The Book of Appreciation

Early the next morning, Augustus, who had two big dark circles under his eyes, smiled and invited Wu Di and Yan Ju to the big study room full of antiques.

"Mr. Wu, let's hurry up and try to deal with the exchange as soon as possible, and then..."

Wu Di smiled,

"Understood. You have other things to do. But I don't think this list will take you much time."

Augustus picked up the list that Wu Di handed over, and sat down solemnly.He took out a thick book from the drawer, browsed the list, flipped through the materials for comparison, and marked next to the collection number written by Wu Di from time to time with the red pen in his hand.

Wu Di glanced twice, turned around with a smile, folded his hands behind his back with great interest, admiring the collections in the room one by one, turning his head from time to time to whisper a few words with Yan Ju beside him.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the atmosphere in the study became more and more oppressive. Finally, the baron's unique elegant voice sounded,

"Mr. Wu, I've finished reading it, and my opinions have been marked on it, thank you."

Wu Di picked up the list, and after sweeping it, his brows furrowed. There are a total of 520 cultural relics, and more than half of them were crossed with red pens!Moreover, the [-] ordinary cultural relics written at the bottom have been greatly reduced to [-]!

This old guy is actually so ruthless?Did he really pretend that what happened last night never happened?

He picked up the blue pen and thought about making changes to the list. After 10 minutes, he pushed the revised list in front of Augustus.

Augustus took the list, held a red pen, looked at it for 10 minutes with a frown, and then pushed it in front of Wu Di...

The two of them changed back and forth three or four times without saying a word.Yan Ju sat on the sidelines and looked at the lists that were painted so that they could barely see their original appearance. He almost couldn't help but complain a few times. Old guy, even if he doesn't think about what happened last night, I still have some memories. Follow up!

When Augustus pushed the revised list in front of Wu Di again, Yan Ju couldn't help it. He glanced at Wu Di and was about to throw out Eskenazi's hole card. Unexpectedly, Wu Di rushed at him. With a smile, he shook his head slightly.

He took a deep breath and stood up abruptly.An old fox and a young fox, I can't understand it, so why not read it?

Augustus glanced at Yan Ju who got up to appreciate antiques again, smiled, flipped through the thick catalog on the table, and waited for Wu Di to change the list.

The speed at which the list was passed between the two people became faster and faster, and each time they changed less and less. Finally, after an hour and a half, Augustus put down the red pen and said wearily:

"Mr. Wu, this is my final bottom line."

Wu Di took the list he handed over, turned it over, gently erased a red cross with a blue pen, and handed it back with a smile,

"If so, deal!"

Augustus looked at the red cross he had changed, shook his head with a wry smile, stood up,

"I'm old, and my energy is not as good as your young people! That's it, Mr. Wu Di, congratulations on recovering a large number of precious cultural relics for your motherland."

Wu Di then stood up, looked at the tired old man, bowed deeply,

"Mr. Augustus, thank you. I will take these few pages of the list back home as my most precious collection. I think everyone who sees it will see the great concessions you have made. You Your generosity will surely earn you the friendship of all, once again, thank you very much!"

"Hahahaha, young man, I really don't want to and dare not spend any more time with you. Do you know how scared I was just now, I was afraid that after I got dizzy and dizzy on your list, you would gently Tell me, Mr. Eskenazi is still waiting for you, David James is also sincerely inviting you, and Bernard Poussin, you should have his contact information, right?"

Wu Di laughed and shook his head,

"Mr. Augustus, you are really amazing. Just now, these names did make countless circles in my mouth, but I also reminded myself time and time again that such a precious manuscript must be handed over to the real Only in the hands of those who like it! So, we have reached an agreement!"

Augustus nodded with a smile, opened the drawer, and took out two checklists,

"Mr. Wu, I heard that you intend to establish a private museum. I would like to congratulate you first. There is nothing I can do to help you. Let these things be my collections donated to your future museum."

Wu Di took the list, and saw the first few pieces of porcelain at a glance, the Xuande blue and white vase with twigs around the ears of the Ming Dynasty, the white porcelain double-eared flat vase of the Sui Dynasty, and the seated statue of Sakyamuni in Zhangzhou kiln in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty... …

"Mr. Yan Ju, this five-color fish and algae-pattern lid jar from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty is a gift from me. I am very happy to be your friend."

Jar with colorful fish and algae pattern made in Jiajing!Yan Ju's face almost died of laughter,

"Mr. Augustus, thank you very much. If you have the opportunity to go to Huaxia, I will definitely invite you to try our authentic Beijing cuisine! By the way, after you have been in Europe for a few days, your so-called big meal is not for you. I've lost five catties!"

"Hahahaha, it seems that you will continue to lose weight. Because it will take about two or three days to pack these things, what are you going to do next? If you want to soak in my treasure house, I have no objection... "

"Thank you, Mr. Augustus, for your kindness. I plan to go to London. The beautiful Thames River, the British Museum, and Chelsea's Stamford Bridge Stadium are all places I have been longing for. In addition, please rest assured, I will give you a short time If you make a phone call in China, it is estimated that the manuscript will be delivered within a day or two."

Augustus nodded,

"In that case, please wait a moment. I'll call the museum and arrange for someone to receive you. You won't be able to see many of the collections without prior notice. Parry, arrange a car for O Wei Duo acted as the driver and took Mr. Wu and the others around London for two days."

After expressing their sincere thanks again, Wu Di and the others boarded a commercial vehicle, left this beautiful castle, and drove towards downtown London.

As the capital of the United Kingdom, London is not only the largest city and the largest seaport in Europe, but also one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe and one of the four world-class cities in the world.

The British Museum, located in Great Russell Square, north of New Oxford Street, London, is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world, with a collection of more than 1300 million pieces. Together with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre in Paris, it ranks first The top three museums in the world.

The British Museum has more than 100 exhibition halls. Among them, Exhibition Hall 33 is a permanent exhibition hall dedicated to displaying Chinese cultural relics. It is one of the few national exhibition halls in the museum just like the exhibition halls of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome and India.

The collection of Chinese cultural relics in the museum covers the entire art category of China. In a word, ancient stone tools, Shang and Zhou bronzes, Wei and Jin stone Buddhist scriptures, Tang and Song calligraphy and paintings, Ming and Qing porcelains, etc. mark the pinnacle of national treasures in Chinese history. It can be seen here, and the categories are complete, so that Dean Han of the Forbidden City is full of jealousy but helpless every time he speaks.

An hour later, Wu Di and his business car slowly drove into the parking lot dedicated to museum employees. On the steps not far away, a young man with curly hair was already waiting for them on the steps.

"Owner of the divine painting "The Picture of Sending Friends Off in the Cold River", the new owner of "Flower of Death", and a special appraiser from Huaxia, welcome, Mr. Wu Di. I am Stephen Naismith, and I will guide you to visit the British Museum today." , hope you have a nice day."

Before Wu Di came to the front, the young man quickly walked up to him, first gave him a big hug, and then smiled and flattered him.

"Mr. Stephen, you are being too polite. Let me introduce you to a friend who is also a special appraiser, a distinguished professor at Shuimu University, and doctoral supervisor Mr. Yan Ju. I will trouble you later."

Yan Ju stepped forward and hugged Stephen, and chatted affectionately.Oviedo who drove them across Lala quietly said to Wu Di:

"Mr. Wu, Stephen is the Lord Baron's wife, and he has a high status in the museum. Following him, you can see many treasures that others cannot see. Originally, he was supposed to rest at home today, but Lord Baron arranged for him I will not refuse..."

Wu Di was slightly moved, he didn't expect Augustus to arrange it so meticulously!He patted Oviedo's broad shoulders vigorously, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, I will go over to thank Mr. Augustus in two days!"

"Following me, you can see many things that others cannot see. However, the more you do this, the more torture you may have, because you are not allowed to take pictures here."

Stephen obviously heard their conversation and interjected with a smile.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, my eyes are a state-of-the-art video camera, which can record all the precious things it sees! Military division, you and Mr. Oviedo should book a hotel together, and then let him Go back first."

Wu Di and Yan Ju followed behind Stephen, walking along a long corridor towards the depths of the museum.The first thing they went to was an exhibition room that was not open to the public, where there were probably thousands of precious Chinese national treasure cultural relics.There are a total of ten exhibition rooms like this in the museum, housing more than 3000 precious Chinese cultural relics.

"My God, what did I see? Is this the Tang Dynasty copy of Gu Kaizhi's "Admonitions for Women's History" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty?"

As soon as he entered the room, Yan Ju called out.Stephen nodded and said with a smile:

""Nv Shi Zhen Tu" is the earliest surviving Chinese silk painting. It is a milestone in the history of Chinese art. Now there are only two copies left in the world, and the other one is in the Palace Museum in your country." (To be continued. )