Chapter Eight: The Woman with the Fan(2/2)
My son Modigliani Jr. started with the painting "Woman Holding a Fan" to gain an in-depth understanding of the core situation of the black market for famous paintings. And I heard that Modigliani Jr. lived in Paris.
Little Modigliani is not famous and is not easy to find, but this is not a problem for our police inspector. Martin made an appointment with Little Mo. The first time they met was in a small cafe on the bank of the Seine. The cafe was on the second floor.
, not big but very quiet. Looking out the window, you can see the large lawn in front of the Invalides. The proprietress here is called Eva, and she is a retired police officer, so it is very safe. When Martin went upstairs, he looked a little showy.
When introducing the reason for this meeting place to him, he intuitively felt that there should be something between Martin and Eva, but Xiao Mo had never supported, objected or appreciated the French's chaotic love relationship, so he could only politely agree.
Nod. Xiao Mo looks more like a Swiss than an Italian. What does a typical Italian man look like? He only drinks esp.
esso, loves to jump in line, loves to make loud noises, does not follow the rules, and flirts with whoever he sees. Little Modigliani is not. He has long black hair, wearing glasses, and is tall and thin, and looks cautious and safe.
Quiet and uncontroversial. He speaks softly but is very polite. He would rather not express things that he cannot agree with than argue or persuade others. But he does not tolerate others at all towards his father and his father's artistic works.
Be careful, especially for laymen.
Italians like to drink coffee standing up, but French people don’t, especially Parisians. Martin invited Xiao Mo to sit down. He hesitated and then agreed. Judging from his dress and attitude, Martin felt that if he wanted to, he might be able to use some small
The privileges helped him improve his life. Unexpectedly, Xiao Mo resolutely refused these small favors. Like his father, he loves art and life, but not money. Just like his father's works, those elongated
The face, nose, neck and human body are removed. This kind of picture processed through sketching deformation makes us feel a more comfortable, smooth and elegant beauty. It conforms to the aesthetic modeling characteristics, slightly shaped volume, and facial and body parts.
The weakened relationship between light and dark makes the aesthetic light and comfortable, and has a very aristocratic feel.
In the end, with a lot of trouble and subtle clues, Martin learned that Xiao Mo had a beloved lover who was an illegal immigrant from Algeria. Martin decided to use his influence to help her solve the problem of French citizenship, and finally made Xiao Mo have a lover.
They got married. The matter was finally done, and Xiao Mo and his wife were very grateful. In return, Xiao Mo presented Martin with a piece of his father's legacy and promised to introduce several influential underground artists to Martin. He also said
Martin's wife looks very much like his father's painting "Woman Holding a Fan", which is very classically beautiful. Xiao Mo's shy words made Martin very happy.
Through one of Xiao Mo's friends, Martin met several famous counterfeit dealers in Paris, one of whom was also a lawyer named Rocancourt. Using his authority, Martin introduced several famous counterfeit dealers to Rocancourt's law firm.
An easy-to-complete and very profitable case defense agent. Roconcourt, who made money, quickly promoted Martin to his core social circle. Roconcourt's girlfriend is also a painter, and he also runs a business in partnership with others.
There are many well-known painters working with the gallery called Clover. Gradually, Martin became familiar with the Paris art circle. Everyone admired this generous, handsome and promising police talent. After all, who doesn’t want to sit on the police station?
Will the state machine start an accelerated journey of life? What they don't know is that a local man named Ma from Paris will soon send them to a future of no return. At the same time, as a policeman, Martin, how can he care about knowing that he is staring into the abyss?
Or waves? The European art black market, like all underground black markets, has a terrible truth.
Lao Lin said, did you know? It was actually your uncle and I who stole Xiao Mo's motorcycle. I was driving the car and he threw stones at Martin. And we just stole a motorcycle casually in the suburbs of Paris. We didn't do anything at all.
We knew his owner. We returned it afterward. The techniques for stealing motor vehicles were taught by your grandfather. He is very capable. He can drive a Porsche in five seconds and a BMW in three seconds. Don’t look at you.
The second uncle is quick, but he still can't compare to grandpa.
Lao Lin then said proudly, do you know who took the painting here?
Lin Mu thought to himself, is this called taking? Is this called theft? But he didn't say it out loud. He wanted to hear how many secrets his family had left. He wanted to hear Lao Lin finish.
Lao Lin continued to say that challenging this truth eventually caused the breakdown of Martin's marriage, a drastic change in his personality, and ruined Xiao Mo's life. But at that time, Martin was a successful young man, wearing bright clothes and angry horses. How could he know the hidden price of fate. In fact, our Lin family was also the same.
Chapter completed!