"This book from Dunhuang, China, a total of six volumes, was provided by the Stein family, we can guarantee its authenticity, it is a famous work of Chinese Taoism, and according to research, these six books are likely to have been lost in China......"

After telling the origin of "Kaiyuan Daozang", Henry said: "The starting price of these six volumes of Taoist scriptures is 320,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the price will be increased by 10,000 Hong Kong dollars each time, and interested friends can start the auction!" ”

To be honest, Henry has put a lot of effort into the Chinese artworks in this auction, and he can even accurately tell the age and background of each artifact, which is something that many domestic auctioneers can't do.

After hearing Henry's words, Ye Tian moved his right hand and wanted to lift the sign on his lap, but before he could raise his hand, he was held down by Ye Dongping, who was sitting next to him.

Ye Tian turned his face a little puzzled, and whispered, "Dad, what are you doing here, I'm here to take pictures of this object." ”

"Nonsense, I don't know what you're doing here?"

Ye Dongping glared at his son angrily, and said: "You have to have a bargain when you buy something, why are you in such a hurry, it's not too late for you to make a move when it's about to be auctioned!" ”

Ye Dongping has been buying and selling antiques for more than ten years, and he usually goes to auction houses, and he has a lot of experience in dealing with them.

Ye Dongping knows that when the auction starts, you must not show that you are bound to win that item, otherwise the auctioneer will have a way to take out more money from your pocket.

Ye Tian is also a smart person, his father said so. He suddenly understood, the old god was sitting there at the moment, although he was not short of money, but he was not willing to be slaughtered by this foreigner.

"Ye Tian?"

Tang Wenyuan, who was sitting on Ye Tian's left hand side, lightly touched him with his elbow, the protagonist of today's auction is Ye Tian, Tang Wenyuan doesn't want to overstep his bounds.

"Wait......" Ye Tian shook his head imperceptibly. Although his cultivation has been completely lost, his state of mind has increased a lot, and his kung fu of calming qi is far more comparable to others.

"Six volumes are estimated to cost 320,000. That's a little too expensive, isn't it? ”

"That's right, Zhang Daqian's banner only sells for 80,000 yuan, how can these ancient scriptures be worth so much money?"

After Henry quoted a price of 320,000 Hong Kong dollars. There was a cold scene in the auction hall, and some people who were originally interested in calligraphy and painting or ancient scriptures and classics made a noise.

You must know that in 2000, although the art market is becoming more and more popular, compared with later generations, the price of calligraphy and painting cultural relics is not very high, and the fine calligraphy and paintings that appear in many auctions are only about tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.

Collections such as old books and scrolls belong to a relatively obscure category. There are very few collectors, and in some auctions in the past, there is a high chance of unsuccessful auctions.

In a normal auction, the price that can generally be given is based on the condition of these six ancient scriptures. That is, about 50,000 to 80,000 Hong Kong dollars, and no more than 100,000 at most.

However, Henry's starting price reached 320,000 yuan, which was several times higher than the normal market price, which made those buyers who originally liked these volumes of classics suddenly dissatisfied.

"You don't understand this, Old Man Tang has been photographing this kind of object everywhere recently, I'm afraid Christie's has already inquired about it, right?"

"I said. No wonder Christie's lion opened his mouth, it turned out to be eyeing Old Man Tang? ”

"Alas, you said that Donald is good, why did he come to rob us, the collection of ancient scrolls and classics is not very popular."

Tang Wenyuan swept the ancient scrolls and Taoist scriptures in various auction houses everywhere during this time, which attracted the attention of many people, and now that the price of 320,000 yuan was linked to Tang Wenyuan, some people naturally understood. …,

On the one hand, Tang Wenyuan did not say anything, and on the other hand, those buyers who originally wanted to buy were afraid of the high price, so more than a minute has passed since Henry opened the reserve price, and the scene has completely cooled down.

Seeing the silence in the arena, Henry's heart suddenly lifted, and his eyes were aimed at Tang Wenyuan intentionally or unintentionally.

Those people in the audience analyzed it well, some time ago, Tang Wenyuan searched for these ancient scriptures everywhere, and sometimes the price he offered was even a little irrational, and he could often fry three or five million things.

A person of Tang Wenyuan's status, even if he has only participated in one auction, will be recorded in Christie's key customer list, not to mention that he has been making frequent moves recently, and he has long been noticed by Henry.

Therefore, when arranging the lots and the order, Henry put these six volumes of scriptures in front of the crowd, and he believed that with Tang Wenyuan's recent performance and his own operation, he would definitely be able to fetch a sky-high price.

It's just that what Henry didn't expect was that Tang Wenyuan in the audience didn't have the slightest intention of raising cards.

For the others, this price did not satisfy them, because even Henry was a little flustered, and if there was no offer for a minute, there was a great possibility that the lot would not be auctioned.

"Gentlemen, ladies, the reason why these six ancient books have such a high reserve price is because they are all out-of-print classics, I can guarantee that there is no other book with them in the world, the price of 320,000 Hong Kong dollars is indeed worth the money!"

Although Henry was trying his best to sell these six volumes of Taoism, it was obvious that everyone in the audience did not buy it, and as for Tang Wenyuan, he didn't have the slightest intention of holding up his cards.

Henry was in a hurry this time, nearly three minutes had passed, and if no one raised his cards, he would have announced that the auction had failed, which would be a stain on his career as an auctioneer.

"These Chinese are really old foxes!"

Of course, this was something that Henry absolutely could not bear, and his eyes were fixed on a man sitting in the corner of the fourth row, and the little finger of his right hand tapped three times on the auction table, intentionally or unintentionally.

"320,000 Hong Kong dollars, I want it!"

As soon as Henry made this move, the man raised the number plate in his hand, causing everyone in the audience to look at him.

"Who is this man?"

"I haven't seen it, maybe it's from the mainland, right?"

"320,000 to shoot this object, do you really think he is Donald?"

The man's gesture of holding up the sign caused a lot of ridicule in the audience, and in terms of market value, these volumes of scripture were really not worth that much, and it was not a successful transaction.

"Okay, this gentleman bid 320,000 yuan, if no one else bids, then these six volumes of scriptures will become this gentleman's lot!"

After the man shouted the price, Henry on the stage had a happy look on his face, but if someone had a heart, he could still see a trace of panic in his eyes.

This person is actually a trust arranged by Henry, and the role of the trust was originally used to raise the price, but no one bid for this lot, and Henry also gambled.

Ye Dongping also saw this, and whispered in his son's ear: "Ye Tian, that person is likely to be a trust." ”

"Dad, come on, he's a trust, and I admit it!"

Ye Tian smiled bitterly, those six volumes of Taoist scriptures are too important to him, in case there is really a practice of refining the gods and returning to the void, not to mention 320,000 Hong Kong dollars, it is 320 million, Ye Tian will not blink an eye when he takes it out.

In fact, Ye Tian sensed Henry's heartbeat and eyes before, but he really couldn't afford to gamble, so he would rather spend more money and take this thing into his pocket.

"330,000 Hong Kong dollars!"

When the stage shouted "320,000 for the first time", Ye Tian finally raised the number plate, he was holding Song Weilan's sign, which showed the number one. …,

"Okay, this gentleman bid 330,000 Hong Kong dollars, it seems that there are still friends who can recognize the preciousness of these six volumes of scriptures, 330,000 Hong Kong dollars, and there are no bids?"

Seeing that it was a young man holding up a card instead of Tang Wenyuan, Henry on the stage couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but when he saw the number of the sign again, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Song Weilan.

Although a lot of preparation work was done in advance, Henry never understood why Song Weilan, who had always only participated in some charity auctions, suddenly decided to participate in this auction.

Now he seemed to understand something in his heart, maybe it was because of this young man.

Thinking of this, Henry's eyes lit up, and the little finger of his right hand tapped five more times in a subtle way on the corner of the auction table.

"I'll pay 380,000 Hong Kong dollars!" The person who raised the card just now quoted a new price and directly added 50,000 yuan.

As a successful auctioneer, Henry's psychological quality is undoubtedly excellent, and after almost losing the auction, he actually dared to ask Tuo to increase the price.

"500,000 Hong Kong dollars." Ye Tian raised his hand and directly raised the price by 120,000, he is not a businessman, as long as he feels that the money is worth it.

"This gentleman bid 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, will that friend still bid just now?"

Henry knew that he had made the right bet, and although he was ecstatic in his heart, his face was impassive, and the ring finger of his right hand quietly clicked on the table again.

"I like to study Taoist culture very much, and I am willing to give 1 million!" After receiving Henry's code, the man suddenly doubled the price, in fact, what he said was explained in advance.

"Damn, are you really playing me like a Kaizi?"

After seeing that person's actions, Ye Tian was really a little annoyed, and others couldn't see Henry's movements, but under the shroud of his divine thoughts, the small movements of Henry's right hand fingers did not escape his induction.

Ye Tian did not raise the card this time, but laughed, looked at Henry on the stage and said, "Mr. Henry, if I don't bid anymore, I don't know who will pay for this million?" ”

"This gentleman, you are no longer bidding, of course this lot belongs to that gentleman." After hearing Ye Tian's words, Henry broke out in a cold sweat-

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