Chapter 1204 Where did the nouveau riche come from?

Chapter 1204 Where did the nouveau riche come from?

Knowing Zeng Wangcai's plan, Zhang Xiuzhi stopped asking questions and sat down to drink water and watch TV.

The auction on TV was about to begin. Several pretty girls with good figures and young age were busy on the small stage. A middle-aged man with white hair slowly walked onto the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Rose Manor." The white-haired middle-aged man smiled and said to the microphone, "I am your friend, Bell. Mr. Victor entrusted me to be in charge of this auction. Most gentlemen and ladies know the rules of the Rose Manor auction. New friends must also know them. I won't waste your time here..."

This Bell is a professional, a gold medal auctioneer, and has a great stage presence.

He could see the cubicle from his angle, but he didn’t look at how people bid based on the cubicle.

There is a panel on his left hand side with lights on it. The light on represents which compartment has made the bid.

Of course, in addition to bidding each time, the auction participants can also speak. There is a microphone in the compartment, and if they want to exceed the range of each bid, they can shout through the microphone.

"Sir, this is a quote machine!" Marshall came in again, picked up something like a small remote control from in front of the sofa, and squatted in front of Zeng Wangcai.

"Please give it to my wife."

"Yes sir..."

Marshall turned slightly and explained to Zhang Xiuzhi the bidding process, and was then cleared out.

Zhang Xiuzhi played with the remote control without touching the microphone: "How do we shoot? What do we buy?"

"Just buy whatever you like!" Zeng Wangcai took out his phone, contacted others to arrange the following matters, and said casually, "We have to buy that sunflower, there is nothing else."

"Oh!" Zhang Xiuzhi nodded and focused on watching TV.

What Zeng Wangcai conveyed was that there was no need to distinguish whether it was our cultural relic or not, as long as Zhang Xiuzhi liked it, she would buy it.

On TV, Bell showed the first item to be auctioned. It was a broken stone with words on it. It was said that it came from a pyramid and the owner of the pyramid was a pharaoh.

The starting price of this broken stone is 300 million US dollars, and each increase in price shall not be less than 10.

It’s no wonder that the Rose Manor auction was of very high standards. The price of the first item reached 300 million, which is better than that of any other auction company.

Zhang Xiuzhi was not interested in the stone. She was playing with the remote control with one hand and browsing her phone with the other.

Gold medal auctioneer Bell followed the procedure and raised the price of the broken stone to US$520 million.

The seller's psychological price for this broken stone is that it can be sold for more than 600 million US dollars, and Bell also likes to pursue the jackpot. If the first auction meets expectations, he will psychologically feel that everything will go smoothly afterwards.

But today, the broken stone reached 520 million and there was no movement.

In a cubicle, a white-haired old man had his hands shaking a little, and he and his assistant were both very nervous.

This guy is an archaeology professor. His research direction requires clues from the records on this stone. He tried every possible means to find out the whereabouts of the stone. He begged for alms from everyone and got $620 million. Then he tried to find a way to enter the auction. His goal was this stone, nothing else.

Now the price has reached 520 million. It has stopped and no one is bidding. The old professor is very happy as he can save one million this way.

Bell paused for more than ten seconds. No one pressed the light. He seemed to accept his fate and raised the gavel: "Congratulations to that gentleman. Such a good artifact may hide the secrets of the pharaoh. It was sold for 520 million. It's worth it... 520 million for the first time, 520 million for the second time..."

The old professor's heart was in his throat, and he stared at the hammer in Bell's hand with wide eyes.

At this moment, Bell saw the light on the sign over there, a seat in the VIP room representing senior executives...

"Hey, hey, hey, someone bid 530 million. There are still people who know the value of the goods. Now the price has reached 530 million. Is there anyone else bidding?" Bell shouted in surprise after seeing a sudden turn of events.

The old professor suddenly closed his wide-open mouth, feeling as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

It’s almost the third time, just the last step left, why bid at this time, is it fun?

Since you want to buy it, what were you doing before?

"I'll follow!" The old professor pressed the button angrily.

"540 million, oh my god, you don't want to give up, sir, do you want to make another bid? The price now is 540 million..." Bell was very frustrated.

The rules of the auction here are different from his usual ones, and he cannot reveal who made the bid.

"550 million, my god, it seems that both families are determined to win."

“Four million!”

"570 million..."

"..."

In the private room upstairs, Zeng Wangcai was having a good chat when his attention was suddenly drawn to his wife's giggles.

"What are you looking at? Is the auction so funny?" Zeng Wangcai was very surprised.

"No!" Zhang Xiuzhi pressed the remote control and said with a smile, "I was watching the movie, Royal Spy, where Brother Ying's mouth was blown into a sausage. It was so funny."

"..."

So you are watching a movie...

"Aren't you buying things at the auction?" Zeng Wangcai stared at the remote control in Zhang Xiuzhi's hand.

"I didn't buy it. I don't like the broken stone. I'm waiting for the next one."

"Why are you bidding if you haven't bought it?"

“I didn’t bid.”

"I pressed the button several times for you, and you see the price is already 600 million."

"..."

If the old professor knew the truth, he would probably faint from crying. He bought the item for 610 million and spent hundreds of thousands more in vain.

Although she knew she had made a mistake, Zhang Xiuzhi did not plan to give up watching the movie. She didn't buy it anyway, so there was no need to rush. Even if she bought it, she would not lose out.

So, continue.

Bell continued. For the next few lots, Bell began to pay attention to the light that Zeng Wangcai and his team had. He found that there was no regular pattern in the way the light lit up. Almost all the lots would light up, but some lots would light up several times, while some lots would light up for just a moment and then disappear.

This made Bell, who has been in this industry for such a long time, very speechless. What are you guys playing?

If it weren't for the special nature of Rose Manor, Bell would almost suspect that the person upstairs was causing trouble.

"This should be someone who just entered the circle, and suddenly became rich, so he did this..." Bell guessed Zeng Wangcai's identity in his heart.

Bell thinks that Zeng Wangcai is a nouveau riche who has come in out of nowhere, but he also feels that the nouveau riche does not have the status and position to be comparable to Victor.

Now it was finally the turn of "Sunflowers".

"Ladies and gentlemen, one of the highlights of tonight's auction..." Bell let the spotlight shine on the painting and said, "As we all know, Van Gogh had many "Sunflowers" in his life. This one is a painting that was lost in Taiwan and later collected by an American collector. It is said that this painting was destroyed in the war, but there is no definite evidence. This painting has been verified by experts in many aspects, and there is an 1200% probability that it is Mr. Van Gogh's painting. Everyone knows the reputation of Rose Manor. Now the starting price of this painting is million US dollars..."

The guarantee for Rose Manor is only 1200%, so the price of $ million is very low compared to Van Gogh's "Sunflowers".

"Stop chatting, let's start!" Zhang Xiuzhi paused the movie.

Bell was right, this painting was indeed one of the highlights of today's auction. Whether in the compartment below or in the few VIP rooms above, there were many people who had ideas about this painting.