Chapter 369: Yuan Qinghua
Manchester United's players celebrated their victory wildly in the dressing room, and Zhang Fan was poured champagne on steamed buns when he entered. After congratulating the team and handing out the bonus, Zhang Fan said that the team could have fun at will in the evening, and he would pay for the expenses together. It's just that I still have to do it myself, and I can't participate.
From Coach Alex Ferguson to the players, everyone expressed regret. In fact, they are all secretly happy in their hearts. After all, if there is a big boss like Zhang Fan, even if it is a party, it will not be enjoyable, after all, it is necessary to take into account the feelings of the boss. Now Zhang Fan only pays for himself and does not come forward, which is the result that everyone is happy about. Of course, no such thing would ever be said.
Zhang Fan naturally understood the thoughts of these people, because he himself was in this mood before he made his fortune. The boss only needs to pay for it, and don't worry too much about other things, this is the favorite boss of all employees.
I went back to the hotel to change my clothes and had dinner with Abu, who had come with wine. Zhang Fan took Lin Yueying to the Sotheby auction in central London. This was the main purpose of his visit to London.
Zhang Fan also bought a house in London, but in a large estate in the suburbs. He wasn't interested in running back and forth, so he stayed in the hotel. As for Sotheby's auctions, after Zhang Fan's level, these large-scale auctions took the initiative to send out invitations to print the good things to be auctioned into exquisite albums and send them to big customers like Zhang Fan to watch. Wait until they like it, they will participate in such activities.
Most of the time, a wealthy man like Zhang Fan doesn't come to the auction in person. The auction is conducted through an agent, and it is enough to give the goal and the bottom line. And the reason why he wanted to come here in person this time was mainly because he was too free to come and play.
With his career on the right track, there is a professional team to take care of it everywhere, and there is no need for Zhang Fan to come forward to do anything in person. With so much wealth in his hands, Zhang Fan never thought about leaving it to future generations when he was so young, and he didn't take it out and spend it to keep it in the bank?
The auction hall is very luxurious, and the interior decoration reflects the word luxury throughout. In order to be able to get those rich people to pay for things, the organizers can be described as painstaking.
The large venue resembles an opera house, with nameplates of guests placed on round tables. And Zhang Fan's table is the best position in the middle of the front row. After all, it is rare for a super-rich man like him to take the initiative to appear on such occasions, and the best position is of course reserved for him.
On one side of Zhang Fan's side is Abu's position, and on the other side is a well-known local British tycoon. This is London, and it stands to reason that the best location should be reserved for locals. However, there are no borders in front of capital, and everything here is based on money as the core premise.
After Zhang Fan and Lin Yueying sat down, they picked up their water glasses and waited for the auction to begin, while Lin Yueying looked around excitedly, whispering something to Zhu Keva on the side from time to time.
It didn't take long for the auction to begin.
This auction is not a special event and will not be announced to the public. All the lots are privately held, and there is absolutely no possibility of news circulating. The phrase "no disclosure" is a common rule all over the world.
After the host came on the stage, he thanked all the guests for coming, and then began to introduce today's auction items. At an auction of this magnitude, the host doesn't need to be eloquent or passionate. All you need is stability, because the guests who come here are either rich or expensive,
The first auction item was carefully brought up, and after the silk cover was lifted, a pair of exquisite diamond necklaces that were unusually dazzling and dazzling appeared in front of everyone!
It is a string of diamonds, with a sparkling diamond the size of a pigeon's egg in the middle. It is very dazzling under the specially created lighting.
The host on stage began to explain the origin of this diamond necklace, saying that it was the jewelry of a famous duchess in history. Very collectible.
Zhang Fan was not interested in the history of this diamond necklace, what he cared about at this time was Lin Yueying, who was beside him, and his eyes seemed to be glowing involuntarily after seeing this diamond necklace.
"Like?" Zhang Fan leaned over and asked softly in Lin Yueying's ear.
Lin Yueying's face turned red, and she turned her head slightly and did not respond to Zhang Fan's question. But his eyes never took off the diamond necklace.
Zhang Fan hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled, naturally he had already understood in his heart.
At this time, the bidding for this diamond necklace has begun. It seems that quite a few people are interested in it. Prices have climbed to more than $10 million.
Although diamonds are more hyped, truly high-quality diamonds are still very valuable. Compared with the depreciation of banknotes, this kind of thing is obviously more valuable for collecting. There are not a few people who raise their cards to bid for the auction.
Zhang Fan thought about it, held up the sign and shouted a price: "Twenty million." ”
The entire auction hall was stunned. Although this diamond necklace is valuable, it is definitely not up to this level. Everyone didn't understand why Zhang Fan shouted such a high price. It is clear that it has exceeded its actual value.
Lin Yueying, who was beside Zhang Fan, turned to look at Zhang Fan, her eyes were full of water. No matter what kind of woman she is, when she meets a man who is willing to spend money for herself, she will be very moved. In this era, rich men are surrounded by beautiful women, not without reason.
Zhang Fan smiled and patted Lin Yueying's hand without saying anything. It's nothing to spend money on your own woman, as long as you like it. Anyway, he's not short of funds now. This is something I never dreamed of when I had no money before. Now that I have the ability, of course I have to use it.
There is no doubt that this diamond necklace fell into Zhang Fan's hands. It's not that no one here can afford a price higher than $20 million. It's that everyone here knows Zhang Fan. knows how rich his net worth is. To compete with a super-rich man like Zhang Fan, who is not bad for money, isn't there a problem with his brain?
After buying this necklace, Lin Yueying's mood changed significantly. Zhang Fan looked at her blushing face, and secretly wondered if there would be a different reception in the evening?
Zhang Fan did not participate in the next series of auctions. Zhang Fan didn't understand or like those oil paintings and sculptures. Hundreds of millions of dollars to buy these things, Zhang Fan felt that there was no need. He prefers precious things like gemstones and diamonds to so-called works of art whose work he doesn't know.
This is often the case in European and American auctions, where some oil paintings or sculptures that do not know who the author is are touted to a high price through speculation. After that, it will be sold to those new rich people at sky-high prices. Whether it is Asia, Europe or the United States, the nouveau riche are targeted.
Zhang Fan has seen a lot of these things, and he will definitely not fall into the trap and become the prey of others. Since his net worth has been abundant, there have been more people who want to fight his idea.
Zhang Fan did not sell more than ten auction items in a row, but it made many people feel puzzled. Especially the auction, which is very confident in Zhang Fan, is even more anxious. A young and impulsive nouveau riche like Zhang Fan is really a rare buyer. If Zhang Fan can't spend a good sum of money, today's auction will inevitably leave regrets.
Fortunately, these people had already prepared things for Zhang Fan. After the next auction item was delivered, Zhang Fan's expression really changed.
This is an auction item that Zhang Fan has long been looking at, and he came to this auction this time mainly for this thing. This is a famous piece of Yuan blue and white porcelain. It is a national treasure that was robbed during the Dark Ages of China. Zhang Fan decided to take this piece of Yuan blue and white porcelain away when he saw the album sent by the auction before.
"This piece of blue and white porcelain from 700 years ago starts at $10 million." After the host enthusiastically introduced the lot, the auction was immediately announced.
Zhang Fan smiled, and without too much hesitation, he directly shouted the price of fifteen million. He knew that this was something that the organizers had prepared for himself, but he was already prepared to pay a certain price for it at this time.
Sure enough, Zhang Fan did not scare the competitors after shouting the price. Or rather, the water army that the auction prepared for him. One price after another was shouted out, and whenever Zhang Fan offered a high price, someone would always offer a higher price than him to continue the competition.
As the price continued to rise, Zhang Fan's face gradually turned cold. These people are so greedy!
Zhang Fan is ready to give some blood, and it is nothing to pay some money to buy the national treasures left by Huaxia. After all, most of the money he earns comes from Europe and the United States. It doesn't hurt much when it comes to flowers.
It's just that these people are insatiable, and they have already speculated the price by more than 30 million US dollars at this time, and they still don't stop desperately raising the price. Zhang Fan really doesn't care about these tens of millions, but he doesn't want to be treated as a fool!
Lin Yueying on the side held Zhang Fan's hand worriedly, for fear that he would be desperate after he got angry. Tens of millions of dollars is already an unbelievable price in her opinion, and if it goes on like this, she doesn't know how much she will have to pay out. He wanted Zhang Fan to calm down.
Abu, who was sitting at the table next to him, also frowned and whispered a few words to Zhang Fan, all of which were to persuade him not to be fooled. This kind of thing is very common, especially for rich people like Zhang Fan and Abu, who came from China or Russia.
Zhang Fan smiled and nodded, indicating that he would pay attention.
After thinking about it, Zhang Fan raised the number plate in his hand again and directly raised the price to a shocking number: "Fifty million." ”
A blue and white porcelain sold for 50 million! It's unbelievable. In an instant, there was an exclamation in the auction room. No one thought that Zhang Fan would offer such a high price. It seems that the rumors that the Chinese people attach great importance to these things that have been passed down from China are not wrong.
Zhang Fan This is the bottom line, if those people are still greedy enough, then he will be unkind!