Chapter 437 - Bizarre Deity Statue (1/2)
Chapter 437: Bizarre Deity StatueTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“We can do business i, then I will ihing He seemed to have noticed Mo Wen’s suspicion
The faces of both Jiang Siyin and Yang Ting instantly becaourds They secretly cursed Mo Wen for being so lucky
“As you seehteous person, I’ll trust you” Mo Wen nodded his head After all, this white man had spoken up for the to the eye, so he tossed the white inal Da Vinci, giving Mo Wen an incredulous look
He couldn’t believe that Mo Wen had actually treated an original of the Master Da Vinci so casually! In the eyes of Italians, Da Vinci’s paintings were national treasures!
“Mr Mo Wen, please give me your account number I will immediately ged into his personal bank account If Andrea’s identity was true, with his status, i 60 million USD would not pose a problem
“Save yourself the trouble You can just donate the anization of our Hua Xia Country Of course, I will ask you donate it in the na,” Mo Wen said
After all, he planned to donate thehi so much trust in me?” Andrea stared at Mo Wen, surprised
“Oh, I just know that you wouldn’t dare to pocket this
“Mr Mo Wen is indeed soe You are a true philanthropist” Andrea nodded slightly
What Mo Wen said was true He wouldn’t dare pocket thisso would harm his reputation Moreover, 60 million USD was too little an ahts
The auction continued One by one, the itee to be auctioned off Most of them were ancient artifacts with historical value
In soal to auction these kinds of artifacts However, now that they were on the open sea, no one really cared or was there to regulate them
Mo Wen noticed that many of the auction items came from Hua Xia In fact, at least one-third of the auction items were ancient artifacts from Hua Xia
Many people were passionate about them especially Every time one of these ite watched as piece after piece of the Hua Xia artifacts were auctioned off, soon to be h
For many years, the tomb raiders in the country had always run rampant As such, many national artifacts were moved overseas every year
In most cases, one artifact would be sold at a low price by an artifact merchant Then, it would appear in international auctions, where some rich patriots would buy thee aners
Mo Wen did not give such things ht After all, what he considered to be valuable was different than most normal people As his concept of value was fundaarding the objects at the auction
“The next item that will be auctioned is an ancient artifact from Hua Xia This item has at least three thousand years of history and is an ancient relic Although there are no specific records for it, such an ancient artifact is rare indeed,” the auctioneer announced
A bizarre bronze statue was immediately placed on the auction block It had a human’s body and a serpent’s tail On its back were seven hands, while another pair of hands was on the front of its chest It was also holding a Flying Serpent
The design of the bronze statue was bizarre, causing it to look like a deends It had a thick aura of history to it, and everyone could sense its old age
The bronze statue’s starting bid oHowever, this was norh this item was ancient, the collective value of an ancient artifact did not depend solely upon whether it was ancient or not Hence, sos may be ancient, but may still not be worth much
In fact, the value of ancient artifacts usually was determined by the roles they played in history For example, a bowl that was used by an emperor would have a value far beyond that of a normal bowl Hence, as Da Vinci’s as related to the Western Renaissance era and he hile one of his works orth a fortune
Although a twobid for the Da Vinci painting, ah One other reason that it had such a high starting bid, aside fro related to ancient religions and legends If its actual origins could be investigated, then its value would surely multiply