"Steven, two and a half billion euros"

Someone in the audience raised their hands and said loudly, with a momentum in their tone.

This is an active price increase, on the basis of Ye Tian's offer, 50 million euros were raised at once, and the price increase is quite amazing.

The one who took the initiative to raise the price was Fried, a top collector from Germany, who was also an old friend of Ye Tian, and they had dealt with each other several times in New York and Paris before.

Several oil paintings by German artists in Ye Tian's hands, such as a representative work by the master Dürer, were acquired by this top collector.

Before Fried's words fell, the scene was boiling again, and everyone turned to look at the top German collector with a look of shock.

"Wow! 2.5 billion euros, it's such an exaggeration, I didn't expect Fried's family to be so rich, a bit unexpected to me!"

"A one-time price increase of 50 million euros is a big deal, and it is clear that Fried wants to clear the field in this way and show his determination to repel the rest of the competitors!"

In fact, Fried's bidding strategy did work, or partially worked.

Hearing his offer and the momentum he showed, several competitors in the audience shook their heads one after another, their faces full of disappointment and frustration, and withdrew from this crazy competition.

But several powerful super-rich and top collectors were unmoved, just smiled and nodded at Fried, still in high spirits.

At this time, this private auction, which is destined to cause a sensation in the world and set a new record for art transactions, has begun for nearly twenty minutes.

After dozens of rounds of frenzied bidding, the price of Lisa Gladini's book has skyrocketed, and it has quickly soared to 2.5 billion euros, which is an incredible price.

In the process, there are constantly super-rich and top collectors who are out of the competition and raise their hands to meet the price, and there are also people who shake their heads in disappointment and withdraw from the competition with endless regrets.

The first to withdraw from the competition was Thiano, who was the first to raise his hand to make a bid on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Culture, which obviously had a very limited budget and lost in just a few rounds of competition.

Then, Tiano and Giovanni were completely reduced to spectators, standing in the middle of the crowd depressed, their eyes red with envy and jealousy, and they were about to burst out of the blood!

2.5 billion euros! What an astonishing price, which is beyond the psychological price of most competitors, and even far beyond their imagination.

At this time, there are very few buyers left in the ranks of competitors, only five or six remain.

But these five or six people are all world-famous super-rich people, as well as famous top collectors, each of whom is worth a lot of money and has unfathomable strength!

At this point, the competition around "Lisa Gradini" has not stopped, but has become more intense, and the smell of gunpowder in the air has become stronger!

Hearing the sky-high price of 2.5 billion euros quoted by Fried, Ye Tian's eyes immediately flashed with ecstasy, and he was so excited that he almost cheered.

Beyond this price point, it means that "Lisa Gradini" no longer belongs to him.

When the auction is over and the hammer in his hand falls, the priceless treasure will officially change hands and become the trophy of the winner.

There is no other reason, because 2.5 billion euros is the auction reserve price of "Lisa Gladini".

After Fried took the initiative to raise the price, Ye Tian paused for a moment, then raised his hand to this old friend from Germany, and then said aloud passionately:

"Wow! 2.5 billion euros, Fried offers 2.5 billion, I have to say, that's a big deal, Lisa Gladini is now quoted at 2.52 billion euros.

Which gentleman or lady should be offered? Maria, Silvio, Bernard, and Dimitris, do you want to offer? Don't miss this opportunity, don't miss this priceless treasure!"

While making a loud offer, he also named several super-rich and top collectors who are still in the competition, and continued to bewitch these super-predators!

As soon as the words fell, someone in the audience immediately responded.

Maria, the richest man in Italy, raised her right hand to meet the price and said loudly in a joking voice:

"Okay, Steven, I'm going to take this offer, obviously, whoever wins today will be ransacked by you guy, anyway, I'm ready to go bankrupt!"

"Hahaha"

There was a burst of laughter, and everyone laughed.

And everyone nodded in unison, obviously agreeing that Maria's words made sense.

"How is it possible? Maria, you are the richest man in Italy, with a net worth of tens of billions, billions of euros are not at all important to you!

What's more, this Lisa Gladini is really worth the price, especially for your company, it can be used as a promotional sign, registered as a trademark, and develop a series of products.

If it works well, not to mention the billions of dollars you spent on buying this oil painting, even if it is tens of billions of euros, you can easily earn it back, and the value of the painting will be maintained and increased, which is absolutely profitable!"

Ye Tian said with a smile, chatted with the richest man in Italy, and did not rush to quote a new price.

Hearing this, Maria's eyes immediately lit up and shone brightly.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ye Tian's words simply reached the cracks in her heart.

The reason why she participated in this private auction is that she loves art, and in order to take Lisa Gladini into her own collection, and use it as an investment in art to maintain and increase its value.

But the main purpose is for the sake of the family business.

She saw the potential value of Lisa Gladini at a glance and wanted to make it a top-notch brand, create a range of merchandise to market, and raise the profile of the family business.

Maria is not the only one with the same goal, the other super-rich also have their own plans, who doesn't want to have a gold mine comparable to the Mona Lisa!

However, those top collectors are relatively simple-minded, and most of them participate in the auction because they love art and art collection!

"Steven, you guys are so shrewd, why don't you be a professional treasure hunter, come and work in my company, I'll give you the highest salary in the industry!"

Maria said jokingly and loudly, her eyes full of appreciation.

Ye Tian shook his head lightly, smiled and said loudly:

"Forget it, Maria, everyone knows that Ferrero is a family business, and your two sons, Pidero and Giovanni, are veritable business geniuses.

What's more, I don't want to work for other people, and I prefer antique art, exploring treasures, exploring unknown secrets, so it's enjoyable, but I still want to thank you for the invitation!"

Hearing this, Maria immediately shrugged her shoulders in regret, but a look of pride flashed in her eyes, obviously feeling proud and proud of her two sons.