Chapter 283: It's not a good thing to be too excited!
The next day, Zhu Yu took Ran Jie and others to the presidential suite of the Hilton Hotel.
Although he has the endorsement of Old John, Zhu Yu thinks it is better to be careful.
Tao Ruisi saw Qin Fei behind Zhu Yu holding a box, and the smile on his face bloomed.
In a room in the suite, which was set up as a conference room, there were five people on the Taurethrim side.
In addition to the two black-clad bodyguards who were seen that day holding their hands on each other's lower abdomen and standing behind the chairs, there were two men on either side of the Taurethrim.
One was about sixty years old, wearing glasses, dressed casually, and had messy hair.
He also stared at the box in Qin Fei's hand excitedly, and didn't even glance at the others.
The other one was about forty years old, a little bald, slightly fat, well-dressed, wearing a suit, more formal, and his expression was more reserved, only occasionally glancing at the box, and then his eyes fell on Zhu Yu's body.
Zhu Yu and Qin Fei sat down. Ran Jie and Cao Dalong stood behind them, vigilant at all times.
"Mr. Zhu Yu, let me introduce you to these two gentlemen."
Taurethis pointed to the old man who was in his sixties and was still staring at the box in Qin Fei's hand and said:
"This is our famous archaeologist of the British Empire, Mr. Motoni Conla.
Mr. Motony is not only an archaeologist, but also teaches at the University of London and is a well-known graduate tutor.
In addition, Mr. Motony has been researching the history of Wales, and the restoration of the Welsh gold shawl was completed by Mr. Motoney's teacher. ”
This introduction is more important. Zhu Yu guessed that this was also the reason why Taurethrim invited Motoni over.
Although it has been identified in the video, who can guarantee that what Zhu Yu brought over is real?
Motoni heard Taurethrim introduce himself, nodded politely at Zhu Yu, and then looked at the box again.
Qin Fei had already placed the box on the table in front of him, but it was relatively close to him, and he could put things away at any time as long as he needed.
"This is Mr. Tricellis, who worked at the British Museum for six years, three of which were in charge of the care and interpretation of the Welsh Molde shawl."
Tricellis smiled politely at Zhu Yu.
"So," after the introduction, Taurethrim looked at Zhu Yu, "Is it possible to show us that rare and precious thing in front of us now?" ”
Zhu Yu nodded and said:
"Absolutely."
Hearing him say this, Qin Fei cautiously opened the box, picked up the golden battle dress, and put it on the table.
Almost instantaneously at the sight of the dress, Motoni stood up, and then pounced to hold the golden dress in his arms.
Qin Fei was startled, and immediately pulled this thing back, Motoni pounced, and looked up at Qin Fei in some surprise.
Taurethrim was also startled and shouted:
"Mr. Motoni! Please be careful! ”
Only then did Motoni realize his gaffe, and he hurriedly said:
"I'm sorry - but just by looking at it, I'm pretty much sure that this dress and the Molde gold shawl are of the same era, and the same craftsmanship! This one, even more perfect! ”
Zhu Yu didn't believe it, this old man was too exaggerated, right? It feels like you're going to grab it!
He didn't pay attention to the old man, but looked at the Taurethrim:
"Mr. Taurethrim, you should know how fragile this golden dress is! If this deforms or damages the suit, I will not only cancel the possible deal, but also claim compensation from you! ”
Taurethrim was also startled just now, and he hurriedly said to Zhu Yu:
"Mr. Zhu Yu, it was an accident just now! Mr. Motony was born in Wales and has a good knowledge of the history of Wales!
He has also been trying to find out the provenance of the golden shawl and the golden battle skirt, and to find out the former glory of Wales, which Mr. Motony has always speculated that there must have been a very glorious ancient civilization in ancient Wales......"
"It's not speculation, it's true! A must have! Otherwise, this battle dress, and that shawl, their existence cannot be explained at all! Motoni's voice was full of fervor and determination.
"That's not why you snatched my dress!" Zhu Yu said coldly.
Is there civilization and a fart? What evidence exists other than that shawl and this battle dress? Nothing was found!
Even if foreign countries do not recognize the existence of the Xia Dynasty, at least there are a large number of things suspected of being Xia Dynasty ruins such as Erlitou culture.
What's in Wales? For more than 100 years, nothing has been dug up!
When Zhu Yu said this, Motoni was a little embarrassed, his face turned red, he endured it, and finally held back a sentence:
"This golden dress belongs to Wales! As a Welshman, it's my duty to bring it back! ”
"Huh!" Zhu Yu sneered: "There are tens of thousands of Chinese cultural relics in the British Museum, can you let them return Huaxia, and then talk to me about the issue of returning this war skirt to you!" ”
With a single word, he blocked the rest of Motoni's words.
Taurethrim hurriedly played the round:
"Mr. Zhu, don't get excited, I promise there will be no similar situation again. Also, trust me, it was an accident! ”
Zhu Yu saw that Taureth was more sincere, so he did not continue to investigate.
Seeing that Zhu Yu was no longer angry, Taureth turned his head and said sternly to Motony:
"Mr. Motony, I warned you before I came, I hope you don't get excited! If there is another act like this, then I can only ask you out! ”
When Taurethrim said this, Motoni nodded reluctantly.
"Alright, now we can continue." Taurethrim smiled and said, "I hope the accident just now doesn't affect our mood." ”
Zhu Yu nodded and said:
"Now you can identify it. But I want you to exercise restraint. ”
After speaking, he gestured to Qin Fei.
Qin Fei pushed the golden battle skirt to the center of the table again.
Motoni pulled out his magnifying glass, and Tricellis next to him stood up, looking closely at the golden dress.
Zhu Yu wasn't worried at all, just drank tea leisurely.
On the contrary, Qin Fei was very nervous, and kept paying attention to Motoni, for fear that this old man would suddenly rush up and take the golden battle skirt away, and it would be a big trouble.
Fortunately, Motoni was really just a momentary excitement before, but now that he saw the golden dress in his hand, he calmed down, and looked at the patterns and craftsmanship on it with a magnifying glass with a focused expression.
Earlier, he said that it was the same as the golden shawl, but when it was really time for him to identify it, he was not perfunctory.
Tricellis also looked at it very carefully, he mainly looked at the patterns on the battle dress.
After looking at it for a while, he returned to his original sitting posture, sighed and said to Zhu Yu:
"It's very similar to the pattern on the Molde shawl. Of course, because it is made by hand, there must be some subtle differences. But it can come out in the form of the same pattern.
In addition......"
When he said this, he turned his head to look at Taurethrim, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"I'm pretty much sure that this dress is supposed to be taller than the shawl! If it was unearthed from a tomb, then this tomb should be of a higher grade! ”
When he said this, he was obviously suspected of being a rival.
After all, the higher the value of this golden battle dress, the more money Taurethrim will have to pay Zhu Yu.
At this moment, Motoni suddenly let out a "huh", and his hand was already stretched out to the battle dress.
Qin Fei moved the battle skirt over, not planning to let Motoni see it.
With the lessons of the past, it is obviously difficult for this old man to be reassured.
Qin Fei was wearing gloves in his hands, and his movements were also very steady, so Zhu Yu was not worried.
"Be careful!" Motoni anxiously reminded that he was also afraid that Qin Fei would deform the battle skirt.
Then he reacted to the reason for Qin Fei's actions and hurriedly explained:
"I saw a small scratch on the inside of the dress, and the scratch was more complicated. Just now I was judging whether the scratch was inadvertently damaged, or if the text symbol of the time remained......"
"What?" When Taurethrim and Tricellis heard this, they both stood up at once!
If you really want to have text symbols, then the value of this battle skirt will be high!
The modern British are descendants of the Celts who crossed the sea from western Europe to the British Isles 3,000 years ago.
The ancestor of modern English is Old English, which only began to appear in the fourth century AD. It's only 1,600 years ago.
If you really want to find something similar to writing more than 3,000 years ago in the British Isles, with the collective nature of the Western archaeological community, then the entire world archaeological community will probably be shaken!
Zhu Yu smiled and said:
"Then of course you have to take a good look. Qin Fei, let Professor Motoni take a look. But Mr. Motony, please don't get excited, otherwise it will be difficult for this dress to remain intact. ”
The meaning of Zhu Yu's words is very clear, Motoni is thick-skinned, so he shouldn't have heard it. When Qin Fei pushed the golden battle skirt back, he immediately got started, turned it over, and took a closer look at the nick.
In fact, Zhu Yu had already seen the scratch, but he didn't think it was any kind of text. It may be the traces left by the craftsmen of the time when they were striking the pattern.
Of course, it is also possible that the battle skirt was worn on the tomb owner and left behind because of the scratches.
Zhu Yu graduated from university and still had a little research on the inheritance of Chinese writing.
If it is a text symbol, then such a scratch is comparable to the 8,000-year-old Jiahu bone flute - but this scratch is obviously not so clear, and the location is not so obvious.
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Of course, Zhu Yu will not say anything. Can you make this battle skirt appreciate, why not?
In the end, however, Motoni was not able to determine whether the scratch was text or not.
After all, he is an archaeologist, not an expert in philology.
"I now clearly believe that this is indeed a gold product from the same period as the Molde shawl, more than 3,000 years ago in northern Wales."
In the end, Motoni made up his mind.
And Tricellis nodded and said:
"I agree with that. In my opinion, this Golden Suit is a higher-tier gold item, more beautifully crafted and on a higher scale!
If the source can be found, it will be a strong proof that there may be an ancient civilization in the Welsh region! ”
Hearing the two of them say this, Zhu Yu and Taotes both laughed.
Qin Fei easily put the battle skirt back and put it in the box.
Although he didn't take it away, he just stared at it.
Although Motoni was unwilling, he couldn't help it. After all, this thing itself belongs to someone else, and it doesn't belong to Tautus yet.
He thought to himself, when Tautus bought this golden battle skirt, he must study it carefully!
Then Tautus came into play, and he stood up and said to Motoni and Tricellis:
"I bothered the two gentlemen just now. Now I have ordered a table of food in the restaurant, and the two of you have come from afar to taste it. There are also arrangements to enjoy the nightlife here. ”
Motoni was a little dissatisfied, and wanted to say something, but Tricellis knew more than him, and immediately pulled him and said:
"Then we'll go. Thank you, Mr. Taurethrim, for your kindness. ”
Obviously, Tricellis understands that the next environment to talk about prices is not something that two people should be involved in.
Maybe Taurethrim didn't want the two of them to participate in the appraisal and had his own ideas.
After the two left, Taurethrim asked Zhu Yu:
"Mr. Zhu, now you and I are relieved. So, let's talk about price. ”
Zhu Yu shook his head and said:
"I only exchange this golden dress and don't sell it."
"Change?" Taurethrim raised an eyebrow, not understanding.
"I hope that Mr. Tawries will be able to find some Chinese relics, of course, of the same value. Use these things to exchange with me. ”
Zhu Yu's expression was very calm, but he was very confident in this deal.
There are at least a few million pieces of Chinese cultural relics circulating all over the world.
But this golden dress from the north of Wales is the only one in the world.
In a seller's market, how to sell is naturally up to him.
After glancing at Zhu Yu and realizing that he was not joking, Taureth groaned for a while and said:
"I'm bidding a billion dollars! Isn't it good for you to buy those artifacts after you get the money? At this price, you can buy many of these cultural relics! ”
Whether it was Ran Jie and the two black suit bodyguards behind Taureth, they were all shocked to hear that he had bought this golden dress for one billion dollars!
It's just such a golden thing, a billion dollars!
Is it worth it?
Of course, in the eyes of Taurethrim, it must be worth it.
This is the only one in the world, and there may be scratches on the text symbols!
So whatever price he quotes, as long as he insists, if the other party wants to buy it, then he can only follow his path.
Zhu Yu shook his head: "No, no, no, only exchange, not sell." I'm sure Mr. Taurethrim will be able to get what satisfies me. ”
A billion dollars couldn't impress Zhu Yu, which made Taurethrim a little surprised and a little disappointed.
He bought this golden battle dress for political purposes. Although my father liked to collect, he didn't. So basically it doesn't stick.
Now I have to go back to this circle again.
However, Tautus found that Zhu Yu did not hesitate significantly after listening to the billions of dollars, unless he was particularly determined, otherwise, the young man in front of him would not be short of money.
Thinking that all the things his father had collected were now piled up in a basement, and that his father had friends who were collecting them, Tautus felt that this matter was not too difficult to do.
He said to Zhu Yu:
"You'll have to at least give me a direction on what needs to be exchanged. Is porcelain or anything like that? ”
"Porcelain is definitely not a no-go. Preferably precious ancient books, such as those taken from Dunhuang. Zhu Yu immediately opened his mouth, "Bronze, at least there is an inscription; Bamboo slips and the like,...... Of course, Mr. Taurethrim, I think you should know that it is impossible to trade one or two of these things for this golden dress. ”
"I see. You wait for my news. Taurethrim didn't delay, and stood up and went to get something.