Chapter 631 - The Underground Treasure Vault (1/2)

Chapter 631 The Underground Treasure Vault

“Well, if I’m satisfied with your Picasso paintings, the sculpted heads of the 12 zodiacs will be yours.”

Sir Owen agreed after hesitating for a moment. He had many Huaxia antiques like this, so he didn’t take them very seriously. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sold the snake head at the auction.

However, Picasso’s painting was unique. He had been looking for the painting in the world for such a long time but had gotten nothing. Finally, someone who had the painting came to him, and he would definitely get it.

Qin Haodong was excited and said, “Great! Dear Sir Owen, you won’t regret your choice.”

Sir Owen asked with great eagerness, “Qin, where’s the painting? I want to see it right now.”

Qin Haodong took the canvas bag from Nalan Wushaung and unzipped it. He took out all the 9 drafts and put them on the table casually.

“Sir Owen, there are a total of 9 paintings here and all of them were created by Master Picasso. You can have two of them.”

Everyone was shocked, and the eyes of Sir Owen, Fred, and Jared nearly popped out in surprise. They had never seen 9 paintings of Picasso appear at the same time.

Upon seeing that Qin Haodong was about to take these paintings with his bare hands, Fred was astonished and shouted, “Mr. Qin, please don’t! These are rare works of art and you can’t touch them without wearing white gloves! Otherwise, irreparable damage will be done to them…“

Nalan Wushaung was amused by Fred’s eagerness and careful movements. What would he think if he learned that Qin Haodong could make one of these in a second?

Qin Haodong, who suddenly remembered his identity, apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Fred. I was so excited that neglected this detail when I realized that I’ll be able to bring the sculpted head back to Huaxia. I’ll be more careful in the future.”

Fred didn’t say anything else because he was too busy to notice Qin’s words. Fred, Sir Owen, and Jared were staring at the 9 sketches.

These paintings, which were black and white, were rich in shades and well-arranged. The painter had created fascinating scenes with simple strokes.

The three of them finally examined all the 9 paintings after about ten minutes and Sir Own said excitedly, “Oh my God! Thank God! I’m so lucky to enjoy ten works of Picasso at one stroke!”

Jared added, “That’s right. I felt quite strange when Mr. Qin took out one of them. You know, Picasso’s paintings always appear in groups.”

Qin Haodong asked, “Sir Owen, have you decided? Which do you want?”

Sir Owen said, “Dear Qin, to be honest, I love every one of them and can’t make a decision. Could you please give all of them to me?”

Qin Haodong pretended to be hesitant and said, “But I also love Picasso’s works and want to have some for collection.”

Upon hearing his words, Sir Owen immediately said with eagerness, “No, please! Dear Qin, please don’t do that. These ten pictures are in one group and they look perfect together. If you separate them, their artistic value will definitely be damaged.”

Qin Haodong thought for a moment and finally said with regret, “Well then, I will not tear them apart. But Sir Owen, what would you trade for them?”

Upon hearing that Qin Haodong was willing to exchange with him, Sir Owen immediately replied with a big smile, “Dear Qin, you’re my true friend. You can choose another three treasures you like. What do you think?”

Qin Haodong shook his head and said, “Sir Owen, this is a set of ten pictures of Picasso instead of a pile of papers. Their artistic and economic value will be increased several times when being together. Thus, I don’t think your proposal is satisfying.”

Sir Owen was clear that Qin Haodong was right. If a painting of Picasso could be sold for 10,000,000 yuan, then ten of them could be sold for 200,000,000 or even more.

He thought for a moment and said, “Qin, what do you want?”

Qin Haodong said, “I want 7 treasures. Except for the 3 pictures which I used to exchange with you for the sculpted head, I still have 7 pictures. I want 1 treasure for each of these paintings.”

“What…”

Sir Owen said, “Dear Qin, I don’t think your offer is reasonable enough. In your terms, you want to get the lion’s share.

Each of my treasures is valuable and is of high-quality. For example, I devoted many resources to obtaining the painting of Van Gogh…”

Qin Haodong said, “Don’t worry, Sir Owen. I’m not interested in your western works of art. I promise I’ll only choose treasures that belong to our east, or to be more specific, the treasures of Huaxia. I believe that you have many of them in your vault and don’t mind giving some of them to me.”