Chapter 829 Laura Is Back

Jiang Hao came to the library, found the librarian, and used his identity as a teacher to borrow a few rare editions of ancient Greek language books.

Ancient Greece is one of the main sources of Western civilization. The ancient Greek civilization lasted for about 650 years. The literature, technology, and art recorded in the West all started from ancient Greece.

The ancient Greeks had profound attainments in philosophy, poetry, architecture, science, literature, drama, mythology and many other aspects. After the demise of ancient Greece, this cultural heritage was continued by the ancient Romans and became the foundation of the entire Western civilization. spiritual source.

As a historian and an archaeologist, the languages ​​that need to be mastered most are ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian. In China, it is natural to master the characters before the Qin Dynasty. However, Jiang Hao has traveled to ancient times and passed the examination. He is more proficient, and now he is strengthening his knowledge in these two areas.

This knowledge may not be used now, or it may not be used in the future, but if it is used, whether it will be used or not may be a matter of life and death. Anyway, if you have time now, read more books and learn more.

read a book,

Learn,

Attend class,

Jiang Hao lives a fulfilling and leisurely life, and at the same time constantly replenishes his knowledge.

Knowledge is always the most precious.

that's it,

More than a month passed in a flash. During breakfast, Steven said: "Mr. Jon, the Charlotte Auction House is going to hold an auction today at 10 am. Would you like to participate?"

"Auction today? Prepare a suit for me later." Jiang Hao put a piece of bacon into his mouth and said.

"Good sir."

I drove to the Charlotte Auction House. When I got here, I found that the place was already very lively. Countless guests walked into the auction house building in twos and threes. There were three floors of security guards at the door who were in charge of security checks. Jiang Hao had a gift from the Charlotte Auction House before. VIP pass, smoothly enter the venue.

I found a seat and sat down. Next to Jiang Hao were two women in their thirties. They were dressed very sexy and looked like a lady. He didn't mean to say hello and get acquainted, and continued to chat about his own topic.

"Lisa, today is definitely a big event. I heard them discuss the three sculptures. I am afraid that the price of each sculpture will not be less than 100 million pounds."

"One hundred million pounds, my God, I really want to know the seller." The woman named Lisa said in a shocked tone.

"It's 300 million. Didn't you see that those big collectors and major museums have sent people here? I'm afraid it will exceed this price."

"Tell me, what kind of person will he be? Do we have a chance to get to know him?" Lisa whispered.

"I guess it must be a rich man, maybe a certain nobleman. Most of the consignee auctions are anonymous, so we probably won't have the chance to know the seller." The woman said regretfully.

The auction officially started, and the opening item was the court gold of Alexander the Great. As for the statues, they must be placed at the end as the finale.

"Everyone, the pure gold incense burner in the court of Alexander the Great is 25 centimeters high and 35 centimeters wide, with engraved patterns on it, and a total of 32 gemstones inlaid around it, weighing 13.47 kilograms."

"The starting price is £4.8 million and the bidding is now open."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, there were many people raising placards one after another. It didn't take long for the price to climb to 5.6 million pounds, and the price didn't seem to have reached the peak yet.

Jiang Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Compared with the antiques from the East, Westerners accept these Western antiques more, and the starting price is much higher. Now there are more people participating in the auction.

"570!"

"590!"

"600."

The two women next to them whispered again, and the woman named Lisa said enviously: "6 million pounds, these people are really rich."

The woman next to her smiled, "This is just the beginning, just watch it, when you get to those three sculptures, I'm afraid you'll be so scared that you can't help but pee."

In the end, the incense burner of Alexander the Great was sold for 7.1 million yuan.

The auction hammer fell with a slap, everyone applauded, and Jiang Hao also applauded, with a smile on his face, because the money belonged to him, so he was naturally happier than everyone else present.

Like the incense burner just now, if it is directly absorbed, it is only equivalent to a piece of 13.5 kilograms of gold. Now that the money is sold, the money Jiang Hao gets can expand the space of that piece of gold by 20 times, which is equivalent to earning 20 times.

"The second lot, Alexander the Great's court handicraft 'Golden Harp', this is an ornament, and there is an inscription of the sun god Apollo on it."

"Everyone knows that Apollo is the god of the sun, but also the god of music and poetry. The instrument he uses is the harp."

"The starting price for this golden harp is £3.5 million and the bidding is now open."

"350."

"360."

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The price has been rising all the way. In the constant astonishment of the people, the price has soared to 7.4 million, more than doubled, and everyone applauded enthusiastically.

one piece,

two pieces,

three item

Finally, all twelve pieces of gold utensils were auctioned off. The cheapest one was a plate, which sold for 3.35 million yuan, and the most expensive was the harp, which cost 7.4 million pounds. Jiang Hao silently calculated in his heart, a total of 12 pieces of gold utensils , with a total price of more than 60 million pounds.

But this is just an appetizer, and the finale will come next. Most people here today are here for the three sculptures.

The auctioneer said in an excited tone: "Everyone, the next auction is the statue of Venus, God of Love. She is the work of Polykritos, one of the three major sculpture masters in ancient Greece. It was collected by Alexander the Great. The value is immeasurable, and the integrity of the statue is amazing, over 2,000 years with almost no damage."

"Okay, I won't say much more. I believe that many people here have conducted detailed research on these statues. Now the auction starts. The starting price of the statue of Venus, the God of Love, is 78 million pounds. No less than a £1 million markup, and the auction is now open."

78 million pounds, this price is really sky-high. Converted into US dollars, it is exactly 100 million. But just as the auctioneer finished shouting, several people immediately raised their signs.

"79 million."

"80 million."

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"85 million."

What is money, money is a pile of paper, a pile of useless numbers, art is priceless, in some people's minds, exchanging valuable currency for priceless art, they feel extremely happy in this process.

Jiang Hao agrees with their values.

Jiang Hao is also very happy in the process of exchanging my artwork for the money in your pockets.

"100 million, 100 million pounds, the guest of No. 89 paid 100 million pounds, is there a higher one, the statue of Venus, the god of love of Polykritos, no such antiques have come out in recent decades, Who knows if the next time we meet, it will be decades later."

The auctioneer bragged with a three-inch tongue.

"One hundred and one million."

"One hundred and two million."

When the limit value is broken, a new round of growth begins again.

After another round of bidding, the "Venus Statue of Love" was finally auctioned off by the Louvre at a price of 123 million pounds.

The auction will continue,

The second sculpture is "Niji the Goddess of Victory". The goddess of victory had a high status in ancient Greece. She has a pair of wings, a healthy figure, and elegant clothes. Wherever she goes, victory follows her, and Alexander the Great loved it. This goddess, so the statue of the goddess of victory is used as the national gold coin pattern.

In the end, the statue was sold at a price of 118 million pounds, which was still taken by the Louvre.

The French are happy,

Their previous three treasures of the town hall, two of which are the statue of Venus and the statue of the goddess of victory, unfortunately they are all incomplete. The statues they bought this time are the works of masters, and they are the most complete version, which can be considered complete. some regrets.

But this made the British a little unhappy,

After a few master-level statues appeared, they were all taken by the French. When the statue of Athena was auctioned, the Louvre made a bid. This time, the British Museum vowed to follow the price all the way, and finally bought the statue of Athena, the god of war. , the price is 134 million pounds.

Hush!

There was warm applause in the venue.

When the others left, Jiang Hao went to the CEO's office and found Garrison. When Garrison saw Jiang Hao, his face was full of smiles, "Mr. Jon, congratulations on your income, 440 million pounds. It is wealth that countless people cannot obtain in their lifetime.”

"You guys have made a lot of money, and the 10% handling fee is more than 40 million pounds." Jiang Hao said.

The smile grew wider on Garrison's face.

"Garrison, I have something to discuss with you, see if you can help me do it." Jiang Hao said.

"Mr. Jon, please tell me."

"When you pay the auction price, I hope you will give me cash or exchange it into gold for me, and send it directly to my home. I will store it." Jiang Hao said.

Garrison froze.

"Store currency and gold, it will be very troublesome to use in the future. It is more convenient to put it in a bank account. If you need cash, you can withdraw it at any time. It is more convenient to use a bank card for large expenses." Garrison was surprised. Said.

"I have my own considerations." Jiang Hao insisted.

Garrison nodded and said, "It's not too difficult. I'm friends with the president of Lloyds Bank. The Crawford family also owns shares in Lloyds. I can withdraw the cash you need through Lloyds Bank. It can be exchanged for a certain amount of gold for you."

Jiang Hao of Lloyds Private Bank has heard that it is one of the four major private banks in the UK. He did not expect that the Crawford family also has shares in this bank. Jiang Hao sighed in his heart. These old aristocratic families started early and earned countless With wealth and endless contacts, it is no wonder that the social class will become more and more solidified, because the strength they possess is really extremely difficult for ordinary people to surpass.

a few days later,

Several large escort vehicles drove into the Jon Manor, and one by one the airtight boxes were moved into the basement, filling up one of the treasure houses.

After the move was over, the others withdrew, and Garrison said to Jiang Hao alone: ​​"There are 2 tons of gold here, and 300 million pounds in cash."

"Thank you Garrison." Jiang Hao thanked.

Garrison blinked, "Mr. Jon, I have to remind you that it is not safe to keep so much cash at home, and it is easy to be missed."

Jiang Hao smiled, "It won't last long."

Indeed, it didn't take long. That night, Jiang Hao absorbed all the gold and cash, and then his space grew by nearly one cubic meter.

Depend on.

Hard work to go to the auction,

Might as well roll around in those piles of golden treasures.

But up to now, Jiang Hao's golden space has reached 16 cubic meters. This volume should be able to hold a domineering Prado.

Jiang Hao smiled,

Ha ha,

Our golden space is so overbearing!

Life has returned to calm, perhaps the main theme of life should be calm. Jiang Hao reads, exercises, and cultivates every day, and occasionally goes to teach students. Such days are very leisurely and demure.

But the peaceful days are used to break after all,

When Jiang Hao went out and returned to the manor that day, he saw a vigorous figure running out of the villa with long hair flying behind his head. He jumped up two or three meters away from Jiang Hao, and jumped to Jiang Hao on Hao.

"Hahaha, Jon, I'm back, I miss you so much, do you miss me?" Laura shouted with her arms around Jiang Hao's neck.

"Missing you, I miss you when I am sad, like thinking of the sun in winter; I miss you when I am happy, like thinking of the shade of a tree under the scorching sun." Jiang Hao read a poem by Hugo.

Laura ignored her and kissed her all at once.