Chapter 959 Can't Get It without 20 Million

On March 25, there are still three days before the four-day spring auction held by Sotheby's auction house, and the publicity offensive has reached the most critical period.

Sotheby's auction house has long used the channel of Jiuding Newspaper Company to send out the auction album, and the gift range is all over East Asia and Southeast Asia. As long as the rich and wealthy have a certain amount of money, they have received Sotheby's auction house's spring prize. Photo albums and invitations.

Of course, the album is only a selection of some representative auctions, and it is impossible to accommodate all the auctions in one album.

After all, the Spring Auction lasted for four days, with a total of 30 special auctions, and more than 1,600 treasures appeared.

If you want to find a favorite treasure and bid for it, you can only choose to visit the scene in person.

However, this spring auction is destined to make history at Sotheby's.

Just because the "Yongle Grand Ceremony" displayed in the album shocked all the rich people who received the album, and at the same time shocked the entire collection and cultural circles.

There are people in Southeast Asia, island countries, stick countries, European and American countries, and mainland collectors who are ready to fly to Xiangjiang.

And some insightful people, after realizing the popularity of Sotheby's auction house this spring, have provided their long-collected treasures to Sotheby's auction house, ready to participate in this spring auction.

There are many rich people present, which means that the possibility of passing the auction is small, and the possibility of auctioning a higher price is more likely. This is a rare and excellent opportunity!

I don't know how long I have to wait if I miss this time. After all, national treasure-level cultural relics like "Yongle Grand Ceremony" do not appear every year!

It is precisely because of this situation that Sotheby's auction house's auctions continue to increase, and the overall quality is also improving.

Ren Decheng, the general manager of Xiangjiang Forbes Auction House, is 100% sure that this spring auction will leave a strong legacy in the history of Xiangjiang Jiangsu Forbes Auction House!

The arrival of foreign tycoons has also driven the consumption of Hong Kong, especially the hotel industry, and the occupancy rate has soared.

The most benefited are the hotel brands under the Jiuding Hotel Management Group recommended by Sotheby's Auction House, such as Marco Polo Hotel, Mandarin Hotel, Peninsula Hotel and Sheraton Xiangjiang Hotel, etc.

Three days passed in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, it's March 28.

this day,

A big red carpet is laid at the entrance of Jiangsu Forbes Auction House, which leads directly to the auction house.

Outside the door of the auction house, two columns were dressed in black suits and sunglasses. At first glance, the strong Aegis security bodyguards were on guard.

In addition, at the entrance, there are four young and beautiful women wearing beautiful red cheongsams who are responsible for checking the invitation letter.

If you do not have an invitation letter, you can also provide items such as a special bank card that can prove your net worth, and then pay a deposit of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars to enter.

Because it is a special auction, there is no such thing as a relatively small auction in the first three days, and the best products are put in the final auction.

In each special auction, there are top-level auctions at the finale level, which is enough to ensure that the climax of the auction will be wave after wave.

If there is anything special, it is the ancient book special show where "Yongle Grand Ceremony" is located, which is arranged on the fourth day of the spring auction, which is the last show on the afternoon of March 31st, for the finale!

Also this morning.

Wang Ping, the director of Xinhua News Agency's Xiangjiang branch, received a group of people from the capital at the port.

By the pier, the sea breeze is blowing.

Wang Ping shook hands with Liu Shaoquan, the director of the Palace Museum, and looked at the three people who were in a hurry.

After the sixtieth year, Liu Shaoquan with gray temples shook his head and said, "The national treasure comes out. If it comes late and the national treasure continues to be lost overseas, let alone these few days, I will not be able to sleep for the rest of my life."

"President Wang, has the auction started now?"

Liu Shaoquan asked anxiously.

Wang Ping nodded and said, "It's past ten o'clock now, and the auction has started for more than an hour."

Liu Shaoquan was in a hurry, took Wang Ping's hand and hurriedly said, "President Wang, please take us there now."

Wang Ping said with a wry smile, "I'll show you all right now."

"And President Liu, don't worry, the auction of "Yongle Grand Ceremony" has been set, and it is scheduled for the special auction of ancient books on the afternoon of March 31. There are still more than three days. You can't bid if you go now, you can only Go to the showroom and have a look."

Liu Shaoquan breathed a sigh of relief, and then said in a hurry: "It's better to take a look first, President Wang also asks you to show us."

Wang Ping responded repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"

"However, you have all brought luggage, so it is not appropriate to go to the auction house. Let's put the luggage in that car first, and arrange for one person to go to Xinhua News Agency. I only have an invitation letter and can only bring two people in. President Liu You decide who to go with."

"After you go there once, I'll give you the invitation letter after you get acquainted. All three of you can go together."

Hearing that he could only bring two people, Liu Shao showed embarrassment all over, then looked at the two subordinates, and finally fixed his eyes on Ji Xueming, who had a lot of research on ancient books.

"Dr. Ji, come with me first today."

"Dr. Liu, after President Wang gives me the invitation letter tomorrow, we will go together again."

"Okay, it's up to you!"

After the arrangements were made, Wang Ping and others shared a car and headed to Hong Kong Island.

In the car, Wang Ping looked at Liu Shaoquan, who was sitting beside him full of longing. He thought about it and asked, "President Liu, I don't know how much money has been approved for you this time?"

Hearing this, Liu Shaoquan was in high spirits, showing a bright smile, and said, "I have wasted a lot of energy for this matter, and finally the Ministry approved a special fund of 2 million Hong Kong dollars for the museum, which is more than the past year. That's a lot of money!"

"President Wang, you are more familiar with Xiangjiang. Do you think this money should be able to film "Yongle Grand Ceremony"?"

Liu Shaoquan looked at Wang Ping with burning eyes, and his eyes were full of anticipation.

Seeing Liu Shaoquan so optimistic, Wang Ping, who is very familiar with Xiangjiang, can't laugh, especially since he knows that many rich people from outside Hong Kong have come to Hong Kong these days. For these people, two million Hong Kong dollars is really just a small amount of money. , Liu Shaoquan has no chance of winning at all.

However, he also knows the current situation in the mainland. The monthly salary of workers is only a few dozen yuan, and two million Hong Kong dollars is definitely a huge sum of money.

What's more, there is an extreme lack of foreign exchange in the mainland. Although it is in Hong Kong dollars instead of US dollars, it is indeed a great support for the Ministry to grant 2 million Hong Kong dollars to the Palace Museum. Liu Shaoquan should have no less brains in the ministry.

It's not good to just hit Liu Shaoquan like this, and it's not good for him to continue to have high expectations. Wang Ping couldn't help but feel a headache.

He thought about it and said, "Although I know more about Xiangjiang, it is more about politics, economy and people's livelihood, such as auctions. Two million lots, I just don’t know how high this “Yongle Grand Ceremony” can fetch.”

Liu Shaoquan noticed Wang Ping's strangeness. The smile on his face narrowed a lot, with a complicated look in his eyes. He nodded and said, "I hope everything goes well."

Then, the car fell silent.

After more than 20 minutes, the car finally arrived near the Sotheby's auction house. Wang Ping asked the driver to temporarily park on the side of the road. After putting the three of them down, he sorted out his clothes and took out the invitation card with Liu Shaoquan, who was shocked by the prosperity of Xiangjiang. The pair stepped onto the red carpet at Sotheby's auction house.

After verifying the invitation, Wang Ping and the three walked into the auction house of Sotheby's.

Although the auction has officially started, not everyone is participating, and there are always people who are only interested in certain categories of art.

Therefore, those who did not participate in the auction temporarily gathered in the exhibition hall to watch.

Wang Ping and the others followed the signs to the exhibition hall.

The exhibition hall should be at least 1,000 square meters. The bright crystal chandeliers on the exquisite and elegant ceiling complement each other with the glass counters placed on the ground, giving people an extremely gorgeous sensory enjoyment.

In the exhibition hall, well-dressed men and women were walking around to visit the exhibits that had not yet been auctioned.

At this moment, it seemed that he heard the words "Yongle Encyclopedia". Wang Ping looked around and found that there was a large group of people in the middle, and some people sighed from time to time.

There should be the exhibition counter of "Yongle Grand Ceremony".

Wang Ping said to Liu Shaoquan: "President Liu, please come with me, there should be the exhibition counter of "Yongle Grand Ceremony", let's go and have a look."

After speaking, Wang Ping walked over with Liu Shaoquan who couldn't wait, and found a suitable gap to squeeze into the inner circle. Sure enough, there was a glass counter about two meters long in the center of the crowd. There was a bodyguard standing at the four corners of the counter. alert.

Inside the glass counter, there are books of yellowish ancient books quietly placed.

No need for Wang Ping to say more, Liu Shaoquan and Ji Xueming immediately came to the front and looked at the ancient books in the counter with golden eyes.

Ji Xueming, in particular, could not wait to break the glass and gently hold "Yongle Grand Ceremony" in his hands.

Happiness looks beautiful across the glass, but it cannot be touched...

Ji Xueming's mood at this time is almost the same.

"One, two, three... Twenty?"

"Didn't you say there are one hundred and twenty-two volumes? Why are there only twenty volumes here?"

Liu Shaoquan, who nodded once, frowned and muttered to himself in confusion.

It seems that he heard Liu Shaoquan's words, and an old man next to him who understands Mandarin said to Liu Shaoquan: "There are 122 volumes, but because there are too many, only 20 volumes were taken out for the exhibition. , I don't know who has the honor to see the remaining one hundred and two volumes of "Yongle Grand Ceremony", hey..."

Liu Shaoquan gave the old man a grateful look and said, "Thank you for letting me know!"

The old man smiled and said, "You're welcome!"

Liu Shaoquan continued to appreciate the "Encyclopedia of Yongle" in the glass cabinet. Although the ancient book was not opened, there was an introduction card under each volume. The dense text on it simply lacked the relevant information of the ancient book, such as which aspect was recorded. knowledge.

Before I knew it, half an hour passed.

Although the onlookers have changed a lot, the crowd is still dense.

And the old man who just answered Liu Shaoquan's question seemed to be very obsessed with "The Great Ceremony of Yongle", and he was still here.

Liu Shaoquan hesitated for a moment, then asked the old man, "Sir, I'm Liu Shaoquan, may I ask your surname?"

The old man smiled and replied, "Hello, Mr. Liu, my surname is Shi, and my name is Youde."

Liu Shaoquan said hello with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Shi!"

Liu Shaoquan had never heard the name of Shi Youde, but Wang Ping, who was still staying nearby, felt familiar. He frowned for a moment and asked Shi Youde, "Is Mr. Shi from the Aomen Shi family?"

Shi Youde smiled calmly: "Yes! May I ask who you are?"

Wang Ping introduced himself with a smile: "I am Wang Ping, the president of Heung Kong Xinhua News Agency."

Shi Youde, a billionaire who came to Aomen to work hard from the mainland, naturally knew the nature of Xinhua News Agency. He remembered that the president of Xiangjiang Xinhua News Agency was named Wang Ping, but because he was in Aomen, he had never met Wang Ping. Ping, did not expect to meet here.

He smiled and said hello: "It turned out to be President Wang. It's better to see it after hearing it after a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Seeing the questioning gaze from Liu Shaoquan, Wang Ping explained to him: "President Liu, the Aomen Shi family is a wealthy family of Aomen, and Mr. Shi is the number one billionaire. I heard that Mr. Shi still collects everyone. ."

Wang Ping asked Shi Youde with a smile, "Mr. Shi, am I right?"

Shi Youde said humbly: "President Wang is too famous. I only have a small fortune. As for collecting, it is only a small hobby, and I should not be called everyone."

Liu Shaoquan immediately understood that Shi Youde should be his competitor, and listening to Wang Ping's words, Shi Youde was still worth hundreds of millions, which made him very vigilant.

He asked nervously: "Mr. Shi, what price do you think this "Yongle Grand Ceremony" can be auctioned for? Are you sure?"

Unexpectedly, Shi Youde smiled wryly, shook his head and said, "This time the auction will definitely be a sky-high price. I prepared 10 million Hong Kong dollars. At first, I had some confidence, but now I am not confident."

"As far as I know, there are many rich people who are richer than me who are interested in "Yongle Grand Ceremony", and there are people from the Eastern Han Library in the island country and the Metropolitan Museum in New York in the United States. It is estimated that this time it is impossible to get 20 million yuan!"

He does not mean that.

Shi Youde's words were like a bolt from the blue to Liu Shaoquan, and his face was so ugly that he died.

Seeing the change in Liu Shaoquan's expression, Shi Youde also knew that he had the same thoughts on "Yongle Grand Ceremony" as he did, but...

Thinking of the identity of Wang Ping who came with Liu Shaoquan, and Liu Shaoquan's northern accent, he probably guessed Liu Shaoquan's identity.

It's just that he is not optimistic about Liu Shaoquan. Although the mainland is vast and rich in resources, there is really not much spare money to buy cultural relics, even a national treasure such as the "Yongle Grand Ceremony".

However, although he himself will be better than Liu Shaoquan, isn't he also at an average level?

"Yongle Grand Ceremony" also seems to have no fate with him...

Shi Youde, who was feeling a little annoyed, suddenly lost his interest, and was no longer in the mood to appreciate "Yongle Grand Ceremony". He made an excuse and left the crowd.

As for Liu Shaoquan and Ji Xueming, the more they watched "Yongle Encyclopedia", the more they liked it, but they kept thinking about Shi Youde's words in their minds, and they couldn't calm down either.

Unwilling, Liu Shaoquan took another opportunity to chat up a few wealthier-looking people, but the answers he got were not what he wanted, and his heart became colder.

After a while, Wang Ping and the three walked out of the crowd.

Liu Shaoquan looked back at the glass counter that was still surrounded by the crowd. He looked unwilling, and he spoke more directly when he was confused. He asked Wang Ping for help: "President Wang, you know more about Xiangjiang, do you have any good ideas? The national treasure is in the world, it really cannot be lost overseas, otherwise you and I are both sinners in China!"

As soon as the big hat came out, Wang Ping's face darkened instantly.

Everyone's level is the same, and it's your Palace Museum who wants to take the "Yongle Ceremony". What does it mean to put this hat on my Xinhua News Agency's head?

It's a shame that I even entertained you in person, isn't it intrepid?

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