Li Huan is a person who does what he says.

Anyway, Chen Xue didn't have a class today, so Li Huan simply drove the two girls around the mountain city to find a suitable place.

The prototype of the museum in Li Huan's mind is a collection of exhibitions and auctions, which can be summed up as a channel for Li Huan to empty the virtual space. Although Li Huan has a good relationship with Junru Auction House, his collection is now becoming more and more amazing, and it is no longer suitable to take it out and let others help with the auction, and he must have his own channel. And art is the easiest thing to enhance the family heritage.

But it's easier said than done.

The first is the location, the museum has never heard of which CBD center it is opened, and the site must first have cultural heritage, preferably an old building. In addition to being an old building, the space should also be large enough and sturdy enough to facilitate the setting of security, otherwise hordes of thieves will come and everything will be stolen. You must know that once the things in Li Huan's virtual space are poured out, even if they are not as good as the Louvre or the Kremlin and other places, it is enough to make many international thieves covetous.

Li Huan himself can't stay here all the time.

The second is to be functional, at least there must be a parking lot outside, and it must be convenient for accommodation and meals nearby. The museum that Li Huan wants to build is not the kind that is open to the public and collects tickets, but a collection of exhibitions and auctions, and those who can afford to buy art do not have to consider the problem of convenient transportation, but there must be a place to accommodate transportation.

With this idea in mind, he walked around the city, and Li Huan didn't find a suitable place.

Seeing that it was dinner time, Li Huan went home to his parents on the street and went to the Shancheng Hotel together.

When he was in the car, Li Huan also told his father and mother his thoughts, and the second elder also thought that this idea was good.

Now the Li family is rich, and the son is also promising, but in the eyes of the people in the upper circles, he is also the farmer who has just washed his feet and landed ashore. A private museum auction house can quickly improve the family's heritage. At that time, grandparents' medicine and sugar shop and Li Huan's private museum, if there is any gathering in the future, they can hold their heads high, and they don't need to rely on the prestige of the Chen family. Everyone supported Li Huan's idea.

But the location was really difficult, and everyone studied many places in the car, but they were not suitable.

Either the building is too new, or it is not very functional.

Anyway, this matter is not an overnight thing, if you are in a hurry, you will eat first.

The business of the Shancheng Hotel was extremely hot, and Li Huan's family arrived at the parking lot of the Shancheng Hotel at about seven o'clock, which was already overcrowded, and there were even queues outside the parking lot, and there were more than a dozen cars waiting to enter in front. After Li Huan's engagement banquet ended, Shancheng Hotel immediately became a check-in place for the surrounding area.

However, as soon as Li Huan's car came, a sharp-eyed doorman reported Huang Cheng. As a result, as soon as Li Huan's family and Fiona got out of the car, they saw Huang Cheng with a red face coming up, and he was full of smiles: "Mr. Li, Miss Chen, and uncles and aunts are also here...... Really, call me in advance before you come, I'll prepare in advance!"

"Boss Huang's business is thriving. Li happily replied: "I can't get into the parking lot." ”

"What are you waiting for when you come to the parking lot! You don't treat me as your own!" Huang Cheng pretended to be straight, and hurriedly commanded a waiter who brought it: "Go, help Mr. Li wash the car and park it." ”

The waiter quickly took the key and went.

Huang Cheng personally took Li Huan to the most luxurious private room, waved off the waiter, and stood at the door himself, serving tea and water to everyone and handing over the menu.

Li Huan was stunned: "Boss Huang, what are you doing?"

"Everyone is a distinguished guest that I can't invite usually, and I finally came to my place once, and I have to serve ...... personally" Huang Cheng smiled with a smile on his face, and then asked carefully: "Or is there any secret?" If there is, I will clear the room next door and left, hehe, and then I will retreat myself and help you guard the door." ”

"What did Boss Huang say......" Li Huan smiled dumbly.

He knew that so many things had happened at his engagement banquet, and Huang Cheng had long since known what his family's brain was making up in his mind. It's just an ordinary dinner, and there's no secret. Huan's father and mother even greeted with a smile: "If Boss Huang is not busy, just eat together, Xiao Huan's engagement banquet has made a mess of your hotel, and I haven't had time to thank you yet." Aren't we a family, what words of thanks?"

"It's not appropriate, you eat, you eat. Huang Cheng felt that he was good to be immortal.

Soon, seven or eight delicate side dishes were served.

The business of the Shancheng Hotel is so hot that the private rooms have to set consumption limits, as if the top luxury private rooms, don't even want to touch them without a consumption of 50,000 yuan. Li Huan's table is not even a thousand yuan, but Li Huan's family naturally doesn't need any consumption limit, Huang Cheng is a person who will be grateful, if it weren't for Li Huan, not to mention that the business is booming now, he wouldn't even have his life, Li Huan's family just used this place as a canteen, and Huang Cheng would only raise his hands and feet in favor.

The side dishes of the mountain city restaurant are still so exquisite and delicious.

During the banquet, everyone staggered, chatted affectionately, and pulled out the topic of site selection.

It's hard.

"Mr. Li, what are you looking for in the old house?" Huang Cheng, who was passing the dishes next to him, was curious, Li Huan's family came to eat today, and he regarded himself as a waiter.

"That's right, I want to get a private museum, I've been looking for a day today, and I haven't found a suitable place. The main thing is that the house should have a history, be fully functional, and have some facilities around......" Li Huan said with a smile: "The requirements are a bit much, so I didn't find a suitable place for a while." But this is also something that cannot be rushed. ”

"A private museum!" Huang Cheng was in awe, as if he remembered something: "Mr. Li, my father and a group of old friends are also having dinner here today, otherwise you can ask them? After all, these old ladies have been in the mountain city for so long, where there are old buildings and where are suitable to build museums, they must know better than us." ”

"Professor Huang is also here, that's great, how did I forget to ask him. Li Huan was about to stand up as he spoke.

"Hehe, no...... Actually, they're right next door to you...... I'll just leave the middle door open. Huang Cheng said.

In many old-fashioned restaurants, the private rooms are connected by movable doors, and as long as the movable door between the two private rooms is opened, it can be turned into a large private room, which can accommodate more people. However, with the grade of the Shancheng Hotel, the compartment door is rarely opened, but for the convenience of Li Huan, let alone open the compartment door, it is estimated that he will not hesitate to let Huang Cheng open the door.

The door opened, and sure enough, it was Professor Huang and several old men of about the same age, taking their wives to eat together.

Recently, the Shancheng Hotel has become a popular check-in place in Shancheng, and Professor Huang has almost used it as a canteen. Anyway, it was opened by his own son, so it was convenient to eat. When the door opened, Professor Huang saw Li Huan's family and immediately greeted him with a smile: "You guys also come here to eat, why don't you say hello in advance." ”

Seeing the food on Li Huan's table, Professor Huang's face sank again, and he looked at his son: "How did you do it, just serve these to others?

"Dad, people haven't eaten anything good...... Huang Cheng couldn't cry or laugh, he wanted to put all the good things on the table to greet Li Huan and them, but Li Huan's family had obviously eaten and seen, and a big banquet was not as good as a few exquisite dishes, Huang Cheng was more professional than Professor Huang in this regard, he continued: "Dad, Mr. Li has something here, do you think you can help?"

"Oh, what's the matter, if you can help me, you will help. Professor Huang nodded, his impression of Li Huan was excellent.

Li Huan told Professor Huang about his idea of looking for a place to build a museum and auction house.

"Museum?" Professor Huang was stunned: "This is not a joke...... What theme are you going to build? Private museums are not absent in the country, but there are very few. Do you want to auction off your goods? You know, the first thing about museums is that the exhibits are going to attract people. ”

Professor Huang's words were out of kindness, and of course Li Huan knew.

It costs a lot to open a private museum, although he knows that Li Huan is not short of money, but he doesn't want to see the money go down the drain.

"You don't have to worry about this, I have a collection of precious European Renaissance artworks, and I believe that as long as the exhibition goes out, there will be an endless stream of people coming. Li Huan is full of confidence, if he can't attract people to get these things in the Nazi base, then he will admit it if he loses money.

"Refresher

What is it in the Xing period?" Professor Huang became interested: "Old Song, you are an expert in this area, you can give some advice to see if there is a gimmick for my little friend to build a private museum." ”

After speaking, Professor Huang pointed to an old man and introduced Li Huan: "This is my colleague Song Ting, who has a very high attainment in Western art, and enjoys special national allowances, and is a top art master in China!"

"Hello, I'm Song Ting, you can call me Lao Song. Song Ting, who was wearing glasses, looked modest: "I heard Lao Huang mention you and say that you are a very good child." ”

Song Lao praised it. Everyone who can enjoy the special national allowance must be a top talent, Li Huan hurriedly said modestly: "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"What are you exhibiting? In the case of Western art, the market barriers are very high...... No good things can't attract people, and it's best to have one or two treasures. And if you want to do an auction, you have to find an experienced person to help you, art auctions, the credibility of big auction houses can make you a lot less trouble, and they also have their own customers. Song Ting said.

Why is there another person surnamed Song, and he also studies European art, so it doesn't have anything to do with Song Ziyu, right?

However, the people introduced by Professor Huang should be reliable, and the other party did say the point.

Li Huan thought about it, anyway, when this batch of artworks is exhibited in the future, the source channels will also be announced, and he simply said: "That's the case, when I was exploring a place not long ago, I obtained a batch of artworks taken away during the Nazi rout, most of them are paintings, but there are some that I haven't opened......

"The artwork that the Nazis took with them when they fled!?" Song Ting was startled, and his expression changed significantly.

An expert like him, who specializes in European art, naturally knows how many good things the Nazis took with them when they fled, and many of them are top national treasures. Each of these works of art is not something that can be measured in terms of money - it is not an exaggeration to say that it is faith. However, the Nazis disappeared so mysteriously during their escape that until now, one can only guess what they took with them, and no one has ever found where they were.

"Yes, it was found on a Nazi submarine. Li Huan said.

Nazi submarines!

Song Ting's eyes were even more shocked at this time.

He had studied this history, but the Nazi escape was originally a very mysterious thing, there are not many historical records, and most of the records are hearsay. But Li Huan can name the submarine, most of which is true. Because in mainstream academic circles, the Nazis were divided into two groups when they fled, and the first batch of treasures taken away by the Nazis was discovered in March 1945.

In March 1945, the Allies crossed the Rhine and occupied the village of Merks in the Thuringia region of Germany. On the evening of 4 April, Allied soldiers learned from refugees that gold was hidden in a nearby mine.

When the local Allied commander, Lieutenant Colonel Russell, got the news, he immediately went to Merks. After questioning the refugees, he established the authenticity of the message. Russell then interrogated the mine's officials and learned that the treasure had been brought in before the Nazi flout, and that the hiding continued until January 27, 1945, with a total of 76 shipments.

In the early morning of April 18, Russell, a unit publicist, photographers, journalists, and engineers from the 282nd Combat Engineer Battalion entered the mine, came to the cellar, and blew open the door.

As a result, the Allies found themselves in a treasure trove of Arabian Nights, and the scene inside is difficult to describe in words.

In front of them was a illuminated chamber 23 meters wide and 45 meters long. Inside, there are more than 7,000 marked bags, knee-high and 20 rows spaced about 1 metre apart. On the other side of the room were bundles of cash, each with the word "Melmer" printed on the label. The boxes apparently belonged to SS pseudonymous accounts.

And this is also the first recorded Nazi treasure to be hammered.

The first Nazi treasures were discovered, including 8,198 gold ingots, 55 boxes of gold bricks (2 pieces each, each weighing 10 kilograms), hundreds of bags of gold utensils and products, more than 1,300 bags of gold marks, Gold francs and pounds, 711 bags of $20 gold coins, hundreds of bags of gold and silver coins from 15 other countries, hundreds of bags of foreign exchange bills, 9 bags of rare ancient gold coins, 2,380 bags and 1,300 boxes of Deutsche Mark cash with a face value of 2.76 billion, 20 silver ingots weighing 200 kilograms each, 40 bags of silver bars, 63 boxes of silver plates and 55 silver plates, 1 bag of white gold (containing 6 white gold ingots), and 110 bags of diamonds and jewels looted from different countries.

In other tunnels, the Allies also found a large number of precious works of art from museums and private individuals in Europe: paintings, prints, pencil drawings, engravings, antique clocks, philatelic albums......

These discoveries shocked the Allies, but they were only a fraction of what was later confirmed to have been looted by the Nazis in World War II.

According to a secret report by German officials, by July 1944, a total of 137 railway wagons, 4,174 boxes, 20,973 pieces of cultural relics transported from Western Europe to Germany, and 10,890 paintings alone, most of which were masterpieces by famous artists. Among them, there are 5,000 world-famous paintings, 160,000 jewel-encrusted treasures, and more than 2,400 pieces of ancient precious furniture.

This is still well documented, and there are countless of those who are not registered.

Later, it was speculated that the missing part was transported to a secret Nazi base, and that it was a submarine that was transported.

Li Huan can name the submarine to prove that he is not a mess.

"That'...... What's in that batch of artworks?" Song Ting's voice trembled a little, he didn't expect to be able to eat such a shocking secret with a meal.

"Among the two paintings I opened, there was one of 'Woman with a Silver Mouse'. Li Huan said.

"Oh my God! It was really robbed by the Nazis!" Song Ting is now even more real Li Huan really found these things: "What about the other one?"

"This one is a bit weird...... But how about I sell it first, wait until my private art museum opens, and then invite you to come and have a look?" Li Huan laughed.

"When!?" Song Ting hurriedly asked.

"It's hard to say right now because I haven't found a suitable house yet...... You know, a museum is not just a place to open. Li Huan smiled faintly, and after speaking, he avoided this topic, and everyone chatted about home. The people at the table with Professor Huang are all knowledgeable pedants, and Li Huan is almost an all-rounder under the powerful search ability of the virtual screen, and he also chats with a group of people, and Huan's father and mother and the professors' wives also have a family routine.

Soon, dinner time was over, and both parties, regardless of the guests and hosts, were very happy, and said goodbye to each other before preparing to leave.

At the end of the banquet, someone couldn't sit still, Song Ting seemed to hesitate for a while, and took the initiative to stand up: "Li Huan, I'll follow Lao Huang to call you Xiao Huan, right?"

"You are an elder, you can call it whatever you want. Li Huan smiled and nodded.

"Well, it occurred to me that there is a place that might be perfect for you to do a museum. Song Ting suddenly said: "That house is at the foot of Nanshan, the conditions are very suitable in all aspects, it is my own property, if you can see it, I will give it to you!"

"No. 1 under Nanshan, Old Song, are you willing to cut your love?" Professor Huang was slightly taken aback, looked at Li Huan and said, "Xiao Huan, you have taken a big advantage this time." ”

When I finally found a place where I could open a museum, I had a place to digest my inventory. This is really a nowhere to find a place to step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it, and the address is given in the time of a meal. Li Huan was about to thank him, but he saw that Song Ting's face was a little unnatural, as if he regretted that he had just introduced this place to himself.

Could it be that there is something hidden in it?

Li Huan knows that although there is only one number, it is actually a building complex, and this small building complex is on the winding mountain road of Nanshan in the urban area, as long as you go up the mountain to play or escape the summer, you will pass by this place. It is indeed a very good location as a museum, with a quiet mountain in the background and a traffic artery in front of it.

Li Huan often passed by this building complex when he went to climb the mountain, it is extremely rare in China, and it is a building complex that integrates the overall style of China and the West. There are a total of three buildings in the complex, one of which is the main building, which is built on the edge of the mountain wall, and both buildings can overlook the river and the beautiful night view of the mountain city, and the rolling Yangtze River flows under the mountain wall. The building is built with an overall cyan strip of stone, which not only has a Chinese calmness, but also a Western-style building.

Apart from

Outside the main building, there is a small building full of creepers, which should be guest rooms and are very exquisite.

The entire three-building complex is enclosed by a wall, and the trees and islands are full of flowers and birds.

What can be wrong with such a place?

In short, I only know when I see it.

Early the next morning, after Li Huan sent Chen Xue and Fiona to school, he drove to No. 1 Nanshan by himself.

Song Ting and Professor Huang had been waiting for Li Huan here for a long time.

"Song Lao Huang is embarrassed, I sent my fiancée to school, and I was a little late. Li Huan got out of the car and greeted the two.

Behind the two old men, the gate of Nanshan Xia No. 1 has been greatly opened, the black gate is hung on both sides of the lantern-like decorative lamps, and the heavy bluestone brick wall is a pattern of stained glass, which looks both amorous and unconventional. The three of them walked through the gate, and inside was a beautiful courtyard, and the designer who designed it was a master at a glance. The exquisite garden is also a mix of Eastern and Western styles, with imposing rockeries, flowing water through the rockery, pavilions in the Roman period, and swings in pastoral style......

In particular, the smooth path paved with black, white and gray marble underfoot looks casual and stable at first glance.

These things were originally completely out of tune, but they were put together like this, and they seemed to be extremely coordinated, which is the designer's skill.

"It's really beautiful, it can integrate the artistic styles of the East and the West so well, and the one who designed this courtyard is a master!" Li Huan sighed, he felt that the plant wall outside Yang Fan's No. 1 villa was well designed, but compared to here, it was a world of difference.

"This is Lao Song's own transformation, if you want to decorate the house in the future, you can find Lao Song to give you a staff officer. Professor Huang said with a smile.

"Boss Song!" Li Huan praised.

"Hey, what a talent, this is the old man, I have nothing to do and transform myself, so I can make you laugh. I'd like to see it become a museum full of precious works of art more than my little things. Song Ting said: "Let's go, I'll take you to see the venue, I believe that in the mountain city, there is no more suitable place except for me." ”

After speaking, Song Ting led the two of them through the garden and came to the leading building.

The guide building is a small one-story building, also built of bluestone, but someone has already done the remodeling, digging out many floor-to-ceiling glass doors on the bluestone wall, hitting the bright glass. On the roof, the sky dome is also made of glass, which ensures good light transmission. Behind the leading building is the main building of the entire complex, a three-storey building facing the river on one side, which is also equipped with floor-to-ceiling glass windows with excellent light transmission. The terrazzo floors complement the white walls, and on the third floor, the eight-metre-high ceiling is filled with bohemian stained glass, and the sunlight shines through the glass windows to create a work of art with natural light, making it a great place to create a private museum.

Li Huan looked around and was very satisfied, so he asked, "Old Song, you have spent so much effort to build it...... I don't know what price I'm going to sell?"

"This ......" Song Ting suddenly hesitated, looked at Li Huan, then at his colleagues, and said with determination: "Before talking about the price, I have something to tell you, in fact, I have wanted to sell this place for a long time, but no one has dared to take over, so it has been delayed until now." You are Lao Huang's New Year's friend, so I think there is one thing that must be made clear to you first. ”

Sure enough! Last night, I felt that Song Ting's face was strange.

"Old Song, if you have anything to say, you are not an outsider. Professor Huang said with a smile.

"This place ......" Song Ting hesitated: "It's a little unclean." ”

Li Huan was stunned for a moment, could it be that Song Ting was worried about what things would be here?

Before Li Huan could speak, Professor Huang spoke first, his face was displeased: "Old Song, I said what's the matter with you, if you want to sell it, you can sell it, if you don't sell it, what are you doing with all this nonsense? We are old, and we haven't seen anything." If you regret it, just say it clearly, let's turn around and leave, I understand the truth that a gentleman does not take the favor of others, and you don't make up nonsense. ”

After Professor Huang finished speaking, there was some anger on his face.

Li Huan is the lifesaver of him and his son, not to mention that because Li Huan's wedding banquet gave the Shancheng Hotel a new life, it brought earth-shaking changes to Professor Huang's family. can match Li Huan, Lao Song is willing to give up this building, Huang Lao feels that this matter is quite lucky, but he didn't expect the old guy to change the hexagram when he said it, and his face was naturally a little unbearable.

And it's good that you change your hexagrams, what kind of nonsense is "unclean", they are all seventy or eighty people, do you still believe that there are ghosts in this world? You must know that Professor Huang is a geology and archaeology major, and if there are ghosts in this world, archaeologists must be more common than those in crematoria.

So hearing that Song Ting suddenly used this reason to shirk, Professor Huang was a little displeased.

Li Huan instead persuaded Professor Huang, who was a little angry: "Elder Huang, listen to Elder Song, Elder Song should not be the kind of person who goes back on his word. Old Song, if there is anything unclean, you can tell me, I have an advantage as a person, that is, I am not afraid of evil things. ”

Ordinary people believe in the evil theory, and most of them are spread by the people, but I didn't expect this group of old intellectuals to also believe in this statement. But Li Huan is a dignified qi refiner, if he is even afraid of the evil sect, he is afraid that saying it will make people even laugh off their teeth. If you want to talk about evil sects, there is nothing more evil in this world than qi refiners, and Li Huan may even face people who have faced flying yakshas, and his courage is naturally not small.

Moreover, most of the evil doors that ordinary people say are things about gods and ghosts, and Li Huan doesn't believe that there are any ghosts in this world. In the sinkholes of Africa, so many people who died tragically and were sacrificed are just spiritual power and consciousness left. If there really is any fierce ghost, Li Huan really doesn't mind catching one to play.

Besides, houses are scarce resources now, and houses that can be used as museums are even rarer, take 10,000 steps back and say, this really has to be an evil thing, Li Huan has a sufficient amount of unadulterated spiritual impact, and then a large-scale aura explosion, not to mention the "evil door", there is not even a doorknob left.

"It's a bit of a shame...... I felt there was something wrong with this house when I was the next day. So Lao Huang, look, even if I go back to the mountain city, I won't live here. I can't tell you exactly what the problem is, but I don't think it's clean. Song Ting sighed: "Yesterday, I was anxious to see what other amazing works besides "The Woman Holding the Silver Mouse", and I was quick to talk for a while...... Hey!"

"Are you serious?" Professor Huang was skeptical, as an old archaeologist, he would rather believe that there were aliens than that there were ghosts in this world, but seeing that his old friend and old colleague was so sure, he actually took it seriously.

"Really, I remember when I was forty-nine years old, and I had many nights in a row...... I had slept in my bedroom on the third floor, but I woke up the next morning to find myself either sleeping in the garden or on the edge of a cliff. If I hadn't slept honestly, I might have fallen. Song Ting said.

"You're not sleepwalking. Professor Huang was disdainful: "Even if there are ghosts, they can still move you away?"

"Hey, this place is quite evil anyway, so for so many years, except for the daytime when I regularly send people to clean and maintain the garden, there is no one living at all. So I thought, to open a museum, to attract more popularity, and when the popularity increases, anything unclean will naturally run away, right? After Song Ting finished speaking, he looked at Li Huan and said, "Xiao Huan, this matter is indeed not thoughtful to me, if you think it is not appropriate, I will help you inquire again." ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Li Huan to answer, and added: "If you think it's suitable, you make a price, and I will never bargain, but if the museum is really built, I have to be the first batch of visitors!"

According to the current land price on the south mountain of the mountain city, not to mention the value of every inch of land, it is also extremely expensive. The same riverside scenery villa, don't even think about it if you don't have more than 30 million. Looking at this stylish architectural ensemble, it's not an exaggeration to say that it is a small estate. Moreover, the building and courtyard that blend Eastern and Western architectural styles can match the artworks on display.

As for the evil sect or something...... Li Huan is confident that no matter how evil he is, under the training of himself and Xiaofei, he can also correct this door. After all, I already have a vampire secretary, is there anything in this world that is more evil than a vampire?

"Okay! That's it!" Li Huan clapped his hands: "I'm just going to stay here for one night tonight, I'm a person who specializes in all kinds of evil sects." Old Song, don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who takes advantage of others. I'm staying here tonight, and I'm going to check the structure of the house as well, and if it's okay, I'll give you my price tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay! That's it!" Song Ting nodded.