The host began to announce the bronze award. The winner was a jade carver who did line carving. In just 12 hours, he completed a task that would normally take 24 hours. The finished product was of excellent quality and received a standing ovation.
The audience began to discuss, "In previous years, we focused on quality, but this year they specifically mentioned time. It seems this is also a consideration..."
"It's no wonder that a 24-hour work was completed so well in 12 hours that it won the bronze medal."
"I wonder what kind of works will win the silver, gold, and special prizes?"
As if hearing the cheers of the guests, the host suddenly smiled and said, "I'm sure everyone is very curious about who will win the bronze, gold, and special prizes. First of all, I want to introduce to you that these three contestants didn't use traditional thread carving, but instead employed a more difficult openwork technique—"
Openwork carving! This is not comparable to simple line carving. It is not an exaggeration to say that most of the techniques have been lost. Only some old-school traditions have such complete craftsmanship teaching.
"Our judges gave high scores to all three entries, making it difficult to choose. Therefore, after discussion between the organizers and the judges, we have decided not to announce the rankings for now and to proceed directly to the auction!"
"The auction price will be factored into the rankings to determine the final champion!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
In other words, whoever's work can be sold at the highest price will get a higher weighted score, which will in turn affect the overall score and increase the probability of winning!
This is a real RMB player, and the competition is about who among the collectors who like a certain contestant's works has deeper pockets!
Below the stage, Ji Shiwan sat there proudly. When she heard the rule, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She looked at Ning Yichu meaningfully. If you want to win the championship from her, just dream on.
"Okay, let's start with the first item. It's a jade pendant. The starting price is 300,000, and each increment must be no less than 10,000. Bidding begins now."
The host announced the start of the auction. Perhaps everyone assumed that the quality of the first item was not as good as the later ones, so after some bidding, the price only rose to 390,000 and the deal was announced.
"The next lot is a much more complex one, a jade carving of a coiled dragon! Although it took less than 48 hours to create, this doesn't diminish its top-notch craftsmanship. The layers of hollow patterns and the finishing touches are truly impressive. The final price is 800,000, with each bid increasing by no less than 50,000. Bidding begins now—"
Soon someone raised a sign, "850,000."
Ning Yichu looked over curiously and saw a middle-aged man in a suit.
"Mr. Liu has a good relationship with the Ji family. It looks like this jade carving of a coiled dragon is the work of Miss Ji, right?"
"Then I have to join in the fun..."
"One million."
"1.2 million."
"1.5 million..."
“3 million!”
…
In a short while, the price was driven up to 5 million. Whether the thing was worth it was one thing, but the key was to help Ji Shiwan gain face at this time.
"5.1 million!" Not far away, an executive of the Ji Group suddenly raised a sign, almost saying that this was the work of our eldest lady.
Ji Shiwan raised the corner of her mouth. Material of this size could be bought for hundreds of thousands. 5.1 million was nearly 10 times the price. No matter how exquisite Ning Yichu's work was, she was sure that she could not get a higher price.
Invisibly, Ning Yichu felt the provocative gaze from Ji Shiwan.
Ning Yichu lazily shifted his gaze away.
Ji Shiwan played this trick very well. Although she paid a high price for it, after deducting the cost of the jade, the extra money would still fall into her pocket. It was like winning the championship without doing anything.
"5.1 million, deal! Congratulations to Mr. Liu for winning this set of coiled dragon jade carvings..." The host excitedly knocked the gavel and shouted excitedly.
Then the third and final lot was delivered.
The winner will be decided in these last two models.
Swipe!
As the red cloth outside the glass cover was lifted, a set of exquisite, small and fascinating patterns of egrets flying in the blue sky suddenly came into view.
The host said, "This piece of work received one of the highest praises from our judges. One person even said that this is the best young jade carver he has ever seen in his many years as a judge! First, let me share some basic information for you: the artist carved this piece of Egret Flying to the Blue Sky in less than 25 hours!"
Following the host's introduction, a special etiquette lady put on gloves and carefully took out the jade from the glass box.
"From the lens, we can see that this piece of Hetian jade itself is a good seed material. The artist used a variety of professional tools such as a specially made picker and scraper, a small saw, and other professional tools to perfectly depict the beautiful scene of a group of egrets rushing towards the blue sky. The skin color was cleverly used to modify the egrets, and the overall veins were clear. Although there is no direct depiction of spring, the beauty of spring can be felt from the shape of the egrets."
“In short, the entire work is ethereal and graceful, with distinct layers, making it highly ornamental and truly poetic and picturesque!”
"Starting price: 800,000! Each bid must be no less than 50,000. Bidding begins now!"
The host spoke with great enthusiasm, but after he finished speaking, an eerie silence fell in the venue.
Then……
No one bid!
The base material will cost at most 500,000 yuan, and including the carving work it will not exceed 600,000 yuan.
What's more, taking a picture of her would mean going against the Ji family...
The guests who are invited to participate in the Jade Carving Heritage Competition and Auction are more or less related to jade carving. If they offend Ji Shiwan in the jade industry, wouldn’t that be courting death?
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