Auctioneer Xu Zhongtian pointed to the box and said: "Everyone, this item is the finale of today's auction. I won't introduce its provenance in detail. Everyone knows it better than I do."
"No need to be too verbose. This is a complete version of "Book of Documents" recorded by Confucius. The base price is five thousand taels. The price will be increased by no less than one thousand taels each time. The bidding starts now."
There was a gong sound, and then someone shouted: "Five thousand taels!"
Five thousand taels?
"Confucius' personally recorded version of "Shangshu" is only five thousand? I'll pay six thousand!"
Six thousand?
Xu Zhongtian was speechless. He thought to himself that these people were all trying to get their way. Have you never been to an auction house? Don't you need to build up momentum and slowly increase the price? Just kill him directly.
Still a ruthless scholar!
Yan Shigu said in a deep voice: "Six thousand, let's take action quickly."
Kong Yingda shook his head and said: "No, wait a little longer. When they can't stop shouting, we will take action again."
Yan Liben, one of the alliance members, advised: "Kong Jijiu, if you don't come to this kind of auction, you may not understand. Just asking them to increase the price by a thousand or a thousand will only keep raising the reserve price. The auction needs to express a kind of Momentum, let people know that we are determined to win, so that they will not waste energy fighting with us.”
Yan Shigu nodded and praised: "That's the truth. Let's take action."
Kong Yingda sighed: "We have collected a total of 50,000 yuan, but our waist is not thick and our energy is not enough!"
"Come on, let's try barking first." The person next to me advised.
"Okay, let's call it ten thousand."
Ten thousand!
Xu Zhongtian exclaimed: "It's already ten thousand. It seems that the bidding for this treasure is very fierce. The price has been increased by four thousand taels. It's a big deal! It's already ten thousand, do you still want more? Ten thousand..."
Yan Liben's brother Yan Lide cursed: "This guy named Xu is really not a thing, he is just a fan. He deliberately aroused everyone's emotions and induced us to raise the reserve price to compete for it."
Kong Yingda smiled and said: "That's how the auction house is, based on making profits. As the chief auctioneer, his reputation is based on this ability."
In room No. 1 of Tianzi, Xiao Rui drank tea leisurely, without any time to compete.
Li Er said in confusion: "Boy, it's your turn to bid."
Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "No, after they decide the winner, I will give them a thousand taels more. Now I'm bidding to compete, it's a waste of saliva."
puff……
Your kid has also learned too much.
In room No. 3 with the word Di, someone from the Cui family in Qinghe raised a sign, twelve thousand taels!
From this moment on, the spectators began to exclaim in waves, just a book, but it actually attracted more than 10,000 photos? Still, scholars are rich.
Wang Jishan from the Wang family in Taiyuan looked down at his money bag, and his face showed the pain of being cash-strapped, alas! My uncle reluctantly gave me ten thousand taels. Unexpectedly, he called for ten thousand taels at the beginning. After seeing this treasure, I had no chance of it.
"That's all, if that's the case, then don't worry about it. You can concentrate on fighting Xiao Rui."
In fact, he had a doubt in his heart. The Wang family was not really short of money. His uncle seemed to be busy with other things this time and did not fully support him. According to his calculations, he should give at least thirty to fifty thousand, right?
It's a pity that I am not the head of the Wang clan, but just a junior. The Wang clan has no intention of bidding on this item this time. It is already a favor to be able to give the junior ten thousand as pocket money to go out and have fun.
Yu Shinan snorted coldly and motioned to his apprentice Chu Suiliang to raise his sign, "Fifteen thousand taels!"
Chu Suiliang advised: "Teacher, we have raised a total of fifteen thousand..."
Yu Shinan waved his hand and said: "No, this is an attitude. Bid the price, and the Marquis promised to lend us 10,000 taels, and the price will be 25,000 taels!"
puff……
Mr. Yu, I remember you said that Xiao Rui took action to settle the dispute. What are you doing now? It seems to be helping to raise prices and speculate. Either he was trying to trick Xiao Rui, or he was trying to trick Kong Yingda and his group, but in short, he was not helping.
Disciple Chu Suiliang also noticed this, but he didn't understand what the master meant.
Yu Shinan seemed to see his apprentice's thoughts and said with a smile: "As a Confucian disciple, it is our responsibility to fight for the inheritance of Confucius, but our financial resources are limited. Whether we can fight for it depends on our dedication."
Chu Suiliang nodded heavily, "Disciple understands."
Who is this? Are you specifically competing with us? Yan Shigu was a little angry.
Kong Yingda advised: "There are so many Confucian disciples in the world, who doesn't want the inheritance of saints?"
Yan Liben guessed: "Not necessarily. In addition to Confucian disciples, booksellers will also be interested. If the true complete version of "Shang Shu" can be printed and distributed across the country, it will definitely be a huge profit."
"Hmph, businessmen chasing profits are simply insulting the inheritance of saints!" Yan Shigu cursed.
Kong Yingda waved his hand and said: "No, if someone can really pass on the saint's inheritance and spread it throughout the world, no matter what his identity is or what his purpose is, it can be regarded as a meritorious deed!"
Yan Liben asked in confusion: "You mean, if you get this auction item, you will spread it all over the world?"
Kong Yingda nodded heavily: "Of course, the inheritance of the saints should be spread throughout the world."
"For thousands of years, the inheritance of Shangshu has changed several times and been lost countless times. As a result, we, the descendants of Confucianism, can only learn a little bit about the fragments of Shangshu."
"The competition for this edition of Shangshu is not only to spread knowledge throughout the world, but also to ensure that Shangshu will never be lost again!"
Yan Shigu bowed and saluted, "Brother Chongyuan, I admire your righteousness!"
Yan Liben said in confusion: "If that's the case, then why are we still fighting for it? Isn't it good to wait for those merchants to get it and print it? There will be a lot of money left."
Yan Lide kicked the young brother and scolded: "What do you know? What if it is not photographed by a bookseller? What if it is photographed by someone with evil intentions? Or by a collector, then this completed copy of " "Shang Shu", won't it be covered in dust again and never see the light of day?"
Yan Liben lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Twenty thousand! Go play the drums." Kong Yingda was shocked and decided to get serious.
Twenty thousand?
"Oh my god, it's 20,000... This guest bids 20,000..." Xu Zhongtian raised his exclamation an octave.
"Twenty thousand yuan is not enough to measure the priceless treasure passed down by the saint, but for ordinary people, twenty thousand yuan is already a sky-high price. This shows that this guest loves books and values rare treasures!"
"Everyone, is there anything higher? Twenty thousand taels!"
Qinghe Cui's people snorted coldly and withdrew from the fight. The family has big plans, but the funds they can mobilize are insufficient. Twenty thousand is already the limit.
"That's all. Didn't champion Hou Xiaorui say that he wants to participate? Let's give it to him. Not many people can compete with him anyway."
On the Wang family side of Taiyuan, Wang Jishan rubbed his chin and stared at Room 1 Tianzi, "It's weird, the call has reached 20,000, why doesn't Xiao Rui take action? Could it be that the news that he is going to participate is false? ?”
At this moment, someone knocked on Wang Jishan's door.
Wang Jishan frowned slightly. This is a confidential auction house and there is fierce competition. Who dares to disturb it? Don’t you understand the rules?
