The purpose of Gao Dewei's trip to Hong Kong was to take a picture of this work by Qiu Ying of the Four Ming Dynasties for his elder brother, so when it was the turn of the auction for this work, he became very energetic.
"The base price is 72 million!"
When the auctioneer called out the reserve price, many people at the scene shook their heads secretly. Although everyone here was rich, there are different levels of rich people. Maybe buying antiques worth 18 million yuan can be easy and stress-free, but this
Qiu Ying's works may fetch up to RMB 100 million, but non-super rich people don't have that much money.
"It is usually impossible for Qiu Ying's works to reach this price, but someone actually got this poetic picture album by Qiu Ying. It is really good luck. Sixteen short paintings, with a base price of 72 million, are not expensive.
.”
Xue Chen thought in his heart that although Qiu Ying is one of the four Ming dynasties, in terms of popularity, he may not be as famous as Tang Yin. Even Tang Yin's works cannot reach this starting price, just because the number of works has reached sixteen
The pictures are a collection, which raises the price to this level.
Bidding for this lot has already started at the scene. There are not many people bidding, only about a dozen people, but every time the bidding is made, the price will increase from 500,000 to 1 million.
"Seventy-eight million."
Gao Dewei raised the number plate in his hand and pushed the price up another level.
Seventy-nine million... Eighty million... Eighty-three million... Ten minutes after the auction started, the price almost soared to 90 million, but the auction was far from over. There were at least four buyers raising placards.
!
"Brother Gao, what is the maximum bid your eldest brother can give you?" Xue Chen turned his head and asked.
Gao Dewei looked forward attentively and replied: "My eldest brother told me to get it! It can be said that it is difficult to find a second piece of Qiu Ying's work. My brother bought it for collection, not investment. After buying it,
I don’t plan to resell it, so it doesn’t matter if the price is higher, as long as it’s under 120 million, it’ll be fine.”
"One hundred and twenty million...that's a lot, so it must be taken." Xue Chen thought to himself that he was really wealthy. He glanced at the other buyers and began to think carefully before raising his placard. He estimated that it would be at most 100 million, so he stopped.
, no accident, Gao Dewei will definitely be able to take the photo.
When the auction price reached 93 million, there were only two people at the scene who were still bidding. One was Gao Dewei, and the other was a slightly overweight Chinese man in his sixties, with a lot of white hair, but there was a man sitting next to him.
She is a young girl with a hot body, blonde hair and blue eyes. You can tell what kind of relationship they have when they sit so close together. It can be seen that they are both old and young at heart, and they really know how to enjoy themselves.
Seeing that the old man's price reached 93 million, Gao Dewei muttered a little unhappy: "My brother has already given me 100 million and said that if he doesn't use so much, he will give me the rest. If it's not enough,
, he will replenish me later, so this old man can’t show his kindness and stop raising prices. At any rate, I’m left with three melons and two dates, so I’m not running errands in vain.”
As a last resort, Gao Dewei raised his sign again and pushed the price to a high of 93.5 million.
Xue Chen glanced at the old man with a rich and aristocratic look who was sitting more than twenty meters away, and saw that the man seemed to be preparing to raise the sign again, but at this moment, he took out his mobile phone and picked up the call. The call lasted for twenty
Within a few seconds, the auctioneer on the stage had already started asking if anyone was bidding again and started counting down, but the old man who hung up the phone just frowned and did not raise his placard again.
"Huh? You didn't even bid?" Gao Dewei was also surprised when he noticed that no one raised his placard anymore. Just now he looked at the old man's posture, as if he had to win, but suddenly he stopped raising his placard. Somewhat
Accident.
"Ninety-three and a half million once, ninety-three and a half million twice, ninety-three and a half million three times."
Bang! The gavel hit me neither lightly nor hard.
The female auctioneer stretched out her arm in the direction where Gao Dewei was sitting and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. No. 288 for winning this lot."
There was some applause at the scene, and many eyes turned to Gao Dewei, wanting to see who had the wealth to take this treasure.
Gao Dewei also raised his hands and waved, grinning and indicating that he was very happy to get the lot at this price. It was slightly lower than expected, and he finally completed the purpose of his trip safely.
"Brother Xue, should we stay here and watch for a while, or should we just pay and go get our things and go back?" Gao Dewei turned around and asked.
Xue Chen looked at the stage, leaned on the chair, and said with a smile: "Brother Gao, have you forgotten? I told you that I also wanted to take a photo of something."
"You want to take pictures too..." Gao Dewei was confused for a moment, but soon remembered what he said when he previewed the auction that day. He opened his mouth with a look of surprise on his face, "What kind of African indigenous totem are you talking about? Are you really
I planned to take a photo of it, I thought you were joking!"
"I'm not joking, I'm serious. Just wait. I remember it's lot 19. It's coming soon." Xue Chen replied.
Gao Dewei scratched his head, a little confused about the little brother next to him. The so-called African indigenous totem was just a broken slate with some ghost symbols randomly carved on it. Even if it was given to him for free, he had to think about it.
, it feels too heavy to hold.
But he also knew very well that the person next to him may not look young, but he had his own ideas in his actions and actions, which were always beyond his expectations. Since there must be a reason for taking a picture of that slate, but what was the reason?
He was puzzled. In short, he didn't see anything mysterious about that stone slab.
Fuji International Auction Co., Ltd., as a large international company, collects top quality items. Basically, every item is sought after by many people. It is repeatedly cited, and the final transaction price is higher than the starting price.
Fifty percent higher, or even about double. The atmosphere at the scene was also very hot, and everyone participating in the auction was in high spirits.
When another blue and white porcelain plum vase from Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty sold for more than 30 million yuan, the dignified auctioneer started the auction of the next item with a smile on his face.
"Next, we are going to conduct auction number 0019..."
Snapped.
The big screen on the stage flashed, and the style of the picture changed. It changed from the exquisite blue and white porcelain to a black and gray slate. There were some gray and white strokes on the slate. It looked a bit messy. I had no idea what the painting was.
What, it looks like a person, but it also looks like an animal. In short, it is very strange and very... ugly.
The auctioneer was indeed a professional and used his strengths to avoid weaknesses. He did not mention the artistry and beauty of this slate, but repeatedly promoted its history and mystery. It has a history of nearly a thousand years and is a totem of an indigenous African race.
, very rare.
But the people below didn't seem to buy it very much. Their faces lacked the enthusiasm for blue and white porcelain, and only a few people showed a little interest.
After all, no one’s money comes from strong winds, and a considerable number of people participate in auctions not entirely for personal collection, but also for investment because they are optimistic about the appreciation potential of a certain collection.
As for this slate painting, it is obvious that there is not much room for investment. If not, it will be lost in your hands and become a completely failed investment.
Looking at the pictures on the big screen, Gao Dewei pinched his chin. He really couldn't see what was worth photographing about this thing. Although the starting price was not high, only three million, three million was still money.
After giving this primitive and crude slate a beautifying publicity, the auctioneer finally announced the start of the bidding.
After a few seconds of silence, someone raised a sign. It was none other than Xue Chen.
Many people in the venue glanced over subconsciously, curious about who was holding the placard, and even more curious about the purpose of holding the placard.
After Xue Chen raised a few cards, other people also raised their cards, but they were not very active and sparse. They all looked like they could just buy them at the lowest price to play with, and forget about it if the price was too high.
In another room next to the venue, some managers from Fuji Auction were watching the auction site in real time on the screen.
Seeing this totem of a primitive African tribe did not arouse people's enthusiasm, nor were they surprised. On the contrary, they all looked indifferent, obviously they had expected it.
Zhao Heng was sitting in the seat at the far side. When he saw the auction of African tribal totems, he moved his eyebrows. He was also curious about how this item entered the program and appeared in the preview exhibition hall. After asking, he found out that this item
The auction item is the collection of a very important client of Fuji Auction who has cooperated with it many times.
"If you keep this thing in private, let alone three million, even one million may not be sold." Zhao Heng snorted, feeling a little proud in his heart. This is the influence of an international auction company that can sell items of
Value maximization, even premium auction.
Looking at the screen, Zhao Heng suddenly noticed that the bidder who repeatedly raised placards for this African tribal totem turned out to be Xue Chen. His face turned cold due to reflex, and he frowned: "Is it him? It's really true.
This thing of bidding is really stupid.”
In the venue, after a few simple rounds of competition, after the price was pushed to 4.2 million, no one was competing with Xue Chen, who had raised his cards many times.
Bang, the final word.
"Congratulations to Mr. No. 288 for winning lot 0019." The auctioneer nodded with a smile.
When Xue Chen saw that he had successfully won the bid, he immediately said: "Okay, Brother Gao, let's go pay the money." He had no interest in the next auction. After the auction was completely over, he took a rough look at the price on the Internet.
alright.
After the two people walked out of the auction venue, they immediately contacted the person in charge of Fuji Auction. After paying the balance in full, they both successfully obtained their respective lots. (To be continued)