Chapter 910: Da Vinci Code Tube
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"Fifty Thousand Pounds ......"
At this time, the auctioneer was extremely excited, and kept agitating: "It's 50,000 pounds now, it's only 50,000 pounds, and the art treasures from China are far more than that......
The above is purely Wang Guan's brain supplement, but seeing the auctioneer's chatter, it should mean this.
However, the people who compete also know that now is the critical moment, and the experienced people are not affected by the auctioneer at all, but deliberately maintain their own rhythm, slowly raising their cards, hoping to put more pressure on competitors to give up the competition.
Facts have proved that this method is very effective, and seeing the slow rise in prices, some people no longer have patience and decisively let go, choosing to stand by and watch. At the end of the day, there were two more people bidding. But just when everyone thought that the two were about to start a dragon fight, one of them gave up directly.
The person who gave up was an aftertaste, only to see him with a wry smile on his face, a little helpless.
Wang Guan hesitated, but didn't say much. After all, it was Mr. Paul who was competing with the aftertaste, and thinking that he would have to beg Mr. Paul for help later, it was naturally impossible to block him at this time, so he naturally understood the aftertaste's concession.
But then again, Mr. Anderson, who just said that he was going to compete, how came in the end, the auctioneer had already made a final decision, and he hadn't made a move yet?
Sensing Wang Guan's strange gaze, Mr. Anderson smiled and said, "The price of things is beyond my expectations, so I simply don't quote." ”
Hearing this reply, Wang Guan vaguely felt that Mr. Anderson seemed to have something to hide, but it was not easy to ask more, so he smiled and fell silent and continued to look at the next lot.
The next thing that appeared was no longer porcelain, but an oil painting. It is said to be the work of a well-known painter in Europe. Judging from the uproar of everyone present, this should be a relatively precious thing.
Wang Guan looked carefully and found that the oil painting was a landscape map, which was a forest of trees, meandering through the stream, and one of the leaves fell with the wind, as if it was about to fall into the stream and drift with the waves. Anyway, in his senses, this picture is static in motion, still in motion, and it also implies the deep meaning of time passing like water. It's artistically infectious.
All in all, at least let people know what the oil painting is painting. As long as he can clearly know what emotions the artist wants to convey to others, Wang Guan thinks that it is a good painting. Unlike some abstract paintings, he really can't understand it, so he can't understand why abstract paintings are so sought after, and the price is extremely expensive.
However, when I think that art is interconnected, for example, film art, the more movies that ordinary people can't understand, the more artistic they are, and then it is easier to be affirmed by professional filmmakers. And get the prize and get a hot hand.
It's reasonable if you don't understand, otherwise how can you call it art. Everyone understands that it is called the three customs. Art itself is the preserve of a few, and it is understandable. Why abstract painting is so easily sought after.
Others can't understand it, but I understand the meaning, which is called high-end taste. And then everyone else understands, but I don't. It's so embarrassing, so if you don't understand, you have to pretend to understand......
Just when Wang Guan was complaining in his heart, the competition for this oil painting became more and more fierce. It was at this moment. Mr. Anderson suddenly made a move, directly doubling the highest price on the spot, which stunned many people.
It was only after half a ring that the auctioneer reacted, and the smile on his face was as bright as a flower, and then he continued to agitate, hoping that someone would jump out and compete with Mr. Anderson.
The auctioneer, however, was disappointed, and many of the competitors took one look at Mr. Anderson, immediately recognizing him as the guy who liked to cut off his beard at the last minute, and then considering his offer, they immediately flinched. So the auctioneer shouted many times, but found that everyone was indifferent, so he had no choice but to drop the hammer and declare Mr. Anderson's bid successful.
At this time, seeing Mr. Anderson's happy smile, Wang Guan thought about it and vaguely understood that the reason why Mr. Anderson had been patient and rarely made a move was to let everyone lose their strength in the fierce competition, but he was ready to go. If you don't make a move, forget it, if you make a move, it will be a thunderous force, how can others compete with him.
It is such a means that Mr. Anderson has naturally made many gains, and the things in the photo have almost not missed.
"That's smart." Wang Guan sighed from the bottom of his heart, feeling that Mr. Anderson's mastery of the rhythm of the auction house had reached the level of a master, which was not admirable.
"Look, what ...... is that?"
Just when Wang Guan was thinking about taking the time to ask Mr. Anderson for a trick or two, Fang Mingsheng pulled his sleeve coldly, with a surprised and happy expression on his face.
"What?"
Wang Guan was a little puzzled, and then looked towards the auction table, only to see that the auction was still going on, and the staff took a thing and put it next to the projection instrument, and then everyone could see the situation of the thing clearly through the curtain.
"This is...... What's that? Wang Guan squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and suddenly frowned. It looks like a cylindrical box, but the two ends are sealed, and there are rows of letters on the barrel, and I don't know what it does.
"What, you don't know?"
For a moment, Fang Mingsheng was stunned: "This is the Da Vinci code cylinder." ”
"Leonardo da Vinci...... Cipher canter! Wang Guan was stunned for a moment: "It seems that I have heard of it somewhere." ”
Needless to say, Leonardo da Vinci is known as the three masters of the Renaissance along with Michelangelo and Raphael. In addition to being a painter himself, he was also a sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.
Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, his greatest achievement is painting. The Mona Lisa and the Last Supper should be familiar to many people around the world.
People are masters of the past and the present, as for the cipher tube...... What's going on?
Seeing that Wang Guan was still a little ignorant, Fang Mingsheng explained in a tone of hatred that iron does not become steel: "The cipher cylinder is a small secret box invented by Leonardo da Vinci, if you want to open the cipher cylinder, you must unlock a five-digit password. There are five turntables on the cipher cylinder, each with twenty-six letters, and there are more than 10 million permutations and combinations that could be used as ciphers. ”
Between his words, Fang Mingsheng sighed: "In this kind of code cylinder, there is generally a glass bottle full of vinegar or sulfuric acid, if it is forcibly opened, the glass bottle will be broken, and the contents inside may be damaged......
"Hey, there's a self-destruct device." Wang Guan was a little surprised, but he was relieved that he also had the name of a mechanic in the list of titles of Da Vinci.
"That's not the point, it's about whether there's something in there."
Fang Mingsheng waved his hand and continued to explain: "The auctioneer has already said just now, according to their use of high-end scientific and technological instruments, it is certain that there is indeed a certain item stored inside the cipher cylinder......
"So what?" Wang Guan pretended to be confused.
“…… I bought it. ”
At the right time, Fang Mingsheng gritted his teeth and said decisively: "You are responsible for opening it, how about half of the things inside?" ”
"Huh?"
Wang Guan hesitated, and said indifferently: "It's up to you, I hope the result will not disappoint you." ”
Wang Guan really doesn't care, after all, the password tube is not big, and there are various devices inside, so the storage space must be extremely small. At most, it is a small piece of jewelry such as diamond treasures, or it is a crystal glass bead that is not worth much.
Thinking about what happened in Luoyang, Wang Guan felt that it was better not to have too much hope.
However, Fang Mingsheng didn't think so, he planned to gamble. In fact, it was not only he who wanted to gamble, but there were also many people present who began to be nervous and hesitant at the same time.
It's understandable, everyone speculates that something good might have been put in the canister, but the auctioneer also said that they were only commissioned to auction the canister without any password. In other words, the person who took the picture of the cipher tube had to crack the code himself. There are more than 10 million combinations of numbers, and it makes people shudder to think about it.
Tangled.
All of a sudden, many people scratched their heads.
The auctioneer didn't care so much, and when he saw the staff taking out the things, he immediately presided over the auction, and Fang Mingsheng responded as soon as possible and immediately raised the sign.
Seeing this, some people chose to wait and see, while others hesitated to follow up.
Needless to say, the bidding process is actually predestined at the beginning of the offer. A group of people were undecided, but Fang Mingsheng was resolute and very decisive in raising cards, who could compete with him?
Sure enough, Fang Mingsheng divided five by two, and with a one-sided momentum, he directly slapped the Da Vinci code cylinder.
"Mr. Fang."
Seeing this, Yu Wei couldn't help but kindly remind: "Deciphering the cipher has always been a very long and tedious work, and as far as I know, many people have made no progress in deciphering the cipher for several years after getting the cipher cylinder......
"It doesn't matter, I know a master of code cracking, he is a very powerful expert, this little thing will definitely not be difficult for him." Fang Mingsheng smiled, full of confidence, but let the aftertaste be bad and say anything more.
Besides, now that the final word has been finalized and the dust has settled, it is too late to say anything.
Without going into details, the auction continued, and after the cipher tube, there were seven or eight more lots. One piece is more precious than the other, especially at the end, it is actually a gold plate studded with diamonds, which immediately caused a sensation.
After a dragon fight, the sky-high price of millions of pounds in the gold plate was auctioned off by a wealthy man. Then the auction ended, and the person who bought the thing went to go through the delivery procedures.
Not long after, Wang Guan and others came out in the auction company, except for Wang Guan, everyone had something in their hands, and they could be regarded as returning with a full load. Later, at the kind invitation of Mr. Paul, he came directly to his home as a guest.
In anticipation of guests, Mr. Paul's wife has prepared coffee, tea, desserts, etc., so that everyone can enjoy the treatment of being at home...... (To be continued......)