"Those mortals are really stupid. They are actually fighting for something that we can't even wait to avoid," Henry the vampire said mockingly with a smile. That thing had existed for tens of thousands of years. It was funny that some people thought it had only existed for a few hundred years.
The Hope Gem was something that the Blood Kindred had forbidden to touch. Back then, two Blood Kindred Lords had died from the Hope Gem's curse. To the Blood Kindred, this was an incomparably painful loss.
"The curse of the Hope Diamond on ordinary people is very weak. If ordinary people get their hands on it, the probability of being cursed is very small. But to us, the probability of being cursed is infinitely magnified. Therefore, ordinary people don't take the curse of the Hope Diamond seriously. After all, many people who have the Hope Diamond don't have bad luck. At the end of the day, they think the curse of the Hope Diamond is just a myth. "
Only those ancient families understood the meaning of the Hope Diamond. Otherwise, the Hope Diamond wouldn't have been passed down in the secular world.
"Those stupid people don't know that they are buying a time bomb," Henry said, amused.
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The ranking of the Hope Diamond continued, but the price was increasing very slowly. It had reached the lowest limit, and it was increasing by one million.
"More than eight hundred million US dollars. It is indeed a sky-high price!"
Yang Ting's eyes flashed with surprise. That was the equivalent of more than five billion yuan. Even if their family used all their resources, they wouldn't be able to come up with so much cash unless they mortgaged their family business.
"The actual value of the Hope Diamond should be more than 1.5 billion US dollars, provided that it can be auctioned on the world stage."
Andre sighed softly. The Hope Diamond was auctioned at this auction without any prior publicity. It was going to be covered in dust. If the publicity was done properly and there were proper legal procedures, the auction price could very well reach two billion US dollars.
The blue diamond was the rarest diamond in the world, second only to the red diamond. The Hope Diamond was the king of the blue diamonds. Not long ago, South Africa produced a 122-carat blue diamond. It was valued at more than 600 million pounds, which was equivalent to one billion US dollars.
Although the blue diamond was much larger than the Hope Diamond, the value of a diamond didn't lie entirely in its size. It also lay in its quality and historical significance. The quality of the Hope Diamond was undoubtedly far above the world's largest known blue diamond. Moreover, it was mysterious and legendary. A newly unearthed diamond couldn't compare.
Therefore, it would not be an exaggeration for the Hope Diamond to be auctioned for more than 2 billion USD.
However, it was obviously very difficult to reach this price in this auction. Even 1 billion USD would be very difficult to reach. It was not unreasonable for Andre to say that the Hope Diamond was covered in dust.
"Not to mention 1.5 billion USD, even 800 million USD is an astronomical figure. It's not something that anyone can afford. For example, some people are simply overestimating themselves. "
Yang Ting laughed coldly and looked at Mo Wen meaningfully. From the start of the auction until now, Mo Wen had not participated in the bidding. He most likely thought that he was too far behind and had completely given up.
"Indeed, he's overestimating himself. I'm afraid he's already been shocked by the auction price," Jiang Siyin added in a strange tone.
"Are you two done yet?" Shen Jing stared coldly at the two of them. They were trying to sow discord again and again. It was simply too much.
"Why do you Huaxia people like internal strife so much?"
Andre looked at Jiang Siyin and the others strangely. He said somewhat ruefully, "There have long been rumors that Huaxia people like internal strife. Since ancient times, internal strife has never stopped. If it wasn't for this, I'm afraid Huaxia would have been able to stand at the top of the world. It wouldn't have been any worse than America."
Jiang Siyin and Yang Ting snorted slightly. The two of them were a little embarrassed by what a foreigner had said. They didn't say anything else. At the same time, they were secretly cursing this foreigner for being such a busybody.
Suddenly, the bidding price was refreshed on the central screen.
"900 million!"
The bidding price had soared from 816 million USD to 900 million USD. It had completely broken the situation where the competition had become more and more stable. It had pushed the price to a new height.
Some of the people who were still bidding looked at the price on the screen. Their throats were slightly dry, and they had completely given up on bidding. The price of 900 million USD had completely exceeded the bottom line of many people. If they continued bidding, they would most likely have to pay even more.
When this price appeared, the entire auction hall was silent for a moment. For a moment, no one continued bidding.
Everyone had a bottom line in their hearts. Just as Andre had said, it would be very difficult for the Hope Diamond to reach a price of more than one billion USD in this auction. This was because the appearance of the Hope Diamond had not been done in an open and aboveboard manner. Moreover, some of the world's top tycoons might not have appeared at this auction.
In reality, most of the people who were competing for the Hope Diamond at the auction did not have the intention to collect the diamond. Instead, they were prepared to secretly sell it after they had bid for it, in order to reap the benefits.
If the price of winning the bid for the Hope Diamond was too high, it would exceed one billion USD, or even more. To the businessmen, it meant that the risk would increase, while the benefits would decrease. It would not be a wise choice to continue bidding.
Finally, the Hope Diamond was successfully won at a price of 900 million USD. Thus, the grand auction came to an end. Without a doubt, as the finale item, the Hope Diamond had become the only highlight of the entire auction. This was because the price of the Hope Diamond was equivalent to the total price of all the auction items in this auction. It occupied half of the auction.
"Mo Wen, the Hope Diamond has already been successfully won by someone else. Didn't you swear that you would give the Hope Diamond to Shen Jing? What are you going to give it to her now? "
The moment the auction ended, Yang Ting immediately mocked Mo Wen. She had been waiting for this moment. Before this, she had sufficient evidence to prove that Mo Wen did not have the ability to win the bid for the Hope Diamond. Indeed, from the beginning to the end, this guy did not make a sound. It was obvious that he had completely given up on competing.
However, Jiang Siyin, who had always been in cahoots with Yang Ting, did not mock Mo Wen. Instead, he fell silent.
Shen Jing was also silent. Her hands were tightly clasped together, as if she was feeling an indescribable nervousness.
This was because she had just seen Mo Wen enter a string of numbers into the bidding machine at the last moment of the auction. Then, the central screen displayed the price of 900 million USD, and it had completely stopped moving.
Jiang Siyin, who was sitting beside Mo Wen, had also seen Mo Wen's bid. At this moment, he felt that it was a little difficult for him to breathe. Mo Wen had actually bid, and his bid had been amazing.
Yang Ting, who was sitting beside Shen Jing, was a seat away from Mo Wen, so she did not see Mo Wen bid.
Shen Jing looked at Mo Wen in a daze. This guy had actually won the bid for the Hope Diamond. At this moment, she was not happy that Mo Wen had won the bid for the Hope Diamond. Instead, she was worried. Could Mo Wen afford so much money?
900 million USD! It was close to six billion RMB! Even if she sold everything she had and sold off Pu Yuan Pharmaceuticals, she most likely would not have so much money. Pu Yuan Pharmaceuticals could at most be sold for three billion RMB, and the money that would go to her would only be about 500 million RMB. Even if she added Lin Qing's share, she most likely would only be able to come up with 1.5 or 1.6 billion RMB.
Six billion RMB!
A deep sense of helplessness welled up in Shen Jing's heart. In the country, other than state-owned enterprises, there were definitely not many enterprises that could take out so much money at the last minute. Moreover, it was almost impossible for them to use that amount of money to buy a diamond.
Only those hidden financial groups in the country would have the financial resources and courage to do so.
"Mo Wen, I don't believe that you can take out so much money!"
Jiang Siyin said with a slightly distorted expression. Before this, he had already accepted the fact that Mo Wen had quite a high status. However, he did not believe that Mo Wen could be so powerful. It was so powerful that he almost did not dare to imagine it.
Apart from those tycoons and those tycoons who controlled large financial groups, who else in the world could afford to spend a few billion to buy a diamond so casually?
If Mo Wen could do it, then what kind of frightening financial resources did he have in his hands?
Andre looked at Mo Wen curiously. Even he would have to convene a family meeting to decide on a 900 million USD non-commercial investment. If the purpose was to buy a rare diamond, then the probability of it being approved would be very small. After all, he was a businessman, not a collector.
At this moment, Yang Ting also realized that the atmosphere was a little off. She immediately widened her eyes and looked at Mo Wen in disbelief. Then, she looked at Jiang Siyin. Finally, she sucked in a breath of cold air.
That shocking bid of 900 million USD couldn't have been done by Mo Wen, right?
Very quickly, she found out the answer.
A few staff members of the auction house walked over one after another. Their target was Mo Wen.
"Sir, congratulations on bidding for tonight's most valuable Hope Diamond."
A beautiful woman wearing a cheongsam walked over. She was the auctioneer of this auction. At this moment, she had personally walked over.
"Where's the Hope Diamond?" Mo Wen glanced at the few people and realized that they had not brought the Hope Diamond with them.
Upon hearing this, the beautiful auctioneer was stunned. However, she quickly reacted and said with a smile, "Sir, are you prepared to complete the transaction immediately?"
The rules of the auction house were that the goods and the money had to be paid up. Only when the money was paid up would they send the auction item over. After all, every item in the auction house was very expensive. If they encountered people who did not keep their word, it would be very troublesome.
This transaction involved 900 million USD. The beautiful auctioneer had never thought that it would be possible to complete the transaction immediately. With such a huge sum of money, it would be a very complicated process to complete the transaction with them.
"If we don't complete the transaction now, then when will we complete the transaction?" Mo Wen asked curiously. He had already bid for it, yet they still did not complete the transaction. Could it be that the auctioneer had regretted it and was prepared to renege on the deal?
"Uh …"
The beautiful auctioneer looked at Mo Wen and was speechless. After a while, she smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, sir. My ability to understand might not be enough. May I ask what you mean by the transaction now? Do you mean that you are prepared to pay immediately?"
For such a huge sum of money, the probability of being able to pay immediately was too low. There were not many people in the world who had this ability. (To be continued.)
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