Volume 1 - First Entry to the Trade Union Chapter 50: Outflow of Treasures
Those singing and dancing girls took out the first auction item tonight like stars holding the moon in their arms.
Shi Shishi saw on the big screen in the VIP box that it was a jade object in the shape of a Pisces.
"Could this be the legendary 'Pisces Jade Pendant'!" Xia Minghe said excitedly.
"Boss Xia, this must be nonsense!" Ji Xiao said with a smile, "You must have heard the legend!"
"That's it!" Xia Minghe smiled sheepishly.
"General Pisces jade pendants have patterns composed of fish, lotus, and fish and chimes, which mean "more than enough in successive years" and "more than auspicious celebrations." There are also jade pendants with dragon head and fish body patterns, which mean "changes of fish and dragons." But these craftsmanship, here
You can't even see it on the jade pendant. So it seems a bit far-fetched to insist on classifying it as a Pisces jade pendant." Shi Shisi took the opportunity to show off his knowledge of art.
"You two are right, this is indeed not a real Pisces jade pendant." Bian Cai explained, "Didn't I just say it? It was just a warm-up item at the beginning, and the real highlight is behind it!"
"So Boss Bian, what is this lot?" Xia Minghe asked.
"This is just a fake of contemporary jade that everyone imitated. We are just using this supernatural gimmick to hype it up." Bian Cai said with a smile.
As expected, this "imitation double dragon jade pendant" was sought after by the so-called "experts" in the audience, and was finally bought by a movie star for nearly one million. Judging from his proud expression, it seemed that he had not discovered the secret of the fake.
"Haha, only those guys who don't know how to pretend to understand can be complacent about this kind of thing." Bian Cai sneered while looking at the big screen.
"Boss Bian, as an auction item, that fake seems to be somewhat inconsistent with the rules of the auction house!" Shi Shishi asked.
"One is willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer. If these people feel that they have been deceived, they can sue and demand double compensation. But in the end, the matter is often settled."
"why?"
"Master Fourteen, don't you understand?" Bian Cai said with a smile, "These so-called experts and celebrities, their face is more important than anything else. A mere loss of hundreds of thousands is nothing. Once they are exposed by the media, they will be fooled.
If they are deceived, the reputation they have accumulated in the auction world over the years will disappear."
"I see. No wonder Boss Bian is so confident."
"Just a reminder to these guys, and these guys also get their money very quickly. We are robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Hahaha!" Bian Cai couldn't help laughing.
Bian Cai's laughter aroused Shi Shishi's vigilance. "What is the intention of this old fox to reveal his true identity?"
Shi Shisi was about to ask, but saw Ji Xiao wink at him. As soon as the words came to his lips, Shi Shisi swallowed them again.
Bian Cai saw that Shi Shishi was unmoved and stopped laughing. At the same time, the auction began to proceed smoothly again.
Besides, Lin Qiao, who sneaked out, was secretly searching inside the auction house.
There is a row of cameras installed in the corridor leading to the office. Most people walking by will be caught by the cameras, but Lin Qiao was prepared.
She placed a small metal block on the ground and slid it gently, making it appear in the center of the corridor. Lin Qiao pressed the remote control, and a burst of electromagnetic wave interference caused the camera to stop working in an instant.
"What's going on? Why did the screen go dark?" When the security guard in the control room saw this, he was also shocked and fiddled with it for a while. But soon the screen reappeared, and the corridor was still calm, as if no one had ever passed by.
.
Lin Qiao had long ago taken advantage of the black screen to sneak through the corridor quietly and sneak into the office.
"Just put this pinhole camera here." Lin Qiao jumped slightly and attached the soybean-sized camera to the top of a Western painting. "From this position, you can have a panoramic view of everything in the office. Those guys
Sooner or later, the truth will be revealed."
After doing all this, Lin Qiao returned to the same route and re-entered the auction venue as if nothing had happened.
At this time, the auction venue has also entered its climax, and the treasures that everyone is looking forward to are placed on the table one by one.
Several other buyers in the VIP box also gained a lot. Fu Luxu took a few Ming Dynasty calligraphy and paintings;
Shi Shishi and Ji Xiao have not made a move. To be honest, they seem a little disappointed. In his opinion, there is no artwork worthy of bidding.
"Next, we will solemnly launch another item for tonight's auction. "The Proverbs of a Female History"!" Hulot announced loudly.
Seeing the appearance of "Pictures of Admonitions of Women's History", the scene was immediately silent.
"As we all know, the original "Picture of Proverbs for Women's History" was already exiled overseas when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded. It is now hidden in the British Museum." Hulot introduced loudly, "So the "Picture of Proverbs for Women's History" being auctioned today is just
Copy version of Yu Ji, a painter from the Qing Dynasty."
"It turns out to be a copy of Yu Ji. No wonder the painting is so lifelike." Fu Luxu nodded and said, "Although it is a copy, it is still a masterpiece." "Pictures of Admonitions of Women's History"
"The starting price for this "Picture of Proverbs of a Female History" is 10 million!" Hulot said calmly.
"What 10 million? A fake painting costs 10 million, are you crazy?" A beautiful woman sitting in the back couldn't help but said.
Everyone looked for fame, and it turned out to be the famous TV star Ge Qianqian. In order to gain popularity, she finally entrusted a boss she knew to let her participate in the auction.
When Ge Qianqian saw that the audience was paying attention to her, her face suddenly turned red: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Yu Luo glanced at Ge Qianqian and said with a smile: "You are right, this painting really shouldn't be worth 10 million yuan. It should be 20 million yuan!" Yu Luo directly flipped the price.
Before Ge Qianqian could understand what was going on, two staff members immediately asked her to leave the venue.
"Okay, our auction will continue, and buyers are invited to bid." Hulot continued.
"What an ignorant thing. Boss Bian, how could you allow such a guy to sneak in?" Fu Luxu looked very unhappy.
"I can't help it. Everyone, what Mr. Lu asked for is all a favor, and I can't help it." Bian Cai apologized.
"Although this "Picture of Proverbs of a Female History" is a replica, it was made by Master Yu and is such a high-quality copy. Looking at the entire art world, it is indeed extremely rare. The base price of 20 million is actually very cheap.
Yes." Qu Yuxiao commented.
"Miss Qu is right. For example, Wang Xizhi's famous "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" only has a printed version in the world. Fine works like the "Shenlong Edition" are also regarded as national treasures." Ji Xiao also agreed.
When he said the four words "Preface to the Lanting Collection", Bian Cai's facial expression seemed to twitch inadvertently.
"So in fact, the imitations of "The Picture of Women's Proverbs" are actually extremely precious. And the original collected in the British Museum is actually just a remnant. Because Westerners did not understand Chinese paintings at that time, they were accustomed to using Japanese paintings for mounting.
This method led to the loss of part of the scroll." Shi Shishi continued, "But this copy of "The Picture of Women's Proverbs" is truly a complete copy of the picture!"
"The Fourteenth Young Master is indeed very discerning! It seems he is determined to win!" Bian Cai said with a smile.
"But of course!"
"Fifty million!"
Just when Shi Shishi was preparing to bid, someone actually made a bid one step ahead. And the bidder turned out to be Ji Xiao.
"Sixty million!" Shi Shishi raised the price unceremoniously.
"Seventy million! Young Master Fourteen, we are all old friends, so please give me some face!"
"Eighty million! Friends are friends, this is not the time to talk about friendship."
"Ninety million! I really like this work!"
"One hundred million! I don't care, my fourteenth brother has never failed a bid at Sotheby's in so many years."
Shi Shishi and Ji Xiao actually competed with each other.
The buyers on the side were dumbfounded. "Is this the world of rich people?" Fu Luxu and Xia Minghe couldn't help but sigh.
"Yooner, hurry up! Tell Shi Shi to stop and stop bidding!" Wang Mu, who had been watching the auction, became anxious.
"Old Wang, don't be stingy. We are fairly well-known in the 'Chenduren Guild'. How can we lose to the people from the Italian branch!" Situ Yun'er stood on Shi Shishi's side, "You can't lose to others.
Lose!"
"It's over! My money!" Wang Mu suddenly felt sad.
"One hundred and eleven million!" "One hundred and twenty million!" The two people were still testing each other's nerves.
Bian Cai saw this and secretly sent a message on his mobile phone.
"One hundred and fifty million!" Hulot's excited voice suddenly came from downstairs. It turned out to be a mysterious buyer in the audience, who actually asked for a high price.
"One hundred and sixty million!" Shi Shishi pressed the auction button unceremoniously.
"The fourteenth young man in the VIP box bid 160 million. Is there anything higher?"
"One hundred and seventy million!" Ji Xiao still refused to be outdone.
"One hundred and eighty million!" The people in the audience seemed unwilling to give up.
"One hundred and ninety million!" This time it was Er Shuangshuang who pressed the auction button for Shi Shisi.
"Shuangshuang you?" Shi Shishi said in surprise.
"Brother Fourteen, I also want to feel the atmosphere of the auction!" Er Shuangshuang said and looked at Shi Shisi affectionately.
"Two hundred million!" The audience once again set a new high price.
"You're cruel! I'll give it to you!" Shi Shishi and Ji Xiao said in unison.
Hearing what the two people said, Bian Cai was stunned for a moment. It turned out that the message he just sent was to inform the people below to help raise the price. He believed that the two buyers in front of him would try their best to bid for this. But he did not expect that by two
At a price of 100 million, these two people actually lost their money.
"What can we do?" Bian Cai's heart was bleeding.
"Two hundred million, once! Is there anyone else who bids? Two hundred million, twice!" At this time, Hulot on the stage could only helplessly walk in the normal process.
"This old fox still wants to use such low-level methods to trick us. He thinks we are so stupid!" Shi Shishi said with a smile.
Chapter completed!