I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Beside Ye Ming were the figures of Uncle Guan and Marquis Polan.

"Ye Ming, what are we doing here today?"

When Marquis Polan saw Ye Ming sitting beside him, he raised the question in his mind.

Before this, he had asked Uncle Guan many times about the purpose of coming to the auction, but he never got a clear answer.

"Watch a play!"

Ye Ming simply uttered two words.

Although Li Huaide was on guard against him, he didn't know that among the many distinguished guests, more than half were actually Ye Ming's people.

"Watching a play?"

Hou Paolan was puzzled for a moment. As a well-known collector in the city of Sijiu, he had heard many rumors about the Foley Auction House, but now he was wondering what was going on here.

"Ye Ming, I know you want to solve the hidden danger of Foley Auction House, but without sufficient evidence, I'm afraid it will be difficult to bring it down."

Uncle Guan was also confused and curious about Ye Ming's specific plan.

"I know that. Can you guess how many of my people are here?"

Ye Minghuan pointed to the entire auction hall.

"your people?"

Hou Lalan fell into deep thought.

"I see. Are you saying that we came here today just to watch the fun?"

When Uncle Guan heard this, he suddenly realized that he had misunderstood Ye Ming's intention before.

"Wouldn't it be exposing us if you took action yourself? You were going to take action, but you would just play the role of 'the mastermind'!"

Ye Ming joked, and while speaking, he even adjusted his seat.

A young man with a camera hanging around his neck saw this and quickly took a photo of Uncle Guan.

"Ok?"

Uncle Guan looked confused after being photographed.

"You'll understand in a moment, but Mr. Guan, you really came here just to take a photo like this!"

Ye Ming explained, a smile forming on his lips.

He planned to let Uncle Guan act as a whistleblower.

The key to doing this is reputation. Try to use it on your own people if possible. Otherwise, it would be a waste of resources and not worth it.

"I want to join too!"

When Hou Polan saw that someone was taking photos specifically for Uncle Guan, he volunteered.

Although he had not yet fully understood how important this matter was, he instinctively sensed that Ye Ming's move was not without purpose.

"That's great."

Ye Ming gladly accepted it, stepped aside and gestured to the young man who was taking pictures.

Soon, Hou Paolan's figure was also frozen in the camera film.

At this moment, under the orderly guidance of the auction staff, the guests participating in the auction took their seats one after another.

Uncle Liu and Su Meng sat in the front middle seat.

After a private transaction with Li Huaide, they established some kind of friendship between them.

"I think I saw Ye Ming in the auction, and he was with Uncle Guan and the others."

After Su Meng sat down, she couldn't help but frown.

She noticed that several of them were taking pictures, but couldn't figure out why.

It's impossible that he came to the auction house deliberately to pose for show, right?

"Isn't it normal for him to come? I heard that Li Huaide didn't invite Lou Xiao'e, and Ye Ming has a close relationship with the other party, so he would naturally come to find out the truth!"

Uncle Liu didn't find this strange.

As competitors, it is normal for them to understand the strength of each other's auction houses.

“I think I saw them taking pictures!”

Su Meng also told about the abnormal situation that she witnessed.

"They probably brought cameras to take pictures of the antiques on display for reference. As for them taking pictures, they probably just kept them as souvenirs. A few films are nothing to them!"

Uncle Liu quickly found a reasonable explanation, but he still couldn't help but be amazed in his heart.

Obviously, the existence of Foley Auction House had a significant impact on Nagasawa Auction House, which is why they went to so much trouble.

"Makes sense!"

Su Meng's expression also returned to normal. The dispute between the two auction houses had nothing to do with her.

At the same time, Guan's father and mother sat down a little bit at the back.

The Foley auction house adopts a parallel approach of invitations and tickets, and their tickets are purchased from others through some effort.

"I just seemed to catch a glimpse of our dad in front of us!"

After sitting down, Guan's father mentioned it casually.

"Are you overthinking it? How could our dad come to such an occasion? Even if he did come, you wouldn't be so guilty, right?"

When Guan's mother heard Guan's father repeatedly mentioning Uncle Guan, there was a hint of displeasure in her tone.

"Okay, I won't mention it!"

Seeing that Guan's mother was a little angry, Guan's father didn't dare to bring up the topic again, and he wondered in his heart whether he had misjudged the person.

On the stage, a lady in a purple cheongsam walked gracefully.

“Thank you all for joining us for our second auction at Foley. I am deeply honored to host this major auction in the city…”

During the auctioneer's speech, Li Huaide shook his head slightly.

He went to the newspaper headquarters to inquire, but he didn't expect that the other party did not send any reporters to report.

Wouldn't it be nicer if there were a few flashes at this moment?

“Now, let’s get back to the topic. Now let’s welcome today’s first lot!”

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, a hostess in a blue cheongsam walked onto the stage holding an exquisite cracked porcelain.

After the items have been displayed, the auctioneer begins to introduce them.

"The first treasure of this auction was identified by experts from Foley Auctions as a flat bottle made of water chestnuts in imitation of Ge glaze during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, with the inscription 'Qianlong imitation of antiques' engraved on the bottom."

"As we all know, the neck of the water chestnut flat bottle is thick and straight, and there are two types: the lipped mouth and the straight mouth. The belly of the vessel is flat and round like a water chestnut, with a ring foot.

Because of its unique ice cracks imitating Ge kiln porcelain, it is of great collection value! "

"Last year, a non-Ge kiln water chestnut flat bottle was sold at Changze Lianze Auction House for 200,000 Chinese dollars. Therefore, the starting price of this lot is set at 100,000 Chinese dollars. Each bid increase must be no less than 10,000 Chinese dollars. The bidding starts now!"

With the introduction over, the real competition began.

“Something feels wrong!”

Listening to the auctioneer's introduction, Marquis Tattered frowned slightly.

"It's hard to say. There are three main types of inscriptions on Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelain: 'Made in the Qianlong Period', 'Made in the Great Qing Dynasty' and 'Made in the Great Qing Dynasty'. 'Made in the Qianlong Period' is the most common. The inscription on the bottom of the Qianlong Rujun Glaze Water Chestnut Vase in the museum is 'Made in the Qianlong Period'."

Uncle Guan added that he already had a clear understanding of the situation of the Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelain in the old city.

"So this is probably a fake?"

Hou Paolan turned to look at Ye Ming with a look of surprise.

“It’s the real thing!”

Ye Ming shook his head to deny his guess.

Although he had never touched it himself, he could accurately identify the authenticity of the porcelain just by looking at it from a distance.

If this first piece of porcelain dares to be mistaken for the real thing, then we can only say that Li Huaide is really skilled and daring!