Chapter 382 Raise the Price

"Guest No. 42 bid 50 million US dollars!" The auctioneer was a little excited, but he didn't expect someone to bid so quickly.

Everyone looked over and found that the bidder was actually Director Jiang Wen in the second row.

Many people suddenly showed expressions of understanding. Director Jiang Wen's love for Japanese culture is nothing new. Some Japanese elements were often added to his previous movies.

Now that I have seen Muramasa, it makes sense to want to take a photo and collect it.

"Director Jiang Wen also studies Japanese swords?" Luo Quan didn't know this. When he saw Jiang Wen's bid, he asked curiously.

Jiang Wen laughed: "I didn't do much research, I just liked it."

"Fifty million US dollars, is there any higher bid?" The auctioneer on the stage continued to ask the price.

However, the omen of this knife was not good, and it was a Japanese item, so not many people liked it. As soon as Jiang Wen made an offer, almost no one competed with him.

"Deal!" The auctioneer didn't hesitate. Seeing that everyone was unmoved, he immediately dropped the hammer.

Very few Japanese things can fetch big prices in China. Although it is only the starting price, it is already very good if someone takes it.

But even so, the transaction price of this first lot has exceeded the sum of all the lots in the previous round.

In order to avoid a package slip, the auctioneer directly sheathed Muramasa and asked his assistant to deliver it to director Jiang Wen.

The live footage also followed. Director Jiang Wen took it in his hand and played with it briefly, with unconcealable joy on his face.

Luo Quan smiled and said: "The sword matches the hero. Congratulations to Director Jiang Wen."

Jiang Wen shook his head and smiled: "What kind of hero am I? I just added a decoration to the house. Xiaoyun will have to scold me again."

Xiaoyun was talking about Director Jiang Wen's wife Zou Yun. Luo Quan had heard of it but never met her. However, Director Jiang Wen seemed to like having his wife appear in his movies, so she was considered a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry. fame.

After the first and most difficult lot was successfully sold, the auctioneer's expression became much more relaxed.

Then came the second lot, a glass cabinet pushed up by a female assistant, with an oil painting inside.

"This "Marigold Field" is the last work of France's most talented painter Torres three hundred years ago. This painter died young, died of an accident at the age of only twenty-five, and left only made five paintings.

However, even with only five paintings, his overflowing talent still left his mark on history.

The starting price for this painting is US$60 million, with each increase in price not less than US$5 million. "

After listening to the introduction of the auction, Luo Quan was a little disappointed.

This Torres was not the name of one of the painters she was familiar with. It sounded like his experience was somewhat similar to that of Van Gogh. He had the same talent that was not appreciated, the same young death, and his works were only valued after his death.

But the value of the work is not even close to that of Van Gogh.

But think about it, if the painting was really on the same level as Van Gogh, it probably wouldn't be auctioned here.

Although 60 million U.S. dollars is not a small amount, it is still affordable for the wealthy people in China who are not short of money.

What's more, the auctioneer also created a persona for the author of this painting that resembles Van Gogh. Maybe the value of this painting will really be comparable to Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" in the future.

"Sixty million!" Someone quickly made a bid.

"Seventy million!"

"Eighty million!"

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"Eighty million U.S. dollars. Guest No. 34 is willing to spend 80 million U.S. dollars to take this painting. Is there anyone higher than him?

This was Torres' final work, embodying all his talent and energy! "

"Ninety million!" Someone was persuaded by the auctioneer's words and raised the price again.

"Ninety million! This gentleman has paid ninety million!"

This time, the originally lively scene became much quieter. It seemed that the US$90 million had exceeded most people's expectations.

"Ninety million US dollars once, twice, deal done!"

The second transaction was completed, and the painting was put in a smaller box and then handed over to the wealthy man who took the painting.

Luo Quan looked over and found that the rich man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember him for a while.

There are many rich people present today, many of whom are among the top 50 super rich people in China.

It’s rare to have so many people gather together. I can only say that this Zhenhua charity organization is so impressive. It also shows that there are so many rich people who need to pay protection fees...

"The third lot!" The auctioneer did not stop his promotion. After selling the painting, he immediately asked the female assistant to take out the third lot.

This was a relatively small object, and the female assistant carried it up on a plate.

But it was covered with a layer of black cloth, so we didn’t know what was inside.

But the moment this thing appeared in Luo Quan's field of vision, the system in her mind began to boil.

"Buy it! Buy it! Buy it!"

The mood of the system voice did not fluctuate, but it kept repeating the same words. Any fool knows how much it desires this item.

Luo Quan immediately adjusted his posture and sat upright: "What is that thing that makes you so anxious?"

The system replied: "I felt the same kind of breath from that thing."

When Luo Quan heard this, his heart suddenly tightened.

similar? Second system? Then I won’t take you down!

In fact, not long after she came to this world, she often thought about whether she was the only chosen one in the vast sea of ​​people. After all, there are billions of people in the world, and if there is one, there is a high probability that there will be two.

She also asked the system about this matter, but the system did not give her a clear answer. It just said that this matter was like the civilization in this universe.

Human beings are currently unable to discover a second civilization, so it is not certain whether there is a second civilization.

In the same way, Luo Quan couldn't find the second time traveler, so even the system itself couldn't determine it.

But today she discovered a second system, and it was an ownerless system. This was definitely a godsend for her!

There is no need for the system to repeat it again. Luo Quan will take a photo of this object even if he loses his fortune this time. While paying attention to the thing on the plate, he checks the account balance on his mobile phone.

Fortunately, she made a lot of money on the boat. After excluding the money to buy the diamond ring, plus the money she earned from releasing records this year, she has a total savings of more than 200 million US dollars!

If nothing else, it should be enough.

At the same time, the auctioneer slowly pulled down the black cloth covering the plate. It turned out that the third lot was a seal made of gold!

This seal looks to be quite old, with a mottled appearance. It shows that it has experienced many years of exposure to the sun and rain.

“This is a gold seal that dates back to at least the early Northern Song Dynasty and has a long history of nearly a thousand years.

Its current owner is an Italian collector who purchased it from an Italian military family.

This collector now lives in China, and he likes China very much, a country with outstanding people.

After identifying the specific age of the seal, he felt that it was a very important cultural relic, so he was willing to sell it through this auction and let the Chinese people take it back and then decide whether to hand it over to the country.

Due to improper protection, its printing has been almost worn away and it is difficult to see what it is, but this does not hinder its historical value. Therefore, this seal is priced at 50 million U.S. dollars, and each increase in price will not be less than 5 million U.S. dollars. ! "

The auctioneer is a white foreigner. Although he speaks Mandarin fluently, he obviously still doesn't know enough about Chinese culture.

For a seal, the side with the words is the most important. Without the words, most of its value is lost.

Secondly, gold seals were actually rare in ancient times, and none were famous. If this was a jade seal with a history of thousands of years, it would definitely sell for a sky-high price.

But what was unexpected was that as soon as the auctioneer called out the starting price, someone immediately started bidding.

"Fifty million US dollars!" Huang Jun held up the sign.

After being tricked by Wang Bo in the first round of auctions, he never made a live bid again. Everyone originally thought that Mr. Huang was not going to be a fish tonight, but they didn't expect that he was still willing to bid this time.

Judging from Mr. Huang's expression, he was determined to get this golden seal. After bidding, he looked around and it seemed as if it was written on his face that anyone who raised the price would be in trouble with him.

In terms of net worth alone, he is not among the top tycoons in the first row. At most, he can only dominate in front of celebrities.

However, as a member of the Beijing circle, it is well known that Huang Jun has a backstage, so even these rich people are not willing to offend him easily.

It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that there's no need to offend him for such a plaything.

Of course, except for those who have a grudge against him.

"Seventy million US dollars!" Luo Quan raised his fair arm and raised the price by twenty million!

"Seventy million! Luo Quan bids 70 million US dollars!" The auctioneer showed a surprised expression and recognized the girl in front of him who was as beautiful as an angel at a glance.

Compared with rich people, auctioneers are still more discerning about celebrities.

When Huang Jun saw Luo Quan's bid, his entire face suddenly filled with anger.

If Wang Bo's words were just an honest mistake because too much words are spoken, then Luo Quan was completely deliberately looking for trouble!

"Eighty million US dollars." Huang Jun bid softly, his expression returned to the calm look before, but with an inadvertent wave of his right hand, he dropped the mineral water in front of him to the ground, and the water gurgled out, letting the people sitting behind him The actresses in the second row let out a soft cry.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't pay attention." Huang Jun stood up and handed the tissue to the actress who was splashed by water.

Interestingly, the actress who was splashed by water was not angry at all because her evening dress worth hundreds of thousands was wet with water. Instead, she kept saying sorry to Huang Jun.

Originally this seemed to be just an accident, but in the eyes of others, it was no longer the case.

This is obviously a warning from Huang Jun to Luo Quan.

The stars behind him were also worried about Luo Quan at this time. Huang Jun was famous for being cruel in the industry, and there would be no good results if he provoked him.

"One hundred million!" Luo Quan continued to shout out the price, as if she had not seen the ridiculous scene in front of her. All her attention was on the golden seal.

Who is Huang Jun? Is it worth her eyebrows?

"Oh my God, Luo Quan actually offered 100 million US dollars. This is really a surprising price, but it also shows the value of this seal!

Is anyone willing to offer a better price than this? "The auctioneer doesn't understand these grudges in the entertainment industry. He just wants to sell the auction items for a higher price as much as possible.

And Huang Jun continued to increase prices as he wished:

"One hundred and thirty million dollars!"

This price made many people exclaim. As we all know, Huayi's current situation is not good, and the stock price is falling every day. Although the foundation laid in the past twenty years is too strong, even if it has fallen for two or three years, The market capitalization remains at around 10 billion.

But in fact, everyone in the industry knows that Huayi has been running out of cash due to the recent hits in these new movies. The reason why the stock price has not collapsed is entirely by selling shares of other companies to make up for the loss. wall.

But now that Huang Jun has spent a huge sum of one billion yuan in one go, this really makes people wonder whether Hua Yi's situation is as bad as rumored.

However, considering that Huang Jun has collected so many valuable works of art before, it may be possible to use them to offset the price. Anyway, the auction agency has a professional appraisal team, so the appraisal is more convenient.

But Luo Quan was actually beating the drum in his heart. He regretted not taking the bright flower with him, and he didn't know if 200 million US dollars would be enough.

"Twenty million U.S. dollars!" Luo Quan shouted out the largest integer in cash he could currently afford. At the same time, he lowered his head and flipped through his address book, considering who to borrow money from.

"Two hundred million U.S. dollars! Oh my God, Luo Quan bids 200 million U.S. dollars!" The auctioneer was so excited that he almost jumped up. There were only a handful of such bids in his entire career!

"Is there anything higher than 200 million US dollars? Ladies and gentlemen, this is a thousand-year-old seal!" the auctioneer shouted at the top of his lungs.

Huang Jun's hand holding the sign was shaking hard.

The young master gave him a task and asked him to buy this seal at the auction.

But the company's cash flow is really tight. Not to mention US$200 million, even if it's US$100 million, he has to build several of his own mansions to get it.

If you really buy this thing, the mission will be accomplished, but the company will be completely ruined. After all, the young master is a master who can only get in but not get out.

After careful consideration, Huang Jun didn't have the confidence to continue to increase the price. First, he really couldn't afford so much money, and second, he didn't know how much cash Luo Quan still had.

This girl's movie is really outrageous. She took out 200 million yuan without blinking an eye. How come she earns more from singing than from making movies? !

"Twenty million US dollars once, two hundred million US dollars twice..." The auctioneer glanced at Huang Jun. The latter's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he was indifferent to the auctioneer's expectant eyes.

"Dealed! Let us congratulate Luo Quan for buying this precious gold seal for US$200 million!" The auctioneer lowered his hammer, announcing that the seal had a new owner.