Chapter 1500, Underground Auction
When Huo Ping saw the staff walking towards them, he knew that he had asked a stupid word, an auction, and people who casually sold billions of people, it would be too stupid if they were not invited to participate in the underground auction.
"This is Luo Shao's invitation letter to the three of them. "The staff respectfully presented three invitation letters, gilded characters, luxurious atmosphere, Mr. Qin Zhou, Ms. Jiang Ting, Mr. Huo Pingping.
The rest time passed quickly, Jiang Ting couldn't sit still, the runway KVT went to howl for half an hour, her singing level was very good, and even Liu Qingyan said that it was a waste of talent not to sing. A large group of sons wanted to invite her to drink, but she directly threw a roll of her eyes and left in style.
The results of the charity sale also came out, raising a total of 5.122 billion yuan, of which Jiang Ting alone contributed 2.94 billion, more than half, which caused many people to speculate about where this Jiang Ting is sacred. Each person who successfully auctioned the item received a certificate and medal from charities in Hong Kong and mainland China, which was of little value but meaningful.
At fifteen o'clock in the morning, everyone returned to the auction hall, the number of people changed partly, some domestic faces were gone, replaced by some foreign faces, red-haired and blue-eyed, blue-haired, white-skinned, at a glance, colorful. Some of the richest people in China are only interested in doing charity, not antiques, and those who remain now are senior enthusiasts or speculators.
"Adhering to the previous rules, everything depends on eyesight in the auction here, congratulations on buying the right one, you should buy a lesson when you have a big eye, what to do, what not to do, some of the invitations are very clear, I won't repeat it, the auction starts now. The clapping was replaced by Luo Haoyu, who didn't talk much, and was murderous, as if sitting here was not an antique lover, but a group of vicious tomb robbers.
Strangely, the people present did not react to this unfriendly language, and they were accustomed to it.
"The first item, the Yao Chang Tianmu tea bowl. When Luo Haoyu untied the red cloth on the cart, several Japanese people immediately stood up in shock and made a few incredible sounds.
"What are they talking about?" Qin Xuan asked, he couldn't understand Japanese.
"They said it couldn't be!" Jiang Ting translated, also a college student, Jiang Ting's gold content as a college student was much higher than his. Several Japanese people immediately realized their gaffe and quickly sat down, their faces filled with surprise. The profile appeared on the big screen.
Grade: National TreasureValue: Heirloom Unique Age: Southern Song Dynasty Texture: Ceramics Entered Japan Time: Ancient Collection: Seikado Library, Tokyo. It's a miraculous artifact. The tea bowl is the black glazed Jianzhan of the Song Dynasty (Fujian Jianyang kiln), which is used by the Song people to fight tea, but this kind of it, Mo said that it is unparalleled in the world, and even among the large number of porcelain pieces found in archaeology, no one similar has been found.
A video appears below the introduction, the tea bowl is displayed separately, the base is constantly rotating, in a pitch black, a circle of light shines with a strange light, with the different angles of light, the color of the halo will change, looking at it is awe-inspiring and inexplicable, not at all like the porcelain burned out of the world.
The Japanese use the word "universe in the bowl" to describe this bowl, saying that the inside is like the starry sky seen on the beach in the middle of the night, and it is unfathomable. There are only two of these bowls, and after they spread to Japan, one of them was obtained by Oda Nobunaga and destroyed in the Honnoji Change, and the remaining one was a secret treasure handed down by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and was later given to the Kasuga Bureau by the three generations of shogun Iemitsu. This bowl was acquired by Mitsubishi President Koyata Iwasaki during the Meiji period, and he said, "This is the world's most famous utensil, not my use, so I have never used it to drink tea in my life."
No one thought that there would be only one of the two Yao Chang Tianmu tea bowls here.
"The reserve price is 30 million, and each increase shall not be less than 1 million, and the auction begins. β
"300 million. β
The auction hall was quiet for a few seconds in a clear voice, even if the people present were all billions of dollars, they couldn't help but be surprised, looked back at the direction where the voice came out, and the first thing they saw was Jiang Ting, but this time it was not Jiang Ting who was bidding, but the man he was snuggling into, Qin Xuan.
"310 million. "300 million is already very high, but it can't stand the temptation of the Yaobian Tianmu tea bowl, the bidder is a Frenchman, and the love of Western countries for Chinese porcelain was formed hundreds of years ago.
"500 million. Qin Xuan shouted.
The French shrugged and gave up.
"500 million once, 500 million twice, 500 million three times, deal. When Luo Haoyu dropped the hammer, the staff put on the second item, the auction speed was so fast, it was jaw-dropping, not like the auction with a hot atmosphere, but like completing the task, it seemed to have to go through the process, in the hall, some first-time participants were surprised, but those who participated were very indifferent. Several Japanese people were clearly participating for the first time, and their faces were full of regret.
"Don't die. Seeing the second item, Huo Ping blurted out.
The second item is a bronze ware, in China, this kind of bronze is basically a national first-class cultural relic, forbidden to be traded, and it is not for nothing that the bronze trade in the Shang and Zhou dynasties was caught and sentenced to death.
"This is the high seas. Jiang Ting said softly. Huo Ping suddenly realized, no wonder the underground auction was held late at night, so that the cruise ship had time to sail on the high seas.
"Tiger cannibalism, the reserve price is 30 million, and the price increase shall not be less than 1 million each time, start. Luo Haoyu opened the introduction as he spoke.
Shang and Zhou Dynasty Bronze Boutique Age: Late Shang Texture: Bronze Flows into Japan Time: Modern Collection: Kyoto Izumiya Hakukokan Tiger Cannibal is a bronze treasure of the late Shang Dynasty in China, and it is also one of the two most important pieces of Chinese bronze in Japan (the other is the hunting pattern bronze mirror of the Yongqing Library), with a height of 35.7 cm, and the shape takes the posture of the tiger and the person hugging, and the idea is peculiar. Like many bronzes from the late Shang Dynasty unearthed in Hunan, it is intricately decorated, with humans and beasts as the motif, and expressing strange thoughts. Whether this work is intended to depict the ferocity of a tiger eating man, or the harmony of man and beast, there have been different interpretations, but it is certain that there are few Shang Dynasty bronzes more bizarre and complex than this one.
"300 million. Qin Xuan shouted.
It was him again, and many people turned their heads. However, this time no one raised the price, the historical value of the bronze is greater than its own value, except for China and a few nearby Asian countries, people in other countries do not have such a high degree of recognition of the bronzes. A few Japanese frowned, not knowing what they were thinking.
ββ¦β¦ 300 million three times, transaction. After Luo Haoyu dropped the hammer, he immediately shouted, "Next." "One staff member pushed the Tiger Man-Eater away, and another staff member pushed up with a new item.
"Napoleon's Marengo cavalry saber has a reserve price of ten million, and each increase must not be less than one million. β
Description: The saber used by Napoleon at the Battle of Marengo, inlaid with gold.
"Thirty million. The Frenchman shouted excitedly.
No one argues with him, this kind of thing related to historical celebrities, although it is also an antique, but if the symbolic meaning is greater than the ornamental value, most people are not so interested, especially if they are not celebrities from their own country.
"Sculptures, walking people. β
Synopsis: The creator of Swiss Alberto Giacometti (Alberto Giacometti), has 3 works in his lifetime that are currently included in the list of the top ten most valuable works of art of all time, "The Walking Man" is his later work, evaluation: a masterpiece of masterpieces. As soon as Luo Haoyu announced the bidding, several shouted out.
"Fifty million. β
"Eighty million. β
"One hundred million. β
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In the end, it was pocketed by an Englishman at a sky-high price of 750 million yuan. set off a small climax, the British are very happy, their faces are full of smiles, if "The Walking Man" is in a formal auction, it will need at least 900 million, he is equivalent to making 200 million for nothing, the price of Alberto Giacometti's works has been rising, put it for a few years, and then transfer it out, the price of 1 billion is not a problem, what other business has such a huge profit?
"The world's most complicated watch, Henry Graves, with a reserve price of 10 million, began bidding. β
"Easy Rider American locomotive, the reserve price is 2 million, and the price increase shall not be less than 100,000 yuan each time. β
"1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, with a reserve price of 10 million, and each increase must not be less than 1 million. β
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"Da Vinci Leicester Codex, the reserve price is 30 million, and each price increase shall not be less than 1 million, and the auction begins. β
"35 million. β
"40 million. β
"45 million. β
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"Who is Lester da Vinci Lester?" Huo Ping couldn't help but ask, he looked at Qin Guan, and Qin Zhou looked at Jiang Ting.
"Da Vinci's original name was Leonardo da Vinci, and Lester da Vinci Lester is the name of the Taiwanese, because many items have been auctioned more than once, and many items were auctioned in Taiwan first. Jiang Ting pointed to the introduction on the screen and said with a little smile, "It's okay if you don't know Da Vinci Lester, but it is written here that Da Vinci relied on these research results to draw the background of "Mona Lisa's Smile". Don't you know who painted the Mona Lisa's Smile?"
Huo Ping instantly retracted his seat, and Qin Xuan also blushed, he really didn't expect to go there.
As a world-class giant, everything related to Da Vinci has many people to study and scramble, no matter what nationality or identity is, they have joined the auction, Qin Zhou took a look, and 80% of the people in the audience have made a bid. The price soon skyrocketed to 150 million.
"200 million. "This is a person Italian, directly added 50 million. Scared off the others, this copy of Leonardo da Vinci was obtained.
"Gu Kaizhi's "Qin Chopping Picture", the reserve price is 30 million, and the price will be increased every timeββ"
Qin Xuan's body shook, his eyes were fixed on these words, and he couldn't hear what Luo Haoyu said later.