The auctioneer didn't expect that Zheng Yan would make such a request. The Harris family has not held an auction once or twice, the credibility is there, and no one has ever suspected that there will be a fake, so this has never happened.

The auctioneer was a little undecided for a while, glanced at Owen Harris in the audience, and saw that the other party nodded, before he said to Zheng Yan: "Of course you can, but you have to be careful not to damage this painting." ”

In fact, even if the other party does not agree, Zheng Yan will take a picture of the painting, but since the other party agrees, it is natural to take a look.

I have to say that Zheng Yan's understanding of this aspect is indeed very limited, but he saw that the author's name should be Juran, but he didn't figure out which historical figure it was after thinking about it for a long time.

But Zheng Yan found that more than a dozen seals were left on the painting. We all know that under normal circumstances, collectors of paintings will leave their own stamps on the paintings, and since they can be collected by so many people, the author must have some fame.

"I'm done, thank you. ”

The auctioneer originally thought that Zheng Yan was doubting the authenticity of the painting, but Zheng Yan didn't look closely and couldn't help but feel a little strange, but the auction still had to continue.

"Okay, in that case, let's go ahead. ”

"I'll give 10,000. Zheng Yan waited for a while and found that there was no one to bid at all, so he spoke.

"Is there anything else to bid? You know, this painting is from distant China, although there is no systematic appraisal, but it must have a history of hundreds of years, and it also has a very high collection value..."

Although the auctioneer did not want to auction any sky-high prices, it was inevitable that he would be a little unwilling to sell at the reserve price.

"Let's start the next one..."

"yes, don't waste everyone's time..."

“…”

Although this is a common method used by auctioneers, the rich people in the audience obviously don't buy it.

"Well, in that case, this painting belongs to this gentleman. ”

"The items we are going to auction next are also from China, but this time the lot is a fine porcelain..."

Although Westerners are not very interested in ancient Chinese paintings, they are still interested in porcelain. Because of cultural differences, Westerners cannot appreciate traditional Chinese landscape paintings, but exquisite porcelain is deeply loved by Westerners.

"The starting price of this lot is $100,000, and each increase must not be less than $10,000. ”

The moment the porcelain was put out, Zheng Yan's eyes couldn't be taken off, and he made up his mind that he must buy it.

The other party took out a big jar, and on the body of the jar was an old man sitting in a carriage, which should not be said to be a carriage, because it was a tiger and a leopard pulling the cart, and the old man's body leaned forward slightly, his demeanor was calm, and he was as extraordinary as a fairy. Even if Zheng Yan is ignorant, he has heard of the name of Guiguzi descending the mountain picture jar.

Guiguzi down the mountain picture jar can be said to be the pinnacle of Yuan Qinghua, although there are countless imitations in later generations, but whether it is the shape, painting style or charm, it is difficult to compare with Yuan Qinghua. Although Zheng Yan can't guarantee that what he sees in front of him is the genuine product of the Yuan Dynasty, but even if it is an imitation, his value is still incalculable.

"One hundred and fifty thousand. ”

"Two hundred thousand. ”

“…”

"Five hundred thousand. ”

“…”

Although there were many people bidding on the spot, the price rose not very fast, and Zheng Yan was not in a hurry to bid. Although Zheng Yan is rich, if he can buy it at a lower price, Zheng Yan is not willing to be wronged.

"Eight hundred thousand. ”

"There are still no bids, I knew that such a fine porcelain, even if it is the Harris family, there is only such a piece, I believe it will be difficult to encounter it again in the future. ”

In the eyes of the auctioneer, the current price is not low, but as an auctioneer, of course, he will not dislike the high price, so he began to agitate everyone again.

Zheng Yan felt that it was almost there, if he didn't make a move, he would miss out on this treasure, "One million." ”

We all know that Huaxia is the birthplace of porcelain, and this friend must know very well the value of this porcelain. ”

Because of Zheng Yan's bid, the auctioneer had something to say.

"One and a half million. ”

"Okay, this friend bid 1.5 million, is there anything higher?"

The sudden sound lifted the auctioneer's spirits, but Zheng Yan frowned.

Originally, according to Zheng Yan's estimate, when the price reached 800,000 yuan, it had almost reached the peak, and now Chinese cultural relics are not popular in the international market, but someone has bid again, and it has increased by 500,000 yuan at one time.

"Zheng Yan, that's Nakagawa Jianyuan of the Mitsubishi Group, and he is the head of the Mitsubishi Group in the United States. ”

Seeing the other party's Oriental face, Zheng Yan was still skeptical that the other party would also be Chinese, but he spoke English a little awkwardly, and he didn't know until he listened to Larry Ellison's explanation that it was Japanese.

The Japanese are already very obsessed with Chinese culture, so people in the upper class of Japanese society will learn Chinese, and they are also very fond of Chinese cultural relics, especially porcelain. However, for this kind of national treasure-level cultural relics, Zheng Yan will not give it to the Japanese.

"Three million. ”

"Four million. ”

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Zheng Yan simply doubled the price, originally thinking that he had won the battle, but he didn't expect the other party to be on the same bar with him.

"This friend, I like this porcelain very much, I don't know if you can cut love?" said Nakagawa Jianyuan to Zheng Yan.

"Sorry, I happen to like it too, five million. ”

If the other party hadn't taken the initiative to speak, Zheng Yan wouldn't have bothered to deal with him at all, and as for giving him things, it would be even more impossible.

"Since for example, then let's get the one with the highest price, six million. ”

Although the Japanese economy has just suffered a heavy setback, and the Mitsubishi Group is also suffering at any time, millions of dollars are nothing to Nakagawa Jianyuan. looked at Zheng Yan coldly, and added another million.

"Mr. Nakagawa bid six million, is there anything higher?" Nakagawa Jianyuan is obviously a frequent visitor here, and the auctioneer is very familiar with him.

Although Zheng Yan and Nakagawa Jianyuan were both very unhappy, the auctioneer was energetic. Originally, he thought that it would be very good for this piece of porcelain to fetch a million, but now the price is several times the price he expected, and it seems that there is still room for growth.

"Ten million. ”

Zheng Yan knew that if he continued to increase little by little, then even if he could win this Guiguzi descending mountain picture jar, he would have to pay a lot of price, so he simply added four million, showing his determination to win.