Dodge Bilson is very experienced, and after hearing Padgio's words, not only was he not nervous, but smiled slightly: "It seems that the respected Mr. Beltry is already in a hurry to see the treasure of this auction." Believe me, it's worth the wait!"

"Our charity auction today has a large number of items from Mr. Hawking's lifetime, and even many precious items that have been unveiled for the first time, such as his notes and daily necessities from his studies at Oxford and Cambridge. Today, the day of Mr. Hawking's death, we put these items up for auction, and all the proceeds will be used for the Hawking Foundation's research and development of motor neurone disease. I hope that all the guests will donate your love and let more people stay away from neuronal diseases. ”

Listening to Dodge Pilson's words, there was a round of applause from below. Yang Meng pouted when he heard this, Xiao Peng had a smile on his face, and applauded.

"Give him a slap!" Yang muttered.

"Don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes, do you think I'm applauding for him? Wrong, I'm doing this for myself!" Xiao Peng replied.

"Applaud for yourself?" Yang Meng was a little stunned.

"That's right, applauding him is because my own cultivation is good enough, not because he speaks well enough. Xiao Peng replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Miao Miao nodded and said, "Xiao, this sentence is good." ”

Yang Meng looked disdainful: "Well, it's really good, pretending to be a good-force." ”

It is indeed very interesting to say that Hawking was the first student at Oxford University, although his academic performance has never been in the top half, but he is still respected by his classmates, people give him the nickname 'Einstein', of course, the most important reason here is that he does not like to study, he plays kayaking and the like every day, and attends an average of one hour a day。。。。。

Later, when he was getting his degree, he said to the school, if you give me a second-class honours degree, I will continue to study at Oxford University, and if you give me a first-class honours degree, I will go to Cambridge University.

This kind of honor is much higher than the second-class honor! For a talented student like Hawking, Oxford University could not give him a second-class honours degree with a clear conscience, and in the end Hawking still got a first-class honours degree, but Oxford really did as he said, and gave him a wait and he went to Cambridge, and he went to Cambridge to study cosmology!

Oxford University and Cambridge University have been in love with each other for more than 800 years! Stephen Hawking went to school with his 'rivals' because Oxford was too good to him, and I have to say that this is also a strange thing.

It is said that the University of Cambridge was decades later than the University of Oxford, when there was a conflict within the University of Oxford, and a group of teachers left the University of Cambridge to establish the University.

This means that these two universities have been rivals since the first day of their existence, and now more than 800 years have passed, and they are tearing more and more fiercely.

How do Oxford students describe a person as hopeless?------ 'You're worse than a Cambridge student!'

How do Cambridge students describe a person as hopeless?------ 'You're worse than an Oxford student!'

Former Federal Chancellor Richard von Weizsäcker was an honorary doctorate from Oxford University, and in 1994, Cambridge University also decided to award him an honorary doctorate------。。。。。。

Well, it's the same as Peking University and Tsinghua University in China.

What? You say Peking University and Tsinghua University are okay?

Please, I didn't see what Peking University graduate Xiao Sa said on the TV program: "Peking University? This school is okay, if you accidentally go to Tsinghua University, your whole life will be over。。。。。。 ”

However, as a top university, the two universities have their own strengths, in the liberal arts, Oxford has produced more writers and politicians from several countries, while in the sciences, Cambridge is more compelling, with a large number of Nobel laureates in mathematics.

The University of Oxford has produced 11 kings from seven countries, 53 presidents and prime ministers from 19 countries, 86 archbishops and 18 cardinals。。。。。。

Because these two schools are so strong, they have not been able to distinguish a winner for more than 800 years, and finally two friends who are among the two famous schools have a whim, since they do not admit defeat in academic education, why not compete in rowing? So every year students from Oxford and Cambridge hold a kayaking competition on the Thames. Don't underestimate such a canoe race, it is also a school honor to play for your life! So far in the 152nd class, Cambridge leads 78-73. Isn't it awesome with such a small gap of more than 100 games?

Of course, in fact, it is this atmosphere of competition that allows the two schools to keep improving and become so awesome today.

One thing is certain, however, that even the students of both universities actually respect each other in their hearts (most of the faculty at Oxford are from Cambridge, and most of the faculty at Cambridge are from Oxford). But whether it's a Cambridge student or an Oxford student, when you mention each other, the first thing you have to say is, 'They're rotten.'" It's a tradition.

When Cambridge and Oxford stood on the stage, the first thing they did was not a blind date, they first scolded each other, and it took a long time before they remembered, oh, this is a blind date show。。。。。

Two days ago, a pair of beautiful twin sisters in Hangzhou were admitted to Oxford and Cambridge respectively. Xiao Peng is very curious, will they fight after they come back from graduation?

But like Hawking, who ran to his opponent because the school was too good to him, in the more than 800 years of history of these two schools, it is really unique!

On the stage, Dodge Pilson has already taken out the first lot: "Today's first lot is very exciting, it is the watch that Mr. Hawking wore when he was at Oxford University, as you know, Mr. Hawking does not wear many watches because of physical reasons. This Movado watch is one of the few watches Mr. Hawking has ever worn in his life, and the starting price is $10,000.

A watch is displayed on the big screen at the back, with a silver-white stainless steel case and a leather strap with a black surface, the biggest feature is that there is no numerical scale on it, only a gold circle at 12 o'clock. It's really simple to the extreme.

"Ten thousand!"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Twenty-three thousand!"

A group of people called the price for a long time, and the price of this watch was just over 50,000 US dollars, Xiao Peng frowned and asked: "Puji, what's going on? Why don't people have a high desire to buy this watch? Isn't this watch good? I think this design is great!"

Instead of answering him, Pagio gave him the answer, "Xiao, you have a good eye, and this design is really wonderful." Because this is a watch designed by the artist Nathan George Howitt for Movado in 1947, you know, Howitt himself is a master of the Bauhaus school, that is, he pays attention to the simple and modern style, so this watch is very simple and modern. ”

Hearing Miao Miao's explanation, Xiao Peng was stunned, he designed it in 1947? He believed that this watch was designed today! It was too modern, right? But he had another question: "Then since it is so good, why is everyone's enthusiasm not high?"

"This particular design has attracted a lot of fans, including many museums, and since 1960, when the Museum of Modern Art in New York added this watch to its collection, more than 20 famous museums around the world have collected this watch, which has been nicknamed the 'museum dial'. Two generations of physicists, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, were fans of this watch. Miao Miao explained. "But。。。。。。 ”

'But' there are no good words in the back, Xiao Peng thought.

Sure enough, Miu continued: "Last September, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of this museum dial, Movado launched the 'Movado Museum Series 70th Anniversary', a replica of the first museum dial from 1947, a series of four models, including one men's and three women's, all priced at $599. And the most important thing is that the replica of the men's watch is exactly the same size and style as the one on the table today. Except for the replica which has a stainless steel gold-plated case, this watch has a silver case. Therefore, the auction of this watch, except for the commemorative value, is not worth much------ you see so many people here, who would bring such a cheap watch? ”

"Is this Hawking's watch?" Xiao Peng's eyes widened.

Miao Miule said: "Xiao, I didn't expect you to be so naïve, he said that this is Hawking's watch, this is Hawking's watch? This is just a way to get money for their charitable fund. Everyone here knows this------ except you. ”

"Most of the people here are businessmen, and in their eyes, they are more optimistic about 'economic value' than 'commemorative value', and getting the greatest return for the most appropriate effort is their way of doing things. ”

Xiao Peng's face suddenly realized: "So that's the case." Dare to love this, this is a bunch of you people getting together to cheat and play?"

Miao Mule said: "It makes sense for you to say that, anyway, almost everyone here understands this, and these people who are bidding now are basically just to make a familiar face, and they won't bid too much, you look at Peggy, he doesn't make a move at all." According to my analysis, the maximum price of this watch is 130,000 US dollars. ”

Sure enough, as she said, when the price reached 120,000, there was basically no one bidding.

"Xiao, it's almost. Pagio spoke suddenly.

Xiao Peng smiled: "Okay, Peggy, I'll leave it to you!"

Pagio took a puff on his cigar, "Haha, it's up to you to finish it in the end." ”

Pilson on the stage was holding the auction hammer and shouting with all his might: "125,000 dollars, is there anyone else bidding?"

Pageo raised his hand at this time, Pilson, Pageo made a bid? It seems that he was not angry about what had just happened? He quickly asked, "Mr. Berttree, what is your name?"

Pagio said unhurriedly, "A million!"

Hearing this price, the audience was in an uproar, and even Miao Miao was stunned and looked at Pagio: "Peggy, are you crazy?"