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"Mr. No. 8 bid $51, is there any other gentleman who bid?"

The auctioneer is also working very hard. The competition for the first lot is so fierce. It seems that there will be a good profit today.

Soon he saw another number plate raised, so he hurriedly announced it excitedly: "Mr. No. 3, the bid is 52 US dollars!"

No. 3 is the number plate in Looney's hand.

The corner of Liu Qingshan's mouth turned up slightly, and he raised his card again, adding another [-].

Looney hesitated, he didn't understand Liu Qingshan's intentions, did he really want to photograph the mummy, or did he want to lure him into a trap?

After thinking about it, Looney still didn't have the courage to raise his number plate in the end.

He was really afraid that after he made an offer, Liu Qingshan would simply give up. What's the use of Luni asking for a mummy?

With these hundreds of thousands of dollars, wouldn't it be good to find a group of young and beautiful girls?

The auctioneer yelled a few more times, but no one bid again. In the end, the mummy was sold for $53.

"Little brother, you can carry it back by yourself when the time comes." Li Tieniu muttered.

Liu Qingshan said twice: "Boban, you are in charge of contacting the museum in Egypt and donating directly. After all, fallen leaves return to their roots."

His voice was not too loud, just enough to be heard by the people around him.

In the auction hall, there was a low exclamation.

"Boss, I admire you so much!" Boban also flattered him.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars, just donated like this, without blinking an eye.

Liu Qingshan smiled: "All ancient civilizations are used to commemorate and worship, and should not be reduced to a tool for profit. The hometown is their best destination."

In the auction hall, almost everyone's eyes were looking this way, and many people's eyes showed respect.

"Purchasing fame." Looney snorted. He felt that he had a little understanding of Mountain's thinking, and then he could safely raise the price for the other party.

The second lot is on the stage. This is a set of clay tablets, with a total of more than [-] yuan, and the reserve price is [-] US dollars.

It is said to have been unearthed in the country of Iraq, and it depicts cuneiform characters, which are left over from the Sumerian civilization, the oldest known civilization today.

This kind of writing is even older than China's oracle bone inscriptions.

Vera suddenly became excited: "I have studied cuneiform characters, and these clay tablets are very precious!"

Liu Qingshan smiled, almost forgot that there was a master of language and characters by his side.

So he nodded to Vera: "Then you can participate in the auction, it is my wedding gift to you, but remember, after the research, it must be returned to the original owner and donated to the museum in West Asia."

Vera's eyes lit up immediately: "I will definitely."

After finishing speaking, he raised the sign high: "Add one hundred thousand dollars!"

Li Tie hurriedly tugged at her arm: Although it's not our own money, we can't spend it like this?

Liu Qingshan also laughed, in fact, in the auction field, this kind of momentum is also very good, it can make competitors quit in spite of difficulties.

However, Lu Ni, who had already made up his mind to raise the price for Liu Qingshan, quickly joined Vera.

Two people compete for each other, and other competitors can't get in at all.

Most of the people who want to get these clay tablets are researchers from some universities or representatives of museums. Their funds are limited, and of course they will not spend such money.

In less than 1 minute, the price climbed to 30 US dollars, and there were only more than 30 clay tablets in total, all of which reached [-] yuan.

The price is not high at all.

Just like the tortoise shells and animal bones that carry the oracle bone inscriptions, each piece is equally precious.

Vera also seemed to get angry, and added another hundred thousand dollars to the price, and then gave Looney a provocative look.

Not to be outdone, Looney also added [-].

The two fought for several more rounds, and the price of the clay plate has risen to 80 US dollars.

The auctioneer was overjoyed. The estimate from the bottom of his heart, these clay tablets, could fetch 30 yuan, which would be the best.

"90!" Vera bid again!

Without even thinking about it, Looney habitually raised the sign: "100 million."

Vera exhaled forcefully, and then fell down on the chair like a deflated ball: "Although I really want to get these clay tablets, but all our net worth, added up, is only 100 million."

It turned out that this girl planned to pay for it herself, but now the price has reached her limit.

"Vera, do you need help?" Liu Qingshan asked again, and it was originally paid by him.

Vera blinked at Liu Qingshan, then waved her little hands weakly: "Forget it, in fact, there are several 10 clay tablets that have been discovered so far, and many of them have not been studied yet."

This is normal. Take oracle bone inscriptions as an example. So far, after nearly a hundred years of research by scholars, more than 1000 have been successfully identified.

But the total number is almost five thousand.

"Alright then." Liu Qingshan also shook his head regretfully, and from Vera's eyes, she read a cunning.

And Vera soon became cheerful again, opened her mouth and said to Looney:

"Mr. Looney, congratulations on getting these clay tablets. I hope you take good care of them, and don't let your children wet them and play with them as mud."

At the same time, the auctioneer also knocked on the gavel: "Congratulations, Mr. No. 3, for obtaining these clay tablets."

There was also sparse applause at the scene, calling Looney, who was in a state of enlightenment, to wake up all of a sudden: It's mine, why didn't you ask the price?

But what is the use of these clay tablets? Are you really playing with clay?

Looney's complexion became very bad. He felt that he was a little fooled. He wanted to raise the price for the other party, but he raised it and got too deep into the scene, and it fell into his own hands.

But in the public, he couldn't lose his demeanor, so he could only bite the bullet and wave gently.

But in his heart, it was more uncomfortable than swallowing mud.

The next auction was the Dafang Ding, the starting price was 50 US dollars, Liu Qingshan directly added [-] US dollars, then smiled and nodded to Luni.

Looney has not recovered from the incident just now, and he is at a loss in his heart, not knowing whether he should make a move.

Similarly, the friends around him didn't dare to bid, because they were worried about the situation just now.

There were also several Chinese faces who were interested in this big tripod, but after seeing Liu Qingshan's bid, none of them participated in the competition.

As a result, this big tripod was sold at a price of 60 US dollars.

Even the auctioneers couldn't figure it out: In their expectation, this Dafang Ding should fetch millions of dollars.

Of course, Lu Fang and Boban are the happiest. In their plan, as long as the price does not exceed 200 million, they will participate.

It is rare to see such a national treasure like a big tripod, not to mention that there are inscriptions in the tripod.

Unexpectedly, it was a bit overjoyed to get it at such a low price.

These two guys are also clever people, and they gradually figured out Liu Qingshan's routine, which is true and false, false and true.

Unused mummies were photographed and donated directly, which also earned respect.

Ask Vera to participate in the auction of clay sculptures, and dig a hole for Looney, scaring the other party from participating again.

In this way, there are basically no competitors.

These two also often confuse auction houses, and I feel that I have learned a lot from Liu Qingshan.

Taking down the Dafang Ding, Liu Qingshan and the others have already completed the task, because they are not interested in the cultural relics of other civilizations.

However, it has already been released beforehand, so we still have to participate.

For the next few lots, Liu Qingshan also raised his cards a few times, and then he died down.

His money didn't come from a strong wind, and the donation of the mummy was just a gesture, and by the way, he would hit Looney and others, so as not to cause trouble when bidding for the Dafang Ding.

Even clay tablets have been called for millions of dollars. If there is a fight for this generous tripod, it will cost at least several million dollars.

In fact, Liu Qingshan still made a profit after calculating inside and outside.

And Looney finally came back to his senses, feeling even more uncomfortable, and secretly made up his mind that he would not let Liu Qingshan get his way easily again.

The voice of the auctioneer on the stage sounded again: "The next Lot No. [-] is a precious cultural relic from the pre-Columbian period, a golden mask!"

The so-called pre-Columbian period is the Indian period, which means that before Columbus discovered the American continent, all the Indians lived on the American continent at that time.

The Indians created such as the Mayan civilization, etc., and the lost cultural relics have always been welcomed by collectors.

Seeing the golden mask on display, many bidders immediately began gearing up.

Soon, under the scramble, the price exceeded 100 million US dollars.

"110 million." Liu Qingshan finally bid.

"150 million!" Looney also had a gloomy face, directly increasing the price significantly.

Liu Qingshan was not to be outdone: "200 million, I happen to know an Indian chief, I am going to present this mask to him as a testimony of our friendship, and play another song for him, the last Mohican."

There were still a few bidders who wanted to participate in the auction, but after listening to Liu Qingshan's words, they all silently put down the number plates in their hands.

Only Looney had a cold smile on his face: "250 million!"

Chapter 37 I really didn't mean to

"This kid is two hundred and five." Li Tieniu cursed angrily.

Of course, Looney definitely doesn't understand the profound Chinese culture, and he doesn't know what two hundred and five represents.

Liu Qingshan smiled and raised his number plate again: "300 million."

There was a low exclamation from all around, not because everyone was amazed at the price, but because they were amazed at the value of Liu Qingshan's friendship, which was so high.

Because they have all heard just now that this golden mask is going to be given to the Indian chief.

"400 million!"

Lu Ni is also determined to trip Liu Qingshan, the more the opponent is sure to win, the higher the price he dares to raise.

"500 million!"

Of course, Liu Qingshan couldn't back down. At this time, the competition was not only financial resources, but also dignity.

Both of them added 100 to 100, and money completely turned into numbers at this moment.

"1000 million." Liu Qingshan finally called out the price to 1000 million.

"I, I congratulate Mr. Mountain." There was a tricky smile on the corner of Looney's mouth, and he didn't raise the price.

Tony Getty next to him also gloated and added: "Mr. Mountain's friendship is really precious, hahaha!"

There were wanton laughter from these people's mouths.

In fact, in this kind of occasion, it is very tasteless to do so. If it were normal, Looney and others would not do this, it would affect the image too much.

But I don't know what's going on, when they saw Liu Qingshan, they couldn't help it, probably because of their failed bets and psychological imbalance.

Those people around also cast disgusting glances at them. No one likes this kind of guy except the black-hearted auction house.

Liu Qingshan didn't take it seriously, and still had a breezy smile on his face: "In my heart, friendship is priceless."

Oh, there was a commotion around, and someone spontaneously started clapping.

Comparing the two sides, the moral character is superior.

Liu Qingshan's intention is very simple, not only to beat the opponent in terms of price, but also to beat the opponent hard mentally.

Call this group of guys, and they will tremble when they see him in the future, rolling as far as they can.

"What's so proud of being taken advantage of?" Tony muttered in a low voice.

"Your Excellency, please don't tarnish the noble word of friendship, you have no qualifications at all." Vera couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and reprimanded loudly.

"I..." Tony still had nothing to refute, so he could only stare at the stinky woman viciously.

In the end, Li Tie's razor-like gaze greeted him, so frightened that Tony quickly lowered his head, his heart trembled.

The surrounding gazes were even more contemptuous. If it weren't for Luni and the others who still wanted to continue to raise the price for Liu Qingshan, they probably would have walked away long ago.

The auctioneer on the stage was the happiest. He was on commission, and of course he hoped that the price would be as high as possible.

Seeing that no one bids anymore, I started to follow the procedure: "1000 million, once, 1000 million, twice..."

No one bid anymore, Liu Qingshan couldn't help blinking: Could it be that there was a mistake in judgment?

"[-] million dollars!" Finally a voice sounded, instantly attracting the attention of the audience.