From the Island Owner to the King

Therefore, it is no exaggeration for the appraisal experts to give a valuation of 187.1 million US dollars to Yiqipan, which is "all in the history of Xia".

Qijian, the first sword in China, was also given a very high valuation of US$110.7 million by appraisal experts.

The Xiahou Ding Ding, the first tripod in China, has an estimated price of US$141.2 million.

1237 Xia Dynasty bronzes.

You must know that in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, bronze ware was covered with a layer of mystery. It is not a bronze ware with practical value in the general sense, but a token of communication between people, gods and ancestors.

Therefore, the bronzes cast in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties strive to be fine, beautiful and pleasing to the eye and sonorous.

In addition, in the history of bronze ware, the bronze wares of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were the actions of the state, and the workmanship was extremely ingenious. Because it was needed by the state, the workers did their best, and the state spared no expense, focusing on the quality of the utensils.

Finally, when these three generations of bronze ware were cast, they were all cast by hand. One piece of bronze ware was made from one mold. No two pieces were exactly the same. Each piece was unique and unparalleled in the world.

Therefore, this batch of 1237 bronzes cast in the Xia Dynasty, each of which is exquisite and beautiful, is the ultimate goal of collectors and investors.

Compared with Qijian, Xiahou Dingding, and Yiqipan, these 1237 bronzes are the most valuable.

More than 40 evaluation experts conducted a careful and accurate evaluation of this batch of bronzes after half a month.

The final estimate given was $814.1 million. Equivalent to RMB 5.0474 billion.

Among them, the evaluation price is the lowest, it is a bronze ware with a relatively small shape, and the value is more than 300,000 yuan.

Among them, there are 7 bronzes with an estimated price of hundreds of millions of yuan. Several hundred million.

There are 47 bronzes with an estimated value of 10 million to 100 million yuan.

There are 482 bronzes with an estimated value of between one million and ten million.

There are 701 bronzes with an estimated value of less than one million.

There are a total of 1237 Xia Dynasty bronzes with a total estimated value of 5.0474 billion yuan.

On average, each Xia Dynasty bronze ware was estimated at 4.08 million yuan by many evaluation experts.

It is conceivable that this batch of Xia Dynasty bronzes is of high quality.

The final evaluation team assessed the price of these bronzes at US$1.253 billion, equivalent to RMB 7.7686 billion.

There is some gap with the estimated value of 7.217 billion obtained by dozens of assessment experts from the Light of Xia Civilization Working Group.

In the end, after repeated negotiation between the two parties, the transaction was concluded at RMB 7.512 billion.

Lawyers for both parties drafted a contract for the transaction.

at last. Chen Rui signed his name on the transaction contract with the representative of the Chinese side.

The $1.2116 billion used to buy back the Xia Dynasty bronzes was allocated from the emergency budget of the Ministry of Finance and remitted to Chen Rui's American Express Bank account.

Chen Rui handed over the batch of Xia Dynasty bronzes to Chinese representatives.

The deal is done.

a few days later. A transport ship docks at the just-expanded port of Malrouge on the island of Tortuga.

The Chinese staff and the staff on the island carried the bronze wares to the ship.

The ship will depart from the Port of Malrouge on Tortuga Island and arrive in Miami, USA.

At Miami International Airport, China leased a c-130 "Hercules" transport plane to transport the bronze wares back to China.

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China bought back a batch of bronzes from the Xia Dynasty from Chen Rui.

Involves 1,240 Xia Dynasty bronzes. Pieces of boutique. The amount involved reached 1.2116 billion US dollars, which is not a small number in the international art trading market.

a simple number.

Christie's, one of the world's leading art auction houses, in 2005, the total turnover of Christie's global auctions was 1.8 billion pounds, the highest record in Christie's history.

You must know that Christie's 90 offices around the world and 16 locations around the world hold regular auctions, with a total auction turnover of only 1.8 billion pounds a year. It also broke the all-time record.

$1,211.6 million already equals half of Christie's auction house's total sales in a year.

More than 200 people participated in the transaction.

This matter must be hidden from some well-informed people and the media.

In fact, whether it is China, or Chen Rui. I didn't even want to lie to anyone.

Many people know some inside information about the deal.

For example, the price appraisers of both parties, the negotiators, they are involved in the whole process of the transaction, they know very detailed, eg. The quantity of this batch of bronzes, the estimated price. Details of the transaction and negotiation between the two parties.

There are also some staff members on both sides who also know some news about the deal, but not much.

The next day, this huge art transaction involving 1.2 billion US dollars and 1,240 Xia Dynasty bronzes spread around the world.

Someone revealed to the media that China bought back a batch of more than 1,200 Xia Dynasty bronzes from Chen Rui.

These bronze pieces are fine.

Among the more than 1,200 pieces of bronze ware, the one with the lowest evaluation price has reached 320,000 yuan.

Among them is a bronze sword, a bronze plate, and a bronze tripod, all of which are estimated to be worth more than 100 million US dollars.

The transaction price of the bronze plate broke the international record for the transaction price of cultural relics, reaching nearly 200 million US dollars.

There are 7 bronzes with an estimated value of more than 100 million yuan.

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Some foreign and domestic media and TV stations have reported on it.

As soon as the report came out, it caused a great shock at home and abroad.

The international academic community has expressed great interest in this batch of Xia Dynasty bronzes and has maintained a great deal of attention.

However, what many people are most interested in is why these Xia Dynasty bronzes are re-tracing outside China. How did Chen Rui discover these Xia Dynasty bronzes, where and how they were discovered.

Compared with art, history, and civilization, adventure, treasure, and treasure hunting are always the things that everyone pays the most attention to.

This is a huge treasure of more than 1.2 billion US dollars.

Because the salvage site was in the waters near the Azores in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, it was salvaged from a British merchant ship. In order to avoid some trouble, extra troubles, and some international disputes, the Chinese side remained silent.

Of course Chen Rui wouldn't say it either.

Therefore, it has always been a mystery to many people why these Xia Dynasty bronzes suddenly appeared overseas and where they were found.

Foreign media and scholars have been speculating about the location of the discovery of these Xia Dynasty bronzes.

The most guessed is that Chen Rui discovered a sunken ship and found these Xia Dynasty bronzes in the sunken ship.

This is not difficult to understand.

Chinese bronzes suddenly appeared overseas, and bronzes did not have legs, so they went overseas on their own.

It is most likely that at a certain period in history, these bronzes were plundered by the invaders and shipped back to China. During the voyage, they encountered severe weather such as sea storms and huge waves, and sank in a certain sea area until there was a Chen Rui discovered it one day. (To be continued)