Los Angeles early morning. 洛杉矶的清晨。 Makes noise the urban district not to affect the peaceful Beverly mountain village. 喧闹市区影响不到安静的比弗利山庄。 Sky blue, a top of the head several kilometers high vacancy, is fluttering clouds in broken bits. 天空淡蓝,头顶几千米高空处,飘着细碎云朵。 The vegetation releases the fresh air, on green leave of grass is moistening the dew. 植被释放出清新空气,绿草叶子上沾着露水。 The gardeners pick the yellow tulip that was just in full bloom from Huafangli, gives to put on the maid of uniform/subdue, making her take away to decorate the house. 花匠从花房里采来刚盛开的黄色郁金香,交给穿着制服的女仆,让她拿去装点房子。 Old godfather Malone Brando of that only Paras cat, ran to play. 老教父马龙-白兰度的那只帕拉斯猫,又跑来玩了。 Probes for quite a while with Wigny, among after both mixes is ripe, now is riding it to conduct the back, takes a walk in the garden easely. 和维尼试探半天,两者之间混熟后,现在正骑到它背上,在花园里悠然散步。 Wigny turns head to open mouth occasionally, follows to wait on its male, will feed the primary taste dried beef immediately. 维尼偶尔扭头张嘴,跟在它身边的男侍,立马就会将原味牛肉干喂给它。 Greedy half-day Paras cat, obtains the same place, feared that sits robs in oneself nearby Fatty, forces in the mouth fast, chokes rolls the eyes...... 眼馋了半天的帕拉斯猫,也得到一块,怕坐在自己旁边的胖丁抢夺,飞快塞进嘴里,噎得直翻白眼…… Han Xuan in the garage, bringing Anya to look at the fossil and dinosaur egg of tyrannosaurus. 韩宣正在车库,带安雅看霸王龙的化石和恐龙蛋。 They still install in the middle of the box, manor enough space, has not placed this fossil, it was really big, open-air placed to be easy to damage. 它们依然装在箱子当中,庄园没有足够的空间,来安放这具化石,它实在是太大了,露天摆放容易损坏。 The Anya school arranges museum of natural history that time, she has not gone to attend class, today the first time is saw the dinosaur fossil. 安雅学校安排去自然历史博物馆那次,她没有去上课,今天是第一次见到恐龙化石。 On the fair fresh-faced small face, displays „shock” rarely this mood, puts out a hand with pointing, touched the skull of tyrannosaurus carefully, asked that Han Xuan said: „They are so strong, why will exterminate?” 白皙粉嫩的小脸上,难得表现出“震惊”这种情绪,伸手用手指,小心碰了碰霸王龙的头骨,问韩宣说道:“它们这么强壮,为什么会灭绝？” „ Dinosaur has not exterminated. “恐龙没有灭绝啊。 Some scientist findings showed, the present birds, are evolved from certain small-scale dinosaur, they still live side us, but the contour changed. 有科学家研究结果表明,现在的鸟类,就是由某些小型恐龙演变而来的,它们依然生活在我们身边,只不过外形发生了变化。 But tyrannosaurus their build were huge, cannot adapt to the global climate change, in addition had some unexpected disasters at that time, therefore quick perished. 而霸王龙它们的体型过于庞大,适应不了地球气候变化,再加上当时发生了些意想不到的灾难,于是很快就灭亡了。 The natural selection, the survival of the fittest, nothing is exists forever, including our human. 物竞天择,适者生存,没有什么是永远存在的,包括我们人类。 Perhaps which day, other high wisdom lifeform must in the fossil, be able to find our traces, pondered that human has really lived on Earth. ” 说不定哪天,其他高智慧生物也要在化石中,才能找到我们的痕迹,思考人类是不是真的在地球上生活过。” Good that „ said! These words were really profound, worthily was the person who was the writer. “说的好！这番话真是太深刻了,不愧是当作家的人。 In the world had discovered the fossils of several archacopteryxes, is considered as at the later period of the Jurassic Period, is evolved the evidence of bird by the dinosaur. 世界上已经发现过几具始祖鸟的化石,被认为是侏罗纪晚期,由恐龙进化成鸟的证据。 They are collecting in the major museums, which private collector without hearing to have, otherwise I can help you look. 它们都在各大博物馆收藏着,没听说有哪位私人收藏家有,不然我可以帮你找来。 However this time, I found two kinds do not compare this tyrannosaurus bad fossil, knows that you like this, I help you collect specially, Han. ” 不过这次,我找到两样不比这具霸王龙差的化石,知道你喜欢这个,我专门帮你搜集到的,韩。” The flattering middle-aged person 's name is Noah, is one of the old gentleman's antique purchasing agents, is equivalent to the intermediate of antique business. 正在拍马屁的中年人名叫诺阿,是老爷子的古董采购商之一,相当于古董买卖的中间人。 This tyrannosaurus fossil is he sells, Han Xuan had seen one side him last month. 这具霸王龙化石就是他卖的,韩宣上个月见过他一面。 At that time Han Xuan had said that had the good thing to help him remain again, today Noah obtains Han Xuan to come the Los Angeles news, rushed to walk. 当时韩宣说过,再有好东西帮他留着,今天诺阿得到韩宣来洛杉矶的消息,赶忙屁颠屁颠找上门了。 „ What thing can make you so happy. “什么东西能让你这么高兴。 With shows me, if likes, I bought. ” 拿给我看看,如果喜欢,我就买下来了。” Han Xuan has turned around, makes an effort to throw the rubber ball toy outward, making Obama, Snoopy, the small black leopard pick, asks Noah said. 韩宣转过身,往外用力丢出皮球玩具,让奥巴玛、史努比、小黑豹去捡,开口问诺阿说道。 „ This is really the good thing. “这回真的是好东西。 In order to find it, a personal archeological team stayed for six years in Africa, lost three members to find. 为了找到它,一支私人考古队在非洲待了六年,损失了三名成员才找到。 The fossil is the new species that dozens years of former scientist just discovered, survives in Cretaceous Period early sarcosuchus imperator, except for Africa, other places has not appeared. 化石是几十年前科学家刚发现的新物种,生存在白垩纪早期的帝鳄,除了非洲,其他地方没出现过。 Only the head spot preserves, even so, it also preserves most complete sarcosuchus imperator fossil. 只有头颅部位保存下来,即使是这样,它也是保存最完好的帝鳄化石。 The length of that head is one meter 55, compared with present alligator head mostly! ” 那个头的长度有一米五五,比如今的鳄鱼头颅大多了！” Noah dances with joy to gesticulate the size, the tone is exaggerating. 诺阿手舞足蹈比划着尺寸,语气夸张。 Han Xuan knows the sarcosuchus imperator, knows that this fossil truly is the good thing. 韩宣知道帝鳄,也知道这具化石确实是好东西。 They once possibly depended to prey on the dinosaur to live, to the time of sarcosuchus imperator survival, had passed for more than 100 million years. 它们曾经可能靠捕食恐龙为生,离帝鳄生存的时代,已经过去了一亿多年。 100 million this digits, the foot has explained too many issues. 一亿这个数字,足已说明太多问题。 Under the heart movement, asked Noah: „Can guarantee real? How much money must pay, is the opposite party, willing to sell?” 心动之下,问诺阿:“能保证是真的么？要出多少钱,对方,才愿意卖？” „ I blew some powder from the fossil remnant crack randomly, “我随机从化石残缺处刮了些粉末, Asked the expert to contrast with the findings that 1966 announced that definitely real, they do not dare to sell the fake thing to me. ” Noah estimated that is to mix, makes his line of black and white sweeping the decks , the speech tone is big, is confident: „ Asks a price 2.7 million US dollars. 请专家跟1966年公布的研究结果对比过,肯定是真的,他们不敢卖假东西给我。”诺阿估计是混过,做他这行的黑白通吃,说话口气不小,信心十足:“要价两百七十万美元。 This price is who good, the person likes collecting the fossil are not many, but some sarcosuchus imperator fossil people like absolutely. 这个价格还算不错,喜欢收藏化石的人不多,但帝鳄化石绝对有人喜欢。 According to old rule, if you buy, I pull out 4 from this price. ” 按照老规矩,假如你买的话,我从这个价格中抽成四。” „Ok, making people send the thing, the check has not brought on the body, later gives you.” “行,让人把东西送来,支票没带在身上,待会儿给你。” Han Xuan from swaying the Snoopy mouth of tail, is putting out the toy ball, throws again, „did not say that two things, what one is?” 韩宣从晃荡着尾巴的史努比嘴里,拿出玩具球,再次扔出去,“不是说有两件东西么,还有一件是什么？” Under Noah eyes covetously in the bodyguards, to indicate oneself are well-meant, gives Gabriel the suitcase, the mouth said: „Please help me take inside that black box.” 诺阿在保镖们虎视眈眈下,为了表明自己没有恶意,将手提包交给加布里尔,嘴里说道:“请帮我把里面那个黑色的盒子拿出来。” Gabriel loses the appreciation look, after receiving the package, to the distant point, opens that box that the zipper found him to say. 加布里尔丢出个赞赏眼神,接过包后离远点,拉开拉链找到他说的那个盒子。 Opens to look, the expression is surprised. 打开看完,表情惊奇。 Walks to give back to Noah the package, gives Han Xuan the box. 走来将包还给诺阿,把盒子交给韩宣。 Han Xuan lifts curiously, in lowering the head to find is a slightly yellow amber. 韩宣好奇掀开,低头瞧见里面是块微黄色的琥珀。 Several ten million years ago, the coniferous plants left behind many fossil resins in the world, they unify to be called the amber. 几千万年前,松柏科植物在世界上留下了不少树脂化石,它们统一被称为琥珀。 Has looked at " Jurassic Period » park knows, the dinosaur blood was sealed to extract on the mosquito in amber from one. 看过《侏罗纪》公园的都知道,当中恐龙血液就是从一只被密封在琥珀里的蚊子身上提取到的。 This has about in the middle of the amber of table tennis ball size, has the lifeform is not the mosquito, but is a snail. 这块约有乒乓球大小的琥珀当中,存在生物的不是蚊子,而是一只蜗牛。 The semblance with the small snail that the present ground sees frequently, does not have much difference. 外表跟如今地面经常见到的小蜗牛,没太大区别。 Saw that Han Xuan is not interested, Noah introduced: „ Inside snail, lives 100 million years ago, the earliest lifeform of the fossil resin discovering. 看出韩宣不太感兴趣,诺阿介绍道:“里面这只蜗牛,生活在一亿年前,是从树脂化石中发现的最早的生物。 Half a month ago, just since Lebanese areas that have excavated many ambers found it, entire world few. 半个月前,刚从黎巴嫩一处发掘过很多琥珀的地区找到它,全世界都没有几件。 I spent 600,000 US dollars, buys from others hand. 我花了六十万美元,才从别人手里买下来。 Words that you want, I deferred to this price to sell to you, after all has gained from your grandfather there to a lot of money, later had the opportunity to cooperate again, when became friends. ” 你想要的话,我还是按照这个价格卖给你,毕竟已经从你爷爷那里赚到不少钱了,以后有机会再合作,当交个朋友。” „Line, Mr. Noah, I bought.” “行把,诺阿先生,我买下了。” Han Xuan had not said, sometimes a Noah single business can take several million US dollars deducting a percentage, is a rich man, does not care about this change. 韩宣没有多说,诺阿一单生意有时候就能拿数百万美元的提成,也是个有钱人,不在乎这点小钱。 Gives Anya to have a look, to arrive at the basin the amber of box to wash the clean hand, received the handkerchief that personal maidservant Roller brings to scratch. 把盒子的琥珀递给安雅看看,来到水池边洗干净手,接过贴身侍女萝拉拿来的手帕擦擦。 Looks to Noah: „ I several years ago had bought one in New York, Chinese zodiac beast head in Huaxia Old Summer Palace, similar thing should have 11. 看向诺阿:“我前几年在纽约买到过一件,华夏圆明园里的十二生肖兽首,类似的东西应该还有十一件。 The tiger, cow and monkey, had appeared in the 80's, but I know afterward, wants to buy is late. 虎、牛、猴,在八十年代曾经出现过,可是我后来才知道,想买已经迟了。 I like that sculpture work that integrates the East and West craft, one 1 million US dollars, purchase from you. 我蛮喜欢那种融入东西方工艺的雕塑作品,一个一百万美元,向你收购。 Regardless of you use how much money to buy, I purchase with this price. 无论你用多少钱买回来,我都用这个价格收购。 Their contours are very special, should you be able to find? ” 它们的外形很特殊,你应该可以找到吧？” Noah puts out a hand to touch to the pocket, seeming like wants to smoke, but remembers Han Xuan in this, gave up, says: „ The news of that auction I remember, at that time the sculpture of horse, did lay out 900,000 US dollars? 诺阿伸手摸向口袋,似乎是想抽烟,但想起韩宣在这,又放弃了,开口说道:“那场拍卖的消息我记得,当时马的雕塑,拍出九十万美元吧？ Passed such a long time, has appreciated, wants to buy with 1 million US dollars price, a little difficulty...... ” 过了这么长时间,已经升值了,想要用一百万美元的价格买,有点难度啊……” „, My the grandfather did not have the present position at that time, because likes it, by the request of auction company for deceiving. “不不不,那时候我爷爷还没有现在的地位,因为喜欢它,被拍卖公司的托给骗了。 They most shameless, to sell anything to do the thing, you know. 他们最无耻,为了把东西卖出去什么都干,你知道的。 These sculpture are unworthy radically 1 million US dollars, used some precious metals, is Giuseppe Castiglione's work, few is willing to want. 那些雕塑根本不值一百万美元,要不是使用了一些贵金属,还是郎世宁的作品,几乎没人肯要。 In 1987 auctioned other that three times, the maximum rate 230,000 US dollars, currently estimate also about 500,000 US dollars. 1987年拍卖另外那三件时候,最高的成交价才23万美元,现在估计也就50万美元左右。 You have gain, that some money of coming out, was regarded as seeks for their rewards to you. ” 你还有得赚,多出来的那部份钱,当做是给你寻找它们的报酬了。” Noah is Old Man Han has collected many Huaxia antiques, can estimate these easily „ordinary” the value of sculpture. 诺阿为韩老爷子搜集过不少华夏古董,很容易能估算出那些“普通”雕塑的价值。 Buys one at least to gain 400,000 US dollars, possibly are more. 买到一件至少能赚四十万美元,可能还更多。 Puts out a hand saying: „Cooperation is happy, I go back to ask the friends, should quick give you news.” 伸出手说道:“合作愉快,我回去问问朋友们,应该很快就会给你消息。” „ Jason, gives him to open my name card. “杰森,给他张我的名片。 I waited for your call, Mr. Noah. 那我就等你的电话了,诺阿先生。 Now first goes buying the money of these two fossils to you, moreover adds 1 million US dollars advance payment again...... ”( to be continued.) 现在先去把买这两件化石的钱给你,另外再加一百万美元的定金……”(未完待续。)