Chapter 61: Longevity Screen

This auction is in the auction hall of City A. There is obviously a strong guard outside the door, and most of the people who come here are walking in groups.

The driver parked the car at the door, then opened the door, and An Mengyi and Su Lele got out of the car.

"Two young ladies, please show me the invitation letter. The security guard standing at the door stopped the person. An Mengyi and Su Lele obediently handed over the invitation: "Give." ”

The security guard took it in his hand and carefully checked it with the guest before releasing him: "Two inside, please." ”

An Mengyi and Su Lele took back the invitation and entered the hall directly. The auction in the hall has not yet begun, and everyone is more casual.

An Mengyi and Su Lele walked to the seat specially prepared for the Dayao Group and sat down, Su Lele whispered: "Is our position so far back?"

Su Lele looked around, most of them were men, and women generally only appeared as female companions, but there were a few exceptions occasionally.

"Look, An'an, isn't that Zhu Xiao, he's sitting there today!" Su Lele couldn't help but say to An Mengyi when he saw Zhu Xiao coming from behind.

"Leave him alone. An Mengyi's voice didn't fluctuate, and she just glanced to the side to determine Zhu Xiao's location.

Zhu Xiao met Ah Meng's eyes at this time, and smiled at her, this smile was a little more than the usual polite smile, An Mengyi was too lazy to study.

When everyone in the hall has almost come in, the auction has officially begun, and the auctioneer will introduce it first, and then introduce the rules.

"Please keep the scene quiet, otherwise I have the right to ask him to leave. After the auctioneer's voice fell, the auction officially began.

The items to be auctioned are put on the auction one by one, and after a brief introduction, the auctioneer said: "The starting price is 800,000 yuan, please start." ”

The field was still relatively quiet, and there were not many people holding signs in the hall, so Su Lele approached An Mengyi: "Are you all waiting for that big object?"

"They're not stupid, and they certainly don't put what everyone expects right here. An Mengyi said.

The opening was just a few hors d'oeuvres, and An Mengyi was not interested, until the price became higher and higher, and An Mengyi gradually had the idea of taking a serious look.

As soon as his expression moved, the picture appeared, and the blue and white dragon pattern bottle in front of him was the Qing Dynasty Kangxi dragon pattern vase, and the patterns that appeared on it were all displayed clearly in front of An Mengyi's eyes.

"This price, it seems a bit expensive. An Mengyi muttered.

"Is it expensive?" Su Lele frowned: "The dragon pattern bottle should be made by the official kiln." ”

"This auction price is already the highest price for the bottle itself, and now it appears as a guaranteed price, which means that he still wants to make some more, but I don't think too many people will bid. As soon as An Mengyi finished speaking, there were still very few voices below.

"Mr. Twenty-Five, one million and one hundred thousand!" shouted the auctioneer, and while he was quietly waiting, the auctioneer asked, "Does Mr. Fourteen still want to increase the price?"

There was still no answer, that is, the meaning of giving up, and in the end the bottle was auctioned to No. 25 for 1.1 million.

After that, a few gems and jade were auctioned, and An Mengyi saw that the jade was in good condition, which could be regarded as a high-quality jade, so she casually held up a sign and auctioned a piece of jade.

This kind of jade is basically a wealthy family, and there will be some at home, so although this kind of jade is considered superior, the auctioneer is still a little less than before, and An Mengyi is easy to auction.

As the items become more and more refined, the price becomes higher and higher, and more and more people hold up the signs.

Su Lele had to sigh: "Do people here buy things as expensive as possible?"

"The more expensive an item is here, the more valuable it is. An Mengyi said to Su Lele.

"The next thing to shoot is a big object. As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, Su Lele cheered up and asked An Mengyi: "Big objects, is it the so-called treasure?"

An Mengyi shook her head: "I can't say." ”

The stage was idle for a while, and then the staff came up to the stage and moved a screen up.

"This ...... It's really big enough......" Su Lele said after seeing it.

After a screen is placed on the stage, the staff opens the screen as if the screen occupies a long area. When it comes to "big" items, he is indeed the largest of all the auction items, but the price is still up for debate.

"I don't know if this screen is familiar to everyone?" said the auctioneer.

As soon as the auctioneer finished asking this question, the whispering in the hall was obviously much higher than before, although the discipline on the scene had been emphasized before, but it was not enough to ensure that the current situation was the same.

Obviously, they on the stage had expected this situation, and some calmly waited for them to finish the discussion, and their voices became quieter and quieter, and only then did they say at the auction: "I believe that many people have recognized it, and this screen is on display in the museum of our Forbidden City, and it is very famous." The reason for its fame is that the text on the screen is composed of 10,000 longevity characters written by the princes of that year, a total of 12 fans. ”

"But there should be a lot of people who know that in addition to this screen, there is also a similar screen, which was written by various small countries together. The auctioneer introduced.

"No wonder, I said it's a screen, it's always a little familiar......," Su Lele whispered, about that longevity screen, which once appeared in their textbook.

An Mengyi took a closer look, and then replied to her: "Well, except that the shape of the screen is the same, it is really different everywhere." ”

Su Lele heard it, this was An Mengyi laughing at her, and felt that all the screens looked exactly the same, she was a little unconvinced, and pouted and said, "I can still see the difference!"

"Oh, can you see what's different?" An Mengyi asked her in a low voice.

Su Lele hesitated for a while: "The words on them are all different, I can recognize the longevity picture, this is the ...... painted on it"

"This screen was paid tribute by a small country, so the words on it are also in foreign languages, which is also very precious. The auctioneer continued: "But the foreign words on it also have the same meaning, that is, to congratulate the emperor of the current dynasty, and it is also 10,000 longevity characters." The reason why it is not known is because the emperor later rewarded this precious longevity picture to a minister in the Kangxi period, and then there was no whereabouts. ”

"Gentile writing?" began to whisper again.

"It shouldn't be very valuable, if the emperor really likes it, how can he reward it to the minister?"

"I have heard of this screen, its beauty is naturally not as good as that of our prince, and the skilled craftsmen of my Celestial Empire can be compared to those of foreign people. But it is said that the workmanship of this screen is also excellent, plus the Gentile text is really rare, if you are really interested, you can take a picture. "Someone gave a lot of advice.

The auction on the stage gave everyone enough space to consider, An Mengyi saw that there was enough time and began to observe again, about the wood An Mengyi didn't see anything from it, only knew that over the years, the wood corrosion was not serious, after so many years, there was inevitably some damage and wear, and it was already very well preserved.

The Gentile character "Shou" on the screens also shimmers, showing the different status symbols of the people who wrote them. An Mengyi looked down and saw the lifelike carvings, as well as the dragon and phoenix totems on it.

When the screen was opened, there were 12 of them, each of which was filled with different characters and had a different character.

"An An, do you think it's necessary for us to buy this one?" Su Lele also asked in a tangled way: "I think that as far as the foreign language is concerned, it has a high collection value." ”

Indeed, the screen is indeed very common, including his carvings and wood, and the Celestial Empire at that time was indeed better than the foreign countries, so basically the only thing that can make people have a collection psychology is the calligraphy and painting on the screen.

"I'll take another look. An Mengyi said to Su Lele, concentrating once again and continuing to observe carefully. From top to bottom, I looked carefully at the past, and finally in. Something different was found on the carved wood at the bottom of the screen.

"Huh?" An Mengyi snorted softly.

"What's wrong?" asked Su Lele when she heard the voice, her eyes also fixed on the screen.

An Mengyi followed the different place, enlarged the picture in her eyes, and found a small crack, the crack was stitched very tightly, looking at the fit, no one should have opened it.

So why is there a seam? Is there something hidden in the seam?

After An Mengyi had this idea, her heart suddenly beat up, and she continued to follow the crack and probed in.

This seam extends into a rectangle, with a long horizontal line and a short vertical line. The reason why it doesn't fall off is because there is a mechanism inside that can get stuck. An Mengyi saw the things inside, because there was no light, so she could only see a dark shadow.

"Scrolls?" An Mengyi whispered in surprise.

"What?" turned his head to look at An Mengyi without getting a response for a long time: "An An, what did you just say?" I didn't hear clearly. ”

"Nothing. An Mengyi was a little excited, and An An's shadow actually didn't see too many things, but what she could know was that since it could be hidden in this screen, it meant that it should also be a rare treasure. Moreover, the screen is well preserved and the mechanism is not damaged, which proves that no one has ever opened it, and no one has ever discovered what is hidden in this screen.