Goldfinger is a bit strange

Chapter 854 Bronze Horse Head (1/2)

Maradona led the Argentine team and finally stumbled into the final.

However, facing a strong opponent, Maradona's magic was gone and he lost in the end.

There is no way. Since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals, and the world is not allowed to see white hair. Maradona is indeed old.

When the final whistle blew, Maradona also burst into tears and cried like a child. This scene also moved hundreds of millions of fans in front of the TV.

The era of Maradona is about to end.

However, there are talented people in every generation, and generations of stars will emerge, making this sport more colorful and magnificent.

But the real king of football, after Pele and Maradona, no one has won this honor.

Even if Messi and Ronaldo are strong later, they can only be regarded as superstars, not the king of football. .

The West German team won the World Cup as they wished, and Liu Qingshan's performance during the World Cup also ended perfectly.

There is a newspaper that counts Mr. Mountain's gains: he made more than 50 million US dollars in the gambling company.

With the popularity of the World Cup, Bluebird mobile phones are selling well around the world, and the number of pre-orders has exceeded 1.5 million.

First, Bluebird mobile phones are indeed more compact and convenient, and their performance is far better than Motorola's cellular phones.

Second, during the World Cup, Bluebird mobile phones are on sale, and the price is only 2,000 US dollars.

Once the World Cup is over, the price will return to 3,000 US dollars.

If all these 1.5 million mobile phones are sold, they will be worth 3 billion US dollars.

Even if the cost, tariffs, and commissions to distributors are removed, Bluebird's profit will definitely exceed 1 billion US dollars.

Such a company can be ranked among the top 100 in the current world.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is soaring.

This also makes many people salivate, and they have turned their attention to the field of mobile phones.

What is even more enviable is that Liu Qingshan and Mitsui Group have a business bet. Judging from the current market value of Earth Network and Columbia Pictures, the value is at least between 2 billion and 3 billion.

I am afraid that Liu Qingshan can also have a place in the top 100 of this year's rich list.

So the newspaper commented at the end of the article: The biggest winner of this World Cup is Mr. Mountain.

At this moment, this big winner is in the West German team's hotel to fulfill his promise of 10 million marks.

During the World Cup, on July 1, the two Germanys issued a statement to unify the currency: the original East German mark will be exchanged for the West German mark at a ratio of one to one.

Of course, this is not without conditions. There are still some restrictions, such as one of them: if it exceeds 4,000 marks, it will be exchanged at a ratio of one to two.

Even so, Liu Qingshan's 100 million East German marks can be exchanged for more than 50 million West German marks, which is a big profit for Longteng Company.

Liu Qingshan's arrival was also welcomed by the team's coaches, players and officials. Who wouldn't welcome money?

"Congratulations to the whole team again. I've said long ago that you are the champions!" Liu Qingshan also delivered an enthusiastic congratulatory speech.

This was not hypocritical at all, because before the opening of the World Cup, Liu Qingshan promised a bonus of 10 million marks.

Head coach Beckenbauer also thanked Liu Qingshan on behalf of the team.

It can be said that the cooperation between the two sides was very successful and a typical win-win situation: the team won a high bonus, and Liu Qingshan's Bluebird mobile phone also took off with the championship.

Then Liu Qingshan was retained by the coaching staff and waited until noon to have lunch together.

The head coach also tactfully said: Their domestic teams have a long history, a tough style, and good strength. Many teams are worth investing in.

He also heard some rumors that Mr. Mountain wanted to acquire a football club.

Who wouldn't want to win over such a big money owner?

The newspapers all said that Mr. Mountain's current net worth is at least several billion, so there is no pressure to support a team.

However, Liu Qingshan did not want to set up a football club in Germany. Germans are a bit conservative.

Liu Qingshan did not like the teams in the Apennine Peninsula very much. Although the results were good, the concept of stubborn defense was really lacking in viewing.

In addition, La Liga was also quite popular, but it was not easy to deal with La Liga. It was too self-righteous and there would always be racial discrimination.

Liu Qingshan preferred the current English League, which was later the Premier League, which was quite popular.

So for Beckenbauer's hint, Liu Qingshan could only smile and say that he did not know much about football. When the time came, he would hire a professional team to inspect the leagues of various countries.

The head coach was really embarrassed to expose him: You don't understand football yet. I heard that you used 10 million and won more than 50 million!

Beckenbauer was also an old man. He knew that Liu Qingshan did not like the Bundesliga very much, so he changed the subject and talked about something else.

As they were talking happily, several people came in. They looked like officials from West Germany.

As expected, Beckenbauer stood up and greeted them enthusiastically. Among them was Deputy Minister of Finance Merkel.

Liu Qingshan also shook hands with them politely, but he was thinking: Could it be because of me?

He guessed it right. Mr. Merkel quickly got to the point. Speaking of which, it was Liu Qingshan's Longteng Company that hoarded East German marks, which was a bit too eye-catching.

After all, more than 100 million, even for the government, it was not a small amount of money.

Merkel said that according to the original plan, for those exceeding 500,000 East German marks, they would be exchanged at a ratio of 4 to 1.

In this way, Longteng Company would basically work in vain.

However, Merkel also said that considering Liu Qingshan's support for the West German team in this World Cup, the ratio of 2 to 1 would still be maintained.

Liu Qingshan smiled and thanked him. Since they said so, there was no need to make trouble.

If the other party really didn't care and exchanged at a ratio of 4 to 1, Liu Qingshan would definitely have a good argument with them.

After all, this money was accumulated by Longteng Trading Company over the years, and it was not speculation. It was reasonable to sue the International Court.

After the World Cup, the sales of Bluebird mobile phones were gratifying. Liu Qingshan was in a good mood, so he took Wu Tong to stroll around the Apennine Peninsula for a few days.

The two of them wandered in the Colosseum of ancient Rome and rowed boats in the water city of Venice. Their daily life was still very comfortable.

A week later, Wu Tong joined several producers of Lion King Animation and flew to the United States. They were going to promote this animation in the United States.

Liu Qingshan asked Lu Liang to follow Wu Tong as a follower, and he took Lu Fang to fly back to France, because the first stop of the Heart to Heart Art Troupe was there.

It was still Victor's manor, and old friends reunited. Victor shook the red wine in his glass: "Liu, congratulations on your prosperity."

Leo next to him was a little dissatisfied: "Liu, why do you always bet on the right game, but I lost more than 10,000 francs?"

Gu Ji lost, because most people lost.

Liu Qingshan gently clinked glasses with Victor: "Leo, because you are stupid, like Victor, why didn't he lose?"

"He didn't bet at all!" Leo muttered again.

Liu Qingshan laughed: "That's right, the one who watches from the sidelines is the master."

The three of them chatted happily, and Victor also invited Liu Qingshan to attend the auction together tomorrow, and Liu Qingshan readily agreed.

In foreign countries, there are numerous auction companies of all sizes, and the one Liu Qingshan and his friends attended was barely a medium-sized auction house.

The old auction hall can accommodate about 200 to 300 people, but there were less than 100 people sitting.

Liu Qingshan took over a list of auction items, mostly some small things, such as silver tableware, items used by a certain celebrity, and works of some unknown oil painters, etc.

One difference between foreign artworks and domestic ones is that in addition to the value of the artwork itself, they also pay more attention to the celebrity effect.

Just like Sherlock Holmes's pipe, if it is auctioned, it will definitely sell for a high price.

The premise is that if Holmes's pipe really exists.

Liu Qingshan was not very interested in these auction items, but there was a bronze artifact among them that attracted Liu Qingshan's attention.

Looking at the mighty bronze horse head on the list, Liu Qingshan rubbed his eyes subconsciously: Could it be one of the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace?

These animal heads later caused a lot of commotion, and there was a lot of competition. In the end, several of them were still missing.

The animal heads appeared at auctions, and the prices soared. At first, they were several million, and later they were tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

But before that, such as in the 1980s, animal heads were really worthless.

In 1985, an American antique dealer accidentally discovered a bronze horse head statue in a private residence, along with an ox head and a tiger head.

The antique dealer bought the three animal heads at a price of $1,500 each.

Note that it is $1,500, and there is no "ten thousand" at the end.

The same item, after 20 or 30 years, the price has increased tens of thousands of times. This is of course the malicious hype of those unscrupulous antique dealers.

This horse head must be taken!

Liu Qingshan's mind was left with only this voice shouting.

But he soon calmed down. Uncle Lu was not here, and he had no way to tell whether the animal heads were real or fake.

Fortunately, Lu Fang followed him. This kid had also learned from Uncle Lu for several years, so it should be no problem for him to identify the animal heads.

So Liu Qingshan handed the album to Lu Fang and pointed to the picture of the horse head.

But Lu Fang was a little confused: "What kind of shape is this? Is it a copper art product from Europe?"

Nowadays, the twelve animal heads are not well-known and their fame has not been hyped up, so most people don't know their existence.

Liu Qingshan whispered to him: The twelve zodiac animal heads were originally placed in the Old Summer Palace. They were all animal heads with human bodies. Every hour, the corresponding animal head would spray water from its mouth to tell the time.

When it was noon, the twelve animal heads sprayed water together, which was spectacular.

This object was made during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty under the supervision of the famous foreign craftsman Lang Shining.

The ancient craftsmanship used to smelt copper and add a variety of alloys has prevented it from rusting after two hundred years.

According to Lang Shining's original intention, he wanted to make a sculpture of twelve **, but later the emperor said it was immoral, so he changed it to the twelve zodiac animals that are more in line with Chinese characteristics.

After listening to Liu Qingshan's introduction, Lu Fang was also shocked: "Boss, this thing is more precious than the Xuande furnace, we must get it!"

"First, you should identify it and see if the time is right. Don't get a foreign imitation, otherwise you will lose money." Liu Qingshan reminded him, and Lu Fang nodded vigorously.

The two of them were mumbling in Mandarin, and no one beside them could understand except Victor and Leo.

"Liu, if you are interested in this, I will help you take the picture." Victor was cunning and did not intend to ask Liu Qingshan to bid.

Liu Qingshan also agreed with Victor's proposal. Generally, auction houses have shills who will help raise the price.

During the World Cup, Liu Qingshan became quite popular. If he was recognized as the wealthy Mr. Mountain, the price would definitely be raised to the sky.

Soon, the auction began, and Liu Qingshan also shouted a few times, but was soon replaced by a higher price.

Victor got a set of silver tableware, which was said to be from the Victorian era, which made him very happy.

Finally, it was the turn of the animal head to appear. A staff member took out the horse head in the square plate. It was about half the size of the real horse head, but the weight was not light at all. 7K妏婩

The British and French coalition forces at that time probably thought that it was mixed with precious gold, so they brought it back from afar.

The auction hall was not big, so Liu Qingshan, who was sitting below, could see it clearly.

The horse head had a deep color, a restrained aura, and a very majestic shape. The curly mane was clearly visible.

Liu Qingshan basically determined that this was definitely a genuine product.

And Lu Fang also nodded slightly to him. Although he had not tried it, this kind of craftsmanship was obviously not something that ordinary people could imitate.

The reserve price of the auction was also astonishing: five thousand US dollars.

Not many people were interested in this animal head. Only a few people bid. After several bids, it barely reached six thousand US dollars.

"Six thousand five hundred US dollars!"

Victor called a price, and it suddenly increased by five hundred dollars. As a result, no one bid again.

A bronze horse head was finally sold for six thousand five hundred US dollars. Can you believe it?

The whole process was without any waves, no thrilling bidding, and no scramble. It was so ordinary that Liu Qingshan felt it was a little unreal.

He had experienced the later generations, and often heard that some precious cultural relics in China were auctioned for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

In fact, in this era, the price of Chinese antiques is low, and the scene in front of him is normal.

Suppressing his excitement, Liu Qingshan looked at Lu Fang beside him, and had a plan in his mind: in the next two years, let Lu Fang and his brothers buy back Chinese antiques at major auctions in Europe.

First, Liu Qingshan has the financial strength, and second, take advantage of the low prices now to save money.

When the auction was over, when Victor paid for the goods, he asked casually:

"This thing seems to be a group of animal heads. Do you have any other here?"

March, early spring.

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The gloomy sky was gray and black, revealing a heavy depression, as if someone had splashed ink on rice paper, and the ink soaked the sky and smudged the clouds.

The clouds overlapped and blended with each other, diffusing crimson lightning, accompanied by rumbling thunder.

It was like the roar of gods, echoing in the world.

Please download the Aiyue Novels app to read the latest chapters for free without ads. The bloody rain, with sadness, fell into the mortal world.

The earth was hazy, and there was a ruined city, silent and lifeless in the dim red blood rain.

The city was in ruins, everything was withered, collapsed houses could be seen everywhere, and blue-black corpses and pieces of meat were seen everywhere, like broken autumn leaves, silently withering.

The streets that were bustling in the past are now bleak.

The sandy road that was once crowded with people is no longer noisy at this moment.

Only blood mud mixed with minced meat, dust, and paper remained, unable to distinguish one from the other, shocking.

Not far away, a broken carriage was stuck in the mud, full of sadness, with only an abandoned rabbit doll hanging on the shaft, swaying in the wind.

The white fluff had long been soaked into wet red, full of eerie weirdness.

The turbid eyes seemed to have some resentment, looking alone at the mottled stones in front.

There, a figure was lying.

This was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, with tattered clothes, full of dirt, and a broken leather bag tied around his waist.

The boy squinted his eyes and did not move. The biting cold penetrated his shabby coat from all directions, swept through his whole body, and gradually took away his body temperature.

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Following his gaze, a skinny vulture was gnawing on the rotten corpse of a wild dog about 70 feet away from him, and occasionally vigilantly observed the surroundings.

It seemed that in this dangerous ruin, it would instantly take off at the slightest movement.

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After a long time, the opportunity came, and the greedy vulture finally completely immersed its head in the belly of the wild dog.

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