Chapter 308: Auction Ring
She was a little uncomfortable touching it, Li Cheng took the ring from his finger and put it on her white and tender palm: "This thing was left to me by my uncle a few years ago, and it is said that it is worth a lot of money, but today it can be used to test whether it is really valuable." ”
Thinking about a few years ago, when the uncle put things on his hands, he was still a childish cub, and this time he has grown up, but this ring is still suitable as if it has been human.
Holding the things in the palm of his hand in front of him, Xu Yu was so surprised that he couldn't speak, the ring was cold and smooth to the touch, without any unevenness, and it seemed that it was indeed priceless.
"You should keep such a valuable thing, you still can't bear to fall into the hands of others. She shook her head and put the ring on his little finger.
Li Cheng is very open, if the thing is gone, he will get it back another day, if he can't take it out for auction today, maybe he won't be able to see the black-robed merchant: "It's useless for me to keep this thing, if I can't bear it, I'll buy it back in the future." ”
Besides, now the two of them have no choice, and if they hesitate, I am afraid that they will miss the time of the auction.
Thinking about it, it makes sense, Xu Yu couldn't persuade him, so he simply let him go.
The two returned to the counter and called the shopkeeper.
"You guys leave without anything auctioned, don't block our business!" The man just now still looked impatient, and when he saw that the two of them were small, he thought that he was here to make trouble.
"Don't worry, everyone, we are naturally here to buy something," Li Cheng put the ring on the table: "Look at it, this thing is worth nothing." ”
The shopkeeper was speechless, and his eyes slowly moved to the royal blue ring on the table, which looked inconspicuous at first glance, but when he picked it up, it was a different scene, only to see that there were shining things in the crystal clear ring body, which looked really good.
Xiao Er raised his eyes and looked at the two of them, then looked down at the ring again, touched it for a while before he was reluctant to look away, and instead put a courteous smile on his face: "Two of you, please come with me to the inner room, let our master take a good look at it, and then set the price." ”
The inconsistent attitude is really disdainful.
Li Cheng smiled lightly and said nothing, and followed the man into another room with Xu Yu.
The appraiser of the hawking house is an old man. Dressed in a white robe, with a few white beards on his wrinkled face.
Although he looked old, he walked very tall, with a viangular head and a majestic step.
For auction houses, there are hundreds or thousands of items in circulation every day, and appraisers are very rare. Therefore, every famous appraiser is a little arrogant.
After all, an appraiser is absolutely indispensable for an auction house.
At this time, the old man in front of him paused when he walked in front of Li Cheng.
Glancing around, the arrogance on his face gradually retracted.
For experienced appraisers like them, they have seen a lot of people in the auction house, and naturally they will not show inappropriate expressions like newcomers.
If you want to say that in this auction house, you can't just judge people by their appearance, like some valuables that are easy to attract death, often the people who come to the auction are dressed up by Qiao Zhuang.
Not to mention Li Cheng, who is dressed ordinarily, even if he is a beggar, if he dares to approach this auction house, he must have three points of respect.
After all, if a businessman wants to make money, he will not lose a few taels of meat if he loses a deal because of this, it will be a big loss.
The old man of the appraisal looked at the ring that Li Cheng auctioned, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a flat tone: "This little friend, is this the ring you want to auction?"
After that, when his eyes were closed, he looked at Li Chenglai.
While the old man looked at Li Cheng, Li Cheng's gaze also stayed on the old man.
The old man's breath is weak, but his spirit is abnormally high, which is the characteristic of this industry.
"That's right. ”
After a moment, Li Cheng nodded slowly, and no fluctuations could be heard in his tone.
The old man took the ring, and as soon as he started his hand, the touch in his hand came, and his eyes lit up!
His eyes fell on the ring, his whole person's spirit and spirit completely changed, his expression was focused, and everything in the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with him.
He carefully observed each vein notch on the ring. It's as if you've seen a rare treasure in the world.
As time passed, the old man's breathing began to become heavier, and his entire body suddenly shook!
The appraiser raised his head suddenly, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, stared at Li Cheng deadly, and said in a heavy tone: "I don't know Xiaoyou, where did this ring come from?"
Originally, an appraiser of his level would not have been so out of shape. It's just that the ring that Li Cheng took out was too amazing, and Rao was not young when he was in this industry, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
And the performance of this appraiser fell into Li Cheng's eyes without leakage.
I couldn't help but sneer.
He naturally knew how much this ring was worth, and if it wasn't for the purpose of fishing for the black-robed merchant, he wouldn't bother to come here to auction it.
Hearing the old man's words, Li Cheng snorted coldly, and the momentum on his body dissipated slightly.
Suddenly, the old man was excited by Li Cheng's momentum, and he couldn't help but have blood and qi surging in his body.
It took a while to calm down, and hurriedly said: "It's old and abrupt, this ring is worth an extraordinary value, old and clumsy, I'm afraid it will be difficult to identify, if Xiaoyou has nothing important to do, it is better to go to the private room, Rong Laoyu and several other appraisers in the auction house to discuss together, and then evaluate its value, inform Xiaoyou, what do you think?"
When Li Cheng heard this, he glanced at Xu Yu, and then nodded: "I'm tired!"
Although the private room of the auction house is not large, the decoration is exquisite, and the bead curtain is jade, but it is full of luxury.
Li Cheng and the others entered, but they were slightly surprised, this auction house is indeed rich, and I don't know how much oil and water is used every year, so this small compartment is decorated so magnificently.
As soon as the two of them sat down, a maid brought pastries.
And this maid is all in excellent shape, and her appearance is one in a hundred. The walking posture is enchanting, but it is with a hint of charm. The long skirt on the body is slightly swamped, which is not suspicious at all, if this guest likes one of them, he can take it away at will.
Seeing this, Li Cheng couldn't help but turn his head sideways and think about it.
Xu Yu saw that these women kept throwing flattering eyes at Li Cheng, and her pretty face couldn't help but pout, and she said to Li Cheng strangely: "This old man doesn't know what An's heart is, Brother Li Cheng, aren't you afraid that he will detain us?"
"Naturally, it won't. Li Cheng looked at the pastries on the table, and then said: "This auction house can make such a big deal, naturally there are their rules, although my ring is precious, but it is not to the point where they can ruin their reputation for a ring." ”
Hearing this, Xu Yu nodded and sat down.
Soon, the footsteps sounded again, and the old man walked back again, but behind him, there were still two people with him.
Although the two are not as old as the old man, they are also white, and compared with the old man, the arrogance on their faces is more intense.
The three of them walked up to Li Cheng, stopped, and the old man stood up and said, "Xiaoyou, these two are the two most experienced in my auction house." Mr. Chen and Mr. Lu Jiu. ”
Li Cheng nodded, put the ring on the table, and made a gesture of please.
The three people in front of them glanced at each other, but they stepped forward one after another.
Although the old man had seen it just now, he was still observing it carefully at this time.
"Good stuff!"
"Good stuff!"
One of them should be, but it interrupted the appraisal, and the appraiser surnamed Chen stepped forward and asked, "I don't know what Xiaoyou's bid for this ring is?"
Li Cheng glanced at him lightly, the value of this ring, how could he not know, for how much it will be sold, anyway, it is an auction, if you meet someone who knows the goods, the price will naturally be high. Not to mention that his ring was not intended to be sold for money at all, but for another purpose.
Seeing that Li Cheng didn't speak, the old man thought that Li Cheng didn't know much about the value of this ring, so he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Since Xiaoyou is here for the first time, it is a friend of my auction house, and Xiaoyou is in a hurry at this time, if it is temporarily arranged in the auction, its value will be greatly discounted." ”
After speaking, he observed Li Cheng's expression, and when he saw that Li Cheng did not speak, he thought that he was moved by his words.
After a pause, he said, "It's better to be like this, the old man is in charge, and when I buy this ring at the auction house." Xiaoyou's ring is extraordinary, how about my auction house willing to bid 10 million?"
After that, his eyes stayed on Li Cheng's face and observed Li Cheng's expression.
Seeing that Li Cheng didn't speak, but he was more sure of what he thought in his heart, which confirmed that Li Cheng didn't know the real market of the ring, so he added fuel and vinegar and said: "Xiaoyou is dissatisfied? What about fifteen million?"
Li Cheng heard the old man's words, and couldn't help sneering in his heart.
He naturally knew some of the inside stories of this auction house, and this old man must have regarded himself as a newborn calf and wanted to buckle his ring directly.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng snorted coldly: "Don't bother your bank, I said that this ring will be auctioned, naturally it will be auctioned, I will auction this ring at you, I also want to meet a few more friends." Don't stretch your auction house's hand too far!"
"My brother Li Cheng is right! He said that if he wants to auction, he has to auction, don't you want to open this auction house?" Xu Yu said coquettishly.
This white-haired old man is really verbose, but Xu Yu is afraid that something bad will happen to him.
Seeing this, the old man was afraid that Li Cheng would be angry, so he hurriedly responded: "Yes, Xiaoyou said yes, I will arrange it." Xiaoyou is waiting here, the auction will start soon, then Xiaoyou can take a look, if there is anything you want, you can also buy, I am willing to give Xiaoyou a 20% discount. ”
Li Cheng nodded: "Then thank you." ”
The old man smiled, glanced at the two beside him, and with the ring, the three of them retreated.
It's just that when he went out, the appraiser surnamed Chen couldn't wait to say: "This kid really doesn't know how to lift, my auction house has bid so high, he is still not satisfied!"
The old man's eyes were micron, he nodded, and then said: "Don't go too far, we all know the value of this ring, although the bid is already very high, but the value of the ring is more than that!"
When Appraiser Lu heard this, his eyes froze, he looked at the old man, and said in a deep voice: "It's better not to do one thing and keep ....... other."
As he spoke, he made his hand into the shape of a knife.
When the old man heard this, his eyes widened, and he said in a deep voice: "I haven't heard of this, doing business is about credit, and a ring, although it is worth a lot, has not yet made us lose the price of the reputation of the auction house!"
"Do you just let the ring go away in vain? Although there is a commission in this industry, it is a drop in the bucket for the ring, and this ring is not something that money can measure!"
The old man pondered for a moment and said, "Since this ring is in our hands, naturally we can't let it flow away, don't forget, the rules of our auction house to auction objects!"
When Chen Lu and the others heard this, their eyes lit up!
"You mean ......"
There is a rule for the auction house here, but it is different from other auction houses.
Other auction houses have the finale to attract customers to the end. And their auction house is different, they put the most valuable in front and make a gimmick.
This is certainly beneficial, but it also has a disadvantage, that is, people often leave the auction halfway through.
However, it is precisely because of this that the auction house also takes advantage of this, putting some items that do not want to flow out at the end, and then easily taking them.
"That's right, we'll put this ring up for auction at the end, and then the ring won't be left to anyone else!"
After the old man finished speaking, the other two were praised.