Jia Lei waited for hours, and finally waited for the mammoth he commissioned for auction to appear.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I now announce the official appearance of the mystery goods in this auction. The auctioneer on the stage pointed to the question, and everyone immediately followed his fingers.

A hostess walked in with a silver platter covered in velvet, and everyone guessed what it contained.

My consignment is so big that you can't even get in the door, and the people at Sotheby's auction house are really hungry. Jia Lei spit out.

Sure enough, as Jia Lei expected, the moment the velvet quilt was uncovered, a remote control appeared on the plate.

"I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, to disappoint you, this is not our auction but just a remote control. The auctioneer joked.

Then with the press of his hand, a pure white curtain was lowered, and a color TV appeared on the other table.

"Due to the large size and special situation of the finale auction items, they can only be placed in a specific warehouse, so please watch the live broadcast sent back by our photographer from the scene. The auctioneer said, and then Jia Lei saw his mammoth appear on the live broadcast of the TV.

"This is a mammoth from the Ice Age, he is 3.2 meters tall and has a body length of 5 meters...... "The auctioneer detailed the mammoth's data.

On the big screen on the side, with the auctioneer's explanation, there are photos of the mammoth in all directions, because the mammoth is still surrounded by a thick layer of ice, the ice cubes have been carefully polished and there are diamond-like edges and corners, and the light hits it is particularly transparent, and the mammoth inside is as if it has added TV special effects, and the body is shining.

"Oh my God......"

When the picture of the mammoth appeared around the age of everyone, the people who participated in the auction opened their mouths in surprise, and they were speechless except for exclamations!

"The mammoth is so well preserved that even the meat on its body is edible, and according to experts, it has survived a lot of time before 2000 A.D., and has not been thawed for thousands of years due to the sudden freezing of the accident. So it's still in the same way it was when it was alive......," the auctioneer continued.

As soon as he finished saying this, the underground crowd exploded, because a familiar host on TV was making the same live introduction, and everyone was surprised that the 1.85-meter-tall host and the mammoth were standing together, just like a child standing next to an adult.

The most striking thing is the mammoth's snow-white, curved tusks! The mammoth's head is high as if it is about to break through the ice, and the huge curved tusks are shining white under the illumination of the light.

It's not a shame!

Just a photograph is like taking everyone there back to the Ice Age!

"This is the biggest and ferocious beast I've ever seen...... said," said one of the women at the scene, scared.

"Oh my God! how strong it is, how alive it is!" said one woman, obsessively

"This is the most realistic specimen I've ever seen!" said one gentleman.

"No, it's not a specimen at all! I think it's alive......" one scholar immediately retorted.

The people present began to discuss the mammoth, and they couldn't even hear the auctioneer's introduction.

"I think your mammoth can sell for a good price!" said to Jia Lei seriously.

"I think it's going to be the brightest star of the auction!" said Earl Sbeckdy.

"I hope so! After all, I spent a lot of money for this mammoth, not counting the grain for Usman! The round-trip shipping cost me more than 500,000 US dollars, and if this mammoth can't be sold for a good price, then I will lose a lot. Jia Lei stared at the auctioneer tightly and said.

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Jia Lei's worries were completely unnecessary, and after the initial uproar, when the auctioneer announced the official start of the auction, the scene entered a fierce competition.

"The starting price is $1 million, and each increase must not be less than $50,000!" said the auctioneer.

"$1,050,000!","$1,100,000!","$1,150,000!"......

As soon as the auctioneer's words fell, the scene immediately sounded one after another, and there were excited customers everywhere, and even some people stood up and shouted loudly in order to attract the attention of the auctioneer!

In less than 20 minutes, the number of price increases has exceeded 30 lots, and the value of the mammoth has immediately risen above the estimated price of $2 million!

"It seems that Sotheby's goal has been achieved ahead of schedule, otherwise I'm really worried that they will lose money by making such a big move. Utars said.

"Uncle, what do you mean by this, how can Sotheby Auction House lose money?" Jia Lei asked puzzled.

"Take a closer look at that TV, Sotheby's auction house is now broadcasting live around the world, and it will cost a lot of money to rent a satellite!" Utars said, pointing to the live broadcast on the TV, which had now been switched to images from the auction room.

"Don't say it's a 5% commission on the transaction price! I'm afraid I'm this mammoth, and all the auction money will be given to Sotheby's auction house, I'm afraid it's not enough for them to pay the rent for the satellite, right?" Jia Lei asked in shock.

"Huh...... That's not how things matter, Sotheby Auction House has encountered a crisis in the past two years, both credibility and influence have declined significantly, coupled with the attack between Christie's and another auction house, it was already on the verge of bankruptcy a few years ago, and his boss had no choice but to sell Sotheby's auction house! For Sotheby, who has now changed to a new owner, expanding his influence is the most important thing......" Utars explained to Jia Lei.

"That's right! The new owner of Sotheby's auction house is a group of top rich people in country M, and they are not short of money! The auction of your mammoth is more like a big advertisement for Sotheby's auction house, and in order to maximize the advertising effect, renting a satellite is a small amount of money. Said the Earl of Sbeckdy.

"Then should I charge them some advertising fees?" Jia Lei said angrily.

Jia Lei was really sold this time, and he helped him count the money

No, Jia Lei is even worse, he was sold this time and has to give the other party a 5% commission!

"That's a good idea!" said the Earl of Sbeckdee, nodding at this.

"Don't think about this kind of good thing, it's good that Sotheby Auction House can reduce the commission ratio from 10 percent to 5 percent this time. He really doesn't charge a penny, how can he gain a foothold in this industry in the future!" said Uttars.

Jia Lei chatted in their seats while watching the rich people on the field compete for the unique mammoth collection that appeared for the first time in high society.

Soon the competition on the scene entered the white heat, as many weaker buyers withdrew, the atmosphere began to tense, and the noisy venue gradually quieted down.

The whole auction has entered another stage!

Jia Lei nervously looked at the bidding forms transmitted by satellite from New York, and although the number of celebrities in the on-site bidding was small, the atmosphere was extremely tense, especially the phone calls on the entrusted seat rang one after another.

In just ten minutes, more than 30 more clients were added to the table, and they were busy talking to their behind-the-scenes bosses on the phone.

Since Sotheby Auction House did not expect so many people to participate in this auction at the beginning, there was not enough place for the consignment table, and dozens of consignors were already tightly packed together.

"$2.3 million!", "$2.4 million!", "I'll give $2.5 million!".

On and off the court, the rich people from New York in country M, and even from all over the world, and the rich people from the corrupt country began to compete with each other, and at this time, the price increase has exceeded the $50,000 standard, and all of them start at $100,000.

"Judging by this stance, the final auction price of your auction item is likely to exceed $3 million!" Utars speculated.

"That's good! This money should be enough for me to pay half of this year's bank interest. Jia Lei nodded with satisfaction and said.

"Is $3,000,000 only enough to pay half of the bank interest? So you have borrowed at least 100,000,000,000 from the bank!" said Count Sbeckdy, surprised.

"Why do you want to borrow so much money? If you have any financial difficulties, you can tell me that your uncle has worked hard for half a century, and the coffin he saved can still help you a little. Utarth thought and thought for a long time before he spoke.

"I don't have any financial difficulties! This is just a normal business practice, is it called a smart person to use bank money to do your own business?" Jia Lei said nonchalantly.

"But you've taken out such a large loan, what if you can't pay it back?" asked Utars, frowning.

My uncle, the Wall Street bankers, are more shrewd than the other, and they won't lend me a dime if I don't have enough to repay. Do you think that's the truth?" Jia Lei said.

Jia Lei, I always knew that you were very good, but I didn't expect you to be even better than I imagined. Utars said seriously.

"I'm not good! I'm just lucky......," Mr. Jia said.

"I don't believe that, if you just get lucky enough to become a billionaire! Said the Earl of Sbeckdy.

"I'm really just lucky! Since I've had a lot of luck, I've been able to do more with less. I just made the right choice at the right time, in the right place, and in the end I became a billionaire......," Jia Lei said meaningfully.

Since Jia Lei left the great luck of rebirth, everything has really gone well and everything has come true!

"Oh, then I'm curious, what right choice did you make to become a billionaire all at once?" asked Count Sbeckdy curiously.

"During the financial crisis in the island countries last year, I chose to short the stock index futures ......of the island countries," Jia Lei said truthfully.

"Hey, this is the right choice at the right time, in the right place...... Earl Sbeckdy gasped.

"$5 million for the first time, $5 million for the second time, have any friends on the scene raised the price?" the auctioneer stood on the stage and asked, and the people in the audience talked to each other, but no one was making a move.

"May I ask if there are any guests in front of the TV who would like to increase the price?" asked the auctioneer, glancing at the camera, and then he waited patiently for two minutes.

"I'll pay $5.3 million!" a client with a phone suddenly shouted, and then he held up the bidding card in his hand.

"Okay, a mystery buyer offered $5.3 million, do any friends at the scene continue to bid?" the auctioneer asked.

"I'll pay $5.4 million!" said the guest who had just bid $5.2 million.

"We're paying $5.5 million here!" said the man at the table.

"Will the 2188 guest continue to bid?" the auctioneer asked the guests at the scene.

The other party thought about it and shook his head regretfully!

"$5,500,000 for the first time!$5,500,000 for the second time!If no one else bids, this mammoth belongs to the mystery buyer number 4399?" the auctioneer asked again, this time for five minutes.

"$5,500,000 for the third time!I announce Lot 1993, a mammoth from the Ice Age era, belongs to Buyer No. 4399!" the auctioneer said, "Smack!"

As Jia Lei's mammoth was sold at five times the starting price, the auction also came to an end, and the buyers who came to bid on the scene got up one after another, discussing the goods in this auction, and began to exit in an orderly manner.

"Okay, we should also go to the backstage to accept the results and sign the final sales contract. Utars said to Jia Lei.

"Okay uncle, I'll help you go with you. Jia Lei stood up and said.

For an auction, the final step is for the buyer to go backstage to deliver the money and collect the lot, and the auction has not officially ended before that.

In fact, many sellers will refuse to pay, give up the auction items that have already arrived, and terminate the transaction after the auction is concluded!

Although this will lose a certain amount of margin, it is very small compared to the sky-high transaction price.

Of course, Jia Lei didn't encounter this kind of thing!

"Hello, please sign the auction confirmation so that the final deal can be concluded. The people from Sotheby Auction House handed Jia Lei and the buyer's consignor a signature pen in the background.

"Okay!" Jia Lei nodded, and happily signed his name on the transaction confirmation, and the other party also signed his name.

"Since the payment has not been received, the auction items will remain in our auction house for the time being, and they will still be kept by us! I wonder if you two have any opinions?" asked the manager of Sotheby's auction house.

"I don't have any opinion!" Mr. Jia said.

"Neither do we. The buyer's principal also nodded.

"In that case, I declare the deal closed!" said the manager of Sotheby's auction house happily.

"Here, on behalf of the auction house, I congratulate Young Master Jia!" said Sosby's manager.

I also congratulate your bank on getting better and better, making a name for itself and becoming the top auction house in the industry. Jia Lei said meaningfully.

"With your kind words, I believe that tomorrow's auction of this mammoth will make the front page headlines of the major newspapers. The manager of Sotheby's auction house said happily.

"Then I'll congratulate you, I'll send an assistant to contact you about the rest of the matter. Jia Lei said.

"Okay! We got it. Said the manager of the auction house.

"Give me the confirmation of the stamp, and I'll sign it! Jia Lei stretched out his hand to the employees who had been waiting for a long time and said, and the other party immediately handed Jia Lei another auction confirmation.

After Jia Lei signed the dragon flying and phoenix dancing on it, he got the dragon stamp he dreamed of and coveted for a long time.

"With this, I finally feel like I'm done today!"