Most of the audience in front of the TV are ordinary people, but even if they are not good at jade and jade, they can still tell that the green jade unicorn on the TV is extraordinary. Many guests at the party are billionaires, and Bipro
The public has more opportunities to come into contact with high-end jewelry and jade. Even if their appreciation level is not at the expert level, they are still people who know the goods and are more aware of the value of the jade unicorn on the stage.
Xu Jianming stared blankly at the jade unicorn on the stage, and even his eyes reflected a green color. He murmured to himself: "Isn't that the jade from Laokeng glass?"
Kang Chuandeng on the stage had presided over various auctions. He had rich experience and had a good grasp of the psychology of the bidders. He took the initiative to approach those few with a microphone and concentrated on observing and studying the jade unicorn without noticing.
I feel like I'm on camera
Expert. He put the microphone to the most experienced jade appraisal expert at Christie's and asked: "Is there anything special about this jade unicorn? Everyone saw how dumbfounded you were when you saw this jade unicorn just now."
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The appraisal expert was a British man who looked to be in his fifties. When he heard Kang Chuandeng's question, he explained in relatively fluent Chinese: "I have been in the industry for forty years and have seen countless jadeite.
, I was even lucky enough to see one of the four national treasures of China, jadeite.
A jadeite flower basket - 'Qunfang Range Rover'. However, all the jadeites are not as good as this one. This is the oldest and most abundant among all jadeites, the Laokeng glass species! It's such a big one.
Big piece, I have never seen such a big jadeite grown in Laokeng glass!”
Although he was answering Kang Chuandeng's question, the appraisal expert's eyes never left the jade unicorn.
Kang Chuandeng also introduced to everyone in a timely manner: "Everyone, the so-called Laokeng glass species is the rarest and most precious of all types of jade. Even the original stone of Laokeng glass species is valuable.
Treasure. After a series of
After processing and polishing, a finger-sized Laokeng glass jadeite ring surface can be sold for tens of millions of yuan. And the "seed" and "water" mentioned by the appraisal expert just now are used to describe the jadeite industry.
A term indicating the transparency of jadeite.”
Then he put the microphone to the oldest of the Palace Museum experts and said to everyone: "Everyone, this is Master Wu Zhongchao who is the most knowledgeable about jade in the Palace Museum in Beijing. Master Wu
, do you agree with the evaluation made by our Christie’s appraisal expert on this jade unicorn just now?”
Wu Zhongchao was an old man in his seventies, with a long white beard and a pair of black-rimmed reading glasses. He adjusted his glasses, his eyes never leaving Yu Qilin, and said slowly:
"I strongly agree. I have been working as a researcher in the Forbidden City for more than thirty years. Many of the jade stones in the Forbidden City are from ancient palaces.
A treasure passed down from generation to generation. But what I want to say is that if you ignore the cultural significance and historical significance, and just look at the grade of jade itself, there is no jade in the Forbidden City that can compare with this jade unicorn. This is
It's the largest piece of old pit glass I've ever heard of, and it's no exaggeration to call it 'unparalleled jade'!"
Wu Zhongchao commented on this jade unicorn as "peerless jade", which immediately shocked everyone. The so-called "peerless" means the best in the world, which means that this jade unicorn is the best in the world.
of jade!
Another jade expert from the National Palace Museum also said: "We have carefully observed this jade unicorn and can confirm that it is not a cultural relic handed down from ancient times, but a product of modern craftsmanship. Therefore, in a historical and cultural sense, it is similar to the jade unicorn."
The palace treasures in the Forbidden City are not the same. Despite this, the workmanship of this jade unicorn is also excellent.
It deserves to be a masterpiece that can be handed down from generation to generation. Each stroke is a display of profound skill. The 'Qunfang Range Rover' jade flower basket mentioned by the Christie's expert just now was made by more than 40 of the top jade carving masters in the country at that time.
It took six years to complete, and I think the workmanship of this jade unicorn is not inferior to the 'Qunfang Range Rover' and other four major national treasure jadeite!"
Wu Zhongchao nodded and said with deep approval: "I also participated in the production of the four national treasures jade. Since they are not ancient cultural relics, in terms of cultural status, this jade unicorn is not lower than the four national treasures jade, and
I ask myself that I am not as good as the author who made this jade unicorn. Moreover, the germplasm of this jade unicorn is fine.
It is greasy and smooth, the color is bright and gorgeous, the emerald green is thick and the sunshine is uniform, without a trace of impurities, the species, water and color are completely consistent. The quality is the only one I have seen in my life, and it is really the best among the best. I can boldly say that this thing is one of the best.
It turns out that all the four national treasures of jadeite have lost their luster, and this jadeite unicorn can definitely be called the number one national treasure of jadeite!"
Whether it was the experts from the National Palace Museum or the appraisal experts from Christie's, they all agreed with Wu Zhongchao's evaluation and nodded unanimously. This scene also fell into everyone's eyes.
The two titles of "peerless jadeite" and "the first national treasure jadeite" fell on the jade unicorn at the same time. The discussion caused was simply a stone's throw. Not to mention the ordinary people, even the rich people in the venue were talking about it.
They were all curious.
No one thought that ATV could actually acquire such a treasure. Run Run Shaw's enamel vase was already eye-catching, but now that the jade unicorn has appeared, even the four national treasures of jade that were originally protected by the state have become
I have to give way, let alone Run Run Shaw’s enamel vase?
Run Run Shaw's face was very ugly. Although this charity gala was held by TVB and the establishment of the "Shaw Run Award" was announced before, now because of this emerald unicorn, ATV instantly became the most eye-catching protagonist.
When the discussion in the audience became intense enough, Kang Chuandeng asked Wu Zhongchao and others: "Master Wu, you said that this is a peerless jadeite and the first national treasure jadeite, how much is the value of this jadeite unicorn?"
Woolen cloth?"
Wu Zhongchao did not answer immediately, but took the microphone and said: "Before answering this question, I would like to ask the person in charge of Asia Television first, who made this jade unicorn? This kind of craftsmanship is definitely worthy of the praise.
It’s a miraculous craftsmanship, I think, this master is no longer just a jade master, but a jade master.”
He has been pursuing the perfection of jade art all his life. Now that he met such a master, he naturally couldn't help but ask about it.
The camera was aimed at Su Lin, the person in charge of Asia Television, and a staff member immediately sent the microphone to Su Lin. Su Lin said calmly: "The boss of our company accidentally discovered this piece of jadeite from Mount Tai.
The master in charge of carving and processing is just an old man whose name is unknown among the people. As for his name, because he once asked us to keep it secret for him, I can’t tell it. Please don’t be offended, Master Wu."
Wu Zhongchao on the stage sighed deeply, and then smiled and said: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is among the people. This is indeed true. Today we old guys have an eye-opener."
After a pause, he said to Kang Chuandeng: "For those of us who love jade, this jade unicorn is actually a priceless treasure. If we insist on setting a price, we have just discussed it." After that,
He held out three fingers.
Kang Chuandeng asked tentatively: "Three hundred million?"
Wu Zhongchao nodded, and the Christie's appraisal expert just now added to Kang Chuandeng: "I would like to emphasize here that the 300 million yuan Mr. Wu mentioned just now is in pounds sterling, not Hong Kong dollars."
"Pounds? Well, isn't that equivalent to more than three billion Hong Kong dollars?" Hearing this price, even Kang Chuandeng, an experienced host, couldn't help but lose his composure, because the best auctioneer in Christie's auction house,
The auction with the highest transaction price he has ever hosted did not exceed one billion Hong Kong dollars.
The rich people in the audience also gasped. After all, three billion Hong Kong dollars of jade is too shocking. And they were even more impressed by ATV who donated this jade unicorn, because it was just this jade.
The value of Jade Qilin has far exceeded the original purchase price of ATV.
Run Run Shaw, Xu Jianming, and Liu Luanhong looked at Zhou Hao like a monster. They donated three billion at a time. They asked themselves that they didn't have the courage. Even Run Run Shaw, who cherishes his reputation, has devoted so much to charity over the years.
The total donations to the cause are only over 2 billion.
After a while of commotion, the auction was finally about to begin. Kang Chuandeng stood on the auction stage again, his expression much more cautious than before. He said seriously: "Now let's start the auction of this jade unicorn. After passing through our Christie's auction house
According to the evaluation by jade experts from the National Palace Museum, the starting price of this jade unicorn is set at 300 million pounds, with each bid increasing by 10 million Hong Kong dollars."
Compared with the previous auction, the reaction of the buyers in the audience was much quieter. It was 3 billion Hong Kong dollars, and no one could make a decision in such a short time, especially not many of them were true jade lovers.
Run Run Shaw originally planned to buy the ATV auction item to vent his anger, but now, the starting price of HK$3 billion is enough to deter him.
Just when the situation was about to turn awkward, a sign was raised high, and it was a middle-aged man sitting in the very back row.
"The price is No. 108! The price is No. 108!" Kang Chuandeng shouted excitedly, and at the same time introduced the origin of "No. 108" to everyone: "According to our company's registration, No. 108
The bidder for the number is China Polaris Media and Entertainment Group, and Mr. Wang Zhongjun, the CEO of Polaris Group, was present!"