Chapter 223: Intentional Coaxing
When the auction began, the big money that had not been sold before couldn't sit still and began to make tentative bids one by one.
Among these bidders were not only people with rich families like Tang Ming, but also many people in charge of museums, and several foreigners who participated in the appraisal meeting that day were people from the museum.
Tang Ming didn't participate in the tentative bid at the beginning at all, he sat on the side and stared at the starlight sapphire on the stage tightly, his eyes showed a trace of light that people couldn't see, not like obsession, but as if he was looking at something through the star sapphire on the stage.
Qin Sheng was also calm when he sat beside Tang Ming, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he was not affected at all by the increasing auction price of the star sapphire.
Han Lu is used to seeing big scenes, and he is still doing a good job on his face, but there is inevitably a trace of excitement in his eyes.
In comparison, Bai Fangfang was slightly inferior, she held Gu Ming's hand tightly, her face was obviously excited, her eyes were firmly fixed on the superb star sapphire on the stage, and she also paid attention to the bidder from time to time.
It is impossible to say that Gu Ming is not excited, but this excitement has weakened a little because of other things, and it is nothing else that makes her excited less, it is the lady in a fur coat sitting in front of her.
This lady has been participating in the auction from the beginning of the best star sapphire auction, from the beginning of the tentative auction to the current escalating bidding, she has been participating in the auction.
It's just that her asking price is not high every time, and every time she is a little more than others, she has not attracted too many people's attention.
Others didn't pay attention, but it didn't mean that Gu Ming didn't pay attention, this fur lady who impressed her relied on her little by little to increase the price. Gradually, the price of star sapphire has been pushed up to a small peak.
Listening to the rising price in his ears, Gu Ming couldn't help frowning slightly, at this time, Tang Ming had not yet started to participate in the auction, and the price had already risen to this point, it seemed that it was not a simple matter for Tang Ming to get this superb star sapphire in his pocket. [Marshmallow]
As prices climbed, fewer people participated in the auction, but the competition became more and more fierce, and the gap in bidding began to widen.
When the price of star sapphire rose to eight million, Tang Ming finally made a move.
"Ten million." Tang Ming held up the card.
There was a moment of silence, and soon someone continued to participate in the bidding.
Eleven million. Twelve million, fifteen million......
Bidding is starting to heat up.
"Twenty million." Tang Ming threw out a bomb again.
Bai Fangfang gasped and whispered in Gu Ming's ear: "This Tang Ming is really powerful, add 110 million to it, it's really not money." ”
Gu Ming smiled. There was no response.
She didn't know what the highest reserve price of the auction discussed by Tang Ming and Qin Sheng was, and she didn't take the initiative to ask, the fewer people knew about this kind of thing, the better. However, this star sapphire has reached the price of 20 million, and it seems that it has not stopped, and I don't know how much it will be in the end.
If it's a set of gemstones, it's better, such a loose stone. The price of tens of millions of dollars will definitely not be low, and she estimated that her best star sapphire was only tens of millions.
Really. Auction is the fastest and best way to increase the price, and if the star sapphire is only sold at a marked price, it may not be able to fetch such a high price.
The 20 million given by Tang Ming is like a fuse, those who are not strong enough have retreated, but the competition of strong strength is becoming more and more fierce.
Among them, the few people who belong to foreign museums have been closely following the auction price, and a few wealthy businessmen dressed in Middle Eastern appearance also participated in the bidding.
Tang Ming naturally didn't say anything, the fur lady sitting in front of Gu Ming was still in it, fully playing the role of a thin stream of water, increasing the price little by little, but she kept raising the price.
Now Gu Ming felt more and more that something was wrong. Attention was all drawn to the fur lady in front.
She squinted slightly, carefully looking at the person in front of her, although she couldn't see the facial expression of the fur lady from behind. But judging from the actions of the other party when he raised his card, the other party's heart at this time was not as calm as she was shouting. A slightly trembling hand betrayed the cover she had made.
When encountering a very high bidding price, some people will inevitably tremble, that is because of the high degree of nervousness, whether it is from the appraisal meeting, or today's situation, Gu Ming did not feel how eager this fur lady was for the best star sapphire, but made her feel an indescribable sense of peacekeeping.
And...... At such a close distance, the Fur Lady's voice reached her ears, and it made her feel a little familiar, reminding her of the Fur Lady's appearance at the auction not long after she returned from the deck, and reminded her of the few arguments she had overheard before.
Gu Ming's eyes froze, staring closely at the back of the fur lady in front of her.
Could it be that this fur lady is here to inflate the auction price?
Some people will take this kind of dishonorable means in order to get a higher price for the auction item, but it is generally not too much when raising the price, after all, if it is too high and no one bids in the end, then it is not necessarily who suffers.
Just thinking about it, Gu Ming felt that something was not quite right, if the other party was really just here to raise the price, why did she have that strange expression before, and if the argument she heard on the deck was really from Lady Fur, then what were they going to do?
The more she thought about Gu Ming, the more she couldn't sit still, she knew that Qin Sheng and Tang Ming must have expected that there might be a price hike, and most of the two of them had prepared a strategy to deal with it, but the fur lady in front of her made her feel uneasy for no reason.
"Gu Ming, why are you so ugly?" Bai Fangfang, who was excited, finally noticed that something was wrong with Gu Ming, and couldn't help but ask.
As soon as she opened her mouth like this, Han Lu also looked over, and seeing that Gu Ming's face was a little solemn, she also asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"I think of something, you wait a minute, I'll go to Qin Sheng's side." Gu Ming replied in a low voice.
"What's so urgent, the auction may be over." Han Lu frowned slightly.
By this time, the bidding price had risen to 35 million, and the number of people participating in the auction began to decrease.
Gu Ming glanced at the fur lady who was still holding a sign, and said in a low voice: "You wait here, I'll come over later." ”
Seeing this, Han Lu and Bai Fangfang didn't say anything more, and avoided their bodies one after another, letting Gu Ming get up and leave.
Pan Rufeng, who was originally paying attention to the auction, also saw Gu Ming's movements, and watched with a little surprise as Gu Ming got up and walked directly towards Qin Sheng, and then withdrew his eyes, as if nothing had happened.
Qin Sheng was also a little surprised when he saw Gu Ming coming at this time, and couldn't help but look at Gu Ming and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Gu Ming suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and said what she had guessed, and also mentioned the words on the deck that she had heard people arguing about, but she didn't say anything unfavorable that those people might do.
After hearing this, Qin Sheng didn't feel that Gu Ming was making a big fuss, his eyes narrowed, and his expression became a little serious.
He looked at Gu Ming with a hint of worry on his face, and couldn't help but reassure: "Don't worry, I know what to do, the auction is almost over, you just wait here for a while." ”
"Okay." Gu Ming couldn't let go of it in her heart, and when she heard Qin Sheng say this, she didn't shirk it, and sat directly next to Qin Sheng.
Tang Ming had been paying attention to the auction at this time, and he didn't notice that Gu Ming was coming over, and now it was the last moment, and it was up to him whether he could get the star sapphire smoothly.
When the price rose to 37 million, the foreign museum gave up the bid, shook his head and put down the cards in his hand, but the rich Middle Eastern businessman was still insisting, and the fur lady was also insisting.
At this time, even if the fur lady was taking the route of a thin stream, everyone couldn't help but pay attention to her, and some people even began to guess the identity of the fur lady in a whisper.
"Forty million." Tang Ming looked at the few remaining bidders and felt that it was almost over, so he added it to 40 million at one time.
The people below suddenly became excited, and a star sapphire was auctioned for 40 million, which is definitely not low.
After a moment of silence, the fur lady finally did not participate in the bidding again, and a wealthy Middle Eastern merchant hesitated for a moment, and then added a little more.
"Forty-one million." Tang Ming squinted, and while asking for a price, he stared closely at the rich businessman in the Middle East.
The wealthy businessman in the Middle East frowned, exchanged a few words in a low voice with the person next to him, and finally shook his head and gave up the bid.
Tang Ming's gaze swept around, and found that no one seemed to continue bidding, and he couldn't help but show a faint smile, and his fingers couldn't help but move slightly.
"Forty-one million at a time."
No one was silent.
"Forty-one million twice."
There was still no sound from the bottom, and not only that, but even the buzz of the previous discussions was gone.
"41 million deals!"
As soon as the voices of the people on the stage fell, the smile on Tang Ming's face couldn't help but amplify a little, and the faces of the people who followed him also showed a hint of relaxation, and the scene immediately returned to liveliness, and the people sitting near Tang Ming also began to congratulate Tang Ming.
People who have a little friendship know how much Tang Ming cares about this superb star sapphire, and he successfully took the gem at this time, whether it is regret or envy in his heart, he has released kindness to Tang Ming, and even some people from other jewelry companies have come forward to congratulate him.
Gu Ming didn't pay attention to this, she subconsciously looked in the direction of the fur lady, only to find that it was already empty.
(I can't stand it, my back hurts, today's two more will be changed to tomorrow, tomorrow's three more ing~~ ask for pink, ask for subscription (to be continued)
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