After the host finished asking the question, the pretty boy, with a confident expression on his face, shouted cheerfully, "I'll pay 500,000!"
After that, he said to the person beside him as if chatting, "This thing is destined to be with me. The name on the seal is the same as mine. Maybe we were from the same family hundreds of years ago. I'll accept this thing. My grandfather will have his birthday in a few days, so I'll give it to him as a gift."
Xu Boan sneered. It was obvious that the pretty boy's words were just a smokescreen.
He simply wanted to find a false excuse, saying that he bid for the seal because they had the same surname, to prevent others from knowing his true intention and raising the price. It can be said that he had good intentions.
After hearing what the pretty boy said, one of the bidders who was familiar with him immediately gave up bidding, which was considered as giving him face.
After all, the price and profit of this thing are not high. A gentleman does not take away what others like. What's more, it is something that an acquaintance likes, so just give it up.
However, there were still some people who were unmoved and immediately raised the price by 20,000, bringing the price to 520,000.
At this moment, Xu Bo'an gently touched Tang Xiaohu and said, "Okay, go ahead and bid. As long as the final bid is not less than three million, just bid whatever you want."
In fact, Xu Boan didn't care much about this thing at first. Although this thing did have some highlights, it was not Xu Boan's favorite thing. Xu Boan had already calculated what to get for Tang Xiaohu.
But the remarks made by the professor of archaeology from the pretty boy's side just now made Xu Bo'an more interested, so he used the "Fude Divination Sutra" to do a quick divination, and in an instant he understood the more detailed origin of the seal.
If Xu Bo'an's prediction before the auction started was about the general trend of the auction, this time it was more precise, specifically on the seal auction item.
It's true that the origin of this seal is almost the same as what the old professor said! It is also of great collection value and significance.
So Xu Boan came up with an idea and asked Tang Xiaohu to get involved to disgust the pretty boy, which could also be regarded as revenge for the previous provocation.
But when Tang Xiaohu heard the price of three million from Xu Bo'an, he was stunned and said awkwardly: "No...Brother, this thing is so expensive, we don't have so much money."
Xu Bo'an was speechless after hearing this. Money is a man's courage. Why are you making bets with others if you don't have money? Are you playing?
Lin Miaomiao explained, "My dad wants us to come and participate, just to show our love. The maximum amount should not exceed one million. But since you said so, Brother Xu, we can just shoot it. My pocket money is enough."
She is indeed a rich girl, with millions of pocket money at such a young age. People are really incomparable!
Tang Xiaohu's face was embarrassed. It was really uncomfortable to eat this soft rice. Moreover, he had to eat it in front of Xu Bo'an, which made him feel uncomfortable.
But Lin Miaomiao was trying to save face for herself, so Tang Xiaohu couldn't say much, so he said, "Miaomiao, let's put this matter aside. I'll lend it to you!"
As he spoke, Tang Xiaohu raised his number plate, and after the host asked him about it, he offered a bid of 550,000.
Lin Miaomiao raised her fist in dissatisfaction and hit Tang Xiaohu, saying, "What are you talking about? You are still so distant with me. Are you going to pay for everything we do in the future? Then why do we get married? We should just be friends."
Tang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said, "No, this is different."
Lin Miaomiao rolled her eyes at Tang Xiaohu and said, "What's the difference? Besides, this was instructed by Brother Xu. I have confidence in Brother Xu."
When Xu Bo'an heard Lin Miaomiao's words, on the one hand, he was very grateful for her trust in him, but on the other hand, he was worried whether the little girl was pointing at him.
There is no doubt that Tang Xiaohu trusts him, but now that they are married and have started a family, Xu Boan can no longer treat Tang Xiaohu in the same simple and rough way as before. After all, he also has to give an explanation to his family.
With this in mind, Xu Bo'an immediately explained softly: "In fact, the real value of this seal is not its identity. After all, this thing is just a seal of a seventh-rank county magistrate, and it is not precious.
The real value of this seal is that it is a sculpture by a famous artist. If I am not mistaken, the sculptor of this thing should be Kuai Xian, a famous sculptor of that period!"
"Kuai Xian?" Tang Xiaohu muttered, obviously not knowing who this person was.
Xu Boan explained softly: "As we all know, the era to which this seal belongs was a time of great literary prosperity. Not only did many famous poets emerge, but also many calligraphers and painters competed with each other. It can be said that it was a period of contention among hundreds of schools of thought in literature and art.
Therefore, most of the high-value antiques we have discovered from that period are calligraphy and painting. However, during this period, the skills of carpenters, stonemasons and other craftsmen were also extremely excellent.
If I am not mistaken, this seal was made by a master sculptor at that time. His name was Kuai Xian. According to historical records, the imperial palace at that time was designed, supervised and built by him, and many of the buildings and sculptures were even completed by him personally.
At that time, the dynasty was just established, and he and his apprentices made seals for government offices at all levels. However, most of them were made by his apprentices. After all, as a master, he could not handle so many things by himself.
At that time, his carvings were hard to come by. I guess the county represented by this official seal was his hometown, so he was lucky enough to carve it himself. Because his hometown was this county, the price of this thing was still very high. "
Listening to what Xu Bo'an said, Tang Xiaohu and Lin Miaomiao nodded repeatedly. They instantly had a certain understanding of the value of the seal and became very confident in their bid.
Before Tang Xiaohu could respond, Lin Miaomiao said, "You know a lot, Brother Xu. This auction was not in vain. It seems that I have a chance to pick up a bargain this time."
Xu Bo'an shook his head slightly and reminded, "In my opinion, the professor of archaeology should have seen through this. I'm afraid they are determined to get this seal. If the price is too high, it doesn't matter. After all, the auction has just begun, and there may be bigger bargains waiting for us to pick up later."
Lin Miaomiao stuck out her tongue mischievously and said, "That makes sense, otherwise they wouldn't be so eager to bid!"
At this moment, the pretty boy has already offered the price up to eight hundred thousand.
Tang Xiaohu sneered and said, "Even if we can't get it, we have to raise the price for them. We can't let them get away with it. Just do as our brother Xu said and offer three million. If they still want it, it won't be too late for us to stop."
Xu Boan added calmly, "That's right, not only that, you just have to bid for the items that will be auctioned later. I asked you to stop, so you stop again. This is to prevent them from figuring out our true intentions. It also increases their cost of finding bargains." "Great, this method is insidious enough, I like it!" Tang Xiaohu looked at Xu Boan exaggeratedly and said, "Brother, we both studied civil engineering, why are you so outstanding?"
Xu Boan said seriously: "You are too kind. Actually, I am not outstanding. I just use the time others spend on dating to study and improve myself."
Tang Xiaohu was immediately furious and said, "Brother, if you say that, you are picking on me. I am not the kind of person who only cares about myself. Miaomiao has a best friend who is also single. Since you are single now too, why not introduce her to you?"
Lin Miaomiao clapped her hands and said, "You are talking about Su Jie, right? I think it's okay. Last time she asked me to go shopping, I told her that I had a candlelight dinner with you, and she said I was boring. It's a good opportunity to match Brother Xu with her. If they get together, she won't have to say that I value women over friendship."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's say she is one of them." Tang Xiaohu nodded repeatedly, and then said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother, Miaomiao's best friend just came out of the ivory tower, graduated with a doctorate, and her family is not bad. You are such an outstanding person, you are a good match for her."
Xu Bo'an waved his hand and said, "Come on, you two, stop trying to match people up here. Make your bids quickly, or it will be too late."
At this moment, the offer made by the pretty boy had reached one million, and the two people who had followed him in raising the price also gave up one after another.
The auctioneer has called out the price twice. If there is one more time and still no one bids, the item will fall into the hands of the pretty boy.
Seeing that the auctioneer asked for the third time, Tang Xiaohu raised the bidding card in his hand with a smile, and then made a bid with an increase of 200,000.
The pretty boy originally saw that he was about to get the seal, which was a business that would make him a guaranteed profit of two million. He must be very excited to be able to earn more than two million in such a short period of time.
But unexpectedly, at the critical moment, a Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared.
This feeling really is like a cooked duck about to fly away.
The pretty boy looked at Tang Xiaohu viciously, gritted his teeth and raised the price again, directly by 300,000, with great momentum, as if he wanted to scare Tang Xiaohu away.
After all, in his opinion, Tang Xiaohu must not have much money. As long as he raised the price aggressively enough and high enough, Tang Xiaohu would not have the courage to follow.
People usually say that being a project manager or other leading team or a contractor can make a lot of money, but that is only compared with the ordinary working class and ordinary income groups. It is really incomparable with the rich second generation with a wealthy family like Xiaobian.
However, Tang Xiaohu had Xu Bo'an's words as a reassurance, and with Lin Miaomiao's strong pocket money to support him, he was naturally not at all intimidated. He raised the sign again to increase the price by 500,000 at a time, and the bid reached 2 million!
This gave the pretty boy a fright.
Is this so powerful? Does this guy have too much money to spend, or does he also know the true value of this item?
However, thinking that the price of this seal was over three million, the pretty boy was not intimidated and immediately raised the price by 500,000 as well, and directly raised the price to million. He looked at Tang Xiaohu provocatively, meaning that he thought you were an idiot!
This time, Tang Xiaohu did not raise the price by another 250 yuan. Instead, he waited for a long time until the auctioneer called out the price twice again. Just when the pretty boy thought that Tang Xiaohu would not raise the price anymore, Tang Xiaohu leisurely raised his sign again.
When the pretty boy saw this, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated and he panicked.
Originally, he thought that Tang Xiaohu was just raising the price against him deliberately, and he didn't know the true value of the seal. Now that it has reached million, he no longer dared to raise the price, lest he would not increase the price and sell the seal to him.
Therefore, the pretty boy felt that it was a good deal for him to buy the seal for million, after all, there was still a profit margin of 500,000.
But now that Tang Xiaohu raised the price again, the pretty boy suddenly became nervous and felt that Tang Xiaohu most likely knew the true value of this thing, otherwise why would he be so enthusiastic about it.
If Tang Xiaohu raises the price by another 500,000, there will be no profit margin for this thing, and it would be meaningless if I add more money.
The pretty boy's face turned pale, and he was just thinking about giving up the seal when he heard Tang Xiaohu say loudly, "Increase the price by two hundred thousand!"
Hearing that Tang Xiaohu only raised the price by 200,000, the pretty boy raised his sign again with a gloomy expression and said, "I will also raise the price by 200,000."
The pretty boy's idea is very simple. You want to get a bargain, right? I'm so beautiful, so I'll raise the price for you first. In this way, you won't have much profit margin.
Unexpectedly, Tang Xiaohu did not raise the price at all. After the auctioneer shouted "two million and nine hundred thousand" three times, no one raised the price anymore, and the seal fell into the hands of the pretty boy.
Seeing that he had reduced the original profit of 2 million to 100,000, the pretty boy was furious but there was nothing he could do.
His teacher comforted him and said, "Well, don't worry. Although you spent a lot of money, it is still worth the price. If you are not in a hurry to sell it, you can keep it for a few years. After a few years, the value of this thing may increase.
Or if you don’t want to collect it, you can also revise the supporting information for it, and I’ll find someone to do a review later, and then take it to a big auction house in Hong Kong to sell it. Maybe it can be sold for four million, which is a good profit.”
After hearing what the teacher said, the pretty boy looked better.
At this moment, another beautiful lady in cheongsam came up to the display stand in front, carrying a wooden tray. On the tray was a small black tripod with three legs and two ears.
Looking at the photos in the auction information booklet, there are some patterns and inscriptions carved on the small tripod, whose meanings are unknown, and the style is simple and ancient.
Seeing this thing presented, Xu Boan nodded slightly. This might be the variable in the auction money calculation.
I just don't know what kind of treasure this thing is that can be so valuable! (End of this chapter)
After that, he said to the person beside him as if chatting, "This thing is destined to be with me. The name on the seal is the same as mine. Maybe we were from the same family hundreds of years ago. I'll accept this thing. My grandfather will have his birthday in a few days, so I'll give it to him as a gift."
Xu Boan sneered. It was obvious that the pretty boy's words were just a smokescreen.
He simply wanted to find a false excuse, saying that he bid for the seal because they had the same surname, to prevent others from knowing his true intention and raising the price. It can be said that he had good intentions.
After hearing what the pretty boy said, one of the bidders who was familiar with him immediately gave up bidding, which was considered as giving him face.
After all, the price and profit of this thing are not high. A gentleman does not take away what others like. What's more, it is something that an acquaintance likes, so just give it up.
However, there were still some people who were unmoved and immediately raised the price by 20,000, bringing the price to 520,000.
At this moment, Xu Bo'an gently touched Tang Xiaohu and said, "Okay, go ahead and bid. As long as the final bid is not less than three million, just bid whatever you want."
In fact, Xu Boan didn't care much about this thing at first. Although this thing did have some highlights, it was not Xu Boan's favorite thing. Xu Boan had already calculated what to get for Tang Xiaohu.
But the remarks made by the professor of archaeology from the pretty boy's side just now made Xu Bo'an more interested, so he used the "Fude Divination Sutra" to do a quick divination, and in an instant he understood the more detailed origin of the seal.
If Xu Bo'an's prediction before the auction started was about the general trend of the auction, this time it was more precise, specifically on the seal auction item.
It's true that the origin of this seal is almost the same as what the old professor said! It is also of great collection value and significance.
So Xu Boan came up with an idea and asked Tang Xiaohu to get involved to disgust the pretty boy, which could also be regarded as revenge for the previous provocation.
But when Tang Xiaohu heard the price of three million from Xu Bo'an, he was stunned and said awkwardly: "No...Brother, this thing is so expensive, we don't have so much money."
Xu Bo'an was speechless after hearing this. Money is a man's courage. Why are you making bets with others if you don't have money? Are you playing?
Lin Miaomiao explained, "My dad wants us to come and participate, just to show our love. The maximum amount should not exceed one million. But since you said so, Brother Xu, we can just shoot it. My pocket money is enough."
She is indeed a rich girl, with millions of pocket money at such a young age. People are really incomparable!
Tang Xiaohu's face was embarrassed. It was really uncomfortable to eat this soft rice. Moreover, he had to eat it in front of Xu Bo'an, which made him feel uncomfortable.
But Lin Miaomiao was trying to save face for herself, so Tang Xiaohu couldn't say much, so he said, "Miaomiao, let's put this matter aside. I'll lend it to you!"
As he spoke, Tang Xiaohu raised his number plate, and after the host asked him about it, he offered a bid of 550,000.
Lin Miaomiao raised her fist in dissatisfaction and hit Tang Xiaohu, saying, "What are you talking about? You are still so distant with me. Are you going to pay for everything we do in the future? Then why do we get married? We should just be friends."
Tang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said, "No, this is different."
Lin Miaomiao rolled her eyes at Tang Xiaohu and said, "What's the difference? Besides, this was instructed by Brother Xu. I have confidence in Brother Xu."
When Xu Bo'an heard Lin Miaomiao's words, on the one hand, he was very grateful for her trust in him, but on the other hand, he was worried whether the little girl was pointing at him.
There is no doubt that Tang Xiaohu trusts him, but now that they are married and have started a family, Xu Boan can no longer treat Tang Xiaohu in the same simple and rough way as before. After all, he also has to give an explanation to his family.
With this in mind, Xu Bo'an immediately explained softly: "In fact, the real value of this seal is not its identity. After all, this thing is just a seal of a seventh-rank county magistrate, and it is not precious.
The real value of this seal is that it is a sculpture by a famous artist. If I am not mistaken, the sculptor of this thing should be Kuai Xian, a famous sculptor of that period!"
"Kuai Xian?" Tang Xiaohu muttered, obviously not knowing who this person was.
Xu Boan explained softly: "As we all know, the era to which this seal belongs was a time of great literary prosperity. Not only did many famous poets emerge, but also many calligraphers and painters competed with each other. It can be said that it was a period of contention among hundreds of schools of thought in literature and art.
Therefore, most of the high-value antiques we have discovered from that period are calligraphy and painting. However, during this period, the skills of carpenters, stonemasons and other craftsmen were also extremely excellent.
If I am not mistaken, this seal was made by a master sculptor at that time. His name was Kuai Xian. According to historical records, the imperial palace at that time was designed, supervised and built by him, and many of the buildings and sculptures were even completed by him personally.
At that time, the dynasty was just established, and he and his apprentices made seals for government offices at all levels. However, most of them were made by his apprentices. After all, as a master, he could not handle so many things by himself.
At that time, his carvings were hard to come by. I guess the county represented by this official seal was his hometown, so he was lucky enough to carve it himself. Because his hometown was this county, the price of this thing was still very high. "
Listening to what Xu Bo'an said, Tang Xiaohu and Lin Miaomiao nodded repeatedly. They instantly had a certain understanding of the value of the seal and became very confident in their bid.
Before Tang Xiaohu could respond, Lin Miaomiao said, "You know a lot, Brother Xu. This auction was not in vain. It seems that I have a chance to pick up a bargain this time."
Xu Bo'an shook his head slightly and reminded, "In my opinion, the professor of archaeology should have seen through this. I'm afraid they are determined to get this seal. If the price is too high, it doesn't matter. After all, the auction has just begun, and there may be bigger bargains waiting for us to pick up later."
Lin Miaomiao stuck out her tongue mischievously and said, "That makes sense, otherwise they wouldn't be so eager to bid!"
At this moment, the pretty boy has already offered the price up to eight hundred thousand.
Tang Xiaohu sneered and said, "Even if we can't get it, we have to raise the price for them. We can't let them get away with it. Just do as our brother Xu said and offer three million. If they still want it, it won't be too late for us to stop."
Xu Boan added calmly, "That's right, not only that, you just have to bid for the items that will be auctioned later. I asked you to stop, so you stop again. This is to prevent them from figuring out our true intentions. It also increases their cost of finding bargains." "Great, this method is insidious enough, I like it!" Tang Xiaohu looked at Xu Boan exaggeratedly and said, "Brother, we both studied civil engineering, why are you so outstanding?"
Xu Boan said seriously: "You are too kind. Actually, I am not outstanding. I just use the time others spend on dating to study and improve myself."
Tang Xiaohu was immediately furious and said, "Brother, if you say that, you are picking on me. I am not the kind of person who only cares about myself. Miaomiao has a best friend who is also single. Since you are single now too, why not introduce her to you?"
Lin Miaomiao clapped her hands and said, "You are talking about Su Jie, right? I think it's okay. Last time she asked me to go shopping, I told her that I had a candlelight dinner with you, and she said I was boring. It's a good opportunity to match Brother Xu with her. If they get together, she won't have to say that I value women over friendship."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's say she is one of them." Tang Xiaohu nodded repeatedly, and then said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother, Miaomiao's best friend just came out of the ivory tower, graduated with a doctorate, and her family is not bad. You are such an outstanding person, you are a good match for her."
Xu Bo'an waved his hand and said, "Come on, you two, stop trying to match people up here. Make your bids quickly, or it will be too late."
At this moment, the offer made by the pretty boy had reached one million, and the two people who had followed him in raising the price also gave up one after another.
The auctioneer has called out the price twice. If there is one more time and still no one bids, the item will fall into the hands of the pretty boy.
Seeing that the auctioneer asked for the third time, Tang Xiaohu raised the bidding card in his hand with a smile, and then made a bid with an increase of 200,000.
The pretty boy originally saw that he was about to get the seal, which was a business that would make him a guaranteed profit of two million. He must be very excited to be able to earn more than two million in such a short period of time.
But unexpectedly, at the critical moment, a Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared.
This feeling really is like a cooked duck about to fly away.
The pretty boy looked at Tang Xiaohu viciously, gritted his teeth and raised the price again, directly by 300,000, with great momentum, as if he wanted to scare Tang Xiaohu away.
After all, in his opinion, Tang Xiaohu must not have much money. As long as he raised the price aggressively enough and high enough, Tang Xiaohu would not have the courage to follow.
People usually say that being a project manager or other leading team or a contractor can make a lot of money, but that is only compared with the ordinary working class and ordinary income groups. It is really incomparable with the rich second generation with a wealthy family like Xiaobian.
However, Tang Xiaohu had Xu Bo'an's words as a reassurance, and with Lin Miaomiao's strong pocket money to support him, he was naturally not at all intimidated. He raised the sign again to increase the price by 500,000 at a time, and the bid reached 2 million!
This gave the pretty boy a fright.
Is this so powerful? Does this guy have too much money to spend, or does he also know the true value of this item?
However, thinking that the price of this seal was over three million, the pretty boy was not intimidated and immediately raised the price by 500,000 as well, and directly raised the price to million. He looked at Tang Xiaohu provocatively, meaning that he thought you were an idiot!
This time, Tang Xiaohu did not raise the price by another 250 yuan. Instead, he waited for a long time until the auctioneer called out the price twice again. Just when the pretty boy thought that Tang Xiaohu would not raise the price anymore, Tang Xiaohu leisurely raised his sign again.
When the pretty boy saw this, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated and he panicked.
Originally, he thought that Tang Xiaohu was just raising the price against him deliberately, and he didn't know the true value of the seal. Now that it has reached million, he no longer dared to raise the price, lest he would not increase the price and sell the seal to him.
Therefore, the pretty boy felt that it was a good deal for him to buy the seal for million, after all, there was still a profit margin of 500,000.
But now that Tang Xiaohu raised the price again, the pretty boy suddenly became nervous and felt that Tang Xiaohu most likely knew the true value of this thing, otherwise why would he be so enthusiastic about it.
If Tang Xiaohu raises the price by another 500,000, there will be no profit margin for this thing, and it would be meaningless if I add more money.
The pretty boy's face turned pale, and he was just thinking about giving up the seal when he heard Tang Xiaohu say loudly, "Increase the price by two hundred thousand!"
Hearing that Tang Xiaohu only raised the price by 200,000, the pretty boy raised his sign again with a gloomy expression and said, "I will also raise the price by 200,000."
The pretty boy's idea is very simple. You want to get a bargain, right? I'm so beautiful, so I'll raise the price for you first. In this way, you won't have much profit margin.
Unexpectedly, Tang Xiaohu did not raise the price at all. After the auctioneer shouted "two million and nine hundred thousand" three times, no one raised the price anymore, and the seal fell into the hands of the pretty boy.
Seeing that he had reduced the original profit of 2 million to 100,000, the pretty boy was furious but there was nothing he could do.
His teacher comforted him and said, "Well, don't worry. Although you spent a lot of money, it is still worth the price. If you are not in a hurry to sell it, you can keep it for a few years. After a few years, the value of this thing may increase.
Or if you don’t want to collect it, you can also revise the supporting information for it, and I’ll find someone to do a review later, and then take it to a big auction house in Hong Kong to sell it. Maybe it can be sold for four million, which is a good profit.”
After hearing what the teacher said, the pretty boy looked better.
At this moment, another beautiful lady in cheongsam came up to the display stand in front, carrying a wooden tray. On the tray was a small black tripod with three legs and two ears.
Looking at the photos in the auction information booklet, there are some patterns and inscriptions carved on the small tripod, whose meanings are unknown, and the style is simple and ancient.
Seeing this thing presented, Xu Boan nodded slightly. This might be the variable in the auction money calculation.
I just don't know what kind of treasure this thing is that can be so valuable! (End of this chapter)
