Chapter 665 is in hand
Finding a support to raise the auction price during the auction is something that almost every auction house does, especially in the auction of some important items, the support is even more indispensable.
If used well, the transaction price of the auctioned items is likely to increase exponentially, so that the auction house can obtain generous returns.
But if it is not used well, or if the auctioneer does not understand the intention of the auctioneer, and no one follows up on the bidding after shouting out the sky-high price, then the auction house will bear the cost of breaking the contract.
Most of the lots in the auction house are obtained from private hands, and if the auction site is sold and the bidder breaks the contract, he will have to pay about 10% to 20% of the transaction price for breaking the contract.
Generally speaking, people who participate in the auction have to pay a certain deposit, and this breach of contract will be deducted from this part of the deposit, but if it is arranged by the auction house itself, it will naturally be paid by the auction house.
So Ye Tian's light words shocked Henry into a cold sweat, if Ye Tian stopped bidding, then he would pay more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars for this transaction price of one million Hong Kong dollars.
You know, Henry is not a full-time auctioneer at Christie's.
He came to preside over this auction, and he would withdraw the commission according to a certain percentage of the total transaction amount, and the trust was also arranged by himself, and if something went wrong, he would need to pay the money himself.
Wilson, who was sitting next to the Chief Executive, looked extremely ugly at this time, and cursed in his heart: "Isn't this fool known as the number one auctioneer in the auction industry? How can you make such a mistake?"
As the president of Christie's Asian affairs, of course he knew about Henry's tricks, but he didn't expect that Henry would hit his old boss's son.
This is not the most important thing, the important thing is that the young man is not a fuel-efficient lamp, if Ye Tian really stops bidding and stops bidding, this auction today will become a joke in the industry.
Although these people in the venue may not necessarily understand Henry's methods, Wilson knows that he must not be able to hide it from the people in the industry, maybe after this auction, Christie's will ask for the auction of the lot, and it will be circulated all over the circle.
"If the gentleman of the number one card is not interested in this scripture, then I think I should congratulate that gentleman."
At this time, Henry was still trying to calm down, staring at Ye Tian tightly, and said: "One million Hong Kong dollars once, one million Hong Kong dollars twice......"
Henry was gambling, but this was the most difficult auction he was betting on, and the sweat flowing from behind him had completely wet his clothes, and he really couldn't see through whether the young man could bid again.
"Two million Hong Kong dollars!"
Just when Henry was about to shout the word "deal", Ye Tian finally raised the number plate in his hand, looked at Henry with a smile, and said: "Mr. Henry, you can raise the price again, I am very patient, maybe I will spend more money!"
For Ye Tian, two million Hong Kong dollars is really nothing, in fact, he was not angry, but he admired this auctioneer, and there were really not many people who could take money out of their hands.
Although Henry's methods are a bit shameful, from the auctioneer's point of view, Henry is undoubtedly very good.
"Damn, you are patient, my heart can't stand it!"
Henry had been hosting the auction for seven or eight years, and he had never seen such a difficult owner, and the auction of this single item alone made him almost exhaust all his strength.
"This gentleman is joking, from my point of view, of course I hope the price is higher, the better!"
Although he wanted to smash the auction gavel down immediately, Henry still had to ask a few questions routinely, "The gentleman with the No. 1 plate bid 200 Hong Kong dollars, do any friends continue to bid?"
"200 Hong Kong dollars once, 200 Hong Kong dollars for the second time, 200 Hong Kong dollars for the third time, deal!"
The auction mallet in Henry's hand struck heavily, "Congratulations to the No. 1 sir, these six volumes of scriptures from Dunhuang, China now belong to you!"
"Two million to shoot a few ancient scrolls, this young man is even crazier than Tang Lao?"
"I guess I'm fighting with the auctioneer, after all, I'm young and vigorous!"
"Didn't you see that he was Song Weilan's son? What is a mere 200 Hong Kong dollars?"
When Ye Tian successfully photographed these six volumes of "Kaiyuan Daozang", there was a burst of discussion in the venue.
To be honest, although this amount of money is not a lot, compared to the market value of the classics themselves, it is more than ten times, Ye Tian's behavior is no different from a prodigal in their eyes.
Ye Tian doesn't care about how others talk about it, money is just a tool in his eyes, whether he has money or not, Ye Tian believes that he can live a very nourishing life.
Looking back at Zhou Xiaotian sitting in the second row, Ye Tian said: "Xiaotian, go settle with them, we won't participate in the afternoon auction."
The catalog book brought by Tang Wenyuan was more than a hundred pages, listing all the photos of the items in this auction, but except for these six volumes of "Kaiyuan Daozang", Ye Tian had no interest in other objects.
Just as Zhou Xiaotian was about to go out, Henry on the stage suddenly said: "Gentlemen, ladies, let's take a break, let's continue the auction of the third lot, please take a look at the expansion pack of the third lot first!"
The auction started only thirty minutes ago, and there was still more than an hour before the end of the morning auction, so it was logical that it shouldn't be taken so soon.
It's just that the auction just now consumed too much of Henry's mind, and he couldn't help it, if he continued to hold on, maybe there would be some problems in the subsequent auctions.
"Mom and Dad, senior brother, let's go, don't look at the back."
Taking advantage of everyone's rest, Ye Tian and his party greeted Wilson and the chief executive, and then exited the auction house.
When Ye Tian and his party left the Central Central Building, Zhou Xiaotian already had an extra lockbox on his right hand.
"Stinky boy, it's not like that, the person who asked for the price in front of you is obviously a trust!"
Although there is no shortage of money in life now, as a person who came from that era of material poverty, Ye Dongping didn't want to see Ye Tian so extravagant and wasteful.
"Dad, I know that person is a supporter, but my back hurts, and I really don't feel like arguing with him!" Ye Tian was too lazy to quarrel with his father, so he simply used his injury as a shield.
"Son, is it a spinal injury? You...... Don't sit still, lie down first."
Sure enough, as soon as Ye Tian's words came out, Song Weilan suddenly became nervous, and quickly shouted at the driver: "Master driver, drive slowly, don't be bumpy."
"Wei Lan, don't listen to him, this kid is bad."
Ye Dongping saw the sly smile in his son's eyes, and immediately became angry, Ye Tian had used this trick since he was a child, whenever he was about to beat him, before the thing touched his body, he began to roll all over the ground.
"As you go, did you say that about your son?"
Although Song Weilan also felt a little wrong, she was very dissatisfied with her husband's words, she was now a completely unreasonable mother, and what Ye Tian did was right in her eyes.
"Daughter-in-law, my neck hurts, come, press me!" Seeing that his father was so strained by his mother that he couldn't even lift his head, Ye Tian couldn't help but snicker.
"You're really bad enough." Yu Qingya couldn't help but laugh, but she didn't know why she loved this bad boy so much.
Amid laughter, the car stopped at the door of Ye Tian's villa, and the group entered the yard.
"Qingya, you can talk to your parents and Old Tang, I have something to talk about with my brothers!"
As early as when they were in the car, Ye Tian and several senior brothers almost couldn't hold back and opened the box in Zhou Xiaotian's hand.
When they returned home, several old men immediately gathered Zhou Xiaotian and walked to the living room, and the living room of Ye Tian's mansion almost became a place for them to discuss matters.
Seeing Ye Tian open the box, even Gou Xinjia was a little nervous, and said repeatedly: "Be careful, don't use force!"
The Tang Dynasty is almost 1,400 years old, and it is not easy for these scriptures to be preserved until now.
Ye Tian picked up a book and looked at it, and said: "They also did embalming, senior brother, it's okay."
Ye Dongping has been talking about antiques since the 80s, and Ye Tian still understands these basic common sense, so he immediately handed the book in his hand to Gou Xinjia and said, "Let's read it together......
"Kaiyuan Daozang" covers many subjects, from astronomy and geography to trivial matters, Ye Tian didn't have the time to find them one by one, and everyone sent a copy at the moment.
Although it is written vertically and from right to left, most of the scriptures Ye Tian has read since he was a child is like this, and there is no problem reading it at all.
Gou Xinjia and others came from an era when traditional characters were used, and there was no obstacle to reading at all, as for Zhou Xiaotian, he only served tea and poured water.
"Senior brother, my book is about talismans, and it may inspire you a little!"
After more than half an hour, Ye Tian showed a hint of disappointment on his face, and handed the book in his hand to Gou Xin's family.
"My book is a record of immortals, what is this?"
Gou Xinjia had almost finished reading the book in his hand at this time, and after taking the Taoist collection handed over by Ye Tian, he casually handed over the book he had just flipped over to Ye Tian.
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PS: The second watch, there are still 20 monthly passes left to reach 2100, brothers with monthly passes can vote, well, the fat man continues to write the third chapter!
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