"No way, you don't even know him, and you still want to hang out in the upper-class social circles in the United States?!" Mike looked down upon Duan Zetao's ignorance. [ ]
It turns out that this young man's name is Robert Rothschild, and he is the future first heir of the Rothschild family.
"What kind of Luo, Chai, Virtue, and stuff!" Duan Zetao became even more confused.
The ignorant are so fearless! Mike almost fainted from Duan Zetao's anger, so he had to quietly pull him aside and explain slowly.
The Rothschild family is one of the most mysterious ancient families on earth, a controller hidden in the dark side of the world, a powerful family that has controlled the economic lifeline of this planet for nearly two centuries! The family emblem is a red shield.
Perhaps it is unfamiliar to most ordinary people, because in the era of mass media, people may only focus on famous names like "Rockefeller Family" or "Morgan Family".
In the United States before World War II in the 20th century, there was a classic saying to describe the situation in the United States at that time: "The Democratic Party belongs to the Morgan family, while the Republican Party belongs to the Rockefeller family..." In fact, this sentence should be followed by "
And both Rockefeller and Morgan once belonged to Rothschild!".
"If you can make friends with him, you can travel across the United States. However, this Robert is very low-key and usually does not appear in public easily. I heard that his only hobby is collecting antiques, especially Chinese ones.
Antiques." Mike introduced to Duan Zetao.
I'm afraid it's hard for me to have much intersection in the life of this kind of noble son who was born with a golden key. Duan Zetao wouldn't even bother to let Duan Zetao put down his pride and hug someone else's thick thigh. Duan Zetao thought to himself.
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In Duan Zetao's previous life, there was a legendary story in Jiangnan Province where an old man spent 50 yuan to find an old porcelain bowl at an antique stall in Qingshuitang. It turned out to be one used by Kangxi and he resold it for 5 million and became rich overnight.
Duan Zetao spent a lot of time researching this. He collected a lot of "washbasins used by Qianlong", "urinals used by Cixi" and "Concubine Zhen's embroidered shoes" at home, but he also suffered from chronic illness.
After becoming a good doctor, he gradually started to understand a little bit about his skills, and finally came to the conclusion that there will be no cake falling from the sky.
I no longer play antiques, but Duan Zetao likes to visit the local antique market whenever he goes to a place. After arriving in the United States, he has been fooling around with Mike. Mike has been grounded by his father for the past two days. He is bored and just thinking about it.
Go shopping for treasures on the antique street in Chinatown.
The layout of the antique street in Chinatown is similar to that of domestic antique shops. If it weren't for the fact that most of the customers here are blond and blue-eyed foreigners, Duan Zetao would have thought he had returned to the Qingshuitang antique shop in Jiangnan Province.
I looked around and looked around, but I didn't find anything good. They were all imitations. Most stores would not put out genuine items. They would only put them out when regular customers or distinguished guests came to visit. A new face like Duan Zetao,
The shop owner had been lying on a lounge chair drinking tea since he came in, without even raising his eyelids.
Duan Zetao was studying a blue and white porcelain vase that seemed to be a good imitation when he suddenly saw the owner of the antique shop jumping up from his recliner as if he had been electrocuted. He nodded and bowed and went out with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Robert, what kind of wind has brought you here? I asked you why your left eyelid is twitching so much today. It turns out that a noble person came to visit!" The flattering voice of the owner of the antique shop made Duan Zetao's whole body goosebumps.
When Duan Zetao heard the sound, he turned around and saw that it was Robert Rothschild, the future first heir of the Rothschild family whom he had met at the last cocktail party! He first smiled at passerby Duan Zetao and nodded, then turned to the antique shop. The boss asked: "Have you found the painting by Castiglione that I asked you to help me find last time?".
Castiglione is an Italian. In the 54th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, he came to China as a Catholic Jesuit monk to preach. He immediately entered the Ruyi Pavilion and became a court painter. He served as a court painter in Kangxi, Yong and Qian dynasties, and worked as a royal court painter in China for 50 years. for many years.
In recent years, his works have been highly sought after by collectors. At the autumn auction held by Zhongjia International in Beijing, "Yongzheng Yuanmingyuan Recreation in December" painted by Lang Shining during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty was sold for a sky-high price of 144 million yuan. The highest price on the market.
"You're really here. I spent a lot of time to get one. Wait a minute, I'll get it for you." The antique shop owner ran around in the inner room. I took out an antique wooden box.
Opening the wooden box, the owner of the antique shop carefully unfolded a painting. It was a portrait of the emperor. The painting was fine and the paper was simple. On the left side of the painting was a line of small characters "The fifty-sixth year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty".
"Look at this painting, it is completely consistent with Castiglione's painting style. I also have a test report from an authoritative American institution. Through the C14 test, it can be judged that the age of this painting is between 1717 and 1719." Antiques The store owner took out another test report and handed it to Robert.
Duan Zetao also curiously stepped forward to take a look, and couldn't help laughing.
Robert looked at Duan Zetao with some displeasure, and the owner of the antique shop even wanted to drive Duan Zetao out angrily.
"Sorry, I just think the level of fakery in this painting is too clumsy, so I couldn't help but laugh. Please forgive me!" Duan Zetao quickly explained.
"Oh, is this painting actually a fake? Could you please explain it in detail?" Robert asked in surprise.
"Although the painting is exquisite and the paper is indeed from the Qing Dynasty, the imitator made a common mistake. Emperor Kangxi had a thin and pointed face, but the one he painted has a round and fat face, which is actually Emperor Qianlong. But how could the portrait of Emperor Qianlong appear in the fifty-sixth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign?" Duan Zetao patiently explained to Robert.
"Oh, that's it. Sir, you are really a master. Please give me some advice. Hey! Aren't you the teacher that Mike from the Rockefeller family recognized in China? You made a lot of money in Southeast Asia last time. I heard that you are still a teacher. Officials of the Chinese government? And they hold shares in Apple?" Robert suddenly understood and suddenly pointed at Duan Zetao and asked.
"So Mr. Robert knows me?!" Duan Zetao raised his voice incredulously, breaking out in a cold sweat. He thought he was acting secretly, but he had already been seen through by someone who was interested.
"Haha, our family has very detailed information on everyone worthy of attention!" Robert said with some pride.
In the following conversation, Duan Zetao's profound knowledge and good conversation quickly won Robert's favor, and Duan Zetao also felt that Robert, a noble man who looked very dignified and distant, was actually a very sincere person who was easy to get along with.