0204 Confusing

The Desert Eagle uses a 0.357 Magnum bullet and has an effective range of an astonishing 200 meters, which is a pistol, and the bullet is discharged at an astonishing 400 meters per second, which is already more than the speed of sound.

There are more tricks that can be played in indoor targeting, such as fixed-point targets, moving targets, rotating targets, etc., but for beginners, these tricks are somewhat unfriendly.

The Desert Eagle is difficult to control, and Wu Qian feels that every time he shoots out, his hands will tremble, which also explains why in the game, after the Desert Eagle shoots a shot, it takes a while for the crosshairs to recover, and in reality, it takes a certain amount of time to aim again.

It is no wonder that such a "bulky" and beautiful gun will not be able to maintain stability in a harsh environment, and it is no wonder that it will be abandoned by all armies.

It doesn't matter how the results are, the coolness is the most important thing, and in the end, Wu Qian fired 15 shuttle bullets, a total of 105 rounds. Desert Eagle bullets are not as expensive as AWP, but they are also more expensive than regular pistols, 5 pounds each.

In the meantime, Wu Qian asked Rosalind and Cooks if they wanted to play, their heads shook like rattles, when they used to train, they were tired of playing hundreds of bullets every day, and their muscles had already formed memories.

Wu Qian played in the SSS Shooting club for more than 2 hours, spending no more than 2,000 pounds, he felt hearty, no worse than racing for several hours, to really own a piece of land, after putting some prey, hunting in the hunting ground, that feeling, think about it is enjoyable, it is really an aristocratic entertainment.

Bang bang bang for half an afternoon, Wu Qian felt very excited, sat back on the phantom, relaxed, suddenly felt a little tired, the rented Rolls-Royce car actually brought a bottle of red wine, the service was very good.

Rosalind poured a glass of red wine for Wu Qian, which is the wine of Mouton Winery, although it is not La Faelatto, but it is also one of the five major wineries, which is passable.

Wu Qian half lay on the seat and said, "It's a pity, it would be nice if I could play a fully automatic rifle......" I didn't come into contact with a fully automatic rifle, which is the only regret that Wu Qian felt about this shooting game.

The explosive feeling of the fully automatic rifle is simply not too cool, and it is precisely because of this factor that it is banned by law and can only be used in very few areas.

Rosalind smiled and said, "BOSS, if you want to play a fully automatic rifle, you can consider going to Russia, which is more lenient in this regard." ”

Wu Qian shook his head with a smile, he was not "greedy" to the point where he had to play, and said, "Go back to the hotel to rest and prepare for the auction." ”

It was already more than 4 o'clock in the afternoon when I returned to the hotel, Wu Qian sat in the hotel and drank afternoon tea leisurely, all four bodyguards were on the side, discussing the auction in a whisper, Bauer and David handed over the list selected by the appraiser to Rosalind, who was assigning tasks.

At this time, Wu Qian suddenly saw a large group of people walking into the hotel, and there were about 10 people in front of him, and the lineup was very strong.

Among this group of people, there is a middle-aged man in a striped suit, the man wears sunglasses, has a small beard stubble on his chin, is very cold, and his gestures are very elegant, and he should not be an ordinary person at first glance.

"It's a big show. Wu Qian said softly.

"BOSS, that's one of the contemporary heirs of the Italian family of Areoti, Clark Vigio. Rosalind whispered in Wu Qian's ear, she was much more surprised than Wu Qianke.

Founded in 1886, the Areotti family business is the Menarini Group, the largest multinational biopharmaceutical company in Italy, the company has established several branches around the world, and its total revenue is among the highest in the European pharmaceutical industry.

Don't say it's an Italian family, Wu Qian, a big family in any country, doesn't know much about it, but he thinks that the other party's travel is really exaggerated.

Clark Virgio walked among the bodyguards, and he didn't pay much attention to the people sitting under the "full moon" chandelier drinking tea, he glanced at it cursoryly, his eyes crossed over Wu Qian's group, and without making any stops, he walked towards the elevator room.

"BOSS, Clark Virgio appeared in London at this time, probably to attend the Sotheby's auction. When Rosalind saw Clark Virgio and his party walking away, she said to Wu Qian.

Wu Qian nodded, the world-renowned auction event is naturally not a strange thing to attract top families, he doesn't care much, you play yours, I play mine.

Drinking tea, Wu Qian received a call from Tian Yewang to inform him of today's filming progress, because the rain was not going very well, and he planned to end the shooting at 5 o'clock, because it was already dark.

"Come back, don't make it too late, it's even more difficult to deal with something in a while, don't you still have time, do it exquisitely." Wu Qiandao, he chartered the Silverstone Circuit for a week, just to let the filming team shoot a lot of material, which is not used as an episode.

There are not many people drinking afternoon tea under the chandelier of the "full moon", but there are more than ten people except Wu Qian, everyone is chatting and whispering.

After telling Wu Qian about the Areotti family, Rosalind continued to discuss the details of the auction with the other three, but she still heard the sound of others chatting in her ears.

Suddenly, the facial expressions of the four bodyguards froze, because they heard something unusual.

"The Berlusconi family is also coming to England?" Bauer asked softly.

One of Italy's richest families, Silvio Berlusconi's family, Silvio Berlusconi is the president of AC Milan and is a business-minded man who straddles the worlds of business, politics, sports and entertainment.

Silvio Berlusconi's initial investment in real estate allowed him to quickly gain financial capital, and later he made a lot of money from buying popular foreign shows, owning his own ace television station, buying the Mondadori publishing company and AC Milan club.

Silvio Berlusconi has five children, including his daughter Barbara Berlusconi, president of the Milan Foundation and director of the Fininwest Group, and several other children who are also members of the boards of directors of various large companies.

Cooks nodded and said, "That's what the lady at the table at 6 o'clock said." ”

"What's wrong with the Italians, why did they all come to London at this time, they didn't all come to the auction? David asked, Sotheby's auction is very exciting, there are a lot of good things, a transaction of billions of dollars, a very large amount of money.

But it would be an exaggeration to say that Berlusconi and Areotti, who are also big Italian families, sent people to participate at the same time, and that level of consortium does not need to be there in person at all, just stay comfortable at home and click your finger in front of the computer.

What's more, there are too few things that can arouse the interest of the consortium, ordinary collectibles and works of art are simply impossible, and paintings of the million-level or so are all floating clouds, which are not worth mentioning in the eyes of those people.

It's just that Wu Qian and some others don't know that the two families of Berlusconi and Areotti just got a little news through special channels, and they are not the main owners. The main owners are the Agnelli family, and the purpose of these famous Italian conglomerates is the Sotheby's auction.

As for the target of the auction, outsiders do not know, only a few core members of the Agnelli family originally knew this secret, but the relationship between the major Italian families is intricate and inextricably linked, and the news has spread to the ears of the two major families of Berlusconi and Areotti.

The actions of the two major families of Berlusconi and Areotti were relatively low-key and did not attract much attention, but the Agnelli family was not low-key, and entered London in a very high-profile manner, indicating that they wanted to participate in the Sotheby's auction.

The Agnelli family is one of Italy's richest families, and its family history is also the history of the development of modern Italian industry. Founded in 1899 by Giovanni Agnelli, Fiat Automobilia has grown rapidly over the past 100 years to become the largest industrial group in Italy.

Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, Maserati and other famous brands under Fiat Auto have become world-famous car brands. The family wealth is immeasurable, it is a behemoth, and the market value of Ferrari alone exceeds 30 billion dollars.

The actions of the Agnelli family have made the consortiums of other countries very puzzled, and the Agnelli family cannot be targeted, but all channels have not heard any news, and they are confused.

Invisibly, the atmosphere of this auction became eerie and tense.

Wu Qian went back to his suite after afternoon tea, and Cooks had already installed a computer to watch the live broadcast during the auction in real time, and also gave Wu Qian a very high-end call headset for real-time contact.

As for Rosalind, Bauer and David, they left for Sotheby's without eating, and the three of them were to bid at the auction, while Cooks and Wu Qian stayed in the royal loft suite, using the phone to participate in the auction.

The first auction of Sotheby's fall auctions began at 7 p.m., and when Wu Qian returned to his room, it was just half past five and he ordered two simple dinners.

In a suite not a few meters away from him, Clark Virgio, a contemporary heir to the Areotti family, had just finished dinner when a stack of photographs was placed on the table in front of him, the top one showing a castle.

If Wu Qian was here, he would definitely find that this castle was the one he had been to this morning, the queen of the castles, Leeds Castle.

Clark Virgio took a sip of red wine, lit a carrot-thick cigar and took a puff, picked up the photos on the table and carefully examined them one by one, except for the first photo, which was the main body of the castle, the others were all interior photos, which seemed to be taken secretly.

Not only Clark Vigio, but also the Berlusconi family and the Agnelli family were also seriously looking at the photos of Leeds Castle, and their expressions were very serious.

Wu Qian didn't know anything about this, he sat comfortably in the study of the royal attic suite after eating a little in the evening, ready to start the first auction in his life, he had already told Tian Yewang not to look for him during this time.

"Cooks, why do I feel that you are a little nervous?" Wu Qian said to Cooks not far away, he was not nervous, he was a little excited, after all, he was involved in something that had never been experienced before, and it was normal to look forward to and be excited.

Cooks smiled and said, "Boss, I have a bad premonition. I don't know where this hunch came from, but I don't think Sotheby's autumn auction will be so simple this time. ”

Wu Qian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Top auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's, every large-scale auction in the Spring and Autumn Period, isn't it simple, it's nothing." I said you're wilting day by day, it's rare to see you so nervous. Anyway, there is still half an hour to start, and we will talk about it for a while. ”

Although Wu Qian knew the details of Kux's family, he still asked as a topic for chatting, most of them were non-nutritious conversations, such as where is your wife, whether your parents are in good health, how old are the children, and so on.

With 10 minutes left before the auction began, the two ended their small talk.

The atmosphere in the auction house was very lively, and there were many people who came to participate in the auction. Rosalind, Bauer, and David had already sat separately, and they could communicate with each other through communicators, and all three of them had entered the auction house through their own identities, and they had not registered information about Wu Qian.

Anyway, when you finally receive the lot, Wu Qian's information will be certified, so this link doesn't matter, just a simple asset certification.

Sotheby's autumn auction this time put the Celestial Empire artifacts in the first session, a total of more than 300 lots, most of which are porcelain, calligraphy and painting and jade do not account for a lot.

In the auction house, there are also people from the Celestial Empire who have the same purpose as Wu Qian, who want to buy some cultural relics that have been scattered overseas and return to China. There are too many cultural relics lost in the Celestial Empire, measured in tens of thousands, although the power of one person is small, but it is still possible to spend tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a small porcelain back to China.

Wu Qian could roughly feel the atmosphere in the auction house through the real-time live broadcast, with many well-dressed people in attendance, accompanied by bodyguard-like figures, and he guessed that the person he had seen in the hotel lobby before was among them.

Wu Qian completely guessed wrong, the goal of the heirs of the three major Italian consortia to come to London is very clear, and they don't spend their energy on other aspects at all, and they are all chic at the moment.

At 7 o'clock, the auction began, and an auctioneer in a crisp suit walked up to the stage, followed by two assistants. Through the live broadcast, Wu Qian could hear the auctioneer muttering a bunch of words, and he could understand what he was saying without a translation from Cooks.

"Good evening, Rutson Dark Jettes. Welcome...... Balabala......"

All the lots to be auctioned before Wu Qian were set in advance, with a total of 102 lots, 89 pieces of porcelain, 13 pieces of jade, and none of the calligraphy and paintings. Wu Qian's goal is very clear, although there are many items he wants to bid on, but because there are four people to help participate in the auction, it does not seem to be very eye-catching.

There will be a lot of uncertainty during the auction, and Rosalind mentioned to Wu Qian that it is difficult to win all 102 lots, and even a small part should be won in the end. And that's exactly what Rosalind said before.

For example, there is a Song Dynasty Cizhou kiln white glaze carved peony pattern octagonal pillow, the estimated price is 30,000 pounds, there are not a few people who look at this lot, there are many bidders, the price goes all the way up, the starting price is 20,000 pounds, all the way to 58,000 pounds, the atmosphere of the scene cooled down.

In the end, David was left to compete with another Celestial Empire merchant, Wu Qian learned about the situation through a phone call with Rosalind, and instructed him to give up, how could there be a way for his own people to beat his own people, there was no need.

There is also a lot, the Northern Song Dynasty Ding series white glaze carved leaf pattern pot, estimated at 70,000 pounds, starting price of 50,000 pounds, this is a piece of porcelain that Wu Qian preferred, from 50,000 all the way to 88,000, and finally there were three people left to shout the price, one of whom was Kuks.

Through a series of previous observations, Rosalind finally determined that the two were suspected of operating in the dark, and it was estimated that they were instructed to deliberately coax them, and suggested that Wu Qian give up.

There is no effective way to curb this kind of behavior, after all, the price is not high, and even if it is a false transaction, there are not many taxes and fees. And it may have been promised the lowest transaction price, and it doesn't matter whether it is successful or not, so Wu Qian gave up very decisively.

The auction proceeded very quickly, and there was no competition for too many heavyweight lots, and the most expensive thing Wu Qian participated in the competition was a yellow-glazed horse porcelain from the Tang Dynasty, with an estimate of 150,000 pounds and a starting price of 120,000 yuan.

This lot was appraised by the team of appraisers invited by Wu Qian, and finally concluded that it was genuine, which was a very valuable lot in this auction, and it was naturally to be won. The final sale price reached £380,000, making it the third place in the auction.

As for the first and second most expensive lots, they were identified as doubtful by the appraisal team at that time, so Wu Qianguo did not sell, a painting and a jade pendant respectively.

The auction lasted for more than 3 hours, Wu Qian's harvest was good, a total of 40 lots were auctioned, and more than 40 of the remaining 62 lots were because of suspicion.

Of the 40 lots, porcelain accounts for the vast majority, from the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, ranging from a horse to a bowl, and only 4 pieces of jade.

"BOSS, in this auction of Celestial Empire relics, your total transaction amount is 3.068 million pounds. Kuks reported to Wu Qian.

The delivery of the lot does not need to be carried out immediately after the auction, but can be traded at a different time, and can be temporarily stored in the auction house after paying the fee. After all, it is also a very valuable treasure, and it is not necessary to arrange a trip to leave London after participating in the filming, what if there is any accident.

Sotheby's auction house vault is still very safe, and it is safer to keep it there.

Wu Qian contacted the auction house by phone, and Rosalind, David, and Bauer briefly explained the entrustment, and the auction house immediately revised the relevant information of the lot.

This kind of auction participation technique is very common, it belongs to the operation of the policy and the countermeasures, and Sotheby's auction house does not care, and some things cannot be done too much. After Wu Qian paid the fee, all the lots were deposited in the vault, and he just had to wait for the time to be arranged.

One night, Wu Qianzhen didn't feel much enthusiasm for the auction, but there were a lot of intrigues, and the money was not too much, a total of only more than 20 million soft girl coins, and the excitement at the beginning dissipated a lot.

At 23 o'clock, Ball and David returned to the Royal Loft Suite first.

"Huh, what about Rosalind?" Wu Qian was a little surprised, Rosalind didn't come back with the two, he was shocked, this Israeli girl wouldn't be running away with money. No, the money was given directly to Sotheby's, and Rosalind didn't handle it, so she couldn't get the money.

"BOSS, Rosalind said she has something to do temporarily, and I'll come back and report back to you later. I saw that she seemed to have received a message and then left, it should be something improvised. Bauer stumbled and said that his Chinese language skills were not good.

Wu Qian nodded, he dialed Rosalind's phone, the other party hung up, and then replied with a message, saying "Come back soon". Wu Qian felt that this thing was a little wrong, how could it be mysterious.

There were four big men sitting in a room, and the atmosphere was a little gloomy.

Rosalind didn't tell anyone the real reason for her solo departure, and Cooks, Bauer and Davy, who are also bodyguards, have heard about some of the bad practices in the industry. Could it be that Rosalind betrayed the boss?

It's just a lot of 3 million pounds, it shouldn't be like this, the value of the contract is much higher than that, because the relationship is very wide-ranging, involving the family!

Several people's ideas were wild, thinking that Rosalind had found a mysterious person and then sold Wu Qian's information to the other party. Or maybe it's a plot to grab a treasure or something. Anyway, it's Sister "Rosalind".

Wu Qian took a few puffs of his cigar, stood up and prepared to go to the window to look at the scenery, but was persuaded by Cooks to return to his seat.

"BOSS, don't go near the window at this time. Cooks said, his face was very serious, and he looked like a soldier was coming to the city.

Wu Qian frowned, is it so serious.

"What the hell is going on?"

Just as Cooks was about to tell Wu Qian his judgment, he heard a knock on the door, and Bauer felt his gun to open the door, and saw that it was Rosalind who had returned.

“BOSS。 Rosalind's face was solemn, and she walked briskly into the room, closing the door with her backhand.

"Something's a problem!" said Rosalind in a deep voice.

Wu Qian's eyes were slightly condensed, and he said, "Rosalind, you sit down first, and say slowly, is there something wrong with my lot?"

Rosalind shook her head, sat down on the small sofa pier opposite Wu Qian, and said, "That's not true." I ......" With that, Rosalind glanced at Cooks, Davy, and Bauer.

Wu Qian saw Rosalind's demeanor, and then became a little nervous, and said: "There are not many people I can trust in London, and you are a few people I can trust, just say anything you have to say." ”

Don't use suspicious people, don't doubt people, and the superficial kung fu still has to be done in place.