Chapter 36: Zhou Tian's Favor
Just when Zhou Yan was disappointed and announced that the first lot was unsold, Zhou Tian held up his number plate and quoted: "60,000". Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
This offer made Zhou Yan feel happy suddenly, no auction company wants their first lot to be unsold, and some even spend money to hire it, in order to make a good start to their auction.
Regarding the matter of trust, the retro auction house had a special discussion in advance, but was rejected by Zhou Yan, she said to the chairman of the retro board of directors and two shareholders: "The blessing of the Wufu painted vase, even if it does not charge a handling fee, our retro auction house has also earned enough reputation in this auction, which is enough to enter the ranks of the first-class auction houses in China in one fell swoop, and when the time comes, the matter of spending money to hire the trust will be exposed ...... anyone."
Zhou Yan's worries are not unreasonable, shopping malls are like battlefields, in case someone is jealous of the achievements of the retro auction house and adopts irregular competition methods, they will completely sit on the wax and then close their doors.
Now, seeing that the first shot didn't go off, Zhou Yan was not in a hurry, she was already beginning to doubt herself, suspecting that she was wrong to insist on not hiring a trust in the first place.
Who would have thought that at this time, Zhou Tian suddenly raised a card to make an offer, and this favor must be kept in mind by their retro auction house.
Zhou Yan, who came to her senses, hurriedly pointed at Zhou Tian and said, "Mr. 319 bid 60,000 yuan, is there anything higher?"
"Lady No. 221 bid 65,000 yuan, is there anything higher".
"Mr. 149 bids ......".
“……”。
This sword, Zhou Tian has already given a high price of 220,000 yuan, this is not his whim, but the tip given by the super cheat, this sword was estimated by the super cheat to be worth more than one billion yuan, Zhou Tian did not expect that he could actually pick up a leak in the auction house, or a big leak.
"Two hundred and twenty thousand, Mr. No. 319 bid two hundred and twenty thousand, will anyone offer a higher price? 220,000 for the first time, 220,000 for the second time" When she said this, Zhou Yan deliberately paused for more than ten seconds, she was giving others a chance, otherwise she would say it directly for the third time, and others would have no way to do it if they wanted to.
"Two hundred and twenty thousand for the third time" Zhou Yan looked around the audience, and after making sure that no one raised a card, he pointed to the person with the highest bid with one hand and dropped the gavel with the other.
"Transaction, congratulations to Mr. 319 for winning this lot at a price of 220,000 yuan, and now, we start the second lot, which is a blue and white series of porcelain, cast during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, with a beautiful ...... appearance."
"Forty thousand, lady number 118 bid forty thousand, and is there anything higher".
"Lady No. 78 bid 50,000, is there anything higher".
"Mr. No. 215 bid 60,000, and is there anything higher".
Bidding one after another, one after another, the scene is called a lively, that is called a fierce.
Zhou Tian smiled, not surprisingly, his Wufu painted vase must have appeared here as the finale, just looking at the enthusiasm of everyone in front, you know that today's auction will end perfectly, this can be seen from the transaction price of each lot, except for the sword at the beginning is a little cold, the rest of the lots have all attracted everyone to compete, enthusiastic bidding.
At the beginning of the auction, there were some collectibles with low reserve prices and little cultural relics value, although the scene was intense, but it did not stir up any big waves, and the people holding the cards were some small collectors and small investors.
At the auction, usually sitting at the front are some big names, they have a unique eye, they are quite valuable, and the pursuit is naturally those finale big lots, in fact, Zhou Tian is also waiting.
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"The fifty-fifth lot is a picture of a lady by the great painter Tang Bohu of the Ming Dynasty, Tang Bohu, also known as Tang Yin, this painting ...... The starting price is two million".
Listening to Zhou Yan's words, the entire venue immediately exploded, if the auction hall in front can be described as warm, then the current auction hall can be described as boiling, yes, everyone is boiling.
This painting is definitely worth everyone's shot!
"Two and a half million".
"Two and three hundred thousand".
Although the range of each price increase is 100,000, but there are already people who can't wait, after the person in front of him just finished shouting the price, without waiting for Zhou Yan to speak, another quotation has sounded, from the low price of two million to three million, not even a minute of time, just when some people are still hesitating, someone has already raised a sign to shout the offer to four million, a full double.
In less than a minute, the price doubled, and the bidding was so intense.
At this time, Sun Xiaoxue on the side said softly: "Brother Zhou, why don't you offer"?
"It's too expensive, it's more than double the original price" In just such a time of asking and answering, the quotation rose to 4.5 million.
Li Shuo, who was sitting in the first row of "Six Million", held up the number plate in his hand, his voice was not loud, but he was full of energy, and he could hear it clearly even in the crowded venue.
Six million, many people present looked at Li Shuo, some were sighing, some were shaking their heads, and it could be seen that the price of six million was definitely a bad thing for this painting.
The boiling venue suddenly became much quieter, indicating that there were many fewer bidders, but people's enthusiasm did not diminish at all.
Li Shuo's precise calculations and calm quotations made Zhou Tian have to give a thumbs up and praise high.
If it is still an increase of 100,000, it is very likely that the painting will exceed 6 million in an instant, but if it rises from 4.5 million to 6 million at a time, the difference of 1.5 million in the middle is enough to calm down many people.
But he wants to win this painting at a price of six million, but he is still a bit of a fool's dream, because Zhou Tian will not let him get his wish, perhaps in revenge for Li Shuo's indifference just now, Zhou Tian raised his number plate and made an offer.
"Six million and one million".
Immediately after, a young man sitting in the third row with headphones in his ears whispered a few words, holding up a sign and quoting: "Six and two hundred thousand."
This young man is an agent, and some bidders, for one reason or another, cannot arrive at the site to bid in person, so they will entrust some agents to rush to the scene and conduct remote auctions through mobile phones and other communication tools.
After more than 6 million, all the bidders calmed down a lot, and their offer was not an increase of hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands, but an accumulation of 100,000 yuan, after all, it was close to or exceeded the value of the painting itself several times.
"Six million three hundred thousand" Li Shuo raised his card again, but he turned his head and glanced at Zhou Tian, if it weren't for Zhou Tian's sudden price increase, this Tang Bohu's work might already be his.
"6.4 million" Zhou Tian raised the card again, this time not to pick up leaks, but to compete for luck, and besides, he really has the ability to buy this painting.
"Six and a half million" the acting young man shouted loudly, the reason why he shouted so loudly was also to overwhelm other competitors in momentum, so his voice was very loud.
"Seven million" was quoted again on Sunday.
This price made the young agent shake his head with a wry smile, apparently his employer gave a price floor, and once it was exceeded, it would be automatically abandoned.
"Mr. 319 appears seven million, is there a higher price"? Zhou Yan quickly searched the venue to see if anyone else continued to bid.
"Seven million 100,000,000," Li Shuo said.
"10 million" Zhou Tian raised a card offer, and this offer also made everyone's eyes on Zhou Tian.
Who the hell is this young man?
Is it an agent?
People are speculating about Zhou Tian's identity, and Sun Xiaoxue next to him looked at Zhou Tian with a shocked expression, but he didn't expect him to be so valuable.
Perhaps seeing his sister's doubts, Sun Donglai put his mouth next to his sister's ear and whispered about the glorious deeds of Sunday yesterday afternoon.
"Mr. 319 appears for 10 million, is there a higher price than this, this is the first lot we have in this auction today to exceed 10 million"?
Zhou Yan's praise language, to Li Shuo's ears, was Zhou Tian's naked ridicule of him, so, in the eyes of people's expectations, Li Shuo raised his card and offered: "Fifteen million."