Chapter 525: Gold in Troubled Times, Antiques in Prosperous Times

When the other party was guessing Lu Ning's purpose, Lu Ning and Natalie were also guessing the other party's purpose. All they know now is that they know Lu Ning. After all, Lu Ning is very famous now. The deeds of the rich list also caused an uproar in China. You must know that if Lu Ning was in China, he would not be able to escape the title of the richest man. What's more, Lu Ning is only 18 years old now.

All of a sudden, Lu Ning became the target of gossip with people eating melons after dinner and in the streets.

The identity of the other party was also guessed by Lu Ning. The five-member group was indeed from China and was sent by the Magic Capital Museum.

Professor Wu, who is in his 70s, is an expert and professor specially invited by the Magic Capital Museum this time. He is one of the Chinese experts who study modern historical relics. , only to invite Professor Wu to come out to participate in this "Sotheby's" auction, for the bronze head that appeared this time.

Sun Lan, an intellectual young woman in her 40s, is the team leader and person in charge this time, and the executive deputy director of the Magic City Museum. The purpose of leading the team to Milan this time is for the 3 cows, tigers and monkeys that are about to participate in the auction. Bronze head, vowed to bring it back to China.

Among the other three, Yuxin is the successor of Professor Wu. He is very knowledgeable in cultural relics research and belongs to the young generation in the field of cultural relics protection. He is currently working as an appraiser of the Magic City Museum and the daily maintenance of cultural relics.

Another girl named Kexin, who is also a staff member of the museum, majored in French, and was the team translator this time.

The boy's name is Chen Jie, and he can be regarded as a rich second generation in the magic capital. He has been very interested in modern history since he was a child, and he is also determined to be in the cultural protection industry. This time, he is also the only labor force to participate in this task.

A week ago, Sun Lan learned on the Internet that this time, at the "Sotheby's" auction in Milan, 3 bronze heads of ox, tiger and monkey will be auctioned. This is also the first time for the bronze heads of the 12 zodiac signs. Appeared at auction.

For a time, the enthusiasm of the Chinese people was high, and they all wanted to bring the ox, tiger, monkey, and three bronze heads back to their motherland. For this reason, the Magic Capital Museum held a meeting overnight to discuss, and finally Sun Lan led the team and invited Mr. Wu. The professor sat in the town and went to Milan together. He tried his best to bring back three bronze heads of ox, tiger, monkey.

In order to participate in this auction, the Magic Capital Museum specially raised a batch of funds, plus donations from enthusiastic people, a total of 20 million yuan was raised for this auction.

Since this is the first time that 12 zodiac bronze heads have appeared at auction, no one can guarantee the final price. However, according to the predictions of experts and the trend of recent auctions, this The price at one time should not exceed 15 million yuan.

For this auction, Sun Lan deliberately mortgaged his own property and brought an extra 1 million yuan. Chen Jie, a rich second-generation, also cried at home, and was stunned to get 2 million yuan in funds. The extra 3 million yuan will be used as a rainy day.

Therefore, they still had great hopes for this auction. However, when they entered the venue, they encountered Lu Ning, which made them feel a little bit of crisis about their mission this time.

On the second day of arriving in Milan, a group of five people could not wait to visit the exhibits at this auction. After repeated confirmation by Professor Wu, it can be confirmed that the auction items this time are undoubtedly genuine.

"Hey, I really can't figure it out. It was those robbers who stole our things back then, but now they have to spend our own money to buy them back." Chen Jie complained a few words in annoyance. Xin and Kexin's supporters, as for Sun Lan and Old Professor Wu, only showed a wry smile, the reality is so cruel, listening to the conversation of the passionate young people, they can only smile helplessly, there is no way to change this.

At this time, the auction is about to start. This "Sotheby's" auction does not have many lots. It is not a large auction. There are more than 50 lots in total. However, it is also divided into two parts conduct.

At 7 p.m., the auction officially started, and among the guests at the scene, Lu Ning, the most dazzling one unconsciously, everyone wanted to know if Lu Ning, who just landed on the rich list, would be shocked when he shot.

However, it is a pity that Lu Ning had no plans to sell the previous auctions. He has been sitting on the Diaoyutai Station, chatting with Natalie next to him in a low voice from time to time. Since Lu Ning did not participate, everyone else began to compete. A saber used by the French king Napoleon sold for 3 million euros, which is also the highest price on the field.

Don't think that the auction will easily cost hundreds of millions. These are all false, and a large part may be for money laundering.

There are really not many auction items that can really arouse competition. Those peerless treasures, or top-level famous paintings, are generally in the hands of museums or private collectors. level.

And during this time, Lu Ning has never made a move. There are some fine products among these things. However, Lu Ning is not very interested in antiques. Besides, the collections in his home are originally several times higher than these things. The collection value, such as Van Gogh's paintings, is not without the Lu family.

Not to mention other things, the brooch of the French Emperor Napoleon, which was not bought for 20 million some time ago, will become a treasure that everyone will buy when it is sold at this auction. However, when Lu Ning had it, Not yet taken out to take to the LVHM group party.

"Lu, sometimes, I really don't understand. It's just a vase. Is it necessary to sell it for 2 million euros?" Natalie said nonchalantly.

"Hehe, the guy just now was an international copycat. He has been promoting the rapid growth of antiques. In this way, the collections in his hands can be sold several times." Lu Ning smiled in Natalie's ear. confused.

"That's no wonder, they are all mercenaries."

"There is no way, gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times, Natalie, this is the law, some people have money, then, where should the money be spent, and how to preserve and increase its value, antiques are one of the best choices. "

At this time, the person in charge of the "Sotheby's" auction was also depressed. Lu Ning's appearance didn't look like he was bidding at all. Looking at his calm appearance, the auction will be held soon. Halfway through, Lu Ning never raised the competition sign in his hand.

Could it be that this one is here for each special lot?

On the other hand, the five-member group from Hua Guolai also saw that everyone loves antiques. A vase that was only worth 500,000 euros in Professor Wu's opinion was just fired for 2 million euros.

For a while, Professor Wu felt that he had brought too little money.