Chapter 112: Everlasting Candles
"Mr. Pan has such a big family business, and if he says that he will let go, this temperament is really admirable. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info" Wang Chengyuan also said.
Ren Fei didn't think so, smiled hehe, and said: "I think he has to let go, among his juniors, there are several who can take on great responsibilities, and this Pan Ying is the best among them, which can be regarded as a lot of sons." But you don't have to envy that old ghost, I see that the rumor girl has also grown up, smart and clever, no worse than anyone else, and then recruit a young and promising son-in-law, your Nanyuan Group will have a successor, am I right, Xiaoli? ”
Yun Li couldn't listen to Ren Fei's ridicule, and replied with a smile: "Speaking of young and promising, I think Uncle Yuan is more suitable for this word than us, everyone is right." ”
Yunli's words resonated with everyone, especially the people who accompanied them, all nodded in agreement, this is not a sycophant, but Wang Chengyuan does have this ability. After a day of getting along, Yun Li has also become familiar with the two of them a lot, and now he, like Wang Yuyao, calls Ren Fei Ren Lao, and calls Wang Chengyuan Uncle Yuan, and the two also call him by his name, or Xiaoli.
After the time was up, the guests were quiet, in the huge conference room, only heard the voice of the host Pan Ying, she first spoke about the welcome speech, and then briefly talked about the process of the auction and the way to bid, as well as some of the places to pay attention to in the transaction, these are well known, after the process is completed, in a crisp gavel sound, the auction officially began.
The first auction item is a string of rosewood Buddha beads, a total of thirteen, each one is the size of a thumb, just around a small string, it is also suitable to wear a wrist or make a pendant, the starting price is 50,000 US dollars, and each bid price shall not be less than one percent of the starting price, that is, 500 US dollars.
The general red sandalwood Buddha beads cannot be sold at this price, especially the number of beads in this string is not much, but according to the information, this string of Buddha beads has a great origin, with a history of more than 100 years. Its previous owner, is a certain Thai monk of the Buddha beads, this monk sitting, the body is not rotten, by the monks in the temple with gold powder to reshape the gold body, now still enshrined in the Buddhist temple, so that this string of Buddha beads is also famous, for the people who believe in Buddhism, is a rare collection of things.
Buddha beads are placed in a glass dome, along the circular flow of water booth to the guests in front of the guests, although everyone knows in advance the existence of this lot and related introduction, many people have privately checked a lot of information, but the real thing in front of it, or can't help but look at a few more looks, and soon there are buyers bidding, more than one, one after another, the competition.
"Dad, aren't you interested in this Buddha bead, the introduction is quite legendary, and it looks pretty good." Seeing that others kept bidding, Wang Yuyao's interest was also aroused, and she shook Wang Chengyuan's arm and asked.
"If you like it, I'll take a picture and give it to you, but I'm not interested in this string of rosewood beads, what about you, teacher?" Wang Chengyuan patted the back of his daughter's hand, and turned to Ren Fei next to him and asked.
Ren Fei took off his big-framed glasses, shook his head and said: "The origin of this string of rosewood Buddha beads is true, and the color of the beads is not bad, but the value is just like that, it is difficult to have room for growth, not to mention that I don't believe in any bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods, so let others fight for it." ”
Wang Chengyuan and Ren Fei were not interested in this string of Buddhist beads, Wang Yuyao asked Yunli, and the reply was about the same, so she didn't say anything more, the auction price of this string of Buddhist beads was finally fixed at 80,000 US dollars, that is, more than 500,000 yuan, which is equivalent to the total income of Banlu Manor for a month, in the eyes of others, it is a lot of money, but for those who like it, it is worth the money.
After the item is auctioned, the two parties will exchange the goods and funds within the time limit, rather than on the spot, after the buyer auctions the item, the two parties will automatically reach a clause, if one party does not comply with the terms, the other party has the corresponding claim authority to ensure the rights and interests of both parties.
After the first sale was successfully auctioned, the second one appeared in front of everyone, it was a jade carved hairpin, exquisite workmanship, the hairpin was carved with a phoenix pattern, lifelike, the starting price was 100,000 US dollars, but it still ignited the enthusiasm of the buyers, competing to join the bidding, even Wang Chengyuan also made two bids, but then the auction price was higher and higher, exceeding the prediction in his heart, so he gave up.
After a fierce bidding, the jade hairpin was finally purchased by a Middle Eastern guest for $120,000. The next auction items appeared one after another, and the response of buyers was also very enthusiastic, including a Tang Dynasty terracotta figurine, which was auctioned for more than 40 US dollars, which really opened Yunli's eyes.
"The next lot is a pair of ever-bright candles and candlesticks, the reason why it is called ever-bright candles, because its raw material is not ordinary paraffin, but a rare deep-sea fish oil, supplemented by an appropriate amount of tabuliformis resin and materials, through a complicated secret method of refining, burning illumination, thousands of times longer than ordinary candles. This secret method of wax making has long been lost, so this pair of ever-bright candles is particularly precious, with a starting price of $200,000. ”
The host Pan Ying routinely introduced the lots, and then signaled the staff to put the lots on the flowing water booth, the true face of the Lushan of the Changming candle was shown in front of everyone's eyes, and its appearance also attracted Ren Fei's high attention, when the candle passed by them, Ren Fei deliberately stretched his neck, held the large-framed glasses to look at the pair of candles carefully, and kept nodding and groaning.
Yun Li is also very interested in this kind of strange thing, but he doesn't have to stretch his neck to watch like Ren Fei, he has a good sense of people, even if the items are far away, the texture details in them can't escape his eyes, and he can also explore places that ordinary people can't see.
This pair of Changming candles have been lit, one long and one short, only one yuan coin thick, the long one is half a meter long, and the short one is more than 30 centimeters, as for how long they are, this is difficult to judge. Different from ordinary candles, the overall color of this pair of Changming candles is yellowish, some impurities can be clearly seen in the wax, and the wick is also brown and black, which is not very good, but this is also its uniqueness.
Two Changming candles are placed on a copper candlestick, the candlestick is small and exquisite, the bottom is a rectangular three-dimensional shape, which is carved with two leaf-like supports, separated on both sides, one high and one low, with a copper bar specially used to fix the candle, two Changming candles are put up, it seems very layered, there is a feeling of unity.
The edges of the candlestick, most of them have been blackened, oxidized very seriously, it was originally engraved with decorative lines, but now it is blurred, but everyone's attention is all focused on the two everlasting candles, but not many people care about the situation of this candlestick.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Two hundred and sixty thousand!"
Ren Fei quoted his own bid, but was quickly overwhelmed by other buyers, everyone knew the preciousness of this pair of ever-bright candles, so they rushed to bid, and the price soon soared to 300,000 US dollars, and there was no trend to stop.
Visitors from all over the world continue to bid, most of them quote the price in English, but some of them can understand their native language Pan Ying, and even some people only gesture to Pan Ying to know their bid, and use fluent English to the other party to say the offer, which shows that she is indeed very good at presiding over the auction.
Ren Fei called the price several times before and after, but it didn't have any effect, the bidding price of the ever-bright candle was still rising, Ren Fei also reluctantly took off his glasses, rubbed the sour nose bridge, and then continued to pay attention to the bidding situation in the field, but he didn't make a loud bid.
Seeing that Old Man Ren didn't take any advantage, Wang Yuyu's heart was also pinched, and he anxiously looked at this and that, trying to find a way, but he didn't get anything, especially when he looked at Yunli, he was actually closing his eyes, motionless, not like he was resting, he seemed to be concentrating on thinking about something, and he didn't know what made him so engrossed.
"Old man, if you don't bid again, this pair of candles will be bought by someone else, don't you like them very much?" After the auction price rose to 350,000 US dollars, most of the bidders were deterred, and only a few contenders remained, still shouting for an offer, but the bidding was not as fierce as before, and it was much more cautious.
Ren Fei hesitated for a while, and did not continue to bid, leaning back on the chair, as if he was about to give up, although he liked this pair of ever-bright candles very much, but his budget this time was limited, and there were more items to be auctioned later, the auction price of this pair of candles soared to this price, and he had to reluctantly cut his love.
Whether it is Ren Fei or Wang Chengyuan, just hundreds of thousands of dollars, for their huge family property, it is just a little drizzle, but they are not the kind of nouveau riche who love to show off their wealth and compete for fame.
Seeing that Ren Fei no longer went to bid, Wang Yuyao was quite puzzled, pouting a little unhappy, Wang Chengyuan was about to explain to her, but Yunli woke up at this time, Ren Fei's position was in front of him, he stretched out his head and whispered in Ren Fei's ear, although several of them were sitting in a pile in a row, but Yunli's tone was very light, except for Ren Fei, everyone else couldn't hear what he was muttering.
After Yun Li finished speaking, Ren Fei immediately turned his head sideways and stared at him for a long time before asking, "How sure are you?" ”
Yun Li rubbed his forehead before replying: "I am only half sure, as for whether to gamble or not, this is your business." ”