Chapter 340: It's Just Like That!
The Sotheby's auction finale features two artifacts from the Xia Kingdom, while Christie's has one from Da. The painting "Savior Mundi" by Finch's Hand.
Reach. Vinci is recognized as one of the three geniuses of the world, with extraordinary achievements in various fields, especially in the arts.
Ruan Jiaojiao knew a lot about his painting from Anna's mouth and from the discussions of those people at the reception party, and it was not easy for this painting to reappear.
It was completed in 1500 and for more than 400 years it has been left and turned out by members of the royal family.
It wasn't until more than twenty years ago that it appeared at an auction in Sunset Country.
Unfortunately, the painting was badly damaged at that time, and there were still a lot of dirt on the picture, which made it difficult to see, and everyone thought it was a fake, and it was finally sold for 45 pounds.
Since then, the painting has been sold as a copy at a low price until it has passed into the hands of the last buyer.
The man was curious about the original appearance of the painting, and found someone to restore it regardless of cost and time, and after ten years, it was finally restored to its true appearance.
Before the auction, Christshide had the world's top appraiser collectors come to verify the authenticity of the paintings.
Although I can't believe it, after a lot of verification and identification, everyone agrees that this is indeed a . Finch's authentic handiwork.
After the auction catalogue was made and sent away, there were still many people who still didn't believe that it was a real painting.
So, the auction exhibition of Justin opened a separate exhibition hall for this painting, which was called a crowd, and when Ruan Jiaojiao and Anna went, they only saw the crowd of people in that exhibition hall, what the painting looked like, and the two had never seen the real thing at all.
The meaning of this painting is different for Westerners, and it is not difficult at all to break the record of the treasure building in terms of transaction price.
After Ruan Jiaojiao came to London, the sky was gloomy for several days, with occasional light rain.
Today is rare, the sun is on, the temperature has also risen, and it is just right to wear a thin knit sweater.
Ruan Jiaojiao and the others set off together after breakfast and went to the auction.
If yesterday's show seemed to be held in a theater, today it is like an assembly hall, the venue is too big, and there are too many people.
With the positions of Ruan Jiaojiao and Anna, it is difficult to even see the clear appearance of the auctioneer on the auction table.
Sitting in the front row are undoubtedly members of the royal family of various countries, as well as representatives of museums with deep pockets, including royalty and museum representatives of the sunset country.
If you want to compare power, Ruan Jiaojiao really can't compare to them, but this is a public auction, and it is compared to cash.
If they want to buy it, they have to ask Ruan Jiaojiao if they can agree to the billions of dollars in her pocket.
Of course, with the current prices, this painting is tens of millions of dollars to death, and Ruan Jiaojiao is not panicked at all.
Before the auction began, there was still a sound of communication in the venue, although there were many people, but it was not noisy.
When the auction began, everyone fell silent, and only the auctioneer's voice appeared.
In the morning, it was quite normal, but in the afternoon, everyone was fiercely competitive, and the speed of the cards was quite fast, just to make the finale lot appear quickly.
Mr. Qiu happily raised his card and won two bronze tripods, and in terms of price, it was even lower than he expected, and his eyes were crooked with a smile.
Ruan Jiaojiao took some porcelain, jewelry, and a fine gilded gemstone table clock, and when the finale appeared, she adjusted her sitting posture and leaned forward slightly.
This move surprised Anna, because when the treasure appeared yesterday, Ruan Jiaojiao was also like this, obviously in spirit.
"Gillian, you also like Da. Finch? Anna lowered her voice and spoke very quietly.
Ruan Jiaojiao smiled, turned around and whispered, "Who wouldn't like it?" This painting has a special meaning to me. ”
Unusual significance?
Although Anna was a little dazed, she nodded in understanding.
When the price came to 10 million, Ruan Jiaojiao did not move, and 20 million and 30 million still did not move.
The cultural relics that Mr. Qiu wanted have been photographed, and now he is watching the play relaxedly, and he secretly sighs in his heart that this group of foreigners is really rich.
The bidding slowed down to 35 million, and the last contender didn't raise his card anymore.
The auctioneer scanned the venue and was about to say something more to let the auction guests continue bidding, when the bidding sign was raised diagonally behind the venue.
Ruan Jiaojiao jumped directly into the finals, and competed back and forth with the last opponent for a few times, and finally-
“… 40,000,300,000,000! Let's congratulate this beautiful lady......" The auctioneer on the stage clenched his hands into fists, his voice was loud and passionate, and then took the lead in applauding.
Anna clapped her hands mechanically, looked at Ruan Jiaojiao blankly, and said silently: "Omg......"
Charlie Butler turned slightly and looked diagonally behind him, with pride written on his face and pride in his eyes.
That's right, that's how it should be spent!
Mr. Qiu's eyes widened beside him, his mouth opened unconsciously, and he got to know Ruan Jiaojiao again.
The Christshide auction ended successfully, and many people greeted Ruan Jiaojiao when they passed by, and some even left contact information with her.
The people who can appear here are not simple, Ruan Jiaojiao does not refuse to come, and communicates with each other one by one, she is a little tired, but she is happy in her heart.
After gaining a bunch of friendships and connections again, Ruan Jiaojiao and Anna, accompanied by bodyguards, got into their own car.
When she got home, Anna said goodbye and prepared to pack her bags and go to an aunt's house.
Anna and Ruan Jiaojiao chatted speculatively, no matter what topic they could talk about, they were also very comfortable in life, all aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation took care of her preferences, and she enjoyed her time with Ruan Jiaojiao.
It's just a rude thing to bother her for too long, and with her aunt's kind invitation, Anna can't refuse.
However, the two will participate in the next two auctions together tomorrow, and it is not so sad to say goodbye.
After Anna left, the guests invited by Ruan Jiaojiao came to the door.
Mr. Fu Yue mentioned on the phone that he wanted to bring a friend over, but Ruan Jiaojiao certainly did not refuse.
And the friend he brought was Mr. Ye Zhenying, a Hong Kong businessman whom Ruan Jiaojiao and Ji Huaian had admired for a long time, but had never met.
"I have admired Miss Nguyen's name for a long time, and I have the honor to meet Miss Nguyen again at the auction today. When I heard that Mr. Fu was coming to be a guest, I came cheekily together, hoping that Miss Ruan could forgive me for my rudeness. ”
Ye Zhenying was very thin and thin, in his early fifties, but his hair was mostly white, and he greeted Ruan Jiaojiao in Mandarin with a subtle accent.
Ruan Jiaojiao also responded with a smile, and held Ye Zhenying's outstretched hand with both hands.