304: Mysterious Man
Chapter 304: Mysterious Man
In the dark streets.
Zhou You, Dazhi and Forrest Gump stand in a corner, waiting for the organizers of the black market auction to pick them up. As for Fluttershy, she is left in the hotel by Zhou You to wait for news due to her special nature.
"It's coming!"
Dazhi suddenly reminded.
Sure enough, an emaciated figure walked out of the dark street and asked respectfully, "You are Mr. Zhou introduced by Ming Lao, right?"
"Yes, this is my invitation!"
Zhou You knew that the real black market auction took such a mysterious route, and immediately gave Ming Lao to Xu Lao, and Xu Lao took out the invitation card that Xu Lao forwarded to himself. Only such invitations can be attended, otherwise it will not help even if you have a big background.
"Please follow me!"
The thin man took the invitation, replied lightly, and then turned around and walked into the street.
They had to follow it closely.
After five rounds and four turns, I deliberately hit it twice, which made it mysterious. However, when Zhou You saw the final landing point, the corners of his eyes began to twitch, because the location of the black market auction turned out to be a rather luxurious private villa next to the hotel where Zhou You was staying, and it only took about a minute for Zhou You to walk back to the hotel.
Seeing such a result, they were helpless.
Dazhi reminded: "The transportation here is convenient, the flow of tourists is dense, it is indeed a good place to hold the event, even if it is much easier to escape, it seems that the organizers are capable people in this regard." ”
Zhou You and Forrest Gump didn't reply, saying they were speechless.
However, when he went inside, the people and things in front of him made Zhou You even more speechless.
I only heard Zhou You sigh: "The organizer is indeed a talent, even if there are no antiques, with such a service, I am afraid that many people will flock to it." ”
What appeared in front of Zhou You's eyes was a scene that looked quite **. Graceful women wearing only bikini swimsuits and masks on their faces shuttled through the crowd with trays, and those guests with unclean hands and feet also rubbed oil and water on them from time to time, ushering in a few warblers and laughter.
Zhou You asked stunned, "Is this a dance or an auction?"
To be honest, traveling around has managed to breed a bit of mystery, but it has been completely ruined by the atmosphere here. I really don't know if its organizer is a pig brain or a genius, and he actually came up with such a bad idea.
The thin man who swam around replied: "Because Mr. Zhou is here for the first time, we must deal with it carefully, and the little one just now is offended, and I ask Mr. Zhou for forgiveness." If there is any need, please do not hesitate to tell those young ladies, they will definitely give Mr. Zhou the best service. ”
"I have a heart!"
Zhou You already knows the essence of this place.
If the Aegean Club and the Gauss Club are taboo-level entertainment venues for formal business, then this is the best place without a formal license. It's just a little more advanced than expected, and the checkpoints for vetting guests are relatively strict.
"I finally know now why Ming Lao, who likes to participate in auctions so much, didn't come, I'm really stupid. ”
Zhou You realized that he realized that he was in hindsight, and he couldn't help but laugh at himself. However, since he was ordered to come this time, Zhou You naturally couldn't escape, so he could only find a secluded place and hold on to the end.
"Very filthy place!"
Dazhi finally couldn't help but complain.
He had just seen a fat man with a big belly holding a girl who was estimated to be not even eighteen years old, quietly walking into a room, and he didn't have to think about it to know what he was doing. I thought it would be a very high-level place, but I didn't want it to be such a good thing, which made Dazhi very sick to his stomach.
Zhou You replied with a smile: "No way, which one of the underground traders is not careful." Their carefulness has become a mystery in our eyes, and we have all been deceived by TV series and movies. ”
Forrest Gump said very evilly: "Maybe they have been checked a few times, so they have to be careful." ”
really said it to Forrest Gump.
This is the third location of the organization. In the past, because the police infiltrated and raided the house twice, a lot of reputation and money were ruined, so that the organizer had to learn the same trick, every new guest who participated must go through a strict review, otherwise he will not be qualified to participate.
"Everyone!"
A voice rang out, making the circle return their attention.
At the same time, Zhou You realized that the bikini ladies were gone, and only the bidders gathered together in twos and threes were left, and everything was in order. The black smoke miasma just now seems to be non-existent, and the rapid change can be described as magical.
The person who spoke just now was wearing a suit and looked like the owner of the villa. I only heard him say: "Xiang is here to thank you for your face appreciation and come to participate in Xiang's private auction." Because this time I got a little bit of something, and it was more precious than every time before, so there were a little more people invited, please Haihan. ”
Everyone chose to be silent.
Although I had a lot of fun just now, it doesn't mean that everyone is a fool and will come here to give money for nothing, and it is the right way to wait and see what happens.
Boss Xiang said: "Don't talk nonsense, please see the first antique, the moon bottle from the official kiln of the Song Dynasty!"
"Song porcelain!"
There was a burst of exclamation.
Nowadays, porcelain is becoming more and more expensive, and the Song porcelain, which represents the imprint of an era, especially the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, is even more expensive, which is not something that ordinary rich people can have. But they didn't expect that the rare official kiln of the Song Dynasty would appear here, which would be a great stimulus to them.
"It seems that there are still a lot of people who don't know the goods. ”
Seeing the performance of those people in the center of the field, Zhou You shook his head helplessly.
Dazhi wondered and asked, "Boss, is there something wrong with that porcelain?"
Only if there is a problem with the porcelain, can it reflect the fuss of those people in the center of the scene, as well as the lack of appreciation.
Zhou You nodded and replied: "That's not the official kiln of the Song Dynasty, but the official kiln of the Qing Dynasty." If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Qing Yongzheng, or the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, modeled after the Song Dynasty official kiln porcelain. ”
"My brother is very insightful, and I don't know if I can explain the mystery. ”
A man in his early thirties, dressed in a tunic suit, suddenly walked out of the room next to him and smiled at Zhou You, apparently hearing Zhou You's comment just now.
Zhou Youhu glanced at the other party suspiciously, but did not respond.
The man in the tunic immediately introduced himself: "My surname is Wan, and I am in the jewelry business in Macau." I've always had a deep love for antiques, and I heard that this time it was very interesting, so I made a special visit when I passed by. ”
Zhou You also replied: "The surname is Zhou, the purpose of opening an antique shop is the same as your purpose is to see if there is anything worth selling." ”
The words of the two are not very detailed, but they also explained some basic information, which can be regarded as having seen it.
After Zhou You introduced himself, he began to explain: "There are two flaws. The first flaw is easy to see, if it is really the official kiln porcelain of the Song Dynasty, then there should be the official kiln or something, but there are signs of being artificially wiped out. If they don't have a ghost in their hearts, they don't need to do that at all. ”
Boss Wan nodded, and seemed to see this.
Zhou You continued: "The second flaw is also easy to see. If it is really the official kiln porcelain of the Song Dynasty, whether it is a dark ware or other routes, there will be quite deep historical traces, and it is almost impossible to preserve it so perfectly. However, although this moon bottle is a little old, it definitely does not have such a thick sense of vicissitudes. ”
"Nice, wonderful!"
Teacher Wan couldn't stop nodding in admiration.
In fact, there are two flaws that can be seen. But Zhou You didn't feel the need to talk to a stranger in such detail, just hastily explained the two flaws that were easier to communicate.
"One million three hundred and eighty thousand!
At this time, the bidding in the center of the field also stopped, and the things that were originally only worth hundreds of thousands were successfully auctioned at ten times the price.
"Hey......"
Zhou You sighed heavily, expressing disappointment.
Although Boss Xiang's trick is very common in the underground world, it is also a blow to Zhou You, who came with a strong interest, and greatly weakened Zhou You's interest in this industry.
Boss Wan smiled and asked, "Is Mr. Zhou disappointed?"
Zhou You nodded.
Boss Wan explained: "I was the same, and I even wanted to leave a long time ago. But after seeing what they had collected, they chose to continue watching, hoping that the photos they gave were real. ”
Zhou You has also seen those photo materials, and when I think about it, I don't think it's a big deal, at most it's just a waste of time, and my mood has calmed down.
With a smile on his face, Boss Xiang began to auction the second antique: "Thank you for your support! But please keep reading, I believe there will always be a treasure suitable for everyone." This time it was a whole set of bronzes, noble wine vessels originating from the Western Zhou Dynasty!"
"It's a wine vessel again!"
Zhou You heard the name of the bronze wine vessel and smiled slightly.
Although Zhou You does not have a deep understanding of bronze vessels, because of his previous contact, he has a deeper understanding of bronze wine vessels, at least there will be no embarrassment.
And when a complete set of quaint and delicate bronze wine vessels were placed in front of everyone's eyes, the atmosphere of the scene was cold, and there was a bit of a torrent of undercurrents. Zhou You's eyes were also shining, because the bronze wine vessel in front of him was the treasure that Xu Lao wanted to leave behind.
Boss Wan suddenly asked, "Mr. Zhou, I don't know if this set of bronze wine vessels is real." ”
Zhou You nodded and replied, "It's true." This time, Boss Xiang was very smart, he didn't touch it, and even the traces of rust were retained, which was easy to judge. ”
Boss Wan said regretfully: "It seems that this set of bronze wine vessels is very close to Mr. Zhou's eyes, I'm afraid you and I will become competitors." ”
Zhou You replied: "Let's see everyone's ability." ”
Boss Wan nodded and gave Zhou You a look of appreciation.
In other words, it is estimated that they will use the friendship they have just established to make Boss Wan accommodating and avoid the possibility of vicious competition. But Zhou You knew that Boss Wan in front of him was not an ordinary person, if things really liked Boss Wan, even if he opened his mouth to plead, it would be meaningless, he would compete to the end.
Boss Xiang announced: "The reserve price is 880,000, and each time you add it, it must not be less than 10,000, start!"
Soon, those rich people in the center of the market who didn't understand the market but liked vassal elegance began to bid, and quickly raised the downgrade to the level of millions.
"One million eight hundred and eighty thousand!"
Boss Wan finally made a bid, and it was nearly one million as soon as it was raised, which instantly attracted the focus of the audience.