Chapter 2006: Sapphire Tiger
In a blink of an eye, a dozen or twenty children gathered in the open space in front of the stage, ranging from three or four-year-old kids to seven or eight-year-old skin monkeys.
As for the little guys wearing diapers and children over ten years old, they can't participate in this auction. They can only stay with their parents, sleep asleep, or look enviously.
After these little guys came to the front of the stage, they immediately stood up in groups, standing with the kids they knew well, looking up at Ye Tian on the stage one by one, extremely excited.
Wait for these little guys to stand still, Ye Tian immediately came to the edge of the stage, then squatted down, smiling and chatting with these little guys offstage.
"My dears, do you know how much money you have? Can you tell Uncle Ye Tian? Also tell other uncles, aunts and grandparents, let everyone listen!"
His voice has not yet fallen, the audience has scrambled to raise a dozen or twenty colorful arms of different lengths, like a small forest.
At the same time, there was a tender but beautiful childish voice in everyone's ears.
"Uncle Ye Tian, my mother told me that I had more than 12,000 yuan for the New Year's Eve, which I saved over the past two years, and you and Aunt Betty just gave it."
"I have fifteen thousand new year's money, Uncle Ye Tian, my mother will help me keep it!"
The little guys reported their own property status triumphantly. Everyone had a lot of money, just like a little rich man.
However, their parents looked helpless at this time, each with a wry smile, one after another pointed at Ye Tian.
Your kid is such a thief, co-author is waiting for us here!
This is great! The remarks we told our baby just now were all wasted by the blind man lighting the lamp. It didn't work at all. You turned around and broke it by your kid.
as predicted!
Waiting for the little guys to report their property, Ye Tian smiled and said:
"My dears, when the auction comes, you will use your own lucky money to bid, and stop asking mom and dad for money. As for what your mom and dad told you just now, don't bother.
This is a charity auction, which means doing good deeds. After the auction is completed, your New Year's Eve money will be used to protect some of our country’s historic sites. This is a very meaningful thing.
After the auction starts, I will publicly display the auctioned antique art. You should not know what the antique art is. It is very simple. You depend on whether you like the item.
If you like that item, raise your hand to respond. The louder the better, it’s best for everyone to hear it. If you don’t like that item, then you don’t have to raise your hand to respond and wait for the next item.
When you fancy an item and raise your hand to ask for a price, other children may also like that item. This requires you to compete with other children. Whoever bids higher will belong to that item.
However, your bid cannot be higher than your own new year's money, nor higher than the upper limit set by your uncle, otherwise the bid will be invalid, understand? My little ones, I understand, let’s start the auction! "
"Understood, Uncle Ye Tian"
The little guys under the stage responded in unison, and their excited eyes shined straight.
Although agreed very simply, but do these little guys really understand what Ye Tian said?
But that doesn’t matter. Ye Tian is confident that he can guide these little guys and complete a charity auction that may be the youngest participant in history.
"Okay, let's start the auction now, dear ones, see what this is"
As he said, Ye Tian suddenly turned his right hand together like a trick, and shook his back quickly.
After he put his right hand in front of him again, and slowly opened it, there was already a small jade sculpture in the palm of his right hand.
It was a sapphire jade carving. It was a silly tiger. The tiger seemed to be napping on the ground. It didn't look fierce at all, but it was kind of childish.
Moreover, this sapphire tiger's carving skills are brilliant. It is natural, gentle and delicate, with thick patina, and a layer of jewels. It is obviously a jade that has been played for a long time, not a cultural relic that has just been unearthed.
Seeing this naive sapphire tiger, the little guys in the audience cheered immediately.
"Ah! This is a little tiger, so beautiful, I want this little tiger"
"Uncle Ye Tian, I am a tiger, can you give me this beautiful little tiger? I will give you all the New Year's money"
Looking at these cheering little guys, Ye Tian squatting on the edge of the stage suddenly chuckled.
"My dears, if you like this sapphire tiger, you can raise your hand to ask for the price when it is auctioned. After five rounds of bidding, the little tiger will go to whomever has the highest bid.
tell you a secret, this sapphire tiger has a history of more than 500 years. It was carved by a jade carving master during the Ming Dynasty. It is older than your grandparents! ..."
At the same time that Ye Tian said this, a close-up shot of this sapphire tiger was also shown on the big-screen TV next to the stage, which was shot from all angles, and the picture was very clear.
Within a few moments, there was a commotion in the audience.
"Isn't it? How does this sapphire tiger look like the famous Zigangyu? The carving is great, if this is really Zigangyu, it would be too exaggerated!"
"Yes, I also look like Zi Gangyu, if we read it correctly, this is not an exaggeration to describe it, it is absolutely shocking!"
These discussions come from many top collectors, masters of antique art appraisal and other professionals in the banquet hall.
Through a series of high-definition pictures on the big screen, these sharp-eyed professionals have already seen the clues, and think this naive sapphire tiger may be the famous Zigangyu.
However, because they did not personally appreciate and appraise them, they are not particularly sure of their judgments, and they are sure that this is the priceless Zi Gangyu!
Even so, this sapphire tiger, which resembles Zigangyu, is enough to shock them!
Just as everyone was talking about it, the scene on the big screen changed. Ye Tian himself appeared on the big screen TV, holding the sapphire tiger in his hand, and started to introduce it to everyone.
"This is a jade sculpture with a bit of childishness. It is very good. To be precise, it should be said to be a naive sapphire tiger. I found it at an antique stall at the Saint-Tuan flea market in Paris.
After accepting this sapphire tiger, I studied it carefully, and I am basically certain that this is a jade carving from the mid-Ming Dynasty, a typical Su Gong jade carving, and it is of great value.
I believe someone has already noticed that this sapphire tiger looks a bit like the famous Zigang jade. In fact, this is not Zigang jade, but a jade carving work by an apprentice of jade carving master Lu Zigang.
In 1539 AD, after the jade carving master Lu Zigang moved to Suzhou, he opened his own jade carving workshop in Suzhou and recruited a group of apprentices. These apprentices later became famous jade carving masters.
On this sapphire tiger, there is no personal logo left by Lu Zigang, but there are characters left by his apprentice. After hundreds of years of playing and admiring, the font is not very clear, but it is still visible."
While was speaking, a close-up shot was given on the big-screen TV. Under the right forefoot of the sapphire tiger, there was a vaguely word ‘qi’. Although it was not very clear, it was clearly recognizable.
With the appearance of this picture, the top collectors and antique art appraisal experts on the scene couldn't help but let out a sigh, and immediately started to feel emotion.
"Hey! It's not Zi Gangyu, scared me!"
"Even if this is not the famous Zigang jade, it is also an outstanding work by the jade carving master Lu Zigang's apprentice. It is almost true, it can be said to be very rare, and it is absolutely valuable."
Just as everyone was talking about it, Ye Tianqinglang’s voice continued to be heard from the on-site audio system and reached everyone on the scene.
"Although this sapphire tiger is not a jade sculpture of Zigang jade, but only a jade sculpture of Lu Zigang's apprentice, it is also very rare. It is a very representative jade sculpture of the Ming Dynasty.
What’s more commendable is that this sapphire tiger has never been in the soil, that is to say, it has never been used as a funerary, and it has never been buried in the tomb without any bad luck.
In the past few hundred years, this sapphire tiger has been under the sun and played by different owners. The thick patina on it is the best proof,..."
Ye Tian on the big TV screen continued to introduce the sapphire tiger and popularized the knowledge of oka jade and the identification of jade artifacts. Everyone at the scene was fascinated by their eyes.
Ye Tian, who was sitting on the edge of the stage and watching the little guys off the stage, had already kicked off the first auction.
"My dears, the first antique art I auctioned today is this cute sapphire tiger. If you like it, you can raise your hands to ask for the price and compete with other children for this little tiger.
I would like to remind you that you can only bid with your new year's money, and you can no longer ask your parents for money, and this is to protect our country’s historical sites and to do good deeds.
OK~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The auction is now starting. This little sapphire tiger from the middle of the Ming Dynasty with a history of several hundred years. The starting price is one dollar, and as long as one dollar, that little baby should pay for it? Please raise your little hand"
His voice has not yet fallen, the audience has raised a dozen or twenty arms of various lengths, and an excited and childish voice sounded.
"Uncle Ye Tian, I am willing to spend a dollar to buy this little tiger, it is so cute!"
"Give me this cute little tiger? Uncle Ye Tian, I kissed you and Aunt Betty just now!"
As these little guys scrambled to raise their hands to ask for a price, everyone at the banquet hall was immediately attracted, and everyone watched this extraordinary auction with concern.
When everyone heard the sounds of milky milk, even with a little pleading and aegyo, they immediately laughed out of their voices.
Who has seen such an auction, and the lot is still such a precious Ming Dynasty jade sculpture, it’s really eye-opening, and it’s so interesting!
