Passing through the Nicholas Manor, which resembles a fine Impressionist painting, a gray-brown brick tower of the late 18th-century architecture emerges.

As soon as he arrived at the front of the building, someone immediately bowed down to greet him, "Master Furcummings, please." ”

So familiar, I think Zosi should be a frequent visitor here.

We were ushered in by the waiters, and there was an auction of antique works of art going on in the hall, and a glance at the hall showed that the audience was full of high-profile friends, celebrities, and the attendees were all well-behaved and richly dressed.

The owner of the castle, Mr. Nicholas, must have presided over the auction, and he was standing on the stage at the front of the hall, and when he saw Zosi appear at the door, he stopped his introduction and smiled at Zosi.

Everyone in the audience couldn't help but follow Mr. Nicholas's gaze to the door, and when their eyes touched us, they were all stunned.

For a while, there were those who were surprised, those who were indifferent, those who had complicated complexions, and those who talked in low voices, and there was a lot of commotion in an instant.

"Ahem......" Mr. Nicholas cleared his throat and motioned for silence in the audience, "Master Furcumens, Miss Furcumens, welcome, please take a seat." ”

Zosi led me down the aisle and sat down at the front of the guest seats, but as soon as I sat down, my eyes inadvertently swept over the guest seats on the other side of the aisle, causing me to froze.

Also at the front of the guest seat, the person who was staring at me, with a bright arc in the corner of his eye, wasn't Shang Xinyi?

Before I could react, Zoshi also turned sideways in the direction of Shang Xunyi, and smiled at him calmly, it was extremely elegant and full of etiquette, if you don't know, it is difficult to see the slightest appearance from his performance at this time, the two families are still in a state of open and secret rivalry.

Unlike Zoxi's well-trained and unpredictable smile, Shang Jingyu narrowed his eyes slightly. The corners of his lips seemed to be smiling, but they did not reduce the casual taste that lingered around him.

It's just that Zosi didn't see any surprise at Shang Xinyi's arrival, but I felt more and more that the purpose of his travel from England was not just for the auction and the shooting range, but for other purposes.

"Okay, the current bid for this Spanish angel statue is $4.7 million, is there anything higher than this lady?" The auction will go ahead as usual. Mr. Nicholas said to the bidders: "4.7 million for the first time ......"

No one is bidding.

"4.7 million second ......"

"4.7 million third ......" Mr. Nicholas glanced at the audience, no one responded, he knocked on the auction hammer and said: "Deal, congratulations to Ms. Victoria." ”

Applause immediately erupted from the audience.

At this time, the next auction item was displayed on the stage, and I looked up to see that it was a world-famous painting that had been famous for a long time, "Moonlit Night".

The curtain slowly falls, and the ethereal paintings are revealed. There were already many people in the audience who whispered praise.

"That's right, what you see now is the classic painting of the famous Russian artist Kramskoy, the highest peak of his personal artistic career - "Moonlit Night," Mr. Nicholas, who seems to be a little short from a distance, and is nearly 40 years old, introduced: "This is an oil painting that is praised by the world as a "love poem", which inherits the national and literary characteristics of Russian art, embodies extremely high artistic achievements, and has more valuable collection value...... The starting price for the painting is now $33 million. The auction begins. ”

Immediately someone raised their hand from the sidelines, and Mr. Nicholas announced: "33 million." The gentleman bid $33 million. ”

"35 million." The other person bids.

"37 million."

……

The bidding sound comes and goes, and the masterpiece is indeed a masterpiece, with its mysterious and secluded, poetic and dreamlike tone, quiet and long-term, and intoxicating artistic conception, so that many bidders compete for it, and it will not take long. The price offered off the auction has almost doubled from the starting price.

However, in contrast to the enthusiasm of others, Zoxi and Shang Xun never showed interest in this masterpiece. Shang Xun glanced at a certain place in the void at random, as if the repercussions around him had nothing to do with him, but as if he was waiting for something. Instead, Zosi kept staring at the painting, his gaze wassiting among the fragrant roses. Until-

"70 million."

"Well, now there's a $70 million bid in the room," Mr. Nicholas announced, looking delighted, "Is there anyone else bidding more than this gentleman?" $70 million first ......"

"80 million." Zosi raised his hand in response.

Mr. Nicholas looked at Zosi, his shrewd eyes shining brightly, "Okay, now that Mr. Furcmings is bidding $80 million, is there anyone else who is higher than him?" ”

"82 million." The gentleman who had just made the offer hesitated for a moment before answering.

"90 million." Without hesitation, Zosi chased the price, calmly and ambitiously.

There was no one else on the field to ask for the price, Nicholas naturally set his eyes on the gentleman, I looked at it, the gentleman's eyebrows were half-twisted, and his face was already embarrassed, obviously, he also liked this "Moonlit Night" very much, but Zosi's price really put a lot of pressure on him, making it difficult for him to choose.

"90 million for the first time." Mr. Nicholas reminded him.

“…… 95 million. The gentleman pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind to quote the price, and as soon as his voice fell, the guests who had been amazed immediately became in an uproar, and whispered in their ears.

Most of the people did not expect that someone would pay such a high price for this painting, and Mr. Nicholas was stunned for a moment, and looked hesitantly at Zosi, who also cast a glance at us, looking quite confident, he probably thought that he had thrown 5 million dollars ruthlessly, such a weight could put pressure on Zosi, but unfortunately he was thinking too simply. If Zosi wants to get something, he will do whatever it takes to get it, and sometimes he doesn't even fight for the thing itself. What's more, this time it's just about money, how can he let himself go easily.

"99.99 million." Zosi spoke softly, as calmly as if he were commanding a determined king.

I couldn't even hear the whispered discussion in the audience, countless shocked eyes came over, and some people gasped, I am afraid that they would never have imagined that the scene could be called a high price of 100 million, nor would they have thought that this painting could be auctioned at a price comparable to Picasso's paintings. As expected, there will be no more than ten paintings of this price in the world.

However, aside, as far as the price itself is concerned, the figure quoted by Zosi is really too ...... Special.

I couldn't help but turn my head to look at him, and Shang Jingyi finally raised his eyes lazily to glance at him, unlike everyone else. Shang Xinyi was not surprised, I think that after these many battles, his understanding of Zoxi's personality is not inferior to me.

"This ...... Mr. White ...... "Mr. Nicholas looked at Zosi's competitors, and was a little embarrassed, most of them should have been his friends or dignitaries who were interested in befriending, and Nicholas did not want to offend one side by such fierce competition.

Mr. White stared at Zosi with wide eyes, his face instantly flushed, and his chest rose and fell violently. However, when everyone's expectant eyes turned to him, he took a heavy breath and finally lowered his head.

"99.99 million ...... for the first time," Mr. Nicholas said, but he also had a conclusion in his heart.

"99.99 million for the second time."

There was silence.

"99.99 million for the third time, deal!" With almost no hesitation, Mr. Nicholas struck the hammer and the competition was settled, "Congratulations, Mr. Furcmins! ”

Together with Nicholas. There was warm applause on and off the field, applause. Mr. White got up and left the scene in shame.

After a pause in applause, Nicholas asked, "Mr. Furcumens, may I take the liberty of asking, does this painting have any special significance to you?" Also, you give such a price ......"

"This," Zoshi smiled softly. "I'm sorry, forgive me for not telling you."

Mr. Nicholas nodded knowingly, the corners of his mouth curled appropriately, and he took the lead in applauding again, "That's good." Let us congratulate Mr. Furcummins once again......"

With sporadic applause, the "Moonlit Night" on the stage was removed and replaced with another delicate violin held up by a crystal stand in a square glass lattice.

"The next piece on display is also a noble, elegant, and unique work of art......," Mr. Nicholas leaned sideways and stretched out his arms to make an introductory gesture, "It is a handmade violin made by the famous violin master Mr. Schiellot in 1970, named 'Crystal', and the reason why Master Schillo gave it such a name is because of its crisp and beautiful sound like a crystal collision......

The gorgeous artwork naturally attracted a lot of attention, but what I didn't expect was that even Shang Xunyu's gaze, which had been wandering and difficult to focus, was focused for a moment, and he stared at the violin on the stage, his expression revealing a serious and even obsessive expression that puzzled me.

In an instant, I subconsciously believed that the purpose of Shang Xunyi's coming today was to wait for this violin to appear.

“…… In addition to the exquisite craftsmanship, you can also see that here," Mr. Nicholas gestured to the audience, and everyone noticed that on the left part of the end of the body, a broken diamond was set with the letter "I" about five centimeters high.

"The 'I' stands for the name of Mr. Schillo's wife, who carved the mark with diamonds on every instrument he made in memory of his deceased wife. After the death of Mr. Schillo, this 'crystal' was sold to a prominent entrepreneur in China, and then the entrepreneur's family gradually declined, so he sold the 'crystal'......" He said this, and he couldn't help but sigh between his words, "It can be said that this piano has gone through half a century of ups and downs, and has witnessed the rise and fall of personnel, so today, I hope that this long-term 'crystal' can find people who really understand it...... Now, the starting price for 'Crystal' is $2 million, and the auction begins-"

Someone from the audience immediately responded, and Mr. Nicholas announced: "Two million." ”

At this time, Shang Xinyu slowly raised his hand, but the price code he said later surprised everyone present, "10 million." ”

"What...... What the? Nicholas looked at him in astonishment, "Mr. Stewart, you ...... Are you sure? ”

It wasn't any words or actions that answered him, Shang Xunyu looked at him indifferently, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious. (To be continued......)