: 18 The Captain Black Gold Card
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From the Island Owner to the King
- Fu Bao
- 1200 characters
- 2021-03-01 05:05:04
"The two Zodiac animal heads of Yuanmingyuan were discovered by me in a deceased aristocratic family in the 1980s. At that time, they were found to be finely cast, and the surface was also carved with fine masonry and animal hair. It is forged with a chisel and forge everywhere, and it is clear and realistic. The nose, eyes, ears and other important parts, and the nasal and neck folds are very delicate. No sloppy, showing a high level of craftsmanship.
Moreover, its materials are also very particular. The copper it uses is alloy copper specially made for the court. It contains many precious metals, has a deep color, and has a refined content. It has been weathered without rust, which is a must.
At the time, I didn't think it was an ordinary copper utensil. "
Earl Hill came here, paused, and continued, "So, for a total of 2,000 pounds, I bought these two copper beastheads.
Later, I checked a lot of information before I learned that their lives were the royal objects of the Qing Dynasty in the last century, the essence of the Yuanmingyuan Haiyantang architectural complex, the bronze statues of the zodiac signs.
The twelve zodiac signs of the human head represent the twenty-four hours of a day. Each bronze statue sprays water in turns. It is a miracle with the time telling the water and is famous all over the world. "
Chen Rui said, "Earl Hill, forgive me. You know I am a Chinese. The bronze statue of the Zodiac Animal of the Yuanmingyuan is the national treasure of China. I want to recover these two national treasures that have been lost overseas. I hope you will The two bronze statues of the twelve zodiac beasts were transferred to me. "
He Wenyan said that Count Hill rejected Chen Rui's request and said, "First of all, these two bronze statues of the twelve zodiac beasts are one of the most important treasures in my collection room.
Secondly, the superb casters, exquisite designs, and extremely high levels of art and craftsmanship shown on the two bronze statues of beast heads, while the design of the bronze statues of the Zodiac beasts comes from European artists. The bronze statues have a strong Chinese traditional aesthetic taste also incorporates the characteristics of Western plastic arts. It is a very fine work of art. I also want to like it, so I'm sorry I can't accept your request, I'm sorry, Mr. Chen. "
Chen Wenyan said that Chen Rui was very disappointed.
I nodded and said nothing.
After all, the two bronze statues of the Zodiac beast are one of the most important treasures in Count Hill's collection. In addition, the bronze statues of the Zodiac beast are a very fine work of art. like it.
Most importantly, Count Hill is not short of money.
For these three reasons, it is difficult to buy a bronze statue of the Zodiac Beast from Count Hill.
"I must take a picture." Chen Rui made a small request to Count Hill.
"Please feel free." Count Hill said.
锐 Chen Rui took out the camera and took a dozen photos of the snake head and the sheep head.
Next, under the guidance of Earl Hill, he visited a variety of artworks in his collection room.
锐 There are so many works of art, and every piece of fine art is representative, which makes Chen Rui marvel.
This is the heritage of an ancient European family that has been passed down for more than 500 years.
After visiting Count Hill's collection room.
Chen Rui was arranged in the guest room of the manor.
The next day, Chen Rui got up early in the morning.
"Mr. Chen, get up."
几个 A few maids waiting aside handed in towels, washbasins, and toiletries.
后 After washing.
The maid brought breakfast.
Scoop a bowl of oatmeal, a few buns, and a few pieces of bread.
Is in line with the Chinese diet.
"Mr. Chen, Count Hill has something to do today and can't entertain you personally. He apologizes to you. I'll entertain you today." Buter came over with his right hand in front of his stomach and his left hand behind his waist, bow , Said to Chen Rui.
I am very gentlemanly.
"That's troublesome."
Burke took Chen Rui to the garden of the manor.
This is a 17th century garden-style embroidered flower bed in France.
The garden is very large and consists of several flat, symmetrical geometric shapes of planting altars. Basins and ditches are arranged on the axis of symmetry, and flowers are planted in regular patterned hedges, which look like gorgeous oriental carpets.
Is very beautiful and makes people look pleasing.
Next, Burke took Chen Rui to a house.
Berke walked ahead and pushed open the door.
锐 Chen Rui followed, walked into the room, and at first glance saw a huge skeleton in the room.
Its head is tall with a narrow neck branch, about 10 meters high on the ground, about 20 meters long, with a thick body and long tail. It has four feet on the ground and stands upright.
"This is a dinosaur fossil?" Chen Rui said in surprise.
Berke said, "Yes, this is a brachiosaurus fossil, one of the large dinosaurs, herbivorous, living in the Jurassic.
除了 In addition to dinosaur fossils in this fossil museum, there are many kinds of fossils of birds, insects, fish, amphibians, crawling, mammals and plants.
This is one of the places where Britain has the most ancient fossils, and this is where Earl Hill works. "
"Earl Hill is a paleontologist." Chen Rui asked.
Berke said, "Yes, Count Hill is a well-known paleontologist in Europe. He has deep research on the evolution of organisms and the evolution of the original biological form from ocean to land. He is an authoritative scholar in Europe in this regard."
Chen Rui nodded.
I thought about it in my heart.
Earl Hill is a paleontologist. He must be sure of this kind of 'living fossils' left over after a long geological age. Tail, is interested in exploring which fishes evolved from the original amphibious branch, which is of great research value.
To get the bronze statue of the Zodiac Beast from Count Hill, you can start with the speartail.
Twenty-six years ago, a pair of speartails that had been placed in the ocean of the eutrophic space had spawned, and after a period of time, more than a dozen juveniles could be hatched.
"This is a fossil egg containing a dinosaur. It came to China in the 1920s and 1930s."
"This is a Nautilus fossil from the Himalayas on the roof of the world. The Himalayas used to be an ancient Mediterranean sea 20 million years ago."
Uh ...
On the third day, Earl Hill was resigned, leaving Hill Manor.
Chen Rui contacted Dawson Berg.
Dawson Berg is a bank investment consultant who serves Chen Rui and belongs to the senior staff of American Express Bank.
With more than 200 million US dollars in cash, all banks are quality customers.
陈 After Chen Rui deposited $ 240 million in American Express Bank, he got a centurion black gold card.
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