Chapter 432: The Climax Comes as Scheduled

At two o'clock exactly, the special auction of 'Impressionism and Modern Art' officially started.

The auction hall fell silent and everyone looked at the auction table in front of them, looking at the white gloves full of confidence on the stage.

At this time, everyone on the scene was already excited, their eyes were full of hope and fighting spirit and they were extremely confident!

Everyone is waiting for the auction to start and then beat all the competitors, take the long-cherished artwork, let it decorate their lives and show their taste!

The voice of the auctioneer came from the stage, clear and loud! Into everyone's ears.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, welcome to Sotheby's New York and welcome everyone to participate in the Sotheby's autumn sale 'Impressionism and Modern Art' special auction, I wish you all a rewarding experience!

I'm John Foster. You can call me John. Today's auction will be hosted by me. I am very happy to serve you. I hope my service will satisfy you and bring you good luck...."

The cookie-cutter opening remarks are to introduce the rules of the auction and various precautions in the auction.

Ye Tian only listened to the beginning and then began to look through the auction catalog.

He was just a spectator in this auction, so naturally he didn't need to care about the auction rules.

Unless there is a leak in this auction, he will make a move, but this possibility is almost zero!

Impressionist art has been thoroughly studied by European and American art collectors. The value of related paintings is seriously underestimated, or it is almost impossible for them to be identified incorrectly.

Sotheby's inspection before the auction is also very thorough. Even if some paintings have hidden secrets, they will be revealed to the world under various high-tech inspection methods and there is nowhere to hide them!

Perspective ability is useless here, unless Ye Tian wants to peek into some secret!

About ten minutes or so, John finished introducing the auction rules before entering the topic.

Two Sotheby's staff members came out of the temporary vault with the first lot, walked to the auction stage and carefully placed the lot on the display for everyone to enjoy!

The big screen on the spot began to display the pictures and other detailed information of the first lot simultaneously, so that everyone could see more carefully and clearly, so as to make a bidding decision!

Immediately afterwards, John's passionate voice immediately resounded through the auction hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the introduction of the rules is complete, and the auction is now starting. The first lot is a sketch of a landscape painting by the impressionist painter Renoir! Created in 1865.

The starting price of this sketch manuscript is 150,000 U.S. dollars, and the minimum increase in the asking price shall not be less than 3,000 U.S. dollars. The bidding starts, 150,000 U.S. dollars, 150,000 U.S. dollars, which lady or gentleman should bid for?"

While making a loud offer, John was also quickly scanning the audience expectantly, hoping to find the bidding number plate raised high and hear the sound of the bidding.

The auxiliary auctioneers standing on both sides of the auction table are also patrolling the audience, ready to remind John at any time so as not to miss the bidder's offer.

Before John's words fell, there was an exclamation on the scene.

"Wow! The first lot is Renoir's sketch. The starting point for this special sale is too high! It will definitely be more exciting later!"

Jason was also shocked and looked at the sketch on the stage a little puzzled.

"$150,000! Is the price too low? That's Renoir! Master of Impressionist painting, how could his works be worth such a little money?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Tian immediately explained in a low voice:

"It's true that Renoir is a master of Impressionist painting, but this is just a sketch and it is his early work. The artistic level is limited, so it is naturally not expensive!

US$150,000 is indeed a bit low. The market price of this sketch should be around US$400,000, but US$150,000 is only the starting price and will soon rise."

When Ye Tian explained, someone in the audience had already raised the bidding number plate.

"OK! No. 137 takes the lead! Now it's $153,000 and $153,000. Who will follow up? Please bid!"

John raised his hand and gestured to the audience and continued to shout passionately, still speaking fast, gradually mobilizing the atmosphere of the scene.

Another person raised a placard to ask for a price, from a bidder standing near the door!

Immediately afterwards, a staff member on the other side of the phone raised the bidding number plate. Someone bid through the phone and there was another competitor.

And the telephone bidder directly raised $10,000, pushing the price of this master sketch to $166,000.

The bidding began, more and more people participated and the competition gradually became fierce!

After fifteen or six rounds of competition, this master sketch was finally sold for 450,000 U.S. dollars and was successfully bought by a buyer who bid by telephone!

The first auction ended smoothly and the start was perfect.

The atmosphere of competition is gradually brought up and becomes more and more hot.

The second lot was quickly picked up.

It is a large-scale impressionist oil painting from a famous European painter at the beginning of the last century. The starting price was US$210,000 and the minimum increase was US$3,000.

Soon, John's shouts rang again, still full of passion, still speaking fast, trying to confuse everyone with bidding.

The competition is coming as scheduled, more intense than before!

These have nothing to do with Ye Tian ​​and he doesn't pay attention to these bids at all!

At this time, he is completely a spectator. While admiring many Impressionist artworks, he leisurely waits for his auction to appear and then frantically harvests dollars!

An hour is fleeting, the atmosphere in the auction hall has become extremely hot and the competition among many bidders has become more intense!

The climax came as scheduled! The moment Ye Tian waited finally came.

Cézanne's "Mont Sainte-Victoire" is about to debut! Show it in front of everyone! "The Boy in the Red Vest" is the finale and will only appear at the last moment!

This is also the long-awaited moment for all heavyweight buyers. Many bidders are already excited and eager to prepare for the most tragic fight!

Everyone is full of confidence and looks like they are sure to win!

The oil paintings that are being auctioned have not yet been sold, and there are already discussions in the auction hall. They are extremely enthusiastic, everywhere!

"The exciting time has finally arrived! The "Mont Sainte-Victoire" must be taken down. This is the top art. It is not easy to encounter it once! I must not miss it!"

"I don't know what the starting price of "Mont Sainte-Victoire" is? What is the reserve price? According to Steven's cruel and cunning style, the reserve price must be very high. I will do my best! I will try to get this famous painting!"

"Hurry up! I can't wait any longer. My collection is short of such a top art piece. This famous painting belongs to me!"

While everyone is discussing and looking forward to it, they are all speculating about the starting price and reserve price of "Mont Sainte-Victoire".

Thinking of Ye Tian's consistent cruelty, everyone has a bad feeling in their hearts.

The starting price of this top oil painting must be very high, not to mention the reserve price! How could that bastard Steven let the opportunity to rob everyone's wallets!

Even so, every bidder is still full of fighting spirit, ready to compete for this top art!

Like everyone else, Jason would like to know the starting price and reserve price of this painting.

"Steven, what's the starting price for "Mont Sainte-Victoire"? What is the reserve price? Tell me about it! I'm so curious!"

"Confidentiality for the time being! You'll know the answer later, why bother at this moment! Let me tell you this, if the bid is less than $65 million, then no one will get it out!"

Ye Tian said with a triumphant smile, still revealing a little information.

At the same time, a fierce look flashed across his eyes!

Today, no one wants to stop him from frantically harvesting dollars, let alone take him half a cent! No way at all!

Jason was completely stunned, staring at Ye Tian dumbfounded, his eyes were almost flying out!

"That means the reserve price is at least 65 million dollars! Really? It's so shocking! Steven, you are definitely the craziest guy I have ever seen!"

"Hahaha, you guessed it right! Your kid's brain is enough!"

Ye Tian said with a triumphant smile, teasing the bored Jason.

While talking, the auction on the stage had ended and the door of the temporary safe opened again!

The main event has begun!