Old Hans' proposal really moved Zhu Yu's heart.
So he and Hans discussed the time, took Ran Jie and Qin Fei, and went to Hans's house, ignoring Cao Dalong's "resentful" look.
Hans's home is a duplex in a high-rise building in New York. Zhu Yu looked over and felt that the area was more than two hundred square meters.
After ringing the doorbell, Hans looked through the peephole first, then opened the door and let Zhu Yu and the others in with smiles on his face.
"Mr. Zhu, what would you like to drink?" Hans said enthusiastically.
"No, let's show us things first." Zhu Yu glanced at Hans' room and couldn't help but feel excited!
This Hans really has something good, hidden deep inside!
Seeing that Zhu Yu was anxious, Hans didn't give in and signaled Ran Jie and Qin Fei to stay. He took Zhu Yu to his collection room.
A black servant came over to pour coffee for Ran Jie and Qin Fei.
There were not only Hans and the black servant in the room, but also a woman in camouflage uniform sitting over the restaurant, looking at something unknown.
Only the side of the woman's face was exposed. She looked very beautiful, almost in her twenties, and looked a bit like an Eastern European Caucasian. Her hair was tied up, revealing her snow-white neck.
Zhu Yu just glanced at it. He saw that the woman was carrying a gun, and thought that she might be Hans' bodyguard.
This old man is quite playful!
Hans didn't know what Zhu Yu thought of him. He led Zhu Yu to a locked door, took out the key and said:
"I collected a lot of good things in the early years, but I sold most of them for this treasure hunt."
It can be seen that Hans is also somewhat reluctant to part with the collections he sold.
When the door opened, Zhu Yu suddenly discovered that the room had constant temperature and humidity, and there were three rows of shelves inside, each row of shelves divided into three layers.
But now many places on the shelves were empty, and it was obvious that, as Hans said, the money had been exchanged.
Zhu Yu went in and took a look, and found that there were a few good Chinese antiques left inside.
"Mr. Zhu, what do you think of this blue and white porcelain vase? Experts have identified it and it is from your Yuan Dynasty, which is the most popular era of blue and white porcelain."
Hans pointed to a blue and white plum vase and introduced it to Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu shook his head, his target was obviously not this thing.
Although this blue and white is expensive, it is obviously made through speculation. Just wait until the big wave recedes.
"So, how about these two enamel six-sided vases? It is said that they were officially made during the period of your ancient Chinese emperor named Qianlong. They are very exquisite and very rare!"
Hans introduced it enthusiastically, and he did introduce some relatively valuable things.
But looking at the gaudy color, Zhu Yu still couldn't get the beauty of this thing.
Seeing Zhu Yu shaking his head, Hans was not discouraged and continued to introduce:
"How about this porcelain bowl from your ancient period called the Ming Dynasty? No? Then you should like this one. This is a very old bronze, very rare..."
Hans was referring to a component of a small chime.
Zhu Yu still shook his head.
Hans introduced a few more things, and finally said regretfully:
"Zhu, you have already seen all the collections related to China in my collection room. Don't you like any of them?"
Zhu Yu smiled and said:
"Mr. Hans, I don't think you only have these things, right? After so many years of collecting, you must have other things that you haven't taken out. What I hope to see is your sincerity!"
Hans said seriously:
"Zhu, I asked someone to appraise these things, and they are definitely valuable. As for other things, of course I have them too.
But some of those things have not been authenticated, so I cannot guarantee their authenticity. And most of them have no origin, or the origin cannot be said, and are not valuable. I don’t think you can appreciate them. "
"Let's see and then talk." Zhu Yu was noncommittal.
Hans asked Zhu Yu for help, so he naturally had no objection.
The two people exited the door. After Hans locked the door, he took Zhu Yu to another room.
This room is more casual. Although it is locked, the door is obviously not anti-theft. When it is opened, there is no constant temperature and humidity equipment inside, and a musty smell comes out.
There are also a few shelves here, but the things on the shelves are arranged very casually. Although it is not a mess, some things have not been processed. To use a jargon, the things brought out of the pit are just thrown here.
Those weird smells mixed together, it was indescribably unpleasant.
Hans also waited for the smell to dissipate before taking Zhu Yu in. After entering, he immediately opened the window.
Qin Fei asked Ran Jie quietly:
"Isn't the boss optimistic?"
Ran Jie was not worried at all:
"Don't worry so much, the boss has his own decision."
After following Zhu Yu for so long, Ran Jie has basically never seen Zhu Yu fail.
Naturally, he and Jason also talked about Zhu Yu's experience. A Chinese man came to the United States alone, killed people, engaged in gun battles, and single-handedly conquered such a world, which was enough for him to admire.
Qin Fei stopped talking, but his peripheral vision was always on that beautiful woman.
He seemed to smell the same kind of scent.
Zhu Yu glanced at it and his heart beat loudly.
"If you want to choose, pick five things to take away. But if you find a treasure, your share will be reduced."
"Five items?" Zhu Yu stepped forward and grabbed a rusty iron sword and said, "With such things, not to mention five items, but ten items can make up for one percent of the treasure?"
The iron sword had rusted into rust pimples, and Hans smiled awkwardly when he saw it.
It is true that he is a collector, but he is not the kind who does archeology firsthand.
The things that came into his hands were basically appraised and processed, just like the things in the previous collection room.
For example, the iron lump on Zhu Yu's hand was obviously an antique, but before cleaning it, he didn't know its value. Hans didn't know whether it was worn by celebrities, whether it had words on it, whether it was passed down, etc.
"These things were mortgaged to me by one of my trading partners who went bankrupt due to insufficient funds and poor turnover. Some of these things were collected by him, and some were sold to him by others.
Mr. Zhu, let me tell you the truth, I don’t know the value of these things. I don't even think these things are worth much.
Therefore, I advise you to choose a few things from my collection just now. I make the decision, you can choose three things, how about it? "
Zhu Yu understood immediately after hearing what Hans said.
I don't know if Old Hans is honest in his heart and really wants Zhu Yu to help him hunt for treasure, or if he has bet all his treasure on this treasure hunt for the last time, so he no longer cares about these things.
Zhu Yu thought for a while and said:
"I want all of these things. As for finding treasures, I will do my best. I only need 30% of what I find. How about that?"
Hans didn't expect that Zhu Yu would make such a suggestion!
He thought about Zhu Yu's experience he had investigated and shook his head.
At first, he thought Zhu Yu could see that he had something good here.
But Zhu Yu had never been exposed to archeology or collection, either through family inheritance or later experience.
Even though I made some money by bidding on containers at the port, I unearthed a lot of treasures later in the treasure hunt.
But this does not prove that he knows how to identify cultural relics.
So, is he really helping himself, or is he just a gambler?
But no matter what, Hans calculated in his mind that this actually far exceeded his psychological expectations!
In Hans' opinion, any two things in the collection room next door are worth more than everything here!
After all, he was trying to get these things back from his trading partners with the intention of losing as little as possible.
The total price his friends discounted for these things was only one million dollars.
Even so, Hans knew that his friend's price was inflated.
In this way, you can get back 20% of the treasure?
Make a lot of money!
Hans glanced at Zhu Yu again and found that his eyes were burning with fire. He was a gambler!
"Deal!" Hans suddenly said, "In that case, let's sign an agreement?"
"Okay, as you wish." Although Zhu Yu was a little reluctant to give up, at this time, he had to stay calm!
Therefore, Zhu Yu took the lead and walked out of the house without any nostalgia. On the contrary, it dispelled Hans's last suspicion.
The agreement templates were all prepared. Modify the clauses inside and print them out in duplicate. Zhu Yu read them carefully and then signed them.
Hans also signed and handed one copy to Zhu Yu and said:
"Mr. Zhu, happy cooperation!"
“Happy to work with!”
Hans put away the agreement and said to Zhu Yu:
"It's confirmed, now let me introduce you to a teammate."
He turned to the beautiful woman in camouflage military uniform and said:
"Mira, come here."
The girl stood up and walked over.
He is at least 1.75 meters tall, with a model figure and a stern face, very beautiful.
"This is Mira, the translator and bodyguard I hired."
Hans introduced Mira and said to her:
"This is the newly rising star of treasure hunting in New York, Zhu Yu from China. Once we set off, we will all be teammates, so you should get familiar with it."
Zhu Yu smiled at Mira and nodded:
"Hello."
Mira reluctantly nodded to show that she understood, then turned around and left.
Hans was a little embarrassed and explained in a low voice:
"Because of the current international situation, she treats you China...you know."
Zhu Yu suddenly realized.
understand.
"Besides you, me and her, is there anyone else?" Zhu Yu asked.
"I asked a team of mercenaries to protect us." Hans said, "As you know, there are primitive tribes there, and there are various possible or unpredictable dangers, so we have to be careful."
"My two friends will also follow me." Zhu Yu pointed at Ran Jie and Qin Fei.
Hans looked troubled.
Zhu Yu added:
"I will bear the expenses incurred by the two of them."
Hans's face looked better now.
Zhu Yu explained again;
"It's not that I want to be meddlesome. The main reason is that I have only been here for half a year and have experienced several assassinations and sneak attacks. I think safety is more important."
When he said this, Hans understood.
Besides, he didn't have to pay any extra fees, so he didn't say anything more.
Seeing that Hans was fine, Zhu Yu said to Ran Jie and Qin Fei:
"Come, let's pack my things."
Hans found some empty boxes, and Zhu Yu took them from the collection room - the collection room is more like a storage room for miscellaneous goods. Then Ran Jie and Qin Fei placed the clothes.
Everything was wrapped in foam and carefully placed in the box.
Seeing how careful they were, Hans couldn't help but remind them:
"These things are basically commercial goods and are not that expensive. You don't have to be so careful."
However, Ran Jie and Qin Fei obviously had no intention of listening to Hans, and they still placed their things carefully.
This shows the difference between elites and ordinary people.
The two people were able to choose a place to put the things they got almost instantly. These things were large and small, and had different shapes, but it didn't seem that difficult to place them.
Even after finishing the decoration, Zhu Yu found that the decorations still fit perfectly, which was a bit magical!
Seeing Zhu Yu's doubts, Ran Jie smiled:
"In the army, everything must be standardized and neat, so you get used to it."
Oh oh oh, no wonder!
The next step is to move things down. Hans wanted to help, Zhu Yu said with a smile:
"No need." The three of them moved all eight boxes out together, then put them into the elevator one by one, said goodbye to Hans, and left the building.
When they arrived at the underground garage, Ran Jie couldn't help but ask a question:
"Boss, is there anything good in this?"
"Yes." Zhu Yu's long-suppressed excitement finally burst out!
Ran Jie did not continue to ask, but looking at Zhu Yu's excited expression, he knew that what was inside was definitely not simple!
Zhu Yu instructed seven of the boxes to be put into the trunk of the big SUV, while Zhu Yu sat in the back seat holding a small box, leaving the driving to Ran Jie.
Qin Fei sat in the co-pilot and looked at Ran Jie with some confusion.
Zhu Yu, who sat in the back seat, carefully opened the box again and took out the contents.
"Don't think about it. Even if the things inside are not national treasures, they are almost enough!"
Ran Jie told Qin Fei in a low voice:
"Do you know? The last time the boss was so careful in exchange for it, it was a national treasure! The one that can make the boss give up such a big benefit is about this level!"
Qin Fei obviously heard what Zhu Yu said. Hans also joked that Zhu Yu might regret giving 50% to 30%.
How much is 20%?
Ran Jie saw Qin Fei's doubts and whispered while driving:
"Do you know? The last time a wealthy foreigner asked his boss to come out, the national treasure was exchanged for 30% of the treasure hunting income. And the 30% of the treasure is basically more than 10 million US dollars."
After that, Ran Jie felt that he had said too much, so he stopped talking. Qin Fei asked again, but received no reply, so he stopped asking.
Zhu Yu no longer cared about the two people in front of him.
He opened the small box and saw the things wrapped randomly inside. He carefully peeled off the outer layer of cloth, revealing the painted cover inside - it was a booklet.
However, in Zhu Yu's mind, this is a national treasure book!
