Meng Zitao was about to persuade again, but he noticed that Xiaoyun gave him frequent glances, and immediately reacted, He Wanyi is still quite strong in work, if it weren't for their relationship, He Wanyi probably wouldn't ask Shu Ze for help.

Moreover, He Wanyi has said euphemistically several times that she hopes that some business matters can be solved by her own ability, so at this time, it is better for him not to persuade him to make a wise choice, otherwise it may really make He Wanyi angry.

So, Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Okay, if there is something, you can just say it." ”

He Wanyi smiled and nodded: "Yes." ”

The three of them chatted happily for a while, and then saw Meng Hongchang walking over with a smile.

Meng Zitao asked with a smile: "How are you doing these days, are you busy?"

Meng Hongchang's face looked a little tired: "It's really busy, it's the first time for the company to hold an auction, and there are many things that didn't go well at first, but fortunately, there were no big mistakes." ”

Xiaoyun handed Meng Hongchang a wet wipe, asked him to wipe his sweat, and then said to Meng Zitao: "Your boss is quite leisurely. ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "The division of labor is different." ”

He Wanyi nodded helpfully.

Xiaoyun saw this scene and said with a smile: "It's really a husband and a wife." ”

He Wanyi blushed: "I really can't spit out ivory in my mouth." ”

Xiao Yun grinned and said, "Can you spit out ivory from your mouth?"

"Hmph! I'm too lazy to pay attention to your ......"

At 9:50, nearly four-fifths of the seats in the auction hall were already full, and Shu Ze and Lu Baocheng also chose to sit next to Meng Zitao and did not sit in the front row.

During this period, Zhang Jingqiang invited Meng Zitao and them to sit in the front, Meng Zitao didn't want to agree at first, but if he didn't go, Shu Ze and they wouldn't go, and finally considering that today was the company's first auction, Meng Zitao and they had to move to the front row.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Zhang Jingqiang came to the stage to deliver a speech, and finally, he said: "In this auction, all the lots are true. ”

This sentence intrigued everyone, because few auctions say that the lot is authentic, and once such a guarantee is made, then if a fake is bought, the responsibility is entirely borne by the auction.

In fact, the decision on the authenticity of the lot was also proposed by Meng Zitao, which can improve the company's reputation, and on the other hand, this sentence is also said to the instructors behind the scenes.

Then, as the auctioneer came to the stage, the curtain behind also appeared on the curtain of today's auction, the first work of today's auction, "Lacquer Book Five Words Couplet", written by Jin Nong, the head of the Eight Strange Creatures of Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty.

Lacquer book is a kind of font invented by Jin Nong, which is to break the dot painting of the word into a square, horizontal and thick, straight and thin, and seems to be brushed with a lacquer broom, hence the name.

Needless to say, Jin Nong's fame, and this couplet is also very good, the collection value is very high, coupled with Zhang Jingqiang's commitment to fidelity, the auctioneer just announced the start of the auction, and many people enthusiastically offered, with an estimate of 500,000 to 700,000 yuan, and finally sold at a price of 780,000 yuan, which is a good start to the auction.

As mentioned above, although there were not many lots in the calligraphy and painting special session in the morning, all of them were masterpieces, and there was a commitment, and the participants on the scene actively participated, and the final turnover actually exceeded 100 million, which was completely unexpected by everyone.

You must know that originally, the highest turnover estimated by Meng Zitao did not exceed 80 million, but this time it was more than 20 million, which made everyone's hearts bloom.

In addition, in this turnover, Meng Zitao also made a contribution, he took a "Bamboo and Stone Picture", and the payment was Wu Zhen.

Wu Zhen, whose name is Zhonggui, is as famous as Huang Gongwang, Wang Meng, and Ni Zhan, and is known as the "Yuan Four Families". He was withdrawn, dissatisfied with the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, and never flattered the world with paintings. In addition to landscape paintings, Wu Zhen is also good at touching bamboo and stones, all of which are wonderful.

Wu Zhen likes to use bald brushes and heavy ink, and the momentum is heroic, and this bamboo and stone picture also shows this characteristic, but this painting is not actually painted by Wu Zhen, it should be an imitation painting of a Ming Dynasty writer, although it is an imitation painting, but it is also very wonderful and valuable.

As for the purpose of Meng Zitao's photographing of this painting, it was to give it to He Wanyi's father as a birthday gift next month, but he did not say it explicitly when he took it, which can be regarded as a surprise.

After lunch at noon, everyone drank tea and rested for a while before entering the auction hall one after another, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, the auction opened on time.

The afternoon auction was even more popular than the morning, and the first lot elicited many whispers from the attendees.

This is an ornament, carved with high-quality and Khotanese white jade, the jade quality is warm and moist and greasy, the whole vessel is made of treasure duck wearing lotus, and it is made of zuò by round carving technique.

But I saw four treasure ducks in the lotus neck between the neck of the lotus chirping, leaning on each other, the body is plump, or the neck is grinding, or the head is raised to lead the neck, very vivid. Budding lotus flowers and slender lotus stems wrap around the duck's body, creating a scene full of life.

The carving technique of this vessel is skillful and exquisite, and the proportions are harmonious. The jade color is beautiful and gentle, elegant and quiet, and the treasure duck wearing lotus is full of dynamics and lifelike, and the combination of movement and stillness complements each other.

In addition, "Treasure Duck Wearing Lotus" is one of the traditional decorative themes in many paintings and sculptures. Since the Sui Dynasty, China has adopted the imperial examination. Examinations are graded such as county examinations, general examinations, palace examinations, etc. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, after the highest hall test, it was divided into three levels and called the top three, and the first three names were champions, Bangyan, and Tanhua.

"One first, one person" is the champion. "A" is homophonic with "duck". "Duck" means the armor of the imperial examination. "Treasure Duck Wearing Lotus" means that the champion and the first and must be in the test. In addition, there are also depictions of ducks swimming on the water, with reeds or crab claw reeds next to them, which means that they are lifted. Folklore also presents ducks or crabs to pedestrians who go out to pray for a bright future.

This jade ornament is not only extremely exquisitely carved, but also has a very good meaning, whether it is for children or as a gift, it is a very good choice.

So, as soon as the auctioneer introduced the lot and gave a starting price, someone started bidding and it quickly exceeded 1 million.

Xu Jiayi asked, "My cousin is going to take the college entrance examination, and I want to give it to my cousin as a gift, do you say it's okay?"

"Which cousin?"

"Hye-jeong. ”

"Of course she can. Lu Baocheng nodded.

"Then I'm asking for a price now?" Xu Jiayi asked.

Meng Zitao gave his opinion: "Wait a minute, there are still a lot of people competing now." ”

"Okay. ”

The price climbed very quickly, reaching 1.5 million in minutes, and a wealthy businessman sighed and withdrew from the competition, and there were only two people left on the scene, but the speed of quotation was also much slower.

"One million five hundred and fifty thousand!" Lu Bao made his first offer.

To say, by this time, the price of this jade ornament has almost reached the top, however, with Lu Baocheng's offer, a middle-aged man in the seventh row behind them also quoted the price, and it added 100,000 yuan as soon as he added it.

"One million six hundred and fifty thousand!"

Lu Baocheng frowned slightly, this price is a little embarrassing, that is, it is higher than the market price of jade, and it is not too high, however, Lu Baocheng didn't think much about it, for the sake of his own face, he still added it again.

"One million six hundred and eighty thousand!"

After Lu Bao made an offer, the man gave up.

Originally, such a small episode was nothing, perhaps because the man liked the jade ornament. However, the next few competitions made Meng Zitao feel that this person was deliberately targeting them and wanted them to pay more.

This made everyone wonder what was going on, could it be that one of the enemies here sent it?

Realizing that there was something wrong with this person, Shu Ze sent someone to investigate, and at this time, it was the turn of the jade owl to appear.

The auctioneer, as usual, gave a detailed introduction to this jade owl and detailed the preciousness of this jade owl.

At this time, many people who are interested in this jade owl have already begun to grind their fists and palms.

"This jade owl, the starting price is 100,000, and the price increase shall not be less than 10,000 each time, please bid. ”

"One hundred thousand!" As soon as the auctioneer's words fell, someone raised a sign.

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Two hundred thousand!"

“……”

"One million!" a Meng Zitao's familiar voice gave a price that surprised many people, and it was suddenly raised from 500,000 to 1 million.

Meng Zitao looked back and found that the person who made the bid was the middle-aged man who targeted them just now, which made him think more, could the other party be the person he was looking for?

"Yes, Mr. 78 is bidding for a million, and anyone else is bidding?"

The auctioneer's voice was also a little higher: "This jade owl is very rare in terms of size and carving level, maybe it will be difficult to encounter it again if you miss this time, and when you think about it one day, you may feel sorry for not being able to have it......"

The auctioneer's words made the middle-aged man at No. 78 frown, and his eyes also showed a look of dissatisfaction.

"Once in a million!"

"A million twice!"

"One ......"

When quoting, Meng Zitao and they looked at each other silently, although the price of 1 million was nothing compared to the original estimate, but everyone still didn't want to interfere in person, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the people behind the scenes.

"1.05 million!"

Just as the auctioneer counted the last number, a chubby boss in the second row increased the price, which made the middle-aged man almost scold his mother.

However, before he could increase the price, the on-site quotations came one after another, and immediately pushed the price of the jade owl to 1.85 million.

At this time, Meng Zitao was somewhat surprised that this jade owl could be auctioned at such a high price, and Shu Ze squeezed his eyebrows at him, congratulating him on the high price.

It's just that this also made the middle-aged man's face almost green with anger, and if Meng Zitao saw it, he would probably laugh enough.

Soon, the price of the jade owl was pushed up to 2 million, which was completely unexpected by Meng Zitao.

At this time, the middle-aged man started to quote again, and OnePlus was 500,000: "2.5 million!"

"It's a 250. Many people were stunned at first, and then the idea came to mind, and it is also said that although this jade owl is rare, it is already a high price when it is 1.5 million, and 2.5 million is a person with a brain problem, so he can think of it.

The middle-aged man looked around, with a disdainful expression on his face, and sneered in his heart: "Are you laughing at me for being a fool?

At the same time, Meng Zitao and they all guessed the man's intentions, after all, the thing is authentic, if there is a problem, the responsibility is on his side, even if he sells 10 million, in the end, the money will be returned to him. Of course, if he really sells for 10 million, he must also be able to get this money.

A 250 made no one increase the price except for whispers, however, just as the middle-aged man was triumphant and ready to win, everyone suddenly heard someone in the back row bidding.

"2.6 million!"

This voice immediately made the middle-aged man's expression freeze, and also made everyone at the scene look at the person who made the sound, and many people had only one thought in their hearts, is this person crazy?

Although Meng Zitao sat in the first row, because his eyesight was very good, although he still saw it a little blurry, he still recognized it immediately, and the person who made the bid was Wei Xingyun, the owner of Baoguzhai (Chapter 109).

Speaking of which, because Wei Xingyun's timing was too coincidental, Meng Zitao also had doubts about Wei Xingyun, thinking that he and Xue Wenguang were actually in the same group. 、

However, Wei Xingyun never troubled Meng Zitao later, and Wei Xingyun was still the same as before, and he didn't see anyone for ten days and half a month, so Meng Zitao forgot about him.

Unexpectedly, Wei Xingyun appeared here, and he was also competing for the jade owl, which surprised Meng Zitao very much, and at the same time, he also couldn't understand what Wei Xingyun meant.

"2.7 million!" The middle-aged man's voice seemed to be roaring, he was obviously already in the coupon, but he actually killed another Cheng Biting Jin halfway, it was really unbearable for uncles and aunts.

However, since Wei Xingyun chose to quote at this time, he would not give up lightly: "2.8 million." ”

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth with hatred, and then, the two of them went back and forth, and soon pushed the price up to 3.7 million.

"4 million!"

Wei Xingyun suddenly increased the price by 300,000 yuan, which made the people around him sigh, a small red mountain jade owl actually caused such a competition, it is really unimaginable.

What's more, some people wonder if there is anything special about this jade owl, and the idea of competition actually rises in their hearts, but because the price is too high, they hesitate.

The price of 4 million made the middle-aged man hesitate, because he didn't bring enough money this time. Moreover, at this point, he is also making his own decisions, in case he is to blame, he can't eat and walk around, thinking about it, he can only choose to give up helplessly. (To be continued.) )