In the past few years, Ma Shaotian was a charming and suave person who dominated the international auction market and created many classic moments that inspired the Chinese people.

One of the animal heads lost in the Old Summer Palace was bought back by Ma Shaotian at a huge sum of money and donated to the National Museum.

Unfortunately, after the 2008 financial crisis, Ma Shaotian had cash flow problems and rarely appeared at major auctions.

At this time, half of his black hair was mixed with half of his white hair, and his expression looked a little haggard.

You all must know that my company is about to be unable to survive. In order to save the company, I have to auction off the collections collected over the years. Ma Shaotian looked around and said straight to the point.

There were sighs all around. The financial crisis had an equally huge impact on them. Many people survived, and many others fell in.

Today's auction is my lifeblood, and I hope you will treat it well after taking it back. If Lao Ma can make a comeback one day, he is willing to redeem it at double the price of today's auction! Ma Shaotian said again.

Bang bang bang! Applause resounded in the hall.

No one can stand up!

Li Rui secretly praised, this is the style of a great player!

The applause subsided, and Ma Shaotian bowed deeply: Everyone who came today, whether they are old friends or new friends, are here to help. I would like to say thank you!

There was an uproar everywhere.

Boss Ma, you're welcome!

Ma Shaotian bowed his hands: We are all our own people, I won’t say any polite words. The auction will start now, please take the first lot!

The auction hired professional auctioneers and several well-known domestic experts to issue appraisal certificates, which was very formal.

The first auction item is the painting "Girl with a headscarf" by Sun Di, a leading young painter in China. It uses a playful composition to show the confused state of contemporary young people.

When this painting was painted, Sun Di had not yet become famous and lived in a village in the city, drinking cold water and eating bread every day.

Ma Shaotian accidentally discovered this painting and bought it for 3,000 yuan.

Nowadays, the valuation of this painting "Girl Wearing a Hijab" is three million, which has increased by thousands of times!

Perhaps it was because it was the first lot, or perhaps because the story behind this painting was very auspicious, the auction entered into fierce competition as soon as it started.

Starting from the base price of 1.5 million, the competition went all the way to 4.8 million before an old friend of Ma Shaotian took the bid.

Although there is a friendly price component, it also indicates that today's auction will be extremely popular.

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The paintings presented by Ma Shaotian were all of high quality, triggering a series of fierce bidding.

In particular, a painting by Bada Shanren went through more than 30 rounds of competition before finally being sold at a price of 20 million. The guests were delighted to see it.

Yao Sixuan watched in horror and subconsciously grabbed Li Rui's arm. Only then did she realize that he was not paying attention to the fierce auction, but was looking for something in the upcoming paintings.

What are you looking for? Yao Sixuan asked.

Li Ruidao: Let me see if there is any painting I like and buy one to support Boss Ma.

So is there anything you like?

Li Rui shook his head: It seems to me that everything is too expensive, so let’s pick the cheapest one.

As he spoke, his eyes locked on a very inconspicuous painting, and some memories gradually became clear in his mind.

If I remember correctly, it should be this one!

One auction after another has found a new owner, and prices have hit new highs.

Zhou Yunhao also took action, spending 3.5 million to take a picture of the color block painting that Li Rui couldn't understand.

Holding a large piece of dark red, Zhou Yunhao grinned from the corners of his mouth to his ears.

Li Rui also laughed, hoping that he would still be able to laugh looking at this painting a month later.

The auction has come to an end, and most of the fine works have been sold, while the remaining paintings are inferior in terms of quality and price.

Everyone, next up for auction are two paintings by the master of the Republic of China Zhang Daqian, "Clouds and Mountains" and "Spring River Flower Moon". The two works are auctioned together, with a starting price of 350,000 yuan, and each increase in price is 10,000 yuan.

There are a few things that need to be explained to you before the auction. These two paintings are imitations of Zhang Daqian's early years. The techniques are a little immature, but the master's understanding of the classical ink style can already be seen.

"Clouds and Mountains" is the work of Fan Kuan, a famous painter in the Song Dynasty. The author of "Spring River Flower Moon" is the well-known Ming Dynasty talent Tang Bohu. The original work of the former is currently collected in the Jinling Museum, while the latter was once hidden in the Qing Palace and lived in exile during the Republic of China.

The people do not know their whereabouts.

The guests whispered and were not very optimistic about the two paintings.

Although both paintings are by Zhang Daqian, they are imitations and are works from an early period when his skills were immature. Their market value and artistic value are not very high.

Especially after seeing the fine works in front of them, these two paintings are even more difficult to grasp.

When the auctioneer announced the start of the auction, there was a sudden silence for the first time in this auction. There was not even a single bidder for more than ten seconds.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Jin Wenshan, a calligraphy and painting expert from Haizhou Museum, laughed and said: Don’t think that these two paintings are imitations, so they have no collection value. After all, they are Zhang Daqian’s works, and they still have merit in terms of technique and market value.

It also remains to be developed.

Experts are good at talking. If there are no advantages, they can be said to have merit. If they are not valuable, they can be said to have market value that needs to be developed. Even if they are dead, they can be said to be alive.

The people present were all smart people, and they could tell that Jin Wenshan didn't mean what he said. They all smiled politely, but no one was willing to bid.

It's not that they are reluctant to spend money, but they are afraid of being looked upon as fools.

Even Yao Sixuan whispered: Isn't imitation just a fake painting? Who would spend hundreds of thousands to buy two fake paintings and take them home?

The auctioneer waited for another long time, and when he saw that no one was bidding, he felt helpless. He could only raise the auction hammer and said: Since no one is interested, I will announce that these two paintings will be auctioned.

Three hundred and fifty thousand! At this moment, a voice sounded from the crowd.

Everyone looked at the sound.

After seeing the bidder clearly, Zhou Yunhao chuckled: Hahaha, does this silly boy think he can pick up the missing bid?

The bidder was none other than Li Rui, who shouted out the reserve price at the last second before the auction failed.ъìqυgΕtv.℃ǒΜ

Wu Pengju said in surprise: Mr. Li, what do you mean?

Li Rui smiled: Zhang Daqian is quite famous. I can't afford his real paintings. It would be good to buy two fake paintings and go back to appreciate them.

You Wu Pengju don’t know what to say.

Yao Sixuan even tugged on Li Rui's arm: This is 350,000 yuan, not 35 yuan. It's too hard to buy it back to wipe your butt after spending so much money! After saying this, she realized that this was not what a lady should say.

I couldn't help but stick out my tongue.
Chapter completed!