Chapter 655: Debut

Chapter 655
Most of the viewers in front of the TV are ordinary people, but even if they are not good at jade and jade, they can see that the emerald-green jade unicorn on the TV is extraordinary. Many of the guests at the party are billionaires. They have more opportunities than the general public to come into contact with high-end jewellery and jade. Even if their appreciation level is not expert level, they are people who know the goods and know the one on stage better. The value of the emerald unicorn.
Xu Jianming stared blankly at the jade unicorn on the stage, and even his eyes showed a green color. He muttered to himself: "Would it be the jade of Laokeng glass?"
Kang Chuandeng on the stage has hosted various auctions and has very rich experience. He also has a good grasp of the psychology of the bidders. He took the initiative to approach the few with a microphone and concentrated on observing and studying the jade unicorn. An expert who feels he is taking pictures. He put the microphone together at Christie’s, one of the oldest and most experienced jade appraisal experts, and asked, "Is there anything special about this jade unicorn? Everyone saw you were stunned when you saw this jade unicorn."
The appraisal expert is an Englishman, and he seems to be over fifty years old. Hearing Kang Chuandeng’s question, he explained in fairly fluent Chinese: "I have been in the industry for forty years, and I have seen countless jadeites. I was even lucky enough to have seen jadeites known as China’s four national treasures. The jade flower basket-'Range Rover'. However, all jadeites are not as good as this one. This is the oldest and the most abundant old pit glass of all jadeites! It is such a large piece. , I have never seen such a big old pit glass jade!"
Although answering Kang Chuandeng's question, the gaze of this appraisal expert never left the jade unicorn.
And Kang Chuandeng also introduced to everyone in a timely manner: "Everyone, the so-called old pit glass species is the rarest and most precious of all types of jadeite. Even the rough stone of the old pit glass species is very valuable. Treasure. After a series of processing and polishing, a finger-sized old pit glass jade ring noodle can have a transaction price of tens of millions of yuan. And the "kind" and "water" mentioned by the expert just now are both It is an industry term describing jade, and it means the transparency of jade."
Then he brought the microphone to the oldest one of those experts in the Palace Museum, and said to everyone: "Everyone, this is Master Wu Zhongchao who has the most research on jade in the Palace Museum in Beijing. Master Wu. Do you agree with the appraisal of this jade unicorn by our expert at Christie’s just now?"
This Wu Zhongchao is an old man in his seventies with a long white beard and a pair of black-framed reading glasses. He helped his glasses, his eyes never left the jade unicorn, and slowly said: "I agree very much. I have been a researcher in the Forbidden City for more than 30 years. Many of the jadeites in the Forbidden City are left by the ancient palace. The treasure that has been handed down from generation to generation. But what I want to say is that if we leave out the cultural and historical significance, in terms of the jade itself, there is no jade in the Forbidden City that can compare with this jade and unicorn. This is me. It’s no exaggeration to call it the
peerless jade
as the largest piece of old pit glass in what we know and hear!"
Wu Zhongchao's comment on the jade unicorn "peerless jade" immediately shocked everyone. The so-called "peerless" means the best in the world, which means that this jade unicorn is the best in the world. The emerald!
And another jade expert from the Palace Museum also said: "We have carefully observed this jade unicorn, and we can confirm that it is not a cultural relic handed down from ancient times, but a product of modern craftsmanship. Therefore, in the sense of history and culture, The treasures of the palace in the Forbidden City are not the same. Nevertheless, the workmanship of this jade unicorn is worthy of handed down, and it shows profound skills in every stroke. The expert at Christie's just mentioned the'Qunfang The'Range Rover' jade flower baskets gathered more than forty top jade masters in China at that time. It took six years to complete. I think the workmanship of this jade unicorn is no less inferior to the four national treasures such as'Qunfang Range Rover'. !"
Wu Zhongchao nodded and said with deep conviction: "I have also participated in the production of the four national treasures jadeite. Since they are not ancient cultural relics, this jade unicorn is not inferior to the four national treasure jade in terms of cultural status. I can’t compare myself to the author who made this jade unicorn. Moreover, this jade unicorn has a delicate and lustrous germ, bright and brilliant color, and a strong emerald green sun. There is no trace of impurities. The species, water, and color are all the same. The quality is me. I have only seen it in my life, and it is really the best of the best. I can boldly say that as soon as this thing is released, the four national treasures of jade are completely eclipsed. This jade unicorn can be called the number one national treasure jade!"
Both the experts from the Palace Museum and the appraisal experts at Christie's were deeply impressed by Wu Zhongchao's evaluation and nodded in unison. This scene fell into everyone's eyes.
The titles "peerless jade" and "the first national treasure jade" fell on the jade kylin at the same time. The discussion that caused it was simply a wave of waves, not to mention ordinary people, even those rich in the field. I was curious.
No one thought that ATV could actually get such a treasure. Run Run Shaw’s enamel vase was already eye-catching, but now that the jade unicorn came out, even the four national treasures that were originally protected by the state are all Have to give way, let alone Shaw's enamel vase?
Run Run Shaw’s face is very ugly. Although this charity party was held wirelessly, the establishment of the "Run Run Run Shaw Prize" was announced before, but now because of this jade unicorn, ATV has become the most dazzling protagonist in a short time.
When the discussion in the audience became fierce enough, Kang Chuandeng asked Wu Zhongchao and the others: "Since Master Wu, you said this is a peerless jade and also the first national treasure, how valuable is this jade unicorn? What?"
Wu Zhongchao didn't answer right away. Instead, he took the microphone and said, "Before answering this question, I want to ask the person in charge of Asia Television. Who is the origin of this jade unicorn? This kind of craftsmanship is definitely worth it. It’s a superb workmanship, I think, this master is no longer just Master Zhuoyu, but Master Zhuoyu."
He has been pursuing the ultimate in jade art all his life. Now that he meets such a master, he can't help but ask.
The camera aimed at Su Lin, the head of ATV, and a staff member immediately delivered the microphone to Su Lin. I saw Su Lin calmly said: "This rough jadeite was discovered by the boss of our company accidentally from Mount Tai. The master in charge of carving and processing is just an old man with no known name. As for his name, because He once asked us to keep secrets for him, so I can't tell you, Master Wu, please don't be offended."
Wu Zhongchao on the stage sighed deeply, and then smiled: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is among the folks. This is true. Today, some of our old things are also eye-opening."
After a pause, he said to Kang Chuandeng: "For those of us who love jade, this jade unicorn is actually a priceless treasure. If we insist on setting a price, we have just discussed it." After that, He stretched out three fingers.
Kang Chuandeng tentatively asked: "Three hundred million?"
Wu Zhongchao nodded, and the expert at Christie’s just now added to Kang Chuandeng:
I would like to emphasize that the 300 million yuan that Mr. Wu just said is in pounds, not Hong Kong dollars.

"Pound sterling? So, isn't that equivalent to more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars?" Hearing this price, even Kang Chuandeng, who is an experienced host, couldn't help but lose his attitude, because the best auctioneer in Christie’s auction house, The auction with the highest transaction price ever hosted did not exceed HK$1 billion.
The wealthy people in the audience also took a cold breath. After all, the three billion Hong Kong dollar jade is too shocking. As for the ATV that donated the jade unicorn, they were even more admired, because the value of the jade unicorn alone has far exceeded the original purchase price of ATV.
Shaw, Xu Jianming, and Liu Luanhong looked at Zhou Hao's eyes more like a monster. They donated 3 billion at a time. They didn’t have the courage to ask themselves. Even Shaw, who cherishes his name, has been devoted to charity for so many years. Donations to the cause add up to more than two billion.
After a while of disturbance, the auction was finally about to begin. Kang Chuandeng stood on the auction stage again, but his expression was much more cautious than before. He said solemnly: "Now we are starting to auction this jade unicorn. After evaluation by our Christie's auction house and the jade experts of the Palace Museum, the starting price of this jade unicorn is set at 300 million pounds, with an increase of 10 million Hong Kong dollars per bid."
Compared with the previous auction, the reaction of the buyers in the audience was much quieter. It was HK$3 billion. No one could make a decision in such a short period of time, especially not many of them were true jade lovers.
Run Run Run originally planned to buy ATV's auction items to give his breath just now, but now, the starting price of 3 billion Hong Kong dollars is already enough to discourage him.
Just when the scene was about to fall into embarrassment, I saw a sign raised high. It was a middle-aged man sitting in the back row.
"The price of No. 108! The price of No. 108!" Kang Chuandeng shouted excitedly, and at the same time introduced the backing of the "No. 108" to everyone: "According to our company's registration, 108 The bidder for the number is China Polaris Media and Entertainment Group, and it is Mr. Wang Zhongjun, the CEO of Polaris Group!"