Chapter 18 Finally, I don't have to worry about money
On 15 February, William got up early in the morning, put on his custom-made suit from a private tailor on Oxford Street the other day, and tied his tie with the help of his mother, Lena, while the Hilton staff had already driven to pick him up.
The whole of England is paying attention to the game auction today, how can the Hilton Hotel give up such a big thing, plus the last recording leak in their hotel, the Hilton Hotel in order for William to continue to hold a meeting in their hotel, the hotel does not charge William a pound today, free of charge, send a car, send bodyguards to pick him up, after the auction also provides a free cocktail party, and also gives William a 6% discount platinum card for Hilton hotels around the world.
Since Hilton is so sincere, there is no need to bother to find other venues, and there is nothing to keep secret about today's auction.
Fortunately, there were bodyguards coming, otherwise it would be difficult for William to leave home and go to the Hilton Hotel easily. When he went out, more than a dozen bodyguards almost didn't protect William, and today's reporters are very irritable, and everyone wants to get first-hand news from William.
After arriving at the Hilton Hotel, Anthony's law firm has already helped William contact the auctioneer, and the hotel staff is making final preparations.
Companies that are interested in the game will definitely send people, and now everything depends on strength to decide the fate of the game copyright, even if William says that it will not be sold.
He signed a contract with the law firm, and the company that came to the auction today has also signed a contract with the law firm, unless no one bids 100 million pounds today, the game is unsuccessful, but that is impossible, the companies that came today are more than ten times more than a few days ago, according to William's understanding of Anthony, many medium-sized companies have joined forces, ready to be auctioned, and then divide the agency rights according to each continent.
William met a lot of people in the hotel venue, and everyone was still very optimistic about William, after all, this young man alone could be worth dozens of elites.
After 9 a.m., the auctioneer took the stage to greet today's bidders and the auction officially began.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I am Christie's Gold Medal Gloves, I am at your service today, it is a pleasure to host this auction, well, gentlemen and ladies the auction has officially begun"
After saying that, the auctioneer picked up a bag of documents and raised it to the crowd and jokingly said: "This is a bag of paper worth more than 100 million pounds, and each paper in it is worth 3 million pounds, I really hope that you here will not feel at a loss after getting it."
"Hahaha、、、" Everyone in the room laughed heartily, knowing that the bag contained copyright books, but they were indeed a bag of paper.
"Well, just kidding, gentlemen, I have a joint undertaking from the three major London law firms guaranteeing that the full copyright of the game Plants vs. Zombies is in the hands of Mr. William Devonhill, and that there are no copyright disputes, that the transaction is completely in the hands of the owner, and that the transaction will be underwritten by the largest insurance company in England to guarantee that the buyer will pay the money within 7 days after the auction, and in case of default, the insurance company will claim 2 times the auction amount. Do you still have any questions, gentlemen?"
The auctioneer waited for a minute, and when he saw that no one had any objections, he picked up the auction hammer and said loudly to everyone in the venue: "Ladies and gentlemen, the most exciting moment has arrived, the starting price of Plants vs. Zombies is 100 million pounds, and the auction is now open." ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, £100 million, please bid"
After the auctioneer finished speaking, someone raised a card, "100 million"
The auctioneer looked at the person holding the sign and said, "Mr. 19 bid 100 million pounds, is there any more bid?"
"One hundred and five million"
"110 million"
The price was 110 million before a few rounds, and William sat down in the bottom seat and was happy with his wit, which was all due to what he said to reporters the day before yesterday.
"One hundred and twenty million" William saw that the people of Baishida offered again.
Disc's bid of "125 million"
At this price, the buyers hesitated to bid, William looked at the person in charge of Jia Refu and didn't even make a bid, as if he was coming to see the excitement, just now at the venue, he swore to William that their board of directors had authorized him, and Jia Refu would fight for the ownership of the game with all his might, this is going to do his best?
"130 million" The representative of Baishida gritted his teeth and looked at the disco people.
This time, the distech sign-bearer stopped for a long time, and the assistant next to him kept on the phone, and it seemed that he was still reporting to the headquarters.
"If there is no bid, bid for the first time, bid for the second time"
Before the final bid of "133 million", the price of Distec was finally increased.
The whole audience could see that the people of Baishida now look at the people of Distel as if they were enemies, and the appearance of Distel made them spend a lot of extra money.
Gritting his teeth, Baishida reported "135 million"
This time, despite repeated hints from the auctioneer, the diser still did not bid again, and the diser did not get to the point of winning the case
The auctioneer shouted "Third bid, deal" and "hit" with the auction hammer in his hand, and the auction was considered a success.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you, this auction is officially over, thank you" The auctioneer thanked everyone and left the stage.
William happily shook hands with the person in charge of Besta and took a group photo, and the people of Besta looked very happy.
Under the leadership of the lawyer, the two parties came to the signing table and sat down, William signed the contract under the guidance of the lawyer, and then William and Baishida also signed the insurance contract and the capital exchange contract with the insurance company and the bank respectively.
Besta's money will be divided into two parts, 40% will be remitted to William's account in England, and the other 6% will be remitted directly to the offshore company's account in the British Virgin Islands.
This insurance and bank guarantee cost William 4% of the amount plus 1% of the law firm, he will spend a total of 6.75 million pounds, William feels that he can still accept it, spending a few million can guarantee that the money will arrive within 7 days, if it is delayed until after March, the variables are too great.
If the money from Baishida cannot reach William's account within the specified time, the insurance company and the bank will have to pay him directly, and the money owed by Baishida will be pursued by the insurance company and the bank.
After signing the contract, everyone took a group photo together and held a cocktail party at the Hilton Hotel.
After dealing with some charities and some beautiful women who didn't know how to get in, William wanted to communicate with them, but there was no type he liked in the scene.
William was picking out food at the buffet table alone, he hadn't eaten since he got up in the morning, and now he was really hungry, and when he was happy to eat, William heard a voice behind him.
"Hello, William".