The Richest Man Yang Fei - Chapter 1873
Chapter 1871 Sky-high price
Fu Heng laughed in a low voice: “The cost of this knife in Qianlong’s reign was as high as 800,000 taels of silver. Converted to the present, it is 160 million.”
Yang Fei said, “Is it possible? Even if he is the emperor Laozi, he spends so much money just to build a knife? Isn’t this incredible?”
“I am an emperor, a real nobleman who owns the world! And this 800,000 yuan is to include the decorations on the knife, gold, gems and the like, plus the work price of the best craftsmen at that time.”
“Since it is converted and worth so much money, why is the starting price only $500,000?”
“Hey, that’s why, boss, just take the picture, and I guarantee you won’t lose. In their eyes, the value of this knife lies in what Qianlong used, and they don’t know the true value of this knife. ”
“Old Fu, you are the Taishan Beidou of the antique world, but you can see it, can’t others not see it?”
Fu Heng smiled and said, “Boss, doesn’t you believe me?”
Yang Fei smiled and said, “Of course I believe you, but you have to give a reason? You see the price is still rising.”
Fu Heng said, “After you take the photo, I will tell you where is the most valuable part of this sword!”
Yang Fei said, “So, what price is the highest price?”
Fu Heng said: “Anything under 30 million can be photographed.”
Yang Fei was taken aback.
It’s just a sword from the Qing Dynasty, so valuable?
There are many people here, and Yang Fei is not asking too much. With his trust in Fu Heng, I believe he will not aimlessly, let alone deliberately let himself lose money. If he said so, then this sword must be extraordinary. Place.
So Yang Fei followed the bidding again.
The price quickly climbed to $1.5 million.
There was only one middle-aged man left on the court still bidding with Yang Fei.
That middle-aged man looked in his fifties, and he looked like an islander, with the distinctive characteristics of an islander.
Yang Fei thought to himself, the island people have always been shrewd, could this person, like Fu Heng, see through the secrets of this Qianlong knife, so he does not hesitate to raise the bid?
The two people’s bids were in a stalemate, and they climbed successively.
Luo Yuxi whispered: “Mr. Yang, do you really like this knife? It will cost 2 million US dollars soon! The knife used by Qianlong, but it is also a Qing Dynasty knife, is not worth the price.”
Yang Fei smiled and said, “Miss Luo, do you know antiques well?”
Luo Yuxi said, “I have learned a little bit about the antique business at home.”
“Where is your antique shop?”
“Out of the country. If Mr. Yang is interested, I can accompany you to have a look, just ask you for advice.”
“Okay, I must pay my respects and study when I have time.”
While chatting with her, he raised a placard to make an offer without delay.
After the price exceeded $2 million, the audience was in an uproar.
Although this treasured knife is exquisite, two million US dollars is equivalent to 16 million yuan, enough to buy other antiques?
The collection of weapons such as swords and swords is relatively unpopular and niche, far less popular than porcelain, painting and calligraphy.
Therefore, a Qing dynasty knife, at such a high price, immediately made people look at it.
Someone familiar with Yang Fei said loudly at the scene: “Yang Fei is the richest man in the mainland! He has money! I once participated in an auction with him. Anyone he likes will definitely buy it! This is a The one who doesn’t care about the money!”
Immediately there was a weird yin and yang sneer: “The rich are the easiest to be taken advantage of! Are you afraid that someone will deliberately raise the price and kill his pig?”
Chen Mo heard other people’s comments and said to Yang Fei, “Should I stop? If we continue to compete like this, I don’t know if it will cost tens of millions.”
Yang Fei said: “I know it in my heart.”
Chen Mo didn’t persuade him much.
When Yang Fei raised his hand again and the bid reached $2.1 million, the islander finally gave up.
The auctioneer fell, announcing that Yang Fei had bid for a waist knife used by Qianlong at a price of 2.1 million US dollars.
Yang Fei said to Fu Heng: “I took a picture of the knife, and it cost a lot of money. Old Fu, can you tell me the beauty of this knife now?”
Fu Heng smiled and said, “Can you see the handle of this knife? There are a dozen sapphires inlaid.”
“Well, these gems are not worth so much money.”
“Below these sapphires, there is a gem.”
“Under the sapphire, isn’t it the hilt?”
“The lower end of the handle is actually carved from a whole piece of diamond, but most people take it for granted that it is a handle carved from ordinary jade.”
“Huh? Diamond?” Yang Fei asked in surprise, “Is this possible?”
Fu Heng said: “Diamonds were just exquisite playthings in that era, and could not be regarded as hard currency. In people’s eyes, diamonds are not as valuable as gold and silver. Therefore, craftsmen hide diamonds under sapphires.”
Yang Fei said, “How did you know?”
Fu Heng said: “When I checked the historical data of this knife, I happened to find the record at that time. The handle of this knife was made of diamond raw materials, and this huge diamond was still a tribute from Fanbang.”
Yang Fei smiled and said, “The entire handle is carved and inlaid with diamonds?”
Fu Heng said: “It may be. But at least part of it is! You can know the result by checking it at that time.”
Yang Fei said, “If it’s a diamond, how much is this knife worth?”
Fu Heng said: “Such a big diamond can be met but cannot be expected. The value of the diamond alone is more than the price you just bid.”
Yang Fei laughed and said, “Thank you Fu Lao, I made a lot of money again.”
Fu Heng said: “You are not collecting antiques for reselling. If you make a profit, you have to sell it to count.”
Yang Fei said: “But I am in a good mood! I spent very little money, but I bought twice as much treasure!”
The next auction item is Tang Bohu’s “Wild Creek Five Heroes”.
The name of this painting is very powerful, but the actual object is not as magnificent as Yang Fei imagined.
The painting is only the size of a quartet rice paper, with a scene painted on it, and five big tigers. Affected by the painting format, the tiger’s momentum is naturally less powerful.
However, the paintings are very vivid and vivid.
The arrangement of the five tigers is also very different and majestic.
By the mountain creek, two tigers were drinking, one tiger looked up, and two tigers, hiding behind the trees and rocks in the distance, only painted half their bodies.
Yang Fei asked Fu Heng, “How is this painting?”
Fu Heng said: “No matter what the painting is, if there is that legendary story, the collection value of this painting is very high.”
Yang Fei nodded I won’t say more.
This is something Luo Yuxi must photograph, so she pays special attention to it.
Luo Yuxi kept an eye on the other bidders while bidding.
To her satisfaction, Yang Fei really did not raise his hand to bid.
If Yang Fei did not participate, he would be missing a rival.
However, there are many people participating in the bidding.
Tang Bohu’s paintings are very valuable, and they are basically priceless. Collectors rarely put out their collections for auction.
Yang Fei remembered that Tang Bohu’s most expensive painting was “A Waterfall in Lushan”, which was sold for 590 million US dollars in later generations, which is 3.6 billion yuan, which caused a sensation at that time.
No wonder Fu Heng advised Yang Fei to take this picture of “Wild Creek Five Heroes” anyway. There is a lot of room for value-added in the future!
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