Chapter 525： : Gold in troubled times, antiques in flourishing times

When the other party speculated about Lu Ning’s purpose, Lu Ning and Natalie were also guessing about each other’s purpose. What they know now is that they know Lu Ning. After all, Lu Ning is now well-known. For example, Lu Ning airborne with tens of billions of dollars. The deeds of the rich list also caused an uproar in China. You must know that if Lu Ning were in China, the title of the richest man would not escape, not to mention that Lu Ning was only 18 years old now.

Suddenly, Lu Ning became the object of chatting among the people on the streets and alleys, eating melons after dinner.

The identity of the other party was also guessed by Lu Ning. The five-person group was indeed from China and was sent by the Magic City Museum.

Professor Wu, who is in his 70s, is an expert professor specially invited by the Magic City Museum this time. He is one of the Chinese experts who study modern history and cultural relics. , Professor Wu was invited to come out of the mountain to participate in this "Sotheby's" auction, in order to appear this time the bronze head.

Sun Lan, a 40-year-old intellectual young woman, is the team leader and the person in charge this time, and the executive deputy curator of the Magic Museum. The purpose of bringing the team to Milan this time is for the three cows, tigers, and monkeys that are about to participate in the auction. The bronze head vowed to take him back to China.

Among the remaining three, Yu Xin is the descendant of Professor Wu Lao, who is very knowledgeable in cultural relic research, and belongs to the outstanding young generation in the field of cultural relics protection. He is currently an appraiser and daily maintenance work of cultural relics in the Magic City Museum.

Another girl named Kexin is also a staff member of the museum, majoring in French, and is a team translator this time.

The boy's name is Chen Jie, and he is also regarded as a rich second generation in the magic city. He has been very interested in modern history since he was a child and is determined to be in the cultural protection industry. This time, he is the only labor force to participate in this task.

A week ago, Sun Lan learned about this on the Internet. At the "Sotheby's" auction in Milan, 3 bronze heads of ox, tiger, and monkey will be auctioned. This is also the first time that the 12 Chinese zodiac bronze heads will be auctioned. Appeared at auction.

For a time, the enthusiasm of the Chinese people was so high that they all wanted to bring back the three bronze heads of cattle, tigers and monkeys to their homeland. For this reason, the Magic Capital Museum held a meeting overnight and finally let Sun Lan lead the team and invite Mr. Wu. The professor sat in town, went to Milan together, and brought back the bull, tiger, and monkey, 3 bronze heads, to the best of his ability.

In order to participate in this auction, the Magic Capital Museum specially raised a batch of funds, coupled with the donations of enthusiastic people, raised a total of 20 million yuan for this auction.

Since this is the first time that the bronze head of the 12 Chinese zodiac appears at auction, no one can guarantee the final price. However, according to the forecast of experts and the trend of recent auctions, this The price at one time should not exceed 15 million yuan.

For this auction, Sun Lan deliberately mortgaged his real estate and brought an extra 1 million yuan. As the second generation of the rich, Chen Jie also cried and called his mother at home, stupefied to get 2 million yuan in funds. This extra 3 million yuan will be used as a need.

Therefore, they still had great hopes for this auction, but when they entered the market, they unexpectedly met Lu Ning, which gave them a hint of crisis for this task.

On the second day of coming to Milan, a group of five people couldn't wait to visit the exhibits auctioned this time. After repeated confirmation by Professor Wu Lao, it can be confirmed that the auctions this time are undoubtedly authentic.

"Hey, I really can't figure it out. It was the robbers who stole our things back then, but now we are asking us to spend money to buy them back." Chen Jie complained a few words uncomfortably, these words are also deeply raining. Xin and Kexin’s support staff, as for Sun Lan and Professor Wu, both showed a bitter smile. The reality is so cruel. Listening to the conversations of the passionate young people, they can only smile helplessly, and there is no way to change these.

At this time, the auction is about to begin. This time the "Sotheby's" auction, there are not many lots. It is not a large-scale auction. There are more than 50 lots in total. However, it is also divided into two auctions. get on.

At 7 pm, the auction officially started, and among the guests on the scene, Lu Ning, the unconsciously most dazzling one, everyone wanted to know whether Lu Ning, who had just airborne the rich list, would be shocked as soon as he shot it.

However, it is a pity that Lu Ning had no plans to shoot the previous auctions. He has been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai and chatting quietly with Natalie next to him. Since Lu Ning did not participate, everyone else started to compete. A sabre used by Napoleon, King of France, sold for 3 million euros, which is the highest price on the field.

Don't think that auctions can easily cost hundreds of millions of dollars. These are all false, and a large part of it may be for money laundering.

There are actually not many lots that can really cause competition. Those peerless treasures or top-class paintings are generally in the hands of museums or private collectors, and they are almost never taken out for auction unless the owner of the collection is really exhausted. To the point.

During this time, Lu Ning has never made a shot. There are some fine items in these items. However, Lu Ning's interest in antiques itself is not great. Besides, the collections in his family were originally several times higher than these items. The value of the collection ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Van Gogh's paintings and the like, the Lu family is not without.

Not to mention other things, the brooch of the French Emperor Napoleon, which was not bought for 20 million some time ago, will become a treasure that everyone will buy when it comes to this auction. However, when Lu Ning had it, Isn't it taken out and taken to the LVHM group party.

"Lu, sometimes, I really don't understand. Is it necessary to sell a vase for 2 million euros?" Natalie said without cutting.

"Hehe, the one just now was an international copywriter. He has been pushing the rapid rise of antiques. In this way, the collections in his hands can be doubled and sold." Lu Ning smiled and explained in Natalie's ears. Confused.

"It's no wonder that they are all profit-seeking people."

"No way, gold in troubled times, antiques in flourishing times, Natalie, this is the law. Some people have money. Then, where to spend the money and how to preserve and increase its value, antiques are one of the best choices. "

At this time, the person in charge of the "Sotheby's" auction also looked depressed. Lu Ning's appearance did not seem to be bidding at all. Seeing his calm and relaxed appearance, the auction will be held soon. Halfway through, Lu Ning never raised the bidding sign in his hand.

Could it be that this one came for every special lot?

On the other hand, the group of five from China can be regarded as seeing the people's love for antiques. A vase worth only 500,000 euros in Professor Wu's opinion was literally fired at a price of 2 million euros.

For a while, Professor Wu felt that the money he brought with him was too little.