bullyxtreme Chapter 707 The Bidding Begins
Chapter 707 The Bidding Begins
Lin Ran and the two followed Gu Nuan to their seats.
It is arranged on the left side of the front row of the hall.
The seating arrangement here is obviously very particular.
They are ranked according to wealth and status, from front to back.
As the organizer, Mayor Gu and his family were arranged in the first row of seats. Their position was considered to be the best among the guests.
Lin Ran sat down and looked at the center of the stage.
The view here is very good, and you can clearly see the goods during the auction and fundraising.
After the farce just now, people stopped walking around and started to come in and take their seats.
Lin Ran noticed that there were more than 200 people sitting in the hotel.
Moreover, his status is obviously much higher than that of the guests at the auction organized by Song He some time ago.
On the stage, a man in a black suit walked up to the stage, gave a sound check, and said: "Welcome to give our Gu family face and participate in this auction. The entire amount of this auction will be donated to Shantou Can't Read children who read books and help them build schools.”
The audience applauded after hearing this. Some people were sincere, but some were just following the crowd.
After you have money, all you care about is face.
They didn't want others to see that they were cold-blooded. Besides, the organizer behind it was Mayor Gu of Beijing, so of course they had to give face.
The man raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and said: "Of course, we will not let everyone suffer. Everyone can safely collect the auctioned goods. There is a certificate, there is room for appreciation, and the procedures are complete."
If other auction houses made such a promise, everyone would just laugh.
Because they only care about the authenticity of the auction items.
But when this sentence came from Mayor Gu's son, the meaning was different.
They applauded again, and the man wasted no time and left the stage, allowing the auctioneer to come to the front.
"The first collection brought to you is a calligraphy and painting from the Qing Dynasty." The auctioneer was very professional. After walking on the stage, he announced the start of the auction.
Two staff members brought the calligraphy and painting up.
"This painting is called "Northern Patrol Road Map" and is the work of court painter Xu Yang. The starting price is five thousand."
"Five thousand? So expensive!"
"Oh my God, is this really charity? Why does it feel like you're robbing money?"
"This painting is too big, it's not easy to collect."
There were whispers in the audience. After all, it was not a formal business and they did not understand the auction etiquette.
But when Lin Ran saw this picture, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
The staff fully unfolded the "Northern Patrol Route Map" and it turned out to be 20 meters long and one-third of the width of the hall.
The width is about thirty centimeters, which is no different from ordinary calligraphy and painting.
The people behind stood up to observe the details.
Lin Ran was sitting in a suitable position. He saw a calligraphy and painting with a regular script inscription: "Picture of the Northern Patrol Route, painted by Xu Yanggong."
Lin Ran could tell at a glance that the content of this calligraphy and painting was exactly what Qianlong passed through various towns during his northern tour. Just like "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", it was actually a group portrait.
In the scroll, the prosperity of the country is depicted.
It was the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong, so it showed a prosperous scene.
This work was also deeply appreciated by Qianlong.
He collected the work and stamped it with the seal of "Treasure of Qianlong's Imperial View".
Later Jiaqing and Xuantong also stamped their own collection seals on it.
Chen Qi became interested in calligraphy and painting and asked, "Who is this Xu Yang?"
"Xu Yang, courtesy name Yunting, was born in Suzhou and was a court painter during the Qianlong period. He was good at painting landscapes." Lin Ran introduced briefly.
For people like him who don't understand traditional culture, their understanding of painters is at most at the level of masters such as Qi Baishi. His understanding of less famous painters is tight, and it's useless to introduce them to him.
Sure enough, Chen Qi said "Oh" and then asked: "Is he famous?"
Beginning and ending is famous. This painting was originally supposed to be collected by the Palace Museum.
However, the Palace Museum returned it to the original owner. At that time, I only saw these records in newspapers. Only now do I know that the original owner turned out to be the Gu family!
It seems that before the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Gu family was also a prominent figure in the capital.
Moreover, this painting was actually auctioned in 1995, and was bought by a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong for 297 million.
But by 2004, it went up for auction again and sold for 2000 million.
Times have changed, and when it was auctioned again in 2015, its price was already as high as 9100 million!
Lin Ran planned to buy it, so he said to Chen Qi: "In fact, it is not very famous. There were more than [-] court painters in the Qing Dynasty. Not everyone's works are worth collecting."
"It seems that he really intends to engage in charity." Chen Qi sneered. He had already decided in his heart that this painting was not worth 5000 yuan.
He completely ignored the fact that he had just spent 1 yuan to buy a fake enamel basin a few days ago.
Although the people present were rich, they obviously did not have enough cultural background.
Zheng Xueming, Jiang Hua and others who really know their stuff are not qualified to participate in this auction.
Lin Ran thought this was an opportunity.
After the auction started, someone immediately raised a question, all from you: "Five thousand one!"
"Five thousand two!"
The wealthy businessmen in the audience are here to build relationships, so naturally they don't care about this small amount of money.
A smile flashed across Lin Ran's lips. As long as he acted tougher, no one would compete with him.
"Ten thousand." Lin Ran shouted directly.
I didn't expect to meet so soon.
Sure enough, after he called out the price, the venue fell silent.
Although wealthy businessmen have money, their charity is limited.
Spending 1 yuan to buy a broken painting and take it back as a collection is not worth it no matter how you think about it.
Chen Qi, who was standing next to him, said happily: "You are quite smart. You can double the price. Mayor Gu must be deeply impressed by you."
Lin Ran smiled back.
The auctioneer looked around the circle and shouted: "Once in ten thousand, twice in ten thousand..."
Finally, the staff behind him prepared to bang the gong.
But at this moment, a price call came from behind.
"One in case!"
The auctioneer raised his head and looked at the bidder.
It turned out to be Liu Ye.
Liu Ye was very unhappy when he saw Lin Ran being so pushy.
The plan his father arranged for him was to donate 1 yuan at the auction. It would be better to buy a few more pieces to impress the mayor.
But unexpectedly, Lin Ran asked for ten thousand.
He couldn't let Lin Ran steal the limelight, so he started bidding after he got excited.
The auctioneer looked very excited and said, "Okay, someone has offered a [-]% offer. Is there anyone else who wants to follow the price?"
Gu Nuan, who was sitting in the middle, was the most surprised. She glanced at Lin Ran and saw that Chen Qi would not give the opportunity to others to show off. In other words, it was Lin Ran who wanted to buy the painting.
As the organizer, they valued the painting at only six thousand.