Chapter 484: Hidden Treasure in the Secret Room
In Europe, especially in England, the legend of vampires has spread since the beginning of history, and thousands of people believe in this legend and tremble in the dark.
The legendary vampires are an ancient and mysterious race, they have no heartbeat and no pulse, no breath and no body temperature, but they have some minds of their own, can think, talk, move around, and can live forever, are a group of creatures who like to haunt the night.
To this day, many people believe that some castle owners in Britain are vampire dukes who have lived for thousands of years, and castles are not only given a symbol of wealth, but also represent mystery, just like Chinese temples, with many different meanings.
There are many vampire fans from all over the world who go out of their way to the UK to stay in a castle that has been converted into a hotel to experience that vampire culture.
Although Han Chong doesn't have this hobby, he is playing antiques, and he has a heartfelt love for some ancient things, of course, this love is for the castle itself, as for vampires...... That's still it.
"Oh dear Han, you can stay here for the night, I promise, it will be more comfortable than the hotel......"
After hearing Han Chong's words, Silberg smiled, no one doesn't like guests to praise their residence, not to mention such a historic ancient castle, if it is not often used to entertain guests, it will not be a waste of its existence, just like a brocade night walk.
Greeted by a group of servants, Han Chong and Bi Yue walked in front and entered the castle, the gate of which was open.
Entering the castle, you will be greeted by a spacious banquet hall, a chandelier carved from Genoa, 39 candles, antique old furniture, and walnut armchairs. and Venetian and Victorian dining tables and chairs, showing the luxury of the owner.
On the walls of the castle hang a number of Western-style paintings, mostly portraits, of men with cocked beards in captain's hats, and some women in corseted tuxedos.
"This Silberg's ancestor can't be the pirate captain back then, right?"
Han Chong secretly guessed in his heart, because after entering here, Han Chong felt that time seemed to return to the Middle Ages.
A waiter came up to Silberg. Whispered, "Sir, it's all ready......
"Han, let's have dinner......"
Silberg invited Han Chong and Bi Yue, but Xu Guang was retained by the housekeeper and took the stars to another restaurant for dinner, of course, the dishes were also very rich.
The restaurant was next to the banquet hall, and after Han Chong and the others sat down, all kinds of prepared dishes were served up one by one. The waiter next to him wrapped a piece of red wine in a towel and poured wine into the glass in front of Silberg, Han Chong and others.
"Dear Han, beautiful Miss Bi, you are my first Asian guests to this castle. Cheers to our friendship......"
Silberg raised his glass to Han Chong, and Han Chong followed the other party's example and picked up the large, somewhat astonishing glass. He shook it first, then sniffed at the tip of his nose, and then took a small sip.
It's just that Han Chong didn't feel it. What is the difference between this so-called red wine of 1870 and the red wine that I bought for 10 yuan in the supermarket when I was in college.
"Thank you very much for your hospitality, I think that in the future, if Silberg first goes to Xijing and Jiangcheng, he must give me the opportunity to do the friendship of the landlords......"
No matter what Silberg's purpose was in entertaining him, but the other party's behavior made Han Chong feel very comfortable, this is the real noble, between being neither humble nor arrogant, showing enough respect.
Dennis, the owner of the mai shop, was as vulgar as Silberg in the English countryside feeding pigs.
"Hehe, then I thank you in advance, Xijing is an ancient city, I think there will be a chance, come, Miss Bi, please taste it, this is the freshest caviar ......"
Silberg is definitely an English gentleman, and while greeting Han Chong, he did not snub Bi Yue, and the three of them chatted about the customs of Britain and Xijing while enjoying the food, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Mr. Silberg, how much does your castle cost each year for repairs and maintenance?"
This ancient castle is comparable to the hill developed by itself, and with so many professional managers and servants, I really don't know how much it will cost.
There is a special housekeeper training school in the UK, and the British butler is also world-famous.
Not only that, but these servants in the castle were also trained from those professional schools, and of course, they must have been extremely valuable, and it was an extremely luxurious thing to enjoy the treatment of the Middle Ages in the twenty-first century.
Han Chong asked this, in fact, his heart was also itchy, he was thinking about when he would have the opportunity to play with such a castle, what kind of French manor and Italian resort can't compare, this is culture, which is equivalent to living in the Palace Museum in Xijing.
"This ...... I haven't calculated it carefully, but if you include the cost of repairing the castle, it's probably about three million pounds a year, right? Why, Han, you want to buy one of these castles too? ”
Silberg has a strong ability to observe words and expressions, and he can see Han Chong's thoughts at a glance, and then said: "There are no private castles for sale in England, but there are still in France, if you really have this idea, I will let you pay attention to it......"
"No...... No, I can't afford to live in this place......"
After Han Chong heard from Silberg's mouth about the expenses needed for a year, he had already dispelled the idea of owning a castle, more than three million pounds a year, that would be almost 50 million rmB, and this was only the cost of repair and management, let alone buying a castle.
Han Chong could have bought a castle, but he wasn't here, and he wasn't used to it.
After lunch, Han Chong, accompanied by Silberg, took the stars for a walk around the castle.
Standing next to the castle near the Thames, you can see the swans perched on the lake from afar, and all kinds of rare birds and ancient trees in the castle also add a lot of romantic interest to the castle.
"Stars, calm. Calm ......"
Standing near the castle near the Thames, the star, who had been suppressed for a long time either in the hotel or in the cabin, suddenly raised his head and roared, and the low roar was heard far away, and near the gate, there was also a low roar of a cheetah, which caused the star to be a little restless.
"Han, this star of yours seems to be very violent. ……”
Silberg also admired the stars, and he could see Han Chong's attitude towards the stars. I didn't mean to buy it, just like the black panther that Silberg raised, no matter how much money someone else paid, he wouldn't sell it.
"Of course, stars are my favorite, and someone once offered 30 million rmB, but I didn't sell them......"
"Really?"
When it comes to the stars, Han Chong can't help but praise a few words as if he was his own child.
Silberg nodded. said: "You're right, I like it too, if it were me, I wouldn't sell it......"
Then the two returned to the castle gate. Han Chong said, "Mr. Silberg, if I can, I would like to take a look at your collection now, if there is something I like." I think tomorrow when my lawyer comes, we can make a deal......"
"Absolutely. I'll take you to ...... right now."
Silberg's purpose in inviting Han Chong was not for the few Picasso works in Han Chong's hands, he was now afraid that Han Chong would not be able to take a fancy to his collection, and this transaction would not be possible.
Now that Han Chong brought it up himself, Silberg immediately asked the butler to bring a bunch of keys and take Han Chong into the castle.
Walking up the wooden staircase, Han Chong followed behind Silberg and walked towards the second floor of the castle.
On the walls on both sides of the stairs, the decoration is as splendid as the banquet hall, but in the gorgeous and beautiful, there is no vulgarity, and there are many murals inlaid in the glass, although Han Chong does not know oil painting, but looking at it with aura, those murals contain a strong aura, which are obviously genuine and valuable.
After going up to the second floor of the old castle, there is also a living room with a separate fireplace, and the light shining from the sky dome makes the whole living room look bright even if the lights are not turned on.
Silberg didn't stop, and directly led Han Chong through a short corridor, and stopped in front of a door that was more than three meters tall and had a sense of oppression when standing below.
took out the key and opened the solid wood door, Silberg pushed it open, and Han Chong, who was standing outside the door, suddenly felt that the temperature seemed to have increased by a few degrees, and there was a somewhat dry feeling, as if he had come from the forest to the desert.
"Dear Han, since my ancestors, I have been collecting some Chinese and European artworks, and now, they are all presented to you......"
Silberg entered the room first and turned on the light, the originally dim room suddenly became brighter, and the scene he saw in front of him shocked Han Chong.
"Wait a minute, I'm going to turn off the anti-theft system first......"
Just as Han Chong was about to step into the room, Silberg stopped Han Chong and operated on a monitor panel at the door for a full minute before nodding his head to signal that Han Chong could enter.
For this collection room, Silberg has spent a lot of thought, if Han Chong was wearing infrared glasses just now, he can see that every corner of this treasure room is covered with infrared rays, even if a mosquito flies in, it will cause an alarm.
After getting Silberg's permission, Han Chong walked into the room.
"Oh my God, these ...... Are all your collections? ”
Where is this room, in Han Chong's opinion, the entire second floor of the castle, except for the living room when he went upstairs, may be here, at least Han Chong is standing by the door, and he can't see the end of this treasure room at a glance.
Such a large space, everywhere you look, is full of things, Han Chong doesn't know, how many collections there will be here, I'm afraid it's just an ordinary museum, and it's not as thick as Silberg's family, right?
Walking into this hall comparable to a museum, Han Chong found that there was a slight sound of a machine inside, and after following the reputation, he knew that it was an air dryer, and there was more than one, basically every twenty or thirty meters, there was such a machine in the corner of the wall, so that the air in it was always kept dry.
On the floor of the hall, there is a thick red carpet, which is why the sound of the dryer is reduced to a minimum, and it is not very noisy, presumably when it was installed, Silberg took this factor into account.
Han Chong knew that moisture was the most harmful factor to antiques, and in the basement of his Beijing courtyard, there was also a dehumidifier, but compared to the air dryer here in Silberg, Han Chong felt that he was not very professional.
"Mr. Silberg, you are a true collector!"
No matter how the antique artworks in Silberg's treasure room came from, Han Chong had a trace of respect in his heart, even if his ancestors had plundered property from China, but it was worthy of respect if it could be preserved so well.
"Hehe, art is connected, I believe, dear Han, you will definitely be able to find your favorite object here......"
Silberg laughed, only a few people had been brought in to his collection room, and all of them were shocked by his rich collection, and now it seemed that he still had a great hope of reaching a deal with Han Chong.
Han Chong nodded and did not speak again, the time when Chinese art was hyped was after 2005, at this time, Silberg did not realize that in his collection, there were many objects of no less value than Picasso's sketches.
In the eyes of some big foreign collectors, the ubiquitous Chinese art is still incomparable with the works of masters such as Picasso and Van Gogh.
At the door of Silberg's collection hall, there are silver objects and weapons from various countries that he has collected over the years, as well as some shields and armor, and a set of medieval armor worn on a model and a helmet, which even startled Han Chong, thinking that it was a real person standing there.
Among them, there are also a few bronze swords from China, but their appearance is very ordinary, and the aura contained in them is relatively thin, which does not retain Han Chong's gaze
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