"50,000!"

As soon as the auctioneer started calling, a guy with heavy makeup like Captain Jack Sparrow and a three-cornered hat as a pirate made his bid.

And it was done in one step, directly raising the price to 50,000!

Both Chen Rui and Karen's mouths are big enough to hold an egg.

Who am I? Where am I? What the hell is happening?

Both of them felt crazy at the moment.

This world is not normal!

This copper incense burner is obviously a fake, and the auctioneer on the stage also knows that this copper incense burner is a fake.

Don’t these guys participating in the auction know?

You know, few of those who can accumulate wealth to their level are fools.

How could they not hire someone to appraise the lots before coming to such an auction?

Even if I haven’t seen these items in person before, I can only rely on those photos.

They can also identify the authenticity of these treasures.

But the current situation is that these guys know that the origin of this copper incense burner is fake.

But they were still willing to take him seriously to film...

And even if this copper incense burner is a work from the middle and late Qing Dynasty, at a price of fifty thousand dollars, it is basically the end of the world, right?

However, the reaction at the scene made Chen Rui feel like he was slapped in the face again.

"51000!~"

"52000~"

"55000~"

"60000~"

“…”

“…”

"66000~"

Soon, the on-site bidding began to heat up.

There were people constantly raising placards at the scene, and other bidders were constantly bidding by phone or online bidding.

Seeing such a scene, Chen Rui felt his scalp numb.

Do these people really have money and nowhere to spend it?

Is the auction house's business really so good?

Just when he and Karen were in shock and their minds were filled with random thoughts.

This copper stove was finally sold for $80,000.

Seeing such a transaction price, Chen Rui and Karen both looked dumbfounded, as if they had seen a ghost.

You know, in their minds, the highest price of this copper stove is fifteen thousand.

But he forced the price to be five times higher...

this……

The two looked at each other speechlessly. When they looked up, they happened to see the second floor above the booth.

The square head wearing a Batman mask raised the wine glass in his hand towards him.

Even though they were far away, Chen Rui could still see a strange smile on the corner of the guy's mouth~

Is it possible that this guy is interested in me? So he sold himself a benefit?

Thinking of this, Chen Rui couldn't help but tighten her anus.

He quickly shook his head and threw this absurd idea out of his mind.

The next series of auctions were even more confusing to the two of them.

A small bowl from the Republic of China period is not a valuable item. It can only be said to be an antique item.

In China, the price of this thing is generally in the range of 3,000 to 10,000 yuan, depending on the condition.

But this bowl actually sold for 150,000 yuan here.

According to the auctioneer, this bowl was used by a famous prostitute on the Qinhuai River...

This story is really far-fetched, but some people believe it...

this……

Next are some unknown antique calligraphy and paintings.

These things all have one characteristic, that is, they can be regarded as antiques.

But they are not famous artifacts, and logically speaking, they are not worth much.

But at this auction, they all fetched surprisingly high prices.

They are basically five to six times the price of the items themselves.

And Chen Rui also saw that the people who finally won these items were either online bidders or those who participated in the bidding by phone.

Anyway, few people participating in the auction actually made a bid.

This really made Chen Rui see what it means to be stupid and make too much money.

"What will be put up for auction next will be the first grand finale of this auction..."

"I believe everyone has been waiting for a long time, right?"

Finally, after more than half an hour of the auction, the auctioneer smiled and got to the point.

Then two strong men came to the booth carrying a very large painting.

Chen Rui's eyes widened. The painting in front of him was a modern oil painting.

But it can be seen that it is obviously combined with the technical characteristics of Longguo painting, that is, it emphasizes artistic conception.

The content of the painting is a few ethnic minority women playing in the mountains and rivers.

The scale is relatively large and the painting style is more Western. At first glance, it is a typical work of a modern Longguo painter.

Chen Rui looked at it again and again, and could see a faint white light from the painting.

In reference to the dazzling white light I saw in Zhang Daqian's paintings before.

He analyzed and thought that this painting seemed not to be classified as an antique.

But it should be a valuable and potential painting.

Because this painter may not be famous yet, but it can be seen from the white light revealed in this painting.

This painting will have a lot of room for appreciation in the future.

Because as time goes by, more paintings will be published by that painter.

Coupled with the hype and promotion of galleries and various art appraisers.

Maybe this painting will become a masterpiece like that of Zhang Daqian in the future.

Even if you don't reach the height of Zhang Daqian, becoming a second- or third-tier great painter shouldn't be a big problem.

"Okay, the picture below is a work of a top modern art master in China, Cheng Qian, a picture of a girl playing in the water."

"The painting was created three years ago when Master Cheng was collecting styles in the southwest..."

"I don't think I need to introduce too much about Cheng Qian. He is currently the leader among the young generation of painters in China."

"He is currently a professor of Western painting at the XX Academy of Fine Arts. He is a former winner of the XX Prize. He also won the XX Prize in Barcelona five years ago."

"Cheng Qian's works are currently very popular in the domestic art market. A piece of this size was sold last year."

"The transaction price at that time was 15 million yuan, so factors such as additional currency issuance and inflation were taken into account."

"Today's starting price for the painting "Girl Playing in the Water" is set at US$2.5 million, with each additional price increasing by US$10,000."

"Okay, the auction begins..."

When the auctioneer introduced the origin of the painting, Chen Rui thought everything was normal.

But when he heard the price of this painting, he almost jumped up from the sofa.

Nima, don't you guys be too outrageous?

You know, how much does that Daqian painting cost? One painting is tens of millions?

And this master is a famous master who has been hyped by Western devils for decades.

So when people mention him, they will take him for granted as a representative master of Chinese painting.

But how old is Cheng Qian? His paintings have to be sold for 15 million soft sister coins to start with?

Are these people crazy?

Chen Rui felt that his world view was about to be overturned.
Chapter completed!