legendary trader

Chapter 379 380 White Jade Gold

"Participation is the most important thing?" Liu Ying repeated in a low voice, staring at Chen Fan for a long time before saying, "You smell like a nouveau riche? Smell it yourself."

Although there was a smile on his mouth, Chen Fan also sounded a wake-up call to himself in his heart. Don't have such a mentality when you have a little money. People who you look down on in your daily life will spend money on everything.

The auction continued, and several lots were auctioned one after another. Although the auctioneer said it was hype, but because they were all antique jades and the prices were high, they didn't participate.

After the auction of the previous lot was completed, the hostess walked up to the auction stage holding a simple mahogany box with both hands. Because the box was not big, it could be seen that it was a portable pendant. According to the fact that the previous items were all jade, Chen Fan guessed that it might be Another antique jade, but I don't know what it is.

Soon the hostess put the box on the stage, and carefully opened the lid, as if to show it, but the distance is too far, it is impossible to see clearly what is inside the box, unless you bring a telescope with experience, maybe you can Take a good look at what's in the box.

At this time, the auctioneer said: "This item is a jade hook, and there are three seal characters "white jade gold" on it. According to the analysis of experts, the jade object should be a jade ring, which may have been broken by the owner. One corner was remade into a jade hook because it was so precious that it was not willing to discard it.”

"According to the textual research of our experts, the white jade and gold lot was first recorded in the "Archaeological Map" by Lu Dalin in the Song Dynasty. There is a description in the book "like jade but not jade", so it can be confirmed that this lot is at least an object before the Song Dynasty. "

"The reason why there is no definite age is because we cannot date this lot through current scientific means, and our experts have also conducted physical and chemical analysis on it. The lot is confirmed to be jade, and it is a very rare jade. Because after the initial analysis conclusions were drawn, some experts had disagreements on whether this lot was jadeite. Although it did meet the standard of jadeite jadeite and could have the words "white jade" on it, we did not find any relevant jadeite materials. record."

"However, in the end, it was determined to be a jade hook because of the engraved characters on it and the jade quality standards. Therefore, this item is considered to be a jade article before the Song Dynasty, and it is a very special and rare jade article. Although it is not sure that it is unique. , but it should be very rare, the lot is white jade and gold, and the starting price is 720 million."

While the auctioneer was talking, the Miss Manners had already gently picked up the jade hook called Bai Yujin with her white-gloved hands as usual, and kept showing it to the left, right and front three boxes.

At this moment, Chen Fan changed his previous sloppy sitting posture. He didn't know when he sat up straight and his eyes were unconsciously staring at the auction platform. He didn't know that what he was looking at now was Miss Manners or the jade in her hand.

Liu Ying noticed it from the side. When Miss Manners took out the jade hook, Chen Fan suddenly sat up and stared down. After the auctioneer finished speaking, Liu Ying asked in a low voice: "What do you think?" Do you like this jade hook? Would you like to make a set of jade pendants later?"

"Well, oh, good." Chen Fan murmured a few words, but soon came back to his senses, turned to look at Liu Ying, but didn't say much.

Although Liu Ying felt strange, she didn't continue to ask any further questions. It could be seen that Chen Fan was planning to buy this item. This was the first time Chen Fan had shown interest in a certain item after coming here today.

But then Liu Ying was stunned, because Chen Fan had already taken the auction album in front of her, and seriously looked at the photo of Bai Yujin in the album.

What she didn't know was that at this moment, Chen Fan himself felt strange, and because of the strangeness, he made some even more strange actions.

Just now, when Miss Manners held up the white jade and gold, Chen Fan suddenly had an idea in his mind for some reason, "I must buy it, I must buy it."

This consciousness hovered in his mind repeatedly, lingering until he felt that he had bought it before dissipating.

Chen Fan felt strange, but since he had already made a decision in his heart, he decided to take a closer look at what the upcoming lot looked like.

Judging from the album, it is indeed consistent with what the auctioneer introduced earlier. This is a jade hook, which is different from common jade hooks in that it is round and round. It should have been a jade ring in the past, but as can be seen from the photo, the jade ring About [-]% of the parts were kept, and the other part should have been broken by the master.

Although it was a pity, Chen Fan was a little dazed looking at another photo of the three seal characters "white jade gold" on the inside of the jade hook. He seemed to feel that he was a little familiar with this thing, but he was not sure. Maybe I have seen this thing, although my memory is not very strong, but I really should have never seen it in my impression, and there is no way to see it.

White jade gold should be said to be of good quality, white all over, without any impurities, obviously after careful carving and polishing, when he looked back, Chen Fan found that several boxes had already bid for this lot, and the current price has already started from the starting price. 720 million has now become 890 million.

However, in Chen Fan's eyes, within 3 seconds, the quotation on the electronic screen was raised to 900 million, and the new box number - No. 222 was displayed on the back.

But this price did not stay on the electronic screen for too long, 920 million, 950 million, 960 million.
The price of white jade and gold was about to be robbed by tens of millions, Chen Fan couldn't help but muttered, "Is this thing so popular?"

Liu Ying looked at Chen Fan and said with a smile, "Isn't this exactly what you want to buy? It's a good item, right?"

Chen Fan was speechless for a while, but he quickly recovered and smiled: "The auctioneer also said earlier that there is controversy about whether the material is jade or not. Although it was finally confirmed, the key word is - unique or rare. Maybe this is The reason why these people are fighting for it."

Liu Ying nodded after recalling for a while. It is true that the auctioneer said so, but she didn't think so in her heart. In order to get a good price for the lot, the auctioneer can't say anything.

Suddenly, the auctioneer on the stage shouted loudly: "The bid for box 368 is 1000 million. Is there a higher price?"

Chen Fan turned his gaze back to the electronic screen on the auction stage, "1050 million——No. 222." Obviously, the bid for box 368 was overwhelmed by box 222 just now, and the price was directly raised by 50.

Perhaps it was because the auctioneer had broken through the ten million mark before, so the auctioneer intentionally made a loud bid, hoping to stimulate some customers to continue bidding. Looking back at the electronic screen.

Because there are no off-stage buyers in the night session, the auction work at this time is not as heavy as the afternoon session. You only need to stare at the electronic screen to know the buyer's price.

"When did you make your move? There are only boxes 222, 368, and 310 competing for this lot. It's 1120 million, an increase of 20." Liu Ying asked strangely seeing that Chen Fan hadn't made a move. Previously, Chen Fan seemed determined to win, but when it came time to make an offer, he never made a move.

"Wait until they figure it out, it's still early." Chen Fan just replied indifferently, but his eyes unconsciously stared at the photos in the album, and looked carefully for a while before looking back.

At this time, Bai Yujin's quotation has reached 1350 million, and the bid is for box 368. This time, the silence was a bit long. When the auctioneer felt that it might have reached the peak, he shouted again: "1350 million, and Higher bid? 1350 million for the first time.”

Chen Fan felt a little strange. Box 222 and Box 308 had been bid twice in a row between 1250 million and 1300 million, but they hadn't made a bid yet. Could it be that 1350 million would be taken by no one? Thinking of this, Chen Fan immediately picked up the quotation and prepared to enter the numbers.

When Chen Fan entered the new quotation, he didn't hear the "1350 second call", but heard "1380 million, is there a higher price?"

Chen Fan stopped what he was doing and looked up. Box No. 310, which hadn't appeared after several previous bids, raised the price again by 30 to buy this piece of white jade gold.

Chen Fan only thought for a moment, then bowed his head and continued typing without hesitation, and then pressed "Confirm".

"1500 million. Now the latest offer is 1500 million. Is there a higher offer?" The auctioneer seemed a little excited to shout at this time.

The latest quotation displayed on the electronic screen behind the auctioneer: "1500 million - No. 312".

Chen Fan felt a little proud at this time, "You bunch of scumbags, with a price increase of hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands, what kind of rich are you?"

Chen Fan's sudden price increase of 120 million really shocked the several boxes in the venue who were interested in bidding. In fact, everyone was still in tacit understanding. No one raised the price like Chen Fan. They participated in the competition for white jade and gold. It was the same as what Chen Fan and the others had guessed, because they were interested in this rare jade material, so they bid one after another, but after someone made such a determined bid, some boxes began to hesitate, is it necessary?
But then Chen Fan couldn't be complacent, because he didn't wait for the auctioneer's further quotation, and a new quotation popped up on the electronic screen on the stage: "1600 million—No. 368".

Seeing this, Liu Ying laughed and said, "It doesn't work, I'll wait until the final blow to kill."

Seeing that the new quotation was competing with him, Chen Fan was a little upset, but he did not continue to quote. Instead, he turned his attention back to the auction album and looked at it carefully. Although he wanted to give up subconsciously, it was not because of The money factor, but he felt that it was a bit worthless. Is it meaningful to bid so desperately for a jade article of unknown material, even if it may be an antique?does it worth?
Chen Fan was tortured in his heart, and when he began to hesitate, he seemed to feel the series of shouts in his mind again in an instant: "I must buy it, I must buy it."

At this moment, Chen Fan began to feel fear, what happened to him, why did this happen, what happened to the voice in his head?

But without a chance to think too much, Chen Fan involuntarily picked up the quotation device again, perhaps because the consciousness in his mind suppressed his heart, Chen Fan made a second quotation out of nowhere: "1800 million—No. 312".

The direct price increase of 200 million scared the auctioneers on the stage. You must know that there was controversy over whether this lot could be included in this auction, but it was put in because of the special quality of jade, and because The boss is also very interested in this auction, so he moved from the afternoon session to the night session. The starting price was considered at the beginning, but he didn't expect that the current price has far exceeded what they all think is ridiculously high. The starting price of the auction, and it seems that such bidding is still going on
Chen Fan's offer only stayed on the electronic screen for about ten seconds before being overwhelmed by the new offer, "2000 million - No. 368".

Chen Fan was really disgusted this time. He didn't expect that the box No. 368 would be carried with him in the end. He wanted to take a lot of auction with great difficulty, but he encountered such a plot.

But at this moment, Chen Fan didn't intend to continue to think about the reason. The consciousness in his mind seemed to not only suppress his heart, but also dominated his body. Without any hesitation, Chen Fan quoted a price of 2500 million.

With the continuous burst of new quotations in box 312 and box 368, the auction price of white jade and gold rose accordingly, and was soon topped by 5000 million by the two boxes. This situation was also rare in the previous Spring Festival auctions, few people would do this, but it happened again today.

"Ding ding ding" After Chen Fan reported the price of 5000, he suddenly heard the ringtone of the mobile phone in his pocket, took out the mobile phone and looked at it, it was Zhu Qiye who called, thinking about the current situation, he understood, Zhu The box arranged by Master Qi, he must know that he is in 312, so it is obviously him who made the offer—Chen Fan.

He picked up the phone curiously, but kept his eyes on the electronic screen on the stage.

After the call was connected, Zhu Qiye's voice came out of the microphone: "Xiaofan, what are you doing? Are you fighting with someone?"

"I'm not fighting with anyone, it's just that I finally fell in love with this lot, but someone insisted on fighting with me." Chen Fan said in a flat tone.

"Oh, it's fine if it's not fighting spirit. I thought you were quoting random quotes with someone fighting spirit. Since you are interested in it, you are unlucky. Obviously 368 has also taken a fancy to this thing, hahaha. Wait for the money, that company has a lot of money. My lord, I can take care of myself." Saying that, Zhu Qiye hung up the phone.

Chen Fan put away the phone, and Liu Ying looked over curiously, "Who's calling?"

"Brother Zhu Qi, he said that box 368 is rich and powerful, and I might lose my money." Chen Fan still said in a calm tone, without any emotion involved.

After hearing this, Liu Ying just said "um" and didn't say anything else. She could see that Chen Fan was cruel to this piece of white jade gold. He was afraid that even if the price was worth hundreds of millions, he would take it and make money. You can also spend money, although it feels a bit worthless, but what can she say
Although curious about Chen Fan's decision, Liu Ying also knew that she couldn't ask anything. Does he know the situation of this lot?

The auctioneer has already said it before, and there is no way to verify it. It is only recorded in the Song Book "Archaeological Map".

(End of this chapter)