Chapter 148 Cultural relics return to fight for elixir
The female host's clear voice contained a slight tremor.
She said excitedly: "The first item is from the Japanese country. After identification, it is confirmed to be an authentic Buddha statue by the painting saint Wu Daozi. The base price is 90 million yuan, and each increase in price will not be less than 5 million."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Chinese people in the audience were in chaos.
There are many works by the painting saint, but unfortunately, only very few of them exist in the world.
The Japanese country actually produced one so easily, how could the people of Yan and Huang not be surprised?
"Ninety million!"
"Ninety-five million!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, there were already two families in Yanhuang's seats who couldn't wait to put up their signs and bid.
Of course, people from Western countries could not understand this feeling, and on the Japanese seats, they looked a bit arrogant and disdainful.
He showed a hint of a sneer, as if to say: Look, if we just pick out a piece of cultural relic, it will be a national treasure-level cultural relic that can make you fight for your scalp.
But all of this was hidden in the darkness, and only Fu Chen could see it clearly.
Ninety million, 90% of the Chinese people will never earn even one percent of it even if they work hard throughout their lives.
Even if I see it and want to buy it back, I am unable to do so. And how many national treasures are there that have been lost outside?
Thinking of this, Fu Chen couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.
Fortunately, for the major families present today, they are within their capabilities.
What surprised the Japanese people was that the bidding stopped after only two calls, and no one bid anymore.
Chu Qingyue, who was sitting next to her, suddenly chuckled and praised softly, "Well done", which attracted Fu Chen's attention.
Chu Qingyue explained in a low voice: "I usually see people from those families spending a lot of money, and the young people are fighting openly and secretly among themselves. I really look down on them, but their performance today is impressive, and they are worthy of praise."
After saying this, Fu Chen also figured it out.
As no one bids, the sale is naturally close to the reserve price, which is of course a loss for the person who provided the lot.
This was not discussed in advance, after all, no one knows what items each country will offer.
It is impossible for the person responsible for the appraisal to reveal the information in advance. This is a matter of credibility and principle.
Therefore, this is a tacit understanding formed by the major families present after seeing the situation clearly in an instant.
No matter how competitive and competitive we may be, fighting openly and covertly, we can always stand on the side of our country when dealing with foreign countries.
Not letting outsiders benefit is worthy of the evaluation of "a great chivalrous person" and the praise of "a great pleasure to people's hearts".
Fu Chen could understand this. The high-level representatives from various countries present here were playing tricks all day long. They were cunning and thoughtful, and they all understood it in an instant.
Although I am surprised by the tacit understanding and common thoughts of the Yanhuang people, it is impossible to change the minimum price of the auction at the last moment. I can only regret and slander a few words in my heart.
The second item was from Ying Guo. A Ming Dynasty porcelain vase originally displayed in the Old Summer Palace was sold at a reserve price of 8.5 million.
Later, there will be calligraphy and painting, bronzes, Tang Sancai, ancient inkstones, etc.
Unsurprisingly, the transactions were all at the lowest price, and there were not even a second bid.
At first, there were just some calligraphy, paintings, and antiques. Later, what appeared was not only artistic value, but also some oracle bones and stone scriptures and Dunhuang cultural relics.
The major families were so enthusiastic that they took turns taking action, and their enthusiasm did not diminish at all.
But once the quotation is made, there is absolutely no competition, and the transaction is completed immediately and the next item is started.
The atmosphere was both warm and deserted. Such a strange situation is rare in the auction house.
Just under this weird, solemn and steady rhythm.
Various cultural relics left outside are like wandering wanderers.
Finally today, with the tacit understanding of several major families, they have returned to their homeland.
Although it is gratifying, when I think about there are more cultural relics lost outside.
More of them are sighing secretly, and there is inevitably a sense of heaviness that there is a long way to go.
"The auction item below comes from the Eagle Kingdom. It is a jade figure carved from white jade. It is neither Buddhist nor Taoist. It is about one foot tall and has a reserve price of fifteen million."
Following the voice of the female host, Fu Chen habitually turned his head and glanced, then he was stunned for a moment, his eyes were bright, and then he quickly calmed down as usual.
This scene happened to be seen by Qingyue next to her, and she was horrified: the gaze was as real as reality, which was simply unheard of.
At the same time, I was very curious about the origin of that beautiful woman who could make Fu Chen lose his composure like this.
Fu Chen really lost his temper.
He never thought that he would actually encounter such a rare thing.
Rare does not refer to its material, carving art, or historical age.
It refers to the properties of this jade, which is a natural soul-nourishing jade.
The so-called soul-nourishing jade, to be honest, is not a special type of jade. It is special because of the conditions under which it was formed.
It must be in an environment with sufficient spiritual energy, nourished and oppressed by the rich spiritual energy for a sufficient period of time.
The spiritual energy penetrates and merges into the jade to produce qualitative changes, which is what it possesses.
In other words, the different types and qualities of jade do not affect the effect of soul-nourishing jade.
It can soothe the mind and calm the mind. Long-term wearing can nourish and strengthen the soul, and can also keep the soul that has lost the body immortal.
Fu Chen was stunned for a moment because he felt guilty after discovering the soul-nourishing jade.
Feeling guilty for the Remnant Soul Emperor Xin, she even forgot to help him collect soul-nurturing items.
The gleam in his eyes was of course determined to win. Fu Chen completed these thoughts in an instant.
At this time, the family that bid on the lot was an old acquaintance of his. It was the Wang family where Wang Wenbin lived, and they had already quoted the lowest price.
"Twenty million!" Fu Chen broke the tacit agreement and bid.
He stood up, cupped his fists and saluted at the seat of the Wang family, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Master Wang, it's not a gentleman's behavior to take away someone's love. It's just that this jade is useful to me. Can you allow me to use other items to compensate for it afterwards?"
Wang Zhengyuan laughed heartily, stood up and replied: "Mr. Fu Chen, you are too polite. This jade is not like a cultural relic or national treasure. The highest bidder at the auction should get it, and it should be yours. Don't say anything about compensation."
The five major families have benefited greatly from Fu Chen's elixirs in the past year, and they have long wanted to get close to him, but they haven't had the chance yet.
When he saw that Fu Chen had broken the tacit understanding, he didn't care at all.
Let alone a beauty, or any other precious treasure, as long as Fu Chen wanted it, every family would go to great lengths to find it and deliver it to him.
People from other families sighed to themselves that such a good opportunity fell to the Wang family in vain.
The rest of the auction was uneventful, and the first part was quickly completed.
After a quarter-hour break, the second part began, the auction of elixirs.
To be honest, elixirs are the theme of this auction.
It is a special event obtained after negotiations between various countries, and the Yanhuang country will not participate in the competition.
Fu Chen prepared a total of two hundred pills for the three types of Shaping Pills, Jingyuan Pills and Marrow Cleansing Pills, and started bidding in groups of ten.
After the host introduced the effects of the elixir, various countries started bidding.
Most of the people from European countries are competing for the body shaping pills, while Asian countries only bid for one or two and then stopped.
For Jingyuan Dan, apart from the h country and the federal country, there is fierce competition among the others, especially the eagle country, the rice country and the Japanese country.
The Marrow Cleansing Pill can cleanse people's essence and cut their marrow to improve their qualifications.
The Japanese Kingdom, the Brahma Kingdom, and the Eagle Kingdom fought fiercely, but the American Kingdom only symbolically obtained two shares and then stopped.
In the front corner, Fu Chen looked puzzled.
I don't understand why there are such obvious differences in the responses of different countries to different pills, but I don't care.
He and Qingyue were chatting in a low voice with great interest, watching the various countries competing for bids, and they were having a lot of fun.
It's a lot of money, and the best part is that I'm making money from foreigners, and watching them compete fiercely with sky-high prices that far exceed those at home.
Although Fu Chen didn't care, he was still watching the show happily, thinking: Let's grab it, let's fight, there are better pills behind.