Chapter 1091 1089 [Thousands of gold buy horse bones! 】
Chapter 1091 1089 [Thousands of gold to buy horse bones!]
St John's Auction House, London.
Unlike the large Sotheby's cultural art auction company, St. John's auctions mostly include bankrupt companies, and the content is all-encompassing.
Last year alone, this large industrial auction company almost dismantled 73 steel mills in Birmingham. The reason was that coal prices plummeted, steel prices also plummeted, and many traditional steel mills in the British Empire were on the verge of extinction.
In the end, after discussions between the British Parliament and the Queen, the Prime Minister enacted the "British Empire Steel Market Price Protection Act" in March 1970, thus preserving the century-old foundation of Birmingham and other places. This also attracted criticism from the international free market.
It is a wrong example to think that the UK's measures are government interference in market freedom!
But no matter what, because of this large-scale dismemberment operation, St. John's Auction House was hailed by the auction industry as the "Meat Grinder of Industrial Companies"! Anyone who can be admitted to this auction house is basically a half-dead bankrupt enterprise waiting to be slaughtered.
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At this time, the huge auction venue was crowded.
Yan Xiong and Ax Jun sat among hundreds of ghosts, looking particularly eye-catching.
However, those ghost guys didn't even look at them, because this was not the first day Yan Xiong came to this auction house. He came here almost every day and twisted around twice. Even the people watching the door knew this pot-bellied man with quite the temperament of a nouveau riche.
Chinese.
Of course, there is also the young man next to the nouveau riche who is about to burst out of his clothes. He is the favorite of the middle-aged and elderly ladies at the scene!
"Aunt Pu, why is it like this again?" Yan Xiong took out his handkerchief and wiped the nervous sweat on his forehead, "These ghost guys only bring out one coal mine for auction at a time. At this speed, it will take me years and months to complete the boss's instructions.
mission?!"
Yan Xiong expressed his bitterness to Axe Junda who was sitting next to him.
To be honest, Yan Xiong has worked very hard and desperately wants to spend the 100 million pounds he has! However, the auction here is not strong. Only one or two coal companies or natural gas companies put it up for auction at a time, which is like fishing.
, very incompetent!
Ax Jun moved uncomfortably, feeling like a suit was covered in burrs on his body. He was still used to wearing a denim jacket, that kind of casual attire, but people who come to this kind of place are either rich or noble, and everyone is civilized
People should not dress too casually or too wildly.
Not far away, a lady cast an ambiguous look at Ax Jun behind her husband's back. If Ax Jun was smart, he would have left the table at this time and made an excuse to go to the bathroom. Then he would meet this lady on the road. Lady
He will be handed a room card, and everything will fall into place!
However, Ax Jun did not come to England to be a "drainage worker". He was very disdainful of these pretentious hags. When he heard Yan Xiong complain, he pulled his tie and said: "Then you think of a way! Don't you always say that you have it?"
How smart you are, and you say that you rely on your brain to make a living, I rely on your strength, why am I so weak now?"
"Are you telling me that I'm impotent?" After all, Yan Xiong had served as Inspector Hua. In his eyes, Ax Jun was just a low-level loser. In the past, such a person was not even qualified to help him carry his shoes, but now he is laughing at himself.
, how can you bear it?
"Then show your skills!" Axe-Jun didn't follow his example.
Yan Xiong's eyes widened, "Then just watch it!" After saying that, he got up and went to work.
Ax Jun curled his lips, feeling that Yan Xiong was nothing more than that, only telling big words. He turned around and saw the noble lady just now looking at him sadly, looking like she was in urgent need of nourishment. Ax Jun glared at her with a look of confusion.
Amorous look.
Soon, Yan Xiong returned to the auction seat, and just at this time, the auction of the medium-sized coal mine had also begun.
The low price is 80,000 pounds. Even so, there are only a few bidders. Everyone knows that there is currently a surplus of coal production, which is piled up in the UK and cannot be sold! France, West Germany and other countries have always favored the cheap resources from the Soviet Union, which has made the UK
Many coal mines are going bankrupt. The most important thing is that most of these coal mines have carried a lot of debt in the early stage. If anyone succeeds in the bidding, it is equivalent to buying a bottomless pit.
According to the usual routine, this medium-sized coal mine in Scotland worth 80,000 pounds will be bought by Yan Xiong after about seven or eight bids, and then the next auction will be carried out without any trouble or surprise.
But this time it's different.
When the bidding reached five times and the bidding price reached 100,000 pounds, a ghost suddenly raised his sign and raised the price to 200,000 pounds!
The whole place was in an uproar!
No one thought that someone wanted this kind of garbage, let alone that the other party would not follow the rules and double the price!
Everyone present was a wealthy person, a British tycoon, but it was rare for someone to raise the price by 100,000 pounds like this!
As a result, this auction, which was originally inconspicuous, suddenly became the focus of the scene.
The sleepy media reporters who were waiting near the auction house looking for revelations were also awakened!
Their professional acumen allowed them to immediately catch something and start taking action immediately.
Look at that ghost guy again. After raising the price by 100,000 pounds, he patrolled everyone with a proud look on his face.
Everyone looked at him with different expressions.
Just when everyone thought that no one would bid more and the auction was over, Yan Xiong stood up and raised three fingers: "Three hundred thousand pounds!"
With a bang, the scene exploded!
Another tough one!
He even raised the price by 100,000 yuan!
The reporters were all excited and took photos of Yan Xiong!
Ax Jun was so anxious that he tugged at Yan Xiong's clothes, "Are you crazy? Three hundred thousand pounds? That coal mine is not worth that much money!"
Yan Xiong ignored him at all, but looked at the ghost guy who was bidding on the coal mine with him with a provocative look.
The ghost guy looked unconvinced. Just when everyone was guessing whether he would choose to give up or continue——
"Four hundred thousand pounds!" the ghost roared!
The audience at the scene was all excited!
This is a deliberate provocation!
So exciting!
Even the auctioneer who was in charge of beating the hammer became excited. He had presided over so many auctions and had never encountered such a madman. He asked for more than one hundred thousand pounds as soon as he left the door. He simply didn't take money as payment!
Just when everyone thought Yan Xiong was going to give in, Yan Xiong rolled his triangular eyes and showed a divine smile!
He raised a finger and revealed an explosive number: "One million!"
The originally bustling scene suddenly fell silent!
One million?
Buying a failed coal mine?
Still need to bear a lot of debt?
Crazy?
After a brief moment of silence, the scene burst into applause!
Those media reporters even took photos of Yan Xiong, and they all went crazy!
Ax Junya is going crazy with fear!
He once killed hundreds of people by himself in East Tsim Sha Tsui. He was never afraid of the fiercest men no matter how strong or cruel they were! But now, he was sweating profusely!
Think he knows that one million pounds is almost equal to 10 million Hong Kong dollars!
He cannot afford such a terrifying figure!
"Yan Xiong, if you want to die, don't hold me back!" Ax Jun roared in his heart.
There is no doubt that the ghost guy who competed with Yan Xiong gave in. He shook his head scornfully and gave Yan Xiong a thumbs up, looking convinced!
Having hit his favorite coal mine for one million yuan, Yan Xiong had no need to stay here any longer, so he got up and prepared to leave.
At this time, the media reporters came after them. The scene just now was too exciting. How could they let go of Yan Xiong's "revelation"?!
"Excuse me sir, why do you spend so much money bidding?"
"What's the purpose of doing this?"
These reporters are all human beings who believe that as long as they are not fools, they will never do such stupid things.
Yan Xiong glanced around and saw that in addition to the reporters, there were many ghost spectators, all staring at him.
Ax Jun pulled his clothes behind him, "Let's go, stop talking! Go back and apologize to the boss first!"
Yan Xiong ignored Ax Jun, and just smiled at the reporter and said: "Don't say one million, I will buy it no matter how much the money is! And there are coal mines and natural gas companies like this, the more the better! As many as I have, I will buy it."
Buy as much as you want!”
Yan Xiong's soaring arrogance of not taking money as money once again stimulated those ghost guys to want nothing more!
"You haven't answered yet, why are you doing this?"
"Yes, what is your purpose?"
These are the issues that ghost guys are most concerned about.
Yan Xiong watched those ghost guys looking at him one by one. He had already thought of the words to deal with in his mind, but suddenly he remembered something, so he imitated Bruce Lee in "Fist of Fury" and raised one finger decisively.
Said: "I just want to tell everyone that we Chinese! We are not the sick men of East Asia!"
…
"Master Yan, do you know that your expression was so exaggerated and your movements were so artificial just now?" Ax Jun waited until the reporters dispersed and said to Yan Xiong.
Yan Xiong was still immersed in the feeling of being possessed by the drama queen just now, "Really? How do I compare with Bruce Lee?"
"What a ghost!" Ax Jun rolled his eyes and said, "Now what you have to consider is how to go back and explain to the boss? You spent one million pounds on a broken coal mine, which is almost 10 million Hong Kong dollars! You are looking for death! And you want to die.
It’s your own business, don’t involve me!”
Yan Xiong chuckled and reached out to pat Ax Jun on the shoulder: "Ajun, I suddenly feel that you are so handsome!"
"Don't flatter me! I won't tell you the truth! Besides, I don't have the ability!"
"I'm letting you know the truth, you just need to go back and tell the truth!"
"Don't worry, I, Axejun, have nothing good in my life, except that I can't tell lies and I am loyal to my boss!"
"That's how I like you!" Yan Xiong stepped forward and put his arms around Axe.
"Don't be like this! I won't be soft-hearted!" Ax Jun turned away from him.
"Why, I, a detective, can't please you?"
"I'm afraid I can't bear it!"
"You can afford it!"
"No matter how hard you pester me, I won't speak for you!"
"I didn't ask you to help! Also, can you believe that when I told my boss about this today, he would never scold me but praise me?"
"Believe it or not!"
I wouldn't believe it even if I beat Axe Jun to death, but Shi Zhijian not only didn't scold Yan Xiong for his squandering, but also praised him?
…
"What? You spent one million pounds to photograph a medium-sized coal mine?" Shi Zhijian looked at Yan Xiong in surprise.
Yan Xiong nodded, "Yes, it is true!"
Ax Jun is waiting for Shi Zhijian's anger to burst out, so that he can stay away!
Shi Zhijian's expression changed, his eyes flickered, and suddenly he reached out and patted Yan Xiong on the shoulder: "Very good, well done!"
Plop!
Ax Jun, who was about to sit far away and sit down, almost fell to the ground!
His eyes widened in disbelief!
Shi Zhijian turned around and glanced at Ax Jun, who was making a scene. Ax Jun scratched his head in embarrassment.
Shi Zhijian turned to Yan Xiong and said, "Did you arrange that bidder?"
"yes!"
"Did you discuss this with him?"
"yes!"
Shi Zhijian nodded: "Why buy a horse bone with a thousand gold? Just do what you want! I support you!"
"Thank you boss for your support!" Yan Xiong looked excited.
Ax Jun was even more confused. What does "buying horse bones for a thousand gold" mean? What does it mean?
For the first time, Ax Jun regretted that he did not study much.
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"Breaking news! Stupid Hong Kong guys spent millions to acquire bankrupt coal mines!"
"Chinese businessmen in the UK spend millions of pounds to find dignity and bid for debt-ridden coal mines at auctions!"
The next day, this news dominated the front pages of all major newspapers in London!
Even the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen’s beloved dog was squeezed out of the headlines!
The British capital circle was even more aroused by this news, and all the big guys from all sides were discussing this novel news.
In particular, many coal mine owners and natural gas bosses became excited when they heard that a fool businessman from Hong Kong was paying to acquire those junk companies.
"Everyone calm down! You must calm down!"
Lawrence, president of the London Chamber of Commerce of the British Empire, asked the members to sit down quietly and not to get excited.
Like many countries, the UK is a major energy country with abundant coal, natural gas, and steel resources, so transactions are frequent. Many capital tycoons used to make their fortune by buying and selling resources.
In order to make better profits, these big guys take the initiative to pay membership fees to join capital organizations such as the London Chamber of Commerce, and make a fortune by sharing information!
As the president of the London Chamber of Commerce, the Lawrence family made their fortune in loan sharking, and then got involved in energy projects such as coal mines and natural gas. Recently, they have also been involved in finance, and they can be regarded as shrewd people.
So when he saw the news in the newspaper, he decided that this was an opportunity!
There are still many smart people in London. Since Lawrence saw that this was an opportunity to make money by taking the blame, others were the same, especially the large, medium and small mine owners, and the natural gas bosses. They were even more excited. They immediately called Lawrence and asked the other party to hold a meeting.
, discuss countermeasures!
Of course Lawrence knew what these people were planning, so he immediately arranged this private meeting and invited thirty-seven resource tycoons to gather together and prepare to play the next best thing!
"Obviously, this Chinese from Hong Kong is a stupid guy!" Lawrence chewed his cigar, wiped his beautiful mustache with his hand, and gave his judgment. "For their poor national self-esteem, they spent so much money.
Bidding for a bankrupt company, in my opinion, this kind of national pride is a very strong poison!"
"I agree with President Lawrence's judgment!" said Slock, a big boss who owns 18 coal mines in the British Empire. "The ancestors of our family once captured the Old Summer Palace. He told us that those poor Chinese fought for the remaining coal mines.
Self-esteem, I would rather die than cut off that damn pig-tail-like whip!"
"Then now, the opportunity has come!" Lawrence smiled proudly, "In order to satisfy their poor self-esteem, we can take the opportunity to make a lot of money!"
