Starting to go to the sea: I really didn’t want to be a sea king

At 9 o'clock, the display cabinets were removed and all visitors were invited to the auction hall on the other side.

At the door of the auction hall, each bidder will receive a hand-held sign, which is the kind with a circle on top and a small handle below. The circle has Arabic numerals written inside, corresponding to the identity of each bidder.

After the auction officially begins, bidders who want to bid can just raise their signs to bid.

"Here, this is your sign, No. 44. You said it too late, so you can only get this number that no one wants."

Xia Tian handed a hand-held sign engraved with '44' to Chu Yang.

Generally, Chinese people are still quite taboo about numbers with '4', especially in the Bay Area, where they even choose the number of the furnace to be burned after death with '8'.

"I don't care, as long as it works."

Chu Yang is not taboo. He came from a time travel, and people who dance in his own mourning hall are still afraid of bad luck?

In this way, get the number plate, enter the auction hall, and find the seat corresponding to the plate.

Seat No. 44, in the middle of the second to last row.

Chu Yang found that the seating arrangement in the auction hall was also very particular. There was a seat between the adjacent numbers, probably considering that the participants would also have entourages.

How to say it, just one word, considerate!

At 9:20, Sotheby's staff entered the venue to debug the equipment.

Chu Yang saw Xia Tian directing several employees wearing suits and intercoms on their ears to test the projector and microphone.

Ten minutes later, the auction started on time.

A female auctioneer wearing a red dress and a neat ponytail walked onto the stage.

The auctioneer first introduced herself in two sentences, that is, her name is Chen Ling, which auctions she had hosted before, and which famous collections she had sold.

Then Chen Ling expressed her gratitude and welcome to the participants and the bidders, and finally announced the official start of the auction.

"Dear guests, please look at the first lot, the "Great Bodhisattva and Heart Sutra Picture" written by Emperor Qianlong..."

Auctions usually start with a good start and a bad end, that is, a few good items are offered at the beginning to cultivate the atmosphere, and some "ordinary items" that everyone can afford are offered in the middle to make everyone feel a little involved, and finally the finale is the climax of the scene before the fire is over.

So the quality of the first lot at the beginning of this auction is quite good.

Chen Ling gave a comprehensive introduction to the information of "Great Bodhisattva and Heart Sutra Picture", including its size, number of words, content, famous seals on it, collection experience, etc. Finally, she waved her hand and said: "The Qianlong Imperial Calligraphy "Great Bodhisattva and Heart Sutra Picture" officially starts bidding, the starting price is 800,000 Hong Kong dollars, and each bid is 40,000 Hong Kong dollars. Please bid..."

At the same time, Chu Yang closed his eyes and silently said in his heart, "Open!"

[The silver treasure box has been opened, reward: randomly refreshed ocean treasure (rare)*1, capture time limit: 120 minutes. 】

The system refreshed the scene, but it was not the yellowed "Heart Sutra Picture" in front of him.

"120 minutes, one auction should be enough."

Chu Yang calmed down and decided to wait and see.

At the auction site, Qianlong's imperial calligraphy was still a bit attractive.

After a few seconds of silence, someone started bidding.

Chen Ling immediately turned her attention to the bidder, pointed her hand, smiled, and reported clearly: "Okay, Mr. No. 10 bids 800,000 Hong Kong dollars..."

Half of the people at the scene were attracted to him, and 'Mr. No. 10' also held his chest and head high, enjoying the pleasure of being in the spotlight.

"As expected of Sotheby's auctioneer, he is capable!"

She has a dignified and elegant figure. She talks freely when introducing treasures and is friendly and pleasant when bidding. People unconsciously follow her rhythm, which makes him eager to try and want to raise a sign.

Chu Yang had participated in several so-called "charity auctions" in his previous life, but the atmosphere was very different from that of a professional auctioneer on the scene.

The handling fee for submitting the auction was worth it!

Under Chen Ling's professional hosting, "The Bodhisattva Statue and Heart Sutra Picture" quickly went through several rounds of bidding, and the price reached 1.48 million Hong Kong dollars.

This price has exceeded the starting price by 50%, and the price is still rising.

When the price reached 1.6 million, the frequency of bidding finally dropped.

In the end, this "The Bodhisattva Statue and Heart Sutra Picture" was sold for 1.96 million, which is 245% of the starting price!

A good start!

"Congratulations, Mr. No. 10." Chen Ling said after calling the price three times and then dropped the hammer.

The other bidders also showed their demeanor, and there was a slight applause at the scene.

Chu Yang also applauded, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.

"Yes, yes, yes, just bid like this, the higher the better."

It didn't take long before the second item was put on the auction table.

This is a Qing Dynasty Qianlong imitation Ge glaze seven-star plate. The starting price is much lower than the opening "Great Bodhisattva and Heart Sutra Picture", only 80,000, and each bid is 4,000.

After several rounds of bidding, Chu Yang also raised a sign and enjoyed the attention of everyone.

"Okay, Mr. No. 44 bids 124,000..."

This is the first time Chu Yang raised a sign. The number '44' is also unique enough. Nearly half of the bidders were attracted to it, wanting to see who is so desperate to choose such a garbage number.

But Chu Yang's limelight was less than two seconds. Almost at the same time as the auctioneer's voice fell, another sign in the front row was raised.

"Okay, Ms. No. 16 bids 128,000."

Everyone looked back again.

Chu Yang also looked over. It turned out to be the curly-haired fat girl customer who had communicated with Xia Tian before, that is, the benefactor of the man with glasses.

"Hmm?"

When Chu Yang looked at him, he found that the other person was also staring at him, and the corner of his mouth deliberately showed a villain's evil smile.

"Are you targeting me?"

Chu Yang understood immediately.

This kind of dog-blood plot actually happened to him.

He tried to raise the card again, and the curly-haired fat girl immediately followed.

The man with glasses looked at Chu Yang, his face was so proud, and he leaned over to kiss the fat girl, and looked back at Chu Yang with a mocking look.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's hard for him."

Being able to study abroad in Hong Kong at public expense, he must be a celebrity in the school in China, and he would probably choose any class flower or junior school girl.

He didn't cherish such a good condition, and now he is eating a piece of "raw pork belly". It can only be said that his appetite is really enviable.

However, Chu Yang thinks that it's good for such a person to be married off, and the junior school girls will be left to the lovely male compatriots to feel sorry for.

"This guy is a jerk. He is shameless and is trying to compete with us."

Cai You's pretty face was puffed up with anger when she saw this.

"Ayang, keep shouting. Compare your money with me. I will kill him."

She took out a black and gold-plated Bay Area co-branded diamond card from her pocket and slapped it on Chu Yang's hand.

The card is there, but it was not issued until 2020. Please forgive the author for moving it to 2007 to show off.

"This is Lao Cai's secondary card. You can spend up to 5 million!"

Chu Yang:...

Lao Cai:...

Not Miss, that's 5 million, not 500 yuan!

He is worthy of using so much money to compete with him?

"Don't worry, I will find a way to deal with him."

Chu Yang pinched Miss Cai's soft and delicate little hand and sneered.