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The scene was not only Chu Chen and Qiao Qingtai discussing the bidding strategy there, but also those buyers who were interested in this bronze ban and felt that they were strong and had the opportunity to bid successfully, were also discussing in a low voice with their companions or the appraisal experts they had invited.

"The reserve price is 100,000."

The auctioneer saw that everyone was seated back and started the auction. However, there was silence at the scene, and after waiting for several minutes, no one followed the bid.

Seeing this, the auctioneer did not find it strange, because this is still relatively common in the process of precious lots, just like a gun shooting a bird, and all those who are interested in this bronze ban do not want to be the first bird.

The auctioneer was also prepared for this situation, he looked around and paused slightly in the front left position.

"Five hundred thousand!" Immediately, I saw a man in his fifties, with a thin face, a pair of black-framed tortoiseshell glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a neat appearance, who looked like an old scholar, and raised a sign to quote the price.

In fact, this old scholar has been a little active before, and he has never photographed anything, so everyone knows that he should be To. But at this time, the situation was like a tense battlefield, and suddenly a crisp gunshot broke the silence of the battlefield, and then bullets gushed out, which instantly raised the price of the lot tenfold, to as much as five million.

"Good! The boss here bids six million! The auctioneer said again, his voice filled with a hint of excitement. It infects everyone present.

Six million seems to be a rallying order. Let the bosses, who had just recuperated, begin to sit up straight. The eyes also began to become bright, and some of them who couldn't wait also began to quote prices, and as soon as they made a move, they increased by as much as two million.

"Eight million!"

Hearing this offer, Qiao Qingtai's expression was also a little nervous, he touched Chu Chen beside him with his elbow, and asked:

"Xiao Chu, are we going to make a bid?"

"Wait and see." Chu Chen smiled slightly and gave Qiao Qingtai a reassuring look. Then. He turned his head back to the auction information, but most of the time his eyes did not pay attention to the people who were bidding, but intentionally or unintentionally, he would look at a middle-aged man sitting to the right of their seat.

This person is a senior student, with a pair of piercing eyes, a high nose, a confident smile on his face all the time, and a well-dressed person. At first glance, you can tell that he is a successful person.

The reason why Chu Chen paid attention to him intentionally or unintentionally was also because from just now to now, this person had never made a bid. It's not that only him and Chu Chen have not yet made a bid. It's because this person has been observing this bronze forbidden for a little more time just now than the others.

The observation time is so long that it is nothing, as mentioned above. This is likely to be a preferential treatment for old customers, though. As he observed, there was a look in his eyes that he wanted to take something in. Chu Chen saw it clearly.

Therefore, Chu Chen will put his eyes on this person from time to time, ready to bid with this person. In addition, the current price is not the bottom line, even if he guesses wrong, there is still time to make up for it, so he is not in a hurry.

Qiao Qingtai smiled a little embarrassedly when he saw Chu Chen's gaze, he knew that he was a little concerned about it now, which made him somewhat glad that he didn't take the bid on himself, otherwise he would definitely suffer a big loss when bidding.

As time passed, when someone made a bid of more than 10 million, the middle-aged man was a little overwhelmed. At this time, there were only five bidders, and one of them was the old scholar who was suspected of being the one just now.

When the old scholar offered 10.5 million, the middle-aged man suddenly raised his card to bid, and what surprised everyone even more was that this person directly added 1.5 million yuan for the first time, making the price directly known to 12 million. This kind of strong price increase method has made many people look at him with admiration.

"This boss bid 12 million, I don't know if anyone else will increase the price?" At this time, the auctioneer's tone gradually increased, and the excitement was overflowing.

A pot-bellied boss came back to his senses and frowned again, only then did he increase the price by 50,000 yuan, but even if the eyesight of the people present was worse, they could vaguely see that it seemed that the price was now a little close to the bottom line in his heart.

Chu Chen saw that the time to bid should be ripe now, and he also raised his card to quote the price, and his price increase was not as fierce as that of the middle-aged man, only 100,000 yuan. However, at this price, it had already made the fat boss's face hesitate, and he looked at Chu Chen who couldn't make up his mind for a while whether to follow or not.

Chu Chen smiled at the fat boss, but it was not him who raised the price next, but the middle-aged boss just now, and his price increase this time was not high, just like Chu Chen, it was only 100,000.

Next, Chu Chen and this middle-aged man, you are 80,000 and I am 100,000, you come and go for a while, and after a few back and forth, the price unconsciously climbed directly to 14 million.

Seeing this situation, the fat boss just now could only smile bitterly, wiped the cold sweat on his head again, and gave up the competition.

At this time, only Chu Chen and the middle-aged man were bidding there, and the other guests were all looking like they had nothing to do with themselves, looking lively, while the auctioneer was smiling, every time the two sides raised the price, the smile was even brighter, and in the end, their eyes were almost gone.

Next, the prices spit out from the mouths of the two of them one by one, it seemed that they were not alarmed, but it gave people the feeling that the atmosphere in the room seemed to be getting more and more tense, and when the price exceeded fifteen million, Chu Chen suddenly made a contemplative movement, as if he was not following.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man's face showed a look of triumph, and Qiao Qingtai was extremely anxious, if it wasn't for the fact that he still had a little reason in his heart, maybe he would have made an offer.

However, just as the middle-aged man thought that he was the ultimate victor, the old scholar suddenly made an offer. This made the man feel quite unhappy, and immediately increased the price again.

"Xiao Chu. You wouldn't have guessed that this man would make a move, would you? Qiao Qingtai asked with some curiosity.

Chu Chen smiled slightly: "I saw him have this meaning just now, let him chase after him for a while." ”

Qiao Qingtai scratched his head when he heard this. Chu Chen obviously said that he would not give up just now, but he almost didn't believe Chu Chen, which made him a little embarrassed.

Chu Chen smiled, he still understood Qiao Qingtai's behavior, but now that the auction was at its most critical, he didn't say much, and kept paying attention to the bidding between the two.

Because the old scholar suddenly made a bid, some people at the scene thought that he was not a support, but Chu Chen did not think so. Because this person is careful every time he raises the price, if he doesn't ask him, why bother?

When the price exceeded 16 million, although the old scholar still wanted to increase the price, he really couldn't stand such a tense atmosphere, and finally had to give up regretfully.

The middle-aged man was also satisfied with this result, but what made him feel extremely depressed was that just as the auctioneer was about to drop the hammer, Chu Chen actually made another bid, and it was increased to 18 million at once. This made many people at the scene gasp.

"Eighteen million one hundred thousand!" The middle-aged man glanced at Chu Chen deeply.

"Twenty million!" Chu Chen gave him a confident smile back.

The middle-aged man was stunned. He had already been affected by the two situations just now, and now Chu Chen's price increase was so drastic, giving him a feeling that it was difficult to match, and this was also the effect that Chu Chen suddenly didn't follow just now. One drum, then decline, three and exhaustion.

The middle-aged man groaned for a moment. In the end, it may be that it is more likely that Chu Chen will follow, and finally chose to give up.

“…… Twenty million three times. Deal! ”

As soon as the words fell, the auctioneer knocked down the small wooden mallet in his hand with a red face. And the scene also sounded enthusiastically.

"Xiao Chu. When are we going back? As soon as the auction ended, Qiao Qingtai asked impatiently.

"Let's go now."

Chu Chen replied, although there are a few more lots in the future, but none of them are what Chu Chen wants, and the things here, except for some fakes deliberately mixed in the middle, have some problems with the source of other things, so he is not rare.

Chu Chen went to swipe the card and paid, and those staff began to pack this bronze ban, because the things were very valuable, and the bronzes from thousands of years ago were very fragile, the staff were careful and cautious when packing, and when it was completed, the black market auction would just end.

When I went back, I changed to a modified business car, otherwise the bronze ban with a length of more than 100 would definitely not be able to let go.

There was nothing to do all the way, and when they returned to the hotel, there were many people waiting there, one of them showed his documents to Chu Chen and Qiao Qingtai, and after getting Qiao Qingtai's approval, he asked people to work together to move things out of the car, and carefully put them in another car.

Then someone took out a stack of papers for Chu Chen and Qiao Qingtai to sign, and finally Qiao Qingtai and someone called to confirm that these people drove away.

Don't look at it today, you just have to sit there and move your mouth, but Qiao Qingtai is old, and he was very excited when bidding, which made him physically and mentally tired, so after a hasty dinner, Qiao Qingtai went back to his room to rest.

Of course, Chu Chen was much better than Qiao Qingtai, he and Zuo Shan got his room together, and took out the new pastel porcelain vase that he had auctioned at the afternoon auction, and then took out the other three pieces of porcelain as well, and after arranging them, he did confirm his judgment and found the real address of the treasure.

For such a result, Zuo Shan was excited and excited, and after a while, he thought of a question and asked with some curiosity: "Chu Shao, how did you know that this bottle was a key clue at that time?" ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "At first, it was because the painting style was relatively similar, and we were more sensitive after studying for so many days, so we found out that there was something wrong with this bottle." Fortunately, I found it out quickly at the time, otherwise I would probably miss it! (The novel "Treasure Life" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)

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