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  Chapter 326 Auction without reserve price

  As New Year's Day approached, Christie's auction house held a special New Year auction on Hong Kong Island, which almost attracted the attention of the whole world.

  After entering the 1980s, Christie's developed rapidly, with several auctions setting new highs.

  Especially this special New Year's auction, which has aroused heated discussions even before it even started.

  Liu Qingshan also accompanied Hong Yunsheng to the auction hall of Christie's Hong Kong Island Branch. As for Secretary Wang, Zheng Hongqi and others, they visited the factory under the guidance of Qian Yuzhen.

  After parking the car, they found that it was impossible to enter the auction hall. There were hundreds of people at the gate, each with cloth strips wrapped around their heads, with banners in their hands, and slogans in their mouths.

  Liu Qingshan unconsciously showed a smile on his face: "They all ran here to protest, aren't there a lot of islanders on Hong Kong Island?"

   “Most are hired locals and have been fighting for days.”

   Hong Yunsheng also watched with great interest. Speaking of which, the source of this matter lies in the two of them.

   "Hehe, I declare that the protest is invalid."

  Liu Qingshan did not forget to make a joke.

  He was also extraordinarily tidied up today: Qian Yuzhen led him to choose a well-fitting high-end suit yesterday, and dressed up this younger brother. He is very handsome.

   Those who don't know the details will definitely think that this is the rich young man of some big family.

   Soon, a large police force arrived to quickly disperse the protesting crowd. Christie's is an old auction house in Great Britain. The current Hong Kong Island still belongs to England for the time being. Of course, no one is allowed to make trouble here.

  Liu Qingshan followed the flow of people and entered the auction house unhurriedly. Along the way, he attracted many people's attention.

   I have to say that after changing into a brand-name outfit, coupled with Liu Qingshan's unique temperament, it is really eye-catching.

  He also took it calmly, anyway, this time he had to act in a high-profile manner, so there was no need to hide it.

  Walking, I found a man in his thirties, and nodded to him, Liu Qingshan also nodded with a smile, recalling in his mind: Which celebrity is this?

  The middle-aged man's parted hair is shiny and shiny, and he is wearing a big toad mirror. His temperament is a bit like Fa Ge, but he is not the same at first glance.

  After the man walked over with his female companion on his arm, Hong Yunsheng asked in a low voice: "Qingshan, do you know Huo Sheng?"

  Liu Qingshan shook his head, then suddenly remembered something, and asked back: "Is it the Huo family on Hong Kong Island?"

  Hong Yunsheng nodded, like the Huo family, he would never be able to climb high.

   That is to say, he knows people, and people don't know him.

   "A lot of celebrities are here today."

  While walking, Hong Yunsheng introduced the celebrities he saw on Hong Kong Island to Liu Qingshan in a low voice.

  Liu Qingshan has also heard of some people. In his previous life, these people were the protagonists in legends.

  But now, Liu Qingshan feels that he may also become a legend among others.

  Their seats are at the back of the auction hall, and this is because Hong Yunsheng is the client. Otherwise, there is probably no place for him to sit in such a big scene.

   Liu Qingshan also received a number plate in his hand. Yes, he also wants to participate in the auction, and he also paid a deposit of 100,000 pounds.

  Of course Liu Qingshan didn’t have sterling on hand, so he asked his partner Victor to extract it from the purchase of morels and ground vegetables, which was barely enough.

  In the auction hall, people kept entering the venue one after another.

  When a group of guests with serious expressions and even angry expressions entered the venue, there was a burst of discussion in the hall.

   There are twenty or thirty people in this group. Liu Qingshan knows that they should be from the island country, because in this group, he saw a familiar figure: Fujita Masaichi.

   This guy walked at the end of the group, and he probably played the role of a follower.

  Hong Yunsheng quickly introduced to Liu Qingshan: "Several representatives of the big consortia from the island country have come. The young man wearing glasses is Mitsui Ki of the Mitsui Consortium, and the mustache is from the Fuji Consortium..."

  Liu Qingshan also nodded with satisfaction: "The more people who join us, the better the prices for our auction items."

   "Not necessarily, maybe the islanders will unite to stop it." Hong Yunsheng was worried about gains and losses, and the auction house was in deep water.

  Especially in the current island country, the bubble economy has not yet burst, and it is the era when it is said that you can buy all over the world.

  The major auction houses in the world, most of the works of art auctioned are taken away at high prices by the island countries, as a means of maintaining value.

  The most famous event here is that Yasuda Company won the auction of Van Gogh's famous painting "Sunflower".

  The most dramatic scene was that after a few years, the island country’s economy collapsed, and Yasuda Corporation couldn’t hold on anymore, so they wanted to sell this sunflower, but it was sent to the auction house for appraisal, and it turned out to be a fake.

   Once upon a time, the title of stupid people and rich money was originally worn by islanders.

  At ten o'clock in the morning, the auction officially started. The auctioneer was a white man, but he could speak fluent Cantonese.

  After a few simple opening remarks, we will get to the point. The first few auction items are not of high value.

  This is also a common practice, let’s warm up the heat field first.

  During the period, Liu Qingshan also randomly raised the sign twice, but it was quickly submerged in other number plates.

  "Lot No. 10 is one of the founders of Impressionist oil painting, a work by Edouard Manet. His works have deeply influenced a large number of masters such as Cézanne and Van Gogh."

   “The starting bid for this work is £1 million, with each increment not less than £10,000.”

  As soon as the auctioneer finished his introduction, people raised placards one after another at the scene, and the price quickly climbed to more than 1.5 million pounds.

  Liu Qingshan observed, and there were mainly two groups of people raising placards, one group was Westerners, and the other group was the islanders' team.

  Manet's works were inspired and influenced by ukiyo-e in the island country in the early days, so they are very well-known and popular in the island country.

   What's more, there is a frenzy of collecting Western art in the island country at this time, and the purchases are very frenzied.

  This kind of rich and powerful, the few Westerners can't resist it very quickly. When the price climbs to more than two million pounds, they can only shrug their shoulders and withdraw from the competition.

The young and wealthy spokesperson of the Mitsui Group, the guy named Mitsui Ki, even cast a contemptuous look at them, and muttered something, probably something like "I mean everyone here is rubbish" and so on. of.

   There is really no one to spread hatred in public.

   Liu Qingshan felt that he couldn't take advantage of this guy, so he happened to fight him first, so he also started raising cards, and added 100,000 pounds at once.

  Looking at Hong Yunsheng next to him, the muscles on his face twitched involuntarily.

  He knows Liu Qingshan's family background, the total is only 100,000 pounds, okay?

   If the other party refuses to raise the price, it’s not in their hands. Where can I pay more than two million pounds?

However, Liu Qingshan has a calm expression on his face. Others don't know his depth. Coupled with the faint smile on the corner of his mouth, he really thinks he is the heir of a big family, the kind who doesn't take money as money .

  After Liu Qingshan raised the sign a few times, that Mitsuki also got angry and directly increased the price to three million pounds, and then shot Liu Qingshan with provocative eyes.

   This kind of fight certainly attracted the attention of most people in the field, and there was also a burst of whispering in the hall, probably asking about Liu Qingshan's origin.

   With so many people watching, you can’t disappoint everyone, can you?

  Liu Qingshan happily raised the sign again, and didn't add much, just 10,000, which belongs to the kind of price increase that is not very harmful, but extremely insulting.

  Even if the other party refuses to increase the price, Liu Qingshan is not afraid of this painting falling into his hands. Anyway, after his item is auctioned, he can get back a lot of cash.

   What he is doing now is mainly to warm up the bidding for a while, otherwise, it would be too eye-catching and too obvious to only bid on that one item.

   Sure enough, the young man Mitsuiki couldn't stand the teasing, so he added another 100,000 at once.

  Then Liu Qingshan saw that Fujita Masaichi suddenly approached Mitsuiki, nodded and said something, obviously, this guy recognized Liu Qingshan.

   "Qingshan, don't add more."

  Hong Yunsheng also saw that the situation was not good, and quickly reminded him in a low voice that he was also afraid that Liu Qingshan would play too much.

  Under normal circumstances, Liu Qingshan should also stop. After all, someone in the opponent's camp knows his background, knows that he is a poor boy, does not have such a large fund, and is suspected of causing trouble.

  But Liu Qingshan didn't play the card according to common sense, and lightly raised the card to add 10,000, which caused an uproar in the scene.

  This price has actually far exceeded the estimated value of this painting.

  Liu Qingshan has already made a move, and it depends on how Mitsuigi responds. More than half of the eyes in the hall are cast on Mitsuigi. Even the auctioneer looks directly at him with full eyes.

   This also means that Mitsui enjoys this kind of gaze very much, but at the same time feels more pressure.

  He no longer blindly followed the price, but sternly asked Fujita Masaichi something, while Fujita Masaichi nodded in panic, sweating profusely on his forehead.

   "One time for 3.12 million, two times for 3.12 million..." the auctioneer raised the small hammer in his hand.

  Hong Yunsheng sitting beside Liu Qingshan, his back was drenched in cold sweat, and there was only one thought left in his mind: it's over, it's over, this is a real mess!

   Just as the small hammer in the hands of the auctioneer was about to drop, someone finally raised a placard, but it was not Mitsuki, but a Westerner with Mediterranean hair not far away.

  At this moment, Hong Yunsheng felt his body go limp, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

  Liu Qingshan didn't seem to care, and gently raised the number plate, and secretly gave a thumbs up to Victor who just bid: Not bad, the card was raised in time.

   Mitsuiki hesitated for a moment, glared at Fujita Masaichi bitterly, and then joined the battle group, looking like he was fighting to the end.

  So a new round of competition started again, until the price was raised to 3.5 million pounds, Liu Qingshan shook his head with a smile and quit the competition.

   And Victor also shrugged his shoulders, also expressing his abandonment.

  Although Mitsuiki won, he felt as if he had swallowed a fly in his heart, without the slightest pleasure of winning.

   For the next few auctions, Liu Qingshan also had a sense of presence, but in the end, he got nothing, and he didn't want to get anything at first.

  Finally, the grand finale came on stage, and the auctioneer's voice was raised a bit:

   "Ladies and gentlemen, the last item in this auction is unique in the world. It is the team flag of the Island Nations United Team during World War II."

   "Currently, there is only one spliced ​​alliance flag left in the world, which is kept in the island country; and this alliance flag is the only intact alliance flag today. We will conduct an auction with no reserve price. Please bid below!"

  (end of this chapter)