mtl008 Chapter 198 Antique Auction (2)
Chapter 198 Antique Auction (2)
Soon the auction started.
Tang Anning was sitting in the second row, next to him was Mr. Fang, and behind him was a middle-aged man with his head lowered.
It is the president of the Oda-kai (Chapter 196).
The president of Odakai greeted Tang Anning and then sat behind Tang Anning.
There are several American and British businessmen around Tang Anning. The layout of the antique auction venue is very interesting. On Tang Anning's side, there are almost all businessmen from other countries, while on the other side of the venue, where Prince Tomoya is sitting, there are all local Japanese businessmen.
It seems to be designed.
The hot auction item was a costume once worn by a famous British actress, which was bought by a fan of the actress.
The first and second auction items were very ordinary, and Tang An Ning didn't even look at them until the third auction item came up.
It is a pair of red agate bracelets wrapped with gold wire.
"Lot No. 3, a red agate bracelet wrapped in gold thread, is a legacy of Master xxx... The starting price is $40, and each bid must not be less than $..."
"50."
Tang Anning made a direct bid.
Joining Tang Anning in raising the price was a British businesswoman and two Japanese noble ladies.
One of the Japanese ladies wanted to continue bidding, but was stopped by the person next to her.
Looking closely, the person next to the lady seemed to be a leader from the previous meeting at Ginza Hotel?
After two more rounds of bidding, Tang Anning frowned and said, "70."
The British businesswoman curled her lips and put down the bidding device in her hand.
"Congratulations to No. 17, Miss Tang from Longguo, for winning lot number . Please invite Miss Tang to come up on stage to inspect the lot."
Tang An Ning came on stage, and the system directly gave the real information of the auction items.
This auction item was not fake.
Tang An Ning checked it, put the bracelet on his hand, signed the contract and left.
The speed is so fast that it makes people look sideways.
When the next item came up for auction, Tang An Ning took a look and showed no interest.
Next auction item.
Is it a gemstone earring?
Tang An Ning carefully looked at the purple gemstone earrings in the brochure, and then looked at the one being auctioned.
Tsk, the photo in the brochure isn't taken well. The earrings look better in person.
"Lot No. 5, natural purple gemstone earrings... The starting price is 20 US dollars, and each bid must not be less than US dollars."
"40."
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, Tang An Ning made a bid directly.
The system detected that this was indeed a real natural purple gemstone. Natural purple gemstones are always expensive. In addition, there were several wealthy people who were obsessed with natural gemstones on the scene, and they would definitely bid together.
As expected, the second after Tang An Ning made the bid, someone pressed the auction button: "60."
"70."
"75."
"78."
"85."
"95 million!"
The tycoon, who was internationally famous for his obsession with natural gemstones, uttered this number, and several other people in the venue put down their hands.
Tang Anning smiled and pressed the bid button.
"100 million!"
The smile on the tycoon's face immediately froze, and he looked at Tang An Ning viciously.
Tang Anning ignored the tycoon, who gritted his teeth and raised the price to 110 million.
Tang Anning mentioned 120 million without even looking at it.
The tycoon snorted coldly and gave up the bidding.
"Congratulations to No. 17, Miss Tang from Longguo, who won the bid for lot No. 5..."
Tang An Ning went on stage to take off her earrings and sign the contract.
After taking off the earring, Tang An Ning played with it in her hand for a while. Looking at Su Zhu's tender white earlobe, she thought with some regret that this earlobe would not look good with a pierced earring.
"Keep it. This is a gift for you. I'll ask Qin Siyu to turn it into an ear clip for you when we get back."
Tang An Ning smiled at Su Zhu and said.
Su Zhu quickly accepted it with a sweet look on her face.
After a few more lots, it finally came to lot number ten, the ancient painting.
Prince Youya sat up straight.
"Lot 10 is a famous antique painting from the Tang Dynasty of China. It depicts the emperor and his envoys to the Tang Dynasty... The starting price is 500 million US dollars, and each bid must not be less than 10 US dollars."
"600."
Prince Youya took immediate action and raised the price by 100 million at one time, showing his determination to get this famous painting.
Several Japanese businessmen looked at each other and did not dare to make an offer even if they wanted to buy it.
However, one or two chairmen of large Japanese conglomerates were not so respectful to Prince Tomoya.
After all, the highest authority in Japan is the Prime Minister. Although the Emperor and his family can also give advice on national affairs, their influence is barely on par with that of the Prime Minister.
In a capitalist country like Japan, people who truly own a lot of capital never take the royal family seriously.
Prince Tomoya looked around at the Japanese businessmen who were still bidding with an expressionless face, and the expression on his face was unclear.
Mr. Zhou and Mr. Fang looked at Tang An Ning nervously, and Tang An Ning gave them a calm look.
"800."
A wealthy British businessman raised the sign without hesitation.
"850."
Prince Youya followed suit and made an offer.
"900."
A Japanese businessman made an offer.
Prince Youya raised the price to 1000 million with an expressionless face.
After more than ten rounds, the price of the famous painting was raised to 1800 million.
The only ones still bidding are Prince Youya, a British businessman and a Japanese-American businessman.
Prince Youya raised the price to 2000 million at one time. The Japanese businessman curled his lips and stopped bidding.
Prince Youya breathed a sigh of relief. The only one still bidding was the British businessman.
After several rounds, the price of the famous painting was raised to 2600 million, and the British businessman put down his hand with a grim look on his face.
Prince Youya breathed a sigh of relief.
"Prince Youya offered 2600 million. Is there anyone else who wants to bid?"
The auctioneer raised the hammer with a smile on his face: "2600 million at a time, 2600 million..."
"2700."
Suddenly, under the nervous gazes of Mr. Zhou and Mr. Fang, Tang Anning raised the sign with a smile.
The meeting place was silent for a second, and Prince Youya looked suddenly towards Tang An Ning.
Tang An Ning smiled, glanced at Prince Youya, and waved the sign in his hand.
Prince Youya raised the price to 2750 million with an expressionless face.
"2800 million~"
Tang Anning continued to bid.
The auctioneer dropped the hammer and said, "Ms. Tang from No. 17 bids 2800 million. Are there any more bids?"
Prince Youya gritted his teeth and said, "3000 million."
"3100."
Tang An Ning continued to follow without any pressure.
Prince Youya's heart sank.
In fact, 3000 million is far from his limit, and his behavior just now was just an act.
But for some reason, when facing this so-called Miss Tang, he felt the long-lost pressure.
It was as if things were no longer under his control.