Chapter 1771: A Record of the Past and the Present
After a short interlude, Ye Tian returned to the topic.
He raised his hand to Maria, who was standing in the middle of the first row of the audience, and said in a passionate voice:
"Ms. Maria's price is 2.52 billion euros, thank you, the current price is 2.54 billion euros, 2.54 billion euros, ladies and gentlemen, who should be the price?"
As soon as the words fell, someone in the audience raised their right hand and responded to the offer.
It was none other than Bernard, an old friend from France and the richest man in France.
Ye Tianchong, an old friend, nodded lightly, and then quoted a new price.
Someone in the audience raised their hands again, this time it was Fried, a top collector from Germany.
Although Fried raised his hand to ask for the price quickly, Ye Tian could see it very clearly, and the moment he raised his hand, Fried's facial muscles twitched slightly.
Needless to say, the offer of 2.54 billion euros is close to the price ceiling set by Fried, and he can't hold on anymore, and it is estimated that he will lose soon!
Sure enough!
When the price of "Lisa Gladini" soared to 2.66 billion euros, Fried shook his head helplessly, and announced his withdrawal from the competition in a voice full of regret and unwillingness.
Before him, Dimitris, a top collector from Greece, and another super-rich man from Switzerland, had dropped out of the competition.
At this point, there were only three competitors left, but the battle became more intense, and the smell of gunpowder in the exhibition hall became stronger, as if it could explode at any moment.
"Steven, 2.7 billion euros"
Maria raised her hand again and rushed directly to the 2.7 billion euro mark, a sky-high price that has never been seen in the history of antique art auctions.
Before her voice fell, the scene had already fried again.
The exclamations rang out wildly, one after another, endlessly, and almost everyone at the scene was shocked by this shocking offer.
But this is not the end, when Ye Tian quoted a new price again, 2.72 billion euros, Silvio, who was standing on the right side of the first row of the audience, raised his right hand and took the price.
After a few rounds, the price of "Lisa Gradini" has reached 2.8 billion euros.
In the face of this jaw-dropping price, even super-rich people like Maria and Bernard have become much more cautious.
They had been thinking about it for a longer time, they were raising their hands far less quickly than before, and their faces were becoming more and more solemn.
Finally, someone reluctantly withdrew from the competition, with endless regrets.
This time, it is Berlusconi, the former richest man and former prime minister of Italy, who has broken through his price ceiling of 2.8 billion euros, and he can only choose to withdraw.
There are only two contenders left, Maria and Bernard, one is the richest man in Italy and the other is the richest man in France, both with a net worth of tens of billions of euros!
In the blink of an eye, there were several rounds of bidding, and the price of "Lisa Gladini" easily exceeded 2.9 billion euros, and it is rapidly approaching 3 billion euros.
"Yes, Mr. Bernard is at the price, now the price is 2.96 billion euros, 2.96 billion euros, Maria, do you have the price?"
Ye Tian excitedly quoted the new price loudly, and looked at Maria to see how she would respond.
Maria, who was standing in the first row of the audience, her eyes were a little red at this time, and her emotions were extremely excited.
She first turned her head to look at Bernard not far away, and then looked at Ye Tian behind the auction table, then gritted her back molars and raised her right hand, and said loudly:
"Three billion euros, Steven, today I must take this masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, Lisa Gradini, at all costs, because it is the signature of our next collection!"
"Hissββ!"
Everyone at the scene gasped, shocked, and even a little unable to believe what they had just heard!
Shouldn't it be the Italian lira? When did the euro become so worthless?
At the same time, the same thought could not help but come to everyone's mind.
Maria is completely insane and has lost her mind!
Even Bernard, the richest man in France, couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this offer, and even had a chill on his back.
Like everyone else, he secretly sighed that a woman who fell into madness is simply unreasonable, especially a rich old woman, who can't be treated with common sense at all!
"Wow! Three billion euros, that's an amazing offer, it's a perfect night! Maria, I love you so much, you're definitely one of the most beautiful and sexiest women in the world!"
Ye Tian said loudly with an exaggerated expression, and opened his arms and made a gesture of trying to hug Maria.
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter in the exhibition hall, and everyone burst out laughing.
The person in question, Maria, also laughed, and waved her hand lightly at Ye Tian, meaning to let him stop messing around.
Betty and David were the same, laughing one by one, leaning back and forth, and almost going crazy with excitement.
With this laughter, the atmosphere in the exhibition hall suddenly became much more relaxed, and the choking smell of gunpowder that had previously permeated the air seemed to be dispersed by this laughter.
When the laughter fell a little and the scene was a little quieter, Ye Tian's clear and magnetic voice immediately came out again and reached the ears of everyone on the scene.
"Maria is asking for three billion euros, and now the price is three billion and twenty million euros, three billion and twenty million euros, and that gentleman should be at the price?
While loudly quoting the new price, Ye Tian also looked at Bernard's side, expecting to see this old friend raise his right hand again!
But it backfired, and he didn't see the picture he wanted to see the most!
Bernard, the richest man in France, first looked at Maria, nodded lightly at the other party, and paid a greeting!
Immediately afterwards, he turned his head to look at Ye Tian, then shook his head slightly, and reluctantly announced that he had withdrawn from the competition, his eyes full of regret and unwillingness.
Seeing this scene, Ye Tian immediately understood that this almost crazy and jaw-dropping art auction had finally come to an end, and the result was extremely perfect!
Not only him, but the rest of the people also realized this, and the scene suddenly became noisy.
"Three billion and twenty million euros, is there anyone else who should pay for it? This is the last chance, don't miss it, or you will regret it,......"
Ye Tian forcibly suppressed his excitement and asked loudly twice.
It's a routine that still has to be walked over and over again.
Seeing that no one at the scene raised his hand to answer the price, Ye Tian immediately raised the auction hammer in his hand, and then fell down and smashed straight towards the auction table.
"Bang!"
With this beautiful sound that resounded throughout the exhibition hall, an art auction record that was set to sensational in the whole world was born!
"Three billion euros, sale!" The final winner of this auction is Maria, congratulations, Maria, for winning this masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, Lisa Gradini"
While announcing the deal loudly, Ye Tian also stretched out his hand and pointed to Maria, who was excited in the audience.
"Bang Bang Bang"
Thunderous applause rang out throughout the exhibition halls, throughout the Vatican Museums, and soon throughout Italy, and the whole world!
In the midst of applause, Ye Tian strode down from the auction table.
In three or two steps, he walked up to Maria and directly gave the richest man in Italy a warm hug!