wow Billionaire China Buy Letter Aged 1,000 Years Worth USD 423.8 M

Beijing - A 'king' of cinema from China, Wang Zhongjun spent almost 22 million pounds, or approximately USD 423.8 billion fortune to a letter containing 124 characters written 1,000 years ago by a student of the Song Dynasty, Zeng Gong.

55-year-old man who is a leader Huayi Brothers Media, the largest entertainment group in China, buy the letter in an auction in Beijing.

The letter is expected to be the only work of Zeng Gong Song Dynasty and the last.

The letter was written in ancient China and makes its meaning difficult to understand for speakers today. Its contents talks about a close friend of the author, and he was grateful for the unwavering support for her career.

"Tie Jushi describes the skills munis beautifully elegant and neat of Zeng," the China Daily reported.

An expert on the art of origin Beijing, Yin Guanghua, told the paper that the letter is very important to understand the lives of government officials for exposing deep personal feelings.

Wang is currently the owner of the letter is known as an art activist and painter trained. He also became the richest man in China with a fortune 309 of about $ 1 billion or USD 13.3 million.

Wang used his fortune to build the largest art collection. Reportedly he was put in isolation, ie, at his home in Beijing, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. Among the collection of paintings discovered the works of famous artists such as Cézanne, Monet, Picasso and Renoir.

"The impetus came suddenly," he said when deciding to buy one of the paintings by Van Gogh, Vase With Daisies and Poppies, which is worth $ 62 million or Rp 824.6 billion.

Van Gogh painting that later end up on the walls of the residence of Wang in Hong Kong. "It would make my home more colorful," the media mogul said in an interview with the South China Morning Post.

China Daily said Wang's decision to buy the 124 characters that contain an indication of the changing tastes of the billionaire.

"Wang reportedly loved the impressionist and modern art, but the decision to buy on Sunday (letters) have indicated interest in classical kaliigrafi China," South China Morning Post reported.