treasure hunt god pupil

Chapter 694 Bidding
"Mr. Qin, how do you know that there must be more expensive antiques inside?"

Steven asked respectfully.

"Mr. Sima can explain to you."

This question fell on Sima Haotian. He thought for a while and said: "During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, border officials and tribal leaders paid tribute to the imperial palace with a large number of jade wares, which were called Hindustan jade wares. I think the carving style on the surface of this gem-inlaid red sandalwood box is very similar to the style of some Hindustan jades, so I guess the wooden box came from the Mughal Dynasty two or three hundred years ago."

"The Mughal Dynasty is the region of India today. At that time, the royal family was very extravagant, and the decorations used a lot of gold, gems and jade. The surface of this small-leaf red sandalwood wooden box is inlaid with more than ten rubies and sapphires, which shows the status of the original owner. very high."

"But why can't the wooden box be opened?"

Steven couldn't figure it out.

"Wooden boxes are generally used for daily use. Since they cannot be opened, there is only one case, and that is as a funeral object after the owner's death. Naturally, more precious jewelry will be hidden in such a precious stone-inlaid red sandalwood box. The wooden box hides The organ is opened from the inside through a special technique, but I am not good at this."

The few people who still had opinions on Sima Haotian looked at him again with admiration. No wonder such an awesome person like Li Mo recognized his ability. It really wasn't easy.

Li Mo put the lobular red sandalwood box into Dashan's backpack, and a group of people walked slowly along the road.

"There are a lot of antique shops, Mr. Qin, don't you want to go in and browse?" Sima Haotian's mental state was swept away today. As a treasure appraiser, he couldn't help but enter Taotao after seeing so many antique shops.

"Stick head, Gu Lishi, you two are wandering casually with Mr. Sima, let's separate."

"Yes."

Sima Haotian nodded at him, and he chose an antique shop to open the door and walk in.

"You have found a good free labor force." Wu Yue said lightly, "But this person is indeed quite talented, at least you have tacitly accepted his appraisal results twice."

"My teacher, Professor Zhu Changping of Peking University, has said more than once that there is a gap in the talent in our domestic archaeological field, so I didn't get good grades in my third year of high school, but I made an exception and was recommended to the Department of History and Archeology at Peking University. Although I am an associate professor, I have not learned the essence of archaeology. Sima Haotian has real skills in this matter. It is a pity to be so decadent. When I return to China, I will recommend him to Beijing University. I hope It can bring out a batch of materials that can be made."

"You have a big heart."

"When I was a child, my master always taught me that there is no limit to learning. When I grow up, we will carry forward our lineage. Fortunately, I have lived up to my mission. At least everything is going well. As for my heart, I don't feel it myself. Maybe it's because I have gained too much. So many things are relatively indifferent. Did something happen to the antique shop in front, there are quite a lot of people going in and out, let's go over and see what's going on."

After walking more than ten steps, we arrived at the corner of a street. The antique shop looked very large, more than three times larger than the antique shop next to it.It was brightly lit, crowded and noisy.

Push the door and walk in, no one pays attention to them at all.

This antique shop is well arranged, with a porcelain area, a sculpture area, an oil painting area, a gold, silver and jade area, and a miscellaneous area.There are more than a dozen people in the store, but they are not looking at the products, but whispering and discussing something.The staff behind the counter didn't take the initiative to receive anyone, they all stood there doing nothing, looking at their mobile phones, and two of them were drinking coffee leisurely.

"Go and find out, what are they talking about?"

Wu Yue and Steven nodded, and Li Mo walked to the porcelain area. There were many styles of porcelain on the museum shelf, some from China, some from European classical styles, and some were not porcelain, but pottery. In terms of style, most of them come from Southeast Asian countries.

The different pupils glanced, and almost thought that he had read it wrong. There were more than a dozen halos on the shelf, and one of the red halos had been traced back to the Tang Dynasty.

Man, this antique store has too much gold.

Li Mo couldn't help pointing to a piece of porcelain on the antique rack and wanted to ask the clerk to take a look at it, but they all played by themselves, so let's forget it after thinking about it, and wait until we figure out the situation here.

After a while, Steven walked up to Li Mo and said, "Mr. Qin, the owner of this antique shop died suddenly of a serious illness half a month ago, but he has no family to inherit the inheritance, so the local government has dealt with his name in accordance with the law. The industry will enter the bidding process in 10 minutes."

"What is included in the auction?"

"The property rights of this store and everything in the store, including the store and those furniture."

May also came over and said.

"Steven, if I participate in the auction, am I eligible to participate?"

"Of course, it's just that the formalities are more troublesome."

"You contact Gu Lishi immediately and ask him to come over."

Li Mo gave an order, walked to the sculpture area, and glanced at it with the same different pupils, there are quite a lot of good things.Next is the gold, silver and jade area and the oil painting, calligraphy and painting area. After a quick visit, Li Mo was very surprised. This store is really an antique store, and the authentic products account for nearly [-]%.

"Mr. Qin, Steven has told me everything here, but I suggest you not to participate in the bidding yourself. You bid, and I will participate in the bidding as the actual authorizer. After all, I have the nationality of the United States, so if the bidding is successful, The procedures are also convenient and fast.”

Gu Lishi knew the way inside very well, so he quickly gave a suggestion.

"Okay, I'll look at the specific situation before deciding whether to participate."

Someone pushed the door and walked in. It was a few official representatives, and the store suddenly became quiet.One of the representatives looked through the documents and said a lot, but Li Mo didn't understand a word.It took four to five minutes to end, and then I saw all the bosses standing around who were interested in bidding cheered up.

"Mr. Qin, this store and all the items inside will be auctioned off later. The starting price is 200 million US dollars. The official set the lowest bidding price according to the property value of the store. If it is lower than the price, it will be considered a failed auction. The fat man on the left The document in hand is the official minimum price, and the minimum price for each bid cannot be less than $[-]."

Gu Lishi whispered beside him.

"How much do you think the property rights of this store are worth?"

"$350 million is absolutely fine."

Li Mo knew it in his heart, and his thoughts were no longer on the genuine antiques that were clearly displayed outside, but drifted to the secret treasure house.

He was guessing where the secret vault was hidden.

"Start bidding, the reserve price is 200 million dollars."

After the official representative announced the start, the bosses raised their hands.Li Mo thought it was funny. The market value of this store was at least 350 million dollars, which meant that the real bidding would not start until it broke through this figure.

The bidding speed was very fast, and it broke through the $350 million mark in a short while, and the participants were still bidding fiercely.

400 million US dollars, 450 million US dollars, 500 million US dollars, when the price exceeds 500 million US dollars, half of the people have stopped bidding, and the bidding speed has slowed down.

550 million dollars, approaching 600 million dollars.

"Gu Lishi, the bid is 650 million dollars."

Gu Lishi was bumped by Li Mo's elbow, and he immediately raised his hand and shouted.Others had an increase of $70, but his call suddenly increased by $[-], which stunned everyone involved.

The official representatives smiled. The price far exceeded their expectations. They did not expect an antique shop to attract so much attention.

"US$660 million." A topless American in his 50s glared at Gu Lishi in displeasure. Seeing that he was an Asian face, he actually cursed out loud.

Li Mo could understand this sentence, and he said directly: "The asking price is 700 million dollars."

Gu Lishi puffed out his chest and raised his hand to call out the price.

The group of Americans looked at each other in blank dismay. What is the origin of this group of people? The $700 million is more than double the market price of the store.

The official representative was flicking hard.

"One million dollars."

The American reluctantly raised his hand.

"One million dollars."

Gu Lishi raised his hand and shouted in a loud voice, and now everyone died down. The official representative saw the cold scene and knew that the overall situation had been settled. After shouting three times, he announced that the shop had been successfully bid for 750 million dollars.

"Gu Lishi, Steven, May, you go and go through the formalities with the official representative. As for the others, please go out politely. From now on, I am the master here."

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