Chapter 461: Reincarnation of Heaven, Appreciation Showdown
It wasn't until Lin Chen listened to Kong Lao's explanation that he understood the meaning of this sentence.
It turns out that this Warring States Period mirror with gold and silver hunting patterns came from a declining famous family in the island country, the Hosokawa family.
The Hosokawa family is a Chinese ethnic group in the island country, that is, it is an aristocratic family.
This family can be traced back to the Warring States Period of the island country. It has lasted for hundreds of years and was very prosperous before World War II.
However, after World War II, the family declined rapidly.
The reason is that the Hosokawa family seems to have been cursed. Since World War II, no one in the family has died a good death.
The head of the Hosokawa family, Hosokawato, who proposed to give away the treasure this time, was nearly 90 years old. However, his sons, grandsons, brothers and sisters all died prematurely due to various accidents or diseases.
In the end, he was the only one left in the entire Hosokawa family.
It was under such circumstances that Hosokawado became desperate and came up with the idea of selling his entire collection and using the money for charity.
"So unlucky? Has their family done too many bad things?" Lin Chen couldn't help but ask.
Lu Li beside him laughed and said: "It's really possible. Hosokawato used to be a soldier and went to China..."
Although Lu Li didn't say it clearly, Lin Chen already understood what he meant.
"Sure enough, it is heaven's way that reincarnation will happen. This guy deserves to have no descendants."
"Okay..." Mr. Kong waved his hand, "We don't need to worry about the Hosokawa family's affairs. The key to the problem now is how to get his treasures..."
"Lin Chen, Hosokawa plans to sell all the cultural relics collected by the Hosokawa family to others at low prices this time. He will not take any of the income and will donate it all to charity organizations. But because the price is too low, he wants to
There will definitely be a lot of people there, so Hosokawado put forward a condition, that is, everyone who wants to get the cultural relics must participate in the appreciation duel held by the Hosokawa family! Only those who win the appreciation duel will have
Qualifications to buy cultural relics!”
"Appreciation duel? What is that?" Lin Chen asked.
Lu Li explained: "Mr. Lin Chen, there is a strange rule in the collecting circle here in the island country, that is, in the cultural relics auctions they hold, there will be a maximum price limit for each item. If someone refuses to give in to each other,
If the lot is sold at the price limit, then in order not to hurt the harmony, the auction will hold an appreciation showdown."
"Generally speaking, in this kind of appreciation duel, the organizer will bring out a certain antique cultural relic and let the other party guess the origin, age, etc. of the cultural relic. But when the difficulty is high, the organizer will even ask the other party to guess the origin of the cultural relic.
Producer!”
"Producer? How can you know this?" Lin Chen couldn't help but wonder.
If this were a Chinese cultural relic, such as the Warring States Mirror, who the hell would know who its producer was? Even Lin Chen would have a hard time, how could these islanders make this request?
Lu Li hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Mr. Lin Chen, you don't know, usually the items they bring out are from island countries. Unlike us in China, the island country's craftsmen have a high status and are qualified to leave a mark on the things they make.
They put their own names on them, so their cultural relics, such as swords and tea bowls, can generally be traced back to the original maker."
Hearing this, Mr. Kong nodded: "That's what happened. So, Lin Chen, you should know why we called you here now, right? When it comes to appraising Chinese cultural relics, the committee has its own experts, including Western oil paintings, and Lu
We are here to help, but we really have no idea how to appreciate the cultural relics of this island country."
"In order to understand what their appreciation meeting was about, Lu Li and I went to an island auction. At that time, they took out a knife and asked the people present to guess the maker of the knife.
Lu Li and I were dumbfounded when we heard this question. So we have no choice but to ask Lao Su to find you as soon as possible. Although we don't know if you can do anything, you are already our only hope."
"Mr. Kong, you put a lot of pressure on me when you said that." Lin Chen smiled, but did not refuse.
Although he, like Mr. Kong and Lu Li, knew little about the cultural relics of the island country, Lin Chen probably listened to what they said and felt that he might not be able to pass the test in the appreciation competition.
"Mr. Kong, let me try it."
"Okay." Mr. Kong nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.
Although he didn't know what Lin Chen could do, he still really knew something about the cultural relics of the island country, but he had asked many experts in the country before and wanted them to come to the island country to help. But after hearing about the situation here, many people came over.
I don't even have the courage to try it.
At least Lin Chen was not like them, which gave Mr. Kong some hope.
Soon, the group entered the eastern metropolitan area.
This was Lin Chen's first visit to the eastern capital of the island country. His previous understanding of this city was entirely based on the TV shows he had watched in the island country.
Now that he saw it with his own eyes, Lin Chen found that this place was similar to what was shown on TV. It was indeed a super metropolis that could coexist with the East China Sea.
With Mr. Su's help, Mr. Kong and the others stayed at a luxurious five-star hotel in the Chiyoda District in the center of Dongdu this time.
This hotel has shares in a hotel company affiliated to Mingyue Group, which is considered half of the Su family's industry.
After seeing Lin Chen check in, Mr. Kong and the others planned to leave and let Lin Chen catch up on the jet lag.
Despite Mr. Su's urgency, the appreciation conference will actually start in two days.
In these two days, Lin Chen also planned to make some preparations.
After resting for a night, Lin Chen asked Lu Li to help rent an Infiniti the next morning.
He was going to take a stroll around Dongdu City and buy some things along the way.
Knowing that Lin Chen was going out, Lu Li immediately offered himself up and wanted to go out and buy it for Lin Chen.
But Lin Chen refused directly. It was a rare trip to the island country and he didn't want to stay in the hotel every day.
However, after getting in the car, Lin Chen realized that he should let Lu Li stay with him.
Because the cars in the island country have the driver's seat on the right side instead of the left. Lu Li is from Hong Kong, and the driving habits there are the same as those in the island country. The driver's seat is on the right side, which is quite customary.
Don't look at the difference in just the driver's seat, there are also changes in many places.
Lin Chen finally got used to the strange habits of the island country after a lot of bumps and bumps.
However, if you are not used to it, you are not used to it, and Lin Chen does not dare to drive too fast.
Just as he slowly drove the Infiniti out of the hotel parking lot, suddenly, a BMW sports car rushed over from the side.
The other party was traveling very fast. When he saw Lin Chen blocking the front, he immediately pressed the horn desperately, trying to get Lin Chen to get out of the way. However, Lin Chen was not used to driving on the left yet, so he dared not increase the speed, but the BMW seemed to have broken brakes.
The speed did not slow down at all, and finally, the two cars collided with each other.
Even though it was just a slight touch, Lin Chen secretly thought it was bad luck.
He opened the car door and took a look at it. Fortunately, the Infiniti was still solid, but the car body was dented a bit, and the BMW's headlights were smashed.
Seeing that his car was fine, Lin Chen was about to blame the owner of the BMW for how he drove just now, when suddenly he heard a female voice coming from the BMW.