Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2043: Lotus Mandarin Duck
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It was already half past eleven in the morning when we spoke.
The largest banquet hall of the Beijing Hotel was already crowded with guests and guests. There was laughter and laughter everywhere, and the scene was extremely lively.
All the guests invited to attend the wedding banquet have arrived and sat down in their respective seats. Everyone was laughing and chatting while waiting for the wedding banquet to start.
Today's wedding banquet is relatively simple. There is no wedding ceremony, it is just a wedding banquet to connect emotions.
Because we have held two ceremonies before in Boston and at our home in Lishi Hutong, the ceremony was canceled today.
However, under Ye Tian's instruction, the staff of the wedding planning company still arranged a colorful stage, and some procedures for the scene still had to be followed after all.
When the time came to 11:30 in the morning, Ye Tian took the lead to come out of the lounge on the side of the banquet hall and walked straight towards the stage.
There was no emcee or host at today's wedding banquet. The person hosting the wedding was Ye Tian himself.
With his appearance, everyone at the scene looked over, and the guests who happened to be sitting near the passage greeted him one after another.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian has arrived in the center of the banquet hall, getting closer and closer to the stage in front of him.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from the side.
"Ye Tian, can you accept this wedding gift? Since I brought it over from Shanghai, wouldn't it be inappropriate to take it back?"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately turned his head and looked over.
The speaker is Mr. Liu, a top collector from Shanghai who is very familiar with Ye Tian. During the Spring Festival last year, Ye Tian rushed to Shanghai to help him appraise art.
On the table in front of this person, there is a brocade box. It is not large in size but looks very delicate.
Obviously, what was in that brocade box was the wedding gift for Ye Tian and Betty.
Ye Tianchong nodded slightly, then said with a smile:
"Mr. Liu, I appreciate your kindness and thank you on behalf of my wife Betty, but I really cannot accept this gift. I have informed everyone before that there is no membership fee for this wedding banquet.
Although your gift is not cash, but an antique work of art, it must be very valuable, so I can't accept it. If I accepted your gift, wouldn't it embarrass other guests? ”
After hearing his explanation, Mr. Liu couldn't help but nodded slightly, with a hint of regret in his expression.
Before he could respond, Ye Tian continued:
"After this wedding banquet, there will be a small charity auction. I will take out some antique artworks of appropriate value and good quality for public auction.
Among these antique works of art, there are both those that flowed out of our country and some from the West. The number of Eastern and Western antique works of art accounts for half each.
The starting price for all antique artworks put up for auction is one yuan. I will not set an auction reserve price, but will set an upper limit lower than the market price so that everyone can participate.
In today's auction, no matter what the transaction situation is or how much the transaction amount is, I will donate all the proceeds from the auction to the protection of historical sites in China.
To ensure openness and transparency, today's auction will be supervised by several staff from the Beijing Notary Office, and the use of auction funds will be tracked and disclosed afterwards.
Since you have brought an antique piece of art here, you might as well participate in this charity auction and contribute to the protection of domestic historical sites. I believe this is more meaningful."
Hearing this, the eyes of many guests at the scene suddenly lit up and shone brightly.
Everyone originally thought that this was just an ordinary wedding banquet, just to connect with each other, but who would have thought that there would be a charity auction after the wedding banquet, and the prices of all the items were lower than the market price.
With Ye Tian's eyesight and rank, the quality of the antique artworks he put up for public auction would definitely be of the same quality, and he might be able to find a treasure today.
If you can really find a treasure, you will make a lot of money.
When I thought of this, everyone suddenly became more excited, and everyone was looking forward to it.
Especially those famous collectors, antique art appraisal experts, several antique dealers from Liulichang, and managers of several famous auction houses.
These guys are secretly gearing up, waiting for the auction to start, and then go off to fight.
Without any hesitation, Mr. Liu immediately smiled and nodded and said:
"Okay, Ye Tian, this is a good thing, count me in!"
"Okay! Then you sit down and taste the delicious food of Beijing Hotel. I will go to the stage first"
Ye Tian smiled and nodded, then stepped out and continued walking forward.
As soon as he left, another collector sitting not far from Mr. Liu looked over and asked curiously:
"Old Liu, what kind of treasure is in this brocade box? Can you take it out so that everyone can open their eyes?"
Not only this collector, but also everyone else at the scene looked at the brocade box on the dining table, and everyone was full of curiosity.
The guests sitting here include well-known domestic collectors, antique art appraisal experts and other insiders, as well as several well-known domestic entrepreneurs, each of whom is worth a lot of money.
Mr. Liu turned to look at the collector, then glanced at everyone present, and then smiled and revealed the answer to the mystery.
"Contained in this brocade box is a sketch by Master Lin Fengmian. The painting is called "Lotus and Mandarin Ducks". Isn't Ye Tian getting married, so I want to give this painting to him as a gift"
Before he finished speaking, there was an exclamation of surprise.
"Ouch! Old Liu, you are so generous, you are so generous! That is Master Lin Fengmian's sketch, and you are actually planning to send it out as a wedding gift. Did I hear you right?"
"If that guy Ye Tian knew that this brocade box contained a sketch by Master Lin Fengmian, I wonder if he would still have the courage to refuse this gift and send it to the auction later!"
Amidst the exclamations, Mr. Liu continued to smile and said:
"Everyone must have heard that during the Spring Festival last year, Ye Tian went to Shanghai to help me appraise several Western artworks. During that trip to Shanghai, he saw through an art scam and allowed me to escape.
It was also during that trip to Shanghai that after his appraisal and help, I was lucky enough to receive two paintings from Picasso's pastoral period, which are two of the most outstanding Western antiques in my collection.
One year later, the value of the two Picasso pastoral period paintings has increased a lot, so I took advantage of the opportunity to attend the wedding banquet and brought this sketch by Master Lin Fengmian to express my gratitude! ”
Before he finished speaking, the scene was already boiling over again, with almost everyone exclaiming in low voices.
"Old Liu, I've heard about this, but I didn't expect that you actually received two Picasso paintings that time. This harvest is really great and enviable!"
"I'll go! Two paintings from Picasso's pastoral period are worth tens of millions of dollars at least. Old Liu, you've really made a fortune!"
Amidst the exclamations, Mr. Liu nodded proudly and said:
"Yes, I did make a huge profit in that art transaction, but please keep this matter secret and don't publicize it"
"Okay, Old Liu, let's not talk about the two paintings from Picasso's pastoral period. First, take out this sketch by Lin Fengmian and let everyone open their eyes!"
"No problem, I will take out this Chinese painting sketch for everyone to enjoy"
As he spoke, Mr. Liu gently untied the ribbon that tied the brocade box, opened the delicate brocade box, carefully took out the paintings inside, and then slowly unfolded them on the table.
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the painting, and everyone was extremely excited and full of expectations.
On the other side, Ye Tian had stepped onto the stage and reached out to take the microphone handed by the staff of the wedding planning company.
The next moment, his clear voice came out from the stage.