This auction was quite famous in Beijing's wealthy circle. It was a small private auction, and there were no more than thirty to fifty people invited.
There were plenty of people in Yan Jing who could afford to play with antiques. As long as they had some money in their hands, which family didn't have a few fun things that were worth a few houses' worth of money?
However, those who could afford to play with antiques in this place were the ones who were truly rich. Perhaps the value of the jade rings on their fingers was similar to that of the Qianlong Jade Ring. A piece of ten-thousand-year-old blood jade on their necks could buy a truckload of two-hundred-gram gold necklaces!
It was said that some connoisseurs had jade watermelons that were even better than Empress Cixi's burial goods.
Therefore, the people who came to this small auction were either rich or respectable.
It wasn't easy to get a pass to enter, but even so, Zuo Meiyan still managed to do it.
She felt that letting Xu Yun see these new things would definitely help him relax.
Recently, Xu Yun had been under a lot of pressure.
In addition, Zuo Meiyan also wanted Xu Yun to meet someone. This person was the number one screenwriter for Hua Xia in Zuo Meiyan's eyes. Xu Yun would definitely appreciate him.
This person was also passionate about antique collecting. Although he didn't have that much money to spare, he was still willing to take a look at them.
Because his social status was high, he was quite popular, so it was possible for him to get an invitation here.
However, things were unpredictable, and Zuo Meiyan's arrangement didn't go as planned. The night before the auction, the screenwriter was hospitalized with a blood clot in his brain.
Therefore, Xu Yun's plan to make friends in Beijing could only be put aside for now.
One could tell how much attention this auction had just by looking at the extravagance.
Xu Yun, who drove a big Cayenne, really gave people the feeling of a "nouveau riche". However, this word was a bit derogatory when used in this situation.
It wasn't elegant at all!
Nowadays, when people thought of a Cayenne, they would think of people with chains around their necks and tattoos on their bodies.
Moreover, this car wasn't expensive at all.
This place was filled with Rolls-Royce Phantom, Phantom, Guster, or Bentley Mulsanne and Gallop.
They all had chauffeurs!
He drove a Bentley Continental as well as the new Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf that cost more than eight million!
Therefore, a Cayenne was like a grocery cart in front of these cars.
However, Xu Yun really didn't care about these things. He wasn't the kind of person who had been rich for a few generations. In his eyes, this car was already very good.
Not to mention this, even a domestic A6 with four circles was pretty good.
Everyone had their own ambitions.
Zuo Meiyan and Ruan Qingshuang didn't have time to accompany Xu Yun because they couldn't leave Qingdao. Lin Ge also didn't have time because Fang Ya was on vacation, so Xu Yun didn't take up his time either.
Therefore, only Chou Yeon came with Xu Yun.
After the two got out of the car, they took a pass and entered the private club where the auction was held.
The club was magnificent, and some blue and white porcelain vases from the Qing Dynasty could even be seen in the public area.
There were some "antique" toys on display in the hall in the corridor.
Just based on this, the owner of this club must be a super collector.
Xu Yun and the others were brought to their location by the person in charge of reception. There was a special auction hall here.
The square was surrounded by individual rooms, and there was no place like a hall.
Each room was formed independently, and there were people serving tea in each room.
The individual rooms at the scene had a total of two floors. There were about 26 rooms on the first floor, and only 16 rooms on the second floor.
Obviously, the people in the rooms on the second floor had a higher status than those on the first floor.
This arrangement was based on strength.
After Xu Yun was brought into the room, someone immediately brought the tea order. A pot of tea that cost thousands or tens of thousands was not something that ordinary people could afford.
However, at this moment, someone shouted. Ninth Master Dongcheng was in a good mood today, so he sent a pot of high-quality Longjing tea to every room present.
Although Xu Yun did not know who Dongcheng Jiu Ye was, he knew that Hao Shuang was not a simple person.
There were 42 rooms, and a pot of Longjing tea here cost 8,688 yuan. He was in a good mood and threw out 400,000 yuan.
Was this something that ordinary people could do?
Obviously, it was impossible.
"Beijing is probably the city with the most hidden dragons and crouching tigers on Earth," Chou Yeon could not help but sigh. "I really don't know what kind of business Ninth Master Dongcheng does."
Xu Yun did not stand on ceremony and drank the tea. "Who cares, try this tea first … Tsk tsk, the taste is not bad, but if you buy it in Suhang, how much do you think it will cost per catty?"
Chou Yeon had always been in Suhang with Feng Qiansui, so she was definitely not unfamiliar with this Longjing tea.
Chou Yeon tasted it. "I'm afraid it won't be more than a thousand yuan."
"That's not bad either," Xu Yun said.
This catty of tea could be brewed at least a dozen pots, right? More than 40 rooms only had four catties of tea leaves. The cost of 4,000 yuan could be sold for a hundred times the price. This profit …
The process of the auction was the same. There was nothing much to say. After the start, the scene was quiet. Other than the auctioneer who could talk, there was no other sound.
Xu Yun was a little regretful that he did not bring Ma San-er along. If he had come, then he would have really come.
Xu Yun was not very interested in these things, so he just listened casually.
It was not until the appearance of the Ming dynasty's golden crown that his interest was piqued.
Thinking about how this eunuch could get a golden crown from the emperor, how much effort did he have to put in?
After this golden crown that weighed a thousand grams was placed on the stage, it immediately caused an uproar!
It was really good stuff!
It was 25 centimeters tall and 18 centimeters in diameter. The craftsmanship was really at the peak! It had reached the point of perfection!
Looking at the crown, the naked eye could not find any joints or solder points.
The crown was divided into three parts: the vestibule, the rear, and the golden fold. The whole body was extremely delicate woven with golden silk!
The golden silk was woven into the pattern of the lantern. It could be seen how skilled the craftsmen were at that time. The patterns were not only evenly spaced, but they were also uniform. There were no joints and no broken wires!
It was impossible to see the ins and outs. It was like a gauze, light and transparent.
On the semicircular mound, there were two pieces of golden silk net. A pearl hung high between the two ears. Two golden snakes looked at the mound and looked at the pearl.
Snakes!
If it was a dragon, it would be no different from the Ten Thousand Years Winged Golden Crown.
It could be seen that the emperor really valued this eunuch! The emperor himself was a dragon, but he made a snake for this eunuch! It was really not simple.
"This is really not a simple toy." Xu Yun smiled. "I'm afraid ordinary people can't afford it."
"Then you're just looking at it?" Chou Yeon said.
Xu Yun nodded. "Otherwise, with this money to buy a broken hat, I might as well go to the mountains and build a few Hope Primary Schools. At least it can solve the problem of hundreds of children going to school."
Chou Yeon smiled. She liked Xu Yun's straightforward manner.
When the waiter in their room heard Xu Yun's words, there was no expression on his face. He was probably thinking: How did this kind of person come into this place?!
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