Speaker Jiang's cabinet also specially reminded Ye Tianmin that he had to go to the auction during the expo, and he didn't say why, but he just said that he should know if he went.

On June 21, when he arrived in Jincheng, Ye Tianmin first went to see Zhen Zhigang, the old man of the Zhen family, who was in a good state of mind, and he could occasionally have a drink, but obviously there were a lot less words.

Zhen Tianya is at home, but Sima Wenjin seems to be busier than when he didn't retire, and she wasn't at home when Ye Tianmin went. It is said that he is either making a report or visiting a company.

Han Xue'er's parents have not changed much, they are also preparing to retire according to their age, their work and life are relatively leisurely, and their seemingly state is not much different from what Ye Tianmin imagined.

took the time to call his younger brother to the top floor of Nanmin Commercial Bank, had a meal together, and did not ask him about his work, but learned that his brother-in-law had transferred a department in Jiangdu, and it seemed that he had completed the basic inspection period now, and he would be promoted once he had a suitable position.

Ye Tianmin knew why, but he would not take the initiative to interfere, although the results were similar. But it's impossible to owe this favor. It's just that I hope Xue Yumeng doesn't look at the masters.

At the opening ceremony of the fair, Ye Tianmin entered in the name of Zhifu Media Company, and Zhifu Media and Li Min Culture are still one of the main participating units, and there are many cultural exchange activities to participate, and of course there are many places.

Knowing that Ye Tianmin was going to participate in the auction, Gao Wenfeng also deliberately got the admission ticket in the name of the two companies and accompanied Ye Tianmin to go together, and Li Xuefei was also happy to show his face in front of Mr. Ye, he was really afraid of Ye Tianmin.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on the 23rd of the auction, when a group of four people went, Ye Tianmin knew that this so-called cutting-edge master was actually the one named Feng Shen.

This disappointed Ye Tianmin.

There were two acquaintances at the venue, one was Wen Dalin's younger brother Wen Ruize, and the other was Sima Feng, and it seemed that he was still running the auction.

Sima Feng was a little surprised when he saw Ye Tianmin appear, but the smile on his face made Ye Tianmin feel uncomfortable for a while, and the deep yin taste was still the same as always.

Wen Runze was very cold when he saw Ye Tianmin, he had an indescribable feeling for Ye Tianmin. Cheng Ye Xiao He defeated Xiao He, it was Zheng Fumu who Ye Tianmin helped contact, and Zheng Fumu who was taken away in front of him. He felt like he was on a roller coaster, and his thoughts had been much more low-key over the years.

At the beginning of the auction, a director named Zhang Yushan of Ruifeng Cultural Industry Company came forward and just said a few words. It also made Ye Tianmin feel that this auction was different, completely different from what he knew.

Then an auctioneer came out, but it was not Ruifeng Company, and he almost did not introduce the auction process before the auction began, but greatly touted the seal ginseng.

Feng Shen appeared on the stage wearing his clothes that seemed to be hanging on his body, and said a sentence seemingly modestly, thanking the organizer for inviting him, and it sounded like he was forced to hold this auction.

After Feng Shen's words fell, the media shooting continued for a while. Then the media, whether it was filming or recording, was invited out for the simple reason of protecting the privacy of the guests at the auction.

At this time, Ye Tianmin found that there were less than 100 people left in the venue, and there were more people in the media world who left than in the venue.

The auction site, which had been a little crowded, suddenly became much empty.

Seeing Ye Tianmin's puzzled look, Han Xue'er whispered a few words in Ye Tianmin's ear, and he understood that what kind of auction was this kind of, it was a ceremony of touting and raising prices.

Inviting the media to come in and record and take pictures is just to create a gimmick to let the outside world know that Feng Shen has begun to be qualified for personal auctions.

Only one director of Ruifeng came forward, and the fact that no auctioneer was appointed means that this matter has nothing to do with Ruifeng, but people who don't know will think that it is an auction hosted by Ruifeng, and Ruifeng's reputation is too high to seal the social status.

As for the subsequent auctions, I can imagine whether the works auctioned by the invited people are real transactions or price gouging, so I don't know.

Therefore, Ye Tianmin's appearance surprised Sima Feng not without reason.

He was a man who was not invited.

Sure enough, the few "works" in the previous auction were all crowned with cutting-edge innovative works, a bunch of empty introductions, touting the works to the sky, and one or two people raised their cards, and the prices were quite expensive. The only work that was cold, Sima Feng raised the starting price by 10% and auctioned it.

Until the fifth work came out, it was a portrait. Different from the previous auctioned works, it can also be seen that there is a concept of portrait painting in Ye Tianmin's cognition, and it is no longer the kind of thing that really doesn't have any artistic concept for him.

But no matter how he looked at it, he felt that this portrait was familiar, and when he turned his head to look, he realized that not only Han Xue'er's face was swollen and red beside him, but even the breathing of Peng Jun and Gao Wenfeng, who were sitting behind him, had obviously become heavy.

He beckoned to the back and asked Gao Wenfeng what was going on. All three of them have clearly changed, which means that the painting may have a reason that he does not know. Gao Wenfeng glanced at Han Xue'er, who was sitting next to Ye Tianmin, before whispering to Ye Tianmin on the other end.

Judging from the picture, the figure in this painting should be one of the founding feats of the Rafah Empire, the ancestor of the Zhen family.

The ancestor of the Zhen family, who is the winner of the Rafa Meritorious Service Medal, has the title of "God of War". Almost the entire education and history of the Rafah Empire has the head or picture of this god of war.

Ye Tianmin didn't receive a basic education in the Rafa Empire, so he just felt a little familiar. But for the other three, who received the basic education of the Rafah Empire from an early age, it was completely different.

Because when the ancestor of the Zhen family was fighting, his right eye was pierced by a single piece of the enemy, and the wound could not be treated in time under the medical conditions at that time. Afterwards, after treatment, the wound recovered, but the eyeball of the right eye could not be recovered, so the eye socket of the right eye was not only deeply sunken and irregular, but also looked scary.

Therefore, all the photographs in the education system of the Rafah Empire are pictures of him on the left side and only his left eye can be seen, as a sign of admiration for this founding general.

Han Xue'er and Peng Jun's strange emotions are indignation, one because of her own relationship with the Zhen family, and the other because this is a hero that he and all the soldiers revere.

Speaking of this, Ye Tianmin understood why he looked familiar.

The facial contour is exactly the same as the ancestor of the Zhen family seen in the picture, except for the deep sunken eye socket of the right eye, the difference is that the person in this portrait has no hair, is a bald head, and even the back of the head does not know whether it is intentionally or unintentionally drawn a line as if it is a small braid. The forehead of the person in the portrait is widened, and the distance between the eyes is widened, but for most people in the Rafah Empire, there is no need to think about it at all. After all, you can tell who it is at a glance at the contours of your face.

And because the front is slightly sideways to the right, the left eye and the right eye appear at the same time, and the right eye socket is very obvious, and the hideous facial expression has a manic feeling.

He frowned, it doesn't matter if such a work doesn't have directionality, but if it has directionality, it looks very malicious, and it's not at all the emotion that a work of art should express.

It was also at this time that he learned that the speaker of the Jiang cabinet hinted at why he was here.

This kind of thing that is displayed in artistic techniques and skills, you have to see how you explain it. It can completely affect the substance and connotation of the work, and it can be said to be a means to make people disgusting and ugly. But it is also the most difficult thing to define in the field of culture, after all, art is a matter of opinion of the benevolent and the wise, and it is very idealistic.

To use such a painting style with obvious derogatory connotations to distinguish the characters in the public perception of the Rafah Empire, to say that it is completely viewed from the perspective of art form, Ye Tianmin thinks that it is unacceptable in any case.

Suppressing the impulse in his heart, he raised his hand to signal that he would increase the price by 1 million when he asked for the third time, which made the price of this painting rise from the starting price of 100,000 and 150,000 to 1.15 million.

Ye Tianmin's price increase made the auction scene quiet. Although the starting price of this painting is the lowest compared to the previous price, it is still surprising that it has suddenly risen to 10 times the starting price.

The auctioneer at the scene was also very surprised after confirming Ye Tianmin's increase amount, and couldn't help jumping in his heart, it was not that he had never auctioned high-priced items in his career, but a lot was directly doubled by 10 times when the third person made a bid, which was still very unexpected and exciting.

After being quiet for less than two seconds, the auctioneer with good professionalism guided again, but it was obvious that the price increase was too large, but just when the auctioneer was about to bid for the third time, Sima Feng shouted out the price of 2 million.

Ye Tianmin didn't even hesitate, and directly increased the price by another 1 million, but Sima Feng chose to shut up.

This time, the price of 3 million, no one signaled when the auctioneer guided the price increase for the third time, and the final result was to be announced loudly.

However, just as the auctioneer was about to congratulate, Ye Tianmin raised his hand to interrupt the auctioneer.

Just when everyone was unclear, Ye Tianmin opened his mouth and said, "I have a limited understanding of Master Feng, and I only have one side. His knowledge of art is also limited, but he is also a collector. Can you first inquire if there is a self-portrait of Master Feng in this auction? ”

The auctioneer looked down at the front row of sealed ginseng, and when he saw that the other party nodded, he immediately replied with a smile: "This gentleman, yes." A little later, there was a self-portrait of Master Feng. ”

"Okay, thanks for informing me." After speaking, Ye Tianmin raised his arm, arched his hand to the surroundings and said, "Although I know that there are some irregularities, can you give face to Master Feng's self-portrait." ”

Ye Tianmin's words were not said directly, but everyone understood what he meant.

This was not a very "serious" auction in the first place, and of course everyone didn't care, and no one stood up to oppose or say anything.

On the contrary, some people despise it, it was originally an auction to increase the value of the ginseng, so there is no need to make such a fussy matter!