Chapter 1197: Dealing with Collection Consumption

Shi Lei raised his head and looked at Mr. Zheng, with an indescribable complex emotion in his eyes.

"Mr. Zheng, you are...this thing is a bit troublesome." Shi Lei told the truth.

Mr. Zheng nodded and said: "Of course I understand this, but this kind of trouble is faced at the national level. As a private collection, it is not a big deal. I have consulted Director Zhang in detail on this point. "

After saying that, Mr. Zheng looked at Director Zhang again.

Director Zhang also said: "Mr. Shi, Mr. Zheng is right. For the French, the symbolic significance of this crown is far greater than its substantive significance. The crown of the last emperor can be said to be a historical witness." . Therefore, if our country’s cultural department collects this crown, I am afraid there will be big problems. But this crown was not stolen by us, and it has been a long time since it was stolen. During this time, it was abroad. There have been several reports that the crown has changed hands, and the French are helpless. After all, unless it can be proven that the current owner of the crown is the person who stole the crown, even the French government will not be able to do so. It is impossible to ask its collector to return it, so there is no problem in keeping it as a private collection.”

Shi Lei nodded, this makes sense, and since there have been reports that this crown has changed hands several times, the person who stole this crown has long been forgotten. No matter how unreasonable the French are, they cannot openly rob them.

He looked at Mr. Zheng and said, "What does Mr. Zheng mean now?"

Mr. Zheng looked a little stunned and said: "Logically speaking, this is a trouble, and I shouldn't make excessive demands. But... alas, let me tell the truth. Quan Zi has lived in France for a long time and is also a businessman. I bought this crown when I went to visit Quanzi, and then I tried every means to transport it back to China. Quanzi's business has been difficult in the past two years. This is a large part of the reason why I sold my old house and went to France. It’s also for the sake of the dog..."

Shi Lei smiled and said, "Don't tell me so much about Mr. Zheng's family affairs. Does Mr. Zheng want to show off this crown?"

Mr. Zheng sighed, and Director Zhang quickly helped: "Originally, Mr. Zheng thought that by selling his old house, he would be able to help his young master solve his urgent needs. So he initially wanted to give the crown for free. It was donated to our cultural department. It just so happened that after research, we decided that it was not appropriate to collect this crown in the name of the government, and Mr. Zheng’s son also said that his funds were still missing. Therefore, Mr. Zheng decided to donate it to our cultural department. I thought, if this crown can help him, it will be the best of both worlds.”

Shi Lei nodded slightly and asked, "How much does Mr. Zheng plan to spend?"

Mr. Zheng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I don't dare to ask for too much, and I don't want Mr. Shi to accept this thing. After getting to know Mr. Shi, I think Mr. Shi is a person worthy of entrustment. I just think, if It would be great if Mr. Shi could help find someone in your circle to take over this crown."

"Let's talk about the price directly. Since Director Zhang said that private collection should not cause any trouble, I personally do prefer collecting this kind of things. It doesn't make any difference to Mr. Zheng whether I accept it or someone else does. .”

Mr. Zheng seemed a little stunned and could not speak. Director Zhang had no choice but to sigh and said, "Mr. Zheng's son has a shortfall of about 1.2 million euros in funds."

Shi Lei silently calculated it. According to the current exchange rate, 1.2 million euros is more than 9 million soft girl coins. For Shi Lei, this was simply a matter of helping him collect money for collection, and of course he had no reason to refuse.

"That's more than nine million soft girl coins, right?"

"To be honest, I used 12 million soft girl coins to buy this crown. If Mr. Shi is really interested, 10 million, let's come up with a round number, and I will give it to Mr. Shi."

Shi Lei nodded and said, "Then let me take a look first?"

Mr. Zheng quickly stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Shi, please."

Shi Lei picked up the crown, called up the identification card in his mind, and used the authority once. Then, the crown in his hand suddenly glowed with a hazy light.

The color is light blue, very clear, and the brilliance alone is pleasing to the eye.

In the brilliance, Shi Lei also understood the value of this crown.

This is obviously the value set by the black card. Shi Lei only needs to judge whether this thing exceeds 10 million soft girl coins.

The value of the crown set by the black card is about 18 million.

Of course it wouldn't be a clear number, it was just a rough value range that Shi Lei judged through the hazy light blue radiance on the crown's surface.

This means that Shi Lei must have made a profit by buying this crown with 10 million.

And as long as it meets the price paid, or is higher than the price paid, the black card side will definitely be able to approve this collection consumption.

Shi Lei held the crown in his hand and looked at it for a long time. It wasn't that he really liked this thing, but it would be a bit unreasonable to pick it up and put it down after just one look.

After more than ten minutes, Shi Lei finally put down the crown and said, "Although I can't be sure whether this crown is the one that Louis Philippe wore back then, judging from its quality and craftsmanship, the value of this thing is at least more than 15 million."

Mr. Zheng waved his hand quickly and said embarrassedly, "I dare not take so much. I don't expect this thing to help me make money. If it weren't for my son... Alas... I would have even wanted to entrust this thing to Mr. Shi for free."

Director Zhang nodded and said, "I can testify to this for Mr. Zheng."

Shi Lei smiled and waved his hand , said: "Although I have only met Mr. Zheng for the second time, I am confident that I still have some understanding of what kind of person Mr. Zheng is. If he says so, I will believe it. Director Zhang, you don't have to do so. Then I will take advantage of you. Since you said 10 million, I will use 10 million to make the deal."

Mr. Zheng was stunned. He didn't expect Shi Lei to agree to take over the crown so straightforwardly. He looked at Shi Lei in disbelief and said with a slightly trembling voice: "Really?"

Shi Lei smiled and put the crown into the box, then took out his mobile phone and prepared to call the bank to let them prepare it.

"I have to trouble Mr. Zheng to go to the bank with me. I will make a call. They should be ready soon, and then you can enter the account on the spot. How about it?"

Mr. Zheng waved his hand and said: "I know Mr. Shi also has business overseas. It would be best if the money can be transferred from abroad."

Shi Lei understood that it would be a hassle to transfer such a large amount of cash from China to foreign countries.

So, he called Yao Keji. Of course, there would be no problem there. He immediately said that he could help him transfer the account at any time.

Shi Lei asked for Mr. Zheng's son's account and handed it over to Yao Keji.

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