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Chapter 165 Buying the Red Mansion

During the Second World War, Lu Qinzhai took refuge in the United States, and this high-profile red building was also forced to be placed under the protection of the Guimet Museum, so that the antiques were not swept away by the invaders.But Lu Qinzhai also paid a price for this. He donated part of the collection to the Guimet Museum to thank it for its protection of the Red Building.

"After that, the management of the Red House has changed hands several times, and Mrs. Hengyar is now taking over the management. The commodities in the Red House are rare, and most of them are general furniture, utensils, paintings and sculptures from the 19th century. However, the daily maintenance expenditure of the Red House is very huge. The family association has decided to sell the red building."

Wang Hong explained: "I heard that they asked for a price of 5000 million francs, almost [-] million yuan! Because the price is too high, no one has paid any attention to it in recent years, and now I can only rely on selling some artworks to maintain expenses."

Wu Tianyuan nodded. Wang Hong's abilities are outstanding. Not only is she a language genius, she is also proficient in the laws and customs of various countries, which is of great help to her.

"When we arrive in Paris, let's go to the Red Building first, and then negotiate with them. It's been so long, I don't care about these few days."

Wu Tianyuan is very relaxed, the idea now is to visit the lair first, to see if there are any treasures?If you have one, you can buy it directly. Hong Kong has Tan Jing Villa, which is currently being refurbished, and it will be home in the future.

The old castles in England are too dilapidated, so they will be put aside for the time being, and it will also be an excuse to discover treasures in the future.The Red House in Paris is different. It is not only a famous symbol, but also a well-known antique shop. Once bought, it is very important for developing French business.

"Hey, it doesn't matter if it's more expensive. The real estate and land are valuable anyway, and they will be used in the future. As for the dilapidated workshop and Phoenix Winery in RB Nagoya? Let's choose to forget it!"

That's why Wu Tianyuan needs a lot of money. In the future, he will go to the sea to hunt for treasures. How many sunken ships are waiting to be discovered by himself.It's hundreds of millions of profits, and there is no need to be restricted by law. Whoever finds it on the high seas will get it, cool!
"Boss, this is a collection of Chinese cultural relics collected by major museums around the world. The British Museum is the first, the Louvre is the second, and the Metropolis of the United States is the third."

Wu Tianyuan took over the thick list, and the more he looked at it, the more distressed he became. Damn, what he collected before was only the tip of the iceberg, and now he is even more shocked when he looks at this list.

"It turns out that only a small part is displayed to the outside world. Every museum has a special Chinese secret room?"

"Yes, according to our investigation, the British Museum has three secret rooms, all of which are used to store Chinese national treasures. The Louvre has two, and the most mysterious one is the RB royal family. No one knows how many national treasures there are?"

After many years of research by the Dragon Group, Wu Tianyuan has a clearer plan. He has supernatural powers. As long as he has a general direction, he can find the location of the treasure through induction.I used to be alone, but now I am protected, and I can try it in many places.

As soon as they arrived in Paris, the three of them first booked the five-star Hilton Presidential Suite, and then went to eat the most authentic French meal. If you have money, you naturally want to enjoy life, and even brought Wang Jun and Wang Hong to enjoy it.

"This is the Red Mansion?"

The next morning, Wu Tianyuan and the others came to the famous Red House, a five-story building in the city center, an antique pure Chinese style building.

"Are you a guest from China?"

When Wu Tianyuan was visiting the hall, an old voice suddenly came. Looking back, there was an old man in his early sixties standing behind him, looking at him curiously.

"Hi old man, I'm from China."

"Okay, I am the housekeeper of the Red Mansion, my surname is Hua, young man, take a good look, there may not be a chance in the future!"

The old man said sadly: "It's rare to see people from my own country come to visit, and the Red House can't hold on any longer. It will close in two months at most!"

Wu Tianyuan's heart moved, and he asked: "How long has Mr. Hua been here?"

"Forever!" Hua Lao recalled: "I was an apprentice here when I was seven years old. I watched the red building decline step by step. The young masters and ladies are all French, and they have no intention of managing this place. In the end, they are waiting to sell their ancestors' property and divide the money. Let's go our separate ways."

Wu Tianyuan nodded. Although he has been living abroad, wearing a suit, drinking coffee, enjoying watching horse races, and getting used to and enjoying the luxurious life in France, Lu Qinzhai, who was enlightened by Confucianism, kept saying that he had no children. He was disappointed. Yu himself has four daughters and no son.

In his opinion, these daughters are all French, and he never taught them to speak Chinese, nor told them Chinese stories.Until the youngest daughter died in 2013, the four daughters never thought of contacting the Lu family in their father's hometown of Huzhou.

"Hua Lao, can I visit the Red House? I also have a private museum in China. This is my business card."

When the old man heard this, he was very curious, took a look at the business card, and said excitedly: "You are Wu Tianyuan?"

The old man took Wu Tianyuan's hand excitedly, and tremblingly said: "It's all about you recently, even the Twelve Bronze Capitals are you looking for and returning to China, good boy! I'll show you around!"

Wu Tianyuan could feel Daohua's deep feelings for the motherland, followed him to visit the Red House carefully, looking for treasures, and it was really rewarding.

"Hua Lao, I want to buy the Red Mansion, what do you think?"

The old man was taken aback, and said in disbelief, "You want to buy this place? [-] million francs, [-] million yuan sooner!"

Wu Tianyuan said to himself: "I still have this little money, help me contact the descendants of the Lu family, let's talk?"

"Okay, just wait, I'll call right away, the Red Mansion is saved!"

Hua Lao excitedly turned to make a phone call. Over the years, many people wanted to buy it, but the price was too high.There are also Chinese people who want it, but it has not been negotiated. Now there is an expert who is willing to negotiate the best, at least understands antiques, and maybe the red building can continue to operate in the future.

The next thing is very simple, Wu Tianyuan bargained with the other party for a while, knowing that he has a private museum, and he can let the Red House continue to operate.Lu's descendants were still 500 million francs cheaper, and finally reached a deal.

"Hey, almost [-] million is gone!"

After paying the high property tax, Wu Tianyuan was heartbroken. Fortunately, Qi Baishi sold 12 million yuan, and now he still has [-] billion yuan in his hand. I hope the treasure in the basement will not disappoint him.

"Boss, will this place be handed over to me in the future?"

Hua Lao didn't relax like a dream, and spent [-] million to buy the Red Mansion within a day of Wu Tianyuan?Still let yourself continue to manage?
"Hua Lao is an old expert, who else is more suitable?"

Wu Tianyuan found that Mr. Hua was a real connoisseur, he could take both Chinese and Western, and he also had a very high appreciation for Western oil paintings and sculptures, so naturally he wanted to keep such talents.

"Okay, the Red Mansion is my home. It's rare that the boss thinks highly of me, the old man. He must devote himself to death!"

With great difficulty, Wu Tianyuan sent the excited Hua Lao home, and then asked Wang Jun to help, and together they went to the basement to find the agency.

"Is this chamber empty?"

Wu Tianyuan opened the secret room, it was actually empty!There are only a few Bogu racks, which should have antiques on them, but they were taken away later.

"So that's the case, I just said that I can't come here in vain, Wang Jun, dig!"

After Wu Tianyuan communicated with Bogujia, he dug directly with Wang Jun. Sure enough, there was still a big treasure chest buried in the ground, which was not discovered by later generations.

"Is this Van Gogh's sunflower?"

Wu Tianyuan opened the treasure chest, heard the sound of more than 20 oil paintings, picked up one, it turned out to be a sunflower by Van Gogh?
"Are you number 12? Are you number 13?"

(End of this chapter)