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Qiu Guofu nodded, this little brother is not short of money, not to mention anything else, the last oil painting auction alone cost 15 billion!Later, he asked Baoli to take five pictures of Picasso, and Wang Jiansen packed 2 million, which is not a big deal.

Wu Tianyuan had the rare opportunity to go to Sofoby's warehouse for a tour, but this time there were not many authentic works from the Yuan Dynasty, as antiques were too rare once they arrived in the Yuan Dynasty.The so-called one out of ten, one hundred in the Qing Dynasty, only ten in the Ming Dynasty, and one or two in the Yuan Dynasty are lucky.

Compared with the cumbersome and luxurious furniture of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Tianyuan prefers the simplicity and elegance of the Ming style, especially the huanghuali material, which is fragrant and elegant. After visiting Ye Chengyao's collection last time, he has never forgotten that feeling.

The next day Wu Tianyuan saw Mr. Ye, he came all the way to participate in the auction, and the two met and chatted.

"Do you want to decorate the Ming-style furniture exhibition hall?"

Ye Chengyao said happily: "Ming-style furniture is the most representative item of literati's taste. Apart from calligraphy and painting, it can be regarded as furniture. This is An Siyuan's last collection. This is a rare opportunity, and I will join in the fun."

Wu Tianyuan poured tea for the old man, and tentatively said: "Let me discuss something with you, would you like some furniture for me?"

"No problem, you didn't mention it last time. I know that sooner or later your kid will come to me. After this auction is over, you can choose with me, and then Lao Ge and I will visit your museum."

Ye Lao waved his hand and said grandly. He had a good impression of Wu Tianyuan. He was young and promising, and had a sense of mission. He was at ease entrusting his collection to him.

Wu Tianyuan was very happy. An exhibition hall needs at least [-] or [-] pieces of exhibits, plus the relics of the Ming Dynasty and future preparations, one hundred pieces of furniture is not too much.Now he can hear the voice of the Ming Dynasty, which happens to be the golden age of research and study.

"Today, I would like to thank collectors from all over the world for participating in An Siyuan's final collection auction. We have prepared [-] pieces of Ming-style furniture..."

Wu Tianyuan and Mr. Ye sat together, ready to snatch the treasure. Mr. Ye mainly came to see it. If there is a category that his collection system lacks, and the price is good, he can consider taking it.

"Jaen, here!"

Suddenly Ye Lao greeted with a smile, Wu Tianyuan looked back, and it turned out that after Huanghuali, Jiamutang Wu Jiaen, she also came to participate in the auction.

"Hello, Mr. Ye, I was looking for you too, and I'm with Curator Wu?"

Wu Jiaen was very elegant, and greeted with a smile: "Brother, I paid a lot of money for the pen holder last time!"

Wu Tianyuan smiled and said: "It's mainly Annie, that wayward little girl. I didn't expect to get that sky-high price! But Sister Wu, don't worry, there will be a suitable private transaction in the future, and I will give you the lowest discount."

The three of them laughed and sat down together to prepare for the auction. Wu Tianyuan chatted for a while, and also proposed to buy Jiamutang Ming style furniture, whether it was auctioned or packaged.

"I've heard that the Tianyuan Museum is so majestic that even the Vatican will come to you to exchange collections. No problem, we will return to Hong Kong after the auction. I have more than 20 collections in my hand. I like you to choose first."

Wu Jiaen said politely, this kid in front of him is rising too fast, both in terms of connections and strength, his reputation is getting better and better, it is rare to have the last chance, this connection is well managed.

Wu Tianyuan is very satisfied. He likes to communicate with professional collectors. For example, Wu Jiaen is a furniture player.

"It will be like this for a while. Ye Lao and I are here to pick up the leaks. One is to see if there is any shortage? The other is to see if there is a good price. You are here to sweep the goods, don't kill each other."

Wu Jiaen suggested: "Let's discuss it. If we both have the same shape, you can give it up. After all, the auction is expensive. If you don't have it, you can sell it. You are a big money anyway!"

Wu Tianyuan said indifferently: "No problem, if you like it, I will call it down first, at worst we can exchange it, it's not a problem."

Ye Chengyao is not a professional businessman and has limited funds. Wu Tianyuan has already considered this point. The old man likes to take it by himself first, and he can exchange it when he goes back.

Wu Jiaen nodded secretly, no wonder this guy is so successful, his thoughtfulness and demeanor alone are extraordinary, it is worth paying attention to.

Wu Jiaen suddenly saw a person entering the venue, and said in a low voice, "It is rumored that you and Chen Dongsheng are rivals?"

Wu Tianyuan also saw Chen Dongsheng from a distance, he sat directly in the front row, and said with certainty: "Differences in Taoism do not conspire with each other!"

Wu Jiaen nodded. She has a good relationship with Baoli, and she is sister with Hu Yan. She has also heard a lot about Chen Dongsheng's inside story. The water is very deep, so she doesn't want to participate in it.

"The first pair of huanghuali cabinets with rounded corners in the late Ming Dynasty. The starting price is 100 million US dollars, and the price is increased by 20 each time..."

The first item is heavy equipment, a pair of round corner cabinets that are rare to see, the road score is very high, Wu Tianyuan wants to take it down.

"220 million!"

Chen Dongsheng raised his card for the first time, and directly added it to 220 million, which was a high price of 500 million yuan.He didn't know what the purpose was this time. Ming-style furniture Jiade had its own collection channels, so was it just to show off?
"260 million!"

Wu Tianyuan raised the price directly, and there was a commotion in the audience. Now everyone knows his identity, and every time he makes a move, he is also a person who is followed by thousands of people.

Chen Dongsheng didn't look back, he just gave up, and Wu Tianyuan won the pair of round corner cabinets for 2000 million.Ye Lao sighed: "Now there are tens of millions of good things, I can't play with them!"

"The price is not bad, a bit expensive, but it's rare to get a pair, and it's worth the money. Rounded corner cabinets are rare."

The three had a brief exchange and continued the auction. Along the way, Wu Tianyuan simply raised the cards, as long as any one of the three liked it, he would take it first.Anyway, the next step is to buy the collections of Ye Lao and Jiamutang, and the price difference will be the last one to be negotiated.

"Congratulations to Mr. Wu for the last pair of huanghuali official hat chairs, you have become the biggest winner in this competition!"

Wu Tianyuan nodded in satisfaction. There were 21 lots in the auction, and he won [-], including two that Ye Lao liked and five that Wu Jiaen liked. The audience applauded, witnessing the strength of this new local tyrant.

Chen Dongsheng won six pieces and left very low-key.

"A total of 500 million US dollars, almost 1000 million, combined to [-] million each, An Siyuan is really expensive!"

"I can't help it, this is the celebrity effect, this is what collecting is all about, you kid is not short of money!"

Qiu Guofu joked: "I'll send the things directly to Hong Kong, and I'll visit you in a few days on vacation, and I'll see your treasures then."

The three of them left New York the next day and went to Hong Kong first. Wu Tianyuan selected [-] collections from Ye Lao's Yushan house and packed them for [-] million.It can be regarded as helping Ye Lao to pack lightly, and he has money to buy something else.

As for Jiamutang, it is a professional expert. Wu Jiaen asked Wu Tianyuan to send over the drawings of the exhibition hall. She was in charge of the overall design to see how to best use the space and show the beauty of the furniture.

"Just these sixteen pieces, you repeat the others, next time I have a good one, you can choose again!"

Wu Tianyuan saw that there were only 23 pieces in Wu Jiaen's hands this time, so he was about to pack them up, and Wu Jiaen only kept a few pieces.

The transaction was 3000 million. Wu Tianyuan spent 67 million this time, and brought back [-] pieces of Ming-style furniture. According to Wu Jiaen's design, at least three exhibition halls can be arranged.

"The treasures of the Ming Dynasty, the literati's elegant residence are all in place in one step, and the rest are kept, and they will definitely come in handy, cool!"

Looking at the well-arranged exhibition hall, Wu Tianyuan was satisfied. He likes Ming-style furniture and huanghuali the most, and now they are finally complete.Just sit there and smell the fragrance.

Mr. Ye and Mr. Ge, who had just finished the visit, sighed for a while. Seeing is worth seeing once. They all said that Tianyuan Museum has important treasures, and it is even more shocking to see it in person.

"Why don't you say that I thought I was in the new Forbidden City! You are so awesome!"

Ge Lao couldn't put it down playing with the Yongle hand-pressing cup, and sighed: "This hand-pressing cup is a treasure that our father and son have dreamed of for 60 years! Every time I can only go to the Forbidden City to enjoy the eyes through the glass. I didn't expect you to have a pair here!"

"There are also two chicken bowl cups, Yongle plum vase, and Xuande furnace. You have four different styles, not to mention the four great talents. Isn't this too exaggerated?"

Ye Lao played with the plum vase for a while, and said helplessly, "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, the two of us front waves are pushed too fast by the back waves, right?"

(End of this chapter)