Chapter 927 Private Trade Fair (Part 1)

The small trade fair was held not in Toy's manor, but in a relatively old building in London. It was originally part of a magnificent earl's manor.

Later, due to the development of central London and the decline of the earl's family, this place was naturally demolished. However, the original owner kept a piece of land and built the small building in front of him.

Although the building looks very old from the outside, it is in the city center, so it is worth a lot of money. In addition, it is also a noble inheritance, which has certain bonus points. Therefore, if the owner of this small building is willing to sell it now, the price is enough for an ordinary person to live a rich life for the rest of his life.

There are many people who come to the small trade fair. There are many cars parked in front of the small building. Many of them are people who gather in Toy's manor during the day. However, compared with the grand dress at the party, everyone who comes to this private trade fair is dressed casually.

There are several men who get out of the car with smiles on their faces and chat with smiles about what this is. What they bring with them is no longer their female companions when they attend the party, but several little stars and female models who were holding wine glasses on the lawn before, constantly wandering around to talk to people.

Toy also had a female companion with him, but she was not his wife. Since he brought his family overseas, not to mention other people, even friends like Yang Dongxu have only seen Toy's wife a few times.

Perhaps his wife is now in the UK with her children, or maybe in the US, or in a small town in Mexico. In short, when Toy had a child, Yang Dongxu also gave him a gift, but now the child is probably in elementary school, and he has never seen him once.

He also had a female companion with him, a sommelier who was said to be a wine taster in a famous winery in the UK, a foreigner named Hayes who was about 1.8 meters tall and wore high heels and was about the same height as him.

I don't know if she really works in the winery, but Hayes has a very good temperament, with a hint of nobility in her laziness, just like a Persian cat with squinting eyes.

But the most attractive thing is her figure, even though it is early spring now, everyone is wearing coats outside.

"Let's go in first, isn't it said that there has been a greenhouse effect in recent years? Why is it still so cold after the winter is over?" A gust of cold wind blew after getting off the car, and Toy tightened his woolen coat.

I don't know if it's a special hobby or a traditional legacy. In the UK, no matter what their status is, when men wear coats in winter, few people wear leather coats. They are all woolen coats that seem to be from the last century. Maybe some of them are made of more advanced materials and are more expensive, but basically the styles are similar, and there are no new models or personalized customization.

The temperature inside the small building is higher, but there is no air conditioning. In Europe and the United States, unless it is the office area of ​​an office building, residents rarely use air conditioning at home.

Winter heating is similar to that of rural areas in Northeast China - burning kang.

Of course, they don't call it burning kang here, but fireplace. The fireplace in the house is burning, and several long sofas are placed together in an orderly manner. The other furniture in the living room is basically cleared. It is obvious that the owner has made special preparations for this small trade fair.

The group walked in, talking and laughing. After sitting down, a few people who looked like butlers walked out from behind them, and then opened their suitcases and took out red wine or cigars from them.

Afterwards, it seemed that everyone was not here to attend the small trade fair, but to have a casual tea party. The female companions around them helped to sober up and cut cigars, and they were very busy.

Just now, when Yang Dongxu saw the entourage carrying boxes behind these people at the door, he thought they were items for this small trade fair, or even more tycoon carrying a box of money. He really didn't expect that the box was filled with red wine and cigars, as well as a complete set of professional equipment.

"Thank you all for taking the time to come. Old Luo Fu is very grateful. Now I won't delay everyone's precious time. The trade fair will start now." A bald middle-aged uncle walked out with a smile on his face.

Yang Dongxu knew this person, the uncle who played the accordion on the grass at the party today, and Toy introduced him before he came. This bald middle-aged uncle is called Luo Fu-Kraven, and his son, the young man who played the harmonica, is called Little Luo Fu-Kraven.

Sometimes foreigners are very casual in naming. They may add a "Xiao" before their father's name and it becomes their own name. Or they may change their name anytime and anywhere if they find an interesting name they like, even if they change their surname.

For example, after the great detective Sherlock Holmes became popular in Britain, many boys who liked to explore since childhood changed their names to Sherlock Holmes when they grew up.

Luo Fu's ancestors were once glorious. In the past, the land within a radius of 100 miles was his family's land, because his grandfather was an earl. This title was placed in the Middle Ages, but he could build a castle and become a nobleman like a small king.

But his family inheritance declined when it came to his father's generation because of successive investment failures. The land in the city center is now very expensive, so only this small building is left. Now it needs to rely on selling some of his grandfather's collections to make a living.

After speaking, Luo Fu did not delay and turned directly to the basement, and then together with his embarrassed son Xiao Luo Fu, he moved out the things to be sold today one by one.

Similar to what Toy said, most of the things that were moved out were things from medieval Europe, such as sabers and cross swords that might have been used by generals or celebrities, oil paintings by some lesser-known painters, and some bronze artifacts.

However, this bronze ware is not a Chinese bronze ware, but a bronze statue of some people or animals, some of which look like angels, some look like demons, and some are celebrities.

Then there are some jewelry. Some jewelry has simple slogans written next to it, indicating that these jewelry are from that era and have been worn by those celebrities.

There are also a few porcelains and Chinese calligraphy and paintings, but Yang Dongxu lost interest after taking a look. He can be said to have collected all kinds of things since he was a child, and now he is definitely a man who can open a museum on his own.

And it is a top-level museum with many national treasures. So he has seen a lot of good things, and he naturally has no interest in seeing these not-so-good things.

It took more than an hour for Luo Fu and his son to move out all the things to be sold today. I don’t know if the basement below is emptied. Even if it is not half empty, it is estimated that the remaining ones are all Oriental shareholders who are not very interested in the people present.

When Luo Fu and his son were moving things, the people who came to the trade fair in the room were sipping red wine and smoking cigars. From time to time, someone touched his female companion, causing a burst of shy anger.

Occasionally, when he encounters an object that he is interested in but is a little unsure about, he will discuss it quietly with the people around him. Luo Fu did not offer any price for anything. After he put everything out, he stood by with a smile on his face, allowing the guests in the room to discuss his collection at will.

"How much is that sapphire brooch? Are you sure it has been worn by the queen?" A bearded man, holding a cigar between his fingers, pointed to the jewelry box placed on a stool not far from him.

In the jewelry box is a very delicate brooch, but because it is a little old, the gold of the brooch has oxidized and does not look so beautiful, but the largest sapphire inlaid in the gold is extremely dazzling.

This is a top-grade sapphire and six other smaller sapphires inlaid together to form a flower shape.

"It's just a suspected possibility, and this cannot be guaranteed. But it has at least been worn by the princess, because this thing is one of the congratulatory gifts sent by the queen and the princess when my grandfather got married. It's just that it's a little old, and my grandfather didn't write it down carefully at the time, so there is some confusion." Luo Fu said.

"Is that so?" The bearded man rubbed his chin, and his interest seemed to have decreased for a moment.

"In fact, even if these historical values ​​are removed, its own value is not low. The largest piece of sapphire is 101.6 carats, and this is the weight after being identified by a specialized institution.

And its quality is very high, with only a very small crack inside, and other aspects are extremely perfect. It is rare to see such a large sapphire with such good texture." Luo Fu tried to make the smile on his face look more friendly.

Hearing Luo Fu say this, the bearded man took a puff of cigar and seemed to be hesitating. The female companion sitting next to him almost hung half of her body on him, looking at the sapphire brooch, her eyes emitting a sparkling light.

"How much do you plan to sell it for?" The bearded man asked.

"150,000 pounds, it will belong to you for only 150,000 pounds." Luo Fu said, even though he wanted to stay calm, his breathing was still a little hurried and uncontrollable.

There was no way, if he didn't get the money, he would file for bankruptcy. It seems that he inherited his father's bad luck. He has failed in everything he invested in these years.

His son is also a bit disappointing. He probably doesn't even have the chance to inherit his viscount title. He originally spent money to let him start a business, but he invested in a restaurant and it is now half-dead. So they are waiting to cash in these inedible things in front of them to save their lives.

Luo Fu's offer made the bearded man frown. This price is actually much higher. It is probably the price after adding the historical significance of this brooch.

The exchange rate of the pound to the US dollar has been very stable, basically hovering between 1:1.2 and 1:1.3. If calculated at a ratio of 1.3, it is nearly 200,000 US dollars. Converted into RMB at the current ratio, it is 1.6 million.

According to the current sapphire market, this price is enough to buy a sapphire of the same quality as this one.