Time Smuggling Starting from the Year 2000

Before it was time for dinner, Zhang Xinyi's car drove into the house. Huang Xuan saw it lying on the balcony and ran off immediately. The company's affairs are not easy. Seeing his mother's tired look, Huang Xuan felt distressed for a while, rubbing her shoulders all the way and saying: Recently, the foundation has found fault again?

Anyway, it's quite chaotic. Zhang Xinyi shook her head and said, Don't worry about it, why did you go to Shanghai again? You didn't even say hello to me. What if there is a safety problem?

Huang Xuan smiled shyly, dared not speak, and took his mother's arm to send her to the sofa. He served tea and massaged her, trying his best to please her.

Zhang Xinyi tapped his forehead with her hand, and said, Don't play tricks on me. I just told Isaac that from tomorrow on, he will follow you. Where are you going, where will he go? Isaac said Izo's bodyguard captain, an Israeli mercenary with a height of 2 meters.

Oh. Huang Xuan said weakly.

Zhang Xinyi took a sip of tea, moistened her throat and continued: Your father and I also said that since you are all back and your grandfather is not in good health, he will stay in the country. You, too, continue to go to school for me. .”

No. Huang Xuan jumped up all of a sudden, saw his mother's eyes, sat down on the sofa softly, and said, I, I just wanted to say that I'm going to America in the next two days.

What are you going to do?

I heard that Pfizer's medicine is very good, and Citigroup knows a few medical research institutions very well. I would like to ask them if there is anyone who can help grandpa's condition. Huang Xuan said half-truthfully.

Zhang Xinyi couldn't help but sighed, and put the cup back on the table. She thought about it: Huang Xuan. You know, when people get old, they will always get sick and have other problems. Do you remember how grandpa gave you What did you say? Be brave.... Bravery does not mean rushing forward, going forward indomitably. A brave person is a person who faces reality and life. You are still young, and you may not understand...

I understand. Huang Xuan interrupted his mother. Holding her arm, he said, I'll go to the United States first. Come back if it doesn't work. What time can I waste? Look at my current English. I don't need an interpreter to talk to Aubrey. Why do I go to school?

Seeing her son's appearance, Zhang Xinyi couldn't say anything more, so she couldn't help but pat his head. Said: The wider the field of study, the wider the life...

Huang Xuan listened quietly. When he entered junior high school, his mother gradually became busy, and even spent less time talking together.

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Li Qing rented a suite for Huang Xuan in Gloria, about four to five hundred square meters. Early the next morning, Jeffrey from Sotheby's, Sabina and Aubrey from Citigroup. Lawyer Annabelle and all the assistants came here on time.

The living room is partitioned by transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, with highly refined straight lines, black and white boldly appearing in a large area of ​​blank walls. Exquisite European-style furniture is scattered among them. The overall color is bright yellow and light red. Decorating the space with lighting makes the sense of space stronger. Connecting the cloakroom is a ship filled with water. Inside the transparent ship is a group of stretched and graceful people. Tropical fish, with a swaying fat belly, tempting appetite.

However, no matter how exquisite the decoration is, it becomes eclipsed in front of the Tsar's eggs sitting on the coffee table. Sabina covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes widened, and she couldn't help asking, Is that a Faberge egg? The three lost?

Among the more than 50 tsarist eggs made by Faberge, 8 are missing, and their whereabouts have always given countless people room for imagination. Every time there is one more, there will be a whole series of stories.

Huang Xuan smiled slightly, greeted him, and said, Everyone, please sit down first. As for whether they are Faberge eggs, it's up to you to judge.

When it comes to professional issues, Jeffrey and Sabina are both cold. Aubrey is unavoidably nervous. Although Jeffrey and Sabina have the ability to give such a judgment at a valuation of 800 million US dollars, a little bit of heartbeat is still unavoidable.

Compared with Jeffrey, the serious auction appraiser, Citigroup's valuation experts are much more relaxed and freehand. Sabina, who is wearing a short skirt, circles around the Tsar's egg, attracting many eyes. But he kept saying: It's here, it's here.

Who knows where the real Tsarist egg is, maybe it was damaged, maybe it was moldy in a box, or it was hidden in a deep house by a certain gentleman. Huang Xuan smiled inwardly, and said, Drink your saliva first, and then start evaluating.

Jeffrey and the others nodded silently. Wilson, the Sotheby's appraiser who came with him, put on his glasses first, and said, Mr. Huang, I will appraise the oil paintings because there are a lot of them. He looked at the table Rolled up the painting, said: I will first simply confirm the authenticity, and then I need to bring the painting back to the center for further appraisal. Is this arrangement possible? The inventory of other art dealers, the later the purchase price is, the higher the purchase price, but the jewelry has not yet been taken out.

Huang Xuan nodded, looked around with a smile, got up and left the sofa, but the big men from izo were staring at the coffee table, for fear of revealing something, and the bodyguards behind the monitor were also tense, worried about what might happen.

Generally speaking, the identification of calligraphy and painting is judged from the paper, ink, characters, seals, and the painter's style and habits, and the artworks brought back by Huang Xuan, especially Russian artworks, basically do not have fakes, the only possibility The problem of paper time that caused doubts is also very simple after Lorraine's treatment. In fact, with the current technology, it is impossible to give a convincing figure whether a piece of paper has been stored for 100 years or 200 years. Yes, it depends on the storage environment. It's fine if it's hidden deep in the tomb. Whether it changes hands or not, the state of storage of artworks that have been collected for a long time cannot be judged. For example, the yellowing of paper, for a piece of paper 100 years ago, it is assumed that the yellowing degree can be caused by an average of 1/36,000 per day, and the yellowing degree can be caused by 10/36,000 in rainy days, but Who can know the difference between the degree of yellowing caused by heavy rain and continuous drizzle? Who can figure out what the average humidity has been over the past 100 years? What is the difference between different places? If this piece of paper always stays in one place. It’s okay to keep warm and moisturize, but if it is taken by the owner to run around in the south and north, no one can tell the degree of yellowing, and the heat preservation and moisturizing environment 100 years ago can only be imagined.

As for c14, it is nonsense in antique identification. The most advanced c14 detection has an error of more than 50 years. Figured out it was brought back from 1931. It is still preserved to this day, no one can tell. .

certainly. Based on the principle of safety, Huang Xuan still asked Lorraine to make all the antiques he brought back old. But it doesn't take much effort. The gentlemen from the big plane era are professional in mastering time.

For Huang Xuan, the real troublesome thing was the issue of repeated collections. Lorraine searched as much as possible, recorded all the collections currently on record, and only brought back the artworks that had been missing and damaged for a long time. ￣But there is a little problem here. Maybe a certain piece of art has just been secretly collected, but it is not missing. This has to rely on the judgment of the appraisal experts, no matter whether it is identified as a genuine product or a fake, or even thought that a certain painter with a bad taste painted two paintings, it will not have much impact on Huang Xuan. Now there are twenty or thirty copies of Lanting Collection Preface that can be checked. It's just a lawsuit of saliva.

Sabina, on the other hand, stared intently at the three tsarist eggs, her white-gloved fingers flickering over them, and the assistant next to her dared not make a sound.

Do you really want to mortgage these three eggs? Just as Huang Xuan looked out the window and sipped his coffee. Sabina suddenly said something.

Huang Xuan glanced at her in surprise, and said with a smile, Of course. There was a hint of questioning in his eyes.

Sabina brushed her long chestnut hair and said, It's such a pity, you know, if mortgaged, these easter eggs will be locked in Citigroup's safe, and you won't be able to see them, let alone touch them.

Huang Xuan smiled, it seemed that the American beauty in front of him was still immersed in her profession. In fact, for him, the Tsarist egg is just a plaything. When he bought it back from Hammer, the price of each egg was only more than 400 US dollars. Now that the value has appreciated, people think it is beautiful and beautiful. Why didn’t Americans fry it earlier? If it weren't for the fact that Russians have become rich these years, Russian art would not have been put in a corner.

On the contrary, Americans in the Great Depression, that hesitant mental state gave him some kind of inspiration, but now he can't read that feeling.

Aubrey coughed lightly, and Sabina probably knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, and lowered her head to work, while Huang Xuan turned his head out of the window again. Living alone has changed him a lot, for example, patience.

Annabelle took a small notebook and recorded that there were two lawyers present, and they looked very busy. I don't know what the bank valuation has to do with these lawyers. On the contrary, Annabell opened her mouth from time to time, startled by the numbers said by the people next to her, and looked at Huang Xuan quite differently. In just one hour, the valuation exceeded 100 million US dollars, and even Aubrey's heart was tested.

Before dinner, Jeffrey and the others began to pack their things, while the two lawyers recorded the numbers and photos at the same time, and affixed a seal. Aubrey walked up to Huang Xuan in a daze, and whispered, Mr. Huang?

oh?

The first step has been confirmed. If there is no problem, we will take these things away. At the door, several security guards hired by Citigroup were waiting there.

Okay. Huang Xuan signaled to Isaac that there was no problem, and then asked, What's the total value of the valuation?

The initial estimate is 940 million US dollars, of which Rene Magritte (e)'s Wonderful Nature is estimated at 10 million-14 million US dollars, and the estimated value of the easter eggs is between 12 million-18 million US dollars. For the three paintings of Monet's Water Lilies, The Railway Bridge at Argenteuil and Léger's Study for a Woman in Blue, Wilson believes that if they are auctioned by Sotheby's, the price may exceed 20 million US dollars or even Higher. Having said that, Aubrey swallowed and looked at the PDA in his hand. Said: The Girls on the Bridge by Norwegian expressionist master Edvard Munch is also estimated at more than 10 million US dollars, and there is also Leger's The Card Players, which is estimated to be an early study, worth more than 8 million US dollars .”

Huang Xuan had already prepared for this. Lorraine's valuation level was only strong but not weak, and the estimated value was a little higher than this.

At this time, Wilson and Annabelle came over, and the latter handed Huang Xuan a contract to sign, and Wilson said: Mr. Huang has collected a lot of famous Russian paintings, and now rich Russians are buying them. If you are willing to wait longer For a period of time, if the auction is run by our bank, the prices of many paintings will be several tenths higher than the estimated value.

Huang Xuan raised his eyebrows, and said, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait that long. By the way, in the valuation that Aubrey said just now, there doesn't seem to be any Russian oil paintings worth tens of millions?

Wilson explained: Russian art prices have risen recently. After all, Russia is rich, so it is willing to pay more for the art they like, but the reserve price is too low, just like Suriko. In the 1990s, it was only 100,000 U.S. dollars at most, but now the estimated price is around 4 million, an increase of 100 times, but compared with European famous artists, it is still not the top price. He said and pointed to the already A packaged painting said: The Repindi Actress Strebitova Playing the Role of Elizaveta has the highest estimate. It should be more than 10 million U.S. dollars.

He said and persuaded: Mr. Huang, there are so many famous works, and most of them are paintings that haven't been seen for a long time. If you give us two months to promote, we can definitely get a price you are satisfied with.

Huang Xuan still shook his head. Sotheby's ability is of course trustworthy, but their price is even more trustworthy. Generally speaking, the world's largest auction house always asks for a commission of more than 16. If the price is high, 20 is also acceptable. A common thing. Of course, the most important thing is that there is no time.

Jeffrey also finished the work in hand, came over and patted Wilson on the shoulder, put away his serious expression, smiled lightly and said to Huang Xuan: Mr. Huang is going to shake up the collection world this time!

Huang Xuan nodded with a half wry smile. He didn't want to shock anyone, but with such a large valuation, it was too difficult to hide it. Besides, there was no need to hide it. The Huang family has always been extremely rich, and if they get richer, no one can say anything. Instead, they are poor and show off their wealth, which will cause some trouble.

When the last Faberge wooden clock was put into the box, Aubrey walked over with his head down and said, Mr. Huang, you can go.

Excuse me, everyone. Huang Xuan clasped his hands and made a small circle around. Such a simple etiquette is convenient in foreign countries. After sending several appraisal experts out, Aubrey handed him the list and said, Although there is still more to do. Appraisal, but the change in valuation should not be too big, if they are all appraised to be genuine, a total of more than 800 million U.S. dollars should be able to be loaned.

Huang Xuan put the cup on the cabinet casually, and said, Have you got in touch with Pfizer?

It has been notified. Aubrey took out a document from his briefcase and said, This is my plan. If you want to get a loan from Citigroup and buy Pfizer's bonds, can you consider handing it over to Citigroup directly? Manage your bond, you know, while the bond can’t be sold, it’s fine to remortgage.”

Then leave it to you. Huang Xuan asked again: How much more do I need?

At least 150 million. Aubrey smiled apologetically, referring to the mortgage of Huang Xuan's assets in Brazil.

But in this way, the annual interest will be 100 million. Huang Xuan shook his head and said, Since you don't want to take over the diamonds, I still have some jewels. Will you have any problems with the gems?

Of course. Aubrey smiled awkwardly, and said, You know, there are many problems with diamonds, and the international community is very strict, especially in the United States. At this point, he looked around and whispered: Actually, in this regard, the European side does not seem to be so tight.

Okay, I understand. Huang Xuan didn't have any grievances at this time. After all, Aubrey couldn't be as unscrupulous as him. It's not bad to be able to say that. He patted the Yankee on the shoulder and said, I'll do it tomorrow. Get on the plane, and it’s still here tomorrow morning, you find someone to appraise the jewelry, and it’s best to settle the loan and Pfizer before I arrive in the United States.”

Aubrey assured: You can rest assured. Getting rid of UBS and becoming Huang Xuan's largest asset management bank again has basically confirmed his current status.

Put away the files. Aubrey suddenly remembered again, and said: Boss, I forgot to tell you, because I couldn't find you these two days, Mr. Yu, it was Yu Liye who asked me to tell you that Xinye Company is ready to go public. Aubrey Pronouncing Yu Liye's name is like reading a tongue twister on a trampoline.

IPO? Huang Xuan shrugged his shoulders, 70 million RMB just wanted to go public?

That's right. Aubrey felt nothing, and pulled out a document from his bag. Handed it to Huang Xuan, and said, You have 24 shares in Xinye. It will be diluted to 13 after listing, but the market value should be more than doubled. In addition to informing you of this, Mr. Yu Liye also asked me to ask you, Are you willing to continue to inject capital into Xinye Company?

Huang Xuan picked up the document and fanned it funnyly, and said, I don't have the money to inject capital now, but it would be more realistic to sell the shares.

When he said this, Aubrey dissuaded him: Boss, the value-added potential of Xinye is still very good. In fact, the value of keeping it is much higher than selling it, not to mention selling it for only 20 million US dollars, which is not a problem. No help.

How much do you think this equity is worth? Huang Xuan became a little interested.

At least 45 million U.S. dollars. Aubrey seemed to have studied it carefully, and said with certainty: Xinye's asset structure is very healthy, and its business volume has risen rapidly, and it has not yet passed the growth period. If the listing goes smoothly, the value-added will be 4 Times are no problem.

Then fatten up before killing. Huang Xuan handed the document back to Aubrey regretfully, and said, I'll find someone to look at the gems tomorrow morning. I'll fly to America in the afternoon.

Beyond the number of words: Dolphin originally liked to gradually infiltrate the setting in the text, rather than narrate it boringly, but many readers asked, or answer a few questions:

The first type of question: If Lorraine can open plane passages at will, why can't he just move oil in and use it?

The dolphin seems to have said it twice between the lines, but since there are still people asking, this question is a lie: Lorraine's opening of the plane channel is conditional, that is, those who have authority nearby. Currently p112 only has one and a half authorized persons: Huang Xuan and Lorraine. Therefore, plane passages can only be opened near the base or near Huang Xuan. This is limited by energy, and it is also to avoid too much energy loss in the buffer zone. Lorraine still has to abide by the regulations of the Great Plane Era. Therefore, whether it is on p112 or other planes, it is not feasible to open a plane channel casually.

The second type of question: why not put the base in the oil field, or simply sit in the crater, or other places?

Very good idea, the lie is round like this: the first sequence is the security of the base, and then the energy is obtained, so it is not safe to put it in the oil field, and it is inconvenient to put it in the deep sea. If you put it in the crater, you can't make ends meet, and the base's protection measures are energy protection, not iron teeth and copper teeth. As for the use of geothermal, solar energy, etc., although cheap energy can be obtained, in fact, Lorraine has done this before, but the amount is not enough, and if you want to obtain more energy, the current location is more convenient.

The third type of question: Since the base can use oil, why use electricity, or why not just throw the energy chain into the oil well?

This is very similar to the first type of lie, the method: set the first step, in fact, it was described very early on, the energy chain can only transmit energy, not energy, that is to say, the transmission ground is heat energy, electric energy, and light energy, so It's useless to throw it into the oil well. Second, the only thing that can burn energy is the base itself, that is, the oil must be sent to the base.

Finally: the use of the plane channel is limited. It is a channel first, that is, he can only do this when Huang Xuan only has a plane base and a traveler. Now it is equivalent to using the airport runway as a warehouse, moving it away when flying, and using it casually after flying, but in the era of the big plane, or the high-level plane that is still alive, this is not feasible. .