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Chapter 1,297 Returning with a Full Load
"Captain Clyde, prepare to return tomorrow!"
After a day's work, Zhuang Rui stood on the deck, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun. His whole figure seemed to be shrouded in a halo, making him look unusually mysterious.
In fact, in the eyes of the crew and sailors on the ship, Zhuang Rui is not only mysterious, but it is not an exaggeration to call it magical. The salvage that originally seemed hopeless has gained a lot under Zhuang Rui's guidance.
rich.
When they first came to this sea area, no one, including Captain Clyde, was optimistic about this salvage. After all, they all knew what happened in this sea area. With so many bombs dropped, the bottom of the sea had not yet been destroyed.
Turn the sky upside down?
But when the boxes and boxes of gold surfaced along with the sand on the seabed, Zhuang Rui could still remember the shocked expression on the bearded captain's face, as if he had seen a ghost.
However, after more than half a month of salvage, except for a small amount of gold buried deep in the seabed, all the remaining gold in this area and some utensils on the sunken ship had been salvaged by Zhuang Rui, and he never stayed there again.
It's necessary.
"Boss, why don't you screen it again? What if there is some gold left over?"
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Captain Clyde was obviously stunned. Although he didn't know the price of antiques, he knew gold. The gold produced in the past half month was worth at least two billion.
More than US$1, not to mention the exquisite utensils used by people in the Middle Ages.
You know, there are countless people staring at the "Xuan Rui" they are on every day with red eyes. Every day, there are many old acquaintances of Clyde in Europe who are making side comments.
Knocking to find out the news.
Since the news of Zhuang Rui salvaging sunken treasures in the sea monster area came out, for more than half a month, the sea area has been filled with salvage ships from various countries. Even some diving enthusiasts on the cruise ship have whimsically wanted to share a piece of it.
soup.
Even General Lascaux sent a military salvage ship to wander around this sea area in the name of collecting monster corpses. In fact, the purpose was also to collect these treasures on the seabed.
However, deep-sea salvage requires a lot of preparation work. Those hurried salvage ships are far inferior to the "Xuan Rui" in terms of equipment and survey methods.
Seeing boxes of gold being fished out by Zhuang Rui every day, these gold diggers can only stare at them. As for those diving enthusiasts, it is even more unreliable. Do they think they are "people from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean"?
Is it possible to get down to the thousand-meter-deep sea just by diving?
However, Zhuang Rui's "Xuan Rui" can salvage gold, which shows that there is indeed gold on this seabed, so more and more salvage ships and gold diggers are gathering. Some people even gave this batch of gold a name, called
"Sea Monster's Treasure".
"Haha, we eat meat, but we also have to leave a bowl of soup for others to drink..."
Zhuang Rui laughed loudly when he heard this. There was indeed a small amount of gold in the mud twenty or thirty meters down from the seabed, but compared to the cost of salvaging it, I'm afraid there would be little profit even if it was fished out.
Within a few miles around this seabed, there are also some treasures that have been rolled and scattered by monsters, but most of the boxes containing gold are broken. If you want to salvage them, it is really like looking for a needle in a haystack.
So Zhuang Rui didn't care at all about the arrival of these salvage ships. The endless treasures in the ocean were destined to be obtained by him alone.
It's just that the bearded captain didn't understand this. After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, he hesitated and said: "Boss, didn't you teach me? No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Why leave it to these people?"
Although Clyde knew that the gold salvaged would not have much to do with him and he would only get a bonus at most, but the thrill of treasure hunting and the feeling of being complimented by other captains every day made the bearded captain flutter.
I'm so excited that I don't want this salvage to end so soon.
"Okay, my captain, there are endless treasures in this ocean, why bother with this? There will be many opportunities in the future..."
Zhuang Rui knew what Clyde was thinking. The old man was so suppressed by him that he was unwilling to go back after going to sea. But Zhuang Rui didn't have the time to spend time here. His "Golden City" in Beijing is now in full swing.
Waiting for the rice to be cooked.
Zhuang Rui is the boss. Although Clyde was a little reluctant, he nodded and said: "Okay, boss, as you wish, we will return tomorrow..."
When many treasure hunters in this sea area saw that the "Xuan Rui" that occupied the gold treasure land had finally left, they couldn't help but celebrate. One by one, they couldn't wait to come to the coordinate point in front of the Xuan Rui and start shopping for a box full of gold.
Sweet dreams.
However, the reality is cruel. After those treasure hunters spent a huge amount of manpower and material resources, and only found scattered gold from the mud on the seabed, which was worth less than the cost of fuel and labor, they were so angry that they almost vomited blood.
The treasure craze that followed the sea monster lasted for nearly half a year, and the shipowners who almost pawned off their underwear gradually disappeared in this sea area. Of course, this is all a story later.
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"Mr. Zhuang, congratulations on getting rich..."
"Mr. Qian, you are the one who has really made a fortune. We are also old friends. Can't your commission be any smaller?"
In the hall of the Beijing Auction House, Zhuang Rui was chatting with Mr. Qian, while Peng Fei was sitting next to him with a bored look on his face, watching the company white-collar workers coming in and out.
Today, Zhuang Rui is wearing a traditional red Tang suit. Although this kind of clothes is mostly worn by the elderly, in Zhuang Rui's body, it makes his temperament appear more elegant.
It has been several months since I came back from Europe. The Chinese New Year has just been celebrated a few days ago. The whole capital is still filled with New Year celebrations. In the hall of the auction house, red lanterns are hung everywhere.
Because the amount of gold recovered from the seabed was too huge, Zhuang Rui sold it directly to the state. Therefore, although the outside world is speculating on Zhuang Rui's income from this salvage, they have not been able to come up with a detailed figure.
Of course, the country did not treat Zhuang Rui badly. Although the money paid to him was a little lower than the international gold price, it gave Zhuang Rui a lot of compensation elsewhere, but everyone was happy.
The gold was disposed of, but Zhuang Rui still retained a large amount of antique art from South America and Europe during the Middle Ages. Those exquisite gold and silverware all represented the most prosperous hand-making skills in Europe at that time.
Originally, according to Huangfu Yun's wish, these utensils were kept and a European exhibition hall could be opened when the museum was expanded in the future. However, Zhuang Rui thought about it and decided to sell them all except a few exquisite pieces.
First of all, the Dingguang Museum currently has no space to expand. There used to be some empty exhibition halls. In recent years, they have been filled with various rich collections. You can't put these things in the golden city that has not yet been built.
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Secondly, these objects may be precious in the eyes of others, but in Zhuang Rui's eyes, they are readily available.
There is nothing else in the ocean. There are as many things as there are of these European medieval things. There are also many items belonging to the royal families of various countries. If he wants to build a European exhibition hall in the future, Zhuang Rui will only have to make a hard trip and go to sea again.
So after processing the gold, Zhuang Rui chose to join forces with Mr. Qian's Beijing Auction House to hold a special auction of European medieval art after the year.
All walks of life in China are paying more attention to this auction, because foreign auctions have always held China-specific auctions, and now it is the other way around. This is the first time in China.
Moreover, most of the people participating in the auction are foreign collectors. After all, foreign art collection is still a niche in China, and not many people know it.
"Mr. Zhuang, your golden city is really built with gold. What is my commission? It is not as thick as a hair on your body..."
Besides, the commission I want is really not high, four percent, all in Beijing... no, ask around the country, is there anyone lower than me?"
Relying on the relationship he had with Zhuang Rui in his early years, Mr. Qian successfully won this very symbolic auction. Although he complained about Zhuang Rui in his mouth, he smiled brightly and wanted to hold Zhuang Rui and kiss him.
A few mouthfuls.
You must know that today's world's auction houses are all controlled by foreign auction giants. Almost all important auctions are from just a few, and domestic auction houses simply cannot compete with them.
Now the Beijing Auction House can hold an auction with international influence, and all the auction items are foreign works of art. This kind of influence cannot be bought with money.
This means that Zhuang Rui is a kind person and has a good relationship with money. Otherwise, he would not pay a penny. There are many domestic auction companies rushing to help him hold this special auction.
"Come on, old Qian, don't accompany me, go greet the guests..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and waved his hand. After selling the gold, he had almost no financial pressure anymore. The reason for holding this auction was just to rectify the name of the domestic auction house.
It’s not just foreigners who hold China-specific auctions. China can also auction foreign works of art, and they are all treasures.
"Okay, Brother Zhuang, I'll go over first. Just take a look, today's auction will definitely be hot!" After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Mr. Qian confessed his crime and went to the auction site to get busy.
Mr. Qian hadn't really boasted yet. Under his personal auspices, the auction was extremely popular from the very beginning.
Zhuang Rui brought out more than a thousand handicrafts from South America and Europe. During the three-day auction, not one of them failed to sell. The final auction total reached 800 million yuan.
Of course, this is also related to the objects themselves. Most of these vessels are exquisite works of art that Spain looted from South America at that time. They are currently the most highly regarded handicrafts in international auctions.