Chapter 695: The Auction Begins
"Mr. Qin, I finally got in touch with you, and if I can't get in touch again, I guess I'm going to call the police." The manager of the auction house, Marion Cook, took a long airway.
"I'm sorry, I've been delayed by some personal matters lately, and it wasn't until yesterday that I remembered that the auction was about to start, so no, I flew to the Eagle Country immediately." Qin Heqing said in a somewhat embarrassed tone.
"Is Mr. Qin in the Eagle Country now?"
"Yes."
"Can you tell us about the location? I'll arrange for someone to bring you the invitation. ”
"I'm ...... now," Qin Heqing immediately said the address of the hotel where he was staying.
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to send the invitation."
"Okay."
Then the two of them had a brief idle conversation, then each consciously hung up the phone and began to do their own things.
"Let's see, which one fits." Qin Heqing turned on the computer provided by the hotel, found a consultation about clothing, looked at the men's and women's clothes presented on it and asked Ayukawa beside him.
After all, I'm going to an auction tomorrow, which is more or less a more formal event, and dressing as casually as I am now is not only disrespectful to others, but also disrespectful to myself, so it's better to dress up somewhat.
There is also Ayukawa, because there is no relationship with a female companion - Brenda can't be contacted, and I don't know if she changed her mobile phone number, or if she is no longer in Eagle Country, and he doesn't know the phone number of her good friend Vida, so after thinking about it, it is better to take Ayukawa directly.
Anyway, Ayukawa doesn't look bad, and she has a foundation, plus this is not an island country, so she won't be approached by the Cursed Dao to attack for the time being, so there is no need for her to continue to hide her body and guard against surprise attacks.
"I think it's a good set."
"Wouldn't it be too old-fashioned?"
"What about this set?"
"The colors are so bright, I don't like it."
"What about this set ......?"
In this way, the two of them went back and forth to discuss the issue of clothing.
That is, until the staff at Sotheby's sent the invitation to tomorrow's auction.
"The auction will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Sotheby's on XXX Street, and I hope you will pay attention to the time, sir, so as not to be late." The staff reminded when handing over the invitation letter to Qin Heqing.
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
Then the staff left, Qin Heqing looked at the invitation in his hand, and also left the hotel with Yue'er and Ayukawa, and went to Oxford Street, the most famous commercial street in London, to buy clothes that will be used tomorrow.
As for renting?
He's not bad for money, but he's not used to wearing clothes that people don't know who wear.
Even if the clothes were carefully disinfected and washed when they were returned, the resentment in my heart could not be avoided.
……
The next day, at about two o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Heqing, who changed into a silver casual suit, and a black conservative sleeveless stand-up collar dress with flesh-colored stockings as a base, dressed up in a small suit, looked at Ayukawa, who was similar to attending an award ceremony, got into the free ride provided by the hotel and drove to the auction location of this trip.
There was no delay on the way, and there were no accidents, so when there were still ten minutes before the auction began, Qin Heqing appeared at the door of the auction house smoothly, showed the invitation letter, and went to the auction hall under the guidance of the auction house's service staff.
Because it is a special auction, this auction occupies a small hall alone, so there is no private room such as the so-called identity of the facility, all the participants gather in the auction hall, just like bidding for the auction, you need to hold a sign to indicate the auctioneer's own offer.
Therefore, Qin Heqing didn't lean too far forward, and chose a position a little in the middle and sat down.
Next to him was an old man from the Eagle Country who he didn't know, nodded to each other, and completed the process of greeting each other......
It is also simple.
Of course, it also shows that the other party doesn't have much interest in chatting with him. Therefore, Qin Heqing didn't bother himself, picked up the introduction booklet on the chair, and looked through the auction list and the order of the lots.
It is not a loss to Sotheby's, the world's most well-known auction house, and the energy is not ordinary! In addition to the large number of newly unearthed Egyptian artifacts provided by him, there are also some Egyptian artifacts that Sotheby's does not know from whom, mixed with his own lots, constitute all the treasures of the whole auction, which makes the auction a lot higher.
"Looks like we're going to have a good day today." Qin Heqing chuckled at Ayukawa beside him.
Then time passed, and in a blink of an eye, it was time for the auction to begin.
A middle-aged man in a suit and white gloves walked up to the stage from one side, picked up a small mallet, and tapped it lightly on the log mat in front of him.
"Dangdangdang."
"Please be quiet. I'm Henry, the auctioneer of this Egyptian-themed auction, some of you may know me, some of you may not know who I am, so before the auction officially begins, let me introduce myself, my name is Henry Griffin, I am a white glove recognized by the Royal Auctions Association of the Eagle Kingdom, I have been in the industry for 20 years, and I have presided over hundreds of auctions, so there is no need to doubt my professionalism and professionalism. ”
"So now I announce the official start of this Egyptian-themed auction! Here's the first lot......"
Then, a female staff member dressed like a bartender walked out with an Egyptian artifact sent by Qin Heqing and placed it on the auction table.
"It's a ......," Henry then began to introduce the lot, accepting the origin, age, and the appraisal certificate given by the auction house, as well as the name of the connoisseur, before announcing in a loud voice, "The starting price is 150,000 pounds, and each increase must not be less than 2,000 pounds, and the auction is now open." ”
"One hundred and fifty-two thousand."
"One hundred and fifty-five thousand."
"One hundred and sixty thousand."
"163,000 ......"
In this way, you come and go, coupled with Henry's support, the atmosphere of the auction is gradually stirred up, and it is rising towards an increasingly hot and hot posture.
"180,000, 180,000 pounds and no one else is bidding? If not, I'm dead! ”
"One hundred and eighty-three times, the deal, congratulations to this gentleman."
In an instant, 25 million yen fell into the pocket, and even if he hadn't really gotten the money in his hands, Qin Heqing couldn't help but become excited.
"This is just a lot for warm-up, not to mention the low grade, the price is also low, if you replace it with those boutique ...... later"
Thinking about Qin Heqing is exciting!
"It seems that I can really make a lot of money this time!"
Even much higher than the total price he had expected!
"It's not in vain that I've waited so many days."