"It's all good stuff. Tang Xiang looked at the pictures of the auction items on the web page and sighed.

However, when he scrolled down and saw a few paintings, he immediately retracted the evaluation, it should be a contemporary abstract work, a pair of garbled yards, I don't know what the painting is, but the estimated price is very high, even more than the antiques above.

". ”

Tang Xiang's evaluation of these contemporary abstract art has always been unfriendly, especially since Sotheby's had an auction farce in the later generations.

In 2018, at Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale, a painting by a British graffiti painter Banksy suddenly triggered an automatic cropping device hidden behind the frame after it was sold at a high price, and it was torn to pieces in full view.

The painter later explained that his painting was worthless, and that he deliberately triggered the self-destruct device after it was sold at a high price, and that it was a carefully planned performance art.

Translated as a mockery: you people are buying spicy chicken at a high price.

Of course, not all abstract paintings are like this, but Tang Xiang would never consider buying these childish graffiti through abstraction.

"It's not interesting, these things in the Asian field are mainly porcelain, calligraphy and painting. Tang Xiang switched to Sotheby's Paris to see what the lots were.

However, to his disappointment, there were also some so-called modern art paintings, and just as he was about to close them, he found that there was a heavyweight section at the end, marked with two core auction items.

"What core lot?"

He slid his fingers down, and when Tang Xiang saw the last two heavyweight lots, his heart trembled:

【Bronze statue of the rabbit head in the Old Summer Palace of China】

【Bronze Statue of the Rat Head of the Old Summer Palace in China】

it!

"You actually took these two things out for auction?" Tang Xiang couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the two bronze statues, didn't he say that these twelve bronze statues had long been lost?

After thinking about it for a while, he realized that there were indeed the world's top auctions that had auctioned those twelve bronze statues.

In that year, the Old Summer Palace was burned, and the 12 bronze statues of the Zodiac in front of the Haiyan Hall of the Western Building were scattered all over the country, and later several bronze heads appeared in foreign auctions in turn, and the auction price was extremely amazing.

Two years ago, that is, in 2007, the bronze statue of the horse's head auctioned by Sotheby's was auctioned by a Hong Kong businessman for 70 million yuan and donated to the country.

Although it does not have to be handed over to the state, Tang Xiang did come up with the idea of taking these two bronze statues back.

But the financial resources don't allow it!

With his current financial resources, he can come up with 100 million yuan, and it is estimated that he can't afford to shoot these two uncles even if he is bankrupt.

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"In the auction, players can manipulate the auctioneer's bidding to a certain extent, and all malicious bidding methods by the auctioneer will be invalidated. ”

Tang Xiang's eyes lit up when he looked at the two labels flashing in front of him, it was really timely.

So I only need one or two million yuan to get two bronze statues?

Tang Xiang vaguely remembers that before he was reborn, a collector surnamed Cai participated in the auction and finally sold the two bronze statues for 30 million euros, only to refuse to pay at the risk of huge compensation and a six-month prison sentence.

According to his own account, it was a protest against Sotheby's.

At that time, this incident detonated the whole country, and the collector surnamed Cai became the center of national public opinion for a while, and even became the composition material for the college entrance examination.

In 2013, the controlling family behind Sotheby's decided to return the two bronze statues for free for unknown reasons, perhaps feeling the pressure.

Tang Xiang had already made up his mind when he thought of this.

Exposure is a very important thing, in fact, a strong national attention is also an asset, as long as he seizes the opportunity, he will definitely use this to make a name for himself.

This kind of fame may bring considerable changes to your future entrepreneurial career.

So Tang Xiang sent a message directly to the secretary, asking her to help with the relevant auction procedures of Sotheby's.

......

Paris, France.

"I didn't expect to meet again so soon. Jacqueline rolled down the window, took off her sunglasses and greeted Tang Xiang who had just gotten off the plane with a smile.

After Jacqueline heard that Tang Xiang was coming to Paris to participate in this year's Sotheby's evening auction, she took the initiative to drive to pick up the airport.

Tang Xiang thanked him after getting into the car, and then asked, "Looking at your mental state, how has your career developed recently?"

Jacqueline shrugged her shoulders as she drove: "I haven't walked the luxury show since that time at CHANEL, but there are still some similar brands that have found me, not good." ”

"I thought you came to Paris to talk about buying Miumiu, but I didn't expect it to be an auction at Sotheby's. Jacqueline asked curiously, "What are you going to bid on?"

Tang Xiang didn't hide it: "I'm here for the two bronze statues." ”

Jacqueline looked at him in surprise: "Sure enough!"

"Sure enough?" Tang Xiang asked suspiciously, "Why do you look like you already know?"

In Tang Xiang's opinion, although this level of auction is definitely a grand event, it is only limited to the internal spread of the upper class, and as a result, Jacqueline seems to have known that he wants to auction two bronze statues.

Jacqueline pulled the car aside and pulled out a copy of the European Times from a stack of newspapers: "Just look at the headlines yourself." ”

Tang Xiang took the European Times, only to see that the headline turned out to be a photo of a rabbit head and a rat head, with the headline roughly reading: Sotheby's bid for China's famous cultural relics lost during World War II attracted a large number of Chinese billionaires to leave for France.

"A large number of Chinese billionaires ......," Tang Xiang frowned when he saw this description.

The rich people mentioned in this newspaper are definitely not the kind of rich people who are tens of millions of dollars, but huge riches worth tens of billions, after all, the estimated value of these two bronze statues is more than 200 million, which is enough to bankrupt countless so-called rich people.

If it weren't for the bonus of auction benefits, Tang Xiang would never dare to come here to bid.

Jacqueline explained to him: "Recently I saw the Chinese community in Paris and anti-war people protesting in front of Sotheby's headquarters, and then I saw the news in the newspapers, and then I realized that it was a big deal. ”

"I also joined their protest the day before yesterday. Jacqueline said casually.

Tang Xiang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Really?"

Jacqueline smiled, "Of course, why am I lying to you?"

Tang Xiang heard that his favorability index for Jacqueline had increased a lot, but he didn't take the initiative to express anything, but said with a serious expression: "I didn't expect that the auction had fermented to this extent before it started." ”

Jacqueline pursed her lips: "Tang, although I know that your origin is not simple, but not to mention whether you have the financial resources to photograph it, even if you do, it will definitely involve political controversy." ”

"To be honest, I'm a little worried. ”