At this time, by coincidence, Wang Guan and Yu Feibai came out and met Fang Mingsheng and others directly.

"Huh!"

Fang Mingsheng was startled for a moment, then he smiled happily and said: "It's true that we meet each other everywhere in life."

"Boss Fang, what a coincidence." Wang Guan was also a little helpless. He had originally avoided him, but he didn't expect to run into him.

At the same time, Ding Yang, who was next to Fang Mingsheng, saw Wang Guan and Yu Feibai, and his expression suddenly changed, but he quickly covered it up and did not attract their attention.

"Well, it's a coincidence, not a kind of fate." Fang Mingsheng said with a smile.

Just when Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were worried about what excuse to find and left Fang Mingsheng's sight, they heard him speak first, saying with a hint of apology: "You two, I'm sorry, I still have a few questions.

There are things to do. Well, you should also attend the auction in the afternoon. Then, we will meet again in the afternoon and find an opportunity to get together."

Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were startled, but of course they would not refuse and nodded quickly.

Then, Fang Mingsheng smiled, took Ding Yang and several of his entourage, and turned around to go outside.

"Could it be that our guess is wrong?"

At this time, Yu Feibai was surprised and asked: "Fang Mingsheng, did he really come to the capital of Shu by chance and just participate in the auction?"

"I don't know about this." Wang Guan was also a little confused, but after thinking about it carefully, he said with an optimistic smile: "If this is really the case, then I can rest assured."

"Don't be too happy too early." Yu Feibai frowned and said, "I'm afraid this matter is not over yet. Didn't you listen to what he said? Let's meet again in the afternoon."

"Then I might as well not come this afternoon." Wang Guan said nonchalantly.

Anyway, he has seen the auction before, and he has no intention of participating in the bidding. As long as the Wen Tong Mo Bamboo Painting is auctioned, Zhengyaxuan will naturally transfer the money to his account. He does not necessarily need to come in person to observe the process of the painting auction.

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"How can this be done?" Yu Feibai said proudly: "This is our home court. If we don't come, he will definitely think that we are afraid of him, which will hurt his face. Besides, if you can avoid the first day of junior high school, you can't avoid the fifteenth day. If

If he is looking for you intentionally, do you really want to avoid him for the rest of your life?"

"That's true."

Wang Guan pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Then let's get together and see what his purpose is."

After making the decision, the two of them stopped worrying and immediately returned to the hotel, had lunch and took a nap. At two o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at the Zhengyaxuan auction venue on time.

At the same time, there seemed to be a little more people participating in the auction than in the morning. Apparently, some people believed in the strength of Zhengyaxuan through the auction in the morning, and rushed over one after another.

This is something Zhao Qian is very happy to see, and he will receive every visitor more enthusiastically.

These people may not always bid for things, but they are the best foils and free information disseminators. They may even become potential customers of Zhengya Xuan in the future.

Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were among the relatively late arrivals. When they entered the venue, the auctioneer was already standing on the rostrum, ready to start hosting the auction.

Of course, everyone who attended the auction in the morning received a license plate number, so they didn’t have to worry about occupying a VIP seat.

As for those who came to the auction in the afternoon, they either had to sit in the ordinary seats, or they had to wait until the auction officially started and there was a vacancy in the VIP seats, which proved that the person was not coming, so that they could be filled.

Anyway, with the relationship between the two of them and Zhengyaxuan, even if they arrive midway, they don’t have to worry about not being able to get a seat.

After An Ran sat down, Wang Guan turned his head and looked at the other side of the VIP table. He saw that Fang Mingsheng was not absent either, holding a booklet in his hand and flipping through it with interest.

However, Wang Guan also noticed that Ding Yang, who had followed him in the morning, was not here now.

"thank you all……"

At this moment, Zhao Qian appeared on the podium, took the microphone and said passionately: "Thank you everyone for coming. Please believe that Zhengyaxuan has quality assurance and will never let you go home disappointed."

After a few short slogans, Zhao Qian immediately announced the official start of the next unit of the auction. Unlike porcelain, which dominated the auction in the morning, calligraphy and paintings by famous artists accounted for the majority of the auction in the afternoon.

The first auction item at the opening was Huang Zhou’s donkey painting.

"Huang Zhou is a master of modern painting. His donkeys are often written in ink and wash. With just a few strokes, he can paint a donkey lifelike and full of charm." The auctioneer introduced it above, and then said loudly: "

The starting price is one million yuan, and each bid must not be less than 10,000 yuan, so please bid!”

"Beep beep beep..."

In an instant, a series of numbers flashed continuously on the display above the screen.

Seeing this, Wang Guan was a little surprised and said: "There are so many people competing."

"This is a normal thing."

Yu Feibai explained: "Although Huang Zhou's status in the painting world is not as good as that of Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Wu Changshuo, Fu Baoshi, Xu Beihong and others. However, after the above famous masters passed away one after another, some people are also needed to support the appearance. Therefore,

Masters like Huang Zhou and Li Keran were pushed out."

"Of course, the most important thing is that the prices of famous works have been very high, often exceeding tens of millions. Such prices have reached a critical point. There is not much room for squeeze, and it is difficult to speculate further. So.

, some people have a tacit understanding to change their targets and aim at some modern master works."

Yu Feibai curled his lips and said: "Anyway, many of the modern masters died in the 1980s and 1990s. It was only ten or twenty years ago, and the prices of their works were at the best time for speculation.

There’s a lot of room for improvement.”

"Qi Baishi's shrimps, Xu Beihong's horses, Li Keran's cows, and Huang Zhou's donkeys are the so-called four masterpieces of Chinese ink painting in the twentieth century. There was no such saying before, but in recent years, in order to give the latter two

People's works are gilded, so just drag Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong to make up the numbers."

Yu Feibai said with a bit of contempt: "Now you know, some people will use any means for profit, no matter whether everyone admits it or not, as long as they can make money."

Wang Guanshen agreed, nodded and said: "Actually, they can only hype the works of modern and contemporary famous masters. After all, the calligraphy and painting works of ancient famous masters, passed down from generation to generation, either fall into the hands of big collectors, or become national treasures and are used by various countries.

Large museums have put them on sale. There are very few works that are actually put up for auction, so once they appear, it is easy to achieve sky-high prices."

"That's the truth." Yu Feibai agreed: "Furthermore, there are too many fakes of ancient famous calligraphy and paintings, which makes it hard to guard against. Many people have concerns and dare not take action at will. Relatively speaking, it is easier to identify the authenticity of modern works.

If it’s fake, everyone will feel more at ease, and the competition will naturally be fierce.”

Facts also proved that Yu Feibai was right. While they were communicating in a low voice, Huang Zhou's donkey painting had already been bid up to more than three million yuan.

"3.27 million for the first time...3.27 million for the third time, deal done!"

In an instant, the auctioneer dropped the hammer, and the first lot of the afternoon was successfully sold. The starting price was one million, and the transaction price was 3.27 million, which was a three-fold increase.

In particular, looking at the calm expressions on the faces of some people participating in the auction, we know that this work still has room for improvement. However, since it is the first auction item, many people are in the wait-and-see stage, so as not to compete now.

I got it at a high price, which led to lack of funds and I couldn't care about better things later.

The auction house also pays attention to strategy. For some professional bidders, it is not about bidding on something they like. Rather, it is about bidding on something that is valuable and has room for improvement, as a kind of investment.

Therefore, the basic purpose of these people participating in auctions is to make full and reasonable use of limited funds, auction the most valuable things, and then resell them for a fortune.

For auction companies, they definitely like these people very much and like them to drive up prices. For people who are serious about auctioning things, they especially hate the existence of these people and hate that they want to rob things from them even though they clearly don't like it.

In any case, existence is reasonable. It is precisely because of all kinds of participants that the auction can be so popular. Moreover, every item is often full of suspense. No one can guess until the last moment what will happen.

Whose family will the flowers fall on?

It is this kind of twists and turns, ups and downs of suspense that makes everyone participating in the bidding feel a little uneasy. Moreover, it is this kind of nervousness that can easily infect the public.

Therefore, even those who did not participate in the bidding did not feel bored. Instead, they devoted themselves to it and paid attention to every price change. They were either happy or sighed.

In such an atmosphere, Wang Guan did not feel the passage of time.

Unknowingly, more than a dozen items were auctioned. The auctioneer's voice on the rostrum was also somewhat hollow. After the hammer fell, he took the time to drink water and continued to shout in an passionate tone: "Everyone, pay attention, now

The item to be auctioned is the highlight of this auction - Zhang Daqian's landscape painting."

"The finale is coming so soon?"

"This is the last thing? Don't you still have Wen Tong's ink bamboo painting? It's not going to be auctioned?"

"Hey, can you have some common sense? Who told you that the finale is the last one? The finale refers to the penultimate piece of an excerpt. In fact, it means pressing the big axis. The last item to be auctioned.

, that’s called the big axis.”

"Ah, it's actually like this..."

Amidst the quiet discussion, the auctioneer waved his arms and said in a thick and high-pitched voice: "I don't need to say more about Mr. Daqian's life story. This landscape painting is his early work. However, the painter is from Shu.

Beautiful rivers and magnificent landscapes are extremely representative..."

After fully arousing everyone's emotions, the auctioneer said decisively: "The starting price of the Daqian Landscape Map is 4.5 million yuan, and each bid must not be less than 100,000 yuan. Now, please bid!"

"Beep, beep, beep, beep..."

In an instant, the electronic display started beeping wildly. In just ten seconds, the price had already been raised to more than 6 million. Moreover, the amount was still rising, and there was far no sign of stopping. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!