The Chosen System: Counterattack with Husband

Perhaps encouraged by Xu Yiyu's bid, the bidding for the next three lots was unprecedentedly enthusiastic.

However, Xu Yiyu, who had aroused everyone's enthusiasm for the auction, seamlessly switched to spectator mode. No matter how heated the bidding atmosphere was, she did not bid for these three items.

To be honest, the fourth to sixth lots were not her favorites, and she was somewhat uninterested.

Moreover, her classmate Sanshi was obviously not very interested in these three things, so she had even less enthusiasm for bidding.

不得不说，虽然楼下普通宾客席位的宾客人数比楼上多出了很多倍，可某些隐藏大佬的资金实力却并没有比楼上包厢里的几位逊色多少，三件拍品分别以3亿3350万、5亿2000万和6亿2700万的最终价格成交了。

However, the appearance of the seventh lot not only aroused the enthusiasm of ordinary guests, but also made several knowledgeable owners upstairs unable to sit still.

Although Zhou Fu appeared calm on the surface, he was extremely excited inside.

God knows how reluctant he is to put the next few items up for auction. He has also discussed with several other old rivals, and they want the four of them to communicate with the sellers together and take down the items privately.

But the four of them negotiated with the sellers for a long time, but the sellers insisted on putting the items on the stage for auction and politely and tactfully rejected the four people's transaction requests.

"The seventh lot is a Tang Dynasty copy of the silk painting "Portrait of Female Historian" by the famous Eastern Jin Dynasty painter Gu Zhi. Today we are auctioning three sections of it. The starting price is 1500 million, and each bid must not be less than 100 million! Bidding begins now!"

The appearance of "Portrait of Female Historian" caused an uproar among all the guests present, and they all started to discuss the origin of this famous silk painting.

Xu Yiyu, who was in the box, was also shocked by the appearance of the painting, and was also pondering the origin of the silk painting in his mind.

As we all know, the nine Tang Dynasty copies of "The Picture of Instructress to the Court Ladies" should currently be stored in the British Capital Museum. Today, three of them appeared quietly at the auction, which makes people doubt the legitimacy of the channel through which they were obtained.

At this moment, Xu Yiyu remembered the news about the theft of cultural relics from the British capital museum earlier this year. Combined with the three Tang Dynasty copies of "The Picture of Instructress to the Court Ladies" that appeared at the auction today, the identity of the seller was almost clear.

They stole such precious historical relics and even dared to put them up for auction at a Chinese auction. I have to say that those thieves are really bold.

"It's a punishment! Those guys are really a punishment!"

Meng Yu, who was sitting in the same box with Meng Lingqi, looked at the silk painting unfolded on the stage and instantly became furious. He raised his hand to smash something, but gave up the act of venting his anger under the powerful look of his grandfather. Instead, he slapped the handle of the mahogany chair he was sitting on twice.

"Does this seller really not know the relevant laws and regulations of our China? Reselling cultural relics is a serious crime, a serious crime!"

Meng Yu saw that his grandfather Meng Lingqi in front of him still had a calm expression on his face. As if to remind him of something, he spoke loudly, word by word, in a voice that everyone in the box could hear clearly.

Even though he did not follow his grandfather's path in seal carving, he absolutely loved his country unconditionally. Seeing such precious cultural relics of his country being put on the auction block by those unknown people, he was almost furious.

The "Portrait of Female Historian" should obviously be returned to China by the British Museum with dignity, but now the Chinese are asked to pay to buy it. In his opinion, this is the biggest absurdity!

"Xiao Yu, of course Grandpa knows this is wrong, but have you ever thought about it? It is the result of considerable efforts made by several family heads to allow a copy of this silk painting to reappear in our Chinese territory."

As the overall coordinator of this auction, Meng Lingqi naturally knew that "The Picture of Female Historian" had already entered China, but the seller agreed to put it up for auction with quite harsh additional conditions, including not allowing several family heads to report to the higher authorities for handling.

However, Zhou Fu still privately reported to Li Rong about the secret return of "The Picture of Female Historian" and other cultural relics. Li Rong was already furious at that time, but Li Rong, who always put the overall situation first, still ordered Zhou Fu to handle the matter properly. After all the cultural relics have completed the auction process, they will deal with the follow-up.

Zhou Fu and the other three family heads were cautious when negotiating with the seller. They did not agree to the seller that the upper management could not hold them accountable after the payment and goods were completed. They also left this wording loophole when the seller signed the commission contract.

Even though the four of them are often privately called "the four most unscrupulous businessmen in China", they are all real Chinese. How could they not hold back when seeing their country's cultural relics scattered overseas!

When Xu Yiyu figured out why the painting appeared at this auction, he also roughly understood the key and calmed down a little.

There were many knowledgeable and experienced people among the ordinary guests on the first floor. With the help of these people, the staff gradually calmed the emotions of everyone in the audience and finally allowed the auction process to continue.

Since the painting has already appeared in China, there is no reason to let it go back overseas!

It seemed that many people present held the same idea, including Zhou Zhiyu, who had always been at odds with Xu Yiyu.

She was indeed a bit playful in her private life, but she was definitely able to distinguish the priorities in a situation involving the overall situation, and she immediately made a request to the father behind Zhou Fu.

"Dad, if no one else wants it, I'd like you to take this painting."

Zhou Zhiyu wanted Zhou Fu to take a picture of "Portrait of Female Historian" not for her own collection, of course. After all, it was a national cultural relic, and she would certainly let the painting return to the country.

"You are sensible today."

Zhou Fu looked back at his little daughter with relief, and his eyes finally softened.

"Of course, if you have other plans, Dad, just pretend that I didn't make the request just now."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Zhou Fu, who was sitting in the front row of the box, but even Zhou Zhishan, the second daughter of the Zhou family, who was sitting next to Zhou Zhiyu, looked at her third sister who had never behaved properly with some surprise.

"Okay, since you have this intention, Dad agrees to your request. If no one else competes for these silk paintings, I will take pictures of them at any price."

Zhou Fu's affirmative answer made Zhou Zhiyu's face bright with joy. After she obediently thanked her father repeatedly, she looked towards the direction of Box 6 with deep meaning in her eyes. However, both Zhou Fu and Zhou Zhishan were paying attention to the auction table downstairs at this time and did not pay much attention to Zhou Zhiyu's eyes.

Humph! Zhou Zhiyu didn't want to be looked down upon by that woman surnamed Xu!

Even though she was displeased with her, she didn't want to fall behind that woman at a time when unity was needed!

Although she was not well behaved, she was a member of the Zhou family. How could she fail at a time like this?