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Chapter 1081 The Difficulty of Gathering Wool
The private room here, let's call it a private room, does not have any sign, which means it does not have a very elegant name. It is just an ordinary door. You can go in directly after opening it.

The furnishings inside naturally made Chu Yunfeng very interesting. The table here was not a round table common in China, but a rectangular table.

It is covered with a piece of silk cloth, and there are many candles and goblets. These candles are not the kind of red or white candles we usually use for power outages.

These candles are all held in glass cups and fixed on the candlesticks, and all of these candlesticks are of European design, which has a very European flavor.

Now that he has come in, he must sit down, and for such a European-style dining table, Chu Yunfeng still knows how to sit, and directly takes Mu Qing to sit on the right side.

Orlando naturally sat in the first place, Ma Fu sat directly opposite Chu Yunfeng and Mu Qing, and Raphael helped everyone organize the tableware.

A professional butler is different. Raphael's every move was fluent, helping Chu Yunfeng and Mu Qing place the tableware, and he also helped them open the tablecloth very thoughtfully.

But in the next step, Chu Yunfeng grabbed it and placed it directly on his lap. It would be too unnatural to ask Raphael to help him put it down.

So Chu Yunfeng helped Mu Qing put the one on her lap. Ma Fu also came by himself and did not let Raphael serve it.

As for Orlando, he was already used to it, so Raphael helped him handle all the details, and then quickly started serving food.

Naturally, tonight's meal will focus on Italian food, but Chu Yunfeng really doesn't care too much about what to eat, but Orlando and Raphael still frequently ask Chu Yunfeng for his opinion.

However, Chu Yunfeng's answer was only one sentence: "Very good!"

The next two people saw that Chu Yunfeng really didn't care, so they stopped asking him. Chu Yunfeng breathed a sigh of relief and then got to the point: "Why did Mr. Orlando come to London?"

In fact, Ma Fu should have told him this matter. Since he was with Orlando, it meant that the two people must have been in contact, but Ma Fu did not tell him, which made Chu Yunfeng a little confused.

After raising his glass to signal for a drink, Orlando smiled and said: "It was Ma Fu who told me you were coming, so I flew over right away.

First, I came to thank you for the help you gave us in Thailand. If it weren't for you, Bell would definitely not have had time to design an evening dress for the princess.

Not to mention that the publicity effect this time is extremely good, especially your overall chef costume has received a lot of praise, and many people in the industry are asking me about it.

The second is to provide you with a little help, such as the situation of Duke Dalton's collection room and his preferences. I believe it will be helpful to you. "

As soon as Orlando finished translating his words, Chu Yunfeng raised his glass and said to him: "Thank you, Mr. Orlando, we are friends and we should help each other.

Besides, I believe that with your help, the Duke might have fainted in the bathroom from crying! "

Chu Yunfeng originally wanted to say that he fainted from crying in the toilet, but then he chose a more elegant word, which made Mu Qing laugh non-stop while translating.

Raphael and Ma Fu laughed early in the morning, which made Orlando listen to Mu Qing's translation attentively, and then immediately burst into laughter.

Now that everything has been said here, Orlando didn't give in. While waiting for the food, he raised his glass again and said, "Actually, the information I learned before is not very comprehensive.

Later, I learned through some secret channels that our Lord Duke is really generous! "

As soon as he said this, Orlando showed a very complicated look on his face, and he raised the wine glass on the table and took a big sip, as if a sip could no longer express the shock in his heart.

This time Chu Yunfeng also understood, so he nodded and asked: "Did you know that the Duke has a whole mountain of collection rooms?"

what?
A whole mountain of collection rooms?
This time, Ma Fu became restless. Orlando didn't finish what he said before, so he didn't pay much attention to it. However, Chu Yunfeng's words were like earth-shattering shocks, which really scared him.

What a huge collection room should this be?
The collections inside are absolutely piled up, and there are definitely many exquisite ones. If you can go in and visit, it will definitely be an unforgettable thing in your life.

But why have I never heard of this before?
Is this true or false?
Ma Fu looked at Raphael and found that his expression was very calm. It seemed that he should know. Is this true?
Orlando's reaction confirmed Mafu's guess, and he replied in surprise: "You know? How did you know?
This channel of mine is quite rare, and I learned about it at some cost. It’s really incredible that I can ensure its authenticity!
I didn't believe it at first, but later I believed it. It's my fault that I didn't think about it too much. In fact, I can think of it just by thinking about it carefully.

Over the years, Dalton has frequently taken action at major auction houses, and has taken thousands of items. How can these items alone be accommodated in a small underground collection room?
Not to mention that his subordinates have been helping him collect antiques all over the world. There is no room for a mountain of these huge quantities of antiques, so where can they be piled up?

So this is why I want to meet you, just to remind you not to be fooled by Dalton. When you ask to visit the collection room, he uses a crude version of the basement to fool you. "

A crude version?

Orlando's words made both Ma Fu and Mu Qing laugh in advance. Chu Yunfeng was very depressed about why he couldn't understand English, so his reaction was naturally half a beat slower.

Then naturally he couldn't help but laugh, and then replied: "It was Sims who told us, maybe he wanted to express his sincerity towards us.

However, he also said that there was indeed no rumor about this matter, and also told us to keep it secret for him, and he certainly did not expect that our original purpose was the Duke's collection room.

If he knew our true purpose, he might be the first one to faint in the bathroom crying! "

Hahahahaha.
Everyone was laughing. This time it was Orlando's turn to react slowly, but soon he nodded and kept laughing: "Yes, yes, so be sure to pay attention to the key points and see if there is a chance to see the real person." collection room.

And Dalton is quite stingy. You don’t have to doubt this. He even refused to exchange me for some Chinese antiques with him at a premium of 30%.

It can be seen that he is the kind of animal you call Pixiu in China. It only takes in but does not spit out. If you want to get something from him, you need to be more careful.

By the way, there is another very crucial thing. It is very likely that the items in his simple collection room are all fakes. You must take this into consideration.

See if you have the opportunity to bring an appraiser in, so that he can check it for you. After all, when you get a fake, he will only say that you made it yourself. "

hiss~!

Orlando's reminder made Chu Yunfeng have to pay attention to it. This is really possible. After all, there is such a big cave where the collection can be placed, so why put the authentic items in the underground collection room?

Wouldn't it be better to use it to deceive others?

It can both confuse some people and prevent theft. It's a good calculation. If I hadn't known in advance that he had such a magnificent collection room, I might have been fooled by him.

However, Chu Yunfeng still made a plan, and he would act according to the situation when the time comes, so he said gratefully: "Thank you Mr. Orlando for the reminder. As for the appraiser, let's see if there is a chance.

In fact, I am very satisfied to get a real Xuande furnace this time. The rest depends on luck. After all, you also said that the Duke is so stingy, it is not easy to get him to vomit something out. "

Chu Yunfeng's words made Orlando and Rafael nod seriously, and they admired Chu Yunfeng even more. This quality of not being greedy for more is very precious.

There are many people who are greedy, and greed is inherently a bad human nature. When faced with temptation, who can truly resist it?

People who can truly understand themselves can achieve great things, so Chu Yunfeng can reach the current height, which makes Orlando and Rafael think that he can go further.

Mu Qing also admires Chu Yunfeng's free and easy attitude. He doesn't force anything. As long as he works hard, even if the result is not satisfactory, he will feel at ease.

It happened that the food was being served at this time, so everyone took a short break. When the topic came to this point, everyone was appreciating the difficulty of it. They didn't know what kind of entry point Chu Yunfeng would have?
Then they talked about some details about the cave collection room. Orlando listed many precious collections that were taken away by Duke Dalton.

Among them are many of China’s top antiques, including calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, Buddhist statues, etc.

He also thoughtfully gave himself a list with illustrations and notes in Chinese, which made Chu Yunfeng even more grateful.

You don’t know it by looking at it, but you really want to drool at first glance. You can feel full even if you don’t eat dinner.

There are hundreds of kinds of Chinese antiques alone, covering almost all varieties, and many of them are national treasure-level cultural relics.

Chu Yunfeng had to sigh with emotion. China is a vast land with rich resources, and the 5000 years of civilization has created so many rare treasures and precious cultural relics. It is a pity that so many of them are scattered outside.

This is just the work of one big collector, and the rest of them combined may be more than those in the country.

Especially when the Eight-Nation Allied Forces looted the Chinese royal gardens, this incident was definitely a great pain in history, and it will never heal the regret in the hearts of the Chinese people.

Chu Yunfeng was in a very complicated mood at this time, especially when he saw these many antiques that were called national treasures, he had the urge to take them home.

But I also know that it is too difficult to do it. After all, it is an antique with countless values. As long as Duke Dalton is not stupid, how can he be willing to give it up?

Moreover, Chu Yunfeng also knew that these were only things on the surface. His men also helped him collect a lot of antiques in private, but these were all traded privately and did not go through the auction house.

So naturally only the Duke himself knows these things best, but as you can imagine, how can these be ordinary things?
How could the Duke value ordinary things?
Ah~!

Let's go!
Chu Yunfeng quickly suppressed the desire in his heart. The thought of it made him a little unable to extricate himself. If Teacher Jin and the others saw these things, they might go crazy.

But having said that, if you really have the opportunity to bring an appraiser, should you bring the three teachers together?

Maybe the three of them could stay in there for several years and not want to come out, right?
Aha~?

Seeing Chu Yunfeng concentrating on thinking, no one interrupted him. After the next dish was served, Chu Yunfeng let out a long breath.

The most important thing came. Chu Yunfeng felt that his throat was a little dry. This desire made him unable to control himself. He quickly raised his glass and took a good sip, which relieved him a little.

Then he put the list on the table and Mu Qing took it to read. Chu Yunfeng immediately asked: "Mr. Orlando, you haven't told me about the Duke's preferences yet?
As for antiques, he should have a specific hobby, right? "

Orlando raised his glass and responded: "Yes, our Lord Duke is also a versatile artist. In fact, his painting level is quite high.

He has been studying with a master of oil painting since he was a child, and his attainments are very high, so he has always loved Western paintings the most.

His particular favorites are probably the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso. The paintings of these two people are like life to him. As long as he has the opportunity, he will never let it go.

Several times when paintings by Van Gogh and Picasso appeared at auctions, the Duke paid several times the premium for them, which shows that he was determined to win them. .

The second is music antiques. As an elegant nobleman, this music is naturally compulsory. Similarly, the Duke is also quite accomplished in music.

Therefore, he is also fascinated by musical antiques. He collects many precious musical instruments, such as violins and pianos.

He also has a lot of collections of oriental musical instruments, and he may also have top Chinese antiques, such as guqin and chimes!
Other preferences are nothing special, but these two are more prominent in the antique category. Of course, there are generally fewer antiques in the musical instrument category.

Moreover, they are not easy to preserve, and they are very large like pianos, so the Duke has the largest collection of oil paintings.

He has dabbled in paintings by almost all famous European painters, and there are definitely a lot of them. And once a famous work appears, he will definitely participate in the bidding. "

Orlando's words made Chu Yunfeng thoughtful. It was now clear that if there was a chance, starting with painting should be the simplest breakthrough.

But my little collection can't even keep up with other people's hair, let alone Van Gogh or Picasso's paintings, so it is naturally impossible to buy some national treasures and go back.

So it is better to seek truth from facts. It would be good to be able to bring the Xuande furnace back, but this requires a lot of thinking.

In the end, don't be fooled by the duke, it will definitely not be worth the loss if you bring a fake one back, so how to operate this matter really has to be taken step by step.

After saying goodbye to Orlando and Raphael, Chu Yunfeng kept thinking on the way back, but no matter how he thought about it, he felt that there was no way to go back with a large number of national treasures.

Do you really think that the Duke is stupid?
It's not a life-threatening disease. At worst, I will stop eating meat in the future and just drink porridge. As for giving away so many of my belongings?
When he was about to arrive at the hotel, Chu Yunfeng simply stopped thinking about it. There must be a way for this car to reach the mountain. Let's wait until then!

As for Sims, he is naturally waiting for him in the hotel lobby.
(End of this chapter)