The Smith family booked the hotel in advance, and when Mr. Smith and his friends flew to New York, they checked in directly.
Members of the Aline family, the Russell family, the Edward family and the Smith and Ferrari families also stayed in the same hotel.
The Roche auction is scheduled to be held on the evening of the 9th.
Classmate Le Xiao and a group of big guys rested in the hotel for a day. They packed up after half afternoon on the 9th and took the hotel's vehicle to the Roche auction site before evening.
Mr. Smith, Mr. Ferrari, etc. also have business dealings with the Russell family, so we all go together.
The Rothschild auction was held at the Rothschild family's private villa in New York City. The villa is a castle that combines European medieval style with a very wide area and a private garden of more than three acres.
There are bodyguards at the entrance of the villa to check the invitation letters and release the entry letters. Vehicles and people without invitation letters will not be received. Those people can't even think about going beyond the boundaries.
The vehicle enters the villa area and drives to a castle-style villa building. A bus boy is responsible for driving the car to the parking lot to park. Before entering the villa building gate, the invitation letter must be verified again.
An invitation letter is limited to four people, that is, holders of entry letters are only allowed to bring three oil bottles.
Roberto only brought Milo, so one person from each of the Howard and Ferrari families can be considered as the personnel he brought.
The quotas of the Edward family, the Aline family, and the Russell family are all full, and not all of them are members of their own family. They have allocated one or two quotas for long-term business partners, which can be regarded as a kind of support.
After verifying the invitation, another waiter at the door gave each person a mask.
People participating in the auction wear masks. If they are not particularly familiar people, they may not be able to recognize each other as long as they do not speak. During the auction, no one knows who is bidding against them or who owns a certain collection.
To a large extent, each other's privacy is protected.
After getting the mask, Mr. Le Xiao took a look at it and saw that his mask was a fox-head mask. Looking at other people's masks, he saw that they were either fox masks, wolf-head masks, and eagle-head masks. There were only three kinds of masks.
The group put on masks and were led into the gate by a leading waiter, passed through a passage, and then entered a hall.
The hall is an exhibition hall, and the auction items to be auctioned that night are displayed in the hall.
There are a total of 106 auction items, including porcelain, bronze, goldware, carvings, paintings, etc., which are either highly collectible works of art or antiques.
Among them are a meticulous painting from the Zhu Ming Dynasty of China, four pieces of porcelain from the Qing Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, an imitation Xuande furnace from the early Manchu Qing Dynasty, several jade products from the Liu Han Dynasty, and several older bronzes.
Most of the rest are ancient knowledge and works of art from Europe, America, and Africa.
Mr. Smith, Mr. Ferrari, Russell, the Howard family and other people carefully appreciated the exhibits, mainly to identify the authenticity or to evaluate the value.
If it were other people, it would be difficult to find companions if they got separated after wearing a mask. But for Le Xiao, it doesn't matter whether she wears a mask or not. Her black hair is the best identification mark, and she can be recognized wherever she goes.
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Milo followed the children closely to avoid losing himself.
There are already many customers who have arrived in the hall, all wearing masks and stopping in front of the auction items they are interested in. There are waiters wearing bear masks in every area of the hall.
While admiring the auction items, Le Yun secretly observed other people and found that several people went to communicate with the waiter after studying the collection and asked to interview the owner of a certain collection. The waiter then took him away and went to other rooms to discuss transactions privately.
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She listened carefully and found that two private deals had been negotiated.
The deal was negotiated over there, and soon someone came to remove a certain item from the booth.
Others in the hall were not surprised.
Le Yun thought for a while, then went to the waiter and proposed that she would like to communicate with the owner about a certain collection.
The waiter did not refuse and led the guest out through another door, through a passage, and into a small reception room with a computer.
The waiter found the contact number of the owner based on the serial number of a certain collection, and connected to the video. He sat in front of the video and was responsible for the negotiation, and the customer only bid.
Student Le Xiao sat aside and wrote the quotation on paper.
Opposite there was also a waiter wearing a bear mask. He asked the customer for the lowest price, and then reported it to the owner of the collection. The seller disagreed, and then reported it to the buyer.
The price was quoted three times in a row. Student Le Xiao quoted the highest price he could accept, and the seller also quoted the lowest price he could accept.
There is a price difference of half a million dollars between the two parties.
Classmate Le Xiao decided to give up.
The other side probably wanted to get rid of it, so they lowered it by 100,000.
The buyer didn't accept it, so the seller lowered the price by another 100,000, but the deal was still not settled, so the seller lowered the price by another 100,000.
Student Le Xiao shook his head again and wrote a line of words on the paper.
The waiter raised it to show to the other side.
There was no response for a while, but after a while, the waiter answered on his behalf. The seller agreed to trade at the buyer's last price, and the transaction amount was one million US dollars.
Both parties agree to the transaction and the cooperation is completed.
A few minutes later, a waiter brought a credit card machine to accept the buyer's payment. The Luo family collected the money on behalf of the seller and gave the buyer a payment invoice and an item transaction invoice. The buyer could take the items out of the country.
Mr. Le Xiao swiped his card and sat back to wait.
A waiter goes to the showroom to take the traded collection off the shelves, and then delivers it to the small hall where the buyer is. They package it in front of the buyer, affix a seal, stamp it, and then paste a numbered receipt and give the buyer a receipt.
When the buyer leaves, he can collect the collection with the receipt.
The holders packed the collections and carried them to a special storage area for storage.
Classmate Le Xiao gave a cash tip to the waiter he represented, and then followed him back to the exhibition hall.
Milo always pays attention to the children, waiting for the children to come back, and quickly comes over.
Student Le Xiao returned to the exhibition hall and found that there were hundreds of people in the hall, making it even more lively.
Roberto and others did not have a collection that they must buy, and they did not find anyone to trade privately.
When the doctor came back, they went to another self-service hall with the doctor to eat desserts, fruits, and drink red wine.
After viewing the exhibits, many guests went to the self-service hall to communicate or have something to eat.
Classmate Le Xiao secretly conducted reconnaissance and found that many people who had met at the ladies' ball came later. The vampire family also came, including Bastian, Earl Ryan, the Mcvi family, the Zmich family, the Ka
A senior vampire of the Pardo family.
The auction items are displayed until seven o'clock, the exhibition hall is cleared, and the waiters pack the collections and transport them to the auction house.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the waiters informed the guests to go to the auction hall.
There were more than 400 wealthy people participating in Luo's auction.
A group of people followed the waiter, walked out of the hall, took two turns through the aisle, and then entered the auction house.
The auction venue is a hall that can hold concerts. The tables and chairs are arranged like a United Nations conference venue. In front of each seat, there is a computer with a seat number and a bid price.
The computer is connected to the large screen behind the auction table, and the price quoted by the seat number will be displayed.
Mr. Smith, Mr. Ferrari and others did not separate. They sat in the same row when they entered the auction hall. They sat in the bidding seat, slightly in front of the middle seat. They were neither in front nor behind, which was quite appropriate.
Leyun was next to Mr. Winston, and Milo sat on the other side.
After all the guests sat down, the curtains on the auction stage, which had been surrounded by black curtains, were opened and the lights were brightly lit. Two rows of sexy beauties came out from the backstage and stood in various directions on the stage and off the stage.
Afterwards, twelve handsome young men and women took the stage with a middle-aged gentleman in their arms. The middle-aged gentleman delivered a speech on behalf of the Luo family. After he bowed, the auctioneer holding the auction came on stage.
The auctioneer was a handsome young man. He enthusiastically talked about how many pieces there were in the collection. Before the auction started, he also pretended to be mysterious and said that there were unexpected works of art in the last part. He asked the guests to wait patiently.
As soon as those words were said, the scene became agitated, with whistles and shouts coming and going.
The atmosphere is instantly there.
The auctioneer knocked on the table with a small hammer to start the auction.
There were originally 106 items, but 17 were successfully traded privately before the auction started, and finally 89 items were put on the auction stage.
There are many collections that are actually in average condition. After being introduced by the eloquent auctioneer, they immediately make people feel that their quality has gone up several levels and their worth has doubled.
The giants wearing masks have a lot of money in their pockets, and they frequently quote and bid.
The Russell family and the Edward family took photos of two collections respectively, and the Howard family and the Ferrari family also took photos of an artwork.
Whenever someone successfully bids, a waiter will hand over the serial number of a certain collection to the bidder, and then take the bidder's invitation letter information.
When the auction ends, the bidder will pay the money and take delivery of the goods with the receipt.
If someone fails to pick up the goods after a successful bid, the owner of the invitation letter will be blacklisted.
There are more than 80 pieces in the collection, and each piece takes nearly two minutes to complete, not to mention that it is impossible to get one piece of art in one minute during the auction.
It was already 12:40 pm when the last collection went on the auction stage.
When the last famous flower in the collection has an owner and the displayed collections have been auctioned, the final step begins - the auction of the secret collection.
In the past, secret collections usually consisted of one or two items, or at most three items.
The auctioneer drank a glass of water, rested for five minutes, and then made a new opening statement passionately, using sensational words to arouse people's emotions, and then started the auction again.
The first secret collection is a Persian cloisonné enamel pot with a silver body. The body of the pot is inlaid with many gems, with exquisite shape and gorgeous colors.
It is a treasure among enamelwares. It was made during the mature period of cloisonné enamel technology and it is also authentic.
Persian cloisonné enamel has always been sought after, and the most expensive cloisonné enamel in the world's auction history is a cloisonné enamel made in Persia.
The cloisonné enamelware at Roche's auction is very old, dating from the late 13th century. It is extremely well preserved, with no traces of damage visible to the naked eye.
As soon as the product came out, the atmosphere in the audience changed.
Many people are determined to get it.
The auctioneer gave everyone a minute to think before officially starting the auction, with a starting price of five million US dollars.
There was a moment of silence at the table, and the bidding started. The highest price in the first round rose to eight million US dollars, but a higher price soon appeared.
Roberto, Liszt, and Winston also made offers.
The quotations kept getting higher and higher, and when the quotation reached US$3,400, no one quoted anymore, so it was finalized.
When the waiter went to record the bidder's information, the auctioneer showed a bright smile, said two passionate words, and asked for the second secret item.
When the waiter brought the second secret item to the stage, Le Yun straightened her back and looked at the screen behind the auction table in disbelief.
The second item in the collection is a humanoid two-legged beast that was jokingly called a mythical beast by the people of the Celestial Dynasty!
The humanoid two-legged beast is a mixed-race male. He has the blood of four races, European, American, Asian, and African.
Based on the analysis of the collected data, his mother is Asian, his paternal family is white American, his grandmother is European, and his great-grandmother has African genes.
Further analysis revealed that the mythical beast’s mother is Asian Chinese, his father is from M country, and his grandmother is from pure-blood Y country. His great-grandmother’s family has South African Zulu genes.
Don't ask why, just ask that the genetic database she collected happened to contain the root genetic data of several genes in the mythical beast.
The humanoid two-legged beast is still a cub, just eleven years old. His contoured face is in line with the aesthetic standards of European and American countries, and he is highly recognizable.
Under the light, the cub's skin seems to have been nourished by milk for many years. It is white, delicate and smooth as jade. Its butterfly bone nest can be used as a fish pond to raise fish.
The little mythical beast is particularly delicate in appearance, with naturally curly black hair, a high straight nose, a pair of black gem-like eyes, and thick eyelashes that are long and curled, like a beautiful little brush.
He is still a cub, not fully grown, and his appearance is hard to distinguish between male and female. When he puts on men's clothes, he is a handsome little prince, and when he puts on women's clothes, he is a beautiful little princess.
And he may have been fed some kind of drug, his eyes are blurred, and his appearance is as weak and weak as a delicate flower, which can best arouse certain emotions of special lovers.
When the little mythical beast was put on the auction stage, it was only wearing a fig leaf like a silk veil. Its flawless body was clearly visible, and the ratio of its limbs to its trunk was close to the golden ratio.
When the auctioneer introduced it, he said it was a perfect work of art. Putting aside everything else, just in terms of perfection, the cub is indeed a perfect work of art.
Mr. Ferrari and the big guys have also said that the items at Roche Auctions have always been full of variety, and things that are impossible to appear at other auctions may appear at Roche Auctions.
It is not uncommon for humanoid Twoleg cubs to be traded in the underground black market, and it is impossible to auction cubs at public auctions.
Luo's auction is a non-public auction. There have been several precedents for auctioning cubs. Generally speaking, it only happens once every five to ten years. All the cubs auctioned are high-quality.
When she actually saw the humanoid two-legged cub on the auction table, Le Yun was so shocked that she doubted life, and even suspected that she had traveled through time to a feudal slave society.
Only in the era of slave society and feudal society, slave owners and feudal lords and nobles did not regard people as human beings and bought and sold slaves at will.
The secret collection was on display, and people with special interests screamed in joy during the banquet. Whistles were rang for a while, and some people laughed and shouted without hesitation to take the cubs back and pet them.
Listening to the laughter and whistles that no one else was watching, Le Yun's chest felt as if it was blocked, and she felt uncomfortable.
This chapter has been completed!