In the hall, four big customers were thinking about how much price to offer.
In another room, the fat man pulled Yang Jing in surprise and whispered to him, "Old Yang, Professor Wilson has invited four great people today!"
The fat man was operating his phone while talking, pointing at an interface displayed on the phone and said, "Look at the guy in the white suit, William Thornton. His father is an independent director of BP and he is very wealthy!"
Yang Jing looked down and found that there was an introduction to this young man on Google. William Thornton's father was an independent director of BP, the largest company in the UK. The Thornton family held about 3.8% of BP's shares. Based on BP's market value of more than 200 billion US dollars, the Thornton family's shares in BP were worth nearly 8 billion US dollars.
Although this William Thornton is only a second-generation rich man, he is also worth a lot of money!
"Look at this one, wow, Alex Butt, this one is even more amazing! We just got out of someone's castle a few days ago. Do you know who this Alex Butt is?"
Yang Jing said in surprise: "Could this guy be a member of the Bute family?"
"Yes, he is the eldest grandson of the current Marquis of Bute. He is likely to become the next Marquis of Bute in the future."
After hearing what Guo Xiaoxiang said, Yang Jing couldn't help but suck his teeth. No matter in terms of wealth or status, William Thornton just now could not compare with Alex Butt.
"Look at this, François Luton, the successor of the Luton family in France, is the most popular winemaker and winery owner today. The Luton family owns the largest number of wineries and grape plantations in France, and is the undisputed wine overlord today..."
The fat man continued to fiddle with his phone while talking to Yang Jing. After a while, the fat man said in surprise: "Damn! The last one is the most amazing!"
"Tsk tsk, this Spaniard is still the most awesome! Can you guess who this guy is?"
Yang Jing shook his head and said, "If you ask me to name the British, I might be able to guess a little. As for the Spanish, I don't know any other people except Picasso and the Gasol brothers who play basketball. Well, it seems that Messi and Ronaldo are not Spanish, right?"
The fat man was amused, pointing at his phone and saying, "This Marta Ortega Paesley is the son of the former richest man in the world and the only heir to the Ortega family. Her father is Amancio Ortega, the richest man in the world in 2016 and now the third richest man in the world! And the man outside is Amancio's only son, Amancio's designated heir, and now his net worth is 24 billion US dollars..."
This number also shocked Yang Jing. For an ordinary overseas student, the absolute value of a person with a net worth of 24 billion US dollars only exists in the introduction of Baidu or Google. Now that he actually saw such a person with a net worth of more than 20 billion US dollars with his own eyes, Yang Jing was of course quite surprised.
The fat man sighed helplessly and said, "Old Yang, I'm a little jealous of you. Professor Wilson has taught me for two years, and I've never seen him be so enthusiastic towards me."
Yang Jing pouted at the fat man and said, "Professor Wilson is not good to you? Who is it that invites you to his home almost every week to cook delicious food for you?"
The fat man scratched his head and smiled, "That's because the professor's children are not around him. Maybe the professor thinks I'm honest and kind, so he often invites me here to eat."
"Oh my god! Are you honest? Then I am Jesus' father, right?"
The fat man gave Yang Jing a middle finger in hatred.
While the two men were bickering, the auction in the hall outside had already come to an end.
Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang both thought that these three paintings would eventually be bought by Marta Ortega Perez. After all, this guy was Spanish like Picasso, and he had the richest fortune among the four people. It was reasonable for him to take these three paintings.
But the final result was that the youngest Alex Butt finally obtained the ownership of the three sketches for 2.7 million pounds.
Now that the result is out, Yang Jing, the original owner, must come forward, and some handover procedures cannot be carried out without Yang Jing.
The three who failed to win the bid left quickly. For them, there was no point in staying if they didn't buy the painting. In this villa, apart from Professor Wilson, they didn't need to make friends with Yang Jing or Guo Xiaoxiang.
"Congratulations, respected Mr. Butt, these three paintings will belong to the Butt family from now on." Yang Jing shook hands enthusiastically with the young heir to the marquis.
"Call me Alex. We didn't know each other before, but from today on, we can be friends. Of course, I also want to thank you very much for providing such a good painting. Next week is my grandfather's birthday, and I was worried about what gift to give him, but you gave me such an opportunity, so Albert, I must thank you."
As he spoke, Alex Butt waved his hand, and a bodyguard carrying a silver-white safe came over. Alex opened the safe, and inside were stacks of brand new banknotes.
"I know the rules of this kind of private auction, so I brought all the cash this time. Here is 2.7 million pounds, but I can't help you with tax avoidance."
Although Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang were almost overwhelmed by the piles of cash in front of them, Yang Jing still suppressed his excitement and the urge to shout to the sky, and said with a slight tremor: "Alex, thank you very much for your thoughtfulness. Using cash transactions can save me a lot of unnecessary trouble."
Alex smiled and shrugged his shoulders and said, "No one wants to deal with those vampires in the tax bureau. As a friend, I can only try my best to do this for you."
Yang Jing smiled and nodded, took out a pen and signed his name on the purchase agreement. At this point, the payment and goods were settled.
Young Alex quickly left the villa with the three paintings, and Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang then laughed excitedly.
Professor Wilson also smiled and said, "Should we celebrate?"
Yang Jing waved his hand and said very impressively: "Professor, thank you very much for everything you have done for us. Of course we have to celebrate. You can choose the place, and I will pay for it. We must celebrate well."
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