"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Michaelson, who is hosting this MAI shoot. Hagen, I am glad that you can participate in this special auction of Chinese artworks, yesterday, we have a total of 18 precious Chinese artworks, I think, today's auction of MAI will be more successful......"

About five minutes after Han Chong and the others sat down, a white man walked up to the stage and said an opening sentence in French and English, and the audience burst into sparse applause.

In fact, yesterday's situation was not as Michael said, it was true that eighteen Chinese antiques were auctioned off, but fifteen of them were auctioned off by people arranged by the auction company.

Otherwise, I am afraid that only three lots could be sold yesterday, and Michelson was not the main auction yesterday, as an internationally renowned auctioneer, he came to put out the fire today.

Auction Mai Division, or registered Bidding Mai Division, is the professional qualification title of the host of the main Thermal Shooting Mai event.

A well-qualified mai bidder, after optimizing the combination of the mai items to be auctioned, can determine the best bidding route, coupled with the noise of the atmosphere of the scene, they will often make the auction achieve unexpected results.

In fact, the auction master you see presiding over the bidding at the auction is only the last stage of the whole auction process, and in fact, the work of the auction master is far more than that.

First of all, the auctioneer should participate in the collection of the target, the signing of the entrustment contract, and at the same time have a detailed understanding of the situation of the lot, so that he can know the situation of the lot, so that the buyers can fully understand the lot when presiding over the bidding, so as to facilitate bidding.

Then, the mai master has to participate in the investment promotion, which is a more complex work in each link of the mai. Usually, there are various channels for the company to release information, such as media announcements, and the buyers are not as many as possible, but the more "right" the better.

So. A good auctioneer should have a good grasp of the lots, be able to predict which lots will be sought after before entering the auction, be able to roughly estimate the maximum value of each lot, and even know who the potential buyers of each lot will be.

The income of the mai photographer mainly depends on the mai industry he serves. Of course, the income of the mai artist is also related to his own fame, so the mai artist will often enhance his own value through multiple successful live mai auctions to attract the attention of mai customers.

In China, the highest income of a mai master is about 200,000 yuan, and the average income of a mai master is between 5 and 100,000 yuan. Of course, in some of the poor business conditions, the income of the mai master will be lower, and there are some more famous mai masters, who will not be fixed in which mai shop, but have a free identity and specialize in hosting some top mai meetings.

And Maxon is a top mai master in the international mai auction industry, when the average mai master can only get 8,000 euros per game to make a living, Maxon has to extract a large amount of commission from the mai auction industry. Of course, this is also inseparable from his excellent shooting skills.

The highest honor in the profession of a mai master is to receive a "white glove", and being awarded a white glove is the highest honor for a mai master. It marks a 100% sell-through rate for a mai sale.

White gloves represent a high degree of recognition of you, so if you get "white gloves", the status is like the Oscar winner of the mai industry, at that time. Your income will be very substantial.

Michelson is a three-time winner of the White Glove, and no one else can beat it in today's international auction world. Therefore, the organizing committee of this auction mai, when the transaction volume was very low yesterday, specially invited Michelson to host the auction.

Yesterday's auction of mai was already a very failure, twenty-four items, six were auctioned, and the remaining eighteen were also auctioned away by some owners themselves or entrusted by the mai party, so the organizing committee that had been preparing for several months was very dissatisfied, and fired the mai master who was a convicted sheep on the spot.

"Chinese art occupies an important position in the international art market, and its appreciation has been rapid in recent years, if I didn't have money in my pocket, I would definitely sit in the audience today and grab ......business with all the gentlemen and ladies."

After the opening, he did not rush into the theme, but stood on the stage and chatted, and his humorous words caused the audience to laugh from time to time, and the tense atmosphere before the start of filming was suddenly diluted a lot.

"Okay, friends must have been waiting for a while, you must be scolding me in your heart for delaying everyone's time, let's enter this Chinese art auction mai!"

Mixon's words suddenly changed and drew everyone's attention to the auction field, and the first lot of the day, also by a staff member wearing white gloves, was taken to the table in front of the auction stage, from the old rosewood shaft rod and yellowed rolled paper, everyone could tell that it should be an ancient painting.

"Our first lot today is an oil painting, the work of Lang Shining, a Chinese court painter from 300 years ago, from the Frey family's collection.

This is a portrait of an imperial concubine in ancient China, a collection of oriental women's softness and grace, it is "Bust of Chunhui Guifei".

After the appraisal of many experts in France and China, it is indeed made by Lang Shining, there is no falsehood, and it is also one of the three works of Lang Shining that can be proved by the world! ”

Maxon's words caused a commotion in the venue, and none of the people who came to participate in the auction did not expect that Maxson actually took out the lot that was originally arranged in fifth place in advance, which made those who intended to take this painting feel a little unprepared.

In general, we have to make color pages that promote the lot and the order of the auction, and many buyers pay attention to the lot they want based on these color pages, but Maxon broke the routine and confused the order, which made some people interested in this painting immediately nervous.

"I heard that Emperor Qianlong did not allow anyone to watch this picture of his concubine after he painted it, and he only saw it three times in his life.

This oil painting of an ancient emperor's concubine. The starting price is 100,000 euros, and each increase is 20,000 euros, maybe you only need to bid once, and you can have the rights of the emperor to take this picture of the concubine into your own pocket......"

It seems that Maxon put a lot of effort into this painting, turning out the past of Emperor Qianlong, with a strong incitement in his words, and everyone in the audience whispered about it.

Satisfied with this effect, Maxon asked the painting to be photographed in advance because of the Chinese fanatical pursuit of ancient emperor supplies. Although this is just a portrait, it is the emperor's woman who can't stand it, so it is very attractive, maybe someone will have an idea about this painting, but this is not necessarily.

Michelson felt that the foreshadowing was almost over, and then he said, "Okay, now the shooting MAI starts, 100,000 euros." The starting price is 100,000 euros, if any friend is interested, please bid......"

In the midst of Maxon's words, the second day of the Chinese art auction in Paris. It's officially begun.

As on the first day, nearly a minute after Michelson called out the price, the scene was cold and no one took the lead in bidding. The Chinese who can come to participate in this MAI auction are all extremely high-IQ, after being gently reminded. They have become a lot more sane.

Seeing this scene, Michelson still had a smile on his face, but the little finger of his left hand tilted upwards imperceptibly, and it happened to fall into the eyes of a white man sitting in the front row of the shooting field.

"I'll pay 100,000 euros ......"

When the white man saw Mixon's prompt, he immediately raised the number plate in his hand.

"Well, Mr. 12 offered 100,000 euros, oh, I didn't expect the charm of Chinese art to be so great, this should be a friend of the British, and he loves Chinese art so much.

Anything else no one has bid? There are a lot of lots today, and if not, then I would like to congratulate this English friend, you will get the concubine of the Emperor of China, well, for the first time......"

While talking, Mixon actually struck the hammer once, and the three hammers were settled, no one thought that Mixon would not look at the reaction of the audience, so he would knock so rashly.

Michaelson's performance, in the eyes of everyone, is very different from other mai masters, who are deliberately extending the mai time of a work indefinitely, in order to be able to auction a higher price, but Mixon is the opposite, he seems to be in a hurry to carry out the following mai auction, leaving not a lot of time for everyone.

And Maxon's last sentence seems to have omitted the fact that this is a painting, intentionally or unintentionally, and directly shouted that if you shoot this work, you will get the emperor's concubine, which made the Chinese in the audience a little angry.

"120,000 euros, I'll pay 120,000 euros......"

Looking at Mixon's wielding hammer, it seemed that it was about to fall for the second time, and someone in the audience finally made an offer, although it was only an increase of 20,000, but it made Mixon, who was calm on the stage, almost mention the heart of his throat, and finally fell back.

"I think it's really great to be able to buy a work by Lang Shining more than 300 years ago for 120,000 euros, and do you have any friends to bid?"

Michelson reminded everyone in the audience that the price of this painting was far more than 120,000 euros, although everyone knew his intentions, but their hearts were ready to move, and even Han Chong had the desire and urge to raise his card.

You must know that there are very few authentic works of Lang Shining, and before this one, there were only two works, which were collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing and the art museum in Dorle, France.

The price of Lang Shining's works should be between 10 million and 20 million, 120,000 euros, but about 1.2 million rmB, in the eyes of everyone, it is really the price of cabbage.

"140,000 euros!"

A middle-aged Chinese sitting in the front row of Han Chong held up a sign, but his price increase was not high, and he still restrained himself.

"€160,000 ......"

"€180,000 ......"

"I'll pay 220,000 euros ......"

"300,000, I'll pay 300,000 euros......"

With a person's price increase, the Chinese's crowd psychology finally broke out, in the first two offers, only 20,000 euros were added, but in the back, it was 40,000 and 80,000 upward prices.

"300,000, buyer 21 bid 300,000, oh, this price is outdated, buyer 78 bid 360,000, and now the price is 360,000, which friend else bids?"

Mixon felt that the situation had entered his own control, and stood on the stage with ease, although he didn't talk as much as he had just now, but the price of this lot has been rising.

Wen Wan is quite familiar with the international auction market, especially the auction of Chinese cultural relics, he has participated in a lot in recent years, so most of the collectors at home and abroad who like to collect Chinese antiques know each other.

Before the start of this auction, Wen Wan connected many people and was ready to boycott the special auction of Chinese art held in Paris, at least not to let foreigners pit themselves with the technique of rolling balls on the plate.

The effect of gentle tandem should be said to be good, in yesterday's shooting, only three pieces were actually shot, and the remaining more than ten antiques were taken away by some blonde and blue-eyed foreigners, everyone saw it in their eyes, and their hearts were clear.

However, the reason why that situation happened yesterday has a certain relationship with the poor control of the auctioneer, but it also has a certain relationship with the category of cultural relics taken yesterday.

But today's adjustment made by Maxon caught everyone off guard, and the starting price of this "Bust of Chunhui Guifei" is outrageously low.

"400,000 euros ......"

"€480,000 ......"

"620,000, I'll pay 620,000 euros ......"

The price battle continues, and the price of the "Bust of the Pure Princess", which was only 100,000 euros, has now risen sixfold, and no one is willing to give in, and the price continues to rise.

"M's, this Michelson has a hand, which is worthy of the white gloves of the Mai line......"

Wen Wan saw the collectors who swore to him a few days ago that they would never make a move, and at this moment they were already blushing and their necks were thick, and she couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

"Sister Wenwan, this won't work, if you carry it down, I'm afraid you won't be ......able to beat it for 2 million euros."

Han Chong's brows also furrowed, in fact, Han Chong originally wanted to make a move, but before he could think about it, the price was like a rocket, and it rose suddenly.

"780,000 euros, buyer No. 123 bid 780,000 euros, and there are any friends who bid? If there are no bids, congratulations to buyer 123, knowing that the painting has been professionally evaluated by us and is worth more than 1 million euros......"

When he shouted 780,000 euros, the auction hall became silent, but Michelson was not in a hurry, this phenomenon is very normal, as long as someone asks for the price again, it will be the same as just now, and everyone will shoot. (To be continued......)