"Bidding starts now!"
Liang Sheng briefly introduced the sword.
Then the bidding began.
This sword doesn't look ordinary from the outside, and it's even a little rusty, but it's obvious that this sword is no ordinary item and is priceless.
"Eleven million!"
"Thirteen million!"
"Fifteen million!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, fierce bidding began immediately.
Antiques like these, where it is difficult to find prices for similar items, are particularly suitable for money laundering. Without other similar items for reference, it is difficult to give an approximate price.
If you say it is worth 10 million, then it is worth 10 million. If you say it is worth 100 million, then there is no problem at all.
Therefore, as soon as this sword appeared, the intensity of the bidding increased sharply. In just a blink of an eye, the bidding price of this sword exceeded 20 million.
"Twenty million for once, twenty million for the first time, are you still bidding?"
“Is there anyone else who wants to bid?”
Liang Sheng didn't expect that this sword would be so popular, and its price doubled in a blink of an eye.
It seems that some of these bidders came with a mission.
"Twenty-five million!"
Just then, someone suddenly spoke.
"Twenty-five million. The gentleman from number thirty-six offers twenty-five million!"
“Is there anyone who offers a higher price than this?”
"Is there anything higher than 25 million?"
Liang Sheng was extremely excited, his eyes scanning the entire audience intently.
He doesn't care whether any of these people want to launder money. For him, the higher the price of the auction item, the higher his commission and the greater his fame.
The more value he can create, the more the company will naturally like to use him.
As for other things, it has nothing to do with him.
"Twenty-five million for the first time!"
"Twenty-five million the second time!"
"Fifty million!"
At this moment, the middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance suddenly spoke up and directly raised the bidding price to 50 million.
Wow!
There was an uproar at the auction site, and everyone looked towards the middle-aged man.
The starting price of an item that was 10 million was directly raised to 50 million. Isn't this too obvious?
Maybe after the auction is over, it will be investigated by relevant departments.
But many people talked about it, and most of them knew the identity of the middle-aged man. Even if they didn't know, they would think that the middle-aged man must like this sword.
Otherwise, with his status, he wouldn't have to personally participate in the money laundering auction.
This is certainly not money laundering, but a genuine love for the sword.
Only people from other places don't know the identity of this middle-aged man.
A few people looked at each other, frowned, and continued to bid with a look of unwillingness on their faces.
"Sixty million, I'll give you sixty million!"
An auctioneer suddenly raised his number plate.
"Seventy million!"
The middle-aged man had a blank expression on his face and also raised the bidding price.
"Eighty million!"
The man who had bid the price earlier's eyes lit up and he immediately raised the price.
“That person might be the owner!”
He Jiasheng frowned and whispered to Chen Xiaobao.
That person doesn't look like a money launderer. A money launderer might not dare to shout like that. Instead, this person is the owner's agent, who is here specifically to raise the auction price of the antique.
“It’s possible!”
Chen Xiaobao nodded but didn't pay much attention. He was interested in the sword, but He Jiasheng didn't ask Chen Xiaobao whether he would participate in the auction. This in itself explained some problems.
That middle-aged man should be from the Li family, one of the four major families.
"Eighty-five million!"
When the price reached 80 million, the man who had bid the price earlier still seemed dissatisfied and continued to raise the price.
"One hundred million!"
At this moment, the middle-aged man frowned slightly and directly shouted out a sky-high price of 100 million.
There was another commotion at the auction site. No one had expected that this sword could be sold for ten times the starting price.
The starting price was 10 million, but it was sold for 100 million.
The price went up to 100 million. The man who was bidding looked back at the middle-aged man. There was a hint of greed in his eyes, and he wanted to raise the sign to continue bidding.
At this moment, the person next to him held his hand and whispered something in his ear.
The man's face changed, he dropped the sign and left in a hurry.
In China, a human life is often worth less than one million. The price of one hundred million is enough to buy more than one hundred lives. Sometimes, even if you make money, you still have to live to spend it.
"One hundred million at a time!"
"One hundred million second time!"
"One hundred million for the third time. Congratulations, Mr. Li. The sword is yours!"
Liang Sheng didn't say anything nonsense. This sword was sold for 100 million yuan, so everyone should be satisfied. If they were not satisfied, it would be a bit tactless.
Following the successful auction of this sword, some other collections were auctioned subsequently.
The prices at the auction varied. In the end, one painting was sold for a sky-high price of 200 million yuan. It was said to be an authentic work of Tang Yin. However, Chen Xiaobao saw that the painting had neither the air of treasure nor the air of decay, so he concluded that it was probably a modern fake, and the painting should be no more than a hundred years old.
Obviously it can't be authentic.
When the auction was over, many wealthy businessmen paid the balance and took away their belongings.
Normally, Sotheby's wouldn't dare to just go through the motions and hold an auction without transferring the money. If it did, if there was an investigation in the future, this would be irrefutable evidence of helping with money laundering.
At Sotheby's, whether you are laundering money or doing anything else, you have to follow the regulations, pay the money when it is time to pay, pay the taxes when it is time to pay, and it will not take any risk at all.
"Hello, Mr. Chen, I am Li Zhancheng, I hope you will like this gift!"
When the auction was over, the middle-aged man came over as expected.
This middle-aged man was actually the head of the Li family.
And the sword was also brought over by Li Zhancheng.
"One hundred million, Master Li, I don't have that much face in front of Director Jiang!"
Chen Xiaobao shook his head and did not take the sword.
Li Zhancheng spent so much money to buy this sword, and Chen Xiaobao knew exactly why. It was just to say a few good words for the Li family in front of Director Jiang.
Unfortunately, the Li family really overestimated the relationship between Chen Xiaobao and Director Jiang. He does not have a face worth 100 million in front of Director Jiang.
"Mr. Chen, there is a saying that goes, 'more friends, more paths.' I don't need you to speak well of the Li family in front of Director Jiang. You just need to not speak ill of the Li family in front of Director Jiang!"
"This is not only a gift, but also my sincere apology!"
“The Shen family does have some relationship with our Li family. When Shen Wansan started his business in his early years, he received some help from our Li family. Later, he also had some business dealings with our Li family. But our Li family did not know that the people of the Shen family were so bold and presumptuous that they would make things difficult for you!”
"This sword is a gift from our Li family to apologize to you!"
Li Zhancheng was very humble, stretched out his hands respectfully, and handed the sword to Chen Xiaobao.
He doesn't need Chen Xiaobao to do good things for the Li family, as long as Chen Xiaobao doesn't harm the Li family.
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