Chapter 171 Auction, selling old plum trees
Professor Tan was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Zhang Wanwan start to automatically display a long series of pictures. The first three pictures showed the same orchid from different angles. By the fourth picture, even Professor Li stood up and asked, "More than one pot?"
By the time the seventh card came, even Old Xia couldn't sit still anymore.
They were all experts and could tell the value of these orchids at a glance. Their eyes suddenly changed when they looked at Zhang Wanwan.
Elder Xia asked gently, "Little girl, where did you get these orchids?"
Zhang Wanwan looked at Zhang Chunyan, who came to her rescue, saying, "She purchased these seedlings from the south, and had planned to take good care of them and sell them when they bloomed. But who knew these orchids were so strange? She was confused, so she asked you to help. How about it? Can you give an estimate based on the pictures alone?"
Old Xia nodded hesitantly and sighed, "It's possible, but such an estimate may be different, but it is mostly underestimated."
"How much?" Zhang Chunyan asked curiously.
Elder Xia and the other two looked at each other and said thoughtfully, "These three pots should all be mutant varieties of Mo Lan, and the mutations are unique. The mutation of the first pot is more obvious. I have never seen such a beautiful and pure lavender Mo Lan. If this pot is sold, the price can be set at about 500,000. The mutation of the second pot is that there is one more petal. What's more unique is that the flower color is pure white, but this petal is a mixture of gold and red. It's beautiful! Noble! Elegant! If I bid, it should be between 1.5 million and 2 million. The flower color of the third pot is pure black. To be honest, there are very few black flowers in nature. If nothing else, this pot of flowers can be sold for a sky-high price just for the color, at least more than 5 million.
Of course, these are our initial estimates. We can only give an accurate price after seeing the actual object. If it is sent to an exhibition for auction, the price will be higher. "
Mr. Li and Professor Tan kept nodding in agreement, switching between the pictures and talking in detail about the orchids in the pictures.
At this moment, Old Xia suddenly looked at Zhang Wanwan and said, "Little girl, you want to sell these pots of orchids, right?"
Zhang Wanwan knew that this was the point. She suppressed her inner excitement and nodded hesitantly.
"Do you want to sell it directly or send it to an auction?" asked Mr. Xia.
"This." Zhang Wanwan really hadn't thought it through yet, and looked at Zhang Chunyan with a look of help.
Zhang Chunyan hadn't yet digested the price of those orchids. Seeing Zhang Wanwan's eager expression, he laughed and scolded, "You should decide for yourself what's yours!"
Old Xia continued, "It's like this. There is an orchid exhibition in Beijing before the Spring Festival. Because it is international in nature, many people will participate. If it is sent to auction, the price should be very high. However, I personally don't want the little girl to send the orchid there. If it is bought by people from other countries, it will be a big loss for China. But if I let the little girl sell it directly, it will not be fair to her. After all, who knows how much the price difference is, don't you think?"
Zhang Chunyan nodded in agreement.
Old Xia hesitated and said, "How about this, if the little girl trusts me, I will send invitations to some orchid lovers in China and hold a private orchid auction myself. I will feel more comfortable selling to Chinese people. Of course, this does not mean that we will not participate in the auction ourselves. What do you think?"
Zhang Wanwan was excited and looked at Zhang Chunyan, determined to listen to him in everything. If it weren't for Zhang Chunyan, these people would not have said so much to her.
Zhang Chunyan saw through Zhang Wanwan's thoughts at a glance, and knew that the situation was no longer something Zhang Wanwan could handle alone, so he said on his own initiative: "In this case, let's do as you say, but I hope that the news of these orchids will not be leaked before the auction. The girl is still studying, and I don't want those things to affect her."
"Haha, Old Zhang, don't worry about these things. To be honest, I also want to keep the news secret and make sufficient preparations myself, so that I can get these orchids in one fell swoop!" Old Xia smiled like an old fox.
Mr. Li and Professor Tan were immediately anxious, and they ran over and said, "Old Xia! We also want to take a pot, you can't take them all, you have to give us a pot when the time comes!"
Seeing them arguing with each other, Zhang Wanwan silently stood behind Zhang Chunyan and said hesitantly: "Well, grandpas, I actually have mutant orchids over there."
Zhang Wanwan's voice gradually weakened because she found that the old men looked at her with scary eyes, as if flashing with a faint light.
Zhang Chunyan almost spit out the water he had just drunk. He turned back in surprise, "Why is there more? How many basins are there? Why are young people so incompetent nowadays?"
Zhang Wanwan said with a wronged look on her face, "Professor, it's not that I didn't say anything, but these are the only three pots that have bloomed. The others either have only one flower blooming or are still buds, so I didn't take any photos. I don't know what those flowers will look like, but there is one that is very special, very special!"
Seeing Zhang Wanwan’s serious face, the other old men couldn’t help but feel nervous.
Xia Lao asked anxiously: "Why is it special?"
"There are currently five buds on that orchid, and each bud is a different color."
"Hiss!" The four of them exclaimed in unison, their faces filled with surprise. They had never seen this kind of orchid before.
Elder Xia's expression suddenly became serious. He pondered for a moment and said slowly, "How about this? The small auction will be held on December 15th. I will contact you personally on December 14th. You should transport the orchids to be auctioned to the auction site. I will have security guards guard them 24 hours a day. We will decide how to auction them then!"
The orchids grown by Zhang Wanwan have exceeded their expectations, and now even they have to treat them with caution.
The group discussed until around five in the afternoon before adjourning.
Zhang Wanwan followed Zhang Chunyan out of the teahouse. The sky was gloomy and snowflakes began to fall again.
Zhang Chunyan drove her directly back to school, and along the way repeatedly reminded her to take good care of the orchids.
Perhaps because she knew the value of those orchids, Zhang Wanwan didn't dare to go to the club often. She usually went to take a look every three or four days. With the spiritual spring water, she was not worried about anything happening to the orchids. Most of the time, she still went to the flower shop.
After the snow fell, the old plum tree began to bloom and produce buds, which looked extremely beautiful. Zhang Wanwan and her part-time senior schoolmate moved the old plum tree to the most conspicuous place in the store.
Someone came to ask the price on the first day, but was scared away when he heard that the old plum tree was going to be sold for 20,000 yuan.
Zhang Wanwan was not in a hurry. She sent pictures to Mr. Li when she was bored. She was just trying to advertise out of boredom, but she didn't expect that she would attract the chairman of Li Technology Group.
Zhang Wanwan's eyes almost popped out as she looked at the man in front of her who was still so imposing. She stammered, "Mr. Li, Grandpa Li..."
(End of this chapter)
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