"The last lot is "The Forest" by the famous Impressionist painter Ador, a famous American modern Impressionist master, and this "Forest" is one of his proudest works, and its starting price is ...... €4 million, start bidding now! ”

On the stage, Jacqueline's eyes quickly scanned the venue, the last lot is usually the treasure of the finale of the entire auction, not only the value is high, but the competition will be very fierce, who doesn't want to have a good finish?

This painting of Ador's "Forest" was very popular and attracted a lot of attention before the auction, and some people even predicted that it could be sold for more than 10 million euros, which may be a bit inflated, but it does not negate the value of this work.

And Jacqueline knows that this auction, Dirk is all relying on it to turn over, otherwise this auction will really be over.

Others may quickly forget, but as the auctioneer of today's auction, she knows very well that only more than 60 of the more than 100 lots have been sold, and more than 40 of them have been unsold, and even those lots that have been sold, the final price is much lower than expected, this situation has never been seen for Dirk, and after being depressed for so long, it is time to raise his eyebrows once.

Hey?

Why didn't you raise a sign?

Jacqueline waited for a while, and the whole person was stunned, it stands to reason that this should be a scramble for treasure, why doesn't everyone seem to be interested? This attitude is placed on other lots, she can understand, after all, there are some unsold lots that are completely made up, but this "Forest" is not a make-up number, not only that, it is also the finale of the whole auction, if this is also unsold, then Dirk will not become a joke of his peers?

Could it be that I didn't introduce it clearly?

Jacqueline thought for a moment, looked down at the details of the lot prepared earlier, and began to introduce again, "This "Forest" is a painting of Master Adol's peak period, although he uses realistic techniques, but abandons the traditional realistic painting of the shape and light and shade carving, but combines large and small color blocks, through the contrast of cold and warm colors, to highlight the characteristics of the painting......"

Jacqueline said a lot, in fact, these words should have been superfluous, because before the auction, this painting has been discussed and analyzed by countless connoisseurs and abstract painters, and what she just said is just to read the words of those masters to these bidders present, many bidders do not know the artwork itself, the same painting, not everyone knows how to appreciate, and what she has to do is to let people who don't understand understand, so as to prompt them to bid.

After five minutes of introduction, Jacqueline was already a little thirsty when she spoke, picked up the soda on the table and took a sip, and swept her eyes in the hall, and a high-raised auction card entered her eyes, Jacqueline was happy in her heart, and the words just now were not in vain.

"Four million and one million, and the gentleman of No. 89 bid four million and one hundred thousand!" Jacqueline said loudly, even a little excited when she spoke, after all, there was no unsuccessful auction, if the final finale was also unsold, then the Dirk Art Auction Company would be a sincere joke.

"Huh!"

Another auction card was raised.

"Four million two hundred thousand, the lady on the 33rd bid four million two hundred thousand, who else is interested in this artwork?"

Whew!

This time, several bidding cards were raised at once, and Jacqueline's whole person became excited, and the auction, which had been silent for a long time, finally improved a little.

"Four ,300,000 ......"

"Four million ...... four million"

"Four and a half million, Mr. No. 65 bid four and a half million, Adore is a world-recognized master of Impressionism, his works are well recognized by the international auction market, and have repeatedly sold for high prices, and this artwork is the pinnacle of Ador's work, I believe everyone should understand its value......" Jacqueline rendered again, and the whole person entered the state, as if he had forgotten the crisis of the Dirk family.

However, just when she thought that the bidding would become more and more intense, the scene was deserted again, and no one raised their cards again.

Yes?

What's the situation?

The smile stiffened on Jacqueline's face, how could it be like this? Could it be because of his previous agitation that the auction was cold?

No, no, it wasn't like that before.

"Four and a half million, which friend else bid? Don't wait and see, the opportunity is often lost in the wait-and-see, for your favorite artwork, of course, you have to unceremoniously bid and shoot. Jaquilli was a little anxious, compared to the 10 million speculation before the auction, the price of 4.5 million has not even reached half, far below expectations, even compared to the conservative price estimated within the company, it is much lower.

Why? Why isn't everyone enthusiastic?

This is Ador's masterpiece, a work of art that has been widely sought after in the art market in recent years, has his net worth fallen? I've never heard of it.

Quiet, no matter what she said, the scene was quiet, no one spoke, and many people seemed to be like her, turning their heads and looking around, looking for someone to continue to bid, and everyone seemed to be more interested in the person who would hold up the sign next than the work.

The smile on Jacqueline's face disappeared, and at the same time, she secretly screamed in her heart, such a low-priced transaction will definitely make the client very angry, it is better to lose the auction, at least the loss received by the client will be relatively small.

For auction houses, the transaction is naturally a good thing, but the low price of the transaction will seriously affect the relationship between the consignor and the auction, so who will entrust the art to the auction house in the future? An auction house that is not commissioned by no one will simply not survive.

Could it be that the hard moral restraint is really over?

Jacqueline was suspicious in her heart, thinking that relying on the auction would solve the external troubles of the Dirk family, but who would have thought that the auction they were most confident in would instead evolve into internal troubles, and now the Dirk family is really suffering from internal and external troubles.

As the minutes passed, the venue gradually resounded with discussions, and the bidder who was the last to raise the sign also showed an impatient expression on his face, as if he was dissatisfied with Jacqueline's behavior that had not followed.

There is also a skill in procrastinating time, and it can even be said to be an auctioneer's homework, but like Jacqueline, who has been silent for a long time without anyone raising a card, is a bit of a malicious delay.

Jacqueline knew that she was a little out of shape, coughed, and quickly said, "No one is offering a higher price?" Well, four and a half million for the first time, four and a half million for the second time, four and a half million ...... For the third time, let us congratulate Mr. No. 65 on this "Forest" by Master Ador, and let us dedicate applause to this gentleman. ”

Wow... Wow... Wow!

Sporadic applause was remembered in the venue, but the vast majority of people seemed too lazy to stretch out their hands, and judging by the relaxed smiles on their faces, it seemed that they were all lamenting that the auction was finally over.

Jacqueline saw this, and the failure of the auction left her with nothing to say, so she hurriedly said a few words of thanks and went backstage.

Looking at the back of the beautiful woman fleeing from the wilderness, Li Dacheng's face was full of smiles, and the tight skirt set off the other party's peach-shaped buttocks, compared to the artwork auctioned today, he believed that everyone present would be more interested in this woman, of course, he was no exception.

Let's go!

Li Dacheng stood up and looked around the venue, the people who came to participate in the auction looked extremely disappointed, and there were also some people who gloated, among them, he also saw a colleague, who was talking to his companion with his eyebrows dancing at this time, and he almost exploded on the spot.

In contrast, Li Dacheng, who is also a peer, is still a gentleman, although he laughs, his smile is more restrained, and he does not show his front teeth everywhere.

And his laughter is not a schadenfreude, but a heartfelt laugh, but the reason for his laughter is not the failure of Dirk's auction, but the success of his own auction.

Ten minutes ago, the nostalgic art auction was successfully concluded, with a total turnover of 500 million pounds, far exceeding the auctions held in China at the beginning of the year, and even more than the total of the two auctions held in China.

The nostalgic art auction company officially entered the international art auction market, and this first shot was very loud, loud enough to shock the entire art auction market.

That is to say, from today onwards, the nostalgic art auction company occupies a place in the international art auction market, which is something that no Chinese art auction company has been able to do before, and Huaigu deserves to become the first art auction company in China.

I don't know where Eliza's woman went, it seems that she left the venue in the middle of the auction, Li Dacheng didn't stay here too much, and walked out of the venue with the flow of people.

Outside the venue, Li Dacheng saw Nino, the disappearance did not seem to have any effect on him, and the other party was still standing in the open, continuing the security work he was responsible for.

"Nino!" Li Dacheng walked over and came to the other party's side.

"Boss Li!"

"You also saw the auction just now, right? Do you think the Dirk family still has a chance to turn around? Li Dacheng said lightly, without the previous arrogance and ridicule, it was completely with the attitude of a normal person chatting.

Nino hesitated after hearing it, and did not answer Li Dacheng's question, this question is too difficult for him, on the one hand, he knows the strength of the Dirk family very well, and an auction cannot determine the future life and death of a family, it is still too early to say that Dirk is finished, once the disappearance case is solved, the Dirk family's internal worries are contacted, then for Dirk, who has more than 100 years of experience in the auction industry, it is not difficult to establish his own image from scratch, but on the other hand, whether the case can be solved, It's still an unknown, as far as he knows, because of the disappearance, the entire Dirk family is shrouded in dark clouds, and no one has the heart to work for the auction company, if the case is not solved for a day, and the mastermind behind the scenes is not found out for a day, then the Dirk family will always live in a nightmare and will not be able to wake up.

Perhaps, only God can give the answer.

"I said the Dirks must not have a chance to turn over." "By the way, one thing I want to tell you is that my company's auction in the UK has just ended, with a total turnover of more than 500 million pounds, and as far as I know, even in the heyday of Dirk, it did not reach that number. ”

500 million pounds?

Nino was slightly surprised, this figure was indeed something Dirk had never had, but considering the artworks he saw, it was not surprising that the total turnover of 500 million pounds was not surprising.

"I'm not going to invite you now, lest someone say you're ungrateful, so let's wait until the Dirk Art Auction Company closes down, how about you come to my company?" When you lose your job, you have to find a job, right? I don't think anyone is more sincere with you than I, right? Li Dacheng looked at Nino and said.

Nino thought for a moment, and this time finally spoke, "Well, I promise you, if the Dirk Art Auction Company closes, I will definitely go to your company." "It's already come to this point, if he doesn't agree, it's because he doesn't know what to do.

"Okay, I hope you don't break your word!" Li Dacheng said, then turned and left.

In the evening, Li Dacheng returned to the lake, and as soon as he got out of the car, he saw Eliza greeted him with a smile, smiling a little thief and a little cunning, giving Li Dacheng a kind of weasel to the chicken New Year's greeting uneasy and kind.

Li Dacheng ignored the other party, turned around and returned to the car, but just about to get into the car, he was chased by Eliza and stopped.

"Boss, where are you going?" Eliza asked with a smile.

Li Dacheng glanced at the other party, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

"Hee-hee, it's a good thing this time." Eliza said, "As you know, our sisters have always wanted to thank you for taking me in, but unfortunately we never found the opportunity, and today I found a wonderful gift, I believe you will like it, boss." ”

"Oh? What gift? Li Dacheng asked, a little curious in his heart.

"It's in the tent." As she spoke, Eliza took Li Dacheng's arm and walked towards the tent.

Li Dacheng reluctantly came to the outside of the tent, and just as he was about to speak, he was pushed in by Eliza.

"What's the hurry, it's not ......" Li Dacheng stopped as soon as he said a few words, only to see a folding bed placed in the tent, and a woman lying on the bed, the woman's hands and feet were tied with ropes, and her eyes were covered with strips of cloth, "What's the situation?" Li Dacheng asked, and when he turned around, he found that Eliza had not followed.

Hey, no, why is this woman's clothes so familiar?

By the way, it's the woman at the auction, Jacqueline.

"Boss, don't thank me, enjoy it!"

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