Chapter 131: The villain first, then the gentleman
Ju An said: "No matter who the old man is, I just show him the bamboo slips. After reading it, we two brothers will leave. If you feel you don't want to see me, just don't see him. Your old man didn't send anyone to the United States to monitor him."
You, how do you know you didn’t go to see them?"
Wang Fan touched his head and said: "Damn! That's right, why didn't I think of this! Then I will send you to the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art tomorrow, but you got away from me. I am really afraid of this old man."
Next, the two brothers made some side dishes, drank small beers, and felt carefree. Wang Fan also forgot about the old man who had always forced him to write.
Early the next morning, Ju An received a call from Xu Dong, who asked if Ju An could come over early. The old man had woken up early. Ju An looked at his watch and saw that it was already past eight o'clock, so he followed
Xu Dong said he would arrive in an hour, so he knocked on Wang Fan's door, shouted to him to get up, and then sent him there.
When Ju An got dressed and waited for Wang Fan to come out, damn! This guy was wearing big sunglasses and a short jacket with a stand-up collar, he looked like a spy.
Ju An couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Why don't you send me there. I'll take a taxi there myself. Looking at your appearance, I'm afraid the New York City police will stop me on the way and send me to the police station."
"Now I know a lot of prostitutes in New York. As soon as I entered the station, people asked me from time to time, "I'm here to wait for Cora again. We've gotten to know each other well, and we're not breaking the law. What trouble can we get into?"
I just want to send you there, take another look, and then turn around and leave. I'm afraid of being discovered," Wang Fan said.
Ju An shook his head, put the backpack Wang Fan helped find last night on his back, and followed Wang Fan downstairs.
When he arrived at the entrance of the museum, Ju An got out of the car and made a phone call. After it rang, he heard a voice not far away: "Xiao Ju!" Following the direction of the voice, he saw a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.
The man was waving his hands towards Ju An, and then he heard Wang Fan quickly start the car and fled.
Ju An walked up and took a look. Sure enough, he had a Chinese character face and a birthmark on his neck. No wonder Wang Fan ran so fast. He walked up and shook hands with Xu Dong, and then Xu Dong took Ju An into the museum.
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Xu Dong walked with Ju An for a while and then arrived at a door. When he opened the door, Ju An saw seven or eight old men discussing something around the table. There was an old Chinese man in the middle. He was easy to recognize and the rest were all
They were foreigners, all of them had at least gray hair, and they were looking at a few pieces of paper in their hands.
Hearing the sound of the door, several old men raised their heads at the same time. Seeing Xu Dong leading him in, the Chinese old man asked with a smile: "This is Xiao Ju, right? My name is Liang Guangzhi. I'll trouble you this time."
After speaking, Ju An stretched out his hand and quickly held the old man's hand and said: "Don't dare, don't dare. It is your blessing to be able to listen to the teachings of the old man. I will not be a trouble to you."
Then the old man introduced Ju An to several other old men. When Ju An heard it, he didn't forget it. It was either this professor or that professor. Anyway, there was no one who didn't teach. Xu Dong sent Ju An in and then
I left the house and closed the door behind me,
After the introduction, Mr. Liang Guangzhi asked Ju An to take out the bamboo slips he brought and put them on the table. Several old men opened them and started to read them, and then discussed from time to time. After discussing for a while, they started to argue.
, and then had another big quarrel.
Ju An was sitting on the sofa next to him and was confused. He thought to himself, this guy is really in trouble. He is a pure-blood descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties. He listened to a bunch of old men talking about their ancestors. He didn't understand what they were talking about for a long time.
Moreover, several foreign old men still use Chinese, with correct Chinese accents. One of the foreign old men also has a soft southern accent. This uncle makes me feel so embarrassed.
Just when he was thinking about whether to sing Black Panther's song "Shameless", Mr. Liang asked: "By the way, Xiaoju, we can't get any results from our argument. We are thinking of doing a carbon 14 test. What do you think?"
Sample".
Ju An then asked, "Will it be damaged by me?"
Mr. Liang smiled and replied: "No, just take some spots on the bamboo slips and do the noon test. It won't cost much."
"Then please pay attention and find a film without words to test it," Ju An replied.
After hearing what Ju An said, a group of old men laughed in unison. Mr. Liang also laughed and said: "No problem, let's find a test without words."
At this moment, Ju An nodded, and then he saw an old man sitting in front of the table stand up, walked to the side and dialed a phone. After a while, a young man came in with a tool and asked Ju An
He scratched the bamboo slips a few times and went out.
Then a group of old men began to discuss around the bamboo slips again, and from time to time they picked up the pens in their hands and started writing the words on them.
Ju An was bored for a while. He sat next to him and thought that it would be nice if he brought a doctor or something. These old professors just turned him aside and didn't even prepare one for him to chat with. They just left him to sit there.
It was so rude. I had to sit on the sofa and lick my nails, humming a little song softly in my heart, and then started to think about interesting things that happened to these guys like Teddy's fat face and Wu Song.
Time, I fell asleep on the sofa after thinking about it.
I don't know how long it took, but I heard someone calling his name. Ju An immediately woke up. Then he saw Mr. Liang next to him, shaking himself. He felt a little wet at the corner of his mouth. Ju An wiped it.
Wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth, he sat up.
He said to Mr. Liang: "You have finished the discussion."
Mr. Liang said excitedly: "I'm sorry, we old guys forgot about other things while talking. By the way, the test of carbon 14 came out. It is indeed from the late Spring and Autumn Period. I didn't expect it to be true. This is a
National treasure, a real national treasure, by the way, we were wondering if you could leave it here for a few days so that we can study it carefully, some things are still unclear."
As soon as he heard about the national treasure, Ju An shuddered and couldn't help but think about what the old man wanted to say. Ju An thought for a moment and said: "Wait a minute, I will ask my friend and see what his suggestions are. I will use these things in the future."
I’m going to put it there for them to keep.”
Mr. Liang nodded and said: "Yes, let it stay for two more days. I will call a few old people in China today. This discovery is important."
Ju An walked outside the door and dialed Mike's phone. After a few rings, he heard Mike's voice: "Hello An, why did you remember to call me today? Have you come to New York again?"
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"Yes, I am at the Metropolitan Museum. I have a few bamboo slips that have been appraised and will be kept at your place. If they want to keep them for a few more days, I will ask you," Ju An said.
"Bamboo slips? What is this?" Mike asked in confusion.
Ju An had no choice but to explain to him: "In ancient times, we Chinese wrote on bamboo pieces and then wore them, which is called bamboo ticks."
Mike said: "It's about how many years ago. Please forgive me, but you Chinese people have a long history, which can last for thousands of years."
Ju An said: "It's something that is more than two thousand years old, and it is like new. If you come, hurry up. I will prepare the preservation and exhibition for you in the future."
As soon as Mike heard about two thousand years, the person on the other end immediately laughed happily: "Come right away! You are really my lucky star, you will be here in half an hour." After saying that, he hung up the phone. Then he thought for a moment and called himself
Wynn, the lawyer, called and asked him to come here to deal with it.
Ju An, an undergraduate, entered the room and told a group of old professors that his friends would be arriving soon. Everyone was talking and waiting for Mike and Wynn.
Sure enough, within half an hour, Mike was brought in. When he saw Ju An, he gave Ju An a big hug, and then introduced the Chinese cultural relics expert from his auction company, as well as the company's legal expert, damn! All of a sudden this
There were myself and Mike in the room, all experts and professors.
Then he looked at the bricks that Mike brought, no! Experts, communicated with a group of old men, and then looked at the test of carbon 14, and then followed Mike and said: "Really, these are the leading figures of Chinese cultural relics in the world.
The chance of characters making mistakes at the same time is so small that they cannot be evaluated from a cultural perspective."
Mike happily said to Ju An: "An! What are you going to do?".
Ju An said with a smile: "It's the same as that painting. You can keep it and put it on display, but you can't damage it and you can't reveal my information. The profit share will still be based on that painting."
Mike smiled and said: "No problem. In fact, our company is planning to hold a spring auction in China next year. There will be an exhibition in front of it. I will take it to the exhibition at that time. It will definitely attract a lot of people."
Ju An smiled and said, "I don't care. Well, I'll just wait for Wynn to come over and we can sign an agreement." After the two people talked for a while, Wynn rushed over. Witnessed by the lawyers of both parties, Ju An
He and Mike signed the document immediately, and Ju An left the rest of the matter to Mike, and a bunch of other professors left it to Mike to take care of it.
Ju An took Hua En and was about to leave. When he said goodbye to Mr. Liang, Mr. Liang said: "Thank you, young man, for letting a treasure see the light of day again." Then he joked: "You bringing a lawyer are not suitable for us Chinese."
The art of hospitality."
Ju An smiled at Mr. Liang and said: "Mr. Liang, I'm not worried about you. I'm worried about those foreign devils. I want to avoid wrangling in the United States. You also said that this is a treasure. Of course I want to
Be careful, if it breaks or is lost, who should I go to? It’s better to bring a lawyer with you. Let’s be a villain first and then a gentleman.”
After hearing this, Mr. Liang smiled and shook his head: "You must first be a villain and then a gentleman, but if you have the chance, you must send it to China for exhibition."
Ju An patted his chest and said, "That's for sure." Then he took Wynn and left the museum.!~!
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