During World War II, when Lou took refuge in the United States, the high-profile Red House was forced to be placed under the protection of the Musée Guimet to protect the antiques from invaders. But Lu Qinzhai also paid the price, and he donated part of the collection to the Guimet Museum as a thank you for its protection of the Red Mansion.

Since then, the management of the Red House has changed hands several times, and it is now taken over by Madame Henjar. The goods in the Red Mansion are scarce, mostly ordinary 19th-century furniture, utensils, paintings and sculptures, but the daily maintenance expenses of the Red Mansion are very large. The family association has decided to sell the Red House. ”

Wang Hong explained: "I asked them about the price of 100 million francs, almost 150 million yuan! Because the price is too high, no one has cared about it in recent years, and now I can only rely on the usual sale of some art to maintain my expenses. ”

Wu Tianyuan nodded, Wang Hong's ability is very good, not only is he a language genius, but he is also proficient in the laws and customs of various countries, which helps him a lot.

"When we get to Paris, let's go to the Red House first, and then talk to them about the conditions, it's been so long, I don't care about these few days."

Wu Tianyuan is very relaxed, and the current idea is to visit the nest first to see if there is any treasure? If there is, I bought it directly, and Hong Kong has Tan Jing Villa, which is now being renovated, and it will be home in the future.

The castles in England are too dilapidated to be left for the time being, and it is also an excuse to find treasures later. The Red House in Paris is different, not only a famous symbol, but also a household name antique shop, once purchased, it is important to develop a business in France.

"Hey, it doesn't matter how expensive it is, the property and land are also valuable, and they will be used in the future. As for the broken workshops and Phoenix Distillery in Nagoya, Japan? Let's selectively forget! ”

This is the reason why Wu Tianyuan needs a lot of money, and he will have to go to the sea to hunt for treasures in the future, and how many shipwrecks are waiting for him to discover. It's hundreds of millions of dollars of income casually, and it doesn't have to be restricted by law, whoever finds it on the high seas is whoever, cool!

"Boss, this is a collection of Chinese cultural relics in major museums around the world, the British Museum is the first, the Louvre is the second, and the American Metropolitan is the third."

Wu Tianyuan took over the thick list, and the more he looked at it, the more sad he became, damn, what he collected before was just the tip of the iceberg, and now he is even more shocked when he looks at this.

"It turns out that only a small part of it is displayed to the outside world, and each museum has a special Chinese secret room?"

"Yes, according to our investigation, the British Museum has three secret rooms, all of which are used to store Chinese national treasures. There are two in the Louvre, the most mysterious is the Japanese Imperial Family, and no one knows how many national treasures there are? ”

Through the research data of the Guò Dragon Group for many years, Wu Tianyuan has a clearer plan, he has the ability, as long as he has a general direction, he can find the location of the treasure through Guò sense. It used to be a person, but now it is protected, and many places can try.

As soon as they arrived in Paris, the three of them first booked the Hilton five-star presidential suite, and then went to eat the most authentic French dinner.

"This is the Red Mansion?"

On the morning of the next day, Wu Tianyuan and the three of them came to the famous Red Mansion, a five-story building in the center of the city, with an antique pure Chinese architecture.

"Are you a guest from China?"

Just when Wu Tianyuan was visiting the hall, an old voice suddenly came, and when he looked back, there was an old man in his early sixties standing behind him, looking at himself curiously.

"Hello old man, I'm from China."

"Okay, I'm the housekeeper of the Red Mansion, surnamed Hua, young man, take a good look, I may not have a chance in the future!"

The old man said a little sadly: "It's rare to see people from my own country come to visit, and the Red Mansion is almost unbearable, and it will be closed in two months at most!" ”

Wu Tianyuan's heart moved, and he asked, "How many years has Hua Lao been here?" ”

"For a lifetime!" Hua Lao recalled: "I was an apprentice here when I was seven years old, watching the Red Mansion decay step by step, the young masters and ladies are all French, and they don't have the heart to manage this place at all. ”

Wu Tianyuan nodded, although he has been living abroad, wearing suits, drinking coffee, watching horse races, and becoming more and more adaptable to and enjoying a luxurious life in France, Lu Qinzhai, who was enlightened by Confucianism, has always said that he has no heirs, and he is disappointed that he has four daughters and no son.

In his opinion, these daughters are French, and he never taught them to speak Chinese, nor did he tell them Chinese stories. Until the youngest daughter died in 2013, the four daughters never thought of contacting the Lu family in their father's hometown of Huzhou.

"Hua Lao, can I visit the Red Mansion? I also have a private museum in my country, which is my business card. ”

When the old man heard this, he was very curious, took the business card and looked at it, and said excitedly: "You are Wu Tianyuan?" ”

The old man excitedly took Wu Tianyuan's hand and said tremblingly: "It's all your news recently, even the twelve bronze capitals are you looking for to return to China, good young man!" I'll show you around! ”

Wu Tianyuan could feel Daohua's deep feelings for the motherland, and followed him to visit the Red Mansion carefully to find out if there was any treasure, and he really gained a lot.

"Hua Lao, I want to buy the Red Mansion, you see?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, and said incredulously: "You want to buy here?" 100 million francs, 200 million yuan faster! ”

Wu Tianyuan said confidently: "I still have this money, you help me contact the descendants of the Lu family, let's talk?" ”

"Okay, you wait, I'll go call, the Red Chamber is saved!"

Hua Lao turned around excitedly and went to call, many people have wanted to buy it over the years, but the price is too high. There are also Chinese who want to, but have not been negotiated, and now there is an expert who is willing to talk about the best, at least understand antiques, maybe the Red House can continue to operate in the future.

The next thing was very simple, Wu Tianyuan bargained with the other party for a while, knowing that he had a private museum and could let the Red Mansion continue to operate. Lu's descendants were still five million francs cheaper, and finally a deal was struck.

"Hey, it's almost 200 million gone!"

After paying the high property tax, Wu Tianyuan felt a heartache, but fortunately, Qi Baishi sold 800 million, and now he still has 1.2 billion in his hand, hoping that the treasure in the basement will not disappoint him.

"Boss, will this place be managed by me in the future?"

Hua Lao didn't ease his mind like a dream, and he spent 200 million to buy the Red Mansion in less than a day without Wu Tianyuan? Or let yourself continue to manage?

"Hua Lao is an old connoisseur, who else is more suitable?"

Wu Tianyuan found that Hua Lao was a real connoisseur, who ate both Chinese and Western cultures, and also had a high appreciation for Western oil paintings and sculptures, so it was natural for such talents to stay.

"Okay, the Red Mansion is my home, it's rare for the boss to look up to the old man, and I must do my best to die!"

Wu Tianyuan easily sent the excited Hua Lao home, and then asked Wang Jun to help and go to the basement to find the mechanism together.

"This chamber is empty?"

Wu Tianyuan opened the secret room, and it turned out to be empty! There are only a few Bogu shelves, which should have originally had antiques on them, which were later taken away.

"I see, I said that I can't come for nothing, Wang Jun, dig!"

After Wu Tianyuan finished communicating with Bo Gujia, he dug directly with Wang Jun, and sure enough, there was a big treasure chest buried in the ground, which was not discovered by later generations.

"This is Van Gogh's sunflowers?"

Wu Tianyuan opened the treasure chest, heard the sound of more than 20 oil paintings, picked up one, it turned out to be Van Gogh's sunflowers?

"You're twelfth? Are you the thirteenth? ”