Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 432: The climax is coming as expected (please vote and recommend)
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At two o'clock sharp, the special auction of 'Impressionist and Modern Art' officially started.
The auction hall became quiet, and everyone was looking at the auction table in front of them, looking at the white glove man on the stage who was full of energy and confidence.
At this time, everyone at the scene was already excited, their eyes were full of hope and fighting spirit, and they were extremely confident!
Everyone is waiting for the auction to start, then beat all the competitors, take the long-awaited art, let it decorate their lives and show their taste!
The auctioneer's voice came from the stage, clear and loud! reached everyone's ears.
“Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, welcome to Sotheby’s New York, welcome everyone to participate in Sotheby’s Autumn Auction ‘Impressionist and Modern Art’ special auction, I wish you all a successful return!
I am John Foster. You can call me John. I will host today’s auction. I am happy to serve you. I hope my service will satisfy you and bring you good luck..."
The cookie-cutter opening speech is a lengthy introduction to the auction rules and various precautions during the auction.
Ye Tian only listened to the beginning, and then started to look through the auction catalog.
He is just a spectator in this auction, so there is no need to care about the auction rules.
Unless there is something missing in this auction, he will take action, but this possibility is almost zero!
Impressionist art has been studied very thoroughly by European and American art collection circles, and it is almost impossible for the relevant paintings to be seriously underestimated or misidentified.
Sotheby’s inspections before the auction are also very thorough. Even if there are hidden secrets in some paintings, they will be exposed to the world through various high-tech detection methods, and there is no way to hide them!
The clairvoyance ability is useless here, unless Ye Tian wants to peek into some secret!
In about ten minutes, John finished introducing the auction rules and then got down to business.
Two Sotheby's staff members came out of the temporary vault with the first lot, walked to the auction stage, and carefully placed the lot on the display stand for everyone to enjoy!
The large screen on site began to simultaneously display pictures and other detailed information of the first lot, allowing everyone to see more carefully and clearly to make bidding decisions!
Immediately afterwards, John's passionate voice immediately resounded throughout the auction hall.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the rules have been introduced, and the auction will now begin. The first lot is a landscape sketch manuscript by the Impressionist master Renoir! Created in 1865.
The starting bid for this sketch manuscript is US$150,000, and the minimum bid increase shall not be less than US$3,000. The bidding begins, US$150,000, US$150,000, which lady or gentleman should bid? "
While bidding loudly, John quickly scanned the entire venue condescendingly, hoping to spot the raised bidding number and hear the bidding sound.
The auxiliary auction personnel standing on both sides of the auction table were also patrolling the entire venue, ready to remind John at any time so as not to miss the bidder's offer.
Before John finished speaking, there was an exclamation of surprise.
"Wow! The first lot is Renoir's sketch. The starting point for this special auction is too high! The rest will definitely be more exciting!"
Jason was also very shocked and looked at the sketch on the stage with some confusion.
"150,000 US dollars! Is this price too low? That's Renoir! The master of Impressionist painting, how can his works be worth such a small amount of money?"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately explained in a low voice:
"It is true that Renoir is a master of Impressionist painting, but this is just a sketch, and it is his early work. The artistic level is limited, so it is naturally not much more expensive!
$150,000 is indeed a bit low. The market price of this sketch should be around $400,000, but $150,000 is just the starting price and will rise soon."
When Ye Tianzheng was explaining, someone in the audience had already raised a bidding sign.
"OK! No. 137 won first! Now it is 153,000 US dollars. 153,000 US dollars. Which bidder will follow up? Please bid enthusiastically!"
John raised his hand to gesture to the audience, and continued to shout passionately, speaking at a fast pace, gradually mobilizing the atmosphere of the scene.
Another person raised a sign to accept the bid, and it was from a bidder standing near the door!
Immediately afterwards, a staff member on the other side of the phone raised a bidding sign. Someone bid over the phone, and one more competitor was added.
And the telephone bidder directly raised US$10,000, pushing the price of this master's sketch to US$166,000.
The bidding began, more and more people participated, and the competition gradually became fierce!
After fifteen or six rounds of competition, this master sketch was finally sold for US$450,000 and was successfully purchased by a buyer who bid over the phone!
The first auction ended smoothly and it started perfectly.
The competitive atmosphere was gradually aroused and became more and more heated.
The second lot was quickly brought up.
This is a large Impressionist oil painting from a well-known European painter at the beginning of the last century. The starting price is US$210,000, with a minimum increase of US$3,000.
Soon, John's shouts rang out again, still full of passion, still speaking fast, trying his best to persuade everyone to raise their placards and bid.
The competition is coming as expected, and it is more intense than before!
These have nothing to do with Ye Tian, and he doesn’t pay attention to these bids at all!
At this time, he was just a spectator. While appreciating many Impressionist works of art, he was leisurely waiting for his auction items to be unveiled, and then he was collecting dollars like crazy!
One hour has passed in a blink of an eye, and the atmosphere in the auction hall has become extremely heated, and the competition among the many bidders has become increasingly fierce!
The climax is coming as expected! The moment Ye Tian was waiting for finally came.
Cézanne's "Monte Sainte-Victoire" will be unveiled soon! Show it to everyone! "The Boy in the Red Vest" is the grand finale and will only appear at the last moment!
This is also the moment that all heavyweight buyers have been waiting for. Many bidders are already excited and gearing up for the most brutal fight!
Everyone is full of confidence and looks determined to win!
The oil painting being auctioned has not yet been sold, but the auction hall has already been filled with extremely enthusiastic discussions, which can be heard in every corner!
"The exciting moment has finally arrived! We must win this "Mont Saint-Victoire". This is the most top-notch work of art. It is not easy to encounter it once! You must not miss it!"
"I wonder what is the starting price of "Mont Saint-Victoire"? What is the reserve price? With Steven's ruthless **** style, the reserve price must be high, do your best! Try to get this picture Famous paintings! "
"Hurry up and start! I can't wait. My collection lacks such a top-notch piece of art. This famous painting is mine!"
While everyone is discussing and looking forward to it, they are also speculating on the starting price and reserve price of "Mont Saint-Victoire".
Thinking of Ye Tian's always ruthless style, everyone had a bad feeling.
The starting price for this top-notch oil painting must be very high, not to mention the reserve price! How could that **** Steven miss the opportunity to rob everyone's wallets!
Even so, every bidder is still full of fighting spirit and ready to compete for this top-notch artwork!
Like everyone else, Jason wanted to know the starting bid and reserve price for the painting.
"Steven, what is the starting price for "Mont Saint-Victoire"? What is the reserve price? Tell me! I'm so curious!"
“It’s a secret for now! You’ll know the answer later, so why rush it now! Let me tell you this, if the bid is less than $65 million, then step aside!”
Ye Tian said with a proud smile, still revealing a little information.
At the same time, a fierce look flashed in his eyes!
No one can stop me from harvesting US dollars today, let alone take advantage of me! No way!
Jason was completely stunned and looked at Ye Tian with jaws dropped, his eyes almost flying out!
"That means the reserve price is at least US$65 million! Is it true? It's so shocking! Steven, you are definitely the craziest guy I have ever seen!"
“Hahaha, you’re right! Your brain is pretty good!”
Ye Tian said with a proud smile, making a fuss with Jason.
While talking, the auction on the stage has ended, and the door of the temporary vault is opened again!
The main event begins!