The auction venue is located in the hotel exhibition hall in the center of Dongshi City. The municipal government attaches great importance to this auction and invites all prominent figures from various industries in Dongshi City and even the province. Not all of them, Shu Mark and Bagui, are antique collectors. Many of them come with the intention of making connections, and some want to take the opportunity to show off their financial resources.
But no matter what, when Xia Shao arrived at the venue, scenes of people shaking hands, exchanging greetings, and pointing and complimenting each other at the exhibits in the glass showcases could be seen everywhere in the exhibition hall.
"Ms. Xia, do I need to take you to see the chairman now?"
Next to Xia Shao was a man in a suit and leather shoes with a clean and handsome face. The man was in his twenties, his name was Yang Qi, and he was Li Boyuan's assistant to the chairman. As the chairman of Hong Kong Jiahui Industrial Group, Li Boyuan was naturally accompanied by government officials throughout the process today. So Yang Qi and the driver were sent to pick up Xia Shao in the morning.
In Yang Qi's eyes, Xia Shao was dressed in a white dress, with long hair draped over her shoulders. Her face was as fair as jade, with a slight smile on her lips, and her soft and indifferent aura. She looked like a girl next door. Along the way, he has yet to see why such a girl would be valued by the chairman.
However, Yang Qi has been with Li Boyuan for several years, so he naturally knows how to measure things. The chairman's decision naturally has its own reasons.
"No rush, I'll take a look at the exhibits first. If Assistant Yang has something to do, go ahead and get busy. I'll just go there by myself in a while." Xia Shao turned around and said with a smile.
"My job today is to accompany Miss Xia. Since you want to see the exhibits first, please feel free to do so. I will take you there before the auction starts."
Yang Qi smiled professionally, but gained Xia Shao's favor. The senior executives of large Hong Kong groups have good professional qualities. After all, Dongshi's economy has just begun to develop, and it is still an inconspicuous third-tier small city. Being sent to accompany her, an unknown person, would make ordinary people murmur in their hearts. What's more, Yang Qi is still the assistant to the chairman and belongs to high-level management. A staff member, vice president level, was sent to accompany her, and she originally expected to see his disapproving look. But I didn't expect that he was extremely professional.
The glass showcases in the exhibition hall contain the items to be auctioned today, ranging from calligraphy, paintings, porcelain, to jade furniture. These items have been on display here for three days and will be put up for auction today.
In 1997, the art auction market was just booming, and there was no particularly strong domestic auction company, or in other words, antique auctions had not yet taken off. There is no auction company in Dongshi yet. Old collectors still like to find trustworthy antique shops and trade privately. They are doubtful about the authenticity of the objects at auction. Because the Dongcheng City Government attaches great importance to this auction, it specially invited an auction company from abroad to host it, and also invited experts from the capital to appraise the collection to ensure that the items auctioned this time are authentic.
Xia Shao stood in front of the display cabinet, looking like one of the auction items. In fact, he was already thinking about setting up an auction company in the future.
"Miss Xia?"
At this time, a man's surprised voice came from behind.
Xia Shao turned around and saw that it was Chen Manguan.
"Uncle Chen is here?"
"Haha, yes. I would also like to thank Mr. Li. If it weren't for Mr. Li, I wouldn't be able to get the invitation letter." Chen Manguan smiled, but his expression was not uncomfortable at all.
Xia Shao felt that since Chen Manguan cried and confessed on the mountain that day, his whole mentality had changed a lot. Looking at him now, the gloom on his face had faded a lot. It seems that the reason why he failed to survive this calamity in his last life was because there was no change in his state of mind. Unexpectedly, I told him harshly, but it made him look away a lot.
"It's great to meet Miss Xia here. I admire Miss Xia's eyesight very much! When I was Miss Xia's age, I had just entered the antique shop. I was still an apprentice at that time, but my eyesight was incomparable to Miss Xia's. Yes, haha." Chen Manguan laughed, which didn't sound like a compliment.
Xia Shao smiled and shook her head, "Uncle Chen has been in the antique shop for decades. There is still a lot for me to learn about his eyesight." Xia Shao was not lying. Although she had the ability to see in the sky, she didn't want to If you are too dependent, it would be good to have the opportunity to learn something to enrich yourself.
"Uncle Chen is here just in time, why don't we take a look at these exhibits together?"
Chen Manguan naturally accepted it happily, and the two of them looked along the glass display cabinet. Yang Qi followed behind very dedicatedly, with a smile on his face and just listened without saying a word.
The three of them walked and admired it, but when they reached a display cabinet, Xia Shao stopped and frowned slightly.
In the display cabinet, there is a Jun kiln narcissus basin with a red patch on the bottom, which is like the pattern of auspicious clouds. It is very beautiful. The date on the label below reads: Northern Song Dynasty.
Chen Manguan clicked his tongue twice, "It's this Jun kiln porcelain basin! This is the highlight of this auction! The Jun kiln is decorated in red and is priceless! Mr. Li has always loved collecting porcelain. Although his favorite is blue and white, as long as They are famous kilns, and he has dabbled in them all, so this Jun porcelain is probably his."
Xia Shao's brows had not relaxed since he saw the porcelain basin. After a while, he said: "I think it would be better if it was taken away by the museum. This was unearthed from the tomb."
Chen Manguan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Miss Xia is right, the things under the ground should be owned by the state. However, some of them have been circulating in the Tibetan market for many years, and I can't tell clearly. Some people say that it was passed down from ancestors. The country has no evidence and it is difficult to claim rights. However, I think this Jun porcelain is not necessarily from the tomb. Many tombs have been found in the Song Dynasty, but they have never been unearthed. Jun porcelain has been unearthed from tombs in the Yuan Dynasty. The date on the label says Northern Song Dynasty. The city has invited experienced experts from the capital to identify it. It is 100% correct."
Chen Manguan still hasn't forgotten the day Xia Shao taught him about smuggling before, thinking that she didn't like the country's things to be owned by private individuals.
Xia Shao smiled and shook her head. Chen Manguan didn't understand what she meant. The reason why she dared to make such a conclusion was because in her eyes, the porcelain basin had a sinister appearance. If it was not formed in a tomb with bad feng shui, then it is very likely that someone dug a hole the day after tomorrow and ruined the feng shui in the tomb, and it was contaminated over time.
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to yin and yang. It is believed that yin deficiency will result in insufficient blood, and yang deficiency will result in insufficient qi. Only when yin and yang are balanced can people be healthy. In the Yili of Metaphysics, there are the terms Yin Sha and Yang Sha.
The so-called evil spirits refer to external factors that disrupt the balance of yin and yang and have an adverse impact on people. They can be called evil spirits. Yin evil refers to the evil caused by excessive Yin energy. Yang evil is the opposite.
Normally, when a person's yin and yang are out of balance, he or she will easily fall ill, let alone encounter evil spirits.
This porcelain basin gathers yin and evil spirits. It would be fine if it were placed in a museum. But if it is kept at home and viewed at close range and exposed to it for a long time, it will definitely be contaminated into the body, leading to an imbalance of yin and yang, which is very bad for the body. If your health is not good, your career, fortune, etc. will naturally be affected.
Chen Manguan saw that there seemed to be something profound in Xia Shao's smile, and he couldn't help but feel curious. Just when he was about to ask for more information, he heard someone saying hello to him from behind.
"Hey, isn't this Boss Chen? Where did you get rich recently?"