Chapter 26: The Black List Auction

On a small island called Rosefellad, some of the world's richest people gather here. The small island, which is not very large in size, is as guarded as the palace on the perimeter, and from the guards on the sea to the full-time bodyguards on the island patrolling 24 hours a day, I am afraid that not even a bird can fly in.

In the very center of the island is a castle with a mottled wall that records its thousand-year-old history, and the whole castle is five stories high, surrounded by three outer walls. The outermost wall is surrounded by four towers, which are also patrolled by bodyguards.

Those who don't know think it's a secret base. At this time, the world's most famous black list art auction is being held here. The black list, as the name suggests, is not advertised in any media, and those who can come here are basically the top old ticket holders in the circle. There is no need for publicity, those who should know will naturally know, and those who do not know are not eligible to participate. Because it was organized by the Rothfeld family. The island is also named after their family.

However, such a famous family is indeed unknown in the world, and many people do not even know about the existence of their family. But the power of this family is not to be underestimated by any country, and even the wealth of the entire country in some countries is less than the income of the family in a year, and their family can control the fate of some countries. Their family's wealth has not only accumulated in recent years, but has a history of more than 400 years.

The auction took place in the main hall of the castle, the Alexander Hall, which was not very large. There are more than 200 square meters, which are already full of people at this time, and there is no such hustle and bustle as the general auction starts. People just sat silently below, and occasionally someone whispered in someone's ear even when they spoke.

"Dear friends, welcome to our auction, I would like to introduce our beautiful and wise Miss Chen Xiaoman to the stage, and she will be the host of our auction!"

Chen Xiaoman, who was sitting in the front row, stood up, gave a little courtesy to the audience behind him, and walked to the stage with elegant steps. Today, Chen Xiaoman was wearing a violet evening dress, her long hair was coiled behind her head, and Qianqianyu was gently holding her long skirt in her hand, although it was the first time for her to participate in such an important gathering, but there was no stage fright at all.

At the moment when she stood on the top and bowed and raised her head, she could clearly feel the heavy breathing of the young man below, and at this time she seemed to be a fairy-like existence, triggering the heartbeat of countless men.

"Thank you very much Mr. Slude of the Rosefellard family for the invitation!" Chen Xiaoman smiled at an old man in his seventies sitting in the front row, and the old man known as Slude also smiled and nodded in response.

"I'm Chen Xiaoman from MANDE Gallery, and I'm going to be hosting this auction for you, and the first lot is ......!"

Perhaps it is the effect of Chen Xiaoman's personal charm, and the unseen lots on the scene have all been sold at surprising prices, from the lowest few million dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars in the lot, just like buying a green vegetable tofu, no one will blink an eyelid. The atmosphere at the scene reached its peak for a while.

"The last lot is a painting collected by Mr. Huang from China!" Chen Xiaoman looked at the last lot in the auction list and was also a little surprised, because she said that she was the best at the auction of paintings, but recently I have not heard of any artworks in the market that can be auctioned in this place.

Looking at the painting displayed on the big screen, the scene fell silent. Because it was a work that had never appeared on the art market. And according to Chen Xiaoman's own specialty, the time to complete this work should be very short, not even more than half a year. She basically knows all the master painters in the art circle, and she has never heard of anyone who can paint such works.

She skimmed through the brief description of the auction item again, and frowned. However, good professionalism told her that her current job is to read the above content according to the introduction.

The author of this work is unknown, but the collection value is far greater than the appreciation value of the work, and it was painted by an old friend of Mr. Huang. The description is about the subject of a memory fragment, and the starting price is 150 million US dollars" Reading the final starting price, Chen Xiaoman was even more puzzled, she has handled a lot of works that can be hundreds of millions, which one is not from the hands of celebrities. This work, with no provenance and no special features, is it really worth the price?

The audience also fell silent. Most of the people at the scene had the same thoughts as Chen Xiaoman. Although they are all the world's top richest people, they are certainly not fools, and the things that can be auctioned here must be extraordinary, but no one will be wronged. Their appreciation of art is certainly higher than that of the average person. It's just that this work is a little incomprehensible to them.

After a short silence, the audience also remembered the whispering.

"Mr. Charlie, what do you think ......?"

"No...... I can't see it, I can't see any shards!"

"Mr. Octot, have you ever seen anything like this?"

"Oh! I've never seen this kind of work! I don't know why it's called a fragment!"

......

There were more and more voices from the audience, but no one noticed that Slade, who was sitting in the first row, kept staring at the big screen, as if thinking about something. It is said that the auction held by their family should know the lots of this auction in advance, but this is the special thing about the black list auction.

This auction is held every five years, and the organizers not only require a certain standard of wealth, but also have a very hard relationship, because many of the lots in the auction may involve some things that are banned in some countries. As the organizer, you must ensure that every thing that is auctioned does not cause trouble to a certain country. On this one, many people are not more than that, but the Rothfeld family is very relaxed. It is for this reason that they never look at the auction items in advance, only to see if the owner of the lot is qualified. The fact that the painting is here already shows that the owner of the painting has met their requirements.

Suddenly, Slude's pupils dilated suddenly, and his mouth began to murmur:

"Fragments...... Fragments!Fragments of the Immortal Realm!" Could this be the "Fragment of the Immortal Realm" that the family has been looking for for hundreds of years? Because the Rothfeld family is all over the world, but no matter which branch of the family they are in, they are more interested in one thing. That is what he has been looking for for generations called "Fragments of the Fairy World", and the family has collected several pieces, some thousands of years ago, some hundreds of years ago, but he has never seen it, all in the hands of some elders of the family.

It's better to buy the wrong one than to miss it. Regardless of whether it is really a fairy fragment map or not, Slude will not give up this opportunity, because he knows that even if he buys the wrong one this time, as long as the purpose is for the fairy world fragment map, the family will not blame it, and again, he can use the funds to shoot a work of this price hundreds of times.

Although he had already thought about it in his heart, after all, he was an old fox in the mall, and Slude did not rush to raise the sign.

Chen Xiaoman looked at the reactions of everyone in the audience and knew that this could be a failed work. So he said aloud:

"The reserve price is $150 million, is there anyone bidding?"

Hearing Chen Xiaoman speak, the people below suddenly quieted down, maybe now they have time to study the art of art that they don't know what they are, it is better to take a second look at this beauty who has captivated the country and the city. Some people even began to wonder if the beauty would attend the next drinking party after the auction was over.

That doesn't mean everyone thinks this way, at least a few pairs of eyes are as dead as Slude is on the painting.