legendary trader

Chapter 378 Chapter 379
Chen Fan complained in his heart, but at this time he was still paying attention to the auctioneer's introduction. It sounded similar to what was said in the album, and he admired the auctioneer's strong memory in his heart. He had memorized the book.

But there was no time to sigh, so Chen Fan discussed with Liu Ying and began to bid for some of the items that they liked. Make a deal, but now he won't think about it too much. It's not bad to buy a few things he likes and decorate them at home, but it's just a little money.

Afterwards, Box No. 312 where Chen Fan was located started the New Year's big purchases. He not only bought a good-quality jade pen holder, but also a pen holder and a paperweight. Looking at the pictures, there are just a few sticks of ink. Chen Fan vaguely remembers that he used these things to grind ink while watching costume dramas.

Anyway, Chen Fan didn't understand, so after discussing with Liu Ying, he bought it blindly, except for a few jade ornaments that were said to be antiques.

These things range from hundreds of thousands to millions, but Chen Fan only stepped in after several rounds of bidding. It seems that there are many people participating in the auction for these things, so they should be considered good items.

Among them, a box of writing brushes cost Chen Fan hundreds of thousands, which made him feel a bit worthless. A few writing brushes worth dozens of yuan in the store actually bought 10,000+ one here. Looking at the photos, it seems that they are five writing brushes of different sizes. That's all, according to the data, it is still some kind of antique from the early Ming Dynasty - bamboo carving brush with flower pattern, it is not easy to survive in the world.

For the next lot, Chen Fan guessed that it might become more precious, but he didn't have much interest in continuing to bid, so he pressed the button on the table, and soon the service lady outside the door opened the door and walked in.

Chen Fan inquired about the transaction procedure and found out that the number of their box already corresponds to the person, that is, those auctioned items that were photographed by him have been placed under his Chen Fan's name, and he can come here at any time within a week to complete the delivery work .

Because some buyers will find a few people to take a look at the lot when they come to pick up the lot. However, there has never been a situation where the lot has been questioned in the Spring Festival auction.

Then he inquired in detail, and Chen Fan knew that besides the row of boxes where he was on each floor, there were also boxes on both sides of the auction stage. There were 72 rooms on each floor, and 144 rooms on two floors. They will reserve a few for emergencies, and this box No. 312 is the reserved one.

At this moment, Chen Fan also roughly guessed that Zhu Qiye should have reported his name, so he arranged a box.

After the waiter withdrew, Chen Fan smiled at Liu Ying, "Sister Ying, is there anyone in the back that catches my eye? If not, let's go upstairs, where there are restaurants, tea rooms and other leisure places."

"Let's take a look again, it's still early, and I'm not hungry now." Liu Ying was still looking down at the album, looking for something good.

"What else do you need?" Chen Fan asked curiously.

"Didn't you buy another house? Don't you need some decorations over there?" Liu Ying said angrily, "There is also a courtyard house. I went to see it, and there was nothing in it. I looked empty and chattering. .”

"Oh, yes, I didn't think of it unless you said it, so let's go ahead and buy new year's goods when you go to the market." Chen Fan said with a smile.

Soon Chen Fan was completely confused. He had no idea how many things he had bought, but considering that these ornaments were all bought at the Spring Festival auction, they should be good things that are not usually seen in the market. This makes me feel a little better.

The auction lasted for more than three hours, and dozens of items were auctioned. The process was still very fast, but thinking of the possible treasures in the night market, Chen Fan could only continue to wait.

When the lots were almost ready, Chen Fan and Liu Ying went upstairs together, where they asked for a small box, and the two of them sat facing each other to have dinner.

The night show started at eight o'clock in the evening. After dinner, the two found a seat in the tea room to sit down and wait.

After a while, I saw Zhu Qiye, Zhang Jianjun and others also coming here. After greeting each other, they gathered together to chat and pass the time.

"Why did you buy those things?" Zhu Qiye said in surprise when he heard that Chen Fan had already started shopping in the afternoon, but he quickly understood from his expression, and instructed Xiaoxiao not to continue.

Chen Fan didn't think anything of it, and explained to him with a smile: "My family just came to the imperial capital and needed some decorations. I thought some things were good, so I took pictures of them. I will take them home and decorate them at home."

Zheng Xiaopang looked at Chen Fan and asked, "How much did you buy?"

Chen Fan shook his head and looked at Liu Ying, Liu Ying smiled and said, "They are all jade ornaments, there are about ten pieces, and some should be placed on both sides of the hot spring villas and courtyards."

"Yeah, that's right, your house is indeed missing some things, but why don't you buy calligraphy and paintings." Zheng Xiaopang said with a smile: "The items at the auction, calligraphy and paintings can be sure to be genuine."

"We don't understand this, but we can see if there are any calligraphy and paintings in a while." Liu Ying shook her head embarrassedly and said.

While chatting, almost all the small circles from last night came here one after another. During the chat, Chen Fan realized that the night shows are all for private rooms, and the people in the hall can only participate in the afternoon shows.

Zheng Xiaopang smiled and said to Chen Fan, "Be careful with your wallet, the things in the night market are not cheap."

"It's a big deal to start with tens of millions. Could it be that the auctions with hundreds of millions of dollars won't make it." Chen Fan replied with a smile.

"Hundreds of millions are rare, and there are one or two pieces every year." Zheng Xiaopang shook his head and smiled, "Last year, sister Xu spent hundreds of millions to buy a jade screen. That's a good thing, tsk tsk."

After listening for a long time, Chen Fan didn't understand what Xiaopang was lamenting, whether it was the screen or the price.

Talking and laughing for a while, the time is almost up, everyone dispersed and went back to the box where their family was.

But at this moment, Chen Fan, who was sitting in the box, began to study his wallet. He really didn't know how much money was in the bank card, but he didn't care if he thought about it. That's it, if you have money over there, you can spend it as you like, and it will be fine if you give the corresponding dividends to Zheng Xiaopang and Zhang Ping.

Liu Ying was sitting next to Chen Fan, flipping through the auction album.

"See what you like, I think you are serious about it." Chen Fan looked at Liu Ying and smiled.

Liu Ying looked away and turned to look at Chen Fan, "The auction items are very good, but they are all too expensive. Now I see that the cheapest starting price is 6 million."

"What is it?" Chen Fan asked curiously. It seemed that the most expensive jade he bought in the afternoon was only more than 2 million yuan, and the starting price for anything was so high.

"A piece of Xiushan jade wall from the Song Dynasty, light yellow, with cloud pattern carvings on it, I can't understand it." Liu Ying shook her head lightly and said, "Fortunately, I basically bought all the decorations in the afternoon. Take a look, there is no place to put it when you buy it back.”

Chen Fan smacked his lips when he heard the words, "It depends on the situation."

Seeing that Chen Fan didn't take it seriously, Liu Ying handed over the album in her hand, "Take a look, anyway, I don't see what's so good about these antique calligraphy, painting, jade and jewelry, it feels similar to the auction in the afternoon."

Chen Fan took the album and flipped through it for a while before giving up. He put the album on the table and said to Liu Ying, "Daughter-in-law, I'm in a hurry right now, so I need to help you to learn more about these antique jade wares. , at least the situation like today cannot happen again.”

"I see who said this, whether these things are the heritage of a family or something. Anyway, if the family is to prosper, they must have these things, even if they are put in the warehouse."

Chen Fan shook his head as he spoke, "I don't understand the use of these things, return to a wealthy family"

After listening to Chen Fan's words, Liu Ying turned her head to look at him and said with a smile: "The wealthy families mainly collect these antiques for family heirlooms. They should all have huge funds, and there must be some obstacles in turning these funds into assets. For example, what industry to invest in, is there any threshold or other restrictions in this industry, and what should I do if I have a huge amount of funds and cannot find an industry to invest in?
Then they need to find new places to support their funds, so in the end they fall on works of art such as antique calligraphy and paintings.They collect such works of art, which can not only provide them with all-round protection, but also reflect the identity and dignity of the holders, and display the culture and level.

I think that the country's encouragement is also one of the reasons.The reason why the state operates private collections of antiques, calligraphy, paintings and other works of art is mainly to provide protection for them. There are too many cultural relics left in the world, and the state has no financial resources to protect them, so it simply allows people who are rich and willing to spend money to do this. .

Think about it, if the family is poor, even if there are a few calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, can these things be protected?Don't accidentally get hit by bugs.But the rich are different. They have the financial resources to hire people to maintain these works of art, and spending money is just a trivial matter. "

Although he doesn't think so, what Chen Fan thinks is that since others are willing to spend a lot of money on this, there must be a reason for spending money. Although he doesn't understand, "Why don't we take some calligraphy and paintings back later? The jade and antiques should be put away first, and there is no place to put them when they are bought back."

"It's not that there is no place to put it. At least there is no design in the new house, and I don't know how many decorations I need. My parents know a little about calligraphy and painting, but they are not proficient." The starting price is so expensive.

At this moment, the auction of the first lot has been completed below, and after several biddings, it was bought by box 223 for 1380 million.

Seeing the jade bi was taken off the auction stage, Liu Ying shook her head and smiled, "This one is worth the several jade wares we auctioned this afternoon."

"This is an antique. It says it is an old object from the Song Dynasty." Chen Fan pouted.

"Then shall we still shoot?" Liu Ying asked a little lazily, seeming a little out of interest.

Chen Fan pushed the auction album towards her, "Look at it, let's take a few if you think it's good, don't be afraid to spend money. After you went abroad, we got a handful of Swiss francs and made a lot of money. At that time I just divided 10 billion, and I have collected more than 7 million on this card and haven't spent much."

"It's spent. I paid a deposit to buy a yacht." Liu Ying said unceremoniously, "Don't feel that you won't lose money if you don't buy anything. I also have a secondary card here."

"Look at the film, there are Huizong's characters in it, from the Song Dynasty, your father should like it." Chen Fan said with a smile.

The subsequent auctions were still proceeding step by step, and Liu Ying also bid on three lots one after another, and because she was not short of money, she won all of them directly.

The first thing to buy is the authentic calligraphy of Huizong that Chen Fan asked for by name. The starting price is 2500 million, and the competition is very fierce. Liu Ying followed Chen Fan's tricks and did not move in the previous auction. At the end, there were still two boxes participating in the bidding. It was only then that he rushed in suddenly and directly raised the offer that was still 3600 million at the time to 4000 million.

The second lot is a landscape painting by Dong Yuan, a painter of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It cost 4900 million yuan. This one called Dong Yuan is amazing. One, but Chen Fan did not find what the auctioneer said in the album, it should have been added temporarily, but this also made Chen Fan feel that he really lacked some ink, and the auctioneer probably thought that everyone who came to shoot calligraphy and painting should know this, All you need to do is sign up, so I didn't introduce the painter's life in detail. It was also because of the auctioneer's impromptu performance on stage that Chen Fan decided to buy the painting and hang it in his study.

The last one is also a landscape painting. The painter of this painting is called Huang Gongwang. From the album, we know that it is from the Yuan Dynasty, but the bidding is also very fierce. After an unknown number of rounds of bidding, Chen Fan finally won it with 6350 million. A painting called "Autumn Rocks Overlapping Peaks".

At the beginning, Chen Fan didn't intend to participate, but this painting has been sought after from the starting price of 2800 million to 5100 million. At this time, there are still three boxes bidding fiercely. Based on the principle that someone rushing to the front must be a good thing, although I don't know The painter is amazing, but Chen Fan still decided to grab it. As a result, Liu Ying sold out three times in a row, directly raising the price to 6000 million. At this time, only one box chose to withdraw, and the remaining three continued to bid. Finally, Chen Fan made the offer. He bought this painting for 6350 million yuan, which made him feel complacent.

"Daughter-in-law, learn a little bit. Although we don't understand, we can tell the quality of things from the bidding of other boxes. If there are many people competing for it, it must be a good thing. Let's take it down." Proudly educate his own daughter-in-law.

Liu Ying just gave him a blank look, "This painting of yours is more expensive than the things you bought this afternoon. What's there to be proud of? Go back and find someone to ask who Huang Gongwang is."

"There are so many people fighting, this painting should be good." Chen Fan was also a little uncertain, but he still insisted: "When we see something fiercely fighting, let's take part in it. It doesn't matter whether it's right or not, the important thing is to participate. "

(End of this chapter)