Shanghai.
At Christie's headquarters in China, in the Lujiazui Financial Center.
Baron George Cheshire sat in his office on the 75th floor and browsed through the discussions about Su Cheng on Weibo.
He liked this Chinese man named Su Cheng.
It was the market that Christie's was most envious of. Su Cheng's popularity on Weibo had undoubtedly greatly increased Christie's popularity.
"Thump…"
A message popped up backstage.
Baron George Cheshire took a glance. It was a series of pictures sent by Su Cheng. Then, this gentleman from Ying Country was completely shocked.
"God, are these Yongle Blue and White Porcelain?”
Seeing the boxes of blue and white porcelain in the photo, Baron Cheshire could no longer remain calm.
The other senior auctioneers also walked over. When they saw the picture, they all exclaimed in surprise.
"This might be the biggest art auction in the history of Asia.”
A senior auctioneer cheered.
"It will also be a free auction.”Baron Cheshire added helplessly.
They had already promised Su Cheng on Weibo.
If they went back on their word now, it would be a devastating blow to Christie's reputation. No one would trust Christie's anymore.
However…
There was still a chance to redeem himself.
With this auction, Christie's would gain a huge reputation. It could be considered as a free promotion.
Then, Baron Cheshire and Su Cheng discussed some details.
Christie's was fully responsible for the auction.
Su Cheng was responsible for providing the venue and facilities. The specific location was set on Paradise Island in the South Sea.
The next day.
** Palace Museum, Louvre Museum, British Museum, Russian Hermitage Museum, and American Cosmic Museum.
A stack of Yongle Blue and White Porcelain auction materials was placed on the desks of the curators of the world's five largest museum.
Similarly, this information was also sent to the Bellini family, Medici family, Rothschild family, Morgan family, Rockefeller family, and other world-famous collection families through special channels.
There were 700 pieces of Yongle blue and white porcelain that were well preserved.
And witness the most advanced Zheng He's Treasure Ship 600 years ago.
At Christie's Paradise Island's top art auction.
At the end of the information was an invitation to the auction, personally signed by Baron George Cheshire.
This news quickly caused a sensation in the collectors 'circle.
There was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world. The contents of the invitation were circulated on Weibo, attracting the curiosity of many big V collectors.
Many people even thought that the invitation was forged.
It was impossible for 700 pieces of Yongle Blue and White Porcelain to be auctioned at the same time.
Zheng He's treasure ship had no records of being salvaged, nor had it been exhibited in a museum. How could it appear in an auction?
Because of this, some scholars doubted the authenticity of Zheng He's treasured ship.
"From a large number of history books, unearthed cultural relics, and remains, we can confirm that Zheng He's treasured ship really exists. However, there were no records of any salvage.”
From ID archeology magazine.
"Zheng He's Treasure Ship is the pride of the Tang Dynasty. Whoever can salvage one of them will have achievements that are no less than the national heroes of the Tang Dynasty. Also,@ Christie's International, what's with the invitation?”
It was from Professor Liang Sichen from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Liang Sichen was a national treasure and had great influence. Once he posted on Weibo, many people tagged Christie's and demanded an explanation.
Christie's headquarters in China.
When Baron George Cheshire saw that Christie's had reached the top of the trending searches, he took a puff of his cigar in satisfaction and ordered his secretary to send out the prepared pictures.
These few pictures quickly attracted people's attention.
Deep Sea.
Under the sand, the outline of a huge ship that was dozens of meters long.
In the mottled cabin under the light, the wooden boxes were rotten, but the porcelain inside was shining with a white light.
The camera zoomed in, and the patterns on the porcelain carcass were clear and exquisite.
At the back was a paragraph:
"Thank you to our partner @ Su Cheng for providing 700 pieces of Yongle Blue and White Porcelains for auction and the opportunity to visit the majestic Zheng He Treasure Ship on Paradise Island.”
It was from Christie's International.
Like a drop of water falling into a hot pot of oil, the moment the Weibo post was released, the entire Internet was in an uproar.
There was too much information!
"If my guess is correct, that huge outline of the ship is Zheng He's Treasure Ship? This is too shocking!" ID: Caribbean.
"You mean there are still 700 pieces of blue and white porcelain in the treasure ship? I'm f * cking…" ID: Big Brother.
"Big brother, your legs are missing parts, don't @ SuCheng. Three longing emojis." The ID Five Elements lacked money.
"I heard that on rainy days, Zheng He's Treasure Ship and Yongle Blue and White Porcelain are more compatible.”ID: Lucky Loli.
"Goddess, my classmate is going to be a tycoon.@ SuCheng @ An actor, Lin Shuying.”ID: Ray.
Next.
Christie's announced the details of the auction, which was similar to what was revealed on the invitation, followed by a long list of attendees.
The leaders included the world's five major museum.
Behind them were the national and famous private museum.
Among the private attendees, just by looking at the ancient surnames of " Belini,"" Medici," and " Rothschild," one could tell that they were from old European families. As for " Morgan," and " Rockefeller," they were obviously from wealthy families in the New World.
Looking at the name list, this was simply a grand event in the collection circle.
Of course, there were some faces missing from the list.
This didn't mean that there weren't any big collectors in China. It was just that most collectors were low-key and couldn't be contacted by Christie's.
At the end of the Weibo post, Christie's said that they would invite some well-known collectors.
However, due to the scale of the auction, there wouldn't be too many spots. They invited Mr. Su Cheng, the partner of this auction, to recommend them.
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