Luo Chen took off his tuxedo and immediately felt relaxed. The strict formal attire really made him feel a little inconvenient to move.
Then Luo Chen took off the coat from one of Kiel's men and put it on himself. At first glance, there was no difference, except for the difference in skin color.
However, Luo Chen was not worried about this. At the end of the day, Luo Chen noticed that some of Kiel's subordinates were of yellow race.
After Luo Chen changed his clothes, he tidied up his things and then walked to the entrance of the secret room.
Yu Wenjie came to Luo Chen and asked him to be careful.
Luo Chen said okay and asked Yu Wenjie to board here. She would come down after he gave the signal.
After getting everything ready, Luo Chen looked at the dark passage, felt the situation in the underground secret room again, and then slowly walked in.
Yu Wenjie looked at Luo Chen, who slowly disappeared into the passage. In this atmosphere and environment, she couldn't help but become a little nervous.
Auction venue on the third floor of the White Building.
What is on display is the first auction item, an authentic painting from the Renaissance period.
Fang Yi looked at the huge LCD screen hanging above his head, which showed close-ups of the auction items on the booth. He was not very interested in these things, so he didn't pay much attention.
His eyes moved to the venue below him.
There were nearly two hundred people in the venue. If you include the VIP area, there were more than two hundred people attending the auction. It could be said to be a very grand auction. In the packed venue, Fang Yi found a seat.
Hu Tianjian in the front position.
The commentator has already started to introduce this item to all the guests, and clear voices sounded from all over the auction venue.
"Dear guests, what I have next to me is tonight's first auction item, the original work of the famous Renaissance painter Raphael, The Marriage of the Virgin, with a starting price of three million US dollars, so please bid enthusiastically!"
"Five million!"
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, someone immediately made a bid.
Bai Mian turned around and said to Keir.
"Mr. Kiel, I have always been curious, are these paintings of yours really authentic?"
Kil laughed.
"It's absolutely true! If it's not genuine, why can so many people come to my auction?"
Saying that, Keir was very proud and patted his white face.
"That's because you can buy things that are impossible to buy here. As long as I can afford the price, I can get it, not to mention this painting, even the genuine Mona Lisa's smile."
Bai Mian couldn't help but glanced at Keir.
"As expected of Mr. Kiel. I have long heard that Mr. Kiel's underground auction is the best in Europe. Today I saw that it is indeed well-deserved."
The auction has always been Kiel's pride. Hearing Baimian's praise now, he couldn't help but feel even more proud. He waved his hand, and the waiter behind him took the expensive red wine and poured half a glass for Kiel Baimian and Fang Yi.
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Keir raised his glass and invited Bai Mian to clink.
"Mr. Baimian, let's celebrate our happy cooperation in advance."
Bai Mian smiled and clinked glasses with Keir.
“A pleasure to work with.”
After clinking glasses with Bai Mian, Keir turned around and invited Fang Yi to clink glasses.
"Brother Fang Yi, I'm glad you can come over today. Come on, have a drink."
When Kiel first met in the DA alliance, the first person he met was Fang Yi, and later he received a lot of care from Fang Yi and was helped a lot by Fang Yi. Therefore, Kiel was very rare for Fang Yi.
There is some sincere feeling of a friend in it.
Fang Yi smiled and nodded, clinking wine glasses with Keir.
At this time, the bidding in the audience has reached a fever pitch.
Fang Yi saw that Hu Tianjian had followed him for three rounds and had already raised the price to as high as 20 million US dollars. However, the last mysterious rich man raised the price to 30 million US dollars. The whole audience was immediately silent, not that everyone else could not afford it.
This 30 million, but this painting, is far from worth the price.
Hu Tianjian followed Fang Yi's instructions and stopped following.
Because he could not get in touch with Luo Chen in the underground secret room, Fang Yi could not know which item Luo Chen would enter during the auction. To be on the safe side, Fang Yi told Hu Tianjian every round
The product grasps the time and delays it as long as it can.
Of course, this auction also has some strange rules set by Kiel, that is, one person can only bid in three rounds at most. Now Hu Tianjian cannot follow even if he wants to.
The narrator hits it with a hammer.
"Thirty million times!"
"Thirty million times!"
"Thirty million times!"
"make a deal!"
"Let us congratulate this gentleman. He will acquire this painting, The Marriage of the Virgin, for a price of 30 million!"
There was a burst of applause in the venue.
The spotlight shines on the winner of the painting.
Many people looked over with curiosity, wanting to see what kind of person was willing to pay such an exorbitant price to buy a painting that could not be called very famous.
The mysterious rich man was smiling, and he wore a mask that covered most of his face, making it difficult to see his exact appearance.
Most guests are not surprised by this.
The auction held by Kiel is an underground auction. It is famous for its ability to bring out many rare and valuable things for auction. Among the people who come here, there are also many rich people from gray forces. These people usually make many enemies.
There are many, so in such complicated situations, you will be very careful to protect your identity.
The first round of auction ended, and then the second round of auction began.
The painting on the stand had been taken down, and a square hole was opened in the floor in the center of the stand. After a while, the elevator sent a person and the second auction item to the stand.
The commentator came to the table where the second auction item was placed. He reached out and touched the glass cabinet. In the glass cabinet was a fist-sized blue bead.
The venue immediately burst into cheers.
The commentator was very satisfied with the response at the scene, and his tone became excited.
"Presumably many distinguished guests already know what this auction item is."
"That's right! This auction item is - Yelan Pearl!"
"More than two hundred years ago, the righteous army composed of the great British Empire and friendly countries went to the East and provided humanitarian assistance to the East at that time. This Night Pearl was a gift given to us by the Eastern Dynasty at that time!"
Hu Tianjian couldn't help but complained to the brothers on the left and right.
"Damn it, this foreigner is so shameless. He obviously took it from us, but he actually said it was humanitarian aid and a gift from us? How stupid of me!"
Hu Dikun and Hu Renjie also agreed.
The allied forces' invasion of China was an invasion that cannot be ignored in history. Now they are still bragging about it and publicly auctioning their country's treasures. This makes both brothers feel a little indignant.
Hu Tianjian was so angry that he asked the brothers next to him in a low voice.
"Are you all ready for the bombs?"
The second brother Hu Dikun nodded solemnly.
"Get ready, brother. Thanks to Boss Fang Yi's management, we were able to bring the bombs in. The third child and I have placed bombs in the four corners of the venue, but the bombs are not too powerful and they probably won't cause any damage.
What an impact.”
Hu Tianjian smiled coldly.
"That's enough."
The bomb is too powerful. If it directly blows up the white building, there will be no place for them to run. It is better to be less powerful. Hu Tianjian wants to give these foreigners a blow. Of course, the main purpose is to give them a blow.
Luo Chen in the underground secret room was stalling for time.
"This Yelan Pearl is made of jade, a specialty of the East. It is said to have been born from a tribe called Tubo. It has a history of thousands of years. And the most magical thing about this Yelan Pearl is..."
The commentator gave a signal to the staff, and the lights on the booth were turned off.
"Dear guests, please take a look!"
On the dark booth, the Night Pearl in the glass cabinet slowly emitted a soft light blue light in the darkness. Those lights came and went, which was so beautiful that it caused cheers in the venue.
The lights of the booth came on again, and the commentator's voice sounded again.
"Then which distinguished guest will be able to take away such a treasure? Let's wait and see!"
"The Yelan Pearl, the starting price is 30 million US dollars!"
"Fifty million!"
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, there was a bid from the VIP area, and the price was immediately raised to 20 million.
The entire venue was quiet for a while.
Fang Yi looked at the venue indifferently, rubbing his thumb and index finger gently on his lap as he estimated the progress of Luo Chen's actions.
Bai Mian also had his own thoughts. He carefully observed whether there were any suspicious people in the venue. If Yu Wenjie was really still in the manor, she would probably be hiding in the venue trying to get news about Fang Shi. At the same time, Bai Mian also
From time to time, he asked the men responsible for monitoring Kiel's study if there was any news there.
Kil, on the other hand, is too innocent compared to the two of them. He is just happy now, so happy that he can't help but share his joy with Fang Yi.
"Brother Fang Yi, it is true that the treasures of your country are more valuable than ours. Take the painting just now, its value is only three million, but this Night Pearl is really precious, even its value is only 3 million.
More than thirty million."
As soon as Keir finished speaking, the bidding was refreshed again.
Someone bid, and the price was 70 million.
"Look!"
Thinking that these were all his own money, Keer couldn't help but narrowed his eyes happily.
“As expected of a great Eastern country with vast territory and abundant resources!”
Fang Yi just smiled and said nothing. He really couldn't be happy with such a compliment.
Seeing the price of 70 million, which once again silenced the venue, Hu Tianjian decided to make his first bid.
He held up a sign with his number on it and shouted loudly.
"One hundred million!"
After the price was announced, there was a commotion in the venue.
Even Keir and others were focusing on Hu Tianjian at this moment.
Bai Mian looked carefully at the man who offered the sky-high price and found that he had no impression of him.
Hu Dikun, the second oldest, and Hu Renjie, the third oldest, never dared to imagine that they would hear such an astronomical amount of money from their eldest brother. Their entire lifetime wages combined would not reach this price.
"Brother, do you have so much money?"
Hu Tianjian smiled.
"Don't worry, someone will reimburse you."
The person who made the reimbursement was naturally Luo Chen.
After Fang Yi told Luo Chen that he would let Hu Tianjian participate in the auction to attract Bai Mian's attention, Luo Chen promised to let Hu Tianjian bid as he pleased and all the expenses would be considered his own.
And Hu Tianjian also relied on Luo Chen as his backer, and he really enjoyed himself at the auction.
After calling out a bid of 100 million, he immediately felt that the people around him looked at him differently.
The commentator was also shocked by Hu Tianjian's bid. After a few seconds, he recovered and picked up the hammer and struck.
"Once in a hundred million!"
"A hundred million times!"
"One hundred and three hundred million..."
Just when the commentator's voice was about to fall.
At the VIP table, the person who had bid 50 million just now gave another astonishing price.
"Twenty million!"
After the price was reported, the venue could be described as boiling.
The people in the VIP area have seen the big world and are still calm and composed.
But in the venue, many wealthy people had already started talking. They all raised their heads, wanting to see who the person who offered the 200 million yuan was.
However, due to the guardrail blocking the view, people in the venue on the third floor could not see the people sitting in the VIP area on the fourth floor.
The commentator was very shocked. You must know that the highest transaction record in the history of the auction was only 300 million US dollars.
That was two years ago, and the auction item was a complete mural unearthed from a large tomb.
But now, a Night Pearl has already reached a sky-high price of 200 million even after just a few biddings, which is really unimaginable.
The sound of hammer sounds.
"Two hundred million times!"
"Two hundred million times!"
Bai Mian curiously moved his eyes to the person who called out the 200 million bid not far away. Because he was on the fourth floor, he could see the face of the bidder, but Bai Mian didn't recognize this person either, so he asked.
What is the identity of Keir?
Keir told Bai Mian that this man was just an ordinary businessman, but he kept a low profile, but his assets were ranked among the best in the world.
Bai Mian nodded his head clearly, thinking that indeed, truly awesome people usually don't show off their talents and look ordinary, so they just answered the saying of hiding in the city.
Seeing that this night pearl was about to be taken over by the mysterious rich man for a sky-high price of 200 million, Hu Tianjian clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, raised his sign, and shouted loudly.
"Three hundred million!"
The venue erupted into exclamations of surprise.
Because most people often attend Kiel's auctions, they know that the auction record so far is US$300 million!
There has been no record of breakthrough in several years. Today, the second auction item was evenly matched after less than three rounds of bidding by two people. And judging from this situation, there is still a possibility of breaking the record.
When Keir heard this number, he was a little happy and a little confused, but he quickly calmed down.
Although the Yelan Pearl is precious, Kiel placed it as the second auction item, which means that it is still not as good as the later ones.
And such an auction item almost broke the transaction record at the auction, which made Keir couldn't help but wonder if there was something behind it.
He had seen the rich man in the VIP area, so what was the origin of the person who dared to bid with that rich man?
Keir looked hard at Hu Tianjian, who was sitting in the venue on the third floor.
Not only Geir, but also Bai Mian looked at Hu Tianjian again.
He also felt that such a reckless bid was not normal. (To be continued)