Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 759 Million Dollars
The Ming and Qing furniture collected by Mr. Wang, as well as calligraphy and painting, porcelain, as well as the incense burner of his wife, Guqin, stationery and other collections, have all been moved here.

Ma Ye's collection also occupies half of the back yard, and there are seven or eight hundred items of his things, mainly furniture and porcelain.

Of course, those that can be stacked in boxes like this are not particularly precious.

The big furniture that Zhou Zhi got from Director Li was also placed with Mr. Wang’s, and the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings were more often locked with Mr. Ma’s treasures in two specially reinforced rooms with safety locks installed. In the big room.

Minister Hu who came with him was an eye-opener. He knew that through investigation, Zhou Zhi had a lot of overseas capital transactions, and he had purchased many overseas cultural relics through Haitong Auction House. The collection is even more remarkable.

There is another basement floor of Miantang House. There are some magical things in the ground patio, a bit like a semi-circular glass hemisphere, which is actually a prism for lighting.

No matter what angle the sunlight shines on this curved prism, it can be collected by them into the pipe polished into the inner wall of the mirror, and then transport the light to the ground through total reflection, so that the lighting in the basement is extremely sufficient, almost Can have half of the ground.

This project is a new Nordic construction technology introduced by Yu Bin. Zhou Zhi’s place here is regarded as a teaching site at the University of Copenhagen, and he didn’t spend much money. But after Yu Bin finished the yard, he still decided not to introduce this technology.

The effect is quite good, but the cost is too high.

The garage and warehouse in the basement are still basically empty, there are only two small rooms where the old man's furniture is placed.

After visiting the remodeled Miantang house, Zhou Zhi felt amused: "How did the old man pack so many things in his small courtyard back then?"

After the Ming and Qing furniture collected by the old man was moved here from the small courtyard, it was considered a real and systematic inventory. There are more than 460 sets and more than 1000 pieces.

Going back to the main room, this is also a showroom. The two revolving bottles that Zhou Zhi just received are displayed in the tempered glass cabinet here.

These two bottles cannot be regarded as leaks, and they cannot be found. The first one is 20 pounds, and the second one is 80 US dollars.

Zhou Zhi lent 500 million US dollars to Lin Wanqiu to play for a year, but he didn't receive any interest on the last penny. All he got was these two gadgets and a bunch of small items.

"Elbow, I want to discuss something with you." Mr. Wang said.

"Old man, that's what you ordered. Master Ma and I can't afford to discuss this."

"It's like this. You see, I'm old enough." Mr. Wang said: "There are some things, I think I should find a new home."

"You don't have to worry about this, old man?" Zhou Zhi still wanted to keep these things here for a while longer: "Your old body is so healthy, and now these things are under the best protection. You can just look for them slowly, and here I am. It can be stored all the time, and there is a large warehouse underground, so there are plenty of places.”

"The next person I'm talking about is you."

"what?"

"Look, these things are all here, just as you said, remembering how they were piled up in my small yard before, now they are the best protection." Mr. Wang said with a smile: "Then don't bother with one thing. Lord, I can’t be the master of your wife’s stuff, I’m not willing to part with anything other than hard and soft pieces, only furniture, let’s make the price... 100 million US dollars, what do you think?"

"Don't be like this, old man." Zhou Zhi hurriedly waved his hands, "If you need money for something, you can just say something. This is really not good."

"This is really okay." The old man continued to insist: "What's the difference between putting it here and putting it in my house? Isn't it just a matter of eating dinner and walking around? I'm happy to live here. How good are the conditions? ?”

"So you spent money to get this place for us to enjoy. Besides, I didn't confiscate your money, right? One million dollars is not a small amount."

"I have to spend time raising the 100 million US dollars. The foreign currency is the overseas income of my book, and basically none of it is in China." Zhou Zhi had to use this as an excuse.

"No need, just write an IOU." Mr. Wang said: "So, today, Lao Qi and Minister Hu are both here, and Lao Qi will serve as a court tribute, and I will write a receipt, just write it according to the list of our inventory before, The Ming and Qing furniture of various sizes and colors on it will be transferred to you at a price of one million U.S. dollars."

"You and I sign the receipt, and you write me an IOU, and Minister Hu will testify, that's all."

"Let me come!" Miantangzhai's pen and ink were ready-made, and Mr. Qi began to brush.

"But...why is that?" Zhou Zhi couldn't laugh or cry, this is buying and selling by force?

You must know that the old man’s Ming and Qing furniture has been replaced for decades, and all that can survive are all treasures. Just a rosewood chair can be auctioned for hundreds of millions in later generations. Now there are more than 400 sets of more than 1000 pieces of furniture. , the old man piled up "disposal" for himself with 100 million US dollars.

Even at the current price, Sotheby's auction just sold a huanghuali Wanli cabinet on Hong Kong Island two months ago, and the price was [-] US dollars.

The current Ming and Qing furniture is entirely due to the "Ming and Qing Furniture Appreciation" published by Mr. Wang, which has blown a strong wind from west to east. This wind has now blown to Hong Kong Island, driving the auction price of Ming and Qing furniture all the way go higher.

And just when this was just getting started, the old man shipped it? !

Even if there is a huge price difference between inland cultural relics and overseas cultural relics, more than 100 pieces of furniture were won for a total price of 1000 million U.S. dollars, and the average price of each piece is less than [-] U.S. dollars, all of which were replaced by the old man for so many years. The best of the best, the price is too low.

"Did you discuss something?" The receipt written by Mr. Qi and the IOU drafted by Mr. Wang were delivered to Zhou Zhi, which made Zhou Zhi a little dumbfounded, so he couldn't help asking.

"Sign it, and I'll tell you when you sign it." Mr. Wang smiled narrowly.

"Don't regret it, old man, I really signed it!"

"hurry up!"

Zhou Zhi gritted his teeth and signed his own words on the two lists that could be called calligraphy works.

Then I compared them apprehensively, it was very dangerous, although I haven't practiced for a year, the handwriting is not too ugly.

"Okay, this is considered a deal." Mr. Wang said with a smile: "Now you have a position of 100 million US dollars. If the State Administration of Cultural Heritage does not have enough money in Hong Kong Island, this 100 million is considered a boost."

"Old man..." Zhou Zhi couldn't help being very moved at this moment: "Actually, you don't need to..."

"No one's money comes from the strong wind." Mr. Wang waved his hand: "People in Hong Kong Island all look at economic strength, and now you have another big deal, and then it will be fine over there." Speak hard."

"That's it." Minister Hu is also a straightforward person: "Zhou Zhi, give me your ID card, and we will hurry up to apply for passports and air tickets. This trip will be led by Comrade Wang Limei, Director of the Foreign Affairs Department of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage..."

"Wait... wait!" Zhou Zhi panicked: "I plan to only be out for two weeks, and I will play in Shudu, and tell my family that I will go back after the college entrance examination results..."

"Is there something going on at Zhou Zhi's house?" Minister Hu asked.

"Yes...it's not a big deal, but after the college entrance examination results are down, there must be a teacher appreciation banquet, right?"

(End of this chapter)