Chapter 15 That's all you have in your hands
As the largest auction house in southern China, the strength of the Far East Auction House is naturally unquestionable. The auction hall covers an area of more than 500 square meters and can accommodate five to six hundred guests at the same time. Zhang Sicheng and the other three came to the middle of the hall to sit and looked around and couldn't help but sigh: "Old Zhang, you are right. It would be nice to have two or three hundred people in the past auction, but now it is full. It seems that our national income has really increased rapidly in recent years."
"That's natural." Huang Tianyao also nodded and said, "As the saying goes, the gold in the prosperous and chaotic times, now the Chinese currency is constantly depreciating. In addition to houses, the antiques will continue to appreciate. It has become natural for people to invest in the antique industry. Haven't you seen Lao Gu's wealth increase so many times in the past two years?"
"Just blow it." Gu Tengqing shook his head helplessly: "I earn hard money, how can I compare with you, the big boss? As long as the machine is activated, it will be money. I will still be exhausted and running around."
Zhang Sicheng expressed deep hatred for the performance of the two. He quickly said, "Stop, we are not here to hold a complaint conference today. Don't act in front of me. Hurry up and sit down, the auction is about to begin."
Soon, the lights on the auction table were on, and a young auctioneer came. A black suit and slender height looked very energetic. He strode to the auction table and said, "The Far East Auction House participated in the first auction in February 2006. Today's auction will be hosted by me. I will introduce you to the first auction item today, and ask the staff to change the lights."
As the auctioneer finished speaking, the light suddenly became darker. A beam of light shone from the top. A slim girl wearing a cheongsam walked into the auction venue with a tray and placed the tray in her hand on the table at the auction stand. The light on the top happened to shine on the tray, and then an object shone softly in the light.
"What's this?"
"The jade pendant...I saw it, it was a jade pendant!"
A scream sounded in the venue. Although the auction table was at least ten meters away from the seat, the people in the front row could still see that the light emitted by the jade pendant under the light beam was not dazzling, but was very warm.
"Hiss... so jade..." Even Gu Teng Qing couldn't help but exclaim.
The auctioneer looked at the stunning gazes below and was very proud. He said aloud: "Everyone, this jade pendant is one of the items that a customer commissioned to auction in our auction house two days ago. After our experts' identification, this jade pendant is an ancient piece of Song Dynasty jade, which is carved with the typical Three Gorges cloud pattern of the Song Dynasty. It is divided into two parts: the cloud head and cloud tail. There are three small curly clouds on the head of the cloud. Two are rolled down to the sides, and the other is at the intersection of the two flowers. The tail of the cloud is like a floating gushing..."
Gu Tengqing ignored the host's boasting, but walked up to him and observed it carefully. He looked for five or six minutes before walking back to the seat. As soon as he got to the seat, Zhang Sicheng and Huang Tianyao came over and asked in unison: "Lao Gu, how about it, is this jade pendant real?"
Gu Tengqing nodded and said, "The patina of this jade pendant is smooth and ripe, with a quiet light, without any dazzling "thief light" or fire. It basically eliminates the possibility of fraud, so it is very likely that it is a genuine product."
Huang Tianyao, Hawk, Zhang Sicheng looked at each other. Gu Tengqing had been immersed in antiques for most of his life. Since he said that the possibility of treasures is very high, then eighteen or nine out of ten are real. It seems that the Far East Auction House has invested a lot this time and threw out such a treasure from the beginning.
More than ten minutes passed, and when the customers who came forward to observe gradually disperse, the auctioneer then raised his hammer and knocked it down, making a crisp "pop" sound, "The auction starts now. The starting price of the Three Gorges Cloud Jade Pendant in the Song Dynasty is 800,000 yuan, and the price increase shall not be less than 10,000 yuan each time!"
The entire venue was silent for a while, and a voice sounded: "850,000!"
"900,000!"
"930,000!"
There were tens of thousands of people in the venue, and soon this jade pendant was pushed to a high price of 1.5 million, and at this time there were fewer people bidding. It seemed that this price was close to the bottom line in everyone's hearts, and finally stopped at the price of 1.62 million.
"Is there a higher price than 1.62 million yuan?"
"1.62 million, this is a very good-quality Hetian jade pendant in the Song Dynasty. It has a long history and has great appreciation space. You will definitely not lose if you buy it!"
The auctioneer spoke in a constant manner, trying to persuade the people below to continue raising the price, but no one said anything. It seemed that the price had reached the bottom line. The auctioneer said for a while and saw that there was still no response below, so he had to raise the hammer with some reluctance to announce the transaction. Unexpectedly, a voice rang out below at this time.
“1.8 million!”
"1.8 million...this gentleman bids 180, and is there anyone offering a higher price...1.8 million once...1.8 million twice...180 three times...bang...the deal..."
Huang Tianyao on the seat looked at Gu Tengqing in surprise: "Lao Gu, do you really like that piece of jade so much? He was willing to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this piece of jade."
"I like it if you can't buy a lot of money. Isn't this the meaning of playing antiques?" Gu Tengqing said indifferently: "What's more, this jade pendant will be priced if it's been put for a few more years!"
The auction continued, and today's auction also gave everyone a lot of surprises. In the following auction, there were constant "surprises" that stimulated everyone's nerves. By the end of the auction, not only Gu Tengqing, but also Huang Tianyao took several things.
After the show ended, everyone came out in a row, and Zhang Sicheng and the other two walked behind. Gu Tengqing and Huang Tianyao were very satisfied with today's auction. The three of them were talking while walking when they suddenly heard Zhang Sicheng shouting in surprise: "Yang Feng, why are you here too?"
Looking along Zhang Sicheng's voice, Gu Tengqing and Huang Tianyao then discovered Yang Feng who had just walked from the side.
The person coming was Yang Feng. He also said in surprise: "Brother Zhang, Gu Lao, Boss Huang, Hello!"
"Yang Feng, are you here to see the auction today?" Huang Tianyao asked curiously.
"No!" Yang Feng smiled and shook his head: "I'm here to sell things today."
"Sell things!" Huang Tianyao looked at Yang Feng in surprise, "What are you going to sell?"
Yang Feng helplessly pointed to the jade pendant that was plated in Gu Teng Qing's hand and said, "Here, the jade pendant in Gu's hand and the piece of Ming Dynasty gold Buddha in your hand are what I am here to sell."
Chapter completed!