Chapter 31 The Auction
November 30, 2015, Gangcheng International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Today, the last auction of 2015 will be held here at Guardian Auction House, and in the huge auction hall, under the spotlight, an auctioneer wearing a suit and holding an auction hammer has a sonorous voice that spreads to every corner of the auction hall.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the twenty-first lot of this event, Zhang Dasi's 'Spring Mountain Fishing' was auctioned at No. 1026 at a price of 610,000 yuan. The following is the twenty-second lot, from the mainland of the mainland of a 77-year-old wild ginseng king, the roots are complete, the quality is excellent, after a number of experts to identify and certify, it is indeed a treasure meaningless, the starting price is 3 million, each time the price increase can not be less than 50,000 ....... ”
On the projection screens hanging on both sides of the venue, the film and television materials of the Samwang that will be auctioned are being played, especially every detail on the Samwang is recorded in detail by the cameraman with professional photographic equipment, and every detail is extremely clear, even if you don't see the real thing, there is no problem at all.
The lots for this auction were uploaded to the company's website long before the auction began, and all the lots were put on display yesterday, so the people who participated in the auction today basically came with a clear purpose.
Not to mention that there are fewer and fewer ginseng with vintages on the market now, and there are more and more fakes, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy real ginseng, most of them are artificially planted in imitation of the wild environment, and the growth year is slightly longer, no one really wants to spend decades growing a ginseng, in the era of rapid occurrence, this is simply a fighter among fools.
The kind of wild ginseng that is purely innate, without any human interference, and has a long year, is not absolutely absent on the market today, but it is indeed rare to find.
Many rich and powerful people want to buy this occasional ginseng because they know that this ginseng is auctioned today, or they participate in it in person, or entrust someone else.
The guests who can sit here today are naturally not the ones who are short of money, and they have raised their bids when they heard that the auction has begun.
As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, someone immediately raised a sign and said: "4 million!" ”
Someone directly skipped 3 million and bid 4 million, wanting to take the old ginseng directly into the bag.
"No. 6 bid 4 million, does anyone bid more than 4 million?"
"4.1 million!"
"No. 11 bid 4.1 million ......."
"4.3 million!"
“……”
"5.1 million!"
“……”
"6 million!"
“……”
The auctioneer's face is also excited, this old ginseng is estimated at 5 million to 6 million, and now the price is about to exceed 6 million, which also makes the auctioneer earn a lot of commissions.
But the price of 6 million calmed down many bidders, not everyone is willing to pay a high price for an old ginseng, everyone has expectations in their hearts, and when the expectations far exceed the offer, reason will choose to give up.
"6.1 million! And no one else is bidding! ”
At this time, most people chose to give up, after all, 6 million is not a small amount, and whether it is worth it depends on what the buyer thinks.
"6.5 million!"
"No. 9 bid 6.5 million, and there is no bid higher than 6.5 million."
The auctioneer is also very excited to auction this old ginseng to 6.5 million, which is also something worth showing off for an auctioneer.
"6.5 million once!"
"6.5 million twice!"
The auctioneer deliberately dragged out the tone, hoping that someone would continue to bid, but unfortunately 6.5 million was not low, just when the auctioneer was about to finalize the hammer, an old man dressed as a scholar raised the sign in his hand and said: "7 million!" ”
The auctioneer couldn't believe his ears, and his excited voice changed a little, "7 million, the bid on the 23rd is 7 million, and there are no higher than 7 million." ”
Not long ago, a 60-year-old ginseng was auctioned for 3.8 million, so the auction house estimated the price at 5 million to 6 million, even if the final auction price did not exceed 5 million, it is not strange, and it is normal for no one to even care about the auction, which is the wonder of the auction.
"No. 23, 7 million once!"
"7 million twice!"
This time, no one quoted a new price, and the old ginseng was sold for 7 million, which can be regarded as a new high in the recent auction of old ginseng.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we will auction the twenty-third lot, this is a set of jade, there is a bracelet and a jade bib, all from the same piece of jade, this is also the last lot of this auction, can be used as the finale of this event, compared to you will not be curious, because this is a set of glass imperial jade, its preciousness will not be repeated here, I believe that the guests who want to auction this set of jade know that this kind of jade, belongs to the rare treasure that can be met but not sought......."
The projection screens hanging on both sides of the venue once again played the high-definition video data of the jade to be auctioned, which instantly detonated the atmosphere of the audience, and it is no exaggeration to say that half of the bidders today are coming for this set of jade, just looking at the hot eyes of those bidders, you know how fierce the competition will be.
"I remember the last time the glass imperial jade appeared was two years ago!"
"You're right, but one thing is not right, two years ago it was a ring, and there is no comparison with today's set of jade."
"The last transaction price of the ring last time seems to be 50 million, I don't know if this set of jade can set a new record today."
"That's right, but now that many people are staring, it's probably not easy to ...... if you want to grab it."
"Small pieces of glass can still be seen occasionally, but large pieces have not appeared for five or six years, and I don't know when such glass imperial jade will appear next time."
The old man who had just auctioned off the old ginseng in a corner of the venue and a middle-aged beautiful woman beside him said, "Xiaoyu, what do you estimate the auction price of this set of jade today?" ”
The beautiful woman who was called Xiaoyu was named Sun Meiyu, and the old man next to her was her father Sun Wenli, and the two of them accidentally heard that there was a glass imperial jade appearing, so they came to Hong Kong City and found that this was indeed the case, but looking at today's occasion, I am afraid it will be difficult to get their wish.
"The best glass imperial jade is rated as A+++, this time the jade is one level lower, only reaching A++, but this time the jade is much larger, it is a rare treasure, I estimate it between 120 million and 140 million."
The old man frowned and said, "It's a bit high, and the company's liquidity is only 100 million, so don't compete." ”
Sun Meiyu has several jewelry stores in her hands, and the jade materials purchased from the jade mine have become worse and worse over the years, without the best jade, there will be no excellent jade, and without the best jade, the status of the jewelry store in this line will be lower and lower, if there is no best jade, the business of the jewelry store will probably lose money, can this not make Sun Meiyu anxious?
Therefore, Sun Meiyu decided to auction this set of jade as a treasure of the jewelry store, which can not only improve the grade of the jewelry store, but also store it for a few years before selling, and it can also make another profit, even if you don't buy it, it can be used as a family heirloom of the Sun family.
Out of the consideration of the greatest interests, this Guardian auction also used its strength to promote this set of jade, put this set of jade at the end of the auction, and at the same time issued invitations to a large number of potential buyers.
The auctioneer on the stage suppressed the emotions in his heart and said: "The starting price of this treasure is 50 million, and each increase must not be less than 1 million!" ”
"51 million!"
"52 million!"
"53 million!"
“……”
As soon as the auctioneer's words fell, the bidders in the audience couldn't wait to raise their cards, and the price rose from 50 million to 65 million, and there was still no stop.
At the same time, the auction house's official website has also opened a live broadcast, and customers who are interested in participating can also participate in the bidding online as long as they pay sufficient deposit.
The real predators don't raise their cards in the first round, they wait and see how the auction venue changes, looking for the best time to make a move.
Sun Meiyu also stood still, quietly watching the round of quotations, as the bids got higher and higher, her eyelids couldn't help but tremble a few times, although she estimated this set of jade at more than 120 million, but she didn't want such a sky-high price in her heart.
When the bid easily broke through the 100 million mark, Sun Meiyu, who had always been calm, finally couldn't sit still, and there were fewer and fewer people who could bid at this time.
"Forget it!"
Sun Meiyu just wanted to raise the card, but Sun Wenli next to her raised his hand and pressed her number plate and said: "You really think about it, if you think about it, you can quote your low price at once, and if someone bids again, don't bid." ”
The Sun family's money is not blown by the wind, Sun Meiyu has worked hard in the mall these years, and she has not started a family in her Chinese New Year's Eve this year, not because she doesn't want to, but when there is less and less time, and her vision is getting higher and higher, Sun Wenli feels a little sorry for her little daughter, hoping that she can learn to give up.
"I know!"
Sun Meiyu bit her lip, quickly calculated the price she could bear, and quoted her low price, "120 million!" ”
"On the 23rd, 120 million, and no one continues to bid."
After a brief pause, someone held up a sign again, "130 million!" ”
Sun Meiyu slumped in her chair, 120 million was already the highest price she could quote, and today's jade was destined to miss out on her.
At today's auction, there are also many peers in the jewelry and jade industry, and if something is auctioned off by other peers, the peers will take the opportunity to publicize and use it to crack down on other peers.
After the last few rounds of brutal bidding, even the auctioneer's loud voice became a little excited, the auction estimate is also around 120 million, but now the price has reached 150 million, just the commission of the excess part of this auction can make the auctioneer not have to work for a year.
The auction house also made a lot of money this time, and the auction house only gave a low price of 54 million in the contract signed with Lu Yu, that is, the starting price of the two lots, and if the auction failed, Lu Yu could sell the two lots to the auction for 54 million. However, when the auction price is higher than the low price, the auction house will charge a lot more commission, so the auction house will work hard to make money.
When she heard the auctioneer shout out a high price of 150 million, Sun Meiyu knew that today's auction was over, and other bidders also had their own low prices, even if the lot was good, they would not increase the bid indefinitely.
"Dad! Do you think there will be another set of jade in this set? ”
Sun Wenli's eyes lit up, and he understood what his daughter meant: "Are you trying to find the person behind this set of jade?" ”
"Yes!"
Intuition told Sun Meiyu that the person behind this set of jade may not be simple, as long as the source is found, all problems can be solved.
Lu Yu probably didn't know that someone was already eyeing him.