I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 196 195. Changing the fate of several generations! The auction was extremely expensive!

At this moment, tens of millions of people were staring at Han Qing's backpack.

Dozens of people waiting around the scene also stared at the backpack Han Qing picked up with wide eyes.

Everyone knows that all the works Jiang Chen wrote after leaving Beijing are kept by Han Qing, and Han Qing carries them with her every day.

This bag contains things worth billions!
Han Qing opened her backpack and took out scrolls one by one. In front of everyone, she opened them one by one.

When he opened the third one, he found the "Jiang Jin Jiu" written by Jiang Chen yesterday, and then handed it to Zhang Zhiqiang: "Mr. Zhang, I officially give it to you, please check it!"

Zhang Zhiqiang took the scroll with trembling hands, opened it slightly and took a look. He saw the three words "Jiang Jinjiu". The sloppy cursive script revealed a wild beauty. In the entire history of Chinese calligraphy, no one except Jiang Chen could write such cursive script, so it was definitely an authentic work without a doubt.

Others who want to forge it don’t have the technology to do so.

Zhang Zhiqiang said to Han Qing excitedly: "Thank you, thank you, Xiao Qingzi, thank you, Yuexi, Xiaojia, thank you! Please help me say thank you to Jiang Chen, he changed my fate and the fate of my family!"

More than 10 million viewers in the live broadcast room watched this scene, and they were all envious and moved.

"I'm so envious and jealous that Kun'er is about to turn purple."

"It really changed the fate of the entire family. If we could get 1 billion yuan, we would keep it and earn the interest every year. We would not have to worry about money for generations."

"How much can it be sold for? Are all those people around here buyers?"

"When is Jiang Chen's next lottery draw? I'm going to the temple now to burn incense and pray to accumulate luck."

"Wow, old Jiang really changed the fate of his family for generations."

"Jiang Jin Jiu, if this piece of work was in my hands, I would not sell it. It would be more valuable if I kept it."

“It’s better to sell early and enjoy it early.”

……

Han Qing, Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia and others said goodbye, then closed the live broadcast and completed the prize giving for Jiang Chen.

They didn't care what Zhang Zhiqiang would do with the prize.

Yan Ruyu's eyes flickered, and she waved to Han Qing and the others. She did not leave, but stayed where she was to see how much this painting of Jiang Chen's "Song of the Dinner" could be sold for, and to see if the person she had found could buy it.

She took a quick glance and saw that there were about twenty or thirty people at the scene. Most of them were collectibles dealers and middlemen, that is, they were there to run errands for the wealthy collectors. The real collectors did not come to the scene to participate in the scramble, as that would lower their status.

She knew that those who could still participate now were at least representatives of top wealthy people with a net worth of around 100 billion yuan.

After Han Qing and the others left, dozens of people around them stood up and came over.

"Mr. Zhang, do you want to auction it here now?"

"Mr. Zhang, shall we start now?"

"Mr. Zhang..."

Zhang Zhiqiang listened to so many people talking at the same time and asked hurriedly, "Who is the auctioneer?"

A middle-aged man raised his hand and said, "I am Mr. Zhang! I am the auctioneer in charge of your auction this time. Ladies and gentlemen, I have just booked a meeting room in the hotel. How about we go to the meeting room to start? It's a bit informal in this hotel lobby."

After hearing this, everyone agreed.

Zhang Zhiqiang also nodded in agreement, holding the scroll in both hands, and followed everyone into the elevator to the reserved meeting room.

Yan Ruyu also mixed in with the crowd and sent a message to her brother: "I'm at the auction site, and the auction will start soon. How much budget have you prepared?"

Yan Rufeng was obviously also paying attention to this matter at this time, and immediately replied: "Within 2 billion!"

When Yan Ruyu saw this number, she knew that Lao Ge must have really tried his best.

Although she didn't know the specifics of Lao Ge's industry, she knew how difficult it was to gather 2 billion in cash in a short period of time.

However, Yan Ruyu looked at the dozens of people involved and worried that the 2 billion might not be enough.

Jiang Chen’s first work put up for auction was really in great demand!

The purchasing desire that everyone has accumulated before is really too strong.

Many people may lose their minds.

of course……

She knew that considering the market price of art, the 2 billion that her brother was prepared to pay was an irrational price.

but……

This is the charm of art, it cannot be measured rationally.

A group of people quickly came to the conference room and each found a seat and sat down.

Then, the auctioneer called Zhang Zhiqiang to the stage: "Now please ask Mr. Zhang to come on stage and show today's auction item!"

Zhang Zhiqiang stood on the stage and slowly opened the scroll in his hand, slowly revealing the full picture of the authentic version of "Jinjiu".

Everyone stood up and stretched their necks to look over, exclaiming in admiration at the cursive calligraphy on which each word looked like an art.

"This cursive calligraphy is truly unique. He is the best cursive calligrapher in history!"

"Jiang Chen's calligraphy is incomprehensible. This cursive script is really shocking."

"The cursive script is unique, and this poem is also unique, it is so well written."

“You must buy it.”

"let's start!"

Everyone watched it and couldn’t wait.

I want to buy it as soon as possible, report to the financial backer behind me, and get a large commission.

The auctioneer nodded, hit the table with the ashtray on it, and said loudly: "Okay, let's start the auction now! Low price, 100 million, and each increase in price must not be less than 10 million!"

Zhang Zhiqiang slowly put away the original copy of "Jiang Jinjiu" and sat next to the auctioneer, looking at the dozens of figures below with a nervous and expectant expression.

next moment!
Someone raised his hand and said, "Two hundred million!"

Directly increase the price by 100 million!
But no one was surprised.

Because, the next second, someone raised his hand and shouted, "Three hundred million!"

The auctioneer's eyes widened slightly. He was a gold medal auctioneer of a big auction house. He had auctioned countless antique artworks, the highest of which had sold for more than 700 million Chinese Yuan. He had seen many top domestic collectors bid for them.

However, he had never seen such an arrogant bid, with each bid increasing by 100 million?
In his previous auctions of antique artworks worth hundreds of millions, the top collectors' bids were always in increments of several hundred or tens of millions each time, and there were very few who would bid by tens of millions at a time. This was the first time he had encountered someone who would directly increase the price by 100 million.

Moreover, it wasn't just one person who raised the price by 100 million, but several people who raised the price by 100 million in succession!
Obviously, in their hearts, they were sure that the value of Jiang Chen's painting of "Jiang Jin Jiu" was far more than 100 million.

"Four hundred million!"

"Five billion..."

"Six hundred million..."

The auctioneer didn't need to say a word, the price soared to 600 million before it eased slightly.

"Six hundred and fifty million."

"Six hundred and eighty million!"

"Seven hundred million..."

"Seven hundred and thirty million..."

The bidding is still fierce.

The auctioneer still had no room to maneuver, and there was no need for him to use rhetoric to stimulate buyers to raise the price.

Every buyer who can get here will try their best to buy this work.

and so!
As long as the price is within their affordability, they will keep bidding.

"Eight hundred million..."

"Eight hundred and fifty million..."

"Eight hundred and eighty million..."

"Nine hundred million..." A middle-aged man stood up and shouted, "One billion!"

The price finally reached the billion mark.

Zhang Zhiqiang also breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that if the auction did not reach 1 billion, it would be better to agree to the price offered by others at the beginning.

Fortunately, after only two minutes, the price soared from 100 million to 1 billion!
It seems that everyone came prepared.

However, when the price reached 1 billion, everyone became much more cautious when raising the price.

Obviously, the budget given by the financial backers behind everyone may be more than 10 billion, but most of them do not exceed 10 billion by much, so the price increase is much slower.

"One billion and ten million."

"One billion and thirty million..."

"One billion and forty million..."

"One billion and fifty million..."

"One billion and seventy million..."

Prices keep rising.

The auctioneer and Zhang Zhiqiang stood in front and watched the buyers below bidding continuously, both feeling a little nervous.

The price competition continued for a few minutes again, and directly reached 1.5 billion!
By this time, most people had dropped out of the bidding.

The budget given by the financial backers behind them is about 1.5 billion. If it exceeds 1.5 billion, they will withdraw from the auction.

There are only five people left and they are still bidding!
Yan Ruyu knew that one of them must be a representative sent by her brother.

"1.55 billion!"

"1.58 billion..."

"Sixteen hundred million..."

Although there were only five people bidding, the price was rising at a very fast pace.

Beads of sweat were already oozing out of the auctioneer's head. Zhang Zhiqiang's whole body was stiff, and he stared with wide eyes at the people who were still bidding.

The highest price they had expected was a transaction price of 1.5 billion.

But seeing that the price is still rising rapidly now, the final transaction price may be much higher than 1.5 billion!
"This is just a work written by a 30-year-old artist who is still alive, and it was only written one day ago! How can it be worth so much?"

The auctioneer's mind was filled with puzzled self-questions.

He had seen most of the top antique artworks auctioned at home and abroad, but he had never seen such a crazy work.

A work that was just completed in one day can be sold at such a high price.

It has never appeared in the whole world!

Nowadays!

They are not only witnessing history, but also making history.

quickly!

The price has reached 1.8 billion!

At this time, there were only three people still bidding. The other two withdrew from the competition after making a phone call. It was not because the financial backers behind them could not come up with more money, but that it exceeded their psychological expectations. They felt that Jiang Chen's work was worth only this much at most, and any more money would be completely irrational.

Obviously, the remaining three people seemed to have lost their minds.

The financial backers behind these three people are Yan Rufeng, Li Wenbin, and Li Zheng!
The three of them all had their reasons for wanting Jiang Chen's work, so the budgets they gave were very high.

"1.81 billion!"

"1.83 billion..."

"1.9 billion..."

The price soon reached 1.9 billion.

The other two were silent for a moment, and when the price reached 1.9 billion, they began to be cautious. This was already a super high price in the antique art market.

Someone has estimated before that even if the legendary No. 1 running script in the world was unearthed, it would probably be sold at an auction for a sky-high price of 2 billion!

But now...

A piece of work that Jiang Chen just wrote yesterday was sold for nearly 2 billion.

The auctioneer and Zhang Zhiqiang both trembled slightly with excitement.

Two billion!
Zhang Zhiqiang could no longer imagine how to spend so much money. If he deposited it in the bank and earned interest, he would have tens of millions a year, which he could never spend.

And this is not the final limit.

After a few seconds of silence, the price began to rise again.

"1.95 billion!"

It directly increased by 50 million.

And the next second, someone shouted out: "Two billion!"

The price finally reached 2 billion.

The entire meeting room fell silent.

Dozens of other buyers stared at this scene with wide eyes. They couldn't imagine that this work was actually worth over 2 billion.

Someone whispered, "In the future, Jiang Chen's works will become the most sought-after works in the domestic collectibles market!"

The others nodded in agreement.

Today, Jiang Chen's works were sold for more than 2 billion yuan, which shows the market's recognition of Jiang Chen's works.

Although, the auction of the first work has the added effect of long-term hunger marketing.

but……

If Jiang Chen's future works are released into the market, even if they are not as astronomically priced as his first work, the prices will not be much lower. Any of his works is estimated to sell for more than 400 to 500 million yuan, and his representative works can sell for more than 1 billion yuan.

In the next few decades, even hundreds or thousands of years, Jiang Chen's original works may be the most sought-after works of art among many Chinese collectors.

This means that Jiang Chen's works will have a lot of room for appreciation in the future. If you buy them now and collect them, you will definitely not lose money when you sell them later. It is a good investment project for the top wealthy people to ensure asset appreciation.

Therefore, more and more top wealthy people will chase after Jiang Chen’s works!

"Two billion ten million!"

The price reached 2 billion, and people continued to bid.

It is Li Zheng’s representative.

Representatives of Li Wenbin and Yan Rufeng both hesitated, their budgets were both 2 billion!

Although the budget given by Li Zheng was also 2 billion, he had just temporarily increased the budget and wanted to buy it all in one go, so any additional amount didn't matter.

Simply put, Li Zheng was a little overwhelmed at this time.

The other two quickly picked up the phone and communicated with the financial backers behind the scenes, Li Wenbin and Yan Rufeng, and then they called out the price twice respectively, raising the price to 2.3 billion. They also temporarily increased the budget. After all, it had already been increased to 2 billion. If they could add another 200 or 300 million to buy it, it would be worth it.

but.

Obviously, Li Zheng is more determined.

Because Li Zheng has retired and specializes in collecting. He is particularly fond of Jiang Chen's works and is almost going crazy. He directly raises the price to 2.5 billion, raising the price by 200 million at a time!
"Twenty-five billion!"

When this price was called out.

There was silence again.

The other two communicated with Li Wenbin and Yan Rufeng, and they all gave up.

The price of 2.5 billion is too crazy. If they continue to raise the price, it may reach an incredible number of 3 billion.

Two and a half billion, that’s all!
(End of this chapter)