After the American experts finished the appraisal, Zheng Xudong asked with a smile: "Mr. Scottario, do you think it is a national treasure of the United States?"

At this time, Scowdario still had the arrogance just now, and said in a low voice: "Yes, it is our American national treasure, Mr. Zheng, I apologize for my arrogant attitude just now! I'm sorry!" After speaking, he stood up and bowed deeply to Zheng Xudong.

"Well, please give me back this Declaration of Independence. She held out her hand to him.

Scottario looked at Zheng Xudong's hand without gloves and whispered: "Mr. Zheng, are you wearing a pair of gloves, this is our founding document of the United States, it is very important." ”

"It's not your American, it's mine, personal belongings, OK?!Please hand it to me, I don't want to say it a second time. Mr. Skodario. Zheng Xudong said expressionlessly.

Reluctantly, Scardario carefully rolled up the Declaration of Independence and handed it over slowly. I really couldn't bear to see Zheng Xudong pick it up with his hand, so he simply turned his head away.

Zheng Xudong took the "Declaration of Independence" with his hand and put it aside, "Old Song, Mr. Ma, the porcelain vase in your hand is the imperial wine given by Emperor Qianlong to celebrate the establishment of the United States?"

"WHAT?" said Scardario, surprised.

Song Yikuan also said in English at this time: "Yes, this is the congratulatory decree that the Americans came to China to say that their country was established, and Qianlong ordered Master Ji Xiaolan to write on his behalf, which was engraved on the bottle of this imperial wine. This is indeed the first physical evidence to witness the friendship between the Chinese and American peoples. ”

"But a national treasure?"

"Yes. ”

"Okay, please give it back to me too. ”

The old man Song has been engaged in the identification of cultural relics for a lifetime, and he is a little reluctant to see such a thing, but he still puts the Qinghua porcelain vase in the box of golden silk nanmu and hands it to Zheng Xudong, and then he sees Zheng Xudong put the "Declaration of Independence" back in the box, pushes the lid back tight, and puts it next to him and no longer looks at it.

Seeing that Zheng Xudong was going to get something else for identification, Scardario asked solemnly: "Mr. Zheng, what are you going to do with this Declaration of Independence?"

"What, Mr. Scardario, weren't you invited by Sotheby's?" asked Zheng Xudong rhetorically.

"You mean ... You want... Scardario couldn't believe his ears. "It's absolutely not going to work, it's a national treasure of the United States, and it can't be auctioned. He said firmly.

Zheng Xudong smiled contemptuously and said: "Mr. Skadario, I will first correct the mistakes you have been making, it is a national treasure of the United States, I don't deny it, this is also the purpose for me to spend a lot of money to let you come, but now it is my personal belongings, and I have the right to dispose of it." After saying that, he turned his head to look at Sean, "Really? ”

Although Sean did not want to see the Declaration of Independence, which represented the founding of the United States and the dignity of the United States, go up for auction, but now he is a lawyer, so he said, "Yes, Mr. Zheng, you have the right to do anything about it." ”

"Even if I go out and use it to wipe my butt in the toilet or tear it up and light my cigar, it won't cause me any trouble, will it?" Zheng Xudong asked again.

"Yes, boss, you can do whatever you want. Sean replied dryly.

Scardario also knew that Zheng Xudong was angry with him, he knew that Zheng Xudong would not do that, but he was really angry, "Mr. Zheng, I believe that no one dares to take away the national treasure belonging to the US government at auction, I don't believe you can try it." ”

Hearing his words, Zheng Xudong laughed out loud, "Mr. Scardario, you are only right about one thing, that is, I really won't use it to go to the toilet and light a cigarette, but I am skeptical of what you said that no one dares to take away your Declaration of Independence." IF I TAKE IT TO RUSSIA, IRAN, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, NORTH KOREA, OR EVEN BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND GERMANY, DO YOU THINK NO ONE WOULD DARE TO TAKE IT AWAY?

At this time, Scardario's face turned white, Zheng Xudong said that these countries are not so friendly to the United States, and even have a deep blood feud, they will definitely do whatever it takes to photograph the "Declaration of Independence" to humiliate the United States, and even do what the big boy on the other side just said (take it to the toilet, light a cigarette), oh my God!

"Mr. Zheng, I wonder if I can buy this Declaration of Independence privately in my own name?" Ma Weidu said suddenly.

"You can't afford it, Mr. Ma. Zheng Xudong said with a smile.

"Then the price it has in your heart is ... Ma Weidu asked without giving up.

Seeing his persistence, Zheng Xudong had no choice but to say: "I think that if it is less than 200 million US dollars, it is insulting the world's largest power, the US government." I think as long as it goes up for auction, someone will definitely pay more than that. ”

Ma Weidu's assets are indeed quite a lot, but all his money is pressed on antiques, and there is not much cash, tens of millions of yuan are still available, and he wants to use them to buy things he likes or pick up leaks, but it is not realistic for him to take out 200 million US dollars at once.

At this time, Jean-Gebrière Lerouch, a French expert who had been sitting next to him for a long time and had not spoken, also sat up straight, put away his arrogant attitude just now, and said to Zheng Xudong: "Mr. Zheng, I also solemnly apologize to you for my attitude just now, and I think a friend of mine is willing to pay this money to buy the "Declaration of Independence" for 200 million US dollars. ”

When Skadario heard that someone had already paid for it now, and it was 200 million US dollars, how could this be auctioned, and the national treasure of the United States was about to be lost overseas, he stood up and said angrily: "You, you, actually... Extremely angry, he was no longer able to express his thoughts coherently.

Jean-Gabriel Lelouch turned to Scardario and said: "Mr. Scardario, what I am talking about now is an antique sale, which has nothing to do with the honor of the government, I think you can understand that the things in your American archives are all your American? I think there are a lot of things in France alone, not to mention China." Do you say yes, Mr. Zheng. ”

Zheng Xudong was most happy to see this kind of dog-eat-dog situation of "imperialist countries", and he clapped his hands directly, "Smack... I admire the attitude of Jean-Gabriel Lerouch as a pure businessman who does not mix with other feelings. The antique business is the antique business, and it has always been the one who has the highest price. After a pause, he continued: "But Mr. Le Luch, what I just said is that the reserve price is 200 million US dollars, which does not mean that as long as someone bids 200 million US dollars, I will sell, I still hope to see this Declaration of Independence fully reflect its value at auction, of course, if someone offers a price that makes my heart so moved that I can't refuse, I can also transfer it privately." ”

"Can you leave me your number? I'll be in touch in the next two days. French expert Jean-Gebrier Lerouch said.

"Mr. Zheng, please also give me a business card of yours, I think my friend also has the strength to buy the Declaration of Independence. It was Italian expert Serge Ferrard who spoke.

"Please give me one too, there is also a consortium in our Great Japan Benzene Empire that is willing to buy it privately. Seito Inoue, a Japanese benzene expert, said.

Ou Zhaolun sat next to him and said to Zheng Xudong: "Mr. Zheng, please wait for two days, I will get in touch with China immediately, I think our big consortium in the United States will definitely give you a heart-warming price." ”

Zheng Xudong nodded, and then asked Sean to take out three of his business cards and hand them to them, and then saw that Scardario was already so angry that he rubbed his temples with his hands.

Zheng Xudong smiled coldly and ignored him, but took out the set of gold armor and spear from the box and put them on the table, which were pure gold, and put them on the table with a "bang". "I'm sorry, President Ou Zhaolun, but I made a small hole in the table top of your conference table. ”

"It's okay, I wanted to change it a long time ago, this is left over from the previous office, please don't mind. Ou Zhaolun said with a smile at this time.

"Whoever says that a foreigner has a temperance, stand up, I will never kill him. Zheng Xudong thought to himself, and then said to several sellers opposite: "Who is coming to see this armor, it seems to be engraved with the words Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus." ”

"WHAT!OH MY GOD!" said Serge Ferrard, the Italian expert, who suddenly stood up and threw himself on top of the golden armor and pulled them to his side.

The French expert Le Lusch did not move as fast as the Italian expert Ferrard, and only grabbed the golden spear.

The two looked at the armor inside and out for more than twenty minutes, and Ferrard said with tears in his eyes: "God, it has been almost 2,000 years since it disappeared in the first century AD, but I didn't expect it to be still in the world, I thought it had already been destroyed in the war!"

Leluch also put the spear on the table, stroked it gently, and said, "Yes, this is a relic left to us by our ancestors. Mr. Zheng, where did you get this set of golden armor?"

Before Zheng Xudong could speak, Sean said beside him: "Mr. Leluxu, my client has the right not to answer your question and keep the source of this armor secret. Then he turned to Zheng Xudong and said, "Boss, you don't have to say it." ”

Zheng Xudong smiled and shrugged his shoulders at Le Luxu and made a helpless move.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zheng, but I'm talking too much. Leluch said quickly.

"Are you going to auction this too? This is the golden armor of General Pompeii, the ancestor of all of our Europeans. Italian expert Ferrard said.

"I'll say it again, the reason why I commissioned Citibank to ask Sotheby's auction house experts to authenticate it is to put all the things I took out today into auction, don't ask me again, and I don't want anyone to ask me where I got these things again?" Zheng Xudong's face was cold, and his eyes looked at everyone in the room except Sean.

His words made the temperature in the room drop by more than one degree, and Ma Weidu, Song Yikuan, and those experts didn't expect this young man to have such a big momentum.

After a while, Ferrard broke the awkward atmosphere first, "Mr. Zheng, on behalf of my country, Italy, I personally propose to you to privately purchase this set of golden battle armor, it is a relic of our Roman Empire's god of war, Pompeii. ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ferrard, I've just finished saying that this set of golden armor is a relic of Pompeii, the ancestor of all our Europeans, even those who emigrated to the United States. French expert Le Lusch disagrees with Ferrard.

"Is it a national treasure?" asked Zheng Xudong.

"Of course. Everyone said in unison.