The three items were auctioned at the same time, and the price was 2 million pounds. There were many people who could afford to buy them. Now, it was a competition of whether they were willing to pay more than the expected price and whether they were optimistic about the future of the Chinese antiques.
The venue paused for more than ten seconds, and soon, someone began to raise their cards.
Seeing that someone had bid, the auctioneer heaved a sigh of relief and said happily, "2 million, 2 million! Number 32 has bid 2 million pounds. Are there any other bidders?"
"2.1 million pounds." Shen Cheng looked at his companions and saw that everyone nodded and raised their cards.
A few minutes later, the price reached 3.6 million pounds. The price had already exceeded the outside world's estimate of the three beast heads by 20%. There were not many people who wanted to bid anymore.
This price was almost Shen Cheng's bottom line. This time, they had only brought 50 million Chinese coins. As long as the auction price exceeded 4.2 million pounds, they would not have enough money.
The price exceeded his expectations, and the auctioneer shouted excitedly, "3.7 million! Guest number 14 has bid 3.7 million! Is there anyone else who wants to bid?" The average price of the antiques that had been auctioned today had exceeded the estimated price by 30%. After the auction, his commission would be quite high.
In just a few rounds, Shen Cheng was worried, and the price quickly reached 4.3 million pounds. Before they could decide whether to ask for help from the group, the price rushed to 4.5 million pounds.
"Forget it, there's no need to ask for permission anymore. It's impossible to get it without 5 million pounds. More than 60 million Chinese coins have completely exceeded the price we can accept."
Elder Liu, who had been silent all this time, finished speaking to Shen Cheng and the others. Then, he said to William, "Mr. Devonshire, it's up to you now. Instead of letting others bid, I'd rather these three treasures be in your hands."
When William heard this, he suddenly said, "How about we make a deal?"
"What?" Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Shen Cheng hurriedly asked, "What deal?"
William did not answer his question. Instead, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers. He said to the auctioneer, "5 million pounds."
"F * ck!" The hearts of the people who were still competing immediately skipped a beat. William, who had not made a move all this time, finally went on stage.
Ignoring the sudden uproar, William said to Shen Cheng, "I'm interested in jade, bloodstone, Tianhuang stone, mutton-fat white jade, yellow rosewood, and sapphire. If you help me buy as many as I want, I'll give you a normal 5% commission. How about that?"
"Ha, 5%? Do you think this is an auction house? As far as I know, the commission is usually at least 10%. "Shen Cheng stared at William and mocked," You really are a capitalist, fighting for every penny. You even want to take a commission of a few million from the hard-earned money of people like us. "
"10% it is." William didn't look embarrassed at all after being exposed. "But I only want the best things. I won't accept ordinary goods.
By the way, if you can help me find a top-grade gemstone that is over 100 carats, I'll give you a commission of one million pounds. I'll also help you win the bid for these three beast skulls. The money will be deducted from my future commission. How about it? "
"This …" Finding top-grade gemstones was difficult, but one needed to have connections. If one knew a lot of people, they might be able to find out who had them. However, this kind of thing could not be done 100%. If they found out about the gemstone, what if the other party did not want to sell it?
"Five million pounds, Mr. Devonshire bids five million pounds. Is there anyone else?" The auctioneer became excited when he saw William bid. "Five million, going once."
The person who raised the bid hesitated for a few seconds and raised his card.
"5.1 million."
William raised his card without hesitation.
"5.2 million pounds, Mr. Devonshire bids 5.2 million pounds. Is there anyone else?" the auctioneer shouted excitedly.
"What do you want top-grade sapphires for?"
"You probably know that my mother's birthday is coming soon. I plan to make her a super crown that is inlaid with top-grade gemstones that are over 100 carats. I have top-grade colorless, pink, and rubies now, but I'm only missing sapphires. If you can help me find them, I'll be very grateful."
"My Sanqing Buddha is made with top-grade gemstones that are over 100 carats. Just these gemstones alone are worth more than 100 million dollars." Professor Guan looked at William in surprise. Seeing that William just shrugged and didn't look pained at all, he shook his head.
"I finally know how extravagant the lives of the top English aristocrats are. Not only do you give her priceless jewelry for her birthday, but you also give her a Premier League team. Just the gifts alone are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. How much would you have spent on your wife?"
"Alright, stop being envious." Elder Liu spoke up to stop everyone's discussion. "You can use the money you earn however you want. We can't be envious of such things. Who asked us to not be as lucky as Mrs. Lena to have a super money-making child?"
"Haha, Elder Liu is right. We can't be envious of such things." Everyone nodded in agreement. However, they looked at William even more fervently.
Spending 700 million pounds to build a stadium, training ground, and museum and spending hundreds of millions to celebrate his mother's birthday were two completely different things.
After everyone laughed, Elder Liu said, "Mr. Devonshire, we can help you find some of the best quality jewelry, but we can't accept your commission. Instead, we'll help you for free on account of our friendship. So, you can bid for these three beast skulls first. We'll talk about the rest later."
"Hehe." William looked at Elder Liu, somewhat surprised and unsurprised. He silently cursed in his heart, "Old fox."
He didn't think that he had any friendship with these people. They had only interacted a few times, so how could they really have any friendship? The only reason they rejected him was because they wanted him to owe them a favor and find them in other places.
However, Comrade Elder Liu probably didn't know how shameless William could be when he was being shameless. Unless William didn't want to lose out, he definitely wouldn't accept such a promise without an agreement.
Or even if he did accept it, he would have to take advantage of it first.
Anyway, William didn't go to the Celestial Empire to do business, so there was no need for him to ask these people for help. It wasn't like he couldn't find a broker to buy jade or suet jade.
"No problem." William looked meaningfully at the smiling old fox. "We'll talk later."
Seeing this, Shen Cheng regretted not explaining William's character clearly to everyone before coming out.
Just as they were talking, they heard the auctioneer deliberately remind them loudly, "5.3 million pounds going twice. Is there anyone else who wants to bid? These are three of the only 12 beast skulls in the world. If you miss this opportunity, it won't be so easy to get them again. "
William was no longer interested in increasing the price by a hundred thousand, so he directly shouted, "6 million pounds."
"Damn it."
"God, is he crazy or what? 6 million is more than double the actual value."
As soon as 6 million pounds was called, the scene was filled with gasps, followed by an uproar.
"6 million going once, 6 million going twice." The auctioneer looked at the last bidder and saw him shake his head. He immediately knocked the gavel. "6 million pounds going thrice, sold."
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