Volume 3 Mystery in the Picture Chapter 128 Auction
"I'm not really a collector, I'm just slightly interested in calligraphy and painting!" Nangong Qi said.
Wu Qiming said: "So, the purpose of Pavilion Master Nangong today is also the five beautiful pictures in the hands of Shopkeeper Fan?"
Nangong Qi smiled and said nothing. How many people here today say they are not interested in the five beautiful pictures?
Time always passed by quietly in the process of chatting. Fan Dinghua stood up and said: "Everyone, the auction has begun. Please move to the auction hall!"
The people here are all VIPs of Rongbaozhai and have separate rooms.
People from the Liu family were waiting outside, and only one person was allowed to follow Hang Tianyi and Liu Hongzhi into the room, obviously to wait on the two of them.
Here, you can see everything going on in the auction hall.
This hall covers a large area and can accommodate nearly 800 people.
From a distance, it looks like a scene from a movie theater in a previous life.
In the past, Hang Tianyi always complained that the auction scene was not very down-to-earth, but now at a glance, it is not very down-to-earth either.
This is originally a place for rich people to play, how can it be down-to-earth?
Hang Tianyi looked under the seat, but there was a high platform where the light was concentrated. What was on it was enough to see clearly.
"If you come to this kind of place too often, it will lose its novelty!" Liu Hongzhi said.
Hang Tianyi smiled and said: "If you can come to this kind of place more often, I guess it won't be my turn!"
"As long as you want to come, when can you not come?" Liu Hongzhi really regarded Hang Tianyi as his son.
In his heart, Hang Tianyi also regards Liu Hongzhi as his father, but for some things, Hang Tianyi will still stick to his bottom line.
While the two of them were talking, the entire auction hall fell silent.
Hang Tianyi knew that the auction was about to begin.
The auctioneer, a man in his forties, stepped onto the high platform. He began to introduce the first item to be auctioned, which was a piece of jade.
Naturally, those who are most interested in this kind of thing are antiques.
"This is a rare thousand-year-old jade. It has survived the wind and frost for thousands of years and is still radiant. The pattern on it is lifelike. One look at its former owner shows that it is extremely extraordinary. The price is as low as three thousand taels. Each bid cannot be less than one
One hundred taels!"
The auction master spoke eloquently, and his voice was the only voice in the entire auction hall.
Hang Tianyi was not very interested in these things. He was happy to see everyone bidding.
Don't say it, watching other people's excitement is always better than your own.
Hang Tianyi had to lament that these games played by rich people were really not something that ordinary people could get involved with.
Every time the price is one hundred taels, I don’t know how many people are there, and there is no chance to earn one hundred taels at a time.
In the end, this thousand-year-old jade was priced at seven thousand taels of silver.
"This auction is really a waste of money!" Hang Tianyi sighed.
Liu Hongzhi picked up the teacup, took a sip gently, and said with a smile: "Those who come to participate in the auction all have good financial backgrounds!"
"So those people who lined up just now are actually very rich!" Hang Tianyi secretly sighed. In this way, in comparison, no one who can enter the VIP room is simple.
Of course, financial strength is one thing, and fame is another. People like Ye Zhenzhen and Gu Yuanci are popular wherever they go.
Especially Gu Yuanci, people in the antique calligraphy and painting industry call him a master when they see him.
I heard that one of Gu Yuanci's paintings can be sold for at least 50,000 taels of silver. If he wants to become a rich man, I'm afraid there won't be many people in the world who are richer than him.
Of course, Hang Tianyi believes that all this is celebrity effect. Even if it is done by Gu Yuanci and it is not a gadget, there will still be people who will pursue it. There is no doubt about this, whether it is on earth or in this world.
"This is a sapphire phoenix. In terms of craftsmanship alone, it is not top-notch. Estimating its age, it is about three hundred years ago. It is rumored that there is an opportunity hidden in it. The lowest price at auction is 10,000 taels of silver.
Each time the price is increased, it cannot be less than two hundred taels!" The auction master started the second treasure.
Hang Tianyi's mind moved. To put it bluntly, the greatest value of this sapphire phoenix is the unexpected opportunity on it.
Although it was unfounded, people still flocked to it, and even the reserve price far exceeded the previous piece of thousand-year-old jade.
It can be seen that in this antique industry, the craftsmanship itself is not the most critical, but the things contained on it, in addition to the accumulated history, are all the legends on it.
Of course, on earth, the most remarkable thing is the history and culture deposited on the object itself.
But this is not the earth after all. There are gods, monsters and weird things here. If there is a magical power or something up there, it would far exceed its history and culture.
Different worlds have different focuses and different values.
At this time, many people were targeting the Jade Phoenix.
Hang Tianyi glanced at Liu Hongzhi, and it was obvious that Liu Hongzhi was tempted.
"Actually, I am interested in the sapphire phoenix among the items being auctioned today!" Liu Hongzhi said.
Hang Tianyi thought to himself, I understand, you always don't shy away from it, it's all written on your face.
"Does the adoptive father know about the opportunity above?" Hang Tianyi asked,
Liu Hongzhi smiled calmly: "They are all legends, maybe not true!"
Hang Tianyi knew it well, and it seemed that Liu Hongzhi was determined to win the jade phoenix.
The people below were bidding very fiercely, and soon the price reached 30,000 taels of silver.
At this time, Liu Hongzhi took action and directly offered 40,000 taels of silver.
The moment Liu Hongzhi's voice came out, the entire auction hall fell silent.
When people in the VIP room open their mouths, under normal circumstances, the people sitting below would not dare to follow. Not to mention other things, just because of their financial resources, they would not be able to keep up.
But in the VIP room, someone also asked for a price. Hang Tianyi glanced sideways. That room was very mysterious, and he didn't know who it was.
Liu Hongzhi's face was not red and his menstruation was not bloated, so he directly increased the price to 45,000 taels. The man did not continue to follow, so the sapphire phoenix was delivered to Liu Hongzhi's hands.
Hang Tianyi took a closer look, and it seemed that this sapphire phoenix was nothing, and the hidden opportunities could not be seen at all.
I originally thought that after Liu Hongzhi got the jade phoenix, he would take a good look at it, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
Forty-five thousand taels of silver, Hang Tianyi calculated. Based on his current annual salary, which is more than one hundred taels a year, it would take almost four hundred years to have so much money.
Hang Tianyi once again lamented that the world of rich people is really not something that poor people can understand.
This is just like in the previous life, some people worked hard and earned only 60,000 to 70,000 yuan a year, but some people could make millions or tens of millions in a day.
"Alas!" Hang Tianyi was a little discouraged. The Liu family he belonged to was also very wealthy, but his surname was not Liu.