Chapter 1871 Sky-High Price

Fu Heng laughed softly and said: "The cost of this knife during the Qianlong period was as high as 800,000 taels of silver. Converted to today, it is 160 million."

Yang Fei said: "Is this possible? Even if he is the emperor, he spends so much money just to make a knife? Isn't this incredible?"

"He is an emperor, a real nobleman who owns the world! And this 800,000 yuan includes the decoration on the sword, gold, gems, etc., plus the wages of the best craftsmen at that time."

"Since it's worth so much money, why is the starting price only $500,000?"

"Hehe, so boss, just take the picture and I guarantee you won't lose money. In their eyes, the value of this knife lies in the fact that it was used by Qianlong, and they don't know what the real value of this knife is. "

"Mr. Fu, it's true that you are the Big Dipper in the antique world, but if you can see it, can't others see it?"

Fu Heng smiled and said, "Boss, you don't believe me?"

Yang Fei smiled and said, "Of course I believe you, but you have to tell me a reason, right? You see, the price is still rising."

Fu Heng said: "After you take the photo, I will tell you what is the most valuable part of this sword!"

Yang Fei said: "So, what is the highest price?"

Fu Heng said: "Anything below 30 million can be photographed."

Yang Fei was surprised.

It’s just a sword from the Qing Dynasty, so valuable?

There were so many people talking here, and it was hard for Yang Fei to ask too many questions. With his trust in Fu Heng, he believed that he would not make a mistake, let alone deliberately let himself lose money. Since he said so, then this sword must be superior to others. at.

So, Yang Fei followed the bidding again.

The price soon climbed to $1.5 million.

There was only one middle-aged man left on the field who was still bidding with Yang Fei.

The middle-aged man looked to be in his fifties. Judging from his appearance, he should be from the island country, and he had the distinctive characteristics of the island country people.

Yang Fei thought to himself, the people of the island country have always been shrewd, could this person be like Fu Heng, and see through the secrets of this Qianlong knife, so he did not hesitate to raise the bid?

The two bidders

In a stalemate, the order is rising.

Luo Yuxi asked in a low voice: "Mr. Yang, do you really like this knife? It will cost 2 million US dollars soon! It was used by Qianlong, but it is also a knife from the Qing Dynasty, so it is not worth the price."

Yang Fei smiled and said: "Miss Luo, you know a lot about antiques?"

Luo Yuxi said: "My family runs an antique business, so I have learned a little bit about it."

"Where is your antique shop located?"

"It's abroad. If Mr. Yang is interested, I can accompany you to have a look. I'd like to ask you to give me some advice."

"Okay, I'll definitely go visit and learn from it when I have time."

While he was chatting with her, he was holding up a sign and making a quotation without any delay.

After the price exceeded US$2 million, the audience was in an uproar.

Although this sword is exquisite, two million US dollars, equivalent to 16 million yuan, is enough to buy many other antiques?

The collection of swords and other weapons is relatively unpopular and niche, far less popular than porcelain, calligraphy and paintings.

Therefore, when a Qing Dynasty knife fetched such a high price, people immediately raised eyebrows.

Someone who was familiar with Yang Fei said loudly at the scene: "Yang Fei is the richest man in the mainland! He has a lot of money! I once participated in an auction with him, and whatever he likes, he will definitely buy it! This is a The Lord who doesn’t care about money!”

Immediately, someone sneered in a sinister manner: "Rich people are the easiest to take advantage of! Aren't 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 we give it up? If we continue to compete like this, I don't know if the price will reach tens of millions."

Yang Fei said: "I know it well."

Chen Mo didn't persuade him any more.

When Yang Fei raised his hand again and the bidding reached 2.1 million US dollars, the island man finally gave up.

The auctioneer hammered down the hammer and announced that Yang Fei had bid for a belt knife used by Qianlong at a price of US$2.1 million.

Yang Fei said to Fu Heng: "I took a picture of the knife, and it cost a lot of money. Mr. Fu, can you tell me the beauty of this knife now?"

Fu Heng smiled and said: "Did you see the handle of this knife? It is inlaid with more than a dozen sapphires."

"Well, these gems are not worth so much money."

"Underneath these sapphires, there is another gem."

"Under the sapphire, isn't it the handle of the knife?"

"The lower end of the knife handle is actually carved from a piece of diamond, but most people take it for granted that it is a handle made of ordinary jade."

"Ah? Diamond?" Yang Fei asked in surprise, "Is this possible?"

Fu Hengdao: "Diamonds were just exquisite playthings in that era and could not be treated as hard currency. In people's eyes, diamonds were not as valuable as gold and silver. Therefore, craftsmen hid diamonds under sapphires."

Yang Fei said: "How do you know?"

Fu Heng said: "When I checked the historical data of this knife, I happened to find the records at that time. The handle of this knife is made of diamond raw materials, and this huge diamond came as tribute from foreign countries."

Yang Fei smiled and said: "Is the entire handle of the knife carved and inlaid with diamonds?"

Fu Heng said: "It's possible. But at least part of it is! We will know the results when we test it."

Yang Fei said: "If it is a diamond, how much is this knife worth?"

Fu Heng said: "Such a big diamond is rare but hard to come by. The value of the diamond alone exceeds the price you just paid."

Yang Fei laughed: "Thank you, Mr. Fu, for letting me make a lot of money again."

Fu Heng said: "You don't collect antiques for reselling. Whether you make a profit or not, you have to sell them to count."

Yang Fei said: "But I am in a happy mood! I spent very little money, but I bought twice as much treasure!"

The next auction item is Tang Bohu's "Pictures of Five Heroes in Wild Stream".

This painting has a very powerful name, but the actual painting is not as grand as Yang Fei imagined.

The painting is only the size of a quart rice paper, with a scene drawn on it and five big tigers drawn on it. Due to the influence of the painting, the tigers are naturally less powerful.

However, the paintings are very vivid and expressive.

The arrangement of the five tigers is also very uneven and majestic.

Beside the stream on the mountain, two tigers are drinking water. One tiger raises its head and looks up. There are two tigers hidden behind trees and rocks in the distance, with only half of their bodies drawn.

Yang Fei asked Fu Heng: "How is this painting?"

Fu Heng said: "No matter how the painting is, as long as the legendary story is there, the collection value of this painting is very high."

Yang Fei nodded and said no more.

This was something Luo Yuxi must take pictures of, so she paid special attention.

While Luo Yuxi was bidding, she paid attention to the other bidders on the field.

What satisfied her was that Yang Fei really didn't raise his hand to bid.

If Yang Fei doesn't participate, there will be one less powerful opponent.

However, there were many people participating in the bidding.

Tang Bohu's paintings are very valuable, and they are basically priceless. Collectors rarely take out their collections for auction.

Yang Fei remembered that Tang Bohu's most expensive painting was "Viewing the Waterfall on Mount Lu", which was sold for US$590 million in later generations, or a sky-high price of 3.6 billion yuan, causing a sensation at the time.

No wonder Fu Heng suggested to Yang Fei that he should take a picture of "Five Heroes of Wild Stream" no matter what. There is a lot of room for value-added in the future!

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