Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 551 Tianbao Pavilion Auction

Entering the inner room, the two of them found a stool and sat down one after the other.

Not long after, a man with sleek hair and a striped suit walked to the front of the hall with a bright face.

"This is Fang Yuan. His family is in the silk business. Recently I heard that he was pressed for a payment and needed cash flow, so he came here to auction his cultural relics." Cai Yan introduced.

Of course, Fang Yuan didn't know that they were talking about him. He was followed by seven men, each holding a cultural relic and carefully placing it on the locker at the back.

"Hello everyone, I've shown you my collection a few days ago. Without exception, they are all rare treasures. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't make enough money, I wouldn't be willing to sell them." Fang Yuan looked distressed.

Everyone else thought he was showing his true feelings.

However, Lin Ran, who came back from the era of Internet live broadcasts, could see his affectation at a glance.

It turns out that "immersive marketing" has been around for such a long time, packaging itself into a tragic image!

Lin Ran smiled and found it very interesting.

Fang Yuan, who was in front of the hall, was not in a hurry to introduce the cultural relics. Instead, he described his feelings for these cultural relics in a large amount of words, and how he was now short of money and had to sell his treasures.

Even shed a few tears.

Apart from Lin Ran, there were also people who couldn't stand it anymore.

"Okay, Fang Yuan, seeing as we are pressed for time, let's start the auction." A businessman interrupted his performance.

Fang Yuan was not angry, but pretended to wipe his tears and said with a smile: "Okay, let's start with Shen Zhou's "New Rain in the Empty Mountain". I bought this painting next to Dongting Lake for 500 yuan. Yes, that was five years ago, but now for the sake of money, I decided to take a small loss and start the auction at the base price of five hundred!"

His men pulled the scroll open, and someone in the audience immediately showed a fanatical expression.

"It's the authentic work of Shen and Zhou!"

"How can 500 yuan be enough? In my opinion, it will definitely increase to more than 1000 yuan in the future!"

"Why do you only think about appreciation, you stinking of copper? The authentic work of Shen Zhou is priceless!"

Isn't it an auction?How come it's like a vegetable market?

Lin Ran immediately felt that something was wrong. Tianbao Pavilion had entry barriers, mainly to prevent people from the museum and the investigation bureau.

However, once a guest passes the identity verification, he or she can bring in relatives and friends.

Among them, there must be many guests from Fangyuan.

Among the enthusiastic crowd, a delicate female voice unexpectedly appeared: "Who is Shen Zhou?"

As soon as he said this, someone nearby looked at him sideways.

Lin Ran was not surprised. When it comes to the four great talents, most people can name them.

But when it comes to Shen Zhou, there are few people who understand him.

Except for people who are professional in the antique circle.

Fang Yuan was not angry and asked with a smile: "Then have you heard of Tang Bohu?"

"Yeah." The girl nodded.

Fang Yuan continued: "Shen Zhou and Tang Bohu were equally famous painters in the Ming Dynasty."

"I see." The girl said with a look of realization, "The girl wants the book, 500 yuan, right?"

"Five hundred is the starting price." Fang Yuan said helplessly.

"Okay, I'll pay 510."

"I'll pay five hundred and two."

"Why don't you pay two hundred and fifty?"

This girl seems to have a particularly aggressive personality, and is very straight-tempered, regardless of the occasion.

The merchant who was criticized by her dared not speak out in anger, but silently increased the price to five hundred and three.

Lin Ran was amused and asked, "Cai Yan, who is this girl?"

"I don't know." Cai Yan reminded Lin Ran that business was more important, "Brother Lin, do you think the paintings on the stage are real?"

"Then I have to get closer and take a closer look." Lin Ran said.

The auction here was not formal. It was entirely Fang Yuan himself bragging and talking in front of the stage, and he couldn't even produce an appraisal certificate.

It all depends on their marketing concept of "buy genuine products at low prices here".

Lin Ran noticed the items behind him. In addition to the scrolls, there were also some celadon bottles.

"Brother Cai, aren't those your specialties?" Lin Ran pointed at the bottles at the back and said.

"It looks like a Ding kiln bottle from the Liao Dynasty. I can't tell the authenticity from the fake." After Cai Yan left the museum, he was not as conceited as before.

After all, there are professionals here.

In the blink of an eye, the bidding price in the venue reached [-], and there were still people shouting prices non-stop.

Fang Yuan pretended to be sad on the surface, but in fact, his eyes were full of smiles.

While everyone was shouting, a passerby stood up in the audience.

"Master Fang, can you let me verify the authenticity of your treasure?"

As soon as the man stood up, he attracted everyone's attention.

Because, he turned out to be Chu Fei, the owner of Shuyun Pavilion, the largest art store in Shuzhou.

Others' suggestions would definitely not be accepted, but Chu Fei had objections, and Fang Yuan did not dare to make a mistake and continued to pretend to be pitiful: "Boss Chu, the treasure has been on display for three days. If it was a fake, it would have been taken away long ago. People see through it.”

Chu Fei chuckled and said: "It won't take a few minutes, Master Fang, you have to believe in the ability of our Master Tang He."

Tanghe!

Everyone gasped when they heard the name.

This is the most famous treasure appraiser in the area, and his level of treasure appraisal is first-rate.

"Look, someone took the initiative to help with the identification." Cai Yan rubbed his hands excitedly.

But Lin Ran couldn't help but feel a little strange. Fang Yuan was hesitant at first, but after hearing Tang He's name, he calmed down.

I saw an old man walking out of the crowd. He seemed to be of high moral character, and everyone else consciously gave way to a path.

He is Tang He, the master of Shuyun Pavilion!

Tang He was not polite and walked directly to the calligraphy and painting, taking out a magnifying glass and looking at it carefully.

Then I went to check out the cultural relics behind it, which took a total of 10 minutes.

Tang He whispered a few words in Chu Fei's ear.

"How?" Fang Yuan asked.

"No problem." Chu Fei and Tang He sat down at the same time.

With the appraisal and approval from the largest local art and antiques store, those who participated in the auction finally felt at ease.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you all for your support. Fang is not talented. He used to like to collect cultural relics. Now because the capital chain is broken and he is in urgent need of funds, he took out this batch of treasures to share with everyone."

"I believe everyone has heard Master Qin's appraisal just now. Of course, if anyone else has doubts, they are welcome to come to the stage. I accept everyone's doubts!"

He seemed very open.

Because Fang Yuan believed that Qin He's words basically represented the results of the appraisal, and no one in the local area dared to question Qin He.

But he didn't realize that he had buried a hole for himself.

The stadium suddenly burst into applause, but the applause gradually disappeared because a young man stood up in the crowd.

"Since Master Fang is so polite, then I will show my shame!"

Lin Ran slowly stood up after hearing his words.