The auction began. A little old man with a goatee walked onto the stage in a Chinese tunic suit.
He faced the guests and said," Welcome to this year's Christie's auction. I am the auctioneer of this auction.
Without further ado, let's welcome the first item up for auction, the Blue and White Twined Lotus Holding Eight Auspicious Bowl from the Ming Dynasty's Xuande period!”
A waitress carefully brought up a bowl of Eight Treasures Auspicious.
The guests present could clearly see the texture of the Eight Treasures Auspicious Bowl through the projection on the screen.
The auctioneer pointed at the Eight Treasures Auspicious Bowl and introduced,""The blue and white flower lotus from the Ming Xuande period holds eight auspicious bowls.
The shape of the kiln is very beautiful, deeply containing the meaning of Buddha, beautiful and good to the extreme, is the model of Xuan kiln. Other than the one in the Palace Museum, there was no other bowl like this in the world.
I don't think I need to explain to everyone how precious it is. The starting price is 10 million RMB, and the minimum bid increase must not be less than 1 million.”
The first item that was brought out for auction shocked the crowd.
The starting price of 10 million was enough to show how precious this treasure was.
"11 million!"
However, even though the starting price was so high, there were still people who bid for it immediately.
"13 million!"
"15 million!"
In an instant, the price reached the 15 million mark. The price soared so quickly that it left one speechless.
"20 million!"
At this moment, a calm middle-aged man's voice sounded. It was a direct increase of 5 million.
The intense atmosphere of the auction instantly eased.
20 million RMB was not a small amount. There were very few people who were willing to spend 20 million on a bowl.
Seeing that everyone was stunned by the 20 million, the auctioneer knocked the small wooden hammer and said,
"20 million going once…20 million going twice. Was there a higher price? If not, this Eight Treasures Auspicious Bowl would go to the gentleman in the third row and sixth seat.”
Just as the auctioneer was about to make the final decision, a cold voice sounded.
"30 million!"
Everyone was shocked and quickly turned around to take a look.
The sound of bidding came from VIP room number one on the second floor.
The expression of the middle-aged man in the third row and sixth seat changed. He did not expect that someone would come out to bid with him at the last moment, and even directly increased the bid by 10 million.
His expression changed again and again. In the end, he chose to give up on bidding.
In the end, this Eight Treasures Auspicious Bowl from the Ming Dynasty was bought by the people in Room 1 at a sky-high price of 30 million.
A tall woman sat in the first private room.
The woman's face was as delicate as a porcelain doll. She had a high nose bridge and blue eyes. She seemed to be of mixed blood.
She raised her chin high and looked down with disdain.
"It's said that the wealthy merchants in the mainland are wealthy, but it seems that they're just so-so.”
An old man beside her smiled helplessly and said,""Young miss, how can there be someone who bids like you? In my opinion, no one will compete with you for 25 million at most.”
" Grandpa was very interested in this kind of bowl when he was in the museum," the woman said nonchalantly." Since we met at this auction, we must buy it no matter how much it costs."”
In private room 3, Zhao Zimei said,"That should be the eldest daughter of the Gu family in Hong Kong, Gu Anqi. She is the most noble person invited to the auction.”
The Gu family was a big family in Hong Kong. During his heyday, he had entered the top 30 of the forbes rich list, and now he was still in the 40th or 50th place.
In terms of assets and family background, Qin Tianhao, the richest man in Shanghai, could not compare.
In the following auctions, she won everything that the mixed-blood woman had her eyes on.
If others added 1 million, she would directly add 5 million. She could not compete with her at all.
"The last item is a princess crown. This princess crown was designed by the top Italian designer, Tony, after three years.”
The auctioneer pulled open the black cloth on the tray, revealing a beautiful princess crown.
The moment the princess crown appeared, Zhao Zimei held her breath and stared at it without blinking.
The women on the first floor screamed.
"This princess crown is too beautiful.”
"My God, there's actually such a perfect work of art in this world.”
"It's so beautiful, I'm afraid only angelic figures are worthy of wearing it. It's blasphemy for ordinary people to wear it.”
The auctioneer was very satisfied when he saw the excited looks of the women present. He knocked hard with his small wooden hammer and shouted,
"The starting price is 30 million RMB, and the minimum bid increase must not be less than 1 million! Let the bidding begin!"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, a rich woman immediately raised the sign in her hand.
"32 million!"
"34 million!"
"35 million!"
The price rose slowly, and soon reached 45 million.
When it reached the 45 million mark, the bidding noises finally disappeared.
There was a full ten seconds of silence. Just as the auctioneer was hesitating whether to drop the hammer or not, the cold voice from box number one sounded again.
"50 million!"
Just like before, each bid was 5 million.
The wealthy businessmen present were about to collapse. How could they raise the price like this?
Other people slowly increased the bid by 1 million or 2 million, but she directly increased the bid by 5 million.
Many people sighed in their hearts, They simply don't treat money as money. The Gu family in Hong Kong is really rich.”
On the stage, the auctioneer shouted excitedly,""50 million going once, 50 million going twice, anyone else?”
In the first private room, the mixed-blood woman looked at the guests below the stage with disdain and said disdainfully,
"There isn't even a single person who can compete with me. How disappointing.”
The old man beside her shook his head and sighed."If you raise the price like this, who would dare to bid with you?”
Just as the mixed-blood woman thought that the princess crown was hers, and the auctioneer was about to drop the hammer, a deep and magnetic voice sounded.
"60 million!"
The moment the voice sounded, everyone was shocked.
Everyone immediately looked at the auction seat on the big screen. It showed room number three.
Just as Almighty Chu was worrying about what to give Li Qiuwei as a birthday present, this princess crown appeared. Without any hesitation, he participated in the auction.
However, his bid of 60 million shocked Zhao Zimei.
"Where did this tycoon come from?”
"It's indeed a VIP room. This move is different.”
"This is going to be interesting. Maybe the rich man in Room 3 can dampen the limelight of the Gu family's eldest daughter.”
The mixed-blood woman in room one frowned. He pressed the bidding button and shouted,
"65 million."
Another 5 million.
However, just as she finished speaking, the low and magnetic voice sounded again.
"75 million."
The wealthy businessmen on the first floor were about to go crazy. They could not stand the increase of 5 million from the eldest daughter of the Gu family in Hong Kong. Now, the mysterious rich man in room 3 was even more exaggerated and domineering. He increased the bid by 10 million!
Backstage, Old Li was deep in thought when he saw this scene.
"Which family is he from? He had never heard of a Chu family with such powerful assets. Or was his surname not Chu at all?”
In the first private room, the mixed-blood woman's face was cold. Although the Gu family was not short of money, she would not squander it casually. 75 million was already beyond her bottom line.
"Uncle Liu, let's go." She snorted coldly.”
The two of them stood up and left the private room in advance, giving up on this auction.
The auctioneer excitedly dropped his wooden hammer." Congratulations to the gentleman in box 3 for winning this princess crown.”
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