Chapter 55: The auction begins

"If it is really part of He's wall, it must be of great historical value." Zou Baisong said.

"However, this statement is just what others say and there is no way to verify it. After we took the jade bead back, we also asked a jade expert to identify it. It was just a flawless mutton-fat white jade bead. Many people came just curious about the Zhao family's murder case. I guess the photo was not taken." Jia Xiangjun said, then showed the photo of the exquisite jade beads on his phone to everyone.

"She looks pretty. How come she didn't take the photo?" Zheng Jiayu asked.

"The quality is indeed high, but a flawless necklace of 33 imperial green jade beads was only sold at auction for 70 million that year. This is just mutton-fat jade, and one pearl costs about 3 million, but the auction reserve price is 3,000. Wan, the premium is too high." Jia Xiangjun said bluntly.

Christie's Auction House made the jade beads the finale, and it also used the Zhao family's murder case to add some gimmicks. It was used as an advertisement to attract traffic, and it had no intention of selling it.

"Then we'll have to see if there are any other good items." Zheng Jiayu attended the auction this time just to see if there were any good items that could be used as gifts for Mr. Zheng's birthday.

After eating and drinking, Jia Xiangjun said goodbye to the four of them as he was busy, while Chen Yuanyuan and the other two went to the auction house to wait for the auction to begin.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, welcome to Jiashide's 2023 New Year's Day Chinese Antiques Special Auction. I am today's host..."

As the auction officially began, photos of antiques and cultural relics were displayed on the stage, and people gathered to raise placards to bid.

6.48 million, 1.96 million, 770,000, 5.74 million...

Chen Yuanyuan was not interested in the auction items, so she picked up her phone and silently recorded how much money she made today.

"What are you remembering?" Zheng Jiayu asked next to him.

"Remember how much we sold today." Chen Yuanyuan said casually.

"I can just ask Jia Xiangjun about the total transaction amount later. Why bother to keep recording it all the time?" Zheng Jiayu thought Chen Yuanyuan was recording today's total transaction amount.

"No, let me first calculate how much I sold for." Chen Yuanyuan looked at Zheng Jiayu strangely, why was she so busy calculating the total transaction amount?

"How many things did you sell?" Zheng Jiayu said.

"Not many, just fifty pieces here." Chen Yuanyuan said.

"Okay..." Although Zheng Jiayu also knew that Chen Yuanyuan's family was well off, he did not expect that she was a major antique owner in today's auction.

Yuan Shaoxue, who had known the inside story a long time ago, couldn't help but hold back his laughter. Chen Yuanyuan was picked on by Li Qingdong and Feng Tiantian today. In fact, Chen Yuanyuan's status today alone was enough to get them out.

The auction was coming to an end. Chen Yuanyuan roughly calculated that after deducting the auction house's commission, he had made nearly 200 million today.

At this time, the host asked the staff to launch a display cabinet. The glass cabinet was covered with an airtight black cloth.

Everyone's eyes were on the display cabinet on the stage. Except for a few people who had learned about the finale product, everyone else was whispering to each other and secretly guessing what the finale product would be tonight.

"Everyone here has heard about the tragedy of the Zhao family's annihilation thirty years ago. The next auction item is the Zhao family's family heirloom - exquisite jade beads!"

As the host explained, the staff took off the black cloth and displayed the exquisite jade beads in front of everyone's eyes.

Chen Yuanyuan, who was originally uninterested, immediately brightened up after the exquisite jade beads were displayed.

From the moment the exquisite jade bead was pushed to the present moment, the tattoo formed by the jade bracelet on Chen Yuanyuan's wrist kept getting hot, feeling the space's longing for the exquisite jade bead.