Wang Ruohai was also shaking his head. The auction will last for one day, and the emotions of the customers participating in the auction need to be mobilized bit by bit. If there is a big explosion at the beginning, look at how many teams in the World Cup that were extremely brave in the beginning could win the cup?

The items originally used to warm up the market eventually became the protagonist of the auction, and now the auctioneer is difficult to deal with. But no one is wrong. This five-character couplet should be worth less than one million, but this is an auction. Even industry giants like Sotheby's cannot control the accident.

"The second time of 11.2 million! The third time of 11.2 million! The deal is complete! Let us congratulate this lady No. 42 on her successful winning the first item of this spring auction with 11.2 million, Mr. Sun Yat-sen's five-character couplet!"

To everyone's expectations, the imagined desperate battle did not come as promised, but it was a cold show for everyone!

Finally, the auctioneer stopped working hard to promote, and the first hammer of the spring auction was sounded amid the discussion! A five-character couplet with a maximum valuation of only 500,000 yuan was finally sold at a sky-high price of more than 20 times!

"This is the charm of auctions. You will never know what will happen in the next moment..."

Li Yi nodded with a deep sense of agreement. At this moment, he had no hope for the white jade cup. Anyway, the maximum price of 30 million is enough to find an opportunity to throw it out, and at least he would have participated.

After two minutes of rest, the auctioneer stood in front of the auction table again.

"The next lot is "Bloody: Big Family No. 3" created by Zhang Xiaogang, a famous contemporary oil painter, in 1995! Zhang Xiaogang is..."

"No, I've changed the lot! I actually transferred "Bloodies" that was used to finale in the morning to second place. Sotheby's is preparing to take a try!"

When Li Yi heard Wang Ruohai's low voice, he noticed that the order of the items seemed to be wrong. He couldn't help but touch his forehead. Can he still do this?

"A general auction will arrange two or three low-value items for warm-up purposes, and then after everyone's emotions are mobilized, some treasures will be arranged to appear. However, an accident happened today. In this case, if the original plan is implemented, the next few ordinary items may fail to be sold, so Sotheby's took action."

When Wang Jing saw Li Yi confused, he took the catalogue to explain to him.

"Now, lots No. 2 and No. 3 will likely be adjusted to the afternoon warm-up, but I don't know how many items will be adjusted."

Li Yi took the catalog and looked at it. But no, this "Bloody" was ranked No. 20, and it was the last item in the morning!

"This "Bloody" was auctioned once in 2008. It was also auctioned at Sotheby's. I remember that the transaction price was more than 47 million Hong Kong dollars at that time, but now the starting price has reached 50 million, which is amazing!"

Wang Ruohai looked at the big screen and sighed.

Li Yi nodded. This work was even more popular before the auction than his "Prosperous Lotus Wind". For this reason, he also learned in-depth information about the author of the painting. Zhang Xiaogang, who graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, is a big shot who has always maintained the highest personal record of the auction of contemporary Chinese art.

Zhang Xiaogang's works are usually auctioned in Sotheby's Hong Kong. The previous "Family 1" and "Family 2" also set the highest price of contemporary Chinese art. "Love in Love" sold four years ago broke the highest transaction record of his own works for more than 79 million Hong Kong dollars.

The transaction price of "Family 3" this time is as high as 60 million to 80 million. In any auction, it is estimated that it can squeeze into several final items. At this moment, it is temporarily transferred to the second place to appear. Sotheby's and the owner of the painting should have suffered huge risks.

Li Yi didn't know what Sotheby's promise to the customers who gave the auction, but he knew that the auctioneer would definitely do his best. Now, Wang Ruohai is blessed.

The following facts fully verified the saying that Baiyun Canggou is impermanent, because when such a grand masterpiece that was finally finished was a surprisingly disappointing situation!

However, the auctioneer was very experienced in this situation. He tried his best, told jokes and jokes, and finally, someone raised a sign and offered a starting price.

Some people followed, and then one after another, the quotes jumped out one after another. Although they were far less enthusiastic than they were at the beginning, the pace was very stable. This made it easier for the auctioneer to control.

The price gradually climbed slowly, and when it reached 64 million, it was a cold incident. I don’t know if it was because it exceeded the scheduled minimum limit or had other plans, but the auctioneer didn’t say more. He simply repeated the offer twice, and then raised the hammer in his hand high.

Finally someone couldn't hold back. When the auctioneer just started repeating the third quotation, the two signs were raised almost at the same time, one quoting 65 million, and the other was even more straightforward, and it directly pushed the quotation to 70 million in one go!

Next, there was another fight. In the end, this work was taken away by customer No. 133 for a high price of 83 million, breaking the previous transaction record of Zhang Xiaogang's works!

At this moment, all the relevant parties finally breathed a sigh of relief. Sotheby's adventure was successful!

"This is the foundation of a large auction company! If we encounter such an accident, will we be able to communicate with customers and ask them to agree to adjust the auction order? Haha, if it is for us, I am afraid that the finale of the warm-up market will be almost the same!"

"It's normal. The store is bullying the customer slaves and the owners, but the matter should not be that simple. I suspect that this work is probably a targeted shot, otherwise even Sotheby's wouldn't dare to take such a big risk."

Li Yi looked at Wang Ruohai curiously, what is directional shooting?

"Targeted auction is something we are talking about privately. Let me give you an example. You like a collection, but the collector just doesn't sell it. Later, you did a lot of work, and the collector finally agreed to sell it, but the price was not agreed. Now someone talked, so just go to the auction. The high price is determined by the market. If you grab it at the auction, no one will cheat anyone. Wouldn't you be relieved?"

Li Yi suddenly realized, but what if the buyer was so angry, what if he was flickering?

"It's not that simple. There are also a series of procedures involved. The guarantor, guarantee deposit, etc. have already been in place, so you will see a quotation that jumps from 64 million to 70 million. There is no trick. There is such a high price and there is a cold scene. Who is stupid?"

Li Yi scratched his scalp. It was so complicated to buy something. What should you do if we appraisers do? If every item is done like this, what is the point of our valuation?

Wang Jing smiled,

"Xiao Li, didn't your estimate come based on the transaction price of previous auctions?"

Li Yi shook his head, it would be great if it was that simple. There are too many factors that affect the price. It’s okay to be heard when he was on the auction. Just as Wang Ruohai said just now, life and death are all in peace, and no one blames anyone, but what about pawns?

It’s a problem for the pawn shop to receive goods. You can price the same thing according to this price. To be honest, if you ask it to take another shot in two days, it may not be able to reach this price!

But these are all things that cannot be done. The pawn shop can’t easily encounter such collections. If you think too much, you are just nothing to do. You can eat salty radish and worry about it.

The following auction gradually got on track. A piece of Xu Beihong's colored paper "Real Ma Picture" that was temporarily transferred from the evening became the finale of the morning. It was finally sold for HK$9.98 million. This price is not good, but it is definitely not bad. However, with the No. 1 and No. 2 lots in front of it, it is indeed a bit dull before the finale was tens of millions.

"Strange, why didn't they use "The Prosperous Lotus Wind", "The Wind of the Water Palace" or Chang Yu's "Ju Ruiyingxin" as the finale? Isn't this just arranged?"

When he left the market, Li Yi suddenly remembered a question, yes, there are at least three pictures of the same level, and there is a space for it, so why not insert one picture?

"Haha, Cui Ruzhuo's "The Prosperous Lotus Wind" and Daqian's "The Wind Comes" have a theme. It happened to be arranged to have a fight in the evening. This is a combination that no auction company will not disassemble! Moreover, the passion broke out too early in the morning. In the end, even if it was not the soldier of the Three Drums, it was the second Drum. If you move the museum-level masterpiece "Jurui Yingxin" over, you may encounter Waterloo!"

Li Yi nodded, but accidentally noticed that Wang Ruohai seemed a little dissatisfied and couldn't help but ask quietly:

"What's wrong?"

Wang Ruohai should be very familiar with Wang Jing. When he heard Li Yi’s question, he had no scruples and said his heart directly.

"Although the two works of Cui Ruzhuo and Daqian Jushi are both lotus flowers, both of which are on the same level in terms of size and previous hype. Putting them together is obviously unfair to Zhang Daqian. Do you have the ability to try the six screens of "Splashing Color Zhuhe"?"

Li Yi smiled. He knew that "Splashing Color" was sold by Sotheby's in Hong Kong in 2002, and it hit a sky-high price of more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars at that time. Now, it is probably going to be 200 million, right?

Hearing that Wang Ruohai was upset for Zhang Daqian, Wang Jing smiled.

"Ruohai, you are looking at the problem from the perspective of fans, and I am looking at the problem from the perspective of company management. If you don't believe it, let's try it. Now the highest transaction price of Zhang Daqian's "Water Palace Wind Comes" is only 7 million, right? But if it takes the ride-hailing trip to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", it will be easy to shoot twice the price!"

Wang Ruohai scratched his scalp, there was no way. Cui Ruzhuo is now very popular. In addition, the auction is very strong. Not only are there 20 items sold in the morning, but 16 of them even broke through their highest transaction valuations, with a ratio of up to 80%. What does this mean?

According to this trend, it is absolutely normal for "Water Palace Wind Comes" to shoot more than 10 million. But... What can this be called bullying if you hype these two unequal works together?

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little inappropriate, Li Yi quickly changed the subject.
Chapter completed!