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Chapter 818 Auction 2
"Okay, welcome to Mrs. and Madam. This auction is hosted by Sotheby's Auction House. The competing products involved are mainly calligraphy, paintings and porcelain. Among them are the authentic works of Shen Yunchan and Huang Tingjian. Of course, the most precious thing is "" The authentic work of "Jinshiji"."

The staff enthusiastically introduced the four people.

"Two gentlemen, please pay a deposit of 500 million, and you can enter."

Yang Leping was taken aback by this number.

I once wondered if there was something wrong with my ears.

"how much is it?"

The expression of the staff remained unchanged, but there was a trace of disdain in their eyes.

"Sir, five million Chinese yuan."

Not only Yang Leping, Huang Linlin and Hu Yan were also taken aback.

Unexpectedly, the security deposit for this auction needs 500 million.

It seems that the specification of this auction is really quite high.

Liu Xiaoguang didn't let Yang Leping continue to ask, and asked the staff with a smile, "Can I swipe my card?"

"Yes, sir."

As he spoke, he handed over a pos machine.

Liu Xiaoguang took out his Zijin card and swiped it on the POS machine.

Seeing Zijin Card, the staff's expression remained unchanged.

A pair of strange look.

Liu Xiaoguang sighed in his heart, as expected of a staff member of Sotheby's Auction House, who had seen the world, and didn't care about Zijin Card at all.

"Sir, ma'am, this is your bidding number plate, I wish you a happy bidding."

Liu Xiaoguang took the bidding number and walked into the Shanshui Hall.

The auction number is pasted on the back of the seat.

The four walked to their seats and sat down.

This position is not near the front. In fact, Liu Xiaoguang's seat is at the back of the Shanshui Hall.

It seems that the staff did not take Liu Xiaoguang seriously.

After all, this is not Jiang BJ City's wealthy businessmen such as Guo Jiang Zhiqing.

Nobody cares about a young guy.

"Brother Guang, the money will be refunded to you when we leave, right?" Yang Leping confirmed with Liu Xiaoguang in a low voice.

"Yes." Liu Xiaoguang nodded.

"That's good!" Yang Leping finally felt relieved.

The huge sum of 500 million cannot be just explained here.

Those who participated in the auction entered the venue one after another.

At nine o'clock, the auction officially began.

A well-dressed and dignified auctioneer came onto the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Sotheby's cultural relics sale. In order not to disturb everyone's bidding, please turn your mobile phones to silent." The auctioneer behaved decently and gracefully.

"This auctioneer is actually a woman?" Yang Leping was quite surprised.

All he saw on TV were male auctioneers.

The female auctioneer surprised him a little.

The first cultural relic was taken onto the stage by the staff.

This is a somewhat yellowed landscape painting.

It looks quite old.

"Our auction today is held in the Shanshui Hall, so our first auction item is a landscape painting by Hu Mingtang of the Ming Dynasty. Hu Mingtang was a court painter during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. He is quite accomplished in maids, flowers, and landscapes. Today's pair The landscape painting is well preserved, and it has been identified as the work of Hu Mingtang's pen practice in his later years. Although it is a work of pen practice, Hu Mingtang's brushwork in his later years has reached the peak. A few strokes are natural. The starting price of this landscape picture is 50 Huayuan. Each price increase is at least 1 yuan."

After the auctioneer's introduction, someone immediately raised a placard.

"Okay, this gentleman is 55! 55, does anyone raise the price?"

"Okay, this lady is 56! The lady is very discerning."

"Is this gentleman 60? Yes, 60!"

The bidding sounded one after another.

Yang Leping was speechless.

Just such a yellowed picture scroll can be worth 60 yuan?

Do these guys have money and no place to spend it?

Yang Leping couldn't understand.

Even at this time, he is already a wealthy man.

Hu Mingtang's landscape painting was finally sold at a price of 100 million.

It has doubled compared to the auction price.

"Congratulations Mr. No. 69, I wish you a happy life." The auctioneer dropped the hammer happily.

The successful sale of the landscape painting is a good start for today's auction.

"Okay, let's take a look at the second auction item."

Two staff members carefully carried a pair of couplets onto the stage.

"Spring Breeze and Elegance"

"Autumn Water Article"!
The big characters are vigorous, simple and natural.

At first glance, it is the work of famous masters.

"This couplet is the authentic work of Mi Jie, a great calligrapher. Friends who are familiar with calligraphy and painting must be very familiar with Mi Jie. As one of the most famous calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty, Mi Jie's calligraphy is vigorous and simple, with a touch of natural beauty between the lines, which is very beautiful. Loved by collectors."

"This eight-character couplet perfectly matches the meaning of the words and calligraphy, which demonstrates Mi Jie's profound calligraphy skills."

"Mijie horoscope couplets, starting price, 200 million!"

Yang Leping was speechless again, "I don't think this word can catch up with the old man!"

In recent years, Liu Tiezhu has nothing to do and likes to write calligraphy in the yard.

It is to find some fun for my old age.

Liu Xiaoguang smiled wryly, how his grandfather's handwriting compares with Mi Jie's.

A sneer came from behind Yang Leping, "Bumpkin!"

The business is not low, Yang Leping naturally heard it.

Looking back, I saw a woman in luxurious clothes sitting behind me.

Seeing Yang Leping looking at her, the lady gave Yang Leping a blank look, and immediately looked away.

It seems that if my gaze stays on Yang Leping, it will be dirty.

Yang Leping just wanted to refute, but Liu Xiaoguang stretched out his hand to hold him back, "Don't make any noise at the auction!"

Only then did Yang Leping give up.

It's just that my heart is depressed, and my mood has become bad.

"150 million!"

The lady behind her raised her placard to make an offer.

It seems that I like this couplet quite a lot.

"Burn it with money!" Yang Leping sneered in a low voice, as a response to the title "bumpkin".

The number of couplets rose all the way to 300 million.

Yang Leping was dumbfounded.

He has seen today what it means to spend money like water.

The noble lady behind her seems to be determined to win this couplet, raising the price all the way.

In the end, it was added to 500 million, and no one dared to challenge it.

The noble lady looked around, feeling like she could see all the mountains at a glance.

"500 million, is there anyone raising the price?"

"500 million once!"

"500 million times!"

The auctioneer raised his gavel and was about to drop it.

The noble lady was satisfied and her face was full of spring breeze.

"550 million!"

Liu Xiaoguang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

Yang Leping, Huang Linlin and Hu Yan were all taken aback.

550 million to buy a pair of couplets!
I'm afraid Brother Guang is crazy!
The lady was even more surprised.

The price of 500 million is already a premium.

It's just that this couplet has a special meaning to her.That's why she keeps raising prices.

But 550 million, this price is a bit exaggerated!

The lady stared at the back of Liu Xiaoguang's head.

Is this guy sincerely disrupting the situation?

The auctioneer was overjoyed.

The price of 550 million really exceeded her expectations.

(End of this chapter)