Chapter 304 Is Ji Yang Stupid?
In modern society, there are many people who like antiques.
Antiques can not only improve one's cultural heritage, but they are also very profitable.
It is normal for some antiques of low value to be sold for several times or more than ten times.
Hainan has a history of nearly a thousand years, so there are naturally many people in Hainan who play antiques.
As the provincial capital, Wanghai also has the largest number of people who like antiques. These people have even built an antique city in Wanghai.
It sounds like it’s called Antique City, but it’s actually an antique market.
But I have to say that there are quite a few antique shops in Wanghai Antique City.
Wanghai Antique City occupies a favorable location, coupled with artificial hype, there are now more people playing antiques.
Wanghai Antique City now has the right time, place and people, and its scale is getting bigger and bigger. Some antique players from surrounding cities also like to come here.
The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds.
There are so many people playing antiques in Wanghai Antique City, and genuine and fake antiques are mixed together, so if you are not careful, you will be cheated.
"Master Ji, you are finally here, the auction has already started."
As soon as Ji Yang and Mu Hong's three daughters arrived at Wanghai Antique City, they saw an anxious Quan Chang wandering outside the antique city.
Quan Chang saw Ji Yang arriving and hurriedly came up to welcome him.
"There was some traffic jam on the road, so we were delayed."
Ji Yang and the three girls left home very early, but for some reason today, there were a lot of cars on the way to the antique city.
So when they arrived at the Antique City, the auction had already started.
At the beginning of a simple auction, the first items to be auctioned are generally of low value, and the good ones are at the end.
Quanchang brought Ji Yang into the auction site. The organizer of the auction knew Quan Chang, and Quanchang brought more than twenty antiques for auction, so the organizer arranged a box on the second floor for Quan Chang.
The auction occupies a large area, with two floors, and dozens of boxes on the second floor.
Unless these boxes are specially arranged by the organizers, if anyone else wants to participate in the auction in the box, they will have to spend money and have an identity.
After Ji Yang arrived at the box, he saw clearly what was going on at the auction site through the single-sided glass of the box.
There are hundreds of seats on the first floor of the auction site, and there is a stage in front of the seats.
On the stage, a female host wearing a red cheongsam was holding a microphone and introducing the auction items in a sweet voice.
"Ming Yongle Doucai bowl with dragon and phoenix patterns, height 6.2 cm, diameter 16.2 cm, bottom diameter 6.6 cm."
"It has an open mouth, a curved belly, and a circle foot. The center of the bowl is painted with a phoenix pattern, and the rim is decorated with a flower and grass pattern. The outer wall is painted with a pattern of clouds and dragons chasing pearls, followed by a circle of sea water patterns. The overall decoration technique is doucai, with the color filling in place, and the bottom is blue and white.
The book "Yongle Year of the Ming Dynasty" is in double-circle six-character regular script."
"The starting bid is one million, with a minimum of ten thousand each time the price is increased. There is no upper limit, and the auction begins."
After the female host introduced the Yongle Doucai Dragon and Phoenix Bowl, she announced that the auction had started, and the bidding sounds immediately started.
"One million and fifty thousand."
"One million and one hundred thousand."
"One million and three hundred thousand."
"One and a half million..."
The price went up and up, and finally this Ming Yongle Doucai dragon and phoenix bowl was auctioned for a high price of 2.6 million.
At this price, everyone knew that it had reached the highest price for the Yongle Doucai Dragon and Phoenix Bowl in the Ming Dynasty. If it went further, there would be no point in buying it back.
Looking at the heated bidding scene just now, and finally hearing the auction price of Yongming Le Doucai Dragon and Phoenix Bowl, Ji Yang showed a smile on his face.
"This colorful dragon and phoenix bowl belongs to us, right? Is the price lower or higher than you expected?"
Ji Yang remembered that among the antiques he fished out from the bottom of the sea, there was a colorful dragon and phoenix bowl from Yongle in the Ming Dynasty.
Ji Yang guessed right, this Ming Yongle Doucai dragon and phoenix bowl was brought by Quanchang.
"The price is 200,000 yuan higher than what we expected. This price is already very high."
Wang Ji said with an uncontrollable smile on his face.
The auction items brought by Quan Chang and Wang Ji had both been appraised before.
Now that the Yongle Doucai Dragon and Phoenix Bowl has exceeded their estimated price, they are naturally happy.
The three Mu Hong girls had already known that Ji Yang had antiques for auction, and they didn't feel anything special when they heard the content of the conversation.
As for the auction, they have participated in it countless times, so there is nothing new about it.
They came here just to see if there was anything interesting at the auction, and to accompany Ji Yang.
The auction is still going on, and more than a dozen of Ji Yang's twenty-odd antiques have been put up for auction.
After these antiques were auctioned, Ji Yang has made tens of millions today.
"What we are going to auction next is a piece of Hetian mutton-fat jade unicorn pendant from the Han Dynasty."
"The Qilin pendant is 3.2 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide and 4 millimeters thick. The carving is meticulous, the jade surface is smooth and delicate, and the knife is sharp. It is a typical carving work of the Han Dynasty."
"Since ancient times, there has been a saying in China that wherever the unicorn appears, there must be auspiciousness. The unicorn pendant is exquisite and exquisite. After you wear it, you will be enveloped in auspiciousness and make money."
"Hetian Sheep Jade Qilin Pendant from the Han Dynasty, the starting price is two million, the minimum price increase is one hundred thousand, there is no upper limit, the auction begins..."
Among the people who came to the auction, in addition to some antique collectors, there were also some big bosses.
These big bosses are somewhat superstitious. Kirin is an auspicious beast in Chinese myths and legends, and the jade pendant itself is indeed good.
Coupled with what the female host just said, these big bosses who are not short of money still don't want to increase their prices to the death.
"Two million three hundred thousand."
"Three million."
"Three and a half million."
"Three.6 million..."
The price of Kirin Pendant has been rising all the time. Although the increase in bidding price is not as high as it was at the beginning, it is still increasing.
At this time, the price of this piece of unicorn pendant has been quoted at 5 million.
This price has exceeded the price of the Hetian mutton-fat jade unicorn pendant in the Han Dynasty.
That is to say, these big bosses who don't care about money will buy it at such a high price for a good meaning and a good omen.
When a middle-aged man with a big belly and a rich look shouted out 6.5 million, no one raised the price.
"Hahaha, this unicorn pendant belongs to me."
Seeing that everyone around him was quiet, the middle-aged man said loudly with an arrogant look.
Seeing the other party's proud look, Quan Chang in the box looked contemptuous.
"Although this Hotan mutton-fat Kirin pendant from the Han Dynasty is good, it does not cost more than four million at most."
"You've spent more than two million yuan more and still feel so proud. You're just a fool. Mr. Ji, what I said is right."
Quan Chang said with disdain, and then asked Xiang Jiyang.
However, Ji Yang was staring at Qilin Pei with a strange look in his eyes at this moment, and ignored Quan Chang.
"Is there anyone else who wants to increase the price? If not, then I will..."
"I'll pay seven million."
Just when the female host thought that no one would continue to increase the price, a voice suddenly sounded.
The person who increased the price turned out to be Ji Yang.
Quan Chang just said that others were fools to spend 6.5 million to buy this unicorn pendant, but now Ji Yang has increased it to 7 million.
Chapter completed!