Soon, the car drove to the convention and exhibition center.
The convention and exhibition center is a circular dome building. The outer circle is filled with shops selling flowers and birds, and the auction house is in the middle.
This convention and exhibition center, which was newly built last year, is majestic and antique.
Ye Chen followed Wanting Song and took the landscape glass elevator to the top of the sixth floor.
As soon as the elevator door opened, an exhibition hall full of artistic atmosphere suddenly appeared in front of us. Antique calligraphy and paintings were hung on the surrounding walls. This was the auction house.
The auction table in front was covered with a red carpet, and there were all sofa booths under the stage. The table was filled with foreign wines, drinks, and fresh fruits for the distinguished guests to enjoy.
Compared with the last auction, it can be seen that Zhenbao Pavilion has put a lot of effort into this time. It probably cost nearly one million just to rent and decorate the venue.
Wanting Song's box was in the middle of the front row. The group was about to move forward when they suddenly heard a commotion behind them.
Ye Chen only had time to turn his head when several people squeezed him from behind and was forced to step aside.
He frowned slightly and watched a group of people walking in from the passage, led by several bodyguards.
"Is Master Yu here too?" Song Wanting exclaimed softly, looking up at the crowd.
The people who squeezed in were all distinguished guests attending the auction, but at this moment they were all surrounding a middle-aged man wearing a blue cloth gown with a cold and arrogant face, looking extremely respectful.
Ye Chen took a look and said: "So this is Master Yu, and his posture is quite good..."
Master Yu was hugged by the crowd and walked forward. He took out a light yellow triangular rune and handed it to the boss next to him who complimented him most enthusiastically. He said lightly: "Today you and I are destined, I will give you this peace rune for free."
You can ensure that your comings and goings are safe and your home is prosperous."
"Thank you, Master."
The boss was full of surprise. He was flattered and took the peace talisman. He put it in his arms like a hidden treasure and said to the people around him: "Master Yu's peace talisman is very good. I go to ask for it every year. Thanks to the blessings in the past few years.
With Master Yu, my business can grow bigger and bigger."
The people around were jealous, and some people shamelessly asked Master Yu for help, but Master Yu ignored them.
The assistant next to Master Yu snorted coldly and spoke to the crowd in Hong Kong Mandarin: "Do you think you can get Master Yu's Peace Talisman if you want it? If someone comes to our Xuanji Hall to ask for a Peace Talisman, the minimum cost is 200,000.
one!"
The crowd came to their senses and someone immediately shouted.
"It is rare for Master to come to Jinling City. I am willing to pay 200,000 yuan for a peace talisman, and ask Master to give it to me."
"I want to buy it too! Please give me a talisman, Master."
"Master Yu's peace talisman is hard to find. Two hundred thousand dollars is nothing. I'll buy five of them!"
The scene was lively, and many bosses transferred money and deposited money on the spot to buy the master's peace charm.
"Line up and come one by one."
The assistant impatiently registered them one by one, and the scene was heated.
Ye Chen couldn't help but said: "Why is the Peace Talisman so expensive? It's so easy to make money."
His voice was not loud, but Master Yu suddenly raised his head and stared at him with a frown.
Master Yu pushed aside the crowd, strode up to Ye Chen, took a look at it and said, "Friend, from your tone, do you have any objections to my peace charm?"
Ye Chen said calmly: "I don't think this peace and happiness is worth so much money."
Someone in the crowd immediately said: "You know nothing! Master Yu's talisman costs 200,000 yuan, which is considered cheap!"
"Yes! There are many people rushing to buy the two million talisman!"
"This kind of hanging silk can probably afford the kind of peace charm that costs two yuan in the temple!"
Master Yu looked at Ye Chen, sneered coldly, and said: "You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. The reason why people have brains is to think in their minds before speaking. It's best not to pretend to understand.
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After saying that, Master Yu curled his lips disdainfully and walked into the exhibition hall first.
Ye Chen looked indifferent and didn't take Master Yu seriously at all.
Song Wanting on the side said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Ye, don't take it to heart, Master Yu has a rather big temper."
Ye Chen shook his head indifferently and said to Song Wanting: "Let's go in too."
The guests entered the venue one by one. The host was Bao Fugui, the master of the Zhenbao Pavilion. He took the stage and made a few formal speeches before entering the auction session.
The auction officially begins!
Due to the temporary cancellation of the last auction, this time there were more lots than last time and there were twice as many guests.
The first item that the two hostesses pushed onto the stage on a trolley was an antique copper incense burner, with white mist curling up and a fragrant aroma filling the nostrils.
The auctioneer introduced: "This is a Songhe backflow incense burner from the Tang Dynasty. It is one of the treasures given to Su Dongpo, a master of calligraphy and painting, by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The two boxes of ambergris that it comes with are used by the Tang Dynasty court and are not allowed to be used by the public without permission.
Moreover, the production method has been lost, but smelling it refreshes the mind and has a slight entertainment effect!"
After speaking, he motioned to the hostess to light incense.
A hostess in cheongsam carefully dug out a handful of incense with a silver spoon and lit it.
I saw pure white smoke flowing down the incense burner like a waterfall. While the smoke was lingering, the pine cranes on the incense burner were lifelike, vivid, and vaguely fluttering their wings.
A faint fragrance suddenly floated in the auction hall, which made people feel refreshed and happy.
Ye Chen nodded and said: "It is indeed authentic ambergris, refined from sperm whales, and this kind of handmade incense making process is basically unavailable now."
The auctioneer knocked the gavel twice and said: "The starting price for the Songhe reverse flow incense burner is 800,000 yuan, with an increase of 100,000 yuan."
This incense burner is exquisitely made and has a certain collection value. The auction price is also moderate, and the audience raised their placards one after another.
After a while, the incense burner was auctioned off by a player for 1.6 million.
Then seven or eight more items were offered for auction, all of which were high-quality antiques.
The atmosphere at the venue was warm and guests were bidding one after another.
Xiao Changkun watched it with great interest, but he was short of money, otherwise he would have itchy hands to hold up the sign.
However, Ye Chen had no interest in losing these collections.
Because although these auction items are precious, they are only for collection and do not have much value to him.
At this moment, the hostess brought a white porcelain plate with a string of purple beads on it, sparkling under the light!
The auctioneer introduced: "Only one natural purple pearl from the East China Sea can be picked out from a thousand pearls. The beads are round and uniform in size. They are rare and beautiful."
The auction price of this string of purple pearls is not expensive, only 400,000.
Ye Chen raised his head and immediately called for a price.
"Half a million!"
Xiao Changkun's eyelids twitched and he quickly said: "Why are you taking pictures of this! The pearl necklace costs tens of thousands of yuan, but this 400,000 yuan is a fool! Don't take pictures!"
Ye Chen looked at the string of pearls, thinking about Xiao Churan, and said with a smile: "I think Churan is very suitable to wear it. The pearls calm the nerves. She has been under too much stress recently and cannot sleep well."
Upon hearing that he was buying it for his daughter, Xiao Changkun wanted to say something, but he wisely kept his mouth shut.
The collection value of this necklace is not high, so no one bids.
Just when the auctioneer was about to make the final decision, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Six hundred thousand!"
Ye Chen looked to the side looking for sound.
I saw Qin Aodong, the man seeking death from the Qin family, showing his head from the side, with a sneer on his face, and said to Ye Chen: "Sorry, I'm also attracted to this necklace!"
Ye Chen couldn't help but frown, why was this guy here? Wasn't he grounded by Qin Gang?