Chapter 148
Song Wanting on the side said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Ye, don't take it to heart, Master Yu has a rather big temper."
Ye Chen shook his head indifferently and said to Song Wanting: "Let's go in too."
The guests entered the venue one by one. The host was Bao Fugui, the master of the Zhenbao Pavilion. He took the stage and made a few formal speeches before entering the auction session.
The auction officially begins!
Due to the temporary cancellation of the last auction, this time there were more lots than last time and there were twice as many guests.
The first item that the two hostesses pushed onto the stage on a trolley was an antique copper incense burner, with white mist curling up and a fragrant aroma filling the nostrils.
The auctioneer introduced: "This is a Songhe backflow incense burner from the Tang Dynasty. It is one of the treasures given to Su Dongpo, a master of calligraphy and painting, by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The two boxes of ambergris that it comes with are used by the Tang Dynasty court and are not allowed to be used by the public.
Moreover, the production method has been lost, but smelling it refreshes the mind and has a slight entertainment effect!"
After speaking, he motioned to the hostess to light incense.
A hostess in cheongsam carefully dug out a handful of incense with a silver spoon and lit it.
I saw pure white smoke flowing down the incense burner like a waterfall. While the smoke was lingering, the pine and crane on the incense burner were lifelike, vivid, and vaguely fluttering their wings.
A faint aroma suddenly floated in the auction hall, which made people feel refreshed and happy.
Ye Chen nodded and said: "It is indeed authentic ambergris, refined from sperm whales, and this kind of handmade incense making process is basically unavailable now."
The auctioneer knocked the gavel twice and said: "The starting price of the Songhe reverse flow incense burner is 800,000 yuan, and the price will be increased by 100,000 yuan each time."
This incense burner is exquisitely made and has certain collection value. The auction price is also moderate, and the audience raised their placards one after another.
After a while, the incense burner was auctioned off by a player for 1.6 million.
Then seven or eight more items were offered for auction, all of which were high-quality antiques.
The atmosphere at the venue was warm and guests were bidding one after another.
Xiao Changkun watched it with great interest, but he was short of money, otherwise he would have itchy hands to hold up the sign.
However, Ye Chen had no interest in losing these collections.
Because although these auction items are precious, they are only for collection and do not have much value to him.
At this moment, the hostess brought a white porcelain plate with a string of purple beads on it, sparkling under the light!
The auctioneer introduced: "Only one natural purple pearl from the East China Sea can be picked out from a thousand pearls. The beads are round and uniform in size. They are rare and beautiful."
The auction price of this string of purple pearls is not expensive, only 400,000.
Ye Chen raised his head and immediately called for a price.
"Half a million!"
Xiao Changkun's eyelids twitched and he quickly said: "Why are you taking pictures of this! The pearl necklace costs tens of thousands of yuan, but this 400,000 yuan is a fool! Don't take pictures!"
Ye Chen looked at the string of pearls, thinking about Xiao Churan, and said with a smile: "I think Churan is very suitable to wear it. The pearls calm the nerves. She has been under too much stress recently and cannot sleep well."
Upon hearing that he was buying it for his daughter, Xiao Changkun wanted to say something, but he wisely kept his mouth shut.
The collection value of this necklace is not high, so no one bids.
Just when the auctioneer was about to make the final decision, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Six hundred thousand!"
Ye Chen looked to the side looking for sound.
I saw Qin Aodong, the man seeking death from the Qin family, showing his head from the side, with a sneer on his face, and said to Ye Chen, "Sorry, I'm also attracted to this necklace!"
Ye Chen couldn't help but frown, why was this guy here? Wasn't he grounded by Qin Gang?
This chapter has been completed!