Chapter 119: Orchid Auction (Part II)
As Kan Youchang said, the six special gold medal orchids auctioned on the National Day are all fine orchids. But even if it's a boutique, there's a difference. The judges are most optimistic about the final auction of the Great Gold Coast and the Great Cangshan Butterfly. Because these two orchids not only have large flowers, but also have strange flower shapes. The ornamental quality is significantly better than that of the previous auctioned orchids, so it was used as the finale.
"Five million!"
The first time an Orchid Garden owner asked for 10 times the reserve price. This is not because he has money and nowhere to spend, but because he knows that it is no fun to ask for a low price, so it is better to call a high price to deter the opponent and show his determination to win. If he can scare his opponent into buying an orchid with five million, he will only make money and not lose money.
"Six million!"
The local tyrants present are all veterans who often participate in various auctions, how can they be frightened? Soon someone refreshed the offer.
"Eight million!"
There are many people who are optimistic about this big Gold Coast. And they are all the top richest people in the venue. Therefore, the quoted price is no longer in the order of 100,000. It's a million or two that jump up.
"Ten million!"
"Eleven million!"
"Twelve million!"
After only six bids, the price of the Greater Gold Coast caught up with the previous transaction price of the White Crane Green Field. This rate of price increase is rare at auction. Of course, the rich people who raised the cards are not indiscriminately bidding, with the auction of the first four orchids as a foreshadowing, the local tyrants who participated in the auction already have a good idea of the value of the last two orchids, and it is clear that the transaction price of these two orchids will never be lower than the previous four.
"Twelve million, No. 12 Lan You bid twelve million. Did anyone else bid higher? ”
Kan Youchang has also organized many auctions before, and this auction should be said to be the most relaxed auction he has presided over. The atmosphere at the scene did not need to be transferred by him, the auctioneer, and it was extremely warm. The price of this great Gold Coast rose from 500,000 to 12 million, and Kan Youchang didn't say a word. It was only at this time that the price caught up with the previous transaction price of the White Crane Green Field, and then there was a slight pause.
"Thirteen million!" Someone raised the auction card again.
"No. 3 Lanyou, Mr. Sanyou Yangzheng from Fuso bid 13 million. Mr. Sanyou is a well-known orchid scholar in Fusang, and he is also a special guest judge of our Orchid Fair, and he is also the head of Sanyou Electronics, a well-known enterprise in Fusang. Thank you very much Mr. Sanyou for your strong support to this Jiangcheng Orchid Fair. I wonder if there is anyone who can exceed Mr. Sanyou's offer? ”
Kan Youchang pointed out the identity of Sanyou Yangzheng, but it was not for other Lan You to let him stop quoting. On the contrary, he did this to provoke the enthusiasm of the audience to the auction. For some well-known historical reasons, the Chinese people have always been somewhat hostile to Fuso. Kan Youchang believes that as long as the identity of Sanyou Yangzheng is reported, there will definitely be many people who are willing to compete with him.
"I'll give fourteen million! The good flowers of our country, we can't let outsiders buy them. Otherwise, what is the difference between it and the loss of a national treasure overseas? No. 12 Lan You, who had bid before, raised his card again and said.
"Childish! Since the orchid comes to participate in the auction, it is the one with the highest price, what does it have to do with the national treasure? I'm fifteen million! ”
It was not Samyou Yangjeong who spoke, but another foreign judge in the organizing committee, Kim Tae-woo from South Korea. The two countries of Fuso and South Korea have admired our culture since ancient times, and the people of the two countries are also very fond of orchids. Therefore, Sanyou Yangzheng and Kim Tae-woo have quoted tens of millions of high prices, and everyone is not surprised.
"No. 4 Lan You Mr. Kim Tae-woo bid fifteen million. If I remember correctly, this should be the highest price ever sold at the Lanfair auctions. The last orchid sold at this price was a superlative Suguan Lotus. I don't know if this big Gold Coast can break this record today. ”
Kan Youchang was so excited that he was about to swing. In recent decades, the price of orchids has fluctuated between madness and rationality, sometimes high and sometimes low. Most of those sky-high orchids come from the time when the orchid is hot. At this time, the Orchid Association, the Qingshui Yamen, has become a hot sweet spot.
In the past two years, the price of orchids has risen steadily, but it has not yet reached the level of speculation. But today's auction price actually caught the highest record in previous years, which made Kan Youchang realize that the orchid market is recovering, and the next wave of craze may be coming, how can he not be excited? Of course, he also admits that the big Gold Coast, which set a sky-high price record today, is indeed more beautiful than the Suguan Heding back then, and if this pot of flowers catches up with the hottest year of fried orchids, I am afraid the price will double.
Although the No. 12 orchid friend who bid 14 million before said that he couldn't let the good orchid go overseas, he was patriotic and had a bottom line, and the price of 15 million had exceeded his budget, so he had to give up.
"Xiao Zhong, it seems that your pot of flowers is going to be bought by that Jin Taiyu. If you don't want to sell it to foreigners, I'll buy it back for you. ”
Wang Haosheng and Zhong Huan haven't known each other for a long time, and they don't know his temperament very well, and they don't know if he is an angry young man. He was afraid that Zhong Huan would not want to sell his flowers abroad, so he said so.
"Don't! Let them buy! I'd be happy if I could sell it to them. ”
Others regard these pots of orchids as unique treasures in the world, and even rise to the height of national treasures. Zhong Huan didn't care. Some of these orchids and beasts are that he feels weak when he buys them for himself at a high price, but he feels better when he sells them to foreigners.
"Xiao Zhong, it's not good for you to do this. Although money is a good thing, we can't lose our integrity. If such a good flower is sold abroad in one pot, there will be one less pot in China, why are you still happy? ”
Yin Jia is not opposed to selling flowers to foreigners, after all, the rules of the auction are that the highest bidder wins, and no one stipulates that foreigners cannot buy them. What he couldn't get used to was Zhong Huan's happy attitude.
"Grandpa Yin, one less pot is one less pot, anyway, Grandpa Wang still has it, and my master also has it. They are also treasures. Whose money does not earn them? Zhong Huan got to the bottom of Yin Jia.
"Xiao Zhong is right! We already have seeds in our hands, so we are not afraid of them buying them. Xiao Zhong, how many pots do you have in your master's place? But don't put it out. If you want to sell me to help you, it will definitely not be less than 10 million. Wang Haosheng looked at Zhong Huan's eyes at this time, as if he was looking at a beckoning cat.
"My master doesn't have much there, if you sell it, you must ask Grandpa Wang for help." Zhong Huan didn't dare to say how many flowers there were.
While a few of them were whispering, the rest of the people in the venue were also talking about whether this big gold coast could break the auction record of the previous Lanshan Fair.
Kan Youchang waited on the auction table for a long time, and when he saw that there was still no one to bid, he continued: "Fifteen million once...... Fifteen million twice...... Fifteen million three ...... Deal! Congratulations to Mr. Kim Tae-woo for winning this great gold coast. The next thing we are going to auction is the last special gold medal orchid of this Orchid Fair, Mr. Zhong Huan's Dacangshan Butterfly. I don't know if you need to take a break and drink saliva before bidding? ”
"President Kan, don't be funny. We can't wait. ”
"That's it! It is! Let's get started! ”
Many Lan friends in the audience are waiting for the last pot of flowers, how can they have the heart to rest?
"Since you don't need a break, let's move on." Kan Youchang said and asked the staff to switch the projection, and a photo of the butterfly of Dacang Mountain was reflected on the screen.
"I don't need to say the benefits of this Great Cangshan Strange Butterfly, I think you can understand it. I have seen a lot of orchids in my life, but I have seen such a seedling in my life. The seedlings auctioned by Mr. Zhong can be called ever-changing, large and strange. If any orchid friend wins this seedling orchid, it is considered to have been earned, and one seedling flower can be used as a reward for five seedlings. The reserve price of orchids is still 500,000, and the auction starts now! ”
After Kan Youchang finished speaking, he looked at the audience and waited for Lan You's offer. This Dacangshan butterfly can be left for the final finale, naturally because the judges of the organizing committee are unanimously optimistic. Kan Youchang felt that the auction price of this orchid could at least be the same, if not surpassing the previous Great Gold Coast. But what made him strange was that after the auction began, the venue was silent, and no one was bidding.
Lan You, who participated in the auction on the spot, did not ask for the price, not because they didn't want to shoot, but because they didn't think about how much they would bid. Judging from the popularity of the previous orchid auctions, the reserve price of 500,000 yuan is obviously set at a very low price, which is similar to the auction without a reserve price. At this time, the price of six or seven hundred thousand yuan can only be laughed at and generous. Even if you quote six or seven million, you will definitely not be able to shoot it. Everyone is deciding how much to bid.
"Ten million!"
An extremely calm voice rang out in the quiet of the venue. Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Sanyou Yangzheng, who had participated in the Great Gold Coast auction just now.
"Eleven million!" "Twelve million!" "Thirteen million!"
With the beginning of Sanyou Yangzheng, the other Lan friends no longer hesitated, and almost without a pause, the price soared to 13 million.
"Fifteen million!"
Kim Tae-woo quoted a price of 15 million for the second time today, and then he scanned the audience proudly, showing a kind of confidence that he was determined to win. This momentum has made many domestic Lan friends stuck again.
Those orchid garden owners came to participate in the auction in order to buy the good flowers back for breeding and then selling, of course, they had to make a profit, and the capital of 15 million was too high for them. And those rich people who like orchids can spend a lot of money for orchids, but they don't want to be wronged by others. Fifteen million is already the highest price in the history of the orchid auction, and those rich people are not sure whether it is worth it to buy a pot of orchids beyond this price.