Chapter 177: The Finale
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At this time, it was a very coincidence that Wang Guan and Yu Feibai came out and met Fang Mingsheng and others directly.
"Huh!"
Fang Mingsheng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled happily: "It's really a place where you don't meet in life." β
"Boss Fang, what a coincidence." Wang Guan was also a little helpless, he avoided him, but he didn't expect to meet him.
At the same time, Ding Yang, who was next to Fang Mingsheng, saw Wang Guan and Yu Feibai, and his face changed suddenly, but he quickly covered it up and did not attract the attention of the two.
"Well, it's a coincidence, and it's not a kind of fate." Fang Mingsheng said with a smile.
Just when Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were worried about what excuse to find to leave Fang Mingsheng's line of sight, they heard him speak first, and said with a little apology: "Two, it's not good for the finale of Chapter 177, I still have something to do." Well, you should also attend the afternoon auction. So, we'll see you in the afternoon and find a chance to get together. β
Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were stunned, of course they would not be stopped, and nodded hurriedly.
Then, Fang Mingsheng smiled, took Ding Yang and a few entourages, and turned around and walked outside.
"Could it be that we were wrong in our guesses?"
At this time, Yu Feibai was shocked: "Fang Mingsheng, it really happened to come to Shudu and simply participate in the auction?" β
"I don't know." Wang Guan was also a little confused, but after thinking about it carefully, he smiled optimistically: "If this is the case, then I can rest assured." β
"Don't rejoice too soon." Yu Feibai frowned and said, "I'm afraid this matter is not over, didn't you listen to him say, will we get together again in the afternoon." β
"Then I won't be here in the afternoon." Wang Guan doesn't care about the Tao.
Anyway, he has seen the auction, and he doesn't plan to participate in the bidding, as long as Wen Tong Mozhutu is auctioned out, Zheng Yaxuan will naturally transfer the money to his account. You don't have to come in person to watch the auction process.
"How can this work?" Yu Feibai said proudly: "This is our home field, if we don't come, he will definitely think that we are afraid of him, and it will hurt his face." Besides, the finale of chapter 177 can avoid the first day of junior high school, but can't avoid the fifteenth. If he is looking for you, do you really want to avoid him for the rest of your life? β
"That's just as well."
Wang Guan groaned, nodded and said, "Then get together and see what he means." β
After making a decision, the two of them were no longer entangled, and immediately returned to the hotel, had lunch, and took a nap. At two o'clock in the afternoon, I came to the auction venue of Zhengyaxuan on time.
At the same time, there seemed to be a little more people attending the auction than in the morning. Obviously, through the auction in the morning, some people believed in the strength of Zheng Yaxuan and rushed over.
This is something that Zhao Qian is very happy to see, and he receives every visitor more warmly.
These people may not be able to bid on things, but they are the best foil and free information communicators. Even the "Baidu Treasure Picking Bar β Text Launch" is likely to become a potential source of customers for Zhengyaxuan in the future.
Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were a group of people who came relatively late, and when they walked into the venue, the auctioneer was already standing on the main stage, ready to start presiding over the auction.
Of course, those who attended the auction in the morning received a plaque, so they didn't have to worry about being occupied in the VIP seat.
As for those who come to the auction in the afternoon, they will either sit in the ordinary seats or they can only wait until the auction officially starts and there is a vacancy in the VIP seats, which proves that the person is not coming, and can be filled.
Anyway, with the relationship between the two of them and Zheng Yaxuan, even if they arrive halfway, they don't have to worry about not having a place.
After An Ran sat down, Wang Guan turned his head and looked at the other side of the VIP seat, only to see that Fang Mingsheng was not absent, holding a booklet in his hand, and reading it with great interest.
However, Wang Guan also noticed that Ding Yang, who came with him in the morning, did not come now.
"Thank you all for ......"
At this moment, Zhao Qian appeared on the stage, holding the microphone, and said: "Thank you for coming, please believe in Zheng Yaxuan, quality assurance, will definitely not let you down." β
After a few short slogans, Zhao Qian immediately announced the official start of the next unit of the auction. Unlike the porcelain auctions in the morning, the majority of the auctions in the afternoon were calligraphy and paintings.
The first lot at the beginning is Huang Zhou's donkey painting.
"Huang Zhou is a master of modern painting, his donkey is often written in ink, only a few strokes, a donkey painted vividly, full of charm." The auctioneer introduced it above, and then said loudly: "The starting price starts at one million yuan, and each bid must not be less than 10,000 yuan, please bid!" β
"Didi......"
In an instant, a series of numbers flashed on the display at the top of the screen.
Seeing this, Wang Guan was a little surprised and said: "There are so many people competing. β
"It's a normal thing."
Yu Feibai explained: "Although, Huang Zhou's status in the painting world is not as good as Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Wu Changshuo, Fu Baoshi, Xu Beihong and others. However, after the death of the above famous people one after another, some people are also needed to support the faΓ§ade. Therefore, masters like Huang Zhou and Li Keran were pushed out. β
"Of course, the most important thing is that the price of famous masterpieces has been speculated very high, often exceeding 10 million. Such a price has reached a critical point, there is not much room to squeeze, and it is difficult to speculate again. Therefore, some people have tacitly shifted their goals and aimed at some modern masterpieces. β
Yu Feibai pouted and said, "Anyway, many of the modern masters died in the eighties and nineties. It's only been more than ten or twenty years ago, and the price of their works is the best time for hype, and there is a lot of room for play. β
"Qi Baishi's shrimp, Xu Beihong's horse, Li Keran's cow, and Huang Zhou's donkey are the so-called "four masterpieces of Chinese ink painting in the twentieth century". There was no such statement before, but in recent years, in order to gild the works of the latter two, Qian Crisp pulled Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong up to make up the numbers. β
Yu Feibai said with a little contempt: "Now I know, some people use any means for the sake of profit, so it doesn't matter whether everyone admits it or not, as long as they can make money." β
Wang Guan thought so, nodded and said: "Actually, they can only hype up the works of modern and modern masters." After all, the works of calligraphy and painting of ancient masters, passed down from generation to generation, either fell into the hands of great collectors, or became national treasures and were offered by major museums. There are very few works that are actually put up for auction, so once they appear, it is easy to create sky-high prices. β
"That's it." Yu Feibai agreed: "Moreover, there are too many ancient famous calligraphy and paintings, which makes it impossible to guard against them. Many people have concerns and dare not act at will. Relatively speaking, modern works are easier to identify the authenticity, and everyone is much more assured, and the competition is natural.
Facts have also proved that Yu Feibai is right, just when they were communicating in a whisper, Huang Zhou's donkey painting had been coaxed to a price of more than three million.
"Three million two hundred and seventy thousand for the first ......, three million for the third time, deal!"
Suddenly, the auctioneer dropped the hammer, and the first lot in the afternoon was successfully concluded. The starting price was 1 million, and the transaction price was 3.27 million, a threefold increase.
In particular, looking at the faces of some of the people who participated in the auction, we knew that there was still room for this work to rise. However, since it is the first lot, many people are in the wait-and-see stage. Lest you get it now at a high price, resulting in insufficient funds and not being able to take care of better things in the future.
In the auction hall, it is also a strategic concubine. For some professional bidders, it's not about what they like, just bidding on something. And what is worth a lot of money and has room to rise, just shoot it down as an investment.
Therefore, making full and reasonable use of limited funds, auctioning off the most valuable things, and then reselling them for a handful is the basic purpose of these people participating in auctions.
For auction companies, it must be very fond of these people and like them to gouge prices. For people who really auction things, they especially hate the existence of these people, and hate that they obviously don't like it, but they want to grab things from themselves.
In any case, existence is reasonable, and it is with all kinds of participants that the auction is so popular. Moreover, each lot is often full of suspense. Until the last moment, no one can guess who will fall.
It is this kind of suspense of twists and turns, ups and downs, that makes everyone who participates in the bidding a little uneasy. Moreover, it is this kind of nervousness that is easily contagious to the public.
Therefore, even those who do not participate in the bidding do not feel bored, but are engrossed in it, paying attention to every price change. Whether it's joy or sigh, and so on.
In such an atmosphere, Wang Guan did not feel the passage of time.
Before I knew it, more than a dozen things were auctioned off. The auctioneer on the main table, his voice was also a little weak, and after the hammer fell, he hurried to drink. Shui continued to shout in a tone full of jΔ«ang: "Everyone, pay attention, the item to be auctioned now is the finale of this auction, a large landscape painting. β
"The finale so soon?"
"Is this the last thing? Isn't there still a bamboo drawing of Wen Tong? Not planning an auction anymore? β
"Well, you have a bit of common sense, okay? Who told you that the finale is the last? The finale refers to the penultimate repertoire of an excerpt performance. Actually, it means to press the big shaft. The last lot, that's called the big shaft. β
"Ah, that's it."
In the midst of the whispering discussion, the auctioneer waved his arms, and his voice was thick and high-pitched: "Mr. Daqian's life deeds, I don't need to say more." This landscape painting is his early work. However, what is painted is the beautiful rivers and magnificent landscapes of Shudi, which is of great representative significance......"
After fully mobilizing everyone's emotions, the auctioneer said decisively: "Daqian landscape map, the starting price is 4.5 million yuan, and each bid shall not be less than 100,000 yuan." Now, please bid! β
"Di Di ........."
In an instant, the electronic display screen began to sound wildly, and in a short period of more than ten seconds, the price had been raised to more than six million. Moreover, the amount is still rising, and it shows no signs of stopping. (To be continued!!