"Dear ladies and gentlemen, I am Cook, who is presiding over this auction. Hagen, I am very happy to be able to participate in this special auction of Chinese art, I hope you can have a wonderful experience today, and I would like to explain that yesterday, we sold a total of 18 precious Chinese artworks, I think today's auction will be more successful, you must not miss the opportunity......"

About five minutes after Xi Qing and the others sat down, a white auctioneer walked up to the auction table and said an opening sentence proficiently in French and English, and the audience burst into sparse applause. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, yesterday's situation was not as Cook said, it was true that eighteen Chinese antiques were auctioned off, but fifteen of them were auctioned off by someone arranged by the auction house.

Otherwise, I am afraid that only three lots will be sold yesterday, and Cook was not the main auction yesterday, as an internationally renowned auctioneer, he has rushed to put out the fire today.

However, the opening did not work out well.

The auctioneer or registered auctioneer is the title of the host of the auctioneer's professional qualifications.

A good quality auctioneer, after the optimal combination of the items to be auctioned, can determine the best bidding route, coupled with the noise of the atmosphere of the scene, they often make the bidding achieve unexpected results.

In fact, the auctioneer you see presiding over the bidding at the auction is only the final stage of the entire auction process, and in fact, the auctioneer's work is much more than that.

First of all, the auctioneer should participate in the collection of the object, the signing of the commission contract, and at the same time have a detailed understanding of the situation of the lot, so that they can be aware of the bid, and when presiding over the bidding, the buyers can fully understand the lot, so as to facilitate bidding.

Next, the auctioneer has to participate in the investment promotion, which is one of the more complex tasks in the auction process. Usually, auction companies release information through various channels such as media announcements, and the more buyers the better, but the more "right" the better.

Therefore, a good auctioneer should have a good grasp of the lots, and before entering the auction, he should be able to predict which lots will be sought after, be able to roughly estimate the maximum value of each lot, and even know who the potential buyers of each lot will be.

The income of an auctioneer depends mainly on the auction house he or she serves. Of course, the auctioneer's income is also related to his own reputation, so the auctioneer will often increase his value through multiple successful live auctions to attract the attention of auction customers.

In China, the highest income of auctioneers is about 200,000 yuan, and the income of general auctioneers is between 5-100,000 yuan.

And Cook is a top auctioneer in the international auction world, when the average auctioneer can only get 8,000 euros per auction to make ends meet, Cook has to withdraw a large amount of commission from the auction house, of course, this is also inseparable from his excellent auction skills.

The highest honor for the auctioneer profession is to receive the "White Glove", and being awarded the White Glove is the highest honor for an auctioneer, which marks the 100% sell-through rate of an auction special.

White gloves represent a high degree of recognition of you, so if you get a "white glove" and your status is like an Oscar winner in the auction industry, at that time, your income will be very considerable.

Cook is the winner of the three-time white glove, and in today's international auction world, no one can beat it, so the auction organizers specially invited Cook to preside over the auction when the transaction volume was very low yesterday.

Yesterday's auction was a very failure, 24 items, 6 were unauctioned, and the remaining 18 were also auctioned away by some owners themselves or entrusted by the auctioneer.

"Chinese art occupies an important position in the international art market, and its appreciation has been rapid in recent years, if I didn't have money in my pocket, I would definitely sit in the audience today and grab ......business with all the gentlemen and ladies."

Cook is worthy of being the world's top auctioneer, after the opening, he did not rush into the topic, but stood on the stage and chatted, humorous words caused the audience to laugh from time to time, and the tense atmosphere before the auction was immediately diluted a lot.

"Okay, friends must have been waiting for a while, you must be scolding me in your heart for delaying everyone's time, let's enter this special auction of Chinese art!"

Cook suddenly changed his words and drew everyone's attention to the auction room, and the first lot of the day, also by a white-gloved staff member, was taken to the table in front of the auction table, from the old rosewood shaft rod and the yellowed rolled paper, everyone could tell that it was an ancient painting.

"Our first lot today is an oil painting, the work of Lang Shining, a Chinese court painter from 300 years ago, from the Frey family's collection.

This is a portrait of an imperial concubine in ancient China, a collection of oriental women's softness and grace, it is "Bust of Chunhui Guifei".

After the appraisal of many experts in France and China, it is indeed made by Lang Shining, there is no falsehood, and it is also one of the three works of Lang Shining that can be proved by the world! ”

Cook's words caused a commotion in the room, and those who came to the auction did not expect that Cook would actually take out the lot that was originally arranged in fifth place in advance, which made those who intended to auction the painting feel a little unprepared.

In general, auctions have to make color pages that specifically promote the lot and the auction order, and many buyers pay attention to the lot they want based on these color pages, but Cook broke the routine and confused the order, which made some people interested in the painting immediately nervous.

"I heard that Emperor Qianlong did not allow anyone to watch this picture of his concubine after he painted it, and he only saw it three times in his life.

The starting price of this oil painting of the ancient emperor's concubine is 100,000 euros, and the price increase is 20,000 euros each time......

It seems that Cook put a lot of effort into this painting, turning over the past of Emperor Qianlong, and there was a strong incitement in his words, and everyone in the audience whispered about it.

Cook is very satisfied with this effect, the reason why he asked this painting to be auctioned in advance, is to consider the Chinese fanatical pursuit of ancient emperor supplies, although this is only a portrait, but the painting is the emperor's woman, so the attraction is very sufficient, maybe someone will have an idea about this painting, this is really not necessarily.

Cook felt that the foreshadowing was almost over, and then said, "Okay, now the auction starts, 100,000 euros, the starting price is 100,000 euros, if any friends are interested, please bid......"

In Cook's words, the second day of the special auction of Chinese art in Paris officially began.

Just like the first day, for nearly a minute after Cook shouted the price, it was cold, no one took the lead in bidding, and the Chinese who could come to the auction were all extremely intelligent, and after being reminded by Lisa Wu, they became much more sensible.

Seeing this, Cook still had a smile on his face, but the little finger of his left hand tilted upwards imperceptibly, and fell into the eyes of a white man sitting in the front row of the auction hall.

"I'll pay 100,000 euros ......"

When the white man saw Cook's prompt, he immediately raised the number plate in his hand.

"Well, Mr. 12 offered 100,000 euros, oh, I didn't expect the charm of Chinese art to be so great, this should be a friend of the British, and he loves Chinese art so much.

Anything else no one has bid? There are a lot of lots today, and if not, then I would like to congratulate this English friend, you will get the concubine of the Emperor of China, well, for the first time......"

As Cook spoke, he actually struck the hammer once, and the three hammers fell, no one expected that Cook would not look at the reaction of the audience, so he would knock so rashly.

Cook's performance, in the eyes of everyone, is very different from other auctioneers, who are deliberately extending the auction time of a work indefinitely in order to fetch a higher price, but Cook is the opposite, he seems to be in a hurry to carry out the following auction, leaving not a lot of time for everyone.

And Cook's last sentence, which seems to have intentionally or unintentionally omitted the fact that this is a painting, directly shouted that if you shoot this work, you will get the emperor's concubine, which made the Chinese in the audience also a little angry.

"120,000 euros, I'll pay 120,000 euros......"

Looking at Cook's wielding hammer, it seemed that it was about to fall for the second time, and someone in the audience finally quoted, although it was only an increase of 20,000, but it made Cook, who was calm on the stage, almost mention the heart of his throat, and finally fell back.

"I think it's really great to be able to buy a work by Lang Shining more than 300 years ago for 120,000 euros, and do you have any friends to bid?"

Cook was reminding everyone in the audience that the price of this painting was far more than 120,000 euros, although everyone knew his intentions, but their hearts were ready to move, and even Xi Qing had the desire and urge to raise his card.

You must know that there are very few authentic works of Lang Shining, and before this one, there were only two works, which were collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing and the art museum in Dorle, France.

And the price of Lang Shining's works should be between 10 million and 20 million, 120,000 euros, but about 1.2 million RMB, in the eyes of everyone, it is really the price of cabbage.

"140,000 euros!"

A middle-aged Chinese sitting in the front row of Xi Qing held up a sign, but his price increase was not high, and he still restrained himself.

"€160,000 ......"

"€180,000 ......"

"I'll pay 220,000 euros ......"

"300,000, I'll pay 300,000 euros......"

With a person's price increase, the Chinese's crowd psychology finally broke out, in the first two offers, only 20,000 euros were added, but in the back, it was 40,000 and 80,000 upward prices.

"300,000, buyer 21 bid 300,000, oh, this price is outdated, buyer 78 bid 360,000, and now the price is 360,000, which friend else bids?"

Cook felt that the situation was under his control, and stood on the stage with ease, although he didn't talk as much as he had just now, but the price of this lot kept rising.

Wu Lisa is quite familiar with the circle of the international auction market, especially the auctions of Chinese cultural relics, he has participated in a lot in recent years, so most of the collectors who like to collect Chinese antiques at home and abroad are known.

Before the auction began, Wu Lisa connected many people and prepared to boycott the special auction of Chinese art held in Paris, at least not to let foreigners pit themselves with the technique of rolling balls on the plate.

In yesterday's auction, only three pieces were actually auctioned, and the remaining more than a dozen antiques were taken away by some blonde and blue-eyed foreigners.

However, the reason why that situation happened yesterday has a certain relationship with the auctioneer's poor control, but it also has a certain relationship with the category of cultural relics auctioned yesterday.

But the adjustment made by Cook today caught everyone off guard, and the starting price of this "Bust of Chunhui Concubine" is outrageously low.

"400,000 euros ......"

"480,000 euros...... I paid 480,000 euros. ”

"620,000, I'll pay 620,000 euros ......"

The price battle continues, and the price of the "Bust of the Pure Princess", which was only 100,000 euros, has now risen sixfold, and no one is willing to give in, and the price continues to rise.

"M, this Cook has a hand, worthy of the white gloves of the auction house......"

Wu Lisa saw the collectors who swore to him a few days ago that they would never sell, and at this moment, her face was flushed and her neck was thick, and she couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

"Sister Lisa, this can't be done, if you carry it down, I'm afraid you won't be able to beat 2 million euros ......"

Xi Qing's brows also furrowed, his intern Qing also wanted to make a move, but before he could think about it, the price was like a rocket, and it rose suddenly. (To be continued.) )