Chapter 0625 Paris
“Isn’t it better to let Peng Fei go to the Frey family to wreak havoc?”
Zhuang Rui’s mind suddenly came up with this idea, but then he was interrupted, Peng Fei’s skills are no longer 007, and I’m afraid that if he really incurs trouble, it will cause international disputes.
Huangfu cloud does not know Zhuang Rui heart is playing with the attention, see Zhuang Rui contemplation, then opened his mouth and said: “Zhuang old brother, in fact, these things, or those who are domestic to the spoiled.”
In fact, the loss of Chinese cultural relics, tracing its roots, the biggest culprits or the Chinese themselves, in the country, there are not less than at least 50 tycoons, the purchase of their collections to more than hundreds of millions of yuan above the purchase of funds, the main source of the collection is the overseas auction house.
Huangfu cloud once made a statistic, these tycoons from foreign auction house bidding back to the collection, more than 85% are Yuan Ming and Qing dynasty official kiln porcelain, and the Qing dynasty official kiln porcelain mainly.
According to the words of Huangfu Yun, these are often millions of dollars, tens of millions of dollars a Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty official kiln porcelain, but are in recent years, the international auction house speculation out of the plate, not at all counted as a “national treasure” cultural relics.
Zhuang Rui nodded, said: “This I do know, some bronze and national treasures of cultural relics, the domestic auction is not allowed, a lot of people will be smuggled outside the country, in fact, most of the people who buy, or some of the domestic rich, there are some people, simply directly from the hands of those who buy objects from the hands of the grave robbers.”
“Huh, how do you know so clearly?” Huangfu Yun asked somewhat strangely.
“Nonsense, have you forgotten that I’ll be attending Professor Meng’s graduate school soon?”
Zhuang Rui gave Huangfu Yun a look without any good humor, dude almost gave away his little life because of those tomb robbers, can he not know it clearly?
Zhuang Rui in the later and Professor Meng contact, has heard Professor Meng said many times now the antique world is facing the problem, but also the archaeological community to face the subject, that is unable to solve the “three thieves” problem.
The so-called “three thieves” refers to the cultural relics of grave robbers, salvage, theft of three types of people, plus smugglers, sell stolen goods, counterfeiters of black cultural relics industry chain, employing nearly a million people.
From the 1980s of the last century, to now more than two decades, most of the cultural relics lost in China, most of which originated from ancient tombs, cellars and underwater, the historical value is very high, as for the number of how many, even the most authoritative departments of the country, it is difficult to have an accurate answer.
Zhuang Rui heard Uncle De mentioned, Uncle De knows a big businessman in Zhejiang, his private museum, there are more than 3,000 pieces of high antique porcelain and ancient bronzes and jades, almost all of them are unearthed artifacts, and a large portion of these artifacts, a large portion of these artifacts, are bidding back from abroad.
These Chinese rich class, in their cultural heritage is missing, some of them are Shanxi coal bosses and the old Beijing’s earliest batch of pouring masters, a lot of people are even selling stalls selling tea eggs started.
From the entrepreneurial point of view, they are commendable, but into the field of collection, it is the muddy water stirred more muddy.
These people just take art as an investment, is a new style of investment, and speculation in stocks, speculation in real estate is the same. For example, the yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty official kiln things are now the price of speculation on the sky, especially the yuan blue and white, said that there are only 300 pieces of the survival of the rare and precious, the price went up at once.
However, the claim that only 300 pieces of Yuan blue and white existed is ridiculous, has anyone really examined it? On what basis did they come to this conclusion? According to Prof. Meng’s analysis: this is actually concocted by Western capital, auction companies and blind Chinese theorists.
Only Prof. Meng knows that the number of Yuan Qinghua in the homes of some domestic big merchants has exceeded 300 pieces, of course, there may be many forgeries in it, but undeniably, the number of 300 pieces given by foreign countries, is it really that accurate?
In addition from the 1990s, the international auction, there have been Qianlong Imperial Seal auction, the media reported that there are dozens of auctions have been sold, but according to Professor Meng extremely professional and accurate testimony, Qianlong Imperial Seal is not more than 10 pieces, that more than the Jade Seal, is it Qianlong’s old man in the ground to build?
“Forget it, these things we can’t manage, wait for his mother to have the opportunity to rob Japan, the United States, Britain, Germany, Italy, Austria and then say it!”
Thinking about these things, Zhuang Rui heart tasteless, these foreign auction houses use the Chinese people’s patriotic heart, constantly appear some of the so-called national treasures, is trying to make the country spend a lot of money to buy back, from the commercial interests of no excuse, but greatly harmed the feelings of the country.
“Alright! The day after tomorrow’s auction I applied for a number plate for you, if you want to go, you can go and take a look, as long as you don’t make a bid on it, I’ll contact the buyers from the country again in the next two days, I hope I can convince them!”
Huangfu Yun was also helpless, but he had managed to get the two katanas he had gotten from China this time, as the lot after this special auction.
The auction house’s appraiser gave the conclusion, is the fifteenth century Japanese katana, two together the starting price is 100,000 dollars, as long as it can be auctioned, Huangfu Yun in the domestic eye money, even if someone to reimburse the money, and can even make a profit.
Now the international sword market collectors, basically Europe and the United States and Japan, can use “Made in China” to blind these grandchildren a, Huangfu cloud heart has always been happy.
Now the auction market is filled with a large number of forgeries, even if the buyer photographed after the identification out, it does not matter what Huangfu cloud, after all, is the auction house identified, anyway, who bought who bad luck.
“Zhuang Rui, don’t be angry, it doesn’t matter what you do, in the future, when we have money, let’s buy all these things.”
QinXuanBing see from HuangFuYun go, ZhuangRui still a little sullen, not can’t help but embrace the ZhuangRui, out of words to comfort some.
“It’s not anger, it’s just that my heart is suffocating, forget it, let’s not talk about these things, Peng Fei and the others will be here soon, let’s have a meal together at night, and go out to play tomorrow, you have to be a good guide ah!”
Zhuang Rui shook his head, draining out all the unhappy things in his head, the first time he accompanied Qin Xuan Bing to a foreign country, let’s have a good time! There’s no need to let the things that that defeated old bitch caused over a hundred years ago affect his mood.
Zhuang Rui’s words just fell, outside there was a knock on the door, Zhuang Rui opened the door to see, but it was Peng Fei a few people, Zhuang Rui waved his hand and said, “Go, the boss is not in a good mood today, please eat a big meal to go!”
This is always in a good mood to treat, Zhuang Rui this habit is very eccentric, listening to the door a few people are looking at each other.
“What are you waiting for? Let’s go! Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow you are free to move around, the day after tomorrow to London.”
Zhuang Rui soothed the white lion that followed him, drove it back to the room, after closing the door to the room, changed the status of the room to Do Not Disturb, don’t whole yourself out to eat a meal, tomorrow the Parisian newspapers will publish the news of the five-star hotels shocked by the lions to come.
This French meal is in Zhuang Rui live in the hotel to eat, is really not cheap, appetizers are smoked chub, oysters or bread something, followed by a variety of food materials cooked into a thick soup, and then it is the fish, jelly, vegetables, barbecue, salads and desserts.
The legendary golden snails and foie gras Zhuang Rui also ate, just feel not as good as Beijing Wangfujing Street at night lamb kebabs!
But this thing is also the most expensive, after eating a checkout, spent more than 1,600 euros Zhuang Rui, Zhuang Rui simply swiped the card of 2,000 euros, with the accompanying euros to pay the tip, and then packaged some of the food to the white lion.
The next day the weather in Paris cleared up, Zhuang Rui and Qin Xuan Bing early in the morning out of the hotel, to the Eiffel Tower, this was built in 1889, located in Paris, France, the Square of the God of War in the skeletonized structure of the Tower, is the world’s architectural history of technical masterpieces, but also France and Paris is an important attraction and prominent symbol.
Standing at the base of the tower below, look up as high as the dome of the sky like the tower, people appear to be so small, Zhuang Rui once before in Shenzhen Window of the World has seen in accordance with the prototype of the Eiffel Tower model shrinkage, at that time there is not much feeling, but at the moment, the face of the miracle of construction, Zhuang Rui can only marvel at the power of mankind and imagination.
In front of the Tower on the God of war square, there is a green space and countless fountains, a couple from all over the world, in this place to play, Qin Xuan Bing also removed the usual cold appearance, pulling Zhuang Rui non-stop photographed.
Just Zhuang Rui students shook his head and looked at half a day, did not see the domestic newspaper said that there is an open-air celestial act of indecent exposure, it is estimated that the weather may be too cold point it?
Qin Xuan Bing is very familiar with the landscape of Paris, after leaving from the War God Square, took Zhuang Rui to Notre Dame de Paris.
This Gothic church, which is full of poetry and picturesque in Victor Hugo’s writing, is one of the most splendid buildings in history, and is famous for the art of carvings and paintings on the altar, the cloisters, the windows and doors, as well as the large number of art treasures from the 13th to 17th centuries that are housed inside the hall.
Inside the church, the 33-meter wide dome, as well as up to 24 meters high through the roof of the long columns, brought Zhuang Rui a great shock, the church interior is extremely simple, strict and solemn, almost no decoration.
Dozens of meters high vaulted ceiling in the dark light vaguely, flickering, coupled with religious reverie, it seems that above is heaven.
The third floor of Notre Dame, which is the topmost floor, is the bell tower written by Victor Hugo, from which you can overlook the picturesque beauty of Paris and enjoy the scenery on the Seine River, a sightseeing boat carrying tourists traveling through the Seine River.
It is said that Victor Hugo once found a Greek word carved on the wall of Notre Dame’s North Clock Tower in a dark corner: fate. This word inspired him to write Notre Dame de Paris, a book as monumental as the church.