Fu Heng laughed in a low voice: "The cost of this knife in the Qianlong period was as high as 800,000 taels of silver. Converted to now, it is 160 million. ”

Yang Fei said: "Is this possible? Even if he is the emperor Laozi, he spends so much money just to build a knife? This is incredible, right?"

"He is the emperor, the real nobleman who owns the world! And this 800,000 yuan is counting the decoration on the knife, gold, precious stones, etc., plus the wages of the best craftsmen at that time. ”

"If it's worth so much money, why is the starting price only $500,000?"

"Hehe, so say, boss, just take a picture, I'll make sure you won't lose. In their eyes, the value of this knife lies in the fact that Qianlong has used it, and they don't know what the real value of this knife is. ”

"Fu Lao, it's true that you are Taishan Beidou in the antique world, but if you can see it, can't others see it?"

Fu Heng smiled: "Boss, don't believe me?"

Yang Fei smiled: "Of course I believe you, it's just that you have to tell a reason, right? ”

Fu Heng said: "After you take a picture, I'll tell you where the most valuable place of this sword is!"

Yang Fei said: "So, what is the highest price?"

Fu Heng said: "If it is less than 30 million, it can be photographed." ”

Yang Fei was taken aback.

It's just a sword from the Qing Dynasty, so valuable?

There are a lot of people here, and Yang Fei is not good to ask too much, with his trust in Fu Heng, I believe that he will not be untargeted, let alone deliberately let himself lose money, since he said so, then this sword must be outstanding.

So, Yang Fei followed the bid again.

The price quickly climbed to $1.5 million.

There was only one middle-aged man left on the field who was still bidding with Yang Fei.

The middle-aged man looked like he was in his fifties, and he should be an island countryman, with the distinctive characteristics of an island country.

Yang Fei thought to himself, the people of the island country have always been shrewd, could it be that this person is also like Fu Heng, who has seen through the secrets of this Qianlong knife, so he does not hesitate to raise the bid?

The bids of the two were in a state of stalemate, and they climbed one after another.

Luo Yuxi asked quietly: "Mr. Yang, do you really like this knife? It will be 2 million US dollars soon! It is a knife used by Qianlong, but it is also a knife from the Qing Dynasty, and it is not worth the price." ”

Yang Fei smiled: "Miss Luo, you know antiques very well?"

Luo Yuxi said: "My family runs an antique business, and I have learned a little bit of fur. ”

"Where is your antique shop?"

"In a foreign country. If Mr. Yang is interested, I can accompany you to have a look, just ask for your advice. ”

"Okay, I'll definitely go to see and study when I have time. ”

While chatting with her, he held up a sign to make an offer, and the two did not delay.

After the price broke through $2 million, the audience was in an uproar.

Although this treasure knife is exquisite, it is two million US dollars, equivalent to 16 million yuan, how many other antiques can be bought?

The collection of swords and other weapons is relatively unpopular and niche, far less popular than porcelain and calligraphy and painting.

Therefore, a Qing Dynasty knife was auctioned at such a high price, which suddenly made people look sideways.

Some people who were familiar with Yang Fei said loudly at the scene: "Yang Fei is the richest man in the mainland! What he has is money! I once participated in an auction with him, and whatever he likes, he will definitely buy it! This is a master who doesn't care about money!"

Immediately, there was a yin and yang weird sneer: "A rich man is the easiest to be wronged! Aren't you afraid that someone will deliberately raise the price and kill his pig?"

Chen Mo heard other people's discussions, and said to Yang Fei: "Don't you stop? If you continue to compete like this, I don't know if it will be raised to tens of millions." ”

Yang Fei said: "I know it in my heart. ”

Chen Mo didn't persuade much.

When Yang Fei raised his hand again and bid $2.1 million, the island man finally gave up.

The auctioneer announced that Yang Fei had bid for a waist knife used by Qianlong at a price of $2.1 million.

Yang Fei said to Fu Heng: "I took the knife, and I spent a lot of money." Old Fu, can you tell me about the beauty of this knife now?"

Fu Heng said with a smile: "On the handle of this knife, you can see it, there are more than a dozen sapphires. ”

"Well, these gems aren't worth that much money. ”

"Underneath these sapphires, there's another gem. ”

"Underneath the sapphire, isn't it the hilt?"

"The lower end of the handle is actually carved from a whole piece of diamond, but most people take it for granted that this is an ordinary jade hilt. ”

"Huh?" Yang Fei surprised, "Is this possible?"

Fu Heng said: "In that era, diamonds were just exquisite playthings, and they could not be regarded as hard currency. In the eyes of people, diamonds are not as valuable as gold and silver. That's why the craftsmen hid the diamond under the sapphire. ”

Yang Fei said, "How do you know?"

Fu Heng said: "When I checked the historical materials of this knife, I happened to find the records at that time. The handle of this knife is made of diamond raw materials, and this huge diamond is still a tribute from Fanbang. ”

Yang Fei smiled: "The entire handle is carved and inlaid with diamonds?"

Fu Heng said: "It may be." But at least partially, yes! You will know the results by testing it then. ”

Yang Fei said: "If it's a diamond, then how much is this knife worth?"

Fu Heng said: "Such a big diamond is hard to find, and the value of the diamond alone is more than what you bid just now." ”

Yang Fei laughed: "Thank you Fu Lao, I made a lot of money again." ”

Fu Heng said: "You collect antiques, not for resale. If you don't make money, you have to sell it to count. ”

Yang Fei said: "But I'm in a happy mood! I spent very little money, but I bought twice as many treasures!"

The next auction item is Tang Bohu's "Five Pictures of Wild Creek".

The name of this painting is very powerful, but the real thing is not as atmospheric as Yang Fei imagined.

The painting is only the size of a four-page rice paper, with a scene painted on it, and five large tigers are drawn, and the momentum of the tigers is naturally not so powerful due to the influence of the painting.

However, the paintings are very vivid and expressive.

The arrangement of the five tigers is also poor and majestic.

By the stream on the mountain, two tigers were drinking, one tiger raised his head and looked up, and two tigers, hidden behind trees and rocks in the distance, only half of their bodies were drawn.

Yang Fei asked Fu Heng, "How is this painting?"

Fu Heng said: "No matter what the painting is, with that legendary story, the collection value of this painting is very high." ”

Yang Fei nodded and said no more.

This is a must-photograph object for Luo Yuxi, so she pays special attention.

While bidding, Luo Yuxi kept an eye on the other bidders on the field.

What satisfied her was that Yang Fei really didn't raise his hand to bid.

If Yang Fei doesn't participate, he will have one less fierce opponent.

However, there were a lot of people participating in the bidding.

Tang Bohu's paintings are very valuable, and they are basically priceless, and collectors rarely put their collections up for auction.

Yang Fei remembered that Tang Bohu's most expensive painting was "Viewing the Waterfall of Lushan Mountain", which was auctioned for 590 million US dollars, that is, a sky-high price of 3.6 billion yuan, which caused a sensation at the time.

No wonder Fu Heng suggested that Yang Fei should take this "Five Pictures of Wild Creek" no matter what, there is a lot of room for value-added in the future!