The entire auction site was silent. Everyone knows that this salvage rights auction will definitely be sold at a very high price.
150 million, this price is actually not much higher than the psychological price of most people.
If the bid price rises normally, each increase will be two or three million, and it is not impossible to eventually exceed 150 million.
But that's what I'm afraid of. The price has just exceeded 100 million. When the first hesitation occurred on the scene, the auctioneer who was the main auction called a price for the second time tonight. Someone actually raised the price by nearly 50%.
In any case, 150 million yuan is already the highest price in the minds of most people. Except for the person who called out 150 million yuan, no one knew what was in the wreck. Even if they knew, they would not have bought the salvage rights at such a high price. Because the silk embroidery in the wreck was originally not the most valuable among antiques, not to mention that it has been soaked in sea water for hundreds of years, these silk embroidery have long been in its shape. Perhaps only Dark Night Eye, which is not short of money and is not the organization of the antiques itself, would seize its salvage rights at such a high price.
Therefore, everyone shook their heads. From this person's way of yelling prices, everyone knows that this person's attitude towards the shipwreck is bound to win, and the price has reached the ceiling. Who would irrationally compete with him?
For example, in novels, the scene where children of aristocratic families use prices far exceeding the value of the item to get angry is extremely rare in reality, and will never appear on items of this price. Just go crazy and it will be tens of millions of dollars, which is nearly 100 million Hong Kong dollars. Are you crazy?
"150 million third time! The deal!" The auctioneer knew this well. He paused a little between the first bid and the second bid, but he said it very quickly when the third bid and the deal was completed. With his experience, of course, it can be seen that no one will bid again.
"Congratulations, this sir, there is no commission charged for this auction. In addition to the 30 million US dollars deposit you paid when entering the venue, you also need to pay a final payment of 120 million US dollars. May I ask, are you delivering it on site or making an appointment?"
Because it is different from other auctions, the auctioneer directly asked the bidder on the stage.
Of course, what he mentioned on-site delivery was not just here, but to the office upstairs where there were senior lawyers, envoys from China and Britain, and of course, the business owner himself who discovered the wreck of the ship.
The man raised his hand, smiled, and said, "I will go upstairs with you later. But don't worry, take out the second lot quickly."
Many people were stunned. They didn't understand that today's auction only means the only item of the shipwreck salvage right? Why did this person say there was a second item?
Fortunately, the auctioneer smiled and said, "It seems that this gentleman really knows our process tonight. In fact, I received the notification when I was on stage and realized that there was a second item."
"There is another lot? Why didn't you say it earlier?"
"The highlight of such a big shipwreck salvage right is actually put in front of it. Could it be that the second item is more expensive than the salvage right?"
"What the hell is it? Don't keep it in a silence. It's getting late, hurry up. I'll have an appointment with a cigar in a while."
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Several people in the audience who were familiar with the auctioneer were half-joking and half-urged.
The auctioneer smiled faintly, raised his hands flat, and pointed his palms down, signaling everyone to silence.
After the scene returned to quiet, the auctioneer signaled the staff behind him to bring up a box.
"Because it is a temporary process, I won't waste time showing it. I'll introduce it to you just VCR."
The large screen behind him was lit up, and a silk scroll was presented on the large screen.
"This painting was signed by all the appraisal masters of this auction house and invited more than 30 appraisal experts from home and abroad, and used countless methods and took forty days to finally reach a unified conclusion." The auctioneer raised everyone's appetite from the beginning.
Everyone in the audience still didn't understand. After all, there was only one scroll on the screen.
As the painting scroll slowly unfolded, many people's eyes had a strange or familiar look. Obviously, they knew what the painting was like.
But, soon they found out that they were wrong.
The auctioneer said: "I believe you have heard of this painting, and you have even personally appreciated it at the Osaka Municipal Art Museum in Japan. Yes, this painting is the first volume of the five-star 28-scenes true form originally collected in the Osaka Municipal Art Museum. This painting has been considered to be the work of Zhang Sengyou for a long time, and was later confirmed to be a copy of Liang Lingzan. However, the latest collector of this painting put forward different views. Since then, he personally spent more than 10 million yuan to invite many experts, scholars and masters to re-evaluate. In the end, through more sophisticated chronological analysis, as well as a total of more than 50 experts, scholars and masters unanimously recognized that this painting was not written by Liang Lingzan, but written by Wu Daozi..."
There was an uproar at the scene...
This is too sensational.
This painting itself is a national treasure-level painting. Whether it is Zhang Sengyou or Liang Lingzan, it is at least an outstanding work that can fully demonstrate Zhang Sengyou's painting techniques. However, Liang Lingzan himself is much worse than Zhang Sengyou and far away from Wu Daozi.
The paintings of Zhang Sengyou and Wu Daozi are called Shuti. They both created Zhang Family Style and Wu Family Style. People all think that Wu Family Style is a more mature manifestation of Zhang Family Style, and Wu Daozi himself is also a painting saint for all ages.
This painting was originally considered to be just a copy of Zhang Sengyou by Liang Lingzan, but now it is claimed to be Wu Daozi's handwriting.
This is indeed possible. After all, Liang Lingzan's paintings are remembered by the world more because of his imitation of Wu Daozi. Many experts have said before that this five-star and twenty-eight constellations is actually more like Wu Daozi's painting style, but since the original work was Zhang Sengyou, it was still considered Liang Lingzan's copy of Zhang Sengyou.
Suddenly it became Wu Daozi's?
There is no doubt that value has taken another step forward.
No, it’s not that it has risen to a new level, it can even be said to have reached a new peak.
Everyone was unbelievable, but this is the famous Sotheby's. What the auctioneer said would definitely not be fake. Moreover, everyone believed that in this painting, there must be more than 50 experts, scholars and masters' signatures and stamps and certifications. To put it bluntly, even if these more than 50 experts are wrong, it will not affect the future value of the painting.
This is often the case in the antique market. Truth is only in a single thought, and what we need is the recognition of today's people.
The auctioneer continued: "Maybe everyone will be shocked, to be honest, I find it unbelievable. However, this is a unified conclusion finally reached by more than 50 experts and scholars, and it is also a new leap forward for the era of antiques by the latest technological means. This painting is Wu Daozi's early copy of Zhang Sengyou's five-star and twenty-eight constellations. At that time, his Wu family style was not yet complete, and he paid more tribute to his predecessors. But no matter what, this is a handwritten work by the Painting Saint, so there should be no doubt."
"Start the shooting, there is no need to say so much!" someone shouted.
Xiao Seliang said
Chapter completed!