Chapter 88: The Auction Begins
Early the next morning, Li Yan drove to Hudu International Airport. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
About seven or eight minutes later, Ivan's fat figure, escorted by two bodyguards, walked out of the passenger exit. One of them, Li Yan, also knew Andre, who had a confrontation with him in the bar.
Ivan was able to come so quickly thanks to his brand new Gulfstream G650 private jet. Without the time limit of the airline, you can take off anytime, anywhere, at any airport in the world to handle your own business business.
After taking a step forward and hugging Ivan Xiong, Li Yan said enviously: "It's cool to have a private jet!" I can fly whenever I want, and when I save enough money, I'll buy one! ”
"This Gulfstream G650 is only 70 million US dollars, and with your current assets, you can afford it! What do you think? If you want to buy it, I have the phone number of the vice chairman of Gulfstream here, and I should be able to give you an internal price with my face! ”
"Still don't want it!" Waving his hand, Li Yan smiled bitterly: "70 million US dollars is almost all my current liquidity, and it is all drained all of a sudden, so what should I do with my company?" It's better to make money first, and when you have money, you can't buy any planes! ”
"That's right! When you have the money, you can buy a better plane than mine! ”
After the greetings, Li Yan took Ivan around the streets and alleys of Shanghai. Although because of business, Ivan had not come to Shanghai before, but he had passed by in a hurry and had not visited carefully.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ivan also appreciated the most authentic Chinese style. The tour lasted until it was late, and then said goodbye to Li Yan and returned to the hotel.
But Li Yan didn't rest, frowned and looked at the time, and then drove to the airport, because Lin Shaohua's flight was almost there.
Hurry up, and when Li Yan walked quickly to the exit of the station, he still didn't catch up. Lin Shaohua was already standing outside with his luggage.
"Lin Lao, I'm really sorry! Something was delayed, and I couldn't get there in time! Slightly bowed, Li Yan explained apologetically.
"It's okay, Ivan told me everything!" Ivan and Li Yan met, and Lin Shaohua introduced them to the two. Since he is coming to Huaxia, Ivan will definitely greet Lin Shaohua. Diverting the topic, Lin Shaohua asked, "How are the preparations for the auction?" ”
"It went well, there were no accidents, just wait for the day after tomorrow to start on time."
"Well, that's good!"
With Lin Shaohua, Li Yan rushed to the hotel that had been booked for him in advance. Ivan is also here, and Lin Shaohua's room is the opposite door.
After taking the plane for more than ten hours, and being old, Li Yan didn't say anything more to Lin Shaohua, and after leaving him to rest, he walked out of the hotel room.
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"Welcome to this auction, Yanyu Art Investment sincerely thank you for coming!"
Two rows of hostesses stood at the door of the venue, bowing and thanking the guests who entered the door from time to time. Li Yan and Ruan Yumei stood in the back position, with a professional smile on their faces, greeting acquaintances among the guests.
"Li Yan, you said that you are not good at selling medicine, why did you suddenly come here to hold an auction! Isn't that a bad job! ”
"It doesn't matter what kind of karma it has, as long as there is money to be made, it must be taken in and turned upside down!" Shaking hands with Dewey, Li Yan said with a wink.
"Yes, as long as there is money to be made, it doesn't matter what kind of business it is!" Dewey's eyes glanced at Ruan Yumei on the side and said, "Who is this beauty?" Could it be your new secretary? ”
Seeing the playful smile in Dewey's eyes, Li Yan pushed him and explained, "She is the CEO of my company!" Also, don't mess with her! Otherwise, I'll gouge out your eyeballs! ”
"Yo! Do you know how to protect food? It seems that this beauty is going to be murdered! ”
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In addition to Dewey, there were many partners that Li Yan had made when he was at Xuanwu Pharmaceutical. However, among the people present, the most conspicuous was a group of Japanese businessmen who were clearly out of tune with the people around them.
There was no conversation, no deliberate friendship, these dozen or so Japanese businessmen all sat in their seats with straight faces, talking in low voices.
"These Japanese aren't here to make trouble, are they? Do you want me to ask the guards to get them out? After setting off a huge controversy about the treasure on the Internet, Ruan Yumei asked Li Yan for verification, and after receiving the latter's affirmative answer, she became one of the very few people who knew the inside story. So when I saw this group of Japanese people who were not good, I naturally felt a little uneasy.
"Don't worry, they're not here to make trouble, on the contrary, the success of our auction depends largely on these people!"
"Rely on them?" Ruan Yumei obviously didn't understand the meaning of this, and said with a slight frown.
"Hehe, you'll know when the time comes!"
With the gradual arrival of the guests, Li Yan looked at the time and signaled to the staff of the cooperative Guardian Auction House that the auction work could officially begin.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ...... busy schedule"
Guardian Auction House also attaches great importance to the cooperation with Yanyu Art Investment. Not only did it offer extremely low auction commissions, but it also sent out most of the company's elites to fully support the auction.
After the host's opening remarks to set off the atmosphere, the auctioneer of the auction walked up to the stage, bowed slightly, and introduced himself to the people present, and said: "You are all big bosses with great opportunities, time is precious, I won't say more than the extra polite words, and then, I will officially start this auction!" Now, please have our first lot, Tears of the Moon! ”
"Wow! Such a big diamond! ”
"It's beautiful! Looking at it, there are more than a dozen carats! ”
"It's such a precious lot! This auction was extraordinary! ”
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As Miss Hostess pushed the diamond named 'Tears of the Moon' onto the stage, the discussion among the guests below became louder and louder. Seemingly enjoying the unexpected sense of surprise, the auctioneer smiled and waited for a few minutes before waving, "Be quiet!" ”
After the discussion gradually subsided, the auctioneer continued: "This 'Tears of the Moon' weighs 14.7 carats. It is rumored to be a treasure prepared by Prince Olamphus, the ruler of the Wolmore Empire in the late 17th century, for his beloved wife! It was carved in its entirety by the Imperial Royal Carver on a 34-carat rough stone. ”
"The natural formation of the original stone is like a tear of beauty! And the carver, according to this magic of nature, after a little modification, created the crystallization of Prince Olaampus's love wishes! At the canonization ceremony of his beloved concubine, he personally named it 'Tears of the Moon'! ”
"After countless disasters and more than 300 years of dust, it has reappeared in front of the world! Waiting for another pair of emperors and queens! ”
Because of the greetings beforehand, Guardian's auctioneers could not mention William Ginter. However, from the discussion of everyone below, Li Yan still heard people's speculation.
However, everyone knows this kind of thing, as long as you don't put it on the table, no one cares about you!
With the auctioneer's seductive explanation, people's attention began to gradually shift from the origin of 'Tears of the Moon' to its ultimate belonging.
Especially the auctioneer's last words, "Waiting for another pair of emperors and queens!" "This is too lethal for the guests in the audience!
Everyone knows who the previous owner of 'Tears of the Moon' was! This kind of vague fame has made its worth invisible, and it has been more than several times more than opened!
After accumulating wealth to a certain extent, it becomes just a bunch of numbers on the account. In order to show their identity, the big bosses began to collect some so-called royal supplies to show their difference.
And this 'Tear of the Moon' is obviously the royal item they are looking for. Coupled with the wind in the ears of the beauty beside him, the bidders in the audience were soon aroused interested, and their eyes were staring at the diamonds on the platform.
Seeing that the atmosphere had been warmed up, the corners of the auctioneer's mouth raised slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The first lot of this auction, 'Tears of the Moon' has officially started!" The starting price is 2 million Huaxia Coin, and each increase must not be less than 100,000 Huaxia Coin! Let's start shooting! ”