The person in charge of Christie's auction house saw Fang You end the conversation so simply, and he suddenly felt a little depressed in his heart, he prepared a lot of words to deal with Fang You's possible provocations, but unexpectedly, all of them were useless, this was what he didn't expect, isn't it said that Fang You is very patriotic, at this time, he should argue with him angrily.

After Fang You finished speaking at this time, he sat down, but the person in charge had to continue to say the opening remarks, now it is a live broadcast, and if he uses words to provoke, it is estimated that Christie's auction house will definitely make most people disgusted.

The person in charge of Christie's auction house finished his opening remarks, pointed to the items covered with red cloth and said: "Everyone, I announce that this special auction of the head of the snake of the zodiac is now open, let us have a glimpse of the true face of the snake cover whose whereabouts were unknown before." ”

As he spoke, the red cloth was taken down by the staff on the side, revealing the snake's head stored in the glass display case, and on the two large screens above the auction table, pictures and information of the snake's head also appeared in real time.

Under the illumination of the light, the head of the snake exudes a bronze brilliance, which looks extremely simple, full of the vicissitudes of history, and with the dim lights around, everyone's eyes are focused on the head of the beast illuminated by the light.

Everyone can see the entire details of the snake's head from the big screen, with layers of scales on it, slightly open mouth, revealing the fangs inside, and with the pair of emotionless eyes, it can be said that the snake's cold-blooded appearance is vividly expressed.

On the outskirts of Paris, in a house purchased by the Dragon War Intelligence Center, not long after the official appearance of the beast head, Tang Jinmo and Li Jianguo sat in front of the TV, carefully looking at the beast head displayed on the TV screen.

"Brother Tang, could this be the snake head we made, this snake head is full of a simple meaning, which makes people sigh, although our one has gone through a complex aging process, but compared to this one, it is like the gap between heaven and earth, our beast head is too rough, Mr. Fang must have given up this plan." After watching carefully for a while, Li Jianguo and the three of them said with bitter expressions on their faces, some disappointed, and some self-blame.

Tang Jinmo participated in the production of this beast head throughout the process, and also felt that the beast head on TV was very different from what they made, but he did not veto it directly like Li Jianguo and the others, "Hehe, let me tell you, Fang Xiaoyou's ability to make fakes is much stronger than ours, have you forgotten what happened to me before, I copied Ono Michifeng and Fujiwara Saori's calligraphy with my own hands, but in the end, I hid it from all the experts and boarded the auction, don't look at the feeling, watch the details carefully, believe, You will surely recognize the beast heads that you have made with your own hands. ”

Li Jianguo and the three of them held back the suspicion in their hearts, carefully watched the beast head on the TV, and finally after the TV screen disappeared, they turned on the picture automatically recorded by the TV and replayed it several times, and finally, they finally found some traces, "Brother Tang, I found it, this is really the beast head we made, it really is." ”

"Hehe, you are wrong, this beast head is genuine, it is a genuine beast head that has been identified by some cultural relics experts, it is definitely made by us, and we are not capable of making such a beast head." Tang Jinmo smiled, but did not agree with the words of Li Jianguo and the others.

When they were in the midst of surprise, when they heard Tang Jinmo's words, Li Jianguo and the others couldn't help but be stunned, "Brother Tang, are you...... Oh, I see, I see, yes Brother Tang, this is the real snake head of the zodiac, we don't have the ability to make such a beast head, haha. ”

Li Jianguo and the three of them have been in the antique business for a long time, and they are from the background of making fakes, so they are so meticulous and clever that they immediately understood Tang Jinmo's words and agreed loudly.

This is the real thing, and they can't help but agree in their hearts, with their ability, they really can't make such a beast head that can pass the expert identification.

Next, they were deeply shocked by Fang You's ability to do the old, through the TV screen, they had this kind of quaint feeling, and immediately thought that this was genuine, not at all like what they made, it was conceivable, if you watched it on the spot, then this beast head, the feeling that it can bring to people, will be even stronger.

Now, it was only a few days since they handed over the beast head to Fang You, but such a huge change had taken place, and their previous work of more than ten days was nothing compared to this.

The most difficult thing in the imitation of antique cultural relics is not the shape of the vessel, but the feeling that the antique brings to people after the change of time, which is the soul of the antique, which is also the most precious place of the antique.

There were some antiques before, which were very similar to the imitations, almost the same as the real thing, but in front of some experts with strong eyesight, the original form was still revealed.

In the Paris Convention and Exhibition Center, after the beast head display appeared, the auctioneer came to the stage, "Everyone, the beast head auction has officially begun, this is from the Chinese court, the precious zodiac snake head, absolutely has a huge collection value, every time they appear, will break the previous record, I announce, this zodiac snake head, the starting price is 13 million euros, each price increase, not less than 100,000 euros, start now." ”

After the announcement of the starting price, there was some uproar at the scene, a few years ago at Christie's auction house the first auction price of 9 million euros, and now only a few years later, the starting price has directly increased by 4 million euros, which means that its transaction price is also higher than the previous one.

Four million euros, this may be a wealth that ordinary people cannot get in a few lifetimes, even for some rich people, it takes a long time, these four million euros are only the starting price, and do not represent the final transaction price.

Some foreigners can't help but sigh that the 12 zodiac animal heads from China really have great collection value.

The auction officially began, Fang You, Wang Lao and others watched coldly, and had no intention of bidding, at this time, a Huaxia staff member sitting behind Wang Lao took a phone and handed it to Wang Lao, which seemed to be a phone from China.

After saying a few words to the phone, after Wang Lao hung up, he said to everyone with a smile: "The State Administration of Cultural Heritage called just now and asked us not to participate in this auction, but we don't plan to participate in the auction, but Fang Xiaoyou is not from the state, so this is not necessarily." ”

"Fang Xiaoyou, do you think someone will make a bid?" Elder Wang smiled and then asked.

"Elder Wang, even if someone is afraid of the huge pressure from Huaxia and does not dare to bid, but Christie's auction house will not allow such a thing to happen, not to mention our country, even in the world, many people also know the truth of shooting the first bird, once someone bids, then, this auction can achieve the goal." Fang You said with a smile, he is also a person who runs an auction house, and he knows the methods of the auction house industry very well.

On some items, the auction house will arrange good people to bid to make the price higher, but this is something that only happens in other auction houses, but in Longyou Auction House, there is no need to use such a method at all, and everyone's bidding enthusiasm has always been high.

"Hehe, under the huge pressure inside and outside, I'm afraid that Christie's auction house can only find such an excuse, and similarly, some people who really want to bid will probably bid on the spot by phone, especially in the case of live broadcast now, it is estimated that no one dares to withstand this huge pressure." Wang Lao said with a smile.

This time, not only from the huge pressure from the Chinese side, but even some people in France are dissatisfied with the Christie's auction house, if anyone auctions the beast's head, then, I am afraid that it will directly become a celebrity, of course, become the existence of disgust of some people in China and France.

"Yes, Christie's auction house has made such a big move, if no one bids, it will be a shame." An old man sitting next to Elder Wang said with a smile.

"Fang Xiaoyou, are you really going to participate in the auction and auction this beast head?" Wang Lao asked with some doubts on his face, he only knew that Fang You's participation in the auction had to implement the plan, and he didn't know anything about the content of the plan, whether it would auction the beast head.

Fang You smiled slightly, "Elder Wang, after the auction, this is exactly what I need in my plan, but there is no rush now, if no one participates in the auction, I will be a little disappointed." ”

Just a starting price, 13 million euros, how can it satisfy Fang You's appetite, his current industry is growing rapidly, 13 million euros, just a diamond in the Gazaka diamond mine in Africa, can be reached.

Elder Wang nodded, looking at Fang You's calm face, the worry in his heart couldn't help but let go of a little.

When he was preparing to participate in the auction before, in order to prevent accidents, he also called Chu Lao to inform him of this incident, and Chu Lao did not hesitate to choose to believe in Fang You and let Fang You do it, Chu Lao has experienced far more ups and downs than him, the person in charge of the Forbidden City, so believing it makes him have no doubts.

"Thirteen million euros, the reserve price of 13 million euros, from the Chinese zodiac snake head, there are only twelve pieces in the world, and each one is unique, irreplaceable, incomparably precious, its appreciation space is very large, in the past few decades, the price of the beast head has increased tens of thousands of times, it is conceivable that in the future, its price will grow, investment and financial management, there will be risks, but antique cultural relics, but there is no risk, their price, will only grow, thirteen million euros, If you have a friend willing to bid, once you buy it, its value will increase immediately. ”

Seeing that no one had bid for a long time, the auctioneer kept saying seductive words on the stage, trying to awaken everyone's hearts full of interests.

Some people's faces moved slightly, but looking at the camera behind them, they couldn't help but dispel this idea, auctioning a beast head, if there is a stalemate with Huaxia political axe, I am afraid that investment in Huaxia will definitely be greatly restricted in the future.

"Good evening everyone, now the beast head auction seems to have fallen into a cold situation, it has been ten minutes since the auction began, but no one on the scene bid, is it possible that this time Christie's auction house withstood great pressure, the beast head auction held, will it end in a failed auction, the Mr. Fang You, who declared war with Christie's auction house before, will he bid, welcome to continue to pay attention to the report of this station."

"Thirteen million euros, thirteen million euros, are there any friends to bid, oh, I just got a hint from the staff, there is a mysterious buyer, who participated in the auction by phone, and the price he gave is 13.5 million euros, and there are no friends who bid higher, 13.5 million euros."

Some people at the scene still didn't react, but the auctioneer's words gave them an idea, and bidding over the phone was a good choice.

"Another friend bids over the phone, bidding fifteen million euros, fifteen million euros, is there a friend who bids higher."

Suddenly, a foreigner held up a sign that said, "Sixteen million euros." ”

"Oh, this friend of number fifty-three bid sixteen million euros, sixteen million euros, and the collection value of the Chinese zodiac beast head is extremely high." The auctioneer's eyes lit up and he said loudly.

Looking at the overall temperament of the bidder, Fang You couldn't help but smile slightly, just looking for trust on the phone, and also looking for trust at this live auction, but in this case, it is exactly what he wants.

This price made everyone at the scene sigh a little, 16 million euros, has greatly exceeded the 14 million euros a few years ago.

Even if someone raised a sign to bid on the spot, others still didn't have any intention of raising a sign, and most of them were bidding by phone.

The price soon reached 18 million euros, of which the growth was extremely slow, the real value of the 12 zodiac animal heads, simply could not reach such a high, but its significance was far greater than its own value, coupled with the propaganda of some Chinese media, which made its price go all the way up.

"Nineteen million euros, is there a friend who bids higher, nineteen million euros for the first time, nineteen million euros for the second time......"

Nineteen million euros, has exceeded the price of a few years ago full five million euros, which makes everyone can't help but sigh a little, most of the people who intend to take pictures of the beast head are people who want to return to Huaxia and make friends with Huaxia, after all, they can use the beast head to build a good relationship with the Huaxia political axe, and strive for greater benefits for investment, in their opinion, this beast head is just a stepping stone to open the Chinese market.

Nineteen million euros, at the current exchange rate, converted into Chengren people's currency, is already as much as 160 million, with 160 million yuan, to buy a bronze statue of the Qing Dynasty, this is simply a crazy thing, the auction of Chinese cultural relics overseas, has always been so crazy, Yuan blue and white, all kinds of calligraphy and painting, are so.

Fang You smiled slightly and held up the sign, "Twenty million euros." ”

"Ah, Mr. Fang You, the famous Chinese cultural relics artist, has increased by one million euros, making the price break through to 20 million euros, which is a new record, let us welcome Mr. Fang You's courage with applause." Seeing Fang You raise his card to bid, the auctioneer's face was excited, his whole body was trembling, and he announced loudly.

Everyone couldn't help but look in the direction where Fang You was sitting, and there was an exclamation in the venue, they thought that the Chinese people would not bid for the auction again, but they didn't expect that this time it was a Fang You who was very famous in China and France to participate in the auction.

Could it be that Fang You is also ready to learn like the previous Chinese collector, and after the auction, he refuses to pay, in addition to attracting some infamy, this will not have any positive effect on the cultural relics lost in Huaxia at all, and will only make Christie's auction house succeed in its strategy and let them achieve the goal of raising the price.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Fang You, who is famous in France for a Chinese qin song just now, participated in the auction of the snake head of the Chinese zodiac and bid 20 million euros, which is unimaginable, doesn't he understand, this will only increase the price of the beast head, in addition, Mr. Fang You will also refuse to pay, we are looking forward to it."

"Twenty million euros, Mr. Fang You bid 20 million euros, do you have any friends who bid higher, the famous Mr. Fang You in China can't help but bid, what are you waiting for...... Oh, I'm sorry, I just received a call from the headquarters of the auction house, due to the importance of the beast head cultural relics this time and the reasons that everyone understood before, for the Chinese people to participate in the auction, they must pay a deposit of five million euros to prevent the refusal to pay after the auction. ”

The auctioneer looked at Fang You with a smile on his face, "So, Mr. Fang, if you want to participate in the auction and want to get this beast head, you must pay a deposit, we guarantee that after the auction, if you don't get it, this deposit will be returned to you a lot, if you get it, then remove five million euros from the price, which is the price you need to pay, of course, if you auction it and don't want to pay, the five million euros will not be refunded to you, your opinion now is ......." ”

Suddenly, everyone on the scene, watching the live broadcast in front of the TV, all set their eyes on Fang You, not knowing what choice Fang You would make, whether he really chose to pay the deposit or give up, but no matter how he did it, I am afraid that from now on, Fang You's reputation will decline.

At this time, on the Huaxia Internet, they had already scolded the pot, some scolded Christie's auction house for being despicable, and some scolded Fang You for being a traitor, and followed Christie's auction house to raise the price.

It's just that the vast majority of people, for those who insult Fang You, launched a denunciation, they listed Fang You's contributions to the society, not to mention anything else, just the Longlin Foundation, which has no profit-making surname, has already explained everything, and it shows that with Fang You's current value, how can he care about this little money, Christie's auction house can sell anyone, but it can't accept Seller You. (To be continued.) )