Pai Sheng-san of the Three Men gallery points out that with his own eyes he has seen the wives of artists holding up their placards to bid. Willington Lee of Galerie Elegance also frankly admits: "You prepare before you go into the auction. If the price of our artists is below the market level then we will bid to protect them."
白省三指出，他親眼看見畫家的太太自己舉牌競標；愛力根畫廊負責人李松峰也坦承：「在進場前已有準備，如果我們經紀的畫家畫價低於行情，我們會出手護盤。」