Seeing the auctioneer drop the hammer, Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Mo Yongxing on the side glanced at Qin Yu's expression with contempt. Why should he be so nervous about something worth tens of thousands of dollars?
Qin Yu smiled at Mo Yongxing. This is not a matter of tens of thousands of dollars. Of course, if the final price of this evil-proofing item exceeds fifty thousand, Qin Yu will still give up. Fortunately, thirty-seven thousand dollars is still worth it.
"When are you going to pay for the jade you bought?" Qin Yu asked Mo Yongxing. He couldn't help it, because he didn't know much about the transaction methods at the auction.
"You can choose to go to the back now to pay the money and get the jade. There are auction staff there, or you can wait until the auction is over and go there with your seat number."
Mo Yongxing pointed to a passage next to the auction table, which seemed to lead to another hall. There were several staff guarding the passage.
Some people who attend the auction come here for a certain auction item. After buying this auction item, if they are not interested in other auction items, they can choose to trade later and then leave the auction. However,
There are still very few people like this. Even if they are not interested in the auction items later, it is interesting to sit here and watch other people fight and compete for an auction item, just like Mo Yongxing now
Just watching other people competing with interest.
"Then let's wait until the auction is over before going to trade. By the way, have you paid attention to the five people on this list? Do they have any abnormal behavior?" Qin Yu thought for a while and decided to wait until the auction was over before going. Anyway
This jade was photographed by him. As long as he doesn't default on the payment and doesn't pay, the jade is his.
"I have observed that the auction has been held for such a long time, but only No. 67 and No. 28 have raised their cards once. The other three have participated in the bidding several times, so I think among these five people, the most important one is
If it is possible that it has something to do with the organization behind He Ping, it is one of these two people."
Qin Yu followed the guidance of Mo Yongxing's eyes and looked at seat 67. There was a man in his forties sitting in seat 67. He was on the left side of the row in front of Qin Yu and the others. This man was wearing a suit.
, tapping his fingers on the armrest of the table, squinting his eyes slightly, as if he was not interested in the jades on the auction table, or perhaps his favorite jade had not yet appeared.
As for the position of No. 28, it was several rows in front. Qin Yu had to use Mo Yongxing's fingers to determine where No. 28 was. Looking from his side, he could only see that this was a man who must have been of a certain age.
Most of the people's hair has turned white, and as for facial expressions, you can't see them from behind.
"Keep watching, but the three of them should also pay attention. It's possible that the other party just raised the placard casually to mean it. After all, if they don't participate in a bid at the auction, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of the people around them, so they raised the placard casually to mean it.
It’s very possible at once.”
"Um."
For more than an hour, Qin Yu and Mo Yongxing watched other people's bidding while paying attention to the movements of the five people. However, they did not find anything major. No. 28 and No. 67 still did not raise their hands.
Checking the card, the three of them had also done it several times during this period, and one of them even spent more than 600,000 yuan to buy an ancient jade cong from the Liangzhu Culture period.
"The auction item below is very special. It is not jade, but it is related to jade. It is an ancient jade album from the Qing Dynasty. The author is not signed. It collects more than 300 kinds of jade from the three ancient dynasties to the Song Dynasty, divided into national treasures. There are nine categories in total, including pressure, pressure, service, study, smoke, drinking utensils, Yi utensils, music, and furnishings. It is of great value for the study of jade culture. However, judging from the content, this ancient jade atlas should It is divided into three volumes, and this is only the first of them. The starting price is: 180,000 yuan. The price of the yellow brand will be increased by 10,000 yuan each time, and the price of the red brand will be increased by 50,000 yuan each time."
"Go, a broken album, it's still incomplete, this auction company dares to charge this price, whoever wants to buy it is a fool." Mo Yongxing only glanced at the content of the album on the display screen, shook his head and said with disdain. .
Mo Yongxing has a reason for saying this. There are many ancient books that introduce the types of jade articles, and there are also many with atlases. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty generally loved jade, and they ordered their officials to write many pictures of jade articles from all dynasties. The books and manuals were even printed and published.
In 2010, at an auction house in Beijing, a set of 24 volumes of ancient jade boxing gloves compiled by Song Chunxi, recorded and described more than 500 kinds of figures before the Song Dynasty, and there were marginalia and textual research, and only one sixteen-year-old boxing set was auctioned. The transaction price was 100,000 yuan. Mo Yongxing was present at the time. The auction house dared to bid 180,000 yuan on this fragmentary volume. I really thought everyone was an idiot.
Mo Yongxing didn't expect that the idiot he thought actually existed, and he was right next to him. When he saw Qin Yu holding up a red sign, Mo Yongxing looked at Qin Yu in surprise and said anxiously: "Qin Yu, are you addicted to filming?" Sorry, this album is obviously not worth the price, are you stupid?"
"It's worth it. This album is definitely worth the price." Qin Yu took a deep breath, calmed down, and said affirmatively to Mo Yongxing.
"Guest No. 88 bids 230,000 yuan, is there any more bid?"
Seeing Qin Yu holding up the red sign, the auctioneer also had a smile on his face. He knew the market price of this ancient jade album with unknown author's name. It was at most between 150,000 and 150,000. The auction house Setting a minimum price of 180,000 yuan is also helpless. This is the minimum price set by the seller of this ancient jade album. If it is lower than this price, the seller will not be willing to auction it.
The auctioneer had originally planned that this ancient jade album would not be auctioned. Anyway, the seller insisted on setting the reserve price. If the auction failed, their auction house could still charge a certain auction fee. This is different from their other The auction items are different.
If it is an antique that has been evaluated and set a minimum price by their auction house, if the auction fails, the auction house will have to pay a certain amount of money to the seller, so any failed auction will cause losses to the auction house. Generally, auctions We will make the most comprehensive estimate when it comes to valuation, and try our best to prevent an unsold auction item.
After Qin Yu raised the sign, he suddenly felt a little regretful. What he regretted was not the price, but the red card that should have been given instead of the red card. When things go wrong, there must be evil. Even Mo Yongxing knew that this album was not worth it. He suddenly added 50,000 to 180,000, which may arouse some people's suspicions. If some people see the secret hidden in this album, he may not be able to win the album so smoothly.
"Hurry up and hit the hammer." Qin Yu looked at the auctioneer and muttered to himself.
Maybe he didn't expect that the price of this item, which was supposed to pass the auction, was suddenly increased by 50,000 yuan. After being stunned for a moment, the auctioneer immediately realized what was going on. He only asked once and started counting the time.
"Guest No. 88 bids 230,000 yuan once."
"Guest No. 88 bid twenty-three times twice."
"Hey, guest No. 16 bids 280,000 yuan."
The word "Huh" in the auctioneer's mouth also represents his mood at the moment. The original auction price of 230,000 yuan was already very satisfactory. At the last moment, another bidder emerged, even though he has hosted many auctions.
He who was at the auction couldn't help but be surprised at this moment.
"Guest No. 88 bids 330,000 yuan."
"Guest No. 16 bids 380,000 yuan."
Qin Yu raised the red card again, but as soon as the auctioneer reported his bid, No. 16 also raised the red card again.
"Damn, who is this guy No. 16? Could it be that he also sees the secret hidden in this ancient jade album?" Qin Yu squinted his eyes and looked at the position of No. 16. Looking from behind, he should be a guy about the same age as him.
He was a tall man, and his back looked familiar, but Qin Yu couldn't remember him for a moment.
"Qin Yu, is this atlas also the same magical weapon as the dragon-seeking disk?"
Qin Yu's two consecutive bids made Mo Yongxing realize that the ancient jade album might not be as simple as it seemed on the outside. However, he remembered the incident of Qin Yu buying the Dragon Hunting Plate, so he asked.
, if this ancient jade album is really a magic weapon, then even if it costs millions, not to mention hundreds of thousands, you will have to compete.
"It's not a magic weapon, but for us Feng Shui masters, this is definitely a good thing. I'll tell you when the time comes." Qin Yu said simply and raised the sign in his hand again.
"Okay, guest No. 88 has increased the price again. It is now 430,000. It seems that guest No. 88 is determined to get this ancient jade album. Is there anything higher than this price?"
"It will be your uncle." Qin Yu cursed the auctioneer in his heart. Doesn't he mean to tell others to bid casually? Anyway, he will eventually take the photo of this jade album, but this jade album is not interesting.
You can also quote a price to play.
After Qin Yu finished scolding, his eyes fell on the young man in the 16th position. The auctioneer's eyes also fell on the guest in the 16th position. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that only the 16th and 16th were competing for the jade album.
Qin Yu and two others.
"Hurry up and time it."
The man on No. 16 did not hold up his placard this time, and Qin Yu felt relieved. The auctioneer seemed to feel the resentment in Qin Yu's eyes, and finally dropped the hammer after shouting three times.
"Finally I got it." The hammer fell, and Qin Yu's tense nerves finally relaxed. The hidden things in this ancient jade album were too important to him. If he really wanted to keep bidding, Qin Yu would be willing to pay tens of millions.
, of course, it is the best thing to be able to get it for more than 400,000 yuan now.
At this moment, the man in position 16 just turned around and smiled at Qin Yu, as if to congratulate Qin Yu for winning the album.
Seeing the face of man No. 16 clearly, Qin Yu frowned and whispered softly: "Why is it him?" (To be continued)