"Madam, where are your jade and wood objects? Take them out, we can identify them now! Immediately! But the ugly thing is said before, if it is a fake, these 20 million euros will not be refunded!"

Cao Jianzhen was furious, and he wanted to use his professional knowledge to slap this arrogant young lady in the face.

Yes, Cao Jianzhen admitted, maybe this lady Liji may have taken out a rare antique, even more valuable than Tang Bohu's original antique, such as taking out a Northern Song Dynasty azure glaze wash.

But so what!

The Northern Song Dynasty azure glaze wash is a sacred porcelain product, but its identification cost will never exceed two million US dollars. It's dollars, not euros!

The most expensive lot ever sold in the world was Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna, which sold for $450 million. But it costs less than $3 million.

Why do you call 20 million euros for appraisal fees! What antiques are worth 2 billion euros! Are you crazy? Not two!

Liggie handed the tea set back to her attendant, and wiped her nails with a delicate handkerchief.

When the old man's patience was exhausted and he was about to have a seizure, Li Ji said coldly: "The collection is inconvenient to carry, and Master Lao Cao has to take a trip." ”

"No problem, let's go now, right now, I'm going to see what you have in store!"

"Master Cao doesn't need to bring tools and materials?"

"Let me see first, I don't know if your jade and wood artifacts are worth using identification tools and materials. ”

"Well, as you wish. ”

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A convoy of ten black Rolls-Royces drove mightily through the narrow streets of HK. Some sharp-eyed paparazzi, screaming wildly, followed and filmed with long guns and short guns.

He was then forced back by the accompanying vehicle behind the convoy.

The paparazzi didn't know who was in the car, but they knew what the black Les-Royce represented.

Two words: royal family.

Even the president of the United States can only deign to ride the gray model, because the black model is only available to members of the royal family.

Cao Jianzhen looked at Liji, who was sitting next to him quietly, and thought, Okay, I underestimate you, it turns out that your master is a royal family of a small country.

But no antiques are worth as much! Neither can the royal family!

Instead of entering a fancy hotel, the convoy drove all the way to Victoria Bay, through the lowered glass bridge, into the glittering silver luxury cruise ship.

This mysterious and extravagant cruise ship has been docked in Victoria Bay for several days, arousing the curiosity of many citizens. Cao Jianzhen himself also looked at it curiously several times, but he didn't expect his destination to be here.

Okay, damn the rich man! Cao Jianzhen thought to himself, I underestimate you, you still have a good ship.

But it's not as much as an antique!

Liji took Cao Jianzhen out of the car, walked through the welcome passage made of heavy Persian handmade carpets, and walked onto a pure gold sightseeing elevator. Along the way, there were three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and many sharp-eyed bearded men patrolled back and forth with automatic rifles.

Well, it's all right. Cao Jianzhen finally understood, this should be a member of the royal family of a Middle Eastern country, anyway, there are hundreds of members of their royal family, who can remember clearly, as long as they know that they are all local tyrants.

The local tyrant does whatever he wants, and what a big deal is it to throw away 20 million euros in appraisal fees.

But Cao Jianzhen still insists that no antique can be worth two billion euros. Moreover, he thought with contempt in his heart, what good things can you have in your poor mountains and bad waters!

Bite!

The elevator doors open.

There was a bustling commotion. The elevator leads directly to one of the main halls of the cruise ship. The massive glass dome rises three stories and towers over a ballroom about a third the size of a football field. The furnishings in the hall are luxurious, and the service is even more thoughtful. Well-dressed male and female waiters weave through the room, wearing white gloves and holding silver plates with cups of wine and fine food.

These are not the point, the point is that the guests who are happy during this period, most of them are old acquaintances of Master Cao Jianzhen Cao.

He was stunned on the spot.

"Hey, Lao Cao, you're finally here, we were still talking just now, everyone is so together, how can we miss you. ”

The greeting was an old man of the same age as Cao Jianzhen, this person's name is Shan Rong, Cao Jianzhen's old friend, and a big man in the antique industry.

Unlike Cao Jianzhen, Shan Rong does not sit on duty for identification. However, due to his illustrious family background, he has a lot of jade artifacts, and he is quite accomplished in this research. So whenever there is an unearthed jade identification, the two often cooperate.

Cao Jianzhen didn't have time to say hello, and a middle-aged lady walked over next to him.

"Mr. Cao. She greeted in standard English, "I'm Christian, we worked together in Cairo for a while, remember me?"

"Of course I do, Dr. Christian!" Cao Jianzhen happily shook hands with his friend whom he had not seen for many years, "Your achievements in cuneiform are remarkable, and I often read your papers. ”

One after another, people came over with wine glasses in their hands and greeted Cao Jianzhen, a master of the cultural relics industry. Although they came from all over the world, they were all experts in this field, so even if they had not been in direct contact with each other, they had heard of Master Cao's name.

This is really a grand event in the cultural relics world, but Cao Jianzhen suddenly realized a very terrible problem.

"Yamaei. He pulled the old fellow aside and quietly asked, "Why are so many people here?"

"yes, or else? When Ms. Regitte came to me, I was in Manila researching traditional jade ornaments. The angelic lady offered a price I couldn't refuse, and I got on board. ”

"Twenty million euros?"

"Twenty million euros, of course. Yama Rong replied inexplicably, "Everyone here has received an appraisal fee of 20 million euros, which is really an amazing financial resource!"

When he said this, Shan Rong raised his glass and toasted the unknown master behind Liji. This kind of work will not be too much to do a hundred more times.

In fact, many experts in the cultural relics industry present also had huge doubts about this sky-high appraisal fee at the beginning, thinking that it should be forcing themselves to do something unbelievable, such as hiding drugs in the stone statue.

But people have a herd mentality. When it was learned that everyone had received so much, everyone became reassuring – what drug dealer could spend billions of dollars on drugs?

Crazy.

Ligi's cruise ship drove for several weeks, bringing together more than 100 antique experts from all over the world. Cao Jianzhen is invited today, and he is the last person. So he doesn't take it for granted like everyone else.

"Lao Shan, be sober, there are more than 100 people here, and the appraisal fee is almost two billion US dollars, this is just an appraisal fee!" Cao Jianzhen shook his old buddy, his glasses were almost knocked off by himself, "Even if it is calculated according to the highest appraisal rate of three percent, the market price of the collection should exceed six and five billion US dollars, how can it be !!?"

It's very simple to say, but how many countries on this planet can exceed this number in terms of gross national product? There are only a few that can be counted.

This is an unbelievably high price! How much can a piece of jade and a piece of wood be worth?

Unless it's alien technology!

Shan Rong pouted indifferently, in fact, he had also considered this problem. But whatever, the $20 million has already arrived, and most of the experts here have already transferred the money to their families. So even if this is a trap, even if the owner behind the mysterious Miss Liggie is an unpredictable pervert who loves to hunt cultural relics. Then let him go, anyway, there is no loss.

"At least the wine here is good, Lao Cao, you just have too many ideas. Shan Rong stuffed the wine into Cao Jianzhen's hand, "Drink!"

Cao Jianzhen took a drink with a heavy heart.

When he came back to his senses and searched for Ligi again, he found that the mysterious lady had gone far away, as if she was telling the guards something.

When I saw Liki again an hour later, she had already changed her clothes. She was dressed in a simple white robe, her honey-colored curls flowed like a waterfall, and she no longer looked like a shrewd housekeeper, but with a little bit of holiness.

She stood on the stage at the end of the hall, which was large and normally used by invited bands. And now, several teams of guards carefully pushed up the two large display cases. The display case is covered with a white silk, and nothing can be seen for the time being.

Liji on the stage coughed lightly twice, and the cultural relics experts who had been drinking for three rounds quieted down. They know that the point is coming.

Each of them was given a huge fee to identify a jade and a piece of wood, and at this time the two display cases were clearly where they worked.

Cao Jianzhen stood at the forefront, not only because he was the oldest in the industry, but also because he still had fire in his heart. He wants to see what kind of two antiques are behind such a ruined behavior.

If his character is too low, he will immediately laugh, then reprimand Liki for burning money in front of everyone, and finally throw the 20 million euro contract in her face.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Liggie did not rush to uncover the silk, but explained a little:

"Over the past few weeks, we have been bringing in experts here for the purpose of appraising these two collections. But in fact, we are very sure of the authenticity of these two collections. The custody records of their successive owners are also in our hands, and you can consult them at any time to verify them against other unearthed ancient books. However, please note that these records are valuable cultural relics in their own right, so please be careful to use them properly. ”

Behind every expensive antique collection is a record of keeping that has been made by successive owners. This record is like an ID card for the collection, recording its origin and circulation in detail. If an antique does not have such a record, its value will be greatly reduced. Because its origin is doubtful, it may be a fake, or even an imitation of ancient people.