Chapter 799: The Painting Master's Masterpiece Is Passed Down

The entire auction site was silent. Everyone knew that this salvage rights auction would definitely fetch a very high price.

150 million, this price is actually not much higher than most people's psychological price.

If the asking price rises normally, each increase will be between two and three million, and it is not impossible to eventually exceed 150 million.

But this is what I'm afraid of. Not long after the price exceeded 100 million, there was the first hesitation at the scene. The auctioneer called a price for the first time tonight and for the second time, someone suddenly raised the price. Close to fifty percent.

In any case, 150 million is already the highest price in most people's minds. Except for the man who shouted out 150 million, no one at the scene knew what was in the sunken ship. Even if they knew, they would not buy the salvage rights at such a high price. Because the silk embroidery in the sunken ship was not originally the most valuable among antiques, not to mention that it had been soaked and corroded by sea water for hundreds of years. These silk embroideries have long been just in shape. Probably only an organization like the Eye of the Dark Night, which is not short of money and whose purpose of collecting antiques is not itself, would seize the right to salvage them at such a high price.

Therefore, everyone shook their heads. From this person's bidding method, everyone knew that this person was determined to win the sunken ship. The price had already reached the ceiling. Who would continue to argue with him irrationally?

For example, in novels, the scene where the children of aristocratic families would pay a price that far exceeds the value of the item to take pictures of something out of anger is extremely rare in reality, and will never appear on items of this price range. If you go crazy, it's tens of millions of dollars, which is close to 100 million Hong Kong dollars. Are you out of your mind?

"One hundred and fifty million for the third time! The deal is done!" The auctioneer knew this very well. He paused slightly between the first bid and the second bid, but the third bid and the deal were completed. What he said Soon, of course, based on his experience, he could tell that no one would bid anymore.

"Congratulations to this gentleman. There is no commission for this auction. In addition to the US$30 million deposit you paid when entering, you also need to pay a final payment of US$120 million. Will you deliver on site or by appointment? time?"

Because it is different from other auctions, the auctioneer directly asks the bidders on the stage.

Of course, the on-site delivery he was talking about did not mean delivery here, but in the office upstairs, where there were senior lawyers, envoys from China and the United Kingdom, and of course the company that discovered the sunken ship. The Lord Himself.

The man raised his hand, smiled, and said, "I'll go upstairs with you to deliver the goods later. But don't be in a hurry. Just take out the second lot quickly."

Many people were stunned. They didn't understand that in today's auction, didn't it mean that the only auction item was the shipwreck salvage rights? Why did this person say there was a second lot?

Fortunately, the auctioneer smiled slightly and said: "It seems that this gentleman really understands our process tonight. In fact, I was notified until I came on stage that there was a second lot."

"There's another item to be auctioned? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"The important thing like the rights to salvage the sunken ship is actually placed up front. Could it be that the second lot is more expensive than the rights to salvage it?"

"What on earth is it? Don't be pretentious, it's getting late, hurry up. I have an appointment with Renpin Cigar soon."

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There were several people in the audience who were familiar with the auctioneer, half joking and half urging.

The auctioneer smiled faintly, raised his hands flat, palms down, signaling everyone to be silent.

After the scene became quiet again, the auctioneer motioned to the staff behind him to bring up a box.

"Because it is a temporary joining process, I won't waste time showing it. I will introduce it to everyone using the VCR."

The big screen behind him was lit, and a silk scroll appeared on the big screen.

"After all the auction house's contracted appraisal masters and more than 30 appraisal experts from home and abroad were invited to this painting, countless methods were used, and it took 40 days to finally reach a unified conclusion." As soon as the auctioneer started, he said It whets everyone's appetite.

Everyone in the audience still didn't quite understand. After all, there was only one scroll on the screen.

As the scroll slowly unfolded, many people's eyes showed understanding or familiarity. Obviously, they knew what this painting was about.

However, they soon discovered that they were wrong.

The auctioneer said: "You must have heard of this painting, and you have even seen it with your own eyes at the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art in Japan. Yes, this painting is the first volume of the Five-Star and Twenty-Eight Constellations True Shape Map originally stored in the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art. . This painting has been considered to be the work of Zhang Sengyao for a long time, and was later confirmed to be a copy of Liang Lingzhan. However, the latest collector of this painting put forward a different view. Since then, he personally It cost more than 10 million to invite many experts, scholars, and masters to re-identify. In the end, through more precise age analysis, a total of more than 50 experts, scholars, and masters unanimously determined that this painting was not made by Liang Lingzhan, but by Liang Lingzhan. It was written by Wu Daozi himself..."

The scene was in an uproar...

This is too sensational.

This painting itself is a national treasure. Whether it is Zhang Sengyao or Liang Lingzhan, it is at least an outstanding work that can fully demonstrate Zhang Sengyao's painting techniques. However, after all, Liang Lingzhan himself was much worse than Zhang Sengyao, and even further away from Wu Daozi.

The paintings of Zhang Sengyou and Wu Daozi are collectively called the "Sparse Style". They created the Zhang style and Wu style one after the other. People all think that the Wu style is a more mature display of the Zhang style, and Wu Daozi himself is also a great painter.

This painting was originally considered to be Liang Lingzan's imitation of Zhang Sengyou, but now it is claimed to be Wu Daozi's own handwriting.

This is indeed possible. After all, Liang Lingzan's paintings are remembered by the world more because of his imitation of Wu Daozi. Many experts have said before that this "True Shape of the Five Stars and Twenty-Eight Mansions" is actually more like Wu Daozi's style, but because the original work is Zhang Sengyou, it is still considered to be Liang Lingzan's imitation of Zhang Sengyou.

Suddenly it became Wu Daozi's?

There is no doubt that the value has jumped up a level.

No, it is not a jump up a level, it can even be said to have reached a new peak.

Everyone couldn't believe it, but this is the famous Sotheby's, and the words of the auctioneer must not be false. Moreover, everyone believes that this painting must have the signatures and seals of more than 50 experts, scholars and masters. To put it bluntly, even if these more than 50 experts are wrong, it will not affect the future value of this painting.

The antique market is often like this, the authenticity is only a matter of thought, what is needed is the recognition of today's people.

The auctioneer continued: "Maybe everyone will be shocked. To be honest, I also find it unbelievable. However, this is the unified conclusion finally reached by more than 50 experts and scholars, and it is also a new leap forward in the dating of antiques by the latest scientific and technological means. This painting is Wu Daozi's early copy of Zhang Sengyou's Five Stars and Twenty-Eight Mansions True Shape Picture. At that time, his Wu style had not yet been fully developed, and there were more tributes to the predecessors. But in any case, this is the handwritten work of the painting saint, and there should be no doubt about it."

"Start the auction, no need to say so much!" someone shouted.

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