"Should Peng Fei go to the Frey family to cause trouble?"
This idea suddenly came to Zhuang Rui's mind, but he was interrupted immediately. No matter how talented Peng Fei was, he was still not 007. If he really caused big trouble, he might cause an international dispute.
Huangfu Yun didn't know what Zhuang Rui was paying attention to. When he saw Zhuang Rui thinking silently, he immediately said: "Brother Zhuang, in fact, these things are caused by people in the country..."
In fact, the biggest culprit for the loss of cultural relics in China is the Chinese themselves. There are no less than 50 rich people in the country, and the purchase funds for their collections exceed hundreds of millions of yuan. The main source of the collections is overseas.
Auction venue.
Huangfu Yun once made a statistics: more than 85% of the collections purchased by these wealthy people from foreign auction houses are official kiln porcelain from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, with the majority being Qing dynasty official kiln porcelain.
According to Huangfu Yun, these official kiln porcelains from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, which cost millions or tens of millions of yuan each, are just items that have been speculated by major international auction houses in recent years, and they are not considered "national treasures" at all.
"Exquisite cultural relics.
Zhuang Rui nodded and said: "I know this. Some bronzes and national treasure-level cultural relics are not allowed to be auctioned in the country. Many people smuggle them abroad. In fact, most of the people who buy them are some wealthy people in the country.
Some people simply buy items directly from those tomb robbers..."
"Hey, how do you know so clearly?" Huangfu Yun asked a little strangely.
"Nonsense, have you forgotten that I will soon be a graduate student of Professor Meng..."
Zhuang Rui glanced at Huangfu Yun angrily. He almost lost his life because of those tomb robbers. Can you be clear?
When Zhuang Rui later came into contact with Professor Meng, he heard Professor Meng talk many times about the problems faced by the antique world and the archaeological world, which is the inability to solve the "three thieves" problem.
The so-called "three thieves" refer to the three categories of people who rob, loot and steal cultural relics, plus smugglers, sellers and counterfeiters of the black cultural relics industry chain, with nearly one million employees.
From the 1980s to the present, most of the cultural relics lost in China came from ancient tombs, cellars and underwater. They have extremely high historical value. As for how many there are, even if
It is difficult for the country’s most authoritative departments to have accurate answers.
Zhuang Rui heard Uncle De mention that Uncle De knew a big businessman from Zhejiang. In his private museum, there were more than 3,000 pieces of ancient porcelain, ancient bronzes, and jades. Almost all of them were unearthed artifacts, and more than half of these artifacts
They are all brought back from overseas auctions.
These China's wealthy class are lacking in their cultural heritage. Some of them are coal bosses in Shanxi and the earliest batch of corrupt men in old Beijing. Many of them even started their business by selling tea eggs at stalls.
From an entrepreneurial perspective, they are commendable, but entering the field of collecting has muddied the waters even more.
These people just regard art as an investment. It is a new investment style, which is the same as stock and real estate speculation. For example, the prices of items from the official kilns of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties are sky-high, especially the blue and white flowers of the Yuan Dynasty. It is said that only 300 of them exist in the world.
Pieces, things are rare and expensive, and the price goes up instantly.
However, the claim that there are 300 Yuan blue and white flowers in existence is ridiculous. Has anyone really studied it? On what basis did they come to this conclusion? According to Professor Meng’s analysis: This is actually Western capital, auction companies and Chinese blind theorists.
Concocted.
Only Professor Meng knows that the number of Yuan blue and white flowers in the homes of some big businessmen in China has exceeded 300. Of course, there may be many fakes in them, but it is undeniable that the figure of 300 given by foreign countries is seriously true.
So accurate?
In addition, since the 1990s, there have been auctions of Qianlong's Imperial Seal at international auctions. According to media reports, dozens of auctions have been completed. However, according to Professor Meng's extremely professional and accurate research, Qianlong's Imperial Seal has not been auctioned.
There are more than 10 pieces. Could it be that the extra jade seals were forged underground by Qianlong?
"Forget it, we can't control these things. Let's wait until we have the chance to rob Japan, the United States, Britain, Germany, Italy, and Austria..."
Thinking of these things, Zhuang Rui felt bored. These foreign auction houses took advantage of the patriotism of the Chinese people and constantly appeared some so-called national treasures, just to let the Chinese people spend big money to buy them back. It is understandable in terms of commercial interests, but the huge
It hurt the feelings of the people.
"Okay, I have applied for a license plate for you at the auction the day after tomorrow. If you want to go, you can go and have a look. As long as you don't make any move, it will be fine. I will contact buyers from China in the next two days, hoping to convince them.
…”
Huangfu Yun was also helpless, but this time he succeeded in taking the two samurai swords he had obtained from China as the items to be auctioned after this special auction.
The auction house's appraiser concluded that it was a Japanese samurai sword from the 15th century. The starting price for the two swords together was US$100,000. As long as they could be sold, Huangfu Yun's money spent in the country would be reimbursed.
, you can even make a fortune.
Nowadays, collectors in the international sword market are basically from Europe, America and Japan. Huangfu Yun has always been pleased to be able to impress these grandchildren with "Made in China".
Nowadays, the auction market is flooded with a large number of fakes. Even if they are identified by buyers after being photographed, it doesn’t matter what happened to Huangfu Yun. After all, they were identified by the auction house. Whoever buys them will be unlucky anyway.
"Zhuang Rui, don't be angry. It doesn't matter what happens to you. When we have money in the future, let's buy all these things..."
Qin Xuanbing saw that Zhuang Rui was still a little depressed after Huangfu Yun left, so she couldn't help but hugged Zhuang Rui and comforted him.
"It's not that I'm angry, I'm just worried. Forget it, let's not talk about these things. Peng Fei and the others are coming soon. Let's have a meal together in the evening and go out to play tomorrow. You have to be a good guide..."
Zhuang Rui shook his head and got rid of all the unhappy things in his mind. It was his first time to accompany Qin Xuanbing to a foreign country, so he should have a good time. There was no need for his life to be affected by what the prodigal old lady caused more than a hundred years ago.
mood.
As soon as Zhuang Rui finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Zhuang Rui opened the door and saw that it was Peng Fei and the others. Zhuang Rui waved his hand and said, "Let's go, the boss is in a bad mood today. I'll treat you to a big dinner."
go!"
He always treats guests when he is in a good mood. Zhuang Rui's habit is very strange. The people outside the door looked at each other in confusion.
"What are you doing standing still? Let's go, you can have free time tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and go to London the day after tomorrow..."
Zhuang Rui comforted the white lion who followed him and drove it back to the room. After closing the door, he changed the room status to Do Not Disturb. Don't worry about going out for a meal by yourself. It will be published in the Paris newspapers tomorrow.
Here comes the news of a surprise lion sighting in a five-star hotel.
This French meal was eaten at the hotel where Zhuang Rui stayed. It was really not cheap. The appetizer was smoked silver carp, oysters or bread, followed by a thick soup made from a variety of food ingredients.
Then there are fish, jelly, appetizers, barbecue, salads and desserts.
Zhuang Rui also tasted the legendary golden snails and foie gras, but they were not as delicious as the mutton skewers on Wangfujing Street in Beijing at night.
However, this thing is the most expensive. When I checked out after eating, it cost Zhuang Rui more than 1,600 euros. Zhuang Rui simply swiped his card for 2,000 euros, paid the tip with the euros he brought with him, and packed some food to take with him.
To the white lion.
The weather in Paris cleared up the next day. Zhuang Rui and Qin Xuanbing left the hotel early in the morning and went to the Eiffel Tower. This hollow structure iron tower was built in 1889 and is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is a technological innovation in the history of world architecture.
A masterpiece, it is also an important attraction and prominent symbol of France and Paris.
Standing under the base of the tower and looking up at the tower as tall as the sky, people seem so small. Zhuang Rui had seen a scaled-down model of the Eiffel Tower at Shenzhen Window before. At that time, he didn't feel much, but now
Facing this miraculous building, Zhuang Rui could only sigh at the power and imagination of human beings.
In the Champ de Mars Square in front of the Iron Tower, there are green spaces and countless fountains. Couples from all over the world are playing here. Qin Xuanbing also took off her usual cool appearance and kept pulling Zhuang Rui.
of the image.
It’s just that Zhuang Rui looked at it for a long time, shaking his head, but he didn’t see any domestic newspapers saying that there was any unethical behavior in the open air here. Maybe it was because the weather was too cold?
Qin Xuanbing was very familiar with the landscape of Paris. After leaving the Champ de Mars, she took Zhuang Rui to Notre Dame Cathedral.
This Gothic church, full of poetic charm in the works of Victor Hugo, is one of the most splendid buildings in history. The sculptures and paintings on the altar, cloisters, doors and windows, etc., as well as the 13 treasures hidden in the church
~ Famous for the large number of art treasures from the 17th century.
Walking into the church, Zhuang Rui was greatly shocked by the 33-meter-wide dome and the 24-meter-high long pillars leading straight to the roof. The interior of the church was extremely simple, rigorous and solemn, with almost no decoration.
The tens of meters high vault is dim and twinkling in the dim light, and coupled with religious reverie, it seems that the top is heaven.
The third floor of Notre Dame, which is also the topmost place, is the bell tower written by Victor Hugo. From the bell tower, you can overlook the picturesque scenery of Paris and enjoy the scenery on the Seine River. Sightseeing boats carrying tourists shuttle between them.
seine river.
It is said that Hugo once found a Greek word carved on the wall in a dark corner of the north bell tower of Notre Dame de Paris: destiny. This word inspired him, and "Notre Dame de Paris" was as immortal as this church.
