"Two hundred and thirty thousand. Eaton also raised his sign and joined the competition, and Andre couldn't help glaring at Eaton with a depressed face: You are also ready to compete with me?

Eaton's face was innocent: I'm just supporting Lan Li, okay?

Andrei didn't buy it at all, muttered something, and then held up the sign, "Two hundred and fifty thousand." The offer was raised by £20,000 in one go, and the auction began to pick up speed.

"Two hundred and sixty thousand. The unfamiliar but piercing voice sounded again - very harsh for Andre, as for whether other people can feel the same way, it is unknown, Andre immediately turned his head and glared fiercely in the direction of Dave Clark, Dave had a decent smile on his face, but Andre didn't buy it at all, he pulled the corners of his mouth with a smile, his face was full of sharp complaints, and then he shouted directly, "Three hundred thousand." ”

It was obvious that Dave's expression was slightly stiff, obviously not expecting Andre to express his rejection of himself so bluntly.

In the time when Dave was slightly stunned, the quotation still did not stop, and there were still many guests at the scene who were calling for bids.

"Three hundred and one thousand. ”

"Three hundred and twenty thousand. ”

It's just a short time of two seconds and three seconds, and Howard's shouting price has already reached "three hundred and fifty thousand", and the rising speed has not slowed down.

"Four hundred thousand. Matthew directly raised his sign, and once again raised the price to a higher level, Andre stared at Matthew with round eyes, his face full of incomprehension: Why are you shouting the price? This made Lan Li can't help but chuckle directly.

Dave, who was sitting on the other side, also sensed the air that was gradually tightening, and he held up the sign again, "Four hundred and one thousand." ”

But as soon as the words fell, the other competitors behind him flocked up like jackals, tigers and leopards, and before they had time to take a breath, the price soared all the way to 500,000, such an enthusiastic atmosphere was far beyond imagination, which also forced Howard to change the pace of the auction:

The price of each card is £50,000.

The number of competitors on the scene began to dwindle, and then the real top contenders began to get ready to make a move.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand. Dave took the lead, and after holding up the sign, he deliberately cast his gaze in the direction of Andre and Lan Li, but there was no response.

"Six hundred thousand. Matthew calmly raised the price.

At this time, Andre realized that Matthew and Eaton were helping to squeeze Dave, but because he loved this snuffbox very, very much, it was inevitable that he would bring personal selfishness, and he still hoped that he could auction it, so naturally he could not look at the whole auction process rationally:

He wasn't even in the mood to tease Dave anymore.

"Six hundred and fifty thousand. Dave immediately called out the price again.

Andrei couldn't help but start grinding his teeth, but he still raised the sign in time, "Seven hundred thousand." ”

"Seven hundred and fifty thousand. Dave and Andre's eyes collided, and both of them were a little unremarkable.

Matthew looked at Lan Li helplessly, and didn't continue to mix-

Didn't they have teamed up to trick Dave? deliberately drove up the price to force Dave to auction it at an unbelievable price, and then told Dave that the snuffbox was actually a blue gift, and Dave's expression was the most fun part.

But now Andrei was clearly overly agitated and even lost his mind. If they continue to raise prices, then in the end, Andre may be at a loss.

Lan Li was also a little helpless, and before Andre was ready to continue shouting, he patted Andre's arm and motioned with his eyes to stop Andre.

Andre was very unwilling, firstly, this was his favorite snuffbox, and secondly, this was Lan Li's snuffbox, why was it accepted by that guy? He felt uncomfortable, even though he knew that the price had far exceeded expectations, but he still couldn't help it.

"But ......" Andre looked at Lan Li and tried to plead, but Lan Li still shook his head firmly: Andre really didn't need to spend such a large price, his daily pocket money was not that much, 750,000 yuan was already a very good price for a charity auction, and it was double the estimated price of Sotheby's auction house, and it was the wisest to accept it when it was good.

Andre was really depressed! He drooped his shoulders and retracted his gaze, as if he was about to give up, but when Lan Li didn't notice it, he raised the sign again, "Eight hundred thousand!"

Then he looked straight ahead unswervingly, avoiding Lan Li's gaze, and the childish behavior made Lan Li cry and laugh, not knowing what to say.

"Eight hundred and fifty thousand. Dave is also emotionally charged now, shouting and shouting anger came out, and some began to continue to increase the price regardless of it.

Andre's eyes widened, and he was wondering if he should continue to raise the price.

At this time, a voice came out from the rear, "One million", and it was obvious that the atmosphere at the scene was slightly stagnant.

A million pounds at an art auction is nothing at all, and there are countless transactions in the tens of millions of pounds, but at a charity auction, the price of a million pounds is a bit crazy, and very few people will donate a million pounds in this way.

Andre immediately died down, he was no match for the other party at all, but after he was frustrated, he winked at Lan Li with joy: if he didn't get the auction, at least Dave didn't get it, this would be the best result, and his mood became a lot happier.

Dave felt that he had been insulted, first he was besieged by Andre and Matthew and others, and then he was directly intercepted by the dark horse who came out, if he admits defeat now, isn't it too embarrassing? This is the first time he has appeared in public since he dated Beatrice!

He can't throw in the towel.

"One hundred and fifty thousand. Dave held up the sign again and gritted his teeth to announce the price, but he didn't expect that before he could even put down his sign, the voice behind him shouted categorically, "One million two million." "This is more than Dave can handle.

Whether it's Andre or Dave, including other millionaires or multimillionaires, their wealth is counted in the form of "assets", including fixed assets, stock funds, etc., but the actual liquidity in their hands may not be able to take out a million pounds in one go-

Either a billionaire or a professional art collector, otherwise, for most billionaires, liquidity has to be reinvested, and only by constantly operating can money be able to create more wealth.

Dave was now in a difficult situation: he always felt like he was guilty of giving up, and he didn't feel worth it to keep up.

But at this moment, being at the auction site, his reason is already a little loose, and the guests around him are all elites of the upper class, and his every move, word and deed is under the attention of everyone, and the current poor performance may leave irreparable negative effects.

So, "one hundred and twenty fifty thousand." Dave gritted his teeth and raised his offer again, but on the surface he had to show his demeanor, held up the sign with a smile on his face, and continued to let go, trying to show a light and breezy appearance, bathed in the eyes of the audience.

Dave was doomed to disappointment.

"One and a half million!" the dark horse that sprang out at the last moment completely crushed Dave in a decisive way, and after Howard asked three times, he finally hammered down the highest price at today's auction.

Dave couldn't speak again, and the smile that remained on his lips was still a little stiff, but he still had to give the competitor a gentlemanly applause: congratulations on winning the auction.

One and a half million pounds.

Not to mention Dave, even Lan Li and Matthew were slightly surprised: this snuffbox is definitely not worth the price!

For reference, one of the most expensive snuff bottles at auction worldwide came from 2011, when an antique called "Qing Dynasty Qianlong Glass Painting Enamel Western Lady Snuff Bottle" sold for £2.5 million, which has not yet been surpassed.

But apart from that, most snuff bottles are collected for between £100,000 and £500,000.

It is precisely because of this that when the auction price exceeded 750,000 pounds, Lan Li stopped Andre, he didn't want Andre to shout arbitrarily, but the final transaction price was even more outrageous, even as the owner of the donated items, Lan Li also noticed a trace of unease.

Matthew and Lan Li exchanged a look:

Although this is a charity auction, mainly charity, the occasion for all the elite to gather is not so simple in itself, as if Dave wanted to use this opportunity to make a splash and really make a name for himself in high society, and there are countless similar situations, and everyone is eager to come here to gild, including the Halls.

This also means that there may be some strange things behind the auction of a snuff bottle for 1.5 million pounds. It's clearly not that simple.

Turning his head, he found that the No. 43 guest who finally completed the auction was a completely unfamiliar face - he was an agent, talking with a headphone cable, and someone behind the scenes remotely controlled the auction, which also made the identity of the bidder more and more mysterious.

Obviously, that's what the other side wants to do.

After the hammer fell, the guests on the scene were guessing the identity of the bidder in the exchange of sights, the atmosphere was extremely lively, the mysterious person instantly became the focus of the audience, and Dave was directly forgotten by everyone, even Lan Li's previous bid seemed a little insignificant.

Andre was also completely excited, "Haha, did you see his face? It was like being punched in the face by Tyson." It's so much fun. ”