Chapter 160 The auction begins

"Yes." Wu Fan replied.

"I had a great time chatting with you yesterday. Let's chat again after the auction is over?" Mr. Fang said.

"Okay, I'm also very happy to chat with you." Wu Fan said.

Wu Fan felt that he benefited a lot from chatting with Mr. Fang. Mr. Fang has rich experience, not only in antique appraisal and collection, but also in other aspects. Wu Fan can't compare with him.

Mr. Fang obviously has many acquaintances at the scene. After chatting with Wu Fan for a while, he was called away.

At the scene, Wu Fan also saw an acquaintance, that is, Mr. Li who did the appraisal for them in Wang Ziming's villa that night. After seeing Wu Fan, Mr. Li also took the initiative to come over and chat with Wu Fan for a few words.

As time went by, more and more people came to the scene. When the auction was about to start, Wu Fan estimated that there were at least more than 100 people at the scene, which was much more than the small auction three days ago.

"There are many big names attending the auction tonight. Most of the people I know from Jiangzhou are here, and some are from other places." Wang Ziming said to Wu Fan, and the two of them were still sitting together.

"After the auction starts, take a good look, maybe you can find some treasures." Wang Ziming said to Wu Fan.

"Last time I was lucky, how can I always have such good luck." Wu Fan laughed.

"Yes, this level of bargain hunting is lucky enough to come across once in a lifetime." Wang Ziming also laughed.

The auction started and the scene became quiet.

"Good evening, guests, welcome to the summer special of Jiahua Auction House. I am the auctioneer tonight." A graceful middle-aged man walked to the front and said to everyone.

"Jiahua Auction House has been established for many years. Over the years, it has been committed to..." The auctioneer first introduced Jiahua Auction House, including some treasures sold in previous years. Listening to the astonishing transaction figures, Wu Fan's heart was pounding.

What price will my "Farewell" painting fetch tonight?

I'm really looking forward to it.

"Okay, without further ado, let's ask Miss Etiquette to present the first auction item tonight. Please take a look." After the auctioneer introduced it, he finally got to the point.

The graceful Miss Etiquette came up with a tray covered with a red cloth.

After Miss Etiquette stood still, the auctioneer lifted the red cloth to reveal the true appearance inside.

It was an emerald green ring.

"As you can see, the first auction item tonight is this ring. The origin of this ring is extraordinary. It was worn by Prince Yongge during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. According to legend, this ring was a tribute from the royal family. It was awarded to Prince Yongge by Emperor Kangxi and then belonged to Prince Yongge. This ring is finely crafted, round in color, and smooth as a mirror, without any spots..." The auctioneer began to introduce this emerald green ring in an orderly manner.

The audience listened very seriously, and those who had ideas were even more focused, staring at the ring.

Wu Fan only took a glance at it at the beginning, but he knew more about the ring than anyone else on the scene.

After all, identification is not just for show.

This ring is genuine, but Wu Fan has no intention of buying it. Tonight, apart from caring about his "Farewell to Guests", he was just watching the fun.

"How is this ring?" Wang Ziming asked Wu Fan.

Ever since Wu Fan found the precious "Farewell to Guests" from a bad painting, Wang Ziming has been very impressed with Wu Fan's appreciation ability. Now, he doesn't believe the auctioneer's introduction, but asks Wu Fan instead.

"Yes, it's genuine, and what the auctioneer said is true." Wu Fan said.

Wang Ziming nodded and said, "It looks good, but I'm not very interested in the ring."

"Okay, I've introduced everything I need to introduce. Anyone who is interested can come up and take a look. As usual, you can only look, not touch." The auctioneer said.

"Can I still go up and see?" Wu Fan looked at some people on the scene going to the front desk and asked Wang Ziming curiously.

"Of course you can." Wang Ziming said, "This antique auction is no different from other ones. There is only a fine line between genuine and fake, and the price is one day and one place. People who like to collect often only believe in their own appreciation ability. No matter how exaggerated you say, many people don't believe it. They only believe in the results of their own appraisal. In fact, you can also go up to the auction three days ago, but there were fewer items that night, and there were even fewer good things, so many people don't want to go up."

Wu Fan nodded in understanding.

From the chat with Mr. Li and Mr. Fang, Wu Fan could also feel that these people were very confident in their appreciation ability, so before buying something, they would appreciate it carefully. If they wanted to appreciate it, they naturally couldn't be too far away, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to see anything, so there was nothing wrong with going on stage.

There were already quite a few people gathered in front of the emerald green ring, but everyone was confident of their status and looked at it one by one tacitly, and no pushing and shoving occurred.

After the appraisal, the people who went on stage went down one after another, and everyone had their own judgments in their hearts.

"Okay, is there anyone who wants to come up and take a look?" The auctioneer looked around and saw that no one came up, so he continued: "Okay, since no one came up, let's officially start the auction now. The starting price of this ring is 500,000! Each bid is not less than 10,000."

"510,000!"

"520,000!"

"I bid 540,000!"

......

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, someone started to bid, and the price went up all the way, and soon broke through a million.

It was indeed an auction event. This was the first item, and it easily passed a million.

Wu Fan sighed in his heart.

Wu Fan and Wang Ziming did not participate, but chatted quietly, guessing with each other what price this ring would be sold at in the end.

In the end, this ring was bought by a middle-aged man with a big belly for 1.85 million, and this price also made Wu Fan stunned.

Sure enough, none of the items that could be sent to the auction were vulgar.

The first lot was sold at a good price, which set a good start for the subsequent auction. As the auction continued, everyone's spirits were gradually lifted, and one collection after another was auctioned, and the prices sold were all good.