These damn spies went into battle shirtless and even used guns. Do they really want him to stay in a foreign country?

"Should we call the police?" Han Meng asked.

Wan Feng shook his head. "If we call the police and the process starts, it'll take at least ten days to complete, given the European way of doing things. If someone is deliberately interfering, it could take half a month or a month, and they might just be happy to see it happen. We're here to buy the ship, not to sue anyone, so we have to remain silent."

Wan Feng suppressed this matter and didn't even tell Xu Pin, but he reminded Xu Pin not to go out unless it was necessary.

Afterwards, Wan Feng and his group stayed in the hotel and basically did not go out except to eat.

Even their meals are eaten in the hotel. They used to often go to Lao Huang's restaurant for meals, but now they dare not go there as they are afraid of being tampered with.

Seven days passed like this.

Just as Wan Feng knew, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense did not respond.

In the previous life, seven days later, after a few days, Xu Pindeng became anxious and ran to ask Asnaev.

This time, as soon as the seven days were up, Wan Feng went to ask Asnayev. He didn't want to waste more than ten days in vain.

Asnaev said awkwardly, "Mr. Fang, let me be honest. Several countries have sent us diplomatic notes stating that the purpose of Chuanglu's purchase of this ship is unclear and that they clearly do not want to sell it to you."

"So they intend to buy this boat?"

Asnaev's face was filled with sarcasm. "They? They're just talking. We've seen clearly over the years that they're just disrupting the market. We can't buy anything if we ask them to."

Wan Feng recalled a sentence that was on the Internet at that time: The magnificent paintings are like bricks of a house, and the wine is like shrimp coins.

"Since we know that only we can buy this boat, what are your thoughts?"

"We are also thinking of countermeasures."

Wan Feng deliberately pondered for a moment. "Well, let me give you a plan. You can hold an auction! Let those countries that are talking nonsense participate in the auction. If they have the ability, they can bid."

Asnaev blinked for a long time: "This... seems to work."

"It's not just okay, it's absolutely okay. Please tell your superiors I hope the auction can be held within three days, with payment on the spot. We're really at a disadvantage here. We have to auction off something we've already agreed on. We're probably the only ones in the world who can tolerate this."

"Okay! I'll pass it on right away. We'll try to hold the auction within three days and conduct the transaction on site."

The reason why Wanfeng wants to hold the auction within three days is, on the one hand, to save time, and on the other hand, it would be impossible for a country that wants to participate in the auction to raise such a large amount of money in three days.

Without cash, you can buy a hammer.

This time, the Ukrainians were surprisingly efficient. Perhaps they were tired of being fooled by Western countries, so on September 20th, they suddenly announced that the Varyag would be auctioned publicly on the 22nd, and the highest bidder would win.

I don’t know what those countries that are obstructing the process are thinking, but Wan Feng is already prepared.

This time he wanted to see how much pus and sincerity those Western countries had.

Anyway, he has prepared 200 million euros, and he is ready to buy it at any price within this range. If he can't get it at this price, he will give up. Whoever wants to buy it can buy it.

But this is impossible. The ending of the story is obvious. Even if he moved the time forward four or five years, there shouldn't be much change.

At 2:00 p.m. on September 22, the public auction of the Varyag aircraft carrier officially opened at Christie's auction house in Jeep.

Chuanglv Company provided complete certification, including the buyer's qualification certificate, international credit certificate, use plan, project feasibility report, etc., which fully met all the requirements of the Ukrainian side.

Companies from other countries have already lost out in terms of bidding procedures due to the rush to prepare.

In fact, there were only five companies, including Chuanglv, that participated in the bidding.

Bald Eagle's largest steel monopoly, U.S. Steel;

the Persian steel companies of Kangaroo Country;

Tai Chi's great attack on the iron making;

Foot basin made by Zuyou Metal Industry.

This time Xu Pin is the lead actor. Chuanglv Company originally belonged to him, so there is nothing wrong with him sitting in the main seat.

Wan Feng did not show up this time, but hid in the audience.

The Ukrainian side first read out some auction proposals, and then started bidding straightforwardly.

The lowest auction price for the Varyag is 13 million euros, and each bid increase must not be less than 500,000 euros.

US Steel was the first to bid, offering a price of 13.5 million US dollars.

"Thirteen million and a half, one time, thirteen million and a half, two times, one thousand..."

Xu Pin held up his sign: "Fourteen million."

Of course, we can’t let the photographer continue reading.

The four opponents were obviously in the same group. If he hadn't raised his bid, American Steel might have been sold for $13.5 million.

The American Steel man looked at Xu Pin unkindly.

Xu Pin simply chose to ignore it. We are all opponents here. Do you still want me to smile at you?

"Now Huaguo Chuanglu's bid has reached 14 million. Now..."

The steel companies in Kangaroo Country Persia raised their signs: "Fourteen million and a half million."

According to the international scrap steel prices at the time, if you bought the 50,000-ton Varyag shell for 14.5 million and then dismantled it for scrap steel, you would have broken even.

This time, Xu Pin didn't count down and raised his paddle again, saying, "Fifteen million."

Of course, the representatives of the Persian companies did not look very happy either.

From then on, the two companies from Bald Eagle and Kangaroo Country stopped bidding, and the battlefield shifted to the three countries in Northeast Asia.

Both of these countries extremely do not want China to obtain an aircraft carrier, so it is natural that they will get involved.

Rushing to the iron and steel making company to raise the price by another 500,000 Mi Yuan, Xu Pin immediately quoted a price of 16 million.

At this time, Jiaoben Zuyou took action and directly quoted a price of 17 million Mi Yuan.

This time Xu Pin did not make an offer immediately, but remained silent.

When the people who supported the auction counted down to the third time and it was about to end, just when the people who supported the auction were about to show joy on their faces, they raised their placards and quoted a price of 17.5 million.

This time the silence lasted a long time, until the auctioneer mentioned 17.5 million for the third time, and then he rushed to the ironwork and raised the sign for 18 million.

From beginning to end, Wan Feng hid among the crowd like a passerby, without saying a word.

There was no novelty at all, and he felt as bored as copying a post on the computer.

This time, Xu Pin’s farce of raising the sign should end.

"Twenty million!" Xu Pin calmly reported a number.