Chapter 193: Building momentum for Meng Wanbai
After the auctioneer signaled for everyone to be quiet, the second item was quickly delivered.
The auctioneer took the box from the waiter and said to the audience in a mysterious voice: "Next, we will auction a special item."
"This is a personal item provided by our distinguished guest, Mr. Li Chengming - an antique pocket watch."
As the auctioneer spoke, he opened the gift box and took out a glittering golden pocket watch.
"This pocket watch is made of pure gold and has a history of more than a hundred years. It has witnessed the passage of time and the glory of Mr. Li's family."
As the auctioneer spoke, he showed the details of the pocket watch to those present.
Seeing the serious expressions of the guests below the stage, the auctioneer changed the subject and said, "The starting price is 200,000. Bidding begins now."
Because the number of items in today's charity auction is very large, the auctioneer dare not delay the progress at all.
"Two hundred and ten thousand!" a young lady bid quickly.
"Two hundred and twenty thousand!" An old man was not willing to be outdone.
"Two hundred and thirty thousand!"
.........
"Six hundred and forty thousand!"
Everyone bid very quickly, and in less than a minute, the price was raised to 640,000.
Meng Wanbai, who had been smiling before, gradually began to stiffen the smile on his face.
Meng Wanbai, who had been happy because his paintings were snapped up, could no longer laugh at this moment.
Compared with this gold watch, the oil painting that I spent so much effort to create suddenly began to look cheap.
"Nine hundred and sixty thousand once, nine hundred and sixty thousand twice!"
"Nine hundred and sixty thousand three times!"
"make a deal!"
"The following is our third lot tonight. This is "Twilight Bell" painted by Ms. Meng Wanbai at the beginning of this year, which took her three months to complete. The desolate feeling of this painting makes people realize the meaning of life anytime and anywhere..."
"The starting price is fifty thousand. Bidding begins now."
As the auctioneer's voice fell, the young man who had first raised the placard for "Lake Sunset" was the first to raise the placard again.
"60,000!"
The man's voice was confident and firm, as if he was determined to win.
The ladies who had been actively bidding with him before now also saw something interesting. Many people began to whisper.
"Sixty thousand once, sixty thousand twice..."
The auctioneer, who had looked calm before, became hesitant because of everyone's reaction.
In the end, the auctioneer did not immediately make a final decision. Instead, he looked at the guests and continued to persuade them: "This painting uses a special lighting technique. It has high definition while maintaining a dim feeling."
"This painting was previously on the front page of the Voice of Art and was praised by well-known domestic painters. Mr. Yang Zhixing commented on this painting and said..."
Amid the auctioneer's passionate explanation, someone finally raised his sign.
"70,000!"
"Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price? Okay, sir, you've added another 20,000 yuan, so now it's 90,000 yuan! Madam, do you want to continue raising the price?"
“This painting has a very high collection value.”
"Okay, 100,000, sir, do you want to raise the price further?"
"Okay, 110,000, ma'am, do you want to add more? This price is really not high."
"Ok, now our price is 120,000, is there anyone who wants to raise the price?"
........
With the auctioneer's manipulation, the painting "Twilight Bell" was sold for 240,000, which was higher than the price of the first painting. But at this time Meng Wanbai could no longer laugh.
"The fourth lot tonight is..."
.......
Meng Yitong couldn't help laughing as she watched the auctioneer's operations on the stage.
Starting from the third auction item, the auctioneer began to use a lot of auction skills on Meng Wanbai's paintings.
Maybe it’s because I spent too much time on these paintings, so when I came across other items, the process went by extremely quickly.
Many auction items with good value were auctioned for only one or two rounds at this stage, and then ended directly because someone hesitated.
The auctioneer didn't give anyone else any extra time to think.
Meng Yitong didn't know what Aunt Meng had told the auctioneer when she invited him here.
But just from the auctioneer's operations and the results, Meng Yitong suddenly became interested in the art auction industry.
Judging from what happened tonight, the art auction industry is truly lucrative!
As long as you have enough connections, you can package a piece of art casually, and then hire a skilled auctioneer to take control of the situation. Wouldn't it be up to you to decide the price?
Although the guests in the audience could tell the auctioneer's purpose today from his performance, these ladies did not care too much about it.
After all, the theme of tonight's party is charity, and this auction is just a formality.
They had also looked at the items on auction in the catalogue tonight, but there was nothing they particularly liked.
After the charity gala, the auction amounts of the guests will definitely be counted, so no matter what, they will have to pay today.
Since it's all money anyway, you might as well do the Meng family a favor and support the eldest daughter of the Meng family!
Of course, they themselves would not admit that the reason they bid so fiercely was entirely because they were influenced by the auctioneer's words.
Just when Meng Yitong was starting to feel sleepy, the imperial green jade bracelet donated by her mother was finally delivered to the hands of the auctioneer.
The auctioneer held a flashlight and shone it into the bracelet, explaining: "The color of this imperial green jadeite bracelet is very rich and the water quality is very fine. This quality can definitely be called flawless."
As the auctioneer spoke, he took out a vernier caliper on the spot and began to measure the size of the bracelet.
"The outer diameter, inner diameter and thickness of the bracelet are 78.71 x 56.50 x 11.36 mm respectively."
"This bracelet is definitely the most valuable item at auction tonight."
As soon as he finished speaking, the auctioneer immediately denied it, "Oh, no, we have a more valuable auction item later. Please stay tuned."
"The bidding for this bracelet will start now. The bid price is 5 million."
Meng Yitong was stunned when she heard this. She really didn't know that the jade bracelet that Meng's mother picked up casually was so valuable.
If she had known it was so expensive, she would not have let her mother change the jewelry.
Meng Yitong thought about it, and then raised the sign in her hand and said, "6 million!"
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