Chapter Two Thousand and Sixteen Qingyu Tiger
In the blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen or twenty children gathered in the open space in front of the stage, ranging from three or four-year-old children to seven or eight-year-old leather monkeys.
As for the little ones in diapers and children over the age of ten, they could not participate in this auction, so they could only stay with their parents, or sleep or look at this side with envy.
After these little guys came to the front of the stage, they immediately stood in groups of three or five, standing with the children they were familiar with, looking up at Ye Tian on the stage one by one, very excited.
When these little guys stood still, Ye Tian immediately came to the edge of the stage, then squatted down and chatted with the little guys in the audience with a smile.
"Little babies, do you know how much money you have? Can you tell Uncle Ye Tian? and tell other uncles and aunts and uncles and aunts, let everyone come and listen!"
Before his words fell, the audience had already scrambled to raise a dozen or twenty arms of different lengths and flowers, like a small forest.
At the same time, there was also a childish but beautiful children's voice in everyone's ears.
"Uncle Ye Tian, my mother told me that I have more than 12,000 yuan of New Year's money, which I saved for the Chinese New Year in the past two years, and you and Aunt Betty just gave me."
"I have fifteen thousand yuan of New Year's money, Uncle Ye Tian, my mother will help me collect it!"
The little ones proudly reported their respective property status, and each of them was worth a lot of money, as if they were a little rich.
However, their parents were full of helplessness at this time, and they all smiled wryly, and they all stretched out their hands to point at Ye Tian.
You kid is such a chicken thief, waiting for us here!
The words we just told our baby were all in vain when the blind man lit the lamp, and it didn't work at all, and he was broken by your kid when he turned around.
Sure enough!
When the little guy reported his property situation one after another, Ye Tian said with a smile:
"Baby, when the auction comes, you will use your New Year's money to bid, don't ask your parents for money again, and as for what your parents just told you, you don't pay attention to it.
This is a public auction, that is, to do good deeds, after the auction is concluded, your New Year's money will be used to protect some of our country's monuments, which is a very meaningful thing.
When the auction starts, I'm going to show the antiques in public, you don't know what antiques are, it's very simple, you just like the item or not.
If you like that item, raise your hand, the louder the better, it's better for everyone to hear, and if you don't like it, then don't raise your hand and wait for the next one.
When you fancy something and raise your hand to ask for a price, other children may also like that thing, which requires you to compete with other children, and whoever bids higher will belong to whoever owns that thing.
However, your bid must not be higher than your own New Year's money, nor can you exceed the upper limit set by your uncle, otherwise the bid will be invalid, understand?
"Understood, Uncle Ye Tian"
The group of little guys in the audience responded in unison, and their eyes were all shining with excitement.
Although the promise was very simple, do these little guys really understand Ye Tian's words, I'm afraid it's enough!
But that's okay, Ye Tian is confident that he can guide these little guys to complete a charity auction that may be the youngest participant ever.
"Okay, let's start the auction now, little darlings, look what this is"
As he spoke, Ye Tian suddenly seemed to be a trick, his right hand quickly opened and closed, and shook it quickly behind him.
When he put his right hand in front of him again and slowly opened it, there was already a small jade carving in the palm of his right hand.
It was a green jade carving, carved with a cute tiger, the tiger seemed to be lying on the ground napping, without the slightest fierce appearance, but revealing a bit of childlike fun.
Moreover, the carving skills of this green jade tiger are clever, natural, the jade is warm and delicate, the pulp is thick, and there is a faint layer of treasure light, which is obviously a jade that has been played with for a long time, rather than a cultural relic that has just been unearthed.
Seeing this cute green jade tiger, the little guys in the audience immediately cheered.
"Ahh
"Uncle Ye Tian, I belong to the tiger, can you give me this beautiful little tiger?
Looking at these cheering little guys, Ye Tian, who was squatting on the edge of the stage, suddenly chuckled.
"Little babies, if you like this green jade tiger, when the auction comes, you can raise your hand to make a bid, and after five rounds of bidding, whoever bids the highest will belong to whoever has the highest bid.
Let me tell you a secret, this green jade tiger has a history of more than 500 years, and it was carved by a jade carver during the Ming Dynasty, and it is older than your grandparents......"
At the same time as Ye Tian said this, a close-up of this green jade tiger was also given on the large-screen TV next to the stage, and it was shot from all angles, and the picture was very clear.
In just a moment, there was a commotion in the audience.
"Isn't it? How does this green jade tiger look like the famous Zigang jade? The carving is awesome, if this is really Zigang jade, it is too exaggerated!"
"That's right, I look like Zigang Yu, if we're not mistaken, this is not an exaggeration, it's definitely shocking!"
These voices came from many of the top collectors, antique art appraisers and other professionals in the banquet hall.
Through a series of high-definition pictures on the big screen, these sharp-eyed professionals have seen the clues, thinking that this cute green jade tiger may be the famous Zigang jade.
However, because they didn't personally appreciate and appraise it, they weren't particularly sure of their judgment, and they were sure that this was the priceless Zioka jade!
Even so, this green jade tiger that resembles Zigang Jade is enough to shock them!
Just when everyone was talking, the picture on the big screen on the scene changed, and Ye Tian himself appeared on the big screen TV, holding the green jade tiger in his hand, and began to introduce it to everyone.
"It's a very childlike jade carving, very good, to be precise, it should be said that it is a cute green jade tiger, which I found at an antique stall in the Saint-Touin thrift market in Paris.
After accepting this green jade tiger, I studied it carefully, and I am basically sure that this is a jade carving work from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a typical Sugong jade carving, and it is from the hands of famous artists, and it is very valuable.
I believe that some people have already seen that this green jade tiger looks a bit like the famous Zigang jade, in fact, this is not Zigang jade, but a jade carving work from the hand of an apprentice of the jade carving master Lu Zigang.
In 1539, after the jade carving master Lu Zigang moved to Suzhou, he opened his own jade carving workshop in Suzhou and accepted a group of apprentices, who later became well-known jade carving masters.
On this green jade tiger, there is no personal logo left by Lu Zigang, but there are words left by his apprentice, after hundreds of years of playing and appreciating, the font is not very clear, but you can still see it"
As he spoke, a close-up of the relevant was given on the large-screen TV, and under the right forefoot of the green jade tiger, there was a faint word 'Qi', although it was not very clear, but it was recognizable.
With the appearance of this picture, the top collectors and antique art appraisal experts at the scene couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then launched a sigh of emotion.
"Heyββ! it's not Zigangyu, scare me!"
"Even if this is not the famous Zigang jade, it is also an outstanding work of the apprentice of the jade carving master Lu Zigang, which is almost chaotic, it can be said to be very rare, and it is definitely worth a lot."
Just when everyone was talking, Ye Tianqing's voice continued to come out of the live sound system and reached the ears of everyone on the scene.
"Although this green jade tiger is not Zigang jade, but only the jade carving work of Lu Zigang's apprentice, it is also very rare, and it is a very representative jade carving work of the Ming Dynasty.
What is even more commendable is that this green jade tiger has never been buried in the ground, that is, it has never been used as a burial object, buried in the grave, and has not been contaminated with bad luck.
For the past few hundred years, this jade tiger has been under the sun, and has been played with by various owners, as evidenced by the thick pulp on it,......
Ye Tian on the big TV screen continued to introduce the green jade tiger, and popularized the relevant knowledge of Gangyu and jade identification, and everyone at the scene was dazzled and fascinated.
And Ye Tian, who was sitting on the edge of the stage and looking at the little guys in the audience, had already kicked off the first auction.
"Little babies, the first antique artwork I auctioned today is this cute green jade tiger, if you like it, you can raise your hand to compete with other children for this little tiger.
Let me remind you again that you can only bid with your New Year's money, and you can no longer reach out to your parents to ask for money, and this is to protect our country's monuments and sites, and to do good deeds.
Okay, the auction starts now, this little jade tiger from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of hundreds of years, the starting price is one dollar, as long as one dollar, that little baby should be priced?
Before his words fell, more than a dozen or twenty arms of different lengths were raised in the audience, and a voice full of excitement and childishness sounded.
"Uncle Ye Tian, I'm willing to spend a dollar to buy this little tiger, it's so cute!"
"Will you give me this cute little tiger? Uncle Ye Tian, I kissed you and Aunt Betty just now!"
As these little guys scrambled to raise their hands to meet the price, the eyes of everyone in the banquet hall were immediately attracted, and everyone looked at this unique auction with concern.
When everyone heard the milky voices, even with a bit of pleading and coquettish taste, they immediately burst out laughing.
Who has ever seen such an auction, and the lot is such a precious jade carving of the Ming Dynasty, it is really eye-opening and so interesting!