A staff member carefully pushed a small trolley out, and there was no superfluous decoration on the red flannel, just a bottle of red wine placed on it, clean and elegant. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

That's enough.

But it was obvious that everyone in the audience was holding their breath, as if even the air was frozen, and all eyes were focused on taking a bottle of red wine, if that burning gaze could transmit enough temperature, then the red flannel would burn, and it would not be far from the bottle of red wine exploding.

Even bystanders like Lu Li and Fred couldn't help but stop breathing at this time, looking intently ahead, and the excitement and excitement in their chests began to roll, like a bubbling volcano.

Philip placed the cart beside him, put on his white gloves, and gestured to the much-anticipated bottle of wine, "I know that everyone here is insider, but before the official auction, I am allowed to make a brief introduction." ”

"Henry Jair was once asked what he would do if all the top wineries in the world could only choose one bottle." With a faint smile, Philip humorously said, "He said that he would choose Romani Conti." Although we have no way of knowing whether he made such a choice out of pressure from his boss, ......"

There was a low burst of laughter, and Philip didn't need to finish the joke for the effect to be achieved.

Philippe gestured to the wine bottle in front of him, "This bottle of Romanée Conti is from 1990. It was a perfect vintage, with just the right amount of rain, just the right amount of sunshine, just the right amount of terroir and, most importantly, the Pinot Noirs before they were ravaged by the greenhouse effect. ”

Again, everyone chuckled. Including Lu Li.

"As you can see, this bottle of red wine has a garnet red color with a hint of brown; Aromas of ripe bell peppers, spices and leather, a gorgeous body, and an extremely long aftertaste. "Philip's simple words had a thrilling power that made everyone in the room begin to breathe rapidly, "In the last twenty-five years, thousands of bottles have been opened, and although some 7,400 bottles have been made that year, unfortunately every bottle has been too young to reach its prime. All the way up to this year. ”

After a slight pause, Philippe said intently, "Now that we have a professional estimate, the peak of this wine should be in 2015 or 2016." If these two vintages are missed, then the flavor will start to lose its best parts. In other words, it's this year and next year. ”

"Now this wine, mature and rich in style, with a variety of flavors, seductive, full and round, is an extraordinary red Burgundy wine, quite powerful, definitely the best of the best! The entrance is full of style, showing a wild side, and the taste of the terroir is intoxicating; The body is even more surprising, with a soft texture and a very complex mellow aroma. Every bite is a treat. ”

When Philip had finished speaking, he fell silent, and let his voice spread in the air, and the agitation of his heart stirred in everyone's chest, almost breaking the ground; Everyone is eager to try it, and they can't wait to raise their hands to auction it off and take this perfect bottle of wine into their arms.

Obviously, the scene was extremely quiet, but there was a kind of shock of mountains and tsunamis.

Such a scene opened Lu Li's eyes, he had only heard about it before, but he could only feel the turbulence and shock when he was really in it. It's a great time.

Philippe put the bottle down, walked back to the side, and concluded with a smile, "After tasting by seven top professional evaluation companies, this bottle of Romanée Conti in 1990 has a comprehensive score of 98 points, the highest score since 1975. There are five cases and 60 bottles of this batch of red wines, which is the largest auction volume of Romanée-Conti since 2014. So, let's start the auction now, and it's an honor for anyone who can own it. ”

Romanée Conti is worth a thousand dollars, and the most valuable part of this bottle of Romanée Conti from 1990 is that this year is its best time to taste. After twenty-five years of waiting, no one wants to miss the perfect vintage, let alone those top aristocrats?

Even if it's just for showing off, or as a treasure, it's a rare choice.

"The floor price is $100,000, and the floor for each price increase is $10,000." After Philip finished speaking, he picked up the hammer and struck it to announce the official start of the auction.

But before the voice fell, at least seven people raised the signs in their hands.

Such a scene can even be called "lively".

In the elite class, everyone does their best to maintain their elegant image, even if they are desired, they will not show it easily, the previous auction has always been like this, at most it is just two people holding up their cards at the same time, the auction order is very warm and friendly, everyone maintains the appearance of etiquette.

But now, it seems that they can't take it anymore and become straight and rough.

Philip didn't panic at all, he looked at the front row with a smile, and then the man raised his voice and said, "Five hundred thousand." ”

"Number three, half a million." Philip raised his voice calmly.

Fred felt that his heart was a little unbearable, the reserve price was 100,000, and the first shout price was actually increased fivefold? Moreover, there are only sixty bottles of this batch of wine! The 66 bottles of wine just now were only 1.1 million yuan, and on average, each bottle of wine was less than 20,000 US dollars—20,000 yuan to buy a bottle of wine, which is already a sky-high price for ordinary people.

But, now?

500,000, 60 bottles, this rate of rise is obviously beyond imagination. Fred could only hear the number, and his head could no longer function.

Not only Fred, but even Lu Li, was mentally prepared in advance, but when he really heard the auction figures, he was still shocked. Compared to his move of spending more than a million to buy a thoroughbred, this is the real spending a lot of money, and he, a multi-millionaire, is simply not enough to see here.

Originally, Lu Li wanted to mix and join this auction event, but now he understands that this is not a game he can participate in. At least not yet.

Sure enough, the first 500,000 did not make the slightest wave at all, and the next bid mentioned 600,000. No one cares about the bottom line of $10,000 per bid, it seems to be just a decoration, and the speed of improvement is unimaginable.

"Thirty, seven hundred and fifty thousand."

Lu Li cast his gaze again, and then saw Edward who calmly raised the sign in his hand, tonight, he was obviously in the limelight and left an impression on many people. Lu Li knew that Edward had opened the door to the next of his career, and no matter what his ultimate goal was, at least he had achieved half of it.

Lu Li's guess was correct, because after shouting 750,000, Edward fell silent, did not raise his card again, but completely became a bystander. The price increase in one breath, coupled with the previous sixty-six bottles of Henry Jair, has had enough of the limelight, so he died down.

"A million." This time, it was Joseph who spoke up.

Lu Li and Fred exchanged glances, they never knew that the editor-in-chief of the "New York Times" was so rich? Or was Joseph auctioning on behalf of someone else? For example, on behalf of the "New York Times", which then became the ...... of their group Incentives?

But whatever the reason, Joseph's boldness was truly terrifying, and, after Joseph's bid, the competition officially entered the million-dollar level.

Henry Jair's auction has already been auctioned for 1.1 million just now, and it is obvious that the transaction price of this batch of Romanée Conti must be more than that.

Sure enough, after the price crossed one million, there was still no momentum to stop, one after another, without hesitation or pause, Philip didn't need to shout "one, two" at all, almost after the price came out, someone immediately updated the price, and the hot scene didn't look like he was squandering millions of dollars at all, but hundreds of dollars, missing many zeros.

The shouting price finally slowed down after 1.5 million, and each shouting price also fell back to 10,000 US dollars, and 11,000 began to be stacked up, but the number of people who raised their hands still did not decrease, and in a blink of an eye, the price exceeded 1.6 million, and the atmosphere at the scene was obviously tight.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Fred didn't know why, the situation on the scene didn't seem to have changed, but everyone's atmosphere was obviously higher, he could feel it, but he couldn't say why.

Lu Li explained in a low voice, "Before that, the highest transaction price in the history of wine auctions was 1.6 million. Also created by Romani Conti. ”

Fred gasped. It also means that they are now witnessing the birth of history!

That's the case, after the price passed one million and six hundred thousand, and one hundred and sixty thousand finally stuck, Philip could finally take a breath, he looked at the scene with a smile, "One million six hundred and forty thousand, the first time; One million six hundred and forty thousand, the second time. ”

But before he continued to fan, someone began to shout again, this time, the price climbed up again and again, and successfully broke through 1.7 million, and finally at 1.79 million, the scene fell into silence again, everyone looked at each other, began to exchange eyes, things have exceeded imagination, and even some out of control.

Such a price is really outrageous.

Philip was also a little excited, no matter what the final price was, a new historical record was born in his hands, which is a supreme honor for any auctioneer, just as Philip was about to count down, someone on the scene raised a sign again, Philip turned his head to look over, and then the person raised his finger.

Philip had a look of surprise in his eyes, and he confirmed it again, and then he said, "Fifty-seven, two million!" ”