The auction is still going on, and the second item to be taken out is a pair of jade bracelets, both of ice type, but much smaller than the Jade Buddha, so the starting price is not high, only 300,000.
Xu Yuebing's eyes lit up, and then she looked at Ye Qingzhou.
Ye Qingzhou instantly understood what she wanted to ask and nodded with a smile: "This time it's the real thing."
Xu Yuebing was relieved after receiving the approval.
The auspicious shape of dragon and phoenix symbolizes beautiful love, coupled with the exquisite carving, she was obviously a little moved and immediately participated in the bidding.
"No. 004 bids 350,000!"
"No. 011 bids 370,000!"
……
"Telephone No. 088 offers one million! One million, is there anyone with a higher bid?"
The auctioneer's face turned red and he banged the wooden hammer in his hand with excitement. Tonight was really his lucky day. A jade Buddha sold for seven million, and a pair of bracelets could sell for six figures.
This moonlight is enough to make him smile.
Even the Sotheby's auction house does not always have big sales worth hundreds of millions, because most wealthy people are actually more stingy than many ordinary people.
Especially the wealthy families in Xiangjiang are famous for their meticulous search for the Buddha's face. If you want to squeeze the oil and water from them, it is really difficult to reach the sky.
In the box, Ye Qingzhou was a little surprised when he saw that Xu Yuebing did not continue bidding: "Why don't you bid anymore? Don't you really like this pair of bracelets?"
Xu Yuebing shook his head: "One million is too expensive, they are not worth the price."
Through long-term practice of the secret technique of the Heart Sword, she is now a martial artist who can control her own desires. She knows how to restrain herself. This is the real strong person.
Ye Qingzhou asked with a smile: "Do you want me to buy it for you?"
"No, they're not worth the price."
"You really know how to be diligent and thrifty."
"Humph, of course."
In the end, Ye Qingzhou also gave up the bidding.
"One million once, one million twice, does anyone else offer a higher price?"
Just as the auctioneer was about to make the final decision, another bid came in.
"No. 005 bids two million! Two million! Is there anyone else who bids higher!?"
At this moment, the auctioneer was so shocked that he could not speak coherently. It was just a pair of jade bracelets. Although they were said to be ice jade, they were actually just like that.
It was an unexpected surprise to be able to sell one million, and now someone is offering double the asking price?
What kind of scapegoat is willing to offer two million?
In box No. 088, a certain lady who originally thought she had a chance to win was so angry that she turned blue with anger, but she had no choice but to give up.
However, the jade bracelet that was photographed for two million was soon brought by Paul himself to the box where Ye Qingzhou and Xu Yuebing were.
"We didn't take the photo. Did we send it to the wrong one?"
Xu Yuebing's eyes were blank when she saw a pair of jade bracelets covered with silk in the brocade box.
Paul smiled and said softly: "It's not wrong. Mr. Lin asked us to send it here. He said it was to express his apology for the previous misunderstanding."
"Mr. Lin?"
Ye Qingzhou guessed the other party's identity instantly: "Is it Lin Bingwen?"
"Yes, Mr. Lin Bingwen is also a distinguished guest of our auction house. He bought this pair of dragon and phoenix jade bracelets and asked us to hand them over on his behalf."
The apology of two million is considered very sincere.
Ye Qingzhou accepted the brocade box generously: "Please help me write a reply to Lin Bingwen and say he is sorry. I will accept it."
"Okay, Mr. Ye."
Paul still had a formulaic smile on his face. He wished that the more things like this happened, the better, so that he could make a lot of money.
After the others left, Ye Qingzhou took out the phoenix bracelet from the brocade box and handed it to Xu Yuebing with a smile: "After going round and round, this pair of dragon and phoenix jade bracelets came into your hands again. It seems that this thing is really destined for you. ”
"Hehe~"
Xu Yuebing happily took the phoenix bracelet and put it on her hand. On her white wrist, the translucent jadeite complemented her ivory-like delicate skin, making it dazzlingly beautiful.
"Does it look good?"
“Good-looking.”
"Hey, how perfunctory!"
Xu Yuebing pouted, but then happily put the dragon bracelet on Ye Qingzhou, took out her mobile phone, put their arms with the jade bracelet together, took a photo and posted it on WeChat to show off, which attracted her My friends were envious.
As for Ye Qingzhou, he lamented that rich people are so generous. They don't even need to apologize, but just throw money at them.
I have to say, the effect is quite good.
Ye Qingzhou's dislike of Lin Bingwen has indeed eased a lot at this time, at least he will not deliberately seek trouble for him. At the same time, Ye Qingzhou also feels that the rich second and third generations of these big families are not all idiots who only know how to cause trouble.
When it comes to dealing with people, these wealthy children, who have been accustomed to intrigues and intrigues since childhood, are really much better than ordinary people.
Lin Bingwen, in particular, seems to be domineering, but in fact he is flexible and flexible. He might actually have some hope of inheriting the Lin family's property in the future.
But these were none of Ye Qingzhou's business, and he didn't bother to care about the fight between Lin Guodong and Lin Bingwen.
Soon, several rounds of auction items were presented to everyone, but none of them caught Ye Qingzhou's eyes.
They were either fakes or of mediocre quality, basically just to make up for the numbers. Many local wealthy people in Xiangjiang were not interested, but a few upstarts from China believed the various stories compiled by Sotheby’s and were cut off. .
"Sure enough, the money a fool makes by relying on luck will one day be lost by relying on skill."
Ye Qingzhou complained silently in his heart, but was too lazy to care.
Just when Ye Qingzhou was bored and thought there was nothing good, the seventh auction item that was brought up caught his attention.
"This is..."
"This is a wooden box from the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It was once collected by the royal family. It was lost among the people during the war years. After several twists and turns, it has finally been seen again. Although it is not known who its original owner was, the wooden box is decorated with gold threads. Made of nan wood, the carvings are exquisite and the original cursive calligraphy of Zhang Xu is preserved. It is definitely a rare treasure in the world. ”
"What!"
"The original work of Saint Cao?"
In the auction hall on the first floor, many people looked shocked, and then all their eyes focused on the wooden box, as if they were looking at a rare treasure.
In fact, if there is Zhang Xu's original cursive calligraphy left on the wooden box, it would indeed be regarded as a rare treasure.
As one of the three masterpieces of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, many of Zhang Xu's authentic works have survived to this day. The auction prices are basically tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. They are real cultural treasures.
Compared to the bustle of the auction hall on the first floor, the VIP box on the second floor seemed much quieter, because they, the top local wealthy people in Xiangjiang, had already received the news, and many people came here for this. "Now, the bidding begins, with a base price of 60 million, no upper limit, and each increase must not be less than 5 million..."
As a result, before the auctioneer could finish his words, someone had already started raising placards.
"Telephone No. 001 quoted a price of 100 million! 100 million, is there anyone who bids higher!?"
The auctioneer roared at the top of his lungs. It was so exciting. It was only 100 million. It was like overwhelming the mountain and sweeping thousands of armies.
"Box No. 001? Hiss~ Who from the banker is the bidder?"
"It's the dealer's second young master. I saw him just now."
"In a few days, it will be Zhuang Bancheng's birthday. I heard that he loves calligraphy, so I guess this wooden box is the birthday gift that Mr. Zhuang is going to give."
Most of the people in the other boxes are local wealthy families and are naturally very familiar with the banker.
Zhuang Bancheng, just from this name, you can tell how powerful the banker is in Xiangjiang. It is a super capital giant spanning real estate, electricity, water supply, telecommunications and other industries. Through its own wealth and industry, it can leverage Its assets exceed RMB 3 trillion.
That's why it got the title of "Half City".
Even many local residents in Xiangjiang joke that the banker is the "banker" of Xiangjiang, while most other residents are just chips in the hands of the banker.
There is no mistake in every song, one post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!
Now that all the wealthy families saw that Zhuang Zekun had made a bid for Zhuang Bancheng's birthday banquet, naturally no one jumped out to bid.
After offending Zhuang Bancheng, do you still want to hang out in Xiangjiang?
"No. 004 105 million!"
As soon as this quotation came out, everyone was dumbfounded and wondered who was so tough that he dared not give face to the dealer.
"Box No. 004 seems to have been booked by the Lin family."
"Lin Bingwen?"
"No, he booked box number 005. I had a few words with him just now, and he didn't have the courage."
"Could it be Lin Guodong?"
"He... wouldn't do such a thing, would he?"
"Who could that be?"
"I don't know, but I guess there is something good to watch now."
In Box 001, Zhuang Zekun's eyebrows were twisted into the word "Chuan". He was feeling a little unhappy now, but in order to maintain his dignity and demeanor, and not to have an attack, he could only increase the price patiently, hoping that the other party would give up.
"Telephone No. 001 quotes 150 million!"
"Telephone No. 004 quotes 155 million!"
"Telephone number 001 is quoted at 200 million."
"Telephone No. 004 quotes 205 million!"
Ye Qingzhou took his time and increased the price by five million each time. His goal was not to show off, but just to take a picture of the wooden box in front of him.
But people outside don’t think so.
"Every time the price is increased by five million, who is this person? How dare he humiliate the dealer like this?"
"I don't know, but I guess it has a lot of background!"
Other wealthy families are enjoying the show. They don't dare to provoke the banker, but they have the courage to watch others make trouble for the banker, and they are very bold.
In the box, Xu Yuebing looked puzzled: "When did you become so interested in calligraphy?"
"I don't have any special preference for calligraphy. What I like is the wooden box itself."
"Wooden box?"
Xu Yuebing couldn't help but look at it a few more times, but didn't find anything special about the wooden box as an auction item. Although the golden nanmu was very valuable, to the Linjiang Xu family, it was just like that.
Spending 200 million to buy a broken wooden box is not how you make it if you have money.
Unless the wooden box itself is of extraordinary value.
"Is there anything special about this wooden box?"
Xu Yuebing couldn't help but asked.
Ye Qingzhou shook his head: "There is nothing special about the wooden box. What is stored in it is just a few letters from home. In my opinion, it is not valuable. What really interests me is the life of the owner of the wooden box."< br>
He has no interest in Zhang Xu's original work. The real value is not the wooden box itself, but the time and years it carries.
Ye Qingzhou opened his eyes to see through the situation, and then the previous owners of the wooden box and their past were all presented to him one by one.
Businessmen... high-ranking officials... emperors... period after period of time, constantly tracing back to the original source.
Then, Ye Qingzhou saw an extremely fierce sword intent, and the bright sword light seemed to penetrate the past time and space, blooming silently in the depths of his eyes.
"Three wonders of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Sword Master Pei Min..."
At this moment, Ye Qingzhou already knew who the owner of this wooden box was: "Three masterpieces in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Taibai in poetry, Pei Min in swordsmanship, and Zhang Xu in writing... The original owner of this wooden box was Pei Min. Therefore, the traces left behind are also the deepest, and the sword's intention is so strong that it has not faded away after thousands of years, and is hidden deep in the wooden box. ”
The Shixian Taibai was unparalleled in talent and his swordsmanship was also the best at that time. However, in terms of swordsmanship alone, Pei Min was still above Li Taibai, which shows how far his swordsmanship had reached.
For a martial arts master like Ye Qingzhou, the wooden box in front of him is priceless, because what it carries is the life of a peerless swordsman who has been buried in the years.
Observing the opponent's sword intent obviously has unimaginable benefits for himself, so Ye Qingzhou is determined to win this wooden box.
"Telephone No. 001 quotes 300 million!"
At this price, Zhuang Zekun is actually fighting with Ye Qingzhou.
Even for a dealer, spending so much cash to buy a wooden box is a very luxurious thing.
But for Ye Qingzhou, 300 million can buy the 'life' of a powerful martial saint, which is not a good deal.
"Telephone No. 004 offers 300 million and gets 5 million!"
Bang~
In box No. 001, Zhuang Zekun was so angry that he smashed the tea cup in his hand: "It's too much to bully others, it's really too much to bully others! Check it out for me, I want to see who dares to deny me the banker's face!"
It’s not like he was panicking because he had too much money. At this price, he couldn’t continue to bid any more, otherwise it would be ridiculous if he got it in his own hands.
On the other side, Ye Qingzhou got the wooden box as he wished, caressing the wooden texture on it, and carefully felt the supreme sword intention contained in it.
Ye Qingzhou had only seen two supreme swordsmanships at the sword master level before.
One of them is the Sword of the River by the poet Li Taibai. It is majestic and has a grand artistic conception, just like the roaring river, stretching for thousands of miles.
The second is Tao Master Lu Chunyang's Flying God Sword, which is as high as the sky, as deep as the sea, and as heavy as a mountain. It is a majestic power that transcends all things after the sword's intention reaches its extreme.
Now, Ye Qingzhou has seen the third type of supreme sword intention. Unlike the first two, which specialize in vitality and spirit, Pei Min's sword intention is pure and concise. It can make the sword moves simple and adaptable. The sword of impermanence and uncertainty.
There is no magnificent sword energy, no high sword intention, only pure sword skills that can win without using any moves. (End of chapter)