Chapter 221: Pink Star (Added for "Dragon and Phoenix Legends")
In the evening, after the auction was all over, Christie's staff compiled the data.
This year's situation is good, the first day is a good start, the auction amount totals more than 80 million, an increase of about 30% compared with the first day of last year.
Jihard shook his fist excitedly.
After calming down, he carefully checked the auctions of several key customers.
Wang Ye is of course the one he pays the most attention to, with a margin of up to 100 million US dollars, and if this kind of customer does not pay attention to it, then he will not be able to sit in this position now.
After reading it, Jihard nodded in satisfaction.
The auction that Wang Ye participated in today will not have a sky-high price, because the value of the lot is there.
However, in this case, Wang Ye still spent $5.5 million and photographed a lot of things. In particular, the Patek Philippe 5002P was auctioned for a sky-high price of $4 million, which surprised Jihard.
Sure enough, this kind of newly rich man earns money quickly and spends money generously.
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On the way back to Pengcheng by car, Wang Ye had already unwrapped the plastic seal of Patek Philippe 5002P that he had photographed, took off the piece in his hand, and put it on directly.
If the average watch collector sees it, it will definitely be heartbroken.
Because of this kind of watch, most people buy it to collect, since the collection, it is necessary to pay attention to an original packaging. When the watch leaves the factory, the plastic seal is very important.
After dismantling, it will be depreciated if you sell it again.
But how could Wang Ye care about this, he bought it to wear it, so he didn't hesitate to unpack it.
Shooting these things today is just an appetizer, and the highlight is tomorrow.
Otherwise, where can you get a deposit of $100 million?
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The next day, also in the afternoon, Wang Ye arrived at the Xiangjiang Exhibition Center, the site of Christie's spring auction. This afternoon, there will be two auctions in a row.
"Legacy of Elegance: Handbags & Accessories" starts with the session.
Wang Ye only raised his card once, and won the "Hermès Rare Matte White Nile Crocodile Himalayan 30cm Diamond Birkin Bag with 18K White Gold and Diamond Accessories".
Yes, that's how long the name is!
The price is as beautiful as the name, and it cost Wang Ye 400,000 US dollars!
The name can be preceded by the words "Himalaya", which proves that this handbag is indeed extremely rare, and people from the outside world do not know how many there are in this handbag, and it is rumored that there are only three in the world in the fashion circle!
Of course, Wang Ye knew that this was nonsense, and there were definitely more than three. But, obviously, the numbers are also extremely rare.
At that time, when Wang Ye went to the Hermes headquarters, he wanted to ask his old friend Patrick Thomas to order a few gifts.
As a result, Patrick Thomas smiled bitterly: "Don't say a few, even one I can't take, the leather used in this handbag can produce up to two handbags a year, and in some years, there is not even one." Our super VIP members alone have to queue for more than ten years to get them. β
Patrick obviously won't cheat Wang Ye, which also proves that this is a handbag, and it is indeed difficult to get your hands on it.
Since it appeared at this auction, Wang Ye is not hesitant to spend some money to win it, this is definitely a dream gift for every girl, and it is the most suitable gift to give it away.
Except for this handbag, Wang Ye never raised a card again in this auction.
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The second auction, "Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Jewels", has finally begun.
The reason why Wang Ye participated in this Christie's spring auction is because of this auction, and there is a bid that he is determined to win!
There are also the most wealthy people in this scene, after all, jewelry and jadeite, whether it is collection, wearing, or even investment, are very suitable.
As soon as the auction began, the competition was fierce.
The first lot to open was the Colombian natural emerald "Palmette" necklace designed by Mr. Chan Chi On, a master designer of Heung Kong Jewellery.
As soon as this necklace was unveiled, it caused a commotion in the venue.
Very delicate design, is the kind of wider style, eleven white gold diamond-encrusted butterflies, vivid and ingenious, of course, the most important thing is that there are eleven pieces of the best emerald jade!
Colombian emeralds dominate the finest jewelry pieces with their unrivalled hue, fire, and saturation of color.
To this day, it is still the first choice of many discerning jewelry connoisseurs.
The fine crystal structure, high transparency and sparkle of fire make emeralds from the three major mining regions of Colombia, Muzo, Coscuez and Chivor, the rarest varieties in the world.
The starting bid is $2.5 million, with a minimum of $50,000 per bid.
Many bidders were bidding, and in less than three minutes, the price had been raised to $3.2 million.
Wang Ye also felt very beautiful when he looked at it, and thought about the girls around him, Xue Yiyi's temperament matched this necklace, so why don't you buy it and give it to her.
"3.5 million. β
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer bidders, Wang Ye raised the bidding card and directly jumped the price by 300,000 US dollars.
This auction is also the focus of Jihad, who also sits in the venue, monitoring the scene at all times.
Seeing Wang Ye raise his card to participate in the competition, Jihad was surprised and delighted.
He originally thought that Wang Ye was going to bid for the finale jewelry, why did he make a move now. Immediately Jihad reacted, Wang Ye was happy to see the hunt, and he started in advance.
Sure enough, Wang Ye's price jump shocked many people.
Chow Tai Fook, who was also sitting in the first row, represented Zhou Jin, looked at Wang Ye and was secretly happy in his heart.
This necklace was sent by their company to participate in the auction, and of course they hope to sell it for a high price.
However, it was precisely because it was sent by their company that even if Zhou Jin participated in this auction, he was absolutely not allowed to raise the price. Otherwise, it will be a big scandal when it gets out.
After the price of 3.5 million was shouted, the scene was a little cold, and the auctioneer saw it and hurriedly began to mobilize the atmosphere.
"This necklace is made of the highest grade Colombian emerald, and what is even more rare is that these eleven emeralds are all of the same clarity, and it is carefully designed by Mr. Chen Zhi'an, the master of Xiangjiang jewelry design, and the material itself plus the master's ingenious craftsmanship, it is definitely a rare treasure!"
Maybe it was his introduction that played a role, or maybe it was the time he introduced that gave everyone in the audience a time to think.
Someone is competing again.
"3.6 million!"
Wang Ye smiled indifferently, and only added 100,000, which is not strong enough.
He held up the bidding sign again, "4 million." β
This time, as soon as the price of 4 million came out, the scene was silent, and no one raised a card anymore.
It may be that it is too easy to make money, and the previous paragraph just changed hands on a part of the shares of Meigou.com, holding a huge sum of 3.5 billion US dollars. Wang Ye really doesn't feel much about millions of dollars now.
Maybe at the auction site, there are some people with a higher net worth than him, but they really have more cash than anyone who can get it, Wang Ye can definitely be like the senior brother in the King of Destruction, and say contemptuously, "I'm not targeting anyone, I mean everyone here is rubbish!"
In the end, Wang Ye successfully won the necklace for $4 million.
He didn't participate in the auction for some of the later jewelry, mainly because he didn't like it.
After waiting bored for a while, the finale jewel was finally unveiled.
As soon as this thing was unveiled, some of the women at the scene couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
"Oh my God, it's so beautiful!"
"If anyone can take a picture and give it to me, I can promise him anything!"
"This is the real rarity, and the first ones are really not enough to see in comparison. β
Listening to the exclamations at the scene, Jihard felt a sense of pride in his heart, which he had applied for from the headquarters with a lot of effort. In order to get this bid, he made a military order at the headquarters and promised a fairly high bidding price.
Sure enough, this piece of jewelry also attracted many auctioneers to participate in the auction.
The auctioneer wore clean white gloves and carefully held up the jewel with the palm of his hand, and introduced it with a spring breeze.
Chinese It is currently the world's largest pink diamond, weighing 59.60ct, with a color grade of fancy vivid pink and IF clarity, and it is also the world's largest, best color and clarity pink diamond rated by the Gemological Institute of America. β
Wang Ye also raised his spirit, his main goal this time is this pink star!
Diamonds are not precious, but women all over the world are crazy about them. And in the European royal family, diamonds are also the most precious jewelry, you can take a look, the crown that symbolizes the authority of each country, all of which are inlaid with diamonds!
You say it's precious, but if you go to a jewelry store and buy a piece of diamond jewelry, and when you look back and want to sell it, it's normal to discount it by half. Far less than gold as a store of value.
But those who really know know that the truly precious diamond is the kind of diamond that is large, at least more than one carat.
As for the diamonds, they are really worthless!
And this pink star, a full 60 carats, and the purity and color are of the highest level, which is absolutely rare in the world!
Under the illumination of the light, the pink diamond, the size of a pigeon's egg, reflected a brilliant light, like a dream......
Chow Tai Fook's representative, Zhou Jin, also clenched his fists, his only goal in this auction is this diamond!
Chow Tai Fook is a jewelry maker, and when he encounters this rare diamond that is rare in a century, of course, he also wants to collect it.
This can not only improve the popularity of Chow Tai Fook, but also after getting this diamond, and then let several jewelry design masters of the company further process it, it can really become a "treasure of the town"!
Even if it is sold again in the future, it will definitely increase in value, which can be regarded as an investment in the company.
After introducing how rare and precious this "pink star" is, the bidding officially began.
"The starting price is $50 million! Each price increase must not be less than $1 million!"
The auctioneer's words caused another sensation.
The starting price is 50 million US dollars, how much can this diamond be auctioned?!