Tsunesuke Akida smiled and nodded, as long as the auctioneer didn't make such an inexplicable move just now, he believed that these ten oracle bones were likely to fall into his hands, and then with the Tianmu Zhan in the back, then he would have two national treasure-level cultural relics in his hands, and the old man would definitely be impressed by him after returning to China.

Thinking of this, Tsunesuke Akida hurriedly raised the auction card in his hand: "Twenty-five million!" ”

The others didn't expect that this time it was Tsunesuke Akida who suddenly exerted his strength and quoted a price that had exceeded the market value of the ten oracle bones.

"Twenty-six million!" And there was an immediate response at the scene, and Chu Chen, who was sitting in the corner, leisurely raised the sign, and directly added one million.

"Humph!" Seeing that it was Chu Chen, who was sitting next to Zhao Qirui, quoted the price, Tsunesuke Zhaoda snorted coldly, and then directly raised his card and responded: "Twenty-seven million!" ”

At this time, everyone on the scene realized that today's buyers would be produced in their midst.

"Twenty-eight million!"

"Thirty million!"

"Thirty-one million! ……”

When Chu Chen made the offer to 40 million, there was warm applause at the scene.

Immediately, Tsunesuke Akida had a somewhat unhappy expression, and he planned to continue the offer, but his translator and assistant reminded him in his ear: "President, if the price we quote is too high, the Tianmu Zhan in the back will not be able to take nine out of ten!" ”

Hearing his assistant say this, Tsunesuke Akita's face immediately became gloomy, although this oracle bone is important, if he wants to choose one of the two, then he will definitely choose the more important Tianmu Zhan, if he doesn't take a picture of Tianmu Zhan in the end. That would mean defeat for him, which made him quote when it came time. I had to be cautious.

So he raised his sign: "Four thousand and five hundred thousand!" ”

Chu Chen saw the price quoted by Tsunesuke Akita, and his heart moved. It seems that the other party's funds are almost over, or because there is Tianmu Zhan behind him, he does not dare to use too many funds, which is obviously his own opportunity.

"Forty-one million! ……”

Next, Tsunesuke Akida was no longer as confident as he was just now, and every time he quoted, he seemed a little hesitant, or bowed his head in contemplation, or held his cheek with one hand, looking very distressed. His assistant was nervously in the corner with someone.

But Chu Chen sat there very leisurely, and the quotation was tightly bitten. Doing so undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on Tsunesuke Akita.

When Tsunesuke Akida reported 45 million, the audience suddenly fell silent, and everyone turned their eyes to Chu Chen.

"Forty-six million!"

When Chu Chen reported this number, Tsunesuke Akida sighed on his back, if he followed the offer again, then the remaining money would obviously not be enough to buy Tianmu Zhan.

Although Tsunesuke Akita's assistant is still nervously contacting the funds, but because Tsunesuke Akida didn't know that such a national treasure-level cultural relic would appear in the road today. He didn't bring an appraiser with him, and based on his words, even if he wanted to get financial support, it would not be possible to achieve it in a while.

There was a moment of silence. Before Tsunesuke Akida could react, the auctioneer decisively rang the gavel. And a moment earlier, Tsunesuke Akita's assistant ran to his side in a hurry. It was said that the funds had been contacted, but at this time the auctioneer had already dropped the gavel. He just wants to make another offer, and it's too late.

"Yaga!" Tsunesuke Akida is so angry in his heart! Directly walked to Mu Tianguang with his assistant, and said with an angry expression: "Mu Sheng." What's going on with the auctioneer you chose, it's been twice, I didn't have time to bid, and the auctioneer dropped the hammer directly, is this still an auction? ”

Mu Tianguang frowned slightly when he heard this, he admitted that the first time was indeed when he asked the auctioneer to drop the hammer faster, but just now it was obviously Shosuke Akita's own delay in not bidding, and the auctioneer only fell the hammer on the premise of asking a few times, so everyone didn't necessarily have to wait for him, right?

"Mr. Akida, I regret that you didn't get what you liked, but the interval just now was too long, and it was rude to make the other party wait too long, do you say?" Mu Tianguang said euphemistically.

To say, this Shosuke Akida is not an impulsive person, but the two "national treasures" were missed, and the anger that made him leave made such a reckless move, at this time he saw the ridicule in the eyes of the people around him, and could only say bluntly: "Musheng, I hope there will be no such thing next time!" ”

Mu Tianguang hurriedly responded with a smile: "It's good, it's good!" I'll ask the auctioneer to pay more attention to this. ”

Since the oracle bones and scriptures have fallen into Zhao Qirui's pocket, then he doesn't have to be cautious anymore, even if Shosuke Shoji doesn't mention it, he will ask the auctioneer to delay the hammer as much as possible to maximize his interests.

At the same time, the staff sent the ten oracle bones to Chu Chen.

After Chu Chen verified the authenticity, he signed the check directly, plus the commission payable by the buyer of 3.22 million, and the actual transaction price was 49.22 million HKD.

"It's so expensive!" Liu Sizhe watched Chu Chen sign the check, and couldn't help but sigh.

Speaking of which, this transaction price is indeed more than half of the estimated market value. Originally, Zhao Qirui also valued it like this, and for the sake of insurance, he also handled a quota of 70 million HKD, but he didn't expect that the price of the scriptures was unexpectedly higher than he expected at the beginning.

So for the sake of insurance, he asked Chu Chen to help bid in the second round, but he didn't expect to be guessed correctly by him. To say that after he clapped his hands, it was not that he couldn't borrow money from Chu Chen, and he didn't have any aversion to it, but now after all, it was in public, and people saw that he wanted to ask his nephew to borrow money, so where would he put his face?

Chu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "After all, it is a national treasure, and it is priceless for its research value, therefore, the transaction price of these oracle bones is not very expensive, besides, in a situation like the one just now, we may not be able to let that little man succeed, right?" ”

"Achen is right, sometimes we have to fight, and you can rest assured, the acquisition of these oracle bones and scriptures is supported by the state, and it does not exceed the psychological price given in advance. There will definitely be compensation after returning to Beijing. Zhao Qirui explained with a smile.

Everyone was very happy to hear Zhao Qirui's statement, and Chu Chen didn't care about it. People should do something and not do something, and they should do what they can for their motherland. Of course, it would be better if it didn't cost anything.

Next, the auctioneer auctioned three more pieces, but because they were all the most valuable items in the lot, and because they were affected by the first two lots, the scene was tepid.

"The following lot is a fine collection of Mr. Mu in his early years, but before introducing this lot, I would like to announce a decision for Mr. Mu. Fifty percent of the proceeds from tonight's auction will be donated to Project Hope, which will be used to build schools in the impoverished mountainous areas of the Mainland, so that they can receive a better education! ”

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the scene burst into warm applause.

At this time, there were already staff members who put the lot on the table, and Chu Chen looked at it, but it was an azure bottle, which looked like a thick glaze. He couldn't help but be stunned.

Cong-style bottles were first seen in the Song Dynasty, and it is generally believed that they were created and burned in the Southern Song Dynasty, and as for whether the Northern Song Dynasty had Cong-style bottles produced, the theory is not uniform. The Song Dynasty prevailed in the style of antiquity. This bottle type is modeled after the shape of the jade cong of the Liangzhu culture in the Neolithic Age. The Southern Song Dynasty official kiln and Longquan kiln all have this shape.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on the lot, the auctioneer pointed to the jar and introduced:

"Someone must have guessed the origin of this jar, right! Just like everyone thinks. This Cong-style bottle is the Azure glazed Cong-style bottle fired by the Ru kiln in the Song Dynasty! ”

"This bottle is twenty-one centimeters high. The shape is regular and the atmosphere is simple. Naturally old-fashioned, the shape of the vessel is Cong style, which is modeled after the shape of ancient jade. The surface of this vessel is glazed with azure, the glaze is pure, the glaze is warm, the carcass is gray and white, the tire glaze is tightly combined, and there are five needle marks at the bottom, revealing the gray-white tire, and the whole device is beautiful and smooth. ”

"In addition, this bottle also has a number of well-known experts issued by the certificate of identification, can ensure that it is genuine, if the buyer later finds that this bottle is a fake, as long as it meets the requirements, you can come to the return procedures."

The auctioneer's explanation is very detailed, and the fact that it can be returned has made many people at the bottom very interested. What are you most afraid of when buying antiques, it's not that you're afraid of buying a fake, but now with Mu Tianguang's guarantee, even the guests who didn't have any ideas about it have raised their interest.

The auctioneer paused, and then said: "The starting price of the Song Dynasty Ru kiln azure glazed Cong bottle is three million, and each bid must not be less than 100,000!" ”

"Five million!" As soon as the words fell, a man in his fifties raised the sign in his hand.

"Six million! ……”

Chu Chen looked at the rising quotations, and sighed very emotionally in his heart, it was impossible to say that this Cong bottle was not interested, but because he had also handled the quota of 60 million HKD this time, counting the previous expenses in Xiangjiang and the auction fee just paid, there was not much money left.

"Achen, do you want to take a picture of this bottle for you?" Zhao Qirui asked.

"No need!" Chu Chen shook his head: "I have Ru, Guan, Brother, Ding, and Jun now, and it is good to have more Ru kiln Cong bottles, but if the cost is too large, it is really unnecessary." ”

Zhao Qirui immediately understood what Chu Chen meant, after all, this was an auction, and it was an auction attended by a group of wealthy people, and there was Mu Tianguang's guarantee of authenticity, the transaction price of this Cong bottle was very likely to greatly exceed the market value, so it was not attractive to Chu Chen, and it was also a normal thing.

And the transaction price of this Cong bottle is indeed the same as they thought, as high as 18.8 million, you must know that Lu Dao, judging from the quality of this Cong bottle, the current market value is only 12 million at most, even if the price of Xiangjiang is one level higher than that of the mainland, it is only 1.2 million more.

The price of 18.8 million was not only unexpected by Chu Chen, but even Mu Tianguang was pleasantly surprised.

The reason for this price is also because Tsunesuke Akida may be due to the previous two losses, and he is very resentful in his heart, so that he has been raising the price like crazy, just when everyone thinks that he is bound to win, I didn't expect him to suddenly stop fighting.

Tsunesuke Akita's performance can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and he is deliberately raising the price, which makes the winner of the bottle hate him so much that his teeth itch.

However, for Mu Tianguang, Tsunesuke Akita's behavior can be regarded as a great help to him, originally he thought that fifteen million was already good, but now not only three million eight hundred thousand more, but also hundreds of thousands of commissions, as for why he still needs commissions for his own things, the reason is very simple, I am in charge of my territory!

Just as Mu Tianguang happily accepted the money, there was a dissatisfied voice at the scene: "I said Mr. Mu, your lot is inevitably too ridiculous, such a quality of wool, 10,000 yuan, I will give as much as you want, and the starting price is 50,000 yuan, you are wronged by us!" ”

Mu Tianguang looked back and found that it was a jewelry merchant surnamed Wang in Lingnan who spoke, although this Mr. Wang mainly made gold jewelry, but jade jewelry was also involved, so he had some understanding of the price of wool. (To be continued......)