I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Just as Uncle Liu was sighing, Su Meng pointed to the corner in front and exclaimed.

"What's wrong? Oh, isn't that Ye Ming? Isn't he just a deputy factory director? Oh, by the way, Lou Xiao'e might be invited to participate in this auction!"

When Ye Ming and his group showed up at the auction, Uncle Liu did not show excessive surprise.

In Uncle Liu's eyes, Lou Xiao'e is undoubtedly the core figure of this group of people.

He guessed that they occupied the front row seats because they arrived early and did not speculate too much.

"Ye Ming, did you personally plan and set up this auction house?" The leader's wife widened her eyes and asked Ye Ming.

She has seen a lot of the world, but facing such a huge commercial district, which not only has an auction house but also has residential buildings around it, if these are all Ye Ming's industries, then the amount of his assets must be astonishing.

"This is just an auction house. Ye Ming's assets are far more than these." Marquis Paola explained to the leader's wife with a smile.

Because of Ye Ming's relationship, the few of them quickly became familiar with each other.

Judging from Ye Ming's respectful attitude towards the two men, Uncle Guan and Marquis Polan naturally understood that their identities were not simple.

Although this was the first time that Uncle Guan and Marquis Polan had set foot here, the most magnificent building they had seen before was just the city gate tower.

The sheer scale of the auction venue before them truly left them dumbfounded.

"Ye Ming, can this auction really have such a big impact as you said?" The senior leaders have made great efforts behind the establishment of the auction house and they are well aware of Ye Ming's original intention.

The current antique market abroad is becoming increasingly mature and the prices are high; in contrast, there is not even a single formal appraisal agency in China.

You can buy a piece of porcelain from a famous Song Dynasty kiln for a few hundred dollars, but Hong Kong or overseas businessmen buy it at a low price and resell it abroad at a high price, causing our country's cultural relics, which have experienced hardships, to suffer heavy losses again.

There are now hundreds of millions of antiques scattered overseas! Ye Ming couldn't bear to see these national treasures being taken away by unscrupulous businessmen.

“Boss, if this auction fails to stir up any waves, it will be my fault, Ye Ming.

The cultural relics on display today will bring great shock to the whole world! "Ye Ming's eyes fell on the professional female auctioneer who was walking out of the auction table. She was a master invited by Ye Ming from Hong Kong through Lou's father.

The discussions among the audience showed that many people had recognized her identity.

"Ms. Chen? Changze Auction House actually invited her?" Uncle Liu looked at the auctioneer who walked onto the stage with a little surprise.

"Uncle, do you know this person?" Ye Ming asked.

"I don't know her, but I saw her at the Hong Kong International Auction." Uncle Liu had just finished speaking when the lady in the purple cheongsam on the stage smiled and began to host: "Dear distinguished guests, welcome to this auction hosted by Changze Auction House. It is my honor to be invited to host the first large-scale auction in Sijiu City..."

As the auctioneer spoke, the flash lights on the scene kept flashing.

In order to create momentum, Ye Ming specially invited all the well-known newspapers in the city to come and report.

"Okay, without further ado, let's welcome our first item!" After the auctioneer finished speaking, a hostess who was also wearing a cheongsam walked into the venue holding an exquisitely crafted black incense burner.

"Wow, such a heavyweight treasure at the beginning?" Hou Polan was quite surprised when he saw the first item.

"Mr. Hou, could you tell me what's so special about this incense burner?" The senior leader had little exposure to antiques, and seeing that Hou seemed to be quite knowledgeable about it, he asked curiously.

"No, no, it's not that I'm asking for your advice. I'm just sharing my thoughts." Polan Hou didn't dare to call himself an expert for the big boss that Ye Ming called him. He responded modestly and continued to explain, "This is a copper snowflake gold crown-ear square furnace from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. It has a flat mouth, turned outward, plump shoulders and a bulging belly. The belly is smooth and has no decorations, but it shines with a glittering snowflake gold light, hence the name Snowflake Gold.

The incense burners from the Xuande period are considered to be treasures among incense burners. Although the specific price has not been set in China, in our industry, every Xuande burner is a priceless treasure! "

"It turns out that a small incense burner contains such a wealth of knowledge. I have benefited a lot today!" The big leader originally just wanted to join in the fun, but after listening to Hou Polan's interpretation, he also began to become interested in antiques.

After the etiquette lady presented the items to the auction table, the auctioneer began his wonderful explanation.

"The first lot of this auction has the inscription 'Made in the Xuande Period of the Ming Dynasty' engraved on the bottom. It has been identified by the professional appraisal agency of the Cultural Relics Bureau as a genuine copper snowflake gold crown ear square furnace from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty! As we all know, the Xuande furnace was designed and supervised by Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji of the Ming Dynasty in the third year of Xuande. It is the first batch of copperware in Chinese history that was cast with wind-milled copper. It has exquisite craftsmanship and is of great collection value!"

In the previous event of the Great Britain International Auction, a Xuande furnace was sold for 350,000 pounds, and today's starting price is set at 1 million Chinese yuan, and each increase in price cannot be less than 50,000 Chinese yuan.

At this moment, the highlight officially begins.

After listening to the introduction, the big boss nodded slightly, acknowledging that the auctioneer's statement was consistent with Hou Polan's previous description. It was obvious that Ye Ming had someone who knew the value of the goods around him.

"The starting price is only one million? Isn't this an underestimation of the Ming Xuan furnace?" Marquis Polan muttered in dissatisfaction.

The senior leader was puzzled by this and said, "Mr. Hou, the average monthly income of a family is less than 100 yuan nowadays. This price is already quite high in my opinion."

Ye Ming responded: “As the saying goes: in troubled times, gold is hidden; in prosperous times, antiques are collected.

The value of antiques often needs to be based on a certain economic foundation to be reflected. Look at how many transaction records of Xuande incense burners are there in the market today? According to the current national conditions, Xuande incense burners may not be able to reach such an estimated price, so the auctioneer can only refer to the transaction price in the international market. "

The leader agreed with Ye Ming's point of view and nodded: "Ye Ming is right. The value of antiques was not high in the past because living conditions had not yet improved.

Now that living standards are gradually improving, it’s time to start paying attention to the antique market.”

Ye Ming further explained: "As for the salary issue you mentioned, although this price seems exaggerated for ordinary people, look at the thousands of bidders present today, which one of them is not worth more than one million?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the buyers who were invited to participate in the auction responded one after another.

"One million and one million!"

"Someone actually made a bid!" The big boss couldn't help but marvel at the bidding sounds behind him, and he also had a deeper understanding of Ye Ming's words.

"Guest No. 168 bid million. Is there a higher bid?"

"I'll pay 1.2 million!"

"One million and three hundred thousand!"

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