Chapter 92 Autumn Auction Special

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The annual Spring and Autumn Auctions are the two largest auctions of the year by any well-known auction house, each of which gathers a large number of high-quality lots, and also attracts celebrities and gentlemen from all walks of life who are interested in collecting. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As one of the earliest time-honored brands in the auction industry in China, Guardian Auction House has a large number of excellent products in its autumn auctions, and the invited guests are naturally noble and numerous.

Although Wang Zheng has a small fortune because of the existence of the Shennong system, he is the bottom of this group of invitees. If it weren't for the fact that he had contributed a pair of valuable 'Qing Dynasty Qianlong Enamel Bowls'! I'm afraid he wouldn't have gotten that invitation.

But no matter what, he came anyway.

And walked into the autumn auction held at Guardian's headquarters on October 27, 2014.

"Sir, please take your invitation, your seat is number 189, this is your bidding board!"

After receiving the invitation and bidding sign handed over by the security personnel at the door, Wang Zheng prepared to go inside. But he never thought that Wang Gan and the three people behind him were stopped.

"They're coming with me!" Wang Zheng explained.

"Sorry sir, we have limited space in our auction hall and can only allow those with invitations in hand. The bodyguards and assistants all stayed in the lobby outside and waited!"

Looking at the polite but unyielding tone of the security personnel, Wang Zheng frowned. Although he was a little reluctant, he couldn't help but do it on other people's turf now. Unless he doesn't want to participate.

"Wait for me outside!"

"Yes, boss!"

"Thank you for your cooperation!"

After letting Wang Qian and them wait outside, Wang Zheng turned around and walked into the auction hall.

It is a richly decorated column-free space with an area of more than 1,000 square meters. The golden ceiling, under the white light, makes the entire auction hall stained with a touch of luxury.

Underneath the podium, which occupies more than 70% of the auction hall, there are rows of neatly arranged seats. Most of these seats are now full.

From the bidding cards in their hands, as well as the excitement and anticipation on their faces, it can be seen that they are all participants in this Guardian Autumn Auction.

On either side of the central neatly arranged seats, there are four rows of long tables, each lined with white lining for telephones, calculators and documents, behind which more than two dozen men and women in suits are waiting nervously.

Although it was the first time for Wang Zheng to participate in such a scene, from the auction scenes depicted in some of the novels he had read, he roughly guessed that these people sitting behind the long table should be the mouthpieces of the legendary 'telephone bidding' of the rich people.

Not all the rich and powerful are willing to expose their wealth to even those who are not the public.

After a brief look at the layout in the auction hall, Wang Zheng began to look for his location.

Number 189 is really not a top position.

After sitting down, Wang Zheng glanced back. If you don't have the back four rows, you'd be the last!

However, Wang Zheng, who came with the intention of watching the excitement, didn't have much feeling about the misplaced order. After sitting down, he looked left and right, and there were unfamiliar faces all around, and he took out his mobile phone and played with it.

Fortunately, mobile phones were invented in this era, otherwise it would be really difficult to pass the time like this.

About ten minutes later, the empty seats on the left and right sides of Wang Zheng also sat down.

To his left was a middle-aged man in a black suit, about forty or fifty years old, with a somewhat serious expression. On the right-hand side is a young man in his early thirties, wearing a pink shirt and light blue trousers.

Perhaps noticing Wang Zheng's concerned eyes, the young man smiled and stretched out his right hand towards Wang Zheng, "My name is Wang Ying, what do you call it, buddy?"

The other party's slightly frivolous tone made Wang Zheng slightly stunned, but he quickly reacted, grabbed the other party's right hand and shook it gently, and then let go.

"Hello, my name is Wang Zheng!"

"Wang Zheng, hey, it's still my family! Hello, hello!"

"Hello!"

"Brother, you're also here for the auction?"

"Let's see!"

"Hehe, so do I. By the way, which lot do you like, let's communicate in advance first, so as not to compete at that time. ”

"I'm in a bit of a hurry, I haven't seen the preview, so I don't particularly like it, so let it be!"

Wang Zheng never imagined that this guy who called himself Wang Ying was still a familiar man, and he didn't stop until the auction began.

Anyway, he had nothing to do, so Wang Zheng didn't refuse.

But after chatting for a while, the relationship between the two has become a lot closer.

Around 10 a.m., the auction was about to start.

As a matter of importance to the autumn auctions, the senior management of Guardian Auction House made an opening speech, which is a regular repertoire of almost all Chinese government departments and companies.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am Wang Nanyan from Guardian Auction House, and I am very welcome to all of you to participate in the 2014 Guardian Autumn Auctions. A total of more than 7,000 lots participated in the auction, which was divided into seven sections: Chinese calligraphy and painting, porcelain, handicrafts, oil paintings, rare books, philatelic coins, and jewelry. ”

“…… In the Chinese painting and calligraphy section, there are 5 special exhibitions, "Iron Casting After the Rain", "Huang Zhou's Burning Years", "Wang Duo's Pen Bottom Haoduan", "Modern and Modern Calligraphy and Painting Treasures", and "Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Treasures", as well as "Qian Changzhao and His Wife Collection", "Li Li Collection", "Ren Miaoxuan Collection", "Fan Yuan Good Fate", "Kedezhai Collection", "Sifangzhai Collection", "Yisu Shanfang Collection", as well as "Chinese Modern and Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting", "Ancient Chinese Painting and Calligraphy", and "Chinese Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting" etc., a total of 15 special sessions!"

"The porcelain and jade parts of this season's autumn auction include "Ming and Qing Dynasty Porcelain", "Fun in the Cup - Porcelain Cup Collection", "Yu Yu Bide - Jade Selection", "Jade Play Treasures", "Tianzhu Yinghua - Contemporary Jade Carving Artists", "Royal Law - Gold and Bronze Buddha Statue Boutique", "Purple Clay Elite", "Purple Clay Chunhua", "Yiyunzhai Collection", "Yaci Qiushuo - Modern Ceramics Appreciation", "Pure Heart and Pleasure - Modern Porcelain Cultural Play" and other 12 special sessions!

"In addition, we also have gold and bronze Buddha statue boutique sale, a total of 176 lots, "purple mud elite", "purple mud Chunhua" and "Yiyunzhai Collection" three purple sand special sessions, a total of more than 200 purple sand works, Jiamutang Ming style fine furniture four special sessions, two national stone seal carving plates, a special session of scholar's elegant play, six special sessions of oil painting and sculpture, more than 400 lots, two special sessions of rare books and Indian vasuses, 'Jijin Ji Xiang - Bronze, Gold and Silver' is a special session, which brings together more than 30 pieces of gold and silver ware and five bronze heavy objects with inscriptions in the past dynasties!"

"...... "Vintage - The World's Top Wines" will present you with more than 200 treasures from Bordeaux, Burgundy and other famous wine regions, and "Celebrity Handwriting and Signature Collection" will bring together domestic and foreign political dignitaries, artists, scientific giants and other celebrities from all walks of life Autographed ink, signed photos, codex and souvenirs, reliable sources and large quantities. ”

"With more than 7,000 exquisite collections in this Guardian Autumn Auction, we will meet all your needs in terms of collection to the greatest extent. As the organizer, we will provide you with the most dedicated service during the next four days of the auction. ”

After a round of applause, I heard the other party continue: "I know that everyone is from the motherland, and even from all over the world, and time is precious, so I will not delay everyone." Now, let us welcome with warm applause the auctioneer who presided over this auction, Mr. Zhang Fengxian, who has won the highest honor of 'White Glove' three times!"

Wang Zheng, who participated in the auction for the first time, of course, didn't know who Zhang Fengxian was. Still, he knows what 'white gloves' mean to an auctioneer.

In a special auction, if the lot is sold 100 percent, then the auctioneer with the hammer will be awarded a pair of white gloves as an honor and reward, which is already a common practice in the international auction industry.

Don't think that a 100% closing rate is easy. In fact, in a large-scale art auction, the sell-through rate of 70% of the lots is already very impressive, let alone 100%!

Therefore, every auctioneer who can get a white glove is a real elite in the auction industry. The auction house they preside over is often able to maximize the profits of the auctioneer and maintain the order and atmosphere in the auction room.

Of course, as a qualified 'white glove' auctioneer, Zhang Fengxian, who has been rolling in the auction industry for many years, is not young. Although he is not old, he is also in his forties.

Wearing a crisp suit and wearing a gold-rimmed glasses, he looks relatively calm.

"Now, let's hand over the auction table to Mr. Zhang!"

After the words fell, Wang Nanyan nodded slightly at Zhang Fengxian and walked down.

Zhang Fengxian, who had memorized the microphone, had a professional and cordial smile on his face, and after quickly scanning the audience, he said loudly: "I am very happy to be able to preside over the autumn auction held by Guardian Auction House for you, and I sincerely wish you all the best in the next auctions!"

"Time is precious, and the next thing we are going to hold is the first special session of the calligraphy and painting category 'Daguan Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Treasures Night', 'Iron Casting of a Thousand Mountains After the Rain'! 14 masterpieces in this special session are from the old collection of Gao Peiming, former Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the East China Branch of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and 5 of them are the works of Mr. Pan Tianshou, a famous modern Chinese artist!"

"Now, let's take a look at this Guardian Autumn Auction, the first lot of the first special session of the painting and calligraphy category 'Daguan Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Treasures Night', 'Iron Cast in a Thousand Mountains After the Rain': Mr. Pan Tianshou's "Ink Lotus"!"