Chapter 142 The Auction Begins
The difference is that there was no such conversation on the Yun family's side.
Because before this, a similar conversation had already taken place once in the Yun family.
After Yun Jinnian learned some information about An Yunxi from Fang Jiasheng that day, he went back and did a simple investigation.
Later he told his grandfather about the situation.
After Mr. Yun’s analysis, An Yunxi is very likely the heir to the mysterious overseas Zhang family.
Therefore, Grandpa Yun advised his children and grandchildren to make good friends with him and not offend him.
Soon, the lights on the auction table came on, and tonight's auction officially began.
The auction categories of this auction include 20th century and contemporary art, porcelain and antiques, classical furniture and crafts, jewelry, jade, watches, etc.
The first piece to be auctioned is a painting by the famous contemporary painter Yu Jie, an oil painting called "Snow Mountain Girl".
By depicting the image of the girl against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains, the artist not only shows his awe of the mountains and his love for nature, but also conveys his emotions and philosophical thinking through the girl's expression and posture.
This female painter has a certain influence in the art world, and her works have previously been sold at an auction for a good price of 1.8 million yuan.
In the end, the painting was successfully bought by an art lover for 1.6 million.
Next, Wu Baiyu’s “Money Image and Style” and “Flower Branches and Pink Rhythm” interpret the beauty of “momentum and image” from multiple angles.
Wu Guanzhong's landscape paintings from the 1970s to the 1990s are classics. Following the beautiful scenery of Miaojin as depicted by Wu, we can get a glimpse of his phased exploration and achievements in the concept of "nationalization of oil painting" in his artistic creation.
At the same time, there are several paintings by different writers in different styles.
An Yunxi bought a double-sided painting by Wu Guanzhong, "Flowing Spring After the Rain", for 2 million yuan.
An Yunxi couldn't quite appreciate those abstract works, but she really liked landscape paintings like this.
As the auction progressed, the atmosphere became more and more heated.
The auctioneer was wearing a dark cheongsam and holding an auction hammer, and his voice was clear, loud and rhythmic.
She skillfully guided the auction process, describing the uniqueness of each auction item with infectious language, and aroused the purchasing desire of the guests present.
The guests, dressed in a variety of gorgeous dresses, were either chatting in low voices or gazing intently at the exhibits on the auction table.
From time to time, someone raised their number plate to express their strong interest in a certain auction item.
Soon, the target Uncle Zhou wanted to shoot appeared.
It is a set of antique furniture from the early Qing Dynasty - four huanghuali rose chairs with ganoderma lucidum patterns.
This set of rose chairs from the Qing Dynasty are all original and can still be worn together after hundreds of years.
The design is simple and elegant, and the Ganoderma lucidum pattern flowers used for decoration are full of wind and rain, with flowing branches and leaves, fresh and smart, which becomes the novelty and uniqueness of the design of this set of chairs.
Many people liked this set of chairs, and the price soared from the starting price of 10 million yuan, and was finally won by Zhou Shenghua for 18.4 million yuan.
Then, Wu Desheng's white jade ornament of Eighteen Arhats was also bought by Zhou Shenghua for 20.5 million yuan.
An Yunxi actually liked this set of white jade ornaments very much, but after knowing that it was the target of Uncle Zhou and Aunt Yun, she decided not to buy it anymore.
Instead of bidding on the white jade ornament, An Yunxi set her sights on a Southern Song Dynasty official kiln green-glazed octagonal string-patterned pan-mouthed vase.
"The color of the official kiln is bright green, even, clean and elegant. In this small space, it reflects a sunny day after the rain. The glaze is cracked, like a strand of golden thread, dancing and weaving a classic."
From the description in this book, you can clearly and concretely feel its beauty.
The porcelain of the Song Dynasty is famous for its simple, dignified, natural and elegant style.
This fresh and elegant style is exactly what An Yunxi likes.
The starting price was 10 million, and the price was quickly auctioned off to 15 million.
"No. 28 offered 16 million. Is there anyone with a higher bid?"
"Okay, No. 50 bids 16.5 million!"
"Now, the price has reached 17 million! Is there a higher price?"
…
"20 million! Box 2, No. 69 bids 20 million! Anyone else want to add more?"
"20 million per time, is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"
"20 million twice, 20 million three times, deal!"
"Congratulations to VIP No. 69 in Box 2 for winning this precious Southern Song Dynasty official kiln green glaze octagonal string pattern plate-mouthed vase at a price of 20 million."
In the end, An Yunxi bought this antique bottle for 20 million yuan.
In fact, she still got the upper hand.
Box No. 2 is the Zhou family’s exclusive box, and many people know about this.
Generally, once a bid is made for Box No. 2, everyone will give it some face and not bid any more unless it is absolutely necessary.
Therefore, in the early stages of bidding, people in the box generally do not participate.
Otherwise, once you bid, no one else will dare to bid, so how can you operate the auction house?
We are all in this together, so we still have to give others face.
An Yunxi was naturally aware of these tacit unspoken rules.
Although An Yunxi used her own number plate, she sat in Box No. 2 of the Zhou family and seemed to have a close relationship with the Zhou family.
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