Half a month later, a special auction was about to begin at Sotheby's Auction House in London. Yang Feng, a translator at the Chinese Embassy in the UK, entrusted Sotheby's Auction House to auction a watch that could be said to represent the pinnacle of today's watchmaking craftsmanship.
This has been jointly identified by several of the most famous watch manufacturers in Switzerland. Whether it is Baoge, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, or Audemars Piguet, they have all admitted that they are not capable of producing the same watch, at least in the short term.
There is no such ability.
This is enough to make the old British pirates flock to it. What’s even more crazy is that there are only nine such watches, because...
"A friend of mine took five years of hard work to make this. He is an avid watch enthusiast, and his lifelong pursuit is to one day reach the pinnacle of watch making. He succeeded.
But unfortunately, tragedy struck at this moment." Yang Feng said as he wiped a tear from the corner of his eye, but unfortunately there were more and more tears.
"Mr. Yang, although it is rude to continue this topic at this time, we all hope to know what caused such a master to fall." The reporter who interviewed him said in an apologetic tone.
"It's very simple. My friend is a Jew, and he lives in Russia. I don't think I need to say more about the rest." Yang Feng choked and said.
Damn it, if I had known that my acting skills were so good, I wouldn't have needed to put pepper water on my handkerchief, this guy thought to himself as he said this.
The reporter immediately understood the fate of this master watchmaker. Russia has been expelling Jews over the years, and there have even been many assassinations. Translator Yang’s friend must have been killed by those barbaric Russians.
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Then Boss Yang described the legendary experience of these ten watches (including the one he kept with him to remember his friend). In this legendary story, he became a
Carton in Dickens's novel A Tale of Two Cities, after learning that his friend's family was in danger, drove his yacht all the way to Russia.
Unfortunately, when he arrived, the gangsters had already begun to attack the Jewish village. He protected his friend and his family as they fled to the seaside. However, in the end, due to the lack of resources, his watchmaker friend and his wife both died in the gangster attack.
Before they died, they gave him ten watches that they had made with their whole life.
While telling the whole story, Boss Yang also implicitly expressed his deep love for his friend's wife.
With this legendary story as the background, this auction has an added solemnity, and because Yang Feng has already explained that only one of these nine watches will be auctioned in the UK, and the other one will be dedicated to Her Majesty the Queen. Of course, it is not dedicated by him.
It was given to Victoria, but Xue Fucheng bought it as the Chinese Minister and presented it as a birthday gift to her.
Since they were acquaintances with the price, Yang Feng could give him a 30% discount on the auction price.
As for the other seven, they will be sold in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Turkey and China. As for why Russia is not included in the sales range, this does not need to be explained.
So the British wealthy people and watch manufacturers who came after hearing the news turned the auction into a party to show off their wealth for this watch. Boss Yang sat aside and listened to the rising bids, with a look on his face.
It's hard to endure a smile.
"Brother Yang, one hundred thousand pounds is enough to buy a cruiser." Huang Zunxian said beside him. After working together for so many days, he knew what kind of thing this guy was and simply scoffed at his story.
"Don't worry, don't worry, it looks like it can go up even more." Yang Feng whispered with the sadness he tried to pretend to be.
"This price is too high. Even if it's 30% off, Mr. Xue won't be able to buy it again." Huang Zunxian said calmly.
"It doesn't matter, I just need a piece to sell in Spain." Yang Feng shrugged and said, even if Xue Fucheng was willing to pay such a price, he wouldn't be willing! You must know that 30% off is a loss of nearly 40,000 pounds!
In the end, this seagull hollow tourbillon was bought by a British Duke for 120,000 pounds, which was almost as much as the cost of the Zhiyuan. Yang Feng couldn't help but sigh that these old British pirates were really rich.
As for the auction of several other watches, he will not attend in person. Boss Yang entrusts them to auction houses in these countries. However, he requires that the auctions must be staggered, once every other month, so as to create more advertising effects. In fact,
In the end, these seven watches were sold for a total of one million pounds. The highest price was in Turkey. They were not auctioned, but were directly bought by the Ottoman Turkish Emperor for two hundred thousand pounds.
Yang Feng, who became rich overnight, immediately revealed his true nature as a prodigal. He first bought a small manor near the river outside London, and then hired a group of housekeepers, servants, coachmen, bodyguards, and even thousands of people.
He carefully chose a blond beauty like Keira Knightley as his tutor, who was responsible for teaching him how to play the piano and paint, and occasionally they would also have sex together and get their hands wet. As for the real purpose, there was no need to explain.
Already.
However, he did not quit his job as a translator at the Chinese Embassy. He was just a little distracted from his job. However, he was still available when needed. He just no longer lived in the embassy. To be honest, Yang Feng felt that if he continued to live in the embassy,
London, maybe I will lose a few years of my life!
At this time, London really lives up to its name as the smog city. Towering chimneys are spewing out billowing soot. The fog is mixed with thick smoke to create a PM2.5 world. At this time, no one in Europe will say anything.
Environmental protection is something people only talk about after they have had enough fun. Now it is a symbol of national strength.
In addition to living a comfortable life, his career is also booming. After successively curing several dying patients who came here because of their reputation, or it can be said that they were used as experimental subjects by doctors, the mysterious oriental holy medicine of Tian Yi Shui has also been
It spread quickly in London, especially when Yang Feng used it to easily cure an incurable disease of an earl. This reputation has turned into gold.
At this point, Xue Fucheng and others also gave him a lot of help. Because he relied more and more on Yang Feng's reputation in the upper class, Old Xue had no choice but to tell him the original lie against his will.
"Yes, Tian Yi Shui is indeed a famous medicine in Chinese legends. However, this thing requires a variety of rare medicinal materials, so it is very difficult to prepare. I have only seen it in some books. I didn't expect to be able to read it now.
It's true." Xue Fucheng, in his capacity as the Chinese minister, bullied the journalists who came to interview him.
"Master Xue, thank you!" After seeing off the reporters, Yang Feng said to Xue Fucheng with a smile on his face.
"Stop making this mess for me in the future. There are many British people in our country. If these reporters check with them and find out in the end that China does not have this kind of drug, it will have a great impact on my reputation. I am the minister, right?"
Businessman." Xue Fucheng said angrily.
"Don't worry! Our Chinese medicine is extensive and profound, how can ghosts like them understand it? Besides, you have told them that this is a legend. It is normal for them not to know. According to legend, we also have elixir of death.
, should they also check to see if it’s true?” Yang Fengjiao said with a smile.
This time he came to ask Xue Fucheng if he still wanted the watch. If he didn't want it, he would really sell it to Spain.
"No, we have already prepared gifts. It doesn't matter if your watch is cheap, but it is impossible to buy it for one hundred thousand pounds." Xue Fucheng said.
Yang Feng had expected this, and he could just put the watch up for auction in Spain. He actually came to Xue Fucheng for another purpose.
"Mr.
Xue Fucheng nodded and looked at him.
"As your translator, I have to come along, right?"
Xue Fucheng nodded again. Although he was more than one translator, Yang Feng was the best choice to attend such an occasion. Sometimes he doubted that the gentle and elegant young man in social situations was different from the one in front of him who reeked of copper.
I wonder if the profiteer is the same person.
"Can I say a few more words while I'm translating?"
Xue Fucheng immediately became vigilant. If he went to the Queen's birthday to promote his products, it would be a big joke.
"No!" Lao Xue said without hesitation.
"Listen to me! First of all, my medicines are amazingly effective. You should admit this, right?" Yang Feng said unhurriedly.
Xue Fucheng admitted this. He had personally seen Yang Feng treat people with water from the sky, which can almost be said to cure the disease.
"So if you recommend me to the British royal family, there are absolutely only advantages and no disadvantages. First of all, as a Chinese, if they don't have no other choice, they will not think of me. That is to say, whenever they use
The disease I went to treat must not be curable by British doctors. If I can cure it at this time, it will definitely be a surprise. If I cannot cure it, it is reasonable, so there is no danger at all." Yang Feng said.
Xue Fucheng thought that this was indeed the case, and Yang Feng's Tianyi Divine Water had an effect that could be said to bring the dead back to life. If it could really cure a member of the British royal family, it would definitely be of great help to Sino-British relations.
The old man's eyes rolled for a while, and he felt that this matter was worth a gamble, and there would be no loss. It was just a matter of finding a name to recommend to Yang Feng. Besides, he did have a strong feeling for Yang Feng's natural life.