Three pieces were auctioned at the same time, with a price of 2 million pounds. There were many people who could afford to buy them at the scene. What they were fighting for now was their reluctance to pay the higher-than-expected price and their lack of optimism about the prospects for the appreciation of Chinese antiques.
The venue paused for more than ten seconds, and soon someone started raising placards.
Seeing someone bidding, the auctioneer was relieved and said happily, "2 million, 2 million, the bid on the 32nd was 2 million pounds, are there any other bidders?"
"2.1 million pounds," Shen Cheng glanced at his companions and saw everyone nodding and raising their placards.
A few minutes later, the price reached 3.6 million pounds, which was already 20% more than the outside world's estimate of the three animal heads. There were not many bidders.
This price is close to Shen Cheng's bottom line. They only brought 50 million Tianchao coins this time. As long as the auction price exceeds 4.2 million pounds, they will not have enough money.
The price exceeded expectations. The auctioneer shouted excitedly, "3.7 million. Guest No. 14 bid 3.7 million. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price?" In today's auction, the average price of antiques sold has exceeded the estimate by 30%.
After the meeting, his commission will be quite large.
After just a few rounds, Shen Cheng's worried mood quickly reached the price of 4.3 million pounds. Before they even hesitated to ask for help and instructions from the group, the price reached 4.5 million pounds.
"Forget it, there is no need to ask for instructions. It is impossible to win without 5 million pounds. More than 60 million Chinese coins are completely beyond the price we can accept."
Mr. Liu, who had been silent all this time, finished speaking to Shen Cheng and others, and then said to William, "Mr. Devonshire, it's up to you now. Instead of letting others take pictures of them, I would rather have these three treasures in your hands."
superior".
When William heard this, he suddenly said, "How about we make a deal?"
"What?" Seeing that things had turned around, Shen Cheng asked hurriedly, "What kind of deal?"
William did not answer his question, but raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and said to the auctioneer, "5 million pounds."
"fk", the hearts of several people who were still fighting for it immediately clicked. William, who had been silent for a long time, finally came on stage.
Ignoring the sudden noise at the scene, William said to Shen Cheng, "I am more interested in jade, chicken blood stone, field yellow stone, mutton fat white jade, huanghuali, sapphire and the like. I will give you 50 yuan for how much you help me buy.
How about the normal commission of %”.
"Ha, 5%? You think it's an auction at an auction house. As far as I know, the normal commission is at least 10%." Shen Cheng glared at William and mocked, "You are truly a capitalist. You have to fight for every penny.
They want to take millions of commissions from those of us who earn hard-earned money.”
"10% is 10%", William didn't look a bit embarrassed after being exposed, "But I only want the best stuff, I won't accept ordinary stuff.
By the way, if you can help me find the best gemstones of over 100 carats, I will give you a commission of 1 million pounds, and then help you take pictures of these three animal heads. How about the money be deducted from future commissions?"
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"This", it's very difficult to find top-grade gemstones. But if you have connections and know many people, you might be able to find out who has it. But this kind of thing can't be done 100%. If you find out about gemstones, but if others
Don't want to sell?
"5 million pounds. Mr. Devonshire bids 5 million pounds. Is there anyone else who bids again?" The auctioneer immediately became excited when he saw William's bid. "5 million is the first time."
The person who had raised the price before hesitated for a few seconds and raised his sign.
"5.1 million".
William raised his sign without thinking.
"It's 5.2 million pounds. Mr. Devonshire bids 5.2 million pounds. Is there anyone else bidding?" the auctioneer shouted excitedly.
"What do you want top sapphire for?"
"You may know that my mother's birthday is coming soon. I plan to make a super crown for her that is inlaid with top-grade gemstones of more than 100 carats. Now there are top-grade colorless, pink diamonds, and rubies, but the only missing sapphire is sapphire, so if you can help
I found it and I will be very grateful."
"My Sanqing Buddhas are all made of top-grade gemstones of more than 100 carats. The value of these gemstones alone is more than 100 million US dollars." Professor Guan looked at William in surprise, and saw that William just shrugged, not showing any signs of heartache.
shook his head,
"I know how luxurious you, the top English aristocrats, live. Not only do you give priceless jewelry to your birthday, but you also give a Premier League team. The gifts alone cost hundreds of millions of dollars. This is what you need when you marry a wife.
How much does it cost?"
"Okay, don't be envious." Mr. Liu stopped everyone's discussion, "You can use the money you earn however you want. We can't be envious of this kind of thing. Who makes us not as lucky as Mrs. Lina?
A kid who can make a lot of money."
"Haha, what Mr. Liu said is right. This kind of thing is really something I can't envy." Everyone nodded in agreement, but the eyes they looked at William became even more eager.
Spending 700 million pounds to build a stadium, training ground, and museum are completely different things from spending hundreds of millions to celebrate your mother's birthday.
After everyone laughed, Mr. Liu spoke up and said, "Mr. Devonshire, it's okay for us to help you find some of the best quality jewelry, but we can't accept your commission. We do it for free for the sake of our friendship."
I’m here to help you, so take pictures of these three animal heads first, and we’ll talk about the others later.”
"Hehe", William looked at Mr. Liu with some surprise but not surprise, and silently cursed "Old fox" in his heart.
He didn't feel that he had any friendship with these people. He had only interacted with them a few times. Then there would be any real friendship. Rejecting him was just to make himself owe them a favor and get it back in other places where needed.
However, Comrade Liu Old Man may not know how shameless William can be when he is shameless. Unless William will not suffer a loss, he will definitely not recognize this kind of promise without an agreement.
Or even if you admit it, you have to take advantage first.
Anyway, William doesn't go to China to do business, so there is no need to recruit these people. To collect jadeite, mutton-fat jade, etc., he only needs to spend money to find a broker. It's not for nothing that he has no desires.
"No problem." William glanced meaningfully at the smiling old fox, "We'll chat later."
Shen Cheng regretted not telling everyone about William's character before coming out.
Just as he was talking, he heard the auctioneer deliberately reminding loudly, "The second bid is 5.3 million pounds. Is there anyone else bidding? These are 3 of the only 12 animal heads in the world. If you miss this opportunity, you want to bid again."
It’s not that easy to get them”.
William was no longer interested in increasing the price by another hundred thousand, and directly shouted, "6 million pounds."
"Hell".
"God, is he crazy or something? Six million is twice the actual value."
As soon as the price of 6 million pounds was reported, there was a gasp and then an uproar.
"6 million pounds for the first time, 6 million pounds for the second time." The auctioneer looked at the last bidder, saw him shaking his head, and immediately knocked the gavel, "6 million pounds for the third time, deal done."