20 million, which has exceeded the value of the painting itself.
When the sky lanterns came on, the prices were indeed soaring.
Although the person who lights up the sky lanterns attracts attention, for other bidders, the temptation to light up the sky lanterns and take a picture of a unique painting is obviously greater.
In this case, the person who lights up the sky lanterns can not only become famous in one battle, but also enjoy a 30% discount on the bidding amount.
Although the price reached 20 million, once He Zique couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to remove the lights, 30% of the money he spent would be subsidized to the unsuccessful bidder.
After such calculation, the real value of this painting is still around 14 million at this time, and there is still a lot of room for price increase.
Li Mu was very interested. He silently calculated and found that the last bidding price of this painting was around 15.5 million. Taking into account He Zique's campaign to light up the sky lanterns this time, the reputation of this painting will greatly increase.
It is estimated that this auction can increase the value of this painting to more than 20 million. Excluding the rebate after He Zique's sky lantern was set off, the price increase of this painting is very reasonable until it is called 30 million.
Thinking of this, how could Li Mu miss such an opportunity to disgust He Zique, so he raised his sign without hesitation and said:
"21 million!"
A one-time price increase of RMB 1 million is the upper limit for asking for sky lanterns.
After all, the organizer also has to think about the VIPs who light the lamps. If someone directly increases the price like crazy, it would be a small matter if the lamps are lit, but the gap between the two parties will be huge, and a VIP may be lost.
Hearing Li Mu shout out the price, the guests downstairs didn't pay attention.
None of the wealthy antiques people participating in this kind of auction is a fool.
Li Mu would settle the accounts, and so would they.
So almost the moment Li Mu finished speaking, someone immediately shouted
"21.5 million!"
"21.8 million!"
The bidding downstairs continued crazily, but few people directly shouted for the upper limit plus 1 million.
Li Mu was unmoved and continued to hold up his sign and shouted:
"23 million!"
Seeing Li Mu keep bidding, Shen Mange couldn't help but worry about his brother's safety. After all, the opponent was He Zique, one of the four young masters of the imperial capital.
Although she was not afraid of this second-generation rich man with a profound background, Shen Mange, who was not familiar with Li Mu's background, was worried that Li Mu would offend this rich second-generation man who was determined to retaliate by joining in the fun.
Carefully tugging on Li Mu's pants, Shen Mange whispered:
"Xiao Mu, it's better not to join in the fun."
Li Mu smiled slightly, knowing that Fifth Sister was concerned about his performance, and said solemnly:
"Fifth sister, I said I could protect you for the rest of your life, and I can do it."
"If you don't dare to provoke the Fourth Young Master of the Imperial Capital who has insulted you in person, how can you talk about protecting him?"
His words made Shen Mange feel warm in his heart. Although he was still worried, he said nothing more.
As for Shen Mange, she only has one younger brother.
Although He Zique is difficult to deal with, it is not to the extent that this top star with abundant resources will be intimidated.
Li Mu said he would protect her for the rest of his life, so why didn't she think so?
He Zique provoked her again and again, but she could bear this bad temper.
But if this blind thing were to mess with Li Mu, then Shen Mange wouldn't be fooled.
Thinking of this, she no longer stopped Li Mu's behavior because she believed that Li Mu had the ability to solve the problem.
Seeing that the fifth sister's hand on his trouser leg was loosened but did not leave, instead it was pressed against Li Mu's leg.
Li Mu instantly understood what Fifth Sister was thinking.
After a brief conversation between the two, the price on the market had increased to 27 million.
He smiled slightly and continued to increase the price:
"28 million."
Li Mu's repeated price increases have attracted He Zique's attention.
His face became increasingly livid.
He ignored other people on the field who raised their prices because it was expected.
But in his opinion, the young boy brought by Shen Mange across from him was just a trash fish.
This guy actually dared to step on him while he was lighting the lamp, which made He Zique very unhappy.
The price soon exceeded 29 million, just shy of breaking the 30 million mark.
All bidders began to become cautious, and many people began to give up bidding.
There were only a few people who were not afraid of He Zi's lack of family background and wanted to make a name for themselves by lighting up the other party's sky lanterns, but they were still bidding.
When the price breaks through 30 million.
Li Mu actually raised his sign again, looked at He Zique opposite and said:
"31 million!"
In the venue that gradually became quiet, Li Mu's voice seemed extremely abrupt.
Everyone's eyes turned to the location of box 128.
A rough-sounding Fujian accent spoke immediately:
"Hahaha, little brother, it's very interesting. As expected, heroes are still young. I won't steal this opportunity to shine with you, a young man. I will raise the price one last time."
"31.5 million."
The bidder heard the Fujian boss shout out the price and quickly repeated:
"VIP No. 35 bids 31.5 million, and No. 88 automatically follows the price of 32.5 million."
This Fujian boss is quite tactful in his work.
He bid very quickly before, obviously very excited about this famous painting by Zheng Banqiao, but when the price more than doubled.
Not only did he call out his bottom line, but he also reminded Li Mu in advance that this was his last bid.
If Li Mu was just playing for fun, then he would stop now and be at the bottom.
On the other hand, if Li Mu still wants to continue, he has sold the other party a favor.
This favor was sold to Li Mu, but He Zique across from him felt uncomfortable.
32.5 million.
This is more than the value of the painting itself, which is more than 10 million.
If we remove the lights now, we will not only lose face, but also spend 10 million yuan in subsidies in vain.
But if we don’t withdraw, we will still lose 10 million.
He stared in the direction of Li Mu, his teeth itching with hatred.
Sure enough, after the Fujian boss reminded him, Li Mu put down the number plate in his hand, raised his hand in the direction of the voice, and stopped bidding.
This made He Zique suffer extremely!
After three bids, the auction gavel was finalized.
He Zique bought this famous painting that he was determined to obtain for 32.5 million yuan.
But he couldn't be happy at all.
Sitting in his box, Li Mu took a sip of tea from his teacup, turned to Shen Mange and said with a smile:
"How about it, Fifth Sister. I think the price of 3250 is quite suitable for Mr. He."
He focused on the three-digit number 250, which was really bad.
Hearing Li Mu's words, Shen Mange burst into laughter.
Just as the two of them were about to say something, the second highlight of the auction came on stage.
"You should take a closer look at the next treasure."
"This is a very rare gold ornament. It was a rare treasure given by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty to Li Shishi, a peerless beauty of the previous generation."
"Although the treasure has gone through the baptism of time, it is still shining and dazzling. It is worthy of the ingenuity of the royal craftsmen."
Almost at the same time as the bidder introduced it, he took out a volume of genealogy in his hand and said solemnly:
"This gold jewelry is not only produced by the royal family, but also has a genealogy as proof. It can be regarded as an important treasure with historical value and historical value!"
Listening to the gushing introduction in the audience, Li Mu and Shen Mange couldn't help but sit up straight.
The ultimate goal of their trip to the Crescent Hotel was to finally officially bid.