Just when Lu Fei made his promise to the two girls, the competition in the auction hall had already reached a fever pitch.
Golden nanmu base.
Ice type yellow sun green jadeite.
Master Yue Qifeng carved it himself.
Plus that magical emerald night pearl.
Combined, these factors are enough to make everyone excited.
In less than ten minutes of no-reserve bidding, this double dragon playing with beads ornament has already fetched $50 million.
At this price point, competition is still going on like crazy.
Different from last time, the vast majority of the distinguished guests bidding for the Double Dragon Playing Pearl Ornament this time were Chinese.
Even the two hundred guests holding invitation cards couldn't sit still.
In the eyes of foreigners, apart from the exquisiteness of this ornament, the most dazzling thing is the emerald night pearl.
But in the eyes of Chinese people, this ornament is not only beautiful in style, but also has an unusual meaning.
Double Dragon Playing with Pearls originated in the Pre-Qin Dynasty and has a history of three thousand years.
The dragon is an amphibian in ancient legends. It originated from the Chinese totem culture. The ancient Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors all used the dragon as their totem.
Pearls, namely pearls, luminous pearls and dragon beads, can avoid water and fire and are symbols of auspiciousness. Folks like to hold dragon dance performances during festivals and celebrations to celebrate.
During the dance, one person holds colored beads (also called colored balls) and dances with two dragons, which is called Erlong Playing with Pearls or Double Dragons Playing with Pearls.
This dragon dance form and the dragon dance painting patterns that appeared later were all derived from a folklore story.
According to legend, there is a deep pool in Tianchi Mountain where two green dragons practice.
They care about the sufferings of the people nearby, and often send wind and rain, so that the people can live a peaceful life with no worries about food and clothing. The two dragons are also loved by people.
Tianchitan is also a place where the fairies of the Heavenly Palace bathe. Whenever the moon is clear and the wind is clear, the fairies come here to bathe and play.
Once, when the fairies were having a great time washing in the pool, a hairy monster swooped over and molested the naked fairies, who shouted for help.
< br> When the two green dragons heard the cry for help, they immediately ran to Tianchi Lake with armor and weapons. They saw a furbolg running wild. The two dragons fought bravely together, and the furbolg was defeated and captured.
The fairies told the Queen Mother about Qinglong's rescue.
The Queen Mother was so kind-hearted that she took out a golden bead from the treasure gourd and gave it to Qinglong, so that they could cultivate successfully as soon as possible.
There is only one golden bead, and none of them wants to swallow it alone. You give it to me, and I will push it to you.
Pushing back and forth, a golden bead jumped up and down between the two dragons, shining with golden light.
As time went by, this incident alerted the Jade Emperor, who hurriedly sent Taibai Jinxing down to earth to investigate.
After Taibai Jinxing inspected the two green dragons, they reported to the Jade Emperor their devoted cultivation, kindness and loyalty.
The Jade Emperor was also moved, so he took out another golden bead and gave it to Qinglong.
So, each of them bit a golden bead and became gods in charge of the fate of the people.
The common people did not forget that green dragons brought benefits to people and admired their virtues, so they built temples to worship them at all times.
Over time, it evolved from worshiping dragons, to entertaining dragon dances, and then transformed into festive and auspicious dragon paintings.
The dragon dance and painting patterns of "Double Dragons Playing with Pearls" mostly show the dragon posture, showing the rising and falling of the two dragons, pushing and giving way to the golden beads, and the golden beads are dancing between the two dragons.
The pattern of double dragons playing with beads often appears in murals, dyeing and weaving, embroidery, carving and other craft decorations, and can be seen almost everywhere in daily life.
Originating from the folk art form of two dragons playing with beads, it has the good wishes of celebrating a good harvest and praying for good luck.
With the changes of the times, China's economy is booming, and the two dragons playing with pearls also have a higher meaning in the business world.
In the business world, the two dragons playing with beads represent luck and soaring. If placed together with the wealth-gathering Pixiu, the effect will be better.
Especially this double dragon playing with beads ornaments such as
This exquisite luxury, as well as the blessing of the luminous pearl, make these bosses flock to it.
Ten minutes later, the price of this ornament had reached 85 million dollars.
You know, Tengfei Auction Company's settlement situation is calculated using U.S. dollars.
Eighty-five million dollars, equivalent to more than 500 million Chinese dollars.
This price is enough to make people jaw-dropping. .??.
At this price, foreign members have stopped en masse.
Only five Shenzhou bosses are still competing.
Lu Fei in front of the TV looked at the five people competing and couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Fei recognized all these five people.
Three of them are VIPs who received invitation cards.
Among them, the one who bid the most decisively was Mr. Fang Shinan, and the others were all acquaintances.
At this time, Fang Shinan raised his hand again.
"I'll pay you 90 million dollars."
After bidding, the old man glared at Wang Hongbin next to him and shouted coldly.
"Little bastard, if you keep trying to rob me, I'll ask you for money later!"
Wang Hongbin spread his hands and smiled, indicating that he gave up.
In addition, the competitors also laughed.
In fact, these people are all cheering for Lu Fei, and this smile also means giving up competition.
Sure enough, after Mr. Fang called for 90 million, no one in the venue raised their hands.
"Two Dragons Playing with Pearls Ornament costs 90 million dollars."
"Is there any higher one?"
"Ninety million cuts at a time!"
"Ninety million cuts twice."
"Is there any higher one?"
"Ninety million dollars"
Just when everyone thought there was no suspense, an arm was raised high in the middle of the second row.
"I'll pay you 100 million dollars."
boom-- This ornament of two dragons playing with beads is indeed pleasing to the eye, but according to the market value, it is only about 25 million U.S. dollars.
Fang Shinan and others increased their prices purely to support Lu Fei, and all the experts present could see it.
But no one expected that at this point where the market price was several times higher, there would be people raising their hands to bid.
Moreover, he is still competing head-on with Mr. Fang Shinan.
Therefore, when the price of 100 million dollars was announced, it instantly attracted everyone's attention.
The cameras followed him at the same time. When he saw this person, the corners of Lu Fei's mouth turned up.
Although the bidder was not the distinguished guest he invited, Lu Fei also knew him.
It was the man next to Nina, the chairman of Heyang Trading and Zhao Yuanchao's nephew, Ye Jiannan.
Seeing this, Lu Fei took out his mobile phone and dialed Ji Hongxuan's number.
At this time, Fang Shinan and others also saw this young face clearly on the big screen.
Several old men communicated with their eyes, but no one recognized this person.
The price of 100 million dollars is not low, and someone with such strength is definitely not an ordinary person.
But none of the dozens of old guys around him were recognized, which was a bit interesting.
"VIP No. 0268 bids 100 million dollars."
"The Double Dragon Playing Pearl ornament comes to 100 million dollars."
"Is there any higher one?"
"The first time with 100 million dollars."
"The second time with 100 million dollars"
At this time, Fang Shinan raised his arms again and shouted.
"I will pay 110 million."
One hundred million has exceeded Fang Shinan's plan.
Logically speaking, he should stop.
But the reality is that a little-known boy is challenging him.
It would be a bit embarrassing if you just swallowed your anger.
So the old man called out again without hesitation.