Chapter 441: Auction
October 11, 21st Century Hotel.
This hotel is a joint investment of the Chinese and Japanese governments, which is relatively unique, adjacent to the embassy area, and very close to the visa halls of the United States and Japan.
"Didi!"
A Mercedes 560, a Crown 133 parked at the door. The waiter pulled the door, and Boss Li and Boss Xu got out of the car. Very formal suit, enter the building together, and find the Century Theater of the China-Japan Youth Exchange Center.
All the way was full of police, checking invitations at the door and arranging seats.
"It's really black!450 dollars for this?"
Li Chengru opened the bag that was given, and there were some commemorative books and small gifts in it.
"Review the qualifications, and those who don't have money are not allowed to enter. ”
Xu Fei fiddled with the invitation, and also felt that it was dark.
Today's venue is called the Beijing International Auction, the first time in China, and the promotion began a few months ago.
Yesterday, the newspaper published headlines such as "The First Auction in 40 Years, 2,000 Treasures of the World" and "Five Hundred World Tycoons Gather in Beijing, Gearing Up to Chase Treasures".
The media of various countries were moved, and Japan was the most lively, because the emperor visited China this month, and a large number of reporters accompanied him. The Beijing city government also sent observers to see what kind of reaction the test balloon would have when it lifted off......
The invitation is equal to the tickets and is $450 each. Not only the two of them, but also many wealthy people from Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas came.
Mr. Xu took the time to participate, but he flipped through the auction album and found a lot of good things, and said, "Hey, don't grab this from me for a while." ”
"I don't want the things that the girls chirp, you give your girlfriend?"
"It's your business!"
He flipped through it again, almost shocked, there were actually two Hongqi cars and an artistic tapestry of "Grandpa Mao Goes to Anyuan".
If it had been before, who would have dared to sell this thing?
After waiting for a while, there were more and more people, and all the heads and faces in the capital arrived, greeting each other. In fact, they are all in the circle, and I have never participated.
"Mr. Chen!"
Xu Fei suddenly shouted, and the man walked and turned around, "Mr. Xu, I'm glad to be there!"
It is Chen Dongsheng who has had a one-sided relationship.
"Aren't you researching, why did you come to the auction?"
"New things are called learning, this is the first in China, of course, come to see and see. ”
Chen Dongsheng shook the press card on his chest and said with a smile: "Today's specifications are not small, I heard that more than 100 policemen and 72 translators have been invited. ”
"Well, you have to settle in dollars!"
Li Chengru nodded, the flower knife was just right for his taste.
At ten o'clock, the auction began.
The host came on the stage, and Balabala's big list, "This time there are a total of 2,020 lots, which will last for four days. We are fortunate to have Mr. Cheung Chung-hin, a famous collector in Hong Kong, to visit and guide and Mr. Wu Wenqi to preside over the auction. Mr. Wu is known as the No. 1 ...... in Hong Kong"
After the procedure, let's get to the point.
That Mr. Hu is lean, his eyes are blazing, and he doesn't talk nonsense, "Raise the price freely, drop the hammer and sell, and here is our first lot." ”
Miss Etiquette took out a box, a hub pattern wall from the Warring States period.
Xu Fei glanced at it and was not interested, and listened to the scattered shouts around him, about ten rounds, and shouted to $10,500.
"Anything else?"
"The second time?"
"The third time?"
When Mr. Hu raised the gavel, more than 100 cameras and video cameras were pointed at it to capture this historical footage.
Nowadays, China is the diorama of the West, and they are interested in a little bit of wind and grass, and they all look at their new things.
As a result, the gavel fell, and people said: "I'm sorry, this lot was withdrawn by the seller because it did not reach the reserve price of the consignor, and this auction is invalid." ”
Airplanes!
There was a lot of confusion and discussion below. Seeing this, Mr. Hu briefly discussed with the organizing committee and further explained: "The seller's reserve price is $110 million, and when it is not reached, he has the right to withdraw the lot." ”
The reporter was depressed, and Bai was excited.
followed by the second piece, "the white jade dragon string flower tile in the early Ming Dynasty".
Jade tiles, referring to jade pieces, are small and inlaid on the belt, and large ones are inlaid on the ruyi. The white jade dragon string flower is a piece of jade with a dragon shape and a carved hollowout.
Two fingers long and one finger wide, warm and clear, without blemish.
"Starting at $100...... Oh, Mr. 4, $120, is there anything else to add?"
"Lady 103, $150. ”
"Mr. 68, $180. ”
Xu Fei looked at his number plate, No. 404, and raised it casually, "200!"
"Okay, Mr. 404 has increased the price again, is there anything else?"
More than a dozen rounds passed, and when Xu Fei shouted to 700, he finally raised his hammer at 123.
The reporter raised the long gun and the short cannon again, only to see Mr. Hu snap down, and did not disappoint, "Congratulations to Mr. No. 404 for winning the first lot in this auction!"
Click, click!
, Teacher Xu was startled by the white light that hit him instantly, and his eyes were almost blind. Li Chengru was stunned while stalling, "It's no problem to catch my brother, headlines!"
Soon after, several more lots were sold, and several were also unsold.
For example, there are three lutes, made of Burmese gemstones and African ebony. One is called "Green Beads" and is inlaid with 592 jadeite.
Each is valued at $1 million...... This thing doesn't even buy the nouveau riche, it's so vulgar that it goes beyond the bottom line of the nouveau riche.
......
"Number 404, $50,000!"
"Number 405, $55,000!"
"60,000!"
"65,000!"
"Your special mother is sick, right?"
"Your special mother is sick!"
"It's okay, you put the cards down. ”
"It's okay to put it down, you give me Huang Zhou's zhangliu. ”
"!"
Li Chengru slammed his throat, "80,000!"
The audience was shocked, Mr. Xu glared at the two eyes, you are awesome!
"100,000!"
Li Chengru also glared at the two eyeballs, you are stupid!
"110,000!"
Okay, okay, you're even more stupid, I won't follow.
Xu Feiyan stopped drumming.
The audience applauded thunderously. In the end, Lao Li used 110,000 US dollars to win a painting by Ren Bonian.
“......”
The two looked at each other, and both lamented, alas, it was no longer the eighties that were missing.
After a morning of hard work, three gentlemen stood out: No. 404, No. 405, and No. 2.
It's not that others don't have money, but they are reluctant to smash it. Each of these three people bought five or six pieces, and No. 2 heard that it was a Taiwanese businessman.
"The next one, and the last one of the morning, is the bronze jue of the Western Zhou Dynasty provided by the cultural relics store in the capital. ”
Mr. Hu showed the object and said: "Produced between the 11th century BC and 771 BC, it is 21.5 cm high and 6.5 cm wide, and it is a bronze tall tapered wine glass.
Deep belly, round bottom, there are three flat round feet, there are three fungus head pillars on the mouth, and several cloud patterns are engraved on the columns. The abdomen is printed with three string patterns, and the inscription 'inner' is engraved on the jue pillar, which is suspected to be the family name, so it is called the inner copper jue. ”
"Starts at $4,000!"
"Five thousand!" said Number 2 immediately.
"Are you either?"
"I don't like it. ”
"Six thousand!"
Teacher Xu immediately raised the card, and No. 2 followed, and it broke 20,000 yuan in a few rounds.
There were only the two of them left on the field, and they simply didn't put their hands down. Xu Fei's blood is boiling, this is what an auction should look like!
The protagonist and others take turns to bargain, the other party is invincible, and he wants to kill and seize the treasure afterwards, but the protagonist kills Balabala...... Xianxia writes so.
"100,000!"
Called this number in one breath, No. 2 obviously hesitated, and his hand paused and did not raise it again.
"Okay, congratulations to Mr. 404, another treasure!"
The audience applauded again, and the mainland opened their eyes for the first time, exciting, exciting.
Chen Dongsheng looked over here and remembered it clearly, Xu Fei took a total of six photos:
In the early Ming Dynasty, the white jade dragon string flower tiles were 700 US dollars, the white jade monkey ornament was 800 US dollars, the early Qing Dynasty mahogany inlaid marble four screens were 8,000 US dollars, the Qing Dynasty hand-painted rare book "The Legend of the Immortals" was 25,000 US dollars, the Qianlong pastel triple bottle was 80,000 US dollars, and the bronze jue in the Western Zhou Dynasty was 100,000 US dollars.
$300,000 went in one morning.
Does he have that much money? And he seems to know a lot.
To be honest, Chen Dongsheng was able to hold back in the first half of the year, and he was ready to move in the second half of the year. He didn't know much about it, but he felt that it was very promising to engage in an auction house in China.
I investigated it today, and it was really enthusiastic.
The host announced a break above, and after the end at noon, Chen Dongsheng glanced at Xu Fei again, and left with the flow of people.
............
Mr. Xu participated in the auction in his busy schedule, and then it was really fragrant.
At the end of the evening, pay the money and get the goods on the same day.
In the hall, he was pondering how to pull the four screens back, when there was a commotion next to him, and a set of books fell apart. The staff of the Chinese bookstore hurriedly said: "I'm sorry Mr. Xu, we'll deal with it immediately!"
As he spoke, the two squatted on the ground and bundled books.
The reporters rushed to smell the fishy smell and surrounded them.
"Mr. Xu, how do you feel about participating in this auction?"
"Aren't you in the art center anymore?"
"I heard that you have opened your own company, do you want to do an antique business?"
"How did you like this set of books?"
Xu Fei ignored all of them, and only replied to the last one, "Well, it was also introduced at the scene." This set of "Legend of the Immortals" is a unique book, a total of eight volumes, hand-painted 192 Taoist immortals, and with 288 words for each immortal biography, exquisite design, ingenious conception, I naturally like it. ”
When the reporters heard this, they turned to the staff who were bundling, "How can such a book be taken out and sold?"
No one raised their heads, "We are a business, and we also have to eat." ”
After a pause, he whispered, "I won't see this book in the future." ”
Hey!
Teacher Xu is unhappy, why are you so sad, I look like a villain?
These things are all labor pains, and "The Legend of the Immortals" has no cultural relics value, it is rare. Instead of putting ash in the warehouse, it is better to collect (zhuang) and hide (bi) for him.
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