[Please enter what you want to do with the auction]

Tang Xiang said to the consultant team through the microphone hidden in his clothes: "Later, I will silence all the bidders in the auction, and you just keep an eye on the normal sellers." ”

The consultant team was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Okay." ”

How did their client silence Sotheby's staff?

Tang Xiang turned off the microphone and whispered instructions into the treasure game: "Let all the bidders placed in the auction exit." ”

[Hello dear players, the order has been executed]

Tang Xiang looked ahead, and didn't seem to find any special changes, but since the game said that it had been executed, there should be no problem.

Tang Xiang then made a bid: "20 million euros." ”

After he raised his cards this time, the audience fell into a long silence, as if 20 million was a threshold, and many people automatically gave up bidding after reaching this threshold.

Sotheby's Auction Backstage Dispatch Room.

"What's going on?Bidder No. 2, increase the price by 500,000 euros, please do it when you hear it!" a supervisor-looking man shouted at the surveillance on the big screen.

"Bidder No. 1, Bidder No. 3! Can you hear me?"

The supervisor zoomed in on the surveillance image and found that the three bidders were all sitting there in a daze, without any response, and then he was really anxious: "Deputy manager, what's going on?"

The deputy manager is also at a loss now: "Is it possible that the headphones are broken?"

The supervisor directly shook his head and denied: "They have all been professionally trained, and even if they can't receive instructions, they will continue to execute as planned, and it is impossible to suddenly not bid." ”

The director looked at the stunned three people and narrowed his eyes: "We were." ”

He felt that the three men were commercial spies who had come in to disrupt the auction.

The deputy chief hurriedly said, "I'll go to the scene and find a way to replace them." ”

The director raised his hand and signaled that he was not necessary: "Now that the price has come to 20 million euros, even if it can't reach 28 million euros, it is not an accident, and it will inevitably arouse suspicion if you go out to replace it like this." ”

After speaking, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and wondered in his heart: this auction was already sensitive, and sure enough, something went wrong in the end.

But who's behind the scenes?

After Tang Xiang finished bidding, the bidding on the whole scene was very stable.

"21.1 million euros!"

Tang Xiang directly bid: "21.2 million euros." ”

The eyes of most of the people at the scene stayed on Tang Xiang, and they had already seen that Tang Xiang, the head of the rabbit and the head of the rat, was determined to win.

Tang Xiang took advantage of the middle effort to ask the consulting team: "Is Sotheby's only conducting this auction now?"

The consultant replied: "Not only this one, but there is also an auction in London, but that one has just begun, and the first lot has not yet been bidd. ”

Tang Xiang nodded, it is a routine operation for a top auction agency like Sotheby's to conduct two large-scale auctions at the same time.

This is a great gift for you.

The game, which predicts the final hammer price of all lots at Sotheby's London auction, is posted in advance on their official website and official Twitter and Facebook accounts. ”

[Hello dear players, the game is being calculated]

This treasure game took a little longer, and it seems that this operation is more difficult than before.

[Hello dear players, the order has been executed]

Tang Xiang smiled, this time they are good-looking.

Before the auction even started, the hammer prices of all the lots were accurately published on the official website, and even institutions like Sotheby's were definitely a head-on.

Once auction fraud is made public, the consequences are unimaginable.

The auctioneer on the auction table was a little sweaty at this time, and she was a little puzzled, obviously the auction side repeatedly emphasized that the price of this lot could not be less than 26 million euros.

How did it stop at 21.2 million euros? Are those who raise the price stupid?

At this time, her miniature headphones came with a command: "Sophie, the situation has changed, you can drop the hammer." ”

Auctioneer Sophie was relieved.

"21.2 million euros at a time!"

"21.2 million euros twice!"

"21.2 million euros three times!"

"Deal!"

"Congratulations to Bidder No. 59 for successfully obtaining the Rat Head and Rabbit Head, on behalf of Sotheby's, I would like to thank everyone for their support, and the successful bidders will be guided by staff to make the payment. ”

After the auction, a waiter-like person came over to greet Tang Xiang in English and made a gesture of please: "Hello guest No. 59, please come with me." ”

At this moment, Tang Xiang's headset came from the urgent voice of the consultant team: "Mr. Tang, there are some changes now, your secretary Zhang Lili plans to contact you, do you want to transfer?"

Tang Xiang frowned, could it be that someone from the Cultural Relics Bureau contacted him.

"Transfer. ”

The waiter turned his head and asked in English, "Sir, do you have any orders?"

“Nothing.” Tang Xiang waved his hand, fortunately this guy couldn't understand Chinese.

Zhang Lili's voice soon came from the earphones: "Manager Tang, there is a call from the embassy in France, which roughly means that it is recommended that you refuse to pay, we have verified that it is indeed an official person, do you want to consider answering." ”

"Answer. ”

Tang Xiang walked in the corridor under the guidance of a bunch of Sotheby's bodyguards and waiters, and there were major media behind him frantically flashing lights, which seemed a little tense.

"Hello Mr. Tang, this is the Embassy in France, on behalf of the Cultural Relics Bureau and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we will discuss with you about this auction. ”

Tang Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief, and sure enough, he found it: "It's convenient." ”

"Mr. Tang, as a citizen of the mainland, you must be aware of the sensitivity of the rat's head and the rabbit's head, if there is a citizen who bids at a high price, ......"

The staff at the embassy explained the stakes to Tang Xiang in the simplest language.

“...... We ask for your cooperation and if you refuse to pay, we will cover your lost deposit and protect you personally. ”

"Of course, the final choice is yours, and we will not force our intervention. The embassy added.

Tang Xiang smiled: "It's with me." ”

"It's just that according to French regulations, if I refuse to pay, I will have to squat in it for six months, and I don't need to be compensated by the official for the deposit, but I'm afraid this matter is more troublesome, right?"

Tang Xiang raised the key issue, the matter of money is easy to say, but he is unwilling to go squatting for six months.

"Mr. Tang, the relevant personnel of the embassy have rushed to the scene to meet you, and we are confident that your personal freedom will not be violated. ”

Tang Xiang finally relieved himself when he heard this: "I agree." ”

"Mr. Tang, then we will keep in touch at any time. Said the embassy staff.

[Hello players, the king of the auction attribute bonus will end in 10 seconds]

Tang Xiang finally typed in a voice command: "Transfer my 800,000 euros deposit from my Sotheby's account." ”

[Hello player, the order has been executed]

Tang Xiang calmed down and prepared together, waiting for the next round of negotiations with Sotheby's.

Entering the VIP reception hall, a person who looked like a supervisor greeted him: "Mr. Tang, congratulations on getting these two meaningful Sotheby's lots." ”

The Director pointed behind him.