Chapter 59: An Auction That Will Be Remembered in History! (Ask for a book list!) )
Temptation, not to mention temptation, after all, the world's treasures that may be sold for more than 10 billion US dollars, several shareholders of Sotheby's have begun to arrange things, ready to come and take a look, and even the Xiangdao government has received the news that the British royal prince and princess are about to arrive in Xiangdao! A large number of charter flights from world-class tycoons have also applied for charter flights, and the five-star hotels on Quanxiang Island have been booked! This event will be a rare event in a century!
It also made the Xiangdao government very passive, and issued a meeting overnight to ensure that the rich people from all over the world would not have any problems in Xiangdao.
The major police stations have received orders from the Xiangdao government to ensure that there will be no problems with the auction time.
If there is a problem in that jurisdiction, the person in charge of that area will simply take off his hat and leave.
To this end, starting this morning, the patrol police on Xiangdao Island, all equipped with weapons, and mobilized eight helicopters to start patrolling the whole island to ensure that there will be no problems.
The cargo hold opens.
Sotheby's people rushed up.
However, the Black Gem was completely encased in a chest.
I can't see it clearly at all.
"Xiang Po, go, open the box!" Qin Ru said to the people on the side.
Xiang Po nodded.
Greet a few people and walk over to the box.
Open the box.
A huge black gem that appeared in front of everyone.
"...... Uproar"
"Oh my God!"
"It's huge!"
"It's so dark!"
"It's a product of nature!"
"God's Treasure!"
"Oh my God! The world is about to change! ”
Susie and Henry were also horrified when they saw this black gem.
Watching on video, and seeing it with your own eyes, are completely two different concepts.
"White, hurry up, don't be surprised, do my testing work!" Henry turned around.
A person who is in a daze on one foot.
Hit by Henry's kick, White also turned around.
Hurriedly beckoned the others and stepped forward to examine the black gem.
Soon, they were shocked.
Several of them were mobilized by Sotheby's from the headquarters, and they have more than 20 years of experience in gem identification, and even the Heart of the Sun and the Heart of Egypt!
Several people have also seen the video, but several people believe that the purity of black gemstones will not be very high.
But now get started.
It was found that this black gem could be said to have just been excavated.
However, the purity of itself has reached at least seventy percent.
In the purity of the part, it can reach ninety percent.
In particular, in the middle of the black gem, there is a purple agate.
The whole looks.
This black gem is like an eye.
It doesn't have much effect during the day, but at night, it will definitely scare people to death.
The main thing is that the purple agate inside the core of the black gem is too small.
If you don't pay attention, you can't see it at all.
"President, this black gem, I can guarantee that the overall purity is more than seventy percent!" White walked over and said shockingly.
Hearing this, both Henry and Susie were shocked.
For gemstones of purity above seventy.
It shows that this gem is already a fine gem.
Generally speaking, a purity of less than 30 percent is considered an inferior gemstone.
Thirty to sixty percent is considered a medium gemstone.
And 60 to 90 percent is considered a fine gem.
Gemstones with a purity of more than 90 percent are called premium gemstones.
The Heart of the Sun is a ruby of 93% purity, plus its own diameter, so it has the name of the Heart of the Sun.
The legendary heart of the ocean is also a sapphire with a purity of more than 95 percent.
Even if the gem vein is a large gemstone, digging tens of thousands of tons, it is difficult to produce a gemstone with a purity of more than 90%, and even if it is produced, the volume is very small, it may not even be even a centimeter, and the value is too low.
And now this black gem is terrifyingly large in diameter.
Importantly, the purity is too high.
On the one hand, a geology professor from Xiangdao University asked Qin Ru's consent through the instrument.
Carefully scrape off a trace of the sample.
Hurriedly put it on the instrument for testing.
It can be said that Sotheby's ability directly brought a laboratory over.
The results of the test came out quickly.
Henry took it.
Look at the results above.
Although it has been prepared for a long time.
But I was still shocked.
Hand the report to Susie.
Look straight at the black gem.
Based on the examination of the sample, the black gemstone can be identified as a variety of agate.
Sixty-seven percent purity!
And what White said, basically close.
The sample is scraped off the surface.
The surface layer has reached 67 percent.
So, what about inside?
What about the core?
"Mr. Qin, I have to congratulate you in advance, you will make history!"
Susie looked at Qin Ru.
Said with a smile.
Now that it has been confirmed that the Black Gem is indeed a Superior Black Gem.
Then, the assessment is likely to improve again.
This black gemstone alone is likely to cancel out the full price sold at Sotheby's upcoming annual auction.
Susie kept thinking in her heart.
Should the Board of Directors be granted the request?
If it weren't for this black gem.
Then, this annual auction, the finale, the transaction price is around 100 million US dollars.
However, if you go to the finale with this black jewel.
Then, it pulls down the price of the black gemstone itself.
So, someone in the board of directors proposed to replace the finale!
Sotheby's is one of the largest auction houses in the world.
For more than two hundred years.
It is true that many of the lots were not directly auctioned, but were purchased by Sotheby's itself.
Not just Sotheby's, but other auction houses as well.
The accumulated precious auction items are for the collection value on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are also for the best price if there is no finale.
But if it can't be sold, the auction house itself will buy it back.
If I take out the finale same as a black jewel now.
Well, at least something worth more than a billion dollars is needed.
However, with Sotheby's collection of more than 200 years, it is not difficult to have something worth more than a billion.
To put it mildly, Sotheby's can take out 30 Chinese antiques alone that are worth more than one billion.
There are other ancient civilizations and some real world-only things, and the value will also be very high.
What made Susie hesitate was that the shareholders believed that if the finale was replaced, then each shareholder would need to provide one.
Because, these auction items of real value are collected by the major shareholders.
It can be said that it is a benefit to all major shareholders.
Sotheby's own storage is at most 500 million items.
More than 500 million are in the hands of major shareholders.
So, Susie hesitated.
However, now that the existence of the Black Gem has been confirmed, Susie is willing to do it.
After confirming the black gem, it was personally escorted by Sotheby's and the Xiangdao Flying Tigers to the Xiangdao Convention and Exhibition Center, the area where the annual auction will be held.
Sotheby's itself, which only rented a large exhibition hall, has now rented the entire exhibition center, including the two five-star hotels inside.
Ensure the safety of all lots.
Sotheby's mobilized a mercenary from Europe overnight, plus the police of Xiangdao itself, to blockade it layer by layer.
It can be said that now ordinary people, you don't have the opportunity to connect near the exhibition center!
Susie asked Henry to send Qin Ru, Li Shiying and others to the five-star hotel in the exhibition center.
Just go straight back to your room.
Turn on Satellite Communications.
On several interfaces, eight people are presented out.
They are all shareholders of Sotheby's.
The nine largest shareholders control Sotheby's, the world-famous Sotheby's auction house.
Behind each one of them is a powerful figure.
That includes the British royal family!
"Susie, is it confirmed?" The meeting has just begun.
One person asked directly.
Susie nodded, and pulled out a document to present.
"According to Mr. White's determination, the black gem is a high-grade black gem, and the equipment testing of Xiangdao University has also confirmed that the purity from the surface alone has reached sixty-seven percent!"
"Oh God!"
"We're going to make a big profit this time!"
"Suzie, well done, I thought what would happen to your grandfather when he handed over the Sotheby's affairs to you! Now you're doing a great job this time! ”
The others nodded.
It can be regarded as a recognition of Susie's position within Sotheby's.
Seeing this, Susie was also overjoyed.
Since taking over his grandfather's stake in Sotheby's.
The other shareholders are not so easy to talk about Susie's existence.
Now, because of this black gem, I have secured my place in the interior of Sotheby's, which is a bonus!
"Now that the matter of gems has been confirmed, the comments submitted by Rose before, I think it can be started!" Susie hurriedly proposed.
Hearing this, the others fell silent.
"I'm willing to take out two, the others, just need to take out two more!" Susie continued.
The determination is very big!
The eight were also moved by Susie's determination.
"Okay, since Susie is willing, I'll give you one, just right, and clean up the problem in your own warehouse!"
"Okay, I'll do the rest! The life of the family has not been so good all these years, it's time to turn around! ”
Four finale items confirmed.
The others were happy, too.
"This time, we at Sotheby's will be recorded in history, everyone, let's celebrate in advance!"
All five pieces are worth more than one billion dollars, and the appearance of each one will shake the world.
Especially with the appearance of that unprecedented oversized black gemstone.
This auction at Sotheby's will be recorded in history, and it has been around for 100 years, 1000 years, and 10,000 years.
"It's too early to celebrate, Susie, the security of the auction, we must do a good job, the day after tomorrow, I will go over in person, I have already spoken to the chief executive of Xiangdao on the phone, Xiangdao will cooperate with us to organize this auction, as for the issue of auction qualifications, you don't need to care, we will deal with it, the previous list will be canceled, and the new list will reappear!"
"Everyone, this needs your help, this auction, I hope to hold a grand event, in the words of Huaxia, called no ancients, no one will come after!"
"Haha, this is natural, it is good for us, the better Sotheby's, the more our wallets will be, Sotheby's, will be remembered in the history books! Everyone, raise your glass! ”