For these two turtle guests from China, the manager of the Caprice restaurant greeted them with a polite smile on his face, and all the relatives of the two sent them away.

Davidson and the others kept their distance from them with shame on their faces, pretending not to know them.

Li Rui and Qian Yiduo, who were hooking their shoulders, didn't care at all.

Until entering the Sotheby's auction hall this time.

When the group arrived, there were already a lot of people in the auction hall, and Qian Yiduo and Li Rui did not pay the slightest attention to these people wearing suits and ties, and holding enchanting female companions in evening dresses.

The people sitting in the hall are just ordinary rich people, real rich people, all around the private rooms on the second floor of the hall!

"Mr. Qian, please rest assured, this time your Huaxia Star, as the finale of the auction, will definitely auction a high price. Not only the British Prince Charles came, but even the Saudi royal family also sent representatives, perhaps, they also hope to be like the British royal family, for their king's crown and scepter inlaid with huge diamonds representing wealth and power! Robles, who was busy with some other business, sent his assistant, David Thomas, who was in his forties, to Qian Yiduo.

Seeing that the two of them became a little hesitant from the moment they entered the private room, David Thomas thought that they were worried about the auction price.

"What's in the auction this time?" Li Rui asked.

David was stunned for a moment, and quickly came back to his senses, "I'm sorry, this is our negligence, I will get the list of auction items for you immediately." ”

"If there's something you like, just take a picture." Li Rui said to Qian Yiduo.

For Qian Yiduo, apart from technology, there will be nothing in this world that makes him happy, because this is only for the rich, and the rich care about the treasures that can reflect their worth and financial resources, not technological items.

So far, there don't seem to be a few tech items that have made it to such top-tier auctions.

David came back soon, for this auction, Sotheby's is obviously more well prepared, there are a total of 36 auction items, the lowest starting price is 8 million US dollars, involving works of art, antiques, jewelry, and diamonds, in addition to the final finale of the Star of China, there is actually a superb blue diamond weighing 36.7 carats and a white diamond weighing 506 carats!

Obviously, without seeing the shadow of Huaxia Star, Qian Yiduo couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, and David on the side didn't explain.

The auction was soon launched, and from the very beginning, the competition was fierce.

Those local tyrants don't seem to take money as a thing at all, and the things they value are all crazy bidding, and any auction item even exceeds the reserve price by five times!

Qian Yiduo's heart shook wildly.

Not for the madness of these local tyrants, but for the fact that these local tyrants don't care about money.

"These are basically the world's richest people. They are poor and only have money left, and many of them are not to get these treasures, but to fight with others for money. Li Rui's face was also not good-looking.

He had his eye on a piece of Yuan blue and white with a reserve price of only $12 million, which was something that had appeared at auction many times before.

The price was only raised once, quoting $13.5 million, only to be quickly raised to $18 million by more crazy people......

"This is a natural blue diamond from Africa, uncut, and sold for $14 million. Although it is an uncut wool drill, under the current cutting technology, the cut reaches the most perfect grade, and everyone should know that it is not a problem. Of course, the buyer who gets this diamond will definitely pay an expensive processing fee...... "The auctioneer did not describe it too much, after all, the information about the diamond has been available before. They are all local tyrants here, and they are also the top local tyrants in the world, and they have already learned the details before they come.

So, there was no procrastination, and there was no effort to stir up everyone's emotions.

His last joke didn't make people laugh, who cares about the processing fee for being able to buy this diamond?

"15 million!"

"18 million!"

The value of blue diamonds, everyone knows, this is actually the rarest gemstone, and the price of pink diamonds is much higher than that of white diamonds of the same type.

A diamond that is top-of-the-line except for the cut will be priced much higher than expected, even if it is not cut.

"36 million!" In the beginning, when bidding, it was these people who were on the spot bidding.

And the people in the private room bid, and the price suddenly doubled.

This made the whole venue quiet for a moment, and then it became even crazier.

A telephone buyer directly quoted the price of "52 million" through Sotheby's staff.

A lot of people are starting to retreat.

Qian Yiduo found that in the end, the people on the scene actually rarely bid.

Three mysterious phone buyers begin a fierce competition for this unnamed, uncut top blue diamond.

"$100 million!" When the price reached $80 million, the three phone buyers began to be cautious about their markups.

Relative to this diamond, it is close to the limit that everyone's heart can bear.

Although the diamond is 36.7 carats, it will still be processed, and no one knows how many will be after processing.

A staff member held up a sign in his hand and quoted the price.

The scene fell silent.

Everyone looked at the other two staff members holding up the phone, although they couldn't decide, but the price would be quoted from their mouths. Even if you don't have enough financial resources to buy it, or you don't think it's worth it, people here still hope that others can continue to increase the price.

"The 23rd call buyer bid $100 million, is there anything higher than that? This has set a new record for diamond auctions! The auctioneer's voice was filled with a hint of excitement, this diamond, at auction, has broken the world price record for a single diamond auction.

"100 million one-time ......"

"100.8 million!" Another phone buyer made a bid.

"Oh my God! The record was broken by the number 17 phone buyer...... Will it still be refreshed? The auctioneer performed hard, his voice trembling, his gaze, like everyone else's, moving between the staff member who had not bid and the staff member who had made the first bid of 100 million.

No new prices appeared, and the auctioneer began to raise the hammer.

Just as he was about to fall, the buyer of the 23rd call, who had made the initial bid, once again broke out a price that made people breathe and freeze.

"120 million!"

"125 million!" Before the auctioneer could speak, the 17th buyer soon made another bid.

Clearly, he was demonstrating the imperative.

Another phone buyer, after the price exceeded 100 million, withdrew.

The price keeps climbing, and the further the buyer gets to the back of the 23rd, the less the price increase will be, and the slower the answer.

In the end, the No. 17 buyer won the 36.7-carat blue diamond for $137.5 million.

For this price, Li Rui and the others became excited, and Qian Duoduo was contemptuous.

These local tyrants actually spend such a high price to buy something that can be made from a pile of cow dung.

"You're doing this out of human jealousy! If you're so poor that you only have money left, you're going to do the same boring stuff! For Qian Yiduo's contempt, Xiao Rui also gave contempt.

Qian Yiduo thinks that no matter how rich he is, he will not do such a boring thing, so it is better to devote himself to scientific and technological research and development to regain the glory of the Ninth Academy in the past.

Otherwise, you will build a spaceship and build a villa on the moon.

The auction continued, and the auction record set by this blue diamond spurred on the fact that the next few lots did not arouse the desire of buyers to compete, and even two works of art were unsold.

It wasn't until the 506-carat diamond came up that the atmosphere became lively again.

Because, this is the last auction item on the data.

At the same time, it is also the largest top diamond in the world to be auctioned.

However, what people didn't expect was that whether it was a jeweler, a diamond dealer, or a wealthy man, the enthusiasm for this top diamond did not seem to be too high.

This thing is too big, and few people will be able to afford it except for private storage and marketing.

The diamond dealer is for suppression, and the jeweler is for the promotion of the brand, although this diamond weighs 506 carats, but it cannot be compared with the latter one. And the local tyrants are also waiting.

Of course, those who felt that they did not have enough financial resources still launched a competition for this diamond, but it was not fierce enough.

"Could this be the one from Tepera?" Li Rui suddenly asked David.

David was stunned for a moment, and then his face returned to normal, "Yes, didn't the auctioneer just introduce him?" ”

Li Rui had a chill, he really didn't pay attention, and Qian Yiduo pretended to close his eyes to recuperate, but actually chatted with Xiao Rui. The main thing is that Xiao Rui popularized the relevant news of several major diamond dealers and jewelers to him.

Qian Yiduo did not restrict Xiao Rui from surfing the Internet, anyway, there is enough energy at present, and the more information Xiao Rui collects, the better it will be for him.

This is indeed the largest diamond of the Tepera company, and it has been several years since it was discovered, when the Tepera company announced that it had found a huge diamond, weighing 506 carats, which would be auctioned, but did not expect that it would appear here.

In the end, the 506-carat diamond was won by the Cartier jewelry company for $447.8 million, which once again made the entire auction house excited.

This is also a sky-high price.

Ordinary customers who don't know the inside story think it's over and are ready to leave.

And the local tyrants who have been waiting for it are calm and relaxed, and they begin to become energetic.

The next competition is the main purpose of their coming.