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Chapter 1130 I'm back!

After getting off the bus, the Duke and the old housekeeper were livid, especially when they saw two teams of armed soldiers standing on both sides. The solemn and chilling atmosphere almost made them unable to walk!

"Your Majesty Duke, please come this way!"

Seeing that both of them were a bit confused, Chu Yunfeng secretly laughed in his heart. It's not rude to come back and forth. Who made you so awesome in Florence?

If I don't show you some prestige, do you really think you are omnipotent?
In particular, Colonel Qin kept a straight face and followed the two of them, giving him the feeling of being supervised by a dark-faced god. This made the Duke and the old housekeeper even breathe more quietly.

The two teams of soldiers escorted everyone upstairs. The old housekeeper's assistant and the two appraisal experts had never seen such a scene before. They glanced at the soldiers from time to time, and their eyes were a little erratic.

I was extremely worried, for fear that I would be taken away as a spy!

Do you want such a big fight?

Halfway up the stairs, the Duke couldn't help but said: "Mr. Chu, can you let them all leave?

Is this distrust of us? "

puff!

Chu Yunfeng really couldn't help laughing, he didn't expect that the Duke, who was not afraid of anything, would show a timid side, but this small voice made the old housekeeper feel sincerely depressed.

However, neither of them could understand why Chu Yunfeng could put things here. Could it be that he had other identities?
He couldn't help it, but Mu Qing and the others were just laughing, so Chu Yunfeng didn't want to provoke them. He coughed and replied: "I'm really sorry, I can't order them."

As soon as he said this, Colonel Qin behind him immediately said in a harsh tone: "Don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, go back if you don't want to see anything, this is not a place where you can stay longer!"

He was rude and showed no respect at all, which left the Duke and the old housekeeper helpless. After arriving here, the status of the Duke was basically useless.

So in order to see the true appearance of these paintings, His Excellency the Duke wisely shut his mouth, and then came to the sixth floor.

All the rooms on the sixth floor were locked at this time, and the door of each room was guarded by soldiers with guns. In fact, there were none before. After all, it was very safe here.

Now it's just a matter of scaring these people, so you can see the entanglement and anxiety in the hearts of the two people. They even seem to be cautious when walking.

It's a pity that Orlando couldn't see this scene, otherwise he would have felt very relieved.

There are four large conference rooms and two rest rooms on the sixth floor. Three of them are used to store paintings. Teacher Jin opened one of the conference rooms.

The paintings placed here are all carefully selected, the purpose is to let Duke Dalton have an evaluation in his heart, so all the paintings placed here are peerless famous paintings.

That is to say, all the paintings with the highest value are put here. This is also to give him the illusion that the valuation of all the paintings is quite high.

Only in this way can he make up his mind to exchange for the treasures and antiques in his real collection room, otherwise he will not be able to take these things back.

The advantage of this is that if the Chinese antiques collected by the Duke are not of equivalent value, then his attitude will definitely be much better.

At the same time, it can quickly prompt him to ask everyone to go to the collection room for evaluation. Otherwise, according to his arrogant personality, he may have to tweak it for a few days. It is best to solve this kind of thing quickly.

So after entering the door, when the Duke and the old butler saw the densely packed paper packages on the table, the expressions on their faces were particularly wonderful.

Expressions such as shock, depression, sadness, disappointment, etc. were staged one after another. People who don’t know them thought they were practicing emoticons?
Then the two rushed towards these paintings, but they were immediately stopped by Senior Colonel Qin: "One by one, we can't damage it.

As long as you damage it even a little bit, don’t even think about leaving this house again today, think about it yourself! "

Isn't this too merciless?

The Duke glanced at Chu Yunfeng, obviously wanting him to have a good talk and be accommodating, so that he wouldn't be so rigid, right?

Because he wanted to take a quick look at each one immediately, so as to satisfy his extremely strong curiosity, but Chu Yunfeng pointed at Colonel Qin and spread his hands, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

The feeling of powerlessness came instantly, and the Duke had no choice but to ask Doblin and Jason to put on gloves and take them out one by one for identification.

Just after opening the first one, Da Vinci's painting appeared. This was the second Da Vinci's painting they saw today, which immediately aroused Doblin and Jason's exclamation.

Not just the two of them, even the old housekeeper's assistant exclaimed. The Duke instantly felt his scalp numb and his hands trembling slightly.

He murmured in his mouth: "Da Vinci, Da Vinci again, this should be mine."

The old housekeeper's expression was not much better. He stood there with a pale face and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Authentic, absolutely authentic!"

It only took 2 minutes. Doblin and Jason immediately gave their professional judgments. In fact, the Duke himself could make the judgment without them.

Such an unparalleled painting, a lifelike Madonna, could only be painted by Leonardo da Vinci. It is absolutely lifelike and will be handed down from generation to generation.

Doblin then pondered for a moment, and then immediately continued: "If this painting is auctioned, it should be able to fetch 5 million euros, or even higher!"

But Jason had a different opinion, and he seemed to be more radical: "It should be more than that. This painting can definitely be passed down from generation to generation, and it can definitely be used as a national treasure.

Think about the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. The official price is 34 billion U.S. dollars. Although this price is definitely suspected of being inflated, I think the painting in front of me should be worth at least 15 billion U.S. dollars . "

The two had a heated discussion, both believing that their own estimate of the price was the most correct. In the end, they actually quarreled, which made the Duke and the old butler very angry!

These two idiots, you two are not here to raise the price. By raising the price so high, wouldn't you embarrass yourself?

Besides, it’s better to do things like valuation in private, and finally come up with an overall valuation, which will definitely have to be cut down during negotiations.

How could two idiots like these two directly tell everyone about their old background?
So the Duke's entire face darkened, and the old housekeeper was extremely depressed. He just forgot to give his instructions, and this was the result.

If these two people continued to "evaluate" like this, the other party would definitely applaud and praise them, so they immediately interrupted them and whispered instructions in their ears.

Then he saw that the faces of the two people were a little embarrassed. He knew that he had done something wrong, so he made an apologetic gesture to the Duke, and then continued to appraise the next painting.

The three teachers laughed from ear to ear under Mu Qing's translation. This was obviously a pig teammate, but their estimate was indeed correct. The painting was definitely worth that much.

Teacher Jin was relatively conservative when he evaluated before. After all, everyone present was his own, so the evaluation was based on the actual auction price without any premium.

Mr. Jin gave this Leonardo da Vinci painting a valuation of 30 billion yuan. Doblin’s 35 million euros converted into RMB is about [-] billion.

However, when Chu Yunfeng's 30% premium comes out, the painting's valuation will be 39 billion, so the premium mentioned to Dalton was not a joke.

Of course, the valuation between the two parties still needs to be negotiated in the end, so the price can only be set at the end.

The corner of the second painting had just been revealed, which made Doblin and Jason scream in surprise. Doblin immediately judged: "This must be the work of Gauguin. The French master Gauguin is definitely his." Undoubtedly a painting!”

Jason also made the same judgment, so when the painting was taken out as a whole, a mysterious religious worship painting immediately appeared.

Jesus was nailed to the cross, and his appearance looked very lifelike. This made Doblin and Jason stare intently, and they didn't dare to say anything.

"At least the painting is worth, uh."

One minute later, amidst the excitement, Doblin almost slipped his mouth. If Jason hadn't pushed him with his hand at a critical moment, he would have blurted out the estimate immediately.

Embarrassed, a capitalized look of embarrassment appeared on Doblin's face, and then he closed his mouth tightly, and then whispered in the old housekeeper's ear.

Jason did the same and quietly reported the valuation to the old butler before proceeding with the appraisal of the third painting.

After the appraisal of the fifth painting was completed, Chu Yunfeng immediately stopped.

"Mr. Chu, what does this mean?"

The Duke didn't understand what was going on, and there was a hint of protest in his tone.

Chu Yunfeng smiled and said: "Your Excellency, I think we have shown a lot of sincerity, but so far, we have not seen any sincerity from you.

So without any sincere expression from you, we can only stop here! "

After finishing speaking, Chu Yunfeng made a gesture of greeting towards them, and the direction was at the gate, which meant to see off the guests.

Seeing Chu Yunfeng's sudden change of expression, the Duke immediately felt panicked. Only then did he look at five paintings, each of which was a masterpiece and made people unable to extricate themselves.

There are at least twenty or even thirty paintings in this room. If you don't let yourself finish them, you will definitely not be able to sleep tonight.

What's more, there are still four large rooms that have not been opened, so I am also guessing whether there will be the same number of paintings inside.

When I think about it like this, I feel even more uncomfortable, but I'm even more looking forward to it. But if I don't let you see it now, it will be like having your neck stuck, and you can't breathe at all?

"Mr. Chu, isn't this the Chinese way of hospitality?
Tell me, what kind of sincerity do you want us to express? "

Duke Dalton also understood that if Chu Yunfeng did not express his attitude at this time, Chu Yunfeng would really drive them away. The Black-faced Colonel was already eager to try, and he would definitely take action if he said so.

"It's very simple. As I said before, these paintings are exchanged for Chinese antiques. Your real collection room is open to us. Both parties will evaluate it at the same time and exchange it on an equal basis!"

Chu Yunfeng would not be stupid enough to let them look at all the paintings first, especially if they were not allowed to enter the collection room, then they would not be allowed to look at any painting again.

The answer was drawn, but the Duke's expression was gloomy and he was obviously considering the pros and cons of this matter.

The old housekeeper sighed secretly in his heart. At this time, the Duke was already at his wits' end. He probably had no choice but to agree to Chu Yunfeng's request, otherwise he would definitely miss out on these things.

Compared with the batch of antiques from China, the Duke will definitely care more about these exquisite European paintings handed down from ancient times. However, it seems that if the three rooms are full of such paintings, they should be able to be exchanged on an equal basis.

After all, those Chinese antiques were expensive to buy back then, costing more than 1000 billion. However, after so many years, their value has also increased.

So in a rough estimate, 3000 billion should be no problem, but Chu Yunfeng still has the strength to exchange.

But the problem is heartache. If you exchange something that is "yourselves" for something in your own treasure house, the loss will be double, right?

Don't think about it, you must not think like this. If you think like this, you will want to die.
He pondered for a full three minutes. During these three minutes, the Duke went through a battle between heaven and man in his heart, and the expression on his face also changed.

Finally, he sighed deeply helplessly, nodded heavily and said: "Okay, Mr. Chu, if you win, just as you said, I will exchange the Chinese antiques in the treasure room with you.

But I have three conditions, and I will only agree if you agree to them all. "

Whoo~!

Chu Yunfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and finally agreed. It was really not easy to get to this point. He didn't expect it to be so big at the beginning, right?

I just thought that I could bring the Xuande stove back and pick up one or two treasures to replenish my attic. Who knew there would be such an adventure? It is indeed like a dream.

"My lord, please speak!"

Mu Qing had just finished translating when she heard the Duke say quickly: "First, the equal exchange of collections between the two parties must be unanimously approved by both parties' juries.

Second, all the paintings in the box must be given to me, and none of them can be lost. I think you must have a video of the unboxing. This video must be given to me as evidence.

Third, all the videos about what happened must be handed over to me for destruction after the transaction is completed. You cannot keep them privately and spread them out.

Once it spreads, you will be solely responsible for the consequences. All these traded items must be returned to me unconditionally! "

He still had a somewhat arrogant attitude. Chu Yunfeng would not tolerate him and replied directly: "There is a problem with the first one. What are the rules for setting up the jury?
How do both parties agree on the price of the collection?

The second thing I'm sorry about is that we didn't record the video when we unboxed it, so unfortunately I can't give it to you, but these are the paintings, you can see them.

And the reason for the exchange is because I prefer Chinese antiques to these paintings, so please rest assured that the paintings in the box will definitely be given to you.

The third clause is the overlord clause, right?
I can tell you clearly here that it is impossible to give you the video, because it is what proves the legitimacy of these paintings, but I can guarantee that it will not be leaked. "

Seeing that none of his requests were agreed to, the Duke became furious and immediately continued: "Promise, what guarantee do you have?
Is it fair to wait until the transaction is completed before you release the video?You are not sincere! "

Chu Yunfeng shook his head and replied noncommittally: "You can have the video if you want, unless you provide a written evidence to prove that I bought these things from you legally."

The Duke was speechless and immediately questioned: "Do you think I am so stupid? When you publish this proof, others will laugh at me for giving you so many things for no reason. Did you do this on purpose?"

???

Now it was Chu Yunfeng's turn to be dumbfounded. You can't do this, and you can't do that, so what do you want?

In the end, I had no choice but to "negotiate" with the Duke for half an hour, and finally both parties agreed verbally.

So taking advantage of the darkness, the Duke quickly rushed to the airport with Chu Yunfeng, Mu Qing and the three teachers, and boarded a private plane to London.

The old housekeeper stayed behind and prepared to fight at night, but unfortunately he was stopped by Colonel Qin.

Before Chu Yunfeng and the others arrived at the treasure house, they didn't receive any information that the place would no longer be open to them, so the old housekeeper went back to the hotel very depressed.

It was not until [-] noon the next day that Chu Yunfeng came to the castle again and followed Duke Dalton in.
(End of this chapter)