C273 Auction
C273 Auction
In this society, you have no money and are looked down upon. But if you had money, you would be scolded for all sorts of reasons, you would be scolded for holding onto money, and if you donated money, someone would say that you wrote a cheque for nothing. Thus, if he had the money, he wouldn't be scolded if he didn't donate. He might as well donate and reap some benefits.
Liu Family's charity auction was not purely about reputation. Liu Family had its own auction house, which also meant that many of the auctioned items were genuine goods, treasures that were worth fighting for.
Therefore, there were many rich people who came to this party for a particular item or item.
Under the guidance of the waiters, the guests entered the side hall. It was more like a big meeting place than a side hall.
However, neatly arranged tables and chairs were placed at the center of the hall. The tables and chairs were filled with fruits and wine, as well as various numbers and labels.
According to the number on the invitation, Yang Chen and Lin Ruoxi went to the table that was specially prepared for them and sat down.
Coincidentally, their seats were at the back of the Yuan Family couple. After they sat down, Yuan Heewei and his wife, who were sitting in front, turned around and gave Yang Chen and Lin Ruoxi a kind smile.
Lin Ruoxi was confused as to why Yang Chen was so familiar with people from Yuan Family. Although Yang Chen said that it was Yuan Ye's birthday last time, Lin Ruoxi knew that such a big family like this, and the social network of their children, were different from their parents'. At least, before taking over the position of Patriarch, knowing their son did not mean that their parents were close to them.
No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't find any reason for Yang Chen to know Yuan Heewei and his wife. Although she was curious, Lin Ruoxi didn't intend to ask Yang Chen.
Yang Chenze looked around and saw that the Cai Family sisters were sitting at a table in the first row, while the guests that had attracted Cai Ning's attention were sitting at a few tables at the back. They were talking and laughing, looking relaxed.
Liu Family Auction House was a large, formal company, so the items being auctioned this time were naturally not ordinary goods. When a white tailcoat auctioneer walked onto the stage, he immediately began to display his first item of sale.
The giant LED display screen showed a 3D rotating pattern of blue and white porcelain.
The moment this object appeared, it immediately drew quite a few gasps from the audience. It was clear that this was an incredible object.
The auctioneer introduced loudly, "Honored guests, today, the first item to be sold in our Liu Clan Auction House is a blue and white flower, the 'blue and white peony vase'. Quite a number of people sitting around were famous antique collectors. I need not say much about the value of this collection. Yuan Qing Hua is the smallest blue and white porcelain in the world, representing our ancient Chinese porcelain turn to the period of colored porcelain. The paintings were magnificent, vigorous and unrestrained. The levels were complex, and each one was a rare treasure.
This item has been preserved completely, and was provided by friends from abroad. The starting bid is five million Chinese Dollar s, the bidding war begins! "
Following the word "start", quite a few of the antiques fans seated around the table started to scramble to raise their numbers.
"6 million!"
"8 million!"
"Nine million eight hundred thousand!"
"I bid 12 million!"
"..."
The sounds of people calling out their prices rose one after another. Very quickly, the price of this Primordial Azure Flower broke through 20 million.
Yang Chen heard a bunch of rich people throw out prices like paper, he smiled and asked Lin Ruoxi who was silent, "Wife, why aren't you saying anything, this thing has a lot of potential to increase in value."
Lin Ruoxi said flatly, "Not interested."
Yang Chen obviously knew that this chick wasn't without money. The only thing was that she was too shy to call out a price in front of so many people, so she didn't say anything else.
In a blink of an eye, someone had shouted out a "43 million" price. This was equivalent to the total assets of several small enterprises!
Although the price of this Primordial Azure Flower could be sold for up to 100 million yuan, it was, after all, an upper middle quality item and not the most representative of the top few. Therefore, many of the collectors and big bosses present put away their signboard regretfully, feeling that there was no need to compete for it anymore.
The fact that people could come represented the affirmation of their social status. There was no need to make people unhappy over such a small amount of money.
The auctioneer started shouting, "Customer number fifty-seven bids: 43 million, 43 million going once, 43 million …"
Yuan Heewei, who was sitting in his seat watching others bid, suddenly raised his hand without waiting for the auctioneer to continue. Zheng said, "50 million."
When the voice came out, the original 43 million customer immediately stopped talking, not to mention whether he had the money or not, at the very least, he would want to snatch something from Yuan Family, which showed that he did not want to stay in Zhong Hai anymore.
Besides, Yuan Heewei didn't really pay that much for the 50 million. He was merely participating in the auction to buy the first item at a high price, just to show off his status as the number one family.
As expected, everyone chose to remain silent. After the auctioneer's three calls, Yuan Heewei accepted the first item with 50 million.
After the first round was over, Yuan Heewei turned around and smiled to Yang Chen, "I know nothing about antiques. I guess a lot of people are laughing at me for being a fool."
Yang Chen shook his head, "It'll be worth fifty million in a few years. Leave it at home."
"Oh, do you know this profession?" Yuan Heewei asked curiously.
Lin Ruoxi and Yang Jieyu also looked at Yang Chen in confusion.
Yang Chen smiled faintly and said, "I've done a little research before when I was bored abroad. It's very inexperienced and doesn't have any skill. It's about people like me."
Yang Chen knew the price of a lot of antiques, but because a lot of people once gave him some blue and white flowers, he remembered some knowledge about blue and white porcelain. As for where those things were placed, Yang Chen didn't pay much attention, someone would definitely help him keep them.
"Haha, it's not that you don't want to learn, it's just culture." Yuan Heewei laughed, "Many people here rely on their sense of smell to do business until now. Coming here to participate in this kind of auction is just to make a name for themselves, they are even envious of the so-called 'unlearned'."
As they chatted, the auction continued.
The second and third items were moved onto the screen one after another.
Ruby jewellery, medieval western oil paintings, as well as ancient Chinese calligraphy scrolls, all of them were worth tens of millions.
However, Yuan Heewei did not call out a price after collecting the first item. Lin Ruoxi remained silent as usual, as if everything that happened had nothing to do with her.
Yang Chen felt a little bored. Rich people's games were actually a little monotonous. Who knows where the money would flow to. Other than giving them a moment of pleasure, it only left them with an even greater emptiness.
To put it harshly, he didn't even smoke a cheap, strong cigarette to stimulate him.
However, when Yang Chen saw the fifth item, he instantly felt something strange.
On the big screen, a small dark golden wine cup appeared. This gothic style wine cup usually contained wine.
The shape of the wine cup was roughly cylindrical. The opening of the cup was wider, and the bottom was high. The body of the goblet was simple and unadorned, with some vague lines and a few metal scratches. However, it could be distinguished from the rest that the goblet was made from gold, silver, and other rare metals.
Yang Chen suddenly realized something. No wonder Cai Ning came. No wonder why those Caucasians had such a weird smell.
On the internet, what Ma Qidun said seemed to be true. It was just that he never thought that the legendary "Holy Grail" would actually appear in this charity auction!
Almost at the same time, Yang Chen felt a faint cold fluctuation at the back of the venue. That surging energy fluctuation was like an abyss. Yang Chen immediately determined the identity of those white people.
"Tsk tsk, such extravagant work. Even a few of them came …" Yang Chen muttered to himself.
"What did you say?" Lin Ruoxi thought Yang Chen was talking to her and frowned.
Yang Chen chuckled, "Good wife, this cup is not bad. A glass of wine tonight will help you sleep and look good. You can buy it."
"If you want to buy it yourself, start at two million. It's not expensive anyway." Lin Ruoxi said indifferently.
Yang Chen twitched his mouth. He doesn't have any money.
At this time, the auctioneer introduced the item, "Ladies and gentlemen, this item was provided by a seller who asked for it to be kept secret a few days ago. "It has a long history and a mysterious history. It is the most important feature of this collection. There is no one who can give the specific name yet. Today's starting price is two million, but its true value is hard to estimate. I hope everyone can grasp the opportunity …"
Without waiting for the auctioneer to finish speaking, a blonde man in a dark red evening dress with blue eyes yelled in Chinese: "10 million"