It was not that Gu Ning wanted to keep it a secret, but she had not met them before, so she did not mention it. Now was not the time to talk about it, and she did not know if Cai Wenhong had told them.
Later, she would talk to them again.
"Are you still going to look at it in the afternoon?" asked Gu Ning. She only came in the morning and would not come in the afternoon.
"No, I'm just going to look at the bronze chimes," said Master Leng.
"Then let's have lunch together!" said Gu Ning. Since they had met, it would be inappropriate if she did not treat them to lunch.
Of course, Gu Ning did not invite them to lunch because it was inappropriate. She treated them as her family, and it was rare for them to meet, so she wanted to have a meal with them.
"Sure!" Master Leng agreed happily. Even if Gu Ning did not mention it, he would have asked Gu Ning to have lunch with him. It was not easy to meet Gu Ning!
This time, many people came for the bronze chimes, so they were not as interested in the other items. The bidding was not as high as before, and they were all secretly discussing the bronze chimes.
"There are too many people who want the bronze chimes this time. I wonder who will win the bid in the end."
"It depends on who is willing to spend the most money. It's a whole set of bronze chimes, and the conservative price is at least five billion yuan."
"That's right! The auction price has always been much higher than the conservative price. I'm afraid it will be sold for seven billion yuan! "
"Or maybe even higher."
"I'm so envious of Xiangyun Antique-store. They brought out such an old item."
"Of course, the origin of this item is unknown. Since it passed the auction and was put up for auction, it shows that their backer is not ordinary."
"Look, in the middle of the second row is President Chen from Xiangyun Antique-store."
"It's really him! He's actually sitting in the second row. I looked behind him just now, but I didn't see him. I was a little puzzled! I clearly saw him coming, but I didn't see where he was sitting. So he's sitting in the second row! "
Not everyone knew that Gu Ning was behind Xiangyun Antique-store, and not everyone knew about Gu Ning's background.
Even Yuan Yilin didn't know that Gu Ning owned Xiangyun Antique-store, because she didn't know much about Gu Ning.
"President Chen, are you sitting in the second row because Xiangyun Antique-store has the bronze chimes?"
"I don't think so. The woman in white sitting with it, no, she should be a girl! She was the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store, Gu Ning. And do you know who the person sitting to the right of Gu Ning is? That's Old Master Leng of the Beijing Family Leng. "
"What? Gu Ning is sitting with Family Leng. "
"Elder Xu, Elder Jiang, the director of the Palace Museum, Curator Cai, and Elder Leng took the initiative to sit with Gu Ning because their seats were in the first row."
"Yes, yes! I saw that too. They were chatting with each other just now, so they must be very familiar with each other. Otherwise, with Master Leng's high status, how many people would be able to talk to him? "
"Oh my god! I can't believe Gu Ning is so capable! "
"Yes! Who would dare to pursue the bronze chimes after knowing such an important figure? "
"That's for sure. Who would dare to pursue the matter?"
"Could it be that Gu Ning and Elder Leng are relatives?"
"That's possible. Or maybe they're friends' children. Anyway, they must be related."
In that case, most people believed that Gu Ning was either a relative of one of the old masters or an elder friend.
Moreover, because Gu Ning knew Master Leng and the others, many people secretly classified Gu Ning as someone they could not afford to offend, regardless of her relationship with Master Leng and the others.
Of course, most people did not have conflicts with Gu Ning because they had nothing better to do. They just wanted to avoid any conflicts in the future.
When Zhang Chengtao arrived at the auction, he did not see Chen Darong, so he knew that Chen Darong could not come. After all, he was seriously injured and would need to lie in bed for a while.
However, after hearing the discussions, he found out that Chen Darong was not only here, but also sitting in the second row.
Not only that, he was even sitting together with those people with extraordinary identities.
All of a sudden, Zhang Chengtao trembled in fear. He didn't expect that Chen Darong would know so many influential people. If they found out that he was the one who kidnapped Chen Darong and injured him … Zhang Chengtao couldn't bear the thought.
If he had known that Chen Darong knew these important people, he would not have dared to lay his hands on Chen Darong!
Harada Honichi also heard the discussions, but he did not know the identities of Master Leng and the others, so he did not feel much.
It was almost twelve o 'clock, and the morning auction was about to end. The finale of the auction, the bronze chimes, had arrived, and everyone was excited.
"Good evening, dear guests. Because the bronze chimes are too big and heavy, it's not convenient to move the real thing up on the stage. Therefore, we can only display the pictures on the big screen. However, we guarantee that everything will be fair and reliable. Guests who bid for the bronze chimes can check the goods before making the transaction, "said the host.
This was already mentioned during the promotion. In order to prevent people from accusing them of cheating, everyone knew about it.
Although most people were dissatisfied with this method, they were not in a position to say anything and could only accept it. Moreover, the bronze chimes were too big and heavy to move around.
They also believed in the auctioneer's promise.
Because Cai Wenhong and Gu Ning had reached an agreement first, not many people knew about it.
As soon as the host finished speaking, a picture of the bronze chimes appeared on the big screen on the stage. Cai Wenhong had taken a picture of it when he went to verify it the other day.
Although most of them had seen the picture of the bronze chimes before, they could not help but be shocked when they saw it again. Or rather, they were still in shock from before.
Therefore, the people below the stage began to discuss fervently.
"This is too shocking!"
"Yes! In 19XX, two sets of bronze chimes were unearthed from a tomb in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. One set contained nine chimes, while the other contained seven chimes. Both of them shocked the antique and music circles. This is even more incredible. "
"Yes! The previous sets were incomplete, so they could not play good music. That was a pity, but this set is complete. Not only can it play good music, but its value is also unprecedented. "
"That's right …"
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