Chapter 589： The auction begins

Chapter 589

The second child of the Xiang family was dangling a cigar, leaning his legs carelessly, rubbing a hand on the hot female star.

When the time came to 9:30, the auction wiped the auction mallet, and when the auditorium was quiet, he said loudly in English.

"Welcome all guests, all auctioneers, and welcome everyone. Welcome to this auction, to participate in the summer auction held by Sotheby's Auction House at Oriental Culture Hotel."

He bowed deeply to everyone in the auditorium, and said in a sincere tone, "I am the auctioneer of this auction, Ai Yi Chad, and my Chinese name is Ai Wen. The meaning is that I love love. China has a long history and culture. My main job is to auction and appraise Chinese antiques and collections."

Either Chad used a simple opening remark, a Chinese name with allegorical meaning, to easily close the distance with the auctioneers present.

He said in a loud voice, "This auction will be hosted by me. I hope everyone can get their favorite auction items in the next auction."

"Okay, let's not say much. We are starting to get to the point. I know that everyone is not here to listen to me. What everyone really cares about is our precious collection."

The auctioneer looked around the auditorium, "Then, this auction will begin now."

He knocked the auction mallet, which represented the official start of the auction.

He pointed to the location of the auction display stand and said loudly, "Our first auction item in this auction is an item that everyone is familiar with. Now we invite our staff to display it on the auction display stand. This auction item."

Under his instructions, the staff next to him immediately put the already prepared collection on the auction display stand.

On the auction display stand, under the spotlight, a piece of white jade that was warm and smooth was carved with Aoxue Hanmei. The winter plum and the white jade complement each other, and they are very beautiful.

The surrounding cameras, from different angles, photographed all the details of the auction item, showing every bit of the auction item through the projection screen hung around it.

On the huge screen, the auction items must be exposed, and all the advantages and disadvantages are displayed.

Jason leaned beside George and whispered, "This man is the chief auctioneer of Sotheby's auction house. He has worked at Sotheby's auction house for more than 20 years."

"He is also an expert in antique appraisal, especially good at Chinese porcelain and bronzes. He has sold many auction items with record prices."

George nodded and didn't say anything. His goal was determined from the beginning, and he didn't care about the other items in the auction.

If there are good auction items later, you can buy them. But if there is nothing special, he doesn't mind just walking through the scene like this, buying what he wants to buy, and quietly waiting for the auction to end.

"A gentleman is like jade, and jade has always occupied an important position in Chinese culture. People use jade to symbolize the humility of a gentleman, and people use warmth like jade to describe the quality of a gentleman."

"The auction item in front of you is this piece of Hetian jade pendant, a white jade of sheep fat, which is hand-carved on the Aoxue Hanmei by skilled craftsmen, which symbolizes the elegance and vigor of a gentleman. This piece of Hetian jade pendant will be as elegant as it today. Noble master."

The auction was fluent in English, narrating Chinese culture and beautiful words about jade, and provoking the interest of the auctioneers on the spot.

The auction was full of affectionate tone and said, "In Chinese history, the value of beautiful jade has always been above gold. Ancient Chinese symbolizes imperial power. According to legend, it was carved from a piece of beautiful jade called Heshibi."

"It's a pity that Yuxi has been lost, but the pursuit of jade and the love for jade are spread in China's long-standing culture."

"People raise jade, and jade raises people. The jade pendant in this auction has not been experienced by other owners. This makes this jade pendant and the owner under the auction a real match made in heaven."

George nodded slightly. The host knew how to provoke people's minds. A new product has no value in the age, and it was originally a shortcoming. But combining this new product with people, this shortcoming turns into an advantage.

In the past, those ancient jade belonged to other people after all, and the owner had died many times. This new product could completely belong to the next bidder.

"Well, the starting price of this auction item is 100,000 yuan, and the price increase cannot be less than 50,000 yuan each time. Now please start bidding."

In the passionate provocation of the auctioneer, the bidding for the auction finally began.

As the auctioneer said, jade has always occupied an important place in Chinese culture.

Many people who have a little money, when they start to want to collect some things Jade accessories, it is easy to enter their eyes. What's more, for such a piece, the base price of the exquisite jade pendant made of Hetian jade is indeed not high, and the auctioneer’s words were tickled by the words of the auctioneer, and soon someone began to offer it.

There are many people who are interested in this jade, whether it is a person who pretends to be a gentleman or an arty person, they can find their favorite qualities in jade.

"Two hundred thousand!"

"Three hundred thousand!"

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"one million!"

Soon, the jade pendant of Hetian jade was raised by the bidders to a high price of one million, which was ten times higher than the starting price.

The auctioneer dropped the hammer after three confirmations. This Hetian jade pendant was photographed by a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman.

George quietly watched other people bid for this jade pendant, and didn't plan to make a move. After all, he pretended not to be a gentleman, and he wouldn't wear such a pendant that would break with one touch.

The first auction item was sold at a high price of one million, which greatly exceeded the appraiser's estimate. The atmosphere of the auction was also aroused.

The auctioneer also seemed a little excited, and he immediately launched the second auction item while the iron was hot.

The second collection is a gilt bronze Guanyin statue of the Song Dynasty.

The auctioneer slowly said, “In the language of believers, you can’t say buy a Buddha statue, but please say please. Bring a Buddha statue home for the sake of your family’s health, peace and joy. Such a beautiful meaning, I Don't superfluous."

"This auction item has a starting price of 5 million, and each increase cannot be lower than 100,000. Now please start bidding."

"Five and five million!"

"Five and eight hundred thousand!"

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The bidding for this statue of Buddha was more intense than the jade pendant just now. Men, women, young and old are actively bidding for this statue of Guanyin.

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