After making a wish, financial freedom

Chapter 575 $360

The next day, Li Zhuo flew to Bangkok on a Gulfstream G550.

After arriving, he took a taxi back to the Mandarin Oriental Apartments and bought a violin case on the way.

After returning to the apartment, Li Zhuo called Zheng Kun.

Zheng Kun hurried over and asked:

"What's so good about today? Now I feel that no matter what business I do, it's not as fast as selling things with you to make money."

Indeed, he has already earned tens of millions of RMB by selling things to Li Zhuo. The last time he helped Li Zhuo sell an jade and ruby ​​necklace, he earned more than 1100 million RMB.

He had previously set up an antique trading company in Bangkok as a pretense for selling Li Zhuo's things. With such a company, it was normal for him to often come up with good things.

Li Zhuo took out the violin box from the bedroom, and then took out the violin from inside.

Said:

"This is the violin I just acquired. It's the best in the world. Take a look."

"Oh? Who made it?" Zheng Kun looked very interested, "Amati's? Stradivari's? Or Guarneri's?"

In the history of violin making, the three most famous families all came from Cremona, Italy. Among them, Amati became famous the earliest. He was Guarneri’s teacher and most likely Stradivari’s teacher.

The price of the violins of the latter two is astonishingly high. Among them, the Stradivari is the most stable one, and the Guarneri is the most amazing. The price of the masterpiece is astonishing, completely comparable to that of the Stradivari. The best violin is also priced as well. As high as 2000 million US dollars, the ordinary price has fallen sharply.

Zheng Kun took the violin and inspected it carefully, and then said:

"This style should be the work of Stradivari, and it is the work of his exploration of the golden ratio of the violin."

He opened the box and saw Stradivari's signature and the year, which matched what he said.

Li Zhuo asked curiously:
"How to judge?"

"I have studied violin, so I am relatively good at it. You see, this violin adopts the Magini model. The curvature of the piano board is intentionally reduced, and the thickness of the panel is also thin. At this time, in order to create a larger The "ronga' effect" and the positioning of the f-hole are very consistent with the golden ratio, but the width of the panel is not as good as his later works, so I judge it to be a work from Stradivari's adjustment period."

Li Zhuo didn't know much about the violin, so he couldn't understand such a professional expression.

Zheng Kun explained in layman’s terms:
"There is a saying that Stradivari was Amati's apprentice. In fact, this is judged from the inscription on a violin he made. It may not be accurate, but it is certain that Stradivari's early works are obviously It is imitated by Amati, and its characteristics are that the instrument is small in size, has a high curvature on the back, and the sound produced is relatively thin, so it can only be used indoors. The same is true for early Stradivari's works."

"But he soon made innovative attempts. The violin had a larger volume and a louder tone. This transformation period is generally considered to be from 1685 to 1695. In the next three years, he gradually fixed his groping experience and experience. , starting from 1700, he entered the "golden age", and the violins he made were all of high quality. As long as the violins of this period can still be played well, the price is basically no less than 200 million US dollars. ."

This time Li Zhuo understood clearly that this violin was a work of the transitional period, but it was also close to the end of the transitional period, so the level was undoubtedly very high.

Zheng Kun then carefully inspected the box. After completing the inspection, he said:

"His violins were very expensive from the beginning, which led to numerous counterfeits later on, numbering in the thousands. It is generally believed that a total of more than 600 of his instruments have been handed down to this day. The exact number is unknown, but it certainly does not exceed 700. Because he is thought to have made a total of 1100 instruments during his lifetime, including violas and cellos."

“I can only preliminarily rule out that this is not a clear imitation, because the United States’ import restrictions in 1891 forced some Steinberg imitations to indicate the country of origin on the violin, such as Germany, France, and the Czech Republic. There is no such thing on it. So it can be ruled out initially.”

Li Zhuo was very confident that this thing was made by Stradivari, and it was unlikely that he could get someone else's imitation of his violin in 1697.

Li Zhuo asked:

"Then how to check?"

"It's simple. I'll ask a knowledgeable professional appraiser from Europe to check it out. In order to facilitate the subsequent sale, I will also find an organization to do age testing on the violin's wood. As long as it is confirmed to be genuine, many people will be willing to buy it in the future." "If this piano is real, how much is it worth?"

"Well, since this piano is so well-preserved and is definitely performance-grade, I judge that it should be sold for 300 million U.S. dollars, and it may even be more expensive."

Zheng Kun then added:

"The most valuable Stradivari violins are generally from the golden age, and the relative price in the transition period is also lower. This is first and secondly if it has been used and collected by a famous violinist and has a signature on the violin. If so, its price will soar, but I didn’t find anyone else’s signature just now…”

Li Zhuogang brought it back from the late 17th century and it is still warm. How could it be used by famous people?
Zheng Kun looked at Li Zhuo with hope, as if wondering if his previous buyer was a famous violinist.

Li Zhuo shook his head and said:

"Don't count on it. No famous person uses it. I got it from a fat man who was only interested in profit."

There is nothing wrong with saying that Gabriel is a fat man who is only interested in profit.

"Oh, okay." Zheng Kun was not disappointed, and then he excitedly put the violin into the case.

After carrying it on his back, Zheng Kun said:
"Brother Zhuo, I'll take it away, and I'll complete the signing as soon as possible."

In fact, a violin of this level would have the best effect if it were put up for auction. Unfortunately, Li Zhuo never wanted to put anything he obtained up for auction because it was too slow.

Of course, Zheng Kun also guessed that one of the reasons is that it is difficult to explain the origin of things, and it is easy to attract attention when they are put up for auction, which is not necessarily a good thing.

After he left, Li Zhuo relaxed and stopped caring about subsequent matters.

Five days later, Zheng Kun called and said excitedly:

"Brother Zhuo, this violin is authentic. It is indeed a work of Stradivari in the late transitional period. It is confirmed. Whether it is the opinions of experts or the age test, it is judged that this violin was made 300 years ago. The authenticity is uncertain. Doubt, now several collectors in the United States and Europe have expressed interest in buying it, just wait, I will try my best to sell it at a good price."

Two days later, Zheng Kun called and said:

"Brother Zhuo, the current highest bid is from a wealthy American businessman, who bids 360 million U.S. dollars. Europeans generally can't match the price, and the highest they can offer is 270 million euros. Look at this, are the Europeans really broke, or the Americans are rich? No bid was lower than $300 million."

Li Zhuo smiled and said:

"Then sell it to the American who pays the most, and the money you earn is their money."

"Okay, wait for my news."

Ten minutes later, Li Zhuo received US$360 million on his Standard Chartered bank card, equivalent to about 2500 million yuan.

The return this time is really good. It’s a typical exchange of small for big, 7000 yuan in exchange for 2500 million. Can you believe it?

The rate of return is 3500 times.

What an excellent magnification.

Feeling really good, Li Zhuo conveniently transferred 500 million yuan to Zheng Kun, which was what he deserved.

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(End of this chapter)