Antique Dealer

Chapter 94 Deal
The first two lots made the atmosphere of the auction completely heated up.After a good start, the subsequent auctions were also successfully sold one by one, and the transaction prices were more or less higher than the market price.

Everyone is very satisfied with this situation. Xing Shu has received more charity funds, and spreading the word can also enhance his reputation.

As for the bidders, on the one hand, they don't have to worry about the authenticity of the lot, even if it is more expensive, they won't lose much, not to mention it can leave a good impression on Xing Shu.

Here, Xing Shu is the behind-the-scenes boss of a domestic angel investment company. Just one of the companies he invested in brought in nearly tens of billions of profits in a few years. Although the invested companies also suffered losses, they were generally far less than the profits. .This is only the book income, not to mention the accumulated contacts.

This time, if Xing Shu didn't control the scale of the salon and only invited friends who are interested in calligraphy and painting, many big bosses would definitely come.

Closer to home, another lot came up for auction, which was Mr. Qin's work of Zhang Daqian imitating Shi Tao.

Li Mingchao thought about what happened before, and asked, "By the way, is there any problem with this painting?"

Fang Hao hesitated for a moment: "I noticed something wrong before."

Li Jikai who was sitting next to him felt a little surprised when he heard this: "Fang Hao, are you sure?"

As I said before, if you want to go to a charity auction, you must sign an agreement. With Xing Shu's ability, you can definitely recover the loss. Moreover, all the people who come to the salon are famous people. Before bringing the collection, they always invite experts identified.

In addition, there was an exhibition before the auction. Although Fang Hao didn't take a closer look at it because of what happened just now, other experts would not treat it carelessly, and problems generally cannot escape their eyes.

Under the two layers of insurance, it can basically guarantee that there will be no problems with the auctioned items. Situations like Mr. Qin's will not happen, and it is not known which link has the problem.

Fang Hao said: "I think this painting may not be Zhang Daqian's work, but I haven't looked closely, so I can't be sure."

Li Jikai thought for a while: "Forget it, let's take a look after the auction later. If there is any problem, we will solve it directly, so as to save trouble in the future."

"100 million!"

Everyone's attention was immediately attracted, and it was discovered that the bidder was a young man sitting at the rear right.

"When did this guy come?" Li Mingchao also turned his head to look, and found that it was his old enemy Wu Hongchang.

Fang Hao was also very surprised. Before just now, he hadn't seen Wu Hongchang. Could it be that he came here halfway?

Li Jikai also looked back and saw the expressions of the two: "That's Wu Ziyu's son, Wu Hongchang, right? Are you going to deal with him?"

Li Mingchao said, "Yes, he and I are considered feuds."

Li Jikai also remembered, and said with a smile: "This Wu Ziyu is narrow-minded, I didn't expect his son to be the same!"

At this moment, the auctioneer saw that there were no other bids, and looked around: "Is there anyone else bidding, 100 million for the first time!"

"101 million!" Li Mingchao raised his hand.

Li Jikai knew at a glance what Li Mingchao wanted to do, and reminded: "Don't shoot yourself in the foot."

Li Mingchao chuckled lightly: "Don't worry, I know it well."

On the other side, Wu Hongchang saw Li Mingchao arguing with him, and saw Fang Hao who was sitting beside him, and suddenly he was angry from his heart, evil from his guts, and said angrily, "Why are these two grandsons here!"

It just happened to be a coincidence that the person sitting next to Wu Hongchang was a middle-aged man who was angry with Mr. Qin. Seeing Wu Hongchang gnashing his teeth, he asked in surprise, "Young Master Wu, are you not going to deal with them?"

"There is a big hatred!" Wu Hongchang thought of the experience of being cheated by Fang Hao before, and the anger in his stomach rose, and he raised his hand and said: "110 million!"

"111 million!" Li Mingchao immediately followed suit.

Seeing this situation, the middle-aged man felt that Li Mingchao was just trying to raise the price, so he quickly persuaded in a low voice: "Wu Shao, don't follow his way, there are not many Zhang Daqian's paintings in the market, if you believe me, I will pay you later." Find one!"

The reason why Wu Hongchang fell in love with this painting is precisely because of the title of "Zhang Daqian imitating Shitao". Such works in the auction market can often fetch high prices, but works of around one million are rare. Wu Hongchang's The plan was to buy it as a gift, but it was too expensive for him to bear.

"It's no longer a matter of painting or not!" Wu Hongchang shouted, "120 million!"

"121 million." Li Mingchao unhurriedly quoted another price.

"130 million!"

……

The smell of gunpowder between the two was very strong, and the price was quickly pushed up to 191 million.

At this time, Wu Hongchang had a slight smile on his face and stopped bidding.

"191 million, once! Are there any friends who bid?" The auctioneer on the stage shouted excitedly.

As an auctioneer, of course, the higher the price of the lot, the better. Originally, he thought whether Zhang Daqian's imitation of Shi Tao was too cheap, but he didn't expect two people to fight a bull, pushing the price up abruptly.

Wu Hongchang still did not bid.

"191 million, twice!" the auctioneer shouted again.

This time, Li Mingchao was a little dumbfounded. Originally, when Wu Hongchang shouted 190 million, he thought it was almost the same, but when he looked back, he noticed Wu Hongchang's angry look, and he was very happy. When he was happy, he called the price again. Unexpectedly, Wu Hongchang acted on purpose to lure him into the bait.

Could it be that he wants to buy this painting?Then he must not be laughed at by Wu Hongchang!
"Hey, I should have listened to Li Jikai's persuasion if I knew it earlier, but now I really shot myself in the foot!"

Not to mention Li Mingchao's annoyance, the auctioneer on the stage obviously wanted to bid a higher price, so he deliberately introduced the advantages of this painting.

But at the current price, everyone else thinks it is already too expensive, and no one bids anymore.

Seeing this, the auctioneer had no choice but to shout: "191 million..."

"192 million." Wu Hongchang finally called out unhurriedly.

Li Mingchao's tense heartstrings loosened, and he wiped the sweat off his forehead, thinking about whether to make another bid, but hesitated again in his heart, for fear that Wu Hongchang was trying to lure him into the bait.

At this moment, he heard a voice from the side: "193 million!"

Li Mingchao was quite surprised and opened his mouth. He never expected that Fang Hao would actually bid.

Wu Hongchang on the other side saw Fang Hao's bid, and almost cursed out of anger: "What the hell, you guys are taking turns playing with me, right?"

The people around looked at both sides one after another, thinking that this bidding scene was really ups and downs. After you sing, I will appear on the stage. Now it depends on whether Wu Hongchang wants to continue bidding.

Wu Hongchang felt that he was too useless to give up just like that, and his face was not good under the eyes of everyone, so he gritted his teeth and said, "If someone has more than 200 million, I will quit!"

Fang Hao bid indifferently: "201 million!"

Wu Hongchang clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth, but he couldn't attack. If he left now, he would look petty, so he could only lie on the sofa, hoping that others would not see his face.

"Young Master Wu, the price is actually quite high," the middle-aged man persuaded.

Wu Hongchang was right when he thought about it. He made a bold bid because his father had told him that it would not exceed 200 million. Normally, the current price is a big mistake.

Thinking about it this way, he became much happier: "Hey, you're so lucky!"

"...201 million, the third time, [-]!" The gavel fell from the auctioneer's hand.

(End of this chapter)