Collection of Gods

Chapter 145 Emperor Green Jade Card
Jade is divided into nephrite and jade.

Nephrite is mainly white jade, blue-white jade, topaz, purple jade, black jade, jasper, sapphire, red jade, etc. White jade is usually the most respected.

Jadeite is usually jade, with colors ranging from white, purple, and green, with green being the best.

For example, the main material for the set of jade ring rings made by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty that Tang Yuan bought at Sotheby's auction house in Hong Kong some time ago is nephrite, while the imperial green square plate that Tang Yuan is bidding for today is made from jadeite. .

Generally speaking, nephrite pays more attention to history, while jadeite pays more attention to the material itself.

Take nephrite as an example. For the same two pieces of nephrite with the same size, material, and carving work, the ancient jade with a long history is often worth more than a hundred times more than the new jade. This is not the case with jadeite. As long as the color and type of jadeite are If it's good enough, it can sell for a sky-high price.

The Chinese ancestors began to use jade as early as 8000 years ago in the early Neolithic Age. They polished it into weapons and carved it for decoration. It flourished from the Xia and Shang dynasties and lasted for thousands of years until the Ming Dynasty. It reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty. Even today, 8000 years later, Chinese people still have a fatal attraction for jade.

At the auction site, the bidding was in full swing. The VVIP VIP customers sitting around Tang Yuan had all taken action more or less. Only Tang Yuan and Xiao Yayue were like bystanders, either chatting or looking at each other from beginning to end. While drinking tea, I never raised my bidding number once.

Until the final auction of this auction appears.

"Dear guests, the collection that is about to appear next is the finale of our auction!"

“The grand finale of this auction, Lot 47 is the Emperor Green Dafang Brand!”

"It is set with 18K white gold as a diamond base, and the diamond weight is 92.9 grams. It is a rare Laokeng glass emperor green jadeite square plate with rich emerald green color and exquisite germplasm. It was auctioned for a high price of 2011 million in 1.033. It is the jade brand with the highest price in the world!"

"Today's starting price is——"

"12000 million RMB!"

As the auctioneer's impassioned voice rang out, actual pictures and detailed text introductions of the final lot, the Imperial Green Jadeite, began to appear on the large LED screen behind him.

This imperial green jadeite plaque looks very simple and elegant. The complete jadeite plaque looks square and square. The emerald green color makes it difficult to look away. There is no need for any complicated carving process. Just this jadeite plaque is enough. Better than anything.

Honorable!

atmosphere!

Thick!

Tang Yuan looked at the Emperor Green Jade brand on the LED screen, and the desire to own it involuntarily arose in his heart.

Such beautiful jade is rare to find!

While Tang Yuan was admiring the Emperor's Green Jadeite, many guests who had come prepared for the Emperor's Green Jadeite had already begun to bid for it.

The price of 12000 million yuan could not stop everyone's burning desire. However, in just a few minutes, the price of this piece of imperial green jadeite exceeded 14000 million yuan, and the price was still rising rapidly.

"Look, my guess is good, right?"

"The price of this Emperor Green Jadeite is 14000 million, which is simply unstoppable."

“After 2011, domestic jade prices surged again. In 2014, Sotheby’s auctioned a Barbara Hutton jade necklace with a transaction price of 1.7 million RMB. In the same year, Sanxitang in Hong Kong City auctioned a jade necklace gifted by Empress Dowager Cixi. Guangxu Jadeite Pearl, sold for RMB 1.8 million."

"Seven years have passed since 2011. The price increase of this piece of Emperor Green Jadeite is definitely unstoppable at 7 million. I estimate it is about 4000 million."

Tang Yuan looked at the Emperor Green Jadeite brand that had soared in price. He was not in a hurry to take action. Instead, he turned his head to look at Xiao Yayue and said with a relaxed expression. "I really underestimated the value-added ability of this piece of Emperor Green Jadeite. In just seven years, it has increased in value by 6000 million. Such a rate of return is really attractive." Xiao Yayue sighed with emotion, and then said with a smile: "That's it. I can’t afford it, otherwise I would have wanted to bid for it.”

Hearing this, Tang Yuan smiled and shook his head: "This piece of Emperor Green Jadeite has been able to increase in value so much in just seven years, mainly because the country's economic situation has been relatively good in recent years, and the country's economy has been growing rapidly, thus driving the domestic A lot of people’s wealth grew.”

"Whether this imperial green jadeite brand can continue to appreciate in the future depends on whether the country can continue to maintain its current rapid growth trend in the future. This is something that no one can guarantee. If the situation is not good, let alone appreciation. , it would be good if it can maintain its value without depreciating.”

Xiao Yayue nodded slightly, quite agreeing with Tang Yuan's opinion. Youdao is an antique in prosperous times and gold in troubled times. This is actually the same meaning as what Tang Yuan just said.

While the two were chatting, the price of this piece of imperial green jadeite was already expected to exceed the 15000 million mark.

"Do you think you can get 16000 million?"

"If you can get it, I'll treat you to a big dinner when we return to Zhonghai."

Tang Yuan already had the bidding number plate in his hand, but he didn't hold it up immediately. Instead, he turned to Xiao Yayue and asked with interest.

"If you can't take it off, I'll treat you to a feast when you return to Zhonghai."

Xiao Yayue smiled gently and replied softly.

Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows, then raised the bidding number in his hand and shouted: "16000 million!"

At this time, the price of this Imperial Green Jadeite had just reached the threshold of 15000 million. As a result, Tang Yuan opened his mouth and directly increased the original price by 1000 million, which caused an uproar at the scene.

"As expected of a VVIP guest sitting in the C seat of the audience, he is really powerful!"

"He finally took action. It seems that he came here for this Emperor Green Jade Card!"

"Does this person understand the rules? For any normal person to increase the price by 1000 million at a time? Is this person invited by the organizer?"

"People are rich and willful, but you care about them!"

"Daughter, when the auction is over, come and make friends with me!"

……

There was a lot of discussion at the scene, and the "buzzing" sound was several times louder than before.

The auctioneer on the auction table kept looking around the scene, trying to find the guests who had not given up yet. However, he searched for several times and never found such a person.

In 7 years, there was a total increase of 6000 million.

This increase in value has been extremely exaggerated. Except for Tang Yuan, the other people who are interested in fighting for it feel that this piece of imperial green jadeite is worth a premium. If they continue to bid, even if they buy it home, they will overdraw the piece. The Imperial Green Jadeite brand has the potential to appreciate in value over the next many years, and the risk of maintaining its value has also greatly increased.

Simply put, the gain outweighs the loss.

Considering the above, many people ultimately choose to give up.

Just like that, despite the auctioneer's repeated instigations but no one raising a placard to compete, Tang Yuan made the final decision and successfully bought this imperial green jadeite placard at a price of 16000 million RMB...

(End of this chapter)