The arrival of Master Su means that all the heavyweights of the charity dinner are here and the real highlight can begin.
After the performance on the stage, the host came on stage and announced the official start of the auction.
The first auction item is the work "Ox" by the famous sculptor Cai Yunhe. The appearance of the sculpture is displayed on the big screen. It is naive and simple in shape, and is full of a sense of striving for progress. It is indeed a good work of art.
Xu Man knew that Li Xuan didn't understand these things, so he whispered: "Cai Yunhe is the leading sculpture artist in China. His works have set the highest auction record for Chinese sculptors in the international market three times in a row."
Li Xuan nodded and said, "It's indeed quite good. I can buy it back and put it on display at home."
After the host introduced it, he announced that the starting price of this lot was 1 million.
As soon as the bidding started, it became intense.
The guests present are not short of money, millions are nothing to them, and Cai Yunhe is a top sculptor in the country. Building a sculpture like this and placing it in his home villa can not only be a charity, but also be elegant and even elegant.
There is still a possibility of appreciation, so why not?
In the end, this [cow] was bought by Li Hongxing, the boss of Machine Construction Venture Capital, for 6 million.
The second item on the lot is a diamond crown, which uses 1404 diamonds and is extremely gorgeous.
As the hostess, Xu Man spent 7 million to buy the crown and put it directly on her head. The beauty matched with the crown was simply too beautiful to behold.
One after another, various items were sold one after another. The highest price was an oil painting by a famous painter, which sold for a high price of 11.2 million yuan.
After the ninth lot was sold, the host came on stage and said mysteriously: "Dear guests, what follows is a special part of this charity dinner! We have invited Mr. Zhang Yunji, chairman of Yunji Fund, and Su Mingrui, the most famous calligrapher in China.
The two masters collaborated and splashed ink on the spot to complete a calligraphy painting, which was auctioned on the spot!"
There was an uproar everywhere, and the whole place was very excited.
Zhang Yunji is one of the top tycoons, and his fame is astonishing. It can be said that no one in China, from an eighty-year-old grandmother to a three-year-old child, knows about him. Just based on his celebrity effect, even if he just splashes it on a piece of paper,
A barrel of ink could probably be sold for millions.
Not to mention there is also Master Su Mingrui.
Su Mingrui's status in the domestic calligraphy world is equivalent to Schumacher in the racing world, Jordan in the basketball world, Bolt in the track and field world, and Anthony in the engineering world. In short, it is one word: awesome!
Su Mingrui's works have rarely appeared at auctions in recent years, but every time they appear, they arouse great popularity.
Just last year, a set of his calligraphy was auctioned for a sky-high price of 18.5 million yuan, setting a record for the highest auction price for a work by a living Chinese calligrapher.
At the moment, Zhang Yunji and Su Mingrui are joining forces to make a splash. Whether it's celebrity effect, real material or gimmicks, it's all very exciting. You can imagine how much of a sensation it will cause.
Under the stage, many people were gearing up and preparing to bid.
Xing Lei was also determined to win. He smiled at Xu Man and said: "Miss Xu, I didn't raise the sign just now. I was just waiting for this moment. I am determined to win this work later. After I take the picture, I will give it to you to make.
Gift."
Xu Man said: "How can you be so embarrassed?"
Xing Lei said: "This is my true love for Miss Xu. Please don't refuse." He glanced sideways at Li Xuan and said to himself, "Aren't you very awesome? You can't even suppress the wealthy families in Ping'an Province."
Let's start. I wonder if you have the ability to compete with me?
The lights on the stage were bright, and several beautiful staff members laid paper, polished ink, and polished pens. Everything was ready, and Zhang Yunji and Su Mingrui were invited to the stage.
Thunderous applause.
Zhang Yunji said with a smile: "When I was writing with Master Su today, why did I feel like I was just trying to do something for my job? If I make a fool of myself later, please don't laugh at me."
Su Mingrui said humbly: "I have seen Mr. Zhang's calligraphy before. He is mellow, gentle, elegant, and innovative, and has a very ancient charm. So Mr. Zhang, please don't be modest."
After complimenting each other, they each picked up their pens. After studying for a while, they started writing on both sides of the rice paper at the same time.
After a while, two big characters appeared on the paper.
"Ask".
The word "ask" was written by Zhang Yunji, and it is indeed very round as Su Mingrui said. It is not only round, it can even be said to be round. If you don't look carefully, you might think it is a simple drawing of a panda.
The character "Tao" was written by Su Mingrui, who is worthy of being the top calligrapher in China. This character is quite skillful and gives people a feeling of calmness and elegance with a long aftertaste.
The entire audience was in a state of excitement. Everyone applauded vigorously, and some even clapped their palms red.
Zhang Yunji said: "Master Su's calligraphy is really like mountains and rivers, with a long lasting charm. Why don't I just keep this calligraphy for myself?"
Su Mingrui smiled and said: "How can that work? Whether our writing is good or not depends on the market response."
The host took advantage of the opportunity and said: "Now that you two have written it, let's strike while the iron is hot and start the auction now. The starting price of this painting is set at 1 million yuan, with each increase of 200,000 yuan. The auction starts now."
As soon as the words were spoken, several arms were raised in the audience, and everyone rushed to bid.
In less than a minute, the price had been raised to 5 million.
Is this calligraphy worth that much?
It's definitely not worth it.
Even if Su Mingrui did it himself, he only wrote one word after all. The market price of this word is about 500,000 yuan.
What's more, there is one more Zhang Yunji. After including him, in terms of pure artistic value, this calligraphy has to be discounted by another 20%, which is more than 100,000 yuan.
But apart from art, the value of this calligraphy is immeasurable.
The combination of China's richest man and the top calligrapher, this gimmick alone is worth millions. What's more, there are people who have more ideas. If they win this calligraphy, can they take the opportunity to cooperate with Zhang Yunji?
Ah, can you make friends with Master Su and buy a few more calligraphy paintings at a friendly price?
In short, the value of any kind of artwork lies not only in the artwork itself, but also in the outside world.
For example, the famous artist Banksy's auction item "Girl and Balloon" was once sold for a high price of 9 million euros. As a result, at the moment of the transaction, the shredder hidden in the frame was turned on, and half of the painting was cut into pieces.
Got the piece of paper.
Logically speaking, this auction should be cancelled, right?
But what he never expected was that the buyer insisted on buying the half-cut painting at the original price, and said that the value of the painting had greatly increased due to this unexpected incident!
The painting "Asking" in front of me is just like the chopped "Girl and Balloon". Not to mention the artistic quality, the storytelling is excellent. It is not surprising that it fetched a high price.
After the price was raised to 6 million, there were significantly fewer people bidding.
At this time, Xing Lei finally and slowly made his first bid: "7 million!"