Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

6pm.

After dinner, Jiang Zhe and Wang Zhen returned to Christie's and saw well-dressed buyers walking into the auction venue one after another.

At 7 o'clock tonight, Christie's will start two auctions simultaneously.

The auction was held at this time for a variety of reasons, including custom and to accommodate customers who are willing to attend.

A special auction has been arranged for the works in Jiang Zhe's exhibition.

Looking at the people entering the venue one after another, Jiang Zhe said to Wang Zhen: "I won't go in. I will wait for the results outside."

Wang Zhen smiled and nodded.

She understood Jiang Zhe's thoughts.

Watching my works being auctioned one by one and slowly waiting for the results to come out is indeed a bit of torture. "I'll go in and wait and tell you the results in time. Won't you get bored staying here by yourself?"

"No." Jiang Zhe pointed to another auction. "If I'm bored, I'll go there for a walk."

Wang Zhen advised: "Don't worry. The private results of those three works are very good. The other works will not be bad either."

The total price of the three privately-purchased works exceeded US$26. This result made Jiang Zhe and Christie very satisfied.

If the other works can reach the average price of these three paintings, then the total price of the remaining 22 works will exceed 150 million US dollars, far exceeding the initial expectations.

Wang Zhen chatted with Jiang Zhe for a while and deliberately changed the topic to other directions.

Until the auction started, she walked into the auction venue herself.

The auction venue is temporarily arranged but very formal. In order to allow customers to participate in the auction easily, each seat is made as spacious and comfortable as possible.

At this time, the auditorium was almost full.

Wang Zhen sat in the corner and watched the action going on.

A painting being introduced by the auctioneer.

The auction begins.

The first painting is a western farm.

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, people started raising their placards and bidding.

At this time, Jiang Zhe was walking slowly. Although he was curious about how much his work could be sold for, he did not go in to see it.

Watching it makes me anxious, so I just don't watch the process.

His gaze turned to the entrance of another auction at Christie's.

This auction was a special sale of a certain collector's personal collection, which included many antiques from China, including porcelain, stationery and miscellaneous items.

In order to relieve his tension and shift his attention to other things, Jiang Zhe planned to go in and see what was going on.

He greeted the staff and walked into the venue of another auction.

He saw that there were many Chinese customers or buyers here.

Most people were listening attentively to the auctioneer's introduction, while a few were looking through the catalog or quietly making phone calls.

Jiang Zhe asked the staff for a name badge and sat in the back row of the audience.

Before that, while he was watching the exhibition, he took some time to go to the preview of this auction.

Among them were several miscellaneous items and stationery, especially a box of five-color ink (white, azurite, malachite, ochre, and cinnabar), which he liked very much.

If the opportunity is right, he thinks he can buy it.

While I was thinking about it, I received a text message.

Wang Zhen sent: Where did you go? The first work has been sold for $8.3.

Jiang Zhe's heart beat faster. The price was 1 higher than expected.

It seems that the previous publicity and various efforts have indeed played a role. Of course, the most important thing is the system arrangement and rewards.

He replied by text: Got it, I'm at another auction.

Turning around and walking out of the venue, I saw Wang Zhen walking towards me quickly.

Wang Zhen approached Jiang Zhe and said excitedly, "The atmosphere at the scene is very enthusiastic. I guess the result will be better than we expected." Her voice was filled with excitement and joy. "Peter was also at the scene. He watched the auction process and told me that many powerful buyers have not yet made a move."

"Thank you." Jiang Zhe said.

"Please wait patiently. I will be back soon and send you the news. I guess the second painting will be sold soon." After Wang Zhen said to Jiang Zhe, he quickly returned to the auction house.

Jiang Zhe calmed down his excitement and went back to watch the auction.

In the following period of time, he received text messages one after another.

The second painting was sold for $5.4;

The third work was sold for $6;

The fourth lot was sold at a price slightly lower than expected.

Although there were some setbacks, Jiang Zhe was not in a hurry. The prices of his previous works were high enough, so even if the price was slightly lower, he could accept it.

The fifth one, $6.8;

The sixth one, $7.2;

One work after another was sold.

Fortunately, so far, there has been no case of a piece failing to be sold or no one bidding.

As Jiang Zhe watched his works sell one after another, he felt more and more at ease.

It was not until the tenth work was sold that Wang Zhen stopped sending text messages for a while.

Jiang Zhe didn't ask.

He looked at the auctioneer, who was auctioning the box of multicolored ink that he had his eye on.

It is probably because this set of pigment ink has been ground by someone, so no one raised a sign to bid.

Just as the auctioneer was about to announce the failure of the sale, Jiang Zhe raised his placard to signal.

The auctioneer immediately called out a price: $660.

Before raising his placard, Jiang Zhe had quietly greeted the staff, so the auctioneer knew that he would also participate.

Since he was the only one bidding, he bought the box of pigment ink for more than $600.

This is a set of pigment ink from the late Qing Dynasty. The price is a bit expensive. But Jiang Zhe has seen it. The material of this set of ink is excellent. Even if you don't collect it, you can use it when you create Chinese paintings in the future.

After buying the box of ink, Jiang Zhe stood up and signaled to the staff to pay and take the item away.

During the process of handling the formalities, Wang Zhen sent another text message, saying that the 11th painting was sold for 9 US dollars.

Jiang Zhe replied with a smile.

The staff member who was in charge of the formalities handed a box of ink to Jiang Zhe and said, "Mr. Jiang, congratulations."

He knew that the auction price of Jiang Zhe's works was higher than expected, so he made a double entendre.

"Thank you." Jiang Zhe picked up the box happily.

In the following period, one work after another was successfully sold.

Jiang Zhe estimated that the auction was about to end, so he walked into the auction room and saw the process of auctioning the last work in the exhibition.

Everyone knew that this was the last work in this auction, so the competition was particularly fierce, and it was finally sold for $11.5.

Jiang Zhe calculated the price silently.

Images of one work after another emerge in my mind.

All 22 works participating in the auction were sold, with a total price of 153 million US dollars, plus the previous 26 US dollars, which is 179 million US dollars.

The final result really exceeded the initial expectations.

Although he was mentally prepared, Jiang Zhe's heart still beat faster due to excitement.

Wang Zhen also calculated the result, stood up happily, and when he saw Jiang Zhe's figure, he walked over quickly.

(End of this chapter)