Chapter 93: The Finale Jewel
"Congratulations to Mr. Kojima No. 77 for once again auctioning this exquisite porcelain from Japan's Sengoku period!"
This is already the fifth thing photographed by the Japanese, and what makes them feel even more vomiting blood is that almost every transaction price is stepping on their psychological bottom line, no more than no less, and it accurately makes them wonder if they have been bugged by someone!
Fortunately, this porcelain was the last Japanese-related lot at auction, and with a tired sigh, several Japanese people lay down on their seats exhausted. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although these vignettes made Li Yan very excited, it was not the mainstream at the auction after all. After a little adjustment, no one paid attention to the silent Japanese in the corner.
After more than an hour of auction, the venue supervisor suddenly suspended the auction and sent someone to clean up the idle items on the platform.
After seeing this scene, everyone who was already a little tired suddenly became interested, got up one after another, and stared at the curtain falling on the platform.
"Smack!"
The lights in the venue dimmed without warning, and just when everyone was in doubt, three searchlights were lit immediately, attracting everyone's attention to the booth.
"The organizer of this auction, the CEO of Yanyu Art Investment Company, Miss Ruan Yumei!"
The curtain slowly opened, and Ruan Yumei, dressed in a professional dress, dressed competently and with a calm face, walked out from behind. After waving his hand without stage fright, he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, hello everyone, I am Ruan Yumei, first of all, on behalf of Yanyu Art Investment, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to participate in this auction!" I am so honored! ”
As soon as Ruan Yumei, who had a delicate face and a good figure, appeared on the stage, it caused a small exclamation from the people present. Looking at the fiery desire in the eyes of the people in the audience, Li Yan, who had been paying attention behind the scenes, couldn't help frowning, and began to wonder if the decision to let Ruan Yumei show his face on stage was correct.
After a brief thank-you, Ruan Yumei continued to speak: "Okay, I won't disturb your Yaxing, just ask the staff to bring the last lot of this auction to the stage!" ”
As soon as Ruan Yumei's words came out, the attention of everyone in the audience immediately shifted from her to several staff members who walked out from behind the side door.
This last lot doesn't seem to be a small thing. Four or five strong men with big shoulders and round waists carried it, but they were still red and panting, and it looked very laborious.
"Knock"
The lot is placed on a special stand with a dull sound.
"I guess you already know about this lot before, so I won't sell it!" Ruan Yumei looked around, and after seeing that there was a little impatience in everyone's eyes, she directly reached out and uncovered the silk cloth on the lot.
"Wow! It's so beautiful! ”
A glittering and beautiful architectural model appeared in front of everyone. This model is so familiar that even a beginner who is new to archaeology will recognize it - the Taj Mahal!
The Taj Mahal, also known as the Taj Mahal, is a huge mausoleum mosque made of white marble that was built in Agra by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved concubine from 1631 to 1648. It is located in the city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, more than 200 kilometers away from New Delhi in present-day India, on the right side of the Yamuna River. It is composed of halls, bell towers, minarets, pools, etc., all of which are built with pure white marble, inlaid with glass and agate, and have extremely high artistic value.
The Taj Mahal is the most perfect treasure of Indian ****** art, one of the classic masterpieces in the world heritage site, known as the "perfect architecture", and also has the reputation of "the pearl of India", and has been selected as the "New Seven Wonders of the World".
And Li Yan's model of the Taj Mahal is a fine product perfectly copied by the original builders in accordance with the original drawings and in a certain proportion. It is rumored that it was specially cast in Shah Jahan's palace so that he could remember his beloved concubine in real time.
This model is made entirely of fine moonstone from the South Asian subcontinent, and its doors, windows, stairs, bell towers and other parts are made of gold.
However, the most eye-catching thing is the hundreds of precious diamonds specially inlaid in the towers, roofs, columns and other prominent parts!
Among them, on the top of the dome, is a red diamond weighing 9 carats. At the top of the four towers around it, a 3-carat red diamond is also placed on the top.
According to the statistics of the Guardian auction house, the model weighs 328 kilograms. Among them, gold weighs about 26 kilograms, and jadeite, agate and other jewelry weigh about 13 kilograms. The most precious diamond is about 38 carats!
However, the most valuable of them are the massive moon stones that have created the main body of the model! With a weight of more than 280 kilograms, based on the current market conditions, that would be an astronomical fortune!
Of course, Li Yan would not be stupid enough to disassemble this model and sell it. These extraordinary materials, after some creation, produce an effect that is far from as simple as random superposition!
After leaving enough time for everyone to digest the shock of this treasure, Ruan Yumei slowly spoke: "The Taj Mahal was born because of love, and the life of this love is also continued because of the brilliance of the Taj Mahal. Although some people say that Shah Jahan is just a tyrant who is happy with great achievements, and is not an amorous seed at all; Although some people say that the beautiful feet of the Taj Mahal are piled up with the blood and even lives of many people. But we seem to be more willing to believe that there are really affectionate men in this world, there is love through time and space, and there is love that goes hand in hand with life and death. The Taj Mahal still transcends the simple architectural meaning and is silently beautiful, if not for anything else, but for the beautiful yearning for love in the hearts of the world. ”
I don't know if it's an illusion, Li Yan always felt that when Ruan Yumei said this, the afterglow was floating to his side.
"The little woman said in vain that she set a starting price of 5 million for this peerless and independent treasure, and there is no limit to the price increase each time, please cherish it!"
Without waiting for Ruan Yumei's graceful and fresh bidding words to finish, everyone in the audience who had long been impatient raised their cards and shouted the price.
"5 million!"
"6 million!"
"8 million!"
……
According to Li Yan's guess, more than forty percent of the people present today came for this final model. With rare materials, beautiful legends, and illustrious origins, this treasure from the same family as the Taj Mahal will definitely spark the fiercest competition!
"33 million!"
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"42 million!"
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"55 million!"
……
"67 million!"
Some rich people who have never been born from the beginning to the present, and have always been impermeable, finally stopped forbearing, like a blank sheet of paper, without frowning, and instantly raised the price to more than 60 million!
"75 million!"
A big boss of a private company seemed to want to end this competition as soon as possible, and after pondering for a while, he directly raised the price sharply.
"80 million!"
However, he was clearly not the only one who had the idea, and as soon as he finished speaking, another bidder immediately raised a sign and shouted.
"90 million!"
The sudden increase in price made the faces of the people in the venue move, and a slight commotion broke out. And Li Yan, who was backstage, had already laughed like a flower at this time, and he couldn't close his mouth with joy.
Cranes and mussels compete, and fishermen profit. No matter who in the audience finally grabs this treasure, the biggest beneficiary will always be Li Yan, who is watching the show on the sidelines.
"95 million!"
Another competitor, who seemed to be a little lacking in confidence, lowered his head and hesitated for a while before opening his mouth to increase the price.
"100 million!"
Seeing the opponent's external strength and middle strength, the corner of the private company's mouth grinned, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he pursed his lips and reported this expected but still surprising figure.
"100 million! Mr. 65 quoted the highest price of this auction! 100 million! Is there a higher price than this? After a few seconds of silence in the venue, Ruan Yumei interjected in time, and at the same time, Meimu drifted to the opponent who was competing with the boss of a private company, and the inquiry in her eyes was very obvious.
Xu couldn't stand the attention of the beauty, the competitor gritted his teeth and said loudly: "105 million!" ”
"110 million!"
However, the other party's offer again easily crushed his courage to bring it up with great difficulty. Unwillingly, he looked at the model on the booth, sighed, and sat back with his head down.
After three quotations, after seeing that there was no competition in the venue, Ruan Yu's eyebrows and lips opened lightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Congratulations to Mr. No. 65 for auctioning this peerless treasure at a record price of 110 million......