At this point, Yang Jing was basically certain that the half Luban box in his hand and the half Luban box in the storage space should be a set. The half Luban box in the storage space was a key, and this half Luban box was a lock!

Yang Jing put the box down on the table, without revealing any surprise on his face, but when he took off his gloves, his left fingers seemed to touch the half of the Lu Ban box inadvertently, and the Holy Ring immediately gave a definite answer.

"Incomplete Luban Box, Yuechengzi, 934."

That’s right, this half of the Lu Ban box is indeed a set with the half of the Lu Ban box found from the treasure of the last Tsar. Only when they are put together can this Lu Ban box be opened!

Yang Jing was relieved now. He smiled and asked the white-gloved auctioneer who was presiding over the auction, "Sir, what is the starting price for this box?"

The auctioneer had been keeping an eye on the mysterious Mr. Cole Smith. Upon hearing this, he immediately said respectfully, "The starting price for this box is $120,000, sir."

Although this auctioneer was a very famous white glove auctioneer in New York and even in the United States, he was also very clear that the people who came to this banquet hall today were either rich or noble, far from being comparable to the auctioneers he had hosted before, so he was respectful to everyone he met.

Yang Jing smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give you 120,000." After giving this number, Yang Jing turned around and walked back to the place where he had just stood, picked up his glass and clinked it with Bloomberg beside him.

His words were considered an offer. If no one competed with him, then this half of the Lu Ban box would become Yang Jing's.

Cole Smith, who was transformed by Yang Jing, was considered a celebrity in today's cocktail party. From the beginning, he smoked cigars with the core figures of the top ten financial groups, and after he came out, a group of tycoons came forward to make friends with him. This was enough to prove the weight of Cole Smith.

When this half-broken Lu Ban box was taken out just now, no one bid for it and it was about to fail to sell. Then Cole Smith made a bid. Logically, no one should have bid against him, but it seemed that someone wanted to pick a fight with this mysterious Cole Smith.

"Two hundred thousand this way!" Just as Yang Jing finished speaking, a voice came from the other side of the hall. Yang Jing looked up and found that the person who made the bid was a fat white man. It was Harper Lawrence, the chairman of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company who had just bought Monroe's necklace for 1.7 million US dollars.

Yang Jing frowned and said nothing, but Bloomberg beside him was unhappy and complained in a low voice: "This Lawrence is a very annoying person. He didn't bid just now, which obviously means he didn't think highly of this box. Now he bids again, and he must have decided to do so after seeing your bid. Is this guy Cole targeting you specifically?"

Yang Jing shook his head slightly, still without saying anything. This situation is very common in China now. When visiting ghost markets or antique markets, some people who don't know the rules often do this. If you are a famous person in the industry and happen to be recognized by someone, then come on, you want to find something with great effort.

Those who don't understand the rules or who know the rules but pretend not to understand them will stick to you like taffy. As long as you make a bid for an item, they will definitely break the rules and make bids at the same time. Their bids will be higher than yours, which will at least annoy you to death.

But now many stall owners are also beginning to break the rules. According to the old rules of the industry, before a person leaves, the stall owner cannot accept other people's offers. Even if you offer a high price, you will not be fined.

But nowadays many stall owners don’t care who comes first or last. They will just sell to whoever offers the highest price.

Driven by profit, many rules in the industry have been thrown out of the window.

The Harper Lawrence in front of him was obviously such a person. Of course, he might not understand the rules of the Chinese antique business, but in this situation, he suddenly bid, which was obviously very impolite.

Yang Jing whispered to Bloomberg: "Michael, is this guy from the Boston Consortium?"

Bloomberg nodded.

Yang Jing raised his lips slightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Two hundred and ten thousand!"