I saw that Xiao Sima didn't look like he was joking, so I said dejectedly, "I really can't afford it. Is there any other way?"
He spread his hands and said regretfully: "Then it's over. You know the rules. The thing has been put into the cabinet. The mute slave is watching. If you don't get the golden bell, no one can do anything."
I sighed and sat back on the wicker chair. The clues were right in front of me, but I was powerless. It was really annoying.
Seeing that I was dejected, little Sima Yi advised me: "But don't be discouraged. Today's jackpot is not this helmet. It is estimated that the big guys upstairs will not risk their lives. You can still get some blood." Opportunity."
I said in pain: "Now Longshan Pavilion is under tight pressure, many outsiders are watching the show, and there are so many mouths to eat, it is already very difficult. I can no longer let my own temper touch Longshan for my own sake." The government's funds are gone."
Little Sima looked at me with complicated eyes: "You must have just graduated when you came. I remember that you were fooling around with Liu Zi and the others every day. A few years have passed, and this time I see that you have really grown up and become a lot more mature. , although I don't know what you have gone through, but life experience tells me that so-called growth has a price to pay."
I also have some differences. I don't know when I gradually integrated into the role I played. But every time before doing something, I would subconsciously consider the current environment from the standpoint of the shop. I smiled bitterly in my heart and grew up. Maybe it started from Chaoxian Tomb. Everyone I met on the road taught me something. Some people were walking side by side, and some people had stopped in place for a long time. When I looked back, Their faces can no longer be seen clearly. Some of them walked away far away after walking side by side for a while, leaving behind traces of their backs that I may have to chase forever.
Just when I was sighing and sighing, someone rang the small bell hanging on the beam in the private room, making a crisp sound, which meant that the auction was about to begin.
At the same time, someone knocked lightly on the window of the table downstairs. If there was no objection in the room, it meant agreement. The waiter in the corridor slowly pulled up the scroll on the window to reveal the view below.
The stage has been set up, and the staff are pushing the first lot into the cabinet. The cabinet is covered with black velvet, and Uncle An is doing the final adjustments.
The seats below were all packed, and the scrolls in the private rooms in the corridor on the second floor were all opened by the waiters. The bosses of three or two businesses were sitting on wicker chairs and discussing something in a low voice. Some private rooms only had one person. , most of them are sipping tea with their eyes closed.
Just as I was looking away, I suddenly made eye contact with a guy not far away. He was wearing a white T-shirt and chewing gum in his mouth. He was surprisingly young. Our eyes met and the other person was also staring at me. He He tilted his head, quickly turned the Rubik's Cube in his hand, and sat there bored. After a second or two, he looked away.
I felt curious and seemed to have a familiar feeling, so I lowered my head and asked little Sima: "Little master, do you know the man in the white T-shirt opposite?"
He didn't look directly, but looked around the whole place, and finally glanced at him very vaguely, shook his head and said: "No, he shouldn't be a regular visitor. Although there are many stubborn people in Sijiu City, such a young person is rare. , I should have an impression if I come here often."
I nodded and didn't pay too much attention, thinking that the person might just be curious about me and Xiao Sima.
I hesitated for a moment and asked little Sima: "Little master, how far do you think that helmet can drive in the end?"
He pondered for a while and said: "It's hard to say. The price of bronzes fluctuates too much. During the Republic of China, a round tripod with a caliber of one foot could be directly exchanged for a courtyard house in Beijing. However, after the reform and opening up, the buying and selling market was restricted, and bronzes have always been It is in a state of low adjustment, but since the Shanghai Museum spent a large sum of money to purchase a heirloom bronze artifact, and later successively launched special bronze auctions at Sotheby's, Christie's and other areas in New York, today's bronzes have once again become an antique market It's a dark horse, and many people have begun to collect bronzes. As for the price."
He gestured at me to make a 6, and then said: "This number means they don't know the goods. If you are as fancy as you are about the inscription on it or the meaning behind it, then it's hard to tell."
I sighed. I was used to seeing big items in Longshan Pavilion. This number didn't surprise me. It was just that I had just calculated it secretly. I probably didn't even buy half of it with the money in my account. It seemed that this time There's no chance.
Unknowingly, the auction has started below. There are a total of twelve auction items today. The first good start is a gold-ground enamel dragon pattern stacked peach vase. The auction below is very popular. There are also several bids on the second floor. Uncle An handles it. The price was already pushed up to hundreds of thousands after several biddings. Little Sima sat in the wicker chair without interest and said listlessly: "Whoever buys this bottle will be impressed."
I looked at him in surprise: "An ancient person?"
But he said: "No, it's not like Kangxi's anyway. It may be from Ming Dynasty, because Kangxi usually uses the best kaolin. I took a look at this bottle. The bottom doesn't look so delicate and a bit rough. Lingpeach bottle It's not like you'll lose money if you buy it back from the Qing Dynasty."
I secretly sighed in my heart that he was indeed the disciple of the Porcelain King.
Apart from the good start, all the good stuff comes later, and I had seen a lot of these auctions when I was in Qinhan Hall, so I seemed to be a little uninterested. During this period, everyone was bidding for prices, and the private room on the second floor followed suit several times for a few items. , I noticed that the white T opposite did not raise his head once. This auction seemed to have nothing to do with him, and his eyes were only on the Rubik's Cube in his hand.
There is no bid on the third floor. It seems that their goal is obvious, which is the last few top-notch items.
In normal auctions, major buyers will have their own little tricks, such as "mixed bidding", which means that the previous items will be called several times. First, it confuses the audience so that the other party does not know what their real purpose is. Second, Intentionally raising the price, if it can consume the opponent's power on other unimportant lots, then in the final battle, you will get the opportunity to lower the price. All of this is actually a smoke bomb, and the end is the key point.
With a few excessive lots in the middle, the venue gradually calmed down, and the several lots seemed calm. The buyers followed the rules under the auspices of Uncle An, and walked step by step, and then the tenth lot was announced. Afterwards, there was obviously a wave of vague restlessness in the venue.
I picked up my energy and looked over, and found that it was a Guangxu Yuanbao. It should be made in Guangdong Province, Kuping seven coins and two pairs of dragons, and it was a rare version with longevity characters.
Even little Sima looked up, opened his mouth and said, "What a good thing."
There are many versions of Guangxu silver coins. At that time, 19 provinces were involved in the casting, but the quantities varied. This one in Guangdong Province is particularly rare, and there are even fewer surviving ones in the world, so the price must be high, and it is even more expensive. What is rare is the longevity version, which was cast to celebrate the 70th birthday of the Empress Dowager Cixi. The scarcity can be imagined.
"These ten treasures are worth fighting for." Little Sima looked like he was watching a show.
Such a level of treasure costs at least more than 2 million, and the low price starts at 1 million, but surprisingly Uncle An quoted 880,000. Xiao Sima laughed and said: "It's an old trick. Old. An is deliberately leaving a leak, waiting for someone to pick it up. People who understand this kind of thing will naturally understand that the price will not be low. People who don't understand think it is a leak, so they will bid hard, but in the end they will still end up with the lowest price. If there are many people, it will make more people participate, which will indirectly inflame the atmosphere and make many people follow suit and bid, but it will fan the flames."
Sure enough, after Uncle An made the quotation, bids for brands mushroomed in the field. Uncle An also responded calmly, and every price point was accurate and clear. He went from 880,000 to 1.52 million in one breath, and the place finally became full of rhythm.
Obviously, as Xiao Sima said, it is too difficult to pick up leaks in the auction house of Qinhan Hall. Even if the seats are scattered on the first floor, there are many experts. If you want to pick up leaks, you must have a unique eye and courage to take down things that others don't know. It is possible to pick up the leak successfully.
At this time, there were not many people still bidding in the field, but it was only a matter of two palms, especially the person sitting next to us on the first floor, and the big boss next to us on the second floor. Both of them were determined and seemed to be in a strong position. You must win.
After several more rounds of bidding, the item exceeded 2 million, and it seemed that there were only two people left in the venue. One was the person next to me, who seemed to be making a phone call, and the other was the person sitting downstairs.
When the phone call next door called 2.02 million, everyone downstairs was silent for a moment. Just when everyone thought the hammer was about to come down, he suddenly called 2.1 million. This move was called "jump away" by people in the circle. , widen the bidding ladder, create a price difference, get rid of the other party's bidding entanglement, and also suppress the momentum of competitors.
But the buyer next door didn't give up, and then raised the price to 2.04 million.
Generally, auction houses have rules for bidding on tiers. That is, if the price is within one million, the tiers are 2, 5, and 8. But if it exceeds one million, there is no need to follow this rule. But this guy on the second floor just chose 2. The price of RMB 10,000 is increased upwards.
This move is also known in the circle as "hard grinding". Doing so not only shows the buyer's determination to win, but also tests the patience of the opponent. Many people can do it by offering a tough price, but adding the price again and again is very "torture" psychologically. People will be forced to give up because they cannot resist.
However, the people sitting downstairs are obviously experienced at this. They are not hasty or impatient, and they start to add up to 20,000 to 20,000.
In this battle of wits and courage, the two parties drove the price all the way to 2.9 million.
The final asking price for the phone call on the second floor was 2.99 million. This is equivalent to a signal, telling the other party that if you want to pay 3 million, I will withdraw.
But he still underestimated the determination of the person sitting downstairs. The person who left the room did not hesitate to pay 3 million.
No more placards were raised in the second group. After Uncle An looked around, he counted down and dropped the hammer. The thing unexpectedly went to the person who had left the table. It was a rare defeat for Yajian.
Before I could recover from this wonderful bidding, Xiao Sima pulled me from behind and motioned to me with his chin, "Your things have arrived.