Chapter 704: Talking to King He Gamble
After handing over the deposit and receiving the number plate, Tang Dou and He Bin walked into the auction hall. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, a lot of people have gathered in the auction hall, including some familiar faces of Tang Dou, many of whom have seen it at the party held by Qian Cihang, among which Bao Daqing and Li Chaoren are also among them, they saw Tang Dou enter the door, several people greeted Tang Dou, and Li Chaoren even smiled and beckoned to Tang Dou and called him over.
And He Bin has more acquaintances, and many of the people who come in and out of the auction are his customers and potential customers, and he has been greeting people since he entered the door.
Tang Dou patted He Bin, walked over and talked to Li Chaoren and the others for a while, until the auctioneer came to the stage, Tang Dou said goodbye to Li Chaoren and the others, walked back and found the corresponding position of the number plate and sat down.
He Bin finally said hello and turned back, sat down next to Tang Dou with a smile, and pointed out to Tang Dou in a low voice what this group is who is who, who is who, who is what it is, who is who is in what company, in short, these people he said are all rich people on the list.
Tang Dou smiled, he knew that these people were all potential customers of He Bin, otherwise this kid would be enthusiastic and make friends everywhere when he came in.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the auction officially kicked off, because it was the third day of the auction, and no one made any speeches, so the auctioneer went directly to the stage to thank everyone for coming, and then the hammer was lowered.
In fact, in this auction of Christie's, except for the sheep-headed beast head in the finale, the other lots did not have any attraction to Tang Dou at all, and even if it was the sheep-headed beast head, He Bin, this kid, also used a conspiracy, and it is estimated that nine times out of ten he will not show up at the auction.
The reason why he came here was really the same as he said, I just came to join in the fun.
In fact, Tang Dou didn't even want to make up for this excitement, the three old men came to Hong Kong Island with the expert group for three days, every day in addition to carefully proofreading the catalogue of cultural relics that are about to be returned by small Japan, the rest of the time is to get together with Tang Dou to mention the face order, Tang Dou is now a lawsuit, he really doesn't want to come to participate in any auction, if it wasn't for He Bin forcibly dragging him over, it is estimated that he would have run back to China at this time.
So many things have not been dealt with, and I didn't see that the old men were in a hurry, and after almost staying up all night on Hong Kong Island, they immediately flew back to Qilu to the poor mulberry ruins.
In addition to the matter of the three old men who were poor and sang, little Qin Shi Huang was still waiting for him to come to the party in ancient times.
What's more, he still has on his shoulders the tasks assigned to him by the three old men that he can't finish in a lifetime.
There is no way, who let him promise to He Bin in front, people can't be untrustworthy.
Tang Dou regarded his coming to Christie's auction as preparing to mend the knife, in case there was any change in He Bin's arrangement, he could also snatch the head of the sheep in time, no matter how much money it spent.
The auction was unhurried, but it was clear that there was a lack of interest in the auctioneer's offer, bidding was not enthusiastic, and there was even a limited edition Rolex that went unsold.
Finally, the auctioneer struggled to advance the auction to the last lot, and when he just announced that the last lot was a sheep's head, one of the twelve zodiac animal heads from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, the discussion in the auction hall instantly became louder.
He Bin also showed some nervousness, he looked left and right for a long time, not knowing what to mutter.
The auctioneer didn't talk nonsense either, this sheep-headed beast head didn't need to be introduced by him at all, and anyone knew its provenance.
The auctioneer knocked on the auction table with a wooden mallet and announced loudly: "I announce that the last lot of this auction, the sheep-headed beast head from the Qing Dynasty royal garden Yuanmingyuan, is officially opened, and the auction reserve price of this lot is 50 million Hong Kong dollars, and the price increase shall not be less than 500,000 Hong Kong dollars each time. ”
As soon as the auctioneer's words fell, an old man sitting in the front row suddenly stood up, he turned around and made a circle of fists at everyone in the auction hall, and said with a smile on his face: "Friends, I have taken a fancy to this lot in Xia, and I am ready to bid for it and give it to the Palace Museum in the mainland. ”
"I'm going, He Gambling King is also here, why didn't I see him just now." He Bin's eyes widened in surprise, but even if He Bin saw He Gambling King just now, he was not qualified to come to He Gambling King to say hello, at most, he had to talk to Tang Dou to show that he was well-informed.
Hearing the words of the gambling king, there was a buzz in the auction hall, and the auctioneer on the stage glanced at James who was standing at the back of the auction hall, and the faces of both of them had become very ugly.
As soon as the auction was announced, He Gambling King stood up and greeted everyone, how many people in this auction hall dared not to buy the face of He Gambling King?
Did James know that the auction price of this sheep's head would be greatly reduced? If you don't do it, it will be sold at the reserve price......
After greeting everyone with his fists, He turned around with a smile and said to the auctioneer, "I'm sorry to interrupt you." Let's continue to start, I will pay 50 million for this sheep's head. ”
After that, He Gambling King sat down calmly, turned his head, and nodded apologetically at Li Chaoren Bao Daqing and the others who were sitting not far from him.
"Damn, why haven't you come yet?" He Bin scolded and reached out and took out the phone from his trouser pocket.
Tang Dou's face also became solemn.
Tang Dou didn't care which museum or department He gambled to donate the sheep's head to, as long as the sheep's head could return to the motherland, that was the purpose of his trip, and it didn't matter who donated it.
And He Gambling King's words are also righteous, not only righteousness, but also take care of everyone's face, if anyone raises their cards to bid again, it is not a bid for the head of the sheep, but directly for He Gambling King.
However, Tang Dou has a doubt in his heart, as we all know, He Gambling King negotiated the purchase of the horse head in the 12 zodiac animal heads of the Old Summer Palace at the auction of Hong Kong Island Fu Subi in 2007, at that time He Gambling King also said that he would donate the horse head to the country, but to this day, the horse head is still displayed in the lobby of the Lisboa Hotel as the treasure of the town store of the Lisboa Hotel.
Did He Gambling King really intend to donate the horse head he auctioned and the current sheep head?
Tang Dou believes that He Gambling King should not be a person who is untrustworthy, I don't know what is wrong, but, regardless of what is wrong, the fact is that so many years have passed, and the horse's head is still displayed in the Lisboa Hotel.
At this time, He Bin's phone rang through, he hurriedly leaned down, put his head on the back of the chair in the front row, and whispered at the phone: "I'm He Bin, why haven't you come ......yet?"
At this time, the auctioneer on the auction table had deliberately delayed for a long time, and he really couldn't drag it any longer, so he had to raise the auction hammer in his hand and make a final effort at the guests who came to participate in the bidding:
"Friends, Mr. He bid 50 million, if he hasn't offered a high price, this bronze statue of the sheep-headed beast head in the Old Summer Palace with special significance will belong to Mr. He."
Many of the auctioneers in the field are determined to get this sheep-headed beast head, and some of them have the same plan as He Gambling King, and after the photograph, the beast head will be donated to the national collection free of charge, including Li Chaoren and Bao Daqing.
In addition, some people are pure speculation, they know that the sheep-headed beast head of the Old Summer Palace is of great significance, if it is photographed and put in their hands, it is estimated that in a few years, someone will definitely come to the door and want to buy it at a high price.
However, in order to make money, is it worth offending the gambling king in person?
Let's not talk about whether it's worth it or not, even if it's worth it, how many people have such strength as a gambling king? In case you mess with the old man, the old man will stone you to death with money.
Many people sighed and shook their heads slightly, indicating that they had given up.
The auctioneer had already begun to count, He Bin was still sweating profusely on the phone, but Tang Dou suddenly stood up and raised the number plate in his hand: "I'll pay 60 million." ”
With an uproar, everyone's eyes looked at Tang Dou, including He Bin, who was on the phone, was also taken aback by Tang Dou's actions.
People stared at Tang Dou in disbelief.
Who is this kid? Hasn't he heard of the Grand Lisboa Hotel, hasn't he heard of He Gambling King?
He Gambling King has already said such a thing, you still dare to bid, do you want to argue with He Gambling King? (To be continued.) )