"$20.2 million!"
"Okay! Guest No. 16 bids 20.4 million US dollars!"
It wasn't until the price exceeded 20 million US dollars that the bidding speed gradually slowed down.
However, the bidding range has not been reduced, and it is still rising from 200,000 to 200,000.
Li Jinglin and Luo Shiyao looked at each other.
There is only one meaning expressed in the eyes.
[Money, nest, a lot of money. 】
The Guarneri cannon that Li Jinglin has won from the Paganini Violin Competition is indeed worth 200 million.
If it were at auction, it would indeed be very likely to fetch 30 million US dollars.
But you must know that this cannon carries huge historical significance.
This is the devil violinist, an important figure who influenced the subsequent development of romantic violin, Paganini's piano.
The humanistic value attributed to it by Paganini accounts for at least half.
If this violin has nothing to do with Paganini, it is probably worth just over 100 million.
One can imagine the value of this "savior".
"$20.9 million!"
"221 million!"
"Twenty-one million times!"
"Twice 21 million!"
Look around.
Tolia nodded.
No one wants to continue bidding.
Immediately, he smiled slightly.
"21 million for the third time!"
"make a deal!"
"Let us congratulate guest No. 9 for buying this Stradivarius - the savior for US$21 million!!"
Bang bang bang!
The whole audience burst into applause.
Li Jinglin glanced at this savior with emotion.
Take a sip of alcoholic grape juice.
Greedy, that's really greedy.
But it’s also really expensive.
21 million U.S. dollars is something not everyone can afford.
Li Jinglin's budget is actually almost this number.
But...it's not a beautiful sword, it's a network currency.
In applause.
Tolia nodded.
He glanced at Li Jinglin who was in a state of envy without leaving any trace.
Immediately he clapped his hands.
Employees rolled out a show car.
In the show car is a very unique violin.
Compared with other violins, the red color of this violin is really bright.
Actually, it should be dark red.
But under the lights of the auction car, a very bright red light flashed.
It's so red that it's translucent, and under such lighting conditions, it doesn't even look bright red, but magenta.
"Next, you will witness an event that may be called a historical landmark."
Tolia shrugged.
"At least it's music history."
Walk off the auction stage.
Around this bright red violin, he opened his mouth softly.
"Look, this unique and beautiful violin was made by Master Stradivari in 1708."
"Has been used by many masters, it is the most shining antique piano."
“This is Stradivari—the ruby!”
Many wealthy people narrowed their eyes slightly.
I immediately understood what Tolia was thinking.
Immediately, his eyes turned to Li Jinglin.
Guest No. 9, who just took a photo of this "Savior", is Lin Rong, a descendant of the Lin family from Xiangjiang.
At this time, the excitement of photographing the "Savior" had disappeared.
Lin Rong took the violin in order to give it to Li Jinglin to play.
After all, the Lin family had done this behavior thirty years ago.
At that time, the Lin family also gave the famous foreign pianos they obtained to musicians from China for free.
The Chinese violin world, and even the Chinese music world, has been able to gain international status and influence so quickly, and it is also inseparable from the rich people who are spread among the people and continue to contribute.
In Lin Rong's opinion.
The person who presents the violin to Li Jinglin must be from China!
Tolia suddenly came up with this job.
It really made Lin Rong feel a little unhappy.
"Every piano has a soul, so the sound quality of this piano is rich, pure and elegant. It is a gentleman's piano."
"As we all know, among violins, there is a difference between a Stradivarius and a Guarneri."
Tolia shrugged.
Start telling the history of the famous piano.
Although the auction is over, you can theoretically leave.
But still no one moved.
Everyone knows that there may be big events next.
“The former is high-pitched, elegant, and responsive, but very difficult to control.”
"Guarneri, on the other hand, is low-key, generous, and approachable."
Speaking of which.
Tolia suddenly spread his hands.
"The famous writer Ruggiero Ricci once said that the Stradivarius is like a holy girl. For Guarneri, you can just play it."
"Hahaha!"
A brief laugh arose.
However, amid laughter, Tolia shook her head.
"But this ruby is very special."
“It’s bright and powerful, airy and responsive, but generous enough.”
“That’s the most fascinating thing about rubies, it’s more like a combination of the two.”
Speaking of which.
Tolia suddenly looked at Li Jinglin, who was sitting in the middle of the first row.
"We have a legendary musician coming to this auction."
"His youthful rise has astonished the entire music industry. In his early twenties, he not only won the gold medal in the Paganini Novel Competition, but also obtained the right to use the Guarneri cannon."
Snapped!
The lighting was directly called to Li Jinglin.
Li Jinglin was stunned.
"More importantly, he has become recognized as the world's number one in the industry!"
"It's just like when Paganini came out of nowhere!"
Tolia opened the showcase and came over, holding the violin in his hand.
Li Jinglin had no choice but to stand up.
Although the body is moving, the brain is still numb.
Immediately.
Tolia announced the big news.
With the most solemn expression, he made the most unbelievable decision!
"This piano will be jointly decided by the Stradivarius Famous Piano Association and Tarisio Auction House to give this Stradivarius ruby to Mr. Li Jinglin for free for playing!"
"And the gift is a real gift. From then on, the ownership will be directly transferred to Mr. Li Jinglin. In other words, Mr. Li Jinglin can own it for life and leave this piano to his descendants!"
"Wow!!"
"Shet!! This!!"
"Ownership?! Did I hear that right?!"
"Oh my God"
In an instant, the entire venue exploded.
Even Lin Rong, who originally wanted to give "Savior" to Li Jinglin to perform, was stunned at this time.
The venue immediately overturned all dullness.
burst
No!
This is beyond the description of explosion!
This kind of piano is really worth a bad one. Famous pianos are priceless.
Because, experts know, a violin like Stradivari may never be seen again, and just as the music world is waiting for another Mozart, luthiers are waiting for another Stradivari to appear.
This is not something that modern craftsmanship can match.
Perhaps in terms of mass production, modern technology was at its peak, but in terms of the quality of the piano, it would be difficult to surpass it.
Machinery is still difficult to replace truly top-notch craftsmanship.
And this act of giving a piano.
It was even more explosive.
Violins are actually an investment method that is very popular among the top wealthy.
Yes, the way to invest.
Once upon a time, the University of Cincinnati Research Institute in Beacon conducted a study.
Compare Lighthouse Treasury bonds, Lighthouse stocks, and antique violins to see the appreciation in value of these three investments.
Calculated from 1960, the investment was 5,000 meters.
Then, after 36 years, the appreciation of the Lighthouse Treasury bonds is 47,000, and the appreciation of the stock is 52,000.
The added value of the antique violin is $242,000!
This cannot be explained by money-making or hype.
It is indeed a common value-added phenomenon. Almost every famous antique piano has this exaggerated increase.
A long time ago, a big man in Xiangjiang bought a piano from a big man who collected 16 Stradivarius and 8 Guarneris. The transaction price at that time was US$350,000. knife.
Then, decades later, the piano was sold to a Microsoft vice president.
The price has increased 25 times.
Antique violins are so expensive, which naturally brings about the contradiction between art and capital.
Really young and promising violinists cannot own one, but the owners have seriously wasted resources.
It's as if the former owner of this "ruby", the rich woman Mary, had learned the violin since she was a child. However, after owning this "ruby", Mary still wondered why she still played so poorly.
Knowing that she was not talented enough, but her love for rubies went beyond possessiveness, the rich woman Mary contacted her friends and wanted to try to give some of her famous violins to young and promising violinists.
Since then, many famous players have received sponsorship of various famous pianos from the rich woman Mary.
Mary also got what she wanted.
These famous pianos have not been buried, and they have achieved each other with the performers, blooming with the light of art that makes Mary extremely excited.
And what about Mary?
In addition to letting his piano shine, he also helped many famous people grow.
The value of the piano in my hand is constantly increasing due to the performances of many artists.
precisely because of this.
More and more other violin collectors gave their violins to artists for playing.
The performer only needs to pay the insurance, and the ownership remains with the piano owner. In this way, the continuous performance of famous players will not only increase the value of the piano, but also make the famous piano shine, allowing young and promising players to use the famous piano.
This was the birth of the Stradivarius Society.
But.
It doesn't matter if you donate a piano or support a concert.
This title may never be given away.
Giving away ownership?
But there has never been such a precedent!
But now, this "ruby" has chosen to give away all its ownership.
What's the difference between riding a horse and giving away a luxurious villa?
"We have no other requirements. We only hope that Mr. Li can make Ruby truly shine in world music in the future."
Tolia spoke sincerely.
And, he reached out his hand and picked up the Stradivarius violin.
Facing Li Jinglin, his attitude was very sincere.
“In 1802, a Livorno businessman named Livron excitedly presented the [Guarneri Cannon] to the 20-year-old Paganini after appreciating Paganini’s master-level performance. "
"From then on, Paganini and the violin were never separated, and he carefully protected it throughout his 40-year artistic career throughout Europe."
"More than two hundred years later, when another Paganini, Mr. Li Jinglin, was about to return the cannon within the deadline, we, Tarisio Auction House, and the Stradivarius Famous Piano Association jointly decided .”
"Just like how Livrom presented the Paganini cannon back then, now we have decided to give this ruby to Mr. Li Jinglin!"
"ah?"
Although this "ah" is not expressed, it is purely an inner movement.
His expression was still tense.
But Li Jinglin was still dumbfounded and his mind was buzzing.
In fact, a long time ago, Li Jinglin also thought about whether someone would give him a piano as a gift.
But just thinking about it, I never put my hope in this aspect.
After all, there is a time limit for gifting a piano.
For example, "cannon".
I came to this auction mainly to buy a similar one for myself, but I didn’t expect that the first piano played by Taima would be of this quality, and it would become more and more outrageous later on.
I haven't even thought about giving a piano as a gift.
That's not to mention the "gift of ownership" thing.
If anyone said that to Li Jinglin, even Henryk, Li Jinglin would laugh.
[Wake up, that’s not how dreams work. You can have ridiculous thoughts, but you can’t be ridiculous]
Just give it away.
Direct ownership has been given away? !
What kind of fool is this?
"."
But I never expected it.
This is exactly what happened.
"Mr. Li."
Li Jinglin looked slightly absent-minded.
Tolia laughed.
He spoke.
"The Stradivarius Famous Piano Association only needs a promise from you. Promise that in the future, when you, Mr. Li Jinglin, or your future property heirs want to sell this piano, the Stradivarius Famous Pianos Association will have Right of first offer and right to purchase.”
"."
This scene made the wealthy people around couldn't help but start talking.
This is probably the largest personal investment in the literary and art world in recent decades!
obviously.
Tarisio Auction House and the Stradivarius Famous Instruments Association have both demonstrated their courage and financial resources.
The event itself is enough to make huge gains.
A young performer in his twenties!
As Tolia said.
The gift of rubies to Li Jinglin and the cannon to Paganini can almost be said to have completed a closed loop.
What's more, this Li Jinglin is also one of the users of the cannon. He is known as the Paganini of the new era, another devilish violinist!
"Snap, snap, snap!"
So far.
The audience burst into applause.
Li Jinglin came to his senses.
He took the Stradivarius ruby with a complicated expression.
Beautiful red lacquer, unique texture, and fingerboard that is still smooth after three hundred years.
Li Jinglin really couldn't put it down.
"call"
I considered it carefully in my mind for a long time.
After raising his head again, Li Jinglin's eyes became very serious.
He solemnly took over this antique piano.
He bowed slightly to Tolia.
"Thanks to Tarisio Auction House and Stradivarius Association."
Turn around.
Holding a ruby in hand.
Li Jinglin spoke solemnly.
"I will make the ruby shine again in modern times."
I’m not going to lie to you, the violin is an instrument that can reach an artistic level in terms of production technology.
It is fundamentally different from some other musical instruments.
The appreciation is indeed a real figure, and it is not a hyped art. It is indeed difficult to surpass the craftsmanship of antique famous pianos in modern times.
The reason why it is said to be difficult to surpass is that in addition to the problem of handicrafts, years of use and complete vibration of the violin are also a problem. After decades or hundreds of years of playing, the violin will form unique vibration gaps, so even if something goes wrong The craftsmanship is comparable to the pianos of the golden age. Time is also a disadvantage, and the sound quality and playing feel are still slightly inferior.
(End of chapter)
