"This necklace weighs 37 grams, is made entirely of gold, and is inlaid with 18 precious gemstones. The surrounding flower branches are woven with gold threads, with petals on them, and the stamens are inlaid with pearls."
"The flowers are connected in the form of wishful clouds. In addition, the most eye-catching thing is the tourmaline in the middle of the necklace. The material is transparent and dazzling."
"We have asked experts to appraise it. The flower branch weaving technique of this necklace has long been lost. If I had to use two words to describe this gold jewelry, it would be 'unparalleled'."
After hearing the bidder's words, everyone in the antique world could not help but breathe heavily.
There are certainly a lot of gold vessels from the Song Dynasty that were lost among the people.
But gold ornaments like this, which have been passed down from the royal family, are so completely preserved, have clear historical references, and have peerless weaving techniques, can be called valuable treasures.
Not only that, the 18 gems on the gold vessel, although not large in grams, are a symbol of status.
How could such a valuable collection leave those present not moved?
"Starting price: 20 million! Each increase will be no less than 1 million!"
As soon as the bidder finished speaking, the rich Fujian businessman from before immediately raised his sign and shouted:
"30 million!"
"34 million!"
"37 million!"
The quotations are endless.
The price soon rose to the 40 million mark.
Seeing the explosive price of this gold jewelry, Li Mu turned to look at Shen Mange, who had beads of sweat on her forehead, squeezed her cold little hand and said:
"Fifth sister, don't worry, didn't we agree in advance? You will pay 50 million, and I will make up for the rest."
Hearing Li Mu's affirmation, Shen Mange hesitated a little and asked:
"Where did you get so much money?"
Li Mu took Shen Mange's little hand and said:
"Let me show you off first."
As he spoke, he shook the bell on the table.
The cheongsam girl in charge of Li Mu's private room quickly opened the door and came in, saying respectfully:
"Sir, what are your orders?"
Li Mu smiled and said:
"Please bring me a lantern."
Hearing Li Mu's words, the cheongsam girl's expression suddenly changed, and she asked hesitantly:
"Are you...sure you want to light up?"
"Are there any special conditions required?"
When the cheongsam girl heard this, she nodded and said:
"I need to take a look at your account balance."
Li Mu nodded. This was indeed within the reasonable range. If there was no money in the card, how could the lamp be lit? The VIPs at the auction could not be allowed to bid again.
Seeing that Li Mu really wanted to get the lantern, Shen Mange's expression changed and she quickly said:
"Xiao Mu, don't be impulsive. Although my eldest sister's birthday is important, she will definitely be unhappy if you spend too much money on it."
Open the software and show the balance inside to the other party.
Li Mu continued:
"Since this involves the eldest sister's clothing brand going global, it is natural to increase the value of this item as high as possible. Once we light up the lamp, the popularity of this goldware will also skyrocket."
"But..." Shen Mange wanted to say something more, but Li Mu said with a smile:
"Fifth sister, don't worry, I am sensible."
With that said, Li Mu turned his head and said to the cheongsam girl:
"Is this money enough to light a lamp?"
The cheongsam girl looked at the balance in Li Mu's card and her eyes widened. When she heard Li Mu's question, she suddenly woke up, but she still maintained her etiquette and said:
"Sir, madam, I will make arrangements for you right away."
As Huanghuali's cabinet was opened, the cheongsam girl lit a lantern with four small dragons holding luminous pearls in their mouths.
The lanterns were hung up, and the crowd was suddenly in uproar again.
The current price has exceeded 40 million.
Today's light is much more expensive than the lamp that He Zi defected from before.
Thunderous applause.
Many guests sitting in the lobby on the first floor said excitedly:
"Tonight is really great. There is an auction and two sky lanterns are lit. Such a grand occasion is really rare in ten years!"
"Who is in box 128?"
"How dare you light the lamp at this time."
"Now there's something good to watch."
As the sky lantern lit up in the box where Li Mu was sitting, a playful smile suddenly appeared on He Zique's gloomy face.
He ordered without hesitation:
"Go and bring me another lamp."
After hearing He Zique's words, the boy with his hair combed behind his back stiffened and whispered:
"Young Master He, we just lit one, there is no need to fight with them, right?"
He Zique sneered and said:
"This is a rare opportunity for Shen Mange to make a fool of himself. He's just an actor. How much money can he get?"
"As long as she lights up her lights, we buy things and she pays the bill, why not?"
Seeing that He Zique had made up his mind, the girl who had just taken the lamp back did not dare to neglect it. She flicked the wick and hung the lamp back up.
The applause stopped abruptly.
The onlookers below were extremely excited at this time and shouted excitedly:
"Another one!"
"Dou Deng, this is a dou lantern!"
Unlike lighting sky lanterns and lighting them alone, once there is a lantern fight, one party must pay for the other party.
30% of the bidding fee is not a small amount of money. If the price of the auction item exceeds the sky-high price of hundreds of millions, then the value of this lamp will soar to more than 30 million. This is equivalent to a huge gamble. The people in the two boxes have entered the realm of immortality. Endless situation.
At this time, the bidder took the microphone, interrupted the whispers of the people around him, and said loudly:
"The arrival of VIP No. 88 and VIP No. 128 will make the Crescent Hotel shine tonight."
"In my more than 30 years of hosting career, this is the second time that the dou lantern appears. There will be no cap on the amount of the subsequent price increase."
"If a distinguished guest who has not lit up lights two lights in a row, the left and right parties will each contribute 20% of the amount to subsidize the bidder. If both parties agree, please sign the contract. If you do not agree, you can remove the lights now. .”
This rule is mainly maintained by the people who light the sky lanterns. Otherwise, everyone has to contribute 30% of the amount, which is equivalent to making a wedding dress for others. A total of six layers of total auction gold for two people is really too much.
But even so, the total auction price of 40% was high enough to cause other bidders to breathe heavily.
There is no way, this is the rule of Crescent Hotel.
Since you want to light up sky lanterns to outdo others, you have to pay the price of lighting up the lanterns.
This is both fair and unfair.
At this time, Shen Mange was extremely nervous.
If you don't win, you'll lose money, but if you win, you may be able to save some money.
After lighting up the sky lanterns, Li Mu and He Zique lost the right to bid.
Only when the amount on the field reaches a point that no one else can bear, and two people keep turning off the lights, will they have the opportunity to bid.
At this time, the 40% bidding price had already made all the bidders present red-eyed.
The bidding prices surged one after another.
In just five minutes, the price of this gold jewelry has exceeded 90 million!