Chapter 681 Bidding

"No need to introduce, this must be Ms. Song from Weilan Group!"

Without waiting for Wilson to introduce, Dong Sheng, the chief of Chief Executive, who was talking to Tang Wenyuan, came over. When he was a few meters away, he stretched out his hand to Song Weilan.

Dong Sheng was born in the ship king family, but when he was young, he happened to encounter a global financial crisis and his family was ruined. Later, after his hard work, he returned to the ranks of the top millionaires on Hong Kong Island.

However, his business is mostly in Hong Kong Island. Although he knows Song Weilan's name, he has never had a chance to meet this strange woman in the Chinese business world.

So although he is noble today, after seeing Song Weilan, he did not show the airs of the Hong Kong Island Chief Executive, but greeted Song Weilan with the etiquette of the business world.

"Mr. Dong, you're welcome. I've heard Mr. Dong's name for a long time, and I can only see him today."

Song Weilan shook hands with Dong Sheng and said, "Are we a little noisy? Wilson should be the protagonist today!"

"Yes, yes, what Ms. Song said."

Dong Sheng smiled and said, "Mr. Wilson, on behalf of the Hong Kong Island Government, I wish you a complete success in this [China] special auction of Chinese art!"

"Thank you, thank you, both of you."

Wilson took the microphone handed over by his hand, walked to the booth slightly above the seat in front of him, and said, "I'm glad to invite Mr. Dong from the Hong Kong Island Government to attend the [Zhongzhong] National Art Auction organized by Christie's Today. In addition, we are also honored to invite Ms. Song from the International Please applaud!"

"Weilan Group? I haven't heard of it!"

"Yes, why is this name so female?"

"It's an old American company. It used to specialize in cosmetics, but later it was involved in various industries, with assets of tens of billions of dollars. Mr. Tang is far worse than her. Of course, she is qualified to sit there."

As soon as Wilson's words fell, there were all kinds of comments in the venue. Most of Song Weilan's business was in North America and Europe, and she was low-key, and there were not many people who knew her.

Of course, there are not many people who know Song Weilan, which does not mean that these people do not know Weilan Group. At present, someone explained in a low voice, causing bursts of exclamations that lowered their voices.

It is difficult for a woman to start a business, and it is even more difficult for Song Weilan to create such a large multinational group. For her to sit in the first row of the auction house, people who had opinions just now suddenly stopped.

"In addition, I would like to thank you for your continuous support for Christie's..."

After a cliché, Wilson cut the topic to the point: "In order to give back to you, the collections we have taken out this time are all masterpieces that have never appeared before. Well, let's give them to the auctioneer. Please bid enthusiastically!"

"Vilan, who is this person? Do you know you well?" After enduring for a long time under the Taiwan * sailing text *, Ye Dongping finally asked.

Although the British man on the stage is not young, he is very handsome and has a gentlemanly taste, which makes Ye Dongping feel a great threat.

"I thought you could hold it back."

Song Weilan glanced at her husband and said, "Wilson used to be the president of my British company. He pursued me more than ten years ago. Why are you jealous?"

Song Weilan is in charge of such a large company alone, but she is very beautiful. Over the years, she has met the pursuit of some successful people, and Wilson is one of them.

"My son is so big, what am I jealous of..." Ye Dongping's words were obviously insincere.

Although Ye Tian didn't have any real energy, his ear strength and sense of the air machine were still there. After hearing his parents' conversation, he couldn't help saying, "Dad, you have to watch it. When I looked at the foreigner's mother, my eyes were very wrong."

"Son, do you think so too?" Ye Dongping suddenly became nervous.

Seeing Dad's appearance, Ye Tian couldn't bear to tease him. He said with a smile, "Dad, you're so funny. If Mom wants to find it, it's not your turn. Don't think nonsense here."

"Dead look, why do you say this to your son?" Song Weilan reached out her hand to Ye Dongping's waist angrily, and he took a cold breath.

"Gentlemen and ladies, I'm glad that you can participate in this special auction of [China] Chinese art. I'm Henry, the auctioneer. Let's get to know the *Qingyi Erya* auction first!"

When Song Weilan taught her husband a lesson, the auction had begun. An auctioneer in his thirties stood at the auction table and his face was full of confidence.

Many people only think that the auctioneer is shouting for the price and hitting the hammer. In fact, it is not the case. An auctioneer with good quality can set the best quotation route according to the situation on the market. Coupled with its noise of the atmosphere on the scene, the auction will often achieve unexpected results.

And an excellent recruiter can predict which auction items will be sought after before entering the auction, and can roughly estimate the maximum value of each item.

The top auctioneer even knows who the potential buyer of each lot will be, can reasonably grasp the speed and pace of the whole auction, and can understand the thoughts of potential buyers under the market through observation.

As the world's top auctioneer, Henry has set the highest record for a single auction, and he is confident that he will continue his record of no auction in a single auction in Hong Kong.

"The first collection is a pair of official kiln plum bottles from the Qing Dynasty. It comes from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that it was a favorite object of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty..."

With Henry's words, a pair of exquisite Qing Dynasty white glazed plum bottles appeared on the booth.

Through the lens pulled closer on the big screen on the scene, everyone can clearly see that the mouth of the plum bottle is round and thick, and there is no obvious angle turning. The shoulders are raised up, and the lines are full and powerful. Under the abdomen, it is vertical, which is indeed the style of Ming Dynasty porcelain.

"The price of this pair of plum bottles is 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the price increase is 10,000 Hong Kong dollars each time. Please come out!"

Auctions like Christie's can 100% guarantee the [true] reality of the collection, so after introducing the relevant information of the plum vase, Henry gave the bottom auction price.

"I'll pay 520,000 Hong Kong dollars!" As soon as Henry finished speaking, someone raised his horn foot.

Ye Tian looked back at the person holding the card and whispered, "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you afraid that you can't take a picture?"

"Xiaotian, you don't understand this. When they come to the auction house, they are basically already in the mainland so that they want to buy something..."

After hearing his son's words, Ye Dongping laughed and rolled in the antique industry for a decade. From this point of view, he was an expert and immediately explained it to his son.

There are many categories of antique collection, which can be roughly divided into six categories: bronze, ceramics, calligraphy and painting, jewelry and jade, ancient furniture, miscellaneous items, etc. Except for bronze, ceramics, calligraphy and painting, the other three categories can be all-inclusive.

There is a difference between antiques and antiques, because antiques can also include ancient buildings, fossils, etc. for archaeological research history, culture, customs, academic and other purposes.

Therefore, it is impossible for an antique enthusiast to include all the antique categories. Generally, objects are collected according to classification. Some people specialize in bronzes, while others love ceramics.

When they collect, they are often targeted. For example, the person who quoted just now is obviously a porcelain collector, and even he came here for the purpose of the plum vase.

"520,000 Hong Kong dollars, Mr. Zhang from Hong Kong bid 520,000 Hong Kong dollars. Do you have any friends to bid? This is the supplies of the [China] emperor!"

Hearing that someone under the stage raised the price so quickly, Henry was also relieved. You know, the most frightening thing about an auction is the cold scene at the beginning, so that the possibility of the later items will be auctioned is extremely high.

"Five50,000 Hong Kong dollars!"

Henry obviously underestimated the market heat of Chinese art in recent years. Just as soon as his words fell, a new quotation sounded.

"Mr. Zhao bid 550,000 Hong Kong dollars. At the previous London auction, a pair of porcelains of the same age as this plum bottle once sold for 680,000 pounds, which is equivalent to 10 million Hong Kong dollars. I think they still have a lot of room for appreciation."

Henry had done a lot of homework before, and he could shout out the corresponding name of each number plate. From this point of view, he is indeed an excellent auctioneer.

"680,000!"

"800,000 Hong Kong dollars!"

When he shouted 800,000, there was a silence in the field, but at the instit of Henry's encouragement, the price began to rise again.

Ye Tian can see that every time Henry speaks, his eyes always correspond to someone. This may be the information the auctioneer has before. He knows who needs this lot.

"One hundred and two million!"

" 1.8 million!"

"I'll pay two million!"

Under Henry's control, the atmosphere in the field gradually warmed up. The art market was so hot that even many people who were not in this industry would take pictures of some antiques for collection.

So the venue is not only those antique collectors bidding, but also some business people who like to be subservient and elegant, such as Mr. Tang.

Of course, Tang Wenyuan likes bronzes and is not interested in this porcelain, so he didn't raise a sign to join in the fun.

"Two million and eighty thousand Hong Kong dollars, do you have any friends to bid? Two million one time, two hundred and eighty thousand times, two hundred and eighty thousand times, two hundred and eighty thousand three times, deal, congratulations, Mr. Zhang!"

Those who were interested in buying this pair of plum bottles raised their cards again and again, and slowly raised the price. The Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelain with a bottom price of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars was finally sold for 2.38 million Hong Kong dollars.

"The next photo is a set of ancient clothes from [Zhongzhong].......

After the first auction was sold, Henry's next words brightened the eyes of Ye Tian and others.