Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes Chapter 694

Chapter 694 Bidding

"Mr. Qin, how do you know that there must be more expensive antiques inside?"

Steven asked respectfully.

"Mr. Sima can explain to you."

This question fell on Sima Haotian. He thought for a while and said: "During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, border officials and tribal leaders paid tribute to the imperial palace with a large number of jade wares, which were called Hindustan jade wares. I think the carving style on the surface of this gem-inlaid red sandalwood box is very similar to the style of some Hindustan jades, so I guess the wooden box came from the Mughal Dynasty two or three hundred years ago."

"The Mughal Dynasty is the region of India today. At that time, the royal family was very extravagant, and the decorations used a lot of gold, gems and jade. The surface of this small-leaf red sandalwood wooden box is inlaid with more than ten rubies and sapphires, which shows the status of the original owner. very high."

"But why can't the wooden box be opened?"

Steven couldn't figure it out.

"Wooden boxes are generally used for daily use. Since they cannot be opened, there is only one case, and that is as a funeral object after the owner's death. Naturally, more precious jewelry will be hidden in such a precious gem-inlaid red sandalwood box. The wooden box hides The organ is opened from the inside through a special technique, but I am not good at this."

Several people who still had opinions on Sima Haotian looked at him with admiration again. No wonder such an awesome person like Li Mo recognized his ability. It really is not easy.

Li Mo put the small-leaf red sandalwood box into Dashan's backpack, and a group of people walked slowly along the avenue.

"There are a lot of antique shops, Mr. Qin, don't you want to go in and browse?" Sima Haotian's mental state was swept away today.

"Stick head, Gu Lishi, you two are wandering casually with Mr. Sima, let's separate."

"yes."

Sima Haotian nodded to him, and he chose an antique shop to open the door and walk in.

"You have found a good free labor force." Wu Yue said indifferently, "But this person is really talented. At least you have acquiesced in his appraisal results twice."

"My teacher, Professor Zhu Changping of Peking University, has said more than once that there is a gap in the talent in our domestic archaeological field, so I did not get good grades in my third year of high school, but I made an exception and was recommended to the Department of History and Archeology at Peking University. Although I am an associate professor, I have not learned the essence of archaeology. Sima Haotian has real skills in this matter. It is a pity to be so decadent. When I return to China, I will recommend him to Beijing University. I hope It can bring out a batch of materials that can be made."

"You have a big heart."

"When I was a child, my master always taught me that there is no limit to learning. When I grow up, we will carry forward our lineage. Fortunately, I have lived up to my mission. At least everything is going well. As for my heart, I don't feel it myself. Maybe it's because I have gained too much. So many things are relatively indifferent. Did something happen to the antique shop in front, there are quite a lot of people going in and out, let's go over and see what's going on."

After walking a dozen steps, I arrived at the corner of a street. The antique shop looked very large, more than three times larger than the antique shop next to it. It was brightly lit, crowded and noisy.

Push the door and walk in, no one pays attention to them at all.

The layout of this antique shop is very reasonable. There is a porcelain area, a sculpture area, an oil painting area, a gold, silver and jade area, and a miscellaneous area. There are more than a dozen people in the store, but they are not looking at the products, but whispering and discussing something. The staff behind the counter didn't take the initiative to receive anyone, they all stood there doing nothing, looking at their mobile phones, and two of them were drinking coffee leisurely.

"Go and find out, what are they talking about?"

Wu Yue and Steven nodded, and Li Mo walked to the porcelain area. There were many styles of porcelain on the museum shelf, some from China, some from European classical styles, and some were not porcelain, but pottery. In terms of style, most of them come from Southeast Asian countries.

Different pupils glanced at it, and almost thought that they had read it wrong. There were more than a dozen halos on the shelf, and one of the red halos had been traced back to the Tang Dynasty.

Man, this antique shop has too much gold.

Li Mo couldn't help pointing to a piece of porcelain on the Bogu rack and wanted to ask the clerk to take a look at it, but they all played by themselves, so let's forget it after thinking about it, and wait until we figure out the situation here.

After a while, Steven walked up to Li Mo and said, "Mr. Qin, the owner of this antique store died suddenly of a serious illness half a month ago, but he has no family to inherit the inheritance, so the local government has dealt with his name in accordance with the law. The industry will enter the bidding process in ten minutes."

"What is included in the auction?"

"The property rights of this store and everything in the store, including the store and those furniture."

May also came over and said.

"Steven, if I participate in the auction, am I eligible to participate?"

"Of course, it's just that the formalities are more troublesome."

"You contact Gu Lishi immediately and ask him to come over."

Li Mo gave an order, walked to the sculpture area, and also glanced at it with different pupils, there are quite a lot of good things. Next is the gold, silver and jade area and the oil painting, calligraphy and painting area. After a quick visit, Li Mo was very surprised. This store is really an antique store, and the authentic products account for nearly 40%.

"Mr. Qin, Steven has told me everything here, but I suggest you not to participate in the bidding yourself. You bid, and I will participate in the bidding as the actual authorizer. After all, I have the nationality of the United States, so if the bidding is successful, The procedures are also convenient and fast.”

Gu Lishi knew the way inside very well, so he quickly gave a suggestion.

"Okay, I will look at the specific situation before deciding whether to participate."

Someone pushed the door and walked in again, it was a few official representatives, and the store suddenly became quiet. One of the representatives looked through the documents and said a lot, but Li Mo didn't understand a word. It took four or five minutes to finish, and then I saw all the bosses standing around who were interested in bidding cheered up.

"Mr. Qin, this store and all the items inside will be packaged for auction later. The starting price is two million dollars. The official set the lowest bidding price according to the property value of the store. If it is lower than the price, it will be considered a failed auction. The one on the left The document in the fat man's hand is the official minimum price, and the minimum price for each bid cannot be less than $100,000."

Gu Lishi whispered from the side.

"How much do you think the property rights of this store are worth?"

"Three and a half million dollars is absolutely no problem."

Li Mo knew it in his heart, and his thoughts were no longer on the genuine antiques that were clearly displayed outside, but drifted to the secret treasure house.

He was guessing where the secret treasure house was hidden.

"Start bidding, the reserve price is two million dollars."

After the official representative announced the start, the bosses raised their hands one after another. Li Mo thought it was funny, the market value of this store was at least 3.5 million US dollars, which meant that the real bidding would not start until it broke through this figure.

The bidding speed was very fast, and it broke through the 3.5 million dollar mark in a short while, and the participants were still bidding fiercely.

4 million dollars, 4.5 million dollars, 5 million dollars, half of the people stopped bidding when it exceeded 5 million dollars, and the bidding speed slowed down.

5.5 million dollars, approaching 6 million dollars.

"Gu Lishi, the price is 6.5 million dollars."

Gu Lishi was bumped by Li Mo's elbow, and he immediately raised his hand and shouted. Everyone else had an increase of $100,000, but his call suddenly increased by $700,000, which stunned everyone involved.

The official representatives smiled. The price far exceeded their expectations. They didn't expect an antique shop to attract so much attention.

"US$6.6 million." A **** American in his fifties glared at Gu Lishi in displeasure.

Li Mo could understand this sentence, and he said directly: "The price is seven million dollars."

Gu Lishi puffed out his chest and raised his hand to call out the price.

The group of Americans looked at each other in blank dismay. What is the origin of this group of people? Seven million dollars is more than double the market price of the store.

The official representative is doing his best to fool around.

"Seven million one million dollars."

The American reluctantly raised his hand.

"Seven and a half million dollars."

Gu Lishi raised his hand and shouted in a loud voice, and now everyone is silent. The official representative saw the cold scene and knew that the overall situation had been settled. After shouting three times, he announced that the shop had been bid for 7.5 million dollars. success.

"Gu Lishi, Steven, May, you go and go through the formalities with the official representative. As for the others, please go out politely. From now on, I am the master here."

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