She was still dressed as she was during the day, wild, wild, and in need of a beating.
She glanced at the Chinese auctioneer on the auction table with disdain, then walked to sit next to Cao Yi as if no one else was around.
"you?"
Cao Yi was confused by the sudden arrival of this Japanese girl who killed Matt.
"My respected master heard that the Taoist priest came to participate in the auction, and I was worried that the Taoist priest would not have enough money."
Yoko took out a bank card with confusion in her eyes.
In her impression, Cao Yi was a Taoist priest who was slightly stronger than her in terms of skill. She didn't know why the god-like master wanted to please this man in every possible way.
"No need, but thank you anyway, layman Ying."
Cao Yi didn't want it.
The starting price of the Purple Dragon King he wanted to auction was 1.6 million US dollars, and the 5 million US dollars Ying Caihong had given him before was more than enough.
Yoko took the bank card back very simply.
"Where's Mark?"
Cao Yi asked.
Mark went to pay the auction deposit, and it was time to come back.
"I asked him to go back"
Yoko replied.
"I believe everyone can't wait for the auction to officially begin."
The Chinese auctioneer on the auction stage returned to his previous calm demeanor. As a professional auctioneer, the little disturbance just now was nothing to him.
A staff member wearing white gloves carefully brought the first auction item of the day to the auction stage.
A lid and water outlet are made of bronze in the shape of a tiger, placed quietly in a glass vessel.
"Today's first auction item is a bronze vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty called Huying. It has a history of three thousand years. There are only seven such "Ying" artifacts left in the world, and five of them are collected in museums.
Also auctioned with this lot is a letter written to his family by its previous owner, British Navy Captain Harry Lewis Evans, describing how Captain Evans 'obtained' multiple bronzes and bronzes in the Old Summer Palace. Enamel vase.
Mr. Alastair Gibson, the Chinese art consultant of our auction house, said that the reason why this "tiger scorpion" is precious is that none of the other "tiger scorpion"-type artifacts that have appeared are named after "the king of beasts". Tiger theme.
Mr. Xue Haopei, a scholar at the University of Cambridge and a historian of Chinese art and culture, said that this kind of bronze with a tiger can only be used by emperors, nobles and officials with higher status, which represents their social influence and status.
The starting bid for this lot is $50,000, with each additional bid increasing by $10,000. Perhaps with just one bid, you can acquire this 3,000-year-old treasure that was housed in a 19th-century Chinese imperial palace. "
The Chinese auctioneer's words caused a commotion in the venue.
Cao Yi heard several wealthy people from Hong Kong and Taiwan talking angrily in low voices.
Not only did they sell the stolen goods to the Chinese to rob them again, but they also auctioned off the robbery process. It was so arrogant.
Ten seconds, twenty seconds, one minute, the entire auction house was silent.
The first lot was cold.
The well-trained Chinese auctioneer's expression did not change at all, but his right thumb was slightly bent.
"I'll pay you $50,000."
A middle-aged man with an Asian face and speaking Japanese in the first row raised his number plate.
There is no doubt that this is a trap used by the auction house to recruit Chinese people.
“On the 4th, a friend from Japan offered us US$50,000. I have traveled to Japan and I can responsibly tell you that the Japanese are the people who love Chinese culture the most. Many of their buildings, customs, texts, and clothing are all With strong Chinese cultural symbols.
If no one bids, the few bronze bronzes in the world will belong to this Japanese friend who loves Chinese culture. The first time, the second time...the third time, the deal is done."
The Chinese auctioneer made three final decisions, with a trace of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
These Chinese people did not fall for his teasing.
Cao Yi felt that this Chinese auctioneer had succeeded, and the expressions of many Hong Kong and Chinese wealthy people had changed.
The second lot is bound to be a battle between dragons and tigers.
"Now the second lot is being auctioned, a horse head, one of the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Yuanmingyuan.
The bronze statue of the twelve zodiac animal heads in Yuanmingyuan was originally part of the fountain outside Haiyan Hall of Yuanmingyuan. It was a red bronze statue made during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In 1860, the British and French forces entered China and took them away from the Old Summer Palace.
This horse head bronze statue is one of three bronze statues accidentally discovered by an American antique dealer in a private residence in California in 1985.
The starting price of this lot is US$150,000, and each time the price increases, it is still US$10,000. I wonder which Chinese rich man is willing to take home a Chinese cultural relic? "
After the Chinese auctioneer finished speaking, he looked towards the place where rich people from Hong Kong and Taiwan gathered with a smile on his face.
"$160,000"
In the third row, an old man speaking Mandarin raised his number plate.
"$170,000"
"$180,000"
"$190,000"
"I'll pay $200,000."
"$210,000
With the first quotation, the wealthy people from Hong Kong and Taiwan seemed to be ignited and rushed to quote higher prices.
The smile on the Chinese auctioneer's face became brighter and brighter. The nails he planted when he auctioned the first lot worked. Rich people from Hong Kong and Taiwan pounced on it like moths to a flame.
"I'll pay $220,000."
"$250,000"
The first bid was made by an old man who spoke Mandarin and added 30,000 yuan.
Everyone was silent. We are not fools. If the competition continues like this, the foreigners will be the cheaper ones.
"There are higher bids. Once, twice, three times, the deal is done."
The Chinese auctioneer was very happy when he made the sale.
Four years ago, the antique dealer purchased three bronze heads for a total of US$4,500. In other words, the horse heads that only cost US$1,500 four years ago have increased more than 160 times in his hands.
"Now is the third lot..."
Cao Yi was not in the mood to listen to the rest, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep. I don’t know if I was too tired, but I fell asleep after a while.
After an unknown amount of time, Cao Yi felt someone shaking his shoulders. He opened his eyes and saw a staff member wearing white gloves carrying a large piece of purple jade covered with a glass cover to the auction table.
Although there was a distance of seven or eight meters, Cao Yi could still feel a familiar force coming from inside the purple jade.
Reiki.
But it is of earth and yin attributes.
"This is a piece of jade from Myanmar. There are many jewelry and jade dealers present. I don't need to tell you how good it is. The starting price is US$1.6 million, with each additional price increasing by US$50,000."
There was no room for maneuver this time, and the Chinese auctioneer was very direct.
"$1.6 million"
Soon, a jewelry merchant from Hong Kong Island made an offer.
"$1.65 million"
"$1.7 million"
…
Immediately, several jewelry and jade merchants joined, and the price of the Purple Dragon King rose all the way to 2.9 million US dollars.
"Is there anyone with a higher bid? This is the first time..."
the Chinese auctioneer asked.
