Cook didn't want to raise the price of the auction house's arrangement, but he didn't dare, because if the buyers in the audience were really connected together, then the consequence of letting the auction house sell the item would eventually be obtained by the auction house. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"This Mr. Zhao is lucky......"

Xi Qing looked at the auction profile in his hand, and said with a smile to Wu Lisha, who was sitting next to him.

"yes."

As you can see from the pictures on the color page, this Qing Kangxi blue and white plate, the blue and white color is pure, even if you look at the photos, you can see that the pulp is very thick, it is indeed the official kiln porcelain during the Kangxi period, the price of 700,000 euros, Zhao finally took a big advantage.

"What's the matter? Hungry, right? The rules are set by you, but you have the next one today, and you have no chance......"

Lisa Wu gloated at the joke of Xi Qing, but it really moved him in his heart.

Wu Lisa still has a net worth of about 300,000 euros, and she can't afford to take big things, but some gadgets that others don't look down on may be able to bargain. Xi Qing really envied her.

Just when Xi Qing and Wu Lisha were laughing, the lights in the auction hall suddenly became bright and dim, and a few lights went out, which caused panic among many people in the venue, and some of the female dependents even screamed.

"Xi Qing, what's wrong?"

Tao Xiaoman was also a little panicked, and grabbed Xi Qing tightly with one hand, this country is not very peaceful, although 911 attacked the United States, but Britain and France are not a good thing, maybe they are also worried about al-Qaeda?

"It's okay, it's okay......"

Xi Qing grabbed Tao Xiaoman's hand and comforted him in a low voice, and at this moment, Cook on the auction table also made a sound.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry, due to some special reasons, there is something wrong with the power supply system of the building, and it is now being repaired, please take a rest first, it should be fine soon......"

Cook's words quieted everyone in the hall, it's just a power problem, that's nothing, and you often encounter the situation of being trapped inside when you take the elevator.

"I heard that there is an old saying in China, which is called good things and many grinds, I believe that the auction can be resumed in a while, please wait a while......"

After Cook finished speaking, he left the auction table, and then the faint light walked out through the side door.

"Damn, this must be the auction house's deliberate ......"

Xi Qing's gaze stayed on Cook, and after passing through the wall next to the side door, Xi Qing found that the lights outside were all good, but it was only in the auction hall that this situation appeared, no need to ask, there must be something wrong with this.

Xi Qing guessed correctly, this matter was done by Dennis and Daniel at the behest of the hotel, and the purpose was to discuss countermeasures against these Chinese collectors.

However, the hotel's power control system is more complicated, they just cut off the power supply to the auction hall, if the guests go out to see, they will understand, but the time is short, Dennis simply used this scoundrel method.

……

"Didn't you, Mr. Cook, say that things are still under your control? Why are these damn Chinese tandem things happening? I need an explanation! ”

Dennis was about to go crazy at this time, first he was embarrassed by a hairy boy, and now there is a Chinese tandem thing, at this time Dennis can no longer care about Cook is "white glove" invited by him at a high price, and when Cook entered the door, he roared loudly.

Cook was quite calm at this time, and after taking out a tissue to wipe off the foaming stars on his face that was sprayed by Dennis, he said: "Mr. Dennis, as you know, these Chinese have never been very united, and I didn't think of today's things, but there is still a way......

"What's the solution?"

Dennis hurriedly grabbed Cook's hand, and Cook hurriedly shook it off.

"Price ...... Increase"

Cook quietly wiped his hands with a tissue, and then said: "Raise the reserve price of the starting auction, only in this way can we ensure that the interests of the auction house will not be lost to the greatest extent......

Cook's method is what the auction house has always used to deal with those buyers who are in tandem, although on the color page before the auction, the starting price of each item has been set in advance, and any change will cause dissatisfaction among buyers, but at this juncture, the auction house does not care about that.

Generally speaking, the price of the items auctioned at the auction venue is much lower than the actual market price, and if the auction starts according to the original reserve price, the auction house is the owner and cannot be explained.

Fortunately, whether it is domestic or international, such an overlord clause is popular, that is, all the right of interpretation belongs to the organizer, and even if others are dissatisfied, there is no way to do it.

"Okay, let's do it, double the current reserve price of all unauctioned items, and even if the auction fails, we can't let those damn people take advantage of it......"

After hearing Cook's words, Dennis thought about it for a while, and made a decision, there are many unsold objects, which will definitely affect the reputation of the auction house, but Dennis is not willing to lose money and make money at the auction house, after all, there are some lots, he signed an agreement with the owner, if the price cannot be auctioned, the auction house needs to pay in advance.

In order to organize this special auction of Chinese art, Dennis has spent a lot of money to persuade those who have precious Chinese antiques in his hands to get others to agree to auction the collection, but from the current situation, this auction is obviously a failure.

……

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry that I just frightened everyone, and now the power is restored and the auction continues...... The following collection to be auctioned, the same is a porcelain, it is the Yongzheng official kiln azure glazed flower goose, this lot is more precious than the previous blue and white plate, the number of surviving is very small, its starting price is ...... 1.6 million euros! ”

After Cook returned to the auction table, he said a word about the electricity problem just now, and directly threw out the next item to be auctioned, but this time after Cook finished bidding, the audience was quiet, and no one opened an offer.

On the color page printed at the auction, it can be clearly seen that the starting price of this Yongzheng Guan kiln azure glazed flower goose is only 800,000 euros, but Cook quoted 1.6 million, the price has doubled.

Xi Qing is also looking at the information of this porcelain, the whole object has a large mouth and a small bottom, about 16 centimeters high, but the diameter is about 13 centimeters, although the shape of the vessel is relatively small, but it is very atmospheric, and it is a pure glaze, 1.6 million euros, it seems that it is not impossible to consider.

"Sister Lisa Wu, if you take a picture, within 2 million euros, you will be profitable......"

Xi Qing has already shot once, of course he will not break the rules he has set, but Wu Lisha next to him can shoot it, even if he can't get it, his friends take advantage, that's a good thing.

After hearing Xi Qing's words, Wu Lisha reflexively wanted to hold up the sign, but she put it down as soon as she moved, looked at Xi Qing and smiled bitterly: "Brother, I want to shoot, but the money is not enough......"

Wu Lisa's full net worth, but only four or five hundred thousand euros, yesterday I photographed a saber of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, and now I can only take out 300,000 euros, let him shoot this 1.6 million euros porcelain, this girl is powerless.

"Shoot first, if you don't have enough money, I'll lend you, if you can't do it, you should take it for me......"

Xi Qing is now in the museum is short of objects, this Yongzheng official kiln azure glazed flower goose is as Cook said, extremely rare, can be assessed as a national first-class cultural relic, since Xi Qing has seen it, he is not willing to let go.

Wu Lisa nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll shoot it for you......"

"One million euros, I bid one hundred and seventy thousand euros for this porcelain......"

Just when Wu Lisha was about to raise the number plate, Ms. Wang in front of her took a step forward and just raised the number plate in her hand, breaking the silence in the field.

"Buyer No. 89 bid 1.7 million euros, do any friends offer again?"

"Okay, Yongzheng Guan Kiln Azure Glazed Flower Goblet was auctioned by the No. 89 buyer at a price of 1.7 million euros, congratulations to this lady, the next is the third lot today, it is ......"

Cook knew that these Chinese people in the field had already been connected, and he didn't bother to ask more, and after a three-minute routine question, he knocked down the mallet, and this valuable Yongzheng official kiln porcelain fell into the hands of Ms. Wang.

"Xiao Xi, you are very good at carving, and your ability to look at antiques is not bad......"

After Ms. Wang successfully photographed this Yongzheng porcelain, she turned her head, looked at Xi Qing and smiled, she was born in a family of collectors, and her favorite is porcelain, it can be said that if you want to make a price assessment of this Yongzheng porcelain, there is no one in the field who can price it more accurately than her.

"Ms. Wang, you are laughing, the main reason is that there are too few collections in my museum, so I want to take a few more pieces and bring them back, so that the Chinese people can see these exquisite works of art, which is my greatest wish......"

Although the thing was cut off by others, Xi Qing was not much disappointed, and said things that he didn't believe in with righteousness in his mouth, and continued to watch the auction go on.

After that, the auction process was more like going through the motions, the price of each item that opened the auction was inconsistent with the promotional color page, and some buyers raised questions, but they were blocked by Cook's words about the auctioneer's temporary decision.

The explanation given by the auctioneer is that, according to international practice, the auctioneer has the right to temporarily change the starting price of the item, and for example, the starting price of the first item is much lower than that on the promotional color page, and it is normal to raise the price now.

Due to the change of the starting price by the auction house, the auction process has become calmer, and there is no such thing as a hot bid, and after each item has been quoted as a reserve price, everyone has to weigh the value of the item before deciding whether to bid or not.

However, in this way, the auction process is much faster, basically every object is sold after the first bid, and some antiques with too high reserve prices, if no one increases the price on the reserve price, it is a lost auction, more than 30 antiques from China, at about five o'clock in the afternoon, all the auctions are over.

Adhering to the rules he had set, Xi Qing did not make another move, but Wu Lisha used 270,000 euros to photograph a Longquan sword of the Qing Dynasty, which almost hollowed out Wu Lisa's family funds.

Before leaving the auction house, Xi Qing exchanged contact information with Ms. Wang and Mr. Liu, and many collectors from China had a good impression of Xi Qing.

Especially the Mr. Zhao, who took a cheap photo of the porcelain, was naturally grateful for the method proposed by Xi Qing, and even invited Xi Qing to visit his private collection after returning to China.

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"Sister Lisa, I'm going to London tonight, do you want to stay here or go to England?"

After returning to the hotel, Xi Qing looked at Wu Lisha, who was playing with the Longquan Sword in her hand, and asked.

Wu Lisa carefully wiped the sword with a white cloth, then put the sword into the sheath, raised her head and said, "I'm almost penniless, why are you staying here?" ”

"I'll go back to China tomorrow, pack up all the swords I have collected at home in England and bring them back to China, and your museum will keep a good exhibition hall for me......

His own strength is not enough to open a museum, he can borrow Xi Qing's place to fulfill his long-cherished wish, Wu Lisha still attaches great importance to this matter, although the name cannot become a sword museum, but he can show his collection in front of the world, Wu Lisha is already very satisfied.

"Okay, even if you don't want to, I'm going to pull your ...... hard"

Xi Qing replied with a smile, if you don't have Wu Lisha's hundreds of swords, you want to open a private museum with only a few dozen of your own antiques? It's purely a joke in the world, not to mention that the museum has nothing to exhibit when it opens, even if it is a previous declaration, no matter how relevant it is, it may not be able to pass.

"Then let's go together and make my plane back?"

"I also want to go back with you and make a plane for the local tyrants. But I may not be so early, and even if I go back, I will have to stay for two more days, and there is a legal matter and a client to ask me for advice. ”

"Okay. Then see you then. ”

"Yes."

After saying goodbye to Lisa Wu, Xi Qing pushed off the hotel room, and Tao Xiaoman took a car to the Paris airport.

Yesterday he contacted the route and can fly directly to London tonight.

After waiting for about an hour, I received a notice that the airport could take off, and the plane pierced into the sky like a sharp sword, and this trip to Paris was officially over, but Xi Qing had an impact, and in the next few days, it was spread all over the world. Xi Qing's influence has also expanded to Europe.

ps: The Paris chapter has come to an end for the time being, thank you for your support, thank you! (To be continued.) )