36 Million

Li Mo didn't know him, but Liu Chuanqing was very familiar with him. He hurriedly introduced, "Little Mo, this is General Manager Gu of Shanghai's Kimberly Auction House. He has quite an authority on antique appraisal. If you have the chance in the future, you must consult GM Gu more."

"Hello, GM Gu." Li Mo was very humble. GM Gu was a person who had a lot of resources. If he built a good relationship with him, he could entrust any good things to his auction house in the future. It would also maximize the benefits.

"In terms of appraisal skills, I'm far inferior to you, Old Liu. However, in terms of business, you won't be able to catch up to me even if you ride a horse." GM Gu smiled at Li Mo. "That big collector in the capital has been entrusting me to contact him immediately if I encounter good calligraphy and paintings. If you want to sell it, I can guarantee the highest price in the market."

Everyone present was really envious of Li Mo. He could have tens of millions of yuan in the blink of an eye at such a young age. They were still noobs at his age.

"To be honest, my dream is to collect antiques worth more than 100 million yuan or unique items in the world. Besides, I don't have the conditions to collect them at the moment. Hence, I'm prepared to sell this authentic 'Twin Horses Painting' of Master Xu Beihong."

"Haha, looks like someone is treating us to lunch today."

The atmosphere in the private room immediately became lively.

"I just bought that Qing Dynasty's Qianlong pink and green gourd bottle from Little Mo yesterday. This kid actually threw out another big bomb today." Boss Wang patted Liu Chuanqing's shoulder and said with a smile, "Old Liu, I feel that you can consider retiring and playing around the world."

"The younger generation is lucky. You can't praise him like this. This kid will be proud. Everyone, don't save money for him when we go to the Juxian Restaurant opposite this afternoon."

"Little Mo, how much did you spend to get this 'Twin Horses Painting'?" President Xu asked curiously. Picking up bargains has always been a beautiful story in the antique world. Moreover, Li Mo had picked up bargains twice in two days. This was simply a blessing.

"I bought three paintings for 12,000 yuan. The other two are just pretenses."

Li Mo knew the essence of picking up bargains.

After lunch, Li Mo left a deep impression on everyone. Kimberly's GM Gu was shockingly efficient. Before they parted, he told Li Mo that the big collector in the capital had already sent someone to Shanghai by plane and would meet at about six in the evening.

On the way back to Guyun Pavilion, Li Mo looked very relaxed with the 'Twin Horses Painting' under his arm. However, Liu Chuanqing looked around with a tense expression. He had 30 to 40 million famous paintings on him. He could not calm down no matter what.

"Master, how is GM Gu?"

"He has a good reputation and a lot of connections. Once this business of yours is successful, he will receive at least 500,000 yuan as the middleman. This person is worth befriending. If you have the chance in the future, interact with him more."

"Master, do you think I'm considered lucky to have survived a calamity?"

"Little Mo, wealth can make people confused, degenerate, and lose themselves. Although you're very young, I believe you can maintain your original heart." Liu Chuanqing's tone was filled with worry. Li Mo was only 18 years old, a few months younger than his daughter. Putting aside those natural rich second-generation heirs and third-generation heirs, he could be said to be second to none among his peers.

"Master, you have to believe in your own judgment."

Liu Chuanqing laughed out loud and wrapped his arms around his neck. "Kid, are you praising yourself or Master?"

When they returned to Guyun Pavilion, Shiniang, who was still complaining, was stunned for a few minutes when she heard that the painting Li Mo had bought was authentic and worth more than 30 million yuan.

At around six in the evening, Gu Fengxian brought three people to Guyun Pavilion. Through the introduction, a woman in her thirties was the personal secretary of the big collector in the capital. The other two were specially invited calligraphy and painting identification experts. Their goal on this trip was to determine if the drawing was real or fake.

"Mr. Li, my boss has instructed that as long as it's really Master Xu Beihong's authentic work, he won't treat you badly in terms of price." The woman was dressed professionally and her words were simple and clear.

Li Mo did not say anything and took out the 'Twin Horses Painting'.

"Please appraise it."

"You're welcome, Secretary Su."

The two experts put on clean white gloves and began to appraise the painting. About 10 minutes later, the two of them discussed softly for a moment. One of the experts surnamed Niu said, "It's indeed Master Xu's original work. Compared to the painting of horses that we collected previously, this one's layout is a little more brilliant."

"This 'Twin Horses Painting' is about 30 square feet. The image is intact and undamaged. Its framing skills are also relatively superb. Perhaps it lacks maintenance. The corners of the painting are slightly moth-eaten, but it can be repaired without affecting its value."

"Alright, since it's been confirmed, let's go into the transaction segment. Mr. Li, you're the owner of this painting. According to the boss's instructions, we're willing to pay 1.2 million yuan per square foot in combination with the current market price."

The big collector was indeed bold. In the afternoon, Li Mo roughly understood the market. This price was very reasonable and even a little high. The other party seemed to have suffered a small loss, but as time passed, the appreciation potential of this painting would increase.

The two copies of the contract were quickly signed. Secretary Su called to inform him to transfer the money. Soon, he received a reminder from the bank that a huge sum of money had been transferred to his private account.

"Mr. Li, let me share with you a friendly reminder. You'd better go to the bank early tomorrow morning to open a VIP channel. There will be an exclusive account manager to serve you. In the future, if there's a large sum of money in your account or account, the account manager can handle everything for you in time."

Li Mo thought about it and realized that that was true. The sudden inflow of 36 million yuan into his account must have already attracted the attention of the banking system.

"Thank you for your reminder, Secretary Su."

"I look forward to another chance for us to work together."

The three of them came and left in a hurry. They had to catch the last plane back to the capital overnight.

After they left, Li Mo collapsed on the recliner and took deep breaths.

"Little Mo, what's wrong?" Song Yuanning the Shiniang jumped.

"Don't panic. Let him lie down for a while to calm down." Liu Chuanqing chuckled. "Heat up the leftovers from lunch. I'll make an exception and let Little Mo drink a little today. He'll be normal after tonight."

"Master, I want a cold beer."

"Sure."

Alcohol was good stuff. Li Mo had only drunk half a bottle before he returned to normal.

"Little Mo, we'll set off for the capital tomorrow afternoon. We've already contacted Professor Zhu from Beijing University in the morning. You have to be mentally prepared. This interview will be more complicated."

"We'll deal with whatever comes our way. We'll act according to the situation during the interview." Li Mo stuffed a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs in his mouth and his chopsticks were already reaching for the five-spice pig head meat.

"Who's snatching it from you? Can't you eat slower?" Liu Chuanqing really admired his disciple. He was too greedy. He felt that the taste of Palace Restaurant's braised food was average, but Li Mo didn't feel tired of it at all after eating it for seven to eight years.

"Master, you don't understand. My greatest dream in life is actually to eat all the delicacies in the world. It's just that I haven't had the time to fulfill it."