Taoist temple that will cross

Chapter 11 Purple Dragon King Jade

She, still dressed in the daytime, is wild, wild, and needs to be beaten.

She glanced contemptuously at the Chinese auctioneer on the auction stage, then walked up to Cao Yi and sat down beside Cao Yi.

"you?"

Cao Yi was puzzled by the sudden arrival of this girl who killed Matt from the Neon Kingdom.

"Respectful Master heard that the Taoist priest came to participate in the auction, and worried that the Taoist priest didn't have enough money."

Yoko took out a bank card with puzzled eyes.

In her impression, Cao Yi was a Taoist priest who was slightly stronger than her in terms of skills. For some reason, the god-like respected teacher wanted to please this person in every possible way.

"No need, but thank you Layman Ying"

Cao Yi didn't want it.

The starting price of the Purple Dragon King he wants to bid is 160 million US dollars, which is enough to cope with the 500 million US dollars that Ying Rainbow gave before.

Yoko took the bank card back very simply.

"Where's Mark?"

Cao Yi asked.

Mark went to pay the auction deposit, and it was time to come back after calculation.

"I sent him back"

Yoko answered.

"Presumably everyone can't wait, the auction has officially started."

The Chinese auctioneer on the auction stage returned to his previous calm appearance.As a professional auctioneer, the little incident just now was nothing to him.

A staff member wearing white gloves carefully brought today's first auction item to the auction stage.

A lid and a water outlet are bronze vessels in the shape of tigers, quietly placed in a glass vessel.

"Today's first auction is a bronze ware from the Western Zhou Dynasty called Huying, which has a history of 3000 years. There are only seven such "Ying" artifacts in the world, and five of them are collected in museums.

Auctioned alongside the lot is a letter from its previous owner, Captain Harry Lewis Evans, to his family, describing how he 'acquired' several bronzes in the Old Summer Palace and enamel vases.

Mr. Alastair Gibson, the oriental art consultant of our auction house, said that the reason why this "tiger sting" is so precious is that none of the other "stinging" utensils that have appeared is based on the "King of Beasts". Tiger theme.

Xue Haopei, a scholar at the University of Cambridge and a historian of oriental art and culture, said that this kind of bronze ware with tigers can only be used by high-status people such as emperors, nobles and officials, which represents their social influence and status.

The lot started at $3000, with increments of $[-] each time.Perhaps with just one bid, you can pocket this [-]-year-old treasure housed in the nineteenth-century Qing imperial palace. "

The words of the Chinese auctioneer caused a commotion in the venue.

Cao Yi heard the angry whispers of several rich men from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Not to mention the second robbery, selling the stolen things to the Chinese people, and even auctioning off the robbery process, is too arrogant.

Ten seconds, 20 seconds, 1 minute, the entire auction hall was silent.

The first lot, it's cold.

The well-trained Chinese auctioneer's expression didn't change at all, only his right thumb slightly bent.

"I'm offering $[-]"

In the first row, a middle-aged man with an Asian face and speaking Japanese raised his number plate.

Undoubtedly, this is the entrustment recruited by the auction house for the Chinese.

"On the 4th, a friend from the Neon Country offered US$5. I have traveled to the Neon Country, and I can tell you responsibly that the people of the Neon Country are the people who love Chinese culture the most. They have many buildings, customs, and texts. , clothing, all with strong Chinese cultural symbols.

If no one bids, the few thulium-like bronzes in the world will belong to this friend from the Neon Kingdom who loves the culture of the great oriental country.First time, second time...third time, deal"

The Chinese auctioneer settled with three hammers, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

This group of people from a certain big country in the East was not fooled by his provocation.

However, Cao Yi felt that this Chinese auctioneer had succeeded, and the faces of many wealthy Chinese in Hong Kong Island changed.

The second lot must be a battle between dragons and tigers.

"Now the second lot is being auctioned, a horse head, one of the bronze statues of the animal heads of the twelve zodiac signs in the Yuanmingyuan.

The bronze statue of the animal heads of the twelve zodiac animals in the Yuanmingyuan was originally part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall in the Yuanmingyuan. It was a red bronze statue during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In 1860, the British and French allied forces entered the East and took them away from the Old Summer Palace.

This bronze horse head was one of three bronze statues that an antique dealer stumbled across in a private home in California in 1985.

The starting price of this auction is 15 US dollars, and the price increases each time is still [-] US dollars. I wonder which rich man is willing to take home cultural relics from your country? "

After the Chinese auctioneer finished speaking, he looked at the place where rich people from Hong Kong and Taiwan gathered with a smile on his face.

"$16"

In the third row, an old man who spoke Mandarin raised his number plate.

"$17"

"$18"

"$19"

"I offer $20"

"$21

With the first quotation, rich people from Hong Kong and Taiwan seemed to be ignited, vying to quote a higher price.

The smile on the face of the Chinese auctioneer is getting bigger and bigger. The nail he planted when he auctioned the first lot just now has worked. The rich people from Hong Kong and Taiwan are like moths to the flame.

"I offer $22"

"$25"

The first bid, the Taiwanese-speaking old man directly added [-].

Everyone is silent, everyone is not a fool, if this competition continues, foreigners will be the cheapest.

"There are still higher bids, one time, two times, three times, deal"

The Chinese auctioneer hammered down the deal and was overjoyed.

Four years ago, the antique dealer bought three bronze heads and spent a total of 4500 US dollars. In other words, the horse head, which cost only 1500 US dollars four years ago, increased by more than 160 times in his hands.

"This is the third lot..."

After that, Cao Yi was not in the mood to listen, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep.I don't know if I was too tired, but I fell asleep after a while.

After an unknown amount of time, Cao Yi felt someone shaking his shoulders, opened his eyes, and saw a staff member wearing white gloves, carrying a large purple jade stone covered by a glass cover to the auction stage.

Although separated by a distance of seven or eight meters, Cao Yi could still feel a familiar force coming from inside the purple jade.

Reiki.

But it is earth and yin.

"This is a piece of jade from Myanmar. There are many jewelry and jade merchants present. I don't need to say how good it is. The starting price is 160 million US dollars, and the price increases by [-] US dollars every time."

This time there is no room for manipulation, the Chinese auctioneer is very straightforward.

"$160"

Soon, a jeweler from Hong Kong Island made an offer.

"$160"

"$170"

……

Immediately, several jewelry and jade merchants joined in, and the price of the Purple Dragon King rose all the way up to 290 million US dollars.

"Is there anyone with a higher bid? The first time..."

The Chinese auctioneer asked.

(End of this chapter)