"The next item is Van Gogh's self-portrait. Van Gogh … the starting price is 50 million USD … Begin!"
The auctioneer had just finished and Bill Gates was about to raise his hand when a voice came from the crowd. "60 million USD."
Wow ~ ~ ~
Everyone was watching. Who is so bold to raise the bid by 10 million USD? This person is determined to win!
Bill Gates put down his sign. There is no need to compete with Feng Yu. But some people, like Paul Allen, do not think so.
"61 million USD."
Before the auctioneer could repeat Paul Allen's bid, Feng Yu raised his sign again. "70 million USD. Paul, do you like this painting too? "
Paul Allen saw Feng Yu's smile and did not dare to raise the bid again. He is afraid Feng Yu is trying to trick him. Feng Yu had made it very clear that he is buying this painting to put on a show. Paul Allen must not be fooled.
After the auctioneer shouted three times, this Van Gogh self-portrait fell into Feng Yu's hands. 70 million USD is slightly higher than those art collectors' estimates. But there are still many works of art at a premium every year. This is the reason why many people say that it is hard to buy what you love even if you have money. For those who are not short of money, they can accept the price they like even if the price is not too high.
The crowd applauded the highest bid today. Feng Yu sat there with his legs crossed. He has a faint smile on his face, as if he is not bothered by the millions of USD.
Feng Yu is cursing Paul Allen in his heart for being a busybody. If not, his 60 million USD will put a lot of pressure on others. If Paul Allen had raised the bid to 65 million USD, he will have a high chance of winning. But the price that can scare others might not be able to scare Paul Allen, and Feng Yu had no choice but to raise the bid to 5 million USD.
"The next painting is Rubens's' Massacre of the Innocent '…"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, Paul Allen, who was interested in the painting, raised his paddle and shouted, "Forty-five million dollars."
This price is not enough to scare the rest of the bidders, and someone immediately bids. The price slowly rises to 53.2 million USD, and when Paul Allen is about to pocket the bid, Feng Yu raised his paddle. "60 million USD!"
It was that voice again. There were even some people in the back who wanted to stand up and see who was sitting in the first row. Who dared to compete with Paul Allen, and to increase the price so fiercely!
Paul Allen glared at Feng Yu. Sure enough, this Feng Yu had come out to mess things up. He had completely forgotten that he had deliberately raised the price just now.
"Sixty-three million."
"65 million."
"70 million."
"You win," Feng Yu shrugged and suddenly said.
Paul Allen choked on a mouthful of blood, and his face instantly turned red. He had thought that Feng Yu would continue to increase the price, and then he would back out. Now, he was the one who was trapped. He had spent at least 10 million USD for this painting!
Although Paul Allen also had more than 10 billion USD, most of it was in stocks. 10 million USD was not a small amount to him.
Especially that sentence, "You win," which made him furious. Did I win? It seems like I am the one who lost money!
When the applause sounded, Paul Allen felt that it was very ear-piercing. It was as if everyone was mocking him, mocking him for being a fool.
After that, there were some ordinary art pieces being auctioned, and it was a break.
"Heh, Paul, it's a pity that this year's transaction record is mine. Although your painting is tied, you can only be ranked behind mine." Feng Yu purposely said.
"That might not be true." Paul Allen gritted his teeth and stared at Feng Yu angrily.
"Let's wait and see." Feng Yu shrugged his shoulders, looking as if he had already won. This made Paul Allen even angrier.
Paul Allen swore that although he was not a magnanimous person, not everything could make him this angry. But he met Feng Yu. Feng Yu's actions and expressions were a provocation to him.
I, Paul Allen, will not lose to you in this kind of thing!
The second half of the auction started again with books and manuscripts. Bill Gates made his move and won two manuscripts. Others also won a few manuscripts.
When an oil painting appeared, Feng Yu made another bid. "50 million."
Paul Allen raised his bid again. "60 million."
Feng Yu shouted, "70 million."
Paul Allen still wanted to raise his bid, but Bill Gates stopped him.
Bill Gates shook his head at him. "Paul, there's no need to compete with him. That has already exceeded the value of 'Still Life'. If you raise your bid again, he will not follow. You will be the one losing out."
Paul Allen took two deep breaths and stared at Feng Yu fiercely. He did not say anything.
Feng Yu shrugged. When the auctioneer announced that he had won the painting, he said softly, "Pauper!"
Pauper? I'm a pauper?
Paul Allen almost exploded. When had he ever been ridiculed like this before?
It was just a painting. Today, he was going to compete with Feng Yu. Let's see who will lose in the end!
The auctioneer on the stage was grinning from ear to ear. Today was really a surprise. He had thought that Bill Gates and Paul Allen would be the big winner. But now, it seemed that the big winner was Hua Xia's man. Although he did not know Feng Yu, he could guess that this person who did not care about money and was not on good terms with Paul Allen must be Asia's richest man, Feng Yu.
With these few paintings, today's auction might be the best of the year. It might exceed the estimated transaction price by more than 30%!
"This' Woman with Arms Folded 'by Picasso …"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, Feng Yu raised his paddle. "70 million!"
Wow ~ ~
Everyone was in an uproar. This was the first time they had seen such a willful bid. The starting bid for this painting was only 48 million US dollars.
Did this tycoon only recognize 70 million US dollars? Why did he bid this price for all his paintings?
Paul Allen saw Feng Yu chatting happily with Ralph and heard that Feng Yu wanted to buy this painting and hang it in his bedroom.
You want to buy it? Sure, but 70 million US dollars is not enough.
"80 million US dollars!"
The auctioneer got excited. This was the highest bid today. No, it was the highest bid for this year's art auction. This was the highest bid for an oil painting in the past 10 years. No one knew when this price would be broken in the future.
Paul Allen looked at Feng Yu provocatively. Increase the bid. If you increase the bid, I will stop bidding. I will make you pay at least 10 million US dollars for this painting!
But Feng Yu had no intention to bid again. No matter how the auctioneer shouted, no one raised the bid.
Paul Allen was getting anxious. Although Picasso's paintings were famous, they were not worth 80 million US dollars. Especially recently, the art market had not been doing well.
When everyone applauded Paul Allen for becoming the highest bidder, Paul Allen heard what Feng Yu said.
"This painting is so ugly. I had called out the wrong price just now and wanted to ask if I can regret it. Luckily, Paul Allen accepted it. So close, so close. "
Paul Allen was in disbelief. What did Feng Yu say? Did he call out the wrong price? How can he call out the wrong price? How can he call out the wrong price?
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