28 Surprises Lotto Auction

Jia Lei followed Utars into the auction venue, and at this time, there was still about half an hour before the auction began, and unexpectedly two-thirds of the people in the venue had arrived.

"Oh, is that you, my dear Uttars?".

Jia Lei was still looking around curiously, carefully identifying a few of the celebrities who came to him as he knew, hoping to find a future boss and talk to him in advance. Unexpectedly, a big fat man in the distance walked quickly, hugged Utars and said.

"It's me! Sbeckdy, I'm almost out of breath when you hug me, can you please give it away?" Utars said helplessly.

"Oh, my dear brother-in-law, you are always so boring. Said the Earl of Sbeckdy.

"It's not that I'm boring, it's that you're too enthusiastic? Uncle Utars tidied up his clothes and said.

"Okay, I see! But aren't we family? It's not a big deal to be a little warmer. Said the Earl of Sbeckdy.

"No, we're not a family! Your sister and I are divorced, and she has even remarried three times. Utars said aside.

"But there is always the boy of Ubatu among you...... said Count Sbeckdy.

"Let's not talk about your sister as a person, I want to introduce you to someone today. Jia Lei, come here, let me introduce you, this is the Count of Sbeckdi of the Corrupt Country. Utars said to Jia Lei.

"Hello Earl Sbeckdy, it's a pleasure to meet you. Jia Lei bowed to the old man in front of him and said.

"Who is this? your new illegitimate child?" Count Sbeckdy asked curiously, looking at Jia Lei.

"Sbeckdy, don't be kidding, Jia Lei is about the same age as my grandson, how can it be my illegitimate child!" said Utars with a frown.

"That's fine! I thought your aesthetic had suddenly changed and you fell in love with Asian women. Said the Earl of Sbeckdy.

"Let me officially introduce to you, Jia Lei is my sister's child and my nephew's grandson. Uncle Utars said.

"Really, as far as I know, isn't your sister dead for decades? Where did he come from? Could he be a pretend? You must know that this kind of thing has happened a lot in recent years, and many families in various European countries that have lost their heirs have emerged in recent years, and some people have emerged one after another, claiming to be the heirs to the titles of those families, and even your Russian tsar, a princess has somehow appeared!" said Count Sbeckdi, reminding Utars.

"That princess is a fake!" Jia Lei said affirmatively when he heard this.

"No way, right? Many people who have seen the princess herself say that the girl looks exactly like the little princess of the tsar. Although the countries did not recognize her identity, it was also because she wanted to inherit the Tsar's huge inheritance in various banks, but according to the newspapers and media of various countries, the credibility of this princess wanted to be high. Said the Earl of Sbeckdy.

"You don't know Jia Lei, don't talk nonsense!" Wu Tasi whispered to Jia Lei.

"I didn't talk nonsense, anyway, I knew that this princess was fake!" Jia Lei said unconvinced.

You must know that in order to demolish the Soviet government, the government of Mao Xiong is secretly digging up the remains of the Tsar's family in Yekaterinaburg......

The missing princess Anastasia and another prince, although not buried with the Tsar's family, did die that year. Even disfigurement with strong acids confirmed the identity decades later by DNA verification.

That's why Jia Lei is sure that all the so-called tsar's princes and princesses who have popped up in the past few decades are fake!

In fact, I took the initiative to find him, not him who came to me. Utars said.

"If you can confirm his identity, that's good!, congratulations on finding your relatives!" said Earl Sbeckdy, and gave Utarth a gentle hug.

"Thank you!" said Uttars.

"Grede, come here, you take this little brother to the side to play. I have business to talk to Utars!," said the Earl of Sbeckdy, beckoning his grandson.

"Good father!" said a fifteen-year-old boy.

"I don't want to go! You know, I'm not very interested in playing. Jia Lei shook his head at Utars and said.

"But kids, what we're going to talk about here is boring, and you won't like it! You might as well go over there and read the brochure of this auction and meet some new friends." Earl Sbeckdy said to Jia Lei.

"I think I can sit in on the audit and I'd like to meet some new people more than meet some new people. Jia Lei made his position clear and said.

"It's true that the things they play with are not for you! you are now in charge of your own affairs, and it is good for you to listen to what follows. Utars nodded.

"Well, whatever you want! Let's get down to business, Uttars, have you heard of the civil strife in Zaire?" asked Count Sbeckdy.

"I just heard about it after I got off the plane today!" said Uncle Uttars with a nod.

"And what do you think of this, and what do you think of the future of Zaire?" asked Count Sbeckdy.

Zaire was foreshadowed in April, when Mobutu came under pressure from the West to declare a multiparty democracy. All of a sudden, there were many partisans in Zaire's more than 250 clans...... "Utars said.

In September 1991, a mutiny took place in Kinshasa, the capital of Zaire, in which soldiers who had not received their salaries for months poured into the streets, looting shops and joining the looters with a number of police officers and citizens.

Jia Lei looked at the two people who were seriously discussing this issue, and there were mosquito coils in his eyes......

For Jia Lei, a scumbag, Jia Lei can understand every word they say, and Jia Lei may also understand every development they say, but it is impossible for Jia Lei to put forward his own suggestions on this kind of political matter no matter what......

"Woo~~! Sure enough, not everyone can be a leader, even if I know the future development trend of the world, I can't understand it!" Jia Lei thought madly in his heart.

Not to mention anything else, it's this country called Zaire, Jia Lei has never heard of it in his two lives!

Jia Lei strongly suspects that his rebirth is fake!

It's fake!

****

"The situation in Zaire is so chaotic, and I don't know what the various NATO members think? Since they provoked this matter, they must suppress it, right?"

In just over 20 minutes, more than a dozen people from different countries came to inquire about the news with Uncle Utars.

"Don't worry, I'll go tomorrow to find out the news! I'll inform Your Excellency of the councillor as soon as there is any new situation. Uncle Uttars said.

Jia Lei observed on the side for nearly 20 minutes, and he always saw one thing.

His uncle, Utars, was actually a political pupper, mainly to convey news between governments, acting as an intermediary liaison and a mouthpiece.

To put it simply, there are some things that everyone has intentions for, and it is difficult to discuss them in the open. Or if you want to know what the other party's attitude is, you will send someone to talk to Uncle Utars, and ask him to help spread the word in private and test the attitude of other countries.

"Why do so many people care about my uncle's matter? I have never heard of this country called Zaire, why do all the countries in the West care so much about it?" Jia Lei took advantage of the fact that no one came over for the time being, and asked Wu Tatars puzzled.

"Huh, Jia Lei, haven't you heard of the country of Zaire? shouldn't this be?" said Uncle Uttars in surprise.

"What's the matter, haven't I heard of this Zaire, it's strange?" Jia Lei asked a little weakly.

"Of course it's strange! Zaire is the third largest country in Africa, haven't you heard of it?" asked Utars.

"Hehe......" Jia Lei smiled very embarrassedly.

Jia Lei had never heard of this country in his previous life.

"I remember that the third largest country in Africa should be ...... It's Su ......" Jia Lei suddenly couldn't go on.

Because Jia Lei's head finally played a role, he suddenly remembered that Sudan, the third largest country in Africa, has been divided, and one Sudan can become the third largest after becoming two Sudans in the north and south, and the Sudan that is not divided now is definitely not the third largest.

"Uncle, I'm not very good at geography, just tell me directly!" Jia Lei said directly as a scoundrel.

"Then I'll tell you, the largest country in Africa right now is Sudan, which has 2.5 million square kilometers. The second largest is Algeria with 2.38 million square kilometres, and the third is Zaire with 2.34 million square kilometres. Uncle Uttars said.

"Oh!oh!" Jia Lei nodded quickly, although he still didn't know which country this Zaire was later.

In an instant, Jia Lei missed Brother Gu and Du Niang very much, and no matter how bad it was, he could come to Sogou and Sohu!

Fortunately, Jia Lei was not stupid yet, he thought carefully about the three words of Zaire, and finally connected these three words with a river link.

"Uncle, does that Zaire have another name called Congo?" Jia Lei asked tentatively.

"Yes, Zaire used to be a colony of the Perfume Country, and the name Zaire is the French name. Utarth nodded.

"Colony! hehe......" Jia Lei smiled weakly.

*****

"Rebirth is not so simple, every country has its name, and after the age of my memory, all the vigorous and vigorous are forgotten...... It's not that easy to be reborn, it'......s especially fascinating!

Jia Lei sang Huang Xiaohu's not-so-simple tune in his mouth, and with his changed lyrics, he could express his mood as a dog this day.

"I really don't know how many countries and regions in the world have different names than I knew when I grew up. In this case, even if I have a detailed rebirth guide, I am afraid that I will not be able to find the right country and region...... Why am I so stupid? Haven't I seen this kind of thing before!" Jia Lei sighed and drank the red wine in the glass fiercely.

He lied to Utars that he was going to the toilet, and then slipped out of the VIP lounge and ran to a corner to borrow a drink to kill his sorrows.

The last time Jia Lei encountered this kind of thing, it was in St. Petersburg, which is called Leningrad!

In fact, before his rebirth, Jia Lei always thought that Leningrad and St. Petersburg were two cities.

"By the way, I have to remember that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are two countries......

Jia Lei reluctantly put down the wine glass and reminded himself!

****

"Why do you smell of alcohol?" asked Wu Tatars after taking Jia Lei to the VIP seat.

"Someone outside the auction just now introduced the benefits of collecting red wine, and brought out some red wine for everyone to taste, so I joined in the fun and took a sip. Jia Lei subconsciously wiped the corners of his mouth and said.

"If you like this, buy a case later, I read the auction brochure, and there is a wine auction at this auction today. Utars said.

"Is there an auction for red wine? Let me see what kind of wine it is?" Jia Lei said this, curiously flipping through the auction manual.

"Romani Conti, haven't heard of it!" Jia Lei looked at the name of the wine and shook his head.

"It's a good wine, it tastes so good and the production is very low, if you like red wine, you might as well buy a bottle and try it. Utars said.

"Since you keep saying that, I'll buy a bottle, it's not expensive anyway. The starting price is only a few thousand dollars!" Jia Lei said as he looked at the auction brochure.

"It's a pity that this is last year's new wine, and it will take a few years to drink it after you buy it!" and the wine will still be heavier and more fragrant...... "Uttars said.

"Oh, it doesn't matter, I don't know how to taste wine anyway. Jia Lei said nonchalantly.

****

So after Jia Lei saw countless treasures appearing one after another, and a group of rich people tearing up and fighting for wealth, he saw the red wine in this auction, which was as expensive as a flock of chickens and cranes.

A box of 1990 Romanée Conti had a starting price of only £1,900, and Jia Lei bought one for £2,000.

The reason why Jia Lei bought this wine was completely attracted by the little story told by the auctioneer.

It is said that the Burgundy red wine was created by the monks of the Church, and it is said that the Cistercian priests in Burgundy were very skilled in growing grapes and winemaking, and they tasted almost every piece of Burgundy soil with their tongues in order to study and improve grape varieties and find suitable land for grape growth.

And this Romanée Conti vineyard is the best place in Burgundy to grow grapes.

And this most suitable place is only 34 acres!

Even more legendary is that the vineyard was donated to the Church by its owner, who in turn sold it to the Kronborg family and renamed it "Romani" in order to raise money for the Crusades.

Of course, Jia Lei is not a person who cares about these religious issues, and what really interests him is the peachy gossip about this wine, and the two famous people who pushed this wine to the number one wine position in the world.

Two famous figures in the history of Perfume Nation, Madame de Pompadour, the third son of King Louis XV of Perfume, and Louis François de Bourbon, cousin of Louis XV and Prince of Bourbon.

It is said that the two two of Louis XV's favorites at the time fought fiercely for the sake of vindictiveness.

In the end, it was conceivable that the powerful and wealthy Prince Louis François de Bourbon won, because he was still called Prince Conti, and he changed the name of the wine to Romanée Conti.

"These auctioneers are amazing, and they can tell so many stories even from an ordinary bottle of wine, which is really impressive. Jia Lei put down the number plate in his hand and praised it.

"They eat from this mouth, can they not be powerful? Otherwise, they would not be able to sell last year's wine at a high price." Utars said.

"It's a pity that I don't understand these things, and following them to grab them is just to have a good time! There are really not many things I can understand, and there are Chinese cultural relics that I can still like. Jia Lei said.

After all, the auction of Chinese cultural relics in the past few years has been very good. Wu Tatars comforted Jia Lei.

"Then I'll see what good things are in it, if there are really good things, I must buy them back home! How can I let foreigners buy the things of my Great Heavenly Empire......" Jia Lei said.

****

It's a pity that Jia Lei didn't expect that it was this wine that he didn't care about when he bought it.

In 2008, at the London wine auction held at Sotheby's, the price was sky-high!

A 1991 bottle of Romanée Conti sold for a whopping £8,625, a 750ml bottle, or an average of £11.5 per ml! In terms of weight, the bottle was at least 25 ounces or more, and the price per ounce was almost £345, which was more than the gold price in the London foreign exchange market that year.

And another eight years later!

In 2016, when Zachys held its first auction of the year on Hong Kong Island, a case of 12 bottles of 1990 Romanée Conti wine sold for 1,592,500 Hong Kong dollars, or 1,426,800 yuan, and the price of a single bottle was as high as 118,900 yuan!