Marry and fall in love with the wealthy young master

"That's a good idea, I agree."

Gu Ran hugged Shen Sizuo horizontally, kicked open the balcony door, and put him directly on the couch in the living room on the second floor.

Shen Sizuo stretched and got up without any scruples, and couldn't help pressing his shoulders back, "It's so tiring to take such a long-distance flight, my waist is sore and my legs hurt."

His movements were too unrestrained, and the loose pajamas made him sway back and forth.

Gu Ran accidentally caught sight of the red mark on his chest, her brain became hot, she grabbed Shen Sizuo and pushed him to the back of the sofa, she leaned into his ear and said, "Why is it red there?"

"What else do you say?!"

Shen Sizuo couldn't help but pat him hard, "Isn't it all because of you, are you a dog? It made you bite red!"

"You're a bit exaggerated. It's been a day, and you're still red?"

Gu Ran laughed out loud for a while, and then she leaned into his ear mischievously and said, "Are you happy?"

"Go away!"

Shen Sizuo couldn't help but slapped him away and said, "Stay away from me!"

Shen Sizuo got under the quilt, thought for a while, patted the bed board and said: "Gu Ran, this is in England, we are here to deal with serious business. I warn you, don't mess around again. It's embarrassing for people to see it Throw it abroad!"

"How can the matter between husband and wife be called embarrassing?"

Gu Ran stood by the bed, reached out and brushed his still wet hair, "What kind of mess is it? For example..."

He stretched out his hand, stretched out the quilt in Shen Sizuo's hand, and got on the bed too.

The two lay legs side by side, Gu Ran stretched out her foot and pressed Shen Sizuo's instep, "Is this so?"

After taking a shower, the two of them were blowing air on the balcony, it was somewhat cool, especially Shen Sizuo.

Sensing the heat from the soles of his feet, Shen Sizuo shuddered, "What are you doing..."

Gu Ran heard that his voice had changed, so she let go of his foot with a chuckle, "I'm afraid you're tired today, so I'll give you a massage."

Shen Sizuo originally wanted to say thank you, but suddenly thought of a trick to turn against the customer, so he rushed to hug Gu Ran, leaned on his chest and said, "I'm really tired today, don't make trouble, let me have a good rest, we have to negotiate tomorrow. When we come out this time, even if we can’t say it is for the country and the people, we are still government-sponsored, and we must be cautious in our words and deeds in every move!"

Seeing him lying on her chest like a kitten, Gu Ran felt that everyone was so tired, and it was too beastly for you to want to do this or that.What's more, the hat of going to war for the country is too big, Gu Ran had no choice but to ask people to rest and recuperate first, "De Ling, you should rest well, let those foreign devils take a good look at it tomorrow, what is the majesty of a Han envoy!"

Shen Sizuo just laughed, "You have the nerve to say, what kind of envoys are we?!"

"Why doesn't it count?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "At any rate, I am also serving as an envoy for my father!"

The next morning, He Xiaotian took them to meet Johansen, the manager of the auction house who was in charge of the matchmaking.

Hu Kaixuan is about to meet Scott, the general manager of the auction house.

Johansen said that the general manager has a meeting in the morning, and he can negotiate with them in the afternoon.

However, they waited all afternoon, and Johnson told them that Scott was called away by the local city officials in the afternoon.

For Scott's position, it's normal to have something happen temporarily.Although Hu Kaixuan expressed his understanding, there were only a few days before the auction officially started. Afterwards, they reconfirmed with Johansen and met Scott at work the next morning.

Who knows, they waited until lunch the next day, and Scott didn't show up.They realized that Scott had deliberately missed them.

Gu Ran said: "Director Hu, I read the newspapers here, and there is still a lot of attention on the auction of the phoenix head statue. There are also many people interested in bidding on their official website. Naturally, the purchase price is not as high as the auction price. It's only natural that Scott doesn't want to see us."

Hu Kaixuan sighed: "But now there are only seven or eight days until the auction. If we can't reach an agreement, the Fengshou Zun will be auctioned publicly! We are all here, we can't really let such a thing happen!"

Gu Ran thought for a while and said, "I have a solution, look at me!"

When Gu Ran went out, she yelled at He Xiaotian in English: "We have been here for several days, and we haven't seen Scott yet. How do you do things? What's the use of Gu's employees like you?!"

He Xiaotian didn't know Gu Ran's real identity, so he was stunned to hear him say that.But considering that everyone is fighting for Feng Shouzun's return to China, He Xiaotian said patiently: "Xiao Gu, I did make an appointment with Mr. Johnson before. It's just that Mr. Scott is busy, maybe there is something temporary. Let's go Wait a moment."

"Then just wait, we don't have the American time to rely on!"

As soon as Gu Ran said that, she "went away" with Hu Kaixuan and the others.

Hu Kaixuan didn't understand why, but Shen Sizuo understood that Gu Ran was going to "play tricks" again.

As soon as Gu Ran came out, she explained to He Xiaotian and asked him to hold Johansen down.They asked for the address, rushed to the place where Scott's house and the auction house must pass, and blocked him when Scott went out to walk his dog at night.

With an idea, Gu Ran went to a nearby supermarket to buy a piece of ham.

Gu Ran broke up the ham and scattered it on the road. Scott's bulldog was attracted by the ham as he walked over, and stopped to eat.

"Mr. Scott!"

Gu Ran seized the opportunity to step forward and said, "We are members of the Chinese auction team for the Fengshouzun. My surname is Gu. I want to discuss something with you."

Scott, a muscular, red-haired man in his late 50s, froze at the sight of them.

Scott hesitated before saying hello, "Mr. Hu."

Hu Kaixuan smiled and said, "I'm Hu Kaixuan. These are my colleagues Gu Ran and Shen Sizuo. We took the liberty to come to see you, but we just want to talk to you about the purchase of Fengshou Zun."

Scott could only say: "Then invite the three of you to rest at my home."

Scott invited Gu Ran and others to the study, and the servant brought coffee and left.

Scott said: "I am very clear about the intentions and sincerity of the few people who came here. I just want to know how strong you are. I wonder how much your purchase intention is?"

Gu Ran looked at Hu Kaixuan, and said, "Coincidentally, we also want to know what Mr. Scott's psychological price is first."

Shen Sizuo understood that this meant that Scott should bid first.

Scott smiled and said: "According to the recent auction prices of Chinese bronzes from the Zhou Dynasty in the international market, I think 900 million pounds is a relatively ideal price."

are you crazy!Gu Ran couldn't help being startled, 900 million pounds, according to the current RMB to pound exchange rate, is 9000 to [-] million.This price far exceeds Dad's psychological bottom line.It's twice as much, it's too outrageous!

Gu Ran said displeasedly: "Mr. Scott, you're setting your prices up a bit, aren't you?"

"You Chinese say that you ask for a lot of money and pay back the money on the spot!"

Scott said with a smile: "Everyone knows that a certain large bronze sacrificial vessel auctioned a few years ago has already reached a price of more than 900 million U.S. dollars. Considering the inflation of these years, 900 million pounds is also a very reasonable price." the price."

Hu Kaixuan said: "I know that the price that Mr. Scott mentioned is for the dish square ware that was auctioned before. But even if they are all bronze sacrificial vessels, the price must take into account the rarity, casting age, weight, shape, pattern, inscription, etc. The height of the dish square is about 85 cm, and the width of the body is about 64 cm. No matter in terms of area, volume, or weight, it is more than twice that of the phoenix head statue. Therefore, the price of the phoenix head statue should not exceed 1 /4."

"Antique prices are not calculated in this way!"

Scott exaggeratedly shrugged his shoulders and said, "The casting of the phoenix head statue is very exquisite. According to X-ray perspective, it was cast using the Tao Fan method, a popular bronze casting technique in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

The main body is similar to the muddy casting method. First, a solid clay mold of the utensil is made, and then the pottery mold is fired, and then the inner mold is turned into pieces to form a hollow outer mold.Then combine the inner and outer molds, inject the bronze melt from the reserved inner opening, and after cooling, the desired shape of the utensil can be obtained.The pattern of this sacrificial vessel is exquisite, but the styles are different.The head, neck, body and legs are all decorated with swirling phoenix patterns, which are novel and unique.Mr. Hu, you should know that this kind of casting method is extremely rare and of extraordinary value. "

Gu Ran saw that Scott was well-prepared and did not confront him head-on, so she only smiled and said, "Since Mr. Scott also understands that this is the crystallization of the wisdom of our ancestors, we should also fully consider the feelings of the Chinese people and help us to bring the world together." This treasure that was plundered during the war, return to his hometown as soon as possible."

Scott felt that he had accidentally fallen into a trap, and was a little embarrassed. He paused and said: "Everyone knows very well that the statement on the official website that the Phoenix Head Zun came from the Old Summer Palace is just a means of propaganda. He was actually taken by a French antique. The businessman bought it through legal channels and brought it back to the country. Every time the Fengshou Zun changed hands, there is a clear record, and it has been circulated in an orderly manner, and it is not a cultural relic that was taken away during your war."

Gu Ran said unrelentingly: "In 1924, after the unearthed cultural relics such as the Phoenix Shouzun, the local officials had clearly demanded that they be nationalized, but they were intercepted by some ignorant villagers and sold abroad. This kind of transaction itself is illegal. Others Most of the same batch of cultural relics are still in the local museum, which is the proof!"

Scotty was at a loss for words, so he could only say: "Our auction house can't do anything about the source, it's just used as a platform to sell."

"Mr. Scott,"

Shen Sizuo said: "My name is Shen Sizuo, and I am also a member of the Chinese purchasing team. Through what you said just now, I noticed a detail. You mentioned a ritual vessel from the 'Western Zhou Dynasty', but this cultural relic is actually from the Shang Dynasty A treasure. If you don’t even know the age, it’s hard for us not to doubt his authenticity.”

"This..." Scott said in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I just didn't pay attention to the wrong wording just now. Whether it's authenticity or purchase negotiation, I think you should directly contact his current owner It would be better for Mr. Howard to talk about it."

Hu Kaixuan's English is not very fluent, and Gu Ran mostly communicates directly with Scott.Hu Kaixuan understood Scott's last words.

The Howard family participated in the invasion of my country by the British, French and Eight-Power Allied Forces many times, made a lot of war fortune, obtained many treasures of our country, and became notorious for reselling cultural relics from third world countries.

That's why the foreign media farfetched it, saying that the Fengshou Zun was a cultural relic that was looted from the Old Summer Palace.

Gu Ran translated to Hu Kaixuan again what Scott said just now.

Of course it would be best to have an interview with the owner of Fengshouzun directly.Hu Kaixuan smiled and said, "Thank you for your candor. We also hope to have an interview with Mr. Howard."

A few people made a good deal with Scott, and he asked Howard to have an interview with Howard another day, and then left.

Before going to see Howard, Gu Ran inevitably showed hesitation when he thought of the many obstacles in this trip.If the negotiation fails, it will be very troublesome.If the Fengshou statue fell into the hands of other national museums this time, he would be a sinner through the ages!