Chapter 791
The purpose of Gao Dewei's trip to Xiangjiang was to auction this work of Qiu Ying of the Ming Dynasty for his eldest brother, so when it was the turn of this work to start the auction, the whole person was in good spirits.
"The reserve price is 72 million!"
When the auctioneer shouted out the reserve price, how many people at the scene secretly shook their heads, although all of them are rich, but the rich also have different levels, maybe buying 18 million antiques can be easy and stress-free, but this Qiu Ying's work may be auctioned for about 100 million, and non-super-rich people do not have such a big deal.
"Qiu Ying's works are usually impossible to reach this price, but someone actually got Qiu Ying's poetic album, it's really good luck, sixteen small paintings, 72 million reserve price, it's not too expensive."
Xue Chen thought in his heart that although Qiu Ying was a member of the Ming Dynasty, if he really said it, if he was not as well-known as Tang Yin, even Tang Yin's works could not reach this starting price, only because the number of works reached sixteen and it was a collection, which raised the price to this height.
The auction has already begun to be auctioned on the spot, and there are not too many bidders, only a dozen people, but every time they bid, the price will rise by 500,000 to 1 million.
"Seventy-eight million."
Gao Dewei raised the number plate in his hand and pushed the price up to a new level.
79 million ...... 80 million ...... 83 million ...... Ten minutes after the auction began, the price was about to soar to 90 million, but the auction was far from over, and at least four buyers were still holding their cards!
"Brother Gao, what is the limit of your eldest brother's bid for you?" Xue Chen asked sideways.
Gao Dewei looked at the front intently and replied: "My eldest brother has explained to me, you must take it!" This Qiu Ying's work can be said to be difficult to find a second piece, my brother bought it for collection, not investment, and he didn't plan to change hands after he bought it, so it's okay if the price is higher, as long as it's less than 120 million. ”
"One hundred thousand and twenty thousand...... So many, that must have been filmed. Xue Chen said in his heart that he was really wealthy, he glanced at the other buyers, and began to think carefully before raising the card every time, and it was estimated that at most 100 million would stop, no accident, Gao Dewei would definitely be able to shoot it.
When the auction price reached 93 million, there were only two people still bidding at the scene, one was Gao Dewei, and the other was a Chinese man with a slight fat sixtieth birthday, his hair was already white, and there was a hot blonde and blue-eyed young girl sitting next to him.
Seeing that the old gentleman's price reached 93 million, Gao Dewei muttered a little unhappily: "My brother has already given me 100 million, saying that if I can't use so much, the rest of the money will be given to me, if it is not enough, he will make it up to me when he goes back, this old man can't be kind, don't ask for the price anymore, so let me have three melons and two dates left, and I won't run errands for nothing." ”
As a last resort, Gao Dewei raised his card again and pushed the price to a high of 93.5 million.
Xue Chen glanced at the old gentleman with a rich face who was sitting more than twenty meters away, and saw that he seemed to be ready to raise the card again, but at this time, he took out his mobile phone and picked it up, the phone lasted for more than twenty seconds, and the auctioneer on the stage had already begun to ask if anyone had bid again, and began to count down, but the old gentleman who hung up the phone just frowned and did not raise the card again.
"Huh? Didn't you even ask for a price? Noticing that no one raised the card again, Gao Dewei was also very surprised, just now he looked at the old gentleman's posture, as if it was a posture that must be taken, but suddenly he didn't raise the card, a little surprised.
"Nine three million five thousand once, nine three million five thousand twice, nine thousand five thousand three times."
Bang! The small mallet was not lightly or heavily smashed.
The female auctioneer stretched out her arm to show the direction in which Gao Dewei was sitting, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to this gentleman at No. 288 for auctioning this lot." ”
There was also some applause at the scene, and many eyes looked at Gao Dewei, wanting to see what kind of person had won this treasure.
Gao Dewei also raised his hands and waved it, grinning and signaling, he was also very happy to win the lot at this price, it was a little lower than expected, and finally completed the purpose of the trip safely.
"Brother Xue, shall we stay here for a while, or will we just pay for the things and go back?" Gao Dewei turned his head and asked.
Xue Chen looked at the stage, leaned on the chair, and said with a smile: "Brother Gao, have you forgotten?" I said I'd shoot something too. ”
"You want to shoot ...... too" Gao Dewei was confused for a moment, but soon remembered what he said when previewing the lot that day, opened his mouth, and looked surprised, "What kind of African indigenous totem are you talking about?" You're really going to shoot it, I thought you were joking! ”
"I'm not kidding, I'm serious, just wait, I remember it's lot nineteen, it's almost there." Xue Chen replied.
Gao Dewei grabbed his head, a little confused about the little brother next to him, what is the so-called African indigenous totem, it is a broken stone slab, casually carved some ghost painting talismans, it is given to him for nothing, he has to think about it, and he is too oppressive to hold it.
But he also knows very well that the person next to him doesn't look young, but he has his own ideas about behavior and doing things, and he is always unexpected, since there must be a reason for taking pictures of that slate, but what is the reason? He couldn't figure it out, but he didn't see anything mysterious about the slate.
Fuji International Auction Company, as an international large company, collects all the top of the lots, each of which will be sought after by many people, and has been repeatedly raised, and the final transaction price is 50% higher than the auction price, or even about double, the atmosphere of the scene is also very hot, and the mood of the people participating in the auction is very high.
When another blue and white porcelain plum vase of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty fell at a price of more than 30 million, the dignified auctioneer carried out the next auction with a smile.
"Below, we are going to conduct the number 0019 auction ......"
Syllable.
The big screen on the stage flashed, and the painting style of the picture changed, from the exquisite blue and white porcelain just now to a black-gray slate, there were some gray-white strokes on the slate, which looked a little messy, and I didn't know what the painting was, like a person, and like an animal, in short, it was very strange and ...... Unsightly.
The auctioneer is worthy of being a professional, very good at promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses, without mentioning the artistry and beauty of this slate, but repeatedly publicizing its history and mystery, which has a history of nearly 1,000 years, and is a totem from an indigenous race in Africa, which is very rare.
But the people below didn't seem to buy it very much, and their faces didn't have the enthusiasm for blue and white porcelain just now, and only a few people showed a little interest.
After all, no one's money is blown by the wind, and a considerable number of people participate in the auction not entirely for personal collection, but also for the appreciation of a certain collection to buy.
And this slate painting obviously does not have much investment space, and if it is not good, it will be smashed in the hand and become a complete failure of investment.
Looking at the picture on the big screen, Gao Dewei pinched his chin, he really couldn't see anything worth taking pictures of this thing, although the starting price was not high, only three million, but three million was also money.
After glorifying the original and crude slate, the auctioneer finally announced the start of the bidding.
After a few seconds of silence, someone raised a card, it was none other than Xue Chen.
Many people in the venue subconsciously glanced over, curious about who was holding the card, and even more curious about the purpose of the sign.
After Xue Chen raised his cards a little, others also raised their cards, but they were not very active, and they were all bought back to play at the bottom price, and the price was too high.
In another room next to the venue, some managers of Fuji Auction were watching the auction in real time through a screen.
Seeing this totem of the primitive tribes of Africa did not arouse people's enthusiasm, nor was it surprising, on the contrary, they all looked indifferent, obviously they had already expected it.
Zhao Heng sat in the farthest position, and when he saw that the auction of African tribal totems was carried out, his eyebrows moved, and he was also curious about how this lot appeared in the preview exhibition hall on the program, but when he asked, he knew that this lot was a very important collection of Fuji Auctions, a customer who had also cooperated many times.
"This thing is kept in private, not to say three million, even one million may not be able to be sold." Zhao Heng snorted, and he was also a little proud in his heart, this is the influence of an international auction company, which can maximize the value of the lot, even at a premium auction.
Looking at the screen, suddenly, Zhao Heng noticed that the bidder who raised the sign for this African tribal totem turned out to be Xue Chen, his reflexive face turned cold, and his brows furrowed: "Is it him?" It's stupid to actually bid on this thing. ”
In the venue, after several rounds of competition, after the price was pushed to 4.2 million, no one was competing with Xue Chen, who had repeatedly raised his cards.
Bang, it's the final word.
"Congratulations to this gentleman at number 288 for taking lot number 0019." The auctioneer nodded with a smile.
Xue Chen saw that it had been successfully photographed, and immediately said, "Okay, Brother Gao, let's go and pay the money." "I don't have much interest in the next auction, and I can just take a rough look at the price on the Internet when the auction is over.
After the two walked out of the auction hall, they immediately contacted the person in charge of Fuji Auction, and after paying the balance in full, both of them successfully got their respective lots.
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