Zhang Zhe has never had the opportunity to be exposed to such an occasion, and his impression of auctions is still based on film and television works. Today I found that it is still very different from the situation in ordinary movies. Perhaps because this is not a regular auction house, this
It's not a regular auction either.
The whole place was not as big as he had imagined, and there were many but not too many people. But when the master of ceremonies came on stage to introduce the items for tonight's auction, all the lights in the venue were turned off, leaving only a bright stage, and all the guests were
The dimness adds a bit of mystery and concealment to the atmosphere.
When the auction of the first item started, he realized that the effect of turning off the lights in this way was to make the guests more hidden, so as not to avoid the bidding situation. If there was a dispute between the two parties and they raised the price, how could the preparations be made?
Of course, the sellers are happy and can sell for a higher price. But there are not many such cases. There are very few people who have a grudge. People with this money and qualifications are usually calm and rational people.
We don’t spend money to gain the advantage of a third party. On the contrary, many of them are acquaintances and friends. If they know that their friends are interested in a certain item, or they find that the bidding opponent is someone who is inconvenient to offend, many people will often give up generously, help the other party, and sell it.
It's a favor. But it won't be sold for that much money.
Now this time it is an anonymous bidding method. Each group of guests has a unique bidder. The bidder bids through electronic equipment, and the anonymous code will be displayed on the big screen. Finally, another person will be contacted. The light under the stage is dim, and the bidder is
Not big, who raises the price and who bids is a relatively hidden matter, and anonymity also reduces taboos.
Everyone who participated in the bidding knew the items in advance, so after the bidding started, everyone rushed towards their goals. Sun Ruoying seemed to be interested in everything. Starting from the first item, she participated in several rounds of each item.
Bidding. However, she was not very demanding about the result. No one else raised the price, so she was very calm when she bought it. If someone took it away, she did not blindly fight for money, and she always maintained a calm attitude.
The bidding went on for a while. Although the environment in the venue was relatively quiet, with only a few whispers and more of the emcee making comments on the stage, the popularity of the bidding was obviously not low. What surprised Zhang Zhe was that all the items were sold.
The price is not less than 3 million, and even a small item is worth a lot of money. According to rough statistics, the items Sun Ruoying has already bought have cost tens of millions!
He peeked at Sun Ruoying and saw that she was as calm as ever. Mr. Xu was not too surprised. He was just a little anxious waiting for the items he was looking forward to. This made Zhang Zhe sigh. Although he now theoretically has a net worth of hundreds of millions, he just came here
Before here, he won 56 million in a short while, but in terms of mentality, he was still an ordinary person. In terms of attitude towards money, he was still incomparable to Sun Ruoying and the others. What kind of crap would he spend hundreds or tens of millions on?
It's rotten iron and I can't bear to kill it.
To be honest, when Zhang Zhegang learned about the nature of his job, he was still a little resistant. Would it be comfortable to be a mascot that brings good luck to others? He even thought about saying nothing or doing nothing when the time came.
Now he is convinced. He also says nothing and does nothing, but he can't say or do anything at all. He might as well learn from it.
...Finally, the emcee on stage introduced an ancient stone tablet!
Zhang Zhe's spirit perked up and he couldn't help but look at the people around him. He saw that Mr. Xu's eyes were also shining. Considering his age, he was actually a bit eager, passionate and excited. On the contrary, Sun Ruoying was still very calm, as if this was just a dream.
An ordinary item, she could have it or not.
"This is an ancient stone tablet unearthed in East China decades ago. Modern scientific analysis has not been able to detect its specific age. And some of the ancient patterns, words, and symbols on it are even more mysterious. Many scholars still believe
I have contacted and studied it, but found nothing! Its mystery gives it an inexplicable attraction. Many collectors and many archaeologists are willing to get close to it. Because of its large size, I cannot show you the real thing here. Dear friends,
After the collector takes a photo of it, he can enjoy it slowly, and we will be responsible for transporting it to his home..." the host said, and introduced the various mysterious places of this large stone monument.
The stele was too big and heavy, so it was not moved to the site. Everyone else had read the information and picture albums and had a certain understanding of it, but Zhang Zhe was very distressed because he had never seen it. Fortunately, the emcee wanted to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.
, while explaining in detail, the large screen at the back also has close-up shots from various angles for viewing.
Zhang Zhe looked at it for a while and realized that it was a big stone tablet. He really didn't know what was mysterious or magical about it. Maybe it was a forgery. Even if he looked closely, he couldn't tell. So he looked at people instead and thought
We want to see how Old Man Xu can confirm that this is the 'Zhenguo Stone Stele' he is looking for when he is unable to inspect it in person?
What surprised him was that Mr. Xu, who had looked a little strange just now, had closed his eyes at this moment, with an attitude of looking down on objects and closing his eyes to rest. And he could be sure that Mr. Xu was not looking at anything at this moment.
He didn't whisper anything to Sun Ruoying, which left him speechless.
"...the base price of this stone tablet is...30 million!"
Zhang Zhe, who was just about to watch the fun, heard a sentence coming from the stage, which made him tremble.
Damn it, 30 million! Why don’t you grab it? 30 million to buy a stone? In many economically underdeveloped areas, buying a few mountains is no longer a problem!
This was his first reaction. Although the items in the previous auction are valuable even if they are small, in terms of volume or weight, this large stone tablet is definitely not expensive at 30 million yuan. But other items all have a certain price.
Antiques with age and origin have value for collection, cultural relics, history, etc. What is this? Isn’t it just a stone? If you want to buy it, buy something wonderful and small. For such a bulky item, except for Mr. Xu who deifies it like this
, who else is excited?
"These little Japanese are robbing people! They were plundered from China back then, and now they have to pay a sky-high price to buy back a stone. It's so dark..." Zhang Zhe couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.
What surprised him was that for something that he thought no one would be interested in and whose price-to-price ratio was too poor, new bids came out very quickly, and this was before Sun Ruoying, who was beside him and determined to win, had not yet started to take action.
"Thirty-five million!"
"Thirty-one million!"
"Thirty-two million!"
Listening to the excited words of the emcee, Zhang Zhe smiled bitterly: "Are they all crazy? Is a big stone worth so much? Did Qin Shihuang paint it?" Although there were bidders, compared to other items just now, this one was still the coldest one.
Piece.
"Hmph, if Qin Shihuang painted graffiti, would it cost this?" Sun Ruoying snorted, and then said lightly: "People don't dare to sell ordinary stone tablets. If you quote this price, they must have a certain value. Three
It’s only tens of millions, so I’ll join in the fun.”
This is the fundamental purpose and top priority of their trip, but this is someone else's territory. Who knows how many cameras are watching everyone in the dark? Who knows if there are bugs under the seats? Although in theory, the owner of the gambling boat,
It is impossible to do such a thing to destroy the sign, but for the sake of safety, they are more cautious and avoid showing their determination to get it, just like discussing random items.
Zhang Zhe even felt that Sun Ruoying had bid on nothing just now, including the tens of millions he had already spent. His purpose was to make the current stone tablet also bid, so that no one would doubt it.
"Thirty-three million!"
Sun Ruoying made the same bid as before. This made Zhang Zhe feel a little sad. How long has it been? It has already increased by 10%. I don’t know what kind of price will be sold later.
What about the price? At this moment, he hoped that he could bring good luck to Sun Ruoying, so that she could go more smoothly, without too many people competing, and buy this thing as cheaply as possible.
——In the end, Zhang Zhe doesn't really believe that such a stone tablet can affect one's fortune. If this old man Xu is a great fool who is good at deceiving, he will be in big trouble.
At this time, he heard Mr. Xu vaguely mumbling a few words without opening his eyes. At first glance, it sounded like the nagging of an old man, but Mr. Xu had always behaved very hale and hearty, and was not nagging at all. He guessed that it must be
There was a purpose. Although I didn't hear it clearly, it was probably intentional, and the purpose was to remind Sun Ruoying.
Looking at Sun Ruoying again, she showed no signs of giving up and was disappointed, but was ready to continue bidding. Obviously, even if the actual object was not at the scene, Mr. Xu could not confirm its authenticity, but he still bet that it was real.
Looking at these tens of millions of bets, Zhang Zhe thought about the bet that shocked Mark and others just now. It was really nothing. Now that it was like this, he calmed down and waited for the results with peace of mind. During the previous trip to the casino,
It also allowed him to verify that his luck would not be arbitrary, but it would definitely bring huge benefits.
"Thirty-five million!"
"Thirty-seven million!"
..."Forty million! Is there anything more than 40 million?"
There were obviously fewer people bidding on this big stone monument than the others, so the intensity was lower than before. After reaching the level of 40 million, every time the price was increased, the bidding time also changed, and there were already several
One of them gave up. Including Sun Ruoying, there are four others.
"Fourty-one million! Someone has offered forty-one million!"
"Forty-two million!"
... What left Zhang Zhe speechless was that after meeting 40 million, everyone became more rational. They thought that the result should be determined at around 45 million at most. Unexpectedly, the competition was not so fierce.
The degree of bite was very high, and it was not until Sun Ruoying submitted a bid of 57 million that no one bid.
This result also convinced him of Sun Ruoying's words before. Sure enough, someone wanted to target her. They didn't know what her goal was, but she made trouble every time. Before, she had some successes, some gave up, and some were already out.
The more money, some may make the opponent pay more money. This time, someone on the other side guessed that it was her, so they kept biting, and eventually she got a lot of extra money.
