Wen Xin was a little dumbfounded.
No one else, because the woman in this painting looks so much like me... What's even more amazing is that there are several cats around this woman!
Wen Xin carefully observed the details of the painting again, the more she looked at it, the more she felt a sense of intimacy.
It was as if, as if I had seen this painting somewhere.
She couldn't help raising her head to look at Qi Zheng: "How did you find out?"
"I happened to see it." Qi Zheng's expression was very indifferent, as if he didn't pay any attention to this painting at all.
However, the manager of the auction house around him betrayed him: "Mr. Qi paid attention to this painting very early after he heard the news, and specifically told us to pay attention to the auction time."
"Ahem—"
Qi Zheng coughed twice unnaturally, turned his head away, and missed Wen Xin's probing eyes.
Wen Xin secretly suppressed a smile.
However, the paintings are beautiful and the content is vivid.
But showing up at the auction house proves it's an antique, right
that price...
Wen Xin glanced at the painting secretly, trying to find any place in the painting that could show her worth, but unfortunately, she found nothing.
Qi Zheng said: "I'll have someone move the painting and the cabinet to the villa later."
In front of everyone, Wen Xin thought for a while, but did not refute.
The managers and employees of the auction house were all smiling, and it could be seen that they had indeed earned a lot from this transaction.
The collection itself was only worth 1 million, but it was sold for 10 million in the end. This was beyond everyone's expectations, but money is hard to buy, and the boss is happy.
For the prince of the Qi family, spending 10 million on paintings to make his girlfriend happy is not a matter of moving his fingers.
It's a pity that the guest in box 23 was miserable.
Depending on the situation, I really wanted to buy it, but when I met Qi Zheng, I had no choice but to admit that I was unlucky.
**
Box 23.
Lin An sat on the sofa expressionless.
Qin Xiuwen beside him trembled.
It's been a long time since he saw Lin An like this. Although this kid looks a bit cold in normal times, he still belongs to the category where human beings can communicate. If someone really makes him angry...
Qin Xiuwen couldn't help thinking of some unharmonious scenes.
He shuddered, and forced himself to put on a smile: "Xiao An, let's forget it, the other party is really rich, we can't fight, you want those accurate records and information, and the ancient books that will be auctioned later will be more comprehensive. "
Lin An obviously didn't listen to his words, but after a short thought, he dialed the service number of the auction house.
Two minutes later, a tall, thin staff member wearing glasses pushed open the door of the box.
The tall man asked politely: "May I ask what your needs are?"
Lin An glanced at him: "Who bought that meticulous painting just now?"
The tall man didn't change his face, and replied in an official tone: "Sorry sir, this belongs to the customer **, I can't disclose it to you."
"Now I suspect that the auctioned items in your auction house belong to illegal reselling of cultural relics." Lin An chuckled lightly, eyes
There was a hint of cunning in his spirit: "I guess, you don't want me to reveal it."
The tall man's face began to look a little ugly, but it was still within controllable range.
In the auction house, there are people from all walks of life, and it is not uncommon to encounter such difficulties.
The best way to deal with it at this time is to stabilize first and see if he really has certain evidence.
But the tall one didn't expect that in the next second, Lin An took out a certificate from Qin Xiuwen's pocket: "Let me introduce, this one beside me is a professor at the School of Archeology and History of Conwest University."
Tall:"… "
This is prepared, fairy jump
At this time, Qin Xiuwen, who was driven by Lin An to put the duck on the shelves, frantically gave Lin An winks.
Bookmark this line, it is false to say that there is no trick.
The reason why he was able to get along so well was also because he had a good relationship with these big collectors, but if these people found out that he went out to smash people, it would be difficult for him to see something good in the future.
Lin An glared at him: Be quiet!
Qin Xiuwen immediately wilted.
On the other side, the tall man had been in this industry for a long time, so he naturally had some experience, but he was not high enough to handle the current incident, so he immediately wanted to find the manager to solve this difficult problem.
But before he could speak, Lin An once again saw through the attempt.
Lin An said: "Actually, I don't want to embarrass you, you just need to tell me, who is the person who competes with me for painting."
A bean-sized cold sweat broke out on the tall man's forehead, and he pursed his lips tightly and did not speak.
Lin An asked again: "Qi Zheng?"
The tall man's eyes obviously panicked.
Lin An had an idea in mind, so he waved his hand to the tall one: "Okay, I understand, you can go down now."
The tall man hesitated to speak: "Then..."
Lin Anhao sat down on the sofa in his spare time: "I didn't say anything."
Knowing that he didn't intend to pursue it, the tall one was greatly relieved, and hurriedly opened the door and left.
As soon as the person left, Qin Xiuwen couldn't wait to tug on Lin An's clothes: "What the hell are you doing, do you know if this news gets out, I might lose my job!"
"What are you afraid of? You don't really rely on this for a living?" Lin An asked him back.
"It's true..." Qin Xiuwen scratched his head and finally calmed down, "But how do you know who is fighting with you?"
"Guess." Lin An said.
Qin Xiuwen had disbelief written all over his face.
But no matter how he asked, Lin An couldn't find a reason.
He knew that Lin An must have something to hide from him, but this is not the point. The point is that Qin Xiuwen was very curious, why did Lin An show such a strong feeling after confirming that the painting was bought by Qi Zheng? Anxiety suddenly disappeared...
**
Twenty minutes later, the official auction of the ancient books Qin Xiuwen was talking about began.
Compared with intuitive meticulous paintings, the market for ancient books has never been so good, and this ancient book, like that pair of meticulous paintings, is a work without any signature.
For collectors who appear in auction houses, there is little collection significance.
So Lin An successfully auctioned off the ancient book with a price of 510,000 yuan.
After photographing,
The rest of the collection was not attractive to him, so he contacted the staff of the auction house and planned to leave early after paying.
The purpose of Qin Xiuwen's trip is also this book.
Therefore, he seemed extremely excited along the way, and kept chanting some sentences that laymen could not understand at all.
Lin An could hear it clearly.
He knew that Qin Xiuwen planned to cooperate with him to jointly develop this project.
Although Qin Xiuwen has a great gap with his major, this matter itself is not simply a biological puzzle. Qin Xiuwen can greatly overturn some previous academic conclusions from his own field.
Whether it is for himself or Qin Xiuwen, this matter is beneficial and harmless.
He wanted the truth, and Qin Xiuwen wanted results, and they each got what they needed.
…
"Although I've only read it once, I can assure you that every word I said is true." Inside the hotel, Qin Xiuwen rubbed his hands excitedly.
Lin An held his breath, his keen eyes never leaving the pages of the book.
Obviously, this is a county chronicle.
In ancient China, the habit of writing county chronicles was preserved in many places. For historians, county chronicles are one of the best written materials for investigating local customs.
Although Lin An's major has never been involved in ancient Chinese, but with his super memory and comprehension ability, he still understands the things recorded in this book to a full extent.
It is recorded in the county annals that there is a place called Fengxi Mountain in the local area.
Fengxi Mountain has beautiful scenery and rich products, and a group of special tribes live in the mountain.
These tribes are isolated from the world and rarely deal with the villagers down the mountain. However, the strange thing is that their lives are very prosperous, even in the years of famine and drought, they are not affected in any way.
Some people say that this is because these clansmen have enshrined the river god of Fengxi for generations.
The river god of Fengxi is a beautiful fairy who will bestow blessings on her believers and bless them with health and prosperity.
Seeing this, it still belongs to the category of normal understanding.
But then, the author of the county annals changed his style of writing and suddenly began to describe the magic of the people living on Fengxi Mountain.
At the beginning, some villagers discovered that in the era when rats were infested, there was not a single mouse in the entire Fengxi Mountain. Later, everyone thought that some kind of plant in Fengxi Mountain had the function of repelling rats, and they came here one after another. Cutting trees on the mountain.
Unexpectedly, there are many big cats living in the seemingly peaceful and beautiful Fengxi Mountain.
These cats have strong bodies and deep eyes, which are very different from ordinary domestic cats. They are also very spiritual, and they cannot be caught at all.
Gradually, the villagers spread rumors that these cats were actually transformed by the Fengxishan people.
The author of the county chronicles was skeptical about this rumor, so one day he went to the mountains to visit the Fengxi people, who knew that he saw with his own eyes that day, a crying child turned into a black one in front of him. kitten.
…
"Look, I'm right." Qin Xiuwen's tone was full of complacency.
"This record may not be true." Lin An's face remained unchanged.
"If you only look at the records, then naturally it cannot be used as conclusive evidence." Qin Xiuwen Xiao
Carefully turning the book back a page, there was a trace of fanaticism in his eyes: "But if it is combined with the real case you mentioned, then it is not necessarily so."
Lin An pursed his lips and said nothing.
Indeed, in order to get Qin Xiuwen to help, he gave him some vague clues.
Qin Xiuwen's purpose is very clear, he wants to become a blockbuster in the industry with this subject.
But if the matter is exposed, the few people who still have a peaceful life, including Wen Xin, will undoubtedly be greatly affected...or even destroyed.
"Look at this again, it's very interesting." Qin Xiuwen interrupted Lin An's thinking, pointed to a record with his finger through the glove, and said with a smile: "It turns out that this clansman couldn't control himself from becoming a human before he became an adult." Only when you reach adulthood can you freely switch between cat and human forms."
"Adult?" Lin An thumped in his heart.
It turned out that he couldn't control his recovery time because he was not an adult.
No, that's all for him.
The other cats are all real adults.
so…
Jingle bell, jingle bell—
A phone rang suddenly.
Qin Xiuwen frowned, and was about to hang up directly, but saw two large characters on the phone screen:
Lin Hai.
Qin Xiuwen pouted in Lin An's direction: "Your father."