Lu Li and Fred'an sat down and relaxed their legs slightly. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 It wasn't until I sat down that I felt the tightness and soreness in my muscles.

It was the first time for both of them to attend such a top-level occasion, and the inadvertent tension controlled the muscles, and even if they didn't realize it, the degree of tension was not discounted in the slightest. Now after sitting down and relaxing, the lactic acid bursts out, and the feeling gradually becomes obvious.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. After everyone was seated, a gentleman of about fifty years old, dressed in a formal three-piece suit, stood on the stage and greeted with a smile, "Welcome to Sotheby's." I'm Philippe Anfford, and I'm going to be in charge of the auction tonight. Here, on behalf of the auction house, I would like to thank all the guests for their attendance and thank you for your continued support. ”

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Philip went straight to the auction.

Everyone knows that bottle of Romanée Conti is the most important thing tonight, and it will be auctioned on the big axis. However, before the main event, there will naturally be a warm-up auction.

The first auction item is a painting by Andy Warhol, "Shoes".

This painting is not well-known compared to Andy's famous paintings such as "Marilyn Monroe", "Campbell's Canned Soup", and "Coke Bottle", and not many people have even heard of it.

However, as soon as it appeared on the scene, the painting caused a suppressed buzz on the scene. As a leading figure and symbol of modern pop art, Andy's influence is definitely not trivial, and it can even be said that it has changed the situation of contemporary art, even different art forms such as film and photography have also been influenced by him.

This is only the first auction item, and everyone's excitement has already been aroused.

In February last year, Sotheby's successfully auctioned one of Andy's most famous paintings, "Mao ...... Marsh...... East Self-Portrait", this portrait was created in 1972, when former US President Richard Nixon visited China, and has been attracting attention ever since.

In the end, the painting sold for £7.6 million. In modern pop culture, it's sky-high.

Nineteen months later, Sotheby's auctioned Andy Warhol's paintings again. Although in terms of fame, "shoes" are naturally far from comparable to those famous books, but the attention is still unparalleled.

Fred had a look of shock in his eyes, "This is the first auction item?"

Lu Li was also stunned, and shrugged his shoulders slightly, "Anyway, we can't afford it, so the difference shouldn't be big." ”

This made Fred laugh dumbly. Lu Li handed the auction brochure in his hand to Fred and whispered, "There is a list of tonight's auctions on it." There are eleven objects in total, and it looks like it's going to take a while. ”

Before the words fell, the auction had already begun. The floor price is $500,000, with a minimum of $10,000 per increase.

The guests at the scene began to raise their cards, and the price quickly rose from 500,000 to 650,000, and then Lu Li raised the sign in his hand and participated in the auction competition according to the gourd.

"Sixty-six thousand, forty-nine. ”

Fred looked at Lu Li with a stunned face, because he was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide and couldn't make a sound at all, until Philip said again, "Six hundred and seventy thousand, number twelve." ”

Fred gasped for breath, took a big breath, and asked with his eyes, "What's wrong with you, and if so, what if you do?" They were ordinary people, and they were nowhere near the level of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on an oil painting.

Lu Li pursed his lips and showed a smile. Since you have come to the auction, you naturally have to participate in it in person and feel the sense of substitution, otherwise it will be too boring to watch the whole process.

However, the feeling is really amazing and exciting. However, if you hold up the sign, the price will increase by 10,000, and if you raise it again, it will increase by 10,000. The so-called spending money is like flowing water, Lu Li finally has a little experience now, in comparison, the spending of a lot of money at Kumo Racecourse can only be regarded as sprinkling water.

"One million, number thirty. ”

Philip's voice came, and the number of the auction was raised to the million level in one breath, and Lu Li looked in the direction of the brand, it was actually Edward.

It seems that his technology company in Silicon Valley is far larger than he imagined, and it is not in vain. Of course, it is also possible that he is just like Lu Li, pretending to make up the numbers. If so, but his courage is much greater than Lu Li, and he drove to a million dollars in one go.

However, the soaring auction price did not stop, and continued to climb, and finally this "shoe" was sold for $1.3 million.

1.3 million, which is really staggering. Is this just a warm-up?

Fred couldn't help but feel his palms start to sweat, and whispered in Lu Li's ear, "Everyone here is a multimillionaire?"

Lu Li shook his head, "Billionaire." ”

How can a person with a net worth of 10 million be unrelenting when he starts with 2 million? Only a person who is truly worth more than 100 million will feel that one million is just a series of numbers.

Fred swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but almost choked himself, "So, all the people we were talking to just now were billionaires?"

Lu Li spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders in affirmation.

Then I saw Fred nodding, "That's good, it's up and insight." "I was nervous to the extreme, shocked to the extreme, but became calm. Fred wiped the sweat from his palms on his knees, "Phew, I'm starting to feel like a character now." You say, do other people think we're billionaires too?"

Lu Li smiled, "I guess, yes." ”

The two exchanged glances and smiled in unison.

The auction was in full swing and everyone seemed to be looking forward to that bottle of Romanée Conti tonight, so much so that it was extra powerful on the other auction items as well. Among the first to warm up the auction were paintings, ceramics, watches, jadeite, jewelry, precious stones, and the most popular was another batch of wine.

The wine was donated by Netscape founder James Clark, a company that had nearly threatened Microsoft's dominance for the past decade, but then fell through the drain after failing to surpass it, and was eventually acquired by AOL and gradually declined. But it had been glorious for at least a decade, and as founder, James had also established himself in Silicon Valley.

Tonight, in order to celebrate the Romanée-Conti event, James donated his collection of 66 bottles of Burgundy wine made by Henri Jair.

Henri Jair, known as the "father of winegrowing", is the only master winemaker in history to have won such a title. His contribution to Burgundy was not only in the reform of the way grapes were grown, but also in the introduction of new ways of winemaking, which established Burgundy's status in the world.

Just this golden sign of "Henry Jair" has a very high collection value. This is especially true after the death of the elderly man in 2006.

This time, James loved this batch of wines, and after Philip introduced it, the excitement on the scene went to a higher level.

Tonight's Romanée Conti has only one winner, and it is extremely precious, and the winner will inevitably keep the wine, but this batch of Henri Jair's wine is not so precious, there are sixty-six bottles - the auction is carried out as a whole, but whoever buys it can taste the legendary craftsmanship of Henri Jair.

Excitement spread through the hall.

As soon as the auction began, almost everyone present shouted their bids, if not genuinely involved, in this way to pay tribute to Henry Jair. As a result, the auction prices of the wines soared, and the atmosphere reached a real high/tide since the auction, and the scene in full swing was not like an elegant and noble elite auction, but like the shouting and shouting of street taverns.

This time, not only Lu Li, but even Fred reached out and shouted the price twice. This made Fred excited, and screamed silently, but it didn't last long, and when Fred saw Lu Li shouting "five hundred and fifty thousand" once, his face turned pale with fright.

This batch of wine and "shoes" can not be compared, the price will certainly not be so high, Fred thinks, sixty-six bottles of wine, the final transaction price is around 600,000 yuan, an average of about 10,000 US dollars per bottle, this is already a sky-high price - after all, this is not Romanée Conti,

Therefore, Fred is worried that Lu Li shouted this price, and he will finally have to buy it, which will be bad.

However, Fred's worries only lasted for a while, and then the price jumped up in a swoop, and after crossing the 600,000 threshold, it still did not stop. In the end, the 66 bottles sold for $1.1 million, which is a staggering price.

The eyes of the audience were all cast towards the final auction winner, and it was none other than the thirty, Edward. Obviously, he's not just putting on a show.

Lu Li had to express his admiration for Edward, looking at his smile and nodding to everyone around him, he knew that Edward was in the limelight tonight. These 66 bottles of wine, whether they are given as gifts or invited to a party with friends, are bound to be very popular, enough to make him a big celebrity in the social scene.

Between their eyes, many people have decided to make friends with Edward after the auction is over. This 1.1 million is definitely worth the money. That's what really smart people are.

"I know that everyone has been waiting for this moment for a long time, and although it is long overdue, it has finally come to this moment. Philip's plain voice had a magnetism that made people's blood boil involuntarily, "The last auction item tonight, no more introduction, just his name, that's enough." Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honour to present to you: Romanée Conti. ”

In an instant, the audience applauded thunderously, as if welcoming the world's most distinguished guests.