There are so many precious cultural relics, Zhang Nan's collection is too many to count, and two cultural relics experts come to work at the manor five days a week.

There are too many cultural relics and artworks in stock, and it would be quick if it was just a simple appraisal, but the two had to systematically classify the boss's collections, and some had to be researched, not to mention some had to find a place to restore them - the ones left in the warehouse were enough for the two experts to study slowly for another ten years.

Anyway, it's not bad for the salaries of the two experts, and they have been raising it.

Thomas had been involved in the previous World War II loot treasure hunting in Germany, Austria and the Philippines, and of course he knew that the last thing his boss lacked was a large collection of precious art and cultural relics, and the word "precious" would be used on this call, and it was obvious that there must be something special about it.

Thomas can say that, this Zhang Nan will of course be interested, and asked, "What is it?"

"A religious icon, which our head in Chicago has shown with the company's jewelry appraiser, is estimated to be worth millions of dollars in gems alone, but I don't know where it came from.

The seller did not dare to put it up for auction because it had been brought from the Soviet Union during World War II, but it was certain that the icon was not on the list of looted artifacts of World War II.

The seller wants to sell for $10 million, and we need to keep it secret. ”

The appraisers of the company, all of whom have signed confidentiality agreements, are very tight-lipped.

When Zhang Nan heard this, he said into the phone: "It's a little interesting, the buyer didn't say the name of the icon?"

"It's very vague, I didn't say it carefully, and I can basically be sure that it belongs to the category of hand-holding.

The man's father, who died more than a decade ago, was a career pastor and was a local celebrity. The thing is not a looted artifact, but the way the thing came from is definitely a bit problematic, and the seller probably doesn't want to ruin the family's reputation.

The man was familiar with the person in charge of the company in Chicago, knew his roots, and had been friends for many years, so he came to us. ”

Pastors, doctors, and lawyers generally have a high social status in the United States, especially those who are senior and old.

It is a scandal for such a person to be associated with precious works of art and artifacts whose origins cannot be clearly stated, especially for a family of priests with good social status.

Zhang Nan could understand the mystery of this, and when he talked about this, he said: "Okay, I guess things are really good, I asked Jerry to go to Chicago as soon as possible." Also, I'm a little interested in the warehouse you mentioned.

Find out who it is and what's in it. ”

Jerry Goodencowan, one of the experts on hiring and buying out his career. After all these years of following the boss, Gooden Cowan has seen more things than the average expert has seen in eight lifetimes.

Especially in the appreciation and research attainments of cultural relics and artworks in various periods in Europe, Jerry is already an expert among experts and a super fighter among experts!

The boss spoke, and Thomas on the other end of the phone immediately said, "Understood, boss, I know how to do it." ”

Refers to the warehouse.

"That's it, come over for dinner when you have time. ”

Zhang Nan is always in Chinese habits, he likes to invite people to dinner the most, and he likes to treat guests at home if he doesn't go to a large number of famous hotels, restaurants, and restaurants in New York.

In fact, it's not a treat, friends can come and eat at any time, just what to eat, anyway, it's not bad. If you can eat the fish caught by the boss himself, it is called good luck, although those fish are basically ordinary goods in supermarkets and seafood markets, but it reflects that it is not close.

Hung up the phone and asked the attendant to call Jerry Goodencowan. As soon as he said the matter, the latter immediately said, "I'll leave for Chicago at once, boss." ”

Jerry has been sorting out his gold coins for a few weeks lately, and he's trying to go out and change his mind, but there's nothing going on at home anyway. The boss asked him to go out on a business and couldn't ask for it, not to mention the attraction of unknown cultural relics and artworks.

"Let the security department send two people to accompany you, you are more accurate than me in this kind of art market that is not very easy to see, and you can call when you see something." ”

Jerry is ready to depart, a two-and-a-half-hour flight from New York to Chicago, not particularly far, and there are many daily flights. It would only be just after one o'clock in the afternoon, and Jerry would be able to have dinner when he arrived in Chicago.

The manor has its own security department, and there are personnel on duty who can be mobilized to go out at any time, and important outing tasks like Jerry with the boss's instructions can be accompanied by bodyguards.

At ten o'clock the next morning, Zhang Nan received a call from Jerry Goodencowen.

"Boss, I just looked at something here, Renaissance items, maintained and decorated many times in the later period, and the latest jewelry should be added in the mid-19th century.

I suspect it's a Turkvin church icon, but I'll have to come back and check the information before I can make a final judgment. ”

"Precious?"

"If it is, it is a Russian national treasure, an absolute top national treasure for Russia. Jerry was affirmative.

Zhang Nan will be busy, today the two older children in the family don't have to go to kindergarten and school, I promised them to take the "Sunshine Star" yacht to go to sea to play in the east of Long Island, and my sister and Lily are urging their father to hurry up.

After listening to Jerry's words, Zhang Nan didn't have time to say more, and asked, "Can the price be lowered?"

"It should be around $8 million. ”

"As long as it's good, buy it. I'm busy, that's all. ”

The phone was cut off with a "beep", and Jerry, who was on the phone in the garden of a single house in Chicago, smiled bitterly and put away the Nokia clamshell machine in his hand.

It's really no one to meet such a boss.

I still have a bunch of things to report to him, and as a result, the business of nearly 10 million dollars is settled...

With such an amount of business, this is its own boss, and other super-rich people will definitely not be able to come up with one so casually, right?

He heard the noisy voice of a child on the other end of the phone, and it was estimated that the boss was being pestered by the two little ladies in the family - well, in the eyes of the boss, tens of millions of dollars, compared to those two beautiful guys, it was really nothing!

But this is also a kind of trust, isn't it, otherwise how could the boss let himself buy something with just a few words.

Return to the house and start haggling.

......

Zhang Nan spent the night on the yacht with the children, Lily is almost 9 years old and knows to go to sleep alone, and Yuchen, who is almost 5 years old, as long as he goes out, he must get together with his father.

Early the next morning, when the little guy next to him was still sleeping like a little pig, Zhang Nan got up, and didn't think that he had just finished washing up and was going to wake up the two little sleepers after breakfast, Jerry's call came.

"Owner, we have returned to the estate and brought things back. ”