With such a grand occasion, not only the local TV stations in Dragon City, but also many media outlets rushed to attend!
However, they arrived on time after the official opening of the exhibition.
Naturally, the wonderful scene before was not captured.
Francis sat under the counter, looking at the appraisal of the treasures of the twenty-four solar terms, his eyes burning.
"Old James, I must capture them. They are treasures of the world and cannot fall into the hands of just one country or one person."
James smiled and said: "The young master is high-spirited and has great ambitions. I admire him."
"Old James! Look quickly, that's..."The Picture of Advice for Women in History"!!"
Suddenly, Francis pointed to the well-preserved silk coloring in front of the counter!
The original work was by Gu Kaizhi, and the existing ones are all copied from the Tang Dynasty, with a total of 12 sections. Due to its age, only 9 sections are now in existence, all of which are in the Sun Never Sets Museum.
It depicts the deeds of female fans. Although it is a copy, its artistic attainments and value are still very high.
It was stolen by a captain of the Bengal Cavalry Regiment 101 years ago when the Jardines Garden was burned down.
But he was just a soldier, so he didn't know the value of the painting. He sold it to the Sun Never Sets Museum for 25 pounds.
Yes, that’s right, only £25!
This set of treasures has been stored in the Sun Never Sets Museum for a long time and has been living abroad.
One can imagine how much energy and time Qin Guanghe spent when he went to talk.
"You once told me that you spent half your life just to promote this conference. I didn't quite understand it at first. I think I understand now that it is worth fighting for for our whole life." Xia Ye said.
Qin Guanghe looked excited, and it could be seen that his eyes were a little red: "As long as they can go home smoothly! I am willing to spend all my money to complete this mission!"
Xia Ye patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, we can do it."
Qin Guanghe turned his head and saw this young man and his determined eyes.
Suddenly, I feel confident!
"Well, we can!"
…
The auction begins immediately.
After all the treasures were appraised in the twenty-four solar terms, all the merchants present took their seats.
They can't wait.
After identification, the value of this batch of cultural relics is very expensive, and there is no trace of adulteration.
A large number of cultural relics came from the empire and were sought after by countless people.
On the contrary, no one cares about the relics of ancient foreign civilizations.
After all, in the eyes of these foreign businessmen, the empire's cultural relics are the most expensive and rare.
Groups of foreign businessmen, led by Francis, gathered together and sat in the front left. They symbolized a force.
It comes from European consortiums, as well as many forces affiliated with cultural relic associations, organizations, institutions, research institutes, schools, etc.
On the other side, there are merchants from the empire.
The wealthy people were sitting together, surrounding the local businessman Xia Ye, the richest man in Dragon City.
A competition is about to begin.
As for more businessmen, they do not belong to either of these two major forces. They are also worth over 100 million and want to get a piece of the pie.
But everyone knows in their hearts that this auction is a duel between Xia Ye and Francis!
It determines the ownership of this batch of cultural relics!
"I would be heartbroken if any cultural relic is snatched away by a European consortium here."
"Even if one item is lost overseas, it is our responsibility!"
"Let's all stick together, we can't let foreigners take away our things!"
Many businessmen still have such thoughts and perceptions.
After all, they were imperial cultural relics that were taken away by people in the previous dynasty and lost overseas for many years.
They are in the hands of foreigners, but they are not allowed to return home.
This kind of anger and frustration represents the modern history of humiliation of the entire empire! !
The host is from Qiankun Group, Qin Guanghe. He came on stage and smiled: "Everyone, a much-anticipated auction is about to begin. I am the host of this auction on behalf of Qiankun Group. In addition to me, there is also the Sun Never Sets Museum. 's deputy director, Jones, and..."
The host introduces them one by one.
The organizer this time, together with the Sun Never Sets Museum and some cultural relics institutions, organized this auction.
"Boy, are you okay?" Lu Yun, Deng Feng and others were sitting behind Xia Ye and couldn't help but come up to ask.
"Master Lu, don't worry!" Xia Ye nodded.
On the other side, Francis and a group of consortium elders looked sideways.
Hong Fenhao sneered: "A group of bumpkins think that if they have a little money, they can be compared with the European conglomerates and nobles. What the heck are they!"
Francis said: "Hong, you can't say that. The Xia opposite, he is very young. I saw fighting spirit in his eyes."
Hong Fenhao immediately put on a flattering expression: "Young Master, they are just strong on the outside and strong on the inside!"
Francis: "Hong, the art of war of the Xia Kingdom says that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. No matter how much you underestimate the opponent, you must use all your strength to deal with it. Otherwise, if you push someone into panic, a dog will jump over the wall."
His Chinese is very average, and he is confused, but he can understand the general meaning.
Hong Fenhao gave a thumbs up: "Young master is wise."
Under the host's announcement, the auction officially began.
The first to take the stage were a dozen foreign treasures.
Toys, tiaras or tiaras of several ancient European kings, inlaid with precious stones.
Under the spotlight, Francis did not take action, but signaled to the consortium around him to let them fight for it.
Several foreign businessmen spent 50 million to acquire these cultural relics, and they were successful.
Hong Fenhao was overjoyed and took the lead in boasting: "How could you have done this auction without the European consortium? With just a few small businessmen, how could they be willing to pay such a high price?!"
After listening to Hong Fenhao's words, the foreign businessmen in the consortium were very proud.
But many businessmen from the mainland frowned and looked solemn.
50000000! Only three treasures were taken.
This is just the beginning.
You know, the value of each of these three treasures is only a few million.
But in the eyes of the consortium, they are very valuable.
Many businessmen in the mainland retreated when they saw this.
There was no way, the European consortium was too powerful, and Francis didn't even take action.
"Treasures worth several million were taken away for ten or twenty million. These guys are not human beings!"
"Is the consortium so powerful? Can it have such a strong capital pool?"
"Aren't they going to do some strategy? The first three items are so crazy, how can they fight for the remaining treasures?"
"Don't forget, Francis hasn't taken action yet."
Everyone was talking and clicking their tongues.
But when I turned around, I saw the mainland merchants, especially Xia Ye, who was sitting in the center, one seat in front of Twenty-Four Solar Terms.
He looked calm, crossed his legs, played with a coin, and smiled.
Those sitting next to Xia Ye, especially the wealthy locals in Longcheng, formed a large group with him as the leader.
When the merchants saw Xia Ye being so calm, they all calmed down, and each of them imitated Xia Ye's example, with indifferent expressions and unmoved expressions.
