Chapter 138: Auction
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When the first set of photos were sent to Tian Huangshi Tieba and Tian Huangshi Forum, it quickly attracted many onlookers and connoisseurs. There is no way, who let Li Anran take the photos, that is, high-definition and multi-angle, even if you don't look at the real thing, it is easy to see some doorways. Of course, the most popular reason is because the material in this photo is really amazingly good.
The most extreme variety of Tianhuang stone is called Tianhuang jelly by insiders. This kind of Tianhuang stone is clear and transparent, and it looks like solidified honey.
Since the origin of the real Tianhuang stone is limited to such a large area, the top Tianhuang jelly is naturally more rare and rare. And the stone selected by Li Anran, according to the connoisseur's statement after looking at the photos, is likely to be the best of the best. However, it is precisely because of Tai Chi that it has aroused the suspicion of many people.
As a result, whether the material in this photo is the best Tian Huang jelly, or whether it is artificially faked, quickly caused a fierce debate on the post bar and the forum.
And Li Anran took the opportunity of the argument between the pros and cons of the two sides, and used his registered vest number to take the opportunity to ask some knowledge and tricks about the identification of Tian Huangshi. Coupled with the professional information found on the Internet, it is basically certain. The stone that I specially picked out is the size of an adult's head, and there are eighty or ninety percent of it that may be the best Tianhuang jelly.
To Li Anran's surprise, with the controversy between the post bar and the forum attracting more enthusiasts and insiders, the original deity number that posted the photo actually received a lot of short messages from the post bar and the forum. Among them, some people directly expressed their intention to buy and left their contact numbers for easy interviews.
Regarding this door-to-door transaction channel, Li Anran just weighed it and completely denied it. Although finding someone to sell Tianhuangshi yourself can avoid attracting more attention, it is also likely to cause a lot of trouble. Thereupon. For these people who ask for a price. Just gave an apologetic reply. However, he didn't say anything to death, but just said that he had no plans to sell it for the time being.
As for the problem that Tongfu Ji easily found Tian Huangshi, Li Anran was not surprised to arrive after some understanding. Except that it's because I have given enough information. There are even a lot of high-definition photos as a basis. Mainly because. Tian Huangshi is not unknown in Shoushan, but no one knows its value.
In order to make your own identification techniques more accurate. In the next few days, Li Anran continued to go back and forth between Datang time and space and modern time and space, and at the same time, he also kept posting photos of new materials on the Internet for those enthusiasts and connoisseurs to conduct preliminary identification.
In the past few days, Li Anran also used the map of Datang time and space and the map of modern time and space, plus various positioning methods, to finally confirm the area where Tianhuangshi is produced on both sides of Shoushan Creek in Shoushan Township, Fuzhou. Then, with the cooperation of Tong Fu Ji and local officials, large-scale mining of Shoushan stone began.
Considering that the more you use auctions as a way to make money, the greater the risk, so in order to be able to raise enough money at once. Li Anran even did not hesitate to get a small excavator from modern time and space, and personally went into battle to dig up.
With the help of the excavator, even if it is only a small excavator, coupled with the cooperation of a large number of people, and during the first year of Zhenguan, Tian Huangshi has not been able to spread at all, and the mining efficiency naturally makes Li Anran very satisfied. In just ten days, that is, ten days, Tian Huangshi, which was stored in the warehouse of Tongfu Ji, was piled up into a small mountain.
Tian Huang Jelly, Silver Wrapped in Gold, White Field Stone, Gold Wrapped in Silver, Chanterelle Yellow, Orange Peel Yellow, Black Peel Field, Hard Field Stone, Orange Peel Red Field and so on, each of which has a lot.
For those who were assigned to the construction site to help excavate, Li Anran did not treat them badly. Although three meals a day are not enough to eat big fish and meat, you can see meat at every meal, and the most important thing is to have a full meal.
Moreover, there will be a good remuneration to be paid every day. In addition to the labors required for excavation, the work of picking up and transporting small stones can be done by women, the elderly, and children. As long as the set amount is completed, even if the remuneration is not as good as the labor, at least three meals a day can be eaten well and well.
Li Anran's vigorous exploitation of Tianhuangshi naturally attracted the attention of local officials such as Fuzhou Thorn History. However, for these stones, after people privately sent a batch to the Thorn Mansion, the officials and gentlemen led by the Fuzhou Thorn Shi discussed it privately a few times, in addition to thinking that the texture of this Tian Huangshi is really good, they also did not see what value this thing has to be worthy of this observer's hard work.
Compared with these Tian Huangshi, the appearance of the small excavator has attracted a lot of attention. At the very least, in the eyes of these local officials, this unique "wooden ox and flowing horse" is much more valuable than those stones.
Unfortunately, along with the Fu Ji caravan, there were also a few internal guards who had received secret orders. Therefore, for the origin of the small excavator and other things, I only dare to talk about it in private, and no one dares to put it on the table to discuss.
Regarding the small actions of these guys in private and the usual side-to-side inquiries, Li Anran is not ignorant. For such an inquiry, there is no concealment, but very frankly said that this kind of Tianhuang stone has a good texture, if it can be processed, whether it is a seal, or carved into a Buddha statue, a god statue or other ornaments, its value is not less than the best jade. It's a pity that there are not many people who believe that such explanations are sincere.
After ten days of hard work, Li Anran not only collected several of the most excellent and typical Tianhuang stone varieties, but also the quantity was also very amazing.
Seeing that this harvest is not an exaggeration to describe it as a full return, it is only then that he returned to modern time and space, so that Anne, the "Legally Blonde", officially got in touch with the auction house.
As a lawyer, Anne got in touch directly with her peers at the world's top three auction houses. According to Li Anran's original meaning, since he wants to send it to auction, it is natural to find the best auction house. Naturally, Southby has an unshakable position among the three major auction houses in the world, but it is Christie's that finally negotiates the auction rights.
For Li Anran, it doesn't matter if it's the first or the second. As long as you can maximize your own interests, and at the same time have enough confidentiality. However, according to the suggestion of the person in charge of Christie's, since this is a special auction with jade and Tian Huangshi as the lot, the auction location is naturally the most favorable in Asia.
After some negotiations, Christie's decided to hold the auction in Hong Kong, China. As for the jade, jade, and Tianhuang stone materials participating in the auction, as well as the Tianhuang stone ornaments, seals, and ornaments carefully carved by famous craftsmen in Datang time and space, they were also appraised by professional appraisers sent by Christie's, and a suitable reserve price was also estimated.
Regardless of the final value of the auction results, the reserve price given by the auction house alone adds up to nearly $100 million. To be aware, this is just a very conservative reserve price. With the degree of speculation in the Asian region on jade and Tianhuangshi, it is not a problem to double the reserve price, and it is not impossible to get a higher price if you meet those who are not bad at money.
After handing over all the lots to Christie's auction company and going through all the formalities accompanied by Anne, Li Anran found that it would take a long time for this batch of jade materials and Tian Huang to sell them. After all, the wider the publicity, the better the effect of auctions.
No, just a few days after signing the contract and completing the relevant procedures, Li Anran saw Christie's auction company's publicity about this special auction on the Internet or on TV. At the same time, according to the person in charge of the auction, these promotions are just to attract more new customers, in fact, the corresponding invitations were sent to those old customers who are qualified and also very interested in jade and Tian Huang as early as the first time. (To be continued......)