Chapter 979 Lots (400.01 million) please vote for me
Cao Shujie did not expect that the first thing would be a seal, but it was not the Shoushan hibiscus stone seal they saw just now, but a Balin stone seal, 10 cm high and 2 × 2 cm in surface.
This seal looks like a rectangular parallelepiped. The key point is that according to Ren Shizhen's introduction, it has not undergone any engraving processing, only the outer surface has been treated.
Cao Shujie was a little dumbfounded. He looked at Lei Jun beside him and thought, why is it such a coincidence?
Lao Lei just wants a piece of seal material to engrave, what is the first thing?
If it was said that it was not planned in advance, Cao Shujie would not believe it.
But to be honest, just by looking at it with his naked eyes, he felt that the seal material was really beautiful.
The overall appearance is dark red and light red, and the part has an oily sheen like white meat. It looks very delicate from a distance, let alone holding it in your hand.
He persuaded Lei Jun with some sadness: "Mr. Lei, as the old saying goes, you lose your mind by playing with things, but you must be careful!"
"Haha!" Lei Jun didn't expect Cao Shujie to say that. He couldn't hold himself back and laughed out loud on the spot.
At this time, the auction host Ren Shizhen in the venue was still introducing the first lot, and no one else spoke, so Lei Jun's smile was extremely eye-catching at this moment.
Hearing the laughter, everyone else looked at him one after another, wondering what was going on with Mr. Lei?
Even Ren Shizhen paused the introduction and looked towards him: "Hello, Mr. Lei, do you have any questions?"
"No, no, I'm really sorry. Shopkeeper Ren, please continue to introduce me," Lei Jun said.
‘Shopkeeper’ was an old name for their line of work. Later, it kept pace with the times and changed it to manager. However, at this time, Lei Jun was still used to calling her ‘shopkeeper’.
Ren Shizhen nodded and continued to introduce this Balin stone seal.
After a detailed introduction, she got to the point: "Our starting bid for this Bahrain stone seal is 700,000 yuan. Who will be the first to bid for 700,000 yuan?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand to indicate to the buyers in the audience that they could make an offer.
Cao Shujie hadn't realized it yet. This one was only 700,000?
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lei Jun next to him raising the number plate in his hand.
Immediately afterwards, Ren Shizhen on the stage shouted with sharp eyes: "No. 358, 700,000."
"700,000, are there any other buyers following?"
"700,000, the gentleman on the floor is 700,000, are there any buyers who will continue to offer 700,000?"
"First time for 700,000!"
Cao Shujie came to his senses this time and asked Lei Jun: "Mr. Lei, are you sure you want this one? Why don't you look at the ones at the back? Maybe there are better ones!"
But Lei Jun was very determined. He smiled and shook his head and said: "Don't look at it. I think this one is quite beautiful. Although the price is a bit high, the material looks good. If it can be photographed, my job today will be better."
That’s it, the rest is here to watch the fun, eat and drink.”
"Sure!" Cao Shujie had nothing to say.
Ren Shizhen on the stage continued: "700,000, is there any follow-up on the Rongbaozhai online mini program?"
After waiting for a while, there was no follow-up from the online mini program.
Ren Shizhen finally said: "700,000 for the second time."
There was only a buffer of more than ten seconds before Ren Shizhen shouted: "700,000 for the last time."
“At auction No. 358, I won the first good Balin stone seal in Rongbaozhai’s 2016 autumn auction. Congratulations!”
Just like that, before Cao Shujie saw the most exciting price increase, the first lot was sold.
"Damn it, why is it so fast? Faster than what I watched on TV? I thought it had to be done to enhance the atmosphere, or someone on the scene could increase the price." Cao Shujie complained.
There was no tension at all, so Lao Lei bought the seal.
When Lei Jun heard what he said, he smiled and explained: "How could that be? Do you think this is a script?"
"Besides, this is just a piece of material, not an antique treasure, and has no historical value. In fact, the price of 700,000 yuan is a bit high, but I like it."
"There are many people in the venue who know me. There is really no need to ruin our relationship over such a trivial thing. What do you think, Mr. Cao?"
Cao Shujie understood instantly: "Mr. Lei is right!"
"Mr. Lei, congratulations!"
Cao Shujie also sent his blessings.
Lei Jun seemed very pleased with the purchase. He said, "I didn't expect that today would go so smoothly."
"But to be honest, this thing is really beautiful. I won't buy the rest. Mr. Cao, do you want to see if you need it? You can also buy it." Lei Jun said.
The second piece is still a seal, made of the same material, but the height is about 2 centimeters shorter than the one Lao Lei just photographed. The starting price of this one is only 600,000 yuan.
Cao Shujie saw someone bidding, but no one bid again after that.
Obviously, Ren Shizhen also saw that the seal could not match the price, so she decisively changed it to calligraphy and painting for the third auction.
After hearing Ren Shizhen's introduction, Cao Shujie felt that he could rest for a while, and he had no feelings for this calligraphy and painting auction.
This modern painting only sold for 70,000 yuan.
Compared with the first two seals, the price of this painting is much lower, but this is the third auction item and the first calligraphy and painting. It is not a good start. According to the rules, the price of the initial auction will definitely not be very high.
There is a high probability that there will be more expensive works in the future.
Sure enough, more than ten minutes passed unknowingly, and a paper fan was taken out. On the front was a pair of camellias and birds painted by Qi Baishi. On the other side was the regular script "loyalty, faith and respect", with the inscription "Ninety-year-old Chongde".
The old man is Zeng Jifen, the youngest daughter of Zeng Guofan and the wife of Nie Zhongfang, the governor of Zhejiang Province.
This is exactly the camellia and two-bird paper fan that Lei Jun introduced to Cao Shujie. Following Ren Shizhen's introduction, the starting price of this work was finally set at 200,000 yuan.
But as soon as she finished speaking, someone immediately shouted: "230,000."
Judging from the rush to bid, this work is likely to be very popular.
This is also true. The price of this lot has been rising all the way, and the final price was fixed at 80,000 yuan.
The final price almost doubled compared to the starting auction price. At first, the price was increased by 30,000 yuan, but later it was increased by 10,000 yuan or several thousand yuan. It is like the situation in TV dramas where the price is often increased by hundreds of thousands or millions.
It's hard to show up at this time.
After all, buyers who can show up here not only measure the value of the auction items, but also measure the value of human relationships!
Cao Shujie is not a fool. As he slowly explored, he gradually understood the key points and found it quite interesting.
It really corresponds to that sentence. Insight into worldly matters is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is all writing.
Learning this thing is really everywhere.
When Lei Jun saw that Cao Shujie had not made any move, he was quite curious and asked if Cao Shujie really didn't want what he wanted.
"It's not that there's nothing, it's mainly because I haven't found anything that can interest me yet. I'll look at it later. If there's something I want to buy, I'll buy it," Cao Shujie said.
In fact, he doesn't know what he wants to buy yet.
I was trying to buy a piece of seal material with Lei Jun, and my goal was very clear.
On the contrary, Cao Shujie has no goals.
Another painting "Red Plum" by Dong Shouping appeared at the back. This is a 51×60 cm painting with a writing next to it: "There is a unique charm in the fragrance, and there is no cold in the pure world. The eighty-sixth man Dong Shouping"
According to the introduction of Ren Shizhen, the auction host, Dong Shouping's paintings of plum blossoms are clear and unique, and the paintings are lifelike. They seem to make people feel full of vitality and invigorate their spirits.
In the end, this work, which had a starting price of 100,000 yuan, sold for a high price of 210,000 yuan. It was one of the few works that Cao Shujie had seen where the final price doubled the starting price.
The person who took the photo was a woman. She looked to be between 35 and 40 years old. She was well-dressed and not very luxurious.
Moreover, when she was taking this picture, she kept talking on the phone in a low voice, looking a little anxious. Cao Shujie concluded that she was probably taking the picture for someone else.
When the auction returned to treasures again, another chicken blood hibiscus square medal appeared on the projector, which was similar to the one Lei Jun had just photographed, but with a completely different color. However, the color of this one was darker to the naked eye.
, the starting price is 750,000, which is a bit more expensive than that one.
But Cao Shujie doesn't know whether this difference in color is due to the color difference in the photo, or whether the material itself is different.
While he was thinking about this problem, Lei Jun suddenly said: "Mr. Cao, this material looks good, don't you plan to buy it for fun?"
"750,000 yuan to buy this thing?" Cao Shujie said, "I'm afraid I'll lose my ambition by playing with things."
Lei Jun gave him a blank look: "What are you thinking about? I just take it back and engrave it with a seal. At most, it's just eye-catching."
"After all, seals are something that is often used. If you can buy a good material to engrave the seal, you can look at it several times a day and your mood will be different."
Cao Shujie believed Lei Jun's fallacy. The key point was that Lei Jun said: "Besides, 750,000 is not much. You have earned so much money, so you should be kind to yourself. I'm right."
He also told Cao Shujie that if Cao Shujie bought it, he would take it to a carving master to have it processed.
While they were chatting, no one bid, and Ren Shizhen kept asking if there were any bids. It seemed that if no one bid, the auction would most likely fail.
Cao Shujie thought that what Lei Jun said made sense. Even though he made a lot of money, he was really mean to him.
Apart from spending more than 3 million to buy a Range Rover, I haven't bought much else for myself.
Thinking of this, Cao Shujie also raised the '368' number plate that he had kept aside.
When Ren Shizhen saw Cao Shujie holding up the placard, he was obviously relieved and said quickly: "Mr. No. 368 bid 750,000, 750,000, is there anyone who will follow up?"
In the end, there was no bid increase. Cao Shujie thought that if anyone made a bid, he would continue to increase the price and enjoy the pleasure of a wave of price increases, but his little idea never came to fruition.
Everyone knows that Rongbaozhai has brought out a lot of square seal materials or square seals with historical antique attributes this time. In this case, everyone can just go for the items they like, and there is no need to forcefully compete for others.
You have a good heart, not to mention losing money, and you may end up offending others.
After taking this photo, Cao Shujie didn't feel much at all. It was as if he had just bought a book. There was no pressure on him.
Until the end of the auction in the morning, Cao Shujie and Lei Jun went to pay the money together. They did not attend the noon cocktail party and left the Fuli Hotel with their lots.
When leaving, Lei Jun could see that Cao Shujie actually looked a little lost.
He was puzzled and asked Cao Shujie if something was wrong.
"Mr. Lei, actually I have been wanting to buy a suitable piece of jewelry for my wife, but the auction items this morning are all calligraphy and paintings, treasures, and nothing else." Cao Shujie was lying if he said he was not disappointed.
After Lei Jun heard this, he laughed loudly: "Mr. Cao, this auction is dedicated to calligraphy and painting, and rare items. If you want to buy jewelry, you have to wait a little longer, or you can just go to a big gold store to buy it."
"But I don't recommend it, ordinary gold stores don't have any good stuff." Lei Jun looked like he had been through it before.
He thought for a while and then said to Cao Shujie: "Mr. Cao, if you really want something in this area, I can introduce you to a customer in Xiangjiang. He can help contact you."
"Okay." Cao Shujie agreed happily.
He had said before that he would buy a car for his wife, but his wife never made the choice.
Cao Shujie thought that since he couldn't choose a car, he might as well choose some jewelry for his wife first.
He is not short of money, although he is not as rich as Lei Jun, but after earning so much, he still feels itchy if he doesn't buy something.
And whether it is the factory or his various industries in Caojiazhuang, he is receiving a steady stream of income. Even if the income is hundreds of thousands a day, it is an astronomical amount in a year that ordinary people can't imagine.
Not to mention that sometimes you can earn millions or tens of millions at a time.
It corresponds to what Lei Jun said when he was young: "There is only a cold number of 4 billion left in my bank card."
Cao Shujie felt that he was about to reach this state.
Well, it's still 10 times worse.
"Okay, I'll call him and give him your mobile phone number. Since you're not leaving for the next few days, he might come over and you can talk about the rest," Lei Jun said.
This is done very simply.
As expected, Cao Shujie received a call from the other party. This person's name was An Mengsheng, who was only one character different from the famous Fairy Tale King. In Lei Jun's words, he was a person who specialized in high-end jewelry.
I also have a lot of inventory on hand.
Moreover, the other party learned that Cao Shujie was staying at Lei Jun's house these days, so he decisively told Cao Shujie that he would arrive in the capital tonight and meet him tomorrow morning.
It's so efficient!
When Cao Shujie and Lei Jun returned to Lei Jun's villa, Cao Shujie's wife Cheng Xiaolin and Lei Jun's wife Zhang Tong had not returned with their children.
The two of them and their children came back around 3 p.m.
Ruirui had fallen asleep in her mother's arms. Mengmeng and Lei Xinyi also looked listless. Zhang Tong also said that the three of them were playing crazy and were unwilling to come back at first. It was not easy to get the three of them.
Encouraged to come back.
But Cao Shujie looked at his wife’s crazy shopping spree of clothes, shoes, bags and other trophies, and wanted to ask what was going on? ()
