Ye Ming frowned coldly, his face as cold as frost.
He immediately gave Tong Fan an order to investigate the fake antiques in the company.
Tong Fan, standing by the wall, was shocked when he heard the news. What? There were fake antiques in the office!
He immediately contacted well-known experts in the industry to re-identify all the antiques to determine their authenticity.
The auction continued, and people kept offering new high prices.
Lin Xue, who was sitting in the corner, clenched her palms anxiously when she saw that her parents had no intention of bidding.
In previous years, they always actively participated in the auction, but why is there no movement now?
"Mom and Dad, this bronze tripod is a rare item. It will definitely be worth more in the future. Besides, this kind of opportunity only comes once in a century. If you miss it, you may never see a bronze tripod again in your lifetime."
Before she could finish her words, she saw her eldest brother and parents all looking at her, their eyes full of shock.
Lin Xue's scalp tingled. Did he say something wrong again?
It seemed that her parents had no intention of taking a picture of the bronze artifact, so Lin Xue gritted her teeth and had to continue sitting on the side.
The auction was still going on, and the bronze artifact was finally bought by a man sitting in the middle row for 80 million yuan.
The third round of auction began. The etiquette lady pushed a wooden cart onto the stage. The cart was made entirely of mahogany, and the wooden boards were carved with patterns, giving it an antique look.
"I'll let you know in advance that the next lot will be related to carved utensils. Please guess, and those who guess correctly will receive a special prize."
After the host finished speaking, the venue became lively again.
"It's not some kind of furniture, is it? An eight-immortal table?"
"The Eight Immortals Table isn't that small. I guess it's a dressing table."
"Maybe it's a carved wooden hydrangea?"
......
There were many different opinions, and the host waved his hand for everyone to be quiet.
He smiled professionally and said, "No one has guessed correctly. I will reveal it to everyone."
He came to the wooden cart, waved his hand to uncover the red silk, and a carved food box appeared in front of everyone.
“It’s a food box.”
"I almost thought of that."
"Haha, I wonder what the food box will fetch."
As the discussion continued, the host smiled mysteriously and reached out to pull out the top layer of the food box.
A green plate was brought out. The host was wearing gloves on both hands, and it seemed that he was holding a priceless treasure.
He joked to himself, "I'm really excited. If I accidentally break it, I'm afraid I won't be able to pay for it in my lifetime."
As he spoke, he held the green plate more carefully, as if he wanted to hold it in his hands.
"It's from the official kiln of the Song Dynasty. The bottom of the plate bears the official kiln mark. The plate is well preserved and has no damage. Everyone knows the value of Song Dynasty porcelain, so I don't need to introduce it in detail."
The host did not give a starting price, but the big screen behind him suddenly lit up and the picture was extremely clear.
The blue sea is boundless, a large ship is docked on the sea, the sea water is rippling, and more than a dozen men in diving suits appear on the deck. They jump and jump into the sea.
The shipwreck on the seabed had been capsized for a long time, covered with moss, and many small fish were swimming around it. The diver swam to the shipwreck and dug from the bottom of the ship for a long time. A pile of porcelain appeared. The diver picked up a few plates and floated to the surface of the sea.
"What you are seeing now is the scene of the unearthing of this batch of Song Dynasty porcelain. Originally, there were many porcelain pieces in this batch, but unfortunately, many were broken when they were salvaged ashore. Only a few pieces remain intact. Today, we have brought them all to the site."
After the host finished speaking, he opened the second and third layers of the food box, and two small celadon bowls were placed on the table.
"It's incredible, there are only three intact celadon tableware pieces. Salvaging them was extremely difficult, and it had to be done manually, so most of the porcelain was damaged, which is also a pity."
The people in the audience watched the big screen with great interest. The scene of underwater salvage was shocking.
"The three pieces of porcelain were auctioned together, and the food box was given as a gift to the winner."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene became lively again.
"The food box alone is probably worth several million."
"It's hard to say. The last time I went to an auction, that lunch box wasn't even as good as this one, and it sold for over 10 million."
"These three pieces of Song Dynasty porcelain shouldn't be cheap. I'd guess the starting price is 50 million."
......
The host heard the constant discussion and said to the microphone, "The starting price of this set of Song Dynasty porcelain is 100 million."
The starting price was obviously higher than everyone expected, but there was only a moment of silence before someone made a bid.
Lin Qianqian frowned.
This set of Song Dynasty porcelain is better than that jade bracelet. It was at least unearthed a month ago.
Two months ago, someone threw a replica ship into the sea, and then sent a batch of replica porcelain to the bottom of the sea.
[A month ago, someone "accidentally" discovered this ship and these porcelains, and they were salvaged on the spot.]
[Unexpectedly, even if there are salvage videos, these are all fake]
[It cost a bit of money to build the fake ship, plus the shipping and labor costs, it was several million. Oh, and the cost of the plates and bowls is negligible.]
Although the cost is high, the price is also high. A few million to win 100 million is considered a high return.
The three members of the Lin family were shocked again when they heard Lin Qianqian's thoughts.
The on-site salvage video looked so real, but it turned out to be fake.
The counterfeiters really go to great lengths to deceive people.
When Ye Ming heard her inner thoughts, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
It’s fake again!!!
Is there anything genuine at this auction?
If it weren't for Lin Qianqian, he would have spent hundreds of millions.
The Ye family and the Lin family continued to surprise, and there was no action captured.
The host felt strange that neither of the two families took action.
They weren't like this in previous years.
Don’t the items in this year’s auction meet their expectations?
The host was puzzled for a moment and then continued to work.
He glanced at the price tags raised by the audience and read
"One hundred and ten million once"
"One hundred and fifteen million once"
"One hundred and twenty million once"
"One hundred and thirty million once"
Lin Qianqian took out a handful of melon seeds from her pocket and started cracking them. Since she had nothing to do anyway, she might as well crack some melon seeds.
Ye Ming, who was standing by, was attracted by the melon seeds.
"Do you want to eat?" Lin Qianqian asked him.
Ye Ming said with a cold expression, "I don't eat the ones with the skin on."
"Oh, fine. If you don't want to eat it, forget it." Lin Qianqian continued to eat by herself.
What’s wrong with being a domineering boss? You can’t spoil him.
Ye Ming's face became even colder.
Lin Tianhai and Chen Ran were also bored and wanted to share some melon seeds with Lin Qianqian.
Lin Qianqian moved a few pills to them and also gave a few to her good brother Lin Haoyu.
Lin Haoyu complained, "Even if you give me more, it's still not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth."
"That's all. There's only a small handful left over from last time." Lin Qianqian said.
If you don’t want to eat it, refer to Ye Ming.
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