Chapter 903 Having a Drink with the Emperor

Ye Tian returned to the back of the auction stage, and the scene in the exhibition hall suddenly became quiet.

The exciting time has come! The battle is about to begin!

Who will win and who will own the top antique works of art in the display area? This will be the real story!

Everyone clenched their fists excitedly, their eyes became extremely bright and radiant, staring closely at Ye Tian on the auction stage and at the top antique artworks in the display area.

The smell of gunpowder in the air became stronger, throwing a match can detonate the whole audience!

The person in charge of throwing matches was Ye Tian standing behind the auction stage.

In the lounge next to the exhibition hall, it was also quiet at the moment, completely silent.

All the family members were watching the TV screen and Ye Tian standing behind the auction stage. Everyone was extremely excited, looking forward to the official start of the auction.

Ye Tian, ​​who was standing behind the auction stage, didn't make a sound, but raised his hand to look at the time, waiting for the beating second hand to point to ten o'clock.

"Xiaoye, don't be too cautious, hurry up, let's start the auction, which one is the first one to be auctioned? Tell everyone, we can also bid!"

The people at the scene couldn't wait any longer, and urged them one after another.

"Don't worry, it will be ten o'clock in a few seconds, and the shooting will start on time! As for the first antique artwork to be auctioned, everyone will know it soon!"

Ye Tian replied with a chuckle, and sorted out the things on the auction table casually.

"Hey! It's all over now, why are you so serious! Is that necessary?"

Ma Ye said angrily, many people rolled their eyes helplessly and shook their heads endlessly.

When the second hand pointed to ten o'clock, Ye Tian's voice came out from the speaker immediately, and it was clearly heard by everyone present.

"It's time! The auction has officially started, so I won't say any more polite words, lest you all think I'm long-winded, I have already said what should be said just now, let's get straight to the point.

Before introducing the first lot, let's get to know the notary who provided notarization services for this auction, as well as my two lawyers, and ask them to introduce themselves! "

With that said, Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured towards the notary seat on the right,

And nodded to several notaries with a smile.

"clap clap"

The applause suddenly sounded very warm, from the excited people at the scene.

After the applause subsided, the four notaries at the notary stand got up one after another, began to introduce themselves, and read out the notarial oath, which was very formal and rigorous.

At the same time, they checked and showed the bid box again to make sure there was nothing tricky.

Next, Ye Tian's two lawyers, Tian Huafeng and Chen Fei, got up one after another and introduced themselves.

After they finished their introduction and sat down, everyone's eyes shifted immediately and focused on Ye Tian again.

The next moment, Ye Tianqing's clear and bright voice came to everyone's ears again.

"Thank you to the four notaries from Dongcheng Notary Office, and thank you to the two lawyers. Thank you very much for coming and providing professional services for this auction."

"clap clap"

The applause broke out again, polite but short.

After the applause fell, Ye Tian quickly scanned the audience, and then said loudly with a smile on his face:

"Now we are entering the long-awaited auction session. In this auction, I hope that everyone will bid enthusiastically, get what they want, and leave the Beijing Hotel with their favorite treasures.

Of course, many people here must return empty-handed today, but it doesn’t matter, please be patient, there is still a chance, I will bring back more top-level antique artworks from abroad in the future!

Which antique artwork will be the first lot of the day? Everyone must be very curious and want to know the answer. Please watch the big screen, the answer is right there! "

After speaking, Ye Tian half turned around and raised his hand to gesture towards the big screen behind him, the movement was very smooth and chic.

Accompanied by his voice and movements, everyone looked at the large screen at the rear of the exhibition area and the two temporarily added large-screen TVs on both sides of the exhibition area.

At the same time, the pictures on the three big screens also changed.

A huge dragon's head suddenly appeared on the TV screen, with a ferocious face, teeth and claws, it seemed that it was about to rush out of the screen, and it rushed straight at him, which was extremely oppressive!

The TV screen changed again. As the camera gradually zoomed out, a huge ink painting scroll with a length of more than four meters and a width of 34 centimeters gradually appeared in front of everyone.

What is depicted on the scroll is a scene of six dragons dancing and playing.

The six giant dragons are either soaring in the clouds, looming; or hiding in the mountains, occasionally revealing the majesty;

The moment the ink faucet appeared in front of everyone, the scene exploded!

When the entire picture scroll was presented on the big screen, the exhibition hall directly turned into a violently erupting volcano, and every inch of space was filled with scorching hot magma.

"I'm going! It's Suo Wenglong! This kid Ye Tian is really big! He is a national treasure, and there is no preheating at all! What a guy who doesn't take the usual path!"

""Six Dragons"! It came out so early! This treasure is mine, and I will smash it to death today! Don't snatch it from me, whoever snatches it from me is in a hurry!"

Amidst the exclamation and admiration, Ye Tian's voice reached everyone's ears again.

"This is today's first lot, the famous Suowenglong, "Six Dragons" by Chen Rong, a famous painter in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is worthy of the name and a well-deserved national treasure!"

Hearing Ye Tian's passionate explanation, everyone's eyes focused on him again.

Regarding these words, no one at the scene had any doubts.

Everyone knew very well that the "Six Dragons Picture" that appeared on the big screen was indeed a national treasure!

It was already a national treasure hundreds of years ago, not to mention today hundreds of years later!

Without a moment's pause, Ye Tian continued to explain, his voice still full of passion.

"We are all Chinese, and we are also known as the descendants of the dragon. The dragon is the symbol and totem of the Chinese nation. It is undoubtedly the most appropriate to use this "Six Dragons" as the opening lot of today.

Before the Southern Song Dynasty, the dragon did not have a unified image, and the shapes of the dragons in different periods were different, and it can even be said to be strange. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that the dragon was basically unified into the current image.

The general image of the dragon we see now comes from the works of Chen Rong, a painter of the Southern Song Dynasty. The dragon painted by Chen Rong has a thick body, four fingers of the dragon claws, and a snake-tail-like tail.

Most of the dragons that appeared in later generations developed and evolved on the basis of the dragons painted by Chen Rong, but they remained unchanged. We can see the shadow of Chen Rong in the image of every dragon after the Southern Song Dynasty.

Chen Rong loved painting dragons all his life. He was good at drawing dragons with water and ink, and he was deeply impressed by the meaning of change. He splashed ink into clouds, sprayed water into fog, and was eager to change. He was called Suowenglong by the world. At the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was already hard to find. !

In the history of Chinese art, Chen Rong occupies a very important position. Suo Wenglong is a model for later generations to draw dragons. Most of the paintings with dragon patterns in the next few hundred years are imitated by Chen Rong.

This painting of "Six Dragons" is from Chen Rong. It can be called Suo Wenglong's ghostwriting. It represents the highest level of dragon painting. It has a pivotal position in the history of Chinese painting and has extraordinary artistic value.

Most of the people present were professionals in the antique industry, and they knew this knowledge very well, so they couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

Even those entrepreneurs who don't know much about it, as well as Ye Tian's family members, after the previous preview and Ye Tian's explanation, they know this knowledge pretty well.

Hearing this, the eyeballs of all the bidders who were interested in winning this painting of "Six Dragons" were already red, without exception.

They are now waiting for Ye Tian to announce the start of the bidding, and then quickly write down their bids, and they must take this top-notch painting as their own.

Without a moment's pause, Ye Tian's professional and highly appealing explanation continued, and his clear voice kept reaching everyone's ears.

"Since the day it was born, this "Six Dragons" is a priceless treasure! In the Southern Song Dynasty, no matter whether it was a dignitary or a literati, they were all very honored to get Chen Rong's "Suo Weng Dragon".

The original collector of "Six Dragons" was Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty. On this painting, we can see the inscriptions and postscripts of Emperor Lizong and his ministers, as well as an ancient poem written by Chen Rong himself.

For hundreds of years thereafter, "Six Dragons" has been circulated among successive emperors. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, this famous painting naturally became Qianlong's favorite thing and was collected in the imperial study.

In the "Sequel to Shiqu Baoji" written by Qianlong, he gave a very high evaluation to this "Six Dragons Picture", which directly made a footnote for this top-level famous painting and doubled its value.

In the late Qianlong period, he rewarded this top-level famous painting to Prince Gong at that time, and it has been kept in Prince Gong's mansion since then, and has been passed down to the last Prince Gong.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, in order to help raise funds for Pu Yi's restoration, Prince Gong Puwei sold a large number of antique calligraphy and painting collections in Prince Gong's mansion, including this "Six Dragons Picture".

He sold "Six Dragons" to a Japanese antique dealer, and then he was taken to Japan. For more than a hundred years, this top-notch painting has been kept in the Fujita Museum of Art in Japan.

It was this top-notch famous painting that I exchanged from the Fujita Art Museum, and I paid a high price. This "Six Dragons" is a cultural treasure belonging to us Chinese, and it should be returned to China!

Although it has gone through a long period of nearly 800 years, this painting of "Six Dragons" is in excellent state of preservation. The silk quality and color are very good, and the appearance is complete, which can be called a standard piece of Chen Rong's works.

What's even more commendable is that this top famous painting has an orderly inheritance and a clear historical context. There is no doubt about it. On the painting, we can even see the chronicles of emperors from Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty!

This national treasure is right in front of everyone. You will definitely not be the next emperor to leave a mark on this painting. Don’t you want to be the one who chats with dozens of emperors?

Everyone can imagine such a scene. When you have nothing to do, pour yourself a glass of fine wine, stand in your study with the glass in hand, and quietly appreciate this famous national treasure painting!

At that time, what you saw was not only the six soaring dragons, but you could clearly feel that dozens of ancient Chinese emperors stood in front of this famous painting just like you! Mesmerized! "

Who wouldn't want to have a drink with an ancient emperor? And dozens of emperors!

The scene exploded immediately, and those interested bidders for this painting of "Six Dragons" were driven completely crazy by Ye Tian's words!

As soon as the auction started, it was already a climax!