With 23 million, Zhu Yu took a photo of Zhu Da's "Osprey Playing in the Water".
The bunny girl put the painting away, put it in the scroll box, and placed it on the small table in front of Zhu Yu.
Mike was very happy and gave Zhu Yu a thumbs up:
"Mr. Zhu, you have such a discerning eye! I believe that this painting in your hands will be a good choice for appreciation or collection - OK, let's take a photo of the second item, a piece from the royal collection of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages. The golden crown is said to have been worn by the queen at that time.”
The bunny girl brought up an exquisite jewelry box when Mike introduced it.
When you open the jewelry box, you can see the gold crown inlaid with gems. The three gemstones are polished perfectly and are very large, emitting a dazzling light under the light.
It's good stuff.
The design is exquisite but not cumbersome, and looks luxurious and elegant.
“The starting bid is $15 million – start bidding now!”
Hearing this voice, some people booed and commented in dissatisfaction:
"Is a crown from a medieval royal family inferior to a painting by an unknown Chinese painter?"
Zhu Yu chuckled after hearing this.
Mike obviously expected this to happen. He smiled and explained:
"The key to collecting antiques is to look at the history. This crown is said to be owned by the royal family in the Middle Ages, which is just the interpretation of the appraisal expert. However, the collector could not find the origin of the crown when he purchased it.
In addition, some historical records are not detailed, and the original owner of this crown has not been found, so the valuation is not high - but it is already very high. "
Although Zhu Yu is not an expert, he also knows that antiques require orderly inheritance. A folding fan used by a celebrity may be worth more than a golden bowl used by ordinary people - there is no reason for this.
At least Zhu Da's paintings have been passed down in an orderly manner, and the origin and owner can be traced, and everyone who has collected them has stamped them. Although the stamping madman has ruined many landscapes, he stamped them, which shows that this painting is from China. If the royal family has collected it, its value will increase.
Everyone understood Mike's explanation, but some people were more bitter, so after this episode, there were bids.
The gold crown was genuine and the gem was large, so there were many bidders. The price quickly rose to 18 million, and then slowed down.
The highest bidder was the man who had previously questioned whether the crown was worth more than the painting, and then there was another sixty-year-old white man who had not spoken much, who was competing with him.
The old man was thin and kept silent, as if he had something on his mind.
Zhu Yu just took one look at this crown and lost interest.
The clairvoyance could tell that the golden crown had been repaired. Although the gems were originally there, there were many similar things in his space.
After all, the Holy Roman Empire existed for hundreds of years, and there were many emperors, queens, and the like. I haven’t even found a single inheritance for this thing, so it’s not rare.
In the end, the golden crown was pocketed by the old man for 19.6 million yuan.
Next, two more auctions were held, one was a sword belonging to the English royal family, and the other was a golden scroll from the Pallava dynasty of India.
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In the end, both items were taken away by bidders at a price slightly higher than the starting price.
The four lots were sold successfully, but everyone’s enthusiasm for participation was not high. Mike couldn’t help but complain:
"It seems that the auction items you have prepared are still very popular, but the atmosphere is not warm enough! Is it because you are old?"
His words caused a burst of laughter and dissatisfied protests from below.
"No, no, of course you are not old, at least when you look at these beautiful girls next to you, you will not admit that you are old.
Then, let me see your strength!
Next, we have the first surprising auction item——"
As soon as he stretched out his hand, two bunny girls came over carrying a wide and flat packaging box.
"From Monet's oil painting - "Woman by the Fireplace"!"
There was an exclamation from below!
Even if you don’t know much about painting, you have heard Monet’s name more or less.
This painter has a high reputation in the European and American art circles. Once his works are put up for auction, they are basically immediately sold at high prices and then stored away from the light of day.
It is really surprising to be able to show the effect of Monet now.
"Don't worry, everyone," Mike saw the excitement of these people and said, "This Monet work has been authenticated by two experts and is authentic. This work is very well preserved and you can now appreciate it up close!"
Unlike before, this time, almost a dozen people came to participate in the auction - except for Zhu Yu and the old man who had previously taken the golden crown.
These people watched for more than ten minutes before returning to the sofa with some reluctance.
Even when they came back, they were talking about the beauty of the painting.
However, in Zhu Yu's opinion, what these people talked about was similar to his knowledge, and they were all layman's talk.
"Okay, now we start bidding on this painting - the bidding base price is 20 million US dollars, now start bidding!"
"Twenty-one million!"
Yang Xiong was the first to bid, and his voice was loud, attracting many people.
He had made bids several times before, but they were not very frequent and did not attract anyone's attention.
When he was chatting with someone before participating in the filming, he took note of what that person said.
However, Yang Xiong also has his own opinion. Instead of taking a few more photos, it is better to participate more in the finale and key auctions, so as to leave an impression in the eyes of those people.
Sure enough, this first voice directly made everyone turn their attention to him.
But no one tolerated him. His bid only caused a brief silence in the auction hall, and then the sound of quotations attracted everyone's attention.
"Twenty-two million!"
"Twenty-four million!"
"Twenty-five million!"
…
"thirty million!"
Mike was very happy with the continuous bidding.
Sure enough, releasing a heavyweight auction immediately created a wave of atmosphere - everyone really likes Monet's paintings.
Art collection has always been one of the hot spots for investment by some wealthy foreigners. Especially those paintings by internationally renowned painters are increasing in value year by year and have always been sought after. They maintain their value better than holding the stocks of some large companies with stable profits.
In the past few years, the economy has been in recession, and the money in your hands has continued to depreciate. Buying some financial products often results in losses, and some people have suffered heavy losses in stocks.
On the contrary, in terms of art collection, the valuations of famous paintings are increasing year by year.
But these things seem to be more wolf than meat, and some people will not let them out after pocketing them.
Now that a piece of Monet's work finally comes out, it will naturally be chased by everyone.
Thirty million is just a small peak, and those who want to buy this painting will naturally not be intimidated by this price.
Yang Xiong didn't expect that in less than a minute, the bidding price of this painting would rise to 10 million!
Although I was mentally prepared, I knew that this painting could be released at this time, and Mike also introduced it specifically. It would definitely be better than the previous ones.
But the auction price rose so quickly, which was beyond his expectation!
However, Yang Xiong was not willing to give in. Seeing that the price had now risen to 34 million, and there was still no stopping trend, he gritted his teeth and shouted out a number:
"Forty million!"
This asking price, which exceeded six million, really shocked many people.
Everyone's eyes turned to him again.
Yang Xiong was a little proud of being caught in the spotlight.
He thought to himself, the price should have reached the top, right?
After all, it’s just a painting!
Forty million US dollars, this price is already very high!
However, he still underestimated everyone's pursuit of Monet's paintings, but after more than ten seconds, someone made another offer:
"Forty-one million!"
"Forty-two million!"
"Forty-five million!"
"Forty-eight million!"
"Fifty million!"
…
Yang Xiong was shocked!
He realized that he seemed to have done something wrong.
In previous auctions, everyone basically raised the price by one million to one million.
Now he suddenly added 6 million, which seemed to have opened a certain box. The atmosphere of humility disappeared and everyone started to increase prices at will!
Fifty million dollars!
He is no longer the chairman of the group. With the current pension, it will take several years to get it back!
But now it seems that these people participating in the auction are mistaking the money.
Tens of millions of dollars - Yang Xiong also came from the bottom. He knows that even in this beautiful country, not to mention tens of millions, even a few thousand dollars is enough to make some people pick up guns and point at others.
Do these people take money as money?
Of course, in fact, he knows very well, and these people also understand that if he spends 50 million US dollars to buy the painting now, the value of the painting may increase by 10% next year, and he will earn 5 million.
Who can guarantee that their business can make so much money in a year?
It’s almost a guaranteed profit business, who wouldn’t want to do it?
Just when Yang Xiong was sighing with a wry smile, the bidding price of this painting had risen to US$61 million.
By this time, the bidding craze had slowly subsided.
Zhu Yu himself did not expect that this painting could reach such a price.
Considering that there are so many paintings in my space, it seems that my net worth is higher than I thought.
It is only right to let them out gradually in the future in exchange for some hard currency and valuable cultural relics from China!
"...Okay, are there any more bids?"
Mike looked around and no one raised their hands again.
Although many people had strong unwillingness in their eyes, they finally gave up.
Maybe they feel that such a high price is not worth it.
"Well, this Monet's "Woman by the Fireplace" was bought by Mr. Thompson for 105 million. Congratulations to Mr. Thompson!"
This is the first item in today's auction to exceed 100 million, and Mike is very happy.
Although he is considered uneducated in his family, he likes the feeling of being in control of the overall situation at this auction.
Moreover, this can also bring him extremely high connections and huge gains.
This is not the first time that he has used the connections he gained from the auction to help his family solve difficulties, so the family is very supportive of him doing this.
Now Monet's paintings have made his reputation spread faster, making this auction attract more people's attention.
In current terms, it already brings its own traffic.
I believe that some reporters and media outside are already aware of this matter, and it will definitely appear in the news tomorrow.
It’s worth it!
Mr. Thompson, who was about forty years old, looked at the bunny girl holding the painting that was delivered to him. The pride and joy on his face were beyond words. He was really happy.
Although I know that the price I gave is a bit high, as long as I keep this painting in my hands for a few years, even if the price does not double, it will at least appreciate by more than 50%.
This is a sure profit!
Facing the envious eyes of the people next to him, Thompson tried his best to appear calm, but he was so happy that he couldn't suppress it!
Yang Xiong simply couldn't accept this extremely high price: It's just a painting, how could it have such a high price?
Why didn't he see how this painting was worth so much?
His eyes first fell on Thompson, and then looked at Zhu Yu.
What a lucky boy!
He had already found out Zhu Yu's identity during the auction.
He has nothing to do with that celebrity, he is just an ordinary citizen who got rich by chance and became rich by hunting for treasures. Now he is rich.
But if a painting sold for 100 million, this guy should be extremely proud, right?
However, when Yang Xiong observed Zhu Yu, he discovered that the young man had no special expression changes at all!
Still like that!
Is the city deep enough, or is it just silly?
Mike patted the table gently, drawing everyone's attention to him, and then said:
"Next, let's take a break. Let's drink water, chat, and communicate. Gentlemen who didn't get the auction they wanted, don't worry. There will be more important auctions later to surprise you!"
These people have been sitting for a long time, but only less than half of them have gained anything.
After hearing Mike's words, everyone stood up one after another, some walking around, some chatting, and some going out for convenience.
Zhu Yu took a sip of tea and found that it tasted pretty good.
At this time, he saw Yang Xiong walking towards him.
Zhu Yu didn't know much about Yang Xiong, but he only found out his identity after listening to Cao Dalong's words.
Nothing to feel.
Yang Xiong walked to Zhu Yu and looked down at him:
"Zhu Yu? Hello, I am Yang Xiong."
He said and took the initiative to extend his hand.
Zhu Yu stood up, shook hands with Yang Xiong, and said nothing.
This surprised Yang Xiong.
Even if he is not as well-known as those popular singers in China nowadays, at least he was once a man of the hour.
When he heard his name, the young man's expression didn't change at all. Is he ignorant or arrogant?
"When I founded the predecessor of xx Group, I was about the same age as you." Yang Xiong said with a smile, "You are young and promising!"
He vaguely mentioned Zhu Yu and explained his origin.
After hearing his words, Zhu Yu's eyes flashed with disgust.
He didn't know much about the XX Group back then, but now it seems that this Yang Xiong is really not that good - is he planning to use his power to suppress others?
"Mr. Yang, I'm sorry, I just want to make it easier."
Zhu Yu had no intention of ruining the auction, so he made an excuse and left.
Yang Xiong's face suddenly turned gloomy.
This kid is so disrespectful, he needs to be taught a lesson!
