At that time, the state was extremely strict on foreign exchange control, and it was impossible for Liang Chao's team to carry too much foreign exchange abroad.

Moreover, they are also conservative in their appraisal of the auction price.

$3 million, in 2001, is indeed an astronomical amount.

However, this is an auction for the world's most wealthy antiques collectors.

Fueled by many collectors, the price rose to $3 million, and was soon thrown into the dust, with no shadow in sight.

The bid quickly surpassed $4 million!

There were still people who paid attention to Liang Chao from time to time, expecting him to burst the price again, but he was silent for so long, and no one paid attention to him.

Yang Fei still sat firmly in the military tent and did not quote.

Other people are just like a rainbow, and now they are holding up their cards, which is just one more person participating in the bidding.

The price soon surpassed $5 million!

This price is more than double the auction price!

There is no doubt that the dish has become a hit in this auction!

Even the Nitta family didn't expect this collection to fetch such a high price!

Fu Heng said: "The Chinese who bids fiercely is in the treasure island area of my country, and he is a very famous collector. ”

Yang Fei sighed: "What about the other Europeans and Americans?"

Fu Heng said: "He is a collector in Europe, an invisible rich man, some people say that he is rich and rich, with one of the most luxurious castle villas in Europe, which is full of institutions and strong defenses, and has a collection of rare antiques from all over the world, but he is very low-key. ”

Yang Fei said: "Yes, if you have the opportunity, you must visit his house." If he has so many treasures, why not set up a private museum?"

Fu Heng smiled: "People are low-key. ”

Yang Fei touched his nose and said with a smile: "Old Fu, are you saying that I am high-profile?"

Fu Heng said: "Actually, whether it's high-profile or low-key, it's just that everyone's attitude towards life is different. ”

Yang Fei said: "I don't know how many of the collections in that collector's house have been lost from our country!"

Fu Heng sighed and said, "I went to see it once, and more than half of his collection was lost by our country. ”

Yang Fei frowned slightly.

Fu Heng said: "Moreover, his ancestor is a commander in the Eight-Nation Alliance, you can imagine it." ”

Yang Fei: "......"

Fu Heng said: "There is a rotten gambler in Europe, in addition to gambling every day, that is, drinking, and finally he is so poor that he can't even afford to drink, and he is ready to sell the house left by his ancestors. He opened it and took a look, and it was full of antiques from the ancient civilizations of the East! It turned out that the ancestor of this guy, who was also a member of the Eight-Nation Alliance, robbed a boatload of treasures and returned to China, but he didn't have time to explain the aftermath, so he died with a whimper, and future generations did not know about it, and he lived a poor life for decades guarding hundreds of millions of antiques. ”

Yang Fei said: "This is a bit similar to the treasure hidden by the ancestors of the Luo Yuxi family. ”

Fu Heng said: "Many times, reality is more exciting than stories, and it is also more bizarre and twisty. ”

Yang Fei said: "Old Fu, do you think there is any way to get back all these lost antiques?"

Fu Heng shook his head lightly: "Impossible, unless the third world war is launched, it will have to be won crushingly like Genghis Khan back then!"

Yang Fei smiled, his mind was racing, and he thought a lot for a while.

By the time he came to his senses, the bid had already crossed the $6 million mark!

The atmosphere at the auction site was ignited by the magic of money.

The auction price of bronzes has not been too high in the history of auctions.

In the normal auction market, a bronze from the Warring States period was sold for only tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars, that is, about one or two million yuan.

Although the vessel is a heavy vessel, it is also a bronze vessel, so the experts' estimate of him is not high.

It is precisely for this reason that Liang Chao's team only prepared $3 million, thinking that it was nine out of ten.

Who would have thought that in this year's auction, this dish will become a dark horse!

The estimation of the value of antiques in the collecting world is based on its rarity, its artistic value, and its age, duration and completeness.

There are so many people participating in the auction this year, and the price has risen all the way, which is indeed beyond many people's expectations.

Yang Fei was also a little puzzled.

Although he knew that the vessel would definitely fetch a high price today, even if he was at the scene, he still didn't quite understand why the European collector raised the vessel so highly.

On this question, he raised it with Fu Heng and Wang Yuanzhi, hoping to hear their opinions.

Wang Yuanzhi sneered: "The antique world is similar to playing stocks, this year, next year." I guess someone is trying to hype up the bronzes. ”

Fu Heng also agrees with Wang Yuanzhi's analysis: "Many speculators in the world will change their methods every year to hype up a certain type of antique. If you want to hype up this type of antique, you have to build momentum. This is Christie's global auction, and it is also the largest auction in the antiques world, and it is the most advantageous and global sensation here. ”

Wang Yuanzhi: "It is conceivable that after today, the price of bronze will definitely rise sharply!"

Yang Fei said: "Is it possible that the European collector owns a lot of bronze antiques, so he deliberately hyped up this type of antique? ”

Wang Yuanzhi: "This possibility cannot be ruled out. The meaning of hype, in the end, is to sell!"

Yang Fei thought to himself, sure enough!

The 2001 Christie's auction was a watershed moment in the entire history of bronze auctions.

It is precisely because of the unprecedented sky-high price that it has triggered a boom in bronzes in the global collecting world.

Since then, more and more bronzes have been auctioned for high prices, from tens of millions to hundreds of millions, constantly refreshing people's perception of the value of bronzes.

Yang Fei couldn't help but think of the fact that he had hyped Li Yanan's paintings.

At this moment, the international capitalists are not hyping up bronzes?

Fu Heng said: "Boss, more than 6 million, you can make a move." ”

Yang Fei nodded and said, "Let's fight for a while." ”

Fu Heng said: "Looking at the momentum of their bidding, I'm afraid that there will be a fight!"

Yang Fei said: "They are all rich masters!"

Fu Heng said: "That's too high! Such hype, these people want to a big game!"

When the bid reached $6.5 million, Yang Fei finally raised his card.

At the same time, Yang Fei quoted a bid: "$8 million!"

From $6.5 million, it soared to $8 million all at once!

Ostentatious!

The eyes of the audience looked at Yang Fei in unison.