Half an hour later, the auction started again.
Mike came up and said:
"The next item to be auctioned is from my old friend Joe. He is an avid collector. It is a miracle that the collection can be taken out from his hands!"
A white man about fifty years old sitting on the sofa raised his hand and responded to Mike's words with a smile.
This white man has a bit of the so-called aristocratic temperament in the West. He should have been a handsome guy when he was young.
Although he is almost fifty years old now, he still looks like a handsome man, not greasy at all.
If it is released, it will be no problem to charm a bunch of little girls who like the uncle.
"What Qiao brought out this time was a very precious collection - a large Yuan blue and white jar from China: The Three Heroes Fight Lu Bu!"
Many people who participated in the filming had seen this thing in the catalog, so when Mike said this, the audience immediately became excited.
The two bunny girls carefully carried the large blue and white jar over and placed it on the table.
The large jar is about fifty centimeters high, twenty centimeters in diameter, and about thirty or forty centimeters at its widest point.
The whole body of the large jar is painted with a lotus pattern, and on the front is a scene of the three heroes fighting Lu Bu. It looks very much like that time.
Zhu Yu glanced at it and found that this was indeed porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty, and it was in very good condition, with no cracks or bumps, and was very complete.
"Qiao, I know that you spent a lot of money to receive this piece of porcelain from a collector. You have been hiding it since you took the photo, and you are not even willing to share it with others. Why would you take it out now? auction?"
Mike didn't look like an auctioneer at the moment, but like a gossip man, prying into Joe's thoughts with great interest.
Qiao spread his hands and said:
"My last investment failed because of the old man's problem with urinary incontinence..."
His words immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Like Mike, Joe also started by mocking the current one - a point shared by others.
"Isn't it surprising? That man has done more stupid things than the five stupidest presidents in the history of the United States combined - so you are short of money and want to sell this little treasure?"
"It's not small at all!" Joe retorted, "I sold it not because I had no money, but because I felt that now was the time when its price was at its highest.
I think after a while, the popularity of Yuan Qinghua may pass, so it is best to take action now.
You know, I'm not only a collector, but also an investor in cultural artifacts. I need to spend money to buy cultural relics. Now I just want to make back the original investment and make back the money for the next investment. "
"Then can you tell me how much you paid for this Yuanqinghua piece?" Mike felt like breaking a casserole and asking the truth.
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However, Zhu Yu quite liked this auction style, at least it was not so rigid. He even felt that Qiankun Auction House could use this style and it would definitely be different.
"Mike, even if we are friends, you should not dismantle me - if I tell you the original price, do you think they will still pay the price I am paying now?"
Joe's mood was exasperated when he said this.
But Mike smiled and said:
"Actually, you can understand it this way. This just shows the success of your investment! Maybe because China is becoming more and more powerful, these cultural relics that represent the highest craftsmanship of Chinese porcelain will be more valuable in the future?"
Qiao touched his chin, thoughtfully:
"Maybe you're right - I spent twenty-seven million dollars on this jug."
"Qiao, you are so greedy!" Mike laughed, feeling proud of having succeeded in doing something bad. "You actually want to sell him for twice the price - but I wish you all the best - okay, auction. start!"
"Fifty-one million dollars!"
It's Yang Xiong again.
But this time, everyone was not so surprised by Yang Xiong's bid. After experiencing the last auction, some of them felt that Yang Xiong was just teasing, not that dedicated to the auction items, and even felt like he was trying to please others.
So the price he offered was quickly surpassed by others:
"Fifty-three million!"
"Fifty-five million!"
"Fifty-five and a half million!"
…
After the large Yuan blue and white jar fetched a high price of over 100 million yuan for the first time, it rarely sold at a lower price in subsequent auctions.
The price has already gone up, and neither the holders nor the potential customers want the price to drop.
Moreover, such large porcelain can only be fired in China in ancient times. It is rare to see such a large and perfect porcelain in the world.
So although Qiao has said that he thinks the price of Yuan blue and white porcelain has reached its peak now, there are still people actively bidding.
Joe was very happy to see the price soaring.
This is his most successful investment in recent years.
Mike leaned in front of the auction table and just listened to the lively bidding of these people. He didn't participate, he just watched.
Soon, he discovered that in the entire auction house, apart from Joe, there was one person who did not participate in the auction.
That is Zhu Yu.
It shouldn’t be!
Even Yang Xiong, who had been speculative before, participated in the fierce bidding for this Yuan blue and white jar, but Zhu Yu never made a bid.
And in that state, it didn't look like he was waiting until the end before bidding - it was like he was watching a show.
There was no thought of getting involved.
Isn't he interested in this?
But this is a very representative thing in the history of Chinese civilization!
After many wealthy Chinese people have money, they will do everything possible to buy Chinese cultural relics and send them back to the country.
As far as he knew, this Zhu Yu had done similar things.
But why doesn't he speak now?
Not only was Mike staring at Zhu Yu, but Yang Xiong was also staring at Zhu Yu.
He originally guessed that Zhu Yu would bid for this large jar of Yuan blue and white, but then he raised the price severely to let him know what an old-timer was!
It's just that Zhu Yu didn't participate in the bidding from beginning to end, which made him very depressed.
However, he also had a good impression of this large Yuan blue and white jar, so he kept raising the price to 81 million, and he was still bidding.
But not many people were following at this moment.
Now this price has exceeded the bottom line of many people. In their opinion, although this Yuan blue and white vase has appreciation value, it is much inferior to Monet's paintings.
In the end, the large jar of Yuan blue and white was sold to a white man with slightly dark skin for 83.5 million.
Yang Xiong gave up when he reached 82 million - he felt that his money was not so easy to come by now, and there were still two people fighting when he gave up. He thought it would definitely reach 100 million, so he Did not continue.
Unexpectedly, it ended after just over 83 million, which made him regretful - if he had known better, he would have persevered!
He finally retracted his paws, which made many people think that this person was just here to support the fire, but in fact he had no real perseverance - the head and the rat can't interact with each other.
"Okay, this big Yuan blue and white jar now belongs to Mr. Jensen. After the auction, Mr. Jensen, you can take this treasure away."
That Jason was very happy. He almost couldn't take his eyes off the big can sent by the bunny girl. He must have really liked it.
"Okay, what's up for auction is a very unique item. For some, it's nothing, but for others, it's a holy object - this is the gold from the Dead Sea. Bible!
After identification, this Bible is from around 100 AD. Its value can be imagined! "
Before Mike finished speaking, some people below were already talking loudly!
Obviously, some people were very excited and seemed to have great determination to get this golden Bible.
Mike originally wanted to make a few jokes, but after seeing the reactions of these people, he knew it was hard to say anything else, so he started filming directly:
"The starting price is $18 million, start bidding now!"
"Twenty-five million dollars!"
The first person to speak raised the price by almost two-thirds!
"Thirty million dollars!"
"Thirty-three million dollars!"
…
Zhu Yu looked a little stunned!
This bidding is a bit crazy!
However, he soon discovered that there were only four people participating in the bidding, and the others were waiting and watching.
These four people don't bid very frequently. Each of them adds once, slowly, and then probably doesn't add anymore. The main reason is that after the addition is completed, the price changes too fast and cannot keep up.
So when the price reached 38 million, he stopped.
Everyone knows that the Golden Bible is considered a priceless treasure in the eyes of some people.
But in the eyes of others, ordinary gold items can only last a little longer.
In the end, this golden Bible was auctioned off by a fanatical religious figure for 38 million.
Seeing the way the man looked at the golden Bible in front of him, Zhu Yu had no doubt that when no one was around, he might fall asleep holding the Bible, or worship it every day.
Next, the bunny girl brought up a bronze statue.
Zhu Yu's eyes widened suddenly, and then relaxed again.
The wait is finally here!
Tigers eat humans!
More than thirty centimeters high, it looks like it came from an old pit. The patina is very thick and the surface is very smooth. There is no rust like that from an old pit.
Mike glanced at Zhu Yu, then at Yang Xiong, and then introduced:
"The next thing to be auctioned is also provided by Qiao. It is an ancient Chinese bronze that should be about three thousand years ago."
Joe again?
Zhu Yu glanced at that Qiao, it seemed that this person had quite a collection!
Should we communicate with him in the future and see if we can get some good stuff from him?
"The image of this bronze is a tiger with a person under its mouth. There are many interpretations of this image, but I won't introduce it here.
I just want to tell you that there are two bronze vessels made public in the world, one in Japan and one in France. What is before you now is the third item! "
Zhu Yu opened his heavenly eye and found that this thing was really genuine!
It is indeed a bronze from the middle to late Shang Dynasty, with no breaks or repairs.
Although there is a lot of rust, it is not heavy.
It's a national treasure!
What's more, it has an inscription on the bottom!
Although Zhu Yu couldn't recognize the special oracle bone inscriptions, he could confirm it!
Six words, not many, but enough to make Zhu Yu secretly excited again!
Mike didn't know about this text, or he didn't care. He just told others that there are only three of these in the world.
Zhu Yu knew what he meant, and it might also be what Qiao meant.
How precious this is!
"Qiao, I want to know, why don't you continue to collect such a precious thing?"
"It's not within my aesthetic range." Qiao shook his head, "So I think it's better to recommend it to people who are destined for it!"
Zhu Yu thought to himself, that's me!
"Okay, because bronzes are relatively unpopular collectors, the starting price of this world-class treasure is ten million US dollars - start bidding now!"
"Eleven million dollars!"
It’s Yang Xiong again!
Zhu Yu looked at Yang Xiong, and he found that this man was smiling meaningfully at him!
Damn, he discovered it!
It can be seen that he is planning to compete with himself!
Yang Xiong had been observing Zhu Yu before.
When Zhu Yu appeared in the Tiger-Eating Beast, his originally calm expression changed.
So he was sure that Zhu Yu must participate in the photo shoot of this bronze!
Then let’s fight!
In Yang Xiong's view, even if Zhu Yu is a nouveau riche, he can't compare to his profound background, right?
However, in the eyes of others, his asking price is equivalent to a shit-stirring existence!
After all, he was the first to make an offer in the past few times, and the momentum was so great, but in the end he didn't bid anything!
Such an existence may serve as a support for the auction, but it is extremely unfriendly to the bidders.
Zhu Yu stopped looking at Yang Xiong. He felt that this man was just a clown at the moment.
"Fifteen million." Zhu Yu raised his hand.
After a brief silence, someone immediately followed:
"Sixteen million!"
"Seventeen million!"
"Seventeen and a half million!"
…
Bidding prices have been rising, not by much, but consistently.
After all, there are only three left in the world, which is a great temptation for anyone.
But after all, it is bronze, and not many people know about it.
So when Zhu Yu reported the price to 24 million for the fourth time, there were only two people left to follow the auction.
A Yang Xiong only increases the price by 500,000 yuan each time.
The other one is a white man who has never taken any photos. He is about thirty years old, with a stern face and aggressive eyes.
"Twenty-six million." Today, just one painting fetched 100 million US dollars. Zhu Yu was now considered to be wealthy, and without any hesitation, he directly added two million US dollars.
Yang Xiong continued to follow:
"Twenty-six and a half million."
The white man hesitated for a moment and then chose to follow:
"Twenty-seven million!"
"Thirty million!" Zhu Yu was too lazy to compete with these people and directly increased it to 30 million.
The white man glanced at Zhu Yu and gave up immediately:
"You're cruel! It seems that the Chinese people have really become rich in these years!"
"It has nothing to do with you!" Zhu Yu replied calmly.
Yang Xiong did not hesitate at all:
"Thirty-five million!"
It really turned into sticky candy!
Zhu Yu frowned, this guy was biting his nose and getting into trouble!
"Thirty-five million!"
He looked at Yang Xiong.
Is he still following?
