Chapter 8 Private Auctions
After eating this meal for nearly an hour, Xu Qing had seen the lives of rich people, but he was extremely calm inside. This kind of life of luxury is not what he pursued. Being able to successfully get into a university he likes is the question that needs to be considered at the moment.
"Brother, there will be a small antique auction upstairs later. I heard that there are a few interesting old items. Let's go up and take a look." Mr. Tang felt that the meal was particularly delicious, so he invited Xu Qing to participate in the after-dinner program.
This time, the purpose of Mr. Tang’s call to Mr. Wu together was not only to identify the “Elephant in Ten Thousand Years”, but also to ask him to help him take items from this auction.
"Okay, my buddy will join in the fun too." Before Xu Qing could respond, Fatty Liu, who was standing by, had already responded in advance. This so-called small auction is a private transaction, and the items auctioned are also a private collection. The authenticity depends entirely on the experience of antique identification. Even if you accidentally hit me, you can only blame yourself for not having enough eyesight. Usually rich people like to find excitement. This auction caters to this mentality.
To be honest, Xu Qing didn't sleep all night, and now he just wanted to find a big bed to make up for it. He lacked interest in antique auctions, but Fatty Liu had already responded, so he could only nod and agree. At worst, he would find Zhang Chazi to play chess later.
Tang Guobin was in high spirits and took out a gold card to hold the door to settle the bill. He led the three of them to the top floor by taking the elevator. Xu Qing, who was standing beside him, seemed a little nervous because he was too sleepy.
At the entrance of the stairs were four tall guards in camouflage uniforms, each wearing headsets, and a strong aura was revealed on his body. When he saw Tang Guobin bringing people up, he did not show much enthusiasm, but just nodded slightly to express his head.
Tang Guobin smiled slightly and led the three of them directly into a room in the corridor. After entering, he found that it was a spacious hall with an area of at least 200 square meters. It was decorated in a simple and solemn manner. There were five rows of mahogany chairs with coffee tables horizontally. A marble table covered with red velvet cloth on the center of the hall was particularly conspicuous.
At first glance, Xu Qing felt a familiar feeling in his heart. Isn’t this just like the school conference room before? Of course, the auditorium was determined not to use mahogany tables and chairs.
There were about twenty people sitting in the hall, mostly middle-aged people, and there were also several old men with gray hair, each dressed in exquisite clothes. You could tell at a glance that they were successful people with rich weight, and the youngest one was Tang Dashao and the three.
When everyone saw Mr. Tang bringing people in, they just glanced a few intentionally or unintentionally, but the old men nodded and signaled when they saw Mr. Wu.
Before the auction began, the four of them found a seat in the back seat and sat down. Two beautiful and generous cheongsam waiters standing beside him brought a few cups of fragrant tea at the right time. Before they could chat, they saw the door open. Six security guards in camouflage uniforms carried three large wooden boxes in a row. At the end, they were a middle-aged man wearing a navy blue gown, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Mr. Wu.
"This is Xiao Gongyun, the boss of Gu Yunzhai, and the famous brother in the antique industry in Jiangcheng. It costs at least 100,000 yuan to be invited to host an auction..." Master Tang sat next to Xu Qing and whispered to introduce the man's name.
Xu Qing nodded while yawning, looking like he was indifferent. Fortunately, the tea here has a refreshing effect, otherwise he would probably doze off as soon as he sat down. He didn't think that this kind of game played by rich people has a half-dollar relationship with him. To put it bluntly, it was just a bit of soy sauce.
Xiao Gongyun walked to the mahogany platform with a smile and stood there, bowed to everyone present, and said aloud: "Thank you for your appreciation. If you don't talk, just use a word from the Tao, and see the truth under your hands, look at the guys."
After saying that, he bent down and opened a wooden box, took out a blue-white porcelain bottle from it, stood up and placed it on the table. The bottle was about fifteen centimeters high, with a narrow bottom and wide body. It gradually closed towards the bottleneck, looking a little similar to the clean bottle held in the hands of the Buddhist Guanyin.
"Everyone, Mr. Xiao used this Song Qingbai glaze clean bottle to throw bricks and jade. This object was returned from Quyangtao, Hebei in 2009. Today I will dare to use it as an opening remark."
After saying that, Xiao Gongyun picked up the clean bottle with one hand and slapped it into the corner behind him.... The bottle suddenly split into pieces and shattered into pieces of porcelain.
Everyone was in an uproar and all looked at Mr. Tang sitting in the back row. They all knew that the Tang Zhenggang mentioned just now was this guy's father.
Young Master Tang smiled disapprovingly, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said in a voice that only people around him could hear: "It's paralyzed. I spent 600,000 yuan to buy things, and I finally came and listened..."
Xu Qing was also awakened by this shocking behavior and looked at Mr. Tang beside him with confusion. He couldn't figure out why he had to smash the good things in front of everyone. 600,000 yuan, are you full?
Young Master Tang blinked and whispered: "This object is fake. My stupid father paid the tuition fee at the beginning, but now he takes it out to make a gimmick."
After hearing what he said, Xu Qing finally understood a little, thinking to himself, it turned out that this was a trap, which led people to get into it.
In fact, Xu Qing was wrong. Xiao Gongyun had two purposes for doing this. One is of course to attract everyone's attention in the fastest way. The other also shows that if you find a fake at the auction, you can only say that you don't have enough eyesight and have no other interests.
It is undeniable that Xiao Gongyun's move was very effective. Everyone in the hall focused on him. He slowly put on a pair of white gloves, bent down and took out a blue-white glaze porcelain bowl with plum petals on the edge from the box and gently placed it in the center of the table.
"The Song Qingbai glaze clean bottle just now was a fake. Boss Tang specially asked him to come and listen to it. Xiao has done this kind of effort. I wonder if Master Tang listens to it crispy?"
Xiao Gongyun finished speaking this sentence slowly and turned his attention to Tang Guobin.
"Crispy, crispy!" Mr. Tang stumbled his neck and responded loudly. Many people laughed in silence, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became relaxed again.
Chapter completed!