Seeing the Nine-petal Lotus Cold Iron Cauldron again, Lin Zichen felt that the blood in his body was boiling, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.
For an alchemist, this is indeed an exciting thing. I thought I would never see this cauldron again, but it seems that the fate is not broken after all.
Since we can see each other again, it means there is still a glimmer of hope to get it!
Lin Zichen immediately looked at the introduction of this three-legged and four-sided tripod. He found that the introduction of this tripod was different from other lots. The introductions of other lots were very detailed and even included other pictures and text descriptions, while the four-legged tripod only had a few descriptions.
Line characters.
Moreover, these few lines of text could be said to have no substance, and did not even introduce the age, material and craftsmanship. From this, Lin Zichen determined that this auction was just a cover for Sifang Ding.
However, he didn't understand why the other party used this method and had to go through the auction procedure again even though he had already obtained it.
Seeing Lin Zichen's expression, Fang Ning also saw that there was something Lin Zichen wanted in it, but based on her experience, she did not speak immediately, but remained calm.
"Okay, Vice President Chen, we have finished reading. Thank you very much."
Chen Feng nodded and smiled and closed the notebook. After all, this was against the rules. Since Fang Ning had finished reading, he quickly asked someone to take it away.
"Ms. Fang, you are attending two auctions this time. Have you noticed anything in advance?"
"Oh? Vice President Chen asked, can we do something?" Fang Ning said.
Chen Feng said with a smile: "Haha, it all depends on the human effort. The auction items all have owners. As long as we are willing to give a reasonable price, it's okay."
Fang Ning did not answer hastily, but turned her head and looked at Lin Zichen first. It was obvious that she was not interested and did not understand antiques after all, but Lin Zichen definitely had something in mind.
However, Lin Zichen did not respond to Fang Ning, but looked around pretending to be ignorant, which aroused Chen Feng's contempt again.
He is definitely a country bumpkin. Even if Miss Fang didn't help him for some reason just now, they are really friends, and I'm afraid they are friends with very different statuses. They definitely don't have many interactions with each other.
Fang Ning is the richest daughter of the Yunshan Group and also holds an important position. How can she have time to keep in touch with this little loser?
"Haha, I'm an outsider. In fact, I only participate in the auction to have fun. Maybe I'll be interested in something by then. If I take action, I have to worry about Vice President Chen's support." Fang Ning said politely.
"That's natural, Miss Fang, why not just stay for lunch."
"Haha, there's no need for lunch, I have other things to do." Fang Ning said.
Chen Feng nodded, a little disappointed, but he didn't want to miss the opportunity to curry favor with this wealthy daughter.
"Well, you can call me anytime if you need anything," Chen Feng said, taking out his business card and handing it over with both hands, "Also, Miss Fang, President Guo has booked a hotel for you, you..."
"President Guo, thank you for your trouble, but I'm staying at a friend's house this time, so I don't need to."
With that said, Fang Ning picked up her bag and walked out of the conference room.
Chen Feng couldn't help but feel embarrassed, his face felt a little hot. Although he was the daughter of a wealthy family, it was too rude to just leave...
Of course, Fang Ning didn't have a good impression of Chen Feng in her heart. The reason was very simple, that was the conflict between him and Lin Zichen outside the auction house. Of course, Fang Ning stood by Lin Zichen's side unconditionally.
Lin Zichen shrugged and chuckled, stood up and walked out.
Seeing Lin Zichen's expression, Chen Feng was so angry. He was just relying on Miss Fang's presence. If you were alone, I wouldn't even let you enter the auction house!
However, although he felt unhappy, Chen Feng hurriedly got up and sent Fang Ning out of the auction house. He wanted to send a car specifically to see Fang Ning off, but he was declined.
Fang Ning was naturally happy to stay alone with Lin Zichen for a while. She was secretly annoyed by Chen Feng's endless worries and said, "Vice President Chen, you don't need to send me off. I rarely come to Yanjing recently and want to go for a walk by myself."
"Well, Miss Fang, if you need anything, you can call me."
Walking around the corner, Fang Ning said, "Zichen, you seemed to be very interested in the second auction item just now."
Lin Zichen nodded and said with a smile: "Haha, did you see it?"
"Of course, you can't tell, your eyes were glowing green just now." Fang Ning couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.
"Haha, is there any?"
"Of course, I don't understand those antiques. Which one do you like? I'll talk to President Guo and let's buy it directly." Fang Ning said with a serious expression.
"Buy it? I'm afraid it's not that easy." Lin Zichen shook his head and said.
"Huh? How is that possible? Didn't Chen Feng just say that the ones I like can work." Fang Ning asked in confusion.
Lin Zichen smiled: "That thing is different, I can even guess its approximate transaction price."
"Oh? When did Mr. Lin change his profession to do fortune-telling from the Book of Changes, haha, tell me about it."
"Fang Ning, have you noticed that the first lot on the auction list is a three-legged and four-sided tripod."
Fang Ning frowned slightly and thought about it. Although there were more than a dozen lots on each auction list, and she didn't understand antiques and couldn't remember them, she was somewhat impressed by the three-legged and four-sided tripod.
First of all, the three-legged and four-sided tripod is located at the top of the auction list. The first auction item always attracts attention. In addition, unlike other auction items, it has very little text introduction, and there is not even a single other picture, which is particularly unique.
.
"I know, you're talking about the stone square tripod, right?"
"Yes, that's it!" Lin Zichen said.
Fang Ning couldn't help but pouted her lips slightly and said: "That... is very common. They are displayed in many places. If you like it, we can go back to Tianzhou and order it."
Hearing this, Lin Zichen shook his head and smiled: "Of course not. First of all, that square tripod is not made of stone, but made of a rare metal called cold iron."
"Hantie... I don't think I've heard of it."
"Yes, I haven't heard of it. It's normal. The origin of cold iron is in the Tianshan Mountains, but this kind of mine has been mined long ago. Maybe there were no natural cold iron mines in ancient times."
"It doesn't exist in ancient times? It's really a cultural relic, but I can't see how valuable it is. It's clearly made of stone..."
"Haha, it does look like a stone, but it has been petrified for too long. If it were in my hands, I would be able to restore it to its original appearance within a few hours!"
As he said this, Lin Zichen thought of a pure white cold iron cauldron with exquisite carvings of nine-petal lotus flowers. It was such a beautiful alchemy cauldron!
Fang Ning thought for a moment and said, "How about... I ask Mr. Guo if that one can be sold to us?" "No, don't mention it for now. I knew what you were asking me when we were at the auction house, but
I didn't answer, and that's why, this tripod... there should be some story about it." Lin Zichen said.
"Many antiques are like this. Isn't there a saying that says, every antique has its own story."
Lin Zichen shook his head and said: "Haha, I'm not talking about this story, but the story in the transaction."
Later, Lin Zichen told Fang Ning what happened in the antique city yesterday.
Fang Ning couldn't help but widen her eyes and said: "What? So there is already a buyer for this Fang Ding, so this auction is just a formality. The purpose is to deliver the Ding to the buyer through the auction process!"
"Smart, as expected of Mr. Fang!"
"I hate it, who are you trying to get rid of?" Fang Ning couldn't help but blush, "But it seems that the identity of this buyer is also somewhat different, otherwise why would he use this method?"
Lin Zichen frowned slightly and nodded: "Yes, I have never been able to figure this out."
Fang Ning was silent for a moment and said: "Zi Chen, so to speak...it seems that the buyer hasn't paid yet."
"Huh?" Lin Zichen seemed to be very interested in what Fang Ning said.
"You think, it is impossible for the auction house to buy a sifang cauldron that doesn't look like much for auction for 60 million. They will not bear such a risk. Therefore, someone must have asked the auction house to pay for the cauldron first, and then
It was handed over to him in the form of an auction."
Hearing this, Lin Zichen took a breath: "It seems to make sense, keep talking."
"Looking at it this way, the most likely possibility is that... this is not a person, it should be a group!"
"You mean...someone is greedy for money through this auction?" Lin Zichen said.
"Yes, let's assume that this person is the company's purchaser. The boss asked him to buy the cauldron. Then he asked the auction house to help him invest 60 million to buy it first, and then he bought it at a high price. The transaction price may be 7,000
Ten thousand or even more, and he puts the difference into his own account, and at most he shares it with the auction house."
Hearing Fang Ning's idea, Lin Zichen couldn't help but smile: "Haha, this possibility is really high, but if it is like you think, the relationship between this person and the auction house must be very hard."
"Yes, this is the premise, and the organization behind this person should also have some strength. It would cost tens of millions to buy an antique, and he would not be a small person." Fang Ning said.
Lin Zichen nodded and smiled: "Not only that, most people think that this tripod is just a stone tripod. At most, it can be seen that it is an antique, but the price will never be higher than 40 million, so those who can buy it at a high price are naturally experts, or even
He is...an alchemist."
"Alchemist?" Fang Ning said.
"Haha, Fang Ning, that is not an ordinary cauldron. The nine-petal lotus embossed on the cauldron is a sacred object from the period of cultivating immortals. Plus, it is made of cold iron, so this cauldron is a cold iron alchemy cauldron!"
Fang Ning took a deep breath and was quite surprised: "If I hadn't known that you could refine elixirs, I wouldn't have believed that the alchemy cauldron actually existed. Its value would probably be horribly high."
"Yes, the real alchemy cauldron cannot be measured in terms of money. If Mr. Gu hadn't proposed the figure of 60 million, maybe it would be ten or even twenty times higher, I, Lin Zichen, would have won it!"
As he spoke, Lin Zichen narrowed his eyes slightly, showing his determination.
"But since he plans to get the alchemy cauldron through auction, haha, then don't blame me, Lin Zichen, for being rude!" Lin Zichen smiled knowingly, his eyes full of confidence.