Chapter Seventy-Seven: Qing Qianlong Imperial Jade and Khotanese Jade Wrench

In the spacious and bright No. 5 exhibition hall, the lights are brilliant and the voices are boiling.

There were many guests who left after participating in the world's famous wine and treasure show, and there were also many guests who came to participate in the ancient Chinese jade show just after bidding for number plates, but in general, there were obviously more guests who came in from outside than those who left.

In the central area of the central guest seat, Tang Yuan looked at Yang Ying, who was dignified in front of him, and said lightly: "The auction service is very good, and I am satisfied for the time being." ”

When Yang Ying heard this, the smile on her face became even bigger: "Mr. Tang, there are currently 4 vacant seats in the core area, do you need to change places?" ”

As she spoke, Yang Ying turned sideways and stretched out her hand to point at Tang Yuan.

Tang Yuan looked in the direction of Yang Ying's finger, and saw that the core area of Yang Ying's mouth was located in front of his right, facing the auction table, the sofa seats were more spacious and comfortable than the sofa seats they were currently sitting on, and the distance between them was also larger, and there were exclusive service personnel waiting around to provide services at any time.

"Hmmm......"

"It's okay to change places."

Tang Yuan looked around and saw that the flow of people at the scene was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, he groaned slightly, and then agreed to the other party's proposal.

"Mr. Tang, please ...... here"

Yang Ying saw that Tang Yuan agreed, she made a gesture of invitation to Tang Yuan, took the initiative to walk in front, and led the way for Tang Yuan and the four of them.

Soon, Tang Yuan and the four of them moved from the ordinary seats to the VIP seats, and at the same time, the staff behind Yang Ying presented the exquisite pastries and various drinks in their hands to the round table next to Tang Yuan and the four people.

"Mr. Tang, this is my business card."

"If you have any needs later, you can call me directly, or you can always contact me if you want to bid in the future."

After placing Tang Yuan's four people properly, Yang Ying came to Tang Yuan again and handed over her business card to Tang Yuan with both hands.

"Okay."

Tang Yuan took Yang Ying's business card, and then gave Xiao Yayue a look.

Facing Tang Yuan's gesture, Xiao Yayue suddenly understood, took the initiative to get up and came to Yang Ying, and handed her business card to Yang Ying: "Mr. Yang, I am Mr. Tang's personal secretary, and we will often contact each other in the future." ”

Yang Ying began to pay attention to Xiao Yayue a long time ago, the other party's demeanor was elegant, like a quiet orchid, and her body was filled with an excellent bearing far beyond ordinary people, just now she was secretly guessing what the identity of the other party was, but she didn't expect that the other party was the private secretary of the young man in front of her.

"It's just a personal secretary, and he has such a bearing, what kind of person is this Mr. Tang......"

Yang Ying was inexplicably amazed, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

However, Yang Ying did not lose her temper, she took the business card handed by Xiao Yayue, took out a business card of her own from her pocket again, and handed it over with both hands: "Secretary Xiao, I will contact you often in the future." ”

After exchanging business cards with each other, the two sides exchanged brief greetings, and finally Yang Ying left here after greeting Tang Yuan again, and went to greet other important VIPs.

After Yang Ying's episode, when Tang Yuan looked back behind him again, the entire scene was already full, and the buzzing noise filled the entire venue.

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Half an hour after the end of the World Famous Wine Sale, the highlight of Sotheby's 2018 Autumn Auction in Hong Kong City, the Ancient Chinese Jade Sale, officially began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Ancient Chinese Jade Session."

"I'm auctioneer Yu Min, and I'm going to invite us to Lot 1 next."

"Ming Dynasty white jade biting tail dragon-shaped pendant, starting price of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars!"

The new auctioneer walked up to the auction table, he didn't talk nonsense, and after a brief introduction of himself, he went straight to the auction of the first collection.

Offstage, Wen Muxue saw that the starting price of the first lot was as high as 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, and her face couldn't help but flash a touch of surprise.

"This is just an appetizer, you then look down, the value of the collections that will come out in the future will only get higher and higher, and after the middle and late stages, it is estimated that the turnover of each collection will exceed 10 million, and the total turnover of the entire auction should easily exceed 100 million."

Tang Yuan saw Wen Muxue's surprised look, and he smiled and took the initiative to speak.

"Breaking 100 million?"

Wen Muxueying's lips opened slightly, and her expression was slightly trance-like.

Once upon a time, this unit was simply an unattainable existence for her, but since she followed Tang Yuan's side, this unit began to appear frequently in her life, so that she began to be less sensitive to the unit of "tens of millions".

This kind of subtle change, Wen Muxue herself did not notice.

"The whole auction is estimated to be over in two hours, let's eat something to cushion our stomachs, and when the auction is over, we will have a good meal."

Tang Yuan didn't notice the trance in Wen Muxue's eyes, he said to Wen Muxue, and took the lead in picking up a green macaron, with still warm coffee, while watching the hot bidding on the scene, while tasting free pastries and drinks.

Wen Muxue heard this, answered softly, and then said no more.

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In the next two hours, Tang Yuan seemed to have become a pure spectator, from the beginning to the present, he had not raised a single bidding number plate in the whole process, and Wen Muxue, who existed like a big demon in the last game, during this period, she either took pictures, PP pictures, tasted pastries, or chatted with Tang Yuan, and she didn't feel bored at all.

In the blink of an eye, the whole auction came to an end.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next collection to appear is the finale of our auction!"

Tang Yuan, who always looked leisurely and looked a little lazy, after hearing the voice from in front of him, the whole person suddenly came to his senses, and even his sitting posture became upright.

"The finale lot of this sale, Lot 53 is seven pieces of imperial jade and Khotanese jade wrenches made by Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty and three fish pattern covers with red red sandalwood falling flowers and flowing water!"

"This extraordinary collection is one of the most important Qing Dynasty imperial works of art in the world, and even if there is no similar example in the two Palace Museums, it has a very high collection value, with a starting price of HK$50,000,000!"

As the auctioneer's words fell, the LED screen located in the rear suddenly showed the actual picture of the seven jade wrenches and the three-fish pattern cover of the red red sandalwood falling flowers, and there was a corresponding text introduction next to the photo.

The size and style of these seven jade wrenches are exactly the same, and the workmanship is the most common striated edge or swastile edge, including two white jade wrenches, two jasper wrenches, one white marble wrench, one green jade wrench, and one red skin green jade wrench.

As for the packaging box of the seven pieces of jade wrench, the red red sandalwood falling flowers and flowing water three fish pattern cover are composed of two parts of the cover and the bottom respectively, the outside of the box cover and the bottom of the wall vermilion lacquer carved falling flowers and flowing water patterns, covered with three fish play in the rolling waves, the box of the royal mention "Yong Jade Butterfly" poem, the bottom outside the knife carved in the gold script "Qianlong Year" paragraph.

According to the records of the Qing Palace, this red red sandalwood falling flower flowing water three-fish pattern cover box and seven pieces of imperial jade wrenches can be described as the treasures carried by Emperor Qianlong for more than 30 years. The lid box records the self-reflection of Emperor Qianlong at different stages, and throughout the major museums and private collections, this product is still one of the most important surviving imperial court artworks.

Everyone at the scene looked at the real pictures and text introductions that were constantly scrolling on the LED screen, and the audience was boiling......