Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 129 Auction! The best of the best
Stayed in the hidden house for a while.

Chen Jie disguised himself and quickly left his residence, heading for the two large mansions where the "imperial palace items" were stored.

All the items I bought from Eunuch Cao last time were stored in it, and I only took some jade and jadeite with me.

in addition,

In the past two days, Eunuch Cao has transported a batch of items from the imperial palace from the East District of the capital.

This time, more money was spent, a full five thousand silver dollars.

However, the things were not stored in the previous large mansion, but several other large houses were bought to serve as warehouses.

These two large mansions are different from other houses. After all, they are the property of the royal palace and are surrounded by high walls.

In addition, several iron spikes were added to the top of the wall, so unless you are a master with dark energy or above, it is impossible to get in.

Chen Jie transformed this place into his second base for traveling between the two worlds, so naturally he did not dare to be careless.

The management structure of Ximentang's "righteous group" has been preliminarily completed.

He is now the leader of the "righteous group" in the West District of the capital, and the leaders of the "righteous groups" in the other three districts of the capital are all forces under the command of Taiping.

Therefore,
It is conceivable that the Taiping will never give up.

But this period is very safe.

Because of the strong support from the imperial court, the palace master Linghu Qiannian was arranged to guard Xicheng District.

The forces under the Taiping did not dare to go to Xicheng District to cause trouble.

The key is,
The "Dongyang Wuqing Company" in Tianjin was destroyed, and the Taiping's worshipper Wu Jiangbei was killed.

The Taiping suddenly became much more low-key and no longer dared to be so arrogant.

Chen Jie was naturally well aware of the court's full support for his purpose, which was nothing more than the "balance technique" that the imperial family was good at, allowing Ximen Hall to contain the Taiping.

in fact,

Even if the imperial court did not support Ximen Tang, Chen Jie would definitely be incompatible with Taiping.

The Liu family and the Taiping have a deep blood feud.

As a true disciple of Chuojiao Sect, how could Chen Jie let Taiping go?

"Humph! Zhao Tianba of the Taiping, when I come back next time, I will be the first to destroy you!"

"You want to become the leader of the Righteous Group? Ask me first if I agree!"

Chen Jie thought to himself.

Go back first!
As the Western coalition forces threatened to invade the capital, the shadow of war loomed over the entire city.

The food in the capital city has been snatched away. All the major rice shops are out of food, and even if you have money you can’t buy any.

Originally, Chen Jie thought that there were more than 300 people in Ximen Hall, and each person ate one kilogram of rice a day. If he brought ten tons of rice and flour, he could solve the food problem for more than two months.

but,

After all, he still underestimated the appetite of people who learned martial arts.

Each person eats a pound of rice per meal, and only feels 80% full after eating ten steamed buns.

Therefore, the food that was originally planned to last for two months can only last for twenty days if Chen Jie does not limit the amount.

We must go back and get some more food and meat to improve the overall physical fitness of the Ximen Hall's 'righteous group'.

How can we fight a war if people don’t have enough food to eat?

Fortunately, transporting the food here does not consume much [Martial Arts Merit Points], only 100 points per ton.

Even if you bring fifty tons of food, it will only be 5000 points of [Martial Arts Merit].

in addition,

We also need to get another batch of silver dollars.

With a large family and a large business, silver coins are consumed very quickly.

The shells and the steel mill production line are urgently needed and must be moved in as soon as possible.

After locking the door of the mansion, Chen Jie took a deep breath.

Next,
He walked around the room, using the consciousness of 'guarding oneness' to check his surroundings.

After confirming that there are no problems.

He took inventory of the items he was going to move.

This time we are going to bring a batch of precious wood furniture with us. This stuff could be worth a lot of money.

in addition,

We also need to bring a batch of precious Chinese medicinal materials such as wild ginseng, as well as jade and jadeite.

After a while,
Chen Jie used his mind to open the 'Blood Dragon Jade' in his mind.

at this time,

The remaining [Martial Arts Merit Points] displayed on the Blood Dragon Jade: 98500 points;
It seems that the [Martial Arts Merit Points] are quite a lot, but they are far from enough.

After a while.

That desolate voice echoed in his mind.

[Consume 8200 martial arts merit points! ]

[The Blood Dragon Jade has been activated, and the Martial Saint Gate has been opened! ]

Fortunately, moving so many rare wood furniture and jadeite, including two large bags of rare Chinese medicinal materials such as "wild ginseng", only consumed 8200 points.

The amount of things moved this time was more than twice as much as last time.

Looking at the remaining [Martial Arts Merit Points] in his mind, Chen Jie had a plan for his next step.

With his current level of martial arts power, he has enough confidence to sweep the Kokang Laojie Boxing Arena.

in addition,

In the underground boxing world of Myanmar and Yunnan in Southeast Asia, in addition to the Kokang Laojie Boxing Stadium, there are two other top boxing stadiums.

If you can sweep the other two boxing arenas, you will definitely gain a lot of [Martial Arts Merit Points]!
He now urgently needs to move the steel plant's production equipment and artillery shell processing production line over, and his mind is full of thoughts about how to obtain more [Martial Arts Merit Points]!
As long as he can obtain a large amount of [Martial Arts Merit Points], he dares to take risks and is not afraid of hard work.

hum!
A red light appeared and enveloped him.

next moment,
The objects covered by his consciousness disappeared all of a sudden as he stepped into the light gate.

After a dizzy spell, Chen Jie opened his eyes and returned to the warehouse of the chemical plant.

He came back two days ago to discuss the steel plant's affairs and transported the steel plant's equipment from the Northwest back to the chemical plant's warehouse.

Therefore,
It only took five hours to come back this time.

Chen Jie checked the messages on his phone and then thought about it.

Go to Hong Kong Island first and open a bank account!
Funds cannot all be kept in domestic bank accounts.

The auction of rare wood furniture that I discussed with Lu Yanting last time can just make some money.

Although he still has hundreds of millions of funds.

But then purchasing mortar production lines and artillery shell production lines will require a lot of money.

To know,
The barrel of the mortar is made of high-strength seamless steel pipe.

It requires a whole piece of steel and is processed using a drill press and a lathe.

Each set of this precision processing equipment costs more than five million US dollars.

Therefore,
More than 100 million yuan of funds would not be enough if used on military industry.

"It's been more than a week since the last batch was shipped, and we can start the second batch now!"

"Let's go to Rongji Chinese Medicine Hall first and buy a batch of wild ginseng and other precious Chinese medicinal materials that are less than 50 years old. We estimate that we can sell 30 million!"

"The jade auction in Focheng Pingzhou is about to start. I will first ask Jufu and Jinhuicui to sell a batch of jadeite!"

"This time, we will sell those ordinary high-end high-ice jadeite. Together, the two companies can sell about 60 million."

"We can ship 90 million in total! That's not enough——!"

"Should I go to an auction in Hong Kong Island and sell some wild ginseng and a batch of furniture made of rare wood?"

Chen Jie looked at the balance of his bank account and made some plans secretly.

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Early the next morning.

Chen Jie, carrying a large bag of jadeite and wild ginseng, took the high-speed rail to South China.

Eleven o'clock in the morning.

He first came to "Rong Ji Chinese Medicine Hall" in Tianhe District!
Since Chen Jie had communicated over the phone in advance, the Chinese medicine expert in charge of the examination had been waiting for a long time when he arrived on the fifth floor.

The transaction went very smoothly!

The total value of this batch of shipments is 30 million.

Rongji Chinese Medicine Hall has done several transactions with Chen Jie, and both parties have developed trust in each other.

Therefore, both parties are definitely satisfied with the price.

Although the price of wild ginseng in the market is still rising, Chen Jie did not raise the price easily.

When we do business with each other, we must be honest.

This is not a one-and-done deal.

Last time, Chen Jie traded 12 million worth of wild ginseng with Rongji Chinese Medicine Hall, most of which were around 30 years old.

Originally, he thought that this amount of wild ginseng would be enough for Rong Ji to digest for a while.

This time, he found that he had underestimated the sales channels of Rong Ji.

No, it should be said that the number of wealthy people in the country has been underestimated.

The key is,
Looking at Rong Ji's purchase trends, the monthly sales of mid- to high-end wild ginseng exceeded 500 million.

However, it is impossible for Chen Jie to squeeze out other suppliers. He keeps reminding himself that he must strictly control the shipment volume to avoid chaos in market prices.

Once there is oversupply, prices will plummet and he will be the one who gets hurt.

After the payment and goods were settled, Chen Jie left Tianhe and headed for Yuexiu District.

That's right,

He did not go to the 'Jinhuicui' in Pingzhou, Focheng, nor to the 'Jufu' in Jieyang, but to Yuexiu District in South China.

When I contacted Liang Jinhao last night, he had gone to Myanmar and Yunnan in Southeast Asia and had not returned to China yet. He would need to come back after a while.

Therefore,
If you want to trade jade and jadeite with 'Jinhuicui', you need to wait for Liang Jinhao to come back.

He came to South China with a big bag of jade and jadeite because Aunt Mei from "Ju Fu" told him that she was going to attend a top jade and jadeite auction in Yuexiu District.

This jade auction is very large in scale and has a considerable influence in the industry.

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2 p.m.

Chen Jie met Aunt Mei at Yuexiu International Hotel.

Tonight's top jade and jadeite auction will be held at the International Hotel.

and,

This auction is hosted by the most famous auction house in China, 'Sotheby's Hong Kong Auction House'.

This is an internationally renowned auction house with business in dozens of countries around the world, involving all kinds of high-end jade, jadeite, luxury goods, jewelry, etc. With Aunt Mei's introduction, Chen Jie communicated with the head of the auction house's South China branch.

Next, Aunt Mei drove and took Chen Jie to the branch of the auction house.

After confirming that Chen Jie wanted to conduct a jade and jadeite auction in the evening, the auction house inspected the collection and sealed the items.

I was busy until five in the afternoon.

I saw the escort car of the famous domestic "Golden Shield Security Company" parked in front of the warehouse door of the auction house.

Security personnel were on guard with armed guns, and staff nearby were loading high-end jadeite to be auctioned tonight into the truck.

The staff must carefully check every auction item and no mistakes are allowed.

After Chen Jie handed over all the jadeite to be auctioned to the auction company, he watched the staff busying themselves with some concern.

But he also knew that this was the process of the auction.

Even if you are worried, you must hand over the auction items to the auction company for temporary safekeeping.

Next,
He got into Aunt Mei's car and headed to Yuexiu International Hotel.

Aunt Mei seemed to see Chen Jie's worry and said jokingly:
"Don't worry about the loss of jade and jadeite. Sotheby's is a time-honored auction house and its security measures are very strict."

"Moreover, every auction item is insured at a high price when it enters Sotheby's auction house. If it is lost or damaged, the insurance company must pay the maximum compensation."

"There has never been any problem over the years. You can rest assured."

Chen Jie nodded slightly without saying anything.

He was indeed worried that it might be swapped or lost.

There is often some negative news about this on the Internet, saying that auction houses swap real items with fakes.

Be especially careful with expensive items.

There was once a private collector who said he was going to auction a precious collection.

Unexpectedly, it was replaced by someone else in the end, and the auction house returned the fake to him.
At that time, the private collector did not know that his collection had been swapped. A year later, he found that his collection was sold for tens of millions at another auction.

It was only at this time that he discovered that his things had been swapped.

Unfortunately, the lawsuit took too long and there was no evidence to prove that the fake product in his hand had been swapped.

In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

That folk collector died of depression and anger.

Hearing Aunt Mei's words at this time, Chen Jie felt much more relieved.

Large international auction houses with a good reputation are indeed more secure.

of course,

The commission of large auction houses is not low, as high as 8%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the industry's general commission of 3%.

After having dinner at the hotel, it was 7:30 in the evening.

Chen Jie followed Aunt Mei into the hotel's auction hall.

Unlike ordinary small-scale exhibition halls, almost everyone who wanted to participate in this auction entered the auction hall in advance and sat on chairs waiting for the auction to begin.

In the lobby on the sixth floor of the hotel, the staff of Sotheby's auction house were already in place.

This was Chen Jie's first time attending an auction. He was surprised to see that there were more than fifty staff members at Sotheby's auction house.

There are people who welcome guests, people who are responsible for order, and people who are in charge of reception. Everyone does his or her job and everything is in order.

Both auctioneers are senior auctioneers in the industry and have a very good reputation.

They are knowledgeable and can mobilize the auction atmosphere on site very well.

Judging from the scale, it can be seen that tonight's auction has a considerable influence in the jade and jadeite collection circle.

in fact,

Any auction item can be viewed on the auction house's internal website.

The auction items on the internal website are updated in real time.

The high-end jade and jadeite that Chen Jie was going to auction were naturally also among them.

but,

Chen Jie specifically requested the auction house to hide the pictures, and he did not allow photos of his auction items to be uploaded.

Chen Jie and Aunt Mei entered the auction venue with their number tags and found the seats corresponding to their number tags.

at this time,

The auction has not started yet, but everyone who enters the auction venue has their eyes on the auction table.

Tonight, one precious jadeite after another will appear here.

Every treasure will be the target of everyone's bidding.

To be honest, real high-end products are hard to come by.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the auction officially begins.

An auctioneer wearing a Tang suit walked up to the auction stage.

In his hand, he held a red auction hammer.

Next to him was a shelf with a tray on it.

at this time,

The tray was covered with a red cloth, and this was the first item to be auctioned.

Everyone sitting around could see the auctioneer in his Tang suit. On the collar of his suit were two eye-catching embroideries - Su Fu!
“Dear guests, welcome to Yuexiu in South China to participate in this auction carefully prepared by Sotheby’s Auction Company!

"This is a special auction of jade and jadeite. There are a total of 86 pieces of precious jade and jadeite participating in the auction."

"I have good news for you all. Among the items auctioned tonight, after verification by six senior experts, there will be top-grade jadeite of 'national treasure' grade!"

"—"

With the auctioneer's rising and falling voice, the atmosphere of the entire auction venue suddenly became lively.

'National Treasure' Top Grade Jadeite! ?

When everyone at the scene heard this, their eyes widened.

Aunt Mei turned her head and glanced at Chen Jie, with an intriguing smile on her face.

Ever since Chen Jie sold her the 'jade dragon' last time, she knew that Chen Jie had a lot of treasures in his hands.

but,

After all, she underestimated Chen Jie's background.

Originally, she was thinking about whether she could buy the most precious item in Chen Jie's hands in advance before the auction.

but,

When Aunt Mei saw the most precious jadeite that Chen Jie was going to auction, she was speechless.

can not afford!
Yes, given the size of her company, it is impossible to make a bid.

That is a true "national treasure", the material is very large, and it is several levels higher than the last "jade dragon".

The auctioneer was indeed very eloquent and he immediately whetted everyone's appetite.

boom!
As the auctioneer struck the hammer, tonight's jade and jadeite special auction officially kicked off.

The first item to be auctioned was a pair of bracelets placed on a tray.

When the red cloth was lifted, a pair of crystal clear high-ice jade bracelets appeared in front of everyone.

The auctioneer pointed to the bracelets and said:

"This is a pair of round bracelets. They are pure and flawless. The bracelets are symmetrically decorated with red. They are extremely rare!"

"The most important thing is its water quality, which is the real top-grade glass quality, without cotton or lint, giving people a sense of déjà vu of 'a spot of red among thousands of flowers'."

"The most precious thing is that it comes in pairs, and they are symmetrical!"

"The reserve price is 280 million, and each bid increase must not be less than !"

Under the light, you can clearly see a pair of round bracelets on the tray.

beautiful!

The symmetrical pair of red dots in the bracelets are like the finishing touch, making the bracelets look extremely spiritual.

"285 million!"

A middle-aged man was the first to raise a sign.

This person is the owner of a jade shop on Hualin Road in Guangfu City.

In the past two years, the number of top-grade jadeite appearing in public auctions across various places has become increasingly smaller, and even the top-grade glass-type jadeite is rarely seen.

Many jade and jadeite shops in Guangzhou are in serious shortage of high-end jadeite, and even the goods on display are scarce.

This pair of bracelets, 'A touch of red amidst a sea of flowers', are the best of the best in both meaning and material.

As long as you get it, it will definitely be a best-seller.

"290 million!"

Soon, other people started bidding.

We are not stupid, it is definitely a good deal to get this pair of bracelets.

"300 million!"

"305 million!"

-

"380 million!"

"400 million!"

"—"

Chen Jie sat on a chair, watching people holding up signs, and had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

This pair of bracelets that are the 'finishing touch' are his.

He didn't expect the bidding at the auction house to be so fierce.

Originally, according to his estimate, the price of this pair of "finishing touch" bracelets should be around 300 million.

but,

As the bidding continued to increase, the price actually exceeded 400 million.

Aunt Mei next to her was already used to it and a smile appeared on her face.

Because this is an auction, many costs need to be calculated, including the auction house's commission, taxes, etc.

Therefore,
The final amount of money received was only about 80% of the auction price.

So many people started bidding right after the auction began. It's going to be a lively night.

Finally, this pair of high-ice bracelets, which look like a touch of red among thousands of flowers, were sold to a buyer from Guangzhou City for RMB 4.2 million.

Next,
It’s the bidding for the second lot, the third, the fourth—!
Time passed quickly and it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

The atmosphere in the entire auction venue not only did not decline, but became more and more heated as the bidding became more and more intense.

In order to get the desired jade and jadeite at the lowest price, everyone competed with each other in wits and courage, making the bidding atmosphere become extremely fierce.

(End of this chapter)