Chapter 102: The Auction is Shocking
With these three sounds, the atmosphere of the teahouse changed suddenly. It was still a noisy environment before, but it was quiet all of a sudden. As if they had agreed, they took half a breath together and waited for the next steps.
At this time, the lights of the teahouse have been adjusted to a level that makes it easy for people to calm down, not very bright, but not so dark that people are drowsy. In the middle of the hall, a beam of light hit, shining right on an object that had been dropped in mid-air.
It was like a large box, covered with a red cloth so that it was impossible to see what was inside.
Jojka was very curious about this and wanted to ask a few questions, but when she saw that Yu Wenxi and Baili Ye were looking at that thing with a straight expression, she was too embarrassed to bother.
Fortunately, the voice of the narrator soon came, and the person was hiding behind the stage, only to hear the sound coming from the speakers on the four sides of the teahouse, introducing the lot in front of him.
According to the voice, the name of this thing is "Nine Dragons Robe"! As soon as these three words were spoken, I saw that the red cloth covered in mid-air was immediately pulled away from the rope below!
Someone subconsciously cheered, and then saw that the booth began to rotate 360 degrees automatically, so that the collection could be better displayed in front of everyone-
It was an ancient robe, a bright yellow dragon robe worn by the emperor. I don't know which dynasty or generation, in short, it's not the Qing Dynasty, because the color looks a little bleak, and I think it should come from a much older era.
The voice of the narrator rose again, introducing the power of this dragon robe in great detail. Chojica was intrigued and listened attentively.
It soon became known that this so-called "Nine Dragons Robe" was because nine emperors had worn it to ascend to the throne, so as the name suggests, it got such a name!
It is reported that the nine emperors were all monarchs of the Tang Dynasty. It is the nine people since Wu Zetian, representing the most glorious Tang Dynasty.
The voice of the commentary continued, bringing together the value of this "Nine Dragons Robe". In fact, it's nothing, it's nothing more than that the dragon patterns on it are woven with silk drawn from pure gold. There is also a dragon's eye, which is a real ruby. In addition, there is a button, which is a brocade forged gold-filled and very precious.
Jodika listened vaguely for a moment, and then she felt as if she had heard of or read about the dress. It seems that she knows more than that, and if she thinks about many details that the narrator did not say, she can remember them.
I thought about it for a while, but I couldn't figure it out. looked up again, but saw Yu Wenxi looking back at her. Chojka pulled the corners of her mouth casually, then after thinking about it, she got up and moved a place beside him, and whispered:
"How much do you think this thing is worth?"
Yu Wenxi thought about it and came out with five fingers.
Chojica asks:
"Fifty million?"
Xi nodded, but after thinking about it, he said:
"Not necessarily. It may be more than that, or it may not be worth it. It depends on who wants to buy it! If it's just for resale, the price won't be too outrageous. But if people who don't care about money want to get their hands on it, then the price can be fried again and again! ”
"I understand." She nodded and said, "Auctions are like this, the master is very good at observing faces, they can know which people are really coming to get their hands on things, and they can also see which people are just participating in the market, whether they want or not." But......" Her words paused, and after a while, she said, "How do I think I have seen this Nine Phoenix Robe somewhere before?" It looks familiar, I can't remember the specifics, but it's certainly more detailed than this narrator. Alas! Really, I can't remember! Otherwise, I can also give you a reference! ”
When Baili Ye heard her words, he smiled and stretched out his hand to pull the person to his side again, and then whispered:
"Are you here to see the excitement? There is no one in the world whose eyes are more poisonous than his! With just one glance, he can tell whether all the antiquities are true or fake, good or bad, where they come from, and which dynasty they belong to! ”
Jodika's eyes widened -
"Really?"
Yu Wenxi was noncommittal, and got a woman's admiration.
After praising it, he went back to the side to be with Ximenmei and Li Xiaomu, but he didn't see Yu Wenxi's brows frowning slightly, as if there was a trace of strange emotion.
She didn't pay attention to this detail, but Baili Ye did, so she turned her head and asked him:
"What's wrong?"
Yu Wenxi narrowed his eyes, stared at the Nine Dragons robe for a while, and then said faintly:
"There's something wrong with something!"
The voice of this speech was so small that only he and Baili Ye could hear it. But Baili Ye was stunned after hearing this, and this subtle reaction fell into the eyes of Jodika, who would glance at him from time to time.
She was about to go over and ask what was going on, but suddenly, all the lights in the scene went out!
Baili Ye reacted very quickly, and quickly stretched out his hand and directly fished Qiao Jika into his arms.
The woman was shocked and asked urgently:
"What's going on?"
The man hissed in her ear and said:
"Wait and see!"
Well, wait and see!
According to the rules, this time should have organized a bargain! But no one would have imagined that the lights were suddenly turned off, or that the lights were deliberately extinguished by people with bad intentions!
"Don't move, don't leave my range. Anything can happen in this kind of place, you must not have anything! Bailiye's voice remembered it in time, and then immediately amplified it, and turned his head to Ximen Mei and said, "Xiaomei, keep Xiaomu!" ”
"Understood!" Ximenmei said crisply, which put him at ease.
And Yu Wenxi also walked to Li Xiaomu and Ximenmei at this time, after all, the two girls were together, and it was still not very reassuring.
The scene was agitated, especially in the hall on the first floor, as if everyone was panicking. Some ran, some shouted, and some people squeezed the table, causing the teacup to fall to the ground and shatter into several pieces.
The narrator's voice came out of the speakers again, shouting-
"Don't mess around! Don't mess around, everyone! It's a problem with the lighting equipment, and we are doing our best to overhaul it, and it will be fine soon! ”
The sound still had some effect, and when some people heard it, they stopped running around, but sat down in the nearest place.
At most, two minutes later, there was a "pop" and the lights came on again!
The brightness this time is about the same as when the auction didn't start, it's bright! People breathed a sigh of relief and began to look for their original positions and sit back down. The shopkeeper helped clean up the tea cups that had been knocked over in the dark, and Chojica leaned on the fence and looked down, only to see that the broken tea cups were all fine official porcelain, which was used exclusively by the royal family in ancient times. I can't help but secretly sigh for those good things, it's a pity!
But before this sigh could land, I heard an exclamation from someone below, and then I heard countless people shouting at the same time-
"The Nine Dragons robe is gone!"
In an instant, the whole teahouse was as quiet as a morgue, and people didn't even dare to breathe for a while.
Everyone knows that losing such a thing is too precious! Antiques are priceless, and to say it is how much it is! Now that the things are gone, all the people present are suspicious!
This time, the main family could not sit still. Suddenly, a large number of the teahouse's own security personnel quickly appeared at the scene, and soon surrounded the entire teahouse from top to bottom.
There were a lot of security personnel, both Oriental and Western, all armed with guns. not only surrounded the teahouse, but also surrounded every table and every guest.
It's a bit rude and unwelcome, but it's understood. After all, it's not an ordinary thing, and the process of losing things is so strange, if the master wants to check, it's human nature.
So even though many people don't look good at this time, no one really says anything.
But it's different when you get to the third floor! The only main seat on the third floor sat Baili Ye and Yu Wenxi, and when Baili Ye came in, he didn't squeak with anyone, and went straight to the third floor. Even some guys didn't recognize him when they saw it, but seeing that he was so familiar with Yu Wenxi, he also treated him as a guest.
But Yu Wenxi is familiar with them! That is the first person in the world of antiques in the Chinese community, and it is also the first family! No matter what you lose today or how big something happens, you can't offend this master!
So before those security guards surrounded the main seat on the third floor, the partner of the teahouse and a steward hurriedly rushed up first, and then raised their hands and shouted at those security personnel:
"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive! It's your own people! Own! While stopping the other party's rudeness, he hurriedly nodded in front of Yuwenxi, and then said, "Mr. Yuwen, I'm really sorry!" I didn't expect such a thing to happen and disturb you and your friends, I'm really sorry! You see, if you go back to the house first, it's too chaotic here, so as not to be inattentive for a while. Looking back, our shopkeeper Zhao will definitely come to the door to apologize in person. ”
"It's fine." Yu Wenxi replied lightly, and did not intend to embarrass the master's family. He is not a person who is unforgiving, and many times, he thinks more about others. "If you want to check it all, let's check it together, don't fall into the hands of others."
In a word, let the steward be grateful.
Security personnel began to search the area of the teahouse for the lost Nine Dragons robe, while the upper side was handled by the steward himself. He didn't really check, he just symbolically asked Yu Wenxi and the others to stand up and shake their bodies, and it was over. As for Li Xiaomu, it was even more reluctant.
But she never expected that just as Hitomi Chodika stood up and was about to take a turn, something suddenly fell from her body. The woman bent down to pick it up, only to find that it was the sachet left for her by the woman who was robbed yesterday.
The sachet was a little heavy, and it fell to the solid wood floor, making a muffled "thud". It's not big, but it's enough to be heard.
Ximen Mei opened his mouth first and said:
"This thing weighs so much?"
Chodika nodded and said to herself:
"Maybe it's a stone inside! That kind of stone with spices, otherwise how could it be so fragrant! ”
As soon as it drops, the mouth of the sachet is a little loose. Jojka didn't take it seriously, so she was about to tie it up and put it back, but she didn't notice Yu Wenxi's suddenly wrinkled eyebrows.