The exhibits in the exhibition hall have been toured, and soon the official auction will begin, and Gu Hua took Chen Xiu to sit in the middle of the section.

"Brother Gu, just now I saw that you kept staring at Cai Jing's calligraphy and paintings, do you want to buy it?"

"Haha...... Nothing escapes your eyes, brother. Gu Hua smiled and said: "Although this Cai Jing is the head of the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty, his handwriting is still quite good. ”

Cai Jing was a traitor at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty and Huizong of the Song Dynasty, this person has a lot of deeds, and Gao Yu is his younger brother in the Water Margin.

Although this person is not very moral, his handwriting is very beautiful.

Generally speaking, the four masters of calligraphy in the Song Dynasty refer to Su Shi, Mi Fu, Cai Xiang, Huang Tingjian, but some people say that Cai here refers to Cai Jing, but whether it is Cai Xiang or Cai Jing, it can only explain the fact that Cai Jing's calligraphy is very good.

You must know that although Song Huizong was not a good emperor, he was definitely the best handwriting among emperors in art, especially calligraphy...... You must know that the thin gold body was invented by Song Huizong.

In the Song Dynasty, the important decrees issued by Huizong were generally drafted by Cai Jing.

can enter the eyes of the Song Hui sect, and Cai Jing's words are naturally a must.

Chen Xiu nodded and said: "This old thief's handwriting is good, although this regular script work is his early work, it is not as skilled as the line writing in the later period, but it is also written with iron bones...... The price of no more than two million is worth taking. ”

After Chen Xiu finished speaking, he couldn't help but complain and said: "Ancient literati like to use words to describe them, I think it's nonsense, the six thieves in the late Northern Song Dynasty, and even Gao Yu and Qin Hui, these people are all calligraphers, and all the words written are heroic and righteous, but all of them are bad things." ”

Gu Hua only laughed at Chen Xiu's complaints, but he secretly thought about the offer given by Chen Xiu for Cai Jing's calligraphy and painting: "I want to buy this calligraphy and painting, and I have done a lot of homework to have an evaluation of no more than two million...... This kid is very powerful, and he can see the peak of this calligraphy and painting at a glance. ”

With the auctioneer on stage, the auction has officially begun.

First, a few snuff bottles, pastels and other samples were photographed, but Chen Xiu didn't dare to be interested in such things and didn't make a move.

There were a few good antiques in the back, such as the brush wash of the Kangxi Dynasty and the ink inkstone of the Southern Song Dynasty, he originally wanted to start with these things, but before it was his turn to shout the price, he was called out by the local tyrants present for an inflated price, and Chen Xiu lost interest.

Soon it was Cai Jing's turn to take out the regular script for auction, and Gu Hua was also excited all of a sudden.

The low price of this calligraphy and painting is 500,000 yuan, and as soon as the auctioneer calls the beginning, someone will preempt the bidder, and the price will be arched to 950,000 yuan after a while.

"Brother Gu, don't you like this calligraphy and painting, why don't you make a move?"

"Don't worry, let them have fun first. ”

Gu Hua smiled confidently, Chen Xiu couldn't guess what he was paying attention to, but the public didn't want to ask much.

The price of the calligraphy and painting shouted 1.2 million, and several people who were bidding stopped one after another, which was the critical point where they were ready to offer.

"One million and two thousand, for the first time, has anyone else bid?" shouted the auctioneer from the stage.

At this time, Gu Hua finally raised the sign.

"One million nine hundred and ninety-thousand. ”

Jumping from 1.2 million to 1.99 million at once, the people in the venue were in an uproar and looked sideways.

"One million nine hundred and ninety-thousand, Mr. Zhang, you still can't bid?" the auctioneer shouted to the buyer who had bid one million and two hundred thousand before, Mr. Zhang.

"It seems that Mr. Gu is determined to get this calligraphy and painting, and I will not win people's love. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, I agreed, and Gu invited you to tea another day. ”

That Mr. Zhang also hugged his fist at Gu Hua's side.

In the end, Cai Jing's calligraphy and painting was auctioned by Gu Hua at a price of 1.99 million.

"Brother Gu, I don't understand why you didn't add it a little bit just now, why did you shout so much higher at once?" Chen Xiu said puzzled.

Gu Hua first laughed, then pointed to the people in the venue and whispered: "Everyone here is worth a lot of money, if a little bit of price increase will arouse their fighting spirit, once they shout the fire, a loss of a few million is nothing to them, and when the price of this calligraphy and painting shouts out five million, it is estimated that there will be people."

I raised the price a lot all of a sudden, which shows that I am determined to get this calligraphy and painting, and if it weren't for the fact that someone really wanted to get this calligraphy and painting, no one would be able to disagree with me.

After all, firstly, this calligraphy and painting was also called to a critical point by me, and secondly, everyone often met at auctions, and if they looked down and didn't look up, there were still people who sold me some face. ”

Chen Xiu couldn't imagine that there were so many skills in the original bidding, and he couldn't help but remember that the last time he shouted for the "Holy Order" on behalf of Qin Zhi, if he directly shouted the price to 10 million, without a little starting price in the middle, it is estimated that Xiang Jinglong would not bid to 20 million with him.

"Brother Chen, don't you have anything you like in the venue? If you don't have enough money, I can help you pay for it first. ”

Gu Hua won his favorite, so he was naturally very happy, and when he saw that Chen Xiu had not shouted the price, he thought that he was not rich enough.

"I don't lack any money, but I don't have anything too appealing to me...... Don't worry, let's see. ”

This was followed by several valuable antiques in a row.

When it came to the thirteenth lot, four staff members in the exhibition hall carried a stone up.

Chen Xiu stared at the stone, there was no information in his mind, and his palms were not hot.

"Brother Gu, what kind of name is this? Why did you carry a stone up. ”

"This is no ordinary stone fished from the river. Gu Hua smiled and said, "This is the original stone." ”

"Rough stones?"

"Yes, it looks like this is an ordinary stone from the outside, and it is likely that there are things like jade and jade hidden in it. ”

"Uh, I see...... This is a gambling stone, and it is more likely that it is still a stone inside, and it is worthless. ”

Chen Xiu had heard about gambling stones when he was in school before, especially on the border between China and Myanmar, which is the largest gambling stone center in East Asia.

Many wealthy people in China like to go there to gamble on a few stones, and they all say that it is more exciting than going to Ao Island to play baccarat.

"It turns out that the rough stone looks no different from ordinary stones. ”

Chen Xiu has also heard a lot of rumors about the original stone, what is the legend of "one knife is poor and one knife is rich", but it is the first time to see the true appearance of the original stone.