After a simple opening remarks, a graceful woman also wearing a cheongsam solemnly held a jar and carefully placed it on a special display stand.
The first auction item is a white-glazed pastel flower and bird jar with a lid of the same color and flower.
The jar body is made of white glaze as the base, with colorful flower and bird paintings carefully painted on it.
The birds in the picture have plump feathers and different expressions. Some are dancing gracefully, some are stopping and chirping, and they are vivid.
As for the flowers, various flowers such as peonies, chrysanthemums, orchids are painted. Each petal is carefully painted, and the color gradient is natural, making it appear both gorgeous and elegant.
The craftsmanship of the entire pastel jar is breathtaking. Whether it is shape, line or color matching, it shows the extraordinary skills of the peak period of porcelain in the mid-17th century.
Moreover, this pastel jar is well preserved without any signs of damage or repair, which further increases its rarity and value.
The big screen behind the beautiful auctioneer also captured live close-ups of the flower and bird jar from multiple angles.
The guests participating in the photo shoot were whispering to each other and talking a lot.
The beautiful auctioneer Tang Hualing scanned the audience, and then introduced in a pleasant voice:
"Please take a look, this is a white-glazed pastel flower and bird jar from the mid-17th century. It has bright color, exquisite painting and excellent condition."
"Such exquisite porcelain not only represents the peak craftsmanship of porcelain production at that time, but is also a treasure of Chinese porcelain art."
"The starting price for this white-glazed pastel flower and bird jar is 1 million yuan, and each increase will be no less than 50,000 yuan. Now, please bid!"
After the words fell, the venue was silent, and there was a brief silence for a while.
But soon, a voice broke the silence.
From the VIP box above, Mr. Lu’s voice came out: “One million and one hundred thousand!”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rush of bidding in the auction hall, and everyone joined the bidding process.
"1.2 million!"
"One million and two hundred and fifty thousand..."
"1500000!!!"
The voices of price increases kept coming. In the corner, the white-haired old man nodded slightly, his eyes shining with admiration and desire for this work of art.
He held up his number plate and said loudly: "Two million!"
Even though he doubled the reserve price, other buyers were still enthusiastic and raised their placards one after another, and the competition was fierce.
In the end, under the attention of everyone, this white-glazed pastel flower and bird jar was bought by Mr. Lu in the VIP box for a high price of 6.6 million, setting off a small climax for this special auction.
Tang Songyuan looked at Mr. Lu with a grateful expression and said:
"Old man, you don't have to do this. If you really like these porcelains, I will send some better ones to your house later."
Mr. Lu shook his head and smiled nonchalantly: "I told you last time that as long as it's your business, my Lu family will be the first to buy it."
"My old man doesn't want people to say that I'm a man of bad faith, and I really like this flower and bird jar, so don't say it again, haha..."
Tang Songyuan said quickly: "That's natural. Mr. Lu's support and trust will be borne in mind by Tang Songyuan."
After taking the first piece of porcelain, Mr. Lu stood up with satisfaction as if he had completed his task.
He said: "I will no longer accompany you young people when I am old. Hongting will send me back."
"Brother Tang, you can do whatever you want, Hongfei and Qiming can do whatever you want..."
Tang Songyuan quickly stood up to see them off, Lu Hongfei and Lu Qiming also stood up, but the old man waved them to sit down, and he led Lu Hongting out through the box door with his back to the hall.
The auction continued, and the atmosphere in the venue became lively. Guests came and went, competing to bid, and no one wanted to lose.
Tang Songyuan looked at the only two people left in the box, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
He was quite familiar with Lu Qiming, but he had only met Lu Hongfei once.
However, Lu Hongfei first asked him to sit down and said with a smile: "Just like Qiming, just call me uncle."
Tang, Song and Yuan hurriedly hit the snake with a stick and called out: "Uncle Lu..."
Lu Qiming sat next to him and said with the same smile: "Song Yuan, my uncle is a very good person. Although he looks a bit old-fashioned, he basically has no airs at home."
"When I was little, Qingliu and I took us to dig out bird's nests..."
Lu Hongfei couldn't help but pointed at him and cursed with a smile: "You kid, you can't get over this matter, right?"
Tang Songyuan was also amused by Lu Qiming's words, thinking that Uncle Lu did not look very serious, but rather kind.
But he also knew that Lu Hongfei, as the second generation of the Lu family, was able to rise to prominence in the reform era and hold tens of billions of wealth in his hands. It must not be as simple as it seems on the surface.
He smiled and said, "Uncle Lu is indeed very approachable."
Lu Hongfei laughed and patted his shoulder, "Song Yuan, you are also a good talker! But let's continue watching the auction."
"I have been looking forward to this auction today for a long time..."
Each of the next auction items attracted the attention of the guests.
Lu Hongfei also took action one after another, taking pictures of six or seven pieces of porcelain and a set of jewelry inlaid with red and sapphires.
A total of more than 50 million was spent.
Before leaving, he said to Tang Songyuan: "Songyuan, you are very good. Come to Lu's house to play when you have time, and we can have a good chat."
Tang Songyuan agreed, got up to see him off again, and sent him and Lu Qiming to the gate of Poly Auction House.
When he returned to Shengtang's box, he saw a scene that stunned him.
Li Qingying was playing mahjong in the box with Meng Jingwen, Ye Jinghuan and Yang Sijia.
Seeing Tang Songyuan push the door in, Meng Jingwen, Ye Jinghuan and Yang Sijia all felt guilty, but Li Qingying greeted:
"Yeah, Mr. Tang is back. Please help me with a few shots while I go to the bathroom, otherwise I will almost lose all my money..."
Tang Songyuan was a little speechless, "No, it's a good auction, why are you playing mahjong?"
Li Qingying smiled and said: "Idle time is also idle. Besides, on this occasion, we are selling our own things. Is it possible that we still need our help to raise the price?"
"So I suggested playing mahjong, just for the four of us to spend some time."
"Today we don't talk about work, we just have fun..."
Tang Songyuan was still confused: "But where did you get mahjong from?"
Li Qingying stood up, pulled him to sit down at her original position, and said, "It's from Poly. This set of ivory mahjong is an antique from the Republic of China. I bought it."
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