mtl008 Chapter 247: Sky-high Price Oil Painting
Chapter 247: Sky-high Price Oil Painting
Chai Wei felt that Gu Xueying was a little impulsive, but saw Lu Jingyao's surprised look on the side.
He suddenly felt that it was worth it and looked at Lu Jingyao with a little pride.
In fact, Chai Wei has been compared with Lu Jingyao by his father many times in recent years. His father was far ahead of Lu's father in the domestic wealth ranking.
It’s a pity that the father is a tiger and the son is a dog.
Chai Wei was far inferior to Lu Jingyao, and because of his father's frequent comparisons, he had been holding his breath and wanted to surpass Lu Jingyao.
Lu Jingyao couldn't understand Chai Wei's inexplicable desire to win, so he simply raised his paddle and continued bidding: "Twenty million euros."
The price was raised by nearly double in one go, and now the price of this jar has reached 150 million yuan. The only one still bidding with Lu Jingyao is Chai Wei.
Chai Wei hesitated, not knowing whether to continue bidding.
Gu Xueying, on the other hand, felt more and more that this was what Xu Youyou wanted. Even if she was unwilling to admit it, she knew that Lu Jingyao seemed to really love Xu Youyou.
Gu Xueying also believed that Lu Jingyao's current behavior was just to make the beautiful woman smile.
"Twenty-one million euros." Gu Xueying raised the sign and bid.
Chai Wei frowned slightly and didn't like being pushed around by Gu Xueying.
Gu Xueying smiled gently and said, "Brother Wei, didn't you say that Grandpa really likes the blue and white porcelain jar? I originally wanted to buy this porcelain as a birthday gift for your grandfather this year."
Chai Wei did say so at the beginning, but the current price seems too high to him.
Gu Xueying smiled politely and said, "As a child, filial piety comes first. You don't have to worry about buying me a gift. It's enough to just give your grandfather something he loves."
What Gu Xueying meant by saying this was that she gave up on getting her favorite collection at this auction, and instead put the money she was going to spend on herself into this auction.
To be honest, Chai Wei initially thought that Gu Xueying was just a decent marriage candidate, but when he heard her say this, he couldn't help but feel moved.
Having seen all kinds of gold diggers desperately trying to make money from him, he rarely saw a girl as sensible and filial as Gu Xueying, who was willing to give up the priceless treasure she had obtained just to help him fight against his rivals.
"Xueying, if my grandfather knew that he had a granddaughter-in-law as sensible as you, he would definitely be very happy." Chai Wei praised.
Gu Xueying cooperated with a shy smile.
Chai Wei is not stingy with his female companions. He originally planned to give his girlfriend Gu Xueying an amount of about 50 million, which is equivalent to more than 6 million euros after conversion.
Lu Jingyao really liked this large blue and white porcelain jar and was also quite cash-rich, so he offered a price: "Twenty-five million euros!"
Both Xu Youyou and Lu Jingyao thought that this price could directly kill the competition.
However, he didn't expect that Gu Xueying would be willing to suffer losses in order to suppress Xu Youyou.
Chai Wei said: "Twenty-six million euros."
This price may not sound high, but it is actually equivalent to nearly 200 million RMB.
Without blinking, Lu Jingyao said directly: "30 million euros."
Chai Wei: ...
It is really difficult for Chai Wei to continue pursuing her this time. He did not come to Europe to help his father, and the price he bid now is all his own pocket money.
Although he is not unable to keep up, if he really does, it will hurt his wallet.
Gu Xueying wanted to persuade him again, but Chai Wei held her hand and said with a smile: "We have tried our best. If Grandpa knew that you are so filial to him, he would like you very much even if you didn't take the treasure away."
Gu Xueying forced a smile on her face.
For some reason, even though she only lost this round of auction, she always felt as if she had lost her entire life.
There were a few more collections behind, but Gu Xueying was no longer interested. Just to avoid being at a disadvantage, she reluctantly revealed her love for a set of pink diamond jewelry.
The market value of that set of jewelry is about 30 million RMB, and the starting price is set at 2 million euros.
Chai Wei just called out a price.
Lu Jingyao immediately followed up: "Three million euros."
Xu Youyou was not very interested in this set of pink diamond jewelry, and Lu Jingyao did this purely to cause trouble.
Chai Wei couldn't help but glare at him and said, "Mr. Lu, a gentleman helps others achieve their goals. I gave you that large blue and white porcelain jar earlier, so don't try to snatch it from me this time."
Lu Jingyao was not so easily led into a ditch by him, and said directly: "You didn't let me, you just couldn't compete with me."
Chai Wei was so angry at his ridicule that he didn't even bother to raise the price slowly and directly called out the price of 4 million euros.
Lu Jingyao chuckled and said, "Mr. Chai, you won't get what you love if you procrastinate. Ten million euros."
Chai Wei thought Lu Jingyao was crazy. He raised the price by more than double in one breath. Reason told him that he should not continue to bid, but looking at Lu Jingyao's smiling face, he couldn't help it.
"Eleven million euros!"
He thought to himself that if Lu Jingyao continued to bid, he would give up this set of pink diamond jewelry.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jingyao spread his hands, indicating that he would no longer bid.
Everyone present was very familiar with the prices, and no one continued to bid. This set of pink diamond jewelry worth 30 million yuan was eventually bought by Chai Wei at an extremely high premium of more than 80 million yuan.
Chai Wei suddenly felt that he had too much money to burn and wanted to regret it, but he held it back. He could only keep comforting himself that he could go home and beg his mother to make up for the tens of millions he had lost.
"It's beautiful, thank you, I love it."
In front of everyone, Gu Xueying gave Chai Wei enough face.
But she didn't know why. Even though she had won the competition against Lu Jingyao, she couldn't be happy at all, as if she had lost.
About half an hour later, the last piece of collection was brought up, and bursts of exclamations were heard from everyone present.
This is a painting.
The title of the painting is quite ordinary.
"Woman with a Watch".
What is extraordinary is the artist of this painting: Picasso.
Xu Youyou had never expected that her appraisal skills for calligraphy and painting would also include paintings by foreigners. After she finished the appraisal, she lowered her voice and said, "Really.
But neither she nor Lu Jingyao participated in the bidding. After all, they had money and were more inclined to collect works of their own country's masters.
No matter how famous these Western paintings are, Xu Youyou can't understand much.
The foreigners present, on the other hand, were all excited, as if they had been called by some kind of faith. The price kept rising, and the painting was bid up to 100 million euros, becoming the real king of today's exchange auction.
With the sale of this painting, the auction officially ended.
Gu Xueying cheered up and asked Xu Youyou, "With so many collections today, did Miss Xu get what she wanted?"
Xu Youyou nodded: "Thank you for not snatching it from me."
Gu Xueying was stunned. She was clearly competing for the pink diamond jewelry and the blue and white porcelain jar, so why would Xu Youyou say that?
Immediately afterwards, Gu Xueying saw the handsome man who bought the castle walking straight towards Xu Youyou and Lu Jingyao.
"I really don't understand why you insist on buying a castle? Don't you know how eerie it is in there?" the handsome man complained.