The prosperity of a country depends on its national strength, not on just grabbing a few antiques. This is why the country has always discouraged high-priced bidding for cultural relics lost overseas.
Instead of spending tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars to buy a few faucets and donating them, it would be better to use the money in more meaningful places instead of letting robbers make another fortune.
The two of them walked and looked around and came to the Egyptian Pavilion, which was divided into two pavilions: the Mummy Pavilion and the Egyptian Architecture Pavilion. It felt eerie walking inside.
"It's so tragic that even after they died, they were dragged out for exhibition."
"These mummies were either priests or pharaohs. When they died, they probably didn't expect to be dug up thousands of years later!"
Xia Yu said with some emotion.
He used to like reading tomb-raiding novels, but the tombs that the protagonists robbed were all domestic, and pyramids were rarely mentioned, except for the infinite flow novels that were written about "The Mummy".
"So it's better to be cremated after death. It burns cleanly and you don't have to worry about what happens after death."
Ji Yang expressed his thoughts, and he was more in favor of cremation.
"You're not romantic. We can only die once in this life, so why not make it grand and romantic?"
"Hey, tell me how to make it grand and romantic. I want to hear your opinion."
After hearing what Xia Yu said, Ji Yang also became interested.
"Take cremation, for example. What's the point of putting the body into a crematorium? If you want to cremate it, you have to launch the body into space on a rocket, so that it flies towards the sun with a resolute attitude."
"grass!"
Ji Yang thought of a lot in an instant, but only this one word came to his lips.
"Didn't you say you wanted to go into commercial spaceflight? And you ended up doing this? Space funeral services?"
"They should develop more profitable projects. Current funeral services just launch urns, which then become space junk. Launching them to the sun won't be a problem, as they'll vaporize as soon as they get close."
Xia Yu answered seriously.
"Then you can give Musk some suggestions. Maybe he can come up with special services like Apollo carrying the coffin or Amaterasu escorting the funeral."
“Then I have to register a patent first.”
The two chatted seriously and it was noon soon. They had lunch and then continued shopping until the museum closed at 5:30 in the afternoon.
"It's also unfortunate timing. On Fridays, they're open until 8:30 p.m., but usually they close at 5:30 p.m."
"Even if it's Friday, we have to leave now. We have other things to do tonight."
Today's schedule is not just about visiting the museum, this evening event is more important.
"What's up?"
"We're going to an auction."
Ji Yang and Xia Yu have participated in more than one auction, most of which were car auctions. Today's auction was special as it was an auction of antique musical instruments.
"Aren't you deliberately trying to be a good player?"
"It's not for me."
Xia Yu didn't buy it for himself, he bought it for a friend.
"Maria, do you still remember her? She was promoted to chief some time ago. I think I should fulfill my promise."
There is no high or low in music, but there are musical instruments. Good musical instruments are worth millions or tens of millions, and not everyone can afford to buy one like Xia Yu. Many outstanding musicians only got their first good musical instrument after they made a name for themselves.
The piano is provided free of charge by relevant charitable associations, musical instrument museums and wealthy music lovers. The purpose is to make the antique more than just an antique, to allow talent to be displayed and to let the melodious melody continue to be heard in the world.
To be honest, this is a very noble practice. Xia Yu also wants to be a noble person, so he plans to buy a good piano and lend it to Maria.
When Maria can no longer play the violin, it and this spirit will be passed on to the next musician.
"Are you really not greedy for my body?"
"Just kidding, we are soulmates, don't be so vulgar."
Xia Yu said this righteously, but why didn't Ji Yang believe it? It must be that his cultivation was not enough, and he needed to help his friend strengthen his spiritual civilization.
"Okay, I still don't know where my soulmate is, and you have so many soulmates."
"A soulmate is a soulmate, a confidante is a confidante, a girlfriend is a girlfriend, and a wife is a wife. Comrade Ji Yang, you can't confuse them!"
Ji Yang suddenly realized that he seemed to be unable to win the argument with Xia Yu.
"You're right, let's go have dinner!"
If you can't beat them, join them, and fill your stomach first.
The two went back to the hotel for dinner. The hotel has a two-Michelin-star restaurant called Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.
There is a saying that Michelin restaurant guests are more likely to fail at Chinese food, but the experience of Western food is still quite good. Xia Yu deeply agrees with this.
The foie gras and orange appetizer is a famous molecular cuisine. The orange peel is realistic in shape and has a rich taste. Spreading the cut foie gras on crispy toasted bread will make the flavor more prominent.
The main course of slow-cooked fragrant pigeon was just above average. It would have been even better if pigeons produced in China had been used instead. What impressed Xia Yu the most was the dessert after the meal - the tipsy cake.
After beating the butter, eggs and flour, soak them in sweet wine and pour in rich pineapple syrup. The taste is light and dense, and the roasted brown pineapple is sweet and sour and juicy. After layering, people will be completely immersed in the beauty of the dessert.
Alas, human beings’ desire for high-fat and high-sugar foods is engraved in their genes. If we cannot exercise self-discipline, we can only indulge ourselves completely.
Chew it and then spit it out, do you think you are a female star?
Because they had drunk wine at dinner, neither of them drove and went directly to the auction site in the Rolls-Royce Phantom provided by the hotel.
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