Chapter 1951: Whether it is expensive or not depends on whether you like it or not
Rong Zechen knew that Xiangyunxuan was Gu Ning's property, but he didn't know about the so-called bronze chimes because he had not paid attention to the auction before. He happened to not have to go to class today, so he just came here with his grandfather temporarily.
Yuan Yilin didn't know that Xiangyunxuan belonged to Gu Ning until now.
So, they were extremely surprised to hear this news.
Where did Gu Ning get the bronze chimes? Rong Zechen didn't know the price of the bronze chimes, but Yuan Yilin had heard that this bronze chime must be worth six or seven billion! Gu Ning made six or seven billion so easily, which made Yuan Yilin jealous.
"Xuemei Gu, it turns out that this bronze chime was provided by you! Where did you get it from?" Yuan Yilin asked, looking curious, as if she was just curious.
But considering the relationship between Gu Ning and Yuan Yilin, Yuan Yilin was not just out of curiosity, she just wanted to make things difficult for Gu Ning, because Yuan Yilin also knew that the source of this thing must be illegal.
Knowing Yuan Yilin's purpose, Gu Ning was not annoyed and said calmly: "Sorry, Senior Sister Yuan, I can't tell you this. There is an unwritten rule in the antique industry that you don't ask about the provenance of an object. So when they talked to me about the bronze editor, they didn't ask about the provenance."
Gu Ning's words made Yuan Yilin feel a little embarrassed. She felt like an idiot, so she felt unhappy, but she couldn't show it.
"So I can't tell you this! I'm sorry! I didn't know, that's why I asked." Yuan Yilin looked embarrassed, but her appearance gave people the feeling that Gu Ning's bronze chimes were not obtained in a legitimate way, so it was very serious.
Seeing Yuan Yilin acting in a self-drama, Gu Ning couldn't help but sneer in her heart. Did she really think that everyone didn't know that the bronze chimes were not from a legitimate source? Did she think that if she asked, she could do anything to her?
But smart people won’t ask about it.
"It doesn't matter. After all, you are not involved in the antique industry." Gu Ning said calmly, but Yuan Yilin felt that she was despised by Gu Ning.
Gu Ning didn't know what Yuan Yilin was thinking. If she knew, she would definitely complain, because she didn't mean to despise Yuan Yilin, she just said that. So she could only blame Yuan Yilin's severe persecution complex.
Mr. Yuan didn't think there was anything wrong with Yuan Yilin's question, but he felt like Yuan Yilin was a clown. This feeling made Mr. Yuan feel uncomfortable, so he gave Yuan Yilin a warning look and told her not to talk nonsense anymore.
After receiving the gaze from Mr. Yuan, Yuan Yilin didn't dare to say anything more.
The elder glanced at Gu Ning indifferently, with a deep gaze, and then looked away.
Although he could see that Gu Ning was deliberately targeting Yuan Yilin, there was nothing wrong with what Gu Ning said, so he didn't bother with her.
"So this is Miss Gu! Miss Gu is so young, but she has achieved so much. It's really admirable!" Old Master Rong praised her generously and indeed thought that Gu Ning was outstanding.
Although Grandpa Leng and Grandpa Rong had hostile stances, he still felt comfortable when he heard him praising Gu Ning like this. After all, Gu Ning was his granddaughter-in-law!
"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Rong. Maybe I'm just luckier!" Gu Ning responded calmly and neither arrogantly nor impatiently.
"Girl, you are too modest. A person's success does not depend solely on luck. Ability is the most important." Old Man Leng said with a look of pride.
People who don't know the relationship between Gu Ning and Grandpa Leng think that this is an appreciation of Gu Ning's ability, but people who know the relationship between Gu Ning and Grandpa Leng know that Grandpa Leng is just proud, because he is proud that Gu Ning is his granddaughter-in-law.
Rong Zechen and Yuan Yilin felt uncomfortable when they saw that Mr. Leng actually spoke so highly of Gu Ning. They all wondered why Gu Ning did that.
Especially Yuan Yilin, her jealousy towards Gu Ning deepened.
After everyone discussed for a few minutes, the auction of the bronze chimes began. The starting price was 3 billion, and the price was increased by 100 million each time.
After hearing what the host said, Rong Zechen realized that the bronze chimes were so valuable.
And such a valuable thing was actually taken out from Gu Ning's hands, but Gu Ning, on what basis? The more outstanding Gu Ning was, the more unbalanced he felt, because he felt that Gu Ning looked down on him just because of these so-called excellences. Even if she was outstanding, her family background was not as good as his.
As soon as the host finished speaking, everyone started bidding.
Although the number of people bidding for the bronze chimes was much smaller than that for other objects due to their high price, almost all of them bid with the mentality of winning, so the bidding process was very intense.
Even those who were not bidding were very excited, so the atmosphere was getting more and more heated.
"Oh my god! They shouted out 5 billion in one go. These people are so rich."
"Isn't it? Generally speaking, most of the people who come to this kind of auction are rich people."
"Although many of the people here today are wealthy, spending billions on this one thing still seems a bit too much."
"You think it's exaggerated, but they don't. Five or six billion to them is just like five or six hundred thousand to us. If we see something we like and it's worth five or six hundred thousand, we will buy it anyway."
"Yes! Whether it's expensive or not depends on whether you like it and whether it's useful or not."
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Not everyone present likes antiques, and not everyone is rich. Even among those who are rich, not everyone is willing to bid.
Rong Zechen was also surprised when he heard such a high price. There were actually so many people willing to spend so much money to bid for this bronze chime.
Soon, someone shouted 7 billion, and then fewer and fewer people continued to shout. The one who was fearless was Cai Wenhong.
"It seems that the museum is going to order these bronze chimes," said Mr. Leng.
"Yes! They have already said 7 billion, and they are still saying so. However, if the bronze chimes are worth more than 8 billion, I feel like I have lost money." Grandpa Xu said.
"If I had known earlier, I would have talked to the girl and negotiated an objective price, and then went through the auction process. In fact, it would be great if these bronze chimes could be placed in a museum," said Jiang Zhongyu.
After hearing what Jiang Zhongyu said, Grandpa Leng and Grandpa Xu suddenly realized that they had never thought of this method before.
(End of this chapter)
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