Xue Chen was also very grateful to Andrew for picking out such a precious artifact. After all, Yunteng Auction is still a small company, and not all customers participating in the auction have such high funds and collecting power, and may be pursuing exotic antiques. It's not very strong, so the auction price won't be particularly high.
On the contrary, if placed at an international auction in Europe, Tudor antiques will definitely be highly sought after as soon as they appear.
Fortunately, in the past two days, he had also heard that a considerable number of Europeans and Americans had gone through the procedures to participate in the auction. Moreover, Andrew also said on the phone that he would arrive tomorrow with some friends from the United States. These people are all interested in I am very interested in the Tudor relics.
A few people walked around and chatted. Shen Wanjun and Yan Ruxing were there. They casually mentioned some historical allusions and key points of appreciation of any auction item they encountered. Xue Chen and others also learned a lot.
"Since the Tang Dynasty, porcelain has been divided into southern green and northern white. However, in the late Tang Dynasty, the Yaozhou kiln was born in the north, which mainly focused on painted celadon. The celadon just now is obviously from the late late Tang Dynasty. , the opening above is very beautiful, but there are many imitations on the market, but as long as you pay attention, it is still relatively easy to distinguish, and you can look at several aspects..."
Xue Chen realized that without the help of his own abilities, his experience and level in identifying antiques and artifacts were still far behind these two. After all, eyesight really takes time to accumulate, and it is impossible to gain weight in a day. Twenty years of experience is a treasure. Even if the pawn shop or antique shop closes down, these two people will still live well.
Unknowingly, the group of people walked to a corner of the exhibition hall, and their eyes were naturally attracted by the big thing placed on the stall in front of them. It was the collision corner of the Black Wolf pirate ship!
The dark brown skin is a little dry and cracked, and some residual salt stains and dried algae can still be seen on it. It has a sense of vicissitudes. There is a base with a protruding sharp corner, and the top of the sharp corner is a bad wolf with an open mouth and fangs, as if To devour all merchant ships traveling on the sea.
Because it's too big, it can't be placed in an ordinary exhibition stand. There is no other way, so it can only be placed on the ground, and it is protected inside by a circle of tempered glass.
Xue Chen had never mentioned it, so when he suddenly saw this big guy, several people present were stunned and were silent for a while. They touched their chins and squinted to read the label on the inside.
"The Black Wolf pirate ship collided with the corner. The Black Wolf ran rampant in the Sumatra waters near the junction of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in the 15th century. According to incomplete statistics, it robbed as many as fifty-seven merchant ships and looted gold, silver and jewelry..."
Wang Dong muttered while watching.
Others didn't seem to be that interested in the collision of the Black Wolf. On the contrary, Qi Hu held his chin and looked up and down with interest on his face: "Hey, this thing is a bit interesting, and its shape is quite domineering. Brother Xue, what do you think if this is placed in my splendid lobby? It must be to ward off evil spirits and avoid evil. Zizhen, the collision angle of the pirate ship, they are all desperadoes, and any dirty thing must be shaken. "
Hearing this, Xue Chen laughed and thought, where did so many dirty things come from? And speaking of it, even if there are really dirty things, maybe they are the "dirty" ones in the corner. So many pirates were killed by the British navy. It died and sank to the bottom of the sea. If it turned into an undead, it would most likely be lingering on this collision angle.
"Boss Qi? Why, have you fallen in love with this thing?" Wang Dong asked with a smile.
"It's a bit interesting, but I don't think this thing will be cheap anymore. It won't cost more than 18 million." Qi Hu glanced at Xue Chen hesitantly.
"Eighteen million? Sorry, I can only let you touch it." Xue Chen said with a faint smile, "The starting price is 100 million."
Not only Qi Hu, but everyone in the circle was stunned.
"Xue Chen, what did you say? The starting price is 100 million, is it true?" Shen Zixi asked softly in surprise.
"Of course it's true. I have nothing to do with lying to you." Xue Chen glanced at Miss Shen, who was still so dignified and beautiful, and nodded affirmatively.
"Can this... be sold? One hundred million, damn, I've never seen that much money in my life." Wang Dong exaggeratedly opened his mouth.
Qi Hu also twitched the corner of his mouth. The splendid things were his lifeblood. He worked hard for half his life to get them. If they were packaged and sold together, they would be worth about 300 million. However, the starting price of this really dark thing was 100 million. So, Wouldn’t it cost half a sum of money to take a photo?
Even though Yan Ruxing and Shen Wanjun had seen all kinds of rare things and had passed dozens of antiques worth tens of millions, they looked at each other in shock when they heard that the starting price of the auction was 100 million.
"Hey, Lao Xue, you can say one billion for the starting bidding price, but will anyone take the shot? Is it possible that someone will really spend more than one billion to take this thing? How big a head would that have?" Wang Dong He shook his head like a rattle to express his point of view.
"If you want to know if anyone will take pictures, just wait until the last day and see it in person."
Xue Chen was not worried at all about whether the Black Wolf Collision Corner could be auctioned off. Don't be too relaxed. This thing is hard to come by. It may not be so popular in China, but someone will definitely take it away.
Buzz~
At this moment, Xue Chen's cell phone buzzed in his trouser pocket. He took it out and glanced at it. When he saw that it was Yu Tao's call, he answered it.
Yu Tao told Xue Chen again the news he had just reported to Xia Yike, his tone still filled with disbelief and excitement.
"Prince? From Sharjah?"
Hearing the news, Xue Chen was stunned for a moment. He roughly knew that Sharjah was a country in the United Arab Emirates, just like Dubai. A prince from this country came to participate in Yunteng Spring Auction? This ...it's indeed a bit surprising.
What could attract a prince to come all the way here? Xue Chen's eyes subconsciously fell on the corner in front of him. Not surprisingly, it was probably because of it! If not for it, it was for the Tudor Dynasty. Three items!
Several people on the side also stood there, admiring the collision of the Black Wolf Horn. They vaguely heard Xue Chen mentioning something about the prince, and asked as soon as he hung up the phone.
"Uh, just now the administrative department said that a prince from the United Arab Emirates has gone through the formalities and will participate in the auction." Xue Chen said in shock.
The group of people all looked at each other.
The next day, Xue Chen arrived at the auction preview exhibition hall early, and eight personnel from the security company were also in place early to take charge of the order and safety of the exhibition hall.
At about eight o'clock in the morning, people began to appear in front of the exhibition hall one after another. After showing the application procedures, they entered the exhibition hall and began to visit the auction items at close range, looking for the one they liked. Take a look for flaws and problems.
When it reached ten o'clock in the morning, there were more and more people in the exhibition hall, reaching the peak number of people, with almost seventy or eighty people distributed in front of various booths in the exhibition hall.
Xue Chen walked around the exhibition hall with his hands behind his back, occasionally meeting local collectors in Haicheng and chatting for a while.
"Xiao Xue, the quality of your Yunteng company's auction this time is very good. It's even higher than the auction I attended in Beijing last month." A kind-hearted old man said with a smile.
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"Then I have to ask Mr. Ge to take care of me." Xue Chen said with a smile and cupped his fists.
"It's easy to talk about. As long as the stuff is good, you won't have any worries." The little old man nodded with a smile.
"Brother Xue, long time no see. What have you been busy with recently..."
"Boss Xue, this piece from the Later Tang Dynasty..."
Xue Chen walked around without stopping, talking to different people.
And not surprisingly, what attracts the most attention is the collision angle of the Black Wolf. It is so unique and eye-catching that anyone will go and take a look.
At this time, there were more than ten people surrounding it, pointing at the corner through the tempered glass, looking amazed.
After the blood settled, he saw his old friend Xiao Kun among them, so he stepped forward and said hello: "Brother Xiao."
"Oh, Xue Chen." Xiao Kun heard the voice, turned around and saw Xue Chen, smiled and nodded.
"By the way, Xue Chen, I seem to remember that the reference price for this corner on your company's website is 120 million yuan?" Xiao Kun asked with a somewhat confused expression.
Several people around him glanced at Xue Chen subconsciously.
"Yeah, not bad." Xue Chen nodded.
Before the auction officially begins, generally speaking, the starting price will not be announced, but the reference price, which is the approximate value of an item, will be revealed. Usually, the starting price will be slightly lower than the reference price.
After receiving Xue Chen's affirmative reply, Xiao Kun turned his head back to the corner again. He didn't say anything, but his face showed what he was thinking. Can this price really be sold?
At this moment, suddenly, a few steps behind him, someone sneered: "One hundred and twenty million? I'm really crazy about money. I think it's almost enough if I exchange it for hell coins. Brother, am I right?"
Hearing these harsh words, everyone around him looked over and thought to himself, who is this? Even if I think so, there is no need to say it out loud. It is still in front of the organizer. This is not deliberately looking for trouble.
What?
Xue Chen glanced back and saw a few familiar faces, who were also his "old friends". Two brothers, Xu Ming and Xu Liang, plus Sun Tzu Mo and Zeng Yulong, there were four people in total. Xu Liang was obviously speaking.
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Seeing Xue Chen looking over, Xu Ming sneered at the corner of his mouth and reprimanded his younger brother hypocritically: "A-Liang, don't talk nonsense. There are some things that you just know well. Why bother to say it, right?"
Xu Liang raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I know, brother, I will pay attention to it in the future. Don't slap people in the face, don't criticize people and don't expose their shortcomings. I understand." (To be continued)