Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

When Lin Ran heard Liu Ye increase the price, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, eliciting a smile.

No one else was interested in the painting, so Lin Ran continued to bid.

"twelve thousand."

Liu Ye was sitting relatively far back and felt even more angry when he saw Lin Ran sitting in front of him.

This guy was so lucky that he managed to hook up with an investment boss from Hong Kong City and get a seat in the front.

"Ten thousand." Liu Ye refused to admit defeat and decided to pay the difference from his own pocket.

He was loud on purpose, hoping that everyone in the hall could hear his bold voice.

Lin Ran did not back down, but directly doubled the amount.

"Fifteen thousand."

Liu Ye continued to follow.

"One thousand seven."

Liu Ye's teeth itched with hatred. This kid was really looking for trouble. He spent so much money to buy a broken painting. The antique business is so easy, right?

He thought to himself that Lin Ran must have taken this opportunity to show off to Gu Nuan just to get in touch with Mayor Gu.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt like this. He couldn't let Lin Ran succeed.

"Twenty thousand!"

Unexpectedly, in just two rounds, Lin Ran raised the price tenfold.

There was silence in the hall.

Chen Qi, who was sitting next to Lin Ran, also became interested and whispered to Lin Ran, "Mr. Lin, you are really spending a lot of money! However, 2 yuan is too generous. If you want, I can actually Ask the Gu family to sell you the painting for ten thousand."

As a special guest, he does have this privilege.

And 1 yuan is actually a lot of money.

Lin Ran didn't want him to know the importance of the painting, but said, "Since you want to establish a relationship with the Gu family, you have to be willing to spend money. I will order that painting."

"Okay, you are worthy of Mr. Lin with such courage." Chen Qi didn't say much anymore. He admired such kind and generous people, and he needed such partners for cooperation.

At the same time, an old man sitting in the middle seat also laughed.

"What is the origin of that young man? He is willing to spend a lot of money on this painting."

The speaker's expression was indifferent, but his brows were filled with the temperament of a leader.

"Dad, next to him is the general manager of Tianqi Financial. As for him, I don't know his origin yet. He seems to be the owner of some kind of handicraft store." The man replied in a low voice.

If you want to attend their charity banquet, you must at least be a leader of the group company.

He was still thinking that it was the one who didn't have the foresight to become the manager of the store.

Are the things here affordable for them?

But I never expected that Lin Ran would be the most generous.

The old man is Gu Wu, the mayor of the capital city, and next to him is Gu Peng, the general manager of the Urban Construction Group.

Gu Wu smiled and said: "This is a charity banquet. If he really wants this painting, just sell it to him for 1 yuan."

As organizers, they still have this privilege.

"Thirty thousand." Lin Ran didn't want to play with him anymore and directly offered a high price of thirty thousand.

In this era, a household worth ten thousand yuan represents a wealthy person.

Even Liu Ye had to tremble when he took out 3 yuan in one go.

Finally, Liu Ye stopped filming.

The auctioneer looked down from the stage and shouted: "Thirty thousand once, thirty thousand twice..."

The atmosphere team behind the stage rang the gong. As the gong sounded, the auctioneer officially announced that the ownership of the "Northern Patrol Map" was handed over to Lin Ran.

Liu Ye leaned on the chair, cold sweat dripping from his head.

This guy is so rich that he spent 3 yuan like this.

Lin Ran successfully obtained this priceless calligraphy and painting, and just kept it in his new home.

If you leave it for 20 years, the value can increase hundreds of times, and the value-added space can rival that of Bitcoin.

However, Lin Ran still felt a little distressed after spending 3 yuan.

At least he doesn't plan to buy anything else at this auction.

As the calligraphy and painting fell into Lin Ran's hands, the atmosphere of the auction reached a fever pitch.

The second cultural relic turned out to be a luminous pearl.

"In the history of China, there are endless jewels handed down from ancient times. I believe everyone here has heard the story of the perfect jade returning to Zhao. Among them, the He's Jade is a Ruyi wall, also known as the Night Pearl."

The auctioneer also exaggerated the atmosphere before the auction started. It seemed that he was not a professional auctioneer, but a host.

He pushed the luminous pearl in a red box to the stage and said: "This natural luminous pearl with a radius of ten centimeters is Cixi's collection. It is now being auctioned with a reserve price of 1 yuan."

Compared with calligraphy and painting, Ye Ye Mingzhu is more suitable for collection, and it is jade itself, so it is understandable that it is more expensive.

Businessmen are reluctant to spend money on calligraphy and painting, but they are eager for luminous pearls.

Chen Qi's eyes lit up when he saw the Night Pearl, and asked: "Mr. Lin, does the Night Pearl really shine at night?"

"Yes, but it needs some light first." Lin Ran smiled.

In ancient times, except for the Heshi Bi, other luminous pearls were actually gemstones called fluorite. Fluorite has the characteristic of absorbing sunlight and emitting light on its own. In ancient times, there were no electric lights, so stones that glow at night naturally have a certain appeal to people.

Lin Ran was not interested in this, but the Night Pearl mentioned by Cixi was indeed widely known.

Especially the nine luminous pearls on her phoenix crown. It is recorded in "Shiqu": "When the invading armies of the Eight Powers invaded the capital, Cixi not only did not allow the people to fight back, but instead engaged in treason and glory, and even took off four luminous pearls from her phoenix crown. , given to foreigners for peace.”

However, the person responsible for sending Ye Mingzhu to the military camp was a patriotic young man.

Seeing that he was about to reach the military camp, the young man had an idea in his mind: "The Night Pearl is a treasure of our country, how could it fall into the hands of foreigners."

He then left the palace privately with Ye Mingzhu and followed the refugees to other places.

It was not until 60 years later that a worker surnamed Wu in Xi'an found these four luminous pearls among his father's belongings and handed them over to the museum, where they could be seen again.

But those four luminous pearls should still be in the Xi'an Museum at this moment.

And the size is only about the size of a longan, not as big as the luminous pearl from the auction.

Lin Ran felt that there was something wrong with this luminous pearl and that it was probably a handicraft, so he lost interest in buying it.

Others didn't think so, and the price of [-] did not stop their enthusiasm for the auction.

"twelve thousand!"

"Fifteen thousand!"

At this time, Lin Ran inadvertently glanced back and found that Liu Ye was not bidding, and he also noticed with the corner of his eye that Liu Ye was secretly observing him.

He turned his head, smiled, and raised the sign in his hand.

"Twenty thousand!"

The people present couldn't help but gasped again. He came out with another 2 yuan. It was really a generous sum, and the money was spent like water.

The drunkard's intention is not wine, but the pleasure of mountains and rivers.