Chapter 055: The First Treasure
The next day, the sun was shining, and the lobby in the Tianlong Hotel was particularly lively.
Many domestic antique lovers are concentrated here, and three treasure auctions will be held here, although people do not know what the specific treasures are, but it is certain that they are absolutely rare treasures, because the owners of these three treasures are famous and famous nobles abroad.
The treasures returned by the nobles are naturally self-evident.
Of course, not everyone is eligible to participate in the Treasure Auction, and those who can enter the auction must provide the organizer with the corresponding proof of property and relevant qualifications.
50 million properties are the minimum qualifications to enter the market, and many of them are worth more than 100 million yuan, and even attract media attention from all over the country.
In short, the treasure auction of Xianjiaqiao really earned enough eyeballs.
The auction was arranged in the conference room of the Tianlong Hotel, and the scene had been arranged in advance, and nearly 40 seats were reserved under the stage for the boss and various experts to enjoy and rest.
Three transparent glass boxes were placed on the platform for the owner to display his three treasures.
Shen Qiu and Xie Jingwen were arranged in the last few rows of the venue, and the organizer arranged the location according to the property level.
In addition, Shen Qiu also saw many familiar faces here, Zhao Chunlei, Huang Shiming, and Boss Qian.
And Shirley, who had a drink with us last night.
Shirley wore a snow-white gown today, with gray loose pants, a kuqi bag on her chest, short brown hair looked energetic, and her pretty appearance became an unusual scenery in this venue.
To Shen Qiu's surprise, he actually saw Director Feng of the museum following behind Xue Li, this guy actually acted as a notary for himself and Xue Li yesterday? It turned out that he was with Xue Li?
"See if there is Shen Qiu?"
Xie Jingwen muttered in the direction of Xue Li: "This Xue Li is Zhang Manguo's only daughter in the end, the shot is different, in my opinion, it is not uncommon for you to lose in your bet yesterday, with her means, you will lose!"
Cao Donglai snorted coldly and said: "Anyway, this matter is really embarrassing, I'm afraid that when I return to Jiangcheng in the future, I will be made a laughing stock!"
"Shen Qiu!" Kang Kai glanced at and said, "I also heard that last night, you invited Xue Li to have supper alone?
Xie Jingwen glanced at Shen Qiu meaningfully, she actually had a heart in her hanging, but she was embarrassed to ask Shen Qiu because of the boss's face.
Shen Qiu didn't hide it: "It's not a secret, last night she offered me a price to dig me to be a master in the past! A guarantee of three million, plus a commission on sales and receipts, by the way, she agreed to return those six ink paintings to me!"
"Damn! Three million, you brag and pretend to be tough!" Kang Kai gasped: "Now the top treasure connoisseur in Jiangcheng is also at this price? There are no more than three masters who can get this salary! Shen Qiu, you are too confident, right?"
Xie Jingwen's face trembled, and he turned his head and asked Shen Qiu, "So you agreed?"
Although the relationship between Xie Jingwen and Shen Qiu is an employment relationship, they have not yet had time to sign a formal contract, theoretically speaking, anyone can poach Shen Qiu and leave, provided that the other party's sincerity is enough.
"Eun agreed......"
"Hey, Shen Qiu can do it!" Kang Kai blossomed when he heard this: "This trick is good at drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle! hahaha......"
Xie Jingwen's face changed significantly: "Shen Qiu, do you really agree?"
"Agreed...... I agree with her to thank the boss for not wanting me, so I will go to the Treasure Pavilion!"
"Whew!" Xie Jingwen let out a sigh of relief, and his face was much soothed: "Okay! Get out! I don't want you anymore! Hurry up and sit next to the little beauty!
"Miss, don't be angry, tease you! You really don't want me, I have to follow you! I have found someone to tell my fortune, neither of us can do without each other, the two are compatible to complement each other, and the wealth is rolling and flowing for a long ......time."
Xie Jingwen snorted and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, don't be poor, wipe your eyes and give me a good treasure later!"
The time came to half past nine in the morning, the conference room was full, and the first treasure auction of today officially kicked off.
Under the watchful eye, the organizer has invited several important figures, two notaries, four cultural relics experts invited by Yanjing, and a first-class auctioneer.
The last person to appear is the owner of the treasure, a tall red-nosed foreigner in a tuxedo suit, this person is named Thomas, wearing a noble tie, big eyes and big mouth, and looks a bit like a British royal family.
Thomas held a large red wooden box in his hand, and he first nodded to the crowd, and then had his three treasures presented.
A dragon and phoenix jade cup of Hetian jade, a bronze mirror with bronze patterns, and a cloisonné cloisonné ear flat pot with blue body.
As soon as the three treasures appeared, they attracted the attention of everyone present, especially the cloisonné filigree ear pot became the focus of the field, the tire color of the ear pot was neat, the filigree craftsmanship was meticulous, and the theme rune was an Arabic symbol, which was in line with the national conditions of the Qing Dynasty.
The material of the bottle body is pure copper, fitted by the filigree process, the round mouth, straight neck, and the ruyi on both sides are similar to the ears, so the name is the filigree ear flat pot.
The whole ear flat pot exudes the court style of the Qing Dynasty, representing the super high level of cloisonne in the Qing Dynasty.
Clear-eyed people can see that the dragon and phoenix jade cup and the copper mirror are not outstanding, and the combined value of the two is only at the level of millions, the most prominent is this cloisonné filigree ear flat pot, which can be called a treasure level, and it is by no means comparable to the jade cup and the copper mirror.
"Hello bosses and experts!"
The first process is the introduction of the treasure, the auctioneer greets a few words, and then invites the owner of the treasure, Thomas, to the stage, and the owner personally introduces the three treasures.
Thomas swaggered up to the stage and began to say in broken Chinese: "Everyone, I won't talk about the extra nonsense, just tell you the source of these three treasures, this is what my grandfather handed down back then, so many years have passed, my grandfather has kept one very well!" and ordered us to keep it well!"
"In my generation, the situation is different, I just declared bankruptcy last month, so in the last resort, take these three things out for auction, the things are all first-class good goods, I also heard that Chinese people have a lot of money, so I think it is more appropriate to return these three treasures to you!"
As soon as Thomas's words came out, it immediately made people feel embarrassed, and there was a lot of discussion in the venue.
"This gringo can't speak! This thing is obviously the treasure that the Eight-Nation Alliance stole from the Old Summer Palace at the beginning, how can he say it so easily and freely, doesn't it mean that we are stupid and have a lot of money?"
"The gringos are a bit arrogant! When they run out of money, they sell things to the Chinese? Isn't this just using us as ATMs?"
With a contemptuous smile on his face, Thomas continued to say in broken Mandarin: "You all know that foreigners speak straightforwardly, not as shrewd as you Chinese, if you have an opinion about me, I'm sorry! Please go out! My goods are good enough, don't worry about no one wanting them here!" Hahaha!"
Shen Qiu saw it in his eyes: "Miss, I really don't want to continue watching, this gringo is not an ordinary madman! On the one hand, he sold us cultural relics at a high price, and on the other hand, he happily counted the money and scolded us for being stupid!"
Xie Jingwen shook his head and said: "If you can't bear it, you have to bear it, who made that filigree ear pot a rare treasure! You don't want to have a lot of people, such gringos are relying on the light of their ancestors, and sooner or later God will take them away!"
Seeing that no one had left the venue, Thomas grinned and bared his big teeth: "Okay, everyone, since no one is leaving, please come up and look at the treasure." ”
The auctioneer also took advantage of the situation to announce the next process: "Bosses and experts can come up to appraise the treasure, please don't touch the treasure, please fill in your respective quotations after confirming that it is correct!"
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