Chapter 394: Ambergris
After the opening remarks and character introductions, Dong Hongqi began to introduce today's important guests. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he pointed to the cold smoke on the guest seat and said: "This Miss Han Yan must be known to everyone, he is my niece and granddaughter, the same age as my grandson Dong Cheng. Miss Hanyan was born out of thin air and became a new star in the business world of Longcheng and even Huaxia, let us wish her a smoother and smoother road in the future!"
As soon as Dong Hongqi's words fell, thunderous applause broke out in the hall. Hanyan stood up and bowed to everyone.
Next, Dong Hongqi introduced Huo Hanshan and several celebrities in Dragon City. Because these people often go in and out of this kind of occasion, everyone is used to it, but there is not much applause, but most of them joke and joke.
Finally, Dong Hongqi began to recommend his collection.
Dong Hongqi took an incense burner from the shelf next to him and said: "This Xuande furnace was asked by an old friend of mine to sell it on my behalf. It was only when I arrived at his house that I found out that it was a treasure, and he had kept it for a long time.
Now this old friend is seriously ill and dying. Several of his sons clamored to divide the family property, and everything else was divided, only this incense burner and a few antiques, calligraphy and paintings could not be divided, so they had to entrust me to sell them and convert them into money. I wanted to buy it myself, but the price was not set. If you are worried that the incense burner is a fake, we can ask Mr. Deng to make an appraisal!"
After Dong Hongqi finished speaking, he handed the Xuande furnace to Deng Zigao beside him. Deng Zigao took out a pair of white gloves and put them on, and used a magnifying glass to observe the Xuande furnace carefully for a while, and then said: "This incense burner is not an authentic incense burner made during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, but it was made during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty in imitation of the Xuande furnace of the Ming Dynasty. In terms of the age of production, I can vouch for it!"
Speaking of which, Deng Zigao invited some interested buyers to come to the stage to conduct a final appraisal of the incense burner.
Although everyone believed in Deng Zigao, they still went on stage to watch it. Play around carefully and see if it's worth buying. Many people don't care about the price anymore, they only care about whether it is to their liking. As long as you really like it, the price is no longer a problem.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Huo Hanshan told Hao Ren that Deng Zigao was willing to work hard to do the appraisal, and after the auction was over, he would give him an appraisal fee.
At this time, Deng Zigao said: "Last winter, at an auction in Hong Kong, a Xuande furnace of the same condition was auctioned for a high price of 10 million Hong Kong dollars. However, the auction scene is too big and there are too many rich people. Our occasion today is a bit small, so I'll set the starting price a little lower, just four million, so that our fellow villagers in Longcheng can take advantage of it!"
As soon as Hao Ren heard this, he whispered in Huo Hanshan's ear: "Deng Zigao is too unkind, and he is obviously using words to stimulate us people to pay a high price!"
At the beginning on TV, Hao Ren felt that this old man still had a bit of a celebrity demeanor, but now he only thinks that he smells of copper. However, this is nothing at all, and from the point of view of the consignor, who doesn't want to sell for more money. Deng Zigao is responsible for selling at a high price for the consignment party and fidelity for the collector, which is OK.
Huo Hanshan sneered: "I originally wanted to buy it, but when I heard him say this, I didn't buy it!"
However, Deng Zigao's words still had an effect. Several local entrepreneurs immediately vied with each other to make bids, and finally the owner of a Taiwanese-funded enterprise bought the incense burner for 9.8 million yuan.
The second collection that Dong Hongqi took out was a painting by Tang Yin. Deng Zigao first appraised it, and after confirming that it was genuine, he set the starting price at 5 million. Everyone scrambled to bid for the price, and in the end, Zhao Tianxing, whom Hao Ren had just met today, was auctioned for 10.88 million.
Zhao Tianxing runs a cultural media company and needs a high-grade artwork to serve as a façade, so he is worth the money. After the auction was successful, when he asked the little tender model to bring the painting, the little tender model was so excited that he couldn't walk.
The third piece of Dong Hongqi's collection is an inkstone.
Deng Zigao was also a little excited when he saw this inkstone, he observed it with a magnifying glass for a while, and then said excitedly: "This inkstone is called 'ambergris inkstone', which is named after grinding out the ink fragrance like ambergris." This inkstone first appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty, because the Northern Song Dynasty Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji worshiped Taoism, so there was a Taoist priest who specially gave him this inkstone, saying that there was a secret of cultivation in it. But before Zhao Ji could find out the secret, the Jin Kingdom in the north came in. After the 'Jingkang Change', this inkstone was exiled to the Jin State, and after the Jin State was destroyed, it was obtained by Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty. Emperor Qianlong once enjoyed it and wrote poems for it. It's a pity that during the Gengzi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight-Nation Alliance entered the capital, and this inkstone disappeared! Now it has finally been born, please come up and appreciate it!"
At this time, Han Yan suddenly attached his small mouth to Hao Ren's ear and said: "Good brother, my brother likes the inkstone the most, you bought this inkstone and gave it to him, which can be regarded as a part of our heart for him to support me during this time!"
Hao Ren smiled: "Okay, as long as he really likes it, what is this money!"
At this time, several interested Tibetans went to the table in the middle of the hall, tapped and listened carefully to the inkstone, behaving professionally, and even licked it with his tongue.
Hao Ren just wanted to laugh when he saw it. About the inkstone knocking and listening, you can distinguish the quality of the inkstone from the sound, there are many records in the classics of the predecessors, but this is not very reliable to lick with the tongue.
It is said that in ancient times, there was a scholar who wanted to write on a cold day, but the ink was so thick that he couldn't melt, and there was no warm water at home, so he directly let his son soak urine in the inkstone.
Since Hao Ren decided to buy it, and he didn't buy it for himself, he didn't need to look at it at all, just bid directly later.
"Okay, start bidding now, the starting price is 10 million!" After the interested Tibetan friends appreciated the inkstone, Deng Zigao loudly announced the start of the auction.
"Eleven million!" a pot-bellied old woman was the first to bid.
"Twelve million!" this time it was a middle-aged man who was bidding.
Seeing that there were still others who reached out to ask for an offer, Hao Ren shouted directly: "Twenty million!"
Hao Ren shouted, and everyone was stunned. This is a stunned young man, everyone else is a million and a million, and he is eight million.
Deng Zigao saw that no one answered, so he had to report the number: "20 million once, 20 million twice, 20 million three times! Okay, the deal, the ambergris inkstone is this gentleman's!"
What Hao Ren wants is this effect, if others increase the price again, then they have to consider whether it is worth it. He also simply transferred money directly with his mobile phone, and then took the inkstone in his hand.
"Brother, I didn't expect you to like inkstones too!" Huo Hanshan had already seen it in his heart, and couldn't help asking.
"Brother Shan, this is what I bought for you. Hao Ren said with a smile.
"What, I bought it for me! This, this is not very good!" The 20 million bought thing is said to be given away, and Huo Hanshan has rarely been so generous.
"Brother, this is for you. Some time ago, the Longting Group opened, which made you bothered, this inkstone is a little bit of my heart!" Han Yan also said.
Hao Ren said again: "However, before sending it to you, I'll play with it first!"
Huo Hanshan was surprised and delighted: "Okay, okay, you can play as long as you want!"
Hao Ren smiled: "It won't be long, I'll give it to you before I go home!" As he spoke, he stared at the ambergris inkstone, wanting to see what the secret of cultivation was.
Unable to see anything on the surface, he infiltrated his true qi into the inkstone. As soon as the true qi penetrates, the inkstone immediately becomes transparent.
"Hey, what is this?" (To be continued.) )