Qian Biao signed the contract readily and just had to wait for the transfer tomorrow, and then this Yuan blue and white porcelain would belong to him.
Gao Yaning continued to show the slides, and what appeared in front of everyone was the red coral that was eighty centimeters tall.
Everyone present understood the value of red coral, especially what a red coral that was eighty centimeters tall meant. So when they saw the photo, they all stood up and wanted to get closer to see the quality of the red coral.
Dong Zhen was very satisfied with the reactions of the people present. The stronger their reactions were, the higher the value of the red coral would be, and the more popular today's auction would be.
Gao Yaning wanted to continue introducing herself, but someone shouted, "Miss Gao, no need to introduce yourself. Just tell me the starting price."
Gao Yaning looked at Dong Zhen and, after receiving her signal, said, "This red coral is extremely rare. The starting price is 300 million RMB, and each bid must be no less than 20 million. Now, the auction begins!"
"Four hundred million!"
As soon as Gao Yaning finished speaking, someone in the audience shouted out a price of 400 million, which immediately discouraged many people who were interested in bidding.
An 80-centimeter-tall red coral is indeed rare and valuable, but not everyone has the courage to spend 400 million to collect a red coral.
This not only requires extremely strong confidence, but also strong capital!
But after a brief pause, someone started raising the price again.
"Four hundred and twenty million!"
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The auction of red coral continued, with people constantly bidding and breaking the price record of red coral. Both Chen Qiu and Wei Yingrong looked doubtful about their lives.
They are not collectors, and sometimes they really cannot understand the persistence of these collectors.
Wouldn't it be better to use this 400 million in cash for other investments?
How much return can you get for such a huge sum of money?
Why do you have to buy a red coral that can only be displayed for viewing?
Shen Qi was not too surprised by the price of red coral because he was very clear about its value.
His target now is Qian Biao.
According to Dong Zhen and Wu Chengyin, Qian Biao was a typical nouveau riche who was extremely lucky. He was eager to gain recognition from other bigwigs, so he was willing to spend a lot of money to buy Yuan blue and white porcelain to show off.
But Shen Qi thought there was something wrong here.
Although Yuan blue and white porcelain is precious, it is definitely not as effective as this red coral when used for storefront decoration. If considering it from Qian Biao's perspective, he should bid for the red coral, but now Qian Biao is sitting firmly in his seat, with no interest in the red coral at all.
A few minutes later, the auction price of the red coral was fixed at 460 million, which was considered a sky-high price.
Gao Ya glanced around the room, and after making sure that no one raised the price, she dropped the hammer. The red coral was sold for 460 million.
Chen Qiu and Wei Yingrong looked at each other. They didn't expect that the auction had just begun and the transaction volume had reached 820 million!
You have to know that before Shen Qi came, their Shen family couldn't come up with so much cash, but now, Shen Qi just took out two collections, and they are worth so much money.
Before, Wei Yingrong believed that their Wei family ran several financial companies, which at least gave them a great advantage in terms of funds. However, after seeing the value of Shen Qi's collection, her idea has completely changed.
As long as Shen Qi is here, the Shen family will have no shortcomings!
The person who bid 460 million was a wealthy collector who had a good relationship with Dong Zhen, and the contract signing process went smoothly.
The third lot to be auctioned is an authentic work by the painting master Wu Daozi, with a starting price of 100 million RMB and each bid increase of no less than 10 million RMB.
When Gao Yaning announced the start of the auction, Qian Biao suddenly raised his hand and said, "Two hundred million!"
If he didn't bid, it would be fine. But once he did, he doubled the price, which immediately silenced those who had some ideas about the authentic works of the painting saint Wu Daozi.
Qian Biao's bid has already shown that he is determined to get the authentic work of the painting saint Wu Daozi. There is no need for them to compete with Qian Biao at this time, as there are still many items to be auctioned later.
So after a brief silence, Qian Biao bought the original work of the painting saint Wu Daozi for 200 million yuan.
At this time, Chen Qiu was already numb.
Less than ten minutes after the auction started, 1 billion was already raked in. Isn't this money coming in too fast?
Shen Qi looked at Qian Biao's actions, a playful look on his face, and beckoned Shen Qiu to come over.
Shen Qiu came over and asked in a low voice, "Second Grandfather, please tell me."
Shen Qi said, "Go check Qian Biao's background, especially how he made his fortune over the years. The more detailed the better."
Chen Qiu was curious, "Are you suspecting that Qian Biao's money came from a wrong source?"
Shen Qi waved his hand, signaling Shen Qiu not to ask any more questions and just do as he said.
Chen Qiu nodded, gave Wei Yingrong a wink and went out.
Shen Qi's gaze fell on Qian Biao again, especially the peculiarly shaped ring on Qian Biao's hand, and the expression on his face became more playful.
The fourth auction item was not one thing, but two things, the Feiyu Suit and the Embroidered Spring Sword.
The Feiyufu is an official uniform bestowed by the emperor in the Ming Dynasty. It is generally believed that only the Jinyiwei can wear it. It often appears in many film and television dramas, but in fact, during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, only the second-rank ministers were qualified to wear the Feiyufu. This shows how precious the Feiyufu is.
Although some emperors of the Ming Dynasty liked to give out clothes at will, which made the clothes given out by the Ming Dynasty less and less valuable, and the discovered Feiyu clothes were also difficult to attract the attention of collectors, the Feiyu clothes that Shen Qi took out this time were real, and were by no means the kind of Feiyu clothes that were rampant and had no value.
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