Rebirth 93: Break off the engagement at the beginning and marry Bai Fumei

"Zhu Yujie?" Chen Yang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw the woman walking into the box. It was Zhu Yujie who we met once at the Jiangcheng Treasure Appraisal Conference last year. With her status, how could she come to a place like this?

Chen Yang touched Song Qingyun with his arm and pursed his lips towards the box not far away. Song Qingyun also saw Zhu Yujie, and Song Qingyun frowned slightly.

Although Zhu Yujie is a woman, she specializes in playing with bronzes, and she has only been interested in bronzes in her life. If she appears here, does it mean that there will be bronzes in today's auction?

Just when neither of them thought about it, there was a sound of footsteps, and the originally noisy auction venue suddenly became quiet, and everyone was staring at the center of the stage in front.

At this time, eight sturdy men walked up from the side of the stage. Each of them was wearing a black shirt, black trousers, and black leather shoes. They were all bald. After walking onto the stage, there were four sturdy men standing on each side. Under the light, their bald heads were shining, which made Chen Yang want to laugh.

After the burly man stood up, a man walked up from the side of the stage with a smile, clasping his fists at everyone as he walked, "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, thank you for coming, thank you for your support, I'm neglecting you!"

Chen Yang looked at the man and saw that he was a strong man with a medium build and a sinewy face. Although he was smiling, he was still a bit intimidating.

"Okay, we are all old friends. I won't say any more nonsense. We will do everything according to the rules. It saves you trouble and we save worry!"

As he spoke, the man glanced at the people present with a pair of cold eyes, "The people present today include old friends, new friends, and friends from antique shops."

Having said this, the man raised his head with a smile and clasped his fists in Zhu Yujie's direction. Zhu Yujie nodded slightly.

"Let me introduce myself briefly. My surname is Luo. People who know me well call me Luo Dapao. You can call me Boss Luo, and of course you can also call me Brother Pao. Whether you are my new friend or old friend, Brother Pao. I hope everyone will abide by the rules of our venue.”

"If someone breaks the rules of my place, don't say I won't be merciful!"

After finishing speaking, Luo Dapao looked around with cold eyes. When Chen Yang saw the way he looked at him, he clearly had a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but shudder. This guy must be a ruthless character. .

"I announce that tonight's auction has officially begun!" After Luo Dapao finished speaking, he waved his hand behind him, "Everyone, please take a look at our first auction item!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone came up with a tray, and then placed the tray on the glass counter in the middle of the stage. It was a flower goblet.

The mouth of this flower goblet is decorated with Ruyi clouds, the neck is tied, the body is straight, and the feet are encircled. The whole body and feet are covered with turquoise green glaze, and are decorated with pastel lotus flowers. The belly of the vase is also outlined with a knotted baggage belt, which is extremely rare.

The overall decoration is outlined with foreign colors, with gold strokes, and a wishful head pattern near the feet, showing a wealthy and peaceful style.

"During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the colorful pine green ground was added with gold and precious flowers, such as the Ruyigu flower goblet. This is a good object!" Luo Dapao said while introducing the flower goblet to everyone with a smile.

Everyone in the venue stood up one after another, raised their feet and looked forward. Chen Yang didn't move, just reached for a banana, peeled off the skin, and bit it slowly.

"Brother Chen, what do you think?" Because Song Qingyun said that he was not responsible for the appraisal, Ma Yunfeng asked Chen Yang at this time and also wanted to see Chen Yang's ability.

"It's a fake, there's no need to look at it!" Chen Yang said calmly, chewing a banana and staring at the flower goblet on the stage in front of him.

"Fake? You can tell by that?" Boss Ma still seemed a little unconvinced.

Chen Yang explained while eating a banana, "Flower goblets first appeared in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties and were called bronze goblets. Later, in the Yuan Dynasty, bronze goblets began to be imitated and porcelain vases were made. , commonly known as "flower gob", popular in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties."

"It was mainly popular from the Jiajing and Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In addition to being used for display, the early flower goblets were mostly used for flower arrangement and hall decoration. The shape of the flower goblet is elegant, dignified and elegant, and the lines are very varied."

At this point, Chen Yang pointed at the flower goblet placed in the center of the stage with the hand holding the banana, "The largest flower goblet in the Qing Dynasty was about 40 centimeters high, and the smallest was 16 centimeters high."

"Let me tell you this, Boss Ma, apart from being used as a display device, the biggest use of flower goblets is for flower arrangement. In ancient times, flower arrangers liked to insert the entire branch with flowers into the flower goblet, so this object was made smaller. It’s no use!”

After hearing this, Boss Ma nodded, and then looked at the flower goblets placed on the countertop, "Then this one looks pretty big to me. It must be more than 20 centimeters tall, so it's about the same height!"

Chen Yang nodded after listening, "The height is consistent, but the shape is wrong."

"All the flower cups look like they have trumpet mouths, long necks, plump shoulders and swollen upper abdomen. The lower abdomen gradually shrinks and ends outward. It gives people the impression that they are big at the top and small at the bottom."

"Although it feels like this, the flower goblet has strict proportions in terms of shape."

Having said this, Chen Yang put the half-eaten banana he had not finished in the tea cup, glanced at Boss Ma, and continued to explain, "I just said that flower gulets are not just display utensils, they are mainly used for flower arrangements. If The upper opening of the flower goblet was too wide, and the ancients would insert branches with petals into the goblet. Because the goblet was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, it would fall over."

Having said this, Chen Yang let go of the banana in his hand, and the teacup tipped to one side due to gravity.

"Boss Ma, do you think the ancients would have made a batch of flower gobs that couldn't be used for flower arrangements?"

Ma Yunfeng nodded after hearing this, and was quite shocked at the same time. He really didn't expect that Chen Yang, who looked so young, could actually tell so many truths, and he could even tell that it was a fake just from the shape of the vessel.

Ma Yunfeng gave Chen Yang a thumbs up, "Boss Chen, you are indeed an expert!"

At this time, Luo Dapao had already finished introducing the flower goblet, and said to everyone with a smile, "As usual, we will give you a discount on the first one, with a starting price of 5,000 yuan!"

The people who were able to appear at the scene were definitely not short of money. As soon as Luo Dapao finished speaking, someone had already started bidding.

"Six thousand yuan!"

"Seven thousand yuan!"

"Seven thousand five hundred dollars!"

Luo Dapao had a slight smile on his face, "Mr. No. 23 bids 7,500 yuan, 7,500 yuan per time..."

"Eight thousand yuan!"

……

All of a sudden, the bidding voices came one after another. In an instant, the price exceeded 10,000 yuan. When the bidding reached 20,000 yuan, the bidding finally stopped. In the end, the fake flower goblet was bought for 20,000 yuan.

"Congratulations, Boss Zhong!"

"Congratulations!"

Listening to the happy sounds coming from below, Chen Yang couldn't help but look down at the excited people, feeling somewhat relieved in his heart. Perhaps here, being able to buy things with money is a status symbol.

After the first item was successfully auctioned, the atmosphere in the venue became tense. Everyone stared closely at the stage. After all, as the number of items sold became less and less, the prices of subsequent items would become higher and higher.

"The second piece is a double-eared furnace with bronze glaze and gold sprinkled with gold from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty!"

Following Luo Dapao's sound, Song Qingyun instantly sat upright, opened his eyes and looked down.