Ji Sheng's goal today is very clear, it is for Master Beihong's horse map, and after he saw his goal, he took the lead in walking towards the second hall of the auction.

In fact, there was a display of the target two days before the auction, but Ji Sheng was busy for the past two days and didn't come over, so he glanced at it a little today.

Anyway, he only has one goal, and he can't waste much time.

In Hall II.

To Ji Sheng's surprise, Li Kai also came in, but a little away from him.

He felt that there were a lot of people in front of him, so he didn't think much about it, so he pulled a chair and sat down on the last wall.

After a while, one after another, people came in.

Most of them sat down after finding a place, and a few people pulled up their chairs to the back like him.

There are about 100 people.

Then someone from Sotheby came up to speak, and thanked everyone for being there.

Ji Sheng was not interested at all.

It was also at this time that the staff of the auction house began to distribute pamphlets of the items to be auctioned, and these pamphlets would record the number of the lot, which roughly meant the first number of auctions.

After a few moments, the notary, the supervisors of the local government in New York, and the auctioneer in charge of bidding at the auction house were all present.

After a short period of basic procedures, the auctioneer stood on the auction table and said into the microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, and welcome to the auction held by Sotheby. Luis, it is a pleasure to be at your service and I hope that my service will bring good luck to everyone present. ”

These are all nonsense, Ji Sheng sat there calmly.

The auctioneer said: "There are a total of 57 auction objects today, which have been published on the auction materials sent to you, please read them, and hope that all bidders will bid enthusiastically." ”

As far as Ji Sheng knows, Sosby has a total of 23 special sessions and more than 3,000 lots in this New York Spring Auction, and the No. 2 hall where they are located is a small auction hall, so there are so few things.

Later, he announced some auction rules and precautions, such as no loud noises, no collusion with each other to manipulate prices, and so on.

Basically nothing to note about.

The only thing that makes Ji Sheng a little concerned is that the default price increase method used this time is 258, that is to say, if you raise the card above your head and do not ask for the price, the default minimum price increase, for example, the starting price of a target is 100,000, the first time you raise the card, it becomes 120,000, the second 150,000, the third 180,000, and then 200,000, 220,000, 250,000, and so on.

The first piece to be auctioned was Napoleon, Emperor of the First French Empire. Bonaparte's dress sword and five pistols had a starting bid of $300,000.

Immediately on the projector, the bidding items are projected onto the big screen.

When the auctioneer announced the opening of the lot, a lady sitting in the front row immediately raised her sign.

"The starting price from 2016 is 320,000."

The auctioneer's voice was unhurried.

Ji Sheng wasn't interested in this thing, he just watched other people bid, not to mention, Napoleon's swords and pistols were very popular, someone was bidding just now, and someone was holding up a sign behind him.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand."

"Three hundred and eighty thousand."

"Four hundred thousand."

“…… Four hundred and fifty thousand, four hundred and fifty thousand. ”

In just a short period of time, the asking price came to 500,000.

There are even people who call for bids over the phone.

Ji Sheng participated in a formal auction for the first time and thought it was quite interesting.

Finally, when the price came to 600,000, no one raised the card again for a short time.

The auctioneer raised his hand slightly and said, "600,000, 600,000, is there anything else to add?" ”

No one said a word.

The auctioneer said again: "600,000, the second time, will anyone still increase the price?" ”

Still no one raised their cards.

The auctioneer said, "Six hundred thousand, for the last time." He dragged out his tone and repeated, "Six hundred thousand, for the last time." ”

Seeing that no one had raised the price, the auctioneer smiled and slowly knocked down the auction hammer, "No. 2077." ”

Then a female staff member took the closing confirmation and gave it to the white customer who had closed the deal to sign.

The second is antique European medieval lighting.

It's a pity that no one bids for the auction.

In the third case, Ji Sheng cheered up, because it was Master Beihong's horse map.

"The next piece is the painting master Beihong from the mysterious Oriental China. Xu's horse picture, this horse picture is only about 0.1 foot in length and width, but the horse inside is lifelike. The auctioneer introduced it a little, and then said: "The starting price is 30,000 yuan, and each increase in the price shall not be less than 2,000, and the bidding will start now." ”

Ji Sheng didn't care if others raised their cards or not, and directly raised them.

The auctioneer took a look, "The price from 2088 is 30,000." ”

No one was holding a sign down there.

The auctioneer had no choice but to say: "Thirty thousand, does anyone still increase the price?" ”

Still no one raised their cards.

Ji Sheng was stunned for a moment, is it so simple in his heart? He also thought he would bid hard.

"Thirty thousand for the last time, is anyone else adding?" The auctioneer said.

Finally, a yellow man who didn't know which country held up a sign.

The auctioneer smiled, "No. 2077 32,000." ”

Ji Sheng didn't think about it, and raised his card again.

The auctioneer said, "Thirty-five thousand." ”

This time, the yellow man didn't hold up his cards.

After shouting a few times that no one was bidding, the auctioneer knocked down the auction hammer, "20883500, sold!" ”

Maybe it was Ji Sheng who raised his card to bid for the deal, and Li Kai in the distance glanced at him.

Ji Sheng was in a happy mood when he successfully photographed Master Beihong's masterpiece, and then signed the transaction confirmation.

Because the things he liked had already been obtained, Ji Sheng was not interested in the next auction at all, and if it wasn't for the fact that he would have to pay 20% of the price as a deposit, he would have left the auction now.

The auction continues.

Three pieces.

Five pieces.

Soon came the twentieth piece.

Ji Sheng was drowsy and almost fell asleep against the wall.

But at this moment, the auctioneer's words woke up Ji Sheng.

"The twentieth item to be auctioned in this session is a bronze dragon pattern bronze Fang Wei from the Shang Dynasty of China!" The auctioneer said unhurriedly: "This bronze was generally used for wine vessels during the Shang Dynasty in China, it is 1.25 feet high, 0.525 feet in diameter by 0.46 feet, and 0.558 feet in diameter by 0.551 feet. After the auctioneer finished introducing, he directly announced the starting price, "The starting price is 500,000, and the price increase is not less than 20,000 yuan each time, and the bidding starts now!" ”

it!

Shang Dynasty bronzes?

Ji Sheng's eyes widened, especially the bronze square, he knew how valuable this thing was, and it could be regarded as a treasure of the museum in modern society, worth hundreds of millions of soft girl banknotes!

He didn't hesitate to raise his card.

"The price is 500,000 from 2088."

As a result, Ji Sheng was not so lucky this time, and there were many bidders.

"Five hundred and twenty thousand."

"Five hundred and fifty thousand."

"Five hundred and eighty thousand."

"Six hundred thousand."

In just a few moments, the price has climbed to 650,000!

Especially foreigners hold up more cards!

How could Ji Sheng let such a national treasure fall into the hands of foreigners, he raised his card again, and this time he directly asked for the price, "One million!" ”

Million?

A price increase of 350,000?

Ji Sheng's offer shouted out, and his voice was still echoing in the auction hall, and everyone present looked at him at the end, and was silent for a moment!

His bidding echoed throughout the auction hall!

As soon as this price came out, the house was shocked!

One million is not a lot of money for many people in this auction room, but the estimate of the lot is between $300,000 and $600,000, and everyone knows how much it is called.

In fact, the price just now was 650,000, which was beyond the budget of many people's hearts, and now Ji Sheng actually pulled out 1 million directly?

Lose your marbles!

You're crazy!

Or is there so much money that there is nowhere to spend it?

Everyone looked at this Oriental man in disbelief, as if they didn't expect him to be so crazy!

Li Kai was even more stunned, he heard Ji Sheng say that the company had just been established, and he thought it was the kind of small company that casually invested hundreds of thousands, but he never expected that Ji Sheng would directly call out a sky-high price of one million at the auction! At least for this lot, it's definitely sky-high!

But what shocked everyone even more was yet to come.

A white man also seemed to like this bronze very much, and he gritted his teeth and raised the sign to increase the price: "One and two hundred thousand!" ”

The price has risen by another 200,000!

Everyone looked at Ji Sheng again, as if they wanted to see if he could follow.

To follow or not to follow?

Do you still have to hesitate to such a national treasure?

Ji Sheng raised his card again, and once again asked for a categorical price: "One and a half million!" ”

Wow!

The shouts burst out!

"How much?"

"Oh God!"

"Oh my God! He asked for one and a half million? ”

"Incredible! It's incredible! ”

"This man is too arrogant, isn't he? Which rich man is he? ”

Some people couldn't help but lose their voices because of Ji Sheng's big price increase again, and there was an uproar!

Li Kai, who was standing in the distance, was shocked, and he realized that Ji Sheng was not the little boss he thought before, this person was very rich!

Although the auction hall was not allowed to make noise, a white woman still exclaimed, "Oh-my-god! The lot with the highest estimate of 600,000 yuan, he called out 1.5 million? Is it true or fake? O my God! ”

The price was beyond anyone's imagination.

Even the white young man who was bidding with Ji Sheng showed a stunned look, obviously he didn't expect Ji Sheng to be so entrenched!

The auctioneer was ecstatic and immediately said, "One and a half million, is there anyone who has increased the price?" Anything else? ”

The white young man hesitated, but finally did not raise his card again.

The auctioneer shouted again: "One and a half million, has no one increased the price?" ”

The people in the audience didn't listen to him at all, and they all looked sideways at Ji Sheng frequently.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd seemed to recognize him, "I know who he is, he is Ji Sheng, the Oriental Silver Lion who was on the Wall Street Journal a while ago!" ”

Ji Sheng?

On the Wall Street Journal?

Who is this top richest man in the East?

Just when everyone was speculating about Ji Sheng's identity.

The auctioneer slowly shouted, "One and a half million, the last time, into ...... Deliver! ”