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"Oh, is that so? If no one buys it, it's considered a failed auction, right?"

"Furthermore, if the auction price of a collectible does not meet the seller's expectations, it will also fail to sell."

"There are such things? I've really learned something new."

"Hey, this famille rose plum vase, the plum blossoms and peach blossoms depicted on it are such lovely pinks, I love it!" Xiaomeng excitedly pointed it out to Xiaxia as she saw the porcelain she had her eye on being displayed.

"Huh?... The color is quite nice, it suits you well..." Lawyer Xia was also puzzled. "Do you want to take pictures?"

"Yes, I want it." After saying that, Xiaomeng raised her sign.

"Two hundred and one thousand, one more bid."

"Two hundred and twenty thousand." The auctioneer pointed to Xiaomeng.

"This is a replica of a Qianlong-era famille rose plum vase, not a genuine official kiln piece. It's a Jiaqing-era imitation, an export porcelain piece that returned from overseas. It doesn't seem very impressive," Lawyer Xia said to Xiaomeng after carefully examining the auction catalog again, worried that Xiaomeng might have overpaid.

"That's about two hundred years old, right? That sounds pretty impressive, and the key is that it's beautiful." Xiaomeng saw another person holding up a sign, so she quickly raised hers too.

The auctioneer's gavel pointed at Xiaomeng, declaring "250,000."

"Do you know what export porcelain means? It's porcelain that's specially produced and shipped abroad to be sold to foreigners."

"It doesn't feel high-end enough. You'd have to buy something from the Song or Ming dynasties; that kind of thing has a much higher level of sophistication."

"Two hundred and fifty thousand, the first time."

Xiaomeng scratched her head, looked around, and saw that no one else was holding up a sign. Had she really won? "Oh, that kind of thing? I'm a little scared."

Those things look a bit grayish; I'm afraid they were dug up somewhere. I'd better leave them for a museum to keep.

I think export porcelain would suit me quite well.

It looks like it was displayed in the home of some wealthy family for many years.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand, the second time."

Attorney Xia carefully examined Xiaomeng's expression. "You're right. It's best not to buy antiques you don't recognize."

"Two hundred and fifty thousand for the third time, congratulations to this young lady." The auctioneer brought down the gavel.

A waiter holding a writing tablet slipped over to Xiaomeng's side, carefully squatted down, and handed her a document.

Attorney Xia reached out and took the document, glancing at it. It was a sales confirmation. Seeing no problems with the terms, she handed it to Xiaomeng.

Xiaomeng had no problem with it. The transaction was only completed after the signature was signed.

"Next item: A Qing Dynasty Yongzheng period rouge-glazed bowl." A small, delicate pink bowl appeared on the large screen behind the auctioneer.

“Isn’t this little pink bowl so cute?” Xiaomeng held up the sign again.

"You, this... well, but this thing looks like a modern craft item."

Oh, thankfully, the catalog says it's authentic, produced under the supervision of the Imperial Household Department's official kilns. It's a piece of porcelain with a provenance, not something dug up from the ground.

Who knew that Emperor Yongzheng had such a girlish side?

"70 per bid, want to bid again?" The auctioneer specifically asked Xiaomeng, and Xiaomeng quickly raised her paddle to bid again.

"Seven hundred and one thousand." The auctioneer made another bid.

"The starting bid for this small bowl is already higher than that plum vase with Emperor Qianlong's aesthetic taste. Emperor Yongzheng's aesthetic taste is still slightly better."

"After all, he was Emperor Qianlong's father." Xiaomeng noticed someone in the front row turn around and glance at her, so she put away the cards in her hand.

This rouge-glazed bowl ended up in Xiaomeng's hands.

"Oh, I love this Guanyin vase too! This yellow is so perfect! I need to make a dress in this yellow. I love it so much!" Xiaomeng was the first to hold up her sign.

The auctioneer announced the item on stage: "A small Guanyin vase with a pale yellow glaze, dating from the Yongzheng period of the Qing dynasty." Simultaneously, a chicken-fat yellow Guanyin vase appeared on the screen. Its shape was that of a small vase, the kind Guanyin Bodhisattva holds in her hands.

"What? Another item from the Yongzheng Emperor? The color is truly remarkable."

This is called royal yellow, right? In ancient times, only royalty would use something like this.

"If you're not royalty, you'd get your head chopped off for using this." Xia was also shocked by the collection projected on the large screen behind the auctioneer.

"This is what you call the pleasure of transgression."

"Luckily we're liberated now, so ordinary people like us can finally experience using the same products as the emperor, haha." After saying that, Xiaomeng held up the sign again. This little bottle was quite popular, and the price was approaching one million.

"It seems quite a few people like these royal artifacts."

……

At this moment, a group of people not far away gathered together and discussed Xiaomeng, "Which company does that girl work for?"

Why don't you talk about martial ethics?

Does she intend to acquire all those exquisite little treasures from the Kangxi and Qianlong eras?

How am I supposed to explain this to my client?

Has anyone seen her? Do you know which family she belongs to?

"I've never seen him before; he's not a child from any of my neighborhoods."

"He's not someone from my circle, is he a new employee sent by some company?"

"He doesn't look like an employee; no employee would wear haute couture to an auction."

"Why don't we send Xiao Yang over to ask? He's quite handsome."

"A young girl is probably easier to talk to when she's with a handsome guy."

"Ask, ask, Xiao Yang, go over and ask that girl if she can take one or two fewer photos, so we can get some free samples too."