Fifteen minutes later, Tang Yuan and Lu Shuyuan arrived at the headquarters of Christie's auction house in a Mercedes-Benz Pullman S680, because the 23 pieces that were newly included in the auction list have not yet had time to be sent to the exhibition hall, so Tang Yuan can only come to Christie's auction house headquarters if he wants to make an appointment to see the 20th century East Asian photo album.

On the way here, Tang Yuan quickly browsed the collection that he had just failed to look at because he was in a hurry, and finally he felt that among the 23 collections, this 20th century East Asian photo album was the most probable.

Lu Shuyuan, as the vice president of Christie's auction house, had her lead the way in front, so it was naturally unimpeded, and soon Tang Yuan was arranged into a VIP lounge.

"Tang Dong, you take a break."

Lu Shuyuan hurried back and forth, she whispered to Tang Yuan with a little apology on her face: "It's a bit unfortunate that we came, just five minutes ago, someone was also interested in that twentieth century East Asian photo album, and now that twentieth century East Asian photo album is being read. ”

"It's okay, since someone is reading, then I'll wait."

Tang Yuan's face was a little surprised, he didn't expect that his movements were so fast, and there was still someone who could catch up with him.

"Tang Dong, I'm very sorry for the delay, please drink tea......"

Lu Shuyuan poured Tang Yuan a cup of freshly brewed hot tea, and then took the initiative to bring it to the table and handed it to Tang Yuan.

Tang Yuan bowed slightly, didn't say anything, and waited patiently.

As a giant in the auction industry, Christie's auction house has a very advantageous location, sitting by the floor-to-ceiling windows and looking at the traffic on the street, most of the buildings on the street are in the British style of the last century, and the morning light is scattered on the banks of the Thames, which shines sparkling and beautiful.

Drink refreshments and enjoy the view.

Twenty minutes, fleeting.

Lu Shuyuan put down his mobile phone and gestured to Tang Yuan respectfully: "Tang Dong, the guest of honor who just read the twentieth century East Asian photo album is ready to leave, and we can go over now." ”

"Hmmm......"

"Let's go."

Tang Yuan put down the teacup, slowly stood up, straightened his clothes, and then followed Lu Shuyuan out of the VIP lounge and walked towards the borrowing room on the same floor.

Antique cultural toys are often hundreds or thousands of years old, and any one of them is of extraordinary value, enough to make ordinary people bankrupt and unable to afford to pay for it.

Such a precious object, in the process of borrowing, it is natural to be cautious, not the slightest neglect, both sides must strictly abide by the rules and regulations of borrowing.

In the borrowing room, there are countless high-definition cameras, the main purpose of which is to avoid risks and prevent the auction items from being damaged during the borrowing process, and it is difficult for both parties to divide the responsibilities clearly.

After turning two corners in succession, just as Tang Yuan and Lu Shuyuan were about to arrive at the borrowing room where the twentieth-century East Asian photo album was stored, the door of the borrowing room happened to be opened.

I saw several middle-aged men in black suits, at the invitation of the staff of Christie's auction house, swaggering out, all of them were Asian, all of them had beards, and the middle-aged man in the lead had a calm and calm face, a sharp and far-reaching gaze, a steady and powerful walk, and he did not look angry and arrogant.

One side walks out, one side walks in.

The corridor of Christie's auction house was quite wide, and the two sides passed by, looked at each other, and then parted ways and walked away.

"Tang Dong, I'm very sorry to keep you waiting."

As Tang Yuan walked into the reading room, the person in charge of the collection at Christie's immediately stood up from his chair and greeted Tang Yuan warmly.

"Those people were Japanese?"

Tang Yuan looked back at those who were drifting away, he seemed to be asking about this sentence, but in fact, his words were full of certainty.

That feeling......

Can't be wrong!

In the face of Tang Yuan's inquiry, the person in charge's smile froze slightly, and then responded apologetically: "Tang Dong, I'm really sorry, according to the regulations, we can't reveal the identity of the VIP. ”

"I understand, I'm just asking."

Tang Yuan looked at the woman in front of him, and from the subtle change in the other party's expression just now, he already knew the answer.

The other party's responsibilities are related, Tang Yuan naturally will not be difficult, so he responded casually, and then came to the table and sat down.

"I know all the rules, let's take out all the exemption agreements that should be signed."

Tang Yuan crossed his fingers on the table, looked at everyone and said with a smile.

"Okay."

Everyone knows that the handsome young man in front of him is a big customer that the entire Christie's auction house has to supply, so naturally they don't dare to slack off in the slightest, and compared to the middle-aged men who have always maintained low pressure and a dead face just now, the young handsome guy in front of him is more amiable and approachable.

According to the usual practice, after signing several loan exemption terms, the on-site staff brought the 20th century East Asian photo album back to Tang Yuan.

The outermost cover of this 20th century East Asian album is made of cowhide, and after decades of polishing, the outermost layer of cowhide has been faintly cracked, and the whole album looks very thick.

Before flipping through this album, he habitually used the mysterious ancient ring to probe the album in front of him, and the result made his little heart beat like a drum in an instant.

[Item: Album Collection]

[Material: Paper]

[Date: 1937]

[Grade: Peerless Grade]

……

When Tang Yuan saw the three words peerless, he knew that he had searched all the Christie's auction house exhibition halls recently, and the mission items that he had not found were now lying quietly in front of his eyes.

However, the ownership of the album in front of him is not his, so he has no way to submit the task directly, and can only use it to submit the task after it is successfully auctioned at the auction.

At the same time, in addition to being happy, Tang Yuan was also very curious in his heart, what kind of album is this, so that the system can determine its grade as peerless for the first time, you must know that the same peerless level of the Ming jade seal, the twenty-four seals must be together, in order to be rated as peerless, and if you take one out alone, it is just a hand-me-down level.

With a strong curiosity, Tang Yuan slowly stretched out his hand, intending to open this album to see what kind of content was hidden in it.

"Tang Dong ......"

Just when Tang Yuan's fingers just touched this album, the expressions of the person in charge of the borrowing room here changed one after another, and after all, he couldn't help but remind Tang Yuan: "I hope you must stay calm during the borrowing process!" ”

Calm down?

In 1937?

Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, he looked at the other party's expression of wanting to speak and stopped, and then thought of the information he had detected from the mysterious ancient ring just now, and a guess faintly appeared in his heart.

At the same time, his face gradually turned cold, and finally he opened the album in front of him......

(End of chapter)