23 million, Zhu Yu took a picture of Zhu Qi's "Osprey Playing in the Water".

The rabbit girl put the painting away, put it in a scroll box, and placed it on the small table in front of Zhu Yu.

Mike was very happy and gave Zhu Yu a thumbs up:

"Mr. Zhu, you really have a vision! I'm sure this painting is in your hands, whether it's for appreciation or keeping it for the collection to appreciate - okay, let's take a second item, a gold crown from the royal collection of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, which is rumored to have been worn by the Empress at the time. ”

Bunny Girl brought up a delicate jewelry box when Mike introduced her.

When you open the jewelry box, you can see the crown made of gold and gemstones. All three stones are perfectly polished and very large, shining brightly in the light.

It's good stuff.

Very delicate but not cumbersome design, looking luxurious and elegant.

"The starting bid is $15 million – bidding is now open!"

Hearing this, some people let out disgruntled boos and discussions:

"Could it be that a royal crown of the Middle Ages is not as good as a painting by an unknown painter in China?"

Zhu Yu heard this and sighed.

Mike, apparently anticipating this as well, laughs and explains:

"Collecting antiques is about looking at the calendar. This crown is said to have belonged to the medieval royal family, and is only interpreted by expert experts. However, because the collector was unable to find the origin of the crown at the time of purchase.

In addition, some historical records are not detailed, and the original owner of the crown has not been traced, so the valuation is not very high - but it is already very high. ”

Although Zhu Yu is not an expert, he also knows that antiques pay attention to inheritance and order, and the folding fan used by a celebrity may be worth more than the gold bowl used by ordinary people - there is no place to reason.

Zhu Qi's paintings are at least inherited in an orderly manner, and the history can be checked, the owner of the painting is known, and the people who have collected it have all stamped it - although the stamped madman has done a lot of scenery, but he has covered it, which means that the painting has been collected by the Chinese royal family, and it will appreciate in value.

Mike's explanation is understood by everyone, it's just that some people are more sour, so after this little episode, someone made a bid.

The gold crown was real, and the gem was big, so there were more bidders, and the price quickly rose to eighteen million, and then slowed down.

The highest bidder was the man who had previously questioned the high price of the crown, and then another 60-year-old white man who had not spoken much was fighting him.

The old man was thin and silent, as if he had something on his mind.

For this crown, Zhu Yu just glanced at it, and then lost interest.

The eye of heaven could see that the golden crown had been repaired, although the gem was originally there, but there were a lot of similar things in his space.

After all, the Holy Roman Empire has existed for hundreds of years, and there have been many emperors, queens, and the like, and this thing has not even been found, so it is not uncommon.

In the end, the golden crown was pocketed by the old man for 19.6 million.

This was followed by two more auctions, a sword belonging to the English royal family and a gold scroll from the Pallava dynasty in India.

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In the end, both items were taken by bidders at a price slightly higher than the starting price.

The four lots were successfully auctioned, but everyone's enthusiasm for participation was not high, and Mike couldn't help but complain:

"It seems that the lots prepared by everyone are still very popular, but the atmosphere is not warm enough! Is it because you are old? ”

His words drew a burst of laughter and disgruntled protests.

"No, no, no, of course you are not old, at least look at these beautiful girls next to you, you will not admit that you are old.

So, let me see what you're capable of!

Next, let's have our first surprise auction – "

As soon as he stretched out his hand, two bunny girls approached with a wide flat box.

"From Monet's oil painting - "Woman by the Fireplace"!"

There was an exclamation from below!

Even if you don't know anything about painting, you've heard Monet's name more or less.

The artist has a high reputation in the art world in Europe and the United States, and once a work is auctioned, it is basically immediately sold at a high price, and then collected and never seen the light of day.

It's really surprising that I can come up with a Monet role now.

"Don't worry," Mike said, recognizing the excitement of these people, "This Monet's work has been identified by two experts and is genuine." This work is very well preserved, and you can now take a closer look at it! ”

Unlike before, this time, more than a dozen people who came to participate in the auction almost rushed up - except for Zhu Yu and the old man who had previously auctioned the golden crown.

These people watched for more than ten minutes before they reluctantly returned to the sofa.

Even when they came back, they were talking about the beauty of the painting.

However, in Zhu Yu's opinion, these people talk about similar to his cognition, and they are all layman's words.

"Alright, now let's start bidding on this painting - the reserve price is $20 million, and the bidding is now open!"

"Twenty-one million!"

Yang Xiong was the first to make a bid, and his voice was very loud, which attracted many people.

He had made a few bids before, but not very often and without attracting the attention of others.

When he was chatting with someone before participating in the film, he took note of the person's words.

However, Yang Xiong also has his own opinion, instead of bidding a few more things, it is better to participate more in the finale and key lot bidding, so as to leave an impression in the eyes of those people.

Sure enough, this first voice directly made everyone's eyes turn to him.

But no one was used to him, and his bidding only caused a brief silence in the auction room, and then the sound of quotations attracted everyone's attention.

"Twenty-two million!"

"Twenty-four million!"

"Twenty-five million!"

……

"Thirty million!"

Mike was happy with the constant bidding.

Sure enough, when a heavyweight lot is released, you will immediately reap a wave of atmosphere - everyone really likes Monet's paintings.

Art collecting has always been one of the hot spots for some wealthy foreign investors to invest. In particular, the paintings of those who are considered to be internationally renowned painters have been appreciating in value year by year, and have always been sought after, holding more value than holding shares in some large companies with stable returns.

In the past few years, the economy has been sluggish, the money in the hands has been depreciating, and the purchase of some financial products is mostly a loss, and some stocks have lost miserably.

On the contrary, in terms of art collections, the valuation of those famous paintings is increasing year by year.

But these things seem to be wolves with more meat and less meat, and some people don't release them after they have them.

Now that a Monet work has finally come out, it will naturally be chased by everyone.

Thirty million is just a small peak, and those who want to get their hands on the painting will naturally not be intimidated by this price.

Yang Xiong didn't expect that in less than a minute, the auction price of this painting would rise by 10 million!

Although I was mentally prepared, I knew that this painting could be released at this time, and Mike also introduced it, it must be better than the previous ones.

But the price of the auction rose so quickly, it was really unexpected for him!

Yang Xiong was not reconciled, seeing that the price had risen to thirty-four million, and there was still no trend of stopping, he gritted his teeth and shouted out a number:

"Forty million!"

This sound, which spanned the offer of six million, really shocked many people.

All eyes were on him again.

Yang Xiong was in the spotlight, and he was still a little proud in his heart.

He thought to himself, this price should be at the top, right?

It's just a painting, after all!

Four million dollars, that's a lot of money!

However, he still underestimated the popularity of Monet's paintings, but after more than ten seconds, someone made another offer:

"Forty-one million!"

"Forty-two million!"

"Forty-five million!"

"Forty-eight million!"

"Fifty million!"

……

Yang Xiong was shocked!

He realized that he seemed to have done something wrong.

In the past, everyone bid for a price increase of 1 million to 1 million.

Now that he has suddenly increased by six million, it seems that he has opened a certain box, and the atmosphere of humility has disappeared, and he has begun to increase the price at will!

50 million dollars!

He is no longer the chairman of the group, and with his current pension, it will take several years to get it back!

But at the moment, it seems that these people participating in the auction are not taking the money properly.

Tens of millions of dollars - Yang Xiong also came up from the bottom, he knew that even in a beautiful country, let alone tens of millions, it was a few thousand dollars, which was enough for some people to pick up a gun and suddenly attack others.

Aren't these people taking money appropriately?

Of course, in fact, he knows very well, and these people also understand that if they take out 50 million US dollars to shoot the painting now, it may be that the painting will increase by 10% next year, and they will make 5 million.

Who can guarantee that their business will make so much money in a year?

It's almost a sure-fire business, who wouldn't want to do it?

While Yang Xiong was smiling bitterly here, the auction price for the painting had risen to $61 million.

By this time, the auction boom had slowly waned a bit.

Zhu Yu himself didn't expect that this painting would rise to this price.

Thinking about the fact that there are so many paintings in my space, it seems that my net worth is higher than I imagined.

In the future, it is only right that you have to gradually release it and exchange it for some hard currency and valuable cultural relics of China!

“…… Okay, and there are no bids? ”

Mike looked around and no one raised their hand.

Although many people had strong unwillingness in their eyes, they finally gave up.

Maybe they feel that such a high price is still a little unworthy.

"Well, this Monet's "Woman by the Fireplace" was sold by Mr. Thompson for one hundred and five million, congratulations to Mr. Thompson!"

This is the first piece in today's auction to exceed 100 million, and Mike is very happy.

Although he is a bit of an uneducated member of the family, he likes the feeling of being in control at this auction.

Moreover, it can also bring him extremely high connections and great gains.

This is not the first time that he has helped the family solve difficulties with the help of the connections he has obtained from the auction, so the family is also very supportive of him in doing this.

Now Monet's paintings have also made his fame spread faster, making this auction more popular.

In today's terms, it's already its own traffic.

I believe that some reporters and media outside already know about this matter, and it will inevitably appear on the news tomorrow.

It's worth it!

Mr. Thompson, who was about forty years old, looked at the bunny girl holding the painting that had been sent to him, and the pride and joy on his face were overflowing, and he was really happy.

Although I know that the price I offer is a premium, as long as I hold the painting in my hand for a few years, even if its price does not double, it will at least appreciate by more than 50%.

It's a sure win!

Facing the envious eyes of these people next to him, Thompson tried his best to show a little more clearly, but he was so happy that he couldn't suppress it!

Yang Xiong couldn't accept this ultra-high price: it's just a painting, how can there be such a high price?

Why didn't he see where the painting was worth so much money?

His gaze first fell on Thompson, and then at Zhu Yu.

This is a lucky boy!

He had already found Zhu Yu's identity between auctions.

has nothing to do with that celebrity, just an ordinary ordinary person, who made a fortune by chance, hunting for treasures, and now has a lot of money.

But if a painting is 100 million, this guy should be so proud, right?

However, when Yang Xiong observed Zhu Yu, he found that this young man did not have any special expression changes at all!

Or like that!

Is this deep enough in the city, or is it stupid?

Mike patted the table lightly, drawing everyone's attention to himself, and continued:

"Next, let's take a break, drink water, chat, and communicate. Gentlemen who haven't found the lot you like don't worry, there will be more blockbuster lots to surprise you! ”

These people sat for a long time, and less than half of them had gained.

Hearing Mike's words, everyone stood up one after another, some walked around, some chatted, and some went out conveniently.

Zhu Yu took a sip of tea and found that it tasted good.

At this time, he saw Yang Xiong walking towards him.

Zhu Yu didn't know much about Yang Xiong, but he only knew his identity after listening to Cao Dalong's words.

I don't feel anything.

Yang Xiong walked up to Zhu Yu and looked down at him:

"Zhu Yu? Hello, I'm Yang Xiong. ”

As he spoke, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand.

Zhu Yu stood up, shook Yang Xiong's hand, and did not speak.

This surprised Yang Xiong.

Even if he is not as famous as those pop singers in China nowadays, at least he was once a popular figure.

Hearing his name, this young man didn't change his expression at all, was he lonely and unheard, or was Yelang arrogant?

"When I founded the predecessor of the XX Group, I was about the same age as you." Yang Xiong said with a smile, "You are young and promising!" ”

He vaguely mentioned Zhu Yu and explained his origin.

Zhu Yu listened to his words, and a light of disgust flashed in his eyes.

He didn't know about the affairs of the XX Group back then, but now it seems that this Yang Xiong is really not very good - is this planning to suppress people with power?

"Mr. Yang, I'm sorry, I'll make it easier."

Zhu Yu didn't intend to ruin this auction, so he made an excuse and left.

Yang Xiong's face suddenly turned cloudy.

This kid is so ignorant, he needs to be taught a lesson!