Jiang Hao came to the library, found the librarian, and used his status as a teacher to borrow several collector's editions of ancient Greek language books.

Ancient Greece is one of the main sources of Western civilization. Ancient Greek civilization lasted for about 650 years. Western recorded literature, technology, and art all began in ancient Greece.

The ancient Greeks had profound attainments in philosophy, poetry, architecture, science, literature, drama, mythology and many other aspects. This civilizational legacy was continued by the ancient Romans after the demise of ancient Greece, thus becoming the foundation of the entire Western civilization.

spiritual source.

As a historian and an archaeologist, the languages ​​that need to be mastered most are ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian. In China, it is natural to master pre-Qin characters. However, Jiang Hao once traveled to ancient times and passed the Juren examination, and he is still familiar with ancient Chinese characters.

He is relatively good at it, and now he is strengthening his knowledge in these two areas.

This knowledge may not be used now, or it may not be used in the future, but if it is used, whether you know it or not may be a matter of life and death. Anyway, if you have time now, then read more and learn more.

reading,

study,

Attend class,

Jiang Hao lives a fulfilling and leisurely life, while constantly supplementing his knowledge.

Knowledge is always the most precious.

that's all,

More than a month passed. During breakfast, Steven said: "Mr. Jon, the Charlotte Auction House is holding an auction today at 10 a.m., do you want to participate?"

"Are you going to auction it today? Prepare a suit for me later." Jiang Hao said as he put a piece of bacon into his mouth.

"Okay sir."

I drove to the Charlotte Auction House. When I got here, I found that the place was already very busy. Countless guests walked into the auction house building in twos and threes. There were three layers of security guards at the door responsible for the security check. Jiang Hao had the money sent by the Charlotte Auction House before.

VIP pass to enter the venue smoothly.

He found a seat and sat down. Next to Jiang Hao were two women in their thirties. They were dressed very sexy and acted like ladies. Jiang Hao sat down next to him and saw that he was an Oriental. The two of them were together.

He didn't mean to say hello or get acquainted, and continued chatting about his own topic.

"Lisa, today is definitely a big event. I heard them discussing the three sculptures. I'm afraid the price of each one will not be less than 100 million pounds."

"One hundred million pounds, my God, I really want to know that seller." The woman named Lisa said in a shocked tone.

"It's 300 million. Didn't you see that the big collectors and major museums have sent people here? I'm afraid it will exceed this price."

"Tell me, what kind of person would he be? Do we have a chance to get to know him?" Lisa whispered.

"I guess it must be a rich tycoon, maybe a certain noble. Most of the auction consignors are anonymous, so we may not have a chance to get to know the seller." The woman said with regret.

The auction officially began. The opening lot was the palace gold vessels of Alexander the Great. As for the statues, they must have been placed at the end as the finale.

"Everyone, this is the solid gold incense burner in the palace of Alexander the Great. It is 25 centimeters high and 35 centimeters wide. It has patterns carved on it and is inlaid with a total of 32 various gemstones around it. It weighs 13.47 kilograms."

"The starting price is 4.8 million pounds and the bidding starts now."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, people holding placards came and went. It didn't take long for the price to climb to 5.6 million pounds, and it seemed that the price had not yet reached the top.

Jiang Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Compared with Eastern antiques, Westerners are more accepting of these Western antiques. The starting price is much higher, and now more people are participating in the auction.

"570!"

"590!"

"600."

The two women next to them whispered again. The woman named Lisa said with great envy: "Six million pounds, these people are really rich."

The woman next to me smiled and said, "This is just the beginning. Just watch. By the time we get to those three sculptures, I'm afraid you will be so scared that you won't be able to hold back and will urinate."

...

In the end, this incense burner from Alexander the Great was sold for 7.1 million.

The auction hammer slammed down, and everyone present applauded. Jiang Hao also clapped with a smile on his face, because the money belonged to him, so he was naturally happier than everyone else present.

The incense burner just now, if absorbed directly, is only equivalent to a piece of 13.5 kilograms of gold. But now that it is sold, the money Jiang Hao gets can expand the space of that piece of gold 20 times, which is equivalent to him earning 20

times.

"The second auction item is the 'Golden Harp', a handicraft from the court of Alexander the Great. This is an ornament with an inscription of the sun god Apollo on it."

"Everyone knows that Apollo is the god of the sun, the god of music and poetry, and the musical instrument he uses is the harp."

"The starting price for this golden harp is 3.5 million pounds, and the bidding starts now."

"350."

"360."

"..."

The price kept rising, and to people's constant surprise, the price soared to 7.4 million, more than doubling, and everyone applauded warmly.

one piece,

two pieces,

three item...

Finally, all twelve gold utensils were auctioned. The cheapest was a plate, which was sold for 3.35 million, and the most expensive was the harp, which cost 7.4 million pounds. Jiang Hao calculated in his mind, there were 12 gold utensils in total.

, the total price exceeds 60 million pounds.

But this is just an appetizer, and the finale is coming next. Most people here today are here for the three sculptures.

The auctioneer said in an excited tone: "Everyone, what is going to be auctioned next is the statue of Venus, the goddess of love. She is a work of Polykleitos, one of the three major sculpture masters in ancient Greece. It was collected by Alexander the Great, whose art

The value is inestimable, and the completeness of the statue is also amazing, with almost no damage after more than 2,000 years."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Well, I won't say more. I believe that many people here have conducted detailed research on these statues. Now they are auctioned

Starting with the statue of Venus, the God of Love, the starting price is 78 million pounds, with each increase in price not less than 1 million pounds. The bidding begins now."

78 million pounds, this price is really astronomical, converted into US dollars, it is exactly 100 million, but as soon as the auctioneer finished calling the auction, several people immediately raised their signs.

"79 million."

"80 million."

"..."

"85 million."

What is money? Money is just a bunch of paper and a bunch of useless numbers. Art is priceless. In the minds of some people, exchanging valuable currency for priceless art makes them feel extremely happy in this process.

Jiang Hao agrees with their values.

Jiang Hao is also very happy with the process of exchanging my artwork for money in your pockets.

"One hundred million, one hundred million pounds. This guest No. 89 has paid 100 million pounds. Is there anything higher? Polyclitus' statue of Venus, the god of love. There has been no such antique in recent decades.

Who knows if the next time we meet will be decades later."

The auctioneer boasted loudly.

"One hundred and one million."

"One hundred and two million."

When the limit value is broken, a new round of growth begins again.

After another round of bidding, the statue of Venus, the God of Love, was finally auctioned off by the Louvre for £123 million.

The auction continues,

The second sculpture is 'Niki', the goddess of victory. The goddess of victory had a lofty status in ancient Greece. She had a pair of wings, a strong figure, and fluttering clothes. Victory followed her wherever she went. Alexander the Great was particularly fond of it.

This goddess, so the statue of the Goddess of Victory was used as the pattern of the national gold coin.

In the end, the statue was auctioned for 118 million pounds, and it was still taken away by the Louvre.

The French are happy,

Two of their three previous treasures of the museum were the statue of Venus and the statue of the Goddess of Victory. Unfortunately, they were both incomplete. The statue they bought this time is a masterpiece, and it is the most complete version. It can be considered complete.

Some regrets.

But this made the British a little unhappy,

Finally, several master statues appeared, but all of them were bought by the French. When the statue of Athena was auctioned, the Louvre made a bid. This time, the British Museum followed the price all the way and refused to give up, and finally bought the statue of Athena, the God of War.

, the price is 134 million pounds.

Wow wow wow!

The venue burst into warm applause.

The others left, and Jiang Hao went to the president's office and found Garrison. When Garrison saw Jiang Hao, his face was full of smiles, "Mr. Jon, congratulations on earning a large fortune, 440 million pounds. This

It is wealth that countless people cannot obtain in their lifetime."

"You have also made a lot of money. The 10% handling fee is more than 40 million pounds." Jiang Hao said.

The smile on Garrison's face grew wider.
To be continued...