Chapter 373: Legendary Necklace
I have to say that this necklace made Yan Murong, who claimed to be a poor man, interested.
Just some time ago, when Yan Murong was bored watching TV, he happened to see the newly released 3D version of "Titanic", and it was from there that he learned the origin of this necklace.
The 45.52-carat deep blue transparent diamond hangs on a necklace carved in white gold, making everyone marvel at its beauty and even more legendary appearance.
"Isn't this necklace the one in Titanic?" Yan Murong asked strangely.
"Indeed." Li Jianhua nodded and said. "But it's just a movie, the script is revised, and the necklace's real name is "Hope", and it's still alive, and it hasn't sunk into the sea with the ship - but the necklace doesn't have a good reputation. ”
"Bad reputation? What do you mean? Yan Murong looked inexplicable.
"This necklace is said to have a curse on it." Li Jianhua said mysteriously. "It is said that whoever owns it will be brought bad luck by it."
"Tell me about it." Yan Murong asked curiously. Clearly, this rare heart of the ocean got him interested.
After thinking about it, Li Jianhua said. "The first owner of this necklace was King Louis XIV of France, and he only brought it once, and soon after, he contracted smallpox."
"Dead?" Yan Murong asked.
"Of course it's dead." Li Jianhua said. "In the 16th century, smallpox was a terminal illness."
"And then?"
"Then the owner of the necklace became Louis XV." Li Jianhua continued, Dong Wuyan and Yan Minghua, who were sitting on the other side of Yan Murong, also leaned slightly, and were also very interested in the story told by Li Jianhua, and even Duan Zixuan came over, listening to Li Jianhua while looking at the photo of the necklace.
"Louis XV was very shrewd." Li Jianhua said with a smile. He swore not to wear it, and then lent it to his lover, who was beheaded during the French Revolution - and then it was Louis XVI's turn, which did not end well. The necklace guillotined both Louis XVI and his wife. ”
"This family is unlucky enough." Yan Murong sighed.
"And that's not all." Li Jianhua said with a smile. The necklace was stolen in 1792, and then appeared in the London jewelry market in 1830, where it was bought by a banker named Hope, and named Hope, which is a homonym for the English word "Hope", which is also the meaning of hope - as a result, this guy bought the necklace, never married a wife in his life, and finally had to give the necklace to his grandson. ”
"Anything else?" Yan Murong asked. He was now fascinated by the legend of the necklace, and wanted to know how many people had been killed.
"The next time this necklace reappeared was in 1908." Li Jianhua said with a smile. He was bought by the Turkish Sultan Hamid II and then given to one of his guards to wear, and it is conceivable that this guard did not escape the curse and was beheaded. Then, in 1911, McClain, the postmaster of Washington, bought it and gave it to his wife, but his wife was lucky enough to have no accidents - but the next year, his son died in a car accident, and he died not long after, followed by his daughter, who died of an overdose of sleeping pills, and then the necklace disappeared completely. ”
"I didn't expect to be here today, it seems that it was worth it today." Li Jianhua looked embarrassed, I don't know if it was because he saw this legendary necklace that was said to have been cursed, or because he felt sorry for those who died.
"It's a twist and turn." Yan Murong looked at the dazzling heart of the ocean in the photo, and was also embarrassed.
"What, you're interested in buying this necklace?" Li Jianhua asked.
"I'm interested, but it shouldn't be cheap." Yan Murong nodded and said.
"You're not afraid of being cursed?" Li Jianhua asked with a smile.
"It's all." Yan Murong chuckled. "Ghosts and gods are so terrible that they are passed on by people, and no one can really say who has seen them."
"That's what I thought too." Li Jianhua nodded and said.
"How much does this necklace cost?" Yan Murong looked at Han Shilong, who was drooling and introducing the necklace on the booth, and asked in a low voice.
"It's hard to say." Li Jianhua thought for a while and said. "Now the price of blue diamonds in the market ranges from 100,000 to 200,000 Chinese coins, depending on the purity of the diamond - this necklace weighs 45.52 carats, if it is calculated in this way, it is about 10 million dollars, but in view of its historical and legendary nature, as well as the unique nature of the world, the price may have to be several times, and it is estimated that the starting price of 10 million US dollars is the least."
Sure enough, as soon as Li Jianhua finished speaking, Han Shilong quoted the starting price of this legendary necklace - 15 million US dollars.
"Damn, is this precious?" Yan Murong exclaimed softly.
"What, do you want to buy it?" Li Jianhua asked with a smile.
"If you're willing to lend me money, I'll buy it." Yan Murong made a joke.
"Okay." Li Jianhua was happy and said with a smile. "But I'm going to charge interest."
"Sixteen million." As he was talking, Yan Minghua suddenly raised the sign in his hand and directly added one million US dollars.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Yan Murong asked with a surprised expression.
"Of course I bought it." Yan Minghua smiled skillfully. "If you don't want to, then I'll buy it and give it to you."
"Sister-in-law, how can there be someone like you." Yan Murong looked helpless. "People buy from men to women, it's better for you, but it's the other way around."
"Eighteen million." As he spoke, a young man who was also sitting in the first row raised the sign in his hand and directly added two million US dollars in stiff Huaxia language.
Following the voice, I found that a young man who was not handsome in appearance, but also good-looking, was looking at Yan Minghua with a smile, not knowing whether this smile was polite or provocative.
"Twenty-five million." Yan Murong didn't care whether he had money or not, and directly shouted out an astonishing number.
"Wow-"
Yan Murong's offer made the scene let out bursts of exclamations, and everyone was shocked by Yan Murong's generosity, and the sweat pores of their whole bodies shrank violently.
From 18 million to 25 million, a full 7 million dollars were added.
Damn, that's seven million, or dollars, not seven dollars. Even Han Shilong was taken aback by Yan Murong's sudden report.
I've been an auctioneer for so many years, and it's the first time I've seen such a price increase.