Zhuo Qun acted in a high profile all the way. When he arrived at Shangdu Airport, he chartered a plane and flew directly to Xiangjiang.
After arriving in Hong Kong, we booked the presidential suite of the Peninsula Hotel for a month and invited the heads of two auction companies, Christie's and Sotheby's, to come over.
Nothing was said. Just ask Xiaozhuang and Lao Pao to bring two pieces of porcelain to them, show them, and then invite them to the Peninsula Hotel to discuss the consignment auction.
The family received a piece of porcelain and an invitation letter, both of which stated that a batch of Song Dynasty antiques were for sale, and they both stated that the people next door were invited.
After getting the items from both sides, they went to the appraiser to check. The appraiser could tell at a glance that it was Ru kiln porcelain from the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was also the best among them.
Several Song porcelain collectors were invited to help with the appraisal, and they all insisted that it was a fine product of Ru Kiln from the Northern Song Dynasty. It was indeed a porcelain from the Song Dynasty. People on both sides did not dare to delay, so they rushed to the Peninsula Hotel with their appraisal experts. Now During the economic downturn, many wealthy people are investing in antiques, which is a way to preserve value.
And both sides hold the idea that they must never let the one next door take the lead.
The people in charge of the auction house have all left, and the collectors they invited have already spread the news about the appearance of Ru Kiln in the circle.
A large number of collectors knew the news. Later, the news spread across the ocean to the gambling city and Taiwan, and even the photos were spread.
Even before the people from the auction company went to the hotel to meet Zhuo Qun, almost all collectors in the world knew that someone was going to auction the Ru kiln in Xiangjiang.
Even the auction company knew which one it was. Before the directors of the two auction companies even entered the door, they received a call from the headquarters. They must take the porcelain from Ru Kiln, and they must not let the next door get the first step.
People on both sides arrived at the Peninsula Hotel one after another and went straight to the hotel lobby manager's workbench to find out if Mr. Zhuo Qun lived here and in which room.
The lobby manager was very impressed by Zhuo Qun. After all, he was the owner of the presidential suite for a month, and Tang Xiaoxiao was wearing clothes from the Northern Song Dynasty, a Shu brocade palace dress, and a beaded crown on his head. Each pearl is the size of a dragon eye.
The lobby manager also received instructions and after asking if they were visitors from the two auction houses, he brought them to Zhuo Qun's private room.
"This is Mr. Zhuo's room. He is waiting for you inside." The lobby manager knocked on the door and it opened immediately.
I saw Xiang Yu appearing in front of several people with an expressionless face.
"Mr. Zhuo is waiting for you inside, please come in."
Xiang Yu invited people from the auction house in and gave the lobby manager a dozen dollars. "Mr. Zhuo doesn't want others to know that he lives here."
The door slammed shut again.
As soon as people from the two auction houses entered the suite, they saw Tang Xiaoxiao's clothes. They were really elegant and luxurious. The clothes were exquisite and the beaded crown on her head was also jaw-dropping.
The heads of these two auction houses can be said to be well-informed, but I have only seen this look from TV series, but the TV show is too rough, and Tang Xiaoxiao's look is all serious. Sichuan brocade, and it is also a brocade that makes the world happy. It is not seen in modern times. Even in the Song Dynasty, it was only used by people under Zhongshu's sect, privy councilors, royal relatives, generals and above.
Lantern brocade is a typical Shu brocade pattern in the Song Dynasty. It is also known as Qingfengnian or Tianxiale. It is named after the brocade pattern woven into a lantern shape with gold thread. The main body is a lantern, decorated with tassels and bees. Tassels are generally deformed patterns of ears of grain, representing grains. The "bee" of bees and the "deng" of lanterns are homophonic to "feng" and "deng", which form the auspicious saying of "abundant grain harvest".
Wen Yanbo of the Northern Song Dynasty relied on paying tribute to the lantern brocade to make friends with the harem, and was promoted to the post of governor. At that time, the Jin Jinqi brocade case caused a sensation in the court and the public. A lantern brocade actually caused a shock in the Northern Song Dynasty court. This Shu brocade, when It is truly beautiful.
And this lantern brocade is now collected in the Jincheng Shu Brocade Weaving and Embroidery Museum. Several people can tell at a glance that this brocade is from Shu brocade. It is not the current Shu brocade, but an antique grade from the Song Dynasty.
Zhuo Qun asked them to sit down and let them see what he had brought for auction.
"Isn't it a Ru kiln?" the person in charge of Christie's asked immediately.
Zhuo Qun frowned, "When did I say it was Ru Kiln?"
"Didn't you send someone to bring Ru kiln for us to auction?" the person in charge of Christie's said again.
"Ru kiln, those are just stones to ask for direction, this is what you want to auction." Zhuo Qun smiled contemptuously, Ru kiln is nothing, what is now is the main dish.
"Show them." Zhuo Qun waved his hand.
Xiaozhuang and the others pulled out several large wooden boxes. The boxes were all brought back from the Song Dynasty and were used by the royal family.
Once the box was opened, there were boxes of various sizes inside. It was either a wooden box made of brocade or a lacquer box. It was a piece of antique from the Song Dynasty. People from the two auction houses were dizzy when they saw it.
Luxurious, this is really luxurious.
The outer packaging is full of rare goodies, and the inside is undoubtedly a treasure.
One or two hundred things of various sizes were placed all over the floor. Zhuo Qun sat on the sofa with his chin a little bit and said, "Let's take a look. I asked you two to look at these things. After all, you are both professionals in art auctions." The company has a lot of connections, and I want to sell it at a good price, so whether I can leave it to you to take the photo depends on your ability.”
At this time, the auction house's appraisal experts had already begun to take heart-saving pills. They had never seen anything so violent.
What's going on in this place? All the five major kilns are here, but half of the porcelain has never been seen before.
"Mr. Zhuo, can we find someone? We want to find someone from the headquarters to help identify there are too many items."
When the person in charge of Sotheby's heard that he didn't recognize even half of the experts he brought, he was paralyzed on the spot. He wanted someone to help, so he could only say that there were too many things, but he couldn't say that he didn't know them, otherwise he would lose points. .
The person in charge of Christie's asked in a low voice after discussing with his appraisal expert.
"Mr. Zhuo, are these firewood kilns that have never been seen before?"
"Yes, it's a firewood kiln. Show it to them."
Zhuo Qun patted Tang Xiaoxiao's arm, and Tang Xiaoxiao took out a thick stack of appraisal certificates from the box next to him.
"These are appraisal certificates from several specialized museums in China. Take a look. There are a total of 130 ornaments from the five major kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty, a total of 20 pieces from the Chai Kiln, a total of more than a dozen rare ancient books from the Song Dynasty, and a total of jewelry from the Song Dynasty. Thirty pieces.”
"What our boss means is to leave it to you to auction. You can estimate the price, calculate the turnover, and hold a personal auction as soon as possible. This is just the first time we cooperate. There will be more in the future. Let you come to the auction, it’s up to you.”
Tang Xiaoxiao added, "We will only cooperate with one of you. As for who we cooperate with, it depends on your own abilities."
