The six Saxon-Anglo silver brooches made Professor Daniel look very carefully.

And from time to time, I stopped to meditate for a while and then whispered with the middle-aged man next to me.

The Chuanning black tea in Li Ming’s hand tastes quite good, it tastes a special flower and fruity aroma, and it seems to have a bit of the aroma of mixing grapefruit and gardenia.

After drinking, he was very excited. He planned to wait two days before reissue the bank card and get a box.

After 20 minutes.

After carefully checking everything Li Ming brought with him, the other party held up a magnifying glass and carefully put it back on his original position.

Then Professor Daniel, who took off his gloves, turned around and looked at Li Ming with a bright look, with a hint of solemnity and surprise, and then turned around and nodded to the middle-aged man.

"Two, how do you think you are watching?" Li Ming was so idle that he buckled the table next to him with his fingers.

The middle-aged man explained to Li Ming with a smile:

"Mr. Li, the things you brought are very good, especially these six silver brooches. The professor said that they were even better before the 8th century AD, especially the things that were preserved very well!"

"Are you planning to entrust us to Sotheby's Auction?"

Li Ming was actually more concerned about how long it took. He frowned and asked the key point directly:

"I want to know how long it will take for these things to be auctioned here?"

"I will tell you about the entire auction process. You may first entrust the item to us. At this time, both of us need to sign an entrustment contract, and then use our Sotheby's channels to promote and attract customers who are interested in the item, and finally a formal preview..."

After listening to this, Li Ming asked directly: "What is the valuation of these things in your auction house?"

The middle-aged man thought for a while and reached out and gestured: "The starting price I can give here is worth 300,000 pounds!"

When Li Ming heard that it was only 300,000 yuan, he couldn't help but feel sank in his heart, although he only brought these few things.

But the starting price given by the other party was still a little lower than his expectations, so he simply took out the photo of his Caroling Silver Pot from his pocket and showed it to the other party.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the photo of the silver pot was taken out, the Professor Daniel's eyes immediately became straight.

......

Looking at the more than 100 complete Viking-era artifacts in front of him, the middle-aged man took a deep breath and said.

"All things, including this Carolingan silver pot, are worth about 1.6 million!"

When the other party saw Li Ming frowning, he quickly explained.

"Li, this is just a valuation. The specific price can only be waited until after the auction according to the buyer's needs. Of course, you entrust it to our auction house. We will be responsible for promoting and previewing your stuff to the greatest extent."

It is only 1.6 million, and it is obvious that the price given by the other party is still very far from the ideal price in Li Ming's mind.

This batch of things once lasted for more than £2 million even when they were acquired by the Scottish Museum.

Now, the valuation of 1.6 million has only been released, and the subsequent pre-release period and publicity time will take as fast as 2 months.

This greatly delayed Li Ming's itinerary and plan. His original idea was to quickly take action on this batch of things.

Now, once entrusted to the auction house, everything must be kept by the other party.

Li Ming used to hear about Sotheby's name, but most of it are movies and TV series, and some major news.

At that time, I could only envy some treasure hunters who could dig up treasures to be at such a world-leading auction house.

Just when Li Ming was a little confused about whether to hand over the things to the auction house.

The cell phone in his pocket rang!

"Hey, who would call myself at this time?"

Li Ming's first reaction may have been Lao Dong.

As a result, he picked up his phone and looked at it. Unexpectedly, it was a very unfamiliar number. With a hint of confusion in his heart, Li Ming pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Mr. Li, I am Irving, the reporter who interviewed your cbb news that morning."

It turned out to be the reporter, no wonder he felt the sound on the phone was a bit familiar.

Li Ming didn't expect the other party to call;

Owen on the other end of the phone asked directly: "Mr. Li, is the treasure you dug still there?"

Li Ming couldn't help but secretly guessed in his heart: "Is the other party also interested in these things?"

He replied affirmatively: "The things are still there!"

"Thank God, that's so great. Do you remember Professor Darwin whom I visited last time?"

"We are very interested in your treasures at the National Museum of Scotland. I wonder if you are interested in taking action!"

Li Ming was stunned by the other party's words. He had never expected that the Scottish National Museum would take the initiative to find him.

He originally wanted to sell it to the highest price through an auction house. After all, no one would think that the money was less, so naturally the more the better.

But the current situation is that the valuation given by the auction house is a bit low, and the auction cycle is relatively long, although this thing does not occupy much space when it is left.

However, Li Ming himself doesn't even have a fixed place to stay now, and he can't carry these things for a long time.

Since the situation at the auction house was not ideal, Li Ming thought for a while and thought he could get in touch with the Scottish Museum.

"Li, where are you now?"

“I’m at Sotheby’s Auction in London.”

"Are you at Sotheby's Auction?!" Li Ming suddenly heard a burst of exclamation from the other end of the phone, and he could hear a few people next to him.

"Irving, let's make an appointment to meet and have a conversation another day!"

Unexpectedly, the other end of the phone was even more anxious than Li Ming.

"No need to take a plane over another day! You'll wait for us at Sotheby's!"

Li Ming couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and he was stunned in his heart.

"Cast an airplane?"

"Big work, damn!"

The other party's eagerness to meet was beyond Li Ming's expectations.

Since there is a new buyer now and it is a strong national museum, Li Ming explained the reason tactfully to the middle-aged man.

I thought I had rejected Sotheby's, but the other party should be a little unhappy.

Unexpectedly, the other party heard Li Ming say that the Scottish Museum was interested in these things. Not only did they take the initiative to lend the VIP room to themselves, but they also kindly provided tea and pastries.

He couldn't help but sigh.

Although the starting valuation given by Sotheby's Auction House was not ideal, the other party's subsequent attitude made Li Ming feel good about him.

"Look at this style, there is indeed a reason why a simple auction business can be achieved by a big shot in the world!"

......

It is usually about 90 minutes for normal flights from Edinburgh to London.

Li Ming waited for almost two hours.

I saw Irving and Professor Darwin, who were sweating all over the head, and pushed the door open and entered.

Intuition told him that several old men around Owen who were wearing suits and ties in a rolled-up book must be staff members of the National Museum of Scotland.

But the atmosphere in Li's room was a little awkward next time.

Unexpectedly, after entering the museum staff, they didn't even take the initiative to greet them. When they entered the door, they stared at the Carolingian silver pot on the table in the room.

It seems that the pile of things on the table has already captured their souls first.

"My God is so beautiful. This is really the silver pot of the Carolingian Dynasty!"

"In my judgment, this should be the largest one. There are two items in the Louvre in France, neither of which is bigger than the thing in front of you!"

"Look, these silver arm rings should be given to loyal warriors by the Nordic Viking Lords before the Middle Ages. Look at how exquisite and beautiful its patterns are!"

"No, you should pay attention to this silver buckle chain. If I guess correctly, these treasures should have been placed on backpacks made of leather or silk. Due to oxidation and corrosion, only these silver buckle chains remain!"

"These things should be the largest treasures in Scotland. Look at these beautiful little babies, including these silver ingots, and such beautiful gold ingots, especially the Zunga Lorraine silver pot. I think this should be the greatest discovery left by Scotland after the 8th-10th century Viking Pirates in recent years."

"Luke, don't forget the batch of Celtic silver coins that I just discovered in Jersey last month! More than 70,000 silver coins and those neck rings made of gold are the largest discovery in the archaeological world in recent years."

"Since the discovery of those Celtic silver coins, there have been 3,000 treasure hunters holding metal detectors in the whole of England in one night!"

"Damn it, I almost forgot that batch of things. Who found that batch of silver coins and felt like he was blessed by God. I really want to meet the treasure hunter in person!"

It seems that Jersey City Hall has covered up the information very well, and the museum staff in front of them didn't know that the discoverer of the Celtic treasure they really wanted to see was right in front of them...

Soon the things were finished, and the museum simply quoted a price in front of Li Ming!

“3 million pounds!”

Li Ming originally thought that even if the other party wanted it, he would definitely not pay much money.

Unexpectedly, the price the other party gave was completely beyond his psychological expectations, and his voice suddenly became octave higher.

“3 million pounds?”

Professor Darwin and the others thought Li Ming was very dissatisfied with the price, so several people looked at each other. One of them, the foreigner who seemed to be in charge, gritted his teeth and stood up and said.

"Of course, maybe not as high as Sotheby's, but we can provide cash checks, and you don't have to pay the auction house fees."

"Lee, on behalf of the Scottish National Museum, we can spend up to £3.5 million in this batch of Viking treasures!"

The other party's words instantly covered Li Ming for 0.001 seconds, but he immediately realized that it seemed that the other party had misunderstood, and he thought he despised the price as low.

Hehe, of course I can't show my euphoria at this time.

"Stop being angry, slutty, I'm just going to keep my mind!"

Li Ming took a deep breath, his expression pretended to be entangled;

He showed his facial expression, which was a movie hero, for thirty seconds, and then he replied slowly unwillingly in the center of the other party's expectant gaze:
Chapter completed!