Author: Erzi Congzhou

Unknowingly, the bidding has reached 25 million, and Xu Zhantang and Li Jianchen have also withdrawn from the bidding. This price is already a bit outrageous today.

It is still 1993. Fu Baoshi and Zhang Daqian, the first famous artists to be sought after in modern times, are the cover works of auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's. Their highest value is around 1.9 million, and it is difficult to break through 2 million.

And the paintings of ancient famous artists, such as "Ancient Wood and Stone Pictures" on ink paper by Wang Fu of the Ming Dynasty, are registered in the "Shiqu Baoji" and are covered with the imperial appreciation seals of "Sanxitang", "Yi Zisun" and "Shiqu Baoji".

, an old collection of the Qing Palace with a clear inheritance from the imperial court, it was not until the first time it appeared at auction in 2002 that it was sold for a mere HK$478,000.

It is still far from being ten or twenty years later, but the fact that the "Mahivi Nikki" can be sold at this price level has far exceeded everyone's expectations.

However, this was far from Zhou Zhi's psychological price. He was someone who had seen the subsequent market trends of Oriental art.

After 2010, the value ceiling of Oriental artworks was officially opened.

Su Dongpo's "Withered Trees and Strange Rocks" was sold for 470 million; Wang Xizhi's "Peace Note" was sold for 308 million; even Wu Bin's "Eighteen True Pictures" from the Ming Dynasty was sold for 1.69 yuan.

The value of the "Da Niku Sutra" to the people of the island is definitely much higher than the value of Wang Xizhi's "Peace Note" and Su Dongpo's "Picture of Dead Trees and Strange Rocks" to the people of the island.

"Twenty-six million." Lin Wanqiu continued to bid. The bidding for Oriental artworks was ten times higher than in previous auctions. It was destined that today would be a day recorded in history.

What is needed at this time is to be calm, even if it is just pretending, you have to pretend, but you drink water to moisten your throat more often: "Mr. Hou and Mr. Zhou, do you want to continue bidding?"

Hou Zhongjin also stood up at this time: "I'm sorry, I need to make a call too."

Hou Zhongjin is an agent, and the authorization they can get from the boss is limited. There is a limit to the amount they can control for an auction or a financial quarter.

Once this limit is exceeded, temporary authorization from the boss is required.

Obviously, Hou Zhongjin thought that the phone call Zhou Zhi just received was this kind, so he also wanted to temporarily contact Ellsworth on the other side of the ocean.

This was a very good opportunity. Eiichi Anzhai whispered a few words to Goro Sakamoto, who also hurriedly left the venue and ran outside.

This is to temporarily raise funds and wait for the decisive battle.

Taking a deep breath, Anzhai Eiichi showed a forced smile: "Dear Ms. Lin, I have a question to ask."

"Mr. An Zhai, please speak." Lin Wanqiu said with a smile: "While Mr. Hou is free to contact Mr. An, I can breathe a sigh of relief."

There was good-natured laughter in the venue. Indeed, today's auction was extremely successful, but at the same time, the pressure on the host was also huge.

Being able to adjust many auction items so well, and grasp the atmosphere and rhythm so carefully, the top three important auction items all fetched several times the premium. The current "Dainikkei" has even aroused fierce excitement.

The end of the competition shows that Lin Wanqiu has the ability to control the world's top auction conferences.

It is conceivable that after today, Lin Wanqiu will be promoted to a world-class auction host.

"I would like to ask you about the relationship between Mr. Zhou and you." Anzhai Eiichi kept smiling: "He is just a young man under twenty years old. He was unknown at auctions in various places before. How can he sit in the auction?

How is it possible for this row to pass the fund audit of this auction?"

Zhou Zhi had indeed attracted a lot of attention before. As soon as he said this, a buzz of discussion suddenly sounded in the hall.

Lin Wanqiu smiled and said: "Yesterday's pre-exhibition appraisal meeting, Mr. Anzhai and Mr. Sakamoto were also present. Whether Mr. Zhou is qualified to sit in this row, I think they are very clear, including our famous Hong Kong collector Mr. Yang

, Mr. Xu, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Li, a famous collector from New Island, and Mr. Zhong Jin, the Asia general representative of Mr. Ellsworth, a famous American collector, can all serve as witnesses at that time."

"The relationship between Mr. Zhou and me is very simple. He is a specially hired appraisal consultant for the auction company established by my biological father Lin Haitong in the Mainland. He is also an important customer and partner of our Haitong. He once studied under two masters from the Mainland National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, Qi

Mr. Gong and Mr. Wang Shixiang have participated in the discovery and appraisal of many national treasure-level cultural relics in the mainland."

"He gave key appraisals of the three important artifacts in this auction. Among them, Mr. Zhou not only gave an accurate dating of the Xuande Kuilong jar, but also provided clues to reference cultural relics."

"And "The Great Nikkei", which is still being filmed, has been identified by Mr. Zhou and can be confirmed as a rare Tang Dynasty volume."

"When Mr. Zhou was conducting these appraisals yesterday, all the important guests were present, and they were approved by Mr. Anzai and Mr. Sakamoto."

"Now I can also tell you that regarding the Ming Dynasty gilt-bronze Guanyin statue, it was only after Mr. Zhou asked Mr. Wang for advice and was reminded to use X-ray scanning to scan the object that he discovered the relics inside."

The words were spoken calmly, but the movement they brought was earth-shattering. If an old man in his 70s or 80s from the mainland had this level, then of course no one would have anything to say, but a young man under 20?

Both Zhang Zongxian and Li Jianchen cherished their younger generations very much. Zhang Zongxian stood up immediately: "Yesterday's appraisal, we were all at the scene, and we can testify to niece Xian that what she said is true, and Mr. Xiao Zhou's appraisal skills and level really impressed all of us.

It opens people’s eyes and makes them convinced.”

Li Jianchen said: "Mr. Anzhai, you were also present yesterday. You also wanted to stay alone to ask Mr. Xiao Zhou about the paper used in the "Da Ni Jing". Mr. Xiao Zhou also generously used the hard yellow wax Shu paper from the Tang Dynasty.

He has given us the relevant knowledge clearly, so why are you questioning him now?"

An Zhai didn't look angry and said with a smile: "As we all know, any important guest at a large auction must be a well-known figure in the collecting world. For example, Zhang Sang and Li Sang are both internationally renowned collectors."

"However, this Mr. Xiao Zhou has no decent collection achievements before. Isn't it a bit special that he can sit here just because of Ms. Lin's words?" An Zhai said: "I don't doubt Mr. Xiao Zhou's appraisal.

After all, we all saw it yesterday. I’m just a little confused about Mr. Xiao Zhou’s collection results.”

After speaking, he turned and looked at the venue: "I believe this is also the doubt of most people attending the meeting, isn't it?"

"As for Mr. Xiao Zhou's collection achievements, I think it is indisputable." Lin Wanqiu said: "At the beginning of this year, Mr. Xiao Zhou purchased two Qianlong revolving vases from my studio. The two revolving vases represent

The level of the collection and the price at that time are very clear to the collection community."
Chapter completed!