pappabearbooks Chapter 1222: The curator personally inspected
Chapter 1222: The curator personally inspected
One week flies by and the auction is about to begin next week.
Unknowingly, what I thought was just the opening ceremony of a small auction house actually caused a sensation in the collecting circle in the capital.
A large number of rare works were printed into albums and sent to collectors in the capital.
Originally planned as a small auction with only 100 buyers, the number of guests eventually grew so large that it expanded into a large auction.
This auction was jointly sponsored by major treasure appraisal houses and Zulong Auction House.
It will be held on the fifth floor of Mingyue Villa.
This place was originally only open to official people, but being able to hold it here naturally shows the strength of the boss behind it.
Chen Qi and Lin Ran were sitting in the first row of the auction.
Chen Qi praised Lin Ran's planning skills for making the auction so exciting.
I originally wanted to use the opening ceremony to make the auction house famous.
Unexpectedly, not only did it receive support from the two largest treasure appraisal shops in the capital, Liulicang and Tianlexing, but even Yanziwu participated in the auction.
The Ke family's industrial chain is complex and he doesn't intend to show his face in such a place, so his name is withheld.
As for the auction at Mingyue Villa, it was actually the Ministry of Chinese Culture and Culture that was behind the scenes.
With the cooperation of multiple forces behind the scenes, this auction only took one week to promote, and it achieved the effect that other auction houses had to promote for several months.
Not only collectors from the capital, but even collectors from all over the country flew over to have a look.
Lin Ran smiled. He didn't expect others to take the initiative to help him.
Unknowingly, he also became an expert in the industry.
Especially in the capital, almost everyone knows Lin Ran's name.
Being able to participate in this auction has also become a proof of honor.
Of course, most people will attend this auction.
Mainly for a painting.
This painting is a painting by Wu Daozi provided by Liu Jingfeng.
Not to mention other collectors.
When you know that Liu Jingfeng has produced the works of the painting saint, you can imagine what happened next.
The first is Tang Lanxuan. Before anything else, you must first look at this painting.
As his own teacher, of course Lin Ran couldn't refuse.
He was taken to the collection hall of the auction house and saw this painting.
In fact, it wasn't that Lin Ran didn't refuse.
But facing this level of literary play, Tang Lanxuan was also very unreasonable and insisted on seeing it.
Since the National Palace Museum launched a wave of major projects at the end of last year, it now has no shortage of funds.
If it were Wu Daozi's authentic work, he would take it no matter what.
Lin Ran was a little embarrassed. He didn't know that Liu Jingfeng would directly put up a painting of this level for auction.
Since none of them were short of money, I originally thought he would only choose one or two paintings from the Republic of China period.
As long as it is a work by a master, it is still valuable and may even increase in value.
Unexpectedly, Liu Jingfeng selected a painting by Wu Daozi, which greatly impressed Lin Ran and Wu Ning.
But they didn't know that Liu Jingfeng was actually reluctant to part with this painting.
Just considering that in order for the auction house to build a reputation, it must at least have some products that can be sold.
Lin Ran had helped him so much, so he chose this painting without hesitation and took it to the auction house.
In Liu Jingfeng's words, in addition to making money and enjoying life, you must also be loyal to your friends to make your trip worthwhile.
At least that's what Liu Jingfeng thinks.
Of course Lin Ran was very moved and accepted the painting and reduced the handling fee to 5%.
The news of the appearance of this painting spread like wildfire, and I don’t know where Tang Lanxuan learned about it.
However, in the past few days, many people have asked Lin Ran about this matter.
It seems that Yang Jianlong has done a pretty good job, placing advertisements for the auction house everywhere.
When Tang Lanxuan learned about the painting, he was even more reluctant to leave.
Call Lin Ran's home directly to see the painting in advance.
Lin Ran refused at first, as the auction house also had auction house regulations.
But unfortunately the other person is his mentor. In Liu Jingfeng's words, he doesn't even have any privileges. What's the point of being so good?
So he nodded and agreed, but asked Tang Lanxuan not to disclose the details to the outside world.
"I know." Tang Lanxuan agreed.
So the next day, Lin Ran took him to the auction house.
"Let's go take a look together." Lin Ran said.
Tang Lanxuan smiled: "Thank you Lin Ran."
Then he followed Lin Ran to the basement of the auction house.
The place is heavily guarded, with several layers of iron gates.
And in order to prevent what happened before, I want to enter the auction house's collection room.
It requires the consent of Liu Jiajia, Lin Ran and Wu Ning to enter, so it is equipped with three locks.
This means that three people need to be present when the goods are received.
"It's really nice here." Tang Lanxuan looked at the internal environment and nodded repeatedly.
Unexpectedly, his apprentice actually became the owner of the auction house.
Auction houses and museums can be regarded as the limits of the two branches of antiques.
One is to explore the limits of history and spread culture.
The other is business realization and the limit of making money.
Lin Ran took Wu Ning and Liu Jiajia and opened the door together.
Then, the two of them were waiting at the door.
Lin Ran and Tang Lanxuan entered the warehouse.
On the one hand, Tang Lanxuan wanted to see the authenticity of the masterpieces passed down from generation to generation, but on the other hand, he was afraid that his disciples would suffer a loss.
He didn't know much about Liu Jingfeng's character, so he had to see it with his own eyes in order to be on guard.
Liu Jiajia and Wu Ning looked at each other and said that it was not in compliance with the regulations to let outsiders see the cultural relics in advance.
But they also chose to act crazy and act stupid at this moment.
It is an extremely rare opportunity for the curator of the National Palace Museum to appreciate cultural relics in person.
There are so many auction houses in the capital and there are many treasure appraisers.
But when it comes to quality, it may not be as good as a museum full of talented people.
Especially one of the two top museums in Beijing.
Entering the warehouse, Tang Lanxuan was impressed by their amazing inventory.
But these are internal secrets and cannot be disclosed to the outside world.
Tang Lanxuan was just a little shocked. In addition to Wu Daozi's original works, there were quite a few top-quality works of art in it.
Although it does not reach the level of a national cultural relic, it perfectly circumvents the museum's mandatory donation requirement.
In terms of risk control, Lin Ran did a good job.
Tang Lanxuan couldn't help but nodded, feeling very pleased with his disciple's actions.
Only a part of the exhibits have been announced to the outside world. In addition to being used in the first auction, the treasures inside must also have some reserves.
Otherwise, if they don’t receive anything good at the next auction, they will be stuck with no treasure to auction.
Therefore, it is normal for the treasure house to have some inventory.
If you look at most of the products there, you can’t actually buy them if you have money.