Qimen's son-in-law

Obviously, Huang Jiaming's popularity in the collection circle is good, and he walked to the front row after saying hello all the way, because Ye Qi was sitting in the corner of the back row, Huang Jiaming didn't notice, and Ye Qi didn't take the initiative to go up to say hello.

It has been more than ten days since he was rescued. Huang Jiaming's injuries have healed greatly, and the culprit who caused the kidnapping also "committed suicide". Therefore, he is in a good mood now, and he who likes to collect After receiving the invitation letter from Caltex, they rushed over without even thinking about it.

"Boss Huang? Why are you so busy today and came to participate in the auction?"

Huang Jiaming's seat was right next to Liu Huasheng's, and they were old acquaintances. Huang Jiaming used to do a lot of shopping at Fushunzhai.So, as soon as Huang Jiaming sat down, Liu Huasheng took the initiative to say hello.

"Sir Liu, I knew that you would definitely come on such an occasion. It just so happens that my brother misses you a little. For you, I came here to take a look. How about it? Isn't it interesting?" Huang Jiaming joked.He also tried his best to make friends with children from a family like Liu Huasheng. Although Mr. Liu has retired, his disciples are all over the world and his influence is still there. This can be seen from the fact that Mr. Liu can still call the wind and rain in the capital.

"That's interesting, the auction will end soon, let's find a place to have a drink." Liu Huasheng smiled heartily.

Soon, the time points to 09:30.

The host on the stage, Peter, who is also the gold medal auctioneer of Caltex, picked up the gavel and knocked on the table, and the audience suddenly fell silent.

"Distinguished gentlemen and ladies, welcome to the antique auction hosted by Caltex. I am the chief auctioneer of this auction, Peter Drucker." Peter's Chinese is very good, if you don't look at it , you wouldn't think he was a foreigner at all.

Having presided over many large-scale auctions, Peter has rich experience. After making proper publicity for Caltex, he immediately got to the topic, "Today's first auction is the hanging scroll painting "" created by the modern painter Tang Yun in 1945. "Spring", Mr. Tang Yun's name is Xiachen, nicknamed Yaocheng, Yaochen, Yaoweng, Laoyao, Dashi, Dashiweng, and his studio is named "Dashizhai" and "Shanleixuan". He was a director of the Huaxia Artists Association during his lifetime , the starting price for this pair of "Spring" is 2 RMB, and the price will be increased by at least 1000 RMB each time, please bid!"

The auction was a warm-up at the beginning, so the things that were auctioned were not of high value. The price of 2 yuan is not high for the vast majority of people in the venue, but in this way, it can mobilize everyone's emotions.

It's a pity that Ye Qi doesn't pay much attention to this kind of calligraphy and painting, and although Han Dazhong is fond of antiques, his education level is relatively low, and he is more inclined to things like jade and porcelain on weekdays. Too much interest, so the two just hugged their shoulders and watched others bid.

Soon, this pair of Tang Yun's "Spring" was sold at a price of 9000 yuan, which can be said to be the first prize for today's auction.

As an auctioneer, Peter is also in a good mood.

The greatest sense of accomplishment for an auctioneer comes from the ever-rising prices. A good auctioneer, by stimulating the emotions of the bidders, is likely to sell the original [-] yuan for [-], [-], [-] or even a higher price.

"The next lot is a gold ebony bracelet from the Ming Dynasty!"

Following Peter's voice, a transparent box was brought to the auction stage by the staff, and a shiny black bracelet was placed in the box.The bracelet is made of eighteen ebony beads, each engraved with delicate runes.And the pattern on each bead is not the same.

Ebony, also known as gloomy wood, has both the elegance of wood and the charm of stone, and is known as "Oriental godwood" and "plant mummy".Earthquakes, floods, and mudslides buried plants and organisms on the ground in low-lying places such as ancient river beds.Part of the trees buried in the silt, under the action of bacteria and other microorganisms under the condition of hypoxia and high pressure, will form ebony after tens of thousands of years of carbonization process, so it is also called "carbonized wood".The Chinese people have used ebony as an object to ward off evil spirits in all dynasties, and made it into handicrafts, Buddha statues, amulets and other pendants.The ancients said: "A half square of ebony in a home is better than a box of treasures."

Ebony mainly occurs in the Sichuan and Sichuan regions, and its value varies depending on the original tree species.The golden nanmu of the genus Phoebe is the most expensive.However, with the reduction of water in the Sichuan and Shu areas in modern times, many riverbeds were exposed, and large-scale mechanized equipment made the excavation of ebony easier. Now ebony is not as precious as it was in ancient times.

Therefore, in the eyes of many professional collectors, even if this string of ebony bracelets is a work of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to fetch a high price.

As most people expected, the reserve price offered by auctioneer Peter on the stage was not high, "The starting price for this string of ebony bracelets is 5000 yuan, and the minimum price increase is 1000 yuan each time. Please bid!"

"I'll offer five thousand!" The audience was quiet for ten seconds, and finally someone couldn't bear it anymore and called out the price.

"I pay six thousand!"

"Seven thousand!"

"Eight thousand!"

Not long after, the price of this string of ebony bracelets rose to 5000 yuan.This has reached the psychological bottom line of most people. After all, the price of a modern ebony bracelet with the same material and the same workmanship is only a few thousand yuan.Besides, things like ebony don't get more valuable the older they get. Too old, like coal, is worthless instead.

So when a fat man raised the price to 5000 yuan, the audience finally quieted down.

"One time for 5000 yuan! Twice for 5000 yuan!" For Peter, who has auctioned collections worth hundreds of millions, the ebony bracelet on the stage is not the focus of his work today. It sold for 1000 and [-], so he didn't intend to waste his energy and quickly started counting down.

"Twenty thousand!" Just as Peter was about to call out the deal, Liu Huasheng in the front row suddenly raised his hand.

Liu Huasheng is a frequent visitor to Caltex auctions. How could Peter not know him, and immediately said with a smile on his face, "Mr. Liu's asking price is 2 yuan. Is there anyone else who wants to bid?"

In fact, it was Peter giving Liu Huasheng some face.In his opinion, the price of 2 yuan was already the limit, but as an old friend of Caltex, he wanted to give Liu Huasheng more opportunities to show his face, so he delayed it on purpose.

"Thirty thousand!" Just as Peter finished speaking, a young man in the last row suddenly raised the sign in his hand.

"Mr. 230 bid 3 yuan!" Peter was stunned for a moment, and then quoted the price.

In Peter's perception, the vast majority of people in the Huaxia collection circle are courteous to Liu Huasheng. This can be seen from the previous auctions. Almost no one competed with Liu Huasheng for the auction. I don't know what happened today. .

Liu Huasheng was also taken aback, and turned his head to look around. It was a dark-skinned young man in the last row who raised his placard to bid.Looks like he's in his twenties.

Their eyes met, and Liu Huasheng smiled contemptuously at the corner of his mouth.

"Someone dares to grab what I fancy? Interesting!"

If the auction is really a good thing, it is understandable for someone to bid against me, but this broken bracelet is worth tens of thousands of yuan at best, if it is not because of the special runes on it, I want to take it back and study it, Liu Huasheng Will not bid at all.The buddy in the back didn't give himself too much face!