The more expensive the egg is sold now, the higher the amount of the other party's claim will be. Don't look at Mark laughing happily now, he will cry even worse when the time comes.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ping casually turned off the computer and said to Nicholas next to him: "Our publicity plan can also start!"

This time, a work by Alexander Ivanov, a master of Easter egg making from Fasco, was auctioned for more than 20 million US dollars, and it also caused quite a stir in the art collecting world. This is the most expensive Easter egg ever, and it is also the most expensive piece of art sold by Fasco in recent years.

At Mark's suggestion, after the auction ended, Fasco pushed the media to report on the matter in detail, which attracted more people's attention. But when the public saw the photo of the Easter egg, they were overwhelmed by its beauty. Many experts in this area also say that if the egg is indeed the work of Alexander Ivanov, it is indeed worth the price.

And because of this successful auction, Mark's life is much better. Although he made a mistake in trading with Jiang Ping, he still earned more than $10 million for the big boss. Even if it can't be said to be worth the merits, at least it has saved a little face for Mark.

However, at this time, the Piero family's property Munle Auction Company also suddenly announced that they would publicly auction an Easter egg at the next auction.

After all, Easter eggs are relatively common works of art in Europe, and it is not uncommon to be auctioned. However, to the surprise of industry insiders, the Munle auction company also announced that they are about to auction this Easter egg. Also the work of Alexander Ivanov!

As soon as the news came out. Everyone came interested. People in the industry know it. Monreux and Fasco are competitors, especially in recent years, when the competition has become fierce. And it is clearly no coincidence that Fasco has just successfully auctioned a piece of Alexander Ivanov's work, and that Munle Auction has also launched one of his works.

However, despite the publicity of the Monreux Auction Company, most people are still skeptical. Alexander Ivanov's works are already very rare, but now two of them are popping up at once, and there are a few too many.

As a result, many people think that this is a promotional strategy made by Monle Auction Company in order to compete with Fasco Company. In their eyes. It would be very unwise for the Munle auction company to do so, and they would be even more embarrassed if they could not get Alexander Ivanov's work at the official auction.

Mark, the boss of Fasco, had the same idea, and more than once mocked the Munle Auction Company in front of his subordinates, saying that they had reached the point where they would do such a mindless thing.

This time, as usual, Mark laughed at the short-sighted behavior of the Monle Auction Company in front of Clarkson. However, just as he was in high spirits, Robert hurried into the office.

Robert was holding a newspaper and hurriedly said without even bothering to say hello to Mark: "Boss, something is wrong!"

I was very dissatisfied with such a reckless behavior of my subordinates. Mark frowned and asked, "What's the matter that makes you so nervous?"

Robert put the newspaper in front of Mark. Pointing to the photo that took up the entire page, he said, "Look at this." ”

Mark glanced at the newspaper absentmindedly, then immediately widened his eyes and exclaimed, "This ...... It can't be!"

The newspaper devoted several pages to the work of Alexander Ivanov, which the Munle Company was going to auction this time. The Easter egg in the photo looks exactly the same as the one sold by Fasco a while ago, and it is even exactly the same in many details!

It's no wonder that Mark was so stunned when something like this happened. The people at Monle Auction Company are not idiots, they dare to launch such a lot, and they promote it with such fanfare, which is obviously implying that the Easter egg auctioned by Fasco a while ago is a fake!

Mark can't bear this kind of thing, and if this is the case, the company will be discredited and will not be able to gain a foothold in this industry in the future. What's more, Fasco has done a strict appraisal of the Easter egg and is sure that it is genuine, so he does not hesitate to believe that the Munle Auction Company must be just playing a propaganda war.

Thinking of this, Mark had a smile on his face, and said to Clarkson with pity: "Find a way to get an auction qualification, I want to personally watch the Monle Auction Company lift a stone and shoot myself in the foot, hum, it's ridiculous to use such a childish means!"

In fact, many people in the industry also thought that the Munle auction company would do this, implying that the Easter egg auctioned by Fasco was a fake. They weren't as confident in the Easter egg as Mark was, and they were waiting to see how it played out.

In anticipation of everyone, the auction of Monle Auction Company also began. Unlike Fasco, Monle Auctions does not hold a separate auction for Easter eggs, but rather more than a dozen other works of art.

Compared to usual, there were a lot of customers coming to the auction this time. Many people want to see the difference between the Easter egg that Monle Auction Company is about to launch and the auction of Fasco.

Mark and Clarkson were also seated in the bidding table. Unlike the others, who were full of curiosity and expectation, they all had sneers on their faces, and they waited to see the Munle Auction Company make a fool of themselves. Mark had already thought that when the time came, he would slap the other party in the face and force the Monle Auction Company to completely withdraw from this business.

According to the arrangement of the Monreux auction company, the Easter eggs will be auctioned last, and although the previous lots were also good, because everyone's mind was on the Easter eggs, the previous auction was lackluster. Often, only a handful of people make bids, and then a hasty deal is made.

Then, with everyone's anticipation, the last lot was finally unveiled.

In order to show the importance of this lot, the Monle Auction Company has changed the best auctioneer. When the staff put the Easter egg on the auction table in a small glass cover, all eyes were on the small easter egg.

Mark quickly confirmed that this Easter egg is almost exactly the same as the one his company auctioned a while ago. There is only a difference in some small details, but it is completely negligible.

This made the sneer on Mark's face even stronger, and he couldn't help but whisper to Clarkson beside him: "It's a good imitation, it seems that the Monreux company still has talents, and it was actually imitated so quickly." ”

In the eyes of the confident Mark, this is obviously a replica of the Easter egg that the Munle Auction Company found someone to imitate after seeing his Easter egg. However, this kind of thing is not difficult to debunk, and it will be enough to discredit the Monle Auction Company when the time comes.

Clarkson also agreed with the boss's statement, and nodded again and again: "You're right, let's just wait and see the show!"

However, what the two did not expect was that the auction procedures of Monle Auction Company were somewhat different from those of Facisco. The auctioneer did not just let the crowd admire the Easter egg through the glass cover, but opened the glass cover and gently picked up the Easter egg and introduced it in very demagogic language.

“…… To sum up, this Easter egg is definitely one of the greatest masterpieces of Master Alexander Ivanov. In the end, the auctioneer came to such a conclusion, and then changed his words with a bit of mystery: "However, what I just introduced is just the appearance of this easter egg, in fact...... There's a little secret inside it!"

The auctioneer's last words managed to arouse everyone's interest. Even Mark, who had always been disdainful, put away his smile and couldn't help but stare at the little Easter egg in his hand.

"Look, everybody, this ruby here. The auctioneer gently played with the ruby he was pointing at with his white-gloved hand, and then said with a smile: "If you look closely, you will see that this ruby is shaking slightly!"

At this point, the auctioneer deliberately paused, and then continued: "Then the question arises, how can a master like Alexander Ivanov make an Easter egg that is flawed in the setting?"

Under everyone's attention, the auctioneer gently turned the ruby, and with a soft "click", the Easter egg in his hand gently cracked, revealing the small hidden space in it.

Everyone witnessed this, and many people couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, they are all secretly admiring, the master is the master, and he can make such a delicate Easter egg!

The auctioneer just looked at everyone with a smile on his face, and waited for a while before concluding: "I believe you already know the answer to your question, and you are also surprised by the master's craftsmanship, right? Okay, now the auction has officially begun." This Easter egg, handmade by Master Alexander Ivanov, has a reserve price of $13 million, so you can place your bid!"

As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, someone couldn't wait to place a bid. The price of this Easter egg also soared, soon reaching a high price of $20 million, and there were still people bidding.

After seeing the ingenious mechanism of the Easter egg, those who had doubts about the authenticity of the egg are now convinced that the egg was made by Alexander Ivanov. And the one that Fasco auctioned a while ago is just a high-quality imitation. After all, no replica will be more detailed than the real thing, that would be completely unreasonable!(To be continued......

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