Harry Winston's laboratory was good at appraising ores and gems, but they were not good enough to appraise these paintings or antiques. He had to find a more professional organization.
Roger could help him in this regard. He contacted two appraisal organizations, one was the Los Angeles Art Collection Center, and the other was the oil painting appraisal department of Christie's auction house.
"Both appraisal organizations are very credible," Roger asked. "One of them is the national collection hall, and the other is a private auction house. The results are more convincing. Is it okay to ask them to appraise?"
Li Du said, "Of course, I can confirm that they are authentic."
The United States had the best atmosphere for collecting art in the world. Among them, art collection was the most important. Americans had a higher appreciation for art, and many universities offered art appreciation courses.
Under such circumstances, American intellectuals had a certain appreciation for the world's famous art.
Bauer looked at the two oil paintings carefully. When Li Du and Roger finished their conversation, he raised his head and said in surprise, "Beach of Scheveningen and Leaving Nuenen Church?"
Li Du said, "Yes, these two paintings."
Bauer said hesitantly, "As far as I know, these two paintings have been missing for many years? They were said to have been stolen? "
Li Du spread out his hands and said, "I don't know how many treasures and works of art have been lost in the world. The owners would say that they were stolen, but this has nothing to do with me. I happened to get these two paintings not long ago."
Hearing this, Bauer hurriedly explained, "Sorry, Mr. Li, I didn't mean that."
Li Du smiled and said, "I understand. Anyway, I got them through legal means. Now I want to sell them and exchange them for shares of Harry Winston."
Roger suddenly became excited. The group's predicament had been reported by the media, and many small shareholders were anxious to sell their shares.
However, the rich were not stupid. Who would take over at this time? Luxury brands would not go bankrupt completely, because over time, the brand itself was very valuable.
It would not go bankrupt, but would be acquired. However, the party who acquired it would not give a reasonable price. Instead, they would buy the shares at the lowest price possible.
Under such circumstances, it was better to sell the shares for money before the brand went bankrupt and was acquired.
Harry Winston was not listed. It had many small shareholders, who were scattered all over the United States and even around the world. Las Vegas was an important area. Shareholders in Arizona, Nevada, and other places had direct contact with Roger.
Like Norman, Tedrick, and the others, these shareholders had too little shares to get in touch with the board of directors and the president. They could only bother the regional leader, who was the director.
Roger was annoyed by them. After all, these people were shareholders. He could not take violent measures like he did with troublemakers, so he had to persuade them.
However, the richer people were, the more hot-tempered they were, and he had to persuade them nicely.
Now that Li Du had come out to buy the shares of these small shareholders, it was equivalent to solving his urgent problem.
To some extent, he hoped more than Li Du that these two paintings were authentic and could sell for a high price. That way, Li Du could buy as many shares as possible.
Li Du showed the two paintings and then brought them downstairs. He was there to ask Roger for help.
Sophie was downstairs looking at a diamond stud. The stud was not big. It was made of broken diamonds to make a butterfly wing. The two studs were two wings. It was very beautiful.
Seeing that she liked it, Sophie said, "Sure, Mr. Li. Please wait a moment."
In her eyes, Sophie was not only beautiful. She was confident that she was not inferior to Sophie in terms of appearance.
In her eyes, Sophie was not only beautiful, but she was also confident that she was not inferior to Sophie in terms of appearance. Another thing was the standard of finding a man. Li Du was an Asian, but he was elegant, gentlemanly, and had money and potential. To them, he was a eligible bachelor.
Another thing was the standard of finding a man. Li Du was an Asian, but he was an elegant, gentlemanly, rich, and promising young man. To them, he was a golden bachelor.
Sophie thought for a while and pointed to a sparkling brooch in the display case. "Please wrap this brooch up for me. I will pay for it alone."
Sophie thought for a while and pointed to a sparkling brooch in the display case. "Please wrap this brooch up for me. I will pay for it alone."
Needless to say, it was for Li Du.
In terms of the value of the gift, the brooch was more valuable. The diamonds on the earrings were small and not worth much. A pair of earrings was only 1,200 dollars, while this brooch was worth nearly 3,000 dollars.
Li Du wanted to pay together, but Sophie insisted on paying for the brooch. She tried it on his chest and felt that it looked good. She pursed her lips and smiled.
Sophie's arrival brought him good luck. That night, the Playboy called and said, "The eight bastards have been caught. Do you want to see them?"
Li Du asked, "Knight caught them?"
The Playboy said, "Yes, they were unlucky. They hid in an abandoned underground casino. If it wasn't for Knight's job, they might have been able to avoid the police's search."
Li Du asked again, "Did Knight ask them why they kidnapped me?"
The Playboy smiled bitterly. "Yes, I did. I went to ask them myself. Your luck is terrible too, Li. They want to take advantage of this cash auction to kidnap a few people to make some money, and you're the one who brought the most cash."
Ever since they found out that the King Kong Storage Company was going to organize a cash auction, they had planned to kidnap a few rich people.
It was Li Du's first time participating, and he was determined to get some storage units, so he brought a lot of money.
The man with the cleft lip, Daimler, had his eyes on him. He had been in the limelight in Flagstaff and Arizona, so when they met for the first time at the storage unit, Daimler easily recognized him.
When the auction started, Daimler noticed that he had brought the most cash, so he made him his target.
Li Du frowned. "That doesn't make sense, Akkalou. The eight of them are very powerful. Although I escaped from them, it was too lucky. The eight of them are actually experts."
"They are indeed experts," the Playboy agreed. "In fact, after checking their identities, I find it unbelievable that you were able to escape from them!"
He told Li Du that the eight of them had received training from the famous private security company, Clover Jungle. The core members of the security company were all retired officers of the Delta Special Forces.
The eight of them used to be members of the same security team, but they had made a big mistake during a mission and were fired. They had reunited to kidnap Li Du.
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