"50 million."
A heated discussion erupted in the crowd: "50 million!"
"50 million already?!"
This Buddha head was transferred from the mainland and stayed in the British Museum for a period of time. The Buddha head has an extraordinary charm, and one can feel a gentle power at a glance.
However, the Buddha head is made of coarse-grained rock, and 50 million is enough to buy more than a dozen of the world's top diamonds.
"50 million for a rock..." Everyone held their breath.
On one hand, they felt that the price of 50 million for this Buddha head was a bit excessive, but on the other hand, they felt that they couldn't let this Buddha head fall into the hands of European women.
"50 million per time!"
"50 million for the second time!"
The host, as if afraid Lucy would bid again, quickly ended the entire process, announcing, "50 million, third time."
"make a deal!"
"This Buddha head belongs to Chen Dong, the boss of Longteng!"
"Ho—" The host slammed down the gavel and breathed a sigh of relief.
He was originally from Hong Kong, and he was only standing on the workbench to serve his job. But personally, he certainly didn't want the Buddha head to fall into the hands of foreigners again.
Now that the ownership of the Buddha head has been finalized, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"It has to be a mainland boss—they're generous and have guts!"
Chen Dong was invited by Li Ka-shing. After several rounds of bidding, the Hong Kong tycoons who were not optimistic about Chen Dong at first all looked at him with new respect.
"Once the goods are in the hands of us Chinese, they are in the hands of our own people."
Congratulations, Mr. Chen!
Almost everyone at the auction gave Chen Dong a thumbs up; he had clearly become the focus of attention.
After the handover procedures were completed, the auction quickly came to an end.
Cyber and Lucy left the auction hall one after the other.
The fact that the two of them got together inevitably sparked Chen Dong's imagination.
Cyber has always associated with Soros, while Lucy has always associated with Memphis. If Lucy is a Freemason, then what about Cyber?
Has he also joined Freemasonry?
He is now a partner at Asian Investment Bank Capital. How do people inside Asian Investment Bank view him?
Therefore, Chen Dong thought of Xiang Feng, the investment director of Asia Investment Bank Capital. Xiang Feng had a good relationship with Delimu, a long-time partner of Asia Investment Bank. He wondered if he could get some information from Xiang Feng about the internal attitude of Asia Investment Bank Capital towards Cyber.
If Delimu also leans towards Cyber, it means that the company has been infiltrated by the Freemasons, and Longteng has no need to cooperate with Asian investment banks.
After the banquet, Li Ka-shing specifically sought out Chen Dong.
"Mr. Chen! You really gave me face at this auction." Li Jiacheng glanced at the exit to make sure Lucy had left before whispering, "If it weren't for your courage and boldness, that Buddha head would have been bought by the Europeans."
Speaking of this issue, Chen Dong was a little angry. "Mr. Li, you clearly know that this Buddha head is a national treasure. This time, when it is put up for auction, everyone has the opportunity to bid."
"You even invited this European? What are you up to?" Chen Dong frowned, showing no respect for Li Jiacheng.
Upon hearing this, Li Jiacheng waved his hand nervously, "Mr. Chen, you've wronged me. I really didn't invite Lucy here."
Li Ka-shing repeatedly lowered his voice to explain to Chen Dong, "I invited Cyber from Yellow River Capital over, and Lucy is Cyber's female companion."
"So they really are in cahoots," Chen Dong thought with a cold laugh.
“Chen Sheng, you know that Cyber is not an ordinary investor or businessman. He specifically asked to come, how could I dare to refuse?”
"So that's how it is." Chen Dong once again warned Li Jiacheng, "Luckily, I came this time, otherwise the national treasure that just returned would have been bought by Europeans again."
"What's going on here?"
"It was my oversight in making the arrangements," Li Ka-shing said sincerely. "From now on, I will send national treasures of this caliber directly to the mainland!"
Chen Dong glanced at him and said, "It's good that you have the intention."
Since the national treasure was already in his hands, Chen Dong no longer needed to worry. At this moment, he shifted his attention to the auction.
"With so many antiques and jewelry auctioned off, you must have raised a considerable amount of money, right?" Chen Dong asked.
“Of course.” Li Ka-shing beamed and said proudly, “Just you and your female companion bid on several items, and the total amount is at least 90 million.”
"In addition, the four major families of Hong Kong and other big bosses in Hong Kong also strongly support our auction."
"Although the items in the first two rounds of auction were of average quality, they still participated in the auction in order to donate the money they had."
Li Ka-shing spoke at length, saying, "Some bosses didn't get the items they wanted, but afterwards they all contacted the organizers and donated a considerable amount of money through personal and corporate remittances."
Upon hearing this news, Chen Dong praised with great appreciation, "The guests Mr. Li invited tonight are all excellent; it's clear they all have a deep affection for the mainland."
"Among these people, some grew up in Hong Kong, but after learning about the suffering in Hong Kong, they all extended a helping hand."
Chen Dong's assets are still somewhat less than Li Ka-shing's, but he is from mainland China, and his statement to some extent represents the attitude of mainlanders.
After hearing Chen Dong's comments, Li Ka-shing relaxed a bit. "Actually, the main purpose of this auction is to raise funds for charity, and secondly, we also want to connect with the mainland."
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