The name of the 12 zodiac animal heads, I believe that as long as people who know a little bit of history know, it is a national treasure-level cultural relic, which was once the treasure of the Old Summer Palace, the garden of ten thousand gardens, and was lost overseas when the Great Powers invaded and burned the Old Summer Palace.

The bronze statue of the head of the beast in the Old Summer Palace was cast during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, designed by the Italian Lang Shining, a court Western painter, supervised by the Frenchman Jiang Youren, and made by the court craftsmen.

At first, the Western designer originally wanted to use nude women to sculpt, but the Qianlong Emperor felt that this was contrary to Chinese ethics and morals, so he ordered a redesign. Taking into account Chinese folk culture, Lang Shining replaced the human sculptures commonly used in Western fountain design with seated statues of the 12 zodiac signs.

The body of the bronze statue of the zodiac is a stone sculpture wearing a robe, the head is a realistic style modeling, the casting is fine, and the subtleties such as folds and fluff on the head of the beast are clear and realistic. The material used to cast the head of the beast is the red copper refined by the Qing court at that time, the appearance is deep in color, the inside contains fine light, and it has not been corroded after a hundred years, which can be called a must.

Over the years, it has appeared in major auction houses around the world, and bronze statues of ox heads, monkey heads, tiger heads, pig heads, and horse heads have returned to China.

At present, the whereabouts of snake heads, chicken heads, dog heads, and sheep heads are unknown.

Unexpectedly, the head of the chicken and the head of the sheep actually appeared in Brother Hu's live broadcast room and were taken to the casino by a Japanese.

"Is that true?"

"It's really not true, just look at Brother Hu's performance. ”

"I didn't expect it to fall into the hands of the Japanese. ”

"This time, Brother Hu is going to make big news again!"

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The appearance of the bronze statue of the head of the zodiac animal quickly spread along the Internet. This is also the intentional promotion of the live broadcast platform, and it is not even satisfied with the circulation within the platform.

It didn't take long for the news to appear on some mainstream online platforms, and the traffic of live broadcast platforms increased significantly.

It is not only ordinary netizens who are attracted here, but also some antique lovers, cultural relics experts and so on. And the director of the Guangdong Museum, who is familiar with Populus euphratica, and others are also watching.

They immediately called Populus Hu to confirm the authenticity of the bronze statue of the beast's head.

Hu Yang only answered the phone call from President Fang, saying that he had not done an appraisal for the time being, and he would pay attention to it. If it was genuine, it would definitely find a way to bring it back to the country.

"Well, as long as it's true, do your best to bring them back. President Fang told Hu Yang.

At the scene, whether it was other gamblers or people from the casino, they all learned a little about the value of these two national treasures from China.

The Japanese Shoichi Yoshida asked the casino to evaluate the price and help him exchange it for cash as soon as possible, and he had to continue.

"Wait a minute, our appraiser is coming. But can you get a seat and let the gentleman in? We'll do the appraisal and then the valuation, which will take time, at least more than half an hour. ”

Hearing the words of the casino manager, Yoshida Shoichi immediately became anxious.

"It's been too long, you guys hurry. The thing is absolutely real, this is a treasure that my family has collected for hundreds of years, and there are still fake ones? Hurry up, don't ink.

I checked, and the highest auction for this bronze statue was 14 million euros, but because there was no payment, the auction failed.

Then, there is the head of the horse of nearly 70 million yuan. The rest range from millions to tens of millions, and I don't ask for the highest price, 50 million pieces, these two pieces, your casino can give me 100 million yuan. ”

This guy has obviously done his homework, and he is not ignorant.

The manager of the casino shook his head: "Even if we identify it as genuine, it is impossible to give a price of 50 million yuan per piece." So, sir, please give up your place first. ”

There is nothing wrong with their casino appraisal, and it is not wrong to mortgage expensive items, but it is impossible to mortgage according to the auction price, and the price must be much lower.

When Yoshida heard this, he became an ant on a hot pot.

For a person who has gambled on red eyes, asking them to give up their place and wait is torturing them, and it is very uncomfortable.

Moreover, looking at the attitude of the casino, it is unwilling to give a high price for two Chinese national treasures.

He looked at the Asian who had just come in, and just now he heard him talk on the phone, as if it was in Chinese, and an idea appeared in his mind. He stood up and walked over to the poplar.

I saw him stretch out his hand: "This friend, from China?"

Hu Yang shook his hand and nodded: "That's right!"

"Then are you interested in my two bronze statues of beast heads?"

"I have to look at the objects first. ”

"Of course, please!" Yoshida was overjoyed when he saw that this Chinese was interested, and hurriedly moved the beast head over.

When the people in the casino saw it, they didn't stop it, and they wouldn't blame Hu Yang for robbing the casino's collateral. They casino, gambling is the main business, and the collateral is just a helpless side business.

Besides, if they obstruct it, they may offend the two high rollers, and it is not something they are willing to do, so they just wait and see.

What does it matter if this Chinese who came in later could buy two treasures at a high price, and the money was not given to them in the end?

Populus euphratica began to be identified, in fact, it was just pretending, and the actual situation had long been understood.

After watching it for a while, seeing that Yoshida was waiting anxiously, Hu Yang couldn't help but say: "It looks like the same thing, but I don't know if it's true or not." ”

Except for Andy, no one knew that Hu Yang was a treasure connoisseur. It's not surprising to hear him say that.

Yoshida Shoichi didn't doubt it, but said anxiously: "It must be true, Chinese friend, please believe me." It's impossible for my family to collect two fakes. 40 million, only 40 million each. ”

All of a sudden, the price of each piece was reduced by 10 million yuan, and Yoshida Shoichi was also very helpless.

"It's a bit risky! I'm not sure after all. Even if it is definitely true, the average price of the bronze statue of the beast head does not seem to be as high as 40 million, right?" Hu Yang continued, looking very hesitant.

The people in the live broadcast room are already laughing, Brother Hu is trying to trick people!

He can't read the treasure, what are you kidding?

However, everyone has affirmed that Brother Hu must be optimistic about the two beast heads. In other words, the head of the chicken and the head of the sheep are likely to be genuine.

At this time, the manager of the casino also spoke: "Indeed, if it is a mortgage of our casino, it is estimated that one piece is about one or two million." ”

This god-like assist immediately broke through Shoichi Yoshida.

He hurriedly lowered the price again: "Thirty million, it can't be lower." ”

"Two?" asked Poplar, pretending to be confused.

"Two pieces of 50 million, if it doesn't work, I can only take it back. Yoshida said.

This is far lower than his expectations, if 50 million can't be mortgaged, then he can really only take it back. In fact, before this, an auction house approached him, and the guaranteed auction price was 35 million yuan.

If it weren't for the fact that he was gambling now, it would be impossible to drop so much.

Hu Yang observed the Japanese for a while, and felt that he was not bluffing, so he nodded: "Okay! I believe you once." Directly give you the chips?"

"Yes, chips. Yoshida was overjoyed, staring at the large pile of chips carried by Hu Yang, eye-checking more than 100 million yuan, right?

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