As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Ye Tian immediately saw two familiar faces, Jack, the security director of Sotheby's, and Simon, the head of the Impressionist and Modern Art Department.

They received a briefing from Dirk, so they came here and waited.

"Good afternoon, Steven, Jason, you're finally here! The auction starts in five minutes!"

Jack greeted with a smile, and Simon smiled and nodded.

"Good afternoon, guys! Aren't we here! We certainly won't miss such a heavyweight auction!"

Ye Tian said with a smile, stepped forward and shook hands with the two.

After a few pleasantries, everyone walked towards the auction hall together.

"Jack, how's the security?

As he walked forward, Ye Tian asked.

This is what he cares about the most, even more than whether two oil paintings are sold or not, and he can't be too careful!

"Don't worry!Steven, we've done our best security work, all the details have been considered, and there will never be any problems, no mistakes!

This floor has been completely under martial law, and anyone entering and leaving must go through layers of checks, and every corner is under surveillance, except for the bathroom, there is no monitoring blind spot.

There are four brothers guarding the door to the temporary vault, and there are two New York police officers, and no one is allowed to enter the temporary vault while the auction is in progress, not even me.

There are a lot of brothers in the hall, and they will definitely be able to control the situation and prevent any accidents from happening, no matter what kind of bastard, if they dare to bump into it, it will definitely be the result of a broken head.

When heavyweight artworks are auctioned, there is also security on the auction table, protected by an FBI special service and an armed security guard, to ensure that the lot is under tight protection at all times."

Jack quickly explained the security measures, which were indeed very detailed and thorough.

"Then I'm relieved! If you need my help, you can say hello, now I have a concealed gun license from the New York Police Department, and I have a weapon with me today.

If I dare to have some bastard attack on the idea of those two top oil paintings and invade the safety of my personal property, I don't mind striking again and sending those damn bastards to hell!"

Ye Tian said with a smile, but the murderous aura revealed in his words was terrifying.

"Forget it, Steven, we haven't been decorating here for a long time, and we definitely don't want to be beaten by you guy again, no matter how rich you are, you can't build it like that!"

Jack said with a wry smile, shaking his head like a rattle.

At this moment, he immediately remembered the big battle that happened in this building not long ago, and he couldn't help but shiver, and a chill came out of his heart!

It's not an exaggeration to say that killing people without blinking, if that kind of thing happened again, who would dare to come to this building?

We are a place of business, full of art! It is not a place of four wars, how can we allow you kid to run wild again and again? Who can bear the consequences?

Not only is Jack a little frightened, but Simon and Jason's eyelids are also jumping, and their backs are a little chilly!

After chatting for a few words, several people walked to the door of the auction hall.

At the entrance of the hall stood four heavily armed Sotheby's security personnel, responsible for the security around the door, and all four of them were very vigilant and ready to respond.

There are two tables next to the door, where several staff members are busy, mainly responsible for verifying the identity of guests, checking invitations and bidding qualifications.

The two doors were ajar, and the sound came through the cracks in the door, and the hall was already full of people, very lively, and you could hear it clearly when you stood outside the door.

"Steven, go inside, I'll go check the security again"

Jack spoke, and left with two of his men.

Then, Simon stepped forward and reached out to push open the heavy door.

"Steven, Jason, please come in, welcome to the Sotheby's Autumn Auction 'Impressionism and Modern Art' auction in New York, I believe you can get a huge surprise today!"

"I'm hoping to be surprised here, and I'd love to see a new art auction record here!"

Ye Tian said confidently and walked into the auction hall.

Behind him, Simon and Jason followed.

Entering the door and standing still, Ye Tian quickly took a look at the situation in front of him.

Twenty rows of seats were already full, and even the aisles on both sides of the hall and on both sides of the doorway were already full of buyers, adding up to four or five hundred people.

Standing at the door and looking around, there are people in sight!

There are many familiar faces on the scene, including famous collectors, billionaires, appraisal experts, heads of major museums, etc., it can be described as a gathering of celebrities!

Many of them, Ye Tian, have seen the preview of the two top oil paintings, and the purpose of their coming here is very clear, that is, to come for those two top oil paintings.

In addition to the many buyers who were present in person, there were many buyers who were ready to participate in the bidding by phone and online to compete with these buyers on the spot.

On either side of the hall are three rows of computers and telephones, with a staggered height and a good view, where dozens of Sotheby's staff are busy preparing for the auction.

Once the auction begins, these staff members will accept telephone or computer commissions, and then bid on behalf of the consignor to chase the artwork that the consignor has their eye on.

The auction table in front of us has also been prepared, just waiting for the official start of the auction!

There is a long white desk on the right side of the auction table, which is prominently located, with three support staff sitting in the back, and one seat is vacant, which should be reserved for Simon.

Next to the long desk, there is a large projection screen, which is indispensable for displaying detailed pictures and details of the lots.

There are four security guards on both sides of the auction table who are responsible for maintaining order on the auction site and ensuring that the auction can proceed smoothly and orderly.

In addition, two heavily armed security personnel, as well as two armed FBI agents, stood at the door leading to the makeshift vault.

They are responsible for keeping the heavyweight works of art safe, ensuring that the priceless and top-notch works of art are not damaged in any way, and that they are not likely to be looted!

Everything is ready, just waiting for the auctioneer to take the stage and officially start the auction!

When Ye Tian observed the situation in the hall, many bidders on the scene also discovered him.

The moment I saw him, there was a lot of discussion in the auction hall.

"Steven's here! He's a super lucky one! There's a ton of the best antiques in his hand, each one of which is enviable!"

"Who says it's not! It's only been two days since the New York autumn auction started, and this guy has already swept 150 million dollars like crazy, it's unbelievable, I've never seen it so easy to make money!"

"What's that! Look at it after this auction is over, and the dollars he swept up may double to $300 million, or even more!

In the midst of the discussion, Ye Tian and the others began to walk towards the first row of seats, where there were seats reserved for him and Jason.

"Simon, who is the woman in the black headscarf next to Prince Hassan? It seems that Prince Hassan respects her very much!

Ye Tian asked in a low voice, a little curious.

"That is Princess Mayasha, the sister of the Emir of Qatar, a graduate of Columbia University, the de facto owner of the National Museum of Qatar, and the largest buyer in the international art market in the past two years.

She has a budget of more than $1 billion every year, which is dedicated to acquiring top artworks, and the first few records in the world art auction are basically set by her!

Worth $300 million, the French post-impressionist painting master Gauguin's "When Will You Get Married" was auctioned by her, setting the highest record for international art auctions, and no one has been able to surpass it so far.

In second place, worth $274 million, French post-impressionist painting master Paul Cézanne's "Card Player" also fell into her hands, and was once the highest art auction record.

Nine times out of ten, she came to participate in this special auction for Paul Cézanne's two top oil paintings, and she should be the most likely buyer to win the bid, and the strength is very strong!"

Simon explained it quickly, concisely and clearly!

"Wow, princess, and the aunt of Prince Hassan, no wonder Prince Hassan respects her so much, I like this generous super buyer, I prefer petrodollars!"

Ye Tian said excitedly, his eyes instantly became extremely bright, shining like a searchlight.

The world's most exciting art buyer is here, buddy is sure to make a lot of money, and it is best to set a new transaction record, it will be so cool!

As he was talking, Prince Hassan suddenly looked back, smiled and nodded at Ye Tian, which was regarded as a greeting.

At the same time, Prince Hassan is also whispering to Princess Mayasha.

"The Chinese kid in the back is Steven, a very lucky kid, and a very crazy and ruthless guy!

"I got to know this guy, it's crazy! But it has nothing to do with us, the purpose of our here today is to take two of Paul Cézanne's top paintings, and we must win!"

Princess Mayasa nodded, her tone very firm and confident.

Yes, with a billion dollars in your pocket, you can squander it at will, and whoever you are, you will be very confident!

After understanding the situation on Prince Hassan's side, Ye Tian looked at the front row of the seats on the left.

There was an unusually resentful gaze there, staring at himself deadly, hating to eat himself alive, as if that was the only way to relieve hatred!

Bastian from France, a member of the Pierre family!

The family is obviously reluctant and is still playing with the idea of these two top-notch oil paintings.

He didn't come alone, there was an old man in his 60s sitting next to him, who was also looking at this side, looking at himself with interest, his eyes full of curiosity and envy!

"Simon, who is the old man sitting next to Bastian? Could it be that he is also from the Pierre family?

Ye Tian continued to ask in a low voice, with a little disdain!

"It wasn't from the Pierre family, it was Bertrand, the head of the Impressionist art department at the Louvre, and the Louvre was interested in acquiring these two top paintings, and it was a very strong contender.

I don't understand why they got together, maybe it's because they're both French, whatever, you have no doubt about your ownership of these two top oil paintings, no one can say anything!"

Simon introduced the identity of the old French man, and he didn't care very much.

As they spoke, the three of them walked to the first row of seats.

Ye Tian and Jason took their seats, while Simon walked up to the auction table and sat down behind his desk.

After taking his seat, Ye Tian said hello to several collectors and investors he knew next to him, and then began to look through the auction catalogue and wait for the auction to start.

About a minute later, a white auctioneer in his fifties, wearing white gloves and in good spirits, walked out of the lounge and stepped onto the auction table!

This is a white glove!

The auction is about to start!