.

On the surface, everyone's expressions were very relaxed, and they didn't seem to take Ye Tian's words to heart.

But in fact, every super-rich and top collector who aspires to compete for "Lisa Gladini" can't help feeling a tight heart upon hearing Ye Tian's words, and his back sighs.

In the antique art auction market, Steven is notoriously cruel and extremely greedy. Everyone knows that!

With his consistent style, since he dare to say so, the starting price of "Lisa Gladini" must be extremely amazing, and it may be a shocking price that has never appeared before!

As expected by many buyers at the scene, Ye Tian's next words directly detonated the entire exhibition hall and stunned everyone.

When the laughter fell slightly, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said:

"As we all know, Da Vinci's paintings that have survived to this day are very rare, and they are basically collected in major museums around the world. They are the treasures of museums, and it is almost impossible to see them in the art auction market.

In recent decades, Da Vinci's paintings have never appeared in the antique art auction market, so there is no auction record for reference. As for the auction records of earlier periods, there is no reference value.

How do I determine the value of "Lisa Gladini" and set a relatively reasonable starting price for it? Of course there are ways, one is based on the overall market situation of the current art auction market, and the other is to find a reference!

The current art auction market is extremely hot. Representative works of top artists from various periods and genres have repeatedly appeared in the art auction market and continue to create new transaction records.

Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded gently.

They are all the main force in the antique art auction market. Many record transaction prices are created by them. Naturally, they have a good understanding of the current art market!

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued:

"Many of the top antique artworks flowed out of my hands, such as "Creation of Adam", which was sold in the first half of the year, the masterpiece of Michelangelo, one of the three masters of Renaissance art.

The top art piece was discovered in a luxury apartment in New York, and it was finally sold at a record price of US$930 million, and it was acquired by MOMA, not counting the auction commission.

Compared with the "Creation of Adam", this "Lisa Gladini" by Leonardo da Vinci has a higher artistic value. The reason is simple. Leonardo is good at painting, while Michelangelo is better at Sculptures and murals.

The market value of "Lisa Gladini" is also higher, and will never be lower than Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam", that is to say, the starting price of this top art piece cannot be less than one billion euros ! "

Before the words were over, the scene had been completely fried, and almost everyone exclaimed frantically.

"God! I heard that right? The starting price of "Lisa Gladini" can never be less than one billion euros. It's crazy, who has heard of such an exaggerated starting price for artworks? Unheard of!"

"Let me go! Steven this guy is simply a lunatic, with a starting price of no less than one billion euros. He really dared to think that I can see how greedy this guy is. It's unprecedented!"

Amidst the frantic exclamations one after another, everyone on the scene widened their eyes and stared at Ye Tian dumbfounded, as if they were watching aliens, their eyes full of incredible.

Some of the super-rich and top collectors who are not so rich or lack sufficient cash flow have already seen despair in their eyes.

Although the auction has not yet started, they are already very clear in their hearts that they have been eliminated from the game, and they have not even gotten the chance to bid at the end. This trip to Rome is a waste of time!

Maybe it's not a free run. Anyway, I have seen "Lisa Gladini" with my own eyes, participated in this private auction, and experienced firsthand how crazy this **** Steven is!

With these experiences, this trip to Rome is worth it!

What's more, this is not just a private auction, but also a small gathering of super rich and top collectors. For everyone present, this is a golden social opportunity.

In some people's minds, whether they can win Da Vinci's "Lisa Gladini" is not so important anymore. What is important is to be able to participate in this private auction in person and have a chat with other guests on the scene!

With a bright smile on Ye Tian's face and a bit of pride, he kept scanning the noisy auction site, as if sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Where is this! The auction starts at 1 billion euros, don't dream!

When the noise at the scene subsided slightly, Ye Tian immediately picked up the conversation just now, and a clear and magnetic voice came out again.

"Everyone knows that Italy has a heavy art value-added tax, up to 22%. This Da Vinci painting was discovered in Milan. Obviously, this tax cannot be avoided.

As a businessman, I must take this into consideration and maximize my interests as much as possible, so the final transaction price of "Lisa Gladini" will definitely include this huge value-added tax."

"Wow! You guys are so shrewd and don't lose money at all. This is a show of carts and horses, and we are going to pass this huge art value-added tax on to us!"

Bernard in the audience said with emotion, and gave Ye Tian a thumbs up.

Others also protested, but it was of no use, and all of them were very helpless.

Randomly dealt with these guys a few words, Ye Tian returned to the subject.

"Let's talk about the reference object. In addition to "Creation of Adam" can be used as a reference, the sister painting of this top art artwork, "Mona Lisa" displayed in the Louvre, is also a reference object.

Although "Mona Lisa" has never appeared in the art auction market, there have been people evaluating its market value in the field of antique art collection and it is constantly being updated.

A few years ago, there was an assessment made by several top art critics and experts from major auction houses. They valued "Mona Lisa" at US$3.42 billion.

After the explosive growth of the art market in the past few years, this valuation is obviously out of date. According to my judgment, the current market value of "Mona Lisa" should be around 5 billion US dollars."

"Boom boom boom"

At this time, everyone in the exhibition hall felt that their hearts were beating wildly, and they were about to jump out of their throats.

Without exception, everyone was frightened by Ye Tian's words, and even lost their ability to speak. One by one, they covered their chest or mouth with their hands, and looked at Ye Tian dumbfounded, like a lunatic!

Ye Tian ignored the exaggerated reaction of the crowd and continued his performance.

"Lisa Gladini" is a sister painting of "Mona Lisa". The artistry is no less than "Mona Lisa", and it is in better condition. Of course, its popularity is much worse.

I can tell you one thing. Like "Mona Lisa," there are many secrets hidden in the painting "Lisa Gladini", such as Leonardo's signature and mysterious characters.

When one of you takes this painting and goes back to study it carefully, you will discover these secrets. I won't announce it in public, so as not to spoil your interest in exploring the secrets.

Based on the above factors, the market value of "Lisa Gladini" is lower than that of the famous "Mona Lisa", but it is still very limited. My starting price for this painting is 1.8 billion euros."

"boom!"

The scene of the exhibition hall is like a volcano, boiling directly, erupting extremely hot lava.

Everyone was completely crazy, wondering if they were hearing hallucinations or dreaming? All this is crazy!