Standing below the Beijing branch of Sotheby's Auction House, Qin Xiuwu was full of emotion.

He was just a sling, running for survival day after day under the pressure of life. Unexpectedly, just by getting the hourglass, his life changed a lot, and he was about to become a rancher. It's hard to believe when you think about it.

Ruoyou glanced at him, gently tugged him, and walked inside. As a world-renowned large-scale auction house, Sotheby's auction house is located in Beijing, with a huge branch area and a very luxurious decoration. After all, Beijing is the capital, and this branch does not have the meaning of a domestic head office.

The decoration inside uses the ancient Chinese decoration style, giving people a sense of ancient style.

After explaining their intentions to the lady at the front desk, the two were taken to the reception room by another beautiful woman wearing a cheongsam.

The environment here is very quiet, quiet in the middle of noisy, a few green bamboo potted plants, carved hollow windows, blue and white porcelain vases are placed on the wooden table, antique, very in line with the aesthetic concept of the Chinese people.

Even in such a high-end place, Qin Xiuwu didn't have a trace of crampedness. Even he felt strange, and when he thought about it, it was the courage that the hourglass brought him. Since having this golden finger, he has become more confident.

The first thing to do in order to conduct an auction is to appraise, especially for a person like Xiang Qin Xiuwu, who suddenly found him, the collection in his hand has not been appraised, and whoever dares to say it must be true.

A middle-aged man in a suit walked up to Qin Xiuwu, stretched out his right hand, and said, "Hello, I'm Li Chen, an appraiser from the British headquarters, and I am in charge of appraising your Bible today." ”

Qin Xiuwu also stretched out his hand, shook it with him, and asked, "If the appraisal is genuine, can I entrust your British headquarters to conduct an auction?" ”

Li Chen has seen a lot of such people, thinking that he can really find good things, many people who come to the appraisal do not believe that their will be fakes, many of them have the same thoughts as Qin Xiuwu. However, the good work ethic did not make him show a disdainful face, and he did not answer directly, but just nodded and prepared for the appraisal.

Ruoyou frowned and said, "Don't worry, we also found someone to identify it, so we came here." ”

The beauty just spoke differently, Li Chen glanced up, and said, "Don't worry, if the appraisal is genuine and the price is expensive, we will also use the instrument to conduct an accurate appraisal, and then evaluate the price, if it meets the standard, we will notify the British headquarters and apply to be shipped to the headquarters for auction." ”

When he saw this Bible, he couldn't help but frown, not to mention the tattered surface, and there was still this obvious dent on the cover, which obviously had not been properly stored. He picked up a black magnifying glass from the table, glanced at it casually, and in an instant the whole person was almost attached to it.

Qin Xiuwu sat there and his hands were sweating nervously, after all, it was a matter of tens of millions, this Bible was just said by his grandfather to be genuine, and it had not been identified, how could he not be nervous.

Li Chen muttered in a low voice while looking at it, "How is it possible, how can this be a third-century Bible, so well preserved, even if it is written on parchment, it is impossible." ”

After a long while, Li Chen straightened up and said excitedly: "Sir, after my preliminary identification, this Bible is true." It could really be the Bible of the third century.

However, I don't know the author of the Bible yet, and I'm going to ask a book appraiser to do it together, which may take a little time, but don't worry, I'm sure it's an antique, but I don't know the exact date yet. ”

Ruoyou frowned and asked, "Then how long will it take?" ”

"Soon."

Li Chen finished making a phone call on the side, and said solemnly to Qin Xiuwu: "If the next test is correct, then this Bible will definitely be able to go to the auction of the headquarters, it just so happens that the British headquarters is preparing for the largest auction in the autumn, and I believe it will be sold for a good price." ”

"It's okay, I trust your Sotheby's brand more, it's impossible to mess it up."

While talking, several foreigners pushed the door and walked in, they didn't say hello to Li Chen, and pushed the tools straight to the Bible.

Qin Xiuwu, who watched it, was a little emotional, this is a professional appraiser, and the only thing that can be loaded in his heart is the appraisal thing. Seeing that they are anxious, they are more concerned than themselves.

After only a few moments, someone shouted, "This is Tertullian's handwriting, and it is written in the Epistles of Paul and the Gospel of John." This is the original doctrine of Christianity, and it is of great significance to the study of the history of Christianity. ”

When Qin Xiuwu heard this, he grinned happily.

Tertullian was a well-known theologian and philosopher of Christianity, known as the Latin Western Father and one of the originators of theology. The documents he wrote must have been very valuable, not to mention the original doctrines of Christianity, which are testimonies of Christian history.

At this time, a white man appeared in front of Wang Hao: "Hello, I'm Charlie, Sotheby's representative here, now let's discuss the auction." ”

Charlie is a typical European, with a well-defined facial contour and a high nose bridge, several centimeters taller than Qin Xiuwu. His Chinese is relatively fluent and does not sound as laborious as the average foreigner, which may be why he is able to sit in the Beijing representative office.

Compared with listening to the English conversations of several foreigners before, Qin Xiuwu still likes Chinese, and his native language sounds much more comfortable. He nodded, "Please." ”

"Mr. Qin, that's right, our headquarters in the United Kingdom is promoting the annual autumn auction, where this Bible can be auctioned, and it will be used as the finale of the auction. I wonder if you agree to take the Bible there and put it up for auction. ”

"Yes, but it will take as much time."

Charlie frowned slightly, as if he heard what he meant, and said, "The auction is still a month away." However, if you need money urgently, you can use the Bible as collateral and we can lend you a portion of the money temporarily.

However, once mortgaged, the Bible must be auctioned. Even if you regret it and want to take it back. ”

Qin Xiuwu nodded, indicating that he understood. He was meant to put the Bible up for auction. It's a good thing to mortgage it for the time being, and take out some of the money to buy a ranch first.

Seeing that he agreed, Charlie asked him to wait a while, and when he returned, he had a dozen papers in his hand, followed by several lawyers.

"It's a contract that has just been printed, and you can look at it with a lawyer. The Bible was valued at around £12 million by our expert experts. We can temporarily lend you £10 million for the purchase of the goods, as long as you sign it. The Bible will be kept by us and shipped directly to our UK headquarters for auction before being auctioned. ”

Qin Xiuwu didn't know this, so Ruo You still took it over and looked at it carefully.

"There is no problem with this contract. The rules and regulations are very simple, respectively stipulating the rights and obligations of you and the auction house, and the rules to be followed, which are very clear, and there are no traps in them. Sign it up. ”

Hearing Ruoyou say this, Qin Xiuwu did not hesitate and signed it directly.

Charlie watched him sign, smiled, and said, "Thank you for your patronage." Give us your card number and we'll deposit the money today. I don't know which bank card you use, if you don't mind, I can help you get a Swiss bank card directly, do you need it? ”

Qin Xiuwu didn't object, and after a while, Charlie walked in and handed over a card, saying, "This is a bank card from a Swiss bank, and we will store the money in it later." ”