Not long after, Li Tiancheng came back with someone, but he did not go back to his place directly, but walked to Su Ningyu.
"Ningyu, do you really want to have a showdown with me?"
Su Ningyu crossed her arms: "If you want to give up, don't force it."
Li Tiancheng snorted coldly, turned to the auctioneer on the stage and shouted: "Go ahead and start!"
The Eagle Country Auctioneer nodded, and then shouted: "Then the auction will continue. Four hundred million dollars a time..."
"Four hundred and ten million!"
Li Tiancheng immediately called out the price.
When he went out just now, his advisor strongly opposed his follow-up, but Li Tiancheng insisted on getting this Venus.
As long as he can get this Venus and donate it to the Great Eagle Museum, he is sure to receive praise from the Great Eagle Kingdom and at least become a Lord. This is simply a big deal for him who has always wanted to integrate into the West.
It is a lifelong wish.
For his dream, he finally persuaded his father to use his equity in the Li family as collateral to obtain a credit line of US$200 million from his father.
I will never allow anyone to destroy my wish, not even Su Ningyu!
Li Tiancheng thought to himself.
Just at this time, Su Ningyu increased the price by 10 million.
Li Tiancheng immediately raised his sign again and doubled the price: "Four hundred and fifty million!"
"Four hundred and sixty million!" Su Ningyu continued to follow without any hesitation.
"Four hundred and seventy million!"
"Four hundred and eighty million!"
As time went by, the two people chased each other and refused to give in. They soon pushed the asking price past 500 million and went straight to 600 million.
And $600 million is Li Tiancheng’s bottom line!
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was panicked.
"Five hundred and eighty million!"
In the blink of an eye, the price has approached US$600 million.
But what shocked Li Tiancheng was that Su Ningyu was still chasing after him.
"Five hundred and ninety million!"
"Six hundred million!"
Li Tiancheng was stunned when he heard Su Ningyu's quotation.
600 million, this is already his base price!
But Li Tiancheng would definitely not be willing to give up here!
"Six hundred and ten million!"
"Master!" The ghost guy next to Li Tiancheng shouted nervously. He knew that Li Tiancheng's bottom line was 600 million, and now the asking price has exceeded his bottom line!
"It's okay!" Li Tiancheng pushed him away, "I still have a mansion on Hong Kong Island. If I sell it, there will be no problem."
"Six hundred and twenty million!"
"Six hundred and thirty million!"
…
"Six hundred and ninety million!"
Suddenly, Su Ningyu raised the price to 690 million.
Hearing the price, Li Tiancheng was already shaking with anger.
Seeing that Li Tiancheng did not bid immediately, the auctioneer thought that the limit had been reached: "690 million! Is there anyone else bidding? If not..."
Just as the auctioneer's gavel was raised high, Li Tiancheng suddenly shouted: "Seven hundred million!"
"Oh~!"
This price aroused the crowd's amazement.
But Su Ningyu breathed a sigh of relief, 700 million... Li Tianguo actually called 700 million just as Lin Chen expected.
Li Tiancheng looked at Su Ningyu nervously, fearing that she would continue to bid for $700 million, which was already the limit of what he could offer now. For the sake of his title of Great Eagle Kingdom, Li Tiancheng had already sold everything.
"Let's go, Ningyu."
At this time, Lin Chen stood up. Their goal had been achieved. If they continued to call, the probability of Li Tiancheng following up was less than 80%. Although this probability was still more than 50%, it was risky for Su Ningyu.
It's too big, there's no need to continue taking risks.
Su Ningyu listened to Lin Chen's words and immediately stood up. She and Fang Han followed him out of the auction house and went outside to settle the bill.
Although she didn't get this "Sleeping Venus", Su Ningyu still gained a lot.
Seeing Su Ningyu and the others leaving, Li Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, and then burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Su Ningyu, I won! I am the winner!"
"Congratulations to this gentleman, "Sleeping Venus" is yours!"
"Bah bang bang!"
There was also a round of applause at the scene.
But Li Tiancheng didn't know that Lin Chen, who had walked out of the venue, turned around and smiled at Su Ningyu: "We won, Ningyu!"
"That's right."
"Hahaha!" Fang Han also laughed and said: "Li Tiancheng spent 700 million US dollars to buy a piece of waste paper. I really want to see his expression when he knows the truth..."
"By the way, Brother Lin, can you figure out when Li Tiancheng will know the truth?"
Lin Chen was also curious as to when the truth about the "Sleeping Venus" would be made public.
After all, although he knew that the painting "Sleeping Venus" was actually worthless, the whole world now probably believed that it was worth at least 700 million US dollars. As long as the truth was not made public, they would not really win.
The probability that Li Tiancheng will know the truth about "Sleeping Venus" within a week is... 100%?
Huh? So fast?
What about that day?
100%!
One hour?
100%!
Half an hour?
100%!
Seeing this result, Lin Chen immediately stopped.
Will the truth of the matter be revealed soon? In that case, Lin Chen will naturally stay and witness it with his own eyes.
"Fang Zai, I'm afraid you can see me soon."
"real?!"
Soon after, in the press room on the first floor of the auction company, a group of reporters who had been waiting outside gathered here.
An impromptu press conference will be held here soon.
Lin Chen and Su Ningyu stood in the corner of the press room, watching everything with cold eyes.
"It's really strange. What was Li Tiancheng thinking? He actually called so many reporters?" Fang Han said strangely.
They had just learned that Li Tiancheng was planning to hold a press conference here.
Normally, the results of auctions are rarely announced to the public.
It is said that wealth should not be revealed, and this is also true in the art market. Many wealthy people will not even show up at the auction in person because they are afraid of exposing themselves.
However, Li Tiancheng went out of his way. Not only did he call reporters, he also seemed to want to announce that he had obtained "Sleeping Venus".
This made both Fang Han and Su Ningyu a little confused.
That's not the only thing that makes them strange.
"Brother Lin, do you think Li Tiancheng will be here to find out the truth later?"
"Yes."
Lin Chen nodded. He had already calculated that Li Tiancheng would know here that "Sleeping Venus" is actually not worth a penny in a short time.
But he was very curious, what is the secret of that painting? Why would Li Tiancheng know the truth here?
A moment later, Li Tiancheng and his party strode into the room. Behind them was a mobile exhibition car. The exhibition car was covered with white cloth, and something seemed to be placed inside.
Li Tiancheng stood in the center of the press conference room, looking around the scene with a high-spirited look.
This impromptu press conference was held at his request.
Because he will next announce in front of these reporters that he will donate "Sleeping Venus" to the Eagle Museum.
I believe that with this wave of public opinion, the title of Great Eagle Kingdom will not be lost.