192: The drawing is not right

Liang Lejia saw Liu Yuanhua following Boss Zhang.

And he was bringing so many Experts.

He noticed Liu Yuanhua's provocative gestures toward Qin Yun.

He shook his head slightly.

"The boss Liu Yuanhua is following is named Zhang Deben. He's in the logistics and transportation industry and has some influence."

"However, his background is somewhat dirty, so you'd better be careful."

Fearing that Qin Yun might get into trouble without knowing the other party's situation, Liang Lejia explained in a low voice.

"Why did they bring so many people? It's a bit crowded for them all to sit at one table; it looks a little ridiculous."

Qin Yun was grateful for Liang Lejia's introduction, but he didn't take it too much to heart.

Having experienced so many battles in America, Liu Yuanhua was just child's play to him.

However, seeing so many people squeezed onto one table made him want to laugh.

Zhang Deben was obese; he took up the space of two people by himself.

There was still a large gap left beside him on a table that could originally seat ten people.

Compared to other tables with only five or six people, the eight of them sitting down appeared very crowded.

Liang Lejia noticed Zhang Deben and Liu Yuanhua with their Experts.

They were squeezed together, forcing smiles.

He found it somewhat amusing.

The seriousness on his face vanished.

His eyebrows arched, and he almost laughed out loud.

"Two of them have been on the central station's treasure appraisal programs, and another two are chief appraisal Experts from large antique shops in Kyoto. It seems those two put in a lot of effort."

"Since we can't go up for a close inspection, the role of Experts in this kind of auction is hard to say. I see that Liu Yuanhua has ill intentions; just be careful."

Liang Lejia didn't expect Qin Yun to have a sense of humor in this situation.

This was the funniest thing he had seen in several weeks; even if he gained nothing from the auction.

He felt the trip was worth it!

"Don't worry, they are no match for me!" Qin Yun said with a face full of confidence.

Liang Lejia smiled and didn't reply.

He was curious in his heart about what skills this young friend he had made possessed.

If an accident occurred, it wouldn't be too late to step in and help.

As the Host announced the official start of the auction, everyone turned their attention back to the auction items.

Being more than ten meters away, although Qin Yun's eyesight was good...

Through the viewing window, he could clearly see a part of the displayed collection.

It was like looking at a leopard through a tube.

He only had a guess about the antique inside the cover.

He couldn't judge the value of the antique on the plate at all.

Other people's eyesight wasn't as good as his.

Qin Yun believed he could definitely see more clearly than many elderly Experts.

Moreover, he had the Profound Vision Treasure Eye.

After activating it...

The treasure light of the ten auction items was completely presented before his eyes.

Three purple items, seven blue items.

He was incredibly shocked.

Just for the opening, there were three antiques with purple treasure light.

And one of them had a very deep color, with sparse faint golden specks of light on it.

Qin Yun firmly memorized the depth of the treasure light in his mind.

He gained a clearer understanding of the auction organizer's strength.

They weren't very famous internationally, but their strength was not inferior to many large Auction Houses.

The first auction item was brought before the camera by a model.

The side of the antique with the viewing window was clearly displayed on the large screen.

"Starting price is one hundred thousand, with each bid increase no less than ten thousand. The auction for the first collection item officially begins!"

As soon as the Host finished speaking, the discussion between the bosses and Experts became intense.

The bidding was also very loud, and the second floor suddenly became noisy.

It was even louder than the noise at the Warehouse Auctions in America.

The Experts couldn't remain calm either, having to communicate with their employers while judging the value of the antique.

Most of their faces were very excited.

"Two hundred thousand!"

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Three hundred thousand!"

"...Two million eight hundred thousand!"

Only when the price reached nearly three million did more than half of the bidding bosses drop out.

Qin Yun didn't expect the competition to be so fierce.

It was just a piece of porcelain; from the screen, one could only tell it was white porcelain.

Without knowing the style, era, kiln, or condition at all, the bosses were actually this crazy.

The key was that the first auction item only had blue treasure light.

At most, he would pay eight hundred thousand!

Liang Lejia saw Qin Yun's surprise.

He felt very happy in his heart.

This friend always had a calm face; he thought Qin Yun wouldn't care about anything.

He didn't expect him to be stunned right at the start.

"The reputation of the auction is guaranteed. Based on the past, antiques are worth at least five hundred thousand, with seven or eight items worth over ten million, and most ranging between one million and four million."

"You could call it a guaranteed game of luck, which is why everyone is so crazy."

Liang Lejia explained to Qin Yun.

Qin Yun nodded, gaining a deeper understanding of the bosses' psychology.

Here, they were competing on luck.

They weren't thinking of making money from this; each person would buy two or three antiques.

If they won the gamble, they'd gain prestige and something to brag about.

If they lost money, they'd blame it on bad luck.

They didn't care about such a small loss.

They'd make it back by closing a single deal with another boss.

Everyone just treated the auction as a venue for games and socializing.

In the end, the first auction item was sold for 4.3 million.

The second auction item was a painting.

It was not large, and the seal and inscription happened to be exposed.

The pattern on the seal was two dragons entwined.

The inscription had the bony beauty of structure and the fleshy beauty of brushwork; the style was unique, each character handsome and elegant, like a painting of wind-swept clouds.

After the painting was clearly presented on the screen...

Both the first and second floors erupted; everyone was arguing incessantly.

"Could this... could this be a painting by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty?"

"The seal looks like Zhao Ji's Double Dragon Seal, and the script is also Zhao Ji's Slender Gold style. I think it's very likely to be genuine."

"The style is indeed similar, but we can't appreciate it closely from this distance, so I'm a bit unsure."

"Only a small corner of the painting is shown; it's impossible to judge its authenticity at all."

"The Auction House has never produced a fake, so this painting must be real; it's just the price that's hard to say."

"This is too easy to judge, as if this part was intentionally exposed."

...Many people had doubts in their hearts, but due to the Auction House's reputation...

Everyone was willing to believe this was Zhao Ji's authentic work.

At most, the painting might have some issues, like stains or damage.

Zhao Ji, this tragic emperor, is very well-known in Xia Country.

His artistic achievements were among the best of all emperors.

Therefore, Zhao Ji's paintings, especially those with inscriptions and seals, are very popular.

At an auction, a copy of 'Sketches of Rare Birds' the same size as the second item...

Sold for a high price of twenty-three million!

Once the auction began, the bosses competed fiercely.

The price quickly reached fifteen million.

"Sixteen million." Liang Lejia, who had been quiet before, also started bidding.

Qin Yun was very puzzled.

He remembered that the treasure aura of the second item was blue.

This painting was definitely not worth that much money.

In other words, this painting was definitely not Zhao Ji's authentic work!

But Boss Liang had said that fakes would never appear here.

And they offered a ten-fold compensation for fakes.

So he kept pondering what exactly was going on.

After the price reached twenty million, only Liang Lejia and Zhang Deben were still bidding.

When Liang Lejia was about to raise his paddle to bid, Qin Yun hesitated repeatedly.

He still reached out and stopped him.

Boss Liang had been good to him; he couldn't watch Boss Liang get cheated.

"Something is wrong with this painting."