"Today is our Baoli boutique special exhibition, prepared 560 pieces, including porcelain, calligraphy and painting......"

Wu Tianyuan and Hu Jianmin listened to Baoli's opening remarks, today's venue of 300 people was full, and there were many telephone commissions, the auction lasted for two days, Hu Jianmin's two pieces of calligraphy, as well as Wu Hufan's Fuchun, were auctioned in the morning.

"Did you see that? Several big collectors are here, and over there is Evergrande's Lao Guo, you know. There are two coal bosses in Shanxi in the back, who have been hoarding paintings in the past two years, and they don't understand that they are investing. ”

Hu Jianmin was a little disdainful, introducing some familiar faces, and suddenly saw a person, and said with a smile: "Liu Yiqian, the biggest family, has also arrived?" Interesting today! ”

Wu Tianyuan looked at it, and sure enough, Liu Yiqian was standing in the crowd next to him, he liked to watch from the sidelines, as if he could grasp the overall situation. Every time it's like this, it's the most arrogant big family.

Liu Yiqian, born in 1963, is currently the chairman of Xinliyi Group Co., Ltd. and the chairman of Tianmao Industrial Group Co., Ltd. He was one of the top 10 people in the news of 2008. In 2013, the New Fortune China Rich List ranked 30th with 17 billion.

The director of the Long Museum, the darling of the auction house, has a record of 58.24 million yuan in the Song Dynasty's "Ruiying Picture", and the Ming Dynasty painter Wu Bin's "Eighteen Ying Zhen Picture Scroll" 169.12 million yuan.

"Qing Qianlong Blue and White Sea Water Red Color Dragon Pattern Ruyi Ear Gourd Bottle" 83.44 million yuan, Qing Qianlong imperial red sandalwood "water wave cloud dragon" throne 85.78 million Hong Kong dollars, guqin 30 million, pink diamond 80 million, Chen Yifei "Violinist" 20 million.

The treasures recorded in the Qing court's royal collection "Shiqu Baoji", Liu Yiqian has more than 30 pieces, the works of the "four kings" in the early Qing Dynasty, Liu Yiqian has the "three kings", and has always regretted that "I have not seen Wang Shimin's treasures in the auction for so many years, otherwise it will be complete".

On November 20, 2010, Liu Yiqian spent 308 million yuan to get it. Wang Xizhi's cursive script "Peace Post"

In September 2013, at Sufby's auction house in New York, he bid for Su Shi's "Gongfu Post" for 8 million US dollars, about 50.37 million yuan.

In December 2013, 169 million yuan was auctioned for the ancient painting "Eighteen True Picture Scrolls".

On April 8, 2014, the Mei Yin Tang Collection Ming Cheng Hua Doucai Chicken Bowl Cup was sold for HK$281.24 million at the Spring Auction of Important Chinese Porcelain and Crafts at Sufhubby, Hong Kong.

On November 27, 2014, Liu Yiqian bid HK$348 million at the Hong Kong auction of Jiashide Auction House to buy the 600-year-old Ming Yongle Imperial Red Yama Enemy Embroidered Thangka.

In March 2015, Liu Yiqian sold for 14.026 million US dollars, or about 86.9 million yuan, to acquire a Ming Dynasty Buddhist scripture with a history of more than 600 years, written by Zheng He, a famous navigator of the Ming Dynasty.

On April 7, 2015, Liu Yiqian sold a vase from the Southern Song Dynasty for a whopping HK$113.9 million, which was one of the highest auction prices ever paid for a ceramic vessel from the Southern Song Dynasty.

On the evening of June 6, 2015, Beijing Kuang Shi 2015 Spring Auction "Chengdao - Ancient Painting Night Session", the Qing Palace's old collection "Song People's Imitation of Guo Zhongshu Four Hunting Horses" was auctioned at an estimated price, with a starting price of 60 million yuan, and after several rounds of bidding, Liu Yiqian won the bid for 80.5 million yuan, setting a record for the most expensive ancient paintings and calligraphy in that quarter.

On the evening of November 9, 2015, at the "Painter and Muse Evening Sale" in New York, Liu Yiqian auctioned Modigliani's "Nude Woman Lying on His Side" from 1917 to 1918 for 170,405,000 US dollars, or about 1.084 billion yuan, setting a new auction record for Modigliani's works. The sale also made Modigliani's work the second most expensive work in the world.

On April 5, 2016, with 240 million Hong Kong dollars and a commission of 270 million Hong Kong dollars, Zhang Daqian's masterpiece "Peach Spring" was successfully auctioned.

"Every year, he spends at least a billion yuan on artworks, and many of the sky-high prices are created by him, and he is a master of playing capital."

Wu Tianyuan also knew Liu Yiqian, a controversial figure with mixed reviews, some people said that he was a speculative businessman, buying art for money laundering, and there was black trading.

Some people say that he protects national treasures and spends money to grab cultural relics and return to China. Wu Tianyuan agrees with this, no matter what people are, but at least they are doing practical things, otherwise there will be no Long Museum. It is also a good thing that the sky-high price allows more people to pay attention to artworks and understand traditional culture.

The two of them chatted while talking, and finally waited for Wu Hufan's Fuchun Mountain Residence to be photographed, and there was a commotion in the audience, and it seemed that there were many people who paid attention.

"Auction starts at 40 million, 5 million each time, please start!"

The auctioneer has no nonsense, needless to say about this cover-level heavy weapon, the collector has already done his homework and came prepared.

"Four thousand, five, five thousand!"

"Mr. Earlier's bid of 50 million, is there anything else? Well, five and a half million! ”

Hu Jianmin said in a low voice: "It's all the tentative stage now, and the really big collectors are waiting, so you'd better wait until the critical point before making a move." ”

Wu Tianyuan was a little excited, after all, it was the first time to participate in a large-scale auction, and it was five million for a single bite, so he couldn't bear the excitement and waited for the opportunity.

"Sixty-five million, once! Sixty-five million, twice! ”

Suddenly, Liu Yiqian raised the card, and the auctioneer shouted: "Okay, 70 million!" ”

The audience applauded, Liu Yiqian is a big family after all, and every time he makes a move, he is the focus of everyone, and many people are staring at him.

"Is there still 70 million? Once? ”

"Okay, the lady in the back row is bidding seventy-five million!"

Wu Tianyuan looked back and saw that it was a young woman, holding a phone, and she must have been entrusted.

"Eighty million!"

Liu Yiqian raised his card again, and the auctioneer said excitedly, he has long been used to it, as long as there is Liu Yiqian, he will definitely pay attention to it.

"Eighty million once! Eighty million twice! ”

"Eighty-five million!"

The woman entrusted by the phone raised her hand again and decided to add five million.

"Now the situation is basically clear, that is, Liu Yiqian and the phone client will grab it again, 80 million is the psychological price, if I give up, after all, plus the commission is almost 100 million, not a small amount."

Hu Jianmin said in a low voice, Wu Tianyuan nodded, now it has reached the point of white heat, let's take a look at the situation.

"Ninety million!"

The auctioneer said loudly, seeing Liu Yiqian nodding and quoting the latest price.

"Ninety million once! Ninety million two! ”

Wu Tianyuan hurriedly looked back at the woman, she had already put down the phone, she should have given up, turned around and raised the number plate, and said loudly: "I'll give 100 million!" ”