Professor Liu Yuliu took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his face fiercely--- although the temperature in the room was not very hot, but for him, his whole body felt hot, because countless hot eyes were looking at him, as if he was a beauty and was performing some lovely show on stage. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But in fact, he just said one sentence, he said that he would bid 13 million to buy this Song version of the "Three Character Classic".

When he said this, it was undoubtedly super shocking for others, but for him, it was the result of careful consideration.

Yes, he knew he was not eligible for the auction, but there was no official rule that would prevent him from participating in the auction. It's just that everyone tacitly thinks that only the four major collectors in Jinling can participate, and the others can only watch the excitement.

In addition, he knows more clearly the true value of this "Three Character Classic". Why, because he is closest to this book, he can see many subtle places clearly.

So what did he see?

He saw two small words in the preface of the book, very small words, very inconspicuous words that would be ignored, that is, the first draft of ---.

What is First Draft?

As the name suggests, it is the manuscript that was printed for the first time, which is equivalent to the current first edition, and is the one with the greatest research value and collection value among all editions.

Professor Liu is an expert in ancient books, and he also has a good collection of rare books, but this is the first time I have seen a first draft of the Southern Song Dynasty. So when he realized this, his pupils dilated, and he noticed that everyone around him, including the four bidders, didn't seem to realize it.

His heart immediately burned up.

You must know that the first draft of the Song Dynasty is unique, and it was sold for tens of millions of dollars at auction. What's more, this is still a rare butterfly suit, a rare ephedra paper, and a rare collection of books by the second prince of Yuan!

The psychology of picking up leaks was like a fire, burning in his chest. He took a deep breath, took a deep breath, and after thinking about it, he directly asked for 13 million---

As he imagined, the people around him were stunned by his bidding, and even his employer Lin Yi looked at him.

Lin Yi was very surprised, this Professor Liu was too hardworking, in order to increase the price of this book, he actually took it himself. Lin Yi, who has missed countless things, knows what Professor Liu is thinking.

Seeing that everyone was surprised, Lin Yi felt that he needed to stand up and ease the atmosphere, so he smiled and said, "I'm sorry, maybe Professor Liu was too excited and forgot that he was not a participant...... Of course, as one of the four great collectors of Jinling, I will respect your opinions, and I will not mind if you allow Professor Liu to participate in the auction...... What about the others, what do you think? ”

Lin Yi's words can be attacked and defended, but they make it difficult for the four big collectors. If they don't agree with Professor Liu's participation in the auction, then it seems that they are narrow-minded, and they are even more afraid of the price offered by Professor Liu, but if they let him participate in the auction, it will break the rules, after all, the books provided by Lin Yi are all for them.

Thinking of this, as a representative of the four major collectors, Lu Sanye spoke, he said: "We are very curious, curious why this Professor Liu would make such a price?" 13 million is not a small amount, and if you insist on participating in the auction, we will not refuse, but we need a reason. ”

This was said very tactfully, but he handed the ball to Professor Liu himself, meaning that he would give him a reason to participate in the auction.

Professor Liu has a headache, what is the reason, can I tell you that I have discovered a new secret of this book, it is a rare first draft of the Southern Song Dynasty......

Professor Liu had a battle between heaven and man in his mind, and in the end, his noble character still overcame the psychology of wanting to pick up the leak, and he sighed directly and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, I was ugly just now...... The main reason is that I can't help but love this book, you may not realize that this book is not only a butterfly costume of the Southern Song Dynasty, but also a first draft! ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately shocked the four seats.

"What? This is the first draft?! ”

"No, my God, how is that possible?"

"The first draft of the Southern Song Dynasty? Isn't that the giant panda in ancient books? No, more precious than pandas? ”

……

Everyone began to talk about it, as if Professor Liu had released a time bomb that blew everyone up.

As the four major collectors in the auction, Lu Sanye and the others were also dumbfounded, and even the military advisors next to them were dumbfounded and blushed.

Needless to say, I was shocked by this news; As for the red face, it is because they are all masters of ancient book appraisal hired by people with high salaries, but they didn't find the subtle horse's feet, and they didn't see that this book was actually the first draft of the butterfly binding in the Southern Song Dynasty!

What does this mean? It shows that his kung fu is not deep enough.

In fact, don't talk about them, even Lin Yi was a little dumbfounded, and even more regretful.

He is used to picking up leaks, and he is even more accustomed to being invincible, and every time there is a treasure, he can see through its true face for the first time, but this time, he actually took out such a rare book for auction.

At that moment, Lin Yi even had an urge to withdraw the shoot directly, but reason still stopped him.

Because he knew what it would mean if he did that. It represents that he regrets himself, that he has been blinded, and that his minimum principle of honesty has been destroyed.

Lin Yi sighed in his heart, he didn't expect that he was blinded by the wild goose all day long, and a good Song version of the rare book was taken out for auction by himself.

Looking at the atmosphere at this time, it is very weird.

Lin Yi, who finally calmed down, spoke first: "Everyone has heard Professor Liu's reasons, so do you think he is eligible to participate in the auction?" ”

Without waiting for the four collectors to speak, Professor Liu suddenly shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I was indeed too impulsive just now. In fact, I had greed and wanted to pick up a leak in it, so I came up with a price of 13 million, and now that I think about it, I'm quite embarrassed, so everyone will take it as a joke, a joke that is not very funny--- I will no longer ask to participate in the auction. ”

Professor Liu's sudden confession made the atmosphere of the whole auction scene more and more weird, and there was some funny in the weirdness. Some people even speculate whether this Professor Liu was specially invited by Lin Yi to "tease", but the grade of this teasing is a little higher, and one teasing is 13 million.

The four major collectors led by Lu Sanye were embarrassed to say anything, and they admitted their mistakes and withdrew and did not participate, but who will receive the price code of 13 million?

As soon as this question came out, Ding Qiye, who had the most flexible mind, said very boldly: "The 13 million is mine!" ”

Depend on! Steal the show!

Do you think we can't afford 13 million?

Just when the others were about to continue to increase the price, an old familiar voice said: "I'll give 18 million!" ”

Everyone saw that it was not who Lu Sanye was.

Lu Sanye was furious, and directly took the money not for money, and even increased the price by 5 million!

It's really that catchphrase--- rich is really capricious.

But for other collectors, this is not capricious, it is a cheat.

Five million is not a small amount.

Fourth Master Zhang, Fifth Master Feng, and Seventh Master Ding, you look at me, I look at you, all of them are thinking about whether to continue to raise the price and pursue.

The military advisors next to them didn't eat dry food, they just walked away and blushed, and now they want to make up for their mistakes and save their face. So they cocked the keyboard again---

Among them, the earliest surviving collection of poems and essays from the Northern Song Dynasty, "The Collection of the Lotus Society of Zhaoqing Temple in West Lake, Hangzhou", was sold for 16.1 million yuan in the recent auction, setting a world record for a single volume of Chinese ancient books at auction and setting a new record for the highest auction of a single volume of a Song edition book

。 In addition to Buddhist scriptures, this book is the earliest surviving inscription of the Northern Song Dynasty and the earliest engraved copy of a collection of poems and essays, which has extremely precious documentary value and edition value, and is also of great significance to the study of the history of printing, calligraphy, engraving and papermaking in China.

Now that this "Three Character Classic" has reached a sky-high price of 18 million, it can be said that this "Hangzhou West Lake Zhaoqing Temple Lotus Society Collection" has exploded.

Do you need to continue to increase the weight?

The other three collectors all pondered.

Time was slipping away, and the three-minute delay of the auction was almost up, and the countdown --- 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4......

With a sigh, the three major collectors all gave up!

No way, money is strength in auctions.

18 million, deal!

As a result, the first draft of the Southern Song Dynasty butterfly bound version of the "Three Character Classic" was finally sold at a sky-high price of 18 million, and broke the historical record of the highest price of a single volume of the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop! (To be continued.) )