Chapter 17 The Long Anticipated Auction
The next day, the auction began as scheduled.
The expanded auction directly covered the whole Charlies wharf. It not only had a good geographical environment, but also the boundless seawater, and even the boats decorated with lanterns around were incomparably bright.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lee. I've heard a lot about you!" Lee was disgusted with the man's flattery.
However, to survive in this society, one had to rely on the word "fawning". Unless you could be strong, you could only fawned the superior's slowly upgrade the position.
After handing over the Charging Knight and Barton's gun to the auction host, Lee and the others were taken to the private room on the second floor.
The second floor was not only in a good position but also could be used to handle the overall situation. What's more, almost all the people who could go to the second floor were some high-ranking officials.
Thinking that he didn't have many connections in New York, it was a good opportunity to make friends with these rich businessmen!
However, before Lee could make friends with them, he was confronted by the son of a real estate tycoon.
"Is this Mr. Lee? He is just an ordinary person. How could you be on the top search for a few days? I wonder how lucky you have been!" The man's name was Kris, the son of a local real estate boss, and his family business was also large. For this reason, in front of the elegant plane, the man was unique.
After all, except for Lee and his friends, Kris was the youngest one.
"Boss?"
Leng Feng was the first one to be unhappy when he heard that his boss was tit for tat. He couldn't stand it.
But Lee knew clearly that the man in front of him dared to speak wildly in front of everyone. In addition to his strong background, he must have some strength.
So Lee began to look the man up and down.
He was dressed in a suit and his black hair was smeared with a lot of hair gel. He looked particularly dazzling in the shining light!
But his expression was exaggerated and cynical, which made people feel that he was just a young boy.
And Lee's first impression of Kris was the same.
"I'm just a newcomer in the industry. Why do you make things difficult for him?"
Lee pretended to be calm, but in fact, he had already thought of how to set a trap for this arrogant man in front of him.
Lee wasn't playing tricks. He just wanted to teach this guy a lesson.
If you don't have a steady mind, you'd better not get involved in this industry, or you will only suffer losses!
Lee snorted and looked ahead.
He looked at the clock hanging in the hall. There was still one minute left before the auction began. "Ding!"
Time out! The bell rang in the hall, and the spectators under the stage looked excited as if they were very interested in the following auction.
The reason why the auction was like this was that the elites from all fields came to the auction!
Most of them were rich and powerful, which would inevitably cause strong competition.
The word "earth-shaking" would probably appear tonight.
Facing Kris's exciting face, Lee looked much calmer. He didn't know how much he had experienced.
Everyone on the second floor had a list of items for auction.
Lee glanced around and heard from the system,
"Court porcelain of the Song Dynasty is just an imitation. Please make a careful choice." For a moment, Lee's face was full of astonishment.
But then there was only surprise.
Set a trap? This was a good thing to make a trap!
Thinking of this, Lee put on a snicker and looked at Kris, who was sitting next to him and eating the high-end steak.
It was not only an auction site but also a high-end restaurant, which was booked by the organizers.
It was said that the revenue of a night could reach millions of dollars! It seemed that the organizers had spent a lot of time and energy renting this place.
After all, Lee's fame was the key to this auction!
Soon, the first auction item appeared.
It was just a jade pendant, which was common in the State of Hua. It was even better to find it from a stall!
Lee wasn't interested.
As for the following items, they were all medieval antiques in Western Europe, which was unnecessary for Lee to buy. Moreover, due to the economic power of the people present, the price was raised very high, and it was a loss to buy them.
In the end, it was Lee's turn to come to the court porcelain, which he had been waiting for a long time!
"This is antique porcelain from the imperial palace. It's rare! The starting price is 300,000 dollars, and the price will be 50 thousand dollars each time!" Hearing the host's serious explanation, Lee couldn't help but think of the prompt tone of the system. He couldn't help but curse the host and the inspector's ignorance.
But Lee still pretended to be interested. At the beginning of the auction, he offered a price of three hundred fifty thousand dollars!
In an instant, the whole place was boiling!
"Mr. Lee has taken action! It seems that this is something valuable!" "Damn it! Mr. Lee likes it. I'll give you four hundred thousand!" It was funny that everyone followed Lee's offer.
Lee was shocked. He just wanted to teach Kris a lesson. How could he induce so many people?
On the other side, Kris was also staring at the court porcelain. Lee could tell what he was thinking from his eyes.
Since it was the thing he "wanted", how could Kris not take action against him?
"Eight hundred thousand!"
Kris made a move, and the result doubled in just one round!
The real value of the court porcelain was only about 400,000, and now the price was a loss.
"I know, Mr. Lee. This is something from your hometown, right? So you want it no matter it's collectible or not, right?" After saying that, Lee ignored him and raised the price to one million dollars again, pretending to be gloomy!
"One million dollars!" It had already exceeded the economic ability of most people at present. They still wanted to keep the money to auction Barton's gun or Charging Knight!
After all, these two were the finales!
But unexpectedly, Kris also raised the price by another 50 thousand!
One hundred and fifty thousand! Perhaps no court porcelain could be sold at this price!
Looking at the worried look on Lee's face, Kris felt that one hundred and fifty thousand dollars was enough for him to buy happiness!
"One million and seven hundred thousand!"
"Two million!"
In an instant, the huge bidding gap completely conquered everyone.
"No wonder he is Hunter's son! It's different to have power and influence in a family!" "Two million and one times!"
"Two million and two times!"
"Deal!"
Kris looked at Lee in astonishment.
"Why doesn't he bid?"
Kris didn't realize what had happened until he saw Lee's smiling face.
He was trapped!