readx;?“ Tao Xiaoman, let's go, there's nothing to see here......"

These objects are unattractive in Xi Qing's eyes, and after walking around, he didn't find anything that could make him tempted, Xi Qing shook his head and walked out of this exhibition hall with Tao Xiaoman. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoInstead of looking at these boring objects here, let's take a look at this man's collection.

"Oh, dear Mr. Xi Qing, I've been looking for you for a long time......"

As soon as he walked out of the exhibition hall, Xi Qing heard someone shouting loudly on his right, turned his face to look, and couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Silberg, it's a pleasure to meet you here, what, you are also interested in jewelry?" ”

Xi Qing and Silberg made an appointment tomorrow, because Wu Lisa could deal with things in New York tomorrow and rush to London to participate in this matter.

Transactions of items like Xi Qing and others need to have a lawyer and notary public present, so that after returning to China, Xi Qing can also explain the origin of these objects......

"No...... No, Mr. Xi, I'm more interested in the Picasso sketches in your hands than in these jewels......"

After Silberg saw Xi Qing at the opening ceremony just now, he has been looking for him at the venue, but he has walked around the venue a few times, but he has not seen Xi Qing's figure, where does Silberg know that Xi Qing took Tao Xiaoman upstairs just now.

"Well, I thought you liked the jewelry, too!"

"Nope. But this exhibition hall is arranged by one of my handicraft companies, Mr. Xi looks at what he likes, and I ask them to put it away, which is a little contemptible thought......"

"Oh? Mr. Silberg, those Chinese bronzes you have here are worth a lot of money......"

After hearing Silberg's words, Xi Qing deliberately said that he also wanted to test Silberg's character, if this guy admitted it in vain, then Xi Qing was not very optimistic about the future deal, who knows if this British gentleman would fool himself with those fake porcelain?

"Mr. Xi laughed, those are modern handicrafts, not a work of art, and there is not much money ......"

Silberg said it very frankly, which made Xi Qing feel good about him, at least in front of him, Silberg did not take himself as a fool.

"Hehe, I don't know if Mr. Silberg has sorted out the items on the list you listed earlier?"

Xi Qing changed the topic and returned to the exchange of items that the two had talked about before, since he met Silberg in Paris, the jewelry fair has become secondary, and the purpose of Xi Qing's trip is mainly to facilitate a transaction with Silberg.

"Of course, I have been waiting for Mr. Xi's big ride, if you have time today, you can come to my castle as a guest, there is an old Chinese saying, it is said that friends come from afar, and they are happy, and I am in such a mood now......"

In order to get closer to Xi Qing, Silberg switched to Chinese to talk to Xi Qing.

"I'm glad to be a guest at Mr. Silberg's house, I wonder when Mr. Silberg will have time?"

After Xi Qing saw Silberg's list of antiques before, he was already excited, whether it was the blue and white porcelain jar of Guiguzi Xiashan Yuan, or the porcelain of the five famous kilns of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was extremely rare in China, even if he couldn't change it this time, he could play with it in person, which was also Xi Qing's dream.

"Hmm...... In the evening, in order to welcome you and this beautiful lady, I am going to hold an evening party, dear Xi Qing, what do you think? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Silberg decided to entertain Xi Qing with the most solemn etiquette, and in the British high society, a drinking party for someone was the most respectful way to show respect for his person.

Of course, Silberg's designation is not to respect Xi Qing himself, but to respect those Picasso works in Xi Qing's hands.

"Evening?"

As soon as Xi Qing heard this, his head suddenly became bigger, he was most afraid of participating in the banquet of these so-called upper-class people.

When he was in China, Xi Qing rarely participated in this kind of gathering, and when he came abroad, Xi Qing didn't want to be in the limelight.

Xi Qing glanced at Tao Xiaoman, and saw that she also shook her head slightly, so she looked at Silberg and said: "Mr. Silberg, I am very grateful for your sincerity, but you also know that I am a collector, and for me, the joy that a beautiful work of art brings to me is the greatest ......."

Although I didn't directly refuse, the meaning in Xi Qing's words was very clear, buddy, I'm interested in the antiques in your house, as for the rest, forget it.

"That'...... Mr. Xi has time to visit my castle at noon, I still have a bottle of 1870 red wine, I guarantee you will be satisfied......"

Silberg is very interested in Chinese culture, and he can tell that what Xi Qing is saying is sincere, not some people's polite words, and he also wants Xi Qing to choose a few pieces of his own collection, and he can exchange them with Xi Qing for Picasso's few sketches.

Although Silberg specializes in collecting Chinese antiques, he also pays close attention to Western art, because the value of top-notch Western art far exceeds that of Eastern antiques, which has long been proven in international auctions.

As an antique dealer, Silberg will not let go of the opportunity to exchange Picasso's works from Xi Qing's hands, because if Europeans have Picasso's works, Silberg wants to exchange Chinese antiques for them, which is definitely a fantasy.

Otherwise, not to mention the red wine of 1870, even if it was produced this year, I am afraid that Silberg would not have taken it out.

"Of course, I'm glad to have your invitation...... I was also touched and honored. ”

Xi Qing nodded in agreement, but the way he spoke to an English gentleman like Silberg made him very unaccustomed to it.

"Oh, great, Mr. Xi, I'm going to arrange it first, at noon, there will be a car to pick up the two of you......"

Silberg saw that Xi Qing agreed, with a happy look on his face, and after making an appointment with Xi Qing, he left the hall of the expo, presumably to arrange a wine banquet at noon.

"I want the freshest foie gras, oh, and caviar, the best, find someone to send it to my castle at once, quickly, and at noon......"

Walking out of the expo, Silberg took out his mobile phone and dialed it, if Xi Qing heard it, he would definitely reprimand those who were only entertained by salad fruit plates abroad: Who said that foreigners are not hospitable?

…… In foreign countries, when you go to someone else's house as a guest, you have to bring some gifts, of course, it doesn't matter whether the gift is expensive or not, it is mainly a thought, Xi Qing returned to the room and rummaged for a long time, but he didn't find any suitable objects.

In the end, Xi Qing ran to the room where the crew lived and took a bottle of red wine that Gu Cheng bought from Paris, although it was not from 1870, but there were also 10-year years. I must know how to send goose feathers thousands of miles...... Courtesy is light and affectionate.

At 11 o'clock at noon, Xi Qing received a call from Silberg, he had already sent a car to wait at the door of the hotel, and Xi Qing took Tao Xiaoman to the door of the hotel.

On this trip abroad, Xi Qing also heard Silberg say that his home was a castle, so he thought about taking Tao Xiaoman out to disperse the wind.

Tao Xiaoman and Xi Qing had a good intimacy.

"Mr. Xi, I am Mr. Silberg's butler, I am here to pick you up, please get in the car and ......"

Silberg sent a double-door extended Rolls-Royce, the body was ** meters long, and a middle-aged white man stood at the door, and after seeing Xi Qing, he opened the door.

Xi Qing often hears the name of Rolls-Royce, but this is the first time to sit, the interior of the car is very spacious, and there is a beautiful woman accompanying the car, after the three of them sit in, they don't feel crowded at all, and between the two rows of sofas, there are wine cabinets and stereos.

The white butler took the co-pilot's seat, and the car drove out of the hotel and in the direction of the suburbs of London, which was not close, and drove for about forty minutes to the lower reaches of the Thames.

"Mr. Xi, there is Mr. Silberg's castle in front of you, welcome to visit......"

"Okay."

In front of the car, Xi Qing could see that there was a magnificent ancient castle, compared to which any villa and manor Xi Qing had seen before seemed so small and inconspicuous.

Xi Qing knows that in the UK, castles are everywhere, although the number is not more than that of churches, but the long history, beautiful landscape, and rich connotation are incomparable to churches.

Suffice it to say: castles are one of the wonders of England, the years of conquest between England and Scotland, the strategic relationship with European countries, and the historic monarchy have made the island of Great Britain dotted with countless castles of all sizes.

The construction of the castle is nothing more than two purposes, one is the owner's residence, including bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, banquet halls and other living places, the princes and nobles tried to decorate the gorgeous and comfortable scenery in a way to be beautiful.

Another role is naturally defense, which is self-sufficient and resistant to foreign invasions, so castles are mostly built in strategic locations, taking advantage of natural hazards and equipped with strong walls and military equipment.

However, after entering the 20th century, most of the castles in Britain were taken back by the British royal family, and were managed, protected, repaired and introduced to the public by special foundations.

However, some castles are private property, but the huge inheritance tax makes the descendants of various heirs of titles happy to open the castle to the public, which is not only a good way to raise funds, but also to show visitors from all over the world the rich collection that has been collected over the years.

Only the truly super-rich live in these historic castles and spend huge sums of money on renovations every year, and Silberg is clearly one of them.

What is said in the book is still different from what he saw with his own eyes, and looking at this private castle belonging to Silberg from a distance still shocked Xi Qing's heart.

There was a special road leading to the castle, which, according to the steward, belonged to Silberg's private domain, and the car stopped in the open space at the castle gate after passing through several iron gates.

When passing through the first few iron gates, Xi Qing saw that at the first few iron gates, there were large dogs and some fierce beasts, their size was very huge, and their animal nature must be very strong.

That's right, it's a beast, the kind of beast that can eat people!

The car passed through the last iron gate, tethered to a black cheetah, and as the car passed, the cheetah seemed to feel threatened, and its body arched and let out a low roar in its throat.

Silberg's castle is very quiet and beautiful, London is already in full bloom in April, and everywhere in the castle, there is green grass and flowers.

The car is about a hundred meters away from the castle gate, and in between, there is a labyrinthine garden, and after coming down from the Rolls-Royce, the straight passage leading to the entrance is sandwiched between the gently low geometric gardens on the left and right, and the view is so wide that every step to the castle becomes a saluted view.

As the distance shortens, all the details, lines, and textures of materials enrich your vision layer by layer, making Xi Qing involuntarily admire the strange conception of this castle and the harmony formed by the refinement of the years.

Set against the backdrop of the River Thames, the castle is surrounded by large gardens with greenery, flowers, sculptures and crystal clear water.

Compared with Silberg's castle, Xi Qing feels that his courtyard house looks so shabby, if the stars live here, they will definitely be more free, but looking at this area, it seems that it is not what he can afford now.

"Dear Xi Qing, I'm glad you can come to my house as a guest, how about it, this castle of mine is not bad, right? It's almost a thousand years old......"

As the master, Silberg stood at the gate of the castle early, and behind him, there were more than 10 servants, and after seeing Xi Qing and others, they all put their right hands on their chests, bent down slightly, and performed a British gentleman's salute.

In order to show his affection for Xi Qing, Silberg stepped forward and hugged Xi Qing.

"Thank you so much for the invitation, your castle is one of the best buildings I've ever seen, to be honest, I'd love to try what it's like to stay here......"

Xi Qing handed over the gift in his hand to the servant on the side, and praised Silberg's castle even more, he was telling the truth, the British castle is like a Chinese imperial palace, which is very reverie.

If you ask what the most famous building in the UK is, many people may say that it is Buckingham Palace, but when it comes to culture, it may be the vampire culture of the United Kingdom, and the earliest birthplace of vampire culture is these historic old castles. (To be continued.) )