Chapter 105 Auction (continued) (Revised)
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One by one, the precious items were auctioned off, and the total amount of the auction had reached 300 million until this moment, but the climax had not yet begun, and all the big players in the VIP room had no sign of making a move, except for VIP room 2, which was said to be a piece of silver from the Napoleonic period. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The morning auction ended at 12 o'clock, and then Sotheby's prepared a sumptuous lunch for all buyers to eat, in fact, it was a foreign-style buffet in the final analysis, Zhang Yeye was not interested in grabbing food with a group of people, he had already snapped up in his previous life, and he didn't want to experience it again in this life.
Coming to the private room specially provided for the customers of the VIP room, Zhang Yeye ordered a beautiful meal of French steak at their own expense, although the price is not cheap, but whether it is the raw materials or the taste, everyone is very satisfied, the result is that Zhang Yeye has not bought a thing, just at noon the three plus the bodyguard to eat, it cost more than 10,000 US dollars, so that Zhang Yeye also complained in his heart is really dark.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, everyone was invited back to the auction house again. "Alright, let's move on to today's play." The convergence of the world has allowed cultural exchanges, and even foreign auctioneers have learned the tricks of Chinese appetizing.
The tray covered by the red cloth was carried up by the two hostesses. Everyone must be familiar with such a person, he was famous all over the world in the 50s of the 20th century, he is a unique splash ink painter, he is known as the legendary figure of the Oriental brush, he exchanged Eastern and Western art and culture with Picasso during his travels, he ....... "The white gloves on the stage are endless, and this person is blown like a god descending to earth, painting the reincarnation of the gods."
Of course, Zhang Yeye knew who he was talking about, and he was happy to see foreigners praise the Chinese people so much, but his introduction always gave Zhang Yeye a sense of immediacy when he watched the TV sales of later generations, which was really interesting.
"He is, the master of Chinese splashed ink painting, Zhang Daqian." With a high-pitched shout, the red cover in front of him was finally taken down, which was Zhang Yeye's long-awaited "Love Trace Lake". "The reserve price is 5 million, and each price increase shall not be less than 100,000, and the bidding will start now." As the white glove's words fell, the venue suddenly fell into a moment of silence, but Doug, who presided over the auction this time, was Sotheby's gold medal auctioneer, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all, but said with a smile: "It seems that everyone thinks that our price is too low, so now the auction starts at 10 million, and the price increase must not be less than 200,000 each time, and the bidding starts now." ”
"11 million." A sign-bearer immediately appeared off the field, this person was actually purely holding the psychology of not thinking big of a deal to see the excitement, anyway, he didn't believe that no one wanted Zhang Daqian's painting. "11 million, and there is none." Seeing that no one raised a sign for 3 seconds, the white glove could only say according to the rules: "11 million for the first time." Ben was still a little proud, feeling that he was the first bidder in the limelight, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"11 million for the second time." Another three seconds passed, his palms were already sweaty, cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and 11 million US dollars was two-thirds of his worth. White Glove felt that he had delayed the time to the millisecond, and only wondered if his previous feelings would be wrong, if this treasure was only sold for 11 million, it would simply smash Sotheby's sign, and it was also the biggest stain on his Doug White Glove career.
"12 million, 001 bid 12 million." At this moment, the lights in VIP Room 1 were like a beacon of light, illuminating the life path of Doug and the first bidder. "12 million, 003 bid 12 million, is there any?" "13 million, bid 009...."Before he finished speaking, the No. 6 light also lit up. 15 million, 006 bid 15 million, there is none, there is no higher. Even if Doug has been through a hundred battles, his tone is full of excitement.
"Yono, why don't you make a bid?" Wang Xinyi remembered that he said that he was very interested in this "Love Trace Lake", why did he not bid for it? "Don't worry, the show has just begun." How can Zhang Daqian's masterpiece "Love Trace Lake" in his later years only sell for this price, you must know that the framing of this painting is in Lake Aachen, Switzerland, which is particularly suitable for the appreciation level of foreigners, Zhang Yeye believes that in a few minutes, the phone calls outside the venue will also be called, and then the real competition will be.
As Zhang Yeye expected, the Bluetooth headsets on the ears of the agents in the field basically lit up at the same time, and the price began to continue to rise, and soon it was close to 30 million, and when the price soared to 30 million. "35 million, No. 008 bid 35 million, is there anything else?" Zhang Yeye finally started to ask for the price, and he increased the price by 5 million at a time, which surprised everyone.
The global economy is affected by the financial crisis and is in a frozen state, and 5 million US dollars is really not a small amount in the current environment. "35 million for the first time." Doug began to time, and he was already very satisfied with the price, and I believe that the company and the client were also satisfied. "Okay, No. 003 is shot, and his new price is 36 million." His eyes lit up, and Doug revealed a new price.
"There is a bid for No. 008, the current price is 40 million, is there 40 million?" If it was just a little bright just now, then now Doug's eyes can already shoot light, this VIP of No. 008 is really unexpected, and he shocked the audience as soon as he made a shot. The VIP room upstairs fell silent, and the agents wearing Bluetooth headsets were also whispering to the bosses behind the scenes. "40 million for the first time." The silence continued. "40 million for the second time." The silence remains. "Congratulations to No. 008 for winning Zhang Daqian's "Love Trace Lake", congratulations." The third time Doug did not time the time, but directly confirmed the transaction of Zhang Yeye.
The price had exceeded their estimates, so there was no need to delay any longer, everything was perfect and applause rang out in the room. Each of the next auctions will set off a bidding frenzy, and the afternoon sales are all more collectible, so the competition is much more fierce than in the morning.
Xu Beihong's "Ba People Drawing Water" was also released at the end of the afternoon session, I don't know if Zhang Yeye's wealth shocked others, this painting he paid 26 million, he took it into his pocket. It wasn't until 5 o'clock that the afternoon session ended, followed by dinner and rest, and the evening finale continued at 7 o'clock, with a total of 1,136 items sold in Sotheby's year-end London auction, 1,100 items sold in one day, and 36 items on the evening finale were the real moments.
After a two-hour break, everyone came to the venue in groups full of energy and threes to prepare for the next competition.