Chapter 553 Christie's Auction House!

The old man snorted coldly when he heard this, and said coldly: "I had planned it for a long time, and his intentions could be punished!"

Lin Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Grandpa, aren't all this expected? It's not worth getting angry."

Lin Yu naturally knew that the dirty places of the red families in the capital were each of which had their own power. Some families were well run and the factory had good benefits, while others only knew how to take money into their arms, which made the factory's efficiency worse and worse. In the end, they had to seek help from the country. The country had to spend a lot of money to subsidize for the workers. If this cycle continued, the workers did not make money, and the country did not make money, and the money was secretly operated by the person in charge of the factory.

Now that the central government is going to conduct a thorough investigation, Lin Yu never thought that these people would surrender and wait for death, and would definitely resist stubbornly. For this reason, various conspiracies emerge one after another, which is natural.

"What should I do next?" the old man asked calmly.

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Grandpa, there is a word about politics in China called 'Domestic Mean'. I think it's quite appropriate. Since this word is appropriate, then we might as well be appropriate again. The same sentence is still the same, not to be moved, catch the big and let the small, and kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Although the change of leadership is important, if you don't take action now, it will be difficult to do it after the change of leadership."

The old man frowned. How could he not know about such a thing? But now it is the time of the change of leadership, and hostile forces at home and abroad are watching with wide eyes. If such a big thing happens now, the country may be in chaos.

Seeing that the old man was not talking, Lin Yu knew that the old man was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Grandpa, let Qianjing's father come to Europe for a trip."

When the old man heard this, his eyes lit up and he chuckled softly. He knew that Lin Yu had seen the mystery of this matter, which really made the old man look at him with admiration.

You know, the old man who was about to quit this was also thought about it and realized something strange. Unexpectedly, Xiaoyu was young and had such a vision and insight. I am afraid that even many old bureaucrats who have been in the career for many years may not have such awareness. Even if they are not thought carefully enough, it is enough to give him some more time.

No matter how these people jump, the rope is now pinched in the old man's hands. You can tighten it whenever you want.

"You, never forget your father-in-law..." The old man smiled, and then continued: "Okay, the central government will consider this matter as soon as possible."

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Grandpa, if I don't help my father-in-law, your granddaughter-in-law won't let me go home."

This made the old man laugh. Secretary Song outside the door was wondering. What did Lin Yu talk to the old man, making the old man so happy?

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Just as many things began in full swing, the old man in Beijing dragged his sick body to the old man's residence in Xishan. Among these people are many veteran generals who have not left for many years.

The old man talked with these old men for a long time, but no one except the people present learned the specific content of the conversation.

Even Secretary Song just served the old men a cup of hot tea, then stepped out and gently closed the door.

If you don’t go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble, let alone these old men come together. There will definitely be very important things, which cannot be touched by a small secretary like him.

In addition, at this time, Liu Jinnan, Secretary of the Huaxia Jingcheng Committee, conducted a ten-day visit to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and Italy at the invitation of six European countries.

This visit was very sudden, a sudden invitation from the six European countries, and many people in China did not know the specific situation.

During this ten-day visit, the six European countries reached a number of agreements with Liu Jinnan, including investment in Beijing and investment in other places in China, such as Hainan, Guangdong, and Fujian. All projects have been signed.

In addition, when Liu Jinnan first visited the UK and last visited Italy, he had a secret conversation with the heads of the UK and Italian government. Only a few domestic bigwigs knew the content of the conversation. Only then could domestic people know the purpose of this visit.

A month passed, and five large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises, including the Yangtze Motor Group, were sentenced to ten years to life imprisonment. A ministerial-level official in the capital resigned, two deputy ministerial-level and five department-level cadres were dismissed.

The matter has come to an end here. Haste can't be achieved. Lin Yu understands this principle, and the old man is even more deeply impressed.

Immediately afterwards, the work allocation of the highest level of the central government was also fine-tuned, and some heavyweight ministries and commissions made small-scale personnel adjustments.

There is no doubt that in this violent collision, both the old man and the king system achieved fruitful results, and many families were hit by this fine-tuning. As for the size of the attack, it depends on the degree of compromise.

But even so, it was a big surprise. This was a situation that had never happened before and could not be imagined.

On March 2, 1988, a large-scale auction held by Christie's Paris Auction was held as scheduled. Christie's Auction is one of the most famous auction companies in the world. This type of large-scale auction will be held at least once a year, and the location is not fixed. This year, Italy was selected.

Christie's Auction, founded in London by James Christie's in 1766, is the oldest art auction house in the world. On December 5, 1766, James Christie's held his first auction in London. Since then, Christie's Auction House has been committed to providing customers with high-quality and excellent services. James Christie's, who has a steady style, good speech and a great sense of humor, has evolved the auction into an exquisite art, and held many very important auctions from the 18th to the 19th century.

During World War I, Christie's held a total of seven series of charity auctions for the Red Cross, and received a total of more than 400,000 pounds.

In 1926, the "Picture of Madame Davenpo" by British painter Romney (1734-1802) sold £60,900, which was the most expensive work of art between the two world wars. It is also worth mentioning that 78 paintings taken out from the Howford Collection in 1928 were auctioned off in one morning, earning a total of £364,994.

At the beginning of World War II, people were panic and art auctions reached a low point. In 1941, Christie's's was destroyed heavily, which made it even worse. Later, the office was moved east and west until the new building of the old place No. 8 King Street was built in 1953, and it was moved back to its original location and settled down.

With the recovery of the post-war economy, huge merchants had money in their pockets, and art deals began to flourish. In 1956, a Dutch painter Rembrandt's "Picture of Tids" sold for 798,000 pounds. In 1970, even more unusual, the "Picture of Juan de Palega" by Spanish painter Velazquez (1599-1660) was sold for 2.31 million pounds. It was the first artwork in auction history to break the record of 1 million pounds.

Since 1968, Christie's has paid attention to expanding its foreign business. In that year, it established its first foreign office in Geneva, specializing in jewelry business. In 1977, it set up an office in New York, USA and held an auction, which was a great success. In 1979, it established a new office in New York, called "East Christie's". It is worth mentioning that in 1973, Christie's became a joint-stock company of Volkswagen Investment, and its stock was listed on the London Stock Exchange, which greatly enhanced the company's vitality.

The 1980s was the era when Christie's was prosperous. In 1980, the works of Impressionist painters in the Ford Collection in New York sold £6 million. Since then, Impressionist paintings have been optimistic and have come from behind. In 1984, 71 works by great European painters from Chazworth were auctioned for a total of £20 million, of which one of Raphael's works sold for £3.5 million. The auction held in Elveden Hall in Sèfolk in the same year also sold for £6.2 million.

In 1985, a painting "The Doctor Comes to Say" by the early Italian Renaissance painter Mantania (1431-1506) became the most expensive work of famous European painters in the 18th century auctioned, reaching 8.1 million pounds. Impressionist paintings were not to be left behind. In 1986, Manet's "Mosner Pavus" sold for 7.7 million pounds, setting the highest record for Impressionist works.

Good things are still coming. 1987 was a brilliant year for Christie’s. Van Gogh’s “Sunflower” set a record high, reaching 24.75 million pounds. Another Van Gogh’s “Chink Taylor Bridge” sold for 12.65 million pounds. A Degas work was as high as 7.48 million pounds. In addition, a Gutenberg Bible sold for 3.26 million pounds; a 64.83-carat Fallowe’s diamond sold for 3.84 million pounds; a Buguet Louis brand sedan sold for 5.5 million pounds. In 1988, works by Van Gogh, Picasso and others all had good auction results, such as Van Gogh’s “Picture of Lavox” sold for 13.75 million US dollars (7.33 million pounds), and Picasso’s “Young Clown Playing Acrobatics” sold for 2.09 million pounds.

But this auction is a bit intriguing.

At least these rich people are potential customers of the auction. If they were in normal times, there would probably not be so many rich people gathered in France.

"Mr. Lin Yu, come here!"

Outside the auction venue, Jerry waved to Lin Yu from afar. Lin Yu had already expressed his last time that he was very curious about the auction and hoped to have a chance to come and have a look. After growing up so old, Lin Yu had never participated in a formal auction in his two lifetimes.

"Hello, Jerry!" Lin Yu walked over with a smile, and Elena, who came to participate in the auction, also followed her.


Chapter completed!