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Chapter 203 Now I Have a Chance to Demonstrate Real Money-Spending Techniques
The British Museum, built in 1753, was even 16 years earlier than the founding of the United States. It has collected many cultural relics and treasures from all over the world, as well as manuscripts of many great scientists.

The British Museum has more than 800 million collections, 99% of which are not on public display due to space constraints.The source of the collection is a historical issue and should not be delved into!

The British Museum is located in Great Russell Square, north of New Oxford Street, London, England. It is a large-scale Greek Revival building, which is very spectacular.On both sides of the main entrance of the museum, there are eight thick and tall Ionian Roman columns, arranged in two rows, standing mightily.The chevron relief under the British flag is lifelike and lifelike.

When Wu Qian and his group arrived, it was a busy time, and there were a lot of tourists. If you visit London, few people will miss this world-leading museum.

When Wu Qian walked into the main entrance, the first thing he saw was the Great Atrium located in the center of the British Museum. Completed in December 2000, it is the largest covered square in Europe.The top of the square is constructed of 12 pieces of oddly shaped glass pieces, which are novel in design and unique in structure. They are not only sturdy but also well-lit. In the center of the square is the circular reading room of the British Museum, which is open to the public free of charge.

Scattered around the circular reading room are sculptures, also artefacts from around the world.Among them is a lion sculpture called "The Lion of Nidos".This sculpture is huge and weighs 7 tons. It was found in an ancient mausoleum in southwestern Turkey. It was built around 370-350 BC, which is very long ago.

Walking along, Wu Qian found a stone statue of a figure from the Celestial Dynasty. According to the introduction, it was a statue from the late Ming or early Qing Dynasty.Not far away, two slender wooden columns with totem patterns engraved on them are cultural relics from British Columbia, Canada, reflecting Indian culture.Not far away, a marble equestrian statue from ancient Rome in the 1st century AD.

Wu Qian didn't stay too long in the atrium square, he walked towards the inside of the museum.

There are nearly a hundred exhibition halls in the British Museum, and the exhibits cover all regions of the world.Among them, the most famous ones are the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, the Museum of Greco-Roman Antiquities and the Museum of Oriental Art, and are famous all over the world for their collections of ancient Roman relics, ancient Greek statues and ancient Egyptian mummies.

The Egyptian Pavilion is the largest exhibition hall, with a collection of more than 7 ancient Egyptian cultural relics, representing the high civilization of ancient Egypt.The cultural relics of the Celestial Dynasty account for the vast majority of the Oriental Art Museum, and others include artworks from India, Persia, Japan, Korea, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

The main purpose of Wu Qian's trip was to visit the Tianchao Pavilion, and to visit several treasures of the British Museum.The Tianchao Exhibition Hall is Hall 33. Walking in it is like wandering in the 5000-year history of the Tianchao Pavilion.

The British Museum has about 2.3 Chinese cultural relics on display for a long time, but the actual collection exceeds 1 cultural relics. Less than 10/[-] of the collection is on display, and the rest are stored in secret rooms. Generally, tourists can’t see them. For example, the Tang Dynasty copy of "Nv Shi Zhen Tu", which is a national treasure of the Chinese Dynasty, is stored in the Stein's secret room in the museum, and can only be seen during the exhibition period.

Coincidentally, the latest week is the exhibition period of "The Proverbs of Women's History".

Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's "Nv Shi Zhen Tu" is the earliest surviving hand-painted painting on silk, which presents high-level poetry, calligraphy and painting together.

Now there are only two copies left in the world. The Tang Dynasty copy in the British Museum can be regarded as the best among the treasures of calligraphy and painting. It was once the desk favorite of Emperor Qianlong.The other one is a Song Dynasty copy, which is collected in the Forbidden City, but the brushwork and color are far inferior to the one in the British Museum.

Wu Qian lined up in front of the booth of "The Admonitions of Women's History". While waiting, he entered the code of "The Admonitions of Women's History" on the explainer he rented for 5 pounds, and the relevant explanations would naturally sound, and he could Select a language.

That is to say, the typical deeds of women depicted in the works of "Admonitions of Female History" include the story of Feng Yuan in the Han Dynasty who used her body to shield the bear and protect the Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty; The story of the government and so on.The rest of the paragraphs describe the moral emotions that upper-class women should have, with a certain didactic nature.

"The Admonitions of Women's History" successfully portrays the images of court women with different identities, which reflects the life of women in the author's time to a certain extent.

After listening to the introduction, Wu Qian walked to the glass of the booth. The lines on the paintings were like spring silkworms spinning silk, with both form and spirit. The pictures are elegant, peaceful, yet bright and lively.The lines in the picture are round and round, even and graceful, and the clothes of the characters are flowing and vivid.The wide hem skirts of the female historians are slender and elegant, and each style is equipped with ribbons of different shapes and bright colors, showing a graceful and luxurious style.

Even people who don't know the art of painting can see the beauty in it.Wu Qian knew nothing about art, but he could still feel the level of this painting, and it was a copy painting, not the original one. It was hard to imagine how high the original work had reached.

There are many tourists in the exhibition hall, but it is not crowded and noisy. Wu Qian stayed for a long time in front of the "Admonitions of Women's History", and from time to time there were tourists from all over the world who sighed at the "Admonitions of Women's History".

Wu Qian finished appreciating the "Picture of Admonitions of Female History", and then lingered in front of each exhibit for a while, and then walked to the next exhibit. If it wasn't for the foreigners who passed by, he would have thought he was in China at this moment.

"Hey, history cannot be changed, live in the present and look to the future." Wu Qian sighed in his heart.

Walking along, Wu Qian and Rosalind came to the Porcelain Pavilion, which is definitely a pavilion that surprised everyone in the world.

From the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, blue and white, Tang Sancai, cloisonné, styles of various ages, and porcelains from various origins are available, well preserved, and complete in variety. It is really amazing. It is hard to imagine that there are so many collections. 1/10.

"It would be great if I could buy some back." Wu Qian couldn't help muttering softly. He knew that this was just a fantasy. There are many rich people in the world. Shit, but there was obviously something wrong with his idea, because Rosalind's voice sounded in his ears.

"Boss, are you interested in a certain exhibit? If it's not an extremely heavyweight exhibit, you can find a way to buy it." Rosalind approached Wu Qian and whispered in his ear.

"Huh?" Wu Qian turned to look at Rosalind. The distance between their cheeks was only seven or eight centimeters, and they could clearly feel each other's breathing. This distance was a bit intimate and ambiguous. operate?"

Rosalind said: "It is not uncommon for museums to auction collections or private transactions..."

Rosalind obviously has some understanding of this aspect. Speaking of Wu Qian, many museums will auction collections due to funding issues, and occasionally there will be incidents of self-theft. After all, money touches people's hearts, and such things are inevitable.

And like some large museums, the number of collections itself is a mystery, and few people can clearly know how many collections there are. It is more convenient to operate certain things.

"Huh?" Wu Qian was surprised, he really didn't know there was such a thing, he pointed in the direction of "Nv Shi Zhen Tu" and asked, "What about that?"

Rosalind shook her head and said: "Boss, don't consider the level of the treasure of the town hall, it is completely impossible, and even if you win, your risk factor will soar like a rocket, I am afraid you will turn I'm going to go to G4S's ancient castle training base."

Rosalind jokingly said, what kind of strength and what kind of wealth, everyone in the world knows the truth that everyone is innocent and guilty, but they say it differently.

Wu Qian really thought about it carefully. Some official kiln porcelain from more than a thousand years ago is simply beautiful. If you can really buy some and bring them back to China, whether you entrust them to exhibit in a museum or open a museum yourself It's a good thing, maybe some of my own projects will get more support in the future?
It is impossible for things like guarding and stealing to happen often, and Wu Qian has no contact with the circle, so he naturally set his sights on the auction, and asked: "Then will there be any cultural relics from the Celestial Dynasty in the UK recently? ?”

"Boss, Sotheby's will have a grand auction opening in two days. It's Sotheby's autumn auction this year. There is an auction of cultural relics from the Celestial Dynasty. There are many porcelain calligraphy and paintings. As far as I know, the source is likely to be... " Rosalind whispered in Wu Qian's ear, pointing vaguely with her fingers.

Wu Qian raised his eyebrows, looked at Rosalind's dark brown eyes and nodded in a blink of an eye. It's OK to know this kind of thing.Now that what was on his mind had a clue, Wu Qian felt much more comfortable walking around.

In the past, if you can’t see it, it’s fine. Today, I saw so many cultural relics from the Celestial Dynasty on display overseas. If you don’t buy some back, you will be sorry for his status as the descendant of the Chinese dragon.

Although the Celestial Pavilion was good, Wu Qian was a little unhappy shopping, so he simply walked towards the Egyptian Pavilion.

As soon as he arrived at the Egyptian Pavilion, Wu Qian saw a black stone tablet. The Rosetta Stone was placed in the most prominent position at the entrance of the Egyptian Pavilion of the British Museum.

The Rosetta Stone, a black basalt stele that is "not surprising in appearance", is also the treasure of the British Museum, just like the "Admonitions of the Female History". The ancient Egyptian civilization, which has been annihilated for thousands of years, has been recognized by the world again.

The Rosetta Stone was first discovered in 1799 by the French captain Bouchard in the Egyptian harbor city of Rosetta. It was transferred to the British during the war between Britain and France and has been preserved in the British Museum since 1802.

The Rosetta Stone was engraved in 196 BC in the Ptolemy dynasty of ancient Egypt. It was made by the priests at that time as a commemoration of the first anniversary of the coronation of the then king, Ptolemy V, who was only 13 years old.

The Rosetta Stone is engraved with three language versions of the same edict from top to bottom, namely, Egyptian hieroglyphs, which represent the words dedicated to the gods; Egyptian cursive script, also known as Egyptian popular script, was used by Egyptian civilians at that time. Text; ancient Greek, representing the language of the rulers, because Egypt at that time had surrendered to the Alexander Empire of Greece.

Due to special reasons, the temperature in the Egyptian pavilion was lower than that of other pavilions, and it felt a bit cold. Coupled with the presence of mummies, although the lights were sufficient and the crowds were crowded, Wu Qian still felt a little gloomy.

There are many heavyweight exhibits in the Egyptian Pavilion, such as the statue of Ramses II, the granite head of Amenophis III, the sitting statue of Amenhotep III, the statue of the Egyptian cat god, and beside the statue of the cat god, there is an animal statue. A gigantic stone scarab.In addition, there are many statues of various periods, extending from BC to AD.

Wu Qian found that he really wasn't very interested in these things. After looking around the pharaoh's mummy with a strange expression, Wu Qian chose to leave because it was time for afternoon tea.

When Wu Qian and his group returned to the Corinthia Hotel, he and Connor were the only ones when they went out. After returning, Connor disappeared and four bodyguards were replaced.

Corinthia Hotel's afternoon tea is opened in the lobby lounge, which is the heart of the hotel.The central dome hangs the chandelier "Full Moon" made of 1001 crystals, which is the focal point of the entire lobby.

Wu Qian is sitting under the "full moon" enjoying afternoon tea leisurely, tasting creative delicacies and English desserts from famous pastry chefs.These treats change with London's seasonal fashion events, such as the Chelsea Flower Show and London Fashion Week, where guests will taste some specially made treats inspired by these events.

The British restaurant of the Corinthia Hotel is one of the best restaurants in London for afternoon tea. It has won a world design award, and the environment is quite elegant.Such a high-end environment, the cost is naturally not low, each person needs 55 pounds.

Rosalind was by Wu Qian's side, and Bauer and David were also drinking English black tea not far away, but Bauer didn't seem to enjoy it very much.Kukes was hiding in the dark, and even Wu Qian didn't find him.

At this moment, Wu Qianzheng was holding an auction catalog and looked at it with gusto. This auction catalog was provided by the hotel.

Sotheby's Autumn Auction is extremely grand. There are many kinds of auctions. It will last for many days and be divided into many sessions. It is a feast of art and collections. The top rich people from many countries around the world either come in person or send people to participate in the auction. Or Internet telephone auction, very intense.

For such a grand auction, the promotion work will naturally keep up. Every time an auction of this level is held, Sotheby's spends 8 figures on promotion!And top hotels like Corinthia are naturally places that will not be missed in the promotion process.

The total turnover of Sotheby's auction house in a year often reaches billions of pounds, and the autumn auction in London is one of the most important.There will be auctions of art, jewelry, real estate, celebrity items and more.

The bidders of every spring auction or autumn auction will be worth hundreds of millions or even billions of soft sister coins.

In the eyes of the world's top billionaires, collectibles are not only a hobby, but also an investment, a communication tool, a status symbol, and even a heritage.

Of course, Wu Qian had never been in contact with an auction house before. If he had, he had been in contact with it in the game. The three color-printed auction catalogs were for different items. Wu Qian selected some that he was interested in and looked at.

"There are so many good things, it depends on whether you have money, haha!"

More than half an hour later, Wu Qian closed the last auction catalogue, took a sip of the cold black tea, his eyes brightened, and he decided to take part in this Sotheby's autumn auction.

As soon as Wu Qian put down his teacup, he saw Kuang Ziyu and several members of his team walking into the hotel together, his face was full of joy.

"Chairman Wu." Kuang Ziyu saw Wu Qian as soon as he entered the hotel, and he walked to him quickly.

Kuang Ziyu's address to Wu Qian made Rosalind understand the relationship between the two, but she still looked at Kuang Ziyu vigilantly.

Wu Qian patted Rosalind's tense hand on the small table, and said, "This is the variety show host who came with me, my staff, don't worry."

When Kuang Ziyu saw Wu Qian and Rosalind, he hadn't seen this tall beauty who suddenly appeared next to his chairman. It's not surprising that a man with a lot of money.

"Chairman Wu, today's affairs have been handled very smoothly. In terms of equipment, everything that needs to be rented and purchased has been fully prepared. We will go to the Silverstone Circuit to start filming tomorrow." Kuang Ziyu was very excited. It's the most important thing.

"Okay, very good. Kuang Ziyu, your actions must be carried out intensively, but don't worry. Let the post-production side build a decent studio in the building, and the indoor shooting will be carried out there." Wu Qian said.

Kuang Ziyu nodded and said, "Chairman Wu, will you go there together tomorrow?"

Wu Qian naturally wanted to go, but because there were more important things to do at the moment, and the "three lowly guests" were not in the UK, he was not in a hurry to go there, saying: "I won't go there tomorrow, I have something to do." Tian will always go with you, if you have anything to do, just ask him to solve it."

Great Britain is not the Taklimakan, so there are naturally many places to play. It is reasonable for Wu Qian not to follow him to shoot. Kuang Ziyu didn’t think there was any surprise. The others went back to the room together.

"This time I took the filming team to the Silverstone Circuit to shoot a show, haha. Rosalind, don't be so nervous, make it look like anyone who is close to me is a bad person. Let's be serious, for Su Fu How much do you know about the autumn auction, and how can you participate in the auction?"

Rosalind did not accept Wu Qian's suggestion on safety, but she did not refute it. What to do is what to do. Hearing Wu Qian's question, she said: "Participating in the auction is very simple, just enter your Basic information, submit an international credit card, and then pay a certain percentage of deposit, you can participate in the auction.

There are many ways to bid now. You can bid on the spot, online, or by telephone. reduce risk. "

All of Rosalind's suggestions are from the perspective of safety. Although the atmosphere of the on-site auction is very good, and you can feel the warm atmosphere of the auction, but at the same time, it means that there are too many people and there are many people involved. The possibility of danger is high. Although the security measures are in place, the value of the artwork is too attractive. There are still desperadoes in the world.

In particular, Rosalind knew that Wu Qian intended to "show his strengths", so it was even more inappropriate to go to the scene to bid in person, and it was easy to be targeted by criminals and cause unnecessary trouble for herself.

Wu Qian nodded seriously, the more developed the country, the higher the degree of freedom, Wu Qian vividly remembers the scene in the movie "London Has Fallen", terrorists will not reason with you!Bodyguards focus on protection, while terrorists focus on attacking!
"Jewelry, art, real estate, and celebrity sundries don't matter anymore, but I really want to go to the car auction." Wu Qian frowned.

Rosalind could see Wu Qian's earnest expectation. She looked at Bauer and David, and then said to Wu Qian: "Boss, let's go back to the room to talk about the auction."

Wu Qian had no objection, got up and walked towards the elevator.Rosalind naturally followed Wu Qian, she tapped her wrist a few times, and walked into the elevator together.

"Guys, sit down and talk. You stand like oak pillars, blocking the light." Wu Qian smiled helplessly. After returning to the Royal Attic Suite, all the bodyguards he invited today arrived , but none of them refused to sit down.

Rosalind was all right, with a slim figure.But the three men were in a terrible situation. They stood in front of them like small pagodas, making the atmosphere a bit oppressive.

Several bodyguards smiled and sat down one after another.

"Rosalind, I read the auction catalog today, and there are many items that I am interested in. The estimated price is more than 3000 million pounds, and it involves several fields. How do you suggest arrangements?" Wu Qian asked.

The estimated price of 3000 million pounds is a very huge amount. World-renowned auction companies such as Sotheby's and Christie's are very conservative in their estimates. The record of transactions higher than 10 times the valuation is very scary.

Rosalind said: "Boss, for such a large amount of auction, I do not recommend that you go there in person. My suggestion is to break it up into pieces. Me, Bauer, and David will go to the scene, and you can watch the scene on the Internet." Instructions were issued, and Cooks called for bids.”

"It's good if there are more people. After all, no matter which auction house it is, there will be entrustment. When the time comes, I will find out the entrustment as soon as possible at the scene, and then use some bidding techniques. With the joint efforts of the few of us, we will try our best to Bought the lot at a low price..."

Rosalind Barabara talked a lot, and the other four people, including Wu Qian, listened carefully. Wu Qian didn't expect Rosalind to be so knowledgeable about this matter, probably because of G4S's special training. Charinde is positioned as an assistant bodyguard, and those who pay 10 pounds for an assistant bodyguard are likely to be exposed to the auction circle.

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