069 Auction hall with undercurrents
"Your Royal Highness, the British royal family's financial resources can't catch up with us, we should pay attention to the RB people!" said a middle-aged man in a suit with an Arab face to the Arab leader.
"RB people, their royal family is rich?" said the prince unconcernedly.
"No, they don't have a lot of money, and based on the information we got from the CIA, the RB people mobilized $1.7 billion for this auction...... But these RB people are from the Yamaguchi-gumi, and if they can't take this diamond, they will probably rob it!" said the middle-aged man to the prince.
"This is Huaxia's territory, how many people can they send?, and we have the best bodyguards from Blackwater!" the prince didn't care at all. "Our king's scepter can only be matched with the largest diamond in line with our king's identity! ”
The prince is not a fool.
The RB gang is heartbroken and does everything.
An officer in a suit sped towards SCP-211 not far away.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the crown of your royal family already has Cullinan, and our prince hopes that you will stop competing with us, otherwise, it will not be good for anyone. "After the prince's subordinates entered 211, they went straight to the point and explained their intentions.
Several white men of various ages looked at the young Arab and said very calmly, "Please tell your Royal Highness that our royal family is very interested in this diamond. If His Royal Highness the Prince is also determined to win, then let's see who pays the higher price. ”
The young Arab did not leave, nor was he angry, "Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you will think clearly, if you must get it, the oil purchased by Britain is likely to rise a little bit again......"
"You!" the British were immediately furious.
They did not expect that the other party would go so far and force them to raise the price of oil.
"Will the United States agree to do this?" said an old man with an ugly face to the young Arab.
The young man shook his head, "Even if they knew, I think, they would be more than happy to see our King's scepter set with the world's largest diamond on it! After all, only if the rights of our royal family are guaranteed, can we reach an arms sales agreement with the U.S. government of up to $300 billion." Even, they would be happy to see a small increase in the price of oil outside of their share......"
The British were silent.
With the depletion of oil fields in the North Sea, the UK quickly went from being a net exporter of oil to a net importer.
And now, oil imports are getting bigger and bigger, and the Americans will not affect their arms sales interests because of such a small matter.
"Please tell your prince that it is enough for our royal family to have Cullinan. In the end, the British gritted their teeth and agreed, and no more bids.
Saudi Arabia has been supported by the United States since the last century, especially they are the most important oil economic system of the Americans, and in recent years, with the continuous growth of wealth, the United States has sold a large number of weapons and equipment, and the Americans will beat whoever affects the oil market, making Saudi Arabia's status in the international community higher and higher.
Britain is just a declining empire.
It is in competition with the United States.
"1.67 billion one-time ......"
"1,670,000,000 ......"
Robles saw that the price could not rise too much, Rao was unwilling and helpless, at this time, it was almost the same, although the weight was ten times that of the previous one, and the price was only four times as much as the previous one.
"1.7 billion!" 203 bid again.
This made Robles happy, the local tyrants in the Middle East are really rich.
The British can't do it, and they don't even bid anymore.
Now all that was left was 218, where the RB man was, and his eyes were on 218.
Hearing that the Saudis had raised the price by 30 million again, Yuji Yamamoto's whole face became a little gloomy.
"Mr. Yamamoto, this is already the largest amount of liquidity we can mobilize, and if we are given some more time, we can mobilize another three billion dollars......" The thin old man reminded Yuji Yamamoto.
This made Yuji Yamamoto's already gloomy face even more gloomy.
Then, Yuji Yamamoto smiled coldly, "Since there is no way to take it with money, then, let's use other methods, although it is more troublesome to launder, don't these nouveau riche think they have money? Keep bidding, two billion dollars!"
"This ......" The thin old man obviously knew what Yuji Yamamoto wanted to do.
It was clearly an attempt to snatch the diamond back from the hands of the Saudis by abnormal means.
Originally, this was just a backup solution.
"1.7 billion one-time ...... 1,700,000,000,000 ...... 1,700,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00......0,000,000,000,000,000
"Two billion!" 218 bid again, shocking everyone.
Even the Arabs of 203 were stunned.
"Doesn't it mean that they can only mobilize 1.7 billion funds?" His Royal Highness the Prince frowned and looked at an assistant beside him.
The assistant had a bitter face, "Although the Yamaguchi-gumi make more than 100 billion dollars a year, that's just gross profit. The Yamamoto family was only able to use a small part. The CIA people we worked with never made a mistake, and the RB people were clearly trying to inflate the price......"
The prince's face became even more gloomy.
"Increase!" said the prince coldly.
The RB people who let go of their hands and feet to raise the price are not as cautious as before, but a price increase of 100 million 100 million, but the Middle Eastern tyrants, who have always raised the price sharply before, are closely behind the price of the RB people plus the lowest 10 million US dollars.
"These RB people are as disgusting as flies!" the prince was furious at the RB people.
Can a prince who can threaten the British easily tolerate the RB people?
The price kept rising, soon reaching $2.6 billion, and it was not until the hammer in Robles' hand was about to fall that the price of 203 was increased again.
The strange scene in the auction hall made everyone feel it.
They were speculating about the identities of the people in the two private rooms, and even guessing what would happen after the auction.
"Mr. Yamamoto, we can't increase the price anymore, if the other party gives up, we ......" the thin old man beside Yamamoto persuaded him, "They are increasing the price more and more slowly, obviously this price has far exceeded their expectations." The British had already given up when they were 1.6 billion, and at that time there was a young man on the Saudi side......"
"Aren't they local tyrants, aren't they the richest?" Yuji Yamamoto sneered, but didn't insist, "Then forget it." We're going to have to work hard to get this diamond from the Saudis! When it's over, keep an eye on the Shina people. ”
The Yamaguchi-gumi was originally a gangster, and they relied on the gray industry to make a profit, so naturally they would not consider what morality was immoral, legal or illegal.
If it weren't for the damn Shina people who handed over this diamond to Sotheby's for safekeeping, and Sotheby's security is among the top in the world, this is the Xiangjiang of the Shina people, they might have done it a long time ago.
It is best to be able to buy it with money, after all, it does not need to be whitewashed, and it will not cause any contradictions.
But money can't buy it, so you have to use means.
What the Yamaguchi-gumi want, they have to get their hands on.
Qian Yiduo didn't expect that the diamonds he made at a very low cost would be sold at such an unbelievably high price, and he had given up the idea of disclosing this as a man-made diamond at the auction site.
Even Li Rui didn't expect it.
Based on the weight and quality of this diamond, it is worth far more than the current price, and there are not many people who can afford it.
Even so, the diamond was auctioned for a sky-high price of 2.71 billion.
Add in the 10% commission that the buyer is supposed to pay, and that's almost $3 billion. Even after deducting the 3% transaction tax, this is still $2.9 billion!
Just like when Cullinan was discovered, no one could afford it, and in the end, the British government spent 750,000 pounds to buy it and give it to the British royal family. This price was not Cullinan's own price at the time, but that no one could afford to pay a higher price.
"If you get rich! Just one diamond, you will be directly promoted to a billionaire in China! I have struggled for so many years, and I have not had a fraction of yours...... Li Rui no longer had the slightest calmness.
"Aren't you rich too? Ten percent, I regret thinking about it, you didn't do anything, how could I agree to give you 10 percent in the first place! This is hundreds of millions of dollars!" Qian Yiduo said playfully. "So, I still have to read more books. ”
"Mr. Qian, what does this have to do with reading more?" David Thomas, who was constantly on the side, was a little strange about the content of the conversation between the two.
Li Rui was worried that Qian Yiduo would leak his mouth, so he quickly explained, "Because his thoughts are different from those at home, he sold this diamond that can only be seen and not eaten after taking over......
"Yes, reading books has changed my mind. Qian Yiduo said with a smile. "Let's go, get the money!"
Qian Yiduo also wants to experience the feeling of being rich.
Because, some of his plans require huge funds, not to mention, with this money, if you want to buy Chunxi Road, it is impossible at all, you can only buy a few buildings.
"Are you planning to transfer this money back to China directly?" Li Rui suddenly asked how much money he had.
"What?" Qian Yiduo was a little puzzled, and soon, he understood what the other party meant, "This is the auction proceeds, it's not illegal, right?"
"Can you explain the origin of the diamond? No matter how you got it......" Li Rui's words made the corners of Qian Yiduo's mouth twitch continuously, what he said was the truth.
If it is said to be a family heirloom, this is obviously a problem, Huaxia will never allow such a national treasure-level thing to flow out, and if it is said to be a science and technology......