The biggest news in Puhe County in recent times is the auction held by Qi Wuju.

The auction was huge, with flags with the logo of Qi Wuju fluttering on several bustling streets, the time and place of the auction, and the slogan "Harmony Sui Zhu, the highest bidder wins".

The people of the whole city knew about the auction held by Qi Wuju, but not many people actually went to the scene.

Qi Wuju only sent invitations to members and large customers, and gave a picture album. The catalogue is the exhibits of this auction, and the pictures and texts are very clear.

There are 10 items in this lot, including several rare treasures brought back by the Zhou family's merchant ships, as well as some original drawings of the legend of the merman, as well as three sets of clothes made of shark silk: two women's skirts and one men's robes.

Occasionally, rare items are sold at the bazaar, but there has never been such a formal auction.

Some people were curious, and some people were interested in the lots in the album and were invited to come.

After the auction opened, the guests entered with invitations, received the numbered tickets distributed at the door, and then arrived at the designated seats under the guidance of the waiter.

After everyone arrived, the door of Qi Wuju was closed, cutting off the minds of people outside who wanted to snoop.

The people in the venue were shocked by this formal process, put away their casual attitude, and waited seriously.

And people outside the venue couldn't see what the auction was really about, and their curiosity was even greater, and their hearts were itching like ants.

After the auction began, Mr. Jiang slowly walked up to the stage.

He was the auctioneer of this auction, and Zhou Jingrong couldn't find a suitable candidate, so he asked the old gentleman to sit down.

Mr. Jiang is well-informed and eloquent, and he can quote scriptures and classics when he says anything, so it is perfect for him to preside over the auction.

Mr. Jiang stood on the stage, just like when he usually told stories, his posture was relaxed and natural, and he slowly spoke: "The so-called Hebi Sui Zhu is hard to find, and the exhibits in today's auction are even more unique. If there are those who are in the eyes of your guests, they can bid on the spot, and the one with the highest price will get ......"

Subsequently, Mr. Jiang explained the rules of the auction to everyone, and the auction officially began.

The waiter presented the first lot to the stage, and Mr. Jiang unveiled the red silk, and a gasp sounded below.

It was an egg-sized eastern pearl, round and jade, with a faint pearl all around.

Dongzhu is already expensive and hard to find, not to mention that it is in such good condition and such a large one, and it is not something that ordinary people can afford, and no one dares to speak out for a while.

Although this Dongzhu is from the Zhou family's shop, this auction is hosted by Zhou Jingrong, and Master Zhou naturally wants to support his daughter, so he was the first to raise a sign to bid for the price.

Master Zhou made a move, no one dared to compete with him, and he couldn't compete anyway. So he took a picture of this Dongzhu without much effort, and gave it to Zhou Jingrong.

With Mr. Zhou's proofing, by the time of the second lot, people were much more active and began to bid for it.

The first half of the auction passed easily, and when it came to the intermission, Zhou Jingrong was afraid that the guests would find it boring, so she invited a geisha performance from the song and dance workshop to liven up the atmosphere.

In the private room, Qin Sang sat next to Zhou Jingrong, looked at the auction album and exclaimed: "I didn't expect you to even take out this set of beloved water jade, it's really a big deal." ”

The water jade that Qin Sang said is a set of crystal jewelry, a string of crystal beads and a petal pendant carved from crystal, and a pair of long earrings polished into the shape of stars and moons, as well as crystal bracelets, which are different from common jewelry with complex styles, and are rare and fresh and eye-catching.

This set of jewelry is Zhou Jingrong's dowry at the bottom of the box, which is her favorite.

Although crystals are not more precious than gold, silver and jade, it is rare to find crystals with such a crystal clear color. Rare things are expensive, so this set of jewelry is also very precious.

Zhou Jingrong sighed: "If it weren't for the black jade Buddha head being selected by the officials above and sent to the capital to celebrate the birthday of the prince, I wouldn't have to use this set of jewelry to make up the numbers." ”

Zhou Jingrong changed her words, and said worriedly: "I'm more worried that the sketch of the legend of the merman can't be filmed, and it will be a shame." ”

Qin Sang comforted her and said, "No, the legend of the mermaid is so popular, it will definitely be auctioned at a good price." ”

There are many fans of the legend of the shark, but the focus of this auction is on the three sets of shark silk, and the guests invited are also targeted. As for whether the sketch will be taken seriously, Zhou Jingrong has reservations.

Zhou Jingrong thought that the most fierce competition would be the three sets of clothes made of shark silk that appeared in the finale, after all, she specially organized this auction in order to sell the hot shark silk. Unexpectedly, the most fierce bidding was the original draft of the legend of the merman that she was worried that no one would care about.

Many people like Zhou Jingrong's comics, so they want to collect the sketches, and there is a Master Zhou who has been raising the price, which has brought the atmosphere of this auction to the top of the enthusiasm.

On the one hand, Master Zhou wanted to support his daughter, and on the other hand, he felt that his daughter's autographed sketch was inappropriate in the hands of others, so he wanted to buy the sketch back.

With Master Zhou's constant bidding, many people lost because they couldn't afford the ridiculously high price, and only one person was left to compete with him persistently.

As the price continued to rise, the entire venue could hear the needle falling, and everyone waited with bated breath to see who would pocket the painting and how high the price would be.

In the end, under the dumbfounding of Zhou Jingrong and everyone in the venue, Mr. Jiang finally dropped the auction hammer in his hand: "One hundred gold ......"

The original painting of the legend of the merman was sold at the highest price in this auction.

After a long silence, the crowd erupted in a burst of enthusiastic shouts.

That's a hundred gold, equivalent to a thousand taels of silver, to buy a small mansion.

Compared with Qi Wuju, a bowl of tea and a dessert are only a few pennies, and they can't earn a few taels of silver a day. Just two sketches exceeded Qi Wuju's turnover in a year. The three sets of shark silk that were vigorously sought after only sold for four or five hundred taels of silver in total.

Qin Sang was too excited, and clenched Zhou Jingrong's wrists red.

Zhou Jingrong was in a dream, and said in a trance: "I heard it right, right? ”

Qin Sang nodded excitedly: "No, no, I said that it will definitely be sold at a good price!" ”

This is not only a good price, but a sky-high price!

Zhou Jingrong subconsciously looked in the direction where the Jixian Pavilion was located, and only saw the Hu Guan who had been handling affairs outside the Jixian Pavilion, and did not see anyone else.

The owner of Jixian Pavilion is very mysterious, and Zhou Jingrong has always had a heart to make friends, but he has never seen his true face.

Zhou Jingrong's mood was not as excited as Qin Sang's, she was thinking, I don't know if Manager Hu's bid was a personal act, or the boss behind the scenes.

The auction came to a successful conclusion, with all the lots sold, which was not only more profitable than the list price, but also added to the interest and made it worth the extra money.

Master Zhou made a lot of money this time, and he was very satisfied with it, and he was even more impressed by Zhou Jingrong who came up with such an idea.

After the auction, Zhou Yong and others stayed to deal with follow-up matters, and Zhou Jingrong left first. She said goodbye to Qin Sang at the door, and when she turned around, she saw the Hu steward waiting not far away.

Steward Hu walked over to Zhou Jingrong, and the guy behind him was holding a jewelry box.

Before the Hu steward approached, he opened the box, and inside was Zhou Jingrong's set of crystal necklaces.

He presented the box to Zhou Jingrong and said respectfully: "Fu Er/Grandma, this jewelry is a little bit of my master's heart, not a respect, I hope to accept it with a smile." ”

Zhou Jingrong was so shocked by the sky-high price of the painting that she didn't pay attention to the whereabouts of her beloved crystal jewelry, and she didn't want to fall into the hands of this manager.

Zhou Jingrong was puzzled: "What does this mean?" ”

Steward Hu said: "Fu Er/Grandma is exquisite, the guests and hosts of this auction are happy, and the profits are also considerable. My host saw a business opportunity in this and wanted to cooperate with the second/grandma. ”

The meaning of the boss behind Steward Hu was that he wanted to open an auction house with Zhou Jingrong. The other party contributed money and injected funds, and the rest of the matters were fully handed over to Zhou Jingrong to take care of, and the accounts were divided into four or six.

Zhou Jingrong didn't get a penny, but he could get the bulk of the profits, which was like a huge pie smashed down in the world.

But Zhou Jingrong was not stunned by this pie, and said calmly: "This is a big matter, I want to discuss with your master in person." ”

Steward Hu was very thoughtful, and submitted the prepared contract earlier, apologetically: "My master is inconvenient to see guests for personal reasons, and I hope that the second grandmother will forgive me." All the payments for the cooperation have been detailed in the contract, and the second grandmother can take a look at it first. ”

Zhou Jingrong glanced at the contract cursoryly, and the conditions were quite generous to her.

But in a cautious attitude, she didn't respond in one go, only put the contract away first, and said lightly, "Okay, I'll contact you after I see it." ”

After Zhou Jingrong finished speaking, he asked again: "The sketch of the legend of the merman is also your master's sincerity to show his sincerity in cooperating with me?" ”

Steward Hu smiled: "My master is a fan of the second grandmother's comics. ”

Saying goodbye to Steward Hu, Zhou Jingrong thought in her heart as she walked.

The idea of opening an auction house is good, and the benefits are also great for her, but this mysterious person Shenlong sees the beginning and the end, and she always feels unsure.

"Oops." Zhou Jingrong was absent-minded, and before looking at the road, he hit a human wall.

She hurriedly retreated, wanting to apologize, but saw Fu Yunshen holding her forehead with his hand, and looked at her with a smile: "Why don't you look good?" ”

He caught a glimpse of Xian Ge behind Zhou Jingrong holding a box, and said with interest: "What did you shoot?" ”

"Uh, this is ......"

Zhou Jingrong briefly explained the cause and effect to Fu Yunshen, and showed him the contract.

Zhou Jingrong hated reading the contract the most, she couldn't read it, and she didn't know the ancient laws, so she threw this burden to Fu Yunshen without any psychological burden.

Fu Yunshen carefully studied the contract that was forcibly stuffed into his hand, and peeked at Zhou Jingrong's cute appearance that was drowsy with the shaking of the carriage, and curled the corners of his lips.