Gu Chen and Huo Yingdong were arranged in the middle of the first row, and as soon as they sat down, Huo Yingdong suddenly remembered something, so he asked Gu Chen in a low voice: "I heard that your grandmother and two uncles were killed during the Cultural Revolution, I don't know if this is the case?" ”

Gu Chen wondered why Huo Yingdong asked this question for no reason, he didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "Why did Huo Laowei ask like this?" ”

"This time I went to the mainland, after the meeting in Shanghai, I went to Beijing, visited a few old friends, and heard one thing while chatting, now someone in the central part of the mainland has proposed a larger-scale rehabilitation of the Cultural Revolution, which is different from the last time, and the target of this rehabilitation is the middle and lower classes, including those workers and peasants who have been innocently persecuted to death. It's just that there is such a voice, and it may take a while longer to actually implement it, and maybe it won't be able to pass at all, after all, this matter has a big impact. ”

According to the old man, during the Cultural Revolution, his grandmother and two uncles were arrested and imprisoned by the Red Guards because the old man was a Kuomintang soldier and fled to Taiwan, and was later killed in prison for the trumped-up crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and the people who were innocently persecuted to death in Gaotang Village during the same period were far more than his grandmother and two uncles and grandfathers.

What is even more unacceptable is that these poor people who died unexpectedly are not only dead, but also have no bones, I don't know where Lu Dao was buried by the original Red Guards, so that the old man didn't even have a place to worship when he returned to his hometown, and the last time he returned to his hometown, he swept the grave of his grandfather. He listened to the old man muttering to his grandfather's tombstone: "I don't know where Lu Daoniang and the eldest brother and second brother are now, Dad, if you see them below." Let them drag me to a dream, and I'll find a way to find their bones. ”

So if the mainland really wants to rehabilitate ordinary people this time, he has to do something, it is best to find the bones of his grandmother and two uncles, which can be regarded as a wish of the old man: "That's right, my grandmother and two uncles were innocently persecuted to death during the Cultural Revolution, and even the bones have not been found." It would be a good thing if the mainland government really intended to rehabilitate ordinary people. ”

Huo Yingdong nodded and said, "Yes, it would be a great thing if you could really rehabilitate ordinary people." It can also enhance the government's positive image in the international community, but the hundreds of thousands of people who were innocently persecuted to death during the Cultural Revolution, the human, material, and financial resources required to carry out such a large-scale rehabilitation are very large, and most importantly, many of the original vested interests are still alive. Or simply remain in place. They certainly don't want to see such a rehabilitation, and it is certain that they will be hindered. ”

Someone once said that 'a big thing divided by the population of China becomes a small thing; And a small thing multiplied by China's population will become a big thing', Gu Chen now has this feeling, obviously right and wrong are very obvious, but if you want to correct the mistake, you have to face all kinds of difficulties, and even the most difficult mistake cannot be corrected at all.

After they sat down, several more people arrived one after another, Li Jiacheng, Li Zhaoji and other super-rich people. Gu Chen got up and said hello, when the time hand pointed to eight o'clock. The auction officially began, and a middle-aged auctioneer walked up to the stage: "I am auctioneer Zhao Zhenghe, thank you very much for attending the large-scale charity auction held by Sotheby's auction house tonight, half of the commission from this auction will be donated to the Hong Kong Children's Amblyopia Foundation, I hope that more unfortunate children can regain their light and hope with everyone's help." ”

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense, the auction will start now, and I will ask Miss Manners to present the first auction item." As the auctioneer's words fell, a ceremonial lady in a cheongsam walked up to the stage with a tray, her steps seemed cautious, as if she was worried about dropping the contents of the tray. Another hostess, also wearing a cheongsam, followed behind, and after the previous lady placed the tray on the high table in the center of the table, she carefully lifted the red cloth covering the tray, revealing a blue and white porcelain teapot inside.

"This is a blue and white porcelain teapot fired in Yuan Chengzong Yuanzhen 5 years, the origin is Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, we all know that the existing blue and white porcelain is mostly vases, pots, wine pots, etc., the teapot type of blue and white porcelain is relatively rare, 100,000 Hong Kong dollars from the auction, each increase shall not be less than 5,000."

"One hundred thousand." A wealthy man sitting in the middle of the auction immediately raised a sign and shouted the first bid after the auctioneer's introduction, and then the fierce bidding began, in order to organize this charity auction, Sotheby's can be said to have taken great pains to smile, gathering many treasures that are either highly collectible or extremely valuable, which can be seen from the first lot is a relatively rare blue and white porcelain teapot.

After more than a dozen rounds of bidding, the auction price soon rose to 270,000 Hong Kong dollars, and this is another rich man who raised a sign and shouted: "300,000." ”

"300,000, the price shouted by the No. 43 guest is 300,000, is there anything higher...... Is there a higher ...... First ...... Second...... Okay, deal. The auctioneer struck the hammer: "Congratulations to the No. 43 guest for winning this highly collectible blue and white porcelain teapot." ”

The auction continued, and the second lot was an authentic painting by Zhang Daqian, although it was not Zhang Daqian's representative painting, but the starting price still reached 300,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the bidding price must not be less than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars each time. Thanks to Zhang Daqian's high reputation in the world, the guests were very enthusiastic......

Gu Chen looked at the scroll that was unfolded by the two hostesses, he was really not interested, he had never been very interested in collecting things like antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and he retracted his gaze from the stage and looked at Zeng Huaqian next to him, and found that the other party didn't seem to be interested in this auction item. At this time, Huo Yingdong, who was sitting on the other side of him, held up the sign and shouted: "700,000." Before that, the price was only 640,000.

"Mr. Huo Yingdong shouted 700,000 yuan, is there any higher ......?"

"750,000."

The place where the voice sounded was not far from Gu Chen, Gu Chen felt quite familiar when he heard this voice, turned his head to look, and saw Li Jiacheng, who was three seats away from him, smiling at this side, and the object of his smile was Huo Yingdong, obviously he also liked this Zhang Daqian's true handiwork. Huo Yingdong smiled back, and stopped bidding, the two have been friends for many years, and this tacit understanding is still there.

"Mr. Li Jiacheng asked for 750,000 yuan, is there any higher ...... ......The auctioneer raised the gavel for the first time, and his eyes were fixed on the many guests below, but unfortunately the price of 750,000 yuan was already very high for this painting, and it would be a bit too much to add more.

"Second ...... Congratulations to Mr. Li Jiacheng for obtaining this authentic painting of Master Zhang Daqian, I believe that in a few years, the value of this painting will not be a problem to increase several times. Okay, now I would like to invite Miss Hostess to present a third lot, this one from the United Kingdom......"

Gu Chen glanced at the lots on the table, and said to Zeng Huaqian in a low voice: "If you see something you like, you can take a picture." As he spoke, he had gently held Zeng Huaqian's hand in his hand. This action made Zeng Huaqian's face blush slightly, after all, it was in public.

The auction went smoothly, more than a dozen lots were not sold in a row, and the auction prices were all ideal, but Gu Chen never raised a card from beginning to end, but Huo Yingdong next to him auctioned a jade Buddha statue of the Qing Dynasty more than 20 centimeters high, which was a treasure of the Qing Dynasty palace, and was exiled overseas in the late Qing Dynasty, and returned to Hong Kong for hundreds of years. However, in Gu Chen's opinion, this price is definitely worth it, twenty years later, the value of this Buddha statue is at least hundreds of millions, this is still the value of the Buddha statue itself, if it is about cultural value, it will be even higher.

Of course, in terms of purchasing power, 2 million now is definitely better than 20 million in 20 years.

"Tonight's charity auction has been going on for an hour and a half now, and it can be regarded as the end, and then we will be the finale of our evening, and we will ask Miss Hostess to present us with this priceless treasure." As the auctioneer's voice fell, the two hostesses walked to the stage one after the other, and the same hostess in front put the lot on the higher education table, and then the hostess in the back uncovered the red silk cloth covering it, and suddenly a blue diamond necklace exuding dazzling brilliance appeared in everyone's sight.

There is no doubt that all the women at the scene had a beast-like light in their eyes the moment they saw this necklace, and that kind of light was absolutely rare, just like a beast that had been hungry for more than ten days suddenly saw a fat little lamb when it was about to despair.

"Everyone has seen it, this is a blue diamond necklace, please note that it is a blue diamond and not a sapphire, the difference in value between the two I believe everyone here is clear, it is set with a total of 9 blue diamonds and 99 white diamonds, 8 small blue diamonds and 99 diamonds I will not say more, The oval-shaped oversized blue diamond that was used as a pendant weighed 57.8 carats from Australian ore last year, and after polishing and cutting, it now weighs 22.7 carats, which is worth mentioning for its very high quality, it is a very pure deep blue color under normal light conditions, and even when viewed with a magnifying glass, there are almost no blemishes, like an unpolluted ocean. In darker environments, it can range from deep purple to dark blue. (To be continued......)