Chapter 58: The Sky-High Price
Since it is a rare and rare treasure, the auction house must of course promote it for the sake of maximizing profits. After receiving this jade bracelet, invitations were sent to many well-known figures in the jewelry collecting world.
Therefore, in the past two days, many local tyrants have taken planes to Hong Kong Island, and they really can't get out of the way, so they will decide to participate in the bidding online. As long as there was the slightest possibility, they didn't intend to let this rare treasure fall into the hands of others.
Yu Xinglan's family has been engaged in the business of jewelry and jade for generations, and it is rumored that his ancestors were also royal jade craftsmen in the Qing court. After several generations of operation, the company under the name of the jade family is now the largest jewelry and jade business group in the Jiangnan area, and every year it will go to Myanmar to buy a large number of wool, unravel the jadeite and process it into various jewelry ornaments, and then enter the many chain jade jewelry stores for sale.
The special invitation letter sent by the auction house immediately attracted the attention of the senior management of the Yu family, after all, this kind of glass imperial green superb jade bracelet is too rare, and the jade family is so big that there is no treasure of the same level in the warehouse.
Therefore, the elders of Yu Xinglan quickly reached an agreement that it was very good to auction this rare treasure as the treasure of the Yu family's town store, and then sell it at a higher price after a few years, or as a family heirloom.
In fact, if it weren't for Qin Feng's need to purchase a large number of materials, the demand for cash was more urgent, and the batch of treasures he took out this time would be enough to allow the auction house to organize a special auction, and the income would probably be higher. Of course, he doesn't care much, anyway, there are a lot of good things in his hands.
On the stage, the auctioneer has finished the introduction and announced the start of the bidding:
"The starting reserve price of this treasure is 50 million, and each increase must not be less than 1 million!"
"51 million."
Immediately, someone raised a sign to make an offer.
"No. 33, 51 million!" The auctioneer exclaimed excitedly.
"53 million."
"No. 24, 53 million!"
"55 million."
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"60 million."
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"63 million."
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There were many bidders interested in this jade bracelet, and it can be said that nearly half of the guests present in the entire hall came for this treasure, and they had already prepared bank cards or large checks, vowing to take this treasure that was likely to be a one-of-a-kind piece.
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.
Yu Xinglan stood still for the time being, quietly sat and watched the performances of local tyrants from all walks of life, quoting one surprising price after another, until the price approached the threshold of 150 million Hong Kong dollars, she signaled the assistant next to her to start holding up the sign:
"160 million!"
"Number 36, 160 million! Is there still a quote? ”
"One hundred and seventy million!"
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"180 million!"
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Although prices have soared to suffocating numbers, there are still many VIPs who are unwilling to give up, causing prices to skyrocket, quickly breaking the 200 million mark, and there is still no sign of slowing down.
Not to mention the general rich tycoons, that is, many well-known celebrities in the jade industry, and large merchants who have been engaged in the jade wool business for many years, may not have the opportunity to see a glass imperial green jewelry, so they are all full of competition.
Yu Xinglan snorted and motioned to the assistant not to stop, she was going to settle this thing today.
After all, there are many competitors in the jewelry and jade industry, and the peers are enemies, if this thing is fought for by them, take the opportunity to advertise to their own companies and enterprises, it will be too unfavorable to Yu's Jewelry Group.
As a result, the price soon exceeded 250 million and then approached the 300 million mark.
At this time, some customers with poor economic strength began to withdraw with reluctance, but for the real big money, this is still far from touching their psychological bottom line.
“…… 320 million! Yu Xinglan's assistant raised his card again.
"No. 36, 320 million!"
There was obvious excitement in the auctioneer's loud voice, he had been engaged in this profession for many years, and it was the first time he had encountered such a valuable jade auction, as long as this treasure did not fail in the end, he could also get a lot of money afterwards.
There were several rounds of brutal competition to raise prices, and after the price exceeded 350 million, most of the participants fell silent, and less than seven people continued to compete.
"Three hundred and seventy million!"
Yu Xinglan's face did not change, and Yun Xian personally raised the card lightly.
Soon an old man who looked to be in his fifties and was dressed in a retro robe held up a sign: "380 million! ”
Then a fashionably dressed middle-aged lady followed with a sign: "390 million!" ”
A few seconds later, the price broke through the HK$400 million mark.
Three of the VIPs smiled helplessly and said they withdrew, but Yu Xinglan and the remaining three still insisted. In any case, this treasure must belong to the Jade family. And until now, this price has not exceeded her psychological expectations.
The old man continued to hold up the sign: "Four hundred and ten million!" ”
A bearded middle-aged man held up a sign: "420 million!" ”
The fierce competition continued, and in the end, Yu Xinglan quoted a sky-high price of 450 million, and finally forced the three gloomy competitors to give up and get this rare treasure.
Immediately, the daughter of the Yu family and the legal heir was invited to the VIP room, and Vice President Yang walked in surrounded by a group of bodyguards who were like a great enemy.
He was carrying a steel lockbox in his hand, handcuffed to his wrists, and if he wanted to snatch it, he would not only have to deal with the many bodyguards around him, but also have to cut off the vice president's hand to succeed.
After all, it is a lot worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and no one dares to treat it carelessly.
The process of inspecting the goods is much simpler, and Yu Xinglan brought two senior appraisers from his family, and it was easy to determine the color of the jade bracelet. It is not so easy to counterfeit treasures of this level, and it is impossible to hide them from the eyes of professionals.
"Mr. Yang, don't you think this bracelet should be a pair?"
Yu Xinglan couldn't put it down and put it on his wrist to look at it, and the strong and bright brilliance reflected the beautiful face that was pleasant and disgusting, bringing unparalleled visual enjoyment to the people around him.
After enjoying herself for a while, she asked coldly, "Is it possible that after a while, there will be another bracelet of the same kind?" ”
Vice President Yang looked stunned, and even the two appraisers shook their heads slightly, and said helplessly: "Miss, it's rare that this kind of heavy treasure can come out, how can there be?" ”
The top-quality glass imperial green jadeite is not a cabbage, the number of products that have come out so far is extremely limited, and the accumulation of hundreds of years is estimated to add up to only a few dozen, and most of them are smaller pendants or rings, as for the bracelets, there are definitely no more than ten, and even fewer can be paired in pairs.
"Well, it's me thinking too much."
Yu Xinglan smiled a little apologetically and said, "Then about the original owner of this treasure, can you introduce me to it?" ”
Vice President Yang shook his head very firmly: "The VIP customer has already stated in advance that he will refuse this kind of request." In fact, several buyers have tried it before you. ”
Yu Xinglan sighed: "Okay, if you have any fine jade jewelry to auction in the future, please let me know in time." ”
"There's no problem with that." Vice President Yang replied with a smile.
Due to business needs, the Jade Group has a good cooperative relationship with a number of auction houses on Hong Kong Island, and from time to time some fine jewelry will be entrusted to the auction house for public auction, so as long as it is not an excessive request, Vice President Yang will certainly not refuse.
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When the graduation party was coming to an end, Qin Feng received a message from the auction house on his mobile phone.
The HK$450 million transaction price did surprise him a little, but of course it was not a figure he could get. According to the entrustment contract, the auction house needs to extract commission fees and deduct taxes, so in the end, it is only close to 400 million yuan in his hands, and if it is converted into Huaxia coins, it will be more than 300 million.
As for the other pieces of jade, they also fetched a good price, and in total, Qin Feng gained more than 400 million Huaxia coins from this auction. To be on the safe side, he had the auction house transfer the money into a Swiss bank account.
However, this huge amount of money will not stay in his hands for long, as Zhao Yuanjin's power grows larger, the demand for various materials has increased rapidly, so he is about to spend it.