Entertainment World: The Wild God of Gourmet

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Sotheby's moved quickly, and immediately launched the first round of publicity in the Greater China region after the contract took effect.

A variety of very rare diamonds, including those named "Rose Star", "Themis Deep Blue Diamond Ring", "Lucky Gold Diamond", "Goddess Tears (White Diamond)" and so on, have been announced one after another.

Sotheby's valued these diamonds at US$160 million, and the news immediately attracted worldwide attention.

The hype about diamonds has been common in recent years, "Diamonds are forever, and one piece will last forever."

What is the inner meaning of this advertisement? It is to let you keep the diamonds and don't throw them away, otherwise the price of diamonds in the market will not be stable.

Until more than 100 years ago, diamonds could only be found in a few Indian rivers and Brazilian jungles, and the annual production of gem-quality diamonds was only a few kilograms. At that time, diamonds were just a kind of gemstone. However, in 1870, a huge diamond mine was discovered in the e-river of South Africa, and the output can be measured in tons. Overnight, the market was flooded with diamonds.

The British investors behind the mines in South Africa are afraid. Diamonds have no use value, and the high price is entirely due to their rarity. With the development of new mines in South Africa, diamonds will sooner or later be reduced to ordinary gems.

In response, major investors in these diamond mines consolidated their assets to create a single entity, controlling production and maintaining the public perception of diamond scarcity. This entity is de-bee, founded in 1888 in South Africa. De-bee has monopolized and controlled the global diamond trade by setting up trading companies in various countries.

In 1939, due to the economic downturn, de-bee had to cut 90% of its production capacity at that time. In order to impress the world's diamond demand, it played the classic slogan "a-diamond-is-orever" and successfully sold diamonds. It was given to the public, making the price of diamonds go up all the way, and finally formed today's highly monopolized diamond market.

There is no doubt that de-bee's control of diamonds can be regarded as very successful.

The prices of other commodities, whether gold, silver, copper, rubber, grain, or oil, will fluctuate greatly with the economic situation, but only diamonds have basically been able to rise steadily since the 1930s. Its control over prices is so strong that during the period of high inflation in the United States in the 1970s, some people even used diamonds to preserve their value.

In recent years, online consulting has developed, and it is not that no one has targeted diamond marketing, especially after watching the movie "Flawless", you may feel that diamonds are like shit.

But those that can be hyped are always small carat diamonds, because the reserves and output of rice grain and mung bean-sized diamonds are quite large. If the supply is completely opened up, the price of diamond rings will really fall into shit.

And these large, giant and even super-giant diamonds like those held by Chen Ergou have been rare treasures since ancient times. Maybe in the future, someone can invent artificial diamonds that may depreciate in value, but at least for now they are unique treasures.

As soon as the news was announced, the world was shocked, and there was no shortage of envy and jealousy in addition to the shock.

Then it was announced and displayed together with the stone tablet engraved with Greek pirate poems that appeared as an important clue during the live broadcast. As well as the statue of Themis, the goddess of fairness, the gold-plated rudder, the "Book of Gold" pirate law code, and a smaller "Book of Gold and Gems" that records the life of Captain Barbossa.

In addition, as a promotional display item, Chen Ergou also exposed some items in the treasure box for the first time. For example, a gold-plated flint long musket that may have been produced in the early nineteenth century, a gold-plated pattern short musket, a sailor's scimitar with a gold handle, a gold-plated corona, a pirate compass in the late eighteenth century, and some precious gold coins, etc. It was made public for the first time.

Treasure news is already a hot topic in China, and now that the detailed information is released, a large number of media will automatically follow up and report it immediately. Push this pirate treasure event to a new level.

The high-definition photos of the pieces of ancient gold and silver coins, diamonds, gems, and well-preserved golden books, gilt-patterned short muskets, gilded coronas, etc.

It began to appear in major media newspapers, TV news, and online media.

Although most of these are no longer included in the auction, it is still shocking that he has quietly hollowed out all the treasures. Those adventurers who are still trying their luck in Congo can only get an empty sarcophagus even if they hollow out the mountain.

Everyone in the know knows that these may only be part of the entire pirate treasure, and the key to another treasure map is hidden in the young man's mind.

As the owner of these treasures, Chen Ergou, became the focus of the media for the first time.

Not only domestic media, but also foreign media rushed to report. Following the close contact with the dinosaur survivors last time, the name Chen Ergou appeared in the eyes of the world media for the second time in a short period of time. On Google, Baidu and other major search sites, the popularity was once at the forefront. According to this intensive attention, it may be possible to enter Google's top ten global events by the end of the year.

This fueled the flames, and also caused the click-through rate of his video content on YouTube to skyrocket. Even the previous viral video of the "handshake" of the dinosaur survivors has more than 5 billion hits, which is really popular.

There are also countless domestic netizens flocking to live broadcast rooms, Weibo, and post bars to discuss.

"Thousands of gold coins, a lot of diamonds, and precious stones blinded my eyes. Lord Dog really made a fool of himself. In a blink of an eye, he became a billionaire!"

"In the future, there is no need to give gifts to Lord Dog, he is the real rich man."

"Master Dog, are you still missing parts on your thighs, are you a dog leg!"

"It didn't look like much during the live broadcast. How could it be so valuable? Could it be that the part dug up happened to be the essence, and it was too profitable. Is it the fastest way to get rich? Master Dog will share half of the meeting. Tell us the coordinates, and I will Go treasure hunting."

"Foreign treasure hunters have always salvaged various Chinese shipwrecks and hidden treasures, including the thousand-year-old mysterious shipwreck Black Stone carrying Tang Dynasty antiquities, the Ming Dynasty treasure shipwreck Yingtan in the 14th century, and the Song Dynasty treasure shipwreck Mageni in the 11th century. Every The treasures are several times larger than this pirate’s treasure, and they are priceless. There are millions of pieces of porcelain alone, which are extremely rich in content. But all of them are lost overseas, but the domestic reports are also cold, which is really embarrassing for the people of the country. Treasure hunter, you have returned from digging for treasure abroad! Proud of Lord Dog!"

You must know that when the Black Stone was unearthed, the largest number of them was ceramic products, as many as 67,000 pieces, including blue and white painted plates of the Tang Dynasty, Xing Kiln dishes, Tang Sancai, Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain, and Changsha Kiln. The most precious are the three pieces of blue and white porcelain, which are the earliest and most complete blue and white porcelain discovered in China so far.

Due to the great artistic value and research value of the "Black Stone" shipwreck treasure, starting from the first half of 2002, some cities in China expressed their intention to purchase it, and foreign countries such as Singapore, Qatar, and Japan also expressed their intention.

It's a pity that the price offered by the other party is sky-high, and they also require an overall purchase. This harsh condition has stopped the country. To this day, no city or museum has purchased these treasures.

This Barbossa pirate's treasure is indeed not worth mentioning compared to the famous shipwreck of the "Black Rock". It is the only example in modern times where treasures were discovered from abroad and brought back to China, which is really inspiring.

After part of the value of the treasure was announced, millions of treasure hunters around the world were disturbed. Some treasure hunting companies wanted to try their luck, and ordinary tourists went to Congo regardless of the risk. There were also reports on the Internet that Chen Ergou found the treasure Aerial photos of the place.

The originally beautiful mountainous land near the river has now collapsed, forming a waterfall that flows wider and wider. According to legend, some tourists actually picked up gold coins downstream of the waterfall. This discovery made other adventure tourists more enthusiastic. His unintentional move even led to a wave of tourism, and perhaps the Congolese government should thank him.

Many outside media wanted to interview Chen Ergou, including well-known foreign media, but Chen Ergou declined them one by one. The matter is not over yet, and any more reports now are superfluous.

It's just that the community where he lives has been exposed, and the security issues are really worrying. Now it's difficult for him to go out for morning exercises, so what else can he do?

This also urged him more and more to take down that villa as soon as possible.

And this report has another advantage, that is, the Tan Gong that has been talking about has been quickly implemented.

Cai Yinong took a few ancient gold and silver coins to personally visit the owner, Ou Jinwang, the president of McKinsey China. It turned out that the president was going to be transferred away, so he was in a hurry to sell the manor in China. For a person of his worth, it is much more real for a celebrity to take over the current manor than the inflated price.

The buyers and sellers on both sides had substantive contacts, and the various real estate agencies in the middle naturally could no longer make the main offer, and the sale and purchase proceeded very smoothly after that.

After some negotiation, Chen Ergou was willing to pay all the purchase price in one lump sum after three months. Finally successfully won this British manor-style luxury villa at a price of 166 million. The other party also stated that all the furniture in the villa will be given to the future homeowner intact, including a Rolls-Royce limousine and a Maybach sports car, all of which are additional gifts and will be transferred to Chen Ergou together.

The other party's only request was that a few trees planted in the yard should not be damaged. These were planted by his daughter. This small request is naturally no problem. Chen Ergou also invited the other party to come back to the manor as a guest if he comes to China in the future.

In this way, there is no hindrance.

After a week of experience, Chen Ergou finally moved into this manor-style villa with Rengar and J-20.

On this day, all his friends came to help, even Chen Shuhan, who was in school, came to join in the fun.

"Oh, what a beautiful house."

From a distance, it looks like a building is located on a green high ground, with haystacks scattered nearby, the sun is just right, and the years are quiet!

The morning light passed through the branches, and a piece of not-so-dense tree planting woke up, accepting the morning light bathe softly.

Rengar ran excitedly on the grass like a wild horse running wild. The sprint speed that belongs to the leopard is fully revealed at this moment. It's a pity that it lasted only five seconds before I was out of breath. Not to be outdone, the J-20 was able to fly short distances with its immature wings flapping. It landed on Rengar's forehead, showing off his might, really looks like a golden eagle.

"Boss, Rengar and the others look so happy." Su Qiqi smiled and chased after them.

"Brother, can I also live here in the future?" Chen Shuhan had a longing expression on his face.

Chen Ergou was also in a good mood, and said with a smile, "You can stay as long as you want."

"Haha, brother, you are the best."

Cai Yinong laughed and shouted in front: "Come in and have a look. If you are not satisfied with anything, you can find a decoration company to redecorate it."

Everyone cheered and filed in.

When I actually moved in, I realized why so many rich people prefer to buy English manor-style villas.

Covering an area of ​​nearly 2,500 square meters, through a large garden of green trees and fountains, when you open the gate, the first thing you see is the 7.5-meter atrium. Enclosed by 10 marble columns, the fountain is gurgling and flowing. Looking up, the antique art mirror painting hand-painted by the artist surrounds the upper part of the atrium, setting off each other with the crystal lamp, forming a strong light and shadow effect.

Next to the main living room, there are divisible conference rooms, family gathering rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, etc., and almost every room has floor-to-ceiling windows. Unlike the ancient castle villas with a strong sense of history, all units here have elevators and double staircases that reflect the characteristics of the times.

Going up the master ladder, there are 3 guest rooms on the second floor, and the master room and children's room on the third floor. Each room has an independent cloakroom and a bathroom with wet and dry separation.

The master room covers an area of ​​120 square meters. The bathroom is equipped with a hoesh jacuzzi bathtub and gold-plated faucet imported from Germany. The bathroom mirror is from the top brand Labarge in the United States. The frame is made of cowhide and is inlaid with carefully polished shells.

The entire basement area is larger than the data, covering more than 600 square meters. It also has a sun room, a constant temperature swimming pool, a gym, a sauna, a bar, and a movie theater. It is the best place for the host to entertain guests and relax.

In addition, the servant's room, servant's workshop, and driver's room are all on this floor.

Chen Ergou turned up and down in a circle, and the first feeling was that it was quiet. In his current life, there are already many inconveniences. It would be great to have such a quiet manor in a busy city.

The second is to be close to nature. When he has no money, he may not care about many things, but now that he has money, especially after having the two little guys J-20 and Rengar, he pays more attention to this aspect. For an international big city like Shanghai, you can still see such a green space, so what is there to be dissatisfied with?

Finally, such a manor villa is very valuable for asset preservation.

Hold the railing on the third floor with both hands and look down.

At the entrance, there is a moving company, which is moving huge statues and steles of pirate poems into the manor.

It has entered April, but the weather in Shanghai is still cool. But by the heated swimming pool in the backyard, the girls couldn't resist the temptation early on. Su Qiqi and Chen Shuhan had already changed into swimsuits, ready to enjoy the coolness of summer in advance.

Footsteps came from behind, Cai Yinong came over and said with a smile, "How is it, how do you feel?"

Chen Ergou patted the railing and said with a smile, "It's like a dream, it couldn't be better!"

After solving his worries, it's time for him to move his muscles.