Around the mid-80s, auction houses began to appear in Chinese mainland.

But these are not real auction houses, but state-run antiquities companies (shops). Because of the ban on private trade in antiquities, there were only more than 70 state-run stores in the country that could sell them. The so-called "auction" is also not worthy of the name, the price of cultural relics is uniformly set by the government, and the auction can only fluctuate slightly according to the fineness of the cultural relics, and it is impossible to have a reserve price of 10,000 yuan, and finally bid to 100,000 yuan.

Around 1993, the state-owned century-old store "Duo Yun Xuan" established an auction company and held China's first calligraphy and painting auction, which immediately attracted wide attention at home and abroad. The auction was so successful that other state-run antiquities stores set up auction companies.

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage (NARB) has taken control of the situation, and there have been six state-run auction houses – there are only six to this day, and the bureau no longer issues auction licenses.

It was not until next year, when half of the six state-owned auction houses were not operating well and were on the verge of closure that the Cultural Relics Bureau issued licenses again, and several private auction companies sprang up at once. One of them has also obtained the trademark authorization of the international giant Christie's, which is widely regarded as a "backdoor listing" of international auction predators - foreign investors are not allowed to engage in auction business in the mainland, not even inject capital, and the company that obtained Christie's trademark authorization has also been investigated and rectified.

Beijing, Guardian International.

This is a state-owned auction company established in 1994, except for the first time when it opened, many people came to see the strange, and today this auction is the largest number of attendees. The entire venue was full, and it was like a concert, and it was completely possible to make a profit by selling tickets.

"160,000 once, 160,000 twice, 160,000 three times! Congratulations to this gentleman for successfully filming Dean Shen Weifeng's work "Qiankun Qingqi"!"

There was a burst of applause in the auction hall, and the middle-aged rich man who had won the bid was just sitting in his seat with a smile on his face. The price of this painting is slightly on the high side, but if you take it out and trade it in a few years, you will definitely not lose money. The author, Shen Weifeng, is the president of the Suzhou Provincial Academy of Painting, and the works created last year are hung in the XX Great Hall, and the works created this year are hung in the ministerial conference room of the XX Department.

"The next lot is Master Qi Baishi's "Shrimp Play...... The starting price is 150,000 yuan!"

There are so many heirlooms of Qi Baishi that the auction price fluctuates greatly, depending on the quality of the work. 15 years ago, a pair of Qi Baishi boutiques in Hong Kong City set an auction record of 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars, but ordinary goods can be bought for tens of thousands of yuan.

On the mainland, the price of Qi Baishi's works has risen year by year, and now it has risen by about 180,000 yuan per square foot, compared with only 50,000 yuan per square foot four years ago, and will rise to more than 1 million yuan per square foot in a few years.

If you are a time-traveler with little pursuit, and you have a little money in your hand but not enough to buy a house, then invest in Qi Baishi's paintings. It doesn't matter if you don't appreciate calligraphy and painting, you go to the auction house to buy fine products, this thing appreciates faster than speculating in real estate, from 2000 to 2011, the price has increased 20 times in 11 years, and you don't have to worry about finding a receiver.

The main reason is that Qi Baishi is famous and well-known in China. Those collectors who have become rich and want to play with art to enhance their taste, naturally prefer local masters like Qi Baishi (Western masters are too expensive), as long as it is genuine, they rush to buy, so the price of Qi Baishi's works is higher and higher - in 2009, it ranked third in the world art sales list, and one of the high-quality products was auctioned for more than 400 million yuan.

The lot in front of me is about 1.5 square feet, from 150,000 to 350,000, and was bought by a local tyrant at a price far exceeding the average market price.

After about another hour or so, the auctioneer suddenly said: "Today's last lot is special, under the introduction of Mr. Hurun, our Guardian Auction House is fortunate to be entrusted by Mr. Song Weiyang, the richest man in Asia, to auction the invitation to the 'Song Weiyang Charity Dinner'. Next, I would like to invite Mr. Hurun to introduce the specific situation. ”

Hurun walked up to the front desk with a spring breeze, took the microphone and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Hurun." I am good friends with Mr. Song Weiyang, and a few years ago, I said to Mr. Song, 'Warren Buffett auctions charity lunch, as the richest man in China, why don't you auction charity dinner?' Mr. Song replied: 'I am too young, I am not qualified enough, I have only been in business for a few years, I am afraid no one believes in my ability.' What if the auction is successful?' I said, 'How about I help you cook a charity dinner when you become the richest man in Asia?' Mr. Song agreed, so there was today's auction. ”

"Bang bang bang!"

This time, the applause was the loudest, because at least half of the people present were specially for Song Weiyang's charity dinner. They don't necessarily participate in the auction, but they certainly have the intention to see the excitement, after all, it's a very new thing.

Hurun continued: "The Song Weiyang Charity Dinner was held in Mr. Song's private courtyard in Beijing, and the invitees could choose to hide their names or make their identities public. The dinner lasted an hour and a half, and was timed from the moment he stepped into the courtyard, and Mr. Song Weiyang would answer some basic questions. As for the proceeds from the auction, all the proceeds will be donated to the CYDF to build Hope Primary Schools in poor areas...... If you have any questions, you can come to Hurun to interview me. ”

"Song Weiyang's charity dinner, the starting price is 10,000 yuan, and the price increase shall not be less than 500 ...... each time The auction begins!"

Warren Buffett's charity lunch began in 2000, and there was no response for the first three years, just above the starting price. It's probably around $20,000, and the lowest one is only $18,000, and you can sit down and eat with Warren Buffett for such a small amount of money.

This year's Warren Buffett charity lunch was only auctioned for $250,000.

Historically, Warren Buffett's charity lunches were stirred up by the Chinese. Duan Yongping, the boss of BBK, took the lead in throwing money at it, nearly doubling the price ($620,000) compared to the previous year, and then Zhao Danyang pulled the price several times ($2.11 million), and since then the price of this lunch has become more and more ridiculously expensive. Mainly Zhao Danyang recommended the company he held shares to Buffett, Buffett said "think about it", the company's stock price suddenly skyrocketed, and Zhao Danyang made a profit of 130 million Hong Kong dollars.

These are all afterthoughts, at least in 2004, no one has pulled the stock price by eating with Warren Buffett. Everyone's purpose is relatively simple, just want to ask Warren Buffett some questions, and learn investment skills seriously.

"100,000!"

The Chinese are obviously more enthusiastic about this matter, and the first bidder turned the reserve price of 10,000 into a sky-high price of 100,000.

"110,000!"

"148,000!"

"150,000 8!"

"168,000!"

"168,008!"

"180,000!"

“……”

The price of this dinner went all the way up, which surprised ordinary people who simply bought tickets to come in and watch the excitement.

However, the rich people think that it is normal, and they usually feast on distinguished guests, and they often spend 180,000 yuan. Song Weiyang is now the richest man in Asia, what's wrong with spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to eat with him?

However, among the rich people who participated in the auction, there were no CEOs of large companies. It may be because the CEOs are more reserved and feel that participating in the auction is a loss of face, or it may be that the CEOs are more conceited and think that Song Weiyang has nothing to teach them, or it may simply be that the CEOs are busy and don't want to waste time on this kind of thing.

The people who shouted the most vigorously were all small rich people without exception. They may have a net worth of tens of millions, but there are all kinds of problems, I hope Song Weiyang will help them solve their doubts, or hope to use Song Weiyang to make a name for themselves.

As for wanting to get in touch with Song Weiyang through dinner? Don't dream, it's just a meal, who knows who after dinner!

"680,000!"

"688,000!"

"880,000!"

"1 million!"

When the bid of 1 million was shouted, the whole audience turned their eyes to it, and the auction atmosphere became extremely hot, but there were suddenly no bidders.

1 million can already invite a very senior business consultant, if the boss has a problem with the operation of the business, there is no need to have a meal with Song Weiyang because of this - Song Weiyang can at most dial a few words, but the senior business consultant can play a greater role.

As for the guys who want to pretend to be famous, 1 million is almost their bottom line. After all, their personal assets are not very much, and they can't afford to spend millions to pretend to be forced to spend too much money to eat, and they can only look stupid.

"1.08 million!"

Finally, someone raised the price again, and the auctioneer shouted excitedly: "This gentleman bid 1.08 million, is there a higher bid?" 1.08 million once, 1.08 million twice...... Number 37 raised his card again, and the gentleman's bid was ...... 1.18 million!"

The person who raised the price earlier seemed to be a little hesitant, and after nearly 20 seconds, he finally raised his card again, shouting 1.1888 million.

"1.68 million!" This instantly raised his card again, showing that he was bound to win, and raised the price by 500,000 yuan at once.

"You won," the previous one put down the sign, got up and said with a smile, "1.68 million is enough for me to study in Taurus Business School twice, anyway, Mr. Song will teach seven classes every semester, if I have any questions, go directly to Taurus Business School to find him." ”

Song Weiyang's dinner was finally sold for 1.68 million yuan.

And Buffett's lunch this year only sold for 250,000 US dollars, in connection with the economic and price levels of the two countries, Song Weiyang absolutely won! It can only be said that Chinese are more enthusiastic about this thing and are more willing to spend money on such ethereal things.

If it weren't for the Chinese's riotous operation, Buffett's charity lunch is estimated to never have risen above one million dollars.

As they left the venue, they were surrounded by a group of reporters.

Faced with a variety of questions, the man smiled: "I took it for a friend, and he doesn't want to show up, and he doesn't want to be too famous, so don't ask." ”

The next day, the related news exploded: China's most expensive dinner was born, and the mysterious rich man bid 1.68 million yuan just to have a meal with Song Weiyang, the richest man in Asia!

Warren Buffett's charity lunch, at this time in China is not very famous, 99% of Chinese do not know that there is such a thing. As a result, Song Weiyang's charity dinner became extremely sensational, and the newspapers and tabloids, online and offline reprinted reports, and its topic even far exceeded the debate between Lang Xianping and Mr. Gu.

Is an hour and a half dinner really worth 1.68 million?

Except for those who want to make special hype, I'm afraid they all think it's not worth it. Because Song Weiyang couldn't talk too deeply, at most he would give a few casual points, and he didn't even bother to point out, and he couldn't make friends with Song Weiyang after eating.

And it's not so easy to speculate, at most you brag in private, and really pull up the stock price under the guise of Song Weiyang, do you think Song Weiyang is a wooden man and doesn't react? When the time comes, if you flatly deny it in front of reporters, maybe the stock price will plummet, and it is possible to steal chickens and rice.

Zhao Danyang used Buffett's speculation to speculate on stocks, and he bullied Buffett for being too far away from China, and he didn't react for a while.

Sohu took the lead in launching an online vote: If you have 1.68 million disposable spare money, are you willing to use this money to eat with Song Weiyang?

Voting Results——

Willing: 3.8%.

Unwilling: 94.5%.

Well, I'll think about it again: 1.7%. The latest chapter of the Reborn Wild Age is available at the URL: