The aftermath of the fight between Fang Tianfeng and Yuan Pu did not continue to ferment because the auctioneer had already walked to the auction stage.
Auction is the main theme here, so there are fewer people talking, but there are a few people who are obviously no longer interested in the auction items. They are more interested in the affairs of Fang Tianfeng and Yuan Pu, and they are talking in low voices together.
It was only then that Fang Tianfeng looked at the venue carefully.
The venue was brightly lit, and at the front of the venue was a white wall curtain with the word "Jiali" written in red on it.
The auctioneer was standing behind the wooden auction table, looking at the venue with a smile. The venue in front of the auctioneer was lined with rows of horizontal seats, and Fang Tianfeng was located in one of the rows, facing the auction table.
There are three rows of vertical seats on both sides of the venue. The people sitting there are young men and women, mostly women. There are phones in front of the tables. Fang Tianfeng knows that these people are auction staff and it is inconvenient to be there.
Or customers in distant places can watch the real-time video through the Internet, and then call these staff to participate in the on-site bidding.
Jiali's spring auction is divided into three days, with morning, afternoon and evening sessions each day. There are also auctions, art lectures, celebrity conversations, etc. It is not a pure auction event.
Each auction has a theme. For example, the theme in the morning is Chinese porcelain and ancient handicrafts, the afternoon is dedicated to ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy works, and the evening is the auction of modern luxury goods, such as famous wines, watches, and jewelry.
Bai Qi's Killing Divine Sword was auctioned this morning. It was the auction item with the highest reserve price. Fang Tianfeng remembered that the number was 42.
It was Fang Tianfeng's first time to participate in an auction. He thought the scene would be very lively after the first lot appeared. In fact, the response was muted. The first lot was a lotus leaf lying frog pen washer from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There were only a few bidders on the spot.
There was not much, and it was finally sold at a price of 220,000 yuan.
Fang Tianfeng asked in a low voice: "Jiali is a major international auction house, why do you get such a low price?"
"It's normal. In fact, no matter how big the auction is, most of the lots are in the hundreds of thousands and millions. There are very few items in the tens of millions. If there are items in the hundreds of millions, it is considered very good. Take this year's Jiali.
For the spring auction, if the transaction volume can exceed 800 million, it will already exceed the estimate. Jiali is a big auction company. It has a complete system and is very safe. You don't have to worry about anything happening. Even if you don't come, I want to come and have a look."
"Can anything else happen at the auction?"
"Of course. Some of the overseas lots have been robbed. Let me tell you what happened to me personally. When I went to Ninglang three years ago, there happened to be a customs smuggled goods exhibition. I happened to have nothing to do, so I went to take a look. As a result, I encountered
I saw a local gangster who rushed in with dozens of young men, shouting that they would chop off their hands if they raised signs. He was not afraid of the people in the court at all. If I had not met him in person, I would never have believed that such a thing would happen. At that time, I
I’m a little worried. Because there’s really nothing I can do against them. If you dare to play like this in the sea of clouds, I’ll beat the crap out of them!”
"What happened next?"
"The person who dared to do this obviously has a background. It's not just a simple crime. Who dares to do crime these days without a protective umbrella? He can't do it. This matter was reported to the media, and then the man was arrested. I guess
It's nothing, I'll be out in a few days."
Fang Tianfeng said: "No one here dares to threaten, right?"
"Anyway, I don't dare, not even at Yuan Pu's level. Jiali has a deep background and a very complicated relationship. Yuan Han has also become a shareholder, otherwise Yuan Pu would not take the initiative to come over and cause trouble. This is half of Yuan Pu's home field.
Based on my understanding of him, he doesn’t dare to deal with you forcefully, and he will definitely disgust you. I suggest that you don’t participate in this auction if it is not necessary.”
"I said that anyone who goes against me will be unlucky, and Yuan Pu will be no exception. In fact, what I'm most afraid of now is that he won't disgust me."
He Changxiong immediately smiled and said: "Yes, you are Master Fang."
Fang Tianfeng's goal is Bai Qi's Killing Excalibur, so he is not very interested in the auction items on the stage. Besides, anything that can be put on this auction stage must have been appraised by experts, and it is impossible to miss it.
Not long after, there was a stir in the auction house. What was being auctioned was a blue and white flat pot with entwining branches and floral patterns from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. People holding placards came and went in an endless stream, and some even shouted out 10 million.
s price.
When the price exceeded 10 million, the number of people holding placards decreased significantly. There may have been merchants who wanted to sell before, but now at this price, the people holding placards are obviously collectors.
This piece of porcelain is so beautiful that even a layman like Fang Tianfeng thinks it is good to keep at home. Unfortunately, his way of measuring value is very different from that of a collector, and he is willing to spend at most half a million yuan to buy this piece of porcelain.
In the end, this piece of porcelain was sold for 11.4 million yuan, becoming the first multi-million-dollar transaction price so far in this auction.
Starting from this piece of porcelain, the prices of subsequent lots gradually increased, and the atmosphere at the venue became very active again. Not only did the buyers on site frequently raise their placards, but the staff on both sides who answered the phones also became busy.
Fang Tianfeng was still calm and calm. When he came to an auction, he took a look at it using the aura technique. Basically, it had talent or other miscellaneous luck. Even if it had pure good luck, the price was on the high side and it was not worth buying.
It was approaching eleven o'clock, and Bai Qi's Killing God Sword finally appeared. As the item with the highest reserve price in this auction, this sword was treated differently. It was placed in a glass cabinet and lifted up. There was a light in the glass cabinet.
This sword looks very extraordinary.
The auctioneer was very concise when introducing the other lots, but he was particularly passionate when introducing the Killing God Sword. He first introduced Bai Qi's great achievements, then introduced the value of the sword, and then told the discovery of the sword.
The process whetted everyone's appetite.
"This lot numbered 42 has a starting price of 50 million, and the price increase will be no less than 1 million each time!"
The scene was in an uproar.
"So damn dark!"
Many previous auction items were worth hundreds of thousands or more, but this Baiqi Killing God Sword is better. The price increase at one time is not less than one million, which is simply too exaggerated.
"One hundred million!" Fang Tianfeng raised the auction sign with red letters on a white background and shouted the price without any politeness.
The whole place fell into silence, and everyone turned to look at Fang Tianfeng.
It’s true that there are lots of auction items with a price of 100 million, but the direct price from 50 million to 100 million is almost non-existent.
Anyone who dares to shout like this must have enough confidence. At the same time, there is a subtext. He is determined to win this lot.
"My friend No. 832 bid 100 million! 100 million! That's really generous. Are there any friends who bid higher? Are there any?" The auctioneer looked around the audience.
Although there are four to five hundred people here, there are only a few dozen auction signs with the number 8 on them, and most people are silent.
Those people either think the price is too high and give up, or they are thinking about something very important.
Do you want to offend this upstart in the capital who killed Mr. Xiang and beat Yuan Pu and got away with it?
Or, should I kill Fang Tianfeng to show off his arrogance and make friends with the Yuan family?
At this moment, sign No. 809 was raised.
The auctioneer immediately shouted: "One hundred and one million! The friend No. 809 bids one hundred and one million!"
He Changxiong frowned slightly and immediately looked at the person holding the sign. But there were too many people here, and the person was blocked, and He Changxiong couldn't see who the other person was.
Fang Tianfeng's bid was 100 million, which was high enough. Before that, the sword was valued at 90 million. Now there are still people raising placards, probably not for this sword.
Fang Tianfeng calmly raised his sign again.
An Tiantian on the side showed a very silly smile and said: "Master, you are the big boss, how can I trouble you with such a small thing like raising a sign? Let me lift it twice, I am now your little secretary
.I will do all the dirty work, you can just sit back and enjoy it."
Fang Tianfeng smiled, and An Tiantian was obviously playful.
"Take it." Fang Tianfeng handed the auction sign to An Tiantian.
An Tiantian was so excited that she didn't know what to do with the auction sign in both hands. Just lift it and it was one million. She had never seen so much money in her life. This did not include the total price.
.
An Tiantian asked: "Can I lift it?"
"Can."
An Tiantian immediately held up the auction plate No. 832 with both hands, held her head high, and looked in high spirits. Looking at her look like that, she almost shouted "look at me, look at me".
He Changxiong and Nie Xiaoyao were also amused by An Tiantian's appearance.
The auctioneer quickly quoted the number of 102 million, but An Tiantian kept holding it up.
Fang Tianfeng smiled and said: "Okay, let it go."
"I'm not tired!" After An Tiantian finished speaking, she realized that she couldn't keep holding the auction sign, so she put down the auction sign with regret.
An Tiantian looked at Fang Tianfeng and asked: "Master, do I still have a chance to raise my card again?"
"There should be." Fang Tianfeng said.
"Very good."
"You don't feel bad spending my money now?" Fang Tianfeng asked.
"It feels different!" An Tiantian looked energetic.
People around her also smiled at An Tiantian and thought this beauty was so cute.
Now that everyone knew Fang Tianfeng's determination, no one made any bids for a while.
The auctioneer talked for a long time, but when he saw no one raised his placard, he had to say: "One hundred and two million for the first time!"
After a long silence, the auctioneer said again: "One hundred and two million for the second time!"
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted at the entrance of the hall: "One hundred and fifty million!"
The whole place was in a commotion, and countless people turned their heads and followed the sound.
Li Yong made a comeback, this time he was alone and Yuan Pu was not around.
Many people were surprised and happy. They were surprised that someone bid such a high price, and they were happy that there was a good show.
Fang Tianfeng recognized Li Yong's voice and without looking back, he said to An Tiantian: "Brief a price of 200 million for me."
An Tiantian subconsciously held up the auction sign and shouted in a clear voice: "Two hundred million!"
As soon as she finished speaking, An Tiantian turned around and looked at Fang Tianfeng, her eyes widened, and asked in disbelief: "Are you crazy? Two hundred million, enough for me to last a lifetime!"
"You can really eat it." Fang Tianfeng looked ahead indifferently.
The auctioneer said in surprise: "Two hundred million! Two hundred million! The friend of No. 832 asked for two hundred million! Is there any higher price? Is there any more? What a surprise today. If the auction doesn't fail, this year will be a good year.
"
Many people smiled knowingly. If the auctioneer who presides over such a large-scale auction can sell the auction at a high price, the boss will be happy and will definitely pay a large bonus.
An Tiantian whispered: "I really don't understand what you rich people think."
Fang Tianfeng said: "The value of what you are wearing on your wrist is not low."
An Tiantian immediately smiled silly and said, "That's right, I'm also a fake rich woman, hehe." As she spoke, she gently touched the string of Buddhist beads. (To be continued...)