Chapter 624 - Paintings of Picasso (1/2)

Chapter 624 Paintings of Picasso

Tian Ye was surprised to hear Qin Haodong’s question. He thought that Qin would be asking him for help.

Maybe this young man wanted Sir Owen’s protection, but Tian Ye did not think that Sir Owen could protect him from Master Yi Chenzi.

Besides, he was just a nobody who had made several deals with Sir Owen. They were not even friends and Sir Owen certainly would not offer any help.

But he had to answer Qin Haodong’s question, “Mr. Qin, I’ve only met Sir Owen a few times and he may not even know me. I’m just a nobody, after all.

“If Sir Owen wants to hold an auction here, his housekeeper, Mr. Fred, would contact me. So we’re quite familiar with each other and he’s a good friend of mine.”

Qin Haodong said, “Good, that’s enough. I just want to know if Sir Owen has other bronze statues of the 12 zodiac signs. Do you know anything about that?”

Looking at Qin Haodong who appeared eager and excited, Tian Ye felt frustrated and did not know what to say. This young man apparently was unaware of the danger he was in now. He had already offended Master Yi Chenzi over the snake-head sculpture and the top priority now was to make an apology and beg his pardon. Why was he still thinking about the sculpture?

He said, “Mr. Qin, please excuse me for being impolite, but I think you should call the chairman right now. He and Master Zha are good friends and Master Zha is also Master Yi Chenzi’s younger brother.

“If Master Zha could act as a buffer between the two of you and you are willing to give the snake-head sculpture to Master Yi Chenzi, the problem might be resolved, otherwise, you might be in great danger.”

Qin Haodong was surprised when he heard what he said. He was desperate to get another Animal Head now and he did not expect that Tian Ye would ask him to apologize to Master Yi Chenzi.

Besides, it was impossible to ask Master Zha to act as a buffer between him and Yi Chenzi. He had already been killed, after all.

He replied, “Mr. Tian, thank you for your advice. But please don’t worry about me. I can handle this. I just want to know if Sir Owen has other sculptures of the 12 zodiac signs.”

Tian Ye realized that Qin Haodong was not accepting his suggestion, so he said with a sigh, “One time when Fred was drunk, he told me that Sir Owen has two sculpted animal heads. One of them was sold in today’s auction and I think he still has another one.”

“Really? That’s great.”

Qin Haodong was extremely excited to hear that Sir Owen might have another sculpted animal head. If he could get two Upper-Level raw gemstones, he might reach the later stage of the Gold Core period. With the help of the Eternal-Life-Obtaining Green Wood, he could definitely defeat all those below the Sage Realm.

He asked Tian Ye with great excitement, “Mr. Tian, is there any way to ask Sir Owen if he wants to sell the sculpted animal head?”

Tian Ye shook his head and said, “It’s up to him to decide on the items he wants to sell and even Fred could not change his mind. How can I ask him to sell the sculpted animal head?”

Qin Haodong asked again, “Could you please help me to buy the sculpted animal head from Sir Owen? I’ll pay whatever he wants.”

“I don’t think that’s possible,” Tian Ye said. “Sir Owen is a well-known collector. He’s super-rich and doesn’t care about money at all. He will only sell a collection when he gets tired of it. So it’s almost impossible to buy something from him.

“Besides, it is the housekeeper’s duty not to give away the secrets of his master. Fred mentioned that Sir Owen has two sculpted animal heads only because he was drunk.”

“If we directly ask Sir Owen to sell us the sculpted animal head, he’ll never give it to us. Besides that, Fred may even lose his job as the housekeeper.”

Qin Haodong also realized that this was not a good idea. He continued, “Mr. Tian, you’re an expert in antiques. Please help me think of a way to buy the other sculpted animal head from him.”

It seemed that Sir Owen did not care about the snake-head sculpture, but it was extremely precious to Qin Haodong.

Tian Ye said, “Sir Owen is a great collector and the super-rich like him seldom sell their collections. These antiques are usually given to friends as gifts and sometimes they might exchange collections with each other.

“Mr. Qin, if you want the sculpted animal head, you can try to find something which Sir Owen is interested in and do an exchange with him.”

Qin Haodong said, “That’s a good idea. Mr. Tian, do you know what Sir Owen likes most? In other words, how can I get the sculpted animal head from him?”

Tian Ye said, “Sir Owen has a great passion about collecting. For historical reasons, most of his antiques are from Huaxia, so I don’t think Huaxia’s antiques can grab his attention.

“As a great collector, Sir Owen does not have enough cultural relics from Europe. And he’s also very interested in those items.

“Mr. Fred once told me that paintings of Picasso are his favorite. However, he doesn’t have one in his extensive collection.”

“So he has told me several times before that if there were any of Picasso’s paintings in the auction, I must inform Sir Owen in advance and he would get it, no matter how expensive it was.”