"What's going on?"

Hearing Shen Yangling's words, someone at the scene quickly began to discuss.

After all, the auction will go wrong like this, and many people have never encountered it in their lives.

"I don't know, I've been a Christie's member for so many years, and it's the first time I've encountered something like this!"

"Then you must have missed the one in London last summer, when the police came in to arrest wanted criminals, how rare and weird."

"It's not London either, is it? It is estimated that the police from the mainland have come. ”

"I seem to have seen the man who spoke just now, has he been on any TV show?"

"I'm going to go to the toilet now, will I be shot......"

Buyers are talking.

There are all kinds of people who question, pretend to understand their brothers, analyze their identities, and tell bad jokes.

Hearing these words, Zhang Yang couldn't help but sit down.

I'll see what Miss Shen does later.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with the lot just now.

But at this time, Zhang Yang had to find a reason to share the problems he found and the solutions he thought of with Christie's people.

Let them take action.

Otherwise, if the auction continues like this, by the end of today's auction, it is estimated that the actual income of Zhang Yang will be less than half of what is expected.

If you "donate" a little more handling fee to Christie's, it is better to auction it in the mainland!

Therefore, Zhang Yang strongly recommended that Christie's adopt its own approach.

Otherwise, the two sides will not talk about cooperation in the future.

The auction environment here is also too poor, and foreign sellers like themselves are the "toys" of big dogs.

As for his own method, will the people behind Shen Yangling agree.

This problem, Zhang Yang left Jason Zhou with a headache.

Backstage, Zhou Baotan was frantically communicating with the leaders.

He was so mad that even the wig on his head was about to be removed by himself.

"Boss, they (referring to the big dogs) are obviously destroying the auction environment, who will dare to come in the future?"

"Conforming to the rules does not mean being reasonable!"

"Zhang Yang didn't say that he wanted to get rid of them, you said it yourself."

"This problem is really urgent, there are more than 100 lots, and the turnover this time will definitely exceed 100 million, and if they stir it up like this, the turnover will drop by at least 20%."

"Everyone has given the method, so do you want to do it?"

"Okay, I'll find two security guards later, and I'll do a full set of shows."

After Jason Zhou obtained the consent of the boss, he synchronized the news to Shen Yangling on the stage as soon as possible.

Then with two security guards, he walked out of the backstage with high spirits.

He walked to the aisle next to Zhang Yang, and in front of everyone's eyes, he pointed to Boss Lan who was sitting inside and said:

"That's him, take it!"

"Huh~"

Exclamations rang out everywhere at the scene.

No one expected that they would really come to arrest people.

It seems that the matter is really serious.

Boss Lan was very calm, he stood up and patted his suit, with a contemptuous smile on his face.

I don't know, I thought he was a big guy from abroad, and now he has been caught.

In fact, it is simply a drama spirit.

This scene was also discussed by Zhang Yang and them in advance.

Do a full set of dramas, otherwise buyers will doubt Shen Yangling's words.

What I just said is that the relevant agencies should collect evidence and investigate.

Now that everyone has been taken away, there's no doubt about it, right?

Waiting for Boss Lan and Jason Zhou to leave, Shen Yangling also confirmed the information with the leaders behind her and stood in front of the stage again.

"I'm sorry everyone, but the risk has been lifted."

"On behalf of Christie's, I would like to express my sincerest apologies to all of you."

"I hope that the unexpected situation just now will not disturb your mood, because there are more and better lots waiting for you in the future."

"Also, a special note."

"Starting from the next lot, this auction will be changed from the traditional mark-up auction to the Dutch auction, also known as the reduced-price auction, so please pay attention to timely bidding."

As soon as Shen Yangling's voice fell, someone at the scene raised objections.

"How can you change the bidding method in the middle of the auction? You didn't give us any notice before, did you? ”

"Isn't that disrespectful to us?"

The tone of the man's voice sounded like a righteous statement.

Zhang Yang raised his head and glanced at him.

It's none other than one of the big dogs he marked before and controls the price.

When they heard that they were going to use the Dutch auction, they immediately became anxious.

This also confirms Zhang Yang's idea:

Compared with the traditional British auction, although the Dutch auction may not be able to increase the price several times, it can magnify the "passerby factor" in the auction to the maximum.

There's no way to control the price.

However, although the big dog is anxious and Zhang Yang is very happy, the temporary change of the auction strategy still has to give you an explanation.

Facing Shen Yangling's gaze, Zhang Yang stood up for the second time.

The first time, he had already identified himself.

As everyone knows, this special auction was sent by him.

It makes sense for him to come out and explain the problem now.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the main purpose of sending so many lots to Xiangjiang this time is actually to show you how rich the collection is in mainland China."

"I'm not interested in money."

"I just hope to take this opportunity to promote communication between Hong Kong and the mainland antique trading market, so that everyone will be more interested in domestic collections."

"In order to achieve a better publicity effect, we deliberately planned this kind of gameplay and changed the auction strategy halfway."

"I hope everyone has fun and can buy their favorite antiques, thank you!"

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, the scene resounded with sparse applause.

He suddenly raised the style of the auction a little higher.

This made everyone present a little uncomfortable.

Only Shen Yangling gave Zhang Yang an admiring look.

It is worthy of being a young talent cultivated by the mainland's cultural and museum system, and what I just said is called a sleek.

It embarrassed the people who asked the questions.

Does he refute the claim of "promoting cultural exchange of antiques"?

I can't say anything like that.

In the end, I could only sit down and listen to Shen Yangling's offer.

"Now we are carrying out the first link, Lot 1017, [Qing Kangxi, Chenhan Ganoderma lucidum pattern Songhua inkstone]."

"The starting price is 800,000, does anyone bid?"

Those present who were interested in this item couldn't help but glance at the previous auction materials.

The estimate given in the official manual of Christie's is 350,000~500,000 yuan.

If it is a British auction, the starting price at this time should be about 300,000.

The psychological price of this thing is 450,000 yuan.

800,000? Nobody buys it.

This is a Dutch auction with the highest starting price.

This is followed by a descending order.

After waiting for five seconds, seeing that no one was bidding, Shen Yangling lightly tapped the auction hammer.

Prices on the big screen start to change.

Every five seconds, 10,000 pieces drop.

800,000, 790,000, 780,000......

Because there was a previous estimate, the price was more than 700,000, and no one bid.

Even at the 600,000 level, there was still no one bidding on the scene.

Finally, it has entered the 500,000 stall.

This price is very close to the auction house's estimate.

When the number on the screen just jumped to 550,000, a retail lady at the scene held up the number plate.

She made a bid.

"Buyer No. 1435 has already bidd: 550,000."

"This is the current price of this [Qing Kangxi, Chenhan Ganoderma lucidum pattern Songhua inkstone], does anyone else want to bid?"

"Three...... 2. ......"

Just when Shen Yangling was about to drop the hammer, the No. 2488 buyer, who had already been marked by Zhang Yang, raised the number plate.

Originally, these big players discussed the strategy, but the temporary reproduction method was changed, and the previous strategy was abolished.

When the retail investor was 550,000, he raised his card.

When the big dog dies, he can't wait for 450,000.

This forced him to make a move at this time.

Looking at the other party's constipated expression, Zhang Yang couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

The funniest thing is that once the Dutch auction has two people at the same price, then the bidding rules have changed again.

It has changed back to "the one with the highest price wins".

That is to say, on the basis of 550,000, the price should be higher.

Hahaha, Zhang Yang's heart has blossomed.

In the end, the big dog spent 580,000 yuan and grabbed the inkstone from the big sister of the retail household with his nose.

Dutch auctions certainly have drawbacks.

For example, there is no way to fetch a sky-high price.

But among the things that Zhang Yang sent to auction this time, there were no sky-high prices.

Most of the lots he collected at the treasure appraisal site and could be brought to Xiangjiang were in the price range of hundreds of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

There are very few million-level ones, and there are no million-level ones.

So the Dutch auction is very suitable for this auction.

The estimated price of 260,000~350,000 yuan [Qing Jiaqing, Huangdi Cloud Dragon Pattern Dragon Robe], the starting price is 600,000 yuan, and the transaction price is 580,000 yuan;

Estimated at 250,000 ~ 400,000 yuan [late Ming Dynasty, Ming Xuande annual copper ear punching furnace], the starting price is 800,000 yuan, and the transaction price is 730,000 yuan;

Estimated at 50,000~80,000 yuan [Ming, Zijing style white jade carving dragon pattern gourd-shaped pen licking], the starting price is 200,000 yuan, and the transaction price is 150,000 yuan......

Don't look at the starting price is not too high, but this is all calculated by Christie's actuaries in the background.

The process of calculating is not difficult.

Christie's often has Dutch-style auctions, and they have a special formula, just put the upper and lower limits of the estimate into it.

Accuracy, so-so.

At least Zhang Yang watched the whole auction, and he didn't feel that it was outrageously high, nor was it low enough to make him uncomfortable.

All in all, a very enjoyable auction experience.

Soon, the "dumplings" were eaten.

It's the turn of the "vinegar" of this auction.

……

For this auction, Fu Sishi made careful preparations.

She came to Linhai three times before and after to find Zhang Yang, and discussed the strategy of the lot with him, often chatting late into the night.

After the lot arrived in Xiangjiang, she has been explaining the lot to everyone on the spot for a few days of preview.

In the end, he ended up in the hospital.

I'm watching the live stream while hanging the water.

She worked so hard, and the effect was obvious.

When buyers pre-registered, every oil painting she sent for auction had an intending buyer.

In other words, if no one changes their minds at the last minute, each of her lots can be auctioned.

This is still relatively rare in oil painting auctions.

"Now, we are about to enter the oriental oil painting section, which is also the last part of this auction."

"Due to the particularity of the oil painting collection, the bidding method of the subsequent lots will be reverted to the British auction, that is, the mark-up auction."

"If you haven't bought a good lot yet, then don't miss it."

"Why did you change it back?" An audience member asked.

"Yes, yes, isn't it communication? Wouldn't changing to British style become a rush to sell at a high price? ”

"It's boring to jump sideways repeatedly."

Shen Yangling can answer this question.

She directly answered the buyer's doubts for Zhang Yang.

The reason is simple:

The next auction is all oriental and modern oil paintings.

There is no way to estimate an exact price for many works, not even by Christie's experts.

The value of many paintings is still in the process of being recognized by the market.

Maybe it was 100,000 yuan before, but today the work suddenly sold for 1 million yuan, and then other auction houses will use today's high price of 1 million when evaluating similar lots.

In this case, it has to be interesting to increase the auction.

After Shen Yangling finished explaining, Zhang Yang took the lead in applauding.

Look at the circle of others, and explain the general trend of the market clearly.

Who can question?

"Oriental oil painting, start now."

"The first lot is Chu Teh-Chun's [No. 282], a small painting painted in 1968 with a guarantee of the original work from the Mr. Chu Foundation."

"For such a fine oil painting by Chu Teh-Chun, we will start with 8 million."

Shen Yangling on the stage made a gesture of please.

Immediately, some of the buyers in the audience began to hold up signs.

Zhang Yang can't understand oil paintings, and the things are not the lots he sent to auction, but now he is in the mood to watch the drama and see how much money he can sell for.

8 million, 9 million, 10 million......

Prices are constantly rising.

Boss Lan, who was wearing a mask and sneaking in next to him, was already inhaling heavily.

muttered in his mouth: "It's really exciting, it won't break Chu Teh-Chun's auction record, right?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Zhang Yang leisurely reminded beside him: "Zhu Tequn's works have already crossed the threshold of 100 million yuan. ”

"Really? Brother Yang, didn't you say you don't understand oil painting? ”

"I didn't understand it, but I can't stand someone giving you popular science in your ears every day."

Zhang Yang shook his head helplessly and replied.

At the same time, in the ward of a hospital in Xiangjiang, Xiao Chu, who was helping to peel apples, suddenly sneezed.

Fortunately, he has quick eyes and hands, otherwise he would have polluted his sweetheart's fruit.

"Oops, I might have a cold."

Chu Ziqiang said to himself.

But Fu Sishi on the hospital bed turned a deaf ear.

I didn't care what Chu Ziqiang said at all.

She watched the live broadcast of the auction on the tablet, and every time the numbers jumped, she would nervously grab the quilt.

"15.8 million once;"

"15,800,000 twice;"

"15,800,000 three times...... Deal! ”

Seeing Shen Yangling drop the gavel on the screen, Fu Sishi waved her fist excitedly and shouted happily:

"Cow wow! Zhang Yang is too good! ”

"Half of my company's business has been resurrected!"

"I didn't expect the auction held by Zhang Yang in Xiangjiang to be so successful, it's really young and promising!"

Chu Ziqiang was happy to see Fu Sishi, and he was also very happy.

But when he heard Sister Fu's words, his smile disappeared in an instant.

I couldn't help but think in my heart:

"Could it be that Sister Fu likes career-oriented boys?"

The more Chu Ziqiang thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.

Otherwise, why not accept him?

After Xiao Chu cut the fruit, he excused himself to go to the toilet and hid in the corridor.

He quietly sent a message to Zhang Yang:

"Father-in-law, help!"

"Is there a way for me to become a career man quickly?" (End of chapter)