The auctioneer keenly discovered that the atmosphere at the scene, which had just reached its peak because of the beautiful French proprietress, was now heightened again.
When such a situation occurred, the auctioneer was naturally secretly happy. Based on his past experience, he felt that the first piece of art today would be able to be auctioned, and the art would not be unsold.
Phenomenon.
Therefore, the auctioneer immediately announced that the low price of this oil painting was 50,000 euros.
Then, the auctioneer also quickly explained that the reason why euros are used for pricing here instead of RMB is because of the request of the author of this oil painting, mainly to avoid the price being affected by exchange rate fluctuations.
At the same time, the exchange rate of RMB to Euro here will be calculated using the average exchange rate of the central exchange rate released by the central bank in the previous five days, including today.
You must know that China's exchange rate model is probably the most complex exchange rate system in the world, with a total of three exchange rates. This is mainly because the domestic financial market has not yet been fully opened and integrated with the world market.
Therefore, the participants in the venue took out their mobile phones to check the exchange rate of RMB to Euro.
Then what followed was that someone started to raise their placards first.
"50,000!" Someone first raised the sign and said loudly.
Immediately, someone raised a sign and loudly bid: "51,000!"
Someone else raised a sign and offered: "I'll offer 55,000!"
"60,000!" This time someone directly increased the price difference and increased the price significantly.
"58,000!"
"60,000!"
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In the end, some wealthy people raised the price of this painting to 80,000 euros, which is actually a sky-high price. When converted into RMB, it should be worth between 600,000 and 700,000 euros.
After all, the people who came here to bid for the auction had of course received the brochure in advance, had seen the photos in it, had things they wanted to take pictures of, and had done appraisals at the same time.
The current price of 80,000 euros has definitely exceeded the ceiling estimate in most people's minds. Therefore, after the 80,000 euros were raised, the scene suddenly became silent.
Even though the participants here were all wealthy tycoons, they were definitely not fools. They stopped bidding at this time.
So, "80,000 once, 80,000 twice, 80,000 three times, deal!" After three inquiries, the auctioneer finally dropped the hammer, announcing that the first work of art had a new owner.
The auction continued, and after several rounds of bidding, the atmosphere became more and more lively.
The art sent by Elaine's store is indeed very popular. Except for one painting that failed to be auctioned, all the others were taken away.
The market response was so enthusiastic that Natasha, the boss lady, was absolutely bursting with joy and the smile on her face never stopped.
Zhang Tiegen gently patted Natasha's little hand and asked softly: "Are you so happy?"
"Of course. It seems that we can continue to cooperate with Wanbaoxuan in the future!" Natasha smiled excitedly.
Zhang Tiegen smiled slightly and said: "Wanbaoxuan is definitely willing to continue to cooperate with your Yilian store. First of all, let me talk about the results of today's auction. Basically, all the artworks sent by Yilian store have been sold.
. Besides, the artworks in Yilian store are all from international sources, which are relatively rare in China, and they are far beyond their domestic counterparts in terms of diversity. The artworks in Yilian store are indeed
It greatly complements the shortcomings of Wanbaoxuan."
"Your analysis is good!" Natasha smiled happily.
At this time, the auctioneer announced that the second round of auctions had begun. These new auction items were no longer from Natasha's Elaine store, but from Wanbaoxuan's business.
The domestic art market does have its own characteristics. It basically takes the antique route. What comes one after another is a landscape painting, a wild cursive painting by an ancient master, and a piece of porcelain from the Ming Dynasty.
It should be said that these items are even more popular among domestic tycoons, so the intensity of the bidding is obviously much more intense than those of foreign works of art in Yilian's store, and the prices are definitely far higher.
Then the next auction item, as the cloth on it was pulled open, immediately attracted the attention of Zhang Tiegen, who had always felt a little depressed, and he suddenly seemed to become more energetic.
Because it is an antique wooden box. Generally speaking, in the history of China, such wooden boxes must contain very special and distinctive items.
Of course, this immediately aroused Zhang Tiegen's full curiosity.
"That box is really beautiful, and it seems to be very old! I don't know what's in it." Natasha was also intrigued by the box, and whispered to her.
Zhang Tiegen echoed and said, "You, China, are really ancient, and everything you bring out is full of the feeling of time."
"Of course this is necessary. And you must also see that there are many ancient countries in the world, but our country, Greater China, is the only one that can continue to be new over time." Zhang Tiegen explained.
Natasha immediately nodded in agreement with Zhang Tiegen's statement and said with a smile: "Then let's see what's in that box. I'm very curious now!"
Zhang Tiegen nodded and said nothing more. Anyway, he knew the answer right away.
"Everyone, please take a look at the sandalwood box outside. It has been identified as having a long history of at least five hundred years!" the auctioneer first introduced it in a very convincing manner, which immediately triggered a new wave of admiration.
Because the auctioneer's introduction was too fast and everyone was making so much noise, Natasha, who was already poor in Chinese, could not understand the auctioneer's explanation at all.
Natasha quickly pulled Zhang Tiegen's hand and asked in a low voice: "What on earth did the auctioneer say? Please tell me quickly."
Zhang Tiegen then translated the auctioneer's explanation directly to Natasha in French.
"A box is worth five hundred years? Are you sure that's what the auctioneer really said? This is incredible. Is it already rotten?" Natasha asked incredulously.
But Natasha had forgotten that the country she was in now was called Huaxia, and Huaxia had always been a magical country.
"Why did I lie to you? They use sandalwood, which won't rot!" Zhang Tiegen explained.