In the next auction, Xia Yu finally participated.

He photographed two things, a Maitreya Buddha pendant carved from the finest mutton fat jade, which was a masterpiece of Lu Zigang, a jade carving master in the Ming Dynasty, and cost him 520,000 Hong Kong dollars.

The other is a painting called "Feng Xiao Tu", which was made by Zhang Daqian in 1955, although Daqian is still alive and lives in Taiwan Province, but it still sold for a high price of 1 million.

However, Xia Yu felt that it was worth it, because in later generations, this "Feng Xiao Tu" could be ranked in the top ten in the price of Zhang Daqian's auctioned paintings and calligraphy, and after the death of Daqian Jushi in later generations, the price of his works soared rapidly, and this "Feng Xiao Tu" was worth at least 50 or 60 million Hong Kong dollars.

One of the reasons why it can be auctioned so low now is that the economy of Xiangjiang is still in the early stage of its rise, and the money is too valuable.

The other most important reason is that Zhang Daqian is still alive.

Everyone knows that the painter's paintings will only soar after the death of the painter, if the painter is still alive, no one dares to raise the price, especially when he encounters a high-yield painter like Daqian Jushi, and is the first master of counterfeiting, before he died, who has the courage to speculate the price of his calligraphy and painting?

It is precisely for this reason that this painting and calligraphy of Daqian Jushi was sold for 1 million Hong Kong dollars.

Although the current 1 million Hong Kong dollars to buy a house in Xiangjiang can be sold for 10 million or 20 million in the future, it is still not as good as the appreciation of this painting, and it can be said that Xia Yu has made a lot of money.

In the end, the charity auction raised nearly HK$30 million in donations, which made the smile on the face of the chairman of the Heung Kong Charity Federation, Streitmatter-Tran, unable to hide his gratitude to those present.

Then, Xia Yu and He Youguang and He Chaoqiong, two brothers and sisters, went to collect their respective auctioned collections, swiped their cards to pay on the spot, and then signed to take them away.

In addition to He Chaoqiong's "Mandarin Duck Lotus Picture", He Youguang also took a famous ancient painting, which cost him 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars, and this price will not lose the face of his father's gambling king.

With the collection in hand, Xia Yu and He Youguang walked outside together.

As soon as he came to the parking lot, He Youguang looked at his watch and found that it was still early.

At this time, the bright moon was hanging high, it was not very late, he thought about it, and called Xia Yu: "Xia Sheng, it's still early, I don't know if I have the honor to invite you to a cup of coffee, I want to ask you for advice." ”

Hearing He Youguang's words, He Chaoqiong, who was a little distracted, lit up with his eyes, and looked at Xia Yu with some expectation on his face.

His eyes swept over He Youguang and He Chaoqiong's faces, and Xia Yu smiled and said, "My honor!"

Seeing Xia Yu agree, He Youguang and He Chaoqiong both smiled.

"Xia Sheng, I remember that there is a café that is very high-end and has a very elegant environment, let's go to that one, it happens to be not far from here. ”

He Youguang introduced.

"Oh, then I'm going to experience it, please!"

Xia Yu showed an interested look at the right time, said and made a gesture of please.

Then, He Youguang, He Chaoqiong, the two brothers and sisters, and Xia Yu got into their respective cars.

He Youguang's car took the lead, Yan Shining drove along, and the two cars drove out of the parking lot of Sotheby's auction house, one after the other.

Soon, the car stopped at a café with a very atmospheric appearance, and after getting out of the car, Xia Yu followed He Youguang and the two into the café.

As soon as he entered it, Xia Yu found that there was a cave, all kinds of decorations were very exquisite, and there were soothing piano music in the café, and the visual and auditory enjoyment made Xia Yu feel a little relaxed for a moment.

Found a private room, Xia Yu and the three sat down, each ordered a cup of coffee, and it didn't take long for the waiter to present it.

Taking a sip of coffee, Xia Yu exclaimed: "The taste is very good, and the environment is also very good, He Sheng, you are very good at finding a place!"

Hearing Xia Yu's praise, although He Youguang knew that Xia Yu's words had elements of praise, he still couldn't help but be happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Haha, Xia Sheng, I also found out by accident, to be honest, this is the third time I've come, fortunately I didn't disappoint you, otherwise it would be embarrassing. ”

He Youguang said jokingly, trying to close the distance.

Seeing his brother and Xia Yu chatting, He Chaoqiong couldn't help it, and said, "Brother, you and Xia Yu both call each other Mr., it feels so awkward." ”

Hearing He Chaoqiong's words, Xia Yu and He Youguang glanced at each other in some shock, and then laughed at the same time.

"Chaoqiong is right, we should be friends, call my name Youguang. ”

"Youguang, you can also call me Xia Yu. ”

Xia Yu also said with a smile.

"Okay, Xia Yu!"

Seeing this, He Chaoqiongqiao showed a happy smile on her face.

"Xia Yu ......"

Then, He Youguang began to chat with Xia Yu and asked for some things.

The things He Youguang asked were not very private things, Xia Yu knew everything, and occasionally explained to He Youguang, and He Youguang nodded again and again.

And He Chaoqiong quietly drank coffee and listened, his eyes constantly wandering on Xia Yu and He Youguang.

It's just that because He Youguang asked, most of the time it was Xia Yu who was talking, so He Chaoqiong's gaze stayed on Xia Yu most of the time.

Seeing the handsome and handsome Xia Yu talking with a confident smile, there seemed to be nothing he didn't know, He Chaoqiong's eyes when he looked at Xia Yu changed unconsciously.

Unconsciously, the coffee bottomed out, and Xia Yu picked up the cup and wanted to take a sip, but found that the cup was empty.

This situation was discovered by He Chaoqiong for the first time, she directly called the waiter and served Xia Yu a cup of coffee again.

"Thank you!"

Xia Yu said with a smile at He Chaoqiong.

"You're welcome. He Chaoqiong smiled sweetly.

At this time, He Chaoqiong picked up the painting on the stool next to him and handed it to Xia Yu. Said with some expectation: "Xia Yu, show you my paintings." ”

"Okay!" Xia Yu took it with a smile.

It's a pity that I didn't wear gloves, and I just held the painting like this, which was easy to cause some damage to the painting.

But Xia Yu knew that it was not suitable to say this, and He Chaoqiong, a little girl, didn't understand this, and he didn't need to talk too much, it was easy to spoil the atmosphere, and he would be wrong.

Then, Xia Yu slowly opened the painting.

He Youguang and He Chaoqiong also looked over and appreciated it.

In the middle of appreciation, Xia Yu also sighed from time to time. Many of those bigwigs like to collect, so they still have the ability to identify antique paintings and calligraphy, and because of this, Xia Yu also has a high level of appreciation.

Listening to Xia Yu's explanation, the two brothers and sisters, He Chaoqiong and He Youguang, nodded from time to time, revealing a sudden look.

"Okay, put it away, take it home and find a place to hang it, but remember to hang it in a dry and ventilated place. ”

Xia Yu carefully closed the painting, returned it to He Chaoqiong, and said with a smile.

"Eun!"

He Chaoqiong nodded her little head in response, her small mouth opened, she didn't know what she wanted to say, but she didn't say it.

"What's the matter, Chaoqiong, what do you want to say?"

He Youguang asked.

"I ...... I just want to say, look at what Xia Yu has bought. ”

He Chaoqiong was speechless for a while, then thought of something, and hurriedly said.

"Okay, let's take a look. ”

Xia Yu said with a smile, and then took the lead in opening Zhang Daqian's "Feng Xiao Diagram".

"This painting is so beautiful, who is this woman in the painting?"

Looking at the colorful painting, He Chaoqiong pointed to the woman in the painting and asked, He Youguang also showed curiosity.

Xia Yu smiled faintly and explained: "This painting is actually an ancient folklore story depicted by Daqian Jushi according to his own understanding. ”

According to legend, Qin Mugong's daughter's nickname is Rongyu, not only like a flower like jade, but also good at playing the sheng, her own tone, her voice is like a phoenix. One night, Lang Yu played the sheng on the "Phoenix Tower", as if there was a harmony coming from afar, and the aftersound was wonderful, like a gossamer. After that, I didn't think about making jade tea and rice. When Qin Mugong found out, he sent someone to find this young man, Xiao Shi, and Langyu's illness was cured. Since then, Lang Yu has played the sheng flute with the juvenile ensemble in Fenglou every day, and the couple should be harmonious. One night, the two were playing together under the bright moonlight, and suddenly a dragon and a phoenix flew in response, so Xiao Shi took the red dragon, and the jade took the purple phoenix, and both flew away. ”

"So the woman in this painting is the daughter of Qin Mugong. ”

"Wow, I didn't expect there to be this kind of story in a painting, it's amazing, where did Langyu and Xiao Shi fly? They must be very happy, right?"

He Chaoqiong showed a look of amazement, with some longing in her eyes, as if she was overwhelmed by the legendary love story of Lang Yu and Xiao Shi.

Looking at the little star in He Chaoqiong's eyes, Xia Yu and He Youguang glanced at each other and laughed silently, sure enough, a girl is a girl.

After appreciating it again, Xia Yu put together the "Phoenix Flute Picture".