Chapter 13: Sky-high auctions
After the appointment, Li Lei and Gu Han were not together.
At the request of Red Peony, dormitory 101 went to participate in the auction of oil paintings by the master of the wildcat. Originally, Red Peony wanted to take out the work "Like a Dream" as an exhibition, and give it to Zhao Yu after increasing his fame, but thinking about it would lose his original intention, first, his identity as a wild cat was about to come out, and on the other hand, Red Peony didn't want to do any tricks, and didn't want to bring too many distractions to her.
At this age, she was already under too much pressure to be inadequate.
The auction was held in an open bidding session, and the red peony they as a collective, although they did not intend to participate, were also given a number plate, No. 7.
"Thank you for coming, I think everyone has not had a good time these two days!" Dressed in a red dress and curly hair, Gu Han walked in from the backstage with a smile and spoke, "I know you've been waiting for a long time, so tonight's time belongs to you." ”
"Oh, dear Gu, please start, I've been waiting for this old bone for a long time!" William was young, but he also started to joke.
"Then, please show me Mr. George. ”
The first thing George took out was "Hug", in fact, this painting is really average.
"Dear friends, this Hug is the smallest of the three, with a reserve price of 100,000 euros, no upper limit, and no less than 10,000 euros each increase. After Gu Han finished speaking with a professional smile, a burst of signs broke out below.
Li Lei was a little shocked when he saw Gu Han here, he knew how big the auction of Mr. Wildcat was, as for why the red peony could get the ticket and the invitation of the auction house, he didn't know, but compared with Gu Han getting the invitation of the auction host, it must be a lot easier, after all, in Li Lei's eyes, they really just came to see it!
"Number 9!"
"Bid 120,000 euros!"
"No. 9 bid 120,000, is there anything to increase?" Gu Han liked such an exciting scene the most, as if it didn't matter if the money didn't belong to her, and then, she saw William holding up the card, "Oh, Mr. William No. 13, how much do you bid." ”
"200,000 euros!" After William finished speaking, Gu Han was stunned, this time from 120,000 to 200,000, it really rose too much.
"1 million euros!" "Oh my God, this time it was No. 18 George, yes, it was the George who was about to be auctioned, he picked up the number plate in his hand, and said the sky-high price of 1 million like a man.
"William, I do like Mr. Wildcat's work, but I know that I can't compete with the last two, so I'll fight for this one. ”
In fact, everyone doesn't particularly like this painting, of course, this dislike is relative to "Dream" and "First Communion", but if it can be around 500,000 euros, it is still acceptable, like George, directly 1 million euros, it is too much.
After all, the tallest oil painting on the market is still George's, $13 million. That's a tenth of the price.
Is there really anything more attractive than George's? Yes, there are only two of Mr. Wildcat left.
So, the main event, everyone is waiting for "Dream" and "The First Communion".
Including William, many people are waiting to start.
Gu Han deserved to be a veteran, and immediately reacted, "Mr. George bid 1 million, is there any higher? 1 million for the first time...... 1,000,000 second ...... 1,000,000 third ...... Okay, this "Hug" belongs to Mr. George. ”
"Haha, third child, do you say that this George is not funny, he worked hard to prepare for an auction, and he bought one of them, is he afraid that he will not be able to sell it?" Gu Yuhua shook his head suspiciously, and said, "It doesn't seem to be either!"
"No!" Red Peony knew that this guy probably wanted to befriend himself, and he could indeed ask for it, but he would rather spend this money, far more than expected, he had good intentions, and such a friend was worth befriending.
Gu Han knows that the so-called throwing bricks and attracting jade is nothing more than that, since "Embrace" has been opened, there is no reason why the following two pictures should not be popular.
The next work, like "Hug", is Mr. Wildcat's early work, and it is a rare limited edition. Gu Han doesn't need to explain too much, just the early works are collectible, "The starting price is 100,000 euros!"
"150,000!"
"200,000!"
"500,000!"
"1 million!"
"2 million!"
When it reached 2 million, the price only increased slightly, and in the end, it was purchased by a man named Eisen Douglas for 2.3 million euros.
According to Mr. Wildcat, this work is a combination of his truest reality and the most dreamy spirit, containing endless nostalgia, imagination and indulgence, and never liberation. ”
"The starting price, 100,000 euros. ”
"I'm going crazy!" Konoha Ming, as the one who usually talks the least, can't help but sigh.
Sure enough, as Gu Han's voice fell, the sky-high auction officially began.
"1 million!"
"3 million!"
"5 million!"
"15 million!"
When 15 million was shouted, George's record was finally broken, and the master of oil painting officially changed hands.
In other words, it is not that the master of oil painting has changed hands, but that a master of oil painting has been born.
Of course, the price is not so volatile.
"16 million!"
"16.5 million!"
"Crazy, really crazy, isn't this money money?" Although Red Peony has been a human for two lives, he really doesn't have such a big asset.
……
"30 million!"
Mr. William has again raised prices sharply.
The scene was silent for a while, from 16.5 million to 30 million, which stunned others and scared the red peony.
Gu Han gasped, Rao was prepared earlier and was also frightened, "30 million once, Mr. William bid 130 million, is there anything that needs to be auctioned?"
"30 million two ......"
"30 million ......"
"Slow ......" a man with a meaty, oily face, who made people look unflattering, shouted, "Mr. William, I personally like you very much, and we will still be buddies in the future, but my brothers have to settle accounts, not to mention the matter of art, I can't be ambiguous! Otherwise, it will be a waste of art." ”
He is the eldest grandson of Richard Roosevelt, the newest rising Richard family, who is openly in charge of the San Francisco Hausen oil field.
He took off the glasses on the bridge of his nose, sighed, wiped them again, and after putting them on, he said, "Dear Ms. Gu Han, dear organizer Mr. George, I'm sorry, I just took a nap and almost missed it." ”
"I'm sorry again, next, I'll quote 40 million!"
"Hiss......" Everyone gasped again, this was completely on William's price.
"Do they have a grudge?" the crowd had to be suspicious.
Red Peony frowned, he hated Richard's style, and even felt disgusted, but he couldn't do anything about it, and he couldn't do it, so he could only watch silently.
"If I'm not mistaken, Ms. Gu Han has already said that the price increase must not be less than 10,000 euros......"
"But it's okay, it just so happens that Mr. Richard and I have been friends for many years, just 4,000 ......" William seemed to have asthma, and his speech was not fluent, perhaps with a deliberate pause, and said, "Zero ten thousand!"
Slap in the face, Richard slapped William's face just about to end, and looked like a white lotus, although I slept with your wife, I am still friends with you, tell the ghost?
He William is not a small family like Richard, he is a nobleman who has been inherited in Europe for nearly a thousand years, how can he be willing to be suppressed, and even the auction is not simple at this time.
"Hehe, Mr. William is really rich!" Richard didn't seem to care, the upper limit he gave himself was 50 million, if he could disgust William once, what would it matter if 50 million, but if he died, it would be a big loss.
"50 million!" Richard really quoted the highest amount, "Mr. William, I will pay 50 million, if you are higher than this, then I will let it go, if you don't have it......"
It's so hateful, how William never saw that this Richards family was so shameless. But he can't help it, because he can only use 40 million euros, and any more will shake the fundamentals.
"I can only sell that collection!"
"60 million. William didn't say five thousand and one this time, and Richard didn't dwell on it, "However, Ms. Gu Han, the liquidity I can use is only more than 40 million euros, and I will use my 'Heart of the Ocean' to compensate for the rest, I don't know how?"
"Mr. William, please wait, I need to consult. ”
After about five minutes, Gu Han returned to his original position, "Mr. William, our art gallery thinks this matter is feasible. ”
"60 million one-time ......"
"60 million two ......"
"60 million three times ......"
"The sale, Mr. Wildcat's oil painting "Dream", will belong to Mr. William...... Thank you ladies and gentlemen for coming, Costa will be arriving in Hong Kong tomorrow, I hope you all have a great time!"
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After the sky-high auction, the red peony went to find Mr. George, Mr. George was so excited when he saw the red peony, 60 million euros, according to the current exchange rate, that is 500 million yuan, this year is 03, 500 million in 03, crazy.
The red peony was also scared, this money was blown by the wind?
You must know that the auction price of Picasso's painting was 155 million US dollars, equivalent to 963 million yuan, and the current auction price is more than 500 million yuan, which is already half of the price of that year, not to mention that 155 million is not the price of the first auction.
"Oh, dear Mr. Wildcat, your work is beyond imagination, I'm afraid tomorrow the whole media will explode......"
"Let's not talk about the price for a moment. ”
"Mr. George, although it is in your bedroom now, there are many inconveniences, I will make a long story short......"
"Then Heart of the Ocean is not the one of the Titanic back then?"
"Oh, Master Wildcat, you are so smart, in fact, not many people know about this matter, after all, it is only circulated in aristocratic circles, the heart of the ocean has been auctioned three times, the last one was auctioned by William, 21 million euros. ”
"Mr. George, I don't know how it was converted in the end?"
"Heart of the Ocean actually has a premium of at least 10%, but Willian can only take it out at such a time, and he can only bite the bullet to offset the price of 21 million, plus 39 million euros in cash. ”
"Mr. George, Mr. William, I want to make friends with him, and the premium part will be given to him normally, and then it will be deducted from my auction price!"
George simply can't love the red peony, William himself is his old friend, and now he can't bear to cut his love, so he can only mortgage the heart of the ocean cheaply, George is not very comfortable, but doing business can only be like this, and hearing that the red peony is so arranged, how can he be unhappy?
"By the way, Mr. George, I hope the heart of the ocean can be given to me!" Red Peony walked out of the house price, but she was extremely curious, what was that heart of the ocean like, and if she gave it to Zhao Yu, would she be happy?