Hello, 1983

At eight o'clock in the evening, the auction started on time.

First came the auctioneer, who was also a white glove.

After a simple hot field, it's time to enter the auction.

The first item that appeared on the stage was different. It was an ancient Egyptian mummy. The base price was US$50,000, and each time the price was increased by no less than 10,000. .

This made Li Tieniu stunned for a moment: This thing can also be auctioned?

Boban explained to him: In major museums, most of them collect mummies, and some people prefer them, hoping to obtain the mystery of immortality from them.

Li Tieniu, who is not afraid of the sky and the earth, had goosebumps all over his body: I have taken it, and I won't sleep with my mummy in my arms, right? That's not true, but a few centuries ago, those painters made the mummy into yellow. pigments used to paint oil paintings.”

Boban knew a lot, and when he talked about some interesting things, he just sounded a little flustered.

Sure enough, this mummy is still very popular, everyone competes for it, the price rises repeatedly, and finally the price rises to half a million dollars.

However, there are only two or three people left to participate in the bidding, and the bids are also very cautious.

Add ten thousand dollars. Liu Qingshan finally raised his placard.

Little Senior Brother, how bad will it be for us to get this thing back? Li Tieniu quickly stopped him.

Even Li Tie, who has always spoken rarely, muttered, We should be in awe of the deceased.

Liu Qingshan smiled and said nothing, he wanted to try the reaction of Looney and others.

Mr. No. 8 bid $510,000, is there any other gentleman bidding?

The auctioneer is also very hardworking. The competition for the first lot is so fierce. It seems that there will be a good profit today.

Soon he saw another number plate raised, so he quickly reported it excitedly: Mr. No. 3, bid $520,000! No. 3 is the number plate in Looney's hand.

The corners of Liu Qingshan's mouth twitched slightly, and he raised his card again, adding another ten thousand.

Looney was hesitant. He didn't understand Liu Qingshan's intentions. Did he really want to photograph this mummy, or did he want to lure him into a condom?

After thinking about it, Looney finally didn't have the courage to raise his number plate.

He was really afraid that after his offer, Liu Qingshan would give up directly. What's the use of Looney asking for a mummy?

With these hundreds of thousands of dollars,

Wouldn't it be nice to find a bunch of pretty young girls?

The auctioneer shouted several times, and no one made any further bids. In the end, the mummy was sold for $530,000.

Little Senior Brother, when the time comes, you can carry it back by yourself. Li Tie Niu muttered.

Liu Qingshan said twice: Boban, you are responsible for contacting the museum in Egypt and donating directly. After all, fallen leaves go back to their roots.

His voice was not too small, just enough to be heard by the people around him.

In the auction hall, there was a low exclamation.

Boss, I adore you so much! Boban also offered a flattery.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars, just donated like this, without blinking an eye.

Liu Qingshan smiled: All ancient civilizations are used to commemorate and worship, and should not be reduced to a tool for profit-seeking. The hometown is their best destination.

In the auction hall, almost everyone's eyes turned to this side, and many people's eyes showed respect.

Fame and reputation. Looney snorted. He felt that he had figured out Mountain's thoughts a little bit. Next, he could safely raise the price for the other party.

The second lot is on the scene, this is a set of clay tablets, with a total of more than 30 pieces, and the reserve price is 20,000 US dollars.

It is said that it was excavated in Iraq, and it is carved with cuneiform writing, which is the remains of the Sumerian civilization, the oldest known civilization today. This kind of writing is older than the oracle bone inscriptions in China.

Vera suddenly became excited: I have studied cuneiform, and these clay tablets are precious!

Liu Qingshan smiled and almost forgot that there was a master of language and writing by his side.

So he nodded to Vera: Then you can participate in the auction. It's a wedding gift from me, but remember, after the research, it must be returned to the original owner and donated to the museum in West Asia.

Vera's eyes lit up immediately: I definitely will.

After he finished speaking, he raised the sign high: Add 100,000 US dollars!

Li Tie hurriedly pulled her arm: Although it's not our own money, we can't spend it like this?

Liu Qingshan also laughed. In fact, in the auction field, this kind of momentum is also very good, and it can make competitors retreat.

However, Looney, who had already tried his best to raise the price for Liu Qingshan, quickly carried it with Vera.

Two people are competing for each other, and other competitors can't get in at all.

Most of the people who want to get these clay tablets are researchers from some universities or representatives of museums. They have limited funds, and of course they won't spend so much money.

In less than a minute, the price rose to $300,000, and there were only more than 30 clay tablets in total, all of which were ticked to 10,000. The price is not high.

Just like those tortoise shells and animal bones that carry oracle bone inscriptions, each piece is equally precious.

Vera also seemed to get angry, and added another hundred thousand dollars to the price, and then gave Looney a defiant look.

Not to be outdone, Looney also added 100,000.

The two fought for a few more rounds, and the price of the clay tablet had risen to $800,000.

The auctioneer was so happy that the estimate in his heart, these clay tablets, could be sold for 300,000 yuan.

Nine hundred thousand! Vera bid again!

Looney didn't even think about it, and habitually held up the sign: One million.

Vera exhaled hard, and then like a deflated ball, she fell on the chair: Although I really want to get these clay tablets, all our net worth, together, is only one million.

It turned out that this girl planned to pay for it herself, and now the price has reached her limit.

Vera, do you need help? Liu Qingshan asked again, he originally paid for it.

Vera blinked at Liu Qingshan, then waved her little hand weakly: Forget it, in fact, there are hundreds of thousands of clay tablets that have been discovered, and many of them have not been studied yet.

This is normal. Take oracle bone inscriptions as an example. So far, after nearly a hundred years of research by scholars, more than a thousand have been successfully identified.

But the total number is almost five thousand.

Alright then. Liu Qingshan also shook his head regretfully. From Vera's eyes, she read a slyness.

And Vera quickly became cheerful again, opened her mouth and said to Looney:

Mr. Looney, congratulations on getting these clay tablets, I hope you take good care of them and don't ask your children to get them wet and play with them as mud.

At the same time, the auctioneer also rang the gavel: Congratulations, Mr. 3, for getting these clay tablets.

There was also sparse applause at the scene, and called Looney, who was in a foggy state, and suddenly woke up: it's mine, why don't you ask for the price?

But what use do I want these clay tablets for?

Looney's face became very bad. He felt as if he was a little fooled. He wanted to raise the price for the other party, but he carried it, went too deep into the play and smashed it into his own hands.

But in the public, he couldn't lose his demeanor, he could only bite the bullet and wave his hand gently.

But in his heart, it was more uncomfortable than swallowing mud.

The next auction is the big square tripod, the starting price is 500,000 US dollars, Liu Qingshan directly added 100,000 US dollars, and then smiled and nodded to Looney.

Looney hadn't recovered from the incident just now, and he was at a loss, not knowing whether to take action or not.

Similarly, the few friends around him did not dare to bid, worried about the situation just now.

There are several Chinese faces who are interested in this big tripod, but after seeing Liu Qingshan's bid, none of them participated in the competition.

As a result, this big tripod was sold at a price of 600,000 US dollars.

Even the auctioneer didn't understand: in their expectations, how could this large Fang Ding have to be sold for millions of dollars. The happiest ones are of course Lu Fang and Boban. In their plan, as long as the price does not exceed 2 million, they will all participate. It is rare to see such an important weapon of the country as a big ding, not to mention that there are inscriptions in the ding.

Unexpectedly, I was overjoyed to get it at such a low price.

These two guys are also smart people, and gradually they figured out Liu Qingshan's routine, that is, the mummy that is true and false, that is useless, was photographed, and then donated directly. This move also won respect.

Ask Vera to participate in the clay auction, and dig a pit for Looney, so that the other party dare not participate again.

As a result, there are basically no competitors.

These two also often mix with auction houses, and I feel that I have learned a lot from Liu Qingshan.

To win this big Fang Ding, Liu Qingshan and the others have already completed the task, because they are not interested in the cultural relics of other civilizations.

However, the words have been released in advance, so I still have to participate.

For the next few lots, Liu Qingshan also raised the placard a few times, and then died.

His money didn't come from the wind, donating the mummy was just a gesture, and by the way, hit Looney and others, so as not to cause confusion when bidding for the generous cauldron.

Even the clay tablet has been shouted for millions of dollars. If this big square tripod is fought, it will cost at least several million.

In fact, after calculating the inside and outside, Liu Qingshan still made a profit.

And Looney finally came to his senses, and his heart was even more unpleasant, and he secretly made up his mind that he would not let Liu Qingshan succeed easily.

The voice of the auctioneer on the stage sounded again: The tenth lot next is a precious relic from the pre-Columbian period, the golden mask!

The so-called pre-Columbian period is the Indian period, which means that before Columbus discovered the American continent, at that time, the American continent was full of Indians.

The Indians created such lost cultural relics as the Mayan civilization, which have always been welcomed by collectors.

Seeing the golden mask on display, many bidders immediately began to gear up.

Soon, under the competition, the price will exceed one million US dollars.

1.1 million. Liu Qingshan finally made an offer.

One and a half million! Looney also sullenly raised his price.

Liu Qingshan was not to be outdone: Two million, I happen to know an Indian chief. I am going to give this mask to him as a testimony of our friendship, and then play a song for him, the last Mohican.

There were originally several bidders who wanted to participate, but after listening to Liu Qingshan's words, they all silently put down their number plates.

Only Looney had a grim smile on his face: Two and a half million!