However, due to doubts, Grand Duke Vidi still did not forget his duties. First, he praised the painting, saying that it was like heaven and earth. Then, according to Monterey's instructions, he related the auction to the Kingdom of Jindu.
The friendship with the Octopus Clan is involved, so that the Octopus Clan will not worry too much.
Finally, Grand Duke Vidi announced the official start of bidding for this sunset over the sea, created by Heldenos, with a base price of one million gold coins.
However, unlike other auction items, which were heated up as soon as the bidding was announced, this time the entire venue was silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. It was actually quiet!
One million gold coins is indeed not a large amount to the people participating in the auction. Even the people with the weakest financial resources may not take one million gold coins seriously. However, spending one million coins
Gold coins are used to buy a painting, but no one is willing to do such a stupid thing.
Those who come here to participate in the auction all want to buy something that is really useful to them. As long as it is really useful to them, they will fight for it no matter how high the price is, but that painting is not for them.
I really can’t see its use. Although the painting has some meaning, those meanings are given to it by others, and for the people attending the auction, those meanings are meaningless. Who would spend one million
How about using gold coins to buy something that means nothing to you?
Lin Li, who was sitting in the box, had a look of understanding on his face after seeing the auctioned painting. The Jindu Kingdom's approach was actually very obvious. If Lin Li couldn't see it anymore, then
It’s no use being the president for so long. He didn’t immediately put up a sign to ask for the price, not because he didn’t want the painting, but because he didn’t want others to know that he wanted the painting.
Although Lin Li is not short of money, if he can spend the least money and get what he wants, then it is naturally the best. He knows very well that if he shows that he is determined to win, among those who participate in the auction,
Someone will definitely jump out to make trouble for him. At least, Griner from the giant shark clan will definitely not mind pushing the price higher to avenge the Dark Gold Demonic Dragon Armor being robbed before.
Archduke Vidi complained about Bradlow in his heart, but he had to talk about the advantages of that painting over and over again. Although the failure to sell at an auction is a very common thing, but in an auction like this
At the meeting, if there is an unsuccessful auction, it will definitely have an impact on the auction.
However, a painting is just a painting and cannot be compared with something as high as a mirage bead. Grand Duke Vidi racked his brains and described this painting from the perspective of a work of art as a peerless treasure that has never been seen before or since.
Nothing can change the essence of it being a work of art.
It seems that this auction is really going to fail! Grand Duke Vidi thought helplessly. And this failed auction will undoubtedly become a flaw in this auction, and even become a joke in people's mouths.
Faced with this situation, Bradlow and Monterey looked at each other in the box of Jindu Kingdom. Didn't Ferre take a fancy to this painting? Why is it that now that the painting is put up for auction, he refuses to take action?
Okay. Is it because I made a mistake on my side? Or maybe the other party thinks that the price of one million gold coins is too high.
However, just when Grand Duke Vidi was about to announce that the auction had been rejected after several inquiries, a voice came from the box on the other side of the Octopus clan.
"Two million gold coins!"
In any case, the painting was given to the Kingdom of Jindu by the Octopus Clan, and it was also the work of the legendary figure Heldenos of the Octopus Clan. If it failed to sell at this auction, the Octopus Clan would also feel that
His face was dull. Therefore, seeing no one bidding, he had no choice but to quote a price of two million.
Hearing the bid from the Octopus Tribe, Grand Duke Vidi felt somewhat relieved. Although there was not such a lively bidding, it was good to avoid losing the bid.
"Three million gold coins!" Lin Li finally took action. Buying a painting with three million gold coins was a bit unbelievable to others. But what Lin Li was interested in was not the so-called art, but the inscription knowledge contained in the painting.
If it were not in the form of a painting, but in the form of notes, the notes of the inscription master Heldenos, I am afraid that even 30 million gold coins would not be able to hold it back.
Griner of the Giant Shark Clan was feeling a little bored at first. He even wanted to see what kind of reaction the Octopus Clan would have after the painting failed to be auctioned. However, he did not expect that the Octopus Clan wanted to kill him first.
After buying back the things, Feyre from the Tower of Twilight actually followed suit.
At this moment, Griner suddenly became interested. Let's not talk about other grievances. The dark gold magic dragon armor was snatched away before, which also made him feel angry.
Since the other party wants the painting, what can I do without causing some trouble to the other party? Although I don’t need the painting and don’t know what the painting is for, raising the price so high can be regarded as letting the other party know.
The opponent must have suffered a lot. Thinking of this, Griner raised his hand to raise his sign.
However, Contoli, who was next to him, stopped Griner and said, "Wait a minute, Master Griner, don't you think this is a little strange?"
"Strange? What's so strange about this!" Griner turned his head and looked at Cantoli, saying with a proud look on his face: "If he wants that painting, I will let him spend ten times or a hundred times more money, otherwise
How could I have such bad breath in my heart?"
Contoli smiled and shook his head, looked at the box opposite, and said lightly: "Don't you think, Mr. Griner, that such a painting of little value appears at such an auction?
It’s so weird. If there’s nothing wrong with it, I’m afraid no one would believe it.”
"What, you mean, he just wants to lure me into action?" Griner was not a fool. After being reminded by Cantori, he immediately thought of such a possibility, and even more.
If Ferre from the Tower of Twilight strikes first, I don't mind making things difficult for him, but after Contoli's reminder, now I feel like there's a conspiracy in it! Griner put his finger on the table.
After tapping it a few times, I couldn't help but have this thought in my mind.
In particular, the two people who are taking action now do not have a good relationship with me. So I have to wonder if the other party thought that I would cause trouble for them, so they set up such a trap for me.
It's no wonder that Griner thinks this way. There are really too many such things at auctions. An originally useless thing will often be raised to a sky-high price due to some disputes of will, leaving someone to buy it.
Accidentally falling into a pit. Of course, this kind of thing also involves psychological warfare. If you plan better, you may be able to get back into the pit.
However, Griner was not good at this, so he looked at Cantoli and asked: "Then, do you just give up like this?"
"Give up? No, we can test the other party by adding a little less first. Let's see the other party's reaction before making a decision. Maybe we can let them reap the consequences." Contoli and Lin Li's hatred is not small, and naturally they are not willing to miss this.
opportunity, so he gave Griner the idea.
"Three and a half million gold coins!" Griner hesitated for a moment and decided to test it a little.
As soon as Griner finished speaking, Lin Li increased the price again: "Four and a half million gold coins!"
Another one million gold coins were added directly, as if he wanted to bring Griner into this rhythm. Others increased the price by one million, but here it was increased to half a million. With Griner's madness,
How could Ao You do such a shameful thing? Increase the price by one million to one million. In a few rounds, the price will break through the tens of millions mark. Ten million gold coins is not much, especially for them.
For people with a lot of money, sometimes these tens of millions of gold coins can play a very crucial role.
Griner was about to directly offer another million gold coins, but just when he was about to raise the sign in his hand, he suddenly dropped it. Although he was impulsive, he was not a fool. Since he had already thought that the other party was setting up a trap for him,
How could he be completely unprepared? Therefore, he couldn't help but look at Cantoli again and wanted to ask Cantoli's opinion.
Contoli did not speak. Instead, he raised his hand and extended two fingers to signal.
Griner understood it at a glance, so he held up a sign and shouted: "Six and a half million gold coins!"
Cantoli asked Griner to increase the price by two million gold coins at once, just to give Lin Li a false impression and make him think that he had fallen into a trap. However, it was just a painting, and there was not much room for manipulation, so in
After Griner made the quotation, he said: "Okay, the other party will bid more. We won't have to bid anymore."
Griner had no objection to Contoli's idea. Anyway, he was not tricked by the opponent. Instead, he tricked the opponent of seven or eight million gold coins, which was a little bit of a bad breath.
Sure enough, just as Contoli and Griner thought, after they reported the price of 6.5 million gold coins, Ferre in the opposite compartment also raised his number plate again. But this time, the other party did not
Instead of adding two million gold coins, as before, he only added one million gold coins and quoted a price of seven and a half million gold coins.
"It's true! Let go of Griner." Cantoli clapped his hands and said. The rhythm of one million gold coins is completely different from the rhythm of two million gold coins. There is a very subtle psychological reaction involved. And now, he can
It is certain that the other party just wants to use this painting to trick Griner, so there is no need to do anything else next.
When it comes to playing this kind of conspiracy, Griner is quite convinced of Cantoli. In other words, in the eyes of the sea people, the human race is very cunning and treacherous. Therefore, Griner has no judgment about Cantoli.
Anyone who objected directly sat back in his seat, threw the number plate in his hand on the table, and said with a smile: "Haha, it's so good, so good, look at that Ferre this time, how can he pretend in front of me? Now he's afraid
I can’t even cry anymore.”
Kantoli has calculated many times, but he has never gained the upper hand. This time, for Kantoli, it is undoubtedly quite memorable. If he had not continued to participate in the auction, he would have wanted to go out.
Find a place to have a drink.
Grand Duke Vidi below, after three consecutive bids, finally dropped the wooden hammer in his hand, confirming the success and validity of the transaction, and announced: "Three times no one has bid, this sunset on the sea in Heldenos, I finally own it.
This is President Feyre from the Tower of Twilight!"
All of a sudden, everyone at the venue turned their attention to the box where Lin Li was sitting. They couldn't understand why anyone would be willing to spend more than seven million gold coins to buy a painting. Perhaps at this moment, Lin Li was in everyone's eyes.
In my heart, I have become equated with a madman and a fool.
However, Lin Li, who got the painting, didn't bother to pay attention to it at all. Just kidding, this painting is a note left by an inscription master who is not inferior to himself. Not to mention more than 7 million gold coins, even 70 million gold coins
It was worth the money spent. For Lin Li, this was definitely a treasure, so there was nothing to be dissatisfied about.
At this moment, the box door was knocked again, and Prince Monterey personally delivered the painting. After completing the transaction, Prince Monterey did not leave immediately, but asked tentatively: "President Ferre, now
This painting belongs to you. But I am very curious, if you mind, I wonder if you can tell me what is so special about this painting that attracts you so much."
It has been spread outside that the reason why Lin Li bought this painting was because he failed to calculate it well and was tricked by the other party. However, the Prince of Monterey knew that Lin Li had long been interested in this painting.
If you are interested in painting, you will naturally not believe the rumors.
Lin Li did not hide anything. After putting away the painting, he said to Prince Monterey: "Speaking of which, I have to thank Prince Monterey. In fact, this painting is of little use to ordinary people. However, before
In the exhibition hall, I saw some knowledge in the field of inscriptions from this painting. This painting is like the inscription notes of Heldenos, which records all his fields and experiences in the field of inscriptions.
It’s just these things that ordinary people can’t see.”
Lin Li was telling the truth, but Prince Monterey didn't really believe it. It was just a painting, how could it have become some kind of inscription note? If it was really that amazing, there would be many powerful people in the field of inscriptions in the Octopus Clan.
How could he not see it and instead send the painting as a diplomatic gift?
However, that was all Lin Li said, and Prince Monterey couldn't ask any further questions. He could only shake his head and said dryly: "Congratulations to President Ferre. The auction is not over yet, so I won't interrupt."
Although Prince Monterey did not deliberately spread the word, Lin Li's explanation spread quickly in the venue. However, in the eyes of everyone, Lin Li's explanation was simply a tough talk. For that reason
The face is made up randomly. (To be continued...)
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