Chapter 162: One is richer than the other
"Next to say more, please invite all the guests to appreciate our first lot tonight."
At the auction table, two waiters came to Li Shihan with a framed painting.
I saw a tiger on the painting, roaring with its head raised, lifelike, as if it would jump out of the painting at any time.
In the private room No. 9, a middle-aged man was lowering his head to drink tea, but when he saw this painting, his tiger's body suddenly trembled and he crushed the teacup in his hand.
The next second, Li Shihan's voice came: "This painting is called "The Tiger Roaring Forest". Like the "Flying Birds and Spring Mountain Picture" in the last auction, it is the original work of the emperor. The guests who like it should not miss it. Without further ado, the starting price of "The Tiger Roaring Forest Picture" is 50,000 taels of silver, and now it will be filmed!"
When the man heard about 50,000 taels of silver, he was no longer calm and stood up.
"Fifty thousand taels of silver, is this boy Yu Hao crazy? Isn't I? Oh no, my paintings are so valuable?"
Just as the man was puzzled, the bidding sounded suddenly from all directions.
"The private room No. 1 has a bid of 50,000 taels of silver."
"The private room No. 170 has a bid of 55,000 taels of silver."
"The private room on the 12th offers 60,000 taels of silver!"
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As the price of "Tiger Roaring Forest" becomes higher and higher, the middle-aged man in the private room No. 9 is stunned.
The old man beside him looked at the man in confusion and said, "You... Master, why are you so excited? Didn't this painting be given to Yu Hao? The last painting "Flying Birds and Spring Mountain Picture" was sold at a sky-high price of 210,000 yuan. Where is this?"
That's right, the middle-aged man in the private room No. 9 was Emperor Zhu Song, and the old man beside him was Li Mingyang, the commander of Jianguo Temple.
"What did you say? Two hundred thousand?" Zhu Song looked at Li Mingyang and widened his eyes.
"Yes, 210,000." Li Mingyang nodded, and was extremely puzzled by Zhu Song's reaction. Could it be that Your Majesty doesn't know?
"I'm losing, I'm losing!" Zhu Song wailed, wishing he could immediately catch Yu Hao and beat him up.
Yu Hao only spent 200,000 taels of silver to buy hundreds of paintings in Zhu Songyu's study.
At first, Zhu Song thought he had made a profit, but when he heard a painting sold for a sky-high price of 210,000 taels of silver, he immediately realized that he had lost a lot.
"This little bastard dares to make even my money!" Thinking of this, Zhu Song was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Looking at Zhu Song's appearance, he was sure that Zhu Song didn't know that his paintings were sold at a sky-high price.
Although Li Mingyang didn't know how Yu Hao asked Zhu Song to come up with these paintings, he definitely didn't tell Zhu Song that these paintings were so valuable.
"Boy Yu, I can't help you now. Please beg for your own blessing!" Li Mingyang sighed and shrank his neck in fear.
The price of "Tiger Roaring Forest" is still soaring, and the VIPs around are bidding wildly, as if the money is blowing.
Since the last time the Haoyue Auction auction house sold a picture of "Flying Birds and Spring Mountains", the entire Wudu City official circle has been discussing this matter.
In their opinion, the emperor must have known that his paintings were auctioned at the Haoyue Auction.
If you can take pictures of the emperor's paintings, it will not only leave a good impression on the emperor, but it will also be a matter of glorifying the ancestors.
After all, in feudal society, officials who were loyal to the emperor would inevitably admire the emperor very much. It would be a very glorious thing to hang a painting drawn by the emperor at home.
Many people even regretted that they did not participate in that auction, otherwise they would probably be the one who finally took the original work of the emperor.
So this time, except for Shui Yu, many people came here with the mentality of trying their luck, aiming at the emperor's authentic works.
But unexpectedly, they really encountered each other. Haoyue Manor actually bought another original painting of the emperor to auction!
In a blink of an eye, the price of "Tiger Roaring Forest" exceeded 200,000 yuan and soared all the way. In the end, it was shot by Xue Sanlu of the No. 12 private room for 350,000 yuan.
This time, Xue Sanlu not only wanted to appreciate the true face of Shui Yu, but also came for the emperor's authentic works.
The Xue family has always been loyal to the royal family. Now the emperor has promoted him to the Minister of Works with his own hands. How could he not hang a painting by the emperor in his family?
Although this "Tiger Roaring Forest Picture" costs 140,000 taels of silver more than the previous "Bird Spring Mountain Picture", Xue Sanlu didn't look heartbroken at all.
Although he was not greedy, the Xue family had hereditary marquis and his own fiefdom, and he still had a lot of money every year.
In Xue Sanlu's opinion, these 350,000 taels are not worth mentioning compared to showing loyalty to the emperor.
"Dad, you are so awesome!" Seeing that Xue Sanlu successfully took the painting, Xue Ziyi immediately gave Xue Sanlu a thumbs up.
This means that she has obtained her night fragrance.
At this time, Zhu Song was already numb in the private room No. 9 and sat on the chair with no desire.
He really couldn't figure out how the painting he threw in the imperial study was so valuable when he arrived at the Haoyue Auction.
Now when we think of Yu Hao's appearance, it seems that he knew from the very beginning that these paintings could be sold at a very high price.
Even Zhu Song had to admire Yu Hao's business acumen. This kid is indeed a business genius.
At the auction table, when he saw the first item achieved such good results, Li Shihan also laughed happily.
"Congratulations to the VIP in Private Room No. 12 for successfully taking the first item. Our waiter will deliver the item to you later. Please see the second item in this auction..."
The next lots are similar to those in the last auction, including the Divine Arm Crossbow, porcelain, alcohol, and Dragon Emperor Brew...
Although they were all auctioned last time and lost their freshness, the rich people who participated in the auction this time were not on the same level as the last time.
And they also seem to want to compare who is more capable, resulting in the price of each item being far higher than the last time.
Zhu Song was stunned when he looked at the items sold at sky-high prices.
Now the transaction amount has reached two or three million yuan, which is still the case when the finale of Shuiyu has not appeared.
"His grandma, I'm so poor in the palace. The princes and ministers in Wudu City are richer than the other, and they pretend to be poor with me every day!" Zhu Song couldn't help but swear.
I remember that Zhu Song had to ask several princes and daughters to raise money together even if he even allocated funds for disaster relief, but these people who participated in the auction only cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, and there was no sign of feeling distressed at all.
Li Mingyang, who was beside him, immediately shrank his neck and did not dare to make any noise.
He originally wanted to compete for several items, but because Zhu Song was by his side, he finally gave up.
Everyone present was basically a well-known figure in Wudu City. Although no one knew anyone in the private room, no one was willing to admit that they were not as good as others and tried their best every time they bid.
However, no one would have thought that the current emperor also participated in this auction, and the emperor was so poor that he didn't even dare to bid...
Chapter completed!