Chapter 74 Mysterious Blue Family Mysterious Blue and White
The people from the Lan family will not harm the people of the Tang family, nor will they harm the people of the Lin family. What does this mean? What does the Lin family have to do with him? Tang Feng's mind was completely confused. He could never imagine that looking at a piece of blue and white porcelain would reveal a lot of trouble. (P~a~o~S~h~u~8.c~o~M}
Before the auction began, Tang Feng walked out of the exhibition center. He found a place to go against the lee and dialed the phone at home. This was the first time Tang Feng had made an extraordinary call to his home since he left his hometown. His grandfather quickly answered the phone and asked Tang Feng: "Xiaofeng, are you in trouble?"
The more Tang Feng thought about it, the more curious he became. Finally, he couldn't help but ask Tang Wenyu: "I didn't encounter any trouble, but I just encountered several problems and couldn't get a reasonable explanation. I want to call you for advice."
"Question, what's the problem? Let's hear it." Tang Wenyu asked Tang Fengdao on the other end of the phone.
Tang Feng said: "Do you always know a man named Lan Qi? She is a woman, in her thirties. She said that their family has a seawater phoenix pattern celestial ball bottle, which is a pair with our seawater dragon pattern celestial ball bottle. That vase really has it."
"What?" Before Tang Feng finished speaking, Tang Wenyu immediately asked him: "Lan Qi? Have you met the people from the Lan family? When and where did you meet them?"
Tang Feng said: "Just just now, by the way, grandpa, I am now in Hong Kong."
After Tang Wenyu knew that Tang Feng was in Hong Kong, he immediately became nervous and said, "Hey, Xiaofeng, you should tell me when you go to Hong Kong."
"Grandpa, you haven't said you can't come to Hong Kong. Oh, I have two items to be auctioned at Christie's in Hong Kong, and I made an appointment with someone to meet in Hong Kong." Tang Feng became more and more confused as he thought about it. How could the old man get nervous because he went to Hong Kong? This is too unreasonable.
"Hey, I blame me for this matter. I didn't explain it clearly to you." Tang Wenyu sighed. He said, "Tang Feng, you are still at ease when doing things. Since you have serious things, I don't want to say much, but I want to tell you that you must leave Hong Kong as soon as possible after you finish the matter. Also, although the people of the Lan family will not do anything to you, you can no longer have any contact with them. In any case, you must keep the secret of the Dragon Bottle. This matter is very important."
The client may not have to attend the auction. Tang Feng can leave Hong Kong now, but Liu Yue and Zhu Biwei will also come to attend the auction. He made an appointment with Liu Yue to meet tonight, and he didn't think there would be anything wrong with him when he went to Hong Kong. He asked, "So, is there really a double bottle of dragon and phoenix?"
Tang Wenyu said: "There is another matter of a phoenix bottle, a two-phoenix bottle. It involves a lot and I can't explain it clearly for a while. Don't ask more questions first. I will set off for Beijing immediately and talk about it later."
I can't explain clearly what happened. Although Tang Feng was very reluctant, he couldn't keep asking his grandfather. He said helplessly: "Okay. Grandpa, why don't I go back to my hometown to pick you up?"
Tang Wenyu smiled on the phone and said, "Don't bother. I am not an old, weak, sick and disabled person. I can still be energetic for several years. That's it."
Before Tang Feng could speak, the old man hung up the phone. Tang Feng couldn't help laughing. Not only did the phone not understand the whole story, but the problem was even more complicated. His grandfather also suddenly decided to go to Beijing because of this. Tang Feng just hung up the phone, and Liu Yue's mobile phone text message arrived.: The phone can't be reached, and my mother won't go today. I'm waiting for me at the door before the opening, okay?
Tang Feng replied with the words "Seeking Away" and turned toward Kowloon Bay. The Hong Kong International Convention and Exhibition Center is located in Kowloon Bay, which is a famous downtown in Hong Kong. Tang Feng wandered around and returned to the Convention and Exhibition Center in the evening. At this time, the first evening of Christie's Spring Auction was ready, and guests from all walks of life entered the venue one after another. Tang Feng, who was standing on the side, saw a person who had met him in the crowd, Dong Minquan. This rich businessman who loves to collect is very big. There are three cars and more than ten bodyguards. In contrast to the mainland, Hong Kong is a rich man who is afraid of the poor. Ordinary citizens think that Hong Kong's security is very good, but the rich are very worried about Hong Kong's security. This is a region with a high incidence of kidnapping in the world. Even the famous Li Ka-shing cannot be spared. What's more serious is that paying ransoms may not be fully protected.
Dong Minquan did not see Tang Feng, and Tang Feng did not want to make friends with him. Soon, Dong Minquan walked into the exhibition center.
"Don't move, hand over the money!" Tang Feng was still looking around. Liu Yue patted his shoulder from behind him. Tang Feng turned around and smiled and said, "Your voice is too gentle and not suitable for being a robber."
Liu Yue smiled and said, "Well, I can hear that you are praising me in a different way."
Tang Feng said: "If you say this, it won't work. Actually, I'm saying that you are not qualified as a robber."
"Oh." Liu Yue shook her head and said, "You are really boring and can't even act. Let's go in."
The two of them chatted while walking, and Tang Feng said, "Do your mother dislike me very much? She refused to let you come with me in Hong Kong."
Liu Yue asked strangely: "It's not that my mother doesn't like you, but that she doesn't like all the men of the right age who have a good relationship with me. Be careful, you should be careful."
"Tsk, I won't worry." Until now, Tang Feng has not regarded the Zhu family and Liu Yue's fiancé as obstacles. For him, he himself is the biggest obstacle. After all, the future has not come yet, so he can only wait and see what changes.
Liu Yue said: "I forgot to talk about this."
The two of them found two seats in the back row of the auction hall. Tang Feng asked Liu Yue, "Liu Yue, you won't tell me that you came to the auction just to visit, right?"
"Of course not." Liu Yue said affirmatively: "I came to Hong Kong because you came to Hong Kong; my mother was for Shi Kefa's Shangfang sword. If the price is reasonable, Zhu Ji will buy him back."
Tang Feng understood the subtleties and said, "This is a great advertising opportunity."
Liu Yue sighed and said, "I don't want to show myself, but both. When you spend money to take something for yourself or donate it vigorously, you have already become selfish. Of course, when it comes to buying back lost cultural relics from overseas, market operations and patriotic enthusiasm are not in conflict."
Tang Feng said: "Do you say this to the outside world?"
Liu Yue said: "If I were a parent, I would, with the progress of society, I believe that many people can understand the truth."
While the two were chatting, the brief hammering ceremony had been completed and the auction officially began. The first item was a Qingtian stone sculpture. Tang Feng and Liu Yue were interested in not the lot itself, but the person participating in the auction. Liu Yue pulled Tang Feng's sleeve and said to him: "Hey, isn't that your Japanese friend?"
"Who is friends with him?" Tang Feng had long seen that person. He was Qingshan Junshu. Because of the Yuan blue and white incense burner, Tang Feng had become enemies with him.
Liu Yue glanced at the auction hall and said, "There are so many foreigners."
Tang Feng said: "Everything has two sides, so be mixed." The participation of foreigners is the biggest driving force for the rise in the value of Chinese cultural relics, but what follows is the loss of cultural relics. This is a double-edged sword, which depends on the mastery of the scale.
After several rounds of bidding, the first item was bought by Toshiki Aoyama at a high price. Liu Yue asked Tang Feng: "Tang Feng, I think it's a bit strange. The people's hatred for Japan exists in fact. Toshiki Aoyama can find a Hong Kong client, which should save costs. Why did he come forward in person?"
Tang Feng shook his head and said, "The Japanese always have a purpose in doing things, and I didn't understand this problem." Hong Kong is not big, and there are only a few people participating in the auction. Many people come over to know each other. When Tang Feng and the others talk here, there are constantly people greeting Dong Minquan. Toshiki Aoyama personally came forward, and many people knew his identity. Several bidders who were sitting in the front row of Tang Feng and the others who were talking in a low voice called him Japanese devils.
The next three items were bid for by Aoyama Toshiki. Because the value of the things themselves is not high, Aoyama Toshiki did not become the target of public criticism. The fifth item was the Tangfeng Lotus Petals Hexagonal plate. After the auctioneer waited for the display, he announced: "Lot No. 5, the lotus petals hexagonal plate of the Qianlong Palace in Qing Dynasty, with a reserve price of 10,000 yuan, and it will start now."
“Buyer No. 0911 bids 2 million!”
“Buyer No. 8888 offers 3 million!”
Tang Feng and Liu Yue looked at each other and smiled at the same time. Buyer No. 0911 is Aoyama Shunshu, and Buyer No. 8888 is Dong Minquan who is sitting in the VIP seat. It is interesting to meet these two people, and the bidding price tripled in two rounds. Bidders can be anonymous or public, and Dong Minquan will naturally not be anonymous at his doorstep. Everyone knows that he is the top three collectors in Hong Kong.
"The buyer bids 6.19 million yuan on No. 1988!"
When Tang Feng looked at the buyer No. 1988, the buyer also looked at him. She was Lan Qi. She nodded to Tang Feng as a greeting. Tang Feng nodded to her out of politeness. At the auction, the quotation of 6.19 million yuan was normal, but Tang Feng felt it was very strange, because June 19, 1988 was his birthday, and Lan Qi seemed to know that this was his lot.
This quotation caused a lot of sensation. If Aoyama Toshiki's 2 million quotation was arrogant, then Dong Minquan's quotation of 3 million was rewarded, while Lan Qi's quotation of 6.19 million quotation was unreasonable. How could he not play cards like this without following the rules?
The auctioneer repeatedly asked if there was a higher offer, but neither Aoyama Shunshu nor Dong Minquan followed up, and Lan Qi bid for it.
Tang Feng said to Liu Yue: "June 19 is my birthday."
"Ah?" Liu Yue looked at Tang Feng and said, "This is unlikely to be a coincidence, right?"
Facing Liu Yue's inquiring eyes, Tang Feng said, "I really don't know her."
Liu Yue said: "If this is not a coincidence, there is another possibility that the client's ID number will be provided during the commissioning auction. Could it be that Christie's leaked customer information?"
Tang Feng shook his head and said, "June 19 is my lunar birthday, and there is no on his ID card."
Liu Yue pondered for a moment and said, "You must have a connection with her, otherwise she wouldn't have known this, would it be?"
"How is that possible?" Tang Feng said: "Forget it, it's useless to think too much, my grandfather will know it when he comes to Beijing."
The subsequent bidding became very strange. The bad things were basically bid by the people from Aoyama Toshishu and others. Of course, the total value of the things they bid for was not high. All the better things were acquired by Chinese merchants. Except for the lotus-petal hexagonal plate, Lan Qi did not participate in the subsequent competition, and these things were obviously not in line with Dong Minquan's appetite, and he did not participate in the competition.
At this time, a middle-aged man walked to Tang Feng and Liu Yue and said politely: "Mr. Tang, Miss Liu, our boss Mr. Dong wants to invite you to come over and give me a glimpse."
Liu Yue stuck out her tongue and said, "I'm better seen by Grandpa Dong, let's go."
Tang Feng felt that he did not have such great face. Su Qing met Dong Minquan through Liu Yue's introduction. The elders invited each other and there was no reason why the younger generations did not go. The two walked to the VIP seat together.
When he arrived at the VIP seat, Dong Minquan, wearing a long gown, laughed and said, "Xiaoyue, this is your fault. I don't even notify you when I arrived in Hong Kong."
"Grandpa Dong, I didn't have time, my mother and I will come to disturb you tomorrow." In the eyes of the old man, Liu Yue is definitely a well-behaved and obedient girl.
"That's good, it means you haven't forgotten that I'm in Hong Kong." Dong Minquan turned to Tang Feng and said, "Young people are terrifying. That manuscript of Su Dongpo really made me sad for a while. If you want to take action in the future, don't auction it. I will give you the most satisfactory price."
"It must be!" Tang Feng said this, but he thought to himself: I'm afraid there is no chance.
Dong Minquan asked Liu Yue and Tang Feng to sit beside him, and he said, "I am very happy to see you two be together. Are you free tonight?"
Both of them were not easy to refuse, and both said they were free. Dong Minquan said: "It has been a long time since the guests have been to my collection room. You must go and have a look. You are all rising stars in the collection industry. I will give me some advice."
Tang Feng really wanted to go and see the collection room of a qualified collector who had been collecting for many years in Jinyin. It should be larger than Yang Chengming's collection room. Liu Yue smiled and said, "Then I'll disturb you."
The three of them chatted for a while, and the eighteenth item came on stage. It was the Ming Yongle tangled lotus sea water dragon pattern celestial ball bottle. Dong Minquan said: "I have seen this blue and white porcelain a long time ago. It's very good. I came for it tonight."
As soon as Dong Minquan said this, Tang Feng felt a "splitting" in his heart. He was considering whether to tell the old man the truth. Liu Yue said: "Whether this blue and white porcelain exists has always been a unsolved case. Are you sure that Grandpa Dong?"
Dong Minquan said: "From my experience, this blue and white porcelain should be real. Of course, I also refer to other people's opinions."
"The price is 10,000 yuan, start the auction now!"
With the announcement of the auctioneer, the blue and white celestial ball dragon bottle began to be auctioned.
“The buyer bids 1988 for 1988!”
When Dong Minquan heard the auctioneer's singing price, he frowned and said, "Did the people from the Lan family take stimulants tonight? Why don't they play according to the rules?"
Tang Feng was even more surprised. Lan Qi knew that this blue and white porcelain was fake but she still had to bid for it at a high price. What is the reason?
Dong Minquan then said to the staff around him: "Gawan try the depth."
Before Lao Dong could raise the sign, a new offer came out. It was Toshiki Aoyama, and his offer was 20,000 yuan.
After all, he is an elderly person. Dong Minquan seemed very calm. He said, "Oh, it seems that everyone is determined to win. According to this situation, if it is more than 50,000, we will add another 5 million."
Tang Feng thought for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say to Dong Minquan: "Old Dong, I have also seen this blue and white porcelain. I think it is a fake. Do you think it's a consideration?"
Before Dong Minquan could speak, a staff member hurriedly walked up to him and whispered something to him. Dong Minquan looked at the staff and asked, "Do he really say that?"
The staff looked at Tang Feng and Liu Yue, but wanted to speak but stopped. Dong Minquan said, "You just say it."
The staff continued: "Yes, we searched all the way up based on the clues given by CED and confirmed that this blue and white porcelain was transported from Japan to Hong Kong through Taiwan."
Seeing Tang Feng's face was confused, Liu Yue explained to him softly that CED is the English abbreviation of Hong Kong Customs.
"*** Japanese devils!" Dong Minquan cursed: "I started playing karate that is ready to sell. Do people from the Lan family know?"
Although the blue and white celestial ball dragon bottle was only from Japan and there was no direct evidence to prove that this was the trick of Aoyama Toshiki's current hype, Tang Feng still realized that Aoyama Toshiki's sinister intention of participating in the auction publicly. They wanted to use the Chinese people's anti-Japanese sentiment to hype to achieve the goal of raising the transaction price. It can be seen that the patriotic behavior of Chinese people in repurchasing lost cultural relics overseas is gradually being used by foreigners.
The staff said: "The foundation of the Lan family is in Taiwan, and they will not be unaware of it."
Dong Minquan scratched his head and said, "Which is this playing?" Then he turned around and asked Tang Feng, "Why did Xiao Tang think this is fake?"
Of course, Tang Feng would not tell Dong Minquan the truth. He said: "This is just my personal judgment."
Dong Minquan waved his hand and said, "Whether it is true or false, there must be problems here. The Japanese are not good at coming today. I thought they were doing something today. It turned out that they were deliberately picking up the price. If so, there must be problems with Shi Kefa's Shangfang Sword and Fang Yuxi."
Tang Feng said to Dong Minquan: "It's hard to say about Shangfang's sword, but there is definitely no problem with Fang Yuxi, because that's mine."
"Your?" Dong Minquan said with a smile: "How could you take action on this thing?"
Tang Feng said: "The number of jade seals in the Qing Dynasty has existed in many places. I don't think it is necessary to keep them. The symbolic significance is greater than the actual significance."
"It makes sense, too." Dong Minquan said: "No matter what, I don't want this blue and white celestial ball dragon bottle, so I can't do it."
Tang Feng was having more and more questions. Everything was too unreasonable. There must be some secret hidden here. As his grandfather said, the two bottles of dragon and phoenix were very involved.
Chapter completed!