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    There are only three blue and white plum vases like this Xiao He chasing Han Xin under the moon in the world. One is collected in the Jinling Museum and is the museum's "treasure". It is said that it will not be sold for one billion yuan. One is in a private collection. There is also one  Chuchen had heard that his whereabouts were unknown overseas, but he didn't expect that he was actually in Vincent's treasure room.  Seeing Chu Chen's surprised look, Vincent smiled and said: "Mr. Chu, this blue and white vase is one of the three genuine items. I spent a lot of effort to acquire it." Chu Chen  He couldn't put it down and measured the bottle in his hand, and then said: "Mr. Vincent, this blue and white vase is one of the items in our transaction. What do you think?" "ThisMr. Chu, you also know  , There are only three such blue and white vases in the world" Vincent's face suddenly showed a troubled look.  Chu Chen first put the blue and white vase in his hand back on the shelf, and then said: "Mr. Vincent, how did you decide on the terms of our transaction today? Among these porcelains, you only agreed to put some  Should the low-value ones be used for trading? " Vincent smiled. According to his opinion, the smaller the proportion of these porcelain treasures, the better. But if he said this, Chu Chen would definitely refuse, so he said: "Mr. Chu  , I still have the idea I told you yesterday, and we can discuss the specific agreement based on the idea I mentioned." Chu Chen thought for a while and said, "Mr. Vincent, if you insist on doing this,  I find it hard to accept!" "Uh" Vincent saw Chu Chen's determined expression. He pondered for a while and said with a wry smile: "Chu, you should also understand that these porcelains are not worth buying.  It¡¯s very difficult to find. If you take away most of the porcelain, I can¡¯t accept it.¡± Chu Chen also knew that he would be reluctant to part with this situation, but he would not have any sympathy now.  , and said: "Mr. Vincent, I know it is difficult for you to accept it, but in terms of the value of things, my painting "The School of Athens" performed much better at auction than these porcelains of yours, right? If you  You have to set conditions, please forgive me, I just can¡¯t accept it!¡± After all, it¡¯s still 2002.  The auction market for Chinese cultural relics has not yet started, and some porcelains are still in a state of not being popular, but world masterpieces like "The School of Athens" are different. If they are well publicized, even some museums in Western countries will be attracted by them.  Under this circumstance, Chu Chen said that the painting was worth more than 2 billion RMB, which was actually quite conservative.  Now Vincent has to set conditions, and of course he will not agree.  Vincent also understood that Chu Chen was telling the truth, and he pondered for a while.  Then he said: "Mr. Chu, how about this? Last time, because I was in a hurry to fax, some other types of precious cultural relics were not written on it. Do you think the remaining part can be replaced with those cultural relics?"  For Chu Chen, it is not impossible if they are all national treasure-level cultural relics.  So he said: "We'll talk about it later after seeing it, but I am bound to get this piece of Yuan Qinghua." "This" Regarding this matter.  Vincent seemed hesitant.  Seeing this situation, Chu Chen dropped another bombshell: "Mr. Vincent, you do have a large collection, but some museums have collections no less than yours, and to tell you the truth, I also have a Leonardo da Vinci painting there.  "The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist". I am only going to exchange one of these two works. I don't know how you are going to choose?" "What?" Vincent was still thinking about it when he heard Chu Chen.  After what he said, he almost jumped out and asked with an incredulous look on his face: "Mr. Chu, are you kidding?" "How could I be joking about this kind of thing!" Chu Chen said with a smile: "And don't get me wrong,  That work of mine is an oil painting version. " Hearing Chu Chen's affirmative reply, Vincent was shocked and also felt suspicious. He said: "Mr. Chu, do you know "The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. the Baptist".  "Of course I know!" Chu Chen nodded firmly and explained with a smile: "But mine is an unfinished work, so the value is of course much lower, I think.  The value of it is similar to that of my "School of Athens". Vincent felt a little disappointed when he heard that it was an unfinished work, but he immediately realized that as long as it was an authentic work, it would be fine even if it was unfinished!  This is a work by Leonardo da Vinci, and its popularity is higher than that of Raphael. Obtaining it will undoubtedly help to enhance his reputation.  Thinking of this, Vincent's heart became hot, but the most important thing now is that the thing in Chu Chen's hand must be an authentic one, so he couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Chu, I don't know if that painting can be  May I appreciate it?"   Chu Chen smiled slightly and said: "It's no problem if you want to appreciate it, but for such a precious painting, of course I will store it in the bank temporarily." Such things, no matter how safe Vincent is here, Chu Chen can't  It was impossible to bring the painting over. After all, it was worth more than 2 billion RMB. He was very worried that Vincent would suffer from wealth.  When Vincent heard this, he would definitely do the same thing, so he could only suppress his impatient mood and said with a smile: "Mr. Chu, if that painting of yours is authentic, then this one  I can agree to use Yuan Qinghua as one of the items in this transaction" Chu Chen smiled and nodded, and then continued to appreciate the peerless porcelain next to him.  ¡°Ming Hongwu blue and white with branches and peony pattern dragon ear vase¡± ¡°Qing Qianlong pastel hollowed-out fish-playing water pattern vase¡± In addition, Chu Chen actually saw a very similar Ming Chenghua doucai cup with grape pattern in the Beijing Museum.  This cup is small and exquisite in shape, delicate in quality, bright in color and exquisitely made.  The grape branch decoration on the cup wall has a rigorous composition, smooth lines, vivid painting style, and appropriate use of colors.  It has red branches, with purple in the red, showing it is strong and strong.  The green color is the leaves, and the green leaves reveal the leaf stems.  The yellow color is vines, and the delicate tendrils seem to be growing.  The purple color is solid, just like the ripe purple grapes hanging on the branches.  The use of these colors vividly expresses the true colors of the original objects.  Chu Chen couldn't help but fall in love with such a pair of exquisite small cups as soon as he saw them. There were also many precious ancient porcelains. His eyes seemed to glow red when he saw them, and a voice in his heart kept shouting: "Definitely."  We have to get them!" After seeing the end, Chu Chen breathed a sigh of relief. These are national first-class cultural relics. If possible, he would like to take them all back home, but Vincent is only willing to take half of them now.  Come to trade, let alone all of them, it is estimated that even if he takes out both oil paintings, the possibility is relatively small.  Seeing Chu Chen put down the last piece of precious porcelain, Vincent smiled and said: "Mr. Chu, let's go see those other types of treasures?" "Okay" Seeing that Chu Chen agreed, Vincent said  Take the two of them to the other side.  During this period, he also explained the layout of the treasure room to the two of them, but Chu Chen didn't listen much. He looked at the countless collections on the left and right, but felt uncomfortable because among these cultural relics  A considerable part of them were probably plundered from China.  I think back then, when the British and French forces jointly sent troops, the world-famous Old Summer Palace was also destroyed, which became an unforgettable and painful page in the modern history of our country.  When the British and French allied forces broke into the Old Summer Palace and ordered the robbery from the coalition headquarters, the invading troops rushed to every corner of the garden, rushing to the palace, the pavilions, the pagodas, and the bookstores, greedily and crazily starting to rob.  It is impossible to estimate how many treasures in the Old Summer Palace were robbed and destroyed. Just two examples illustrate this.  When the robbery was completed and the invading army marched from the Old Summer Palace to the capital, the French army's vehicles loaded with goods had traveled for a full hour. The British army's thousands of vehicles and packhorses, which were two kilometers long, also returned fully loaded and even stuffed.  Ammunition boxes and gun barrels.  When evacuating the Old Summer Palace, in order to facilitate the passage of cannons and vehicles, many exquisite clocks, wall clocks, and ivory carvings were filled into the ditches where the vehicles had to pass.  A large number of exquisite silks, precious clothing materials, jades, porcelain and other art treasures were not only robbed, but also trampled and destroyed.  Every soldier returns home with a heavy purse.  The gold and silver vaults in the Old Summer Palace were also opened and looted.  The tragedy of the Old Summer Palace being looted was unimaginable.  British army officer Helis made a fortune after returning to China for plundering a large number of precious antiques and gold and silver artifacts from the Old Summer Palace.  Because he owned a large number of valuable treasures that he had stolen, he was nicknamed "China James".  After he returned to England, he became a rich man with the large amount of stolen goods he had plundered, which he enjoyed for the rest of his life.  Half a century later, in 1912, when he was 80 years old, he wrote the book "China James", shamelessly detailing the important treasures he had plundered and the robbery process.  His book became a confession for the invaders who robbed and destroyed the cultural relics of the Old Summer Palace.  After the Old Summer Palace was burned down by the British and French forces, it was still a forbidden garden of the Qing court, and was guarded by specialized agencies and personnel.  However, after the Eight-Power Allied Forces occupied the capital in 1900, the invading army once again carried out public robbery, and the Old Summer Palace was once again damaged.  "Haiyue Kaijin" was originally a magnificent and magnificent building built on a double-layer white marble round altar in the lake. It survived the battle of the British and French Allied Forces, but was eventually destroyed in the battle of the Eight-Power Allied Forces.  The "Pengdao Yaotai" in the center of Fuhai was also destroyed in the battle of the Eight-Power Allied Forces.  Wanchunyuan Middle School?The "Zhengen Dharma Realm" and "Weizaotang" were also destroyed at this time.  Some scholars once made a rough calculation and found that a considerable part of the precious antiques lost abroad were collected in the Old Summer Palace. Chu Chen had seen a piece of information before that said this number was at least 1.5 million.  (To be continued) PS: Thank you book friends for your monthly votes!
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