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In this society, you have no money and are looked down upon by others. But if you have money, you will be scolded by people for various reasons. You will be scolded if you stingy and hold the money for your own use. If you donate money, some people will say that you write a bad check. So if you have money and don't make donations, you are scolded. It is better to donate and get some benefits.
It's just that the Liu family's charity auctions are not purely famous. The Liu family has its own auction house. In other words, many auction items are genuine and worthy of purchase.
Therefore, many of the rich people present came to this party with something or a few things.
Following the guidance of the waiters, the guests walked into the side hall one after another, which was not so much a side hall as another conference hall.
However, neatly arranged tables and chairs were placed in the venue, which were already full of fruits and fermented rice, as well as number plates of various colors.
Following the number on the invitation, Yang Chen followed Lin Ruoxi to a table specially prepared for the two of them and sat down.
It happened that the two of them were seated behind the Yuan family and his wife. Once they sat down, Yuan Hewei and his wife who were sitting in front turned their heads and smiled kindly at Yang Chen and Lin Ruoxi.
Lin Ruoxi wondered why Yang Chen and the Yuan family were so familiar. Although Yang Chen said to celebrate Yuan Ye’s birthday last time, Lin Ruoxi knew that in such a large family, the children’s social network is different from that of their parents, at least in Knowing your son before taking over as the head of the family does not mean that your parents have a good relationship with you.
I didn't think that Yang Chen had a reason to meet Yuan Hewei and his wife, but even though he was curious, Lin Ruoxi didn't plan to ask Yang Chen.
Yang Chen deliberately or unintentionally looked around and saw the Cai sisters sitting at a table in the first row, while the foreign guests who caught Cai Ning’s attention were sitting relatively close to each other. At the next few tables, he was talking with a smile, with a relaxed look.
The Liu family's auction house is a formal large company, and the things being auctioned this time will naturally not be ordinary products. When an auctioneer in a white tuxedo stepped onto the stage, he immediately began the display of the first sale.
On the huge LED display screen, a 3D rotating pattern of blue and white porcelain appeared.
As soon as this collection appeared, it immediately drew a lot of exclamations from the audience, which was obviously quite fortunate.
The auctioneer said loudly: "All the distinguished guests present, the first sale of our Liu's auction house today is a Yuan blue and white,'blue and white peony pattern jar'. Many of the people sitting here are antiques. Collectors. I don’t need to say more about the value of this collection. Yuan blue and white porcelain is the least surviving blue and white porcelain, which represents the period when our ancient Chinese biscuit turned to colored porcelain. The painting style is magnificent, majestic and unrestrained, and the layers are complex, and the pieces are rare treasures. .
This collection, preserved intact, is provided by foreign friends. The price starts at 5 million Chinese coins, and the bidding begins! "
With the sound of "start", many antique enthusiasts in the audience began to scramble to raise the number plate.
"Six million!"
"Eight million!"
"Nine million eight hundred thousand!"
"I give out twelve million!!"
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The voices of shouting prices came one after another. Soon, the price of this Yuan Qinghua exceeded 20 million yuan.
Yang Chen listened to a group of wealthy people throwing blank papers and shouting prices. He smiled and asked Lin Ruoxi, who was silent, "My wife, why don't you say anything? This thing has great potential for value-added."
Lin Ruoxi said flatly, "I'm not interested."
Of course Yang Chen knew that this girl had no money, but she was ashamed and embarrassed to join in in front of so many people, so she didn't speak any more.
In a blink of an eye, someone has already called out the high price of "43 million", which is equivalent to the total assets of several small businesses!
Although this expensive blue and white can be sold for hundreds of millions of dollars, after all, this is a medium-to-high-quality collection at the moment, not the most representative of the few famous products, so many collectors and big bosses present are somewhat regretful Put away the sign and feel that there is no need to compete.
The presence of those present is already affirmation of social status, and there is no need to make everyone unhappy for this little money.
The auctioneer started yelling, "The 57th guest bid for 43 million, 43 million at a time... 43 million..."
Without waiting for the auctioneer to continue shouting, Yuan Hewei, who was sitting in his seat and watching others bid, suddenly raised his placard. Zheng Sheng said, "I'll give out 50 million."
With this shout, the customer who had called for 43 million immediately lost his voice, not to mention whether there was any funds or not to add it. At the very least, going to grab something with the Yuan family, that made it clear that he didn't want to mix in Zhonghai.
Moreover, Yuan Hewei's contribution of 50 million yuan is not that this collection is really worth that much. It is nothing more than a symbolic participation. The first collection is bought at a high price to demonstrate the demeanor of the largest family.
Not surprisingly, everyone chose to be silent. After the auctioneer's three beeps, Yuan Hewei spent 50 million to accept the first collection.
At the end of the first round, Yuan Hewei turned around and smiled at Yang Chen: "I don't know anything about antiques. It is estimated that many people laughed at me as being taken advantage of."
Yang Chen shook his head, "It will be worth 50 million in a few years, so let's keep it at home."
"Oh, do you know this?" Yuan Hewei asked curiously.
Lin Ruoxi and Yang Jieyu also looked at Yang Chen with a little doubt.
Yang Chen smiled faintly: "I have studied a little when I was bored abroad. I have taught me a little bit. I don't know how to learn, maybe I'm a person."
Of course this is a lie. Yang Chen knows the price of many antiques, just because many people once gave themselves some blue and white porcelain, and he remembered some knowledge about blue and white porcelain. As for where those things were placed, Yang Chen simply rooted. I didn't pay much attention, someone must have taken it for myself.
"Haha, it's not about ignorance. It's all culture." Yuan Hewei smiled and said: "Many people here rely on their sense of smell to do business to this day. They are actually spending money here to participate in this kind of auction. They have a reputation, they also envy the so-called'unlearning and skillless'."
Talking, the auction will continue.
The second and third collections were successively moved onto the screen.
Ruby jewelry, Western medieval oil paintings, and ancient Chinese calligraphy scrolls are all famous products worth more than ten million.
However, after receiving the first collection, Yuan Hewei stopped bidding, and Lin Ruoxi remained silent as before, as if everything had nothing to do with her.
Yang Chen felt a little boring. The games of the rich were actually extremely monotonous. The money that didn't know where it would go, in addition to giving them a moment of pleasure, only left a greater emptiness.
It's ugly, and I didn't smoke a cheap, strong cigarette to stimulate it.
However, when the collection reached the fifth piece, Yang Chen instantly felt a little strange.
What I saw on the big screen was a small dark gold wine glass. This Gothic-style wine glass generally contained wine.
The shape of the wine glass is roughly cylindrical, the mouth of the glass is relatively wide, and the bottom is round and tall. The body of the cup is simple, with some fuzzy lines and a few metal scratches, but on the whole, it can be distinguished that it should be a noble wine cup mixed with rare metals such as gold and silver.
Yang Chen suddenly had a clear understanding, no wonder Cai Ning would come, no wonder the auras of those white men were so weird.
Previously on the Internet, what Macedonia said seemed to be true, but never expected that this legendary "Holy Grail" happened to appear at this charity auction!
Almost at the same time, Yang Chen felt a faint cold wave in the back of the venue, that kind of surging abyss-like energy wave, and Yang Chen immediately determined the identity of the white people.
"Tsk tusk... It's such a big deal. There are so many people here..." Yang Chen muttered to himself.
"What are you talking about?" Lin Ruoxi frowned and asked, thinking that Yang Chen was talking to her.
Yang Chen smiled, "Good wife, this cup is good. Drinking a glass of wine at night will help you sleep and beautify. You can buy it back."
"If you want to buy it, you can buy it yourself. The price starts at 2 million. It's not expensive anyway," Lin Ruoxi said indifferently.
Yang Chen curled his lips, he had no money.
At this time, the auctioneer introduced: "Everyone, this collection was only provided by a seller who asked for confidentiality a few days ago. It is estimated that it is a wine glass from the first year of the AD. It has a long history and a mysterious origin. The biggest feature of this collection. No one can give a specific name yet. Today’s starting price is two million, but the true value is difficult to estimate. I hope you will seize the opportunity..."
Before the auctioneer finished speaking, sitting at the back of the store, a blond, blue-eyed, dark red evening dress, and a hot figure shouted in jerky Huaxia: "Ten million." t