He Manzhou, a fierce rival who suddenly joined, suddenly became the center of the storm of the auction.

Several bidders all looked at each other in unison.

The name of the Tianwentang Museum in Z City has been heard of more or less by the insiders, but everyone was familiar with He Sheng earlier, and then they knew a lot about Shen Chuanyuan, who often talked about business on behalf of the museum.

But at today's auction, He Manzhou not only attended, but Bai Yicong also attended. In addition, the two of them are still sitting together, and their words and deeds have a good relationship with each other's familiar posture, and these signs are enough to make people think about it.

At the beginning of the auction, when the organizer gave a speech, he deliberately said that this event was Liu Muliu's bureau. What is the relationship between Liu Mu and Bai Yicong, everyone in the entire antique circle knows it, and this auction specially invited the Tianwentang Museum, it is difficult to say whether there is Bai Yicong's instruction behind this.

What's more, Boss Bai, who saw Shenlong seeing the beginning and the end, attended in person, and the seating arrangement was also very revealing. Then it is reasonable to speculate that Bai Yulou and the Tianwentang Museum began to cooperate, and even the Bai family made a gesture of goodwill with the Tianwentang Museum.

For those who don't know what's going on, this is definitely a big surprise.

The Tianwentang Museum is usually relatively low-key, and He Sheng is just a scholar with integrity and pursuit, not an excellent businessman. Even when he was poor and white, he had a bit of literati arrogance, and he didn't want to be contaminated with the smell of copper. Therefore, for the operation of the museum, many of He Sheng's actions are a bit of self-entertainment.

From the very beginning, he didn't want to make a lot of money from this museum, for him, as long as he could earn the expenses of daily operations, it was enough. Sometimes, if you catch up with poor management, you will even pay out of your own pocket to make up for it, and as for free exhibitions and public welfare activities, it is a common thing.

Most private museums are non-profit social service organizations, which are inseparable from the business model of cooperation with the government, private investment or private investment by collectors, because it is quite difficult to operate because of the lack of a continuous and stable source of income. To put it bluntly, this is the product of collectors' hobbies and feelings, and in the case of not worrying about bread, they rely on love to generate electricity, because of the influence of various factors, it is common for private museums to be poorly managed.

Therefore, a museum like Tianwentang, which is not in the WTO and is well-run, is obviously very different.

This museum does not occupy a large area, but the gold content of the collection in the museum is definitely above the passing level. In addition, He Sheng will hold some public welfare activities in the Tianwentang Museum every year, whether in the circle or in the minds of antique lovers, the popularity is relatively high. The reason for this is probably because although He Sheng disdains to do all kinds of messy publicity and marketing, and he doesn't have too many contacts in the business circle, he has a very high status in the academic circle.

The He family has been intellectuals for several generations, and He Manzhou's grandfather was an old professor at Z University before he retired, and He Sheng completely inherited his father's attainments and became a living signboard of the history department of Z University. His papers and research reports are the benchmark of scholars in the industry, and there are almost no academics who have studied the antique world that do not recognize He Sheng's achievements and status.

At the beginning of the operation of the Tianwentang Museum, the generations of the He family wanted to find a place to survive and put away the antiques that had been handed down for generations and were about to fall into ashes at home. It just so happened that there was an empty courtyard house in the He family, although the boundary was not large, but it was still a good place to decorate one or two, which was very in line with the aesthetics of their family of intellectuals, so they simply opened it up to place these objects.

The old man of the He family is elegant, enjoying the flowers in spring, cooking tea on a snowy night, occasionally friends come in groups of three or five, and they will entertain them well, follow the example of the ancients to hold a tea party, such as a number of treasures to introduce the antiques accumulated in their homes for many years, plus the historical stories behind the truth and falsehood have long been impossible to study.

Later, I don't know which friend proposed, since there is such a resource, instead of hiding it, it is better to release it for everyone to feast their eyes, which is also a good thing for the benefit of antique lovers.

As soon as the old man He heard it, since there was such a land boundary at home, and all kinds of antiquities were also ready-made, he simply renovated it seriously and made up all kinds of procedures, so there was a private museum called Tianwentang.

In the early years, private museums did not have tourists, and their popularity was far from enough. Occasionally, it was the old friends who came to the tea party that year, and Mr. He didn't mind, even if only one person came, he was received according to the VIP treatment, and there were many explanations and introductions to visit the exhibition, probably just out of love, and he didn't think about whether he could earn money.

Later, the He family intended to continue to add new objects, and the museum exhibited more and more, and its popularity also increased. In addition, there is a big relationship behind it, and it will occasionally get donations from all walks of life. After years of accumulation, the Tianwentang Museum has overcome the initial difficulties and developed better and better. When the history departments of the major universities in Z City analyze classic cases during classes, this private museum is not often mentioned, and many students will come to visit it to study its business model.

Over time, the influence of Tianwentang Museum in the academic community is getting higher and higher, even if it is a product of self-entertainment and self-appreciation, it will not affect its status in the minds of industry insiders, and it has accumulated a certain reputation, which is well deserved.

But no matter how good it is, it is far from cooperating with the Bai family.

Tianwentang Museum and Baiyulou, to put it bluntly, is a relationship that cannot be beaten by eight poles. To take the simplest example, if you don't consider the relationship between the ages, and suddenly hear that Confucius and Lü Buwei were discussing business one day, don't you think it's strange?

Therefore, such an unexpected cooperation is completely confusing at first glance, and it is very likely that this is not a simple exchange of interests, but that Bai Yicong and He Manzhou have an extraordinary personal relationship to promote this cooperation.

Several bidders had their own thoughts, and they felt that the previous information seemed to be wrong.

- How do you look at it, He Manzhou is very familiar with Bai Yicong.

After a few seconds of silence, the host's voice pulled everyone's thoughts back.

"Now that someone has sold 2.5 million, will anyone continue to bid?"

"Two and a half million, one time. ”

"Two hundred and fifty-five, two. ”

Under the host's surging voice, the atmosphere of the audience was mobilized.

The beautiful girl embroidered the cheongsam was about to hold up the card, but her hand was held down by the investors around her.

The middle-aged man didn't speak, just patted the back of her fair hand and gave her a subtle smile. The girl is a smart person, very good at observing words and feelings, and understands the unspoken rules, she immediately deducted the sign with a smile, withdrew from the competition, and made a gesture of please to He Manzhou in the air.

"Three million. ”

The competition was only between the two, and the collector hesitated for a moment before adding another yard.

But as soon as his words fell, He Manzhou raised the number plate again at the instigation of Bai Yicong, and her face still had the confusion of rushing ducks to the shelves, staring at Bai Yicong while continuing to bid the price.

"Three and a half million. ”

"Four and a half million. ”

The collector looked at He Manzhou's hesitant attitude, and it didn't look like he had to get the object in his hands, and after a little weighing, he turned the price up again, which was a bit of an inevitable meaning.

Who knew that He Manzhou raised the sign twice in a row, one was born and the other was ripe, and his psychological quality had been exercised at this time. In addition, Boss Bai's silent demeanor at this time was too intimidating, and he didn't have the meaning to explain for a while, and He Manzhou couldn't chase after him and continue to ask questions, just waiting to instinctively obey his command.

Almost without any hesitation, He Manzhou bluntly raised the number plate.

"Five million. ”

When the object called five million, the collector frowned slightly.

This enamel colored copper gold-plated carved pocket watch does have a certain collection value, and it is an object of the Bai family in Z City, and it is not easy to get one.

But the psychological price he gave was only about three million, and no matter how much it was, it would be overwhelming.

Thinking like this, the collector sighed uncheckably, waved his hand and buckled the number plate, and also withdrew from this auction, just to give the Tianwentang Museum a favor, and no longer continue to fight.

"Five million, one time. ”

"Five million, twice. ”

The auctioneer's eyes looked around to make sure that no one had increased his chips, and the small hammer in his hand fell.

The crisp sound of hammers echoed through the huge ballroom, followed by congratulatory applause.

"Five million, three times, sold—— congratulations to Miss He Manzhou for winning this precious lot. ”

The organizer of the Mediterranean is overjoyed, this lot is so high, it is completely beyond his expectations, just the handling fee can make a lot of money, it seems that following Liu Dashao to do business, it is really quite oily.

And He Manzhou, who took a picture of the pocket watch in a daze, was still in the shock that she had spent five million at once, and she said in her heart that if it wasn't for public money consumption, she would have to go bankrupt all of a sudden.

Thinking like this, she raised her hand and brushed the hair hanging down next to her cheeks, turned her head slightly, and handed the big guy next to her who spent money without blinking her eyes a look for help, a little bit "Don't fool me, let me tell you, I'm penniless, I'm done with the hero, and you're the one who pays the bill at that time".

But Bai Yicong didn't pick up the stubble at all, just drank the tea in the cup quietly, and didn't reveal any emotion in his cold eyes, so that He Manzhou's trance of "Who am I and where am I" became even stronger.

Bai Yicong, what do you think, can you give a happy word?

And just when the host explained the final result, Bai Wanyan's eyes always stopped at He Manzhou.

The girl sitting in the second row is very beautiful, especially the big eyes that shine, revealing an indescribable aura, she looks straight at Bai Yicong, and Boss Bai is indifferent, looking at her a little bit of a posture. But if you look at it carefully, such indifference and connivance are unusual things for Bai Yicong.

It seems that this time, there are a lot of unexpected gains.