The next day, Feng Yu brought Ralph to New York's Sotheby's Auction House.
Ralph paid a deposit on behalf of Feng Yu and received an invitation. Then, he entered the Sotheby's Auction House with Feng Yu.
In the carpark, Ralph whispered to Feng Yu that he saw two familiar car plates. If these two cars were not sold, then these two cars should belong to Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Feng Yu was surprised that these two people were here. From what Feng Yu knew, Bill Gates had bought a lot of art pieces to decorate his mansion. Also, Bill Gates owns the world's most expensive book, Da Vinci's < Hammer Manuscript >. In 1994, the price of this book had exceeded 30 million USD!
As for Paul Allen, he also had some art pieces. But Feng Yu guessed that Paul Allen was the same as Bill Gates. Paul Allen did not know anything about art and only used it for decoration. When you go to a rich man's office, you will see a bookshelf full of books. But most of the books on the bookshelf are new and untouched.
People who are not educated like to pretend to be literate, and those who are not artistic like to pretend to be artists.
When Feng Yu entered Sotheby's, he saw Bill Gates and Paul Allen. They were sitting in the first row and were whispering to each other. Beside them were two people who looked like consultants.
Feng Yu followed Ralph and walked to the right side of the first row. Paul Allen was sitting on the left.
When Paul Allen saw Feng Yu, he snorted. His smiling expression changed to one of annoyance.
When Bill Gates saw Feng Yu, he did not look happy or sad. It was as if he had seen an ordinary acquaintance.
Feng Yu pretended to see them and walked over warmly. "Ah, isn't this Bill and Paul? What are you two doing here? Are you doing the same as me? Buying some artwork to put in your office? "
Originally, when Bill Gates saw Feng Yu come over to greet him, he squeezed out a smile, but after hearing Feng Yu's words, the smile on his face instantly disappeared.
What do you mean by buying some art to put in your office? I was admiring it! You can say that my appreciation level is not high enough, but how can you say that I am pretending?!
Paul Allen's mouth twitched. He did not want to talk to Feng Yu! This country bumpkin!
But when Feng Yu saw that they did not speak, he seemed to think that they were also bought to put on a show. He pushed away the consultant next to Bill Gates and sat down. "Bill, Paul, what do you like? Tell us so that we don't have to fight among ourselves. "
"Who's on your side?" Paul Allen couldn't help but say.
If you had not sold your Microsoft shares, we might still be friends. You can sell them, but you can't leave nothing for yourself. Microsoft's share prices had started to fall after you sold your shares!
You had made lots of money and sold your shares at the peak of Microsoft's share prices. What about us? Our net worth had been shrinking, and all of this is because of you. Now, you are telling us that you are on our side?
Why didn't you inform us before you sold your shares? If we had known about this beforehand, will we be in such a sorry state?
Feng Yu smiled and said. "We are still friends, right? Oh, do you all have enough cash? If you all do not have enough, you all can let me know. I can lend you all free of interest. "
These two's main assets are still Microsoft shares. During this period, they had sold some of their shares, and the reason was to invest in other areas. Actually, they knew Microsoft's share prices will fall, and they want to sell their shares to preserve their value.
Anyway, the shares they sold were non-voting shares, and it will not affect their status in the company. Many people who own Microsoft shares had sold some of their shares. Bill Gates had sold his shares, and Feng Yu had sold all his shares. Now, Nasdaq is not doing well, and it's better to hold on to the money.
Although Bill Gates and Paul Allen had sold some of their shares, the total amount they had sold was not as much as Feng Yu. That's why their cash cannot be compared to Feng Yu. Other than the banks, no one else has more cash than Feng Yu, and Feng Yu had made some investments recently.
Even Bill Gates's breathing got heavier. He is the World's Richest Man. Why would he need to borrow money from others? Feng Yu's words are too infuriating!
Both of them kept quiet, and Feng Yu returned to his seat. Bill Gates's art consultant, Paul Allen, sat down again.
Paul Allen looked at Feng Yu and sneered. With Feng Yu's standard, how can he come here to buy artworks? He doesn't even have an art consultant, and he doesn't even know the history of those artworks. Maybe he had bought those artworks for show!
Ralph saw Feng Yu purposely provoking Microsoft and Paul Allen, and he knew the artworks he bought today will fetch a high price.
After a while, the auction started.
An auctioneer walked up to the stage, and the screen beside him showed the first item. It's a manuscript by a famous author. But Feng Yu had never heard of this famous author.
Bill Gates did not hesitate to raise the price. He had bought many artworks, but he did not place them in his house. He placed them in Microsoft because he wants to provide a good working environment for his employees.
But Bill Gates is not as famous as he claimed. After he bought < Hammer's Manuscripts >, he made it into a VCD and sold it at 50 cents per disc. He sold a few million copies and let everyone in the world know that the world's most expensive manuscript belongs to Bill Gates.
To Feng Yu, this is marketing. This is purely Bill Gates trying to boost his reputation. When Bill Gates was selling < Hammer's Manuscripts >, Microsoft's share prices were rising. Everyone had seen Bill Gates's financial power and Microsoft's profitability.
These artworks are also a type of investment, and they are loved by the western aristocrats. The value of these artworks will rise steadily and make others jealous.
Others might not know about this, but Feng Yu, who had worked with Bill Gates for some time, knows that Bill Gates is a show-off and does not like to keep a low profile.
After a few bids, this manuscript falls into Bill Gates's hands.
But Bill Gates and Paul Allen looked at Feng Yu curiously. They thought Feng Yu will raise the price, but it seems that Feng Yu does not want to do so.
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