On August 10, the day of Sotheby's summer auction, Xia Yu and Wu Hongyi went together.

At the auction site, Xia Yu also saw a lot of British bigwigs, of course, Xia Yu also saw a lot of Chinese, but in the entire venue, there were very few black-haired and yellow-skinned Chinese.

Xia Yu and Wu Hongyi sat together, just as they could chat occasionally.

Watching one lot after another on the auction table come up and be auctioned away, Xia Yu has been indifferent.

Wu Hongyi turned his head sideways and whispered, "Xia Yu, have you seen a few pieces in this auction house?"

Xia Yu glanced at the auction album on the table in front of him, and smiled faintly: "It's just one or two, it's not here yet, at the current rate, there are still forty or fifty minutes." ”

"Hongyi, I'm sorry, I've restricted you this time. ”

Wu Hongyi said nonchalantly: "Why are you seeing outside like this, I don't want to see others lying on our Huaxia cultural relics and sucking blood." ”

Seeing Wu Hongyi say this, Xia Yu smiled and didn't say anything more.

In fact, these days, Xia Yu has nothing to do and has participated in the daily affairs of the Chinese Business Foundation, and has greeted a group of Chinese bigwigs of the Chinese Business Foundation.

That is, in the current Sotheby's summer auction, it does not participate in the auction of Chinese cultural relics and artworks.

Although Xia Yu didn't explain what it was for, everyone agreed with a lot of face.

After all, buying antiques is not limited to Sotheby's auctions, and not everyone has a hobby or spare money to collect antiques.

If Xia Yu wants these antiques, then give him face!

Not only that, in order to show favor to Xia Yu, many people spontaneously persuaded their powerful friends to give up the bidding.

Although Chinese cultural relics were once sought after by the Western upper class, most of them were for the purpose of investment preservation.

Most of those who really know how to appreciate and sincerely collect are overseas Chinese.

But when all the powerful Chinese in Britain did not participate in the bidding for Chinese cultural relics, Sotheby's presented an embarrassing scene at the auction.

Within half a minute of the auctioneer's announcement of the start of bidding, the price of the first piece of blue and white porcelain from the Song Dynasty rose from £10,000 to £11,500, and then fell silent.

Rao is white-haired, experienced old auctioneer on the stage couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and he hurriedly turned on the touting mode to try to make the atmosphere warmer.

Xia Yu crossed Erlang's legs, ate the grapes fed by Li Qian, and looked forward to the development of things with interest.

At the auction, Giuseppe Eskenazi also arrived, and because of his close cooperation with Sotheby's, he was also in the VIP seat.

It's just that the very different atmosphere of the scene made Giuseppe Eskenazi, who has always been full of confidence, frown, and this scene was completely unexpected by him.

You must know that in order to speculate on the price of Chinese cultural relics, the Chinese cultural relics he provided this time are all valuable fine products, and this Song blue and white porcelain will be auctioned for more than 25,000 pounds in his expectations.

But now it is less than half of the price expected by the mind, so it stagnates, and he observes it and finds that none of the few people who bid just now are Chinese!

Giuseppe Eskenazi didn't think about it in a malicious way at first, but only comforted herself that this piece of Song blue and white porcelain might not be likeable.

However, this piece of Song blue and white porcelain is the first Chinese cultural relic after all, and if the transaction price is too low, it will inevitably cause a series of adverse effects, so that the price of the Chinese cultural relics participating in the auction will not rise.

Thinking of this, he didn't squint and nodded his head slightly.

This seems to be a signal.

Just as the auctioneer said 11,500 pounds for the first time, a man immediately raised his sign and increased the price by 500 pounds.

"Bid 12,000 pounds on 235!"

The auctioneer, who had been scanning the venue, immediately saw the sign held up by Lone and immediately said loudly.

Originally, the man had raised the price by five hundred pounds again.

Xia Yu kept looking at it with a smile, focusing on the sudden 235, the blonde middle-aged man.

Xia Yu, who had been observing Giuseppe Eskenazi, of course noticed his abrupt two nods, and immediately bid on No. 235, and kept biting on.

It's just that No. 235 is not the one you particularly want, but it is just increased little by little at the lowest price.

There is no doubt that number 235 is a trust arranged by Giuseppe Eskenazi.

When the price of No. 235 increased again, allowing the price to climb to 17,000 pounds, the atmosphere cooled down again, and no one increased the price anymore!

Seeing this, Xia Yu knew that it was time for him to do it.

He will let people auction all the Chinese cultural relics in this auction house, otherwise how can he let his strategy perfectly release his influence?

He reached out his hand, his left index finger straightened, and tapped it lightly on the table.

Two seconds later, a curly-haired middle-aged white man with a hooked nose at No. 333 held up the sign in his hand.

A thousand pounds more!

"No. 333 is worth a thousand pounds, and Song blue and white porcelain is now worth eighteen thousand pounds!

The auctioneer said, looking at the middle-aged blonde man at number 235.

This time, Giuseppe Eskenazi smiled at the corner of his mouth, No. 333 was not his arrangement, it seems that the real buyer has appeared, and the price is directly increased by a thousand pounds, and the desire to buy is stronger.

The trust he arranged is experienced, and he doesn't need to be on time again, and the 235 good trust will follow up immediately.

Eighteen thousand five hundred pounds!

Nineteen thousand five hundred pounds!

......

Twenty-six thousand five hundred pounds!

When No. 333 raised the price to £26,500 again, No. 235 realised that No. 333 might have reached its limit, and that it had exceeded the estimated price of owner Giuseppe Eskenazi, and that he was already up to the task.

Therefore, no matter how the auctioneer looks at No. 235, the price will not be increased.

“duang!”

“...... Twenty-six thousand five hundred pounds for the third time, congratulations to Mr. 333 for taking this Song blue and white porcelain!"

After the Song blue and white porcelain, there were several European and American cultural relics and artworks, and the atmosphere of the venue was warm again.

It's just that I didn't expect that when the second Chinese cultural relics were put on auction, the atmosphere was cold again.

It's an ancient painting, but none of the Chinese came forward to bid, only five or six white people were bidding, and the price was very slow.

As a last resort, Giuseppe Eskenazi used the No. 235 pallet again.

A similar scene happened again, and in the end it was No. 333 who made a move and sold the painting for £35,000.

Once, twice, three times...... Five times!

When the fifth auction of Chinese artifacts was submitted, the bidding atmosphere cooled down again, and Giuseppe Eskenazi had to use another tray, No. 268, to raise the price.

Finally, the fifth Chinese artifact was photographed by a British man at No. 388.

It's just that at this time, many people on the scene have noticed that something is wrong, especially the auctioneer on the stage.

And if Giuseppe Eskenazi in the VIP seat hadn't reacted, he would really be a pig!

There are five Chinese cultural relics, from porcelain to bronzes to calligraphy and paintings, but none of the Chinese participated in the auction, so it is not right to look at it.

It's not that the Chinese people at the scene don't make a move, it's just that the target of the shot is also something else, except that they don't touch the Chinese cultural relics.

"Fortunately, each piece was auctioned off at the end, and although the price was not too high, it was not low. ”

Thinking of this, Giuseppe Eskenazi subconsciously looked at the two white British men in No. 333 and No. 388.

It's just that Giuseppe Eskenazi has also made up his mind in his heart, after the auction, he must investigate what the problem is.

After all, the big buyers of Chinese cultural relics are Chinese, and if Chinese people don't buy Chinese cultural relics, then his plan will be ruined!

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