While waiting for the auction to start, Wei Xiong also picked up another brochure and flipped through it, and found that the things in the auction tonight were more suitable for young people, such as jewelry, oil paintings, etc., and even Ferrari antique sports cars, no wonder the people who came tonight were not very old.

Suddenly, his eyes were drawn to something - a bronze monkey head. The following is an introduction, it is the monkey head of one of the bronze statues of the beast head in the Old Summer Palace in his memory, which is not only surprising. You must know that twenty years later, the 12 zodiac animal heads of the Old Summer Palace are famous at home and abroad.

Even if it is not to talk about the future, it is now, this bronze statue of the monkey head is also a national treasure-level cultural relic, he couldn't help but look up at the venue, among the nearly 200 guests present, is there anyone who came specifically for this bronze statue of the monkey head? If nothing else, there should be a talent.

The clock went to 88 o'clock sharp, the auction officially began, the auctioneer was a middle-aged man, speaking not Cantonese, but Chinese, after all, Chinese is a more international language, perhaps many of the people here are from Taiwan, or Southeast Asia.

After a few brief opening remarks, the first auction item was presented to the rostrum: it is a 17th-century engraved version of the Bible, which is quite collectible, with a starting price of 80,000 Hong Kong dollars, and every time the card is raised, it must not be less than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, after more than a dozen rounds of bidding.

It was finally sold for HK$220,000. The second auction item is the oil painting "Village under the First Snow" created by the famous contemporary American painter Richard Schimead, with a starting price of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and each time the sign is raised shall not be less than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars.

The oil painting was obviously more popular, and the final sale price was twice the starting price, reaching 330,000 yuan, and it was He Chaoqiong who was sitting next to Wei Xiong who took the oil painting. To be honest, Wei Xiong doesn't think that painting is worth 330,000 Hong Kong dollars, at least not now.

"What do you think of that painting?"

Wei Xiong glanced at He Chaoqiong, and wanted to say that you have taken all the pictures, won't it feel a little too late to ask this again? But thinking about it, of course he can't really say that: "I studied Chinese ink painting in college, and I didn't study oil painting, so it seems that it should be okay." ”

"I remember that Uncle Shi's ink painting is very good, when you are free, how about you help me paint one?" He Chaoqiong said.

"Let's talk about it. Wei Xiong smiled faintly, and then turned his eyes back to the rostrum, the third auction item has been presented by two staff members, it is six bottles of red wine, because the distance is a little far, it is not clear to see, so Wei Xiong turned the third page of the brochure.

The photos of the brochure are all taken in kind, and the logo on the bottle may be too old, and the pattern and handwriting look blurry, so you can only see the text below. At this time, the auctioneer on the stage spoke: "Romanée Conti is known as the emperor of red wines. ”

"It has a deep colour and hints of soy sauce, floral and liquorice, and is rich and refreshing, but due to the scarcity of production, there are very few people in the world who can enjoy this treasure. The six bottles of Romanée Conti were owned by an English aristocrat. ”

"The year of their production is 1943, as we all know, 1943 was the height of the Second World War, and the whole of France, including Burgundy, where Château Romanée Conti is located, was almost entirely occupied by Germany, so Romanée Conti produced less in that year. ”

"It's estimated to be only one-tenth of what it was in previous years. And those that could flow from the German occupation zone to the outside world were even rarer. Contrary to the yield, however, the Burgundy appellation was sunny this year, so that the grapes continued to grow well despite the lack of human care. ”

"That's why the 1943 Romanée Conti is a very collectible in terms of quality, rarity and historical value, and of course, you can drink it. The auction starts now, with a starting price of HK$180,000 and a minimum of HK$10,000 each time. ”

"Okay, No. 9 raised the card, 180,000, is there any ...... No. 31 190,000 ...... No. 42 260,000 ...... Okay, 320,000 on the 7th, is there anyone else, the first time ......"

"350,000!" Wei Xiong raised his No. 17 card, this is the first time he has asked for a price tonight, how good a man is, just like lust, he is no exception, sometimes he will drink some wine at home, basically red wine and foreign wine, he wants to taste the wine with Chinese characteristics.

But the quality of the liquor bought in Hong Kong is not very good, and the real treasures are only available in the mainland. Of course, it is not absolute, Wei Hongdao has a secret medicinal wine there, he secretly drank it once a few years ago, and it tasted really good, but unfortunately it was discovered by Wei Hongdao later.

Then...... didn't continue, he was scolded and didn't say anything, and the bottle of medicinal wine was also hidden by Wei Hongdao's baby.

"Okay, 350,000, is there any, 350,000 ...... for the first time"

"360,000. "Even though prices have doubled, the men who drink well are still very welcoming. After nearly ten rounds of fierce bidding, Wei Xiong finally auctioned it for 520,000 yuan, which is almost 100,000 Hong Kong dollars per bottle, which is almost sky-high in terms of numbers.

But as the auctioneer said, in terms of quality, rarity, and historical value, these six bottles of Romanée Conti are worth the price. However, this also varies from person to person, if it is not good for alcohol, they may think that spending 520,000 yuan to buy six bottles of wine is pure foolishness.

"You like red wine? You used to be a good student. He Chaoqiong saw the auctioneer drop the hammer, turned his head and said with a smile.

"People change. Wei Xiong replied casually, and then remembered something, and couldn't help but say with a little ridicule: "I remember that you seem to have said that your father has a big wine cellar, and there should be a lot of good bars hidden in it, no wonder you are not interested in these six bottles of wine." ”

"It's not that I'm not interested, it's that I see that you're interested and don't want to fight with you. Good wine in my dad's cellar is not good, but there are not many treasures like these six bottles of Romanée Conti, and he usually has a lot of treasures, and he doesn't want to drink them unless it's a festive day. ”

"I want to thank you for that, and I'll invite you to drink another day. Wei Xiong smiled slightly, no matter what He Chaoqiong said was true or not, he should be polite, just polite. Although He Chaoqiong is beautiful and in good shape, he really hasn't forgotten that aspect.

The He family was known as the first wealthy family in Hong Kong in the 50s, starting from He Dong He Fu to He Chaoqiong's generation, a total of four generations, the family children are all over all walks of life, among which He Hongsen, who is known as the king of Macau gambling, is the most famous, such a big family must be quite strong.

He didn't want to give up the whole forest for the sake of one tree, so it was better to stay away. It's a pity that He Chaoqiong seems to think differently from him.

"That's it, I'm waiting for you to invite me to drink. ”

The auction continued, and as the value of the lot increased, the price gradually increased, and after almost half an hour, it was finally the turn of the bronze statue of the monkey's head, as Wei Xiong thought, there was really someone who came specifically for this national treasure tonight.

This person is none other than Huo Zhenting.

From the beginning of the auction, he did not raise a card until the bidding for the bronze statue of the monkey head began, and from the beginning he showed an inevitable momentum, perhaps to give the Huo family face, there were not many people who raised the card, and even the bidding was only a few rounds, and it was soon auctioned by Huo Zhenting.

Looking at the satisfied smile on Huo Zhenting's face, Wei Xiong guessed that this bronze statue of the monkey head should soon be donated by the Huo family to the mainland government.

"Attention ladies and ladies now, keep your eyes open, this next lot will definitely make you crazy about it. ”

"It's a necklace, but it's not an ordinary necklace, it's a pendant set with a large 12.93 carat collector's quality pink diamond, look at it. ”

As the words fell, the staff carefully removed the red cloth covering the booth, and there was a burst of exclamations in the front row, obviously, these exclamations were made by women, Wei Xiong glanced at Zhou Huimin, and he saw the desire to possess from those beautiful eyes.

"This delicate necklace by renowned jewelry designer Mildos Kooys features a 12.93 carat reserve pink diamond in the shape of a pear, which is flatter and therefore much larger than a diamond of the same carat. ”

"Wear it around your neck - it will be more eye-catching. In addition, there are 11 high-purity diamonds weighing 1 carat around the pink diamond, which means that it is a lifetime, very warm and romantic. And its name is also very romantic - the tears of first love. ”

"Having introduced so much, now the auction begins, with a starting price of 2.2 million Hong Kong dollars, and each bid must not be less than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. ”

Since ancient times, heroes have been sad to pass the beauty pass, and even people like Zhou Youwang, who have laughed for the Pomeranians and even lost their country, what is a Zheng Qianjin? As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, the sound of bidding rose and fell, and in less than two minutes, the price was doubled.

And the heat not only did not weaken, but intensified, because the really powerful people would not bid at the beginning, until it exceeded 5.5 million, the sound of bidding gradually thinned out, and at this time, Wei Xiong raised his No. 17 card again after a long time.

"5.7 million!"

"Okay, Mr. Wei asked for 5.7 million, is there any more ......" The auctioneer was excited, and even 'Mr. Wei' shouted.

"5.8 million!"

“……”

"6 million!"

“……”

"6.8 million!" Wei Xiong raised his card again, and at the same time glanced at a man in the third row in front of him, bidding so far, only this person is still fighting with him.

However, because he didn't see his face, he didn't know who the other party was, he only heard the auctioneer call him 'Mr. Lin', perhaps noticing his gaze, He Chaoqiong leaned over and whispered: "His name is Lin Jianyue, and he is the second son of Lin Baixin, chairman of the board of directors of Lai Sun Group." ”