50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 811 The Third Queen of the World

Sun Zhiwei had just spent two days dealing with the harassment and covetousness of local community groups when Christie's authentication team made an explosive discovery.

The golden elephant that Sun Zhiwei had casually placed in one of the containers has been discovered.

The appraisers present exclaimed that this must be the heaviest artificial pure gold artifact in the world.

Sun Zhiwei curled his lip, thinking to himself that the "Golden Cube" at the entrance of his own Guili Jewelry Store was the heaviest man-made pure gold product in the world.

He never even considered applying for a Guinness World Record, only to cover up the fact that the golden cube was hollow.

In order to measure the accurate weight of the golden elephant, Christie's specially borrowed a state-of-the-art electronic weighbridge from the port.

This thing is usually used to weigh container trucks.

In other words, Victoria Harbour's port facilities have always been among the world's best; otherwise, Christie's would have had a hard time finding such a mobile weighing device that can weigh over ten tons.

As expected, the weighing results showed that the golden elephant weighed a total of 18.5 tons. If the various gemstone decorations on the elephant were removed, it would weigh several tens of kilograms less.

Considering the era in which the elephant was cast, the gold refining process was not advanced enough, so the purity of this gold elephant is only 95%, but that is still quite astonishing.

Based on the price of refined gold, the total value of the gold used to cast this elephant alone reaches $2.6 million.

The gemstones adorning the golden elephant are also incredibly valuable, and its century-long history of casting further multiplies its true value.

After repeated discussions, Christie's team of appraisers finally valued the golden elephant at $15 billion.

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhiwei raised an eyebrow and immediately removed the elephant from the auction list.

He felt that Christie's appraisers had underestimated the value of the golden elephant.

He sold it for $15 billion; he might as well have placed this golden elephant in the flagship store of Magnificent Jewellery in New York as its centerpiece.

It is made entirely of gold and jewels, which is perfect for the positioning of a jewelry store.

Having it in the Rosewood Jewellery store would not only increase its value with the rise in gold prices, but the continuous fame and foot traffic it would bring would be far beyond what $15 billion could offer.

This is just like when he placed the "Golden Cube" at the entrance of the jewelry flagship store, except this time the "Golden Elephant" cannot be placed outside the flagship store.

Otherwise, he would be heartbroken if someone pried off even one of the gems on it.

Christie's was very disappointed when they learned of Sun Zhiwei's decision, as this kind of treasure is not something that can be found at every auction.

Christie's CEO Mitchell personally approached Sun Zhiwei, and through communication, they hoped to reserve the golden elephant for display during a promotional exhibition.

Sun Zhiwei felt that such an exhibition would help enhance the reputation of other auction items, so he agreed not to move them away for the time being.

After resolving the club's minor troubles, Sun Zhiwei once again found himself in a state of tedious waiting. However, he couldn't afford not to wait; such a large treasure trove was at risk of being lost without his supervision.

Money is a powerful motivator; in just less than half a month, he has already discovered several instances of staff members stealing things.

Each time he discovered a thief, he would immediately call the Pinkerton soldiers responsible for overseeing the identification work, instructing them to intercept each thief on the spot.

This is just the internal situation; external covetousness has never ceased either.

14K was just the most active of the group; there were many other lone thieves, many of whom exploited Christie's security vulnerabilities to infiltrate the warehouse. Sun Zhiwei dealt with these covert intrusions directly using spatial collection, avoiding any trouble for the guards.

Three more days passed, and on that morning the Queen arrived at Victoria Harbour aboard the Britannia yacht.

This was the Queen's second visit to Hong Kong, and the welcoming ceremony organized by the Governor was as warm and grand as ever.

When the Queen visited Hong Kong eleven years ago, she was either wearing a pink dress or a light green plaid skirt, and she would be carrying a small bag.

Although she was 49 years old at the time, she still looked very young.

Eleven years have passed, and the Queen's attire this time is still a solid-color dress, but this time there are no pink or green options; instead, she wears more mature colors such as blue and purple.

She even wore bright red and bright yellow clothes while on the mainland, which shows that Her Majesty is not old at all.

Queen Elizabeth was born in 1926 and is now 60 years old. Many people feel that Her Majesty's days are numbered.

But no one would have imagined that Her Majesty the Queen, whose face now shows many wrinkles, still has nearly 40 years left to squander.

She reigned for 70 years and 214 days when she passed away in 2022. Many people thought she was the world's longest-reigning monarch, but unfortunately, she wasn't.

Louis XIV, the French king, reigned for 72 years and 3 months, making him the longest-reigning monarch in European history.

Expanding the scope to the whole world, there is another monarch who reigned for an even longer period: Pharaoh Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt.

佩皮二世约6岁登基，100岁去世，统治期横跨94年（约公元前2281年—公元前2187年）。

This record is based on ancient Egyptian inscriptions and archaeological evidence, and although it is ancient, most scholars believe it to be highly credible.

Although they are not number one in the world, ranking third is still very impressive.

With the Queen's arrival, Christie's, a company founded in London, naturally couldn't remain indifferent.

It just so happened that Christie's chairman and president were both in Hong Kong this time, and thanks to their connections in London, they managed to get into the Queen's welcoming party.

They had originally wanted to invite Sun Zhiwei to the welcoming ceremony, but unfortunately, Sun Zhiwei was unwilling to fawn over their queen.

Although he did not attend the welcoming ceremony, he did not refuse the subsequent activities. Staying in the hotel was a bit boring, so it was nice to go out for a walk and see what was going on.

The Queen’s visit to Hong Kong was celebrated on the evening of the second day after her arrival at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

At the performance, many popular celebrities took to the stage to perform.

Brother Long led a group of stuntmen in a lion dance and somersaults, and then sang a song with other celebrities; Brother Rong, Kenny Bee, Au Shui-keung, and Jacky Cheung sang "This Is My Home".

At that time, many of the later big stars had not yet become famous or popular.

For example, Andy Lau is only slightly popular now, and he can't compare to the superstar status he later achieved; Chow Yun-fat became famous this year because of the huge success of "A Better Tomorrow", but he is only famous and can't be considered a big star.

However, most artists who manage to get into the venue and participate in the performance will later consider this experience as a valuable qualification.

(End of this chapter)