Chapter 8: The Dragon Head of the Old Summer Palace (Seeking Reading)

Chu Ang looked back and found that the person who came turned out to be General Li.

No... According to his seniority, Chu Ang still has to call him Grandpa Li.

"Lee... Mr. Lee! ”

The staff of the auction house, the big-nosed crooked nut, obviously knew him as well, and his attitude became much more respectful.

"Let them in... I vouch for them... Or I can directly pay them a guarantee of 5 million! Mr. Li's voice was hoarse with a hint of magnetism, but it was so loud and powerful that it was impossible to hear that this was the voice of a pale old man.

"Uh... Mr. Li allowed me to talk to the leader on the phone..."The big nose hesitated, took out the phone and asked the leader.

After a while, the senior leaders of the auction house went out to greet them in person, "Mr. Li... If you miss the distance, forgive me! ”

In this way, Mr. Li was welcomed in by the leader of the auction house, and Chu Ang was a little bit of light and followed into the auction house.

This hall covers a very large area, half the size of Wei Yuanfeng's Christie's auction hall that Chu Ang has come into contact with.

In front of the auction table is the display table, which is also made of pure glass crystal, which is convenient for bidders to view the auction objects in 360 degrees.

When I walked into it, I found that there were already a lot of people sitting inside.

Chu Ang, Zhao Chengjin and others found their respective seats and sat down, and after a few minutes, the original auction house's guests came one after another and sat down one after another.

Chu Ang got up and took a general glance and found that there were about a hundred people in this auction.

There are not many people, but these people are obviously not ordinary people, and almost all of them are dignitaries.

"That is the eldest young master who is one of the four major families on Hong Kong Island!"

"People from the Australian gambling king family!"

"That guy looks dressed up in the Philippines..."

"MD, off the Philippines... What's the matter..."

"There are also a lot of Chinese in the Philippines!"

“……”

In front of Chu Ang sat an old man in Tang costume, who looked to be in his seventies, looked quite ugly, and even looked a little fierce, but he had his own demeanor, giving people a sense of knowledge, not so approachable, but giving people a sense of convincing.

Chu Ang glanced at the old man, and felt that this person was familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember anything for a while, so he looked at Zhao Chengjin next to him, "Professor Zhao... That person seems to be a Chinese from the mainland, and he looks a little familiar..."

Zhao Chengjin glanced in the direction of Chu Ang's finger, said with a smile, and said: "Of course he is familiar, he often appears on TV, he is a master of playing porcelain, and he has his own porcelain museum, which is open to the public......"

Without waiting for Zhao Chengjin to finish speaking, Chu Ang also remembered who that person was.

Mavidu!

A man of the year in the antique world, extremely obsessed with porcelain, made a fortune in the late eighties, took advantage of the downturn in the collection of ancient porcelain to collect a lot of good goods, and so on after the collection became hot, with the help of ancient porcelain to make a lot of money, worth more than a billion or some.

"Hah..."

Chu Ang smiled, "No wonder it looks familiar... The figures of this old fossil in the antique world are shocked, and it seems that today must be a battle of dragons and tigers! ”

After another three minutes, the Bonhams auctioneer stepped up to the forefront.

"Hello everyone..."

A middle-aged man in his forties, with his hair combed back, wearing a tuxedo, dressed as a Western gentleman, smiled before speaking, and his voice was transmitted to the ears of every guest present.

The guests who were chatting looked towards the front desk.

The auctioneer smiled: "Welcome to the Bonhams auction industry, I believe that everyone here has some doubts in their hearts, how did the jade seal, which has been lost for nearly a thousand years, suddenly appear, hahaha..."

"Of course it's my Bonhams ability..."

"Today, I will tell you that I at Bonhams will definitely let you live up to this trip, and I will only be grateful for my attention and coming!"

"I believe that not only Bonhams, but also everyone here will have the most glorious moment of their lives!"

"Okay, without further ado, let's have the first genuine product!"

As the auctioneer's bullying voice fell, a young lady in Tang costume walked to the first shelf with elegant steps, and gently uncovered the red hijab on it, and suddenly the big screen behind the auctioneer lit up, and there were many shades of cyan.

It turned out that there were multiple small cameras on the shelves, and at the moment when the staff unveiled the red hijab, the original objects on the shelves were projected onto the screen behind them at different angles.

But what was displayed on the screen was a domineering and mighty dragon head.

Through the projection from multiple angles, everyone in the audience can clearly see that the dragon's head is delicate and smooth, as if it is about to come to life.

And at this moment, the auctioneer announced to everyone with excitement on his face: "Everyone, the first auction item I want to show you today, the dragon head, the dragon head of the Old Summer Palace!" ”

"Dragon head, one of the bronze statues of the 12 zodiac animal heads, was originally part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace, cast in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the series of animal heads are designed by the court Western painter Italian Lang Shining, the Frenchman Jiang Youren supervised, and the palace craftsmen made!"

"The bronze statue of the head of the zodiac animal was originally part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Built in the 24th year of Qianlong, the word "Haiyan" is taken from "Heqing Haiyan, Guotai Min'an", which means that the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm, which is a metaphor for the peace of the world and the auspicious meaning of praising world peace! ”

"The zodiac is a symbol of peace, a symbol of prosperity!"

The auctioneer was talking endlessly, and what he said was extremely powerful, and when the words fell, there was already an uproar below!

"How is that possible!"

There were expressions of disbelief on everyone's faces.

Some people were shocked, looking like they had seen their relatives who had been dead for many years suddenly resurrected in front of them, and shouted loudly: "Dragon head, the first auction turned out to be a dragon head!" ”

“……”

Zhao Chengjin can be said to be shocked and angry, every time the zodiac signs appear before, it will cause a lot of sensation, and the official has protested many times, but these people in the West are still fearless.

The auctioneer shouted, "The starting price is 50 million!" ”

“……”

Chu Ang smacked his tongue, he never expected that the starting price of the first lot would reach 50 million, and looking at the eager expressions of the people around him, everyone seemed to be quite interested in Longshou.

"55 million!"

"60 million!"

"70 million!"

"80 million!"

“……”

"120 million!"

"120 million, for the first time!"

"120 million, the second time!"

"Bang... Congratulations to Mr. Lee on Hong Kong Island! ”

“……”

Chu Ang was shocked, he never expected that the dragon head of the Old Summer Palace would fall into the hands of Mr. Li.

"Suffered!"

And at this moment, Zhao Chengjin shouted, "The first dragon head has reached more than 100 million, and the 500 million we brought is definitely not enough..."

Asking for recommended tickets, monthly passes, chasing reading, new books are not easy, sighing on the street,

(End of chapter)