One of the most expensive Christie's auctions in Asia in 2018 certainly created one of the highlight moments of my career.

On behalf of Christie's, I had the honor to sell at a high price the ink and paper painting "Wood and Stone" by Su Shi, a famous Song Dynasty painter. The painting mainly depicts the remains of a dead tree standing majestically beside a strangely shaped rock. The painting also has inscriptions and postscripts by Song Dynasty calligrapher Mi Fu and other famous masters. To showcase this important and precious work, we have planned a unique auction called "Uncommon -- One Thousand Years of Aesthetics in the Song Dynasty". In this auction, we present not only art treasures from the Song Dynasty, but also works that embody the spirit and aesthetic taste of the Song Dynasty literati. For example, there are the dream of Chinese porcelain collectors -- the Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln azure glaze tea cup; Japanese collectors collection of the Southern Song Dynasty Longquan powder blue glaze paper hammer bottle; French Chinese abstract art master Zhao Wuji and contemporary Chinese ink artist Liu Dan's paintings.

Of course, the most important thing is Su Shi's "Wood Stone Map". The sale of "Wood and Stone" is the most high-profile ever sold at Christie's in Hong Kong, and there was intense debate within Christie's about which auctioneer to appoint. In the end, our CEO made the decision that since this was such a prized piece of Chinese art at Christie's, it would go to a Chinese auctioneer, so I felt very honored to have this precious opportunity. It was the most valuable lot I had ever worked on, and it was clear to everyone that it was going to be a great sale. Two senior Christie's auctioneers flew to Hong Kong that week to assist me with planning and preparation. We have experienced many mock auctions, exercises and conversations, and rehearsed the different situations that may occur in the process of auctioning Wood Stone Map. For example, if there are a lot of people bidding at the scene, what will be the scene; If no one bids, how to control the scene.

Also, to make the auction more dramatic, I practiced raising my arms before the gavel fell and mentally counting down to 10 seconds before I hit the gavel to sell the item. These 10 seconds are for everyone in the audience to have a chance to take a picture. In the end, it sold for 463.6 million Hong Kong dollars and remains Christie's most valuable sale in Asia. I get emotional every time I recall the precious moments of that night. I am very pleased to be the first Chinese female auctioneer at Christie's, and to promote the public to have a deeper understanding of the role of auctioneer and the working and living conditions behind it. As I mentioned earlier, when I started out, many people thought that auctioneers could only be older European or American men, but today Christie's Hong Kong has six or seven auctioneers, and Chinese women make up the majority. At the same time, running the Xiaohongbook account is also very inspiring. Here, I meet a large number of young people who tell me that they want to be an auctioneer in the future and find their own position in the art industry. I have a great passion for my career, so I am pleased that more and more young people are taking an interest in it. I really enjoy being surrounded by art in the art world. Even after 15 years, it still makes me smile. I like to further my study in art. For example, there are always new artists that attract me to know and understand. Or, I can appreciate the works of artists I am familiar with in different periods again and again, feel their different ways of artistic practice, and understand the story behind each specific work. I have always been fascinated by the ever-changing art market. Taste trends in the art world are ever-changing, and artists are selected and eliminated by the vagaries of the market. Sometimes, works of art recognized by the academic community may not be favored by the market, and works of art considered by museums to have academic and spiritual value may not be favored by the art market. At the same time, I am deeply in love with the people I meet at work. No matter the talented colleagues, the knowledgeable experts, or the newly arrived art lovers, we enjoy the craftsmanship and fun together. It always fills my heart with joy when I succeed in helping a collector buy his favorite piece of art and see it hanging on his wall. As an auctioneer, I really enjoy experiencing the drama on the auction floor. Normally, most of what we do is to study art and find out the story behind it, but at the moment of the auction, we become actors in our craft and have to create a sense of drama. No matter how many times the auction is rehearsed, there are always surprises, surprises and miracles that we don't expect.

Art auction lets people witness the elegant style of the auctioneer and feel the elegance, but behind the elegance, is the reality of work. Although we often work with priceless lots and high-spending collectors, auction houses never seem to have enough resources to work with, so everyone rolls up their sleeves and gets to work. Working hours are particularly long, and everyone's working pressure is great. And, working for an internationally renowned organization that insists on "customer first", our commitment to our clients is "to be there". In addition, the art market is extremely competitive, and working in the auction industry with so many talented people, we have to adjust our mentality constantly.

One of the most expensive Christie's auctions in Asia in 2018 certainly created one of the highlight moments of my career.

On behalf of Christie's, I had the honor to sell at a high price the ink and paper painting "Wood and Stone" by Su Shi, a famous Song Dynasty painter. The painting mainly depicts the remains of a dead tree standing majestically beside a strangely shaped rock. The painting also has inscriptions and postscripts by Song Dynasty calligrapher Mi Fu and other famous masters. To showcase this important and precious work, we have planned a unique auction called "Uncommon -- One Thousand Years of Aesthetics in the Song Dynasty". In this auction, we present not only art treasures from the Song Dynasty, but also works that embody the spirit and aesthetic taste of the Song Dynasty literati. For example, there are the dream of Chinese porcelain collectors -- the Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln azure glaze tea cup; Japanese collectors collection of the Southern Song Dynasty Longquan powder blue glaze paper hammer bottle; French Chinese abstract art master Zhao Wuji and contemporary Chinese ink artist Liu Dan's paintings.

Of course, the most important thing is Su Shi's "Wood Stone Map". The sale of "Wood and Stone" is the most high-profile ever sold at Christie's in Hong Kong, and there was intense debate within Christie's about which auctioneer to appoint. In the end, our CEO made the decision that since this was such a prized piece of Chinese art at Christie's, it would go to a Chinese auctioneer, so I felt very honored to have this precious opportunity. It was the most valuable lot I had ever worked on, and it was clear to everyone that it was going to be a great sale. Two senior Christie's auctioneers flew to Hong Kong that week to assist me with planning and preparation. We have experienced many mock auctions, exercises and conversations, and rehearsed the different situations that may occur in the process of auctioning Wood Stone Map. For example, if there are a lot of people bidding at the scene, what will be the scene; If no one bids, how to control the scene.

Also, to make the auction more dramatic, I practiced raising my arms before the gavel fell and mentally counting down to 10 seconds before I hit the gavel to sell the item. These 10 seconds are for everyone in the audience to have a chance to take a picture. In the end, it sold for 463.6 million Hong Kong dollars and remains Christie's most valuable sale in Asia. I get emotional every time I recall the precious moments of that night. I am very pleased to be the first Chinese female auctioneer at Christie's, and to promote the public to have a deeper understanding of the role of auctioneer and the working and living conditions behind it. As I mentioned earlier, when I started out, many people thought that auctioneers could only be older European or American men, but today Christie's Hong Kong has six or seven auctioneers, and Chinese women make up the majority. At the same time, running the Xiaohongbook account is also very inspiring. Here, I meet a large number of young people who tell me that they want to be an auctioneer in the future and find their own position in the art industry. I have a great passion for my career, so I am pleased that more and more young people are taking an interest in it. I really enjoy being surrounded by art in the art world. Even after 15 years, it still makes me smile. I like to further my study in art. For example, there are always new artists that attract me to know and understand. Or, I can appreciate the works of artists I am familiar with in different periods again and again, feel their different ways of artistic practice, and understand the story behind each specific work. I have always been fascinated by the ever-changing art market. Taste trends in the art world are ever-changing, and artists are selected and eliminated by the vagaries of the market. Sometimes, works of art recognized by the academic community may not be favored by the market, and works of art considered by museums to have academic and spiritual value may not be favored by the art market. At the same time, I am deeply in love with the people I meet at work. No matter the talented colleagues, the knowledgeable experts, or the newly arrived art lovers, we enjoy the craftsmanship and fun together. It always fills my heart with joy when I succeed in helping a collector buy his favorite piece of art and see it hanging on his wall. As an auctioneer, I really enjoy experiencing the drama on the auction floor. Normally, most of what we do is to study art and find out the story behind it, but at the moment of the auction, we become actors in our craft and have to create a sense of drama. No matter how many times the auction is rehearsed, there are always surprises, surprises and miracles that we don't expect.

Art auction lets people witness the elegant style of the auctioneer and feel the elegance, but behind the elegance, is the reality of work. Although we often work with priceless lots and high-spending collectors, auction houses never seem to have enough resources to work with, so everyone rolls up their sleeves and gets to work. Working hours are particularly long, and everyone's working pressure is great. And, working for an internationally renowned organization that insists on "customer first", our commitment to our clients is "to be there". In addition, the art market is extremely competitive, and working in the auction industry with so many talented people, we have to adjust our mentality constantly.