After Ye Yuan saw the wood carving, he looked at the auction table with a smile.
This wood carving is the statue of Qi Jiguang that Ye Yuan spent 2 days rushing to make for Zhang Jingkuan.
Ye Yuan didn't know what Zhang Jingkuan's purpose was in asking him to make a wooden statue.
After asking several times and he refused to answer, Ye Yuan stopped asking.
Now that the wooden statue has been pushed out, I believe the answer will be known soon.
Although Qi Jiguang is also considered a celebrity in history.
But the wooden statues of him are definitely not as easy to sell as the wooden statues of Guan Gong or Confucius.
The auctioneer didn't let Ye Yuan wait for long.
After introducing the material and carving techniques of wooden statues.
A new round of bidding started directly.
The reserve price given at the auction was 100,000 yuan. To be honest, Ye Yuan was not satisfied with this reserve price.
You know, for such a wooden statue of the same height, the value of the wood itself alone is already more than 100,000.
But Ye Yuan can also understand.
After all, an auction is a bidding game.
It is impossible to set the highest price for an item right away.
But what happened next, Ye Yuan never expected.
When the auctioneer called out the reserve price of 100,000.
Ye Yuan noticed some business tycoons sitting in the front row.
Some people looked strange and turned their attention to an old man sitting in the middle of the first row.
But the old man actually had a look of surprise at this moment.
Then after looking at the wooden statue, he kept talking to a middle-aged woman next to him.
No one else seemed to have any intention of bidding, so the auction suddenly had the awkward scene of no one bidding.
Ye Yuan didn't know why this happened.
He didn't believe that his portrait made of huanghuali would get no bids.
Just when Ye Yuan felt curious.
Suddenly I saw the woman talking to the old man suddenly raising one hand.
A few words came out of her slightly thick lips:
"5000000"
The woman spoke, and before the auctioneer could confirm, everyone in the front row took the lead in applauding.
Ye Yuan, who was sitting in the back, was in a state of confusion the whole time.
Is there still such a thing in auctions?
It seemed that as long as the woman opened her mouth, no one would compete with her no matter how much money she spent.
Although Ye Yuan still didn't understand the situation regarding Zhang Jingkuan's inexplicable request.
But he generally had some guesses.
The reason why Zhang Jingkuan asked himself to carve a wooden statue of Qi Jiguang.
It seems to be related to the old man sitting in the front row.
I just don’t know who this old man is?
What kind of relationship does he have with Qi Jiguang?
While Ye Yuan was still thinking about things, the auctioneer had already spoken:
"Congratulations to Mr. Qi, for purchasing the life-size wooden statue of Qi Jiguang carefully carved by this folk master for 5 million yuan."
After hearing the old man's surname, Ye Yuan's body felt as if he had been struck by electricity, and he sat upright instantly.
He believed that there wouldn't be so many coincidences in the world.
The old man's surname was Qi, and he also bought Qi Jiguang's wooden statue at a high price.
Could it be?
Thinking of this, Ye Yuan couldn't help but feel excited.
Who is Qi Jiguang?
He was a famous anti-Japanese general, national hero, outstanding military strategist, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty.
For Ye Yuan, for his works to be recognized by his descendants, this is the greatest praise for his works.
So when Ye Yuan looked at the old man again, his eyes were filled with a little kindness.
The auction continued, and after a few more items were auctioned, the highlight of this charity auction finally arrived.
The host carefully took the watch handed over by the etiquette girl.
Although he has rich hosting experience, his words were slightly nervous at this time.
“This auction item was provided by a caring person in Pinghai County who did not want to be named. This watch is completely handmade.
To say it is a watch is more accurate than to say it is a work of art.
Now we will show its details and some parameters on the big screen. "
At the same time, detailed parameters and high-definition pictures of the watch appeared on the big screen behind the host.
"hiss!"
The venue fell silent for a moment, and the only sound that could be heard was the gasps of many people.
Even the business tycoons or film and television superstars present were frightened by the scene in front of them.
On the big screen, various detailed pictures about this watch are constantly played.
As the end changed, people were left with only admiration and incredible thoughts.
Several business tycoons, with the permission of the host, walked onto the stage to watch the watch up close.
The entire surface polished by tourmaline is perfectly integrated with the mechanical watch movement.
The lifelike five-clawed golden dragon carved on the bracelet is even more lifelike.
“Damn it, let alone the workmanship of this watch, just the materials used in this watch, I’m afraid it’s worth millions, right?”
"Millions? What do you think?
Didn’t you see that the dial is cut from a whole piece of ruby?
Just one ruby costs millions. "
“Didn’t you notice the engraving on this watch?
Whether it is the bracelet or the dial, they are all master-level techniques.
I can guarantee that this hand carving technique is not something that ordinary people can do.
It is possible to hire such a master, but the labor cost is sky-high. "
“Yes, how much confidence does it take to carve such a precious material?
You know, if you make a wrong carving, the loss will be millions.
But if you look at the carving again, it is perfect.
I couldn't find any flaws at all, which is incredible. "
Others are fine, after all, they only watch this watch through a big screen.
But those who are lucky enough to be on stage are different from others.
They were at a close range and could see the details of the watch.
Therefore, the intuitive feeling of this watch is far higher than that of others.
"You are so willing."
Li Shiyun, who was sitting next to Ye Yuan, knew the moment she saw the watch that the owner of the watch should be Ye Yuan.
After all, she is wearing a watch on her wrist that is more valuable and better made than the one at auction, isn't it?
"hehe."
Ye Yuan smiled and didn't say anything.
No matter what he says at this time, it will give people the feeling of being pretentious.
As soon as the parameters of the watch came out, everyone present started talking.
If someone else has such a watch, they must put it in a safe to treasure it.
And no one expected that someone would take it out as an item in a charity auction.
You know, this is a charity auction.
Even if this watch fetched a sky-high price, it would only be donated to the local area as charity.
No money will be returned to the owner of the lot.
In other words, no matter how much this watch is worth, the ultimate owner will not get a penny.
This made everyone even more curious about the true identity of the person who provided the lot.
(End of chapter)
