Chapter 669: A Hundred Million Euro of Jewelry
Yang Lu looked at Li Ming and thought for a long time, and finally said, "Brother, why don't you take a look first, I'll see the real thing." โ
Li Ming was right when he thought about it, and said, "Okay, then I'll listen to you this time, let's take a look first." โ
Although he said so, in fact, Li Ming had a goal for a long time.
Li Ming has already seen the auction items this time, and the most good thing for Li Ming is an emerald and gemstone necklace worth 47 million euros, and a blue diamond worth 23 million euros.
Just as the two were chatting, an auctioneer came to the stage, and for an auction house like Christie's, the most valuable thing is not the auction house itself but the auctioneer.
The auctioneer in charge of the auction today is called Charlie, who is in his fifties, not tall, overweight, with blonde hair and a beautiful mustache, he is a French nobleman, and he is also a large collector, very well-known in Europe.
Charlie walked to the front of the stage, looked at the buyers in front of him and said with a smile: "I won't introduce myself, I believe you all know me." โ
The crowd laughed.
Charlie smiled and continued: "Let's start directly, there are more than thirty kinds of jewelry in today's auction, please ask our beautiful lady to bring the first jewelry." โ
The first jewel is a blue diamond, which is very small and only a dozen carats, and the price is only 5 million euros, which is such a cheap price for many people can only be regarded as an appetizer before eating in Western food.
However, thanks to its excellent design and perfect cut, the diamond was soon sold for 6 million euros and was bought by a young lady.
Starting with the second lot, the price gradually increased, and by the time of the fifteenth lot, the price was approaching the fifteen million mark.
Yang Lu has been holding back her favorite expression from beginning to end, for fear that Li Ming will pay for her to buy it, Li Ming has always been paying attention to Yang Lu's appearance, although Yang Lu is trying very hard to pretend not to care, but the longing expression in her eyes can't hide it, making Li Ming can't stop snickering.
It wasn't until the twenty-third auction item that the blue diamond ring that Li Ming had taken a fancy to.
It is a small ยข weighing up to 27.6ยขdวngยขdiวnยข says, .โท.โos_ (); A 4 carat blue diamond from South Africa, certified by A, this is a Fancy Vivid blue diamond, carved into a blue heart shape by the famous diamond sculptor Mr. Prance, set in a platinum ring, valued at 23 million euros.
When Charlie showed the ring in front of everyone, Yang Lu's eyes had become intoxicated.
Li Ming knew that Yang Lu would like this ring, and when the auctioneer just said that the starting price of this ring was 23 million euros, Li Ming decisively raised his hand and said, "23 million." โ
Yang Lu didn't react at first, but saw Charlie pointing at Li Ming and saying, "Oh, there is already the first gentleman to bid, and there is no one." โ
Yang Lu reacted at this time, looked at Li Ming in surprise and said, "Brother, what are you doing, don't buy it, this is so expensive." โ
Li Mingcai didn't care about the price, and said with a smile: "Silly girl, don't speak." โ
Li Ming didn't want the people around him to know that Li Ming must buy this diamond for Yang Lu, in this case, they would have to increase the price with all their might.
However, even if there is no Yang Lu, there are still people who like Li Ming have taken a fancy to this diamond, and some people immediately increased the price by 25 million euros.
At the same time, some people added it to 27 million, and some people shouted it to 30 million.
At this point, there are not many people willing to continue bidding, because the price is already too high, and there are really not many people who can pay 30 million euros for a gemstone at will.
Sure enough, there were only two people left who continued to bid after that, counting Li Ming as three people, these two people raised their cards one after another, and when they increased the price to 35 million, the price stopped.
After the auctioneer held a small hammer and shouted twice in a row, no one raised the price again, just as the auctioneer was about to make a final decision, Li Ming suddenly raised the sign and said loudly: "Forty million euros." โ
Suddenly, the scene was in an uproar, and everyone looked at Li Ming.
Everyone at the scene is a person who understands diamonds, and they all know that the highest price of this diamond is about 35 million, and 40 million is absolutely impossible, so no one bids with Li Ming anymore, and in the end, this blue diamond ring was bought by Li Ming as he wished.
Yang Lu looked at Li Ming stupidly and said, "Brother, why are you buying this." โ
Li Ming smiled and didn't speak, and continued to say to Yang Lu: "Brother, I naturally have my own use, don't talk yet, continue to look, there are things that my brother wants to buy." โ
Yang Lu was even more dumbfounded when she heard that Li Ming was going to buy it, and said, "You still buy it." โ
Li Ming naturally wanted to buy it, because there was also an emerald gemstone necklace worth up to 47 million euros.
Li Ming didn't do anything in the next few auctions, and it was not until the last emerald and gemstone necklace that Li Ming finally shot again.
Charlie just shouted out the price of 40 million, and Li Ming said directly: "50 million euros." โ
When everyone saw that it was Li Ming bidding again, they were immediately shocked, and some people shouted at Li Ming without believing in evil and said, "51 million euros." โ
Others then shouted: "Five and a half million euros." โ
Li Ming was too lazy to bid with everyone for one million euros and one million euros, so Li Ming shouted directly: "Sixty million euros." โ
Suddenly, the scene was quiet again, 55 million euros was already the highest value of this necklace, and Li Ming bought the ring at an extra price of 5 million, which was really incomprehensible to everyone, and in the end, everyone could only think that Li Ming was rich.
In fact, there are trusts at every auction site, these people are hired by the auction, and they will continue to shout high prices to test the auctioneer's bottom line, but when it comes to Li Ming, this gang of trusts dare not speak, because, now the price of the ring has exceeded expectations, if they shouted that after the high price, Li Ming did not buy it, then they would have to pay for it, so this ring was bought by Li Ming as he wished.
After buying these two things, the auction officially ended, Li Ming stood up and said to Yang Lu: "Let's go, dear, accompany me to the backstage to pay the money." โ
Yang Lu followed Li Ming to the backstage.
Under the leadership of the waiter, Li Ming came to the place where the payment was settled in the background, and at the same time, Li Ming also saw the ring and necklace he bought. (To be continued.) )