Feeling the bumps of the carriage speeding through the street, Christina looked suspiciously at Julian, who was sitting across from him, who was sitting calmly and relaxed, and Julian gently closed his eyes and dozed off.

Christina was sitting at home with dignity, but suddenly Julian took Christina's hand with his recklessness and enthusiasm and dragged her into the carriage, "Today, a talented painter will be born. ”

Cristina was at a loss as to where the carriage was going, and she asked nervously, "Where are you going to take me?"

"Didn't I say it, to witness the birth of a great painter!"

"Can I know his name?" Christina, as an excellent painter of religious paintings, is quite famous in the small circle of painters, so she still knows most of the painters who are so famous.

"He's still unknown, no one knows what he's talking about, but tonight, this bright star will light up the starry sky. ”

Christina was skeptical, he didn't believe that Julian, a man with no artistic culture, could befriend any brilliant painter, and that a genius of the world had come out of nowhere, which was unbelievable, like the madness of a madman.

McCarvey's carriage eventually stopped in front of a well-populated chamber of commerce, where there was a lot of noble carriages, engraved with various coats of arms, and a large number of dignitaries and dignitaries.

Julian stepped out of the carriage first, and then helped Christina by the hand of an elegant gentleman.

"The Pluto Chamber of Commerce?"

"That's right, the genius is here today to auction his masterpieces, and it will definitely amaze everyone. ”

Christina frowned slightly, in her eyes art is art, art is priceless, it is the condensation of the wisdom of the thinker, and art is too tacky if it is measured only by money.

Julian seemed to see through Christina's inner thoughts, and said: "Even a painter needs money to buy paint, if you don't have three meals a day, and you don't even have a sheltered house, then you can calm down and paint." ”

For Julian's words Christina could not be denied, although she was unhappy in her heart, she could not deny Julian's words. Because she occasionally has to auction a few paintings, out of financial considerations.

As the heir to the top nobility of the McCarvey family, Julian has privileges and privileges. He was seated in a box on the side of the second floor, where he could see the auction items on the table without crowding the pool seat below.

Julian looked down at the entire hall, "That's a lot of people. ”

There was a lot of noise in the pool, with the occasional loud cough.

When the guests arrived one after another, the auctioneer walked up to the stage, and the annual auction organized by the Pluto Chamber of Commerce was officially opened.

The merchants scavenged the gems of the world and spread them into their beds, and the nobles proudly claimed that my blood had flowed for a thousand years by plundering the precious stones of the world and filling their beds.......

Julian, who regarded the laughter of a beautiful woman as a treasure, bought a pair of ruby earrings for Charlotte, a black dress encrusted with gems for Rosalind, and a masterpiece by Van Lack for Christina......

He bought himself a manor outside the city, which originally belonged to the Talleyrand family, but this once prominent family eventually came to an end.......

Julian glanced at Christina and smiled ghostly, the poet had laid out his manor house in the shape of the Garden of Eden, where the people had not yet swallowed the fruit of wisdom that was regarded as a forbidden fruit, and had no shame, so that men and women could see each other carefree and honestly without being shy. Julian swore to himself that he would decorate it as the poet had told: I would harvest my first son on that estate.

"Drink!"

As the auction came to an end, the auctioneer shouted, "Star, I saw a bright star." I have seen many amazing geniuses pass away like meteors, but this time, the great empire has given birth to a beautiful star, and his brilliance is so enviable that even the diamond 'Angel Heart' that has just been auctioned will be eclipsed in front of him, less than half of his brilliance. ”

The auctioneer pretended to say, ignoring the anxious guests below: "A lonely genius, a silent painter, a pioneer and explorer who transcends the times." His ideas are so esoteric that they are incomprehensible to mortals, but whoever sees his work will be ashamed of his ignorance, and will scold himself for his stupidity, and even treat the vulgar things in his hands as treasures. ”

"A paintbrush, a piece of paper, countless spring and autumn, who can endure this torment? just for an egg!"

.......

Christina's cheeks were stained with a touch of red, like a maple leaf in November.

Christina's entire delicate body fell into Julian's arms, like a devouring swamp, and no matter how much she tried to break free, she could not escape.

Julian put Christina's peach-like buttocks on his lap, his hands were like a piano player playing on Christina's delicate white jade belly, he lazily put his head on Christina's shoulder, and gently licked Christina's delicate earrings, "The genius is about to be born, you have to look at it, but don't make any noise to disturb the birth of the genius, otherwise the genius will be startled when it lands and become a deformed child, what should I do?"

Christina pitifully cast a pitiful look at the waiter next to her for help, but the waiter was like a marble carving, moving and expressionless.

After a while, Christina gave up her resistance, as Julian told her that the lovely Miss Penny was safe and sound, and Julian gave her wings.

Yurian kept his promise, and Christina also had to pay a little price.

"Look, this masterpiece is unprecedented, unique. The auctioneer lifted the lid and said in a loud voice.

Shhh.......h

There was a sigh from the audience, which made the auctioneer's face blush, because the blank canvas was just a random circle, a casual, casual work. Although he has a three-inch tongue, he doesn't know how to evaluate it, how to compliment, he secretly annoyed: The president is not crazy, and he actually uses this unknown thing as the finale.

But in his own professionalism he continued: "This is the 'egg' work of the master Leonardo di Piero da Vinci. Art is a priceless treasure, and the master should be grateful for the pain of loving us, so the starting price of this painting is a gold coin. ”

The nobles in the audience said disdainfully: "My three-year-old son draws better than this, not to mention a gold coin, I won't get a copper plate out of this kind of garbage." ”

"Your Excellency has gone too far, this good paper needs at least one gold coin, but since this egg has ruined this paper, I will issue a silver coin, and the reverse side will probably still be usable. ”

........

There was laughter in the audience, and the auctioneer could only blindly laugh, and could only say: "A gold coin, the starting price is a gold coin, gentlemen, the starting price only needs one gold coin." ”

Hearing the shrill laughter coming from the seats downstairs, Julian couldn't help but be annoyed, he left the limp Christina, looked down on the whole hall, and cursed secretly: "Laugh, a bunch of fools, and I'll be sure you'll be amazed later! Leonardo da Vinci's work is not available to everyone." Leonardo da Vinci's paintings are outstanding works that can be regarded as family heirlooms. ”

At this time, some of the guests were already getting up and leaving, and they looked angry and felt that they were being teased.

"One gold coin!"

Maybe it's just because it's funny, or maybe you don't want to go home empty-handed, a little nobleman quotes.

"Mr. 77 bid one gold coin, is there anything higher?"

"Mr. 77 bid one gold coin, is there anything higher?"

"Mr. 77 bid one gold coin, is there anything higher?"

The auctioneer shouted three times in a row, but no one responded, so he could only hit the hammer hard: "No. 77 is a gold coin once, and No. 77 is a gold coin for two ........"

After half a ring, the third hammer that should have fallen did not fall for a long time, and the auctioneer looked embarrassed, and the guests looked at him with a playful face, which made him feel so ashamed, and his face turned red: "Is there really no one to continue bidding? If no one bids, this masterpiece will fall into the hands of Mr. No. 77." ”

No one responded, and everyone watched from the sidelines, amused by the auctioneer's embarrassment.

Knowing that it had already met the regulations, the hammer that should have fallen long ago did not reply, the auctioneer closed his eyes and decided to knock down the final hammer, "No. 77 one gold coin three ......"

"Ten gold coins!" a voice suddenly interjected.

"Mr. 65, ten gold coins, is there a higher bid?" exclaimed the auctioneer excitedly. If this painting really ended up for one gold coin, he would inevitably be fired, and he could see from the serious tone of the president that the chairman attached great importance to the auction of this painting, and it needed to be guarded by ten people in a glass case.

"Twenty gold coins. "It seems that I have lost face," said Mr. 77.

"Twenty gold coins, Mr. 77 bids twenty gold coins. ”

"Fifty gold coins!

"Fifty gold coins ...... at once"

"Sixty gold coins!"

"One hundred. ”

The auctioneer only felt that his blood was surging, he didn't expect that such a boring thing could be sold for a hundred gold coins, it seems that the nobles are really rich.

And he felt that his task had been completed, and he had already raised the price, and in the end, no matter what the price was, it would be inconvenient for the president to blame him. He breathed a deep sigh of relief.

When the bid reached two hundred gold coins, No. 77 left the auction in a huff, he originally came to the auction just to add some value to himself, in fact, he didn't have that much money to participate in the auction, "Crazy, crazy." No. 77 sneered: "I see what you will do then? No one will pick up this kind of garbage when it is thrown on the road." ”

"Mr. 65 once, Mr. 65 twice......" The auctioneer decided to end the auction, thinking that it was a shocking thing to be able to sell for 200 gold coins with this painting.

"Five hundred gold coins!" said an old voice.

"Oh my God, I heard you right, Mr. 123 is bidding 500 gold coins. It seems that someone finally understands the value of Leonardo da Vinci, who spent three years making this painting, which embodies the unfathomable wisdom and skill of the master. The auctioneer shouted excitedly, and even began to say nothing.

"Seven hundred gold coins. ”

"Eight hundred gold coins. ”

.......

When Leonardo da Vinci's work "Eggs" was auctioned for 2,000 gold coins, the venue was crazy. Those guests who were about to leave the table sat quietly in their seats, wiping the sweat from their foreheads and waiting for the final result.

"Darnick, old immortal thing, give up, you can't compete with me, don't think I don't know about your little family background. I'm bound to get this painting. ”

"Hmph, Ned. I can't compare to you in terms of wealth, but I know that your stupid son owed you a lot of debt some time ago, and you are not in a good situation now. ”

"Don't say stupid things. The Gregorian family is not something you can trust. ”

In this way, the two enemies were very angry when they met, and they were bound to fight to the death for the sake of face, and they used the auction as a battlefield, and Leonardo da Vinci's "egg" as the trophy of the victor.

"Three thousand and ninety-eight. ”

"Three thousand and ninety-nine. ”

"Three thousand one hundred. ”

"Three thousand one hundred and one. ”

"Three thousand one hundred and two. ”

"Three thousand one hundred and three. ”

"Three thousand one hundred and four. ”

"Three thousand one hundred and five. ”

"Three thousand one hundred and six. ”

"Three thousand one hundred and seven. ”

In the end, both sides raised the price of gold coins and gold coins, and it seemed that in the end, everyone gritted their teeth and was unwilling to admit defeat.

"Three thousand five hundred. "In the end, Mr. Danick at No. 68 decided to take a gamble.

Ned on the 32nd wanted to open his mouth, but finally his mouth closed gloomily, how proud Danic was on the 68th, proud of his victory over his enemies.

But when the hammer came down and made the first sound, he regretted it, what use do I want this thing for?!

"Three thousand five hundred gold coins twice. If no one bids, the painting belongs to Mr. 68. ”

The auctioneer was content to drop the hammer for the third time, and it was unimaginably crazy to be able to sell 3,500 gold coins, knowing that many masterpieces of the old era could not be sold for such a price.

Just when everyone thought that the climax was about to end, suddenly a lazy voice sounded: "Five thousand gold coins." ”