Gao Yaning returned to the stage with the bronze sword and announced the starting price of the bronze sword.
"The starting price for the bronze sword is 10 million. Each bid must be no less than 1 million. Start now!"
"Twenty million!"
As soon as Gao Yaning finished speaking, Chen Qiu quoted a price of 20 million according to Shen Qi's instructions, which silenced those who were originally planning to bid to test the waters.
Wu Chengyin also said earlier that he bought this bronze sword ten years ago for US$980,000. The exchange rate at that time was about 6.4, which is equivalent to more than 6.3 million RMB. Taking into account the inflation over the past ten years, the value of this bronze sword should be between 11 million and 12 million. Adding the premium at the auction, a price of 15 million is considered a high price.
As a result, Chen Qiu quoted 20 million right from the start. How could others bid?
However, Shen Qiu's bid made Wu Chengyin's eyes light up.
As a collector, Wu Chengyin really likes this bronze sword and is reluctant to take it out on weekdays.
However, his other identity is a businessman. In order to raise more charity funds for the children in the mountains, he must come up with an auction item of sufficient weight. This bronze sword undoubtedly has great weight.
So when he saw that Chen Qiu was willing to bid 20 million, he was quite excited. On the one hand, it was because the bronze sword had found a suitable owner, and only someone willing to pay a high price would treat the bronze sword well; on the other hand, this fundraising effort was successful.
Gao Yaning reacted immediately after two seconds of surprise.
"Twenty million! Mr. Chen Qiu bid twenty million. Is there anyone who wants to raise the price?"
“No price increase?”
"Twenty million once!"
Gao Qingmu was very puzzled and looked at Shen Qi again, "Mr. Shen Qi, didn't you say that this bronze sword was a fake? Why did you spend so much money to buy it?"
Shen Qi smiled and said, "Only if you buy this bronze sword can I deal with this fake as I please, right?"
Gao Qingmu was stunned for a moment. Is this how rich people think?
Sure enough, he is different from ordinary people.
"Twenty million, for the third time!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Chen Qiu, this bronze sword is yours! Please come here to sign the contract and pay the money."
Chen Qiu stood up, walked to the stage, and signed the contract according to Gao Yaning's request.
No one present expected that the bronze sword, the finale item, would find its owner so quickly. They didn't see any fierce competition at all, which made them a little disappointed.
However, they did not leave immediately, because the last part of the auction was to calculate the total amount of the auction, announce where the funds would be used, and select several representatives to jointly supervise the use of the funds.
The contract signing process is very fast, but we can't be in a hurry about the payment. After all, 20 million is not a small amount of money. We have to wait until the bank starts working tomorrow morning before we can transfer the money.
Wu Chengyin came up to Chen Qiu and said, "Mr. Chen Qiu, congratulations! This bronze sword is yours. I hope you can treat it well. To be honest, I'm a little reluctant to part with it."
Shen Qiu scratched his head, "Mr. Wu, it's actually not me who wants to buy this bronze sword, but my second grandfather."
"Mr. Chen Qiu's second grandfather?"
Wu Chengyin showed a curious look, "Where is the old man? Can you introduce me to someone? This bronze sword is going to have a new owner, and I have to meet him first."
Chen Qiu showed a strange look, "Actually, my second grandfather is not very old, nor is he an old man. He is over there."
Wu Chengyin looked in the direction of Shen Qiu's finger and saw Shen Qi sitting with Gao Qingmu, and was stunned.
Is he Chen Qiu's second grandfather?
Isn't this too young?
You're not kidding me, are you?
Seeing that Shen Qiu didn't look like he was joking, Wu Chengyin came to Shen Qi.
"Mr. Shen Qi?"
Shen Qi nodded, "It's me, what's wrong?"
Wu Chengyin smiled and said, "I heard from Mr. Chen Qiu that you wanted to buy this bronze sword, so I came here specifically to take a look. I guess you are also a great collector."
Shen Qi smiled and said, "I do have quite a collection, but this bronze sword is not one of them because it is a fake."
"A fake?"
The smile on Wu Chengyin's face froze.
"Mr. Shen Qi, you can't say that! I bought this bronze sword from the Eagle Country ten years ago for $980,000. Master Dong Zhen personally accompanied me at the time. How could I have made a mistake?"
"If you think this bronze sword is a fake, why are you willing to spend 20 million to buy a fake?"
Shen Qi said, "It's precisely because this bronze sword is a fake that I want to buy it. Otherwise, wouldn't it be disappointing if someone else bought it?"
"That's a fallacy! It's absolutely a fallacy!"
Wu Chengyin didn't know what to say.
"Mr. Shen Qi, you said this bronze sword is a fake and that others would be disappointed after buying it. What about you? Did you spend 20 million to buy this bronze sword just to disappoint yourself? Your excuse is a bit hard to accept!"
Gao Qingmu saw Wu Chengyin's attitude and said hurriedly, "Mr. Wu, don't worry. I believe Mr. Shen Qi has a reason for doing this. Why don't you just listen to Mr. Shen Qi's explanation?"
Wu Chengyin is an antique collector, but he is also a businessman, and the latter identity is more important than the former, so he is quite tactful in dealing with things. Now, after hearing Gao Qingmu's words, his anger subsided a little, and when he thought of Shen Qi's identity, his anger disappeared by 80%.
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