"Ten billion?" Huang Yueling's eyes widened, "Are you kidding me?"
Zhang Jun said with a smile: "I am a good friend with the boss of Tianxing Auction Company, so I don't need to pay for this 10 billion."
The next day, what is known as the largest and most luxurious charity auction in history began. This auction was jointly organized by the Haina Museum and Tianxing Auction Company. In the end, 200 precious works of art will be auctioned.
The auction was held at the Hong Kong Stadium. Due to the large amount of advertising placed in the early stage, many people came to participate in the auction. In addition, this is a charity auction. Participating in it can enhance your positive image, so celebrities naturally flock to it.
In a row of seats at the back of the gymnasium, Zhang Jun and three women were sitting there. The three women looked a little nervous. Zhu Binglan said: "Brother Fugui, what if you take a picture of something worth 10 billion and your friend insists on it?"
Paying the money won’t make you miserable?”
Zhang Jun blinked and said: "Behind you are the three major aristocratic families in Yundong. They are very rich. Can you lend me some?"
The three women looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Zhu Binglan said: "You think it's one million! That's 10 billion. The Wen family doesn't even have 10 billion in liquidity, so how can they borrow it?"
Zhang Jun laughed and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
There were more and more people in the stadium. These people were either rich or noble, and they sat in their seats in an orderly manner. Not long after, a popular TV station host came up to the high platform and announced: "Welcome to participate in this charity auction.
This event is co-organized by the Haina Museum and Tianxing International Auction Company. All proceeds from this auction will be remitted to the Tianxing Charity Fund and used to promote charity! Now let’s give a speech, Ms. Guo Lan, President of the Haina Museum!”
Wearing a white cheongsam, Guo Lan was as elegant as a white lotus. She stood in front of the public. She smiled and said: "Dear guests, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the Haina Museum, I would like to thank you for your enthusiastic participation. It is
Because of philanthropic people like you, charity can develop."
"Today, the Heiner Museum will entrust Tianxing Auction Company to auction two hundred precious works of art. Most of these works of art are donated by the main patrons of the Heiner Museum to support charity. Here, I would like to thank
Those wonderful generous people!”
Next, several officials from Hong Kong and several guest representatives also delivered speeches, and then the auction ceremony officially began.
The host took the stage to announce the first auction item.
The staff carried out a square table covered with a red cloth.
The host loudly said: "Dear guests, ladies and gentlemen! The first piece of art sold at this auction is about to be unveiled. This is the jade seal used by the emperors of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, a total of twenty-four!"
The staff uncovered the red cloth, and everyone saw twenty-four jade seals of different sizes and different carving techniques displayed on the square table. Many people in the audience stood up in shock and stared at the jade seals.
"Oh my God! The Haina Museum is so generous. Each of these jade seals is a priceless treasure. They actually took out twenty-four!"
"Putting the jade seals of the four dynasties together is really impressive. But they are so precious that few people dare to take them."
"This kind of treasure can only be found but cannot be found. No matter how high the price is, it is worth it. It's a pity that I have limited funds, otherwise I would have collected them all."
Attendees originally thought that this auction was just a show, and no real treasures would be revealed. This is the case with most charity auctions. It would be good if a charity auction could fetch tens of millions. Who knew that the reality was so shocking? First of all,
The lot is a big deal.
The host did not wait for everyone's shock to disappear before continuing: "This set of jade seals is priced at HK$3.8 billion! Each increase in price will be no less than HK$100 million!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately raised a sign in the audience: "I will offer 3.8 billion!"
"Thirty-nine billion!"
Fierce bidding began. The wealthy people knew that these twenty-four jade seals were worth more than 3.8 billion, and buying them would mean making money, so they bid one after another.
The auction conference went into a climax right from the beginning, which caught many people off guard. They regretted not researching the auction in advance and making bidding arrangements.
"I'll pay five billion!"
Suddenly, a stiff voice sounded, and the bidder turned out to be a middle-aged Japanese man. Seeing this person, Zhang Jun recognized him as the great Japanese collector Norio Mitsui, and he actually came to join in the fun.
Professor Guo had worked with this person before. Professor Guo spoke highly of this person, thinking that he was a true Confucian businessman and a person with an internationalist spirit. This person loved collecting antiques and was also a successful businessman.
A businessman with total assets of more than 50 billion U.S. dollars, he is one of the core members of the Mitsui family.
The Mitsui family is a large chaebol in Japan, with huge assets of nearly 400 billion U.S. dollars and 240,000 employees worldwide. The fact that Norio Mitsui can become a core member of such a large chaebol shows that he has extraordinary status and ability.
The price of five billion exceeded everyone's psychological expectations, and the scene suddenly became quiet, with no one competing.
The auctioneer announced: "Once in five billion!"
"I will offer 10 billion." Zhang Jun said calmly, and Huang Yueling beside him raised the sign high.
"What, ten billion!"
"Oh my God! Who is this? Is he a troublemaker?"
However, some people were not surprised. They just looked at Zhang Jun curiously and thoughtfully. Ten billion is indeed scary, but sometimes things that happen at auctions should not be taken too seriously.
Norio Mitsui was surprised. He just smiled and did not raise the sign again.
The host called three times but no one bid, so he made the final decision and announced that the twenty-four jade seals belonged to Zhang Jun from now on.
"Isn't that Master Zhang, who has become very popular recently? It is said that his skills are very deep, but I didn't expect him to be so rich!"
"No matter how rich you are, you wouldn't be so exaggerated, spending 10 billion at once? How much money does he have, 100 billion?" Some people find it incredible and cannot understand Zhang Jun's motives.
Before everyone could recover from the shock of the first auction item, the second auction item was brought out. It was a sword used by Emperor Kangxi. It was luxurious and exquisite, and the starting price was 180 million.
So another round of fierce competition began, and the Kangxi sword was finally sold for a sky-high price of 390 million, setting a record for the highest sword transaction volume.
The auction went beyond the public's expectations and turned out to be extremely popular, with pieces of unique treasures being sold at sky-high prices.
A total of 20 collections were sold on the first day of the auction, with the total auction amount reaching 15.6 billion, which shocked the whole Hong Kong.
At the end of the auction, Zhang Jun was about to leave with his three girls. As soon as he left his seat, Norio Mitsui came over. He bowed to Zhang Jun and said politely: "Master Zhang, I have heard of your name for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you today."
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Zhang Jun looked at this great Japanese collector and was surprised to see three black lines on his forehead. In terms of qi reading, this black line is called the "line of death", and the line of death appears on his head.
The person will never survive more than three days.
He said calmly: "Mr. Mitsui? I heard about you from Professor Guo, and I admire you very much as a person. I heard that you once opposed Japanese official worship of ghosts?"
Norio Mitsui was surprised and said: "So Master Zhang also knows Professor Guo? We are very good friends and have cooperated in business. You are right, I have always opposed Japan's official ghost worship. I think a country wants to
To be truly strong, we must face history and use history as a mirror, only then can we develop."
"Mr. Mitsui can think this way, which is a blessing for Japan." Zhang Jun said with a smile, "I can see that you are an upright person. I think we can make friends."
Mitsui Norio was very happy and said: "Zhang Jun is such a cheerful person, and I am happy to meet you."
Zhang Jun: "If it's convenient for Mr. Mitsui, please come and sit down in my humble house for a while so that I can show my friendship as a landlord."
This move was exactly what Mitsui Norio wanted. He came to Hong Kong mainly to participate in the auction. Just now, Zhang Jun spent 10 billion to win twenty-four jade seals. He was not angry. Instead, he felt that the other party was an extraordinary person, so he deliberately
Come and chat, it's best if you can make friends.
Norio Mitsui readily agreed to Zhang Jun's invitation and took his entourage to Zhang Jun's residence. On the way back, Zhang Jun and Norio Mitsui were sitting in a car, and the driver was Zhu Binglan.
Zhang Jun suddenly said: "Mr. Mitsui, you are in danger, you can't survive more than three days."
Norio Mitsui was surprised. He stared at Zhang Jun: "Why did Zhang Jun say this?"
Zhang Jun: "Others call me 'master', so of course I have some discernment."
Mitsui Norio fell silent. He thought for a long time, sighed, and said: "If anyone wants to kill me, then the person must be someone from within the Mitsui family."
Zhang Jun: "Mr. Mitsui, you are my guest now, and I can guarantee your safety. But you have to tell me who wants to kill you and why they want to kill you."
Mitsui Norio thought about it and felt that since Zhang Jun could see that he was in danger, he must be a strange person and telling him might not be a bad thing. So he explained his situation in detail.
The Mitsui family is one of the six largest chaebols in Japan and has a long history. In recent years, Japan's right-wing militarism has been on the rise. Right-wingers are very demagogues in Japan. They try their best to win over Japan's major financial groups, hoping to work together
Cooperate to reshape Japan.
In the minds of these people, Japan's rise must be through the path of military rejuvenation. This is the only way out. But before that, they must have absolute say and gain political and economic support.
The Mitsui Foundation is one of the targets that right-wing forces want to win over. There are different opinions within Mitsui, with some opposing it and some supporting it. Norio Mitsui is one person who opposes participating in right-wing forces.
Norio Mitsui believes that the international trend is peace and development, and military struggle and expansion are by no means the mainstream of the world. It will be spurned by the whole world and will eventually be stillborn. If the Mitsui Foundation gets involved, it will definitely not end well and will eventually be doomed.