Chapter 70 The Last Windfall
There were no more treasures in the next three groups, most of which were luxury goods such as jade and jade. After all, antiques at the national first-class cultural relics level are hard to come by. It is already very good to get four pieces at an auction.
Of course, it was these four items that almost made Su Chen the target of public criticism.
Because he took down almost all the best treasures in antiques. Fortunately, except for Jiuhua Jade, he did not attack the luxury goods of jade and jade, otherwise it might really arouse public anger and ended up badly.
There were three consecutive groups, and there was no good baby. Su Chen was in a bad mood. In fact, it was not just him who participated in eight consecutive groups, and many people could not keep up with their physical strength.
Appraisal of treasures is actually a very brain-consuming thing. Distinguishing the real and false requires combining various truths, and it cannot be bad at all, which is very energy-consuming. At this auction, the auction house was filled with dozens of fakes, which was dazzling.
In fact, this is also a routine. When you appreciate this kind of thing, the worse your energy will be. If you are a little less determined, you will become perfunctory, so it is easy to mislead. This is also the reason why most of the last three groups are fakes, and the auction houses rely on this period to make money.
Fortunately, the auction house is quite conscientious, and in the ninth group, two more treasures were finally released.
A Buddhist scripture from the Tang Dynasty and a money tree from the Han Dynasty are all considered first-class cultural relics.
It has to be said that the quality of the goods at Xinghe Auction House is really high. Not only does it have a large number of jewelry, jade and jade luxury goods, but it also has six national first-class antiques.
This is probably the family fortune that Xinghe Auction House has accumulated for at least five years.
However, it is strange that the auction organized by Xinghe Auction House has so much effort, but there is no large-scale publicity or preview in advance, which maximizes the profits, and not even the number of people participating in the auction is too large.
The most important thing is that there were not many foreigners in this auction, otherwise Yi Zhou and Su Chen would not have been so arrogant before! After all, foreign businessmen would not be afraid of the second generation of rich Chinese.
Many people speculated that the above-mentioned intervention was made in this auction. Especially those national first-class cultural relics, after the auction was successful, individuals may not be able to save them. Therefore, those who are well-informed and thoughtful are not very concerned about antique items.
Su Chen didn't care at first, but later, he gradually realized something was wrong. He felt nervous and hurriedly asked Mr. Wu who was beside him.
"Old Wu, why do I feel something is wrong? Is this auction house legal? The country will not take back the treasures I bought, right?"
The state allows individual collectors to collect cultural relics of legal origin, but if they are not legal, it is up to be discussed. Of course, this aspect is actually very loose, and no one will be serious about it. However, the proceeds from this auction are different. This auction house has many official shadows, so it is difficult to guarantee that someone will cause trouble.
Mr. Wu glanced at Su Chen and smiled and said, "You kid are smart! Don't worry, with me here, no one will force you to steal your stuff!"
Su Chen smiled embarrassedly, but he felt a little confused and began to plan secretly.
Although he was a little unsure, he still had to buy it. Anyway, he didn't spend his money. However, this time he didn't take action personally, but asked Yi Zhou to buy it. After all, he is now a rich second generation. If he doesn't buy a few treasures, wouldn't it be revealed?
The two treasures cost Su Chen more than 200 million yuan, but Su Chen didn't care at all.
I began to look forward to the last set of lots. According to common sense, this set of lots usually has big bosses!
Sure enough, when Su Chen looked from behind and looked at the last item, his heart twitched instantly.
It was a brush carved from Hetian jade. The overall jade is warm and milky white. The tourmaline is smooth inside, while the outside is carved with auspicious clouds and jade dragon reliefs. All the patterns seem to be attached to the brush washing. The shape is extremely realistic and the carving is extremely exquisite. It is an extremely precious literary treasure.
Su Chen realized that this treasure was extraordinary at first sight, and hurriedly opened his eyes and saw that it was true...
"Auspicious clouds in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the original product..."
He knew that this cultural relic was once collected and in a Western museum. It was an absolute national treasure, but it was later stolen, but unexpectedly it appeared here.
Su Chen was stunned, and Mr. Wu also squeezed up. After looking through the glass and washing the pen for a while, Mr. Wu raised his head excitedly and asked Su Chen, "Xiaochen, what do you think?"
Su Chen rolled his eyes secretly. "Old Wu, what's the use of me? If I buy this thing, do you sure I can keep it?"
Although the antique cultural relics before were precious, they were bought with real money and with the help of Mr. Wu, it was not difficult to keep them.
But this Hetian jade pen washing is definitely a national treasure-level cultural relic. The country cannot allow him to stay away. Moreover, the auction house itself is illegal. If the country wants to take it back, it is hard to say. If Su Chen takes it, he might make his own contribution.
Of course, when she said that, Su Chen actually decided to take a picture when he saw the brush washing.
Even if he can't keep such cultural relics, it is the best choice to hand them over to the country.
Mr. Wu saw Su Chen’s thoughts, but Mr. Wu didn’t care because he had a solution before he came. In fact, the reason why he asked Su Chen to come here was mostly for this pen to wash.
"Xiaochen, I know what you mean. I don't have much power. I can't give you too much guarantee. The only thing I can guarantee is that if you take a photo of this pen wash, your museum will be established in the future. This pen wash will definitely return to the original owner!"
Su Chen's eyes lit up, but he didn't expect there would be any unexpected gains?
"Old Wu, this is true!"
Mr. Wu smiled softly. "What? Can't you trust me?"
"You can trust it, absolutely!" Su Chen smiled. "Don't worry, Mr. Wu, I'm going to make a decision on this pen washing!"
Mr. Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Although he knew that many of the people here today were their own people, these people may not be really reliable. Just in case, Mr. Wu was more willing to believe in Su Chen. He believed in his own vision and would not misjudgment!
After receiving Mr. Wu's promise, Su Chen felt relieved. He didn't even turn his eyes away, so he just opened his way forward and explored.
But what disappointed him was that the last group was full of garbage, not even a decent luxury item, and they were basically fake.
But when you think about it, if there is that national treasure and other treasures are placed here, it will definitely be a secret bead. The VIPs are likely to abandon other things for the sake of that national treasure. The auction house will definitely not do such a stupid thing.
After thinking through these things, Su Chen was a little disappointed and wanted to close his eyes. Unfortunately, he was just one level one cultural relic!
However, just when he saw the last item and wanted to close his eyes, he was stunned.
Holding the grass, this is the end, can you still find a bargain?
The last item was a jade pot spring bottle. Judging from the characteristics of the bottle, it was a typical enamel porcelain style from the Qianlong era.
However, the surface of the bottle is a bit new, and the materials are not right, so it is obviously a late-processed imitation.
Chapter completed!