After about 20 minutes of appreciation and rest time, the auction will continue.
The auctioneer, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a fat round face, and a slicked back hair announced loudly: "All buyers have finished appreciating lot 006, and now the bidding begins. The starting price is 15 million, and the bid increase is the lowest each time. 100,000 yuan."
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, buyer No. 005 held up a sign and quoted: "16 million."
Buyer No. 112 increased the price: "16.5 million."
Zhu Changan decided to experience the feeling of bidding, and raised his number plate to shout "17 million".
But a middle-aged woman sitting in front of him moved faster. She held up the bidding card No. 88 and shouted: "20 million."
"It seems that ancient paintings are more popular. After four rounds of bidding, the starting price increased by 5 million."
Price No. 63: "20.1 million."
Bid price on No. 28: “20.5 million.”
No. 88 raised the price significantly again: "23 million."
"Fun!"
Zhu Changan raised the sign and shouted, "23.5 million."
Buyer No. 005 once again seized the commanding heights: "25 million."
Then a tug-of-war ensued, with buyers almost all raising their bids by 100,000 to 200,000. After more than 30 rounds of bidding, the price climbed to 34 million.
The smiling auctioneer shouted into the microphone: "Buyer No. 005 bids 34 million, is there anyone who wants to increase the bid?"
"Buyer No. 005 bids 34 million once. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price?"
"Buyer No. 005 bid 34 million twice. Is there any other buyer who will increase the price?"
At this moment, Zhu Changan received a message from Cheng Mei, which was concise and straightforward: Call for 35 million
"Will it be smashed in the hand? It's obvious that no one is following?"
Zhu Changan was a little hesitant, holding the number plate in his left hand and the phone in his right hand, hesitant.
About a minute later, the auctioneer called out the price again: "Buyer No. 005 bids..."
"40 million!"
A crisp shout interrupted the auctioneer's words. A woman in a white suit held up the bidding card No. 111, raising the bidding price of this painting to a new height.
"Who is so arrogant?"
Zhu Changan turned around and was surprised to find that the woman in white holding the number plate was Bai Qian.
"Damn it, isn't this Cheng Yinuo's bodyguard? Why is she here to join in the fun? Could it be..."
Just when Zhu Changan was guessing, he realized that the person sitting next to Bai Qian was none other than Cheng Yinuo.
I saw that her short hair had grown much longer, she was wearing a white baseball cap on her head, and black sunglasses on the bridge of her nose, covering most of her face, so she didn't notice her from the beginning to the end.
"madman!"
Zhu Changan was a little angry and stood up angrily and pointed at Cheng Yinuo, meaning that she was messing around.
Cheng Yinuo, on the other hand, pointed his thumb down and gave him a "you can't do it" gesture in return.
The auction hall was bustling with at least five to six hundred people. It was inconvenient for Zhu Changan to step forward to question him, so he could only throw the number plate to the assistant next to him and angrily sent a message to ask questions.
"Cheng Yinuo, what are you doing? Even if you have to be a trustee, please be more dedicated. If you just ask for 40 million, who will follow you?"
Soon, Cheng Yinuo sent him a message back.
"Zhu Changan, can you do it? With your level, what kind of support do you have?"
"That's better than throwing it in your hand. Even if you add one million, I won't say anything. You actually added five million."
Cheng Yinuo didn't talk nonsense anymore, but replied with a contemptuous expression.
"Buyer No. 111 bid 40 million twice. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price?"
After the auctioneer called the price for the second time, buyer No. 88 increased the price again: "41 million."
Then, Cheng Yinuo replied to Zhu Changan with a "hum" expression again.
Zhu Changan was speechless. Is being a trustee so exciting? Cheng Yinuo indeed has rich auction experience.
In the end, after the auctioneer called the price three times, no one raised the price again.
The hammer fell and the painting of a lady from the Tang Dynasty was finally sold for 41 million.
Then, the auction continues.
The next dozen or so pieces are all less valuable antiques. Among them, the most expensive jade from the Five Dynasties period was auctioned for 12 million, which was the most expensive item except "Picture of Ladies".
"Xiao Nie, how much did it cost in total?" Zhu Changan turned around and asked the assistant beside him softly.
Nie Hui lowered her voice and said: "Boss, I'm counting. So far, 21 items have been sold, with a total transaction price of 123 million."
"Hmm... Not bad, a small target has been recorded even before "Luo Shen Fu"'s turn came on stage." Zhu Changan was very satisfied with the results of this morning's auction.
In a blink of an eye, it was 12 noon.
The auctioneer announced a lunch break, and Jiebang Auction Company provided working meals to all the buyers participating in the auction, and invited everyone to eat on the second and third floors.
If the buyer is not satisfied with the working meal, they can also dine out and the auction will continue at 1:30 p.m.
Cheng Mei and Li Xiaobai, as sellers, would have dinner with people from the bidding company. Zhu Changan had no choice but to take his assistant and follow the huge flow of people up to the second floor for dinner.
Zhu Changan shuttled through the bustling crowd, pretending to accidentally come together with Cheng Yinuo.
"Hi...Miss Cheng, we meet again."
Cheng Yinuo sneered and said, "You don't have any courage. You are worth more than a billion now. Why do you have to go so hard to get a price?"
"I'm not worried about getting hit in my hand!" Zhu Changan spread his hands helplessly, "After all, it's his first time, so he lacks experience."
Cheng Yinuo lowered his voice and said, "Remember, I helped you earn five million more this morning."
"Yeah...I'll give you a discount next time I sell you a painting."
Zhu Changan was too lazy to argue with Cheng Yinuo and readily agreed, "When did you come?"
"The flight is at 7:40 this morning."
"Don't you have a plane at home?"
"Speechless... Do you think planes can fly around the world at will? Don't you need to declare routes or something?"
"Well, your team's work efficiency is really high!"
"Did Cheng Mei ask you to come and help?"
Cheng Yinuo denied: "No, but I noticed your company's announcement, so I came to support it."
"Thank you, Miss Cheng."
Unexpectedly, Cheng Yinuo took the initiative to support him, which made Zhu Changan very grateful. He lowered his voice and said: "By the way, when will the bidding for the "Tiger and Dragon Plate" auction you planned start?"
Cheng Yinuo said: "I'm not ready yet. It will take some time."
The two of them walked and chatted, and soon arrived at the restaurant.
The restaurant adopts a buffet style, with a rich selection of seafood, barbecue, stir-fry dishes, as well as various delicacies, pasta, wine, drinks, etc.
In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Cheng Yinuo asked Zhu Changan not to get too close to him, "Be careful. Many buyers are my old acquaintances. If they find out about our relationship, don't even think about selling to me again." High price.”
"Okay then, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
Zhu Changan had no choice but to take his assistant and leave Cheng Yinuo's side.
"Boss, do you know this lady?" Assistant Nie asked while helping to serve the dishes.
Zhu Changan smiled and said, "I am a friend who engages in antiques, so I am not too familiar with him."
After lunch, the auction continued.
After auctioning several items worth millions, it was finally the finale of the day - "Fu on the Goddess of the Goddess" by Gu Kaizhi, a famous painter from the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The naive auctioneer pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and solemnly announced into the microphone: "Dear buyers, the No. 30 lot that I am going to bid for is "Fu of the Goddess of the Luo" by Gu Kaizhi, a famous painter in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The starting price is 200 million, each time. The minimum price increase is RMB 1 million. Now, sellers who have paid a deposit will be invited to come on stage for appreciation."
As the auctioneer finished speaking, four emcees in cheongsams held up the "Luo Shen Fu" to the rostrum to accept the buyer's appreciation and inspection.
Zhu Changan took his assistant and pretended to go on stage for a while, but found that Cheng Yinuo didn't come up at all. He was tinkering with something on his cell phone.
Zhu Changan returned to his seat and quickly edited a text message to Cheng Yinuo: "My princess, this "Luo Shen Fu" is the highlight of today. You must be more serious and help me raise the price. You can't be so casual. ah!"
"Do not worry!"
Cheng Yinuo yawned and went on stage to appreciate it, accompanied by Bai Qian and two other male bodyguards.
After seeing Cheng Yinuo's figure, many buyers who were determined to win "Luo Shen Fu" couldn't help but frowned, and acquaintances started talking about it.
"Is this woman Cheng Yinuo? It seems that she is also here for "Luo Shen Fu"?"
"Alas... with the backing of the wealthy Cheng family, I'm afraid no one can take this picture away!"
"I don't think so. Mr. Wang over there is also very wealthy. He usually likes to collect figure paintings. I guess there will be a good show today!"
"Are you looking down on Mr. Wei? I heard that Mr. Wei has long said that as long as this Luo Shen Fu is Gu Kaizhi's authentic work, he will win it at all costs!"
"There's something good to watch now, let's wait and see!"
