After confirming that the painting was real, Jose took a photo here, registered it, and then after Zhu Yu paid the deposit, he politely asked Zhu Yu and them to leave.

When leaving, Jose gave Zhu Yu an invitation and said:

"Mr. Zhu, this invitation is for admission at the beginning of the auction. You can bring someone in then, and you don't need to be accompanied by Mr. Robert. ”

Zhu Yu took the invitation and left with Robert.

In the car, Zhu Yu put away the invitation letter and asked Robert:

"Are you going then?"

"Don't go. What am I going to do? Robert shook his head, "First, I'm not interested in those things, and second, I'm ......", he turned his head and glanced at Zhu Yu, and then said:

"I don't have any money."

Zhu Yu nodded, indicating understanding.

Then I couldn't help but laugh.

Robert himself laughed.

The auction was held in the evening and, according to José's previous presentation, after the auction there would be a cold lunch. The purpose of the buffet is to let these people who participate in the auction know more about each other and facilitate communication.

According to Jose's hint, during the auction, you can bring your female companion over, but Zhu Yu finally took Cao Dalong to go.

With the invitation in hand, the road was unimpeded.

Zhu Yu found that although he arrived half an hour early, thinking that it was early, when he came here, he saw several people chatting in the open space in front of the building.

It turns out that there is still early.

He didn't know any of these people, and Jose wasn't there, so Zhu Yu didn't stop, and walked in with Cao Dalong carrying two boxes.

"Who's that guy?"

A Chinese saw Zhu Yu and asked a rich man next to him.

"Who?" The man turned his head to look at the door, only to see the backs of Zhu Yu and Cao Dalong.

He turned his head and said:

"I don't know, it's supposed to be a delivery, right?"

The Chinese felt that this person was a little familiar, but it seemed that they had never dealt with him.

Maybe I've seen more Chinese people in the past and less here, so when I see just one, I feel familiar?

He shook his head and continued to talk to the other party:

"I am really honored to be invited to participate in this auction, and I believe that this time I will not only be able to auction things, but also make a lot of friends from high society."

This Chinese-American was originally a figure in China, but later took a back seat, enjoyed super treatment, and was afraid of some things he had done, so he simply came to New York.

"Don't worry, in this circle, you can make friends from all walks of life." The other party also smiled and said, "Stay for a while, as long as you take a few more photos, it will be much easier when I want to introduce you to other people!" ”

It's all old foxes, there is no need to say this thoroughly, both sides naturally understand.

Although the Chinese know that they want to let their blood go, but they stay on someone else's territory, and they also know that they should pay for it, so how can they get it if they don't give up?

As soon as Zhu Yu and Cao Dalong entered the building with the packing box, Jose hurried over, and he commanded the two staff members behind him to take the packing box, and then said:

"Mr. Zhu, I'm sorry, there are a lot of things today, so I didn't greet you at the door - do you want to go to the VIP room and wait for the auction in half an hour, or will I introduce you to the guests who came over today?"

"I'll go to the VIP room and rest." Zhu Yu was not interested in meeting the people in those circles, not in a circle, and he felt that it was unlikely that he would be able to deal with them in the future.

"Well, Mr. Mack will come to see you later." Jose took Zhu Yu to the VIP room next to the auction hall.

The door of the auction hall was open, and Zhu Yu found that this place was actually similar to a stage hall. There is a place for the moderator to stand on the inner stage, and next to it are two tables covered with red tablecloths.

In the middle of the hall are three rows of leather sofas, spaced far apart, and there is a small coffee table next to the sofa, on which fruits and drinks are already arranged.

Jose took Zhu Yu into the VIP room next to the auction hall, which was not a big room, but there was a computer with Internet access, a TV to watch, and fruit snacks.

At the door of the VIP room, a tall and beautiful blonde bunny girl was standing, and Jose said to Zhu Yu:

"Mr. Zhu Yu, if you need anything, you can tell her directly."

The rabbit girl looked at Zhu Yu with some curiosity.

Most of the people who come here to participate in the auction are in their thirties and forties or even above, and it is really rare to see someone as young as Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu entered the room, nodded at the rabbit girl, and then sat on the sofa and began to swipe his mobile phone.

Cao Dalong stood behind Zhu Yu and observed vigilantly. In an unfamiliar environment, he was the only one to protect Zhu Yu, and the pressure was not small.

Ten minutes later, Jose led Mike Donald to the VIP room.

"Mr. Zhu Yu, hello!" Mike smiled and stretched out his hand to Zhu Yu, "I really didn't expect you to make such a big name in the treasure hunting world at such a young age!" What a young and promising person! ”

Mike's eyes were a little curious, after all, there were really not many people like Zhu Yu.

There are many famous treasure hunters in the world, and many of them are family inheritance. However, most of these treasure hunters have been tirelessly searching for a legendary treasure for years or even more than ten years or decades.

Once found, then the whole family immediately ascended to heaven and became a new wealthy family.

However, such a family is a minority after all, and the lucky treasure hunters are already lucky to be able to find treasures worth hundreds of thousands or even millions in their lifetime!

It's good that more treasure hunters find treasure that can satisfy three meals a day.

Like Zhu Yu, in less than two years, he has found one treasure after another, from a penniless poor household to a young rich man with a net worth of hundreds of millions, which can only be described as a miracle!

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So Mike was also very curious, he wanted to know where Zhu Yu's good luck came from.

But today, naturally, I just got to know each other, so Mike chatted with Zhu Yu for a few words, thanked him for providing such a good lot, and left.

After a while, the auction began.

Zhu Yu was guided by the rabbit girl to the left of the second row.

There is a distance of nearly two meters between the sofa and the sofa, the space is quite large, and Cao Dalong does not sit, just stands on the right side of Zhu Yu, forcing the rabbit girl to stand on Zhu Yu's left side and wait.

One by one, the other photographers came in.

Zhu Yu looked at these people curiously, until he saw a Chinese.

The Chinese man in his fifties looked good and was in good spirits, but compared with the middle-aged white man who walked over with him, the smile on his face was a little flattering.

This Chinese seat is on the right side of the second row, three places away from Zhu Yu.

Seeing that Zhu Yu looked at that person with some curiosity, Cao Dalong suddenly whispered:

"His name is Yang Xiong, and he used to be the head of a state-owned enterprise in China, and then the state-owned enterprise was restructured into a joint-stock system, and he served as the chairman of the board of directors, and then retired - it is said that after retirement, he will receive tens of millions of pensions every year......

Zhu Yu understood.

He didn't speak.

If you are not in the system, you can't comment on such a thing.

There is no absolute fairness in this world. Some people spend their entire lives pursuing goals that are merely the starting point of someone else's life.

The different positions and huge information gaps have created unattainable rich people. A star's daily salary is worth an ordinary farmer's life, and there is no way to reason for this kind of thing.

So Zhu Yu withdrew his gaze and looked at the hosting platform.

He didn't expect that it would be Mike Donald himself who presided over the auction!

"I'm glad that our auction was successful again, and I'm alive and well, so it's something to celebrate."

Mike's opening remarks were a bit informative, and Zhu Yu didn't quite understand them, but some of the people next to him laughed when they listened.

"There are old friends here today as well as new ones. Especially there are two friends from Huaxia, which makes me very happy-

Huaxia is a magical country, I have been there, and I know that many of the things that happen there are completely different from what our media say.

But that's not the point, the point is, I'm very happy that I have a Chinese in my private auction, which makes me feel like I'm better than at least the current president of the beautiful country – he can't do it! ”

The people down there laughed even louder.

Zhu Yu understands that this Mike is not a tease, but a person who is good at mobilizing the atmosphere and is not afraid of self-blackening.

It is normal for Lao Mei to talk about politics and sarcastically mock the president or former president, and everyone applauds for face.

"Today's auction will also surprise you, I think there are some things that you have already seen, and some things that we have given you a surprise, stay for a while, I will release them one by one, so please wait and see-

The auction is now open, and the first lot, as is customary, offered by me, is a painting from China, which is said to be a very famous painting from hundreds of years ago - an osprey playing in the water. ”

Zhu Yu didn't expect that the painting of the Bada Shanren was actually provided by Mike.

The two bunny girls brought up the painting and showed it to everyone.

Mike also specifically explained:

"This painting is from my family's collection, and my father bought it at an auction in Europe many years ago - so, Mr. Zhu, Mr. Yang, please don't get me wrong, my family hasn't done anything bad in China before......"

He explained it seriously, and many people in the audience laughed again.

However, Zhu Yu thinks this mike is good.

He at least knew how to explain to Zhu Yu and that Yang Xiong, and he was very considerate of the feelings of the two of them.

This person is worth handing over.

For Huaxia paintings, to be honest, there are not many people who can appreciate them.

So when Mike invited interested people to go up and have a look, in addition to Zhu Yu and Yang Xiong, there were two other people who stepped forward to take a look, and then sat down.

Although he knew that it was extremely unlikely that there would be a fake in this auction, Zhu Yu still opened the eye of the sky when he stepped forward to observe, looking at this painting - the real thing.

It's just that it's covered with the seal of a perfect old man, which is really a little speechless. It is estimated that this painting also fell out of the imperial city back then.

Yang Xiong watched Zhu Yu get up before he got up.

Previously, he felt that Zhu Yu's back was a little familiar, but he didn't recognize it, thinking it was a staff member.

Now I see that Zhu Yu appeared in the auction hall, and Mr. Mike introduced it again, and he was tied with him and lined up in front of him.

Yang Xiong knew that this young man was definitely not simple - either he himself was powerful, or his family was powerful.

Gotta pay it over.

So Yang Xiong followed Zhu Yu's footsteps and went on stage-

Originally, Yang Xiong wanted to get close to Zhu Yu and chat for a few words.

It's just that I didn't expect Zhu Yu to come forward and just look at the painting briefly, and before it was a minute, he turned around and went down.

He didn't even get a chance to talk.

This made Yang Xiong a little annoyed - he was the old man in China. When idlers saw him, they all took the initiative to come over to talk, and many young people like Zhu Yu would come to ask for autographs.

But this surnamed Zhu doesn't seem to know himself at all, he hasn't heard of himself, so rude!

But here, he couldn't get angry, so he had to pretend to watch for a few minutes, and then the last one went down.

Mike propped his hands on the auction table and said like a storyteller:

"Huaxia is an amazing country, and many people are learning about Huaxia culture now. On our network, many young people are buying all kinds of things from Huaxia——"

As soon as he said this, Zhu Yu's mind immediately appeared with a spittoon with the word double happiness written on it, a dark coin printed with the Bank of Heaven and Earth, and mahjong!

"The author of this painting was born 500 years ago, he is a royal family, and his status is very noble. His paintings are very famous in China and the Wa Kingdom——

Of course, to many of you, you won't know about it at all, I'm just telling you that learning more about Chinese culture is not only good for the development of your business, but also helpful even if it is hoarding cultural relics to make money——"

Again, his words drew some chuckles.

"Okay, don't say more, although it's my own painting, it also has to be auctioned according to the procedure - "Osprey Playing in the Water", the starting price is 20 million US dollars, start!"

For the first time, no one raised a card.

Mike looked embarrassed:

"You don't want me to miss the auction, do you? It's embarrassing for me ......"

Another burst of laughter.

Zhu Yu held up the sign:

"Twenty million."

He doesn't know much about Zhu Qi's paintings, so he naturally can't say whether he likes them or not.

But if there are not too many people competing, buy and buy.

However, he was naturally not the only one who wanted to cheer, and Yang Xiong immediately raised his hand:

"Twenty-one million!"

In addition, there are people who probably want to speculate and are also shouting prices.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Two hundred and eighty thousand!"

Someone asked for a price, but Zhu Yu didn't bid again, he wanted to see if these people were trusting or really wanted to buy.

However, to Zhu Yu's surprise, everyone's bidding bids were not high, and the price did not exceed 23 million US dollars for several rounds in a row.

In the end, he got stuck with a bearded man, who offered $22.55 million.

Mike probably felt that the price was about the same, and he glanced around.

Zhu Yu held up the sign.

"Twenty-three million!"

"Twenty-three million...... Mr. Zhu, you have a good eye - I heard that your ancestors were also nobles, I wonder if it has anything to do with the owner of this painting? ”

Mike joked, but that didn't stop him from presiding, and after saying that, he looked around again, and finally dropped the hammer.

However, his words did attract the attention of others.

I didn't expect this young Chinese to be a descendant of a nobleman!

However, Yang Xiong immediately misunderstood.

Huaxia is now famous, and it can be called the authentic descendant of the Zhu family, but the one who has not been able to come out for a long time.

Could it be his family?