sbdcsierra Chapter 192: Rich Merchant
Chapter 192: Rich Merchant
"Green Mountains and Green Bamboos! Mr. Banqiao, it's actually an authentic work by Zheng Banqiao!"
Following Qiao Vining's exclamation, the people sitting at the back couldn't hold back any longer and quickly stood up and came forward.
Two of them were quite professional and even took out fist-sized magnifying glasses, lay over the painting, and examined it carefully from top to bottom.
"Teacher Yu, what's your comment?"
A middle-aged man who was standing a little to the outside but had a rather wealthy temperament couldn't help but ask the slightly plump man who was looking him up and down with a magnifying glass.
After Yu Congsheng put away the magnifying glass, he turned to look at the person who had just asked the question.
"President Chang, why don't you come and take a look yourself? The people here are all experts, so I won't show off my limited skills in front of you!"
After saying that, he smiled and waved his hand, then took a few steps back. He felt a little bitter in his heart.
There is no other reason. This painting of "Green Mountains and Green Bamboos" must be an authentic work without a doubt. He can see it, and the others can naturally see it as well.
Chang Shudian, who just asked the question, is a wealthy businessman.
More than fifty years ago, Mr. Chang Xingbang went to Southeast Asia to start his business in the textile industry. During the more than twenty years when the country was in ruins, he organized Southeast Asian Chinese businessmen to donate money and materials to the country countless times to fight.
It has won unanimous praise from Chinese businessmen in Southeast Asia.
The Chang Shudian in front of us is the fourth-generation head of the Chang family. Not only that, he has been elected as the president of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce for two consecutive terms since he was elected four years ago!
With such strength, there is no chance for Yu Congsheng to take action.
Chang Shudian didn't say anything polite. He nodded to Yu Congsheng, took two steps forward, and came to the front of the painting.
“The composition is bold and unrestrained, and the style is right!”
Chang Shudian looked up and down and nodded.
“The ink is light and heavy, the brushstrokes are crisp, the technique is profound, and the feeling is right!”
"Focus on the meaning rather than the form, paint the essence rather than the skin, and the realm is right!"
After taking a closer look, Chang Shudian couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Several people around him nodded in agreement.
Ning Yuan felt relieved when he saw this situation, so he stepped forward and spoke loudly.
"Everyone, you've already seen the painting. You can judge its authenticity, value, and value for yourselves. We won't elaborate further. The starting price is two thousand five hundred. The highest bidder wins!"
As Ning Yuan said this, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Everyone present here has a good status and position, and Professor Qiao can only be considered average here.
Therefore, after looking at each other, there was a brief gap in the situation.
Ning Yuan was not in a hurry, he just smiled and glanced at everyone in the field.
Finally, someone couldn't help but make the first bid.
"Two thousand eight!"
The person who spoke was the slightly plump Yu Congsheng.
Ning Yuan nodded, looked around again, and asked.
"Anyone still wants to bid? You can bid up to three numbers. After I say three times, this painting by Mr. Banqiao will belong to you!"
"three!"
"two!"
"Wait a minute, I'll give you three thousand!"
Ning Yuan heard a familiar voice, turned around and saw that it was Professor Qiao.
Wow, what a good agent!
After smiling at Professor Qiao, Ning Yuan started counting again.
But with these two people starting, the scene started to liven up and everyone was no longer tense.
"Three thousand two!"
"Three thousand and five!"
"Three thousand and six!"
"Three thousand eight!"
The price kept rising, and almost all the wealthy customers present had their own bids, except for President Chang!
Ning Yuan was already satisfied when he heard the price of 3,800. This price was already far beyond his psychological range.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to count, a deep, steady, yet irrefutable male voice came from President Chang.
"Five thousand!"
At this moment, not only Ning Yuan, but also several distinguished guests in the hall turned around and looked at Chang Shudian.
No matter how much you worry about it or how much you like it, no matter how good something is, it has a price.
So when the price was announced, everyone lost interest.
After Ning Yuan called out three numbers, he immediately picked up the scroll and handed it to Chang Shudian.
Chang Shudian took it with a smile, then took out five stacks of ten-yuan banknotes from a large handbag behind him and handed them to Ning Yuan.
"Little brother, five thousand yuan, keep it!"
Ning Yuan also took the money with a smile, nodded and shook hands.
After returning to the crowd, Ning Yuan signaled everyone to be patient as there were still good things to come.
After saying that, he stood up again and went into the inner room.
After entering the house, Ning Yuan first put the five thousand yuan directly into the space, and then took out a painting from the space.
In the hall, Chang Shudian could be heard talking to the others.
"Please forgive me, everyone! My Chang family's ancestral home is where the hermit Banqiao lived in seclusion. My father and grandfather often used bamboo festivals to celebrate the seasons, which is in line with our Chang family tradition. Therefore, I, Chang, will take on this responsibility!"
After saying this, he bowed to the others.
Professor Qiao, Yu Congsheng, Wei Chunan, Xu Zhenyi and others present here are all people with broad minds. (Um, you can check their names; their surnames have been changed.)
Although it is a pity not to accept such a masterpiece, it will not be a loss of grace.
Instead, thanks to Chang Shudian's polite words, everyone became familiar with each other.
Some of these people earned US dollars and came back to support construction.
Some of them were Chinese businessmen from Southeast Asia who were invited back to China.
Since they are in different circles, it is naturally difficult for them to get in touch with each other on a daily basis, not to mention the current external environment, which makes them extremely cautious.
This is because Zhang Fengkai of Lao Mo repeatedly invited them and said that there were some really good things, so they came here with doubts.
They were indeed not disappointed, as the first painting taken out was Zheng Banqiao's masterpiece.
Ning Yuan has whetted the appetite of this group of people.
After returning to the hall again, Ning Yuan unfolded the painting in his hand.
Everyone gathered around again.
However, judging by the reactions, people were much less interested in this painting than the previous authentic work by Zheng Banqiao.
"Everyone, this painting, 'Subduing the Dragon and Subduing the Tiger,' by former Qing Dynasty court painter Ding Guanpeng, starts at 1,500 yuan. As usual, it's sold after three clicks!"
There were only a few bidders in this round, and Xu Zhenyi from Xu Ocean Shipping won the painting for 1,800 yuan.
Ning Yuan was not too disappointed. After all, the value of this painting was indeed far from that of Zheng Banqiao's works.
The next two works are paintings by court painters of the Qing Dynasty.
Yu Congsheng bought a painting titled "Overlapping Green Mountains" by Tang Dai for 1,500 yuan.
The other painting was Lang Shining's "Immortal Music and Eternal Spring", which Ning Yuan specially picked out after noticing that the atmosphere had become a little depressing.
This painting did receive a good response, after all, Lang Shining was much more famous than the other court painters.
It was finally bought by Wei Chunan, a patriotic Malaysian Chinese businessman, for 2,700 yuan.
At this point, the four paintings have already earned Ning Yuan 10,000 yuan!
This is a millionaire!
Ning Yuan returned to the inner room and put the money into the space. He was really excited!
After thinking about it, Ning Yuan decided to take out two more rare items.
Today is the first auction, he has to make a name for himself!
If people decide that nothing good can come out of this and stop participating, that would be a huge loss.
Thinking of this, Ning Yuan opened the space and took out four of the sixteen cloisonné gem-inlaid covered bowls that he had just collected yesterday.
(besides!)