In about fifteen minutes, many buyers on site had completed their bidding.
There were bids for every piece of the Indian antiques placed on the display table.
Next to those antique cultural relics, there are more or less several envelopes.
Packed in those envelopes were the quotes given by the buyers on site.
Seeing that no one came forward to put down the envelope, Xiao Ran smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, is there anyone else bidding?"
"If no one bids again, then I will announce the auction reserve price of these antiques and then open the bids on the spot."
Before he finished speaking, many buyers on the scene responded one after another.
"Sean, hurry up and open the bid, everyone is waiting impatiently."
"That's right, Sean, hurry up and open the bidding. I really want to know how many treasures I can win today."
Xiao Ran looked at the buyers on the scene, then nodded and said:
"Okay, since everyone can't wait, I will announce the auction reserve price now, and then open the bidding on the spot."
The next moment, he began to announce the auction reserve price.
"Gentlemen, let me first tell you the auction reserve price of this owl-headed human statue."
"This statue is very special. It is carved from the God of Death in Algonquin mythology."
"And the carving technique of this statue is very clever, full of dramatic tension, and impressive."
"Another point is that the materials used in this statue are all of the highest quality, which is very rare."
"Taken together with these characteristics, this is definitely a top-notch Indian antique artifact with great collection and research value."
"After some analysis and research, I set an auction reserve price of US$10 million for this obsidian sculpture..."
Before he finished speaking, the scene immediately exploded.
The many buyers at the scene, as well as the exploration team members and others around them, were all shocked by the auction reserve price.
"What? Reserve price of 10 million US dollars, did I hear that correctly?"
"Oh my God! This is just an antique from Massachusetts!"
"The Massachusetts people were just a tribe that completely died out just after the birth of a rudimentary civilization. How could their antiques be so expensive?"
Even several Indian chiefs were shocked by the auction reserve price.
Then, they nodded appreciatively, with a smile on everyone's face.
Obviously, they recognized Xiao Ran's price for this statue and thought he was very discerning.
Listening to the exclamations coming and going, Xiao Ran just smiled softly without any explanation.
Next, he gave the auction reserve price of another obsidian sculpture, which was US$8 million.
This obsidian sculpture depicts the dark god from Massachusetts mythology.
The God of Darkness is a very important deity and very appropriate for the occasion.
It was perfect for him to appear in this dark world deep underground. He was obviously the master of this underground world.
As before, the auction reserve price of US$8 million once again shocked everyone and caused a lot of exclamations.
Xiao Ran still did not give any explanation, but continued to announce the auction reserve prices of the remaining antique cultural relics.
In addition, the auction reserve prices of those antique cultural relics are much lower.
Their auction reserve prices are basically around US$1 million, with the highest being only US$1.5 million.
Even so, after Xiao Ran gave the auction reserve price for these antiques, there were still several disappointed laments.
"Alas! The quotation I gave is too low, and there is not even the slightest chance! What a pity!"
"Farke! We're only short of $50,000. Now we're completely out of luck!"
Xiao Ran looked at these unlucky people, and then walked towards the long display table.
Professor Baker and David, who were supervisors, also followed.
Coming closer, Xiao Ran directly picked up the seven or eight envelopes placed next to the owl-headed statue.
Then the envelopes were opened one by one, and under the witness of Professor Baker and David, they began to look at the offers given by each buyer.
In just a moment, he had read all the quotes for this obsidian statue of the God of Death.
Then, he took out the highest offer and displayed it in front of everyone.
"Gentlemen, the one who finally won this obsidian statue of Death was a bidding team composed of several Indian chiefs."
"The price they quoted was US$32.5 million, which was higher than other quotes, and they chose to bid in US dollars."
"Congratulations to the chiefs, you have achieved your wish and won this obsidian death sculpture."
With that said, Xiao Ran nodded towards Chief Shanfeng and others.
Looking at the Indian chiefs, they were all excited and cheered.
The rest of the people at the scene turned to look at them. Some were envious, some were annoyed, and some were exclaimed.
"The price of US$32.5 million is too high. It is more than twice the reserve price. Who would have thought!"
"It can be seen that these Indian chiefs are determined to get this obsidian statue of Death. There may be some unknown secrets hidden behind this statue."
While everyone was cheering and talking, Xiao Ran had already picked up several envelopes placed next to the second obsidian sculpture and began to check the quotation.
The on-site supervision was still conducted by Professors David and Baker.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran had checked four quotes.
These quotes included two invalid quotes that were below the reserve price.
The buyers who made these two offers also knew that they had lost the qualification to compete, and they all looked frustrated.
The other two bids were valid, both were above the auction reserve price, but not much higher.
When Xiao Ran opened the fifth envelope and saw the quotation inside.
He was suddenly stunned, and then a bright smile broke out on his face.
But he didn't say much. He just handed the quotation to David for verification and opened the sixth envelope.
Seeing his performance, everyone at the scene understood instantly.
Apparently, the fifth offer pleased him.
But no one knows who made the offer.
The sixth quotation that was opened next made Xiao Ran pause again.
Professor Baker and David, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the contents on the quotation.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran came to his senses and opened the last envelope.
This time he only glanced at the quotation on the list and handed it to David.
When David finished the review, he pondered for a moment and then said loudly:
"Gentlemen, the bidding results for this obsidian statue of the God of Darkness have been announced."
"The winning bidder is the Harvard Art Museum. They are willing to exchange several pieces of Chinese antique art with me."
"These pieces of Chinese antique art include a bronze rhinoceros statue from the early Warring States Period, a black jade cong from the Liangzhu Culture, a jade cup with two phoenixes holding ears in the mid-Western Zhou Dynasty, and a duck-shaped bronze vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty."
“I really like these Chinese antiques and artworks, and I really want to own them. Now that I have this opportunity, I naturally don’t want to miss it!”
Before he finished speaking, Martha and others from the Harvard Art Museum cheered excitedly.
"Awesome! This statue of the Dark God belongs to us!"
“Our museum has another treasure. It’s a great day.”
Just as they were cheering and celebrating, Chief Shanfeng suddenly stepped forward and said:
"Sean, the price we quoted for this statue of the God of Darkness is US$20.5 million. Isn't this price comparable to those Chinese antiques?"
Following his words, there was an exclamation of exclamation immediately.
The prices given by several Indian chiefs for this obsidian statue shocked everyone.
No one expected that these Indian chiefs would be so generous.
However, when you think about the casinos that are popping up in various Indian reservations, it is not surprising to everyone.
Although the Indians were imprisoned by the U.S. government, they could only live in reservation areas.
However, they can open casinos in the reservation area to make money and basically don't have to pay taxes.
In this case, the chiefs of the major Indian tribes are actually not short of money in their pockets, and all of them are billionaires.
As for the Indians living at the bottom, that's another story.
Xiao Ran looked at Chief Shanfeng, then smiled and said:
"Mr. Chiefs, the price you gave for this God of Darkness is very competitive."
"But I said before, I would rather choose to exchange Chinese antiques for art."
"These Chinese antiques and artworks taken out by the Harvard Art Museum are exactly what I like, so I chose to exchange them with them."
"In fact, these pieces of Chinese antique art are priceless treasures. In my eyes, their value is higher than your quotation."
After hearing this explanation, several Indian chiefs were speechless and all fell silent.
Martha and others standing aside had a look of regret in their eyes.
"Martha, is the price we quoted too high? We're giving this cunning guy Sean a bargain."
"Listen to what he said, even if we take away one or two treasures, this guy will probably agree to exchange with us."
Professor Samuel whispered, his tone sour.
Martha looked back at him, pondered for a moment, and then whispered back:
"It's too late to say this now. To be on the safe side, we still stick to the previous bidding strategy. There is no need to change it!"
"Sean, this cunning little bastard, is too difficult to figure out. If we remove one or two treasures, we might be defeated by some Indian chiefs."
"That's true. When facing a cunning guy like Sean, you can never be too careful."
Professor Langdon continued.
While talking, Xiao Ran picked up the envelope next to the third lot and began to check the price.
The next auction went very smoothly.
The subsequent gold statues were all successfully photographed, with no first-rate results.
However, the transaction prices of these gold statues are simply not comparable to those of the two obsidian statues.
Even so, Xiao Ran still made a lot of money and exchanged several pieces of Chinese antique art.
While the auction was going on, the cleanup operations in the underground cracks were also continuing.
After a while, another batch of antique cultural relics and gold products were hoisted to the ground.
The private auction in the chapel has continued and is getting more and more popular.
Western Zhou Dynasty Double Phoenix Holding Ears Jade Cup
