Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

After being silent all the way, Xia Yu handed in the invitation and followed the instructions to the auction venue.

Somewhat surprisingly, Xia Yu's number plate was right next to that of He Youguang's siblings, and He Chaoqiong was sitting next to Xia Yu, while her brother He Youguang was farther away from Xia Yu.

As a result, Xia Yu felt a little uncomfortable, especially after seeing He Chaoqiong's still flushed cheeks accidentally, and seeing the curiosity and inexplicable look in her beautiful eyes, Xia Yu was even more uncomfortable for the boss. .

No way, Xia Yu could only quickly pick up tonight's auction introduction album and read it.

"Hey, there are still a lot of good things. It seems that they are doing charity with sincerity. In the past life, I heard that the rich in Hong Kong are keen to do charity. You can see some signs from here!"

Seeing the exquisite pieces in the introduction album, including many precious antique paintings and calligraphy, Xia Yu secretly admired them.

At this time, Xia Yu flipped to a page, and the pattern on it made him stop and look at it carefully.

This pattern is painted with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks. In the painting, there is a corner of the lotus pond. Reeds are overgrown. On the crystal clear water, a pair of mandarin ducks swim together. Fang Fei. The painting method of flowers and birds is neat and meticulous, and the virtual and the real are combined. The veins of the lotus leaf, the red silk of the lotus flower and the fine thorns on the lotus handle are all vividly depicted, while the water waves, aquatic plants and reeds are only painted with light ink. The combination of virtual and real brushwork makes the picture present an ethereal and moist feeling.

Lot title "Mandarin Duck in Lotus Flower".

Then, Xia Yu took a closer look at the introduction.

"Lotus with Mandarin Ducks" is a color painting on silk created by Chen Hongshou, a calligrapher and painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, with a length of 183 cm and a width of 98.3 cm.

In the upper left corner of the picture, there is a signature signed by the artist: "Xishan Laolian Hongshou is written in Qingyitang", and the seal is "Chen Hongshou" and "Zhanghou".

Lot Donor: Mei Shancheng.

Xia Yu really had an impression of this painting. In his previous life, when he was wandering in the imperial capital, he went to the Palace Museum when he had time, and happened to see this "Lotus and Mandarin Ducks" in it.

This painting is enough to be included in the top ten among lotus paintings, and it is worth at least tens of millions of RMB in later generations. It was donated to the Palace Museum by a collector.

"I just didn't expect it to appear in the Sotheby's auction house. It seems that it has not yet reached the collector."

"Since I met you,

Then I'm welcome, if the price is right, then take it and collect it for later generations, it will definitely make a lot of money! "

Xia Yu was in a good mood, thought to himself.

Of course, the last sentence is a joke, he still understands the truth of gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times.

His original intention was to take some antiques back, or as family heirlooms, and leave them to future generations. Even if the family goes down in the future, the children can sell some antiques to raise funds to make a comeback.

Of course, it's best if the family doesn't fall, but it's also right to be prepared!

Just when Xia Yu was immersed in admiring the "Lotus and Mandarin Ducks", He Chaoqiong, who was sitting next to him, also recovered, and glanced curiously at the album in Xia Yu's hand, seeing that he hadn't noticed it, he was still watching it carefully, From time to time, he nodded with a smile of admiration.

She couldn't help but turned her body curiously and saw the picture Xia Yu was looking at.

Feeling a shadow moving, Xia Yu looked up and found that He Chaoqiong was looking at the album in his hand. Xia Yu smiled, handed the album over, and said, "Miss He, do you want to see it?"

"No, thank you, I have it here." He Chaoqiong said with a sweet smile, and raised the closed album in her hand.

After hesitating for a while, He Chaoqiong asked Xia Yu, "Mr. Xia, you are looking at it so seriously just now, what's so special about this "Lotus with Mandarin Ducks"?"

"Call me Xia Yu!"

When he saw He Chaoqiong calling him, he was obviously not used to it. Xia Yu knew that she rarely called other people's husband, and he felt awkward when a little girl called him husband, so he said with a smile.

He Chaoqiong glanced at her brother and found that he had no objection. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, showing a bright smile, her beautiful eyes curled into crescent moons, and said happily: "Okay, then I will call you Xia Yu, and you are also called Xia Yu. I'll go to Joan."

After speaking, He Chaoqiong blinked and looked at Xia Yu expectantly.

Looking at the beautiful girl's innocent and hopeful eyes, Xia Yu couldn't hold it, and He Chaoqiong's attitude towards him was obviously wrong.

What's going on? Was He Chaoqiong so outgoing and cheerful by nature, or did He Youguang say something to her that caused her to treat him like this?

Xia Yu, who couldn't figure it out, didn't bother to think about what he had to care about as a man.

I don't care what He Youguang thinks, it's important to deal with He Chaoqiong first.

Xia Yu gave He Youguang an apologetic look, then looked at He Chaoqiong, smiled and said, "Okay, Chaoqiong."

He Chaoqiong was obviously a little happy to hear that Xia Yu didn't meet her outside and called her name, and asked again in a gentle voice: "Xia Yu, you haven't answered my question, what's so special about this painting? ?"

"This painting is very valuable for collection. If you have spare money, it is actually very suitable for taking pictures for collection. It is not a problem to increase it several times."

"And this painting is a rare treasure. Although it is a photo, it can still reflect the charm of part of the painting. The title of Gaojie lotus, the flowers are beautiful, or budding, just blooming..."

"And Chen Hongshou, the painter, whose name is Zhanghou, is called Laolian, Huichi, is from Zhuji..."

Xia Yu said with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Listening to Xia Yu's explanation, He Chaoqiong unknowingly fell into it, and looked at Xia Yu without blinking, showing a look of surprise and surprise from time to time. The eyes looking at Xia Yu became more and more admirable, and her attention gradually shifted. When it came to Xia Yu, it became more and more difficult for the knowledge Xia Yu explained to enter her mind.

Feeling that He Chaoqiong was in a wrong state, Xia Yu hurriedly ended the introduction, and He Chaoqiong came back to his senses.

"Xia Yu, you know so much, you don't look much older than me, where did you learn it, it's amazing!"

He Chaoqiong seemed to have some stars in his eyes, looked at Xia Yu in surprise and said.

"No, I just read books when I have nothing to do." Xia Yu said with an excuse.

"Oh!"

"By the way, Xia Yu, I heard from my brother that you are very good. Not only can you write novels, but you also have two companies. The "Jiuding Daily" and "Economic" magazine, which are now the number one in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, are also yours, and You also earned Uncle Li more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, how did you do it, it's amazing!"

"My father said that my eldest brother is not as good as you. At your age, you can't find anyone who is more powerful than you in the whole of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. He said that you are a once-in-a-century genius. Is it really that powerful? Why can't I see it? come out?"

He Chaoqiongzhen tilted her head slightly, as if thinking of something, her eyes lit up, and she immediately asked Xia Yu, like an oriole, chatting non-stop, looking at Xia Yu as she spoke, as if she wanted to discover Xia Yu Yu is different.