"Mr. Lin Chao and Miss Christina, your seats are in the private rooms above, please come with me."

Unlike Christina's elation, Lin Chao's face immediately showed a look of confusion.

Being able to sit in the private room upstairs is either rich or expensive, how can a little-known person get such an opportunity?

Just when he was puzzled, he met Reston.

"Mr. Lin Chao, you know such important things as Sir Huo and Sir Chen, why don't you say it in advance, so we don't have to go around in circles."

Lin Chao suddenly came to his senses.

The people Reston is talking about are two Chinese.

At that time, a certain port was a British colony.

Out of the need to consolidate its rule, the colonial government also co-opted some powerful local factions.

Sir Huo and Sir Chen are some of them, but they are patriots and have considerable ties with the Chinese government.

"I thought it was an ordinary auction, but I didn't expect you to bring me here."

Hearing Lin Chao's words, Reston showed a little apology on his face.

"Mr. Lin Chao, such exhibitions are attended by insiders, and I must abide by the confidentiality agreement. The dispute in the hall just now is also my inadequacy, please forgive me! ”

Although the words were sincere, Reston's expression was very relaxed, and it seemed that he did not take it to heart at all.

Glancing at his watch, he continued:

"The auction is about to begin, so please come into the private room with Miss Christina! Mr. Lin Chao, the fair provides a full-time broker, if you need it, you can pick one of them. ”

Foreign buyers generally do not come forward and often appoint a broker.

In this way, the losses caused by hot-headedness can be avoided.

But the Chinese people are different, they prefer to charge into battle in person.

The more important the auction, the more buyers want to be there in person.

However, they all kept their heads down, as if they were attracted by the information in their hands.

Never look up until the auction is over.

This is to prevent seeing acquaintances, and it is not good to pull down the face and raise the price.

Lin Chao smiled:

"I'm the same as my compatriots below, let's go into battle in person!"

Today's fair is not a formal auction, and the origin of many lots cannot be investigated.

There will even be adulterated fakes, and it is not easy to find a broker.

Reston laughed:

"I just like the momentum of the Chinese people, and I hope you can make a difference. I won't disturb the two of you, if you need anything, just ring the bell on the table. ”

The door to the private room was closed, and Christina asked vigilantly:

"Curator, will there be cameras here to secretly monitor our movements?"

Lin Chao glanced at it.

There is an LCD TV and a two-seater sofa in the private room, and the space is very cramped.

There were only two cheap copies hanging on the four walls, and the camera or anything like that didn't notice it.

The only thing that could cause a leak is the microphone on the table.

Lin Chao looked at the switch and turned it off casually.

"Don't be suspicious, what are you doing watching our two little characters?"

Wellington is a man with a face after all, and placing surveillance equipment in a private room will only meet with a strong backlash.

After all, in the Western world, the right to privacy is paramount.

"Hee-hee."

Christina let out a chuckle.

She forced herself in front of Lin Chao and pushed hard with her right hand.

"Poof!"

Caught off guard, Lin Chao fell on the sofa all of a sudden, and then she pressed on.

"Squeak!"

The leather couch immediately let out a groan of pain.

"Curator!"

Hearing this soft and charming voice, Lin Chao felt that the bones in his body had been sucked away.

But now is not the time to talk about "hundreds of millions of big deals".

"I'll be here in the evening, now it's important to get down to business."

Christina smiled:

"Our business is also a good thing! Besides, today's auction is nothing more than some books, and your museum is full of weapons, so don't you have to do with that! ”

Lin Chao hurriedly said:

"There are a lot of military books! There are some Huaxia that are also scarce, and I am preparing to translate them and then distribute them in China. ”

Christina grimaced.

"Don't you try to lie to me! However, it is not very good here, and I still like the spacious environment of the hotel. ”

Lin Chao smiled:

"I knew you were empathetic."

Christina rubbed Lin Chao's face with her nose.

"I'll wait for you in the evening."

Lin Chao kissed her forehead and sat up straight.

The TV turned on automatically, and a balding man walked up to the stage and said with a smile:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Wellington had come to give a speech, but in order not to delay everyone's time, he gave up. However, as a sign of respect, I decided to project his picture onto the stage. ”

"Dangdang, dangdang."

The band plays the Imperial March from Star Wars.

"Hahaha."

The celebrities in the audience burst into laughter.

After a while, the host stopped laughing, and he said:

"Thank you Sir Wellington again. What we see today will be the most precious treasure in the world in 10 or 100 years. If anyone will live to be a hundred years from now, please say to your children and grandchildren, "Hey, the book guy auctioned that day is called Robert Moore Winston." ”

"Hahaha."

There was another burst of laughter from the audience.

Robert Moore Winston is a well-known British auctioneer, who is highly regarded by buyers and sellers for his interesting style, but his appearance fee is not ordinarily high.

"Closer to home, the first exhibit to be auctioned today is a book written by the medieval Baron Scott, a former member of the Crusaders who fought in the reconquest of Jerusalem. All the experiences are collected in this record of the expedition, which is a valuable material for the study of the Crusades. ”

Introducing this, Robert said with a smile:

"The book was authenticated by Dr. Lane of Cambridge University, and it is definitely the original of that era, with prices starting at $200,000 and $10,000 bidding once."

Christina looked at the manual in her hand and said:

"Curator, this book is about war, aren't you going to buy it?"

Lin Chao shook his head.

"Scott set out with only three men, a well-known poor knight, who later made a fortune by joining the Knights Templar, and I am not interested in such bandits at all."

There was another reason for not wanting to buy this book, Baron Scott had a little problem with his orientation and ran to Jerusalem for "atonement".

Therefore, there are a lot of things chattering about the gods and gods in the book, and it is useful to write mythological stories, and archaeology does not have much value.

"200,000, which gentleman belongs to this book."

There was only one bidder, so it was closed quickly.

Robert smirked and knocked down the gavel.

Bringing out those popular books at the beginning will certainly stir up the atmosphere.

But don't think about selling such unpopular goods.

Compared with the popularity of the collection, the unpopular things are the favorites of the auction house, and the commission can be received more than half.

Seeing that everyone was not interested, Robert glanced at him, and then said in an excited voice:

"What's next? By the way, it's an ancient book from China! ”