Amidst the whispered gossip, the host's bid had already reached 8 million.
At this moment, Chen Dong also recognized that the person in the blue suit was Cyber.
When Quantum Fund and Tiger Fund attacked the Hong Kong stock market together, Cyber led his newly joined company, Asia Investment Bank Capital, to participate.
In the early stages, Yellow River Capital spearheaded the effort, while Asian Investment Bank Capital was responsible for the major investments. However, since this was the first time Asian Investment Bank Capital had worked with them and was unfamiliar with Soros's style of doing things, the first collaboration ended in disappointment.
During its collaboration with Quantum Fund, Asian Investment Bank Capital nearly went bankrupt due to insufficient working capital. If it weren't for the assistance of Dragon Fund, Asian Investment Bank Capital would already be in the process of being laid off. Later, an internal partners' meeting was held at Asian Investment Bank Capital, and it was unanimously decided to restrict the internal authority of the partner, Cyber.
Cyber couldn't play a substantial role in Asian investment banking capital and had no real power. So he simply kept his shares in the investment bank and remained a partner in name only. In reality, he followed Soros and other international hedge funds, advising them.
Soros is Longteng's old rival, so naturally Cyber is also on the opposing side.
Chen Dong hadn't noticed Cyber before, but after he and Annie snatched the jewelry, Chen Dong realized that Cyber was clearly using Annie to issue a challenge to him.
"10 million." Chen Dong raised his paddle without any hesitation.
"10 million..."
Everyone present was stunned by this number.
They weren't stunned by the 10 million dollar value of a piece of jewelry; rather, it was the first item in the second round of auction, not the final item. This suggests that the auction house didn't hold the piece in high regard.
In this situation, the two of them directly raised the starting price of the jewelry from 2 million to 10 million, which is really astonishing.
Nine times out of ten, men buy jewelry to give to women, and at this moment, everyone's attention began to focus on Anne.
Today she was wearing a pearlescent evening gown with a deep V-neck and a large open back, revealing her delicate and fair skin. She looked as if she were standing amidst a sea of jewels.
"The owner of Longteng really spends a fortune on a beauty."
Who is this woman?
One man scoffed sourly, "These two aren't really auctioning off; they're using the auction to show off their wealth."
A woman holding a crystal glass smiled quietly after hearing this. "What do you mean by showing off wealth? It's just that the two big bosses are very dissatisfied with each other, so they're using money to spite each other."
The moment the woman spoke, the surroundings fell silent. There were several business owners who had made a name for themselves in Hong Kong beside her, but in front of this woman, they all looked humble, smiling and bowing their heads.
"10 million per time."
The man in the corner really stopped bidding, and at this moment Annie panicked a little, "Boss, this is 10 million!"
Chen Dong glanced at the man, then looked down at Annie and said, "Don't you like him?"
"10 million for the second time." The host glanced at Cyber, then at Chen Dong.
“If you like it… you don’t have to spend 10 million to buy it.” Annie leaned closer to Chen Dong, then looked in the direction of Cyber. “That man is obviously trying to drive up the price of the item by bidding. Maybe he’s a shill for the auction house?”
“He’s not some shill!” A sly glint flashed in Chen Dong’s eyes. “He’s the famous partner at Asian Investment Bank Capital, Cyber.”
“He is Cyber!” Annie exclaimed in even greater surprise.
As they were talking, Cyber held up a sign again, and the host immediately shouted, "10.5 million."
The organizers were on tenterhooks backstage when they heard about the high price.
“As a partner at Asian investment bank Capital, Cyber has always worked behind the scenes, so there are no photos of him in the media or reports. However, the investment director of his company did show me a report about Cyber’s early days in Hong Kong, which included a photo of him,” Chen Dong explained.
Anne sighed, "So that's how it is."
Cyber, standing in the corner, had his back to Chen Dong the whole time. Chen Dong sneered and then casually raised the sign.
"11 million!"
This time, Cyber stopped holding up his sign.
"11 million per time!"
The host glanced to the left of the stage and saw several organizers waving their hands in a flustered manner.
This is the first item in the second round of auctions. There are still some final items to be auctioned. If the first item sells for 11 million, then the value of the final item will not be apparent.
Therefore, in order to take into account the average auction price increase of each item, the organizer could only hint to the host backstage to end the bidding as soon as possible.
"11 million twice," the host said almost without pausing, "11 million three times, sold!"
He was afraid that Cyber would raise the sign again, so he kept his eyes fixed on the corner. Only when he saw that Cyber did not raise the sign again did the host breathe a sigh of relief.
These two wealthy people don't care how much money they spend, but the pressure is on the staff. When the first item was taken down, the organizer felt his legs go numb.
"Next...the second item."
After the second item was brought up, Cyber turned and left the auction hall.
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