Chapter 716: Charity Auction

Mr. Clive Sr., the host of the meeting, took the stage and took the microphone to start the prelude to tonight's charity event.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Royal Highness the Queen, Your Royal Highness, Princess, distinguished guests from afar, I am Clive, the gatekeeper of the Louvre. We are gathered here tonight to make this world more caring, less hopeless and less suffering. Clive said affectionately: "When we enjoy the food and wine, enjoy the unique visual feast, in this world, there are still many people suffering from hunger, disease, war, all kinds of disasters, I think that every person with a conscience should not turn a blind eye, and we should generously give a part of the wealth in our hands to contribute a love to our African brothers who are also human beings." So, tonight's theme is, African Night!"

Before coming here, everyone knew that tonight's charitable donations would be used to aid medical and sanitation in Africa, to buy food, medicine, and the most basic survival materials to be put into the poorest areas of the African land.

"Mr. Curator, what's the first charity lot?"

"Hehe, Sir Will, this first auction item is from my private collection, an oil painting ......" Clive showed behind him, "Please look at the big screen here." ”

The curtain opened, and an abstract oil painting appeared on the screen, which gradually caused a burst of exclamations and discussions, and the discerning person knew at a glance that this oil painting was definitely from the hand of a famous artist, and some people had even guessed its origin!

Immediately after, two hostesses pushed the display cart and walked out, and this oil painting was truly presented in front of people's eyes.

"It's Monet's 'The Waves'!" Bel Sekin, the eldest princess of the West Banny Kingdom, said the author of the painting!

"It's indeed Monet's style...... Queen Sophie smiled slightly, raised her hand gracefully, and asked, "Mr. Curator, can I make a bid?"

"Of course, Your Royal Highness the Queen!" Clive said with a smile, "Everyone here has the right to bid, and the reserve price of each charity lot is $10 million, and the price increase is not less than $1 million each time." ”

"Then I'm going to open this auction! I'll pay 50 million dollars. Queen Sophie said an astonishing figure, 50 million dollars, which was close to the actual value of the painting!

The royal family really knows the goods, and the cut-off price of Monet's paintings in major auction houses is as low as 50 million US dollars.

"Fifty-five million!"

"58 million ......"

Continuing to bid for the beginning, this is a world-famous painting, whoever can get the hand, can get fame and fortune! If you can paint it, spend the money, and win the reputation of a philanthropist, if you are short of money in the future, you can also sell it, why not?

But when the price continued to rise to $80 million, many people could only look at the painting and stop chasing high, and after a while, the painting entered the $100 million mark!

"It's a pity......" Princess Shirley whispered, seemingly liking the painting.

Lin Feng glanced at her, and suddenly raised his hand and shouted, "Two hundred million dollars!"

"Huh!" Clark, who was sitting next to him, gasped, what a big deal, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he called out the ceiling price!

Sure enough, as soon as Lin Feng opened his mouth, the guests were interested in not increasing the price, firstly, the price was too high, and it exceeded the historical record of Monet's paintings, and secondly, no one wanted to block him and be his opponent. "No one is offering a higher price?" Clive asked three times in a row, and the hammer fell: "Congratulations Mr. Lin, this painting is yours!"

The applause rang out, Lin Feng got up and said with a smile: "I'm just doing my best, besides, I plan to give this painting away." ”

"Really, who has such good luck?" Not only was the old curator surprised, but everyone wanted to know who he was going to give the painting to at such a great cost!

"For Miss Shirley. Lin Feng smiled: "I don't know much about abstraction, I think she will like it." ”

Princess Shirley's eyes froze, this unexpected gift hit her heart and made her unbelievable!

She is very fond of oil painting, and has also studied with court painters, Monet's "Waves" was once copied many times when she was a child, once belonging to the royal family of Leighton, but unfortunately it was auctioned by her father in exchange for 100 million dollars to help the country through that economic crisis.

Now, Lin Feng actually wanted to give her this painting! Princess Shirley's eyes flashed with crystal light, and she was afraid that she would not be able to suppress her excitement, so she hurriedly raised her head and sent back the tears.

When she calmed down, her eyes were red, she clenched Lin Feng's hand, and whispered, "Thank you, Lin Feng." ”

"If you like it, if you like. Lin Feng smiled, and the princesses and queens next to him all showed envy.

The applause subsided, and Clive proceeded with the auction: "So the second charity lot is...... The Graff diamond ring, donated by Her Majesty The Queen, starts at $6 million. ”

Queen Sophie smiled and nodded, this diamond ring had been with her for a long time, it was a multi-million dollar piece of personal jewelry, the ring was set with a halo of twelve pure diamonds, and at the top of the ring, a large diamond of ten carats.

The queen's diamond ring immediately attracted many people to participate in the bidding, with the blessing of the royal halo, if you can get your hands on it, even if it is a part of the premium, it is acceptable, and it has a very high collection value.

In a few moments, the price was fixed at $8 million, and no one offered any higher.

Clive was about to drop the hammer, and Lin Feng raised his hand again: "Twelve million dollars." ”

The charity hall is boiling again, if he doesn't make a move, he will make a price that no one else can add, why should he continue to bid?

"Twelve million for the first time, twelve million for the second time, twelve million for the third time! Congratulations again to Mr. Lin!" Clive was excited to drop the hammer, he suddenly thought of something, and asked with a smile: "Is this lot also going to be given to someone by Mr. Lin?"

"Of course, I don't think anyone is better suited to wear this ring than Her Majesty the Queen, so I'll give it to Her Majesty Sophie!"

As soon as these words came out, many people, including Queen Suphie, were stunned and shocked.

The person he wanted to give to him was the donor! This is truly an unprecedented act of generosity! Queen Sophie has not been able to recover for a long time, and this ring means a lot to her, a relic of her mother, Queen Marit. This donation is her strong support for charity activities in Africa, and she did not expect to receive such a big surprise.

"Thank you, thank you for your generosity!" Queen Sophie thanked Lin Feng at the same time, but also looked at him again, no wonder such an excellent woman as Princess Shirley was dead set on him, this lovely man really understands women's minds too well!

Clive smiled and asked, "Mr. Lin Feng, are you going to buy all the lots today?"

"Of course not!, but if there's a model I like, I'll still make a move!" replied with a smile.

"Let's wait and see. Clive opened the third lot, an antique porcelain vase from the Orient, donated by a wealthy Italian man.

The exterior of the porcelain vase presents countless cloud patterns, the light cyan bottle body, noble and elegant, the cracks are integrated, the process must be very complicated, it is said that it was fired in the Song Dynasty kiln.

The auction was active, and the reserve price of $8 million immediately soared to more than $10 million, but Lin Feng could see at a glance that this was a problematic lot!

When Clive was about to drop the hammer at a high price of 15 million US dollars, Lin Feng raised his hand again!

"Wait!"

"Uh, Mr. Lin, do you want to continue bidding?" Not only was Clive shocked, but many people looked at him in surprise, could it be that he really wanted to win three games in a row?

"No, I want to ask, if it's a fake, what will you do?" Lin Feng's words made Clive stunned.

How could this be...... He is the director of the Louvre Museum and a connoisseur of antiques!

"Please don't insult me!" At this time, an Italian man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stood up, he was the donor of the porcelain vase, the billionaire Stefani, a billionaire and a leader in the Italian automobile industry and manufacturing industry.

"This ...... Mr. Stephany, don't be in a hurry, first listen to what Mr. Lin has to say! I think there may be a misunderstanding. Clive carefully persuaded and motioned for Lin Feng to continue to state his reasons.

"This porcelain vase is not fired in the Song Dynasty kiln, its age is far from that long, although the workmanship is exquisite, but from the hands of the Qing Dynasty folk craftsmen, so the value, to be discounted, can only be regarded as a high imitation of the Qing Dynasty. Lin Feng said the answer.

"This can't be! How do you think it's the Qing Dynasty, not the Song Dynasty?" Stephanie was annoyed, money was secondary, and in this case, face was the most important thing.

If you really donate a fake, even if it is an unintentional move, it is extremely humiliating!

"I said yes, it must be! I don't believe you look at the inside of the bottle, the moire cracks are far less than the outside, and the color is darker, not cyan, that's because the soil used has a high iron content, the real Song Dynasty kiln has long been annihilated in history, and in the Qing Dynasty, you can't find the real kiln soil to fire!"

When Clive heard this, he hurriedly called someone to find a flashlight and shine it inside the porcelain bottle.

As Mr. Lin said...... It turns out that this is really a clear imitation!" Clive's judgment made Stefany's face flush in an instant!

It's really an imitation!

There was an uproar in the stadium, and many people looked at Stefanie with disdain.

It's okay to auction fake goods!

"Smash it!" someone threw a fist in a rage!

An old man in suspenders rushed to the stage, and in the midst of a cheer and cheer, he picked up his cane and smashed the vase!

He was the one who had just asked for fifteen million dollars, if it weren't for Lin Feng who exposed the authenticity of the porcelain vase, he would have almost taken this fake home as a treasure.

Everyone applauded, and Stephanie was embarrassed and left the table angrily, his face extremely pale!

His face was all lost tonight, and he blamed that damn mouthy showy Chinese man!