Li Bao is a jewelry merchant, but he is also a philanthropist, but he is very low-key and has never publicized this.
He often donates to some orphanages, charities, mountain village primary schools and other places, but most of them are anonymous.
Therefore, only some friends and assistants knew about his charity work.
Moreover, he also has a habit of not donating money blindly.
He will do his research before donating.
It must be a place that really needs the donation before it will receive his money.
As a very competent philanthropist, having this vision is the most basic thing.
In this charity auction, many items were from Li Baocai's private collection.
But for him, these are all external things.
In fact, Zhou Shen's opponents were not only Ye Fan, but also many small business owners, who were vying to leave a good impression on Li Baocai.
Zhou Shen was still watching from the upstairs opposite, but because of the headphones, he could hear the noise at the scene.
The first lot was quickly brought up.
Because this auction was not a formal auction, no professional auctioneers were invited.
The person in charge of the auction is Li Baocai's son, Li Zhengqi.
Li Zhengqi wore a seemingly simple but very expensive suit. He stood on the stage and showed a smile. His friendly smile attracted many female guests present.
Of course, some of these women are because of Li Zhengqi's handsome appearance, but most of them are because of Li Zhengqi's family background.
"Hello everyone, this first auction item is not simple. This is a diamond that my father got by chance in South Africa!"
diamond?
This kind of thing is really not a rare thing in Africa, but since it can be taken out by Li Baocai as the opening auction item, it shouldn't be too bad.
When Li Zhengqi reached out and uncovered the red cloth in front of him, a tray was revealed in the crystal cabinet on the table. Inside the tray was a diamond as big as a fingernail!
Moreover, the color of this diamond is quite good. Although it has not been processed into jewelry, it is still valuable!
"This diamond has an extraordinary origin. It is the inheritance of a country's royal family. However, this country was destroyed, so this diamond is considered to be in exile..."
The inheritance of a country’s royal family?
In Africa, regime subversion has indeed occurred.
But to say it is a royal inheritance is of course a bit nonsense.
But since they said so, they couldn't slap them in the face no matter what, so everyone was eager to try it.
Moreover, this diamond is indeed quite beautiful, and the women present have no resistance to this at all.
Ye Fan folded his arms in front of his chest, waiting for the next auction item.
Most people actually know that diamonds are just a special kind of stone that has been settling underground for who knows how many years.
In fact, in terms of beauty, it is really not as good as jade!
But they flock to it just because it looks good and the meaning contained in it.
For Ye Fan, this thing is of no use at all.
"The base price is 200,000 yuan. The auction starts now. Each increase in price must not be less than 5,000 yuan!"
"Two hundred and thirty thousand!"
"Okay, this gentleman bids 230,000 yuan. Does anyone have a higher price? 230,000 yuan a time!"
"Two hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Two hundred and fifty thousand, this lady is offering two hundred and fifty thousand! Is there anyone else?"
"Three hundred thousand!"
"This gentleman is quite heroic. It's his first time with 300,000 yuan!"
"Four hundred thousand!"
"Four hundred thousand for the first time, does anyone have a higher price? This is a symbol of royal inheritance!"
"Half a million!"
"Okay! It's my first time with 500,000 yuan. This diamond is eight carats. I won't lose money if I buy it back!"
"One million!"
“First time in a million!”
…
In the end, this diamond of about 5 carats, which also carried some kind of royal symbol, was taken by a middle-aged man with a big belly.
Although it cost more than two million yuan, he still did not lose money. The price of the diamond itself was almost the same.
Everyone who came to the scene was a bit discerning. A 5-carat diamond has a certain collection value, so the price of two million is not a loss.
Of course, there is not much room for appreciation, it just allows the fat man to show his face in front of Li Baocai.
The next auction item is a good piece of porcelain. This is a local object. It is very beautifully made and must have a history of more than a thousand years.
This porcelain was passed down from ancestors, and Li Baocai's ancestors were considered semi-rich. They were most fond of these old objects back then, and collected a lot of them at that time.
But Li Baocai himself has no special feelings about these bottles and jars with a history of more than a thousand years.
So most of them are donated to museums and other places.
This porcelain is a product of the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is also a blue-glazed vase with dazzling patterns. The price is quite high.
There is one of the same era in the Gyeonggi Museum, but that one is taller and larger, and this one is smaller.
Even so, this thing is quite powerful.
"This porcelain is passed down from my ancestors. The celadon-glazed vase has a history of more than a thousand years!"
After hearing this, many bosses at the scene expressed interest.
There are even some antique bosses who can no longer take their eyes away!
My dear, are there such good things in this auction?
"The starting price is one million, and each increase must not be less than 50,000. Start bidding now!"
"One and a half million!"
"Two million!"
"Two and a half million!"
"Three million!"
Almost instantly, the price became more than three times the low price!
Zhou Shen was completely stunned when he was on top. Holy shit, how can a bottle be of such high value?
Although Zhou Shen in his previous life also had this hobby of collecting, he preferred to collect things like watches. Although he knew a lot about these antiques, he didn't know much about them.
Most antiques are gifts from friends or business partners.
As soon as you put it in your home or office, it starts to eat dust.
I didn’t expect that this thing could reach more than three million!
The bidding is still going on, and the situation here is that no one is convinced. The price has already reached five million.
"Six million! Six million per time. Is there any increase in price?"
"Six and a half million!"
"Seven million!"
"Seven and a half million!"
"Eight million!"
The final price was set at 8 million, which is actually infinitely close to most people’s bottom line.
They can tell at a glance how valuable this bottle is.
Some time ago on Hong Kong Island, I sold a good item from Ru Kiln for more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which is more than 86 million Hong Kong dollars!
Therefore, if this thing is sold for 8 million, it is not a loss. If it changes hands, it will definitely make a profit.
The wealthy people in the audience were furious, but Ye Fan was not interested at all.
In his opinion, antiques are a bit useless. Only by selling them to players who really like them can they get a good price.
Sometimes once you buy it, it's difficult to sell it, so it's better to touch less.
He also said that it would be better to wait peacefully for his jade wool!
But according to the order, the woolen materials should be next, and he was somewhat looking forward to it!