"The first item up for auction is a Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain stem bowl with a design of dragons amidst waves and clouds, with a starting price of 10 million."
The first item to be auctioned is a top-quality Ming Dynasty porcelain piece, which is extremely exquisite.
"12 million..."
"15 million..."
"18 million..."
In no time, the price of this Ming blue and white dragon and sea wave pattern stem bowl exceeded 30 million.
"33 million..."
Suddenly, a foreign collector made a move.
Just after the general manager of the Hashimoto Group finished speaking, this foreign collector also spoke up, equally determined to acquire the dragon head.
The auction price soared, and in the end, this foreign collector offered a staggering 60 million.
Seeing this, everyone else hesitated.
"70 million..."
Just then, a calm voice came from behind him, and Ye Chen spoke.
Ye Chen wasn't actually that interested in this Ming blue-and-white dragon and sea wave pattern stem bowl.
But he hated the general manager of the Hashimoto Group and those foreign collectors. In China, daring to covet the dragon's head was practically suicide!
Before the auction even started, Ye Chen told Tianhong that it was impossible for the Hashimoto Group and these foreign collectors to take the dragon head away.
However, because of what the general manager of the Hashimoto Group and these foreign collectors said earlier, Ye Chen changed his mind.
Today, not only can they not take the dragon head away, but they can't take any other Chinese antique from the auction either!
Ye Chen wanted them to leave empty-handed.
"75 million..."
This foreign collector is still not giving up.
"80 million..."
Ye Chen spoke again.
Startled by Ye Chen's price, the foreign collector fell silent.
Finally, Ye Chen successfully purchased the Ming blue and white dragon and sea wave pattern stem bowl for 80 million yuan.
The value of this Ming blue and white dragon and sea wave pattern stem bowl is about the same, so Ye Chen didn't lose money.
In the subsequent auctions, Ye Chen immediately placed a bid whenever the general manager of the Hashimoto Group or those foreign collectors made a move.
By now, Ye Chen has already bought several antiques.
This infuriated the general manager of the Hashimoto Group and the foreign collectors, but no matter how angry they were, they were helpless against Ye Chen.
It's because they don't have as much money as Ye Chen, and they can't compete with him.
As the saying goes, gold is valued in times of chaos, while antiques are valued in times of prosperity. No matter how many antiques Ye Chen buys, he won't lose out. In fact, over time, the value of these antiques will gradually increase.
This can be considered a special type of financial investment.
Time flew by, and finally, the dragon head everyone had been waiting for appeared!
Everyone stared wide-eyed; most of those who came today were there for the dragon's head.
Even if you can't afford it, seeing it in person is worth it.
"Starting bid is 80 million, with each bid increment no less than 5 million. Bidding begins now."
As soon as the host finished speaking, someone immediately called out a price.
"90 million..."
"Ten thousand......."
"Ten thousand......."
The crowd quickly raised the price, and in no time it reached over 300 million.
Four hundred million!
A middle-aged white man in the VIP area spoke up.
"His name is Smith. He is a well-known collector abroad with great wealth."
Yu Tianhong immediately recognized the middle-aged white man.
He had met this Smith at an auction abroad and was amazed by his wealth.
The highlight of the auction was an oil painting worth around 500 million, but Smith ultimately bought it for an astonishing 800 million, demonstrating his immense financial power.
"Four hundred and thirty million!"
The general manager of the Hashimoto Group also made a move.
Representatives from several other major companies also joined the "battle".
The price surged again to nearly 700 million.
This price was unexpected by countless wealthy Chinese; it is absolutely the highest price ever recorded, bar none.
They didn't bring enough funds to compete.
Watching the Hashimoto Group and several other foreign collectors fiercely compete, these wealthy Chinese could only watch helplessly.
"One billion."
The last Chinese tycoon to try.
"1.1 billion".
Smith spoke up, revealing that the Chinese tycoon had lost the competition; one billion was his limit.
In the end, only the general manager of the Hashimoto Group and Smith were left in the competition.
"Sixteen billion..."
The general manager of the Hashimoto Group gritted his teeth and directly increased the price to 1.6 billion yen, which is probably the highest price this year.
“A bunch of poor Chinese people, aren’t you competing? Why are you all silent?”
The general manager of the Hashimoto Group spoke disdainfully in Mandarin.
Weren't these people just yelling at me? Why are they all silent now?
Many wealthy Chinese were furious, but there was nothing they could do; 1.6 billion was simply too much.
At this moment, even Smith gave up.
Seeing Smith give up, the general manager of the Hashimoto Group glanced at Ye Chen provocatively, as if to say, "You're rich, aren't you? Come on, I've put up 1.6 billion, can you come up with more?"
"Two billion!!!"
Ye Chen smiled at the general manager of the Hashimoto Group and spoke.
As soon as Ye Chen said this, the scene immediately fell silent.
Two billion is an astronomical price, even in the history of auctions. There are probably very few auction items that have reached this price.
In an instant, the expression on the face of the general manager of the Hashimoto Group froze. He did not expect Ye Chen to add 400 million at once.
this.......
The general manager of the Hashimoto Group made one last attempt and added another 100 million.
"2.5 billion."
Ye Chen spoke again.
Upon seeing this, the general manager of the Hashimoto Group lowered his arrogant head heavily and gave up.
Bang!
As the auction hammer fell, Ye Chen successfully bid for the dragon head for 2.5 billion.
"Awesome!"
"Well done, young man."
"You are our pride."
Many wealthy Chinese people said to Ye Chen with admiration, saying that they had just been frightened by the wealth of the Hashimoto Group and those foreign tycoons and had given up hope.
Unexpectedly, Ye Chen pulled ahead and successfully bid for the dragon head, preventing it from falling into foreign hands.
From the start of the auction until its end, the general manager of the Hashimoto Group and those foreign collectors didn't manage to buy a single item; their trip was truly in vain.
As the auction ended, suddenly, the general manager of the Hashimoto Group walked toward Ye Chen with hostility.
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