The auctioneer's eyes lit up when he heard the price. It was obvious that the price had exceeded his expectations. He announced Ye Ming's bid in both Chinese and English.
"100 million USD! This gentleman is bidding 100 million USD. Is there any higher bid?”
Many people present lowered their heads and whispered. It would be strange if someone bid.
"Is this idiot crazy? It was not worth it to pay such a high price for a Chinese painting!”
"That's right. That guy looks so young. He's definitely a rich second-generation heir. If his father knew that his son spent 100 million dollars on such a painting, he would probably be furious.”
"100 million USD! Even Wang Jianlin, Ma Yun, and Ma Huateng wouldn't easily spend so much money on a painting! Whose family is this guy from?"
"He's probably a young master from some invisible wealthy family. It's obvious that he's been suppressed by his family for too long and wants to show off.”
"That's right. I think he's just trying to act tough in front of the girls. Look at the two girls beside him. They're so f * cking beautiful. If I can get one of them, my life will be worth it.”
"If they are rich and willful, if they don't act tough, what's the difference between them and salted fish?”
"F * ck, he's asking for 100 million dollars for one act. This is too willful.”
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A silver-haired old man sat behind them. He shook his head when he heard everyone's discussion. It was obvious that he did not agree with what they said.
"Do you also think that the young man's money is not worth it?" he asked the girl beside him.”
The young girl's eyebrows were long and her eyes were almond-shaped. She blinked her eyes in confusion." Isn't it?"”
The old man shook his head with a smile." Of course not. In fact, even if the painting itself is unique, it's not worth much. What's valuable is its art collection value, and the value of this art is not something that needs public comment. It's not that it's worth as much as everyone says it is, but in the eyes of the people who appreciate it. That young man had bought the painting for 100 million USD. Even if it wasn't worth 100 million USD, it was worth that much now that someone had bought it for 100 million USD. Even if it was auctioned again in the future, even if it couldn't be auctioned for such a high price, 100 million USD was its previous price. Just this alone, its value was definitely not low. Moreover, once this painting was sold for 100 million USD, the value of Zhang Daqian's other paintings would definitely rise along with it. Even the value of Chinese paintings would increase. This young man had contributed to the increase in the value of Chinese paintings.”
The young girl nodded her head in a half-understanding manner." In that case, it's not a problem for him to spend as much money as he wants to buy this painting?”
The old man smiled and nodded." It's his freedom to spend as much as he wants. If he thinks it's worth it, then it's worth it. It's useless for outsiders to say more.”
As the auctioneer slammed the hammer down, the painting went to Ye Ming. In fact, he did not have any other thoughts about bidding for this painting, nor did he have any problems with the angle of appreciation. He simply did not want the price of a foreigner's painting to be higher than that of a Chinese painting. That was all.
The next few items were all foreign cultural relics. Ye Ming was not interested in any of them, but the bidders at the scene were bidding more and more fiercely.
"Next up is the last item of this auction!”The auctioneer stretched out his hand, and the staff brought a tray up and placed it on the stage.
The auctioneer waited for the tray to be placed down before continuing to introduce," This item is a bronze wine cup from the Shang Dynasty. It is said that Shang Tang once used this cup to drink wine. This bronze wine cup of this shape is the only one left in the world.”
When Ye Dashan saw the bronze wine cup, his eyes suddenly went blank. He stared at the wine cup without moving.
The auctioneer announced the starting price, which was 50 million USD! He gasped.
Ye Ming noticed his father's strange expression and asked in a low voice,""Dad, are you interested in this wine glass? If you're interested, I'll take a photo for you!"
Ye Dashan was stunned for a moment. He shook his head and pointed at the cup."This cup is very similar to the one in our house.”
"Do we have such a cup at home? Why haven't I seen it before?"
Ye Dashan sighed and said slowly,""Our family used to have a cup that looked exactly like it. It's our Ye family heirloom. Later, when you went to university and really didn't have the money to pay your tuition fees, I took it to the county town and sold it. I remember very clearly that I sold it for 3,000 yuan.”
"What?"
Ye Ming was a little surprised. The auctioneer had said that there was only one of this cup in the world, so it was very likely to be the one in his house.
Back then, his father had sold all his family heirlooms to pay for his tuition fees. This made him feel very guilty, but it did not matter. Now, there was a chance to return it to his family.
Ye Ming patted his father's hand." Dad, since it's our family heirloom, I definitely won't let it fall into the hands of others."”
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