"Ladies and gentlemen, please cheer up.”
After a few hours of auction, the auctioneer was a little tired. However, when he saw the last item being carried up, he was refreshed.
"Lady in red, please wake up the gentleman beside you.”The auctioneer made an interlude to liven up the depressing atmosphere. He only spoke when the auction hall was filled with laughter.
"Next up is our finale item for today's auction!”
"It's from Master Xu Beihong's authentic work, the Painting of a Galloping Horse!”
The projector in the auction house was also turned on, and the curtain covering the painting was slowly lifted.
A galloping horse appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Under the illumination of the lights, the horse seemed to come alive. The faint neigh and the sound of hooves intertwined in his ears.
"This time, there's Master Xu Beihong's work!”
"We really profited!"
"It's over. I didn't bring enough money this time. I'll get someone to transfer some money to me first!”
When everyone saw the true appearance of the painting, they were even more surprised.
Because this horse was date red!
Master Xu Beihong was a master of Chinese painting. His paintings were basically black and white. Red paintings were very rare in his collection.
This had raised the price by quite a bit.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this painting has been personally inspected by the chief appraiser of our auction company, a senior appraiser from the former Capital Poly Company.”
"We can guarantee that it's authentic. If there's any mistake, our auction house will compensate you in full!”
Hearing this, everyone was relieved.
"Stop talking nonsense and start filming!”
"Yeah, after waiting for a whole night, I finally found something that I can get my hands on.”
"Don't fight with me. I brought a few million yuan!”
The last person was looked down upon by everyone.
Wanting to buy Master Xu Beihong's masterpiece with just a few million yuan? He was thinking too much.
In the private room, Gu Yiran also sat up and looked at the lively atmosphere below with satisfaction.
The more popular it was, the better. Then, he would be able to bid for a higher price!
"Mr. Gu, are you satisfied with the atmosphere in our auction house?”Liu Xihua smiled." This time, Mr. Gu will definitely get a satisfactory price. We won't take a single cent, only an additional commission.”
In order to rope Gu Yiran in, Liu Xihua had also offered generous conditions.
"Let's wait and see." Gu Yiran said casually.
When the auction atmosphere below reached its peak, the auctioneer also slammed his hammer down heavily.
"Master Xu Beihong's 'Galloping Horse Painting' starts at 9.8 million, and each increment must not be lower than 500,000!”
The extremely high starting price was a sight to behold.
The person who had said that he had brought a few million with him earlier lowered his head in shame. The starting price was almost ten million.
"11 million!"
Very soon, someone made a bid. When he raised his sign, many people recognized him. He was a well-known calligraphy and painting collector in the capital.
"12 million!"
Another price came out.
The intensity of the competition seemed to exceed everyone's imagination.
No one raised the bid by the lowest bid. Every time, it was a million.
Other than these two, a third party soon joined the battlefield.
In a short period of time, the price of this painting rose steadily. In an instant, it reached 19 million, and it was about to break through the threshold of 20 million.
Liu Xihua sat in the private room and sighed in his heart.
The final item they had prepared for the auction had only been auctioned for nine million, not even ten million.
Now, the owner of the Galloping Horse Painting had yet to be found, and in the blink of an eye, it was going to break 20 million.
"I bid 20 million!"
Soon, the price broke through 20 million.
The atmosphere in the auction hall became a little gloomy when the price rose to 20 million.
Everyone was observing the expressions of their competitors.
After all, some people knew that they couldn't bid for it anymore. It wasn't impossible for them to raise the price and make you pay more.
At this time, he definitely could not reveal his strong desire to buy.
Those who were prepared to raise the price were also afraid that no one would take it and it would fall into their hands. They were also carefully observing others.
"Twenty million, going once!"
Seeing that no one called out a bid, the auctioneer also dropped the first hammer.
The atmosphere in the hall was slightly tense. Everyone was prepared to observe for a while longer.
"Twenty million, going twice!"
As the second hammer fell, some of the people who wanted to take a shot finally could not hold it in any longer.
"22 million!"
Someone shouted.
The auctioneer's eyes lit up. He pointed the hammer in his hand and said,""This gentleman has bid 22 million. Is there any higher bid?”
Seeing that someone had made a bid, the heavy atmosphere was broken.
"23 million!"
The price was refreshed again.
"25 million!" The person from before gritted his teeth and raised the bid by three million in one go. He looked like he was going all out.
If he couldn't get the 25 million, he wouldn't bid anymore.
A few people who were bickering knew that it was almost the limit, so they did not bid anymore.
"25 million going once!"
"25 million going twice!"
"Is there no one else bidding? I'm going to hammer one last time!"
"Twenty-five million going thrice, sold!”
With the third strike of the hammer, the auction came to a successful end. The final item, the Painting of a Galloping Horse, was sold for 25 million. Including the commission, it was a total of 28 million.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully selling the [Galloping Horse Painting] and earning 25 million points. The system has automatically converted it into 2,500 counterfeit points.”
"Congratulations to Mr. Gu for bidding for such a high price." Liu Xihua also congratulated him." This price isn't too high, but it's not bad.”
If it was handled by Capital Poly, it might be able to attract more nouveau riche and fetch a higher price.
Gu Yiran clicked his tongue.
It was still fake money.
It was just a random drawing, but it was sold for 25 million. This was even faster than drug trafficking and bank robbery.
Moreover, he had earned 2,500 counterfeit points this time.
It seemed like he could do something big!
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