Grand Collection

Chapter 48 The Auction Site

After looking for a private detective, news came soon that the investigation was blocked and nothing could be found out about the specific situation. The detective complained to Kong Xin at the end, "You guys are really amazing. You are newcomers and you can't even recognize the way, and you actually attack the boss , I knew we would never accept this business."

Separated from the detective, Kong Xin sat in the coffee shop, silently watching the flow of people walking in Sichuan outside the glass window, and did not speak for a long time.

Luo Zigeng held his hand across the table, "Don't lose heart."

"I'm not discouraged," Kong Xin said in a complicated tone, "doesn't the fact that the investigation is blocked still explain the problem?"

Luo Zigeng murmured, "...Brother Meng is still alive."

Kong Xin took a sip of coffee, mouth full of bitterness, "I really want him to appear in front of me right now, and tell me that the car accident was murdered by someone. There is also a reason for not contacting us for such a long time."

"It's a good thing, isn't it? At least people are alive, which is better than anything else."

"But who is the person buried in the grave?"

Kong Xin called Wang Baxian and told about Meng Xin. On the day Sotheby's opened the hammer, Wang Baxian flew to Hong Kong. As soon as Kong Xin came out of the bedroom in the morning, he saw the familiar fat man sitting on the sofa, pulling Mei Xue's hand affectionately called Auntie, which made Mei Xue, who puts her age more important than her life, in a bad mood.

"That...Xiao Ba," Mei Xue said weakly, "I'm still very young, no matter in terms of age or seniority, just call me Sister Mei."

Wang Baxian shyly said, "How can it be? You are Minmin's mother, you are my mother... um..."

Kong Xin rushed forward and pushed Wang Baxian down, covered his mouth and laughed loudly, "Oh, it's great that you're here, why didn't you call beforehand, so I can pick you up at the airport, it's been so long I haven’t seen you in time, I’m really thinking about it.”

Wang Baxian was pressed on the sofa by him suddenly, his stomach ached from the weight of a pile of fat, and he struggled crazily, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu......"

"Don't talk nonsense, or I'll cut you fat," Kong Xin squeezed out a threat through his teeth, and let go of his hand with a smile on his face.

Wang Baxian yelled, "Damn it, what medicine did you take wrong?"

Mei Xue widened her eyes.

Wang Baxian slammed the siren loudly, regained his gentleness in an instant, and patted Kong Xin's face lightly, "I hate it, why are you so enthusiastic?"

"..." Mei Xue turned her head to look at Luo Zigeng silently, "Well... Geng Geng, is your relationship with Xiaoxin stable? He didn't flirt with women, did he?"

Luo Zigeng smiled, "Don't worry, he and Uncle Wang are just friends."

king!uncle!uncle! ! !

One hit kill!

Wang Baxian clutched his heart, feeling overwhelmed with pain, "Help... save... the car..."

Kong Xin laughed out loud, and all the depression of the past few days was wiped away.

The three of them had breakfast at Mei Xue's house and rushed to the auction site. This was the first time Chai Kiln appeared at such a large auction. Take the once-in-a-lifetime divine product of porcelain as your own.

The antique porcelain session was full of seats, but it was in order. Everyone was highly concentrated, always paying attention to every move of competitors and the auctioneer's bids.

"960 million. The gentleman on No. 2223 bid 960 million. Ming Yongle blue and white round flower flat belly ribbon gourd vase, which originated from West Asian Arabian bronzes. Is there a higher price?" The auctioneer said with a smile, focusing on several key points lingering around buyers.

The buyers were all serious about the gavel in the hands of the auctioneer.

"960 million once... 960 million twice," the auctioneer slowly quoted the price, raising the gavel high, "960 million for the last time... hit it!"

Crack - a hammer to finalize the sound.

"960 million, congratulations to Mr. 2223!"

"Distinguished guests, I would like to introduce a lot to you - the Five Dynasties Chai Kiln Azure Glazed Piercing Ear Vase!"

The staff carefully held out the piercing ear bottle, and the electronic screen in the venue also displayed this divine porcelain in all directions. Kong Xin leaned closer to Luo Zigeng's ear, "It's ours."

Luo Zigeng stared intently at the porcelain vase on the display stand, and frowned. Both the shape and the glaze color were the same as the pierced ear vase in his memory, but he had a strange feeling in his heart, as if a voice shouted from the bottom of his heart. :no!Not the same thing!

"Why is there no response?" Kong Xin stretched out his hand and shook it twice in front of his eyes, "Are you stupid?"

"No," Luo Zigeng shook his head, "I just feel awkward."

Wang Baxian leaned on the backrest leisurely, "You must have been shocked by such a big scene, today is really a worthwhile trip, every piece is a boutique, the best of the best!"

Kong Xin defended his shortcomings, "Shut up and play your ass, Zi Geng has seen more big scenes than your father!"

"Oh shit, what does it have to do with my dad?"

Luo Zigeng sighed, "Shut up both of you, I just think this bottle might not be the ear-piercing bottle from five years ago."

Kong Xin thought of Ah Shigong's judgment, "You also think it might be fake? Kang Fang?"

Luo Zigeng shook his head, "I don't know."

The booth is still going on, "thin body and thin glaze, under the light, it will emit a sapphire-like moist light, the shape is dignified and solemn, and it is full of atmosphere, making people feel like a gentle breeze."

Kong Xin leaned against the backrest with his arms folded, expressionless, but his eyes kept scanning the audience, never missing any buyers who might become competitors.

"Did you see the middle-aged man in the back left? The one with a gold chain and gold teeth," Kong Xin bit Luo Zigeng's ear, "he might be the first to raise the sign."

Wang Baxian sneered, "I've seen that big gold tooth many times. I'm so poor that I have money left over. I can't speak a word of bird language. I dare not bring a broker when I go abroad for auction. Last time it was auctioned at Christie's in New York, what a bastard." He held the sign and didn't put it down, heard the sound of the hammer and knew the auction was over, and didn't even understand how much he spent, people don't care!"

Kong Xin snorted coldly, "This time it's a firewood kiln, a few hundred million things, he is really stupid if he doesn't care about it." Biting Luo Zigeng's ear, he continued to comment, "Look at that rich woman in the aisle ahead, a big boss in Taiwan The widow of his wife, who has strong financial resources, held a porcelain exhibition last year to compete with several wealthy wives, and dozens of Qianlong official kilns were displayed."

Luo Zigeng understood, and pointed to an old man in the front row, "This one looks familiar."

"The great Beijing collector, surnamed Jin, whose original surname is Aixinjueluo, is said to be a descendant of Prince Chunxian Yixuan. He is an old fox. He is so rational that he is a terrible opponent."

"Five Dynasties Chai Kiln Tianqing Glazed Piercing Ear Bottles, the starting price is 8000 million Hong Kong dollars, and the price increases by 500 million each time."

There was a brief commotion at the scene, and the starting price was so high that it exceeded most people's imagination. The starting price of the "Northern Song Dynasty Ru Kiln Tianqing Glazed Sunflower Wash" auctioned in 2012 was only 4000 million Hong Kong dollars.

The high price did not stop people from bidding, and soon some people raised their cards.

The auctioneer quoted: "500 million... 9000 million... 500 million... [-] million!"

The audience was full of sighs. Although they knew that they would break through the [-] million mark, every time this point was reached, people would always feel infinitely moved.

The auctioneer continued to quote, "The lady in the front row is willing to bid 500 million Hong Kong dollars. Is there a higher price?... A gentleman who is bidding on the phone is willing to bid [-] million... [-] million..."

In the first ten minutes or so, the price of the Chai Kiln Piercing Bottle has been raised to [-] million, and Kong Xin's face became serious.

Wang Baxian lowered his voice, "Are you still making a move? How much is the estimate?"

Kong Xin kept scanning the audience, pausing for a moment on the faces of every bidder, "Six hundred million."

"Damn it!" Wang Baxian cursed, and didn't speak any more.

Up to now, there are only six people left to bid, 3000 million yuan. The wealthy woman in Taiwan raised her placard, and Da Jinya immediately followed, 500 million yuan.

The old man looked calm and unaffected by the fierce bidding in the arena. Occasionally, he lazily raised his cards to raise the price to a new height.

"7000 million! Mr. No. 8307 is willing to pay 7000 million. Is there a higher price?" The auctioneer was calm, looking between several key followers. bottle, it has a history of 50 years..."

Kong Xin held up the sign in his hand.

"500 million! Mr. 8848 bid 500 million..." the auctioneer shouted, turned his head to look at the entrusted auction area, and immediately said loudly, "A telephone bidder is willing to bid [-] million Hong Kong dollars! "

Kong Xin raised his sign and followed without hesitation.

"Are you rich?" Wang Baxian stared, "It's more than your budget."

Kong Xin glanced at him contemptuously, "My budget is RMB."

Wang Baxian: "..."

Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye. After 34 bids on the spot, the price of the Chai Kiln Piercing Ear Bottle reached 8000 million. The old man seemed to be defeated, shook his head and smiled slightly, and put the number plate on his lap.

Da Jinya was even more excited, holding up the sign high, "Six hundred and eighty-five million!"

A rich woman in Taiwan raises a placard: 9000 million.

The auctioneer scans the audience, and an experienced auctioneer can identify the parents of food and clothing from the crowd at a glance, and can also reinvigorate the bidders with just one look.

The venue was full of seats, but there were only four real buyers left. Everyone had done their homework before coming, and had a general understanding of the psychological bottom line of their competitors. That ancient old man seemed to give up, but he was still plotting secretly.

Kong Xin was relaxed on the surface, but in fact his little finger was trembling slightly, and the price was gradually approaching his bottom line. Once it surpassed his psychological price, this piercing bottle that made him feel that the whole world was dark in an instant would fall into the hands of others. It is unacceptable to him.

A warm hand held his hand, Kong Xin turned his head, saw Luo Zigeng's gentle smile, and suddenly felt the warmth spreading to his limbs along his fingertips, giving him strength again.

After two bids, Kong Xin held up his number plate, "[-] million."

Another new height, 2010 million Hong Kong dollars, has already broken the record of 11 million pounds created by the Qing Qianlong pastel hollow "Auspicious More than auspicious" swivel bottle sold at Bainbridge Auction House in the UK on November 11, 5160.

For a while, no one bid on the scene, and the auctioneer dragged his voice, "[-] million Hong Kong dollars, is there a higher price? [-] million Hong Kong dollars once... [-] million Hong Kong dollars twice..."

The ancient old man moved and raised the sign again.

"500!" There was no surprise in the eyes of the auctioneer, he looked at Kong Xin, "The gentleman in No. 8307 is willing to bid 500!"

Kong Xin held up his number plate, "1000 million and [-] million!"

The ancient old man raised his placard again, "500 million."

Kong Xin looked solemn, hesitated for a moment, and raised his sign.

The other bidders had all died down, and all eyes were on Kong Xin and Old Man Gu Xi. Unexpectedly, these two people who did not perform well in the early stage of the auction could burst out with such arrogance in the later stage.

The two quarreled fiercely, and you competed for six bids, raising the price to 5000 million.

The old man thought for a long time, then held up the number plate again, "500 million!"

Kong Xin followed without hesitation, "6000 million!"

"You're crazy!" Wang Baxian glared at him, "How much did your father budget for you? Do you pay for the extra? Do you have that much money? Damn, even selling you is not enough!"

At this point in the competition, Kong Xin calmed down instead, fixed his eyes on the pierced ear bottle on the display stand, and lowered his voice, "I still have more than 1000 million funds and a lot of antiques in my private collection. If it doesn't work, I can do it." Sell ​​the car, sell the house."

Wang Baxian couldn't believe it, "Crazy...you are really crazy...Luo Zigeng, you are his boyfriend, so you just let him act like this?"

Luo Zigeng held Kong Xin's hand tightly, and smiled faintly, "I still have a few million cash in my hand, and I also have some antiques. I have invested in real estate and have a few houses over the past few years."

"..." Wang Baxian was dumbfounded, "You two lunatics!"

Luo Zigeng pulled Kong Xin to kiss the back of his hand in front of him, "He wants to play, I will accompany him."

The ancient rare old man was completely defeated this time, his silver hair seemed to have aged in an instant.

拍卖师拖长了声音，“七亿6000万，8848号先生出价七亿6000万……有更高的价格吗？七亿6000万一次……七亿6000万两次……”

"6000 million for the last time..." He held up the gavel in his hand and looked at Kong Xin with a smile.

Suddenly, the auctioneer suddenly turned his head to look at the entrusted auction area, and said loudly, "A telephone bidder is willing to bid [-] million!!!"

There was an uproar.

Kong Xin's face was pale, and he couldn't believe it. When he looked at the entrusted area, he felt his heart stopped beating in an instant.