v3 Chapter 959： Can't get it for less than 20 million

On March 25, there are three days before the four-day spring auction held by Sotheby's Auction House, and the publicity offensive has reached the most critical period.

Sotheby’s auction house has long used the channel of Jiuding Newspaper Company to send out the albums of auctions, and the gift range is all over East Asia and Southeast Asia. As long as they are wealthy individuals with a certain wealth, they have received Sotheby’s Spring Festival Take pictures and invitations.

Of course, the album is just a selection of some representative lots, and it is impossible to fit all the lots into one album.

After all, the spring auction lasted for four days, with a total of 30 special auctions, and more than 1,600 treasures appeared.

If you want to find a favorite treasure and bid for it, you can only choose to visit the site in person.

However, this spring auction is destined to make history by Sotheby's auction house.

Just because the "Yongle Dadian" displayed in the album shocked all the rich people who received the album, it also shocked the entire collection and cultural circles.

There are people in Southeast Asia, island countries, Bangzi countries, European and American countries, and mainland collectors who are ready to fly to Xiangjiang.

And some people of insight, after realizing the popularity of Sotheby's auction house this spring, took out their long-cherished treasures to Sotheby's auction house, preparing to participate in this spring auction.

There are many rich people on the scene, which means that the possibility of passing the auction is small, and the possibility of a higher price is greater. This is a rare opportunity!

I miss this time and I don’t know how long to wait. After all, national treasure-level cultural relics like "Yongle Dadian" do not appear every year!

It is precisely because of this situation that Sotheby's auction house continues to increase the number of lots and the overall quality is also improving.

Ren Decheng, general manager of Xiangjiang Forbes Auction House, has been 100% sure that this spring sale will leave a strong mark in the history of Xiangjiang Forbes Auction House!

The arrival of wealthy foreigners has also driven Xiangjiang's consumption, especially in the hotel industry, and the occupancy rate has soared.

The ones that benefit the most are the hotel brands of Jiuding Hotel Management Group recommended by Sotheby's Auction House, such as Marco Polo Hotel, Mandarin Hotel, Peninsula Hotel and Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel.

Three days passed in a flash.

In a blink of an eye it was March 28.

On this day, a big red carpet was laid at the entrance of Xiangjiang Forby Auction House, leading directly to the auction house.

Outside the door of the auction house, the two columns were wearing black costumes and sunglasses. At first glance, they saw strong Aegis security guards on guard.

In addition, there are four young and beautiful women wearing beautiful red cheongsam at the entrance to check the invitation letter.

If you don’t have an invitation letter, you can also provide items such as special bank cards that can prove your worth, and pay a 100,000 Hong Kong dollar deposit to enter.

Because it is a special auction, there is no such thing as a relatively minor auction in the first three days, and the finest items are put in the final auction.

In each special session, there are top-notch auctions at the finale level, which is enough to ensure the climax of the auction.

If there is something special, it is the ancient book special session where "Yongle Dadian" is located. It was arranged on the fourth day of the spring auction, which is the last one in the afternoon of March 31, for the finale!

It was this morning.

Wang Ping, the director of the Xiangjiang branch of Xinhua News Agency, received a group of people from the capital at the port.

By the dock, the sea breeze is blowing.

Wang Ping shook hands with Liu Shaoquan, the Dean of the Palace Museum, and looked at the three people in the dust, and said with emotion: "Dean Liu, seeing you look like you, didn’t you take a break?"

After the sixtieth year, Liu Shaoquan, with white temples, shook his head and said: "If the national treasure comes out late, it will continue to be lost overseas, let alone these few days, I will not be able to sleep for the rest of my life."

"President Wang, has the auction started now?"

Liu Shaoquan asked anxiously.

Wang Ping nodded and said, "It's already more than ten o'clock. The auction has started for more than an hour."

Liu Shaoquan was immediately anxious, and took Wang Ping's hand and said hurriedly: "President Wang, please take us there now."

Wang Ping smiled bitterly and said, "I will take you over and have a look."

"And you don’t have to worry, Dean Liu. The auction of "Yongle Dadian" has been set. It will be scheduled for the special auction of ancient books on the afternoon of March 31. There are still more than three days. You can't bid now if you go. Go to the exhibition hall and take a look."

Liu Shaoquan breathed a sigh of relief immediately, and then said anxiously: "It's okay to take a look first, President Wang also asks you to take us over to see."

Wang Ping repeatedly turned and responded: "Good, good!"

"But you all have your luggage. It’s not appropriate to go to the auction house. Everyone puts your luggage in that car and arranges for one person to go to Xinhua News Agency. I only have an invitation letter and I can only bring two people in, Dean Liu You decide who to go with."

"After going there once, you are familiar with me and I will give you the invitation letter. Then all three of you can go together."

Hearing that he could only bring two people, Liu Shao showed a full face, then looked at the two subordinates, and finally fixed his eyes on Ji Xueming, who has studied ancient books.

"Dr. Ji, you can join me first today."

"Dr. Liu, after President Wang sends me the invitation letter tomorrow, we will go together again."

"Okay, listen to your arrangements!"

After the arrangements were made, Wang Pingping shared a car and headed to Hong Kong Island.

In the car, Wang Ping looked at Liu Shaoquan, who was full of longing for sitting beside him. He thought for a while and asked: "Dean Liu, I don't know how much money was approved for you this time?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Shaoquan was lifted up with a bright smile, and said, "I have spent a lot of effort on this matter. The last ministry approved two million Hong Kong dollars in special funds for the museum. This amount is higher than in the past year. Has a lot of funding!"

"President Wang, you are more familiar with Xiangjiang, do you think the money should be able to film "Yongle Dadian"?"

Liu Shaoquan looked at Wang Ping with scorching eyes, with anticipation in his eyes.

Seeing that Liu Shaoquan is so optimistic, Wang Ping, who is very familiar with Xiangjiang, can’t laugh. Especially he knows that many rich people outside of Xiangjiang have come to Xiangjiang these days. For these people, two million Hong Kong dollars is really just a small amount of money. , Liu Shaoquan has no chance of winning at all.

However, he also knows the status quo in the mainland. The monthly salary of workers is only a few dozen yuan, and two million Hong Kong dollars is definitely a huge sum of money.

What's more, there is an extreme lack of foreign exchange in the mainland. Although it is Hong Kong dollars instead of US dollars, the Ministry can grant two million Hong Kong dollars to the Palace Museum, which is indeed a great support. Liu Shaoquan should have spent the brains of the Ministry.

It's just that it's not good to hit Liu Shaoquan in this way, and it's not good to let him continue to look forward to it highly. Wang Ping couldn't help but feel a headache.

He thought for a while and said: "Although I know more about Xiangjiang, I am more concerned about politics, economy and people's livelihood. I have not paid attention to auctions, but I have also heard that there have been many price increases before. Two million lots, just don’t know how high the price of "Yongle Dadian" can get."

Liu Shaoquan noticed Wang Ping's strangeness. The smile on his face narrowed a lot, his eyes showed complicated colors, and he nodded and said, "I hope everything goes well."

Afterwards, the car fell silent.

After more than 20 minutes, the car finally arrived near Sotheby’s auction house. Wang Ping asked the driver to temporarily stop by the roadside. After putting the three of them down, he arranged his clothes and took out the invitation with Liu Shaoquan, who was shocked by the prosperity of Xiangjiang. The two set foot on the red carpet of Sotheby's auction house.

After verifying the invitation, the three Wang Ping walked into the Sotheby's auction house.

Although the auction has officially started, not everyone has participated. There are always people who are only interested in certain types of artworks.

Therefore, those who have not participated in the bidding for the time being gather to observe in the exhibition hall.

The three of Wang Ping followed the signs to the exhibition hall.

The exhibition hall must be at least more than 1,000 square meters. The large crystal chandeliers lit on the exquisite and elegant ceiling and the glass counters placed on the ground complement each other, giving people an extremely gorgeous sensory enjoyment.

In the exhibition hall, well-dressed men and women were walking around to view the exhibits that have not yet been auctioned.

At this moment, Wang Ping seemed to have heard the four words "Yongle Dadian". He went along with his fame and found that there was a large group of people in the middle closely surrounding him, and some people sighed from time to time.

There should be the exhibition counter of "Yongle Dadian".

Wang Ping said to Liu Shaoquan: "Dean Liu, please come with me. There should be the exhibition counter of "Yongle Dadian". Let's go and take a look."

After that, Wang Ping walked over with Liu Shaoquan, who couldn’t wait, and found a suitable gap to squeeze into the inner wall. Sure enough, there was a glass counter about two meters long in the middle of the crowd, and a bodyguard stood at all four corners of the counter. alert.

And inside the glass counter, there are quietly yellowed ancient books.

Without Wang Ping, Liu Shaoquan and Ji Xueming leaned forward immediately, staring at the ancient books in the counter.

Especially Ji Xueming, can't wait to break the glass and gently hold "Yongle Dadian" in his hands.

Happiness is separated by the glass, it seems very beautiful, but it cannot be touched...

Ji Xueming's mood at this time is almost like this.

"One, two, three...twenty?"

"Didn't it mean there are one hundred and twenty-two volumes? Why are there only twenty volumes here?"

Liu Shaoquan frowned when he clicked once, and muttered to himself in confusion.

Seems to have heard what Liu Shaoquan said. An old man who understands Mandarin next to him confuses Liu Shaoquan: "There are one hundred and twenty-two volumes, but because there are too many, only twenty volumes were used for the exhibition. , I don’t know who has the honour to see the remaining 102 volumes of "Yongle Dadian", hey..."

Liu Shaoquan gave the old man a grateful look and thanked him: "Thank you for informing!"

The old man smiled and said, "You are welcome!"

Liu Shaoquan continued to admire the "Yongle Dadian" in the glass cabinet. Although the ancient book is not opened, there will be an introduction card below each volume. The dense text on it simply contains less information about the ancient book, such as which aspect is recorded. knowledge.

Unconsciously, half an hour passed.

Although the onlookers changed a lot, the crowd was still dense.

And the old man who answered Liu Shaoquan's question just now seems to be extremely obsessed with "Yongle Dadian", and he is still here.

Liu Shaoquan hesitated for a moment, and asked the old man: "Old sir, this is Liu Shaoquan, may I ask your last name?"

The old man smiled and replied: "Hello, Mr. Liu, my surname is Shi, my name is Youde."

Liu Shaoquan smiled and said hello: "Hello, Mr. Shi!"

Liu Shaoquan had never heard of Shi Youde's name, but Wang Ping, who was still nearby, felt familiar. He condensed his eyebrows for a moment and asked Shi Youde: "Is Mr. Shi from the Omen Shijia?"

Shi Youde smiled calmly: "Yes! Excuse me, are you?"

Wang Ping introduced himself with a smile: "I am Wang Ping, the president of Xiangjiang Xinhua News Agency."

As a billionaire, Shi Youde also came to Omen from the mainland. He naturally knew the nature of Xinhua News Agency. He remembered that the president of Xiangjiang Xinhua News Agency was named Wang Ping, but because he was in Omen, he had never met Wang. Ping, did not expect to encounter it here.

He smiled and said hello: "It turned out to be President Wang. It's better to see after a long time. Fortunately, I will meet you!"

Seeing Liu Shaoquan’s inquisitive gaze, Wang Ping asked him: "Dean Liu, the Omen Shi family is an old rich family, and Mr. Shi is the premier billionaire. I heard that Mr. Shi is still a collector. ."

Wang Ping asked Shi Youde with a smile, "Mr. Shi, am I right?"

Shi Youde said modestly: "President Wang is too acclaimed. I only have a small fortune. As for collecting, it's just a small hobby, so I can't be called by everyone."

Liu Shaoquan suddenly understood that Shi Youde should be his competitor, and listening to Wang Ping's words, Shi Youde was worth billions, which made him very vigilant.

He asked nervously: "Mr. Shi, what do you think will probably be the price for this "Yongle Dadian"? Are you sure?"

Unexpectedly, Shi Youde smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "This time I will definitely sell a sky-high price. I prepared 10 million Hong Kong dollars. At the beginning, I had some confidence, but now I have no confidence."

"As far as I know, many wealthy people who are stronger than me are interested in "Yongle Dadian", and people from the Eastern Han Library of the island country and the Metropolitan Museum of New York in the United States have come. These are the owners of good money. I It is estimated that this time not even 20 million won!"

He does not mean that.

Shi Youde's words were like a bolt from the blue to Liu Shaoquan, his face was ugly.

Seeing the changes in Liu Shaoquan’s expression, Shi Youde also knew that he had thoughts about "Yongle Dadian" just like himself, but...

Thinking of the identity of Wang Ping, who came with Liu Shaoquan, and Liu Shaoquan’s northern accent, he probably guessed the identity of Liu Shaoquan.

It's just that he is not optimistic about Liu Shaoquan. Although the mainland is vast and rich in resources, there is really not much spare money to buy cultural relics, even if it is a national treasure like "Yongle Dadian".

But although he himself would be better than Liu Shaoquan, isn't he also at an intermediate level?

"Yongle Dadian" seems to have nothing to do with me...

Shi Youde, who was feeling a little upset, was immediately disappointed, and he was not in the mood to appreciate the "Yongle Dadian" anymore. He found an excuse and left the crowd.

As for Liu Shaoquan and Ji Xueming, the more they watched "Yongle Dadian", the more they liked it, but they kept thinking of Shi You's words in their minds and couldn't help themselves.

Not reconciled, Liu Shaoquan took another chance to talk to a few more wealthy people, and the answers he got were not what he wanted, and his heart became colder.

After a while, the three of Wang Ping walked out of the crowd.

Liu Shaoquan looked back at the glass counter that was still surrounded by the crowd. He was unwilling and confused. He spoke more directly and asked Wang Ping for help: "President Wang, you know more about Xiangjiang. Do you have any good ideas? If the national treasure is present, it really cannot be lost overseas, otherwise you and I are all sinners of China!"

As soon as this big hat came out, Wang Ping's face turned black in a moment.

Everyone is at the same level, and it is your Palace Museum who wants to shoot "Yongle Dadian". What does it mean to put this hat on my Xinhua News Agency?

I even entertained you personally. This is not authentic, right?

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