Chapter 473: Auction

London, Christie's auction house.

As one of the world's most famous art auction houses, Christie's attracts bidders from all over the world with its high-quality and excellent service.

London is the birthplace of Christie's, and the scale of the auctions held here can be called the largest in the world.

Tang Shuo stood at the window of the box on the second floor of the auction hall, watching the auction going on in the hall downstairs with great interest.

Boom…Boom…Boom…

Hearing the knock on the door, Tang Shuo turned around and nodded to Mason who was standing behind him. Mason then stepped forward and opened the door of the box.

"There's only one piece left in the collection, we can start preparing now." Miranda said as she walked into the box.

Tang Shuo nodded and said to Mason, "Go and prepare. Try to be relaxed. It doesn't matter if you mess up."

Mason took two deep breaths and replied, "Don't worry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the box, looking like a soldier about to die a heroic death.

Tang Shuo looked at the other person's back. After Mason left, he said to Miranda who had just walked in, "Please sit down."

Miranda sat down on the sofa in the box and looked at Tang Shuo sarcastically, "You're so hypocritical. You're obviously very nervous, but you told him that it doesn't matter if he messes up."

"It's not that I'm hypocritical, but that's all I can say." Tang Shuo shrugged. He said to Miranda, "And even if he really messes up, I really won't do anything to him."

Ta-ta-ta...ta-ta...

With the sound of a gavel, the last piece of collection was brought to the auction table.

The auctioneer on the stage began to introduce: "The final piece in the collection is a 1787 Château Lafite, as you all know. This wine is from the same batch as the one currently on display in the Forbes Collection."

Listening to the introduction coming from the box broadcast, Tang Shuo asked with a smile, "Are you sure that Todd Lawrence will take the film?"

"Of course, why else would he be here?"

Miranda nodded and said, "This guy really likes wine. The wine in his wine cellar alone is probably worth hundreds of millions."

"Do you think I should raise the price for him?" Tang Shuo asked with a smile.

Miranda frowned and asked, "What is your purpose in doing this?"

"It's fun." Tang Shuo replied.

“…” Yabian system carried it.

Miranda shook her head helplessly, as if she was too lazy to talk to Tang Shuo. She simply closed her eyes and leaned back on the sofa.

Tang Shuo was not here to participate in any auction. In his opinion, it would be better to go to sleep than to waste time here.

However, Miranda heard from some source that Todd Lawrence, the current leader of the Lawrence family and Carl's father, would attend the auction, so she informed him.

Now they have agreed on a scene where Mason and the other party will meet by chance, and they just need to wait until the auction is over.

As Tang Shuo and the other man were talking, the auctioneer on stage proudly introduced the bottle of wine, which was said to be the most expensive in the world. "Because we have a precedent. In 1985, this bottle of wine sold here for a whopping $160,000."

"Aside from the bottle owned by Forbes, this one will be the last in the world." The middle-aged auctioneer paused, then continued with a smile, "According to our agreement with the collector, the reserve price for this auction is US$3 million, and each bid must be no less than US$200,000."

"Bidding starts now!"

"Five million!" A bearded man in the hall immediately quoted a price that was almost twice the original price, and he was obviously very confident in getting the bottle of wine.

The figure of $5 million might not sound like much, but considering that it's just for a bottle of wine, the amount is quite staggering. If you were to open it and drink it yourself, then one sip would cost tens of thousands of dollars.

This is not drinking, it's clearly drinking money!

The auctioneer was clearly very satisfied with the bearded man's offer. He smiled and said, "Mr. Twelve bids $5,000,000. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"

"Five and a half million."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, a new bid was immediately heard in the corner of the hall.

Christie's auction house has estimated the value of this wine based on inflation and the appreciation of the collection.

According to official figures, this bottle of red wine should be able to fetch a high price of eight to nine million, so the auctioneer knew that the price of this wine could still be increased.

"Six million."

The bearded man glanced in the direction where the voice had just come from and shouted out his price again.

He had initially called out five million, both because he had already determined the wine was worth the price and to demonstrate his confidence. Although he wasn't naive enough to think he could get it for five million, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

Because this is the best price he can offer!

…

In another box.

An old man with gray hair and simple clothes said to the middle-aged man next to him: "Go ahead and bid, you should be able to get it for eight million."

The middle-aged man nodded and immediately walked forward to a specially set up microphone in the box and said, "Eight million."

Almost at the same time, the auctioneer standing on the auction platform said, "VIP Room No. 2 is asking for $8 million. Is there a higher price?"

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, a discussion broke out in the hall.

After the auctioneer asked again, everyone fell silent. He raised the gavel and was about to strike when his eyes suddenly lit up. He then said, "VIP Room 4 is asking $8.5 million."

At this time, the discussions in the hall became louder.

Almost everyone who could attend this wine auction possessed some discerning ability. Everyone knew that eight million was actually more than the value of this bottle of wine, and as for eight and a half million, that was pure arrogance.

The old man, who was about to get up and leave, heard the offer, and his already unhappy face instantly became gloomy.

He stood in the box, frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Add two hundred thousand."

…

"Eight million seven hundred thousand US dollars, is there a higher price?" the auctioneer asked excitedly.

Seeing that Tang Shuo was still preparing to make an offer, Miranda, who was sitting next to him, immediately lost her patience. "You still want to bid?"

"Nine million!"

After Tang Shuo finished quoting the price, he turned around and said, "Of course I have to bid for it. Otherwise, if people get out and Princess Miranda is scared by the 200,000 yuan offer, I'll lose face too."

Miranda raised her eyebrows, and she suddenly felt as if she had been fooled.

"Box No. 2 is asking $10 million. Is there a higher price?"

The auctioneer's voice rang out again, and this time his voice began to tremble slightly.

The simple old man in another box was also frowning and looking at the stage, wondering what he was thinking.

"Ten and a half million dollars!"

Shouting out this number seemed to drain all the auctioneer's strength, and he began to gasp for breath after he finished speaking.

Although more than 10 million US dollars is not a small amount, it is a drop in the bucket compared to Christie's transaction volume of hundreds of millions of US dollars, but the point is that what is being auctioned is just a bottle of wine!

Before the auction began, many people expected today's transaction volume to break previous records.

But no one could have guessed that the number would be so outrageous.

"Go find out who's bidding."

After hearing this number, the simple old man was silent for a while. After saying this to the middle-aged man, he turned and walked out of the box.

It’s not that he can’t come up with tens of millions of dollars, it’s just that the number is too high and he doesn’t want to be the one who gets taken advantage of.

At the same time.

Miranda said angrily, "Who told you to offer such a high price?"

This private room is registered under her name, which means that Tang Shuo is now making a random offer on the price, but she is the one who pays the bill.

"Don't get so excited." Tang Shuo said with a smile, "Maybe he'll raise the price!"

Miranda took two deep breaths and said, "This money is on you!"

Tang Shuo shook his head and corrected him, "It should be counted on the Lawrence family."

"Did you do this on purpose?" Miranda asked with a frown.

Seeing Tang Shuo's expression, Miranda suddenly doubted Tang Shuo's motives.