Chapter 2221 Isn't this nonsense?
Just as Li Zhongxin was despising the first auction item this time, some of the wealthy businessmen below became turbulent, and these people started to talk about each other in a quarrel.
The auction is already quite high for these Hong Kong people and overseas merchants.
The works of Master Li Mingxu can be said to be what they like very much, especially this jade product of the twelve zodiac signs.
Master Li Mingxu is one of the only remaining masters in the sculpture world in Hong Kong. This set of jade products for the twelve zodiac signs is said to be a work by Master Li Mingxu and a group of late masters thirty years ago. The most exquisite of the twelve zodiac signs is this item.
Because it is Sotheby's Auction House, this kind of thing must be genuine. If they will issue an appraisal certificate for this item, they will not hesitate to spend money to buy such a jade product.
"Everyone can auction this jade ornament for the twelve zodiac signs. After Master Li Mingxu's identification, he confirmed that this is the ornament he carved thirty years ago. Master Li Mingxu also wrote an inscription on this ornament, so please feel free to auction it." After introducing the origin of this ornament and the quality of the things, Li Lingyu spoke to the people below.
"Let's go to the first auction of the new year of Sotheby's Auction House. Now I announce that the starting price of this ornament is $200,000." Li Lingyu said seriously.
Every time, whether it is Sotheby's auction house or other auction houses, the items sold are basically good things, and the prices are neither too high nor too low. As long as they can ignite the enthusiasm of the auctioneers below.
"210,000 US dollars, No. 18 gave a transaction price of 210,000 US dollars. Is there anyone who continues to increase the price?" Li Lingyu said with a polite smile.
Li Lingyu was speechless about the first No. 18 that only added $10,000. How could such a large jade zodiac ornament be increased by $10,000? This is simply an insult to this ornament.
"Twenty-five thousand US dollars, 300,000 US dollars, haven't you continued to increase the price?" Li Lingyu looked at the license plate over there and kept talking.
Under normal circumstances, if you don’t participate in the auction, the value of this ornament is about 300,000 US dollars. However, with Li Mingxu, the Beidou, in the Hong Kong carving industry, has recently surged. The organizer believes that the price of this ornament will exceed 400,000 US dollars, or even reach one million US dollars.
However, after the price of the ornaments reached 300,000 US dollars, the price began to rise by 10,000 or 20,000 US dollars, and those who raised the price later even started to raise the price of 5,000 US dollars and 5,000 US dollars.
"Now the latest price on the 16th is given, 355,000 US dollars. Is there anyone who continues to increase the price?" Li Lingyu continued to reiterate her words.
Li Zhongxin didn't understand how such an ornament could be worth so much money. What kind of master carving is, no matter how awesome master carving is, according to Li Lingyu, the master is still alive and should not have such a value.
It is an indisputable fact that carving masters are respected all over the world, but it is somewhat unworthy to say that they are in Hong Kong.
You should know that Hong Kong has only a population of only a total of sculpting and how many people can do it. If such a master is placed in China, he will probably have to catch a lot of people.
Li Zhongxin saw that at this time there were at least five or six people who raised the price, and he really couldn't figure out what these people were thinking.
"400,000 US dollars, VIP No. 27 gave the latest price of $400,000 US dollars. Is there anyone who continues to increase the price?" Li Lingyu saw that VIP No. 27 gave the price of $400,000 US dollars, and there was a smile on her face.
There are still five or six people bidding now, and the auction price is now twice that of the auction price, which means that the price of this jade ornament can reach a higher level.
"Valent No. 36 gave a price of 450,000 US dollars. Is there anyone who continued to raise the price? Now the auction countdown is now, the first time for 450,000 US dollars..." Li Lingyu's first time rang out, and continued to shout in surprise: "Valent No. 27 gave a price of 480,000 US dollars. Has anyone continued to raise the price?"
Li Lingyu was very happy that these two people were basically determined to win this ornament, it depends on who had more money.
"After a time of 500,000 US dollars, the VIP in the private room No. 8 shouted for 500,000 US dollars." Li Lingyu continued to shout in surprise. She really didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin came out halfway and actually shouted for 500,000 US dollars at this time.
"Five hundred thousand dollars." No. 36 raised his sign again and added 10 thousand dollars on the basis of another half hundred thousand dollars.
Huang Yongsheng, No. 36, really likes this ornament. First, the ornament is consistent with his zodiac signs, and second, he is engaged in jewelry and jade collections. He already has three glass jade ornaments of the twelve zodiac signs in his hand, but they were not carved by Master Li Mingxu.
As long as the twelve zodiac signs of Li Mingxu with this rat, his value will be doubled all at once, and 510,000 US dollars is his largest amount.
Huang Yongsheng is a person who is in the jewelry and jade business. He knows better in his heart that the maximum value of this ornament is only 500,000 US dollars. No matter how much it is, it will be too much more valuable than him. Even if he has other zodiac ornaments in his hands, he will not be able to achieve such a value.
"Haruko, do you like such ornaments? If you like it, no matter how much they spend, you will continue to increase the price. I will buy it for you as much as you spend." When Li Zhongxin heard about the private room No. 8, he was obviously stunned. He thought for a long time before he thought about it. It was their private room.
He even didn't expect that the person who bid was Haruko next to Masako Mitsui.
"Brother Zhongxin, I see you have been paying attention to this thing there. I think you should like it very much. Isn't it just $500,000? You are reluctant to buy it. I will buy it for you as a gift for you." Haruko said to Li Zhongxin with a smile on his head.
Chapter completed!