"Why did the teacher send calligraphy and paintings to sell?" Bai Song muttered in his heart.
Since the commentator said that Mr. Yu personally sent it to sell it, there is no doubt that it is true.
If Mr. Yu wants to sell paintings, it can only mean one thing: Mr. Yu is short of money now.
Bai Song frowned slightly, feeling that he was not very qualified as a student. His family was filled with gold and silver, but the teacher who was kind to him had to sell paintings for a living because of lack of money. After leaving the court, no matter how powerful a person was, he would do it for a living.
Worry about making a living.
Bai Song thought about giving the teacher some help, but then he thought, if he gave the money directly, the teacher would definitely not accept it.
Now that I have encountered this painting, I just go with the flow.
The starting price of this painting is only one hundred taels of silver.
After bidding one after another, Mr. Yu's painting stagnated for a long time when the price was 600 taels.
Bai Song felt resentful in his heart. He thought that Yu Shinan was recognized as a calligrapher by later generations. Even if his paintings were inferior, it was still a long scroll. It was two feet by one foot when it was opened. I don’t know how much effort the teacher put into it, and it was only a mere six hundred meters.
Two silver coins?
The key is to think of an ordinary Japanese samurai sword, the base price is 20,000 taels, how can Bai Song feel balanced?
An idea suddenly came to Bai Song's mind. One day, I will go to Japan to hold an auction, and I will sell the calligraphy, painting, and poetry of the Tang Dynasty at a sky-high price in Japan! I must not accept such cowardice!
Bai Song was thinking in his mind. The host below was about to close the deal. Bai Song suddenly said to Lan Ting: "The bid is 20,000 taels of silver."
Lan Ting was stunned: "What?"
"Twenty thousand taels, didn't you hear?"
"Two taels...Twenty thousand taels!" Rao Shi Lanting had seen countless girls with rare treasures in the East Palace since she was a child, and she was frightened when she heard the price of 20,000 taels.
"Hurry up, they are about to announce the deal." Bai Song urged impatiently.
Lan Ting then stood at the window and shouted: "My young master bids 20,000 taels."
Just as the host was about to announce the deal, he heard words from upstairs, bit his tongue, and then looked upstairs blankly.
The customer upstairs only has a number, and no one knows who the bidder is.
The host looked at guest number four and was stunned for a long time before asking: "Girl upstairs, how much did you just tell me to marry?"
"Twenty thousand taels!" Lanting said crisply.
With a bang, the guests downstairs were all excited. They all looked at the girl upstairs, knowing that she was just a girl, but it was enough to make people think.
Twenty thousand taels?
Is there something wrong with that person?
Even the emperor's calligraphy treasures are not worth that much money.
The price given is too high, which makes people feel not shocked, but rather looking like an idiot.
The host also asked tentatively: "Girl, this is an auction house, joking is not tolerated."
Lan Ting pouted and said nothing, and went back to the room directly.
The host regretted saying this, thinking that everyone who participated in the auction had paid at least a deposit of five thousand taels.
The security deposit for the VIPs upstairs is just a little higher. If someone comes to cause trouble, the security deposit will be deducted directly.
"Twenty thousand taels! The VIP No. 4 upstairs bid 20,000 taels! Is there anything higher than this?"
There was silence and silence in the place.
It's superfluous to say all this. Who would pay 20,000 taels for a painting?
Finally, after a brief silence, the first lot was auctioned for a sky-high price of 20,000 taels.
The atmosphere in the whole place became warm.
Wang Mingyou, who was watching in the field, sighed secretly: "Boss Bai is really a good person!"
A waiter asked: "Boss, what do you mean by this?"
"Boss Bai is here to build momentum for our auction. The first item has a sky-high price, and subsequent auction prices will definitely not be too low. This item is far from worth the price of 20,000 taels. I will give it to you later.
I gave this painting to Boss Bai as a reciprocation, hoping to take the opportunity to enhance our relationship."
Bai Song didn't show any expression.
Twenty thousand taels is a lot, but compared with his current net worth, it is still nothing.
"Master, is it too expensive to spend twenty thousand taels on a painting?"
Lan Ting pouted and felt sorry for Bai Song.
In room No. 14 opposite No. 4, Zhang Yuhan was a little surprised. He frowned and muttered in a low voice: "Twenty thousand taels to buy a painting. If you have money, you won't be like this, right?"
Prince Charming, who was standing on the side, muttered: "No matter what his status is, judging from his behavior, he must be mentally ill."
Zhang Yuhan had other thoughts in mind: "Is Mr. Bai particularly fond of calligraphy and painting?"
Thinking about it, Zhang Yuhan took out the list of today's auction items and started looking for them one by one.
In today's auction, in addition to the first calligraphy and painting, there is also a painting of a lady written by Emperor Yang of the former Sui Dynasty.
Zhang Yuhan recognized this auction item at a glance and thought that if he bought this work and gave it to Mr. Bai, he would be very happy, right?
Zhang Yuhan came today mainly because she wanted to see something. She was an official lady. Even if her father was a high official in the court, she didn't have much money, so it was impossible for her to come to participate in any auction.
Mainly because of the Prince Charming next to me. I heard he was the son of the president of the Sheng Chengfeng Chamber of Commerce. He was the only son of the richest man in the Jiangnan area. He was said to be very rich and wanted to have a relationship with Zhang Liang from the Ministry of Industry.
Zhang Liang is also a pragmatic person, and his response to the olive branch from the business elite was also ambiguous. He explained that his daughter came into contact with this Prince Charming, which led to today's auction trip.
Zhang Yuhan was actually just bored at home and had a legitimate reason to go out for fun, so he didn't refuse.
The Prince Charming next to him, Wang Yuming, fell in love with Miss Zhang at a glance. He had a rare opportunity to show off, and he wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of Miss Zhang.
And apart from his amazing financial resources, he seems to have nothing to show off.
When Wang Yuming saw that Miss Zhang finally picked up the list for today's auction, he felt happy and hurriedly asked: "Miss Zhang, if there is anything you like, if there is anything you like, I will definitely buy it for you during the auction later."
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Zhang Yuhan pointed to the calligraphy of the former emperor: "This calligraphy of the former emperor should not be cheap, right?"
"Don't worry, no matter how much it costs, as long as Miss Zhang likes it, I can buy it for her."
"Then...thank you, Master, for your kindness."
Zhang Yuhan was a little shy. She felt a little embarrassed. She didn't want to accept Mr. Wang's kindness at first, but she really wanted to give her a gift that was affordable and Mr. Bai would like. She had to pay for it herself, even if she sold herself.
It probably wasn't enough, so I shamelessly made my request.
But Zhang Yuhan didn't expect that in the room next to his, Miss Shishi would also be eyeing this picture of a lady from the previous dynasty.
"I didn't expect Mr. Bai to have a special liking for calligraphy and painting... It's been three years. In these three years, Mr. Bai has come to see me less and less. If I didn't take the initiative, Mr. Bai would have forgotten about me long ago.