'Well, it's hard to find one that seems to have a spirit, and I didn't expect this person to like it, but if this thing has a spirit, then it's worth much more than this price...' The person who spoke earlier in this group nodded with a depressed expression.
The fame of Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel, especially in Shenzhen, is already very large. They have heard of it, and they have even been there. They have a general understanding that the profits of these two places are very large.
In short, the other party should be a master who is not short of money. They encounter such a competitor, so how can they not be depressed.
It's just that it's not easy to come across something with spirituality, so they are a little reluctant to give up just like that.
'Five million once!'
'Five million twice!'
Just then, the auctioneer on the auction platform had already shouted.
'Five million five hundred thousand!' At this time, the person who bid in the wave of people spoke up again.
Although he was not sure if this object had a soul, he was unwilling to give up like this after all. If this object had a soul, then they would be making a huge profit if they bought it for 5.5 million.
'Eight million!' Before the auctioneer on the auction platform could start asking, Lin Yun said lightly.
'Eight million! This gentleman has bid eight million. Does anyone else have a higher bid?' The auctioneer on the auction platform said in an excited tone.
If he was a little excited just now, it was to liven up the atmosphere. This time, he was really excited, because this price had already exceeded the intrinsic value of the item by a large margin.
This would bring a huge profit to the auction house, and most importantly, he himself would also receive a very high commission, even exceeding the commission he would receive for auctioning off those items worth hundreds of millions of dollars. How could he not be excited?
The people who just bid were even more speechless.
Well, they bid once, and it was at least 5 million, but they didn't even get the honor of letting the auctioneer mention it.
'8.5 million!' The person in this group who bid gritted his teeth and increased the price again.
In all honesty, the starting price of this item was only just over one million. He was really not being unreasonable by bidding in increments of 500,000 each time. Unfortunately, the other party was bidding too high each time, making him look like a bumpkin when he bid in increments of 500,000 each time.
'Interesting, an item with a starting price of over one million was raised to 8.5 million...' A man in the crowd smiled faintly. If anyone knew him, they would recognise that this person was also a billionaire worth billions.
'Could it be that the true value of this item has been underestimated?'
'Could it be that it's just hype?'
Some people shook their heads.
Among them, there were not many true experts, and most of them could not tell the real price of these antiques. Therefore, some people were just a little excited, and had no intention of bidding.
Eight and a half million was already a considerable sum.
Even if many of them were rich, they could not spend it like that.
'Ten million!'
Just like last time, before the auctioneer on the auction platform could call out the bid, Lin Yun called out again in a light voice.
Lin Yun's expression remained calm, as if he felt the same way about shouting ten million as he did about shouting five million.
'Give up. We can't really tell if this object has a spirit. Ten million is the limit. There are a few other objects that are suspected of having spirits, especially one item that we personally identified as definitely having a spirit. Don't spend too much on these items, or you won't have money left to bid on those items...' One of the Nappos shook his head.
In fact, if it really was 10.5 million, they could have bid for the item. They probably would have, too, but judging from the current momentum, the other party has no intention of giving up.
Even if they called out a price of 15 million, it is estimated that they would still be unable to win the bid.
In that case, it is better to give up early, so as not to offend people now. After all, they will be bidding on some things later, and if they let such a person with no shortage of money cause trouble, their plan will be disrupted.
'Well, give up. This time we're out of luck, we ran into such a fool. Otherwise, we would have bought this thing for 3.5 million. This guy sells a bottle of wine for tens of millions, so it seems that he really doesn't lack money...' The person who bid nodded and said with great depression.
Originally, he wanted to take a gamble that the other party might not follow through with the purchase. After all, the current price was not low, and no one's money just falls from the sky. Or perhaps the other party's Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel are not making that much profit, or perhaps the other party is not the true owner of Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel.
However, now that the price has reached this level, he can no longer gamble and can only resign himself to fate.
'10 million once!'
'10 million twice!'
'10 million three times! Sold! This famous painting that has been passed down through the ages is now the property of this gentleman!'
From the auction platform, the auctioneer finally determined the owner of this item with a single knock on the table.
Soon, a waiter packed up the painting, stepped down from the platform, and walked towards Lin Yun.
Lin Yun asked one of the bodyguards next to him to take over the painting, and then paid for it.
After the waiter left, Lin Yun opened the painting to take a look. This was the first time he had encountered a painting with such spiritual energy, and he wanted to see what it looked like.
As soon as he opened it, a strong spiritual energy immediately rushed towards him.
Although this spiritual energy is not as pure as the spiritual energy in spiritual crystals, it is very simple, that is, it has a single attribute. Lin Yun knows that this spiritual energy is relatively easy to absorb and refine. If some people know some crude methods of cultivating spiritual energy, they may be able to absorb and refine this spiritual energy.
First, let the painting absorb the chaotic spiritual energy emitted by many people, slowly transforming it into this single spiritual energy, which can then be absorbed and refined by oneself. If used properly, this painting will be a treasure for those who have mastered the methods of absorbing and refining spiritual energy.
Not everyone has a cosmic trading system, and not everyone has spiritual crystals, which are pure spiritual energy crystals.
Even if some people don't know how to absorb and refine spiritual energy, the spiritual energy emitted by this landscape painting is very gentle. Spending time with this painting can also calm the mind and cultivate sentiment. If you practice martial arts, meditation, and study, you can also be more efficient.
Jade can absorb energy, not just spiritual energy, which is why there is the saying that if you cultivate jade in your early years, it will cultivate you in your later years.
When a person normally emits excess energy, they let the jade absorb it, and when they are not feeling well, the jade will then feed this energy back to them.
The energy in the jade is the energy you naturally emit, and even someone who doesn't know how to meditate can absorb it well.
This is why there is the saying that jade should not be worn indiscriminately and should not be taken off the body. If you let someone else wear your jade, the jade will absorb the chaotic energy, which will in turn wash away a lot of the original energy, making it difficult for it to be easily returned to you. It is even harder to explain why it is better not to take it off the body. The longer the jade is away from the person, the more energy it absorbs and dissipates. If it is taken off the body frequently, it is no different from not wearing it at all.
The same applies to spiritual items. They can absorb spiritual energy from their surroundings. If the spiritual energy they absorb over a long period of time is all emitted by one person, then the spiritual aura of the item will be closer to that person. In a critical moment, it will be more beneficial for that person to be near the item.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the spiritual energy in the item is gentle and positive. Just like the landscape painting Lin Yun bought. If it has negative spiritual energy, it will be harmful to oneself.
'What a painting, what a landscape painting...' Lin Yun surveyed it for a while before finally exclaiming.
It was worthy of being a painting with a spiritual essence. Although the landscape in the painting was not as realistic as in modern photos and videos, it had an artistic conception that made people involuntarily fall into it, as if they were really in nature.
Next, Lin Yun rolled up the landscape scroll and handed it to the bodyguard beside him.
Although it would be safer to keep the landscape painting in the trading space, and he had also done the same with the other two spiritual antiques, he obviously could not do so in the presence of the crowd in the hall.
Lin Yun looked up and continued to watch the auction.
He found that the auction was quite interesting.
The expressions, language, tone, and even the actions of the auctioneer, as well as the expressions, language, tone, actions, and even the timing of the bids of some people, were all skillful.
Most of these people who could appear in this auction were social elites, each with their own set of methods, which made Lin Yun feel that he had gained a lot from watching them.
Before long, the same group of people who had just bid with Lin Yun for the painting once again bid on an item.
When Lin Yun saw this item, his expression became a little strange.
It wasn't because this item also possessed a soul, but because this item possessed a large amount of spiritual energy.
He guessed that this item had been viewed by a large number of people and genuinely liked by many, so it had condensed a lot of spiritual energy. The original location of this item should be a museum or someplace like that.
Because, in the past few days, he had seen many similar items in places like museums.