"3 billion rupees. Mr. No. 2 offered 3 billion rupees. Is there anything higher?"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, he saw Nancy raising the No. 3 bidding sign in her hand, "3.5 billion rupees!"
"3.5 billion, 3.5 billion, Miss No. 3 bids 3.5 billion rupees, is there anything higher than 3.5 billion rupees?"
"3.6 billion rupees!" Anil Ambani, holding the bidding card No. 2, raised the bidding card in his hand again.
"Anil, competing with such a beautiful lady is not the behavior of a gentleman!" Ruth Tata said mockingly.
"Ruth, you have been married a long time ago, don't think about pleasing anyone!"
Ruth Tata's face froze, and she was somewhat exposed to the secret anger in her heart, "Then who did you, Anil, want to please by buying this diamond?"
"You don't need to take care of my affairs! ... 4 billion rupees!"
Looking at the slightly frowning Nancy, Liu Dong couldn't help but smile and said: "Miss Nancy, if you plan to give up, then I will have to bid?"
"4.2 billion rupees!" After requoting, Nancy glanced at Liu Dong and said calmly: "Although I don't have as much wealth as Mr. Liu, I still have the money to buy this 'Crystal Heart'!
"
Liu Dong felt uncomfortable looking at her indifferent eyes.
"Mr. Liu, Nancy is the most favored apple of my father's eye. She is not short of money!" Said said with a smile.
If you think about Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil giant with assets in the trillions of dollars, and then think about the extravagance of the Saudi royal family, you will know how wealthy a direct descendant of the royal family is!
"It seems like I really have no chance!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"It's just diamonds. With Mr. Liu's wealth, if you really want it, I think it should be very simple!" Said said.
"Yes!" Liu Dong nodded unequivocally.
With his wealth, it is indeed easy to obtain diamonds, but it is not so easy to own a diamond like the 'Crystal Heart', which is top-notch in terms of purity, clarity, and weight.
But as a man, what he says is like throwing water away. Liu Dong couldn't regret it at this moment, so he had to watch helplessly as Nancy finally sold this precious Crystal Heart for 4.6 billion rupees, equivalent to 75 million US dollars.
'The diamond was bought.
Looking at the auctioneer who was already announcing the end of the auction, Liu Dong sighed inwardly. He had never thought that Nancy was actually willing to spend so much money to buy the 'Crystal Heart'.
"Everyone, please move to the banquet hall on the third floor of the hotel. We have prepared a sumptuous dinner for you there. Welcome everyone!"
"Mr. Liu, how about we go have a few drinks together?" Said invited.
"OK!"
Liu Dong nodded happily. He was thinking about how to find opportunities to get closer to each other.
In fact, if Liu Dong revealed that he was 'Munoz', he would be able to quickly get closer to the Said brothers and sisters by virtue of the life-saving grace he received in the 'Herakpus' underground city.
relation.
But Liu Dong, who had already put the ancient city of Herakpus and its treasures into his pocket, was unwilling to create any more complications.
"Then let's go together!"
Under Said's guidance, the three of them followed the flow of people to the banquet hall on the third floor of the Hot Spring Hotel. This place had been booked by Christie's, and a Western-style dinner was prepared.
After ordering a glass of red wine from the waiter, the three of them found a seat and sat down together.
"How long does Mr. Liu plan to stay in India this time?" Said asked after taking a sip of the cocktail in his glass.
"It depends, maybe a week or two, maybe a month!"
How long he will stay in India depends on when he can borrow the Buddha's relics to break through to the realm of holding elixirs.
"If Mr. Liu is not pressed for time, you might as well come to my house and sit down in your free time!" After saying this, Said took out a specially made business card from his pocket and handed it over. "It has my address in Delhi and
Telephone!"
After taking it and taking a brief look at it, Liu Dong nodded and said, "I will definitely visit in person!"
"But don't delay this time too long! You know, the Indian government's road bidding will start on May 24!"
"Don't worry, it won't be delayed until that time!"
Afterwards, the two of them chatted about some topics of their personal hobbies, and after dealing with some people who came to their door to try to build relationships, they exchanged contact information and left!
After Liu Dong returned to the room, Rody had already returned early!
"Boss, everything is ready!"
"Thanks a lot!"
"This is what I should do!"
Luo Di's humble attitude made Liu Dong secretly satisfied. He was more optimistic about this smart, flexible and loyal subordinate. This is why Liu Dong called him back after he went abroad again.
"Dong dong...!"
Just as Liu Dong briefly chatted with Rody and sat back on the sofa, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Go open the door!"
"Yes, boss!"
After receiving the instructions, Rody walked to the door and opened the door.
"Is Liu Dong here?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Liu Dong immediately frowned, and a look of distress appeared on his face. To be honest, he really didn't want to see the owner of this voice, but he couldn't help but see him.
"well!"
After sighing in his heart, Liu Dong stood up from the sofa and said, "Rudolf, I didn't expect to see you in India. This is really happy!"
Seeing that the boss recognized the other party, Roddy moved out of the way and allowed the other party to come in.
"Pleasant? Really? I didn't see you come up to say hello to me at the Christie's auction just now!" Rudolf Wittgenstein strode in.
To be honest, he really didn't like the man his sister was in love with. Even though he was really outstanding and enviable, and he also had a background comparable to that of the Wittgenstein family.
"What a huge injustice? You were also at the auction at that time?... I'm really sorry, I really didn't see it!"
"Your attention is focused on the Arab princess next to you, how could you possibly see me!"
Looking at his brother-in-law who seemed to have taken a bullet, Liu Dong smiled and was not too angry. Of course, this was also for Helen's sake.
After asking Rody to make a pot of tea and serve it, the two sat down opposite each other on the sofa in the living room.
Perhaps both parties knew that they were not favorably favored by each other, and Helen was not there to lubricate the situation, so of course the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
However, both of them are very human after all. Emotional adjustment is a basic ability.
"Are you also here for India's road construction plan?"
"That's right! However, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Arcelor Group?" Liu Dongyi asked pointedly.
"It does have little to do with the Arcelor Group, but another incident has a great impact on the Arcelor Group and your Dongfang Iron and Steel Group!"
"Oh?" Liu Dong raised his eyebrows.
"Let's take a look! This is some information I collected!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong didn't show any pretense. He immediately took the document handed over by Rudolf, looked at it twice, and immediately frowned.
"Is all this true?"
"What do you think?"
Liu Dong also believed that Rudolf would not fool him with some false news. Moreover, it was impossible to really hide such important news from him.
"Although the news of the merger of lnm Holding Group and Ispat Steel Group has not spread yet, it is no secret to Arcelor, who is engaged in the steel industry. And according to the information we have received, after the merger of the two companies,
A new 'Mittal Steel Group' will be formed, and the merger and acquisition of American International Steel will be carried out. If these two plans can be realized, then by the end of this year, the new Mittal Steel Group will become a steel company with an annual output of
With a production volume of 60 to 70 million tons, it ranks first in the world and is a super steel giant with an estimated annual revenue of US$22 billion."
"At that time, our Arcelor Steel Group and your Dongfang Steel Group will no longer be the top two steel companies in the world! ... Moreover, there are also latecomers behind us. The British LNM Steel Group is actively engaged in acquisitions
Zenica Steel Company of Bosnia and Herzegovina, if this acquisition is completed, the annual steel production of lnm Steel Group will reach 40 million tons. In addition, there are American Steel Group, your China's He*bei Steel Group, Bao*
Steel and other industries are expanding production capacity. If we cannot actively respond to these changes, maybe within a few years, Arcelor and Dongfang Steel will not even be able to keep the top three!"
"Then what are you going to do?" Liu Dong said after thinking for a moment.
"merge!"
Rudolph said with a hint of fire in his eyes.
"merge?"
"Yes, Arcelor Group and Dongfang Steel Group merged! Think about it, the new Arcelor Dongfang Steel Group will have a steel production capacity of nearly 100 million tons, and it will become the darling of the stock market. By then there will be no other
A steel group can catch up with us! Arcelor Oriental will become a giant in the steel industry and control the pricing power of the world's steel industry! Our words and deeds will have an impact on the world!"
Listening to Rudolf's inflammatory words, Liu Dong would be lying if he said he was not moved at all. But now he is no longer a young boy who has just started to enter the business world.
Now that the two steel giants ranked first and second in the world merge, he knows the impact of the merger, and if possible, he is willing to do so. But the key is who will control the merged Arcelor Oriental.
That's what Liu Dong cares about!
It was impossible for him to watch the Dongfang Iron and Steel Group he had worked so hard to run fall into the hands of others.