C1630 A Mysterious Ancient Painting(2)
C1630 A Mysterious Ancient Painting(2)
Fann Binn saw Jin Minying's hesitant expression and could not help smiling as he looked back at the auctioneer and the ancient painting on the projector. He slowly said, "Don't worry Minying, this ancient painting will be auctioned soon. The auction was about to end. We can wait for Soong Zhebin to really pay and get the Imperial Jade Seal before leaving. Actually, in my opinion, he..."
Just as Fann Binn said this, Jin Minying discovered that his voice almost instantly paused. The following words were cut off just like that. She couldn't help but look at Fann Binn strangely. She saw that Fann Binn's eyes were wide open, and he was staring at the ancient painting with a surprised expression.
Jin Minying didn't need to think to know that Fann Binn must have seen something that surprised him. But she looked at it for a long time. There was only a portrait of an ancient general in the painting. There was nothing special about it.
"What's wrong, Fann Binn? You don't know the general of Country R in the painting, do you?" Jin Minying could not help but ask. She felt that other than this possibility, Fann Binn had no other reason to show such a surprised expression.
Fann Binn recovered from his shock. He turned his head and looked at Jin Minying with a trace of excitement. “ What? Besides, I have no interest in knowing him. However, there are some things on his body that I accidentally found out that I actually know him. What a coincidence, I didn't think that I wouldn't know where to find those things. To unexpectedly discover clues in this place, the original owner of this ancient painting... It seems to be my clue! "
"Ah?" Jin Minying did not understand what Fann Binn meant at all. Of course, she would not understand. Because what Fann Binn said was said to himself. It would be strange if the others could understand it. Fann Binn did not wait for Jin Minying to react. He stood up and walked back to his seat. He pressed the red button without any hesitation.
Just as everyone thought that everything was about to end, the auctioneer suddenly realized that the red auction light in VIP room number one had suddenly lit up. He could not help but be stunned. The small round hammer that was about to be auctioned also froze in midair and did not fall. He opened his eyes wide in disbelief once again and carefully confirmed it before speaking in a puzzled manner. "This... VIP Room 1, raise your card. The new price for the ancient painting is five million and two taels?"
Everyone was shocked at this moment, and their gazes once again focused in the direction of VIP Room No. 1. Even Soong Zhebin, who was still feeling proud of himself, couldn't help but look in their direction with some surprise. He felt that it was a little unbelievable, and he didn't know what Fann Binn was trying to do.
Jin Minying was by Fann Binn's side, so she was naturally the first person to ask. She asked in confusion, "Fann Binn, are you crazy? Spending five million to buy such a painting that you don't know him and he doesn't know your general's portrait? Didn't you dislike Country R? Why would you be willing to buy a portrait of Country R's general? This is too strange."
Fann Binn looked at her and smiled," Of course I don't care about the person in this painting. I like it. It's something in this painting. I have been looking for that thing, so I wanted to meet the original owner. I must take a picture of this ancient painting."
"Something? What is it? You've been saying that there's something you want there all the way until now. What exactly is it that makes you worth five million to buy this worthless ancient painting? " Jin Minying carefully looked at the ancient painting and did not find anything wrong with it. She also did not know what the thing that Fann Binn was talking about was.
Of course, Jin Minying would not know because this matter involved Fann Binn's biggest secret. Not to mention her, even many of Fann Binn's beloved women had followed him for such a long time, but they still didn't understand. This ancient painting was indeed worthless. Five million was already a very high bid. However, there were some items that couldn't be measured purely by money. For example, the painting in front of him.
Fann Binn's eyes were fixed on the ancient painting that had appeared on the projector. The general in the ancient painting who wore the armor of Country R looked lifelike, and the painting was vivid and lifelike. But this was not the main point. What Fann Binn thought was worth the auction was not the general in the painting. It was the other piece of clothing on his waist. That was the main point!
One must know the secret of the golden needle and enter Patriarch of Tang Sect's tomb. And to enter Patriarch of Tang Sect's tomb, one had to find the entrance on the map of the tomb. And the map of the tomb was hidden on the two pieces of leather paper in his hands. In order to decipher the map on the leather paper, he had to follow the steps on the two maps and use the inherited Tang Sect's secret treasure to do it step by step.
Other than finding the location of the Sky Mist Peak, Fann Binn was only missing the last half of the peach wooden mirror, which was still nowhere to be found. However, the heavens had given him a chance, allowing this clue to appear at this moment.
Yes, the general's waist in the ancient painting from Country R. It was the remaining half of the Eight Trigrams peach wooden mirror! But what made Fann Binn somewhat puzzled was, why would half of the peach wooden mirror go to Country R for no reason? Could it be that it was stolen when Country R invaded H Country? Fann Binn thought that this possibility was very high. If it wasn't for this... How could the treasures that originally belonged to H Country be lost to Country R?
However, there was another possibility in Fann Binn's mind. He guessed that this half of the peach wooden mirror was most likely the Tang Sect's secret treasure inherited from the Armor Sect. After the destruction of the Armor Sect, it was lost to Country R along with the secret skill of the Armor Escape Technique.
Of course, all of this was just his guess, whether or not these guesses were correct. He still needed to prove it. The best way to prove the truth was to meet the owner of the Imperial Jade Seal and the ancient painting once. This was also the reason why he bought the ancient painting.
"Hmm? Another person made a bid! The number 34 bidder bid 5.5 million! The bidder thought that Fann Binn would be able to obtain the ancient painting with ease, but he didn't expect that someone would come out and compete with him for the ancient painting. One should know that the number 1 bidder in the VIP room, Fann Binn, had once bid a few hundred billion. The fact that he was here to compete with the 11th buyer for the Imperial Ruler's Seal was enough to prove his strength. Was it because he didn't know his own limits, or was it because he had ulterior motives?
Fann Binn actually did not think that No. 34 had any ulterior motives for following him. He knew very well that the reason why No. 34 wanted to bid was probably because he was certain of Fann Binn's judgment. He thought that Fann Binn must have taken a fancy to something good, and it would be good if he could give it a try. However, number 34's plan was wrong this time. The reason Fann Binn bid was not because this ancient painting was valuable. He only took a fancy to the half peach wooden mirror that appeared in the ancient painting.
Fann Binn was determined to get the ancient painting. He pressed the red auction button again and picked up the microphone, requesting to speak. The auctioneer immediately agreed to his request and picked up the microphone.
"I bid 10 million yuan." Fann Binn's short sentence was enough to shock the entire audience. He immediately raised the price to 10 million yuan. This was a price for ancient paintings that had no value at all. It was simply like a pie falling from the sky. Putting aside the astronomical price of selling the Imperial Ruler's Seal, even this worthless ancient painting could be sold for ten million. The original owner of this ancient painting would probably laugh until his mouth turned crooked.
"However, I have a request. I want to meet with the original owner and have a chat. If he's interested, I'll take a picture of this painting." Fann Binn obviously had ulterior motives. He really wanted to meet the original owner of this ancient painting. He wanted to ask about the origin of this ancient painting.
Of course, compared to the sky-high price of the Imperial Ruler's Seal, there was a huge difference between the ten million yuan of the ancient painting in the eyes of the original owner. He already had a few hundred billion yuan. Would he meet Fann Binn for the sake of the price of ten million yuan?
Fann Binn had considered this before, but he had some guesses in his heart. It could be seen from the owner's request to sell such an ordinary ancient painting. The original owner of this ancient painting was in need of a lot of money, and he needed it urgently. He should also know that once the Imperial Ruler's Seal was auctioned... He was afraid that he would definitely make a lot of money. There was no need for him to auction off this ancient painting for such a small amount of money.
This could only mean one thing. The original owner of this ancient painting was in a hurry to use money. It was very difficult. Because a sky high price like the Imperial Ruler's Seal could easily cost hundreds of billions. However, after removing all kinds of taxes, the bank still had to carry out a series of auditing and handling of documents. One had to know that this was not a sum of ten million or twenty million. Such a huge amount of 100 billion would take at least a week for the bank to transfer funds. So, in order to use it urgently, he could only sell the ancient paintings so that he could get some cash first.
This was probably the only reason the original owner would auction off the ancient painting. Fann Binn was very confident in his guess. That was why he put forward this request to the original owner of the ancient painting at a price of ten million. He believed that if the original owner of the ancient painting really needed money urgently... He would definitely be tempted. The transfer of ten million was something that could be obtained in less than a day. If he couldn't wait any longer... Accepting Fann Binn's request was undoubtedly the best choice.
The auctioneer didn't expect Fann Binn to make such a request. After a slight shock, he smiled bitterly in the direction of the VIP room where Fann Binn was, "This... I have to ask the original owner of this ancient painting if he agrees. If he doesn't agree... I can't help him. "
Fann Binn did not answer, which naturally meant that he had tacitly agreed. The auctioneer quickly got the staff next to him to contact the original owner of the ancient painting and tried to explain the situation to him. The original owner of a cultural relic would usually be invited to the control room of the auction hall to watch the entire process of the auction. However, there were also many items that the original owner of the item was unwilling to participate for various reasons. These people only needed to wait for a result. The original owner of the ancient painting and Imperial Ruler's Seal was obviously not in the auction hall. It seemed that he did not like to appear in public.
That was also true. After selling the Imperial Ruler's Seal, he would have several hundred billion worth of assets. He could become the richest man in the world all of a sudden, and this money came too easily. It was almost the same as buying a lottery ticket. After winning the lottery, would you be willing to make a public appearance and publicize it, or would you be willing to lower your head and keep silent? As long as it wasn't someone who loved to show off, normal people would definitely choose the latter.