The three of them looked at a lot of paintings by famous Qing Dynasty artists, mainly because Wu Tianyuan took the opportunity to collect more energy, and finally reluctantly put the paintings back into the cabinet.

"Tianyuan, this is the old man's proudest collection in my life, in fact, it is a rare thing to be able to collect the true works of the four kings in the early Qing Dynasty, no matter how big or small. I'm old, you're still young, remember to let me appreciate it when I have a good boutique in the future, I can see anything at my age, and I can see a few more famous works before I go! ”

"Look at what you say! Your body can be at least ninety-nine, and as long as the younger generation has real works in the future, please give your palm for the first time! Wu Tianyuan said respectfully.

"Good! It's a blessing for the old man to know a rising star like you, and he will be his own family in the future, so come here to sit more when he has time! Song Lao is also very happy, he has been teaching and educating people all his life, and he likes to see the growth of his juniors the most, and it is also a great blessing to make friends with a young man like Wu Tianyuan.

"Old man, come and pick up the food!" There was a hurried shout at the door, it should be Song Lao's wife who came back from shopping for vegetables, the three of them hurriedly went out to help, after introducing each other, everyone happily had lunch together in Song's hometown, during the banquet, Song Lao was also specially approved to drink two glasses of wine, it was really a rare amnesty!

After the meal, Song Lao sent the two downstairs, and said to the two of them with a slight drunkenness: "I won't keep you if you have a lot of business, remember to inform me in advance of the auction preview next month, I will take a few friends to go around, which can be regarded as adding popularity to you!" ”

"In the future, if you move around more, you will get to know more senior collectors through Guò Lao Song, and your network will be established little by little. This will help you a lot in the future, and a lot of work to be implemented and followed up in the auction, so you have time to follow me. Meet people, not only customers, but also media, partners, officials and many other relationships to take care of. Sun Lao leaned on the backrest relaxed and explained to Wu Tianyuan.

"Thank you for your support!" Wu Tianyuan was sincerely grateful.

The two of them returned to the company, and in the afternoon, Wu Tianyuan went to the pawnshop according to the address given by Lao Yu, hoping that there would be a leak. I looked at five or six in a row, but there was nothing good. Nowadays, pawn shops rarely accept antiques, at most they accept jade. The main business is real estate, stocks, and automobiles.

These are easy to realize, easy to sell, the threshold for antique appraisal is high, and the return of funds is slow, so basically no one collects them.

"Hey, it seems that the pawnshop is not good, and I still have to go to the auction house. After all, it is still professional, and customers really have good things to choose for auction. ”

Wu Tianyuan looked at the list, the last three are auction houses, in addition to Zhongzheng and Xie's in the province, there are seven or eight small-scale companies. It can't organize a big auction, but there are also dozens of small special sessions, which can meet the needs of beginner players.

"Hello, our Glory Auction will be held tomorrow, and it's still too late to handle the number plate, does Mr. need it?"

Wu Tianyuan happened to arrive at the preview site of the Glory Auction, which was in a hotel VIP room, that is, more than 100 lots. He went around first, and if there was a leak, he would be able to participate in the auction tomorrow.

"Everything is real, but the reserve price is not low, even if it is photographed, it is not a leak!"

Wu Tianyuan turned around quickly, the auction house still has genuine products, but the quality of the things is not high, the reserve price is also expensive, and the cost performance is low.

"I can't get started in the Qing Dynasty, I look at the greed in vain, forget it, I'll run for nothing today."

Just when Wu Tianyuan was a little disappointed and was about to leave, suddenly in the westernmost corner of the preview, a very faint voice came.

"Huh?" Wu Tianyuan's heart moved, he had absorbed a lot of energy recently, his ears were becoming more and more sensitive, and he could hear a lot of sounds that he couldn't hear before.

"What is this?" Wu Tianyuan followed the sound and found a display case, inside was a screen, the size was not small, the flowers and birds of the small famous painter of the Republic of China, the quality was very average.

"What? Is there such a thing? Wu Tianyuan listened for a while, was shocked, quickly looked carefully through the display cabinet for a while, nodded, wrote down the number, and turned to leave.

"Give me a number plate, and the auction will be held tomorrow morning, right?"

Wu Tianyuan registered the number plate at the last moment when the staff got off work, and this leak must be in hand!

"Welcome to the first session of the Glory Auction Spring Auction, today we have carefully prepared more than 160 pieces, and we hope that the collectors will return satisfied......"

At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, Wu Tianyuan came to the auction site early, chose a good position, and was very excited. Every time I come to the auction house, I feel very excited.

This has little to do with the price, as mature collectors tend to do their homework in advance and have a price range for a particular lot in mind. If it can be lower than the psychological price, it is a leak, if the normal price is to buy something, and if it is higher than the price, you have to think about whether it is worth it?

In such a small auction, a lot of 100,000 yuan is a heavy weapon, and there are very few masterpieces of several million yuan. Even if there are millions of heavy weapons, the result is likely to be unsold.

First, big collectors don't believe in small auction houses, and only Zhongzheng and Xie are qualified to auction tens of millions of high-quality products in the province, which is the trust of people in the circle in their qualifications and brands. Generally, there are genuine works with a clear source and collection, and many of them are raw goods, which need the approval of the master appraisal.

Second, large sellers are also reluctant to give good things to small and medium-sized auction houses, which is risky and has a low transaction rate. There is an unspoken rule in the market, that is, the first time the price is the highest, the second time is a little aesthetically tired, and the third time is basically uncared for.

Now there is a lot of investment in the market, and many large funds are looking at the high return of artworks, and they have entered the market in large sums. There are a lot of floating funds and fund companies, and they can grab billions or even billions of treasures at every turn. Generally, individuals can only watch, no way, capital is king!

"No. 16, congratulations on your winning start!"

"Lady 29, this blue and white bowl is yours!"

"Congratulations to Mr. 30 in the backfield!"

Wu Tianyuan looked at the people who really participated in the venue, at most there were more than a dozen, and he knew it in his heart. Especially the small name screen of the Republic of China, looking at the location of the preview, you can know that even the auction house does not pay attention to it, and it should be able to pick up the leak today.

The collection circle is very small, especially at a level, and the people who play are those few. All are acquaintances, even friends. Therefore, many of the big auctions are commissioned by phone or professionals to shoot. The meeting in the province was embarrassing, and he was embarrassed to shout the price, but he missed the fate.

"Below is Lot 66, a flower and bird screen by Liu Yunding of the Republic of China, 120cm long, 70VM wide, with color essence to ......"

Wu Tianyuan's expression was shocked, and finally came to the highlight of today, and quickly glanced at the venue, feeling that basically no one was paying attention, and straightened up.

"Five thousand base price, one thousand each time, is there five thousand?"

The auctioneer is also a little tired, this kind of small auction basically does everything in one day, saving venue fees and labor, and shouting for half a day is also very tiring. Some of the general goods ended quickly, and even the unsuccessful auction didn't care about him.

"Five thousand, the gentleman in the front row bids five thousand!"

Wu Tianyuan waited for a while, and saw that he really only had his own attention, and raised his cards and bid five thousand!

"Five thousand for the first time, the second time, and the 30th in the back row bid six thousand!"

Wu Tianyuan looked back and saw that he was a middle-aged man, who had just taken a few pieces of calligraphy and painting of the Republic of China, and immediately raised his card again.

"Okay, seven thousand, this gentleman shouts seven thousand!"

The middle-aged man looked at Wu Tianyuan, shook his head, and looked down at the album, probably to give up.

"The third time! Well, Mr. 26, congratulations! ”

Wu Tianyuan nodded with satisfaction, this price is lower than he thought, it seems that no one really notices, and yes, even the auction house that has identified it has not found a secret, let alone a collector who looks through the showcase.

"Don't worry, I'll let you out when I get home!"

Wu Tianyuan left the scene directly, paid the money to get calligraphy and painting, hurriedly comforted him, and went home to see the greasy inside.