C294 Wei Guanglin Who Didn't Buy Anything
C294 Wei Guanglin Who Didn't Buy Anything
The beautiful voice then sounded out, "Guests, friends, gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Australia's Donner Auction Exchange is one of the most famous auction places in the world. Bringing a heavy treasure to Shanghai for this auction is an honor for us, the people of Shanghai …"
A round of warm applause rang out from below the stage. Although there were less than 200 people participating in the conference, the applause was still very loud. That was because today, the people participating in the auction were all incomparably excited.
Today's venue was very grand. The banquet hall was 100 meters long and 55 meters wide. There was only half a banquet hall on the main stage, with a total length of 80 meters and a width of 20 meters. The LED screen on the stage is 7 meters high and 80 meters wide. At the top of the stage, there were more than a hundred computer lights, plus numerous dye lights.
The other half of the banquet hall had 20 large round tables, 18 of which were already filled with guests. The remaining two tables were for Li Yun's employees and the other one was the main table in front of the stage.
On the stage, host Yun Na was talking non-stop. Li Yun pulled Lin Anshi and they sat at the main table.
Joanna commanded the servants to bring the four jade sculptures up onto the platform. Immediately, the gazes of everyone below the stage were attracted.
This main table of Li Yun's had a diameter of more than six meters and could seat nearly forty people. After the maids finished carrying the jade carvings, they all sat down at the main table.
At this time, Yun Na said in a friendly voice: "Next, please give warm applause. Please welcome the chairman of Donner Auction Exchange, Mr. Lee Yun, to give a congratulatory speech for the auction."
The huge symphony orchestra at the back of the hall immediately raised their batons when they heard that the main character had come out. The magnificent Latsky March sounded as Li Yun stepped onto the stage with his head held high.
Receiving the microphone from the host, Yun Na bowed to the audience and then said, "For this auction to be going smoothly, we must rely on the President of the Jade Jewelry Association, Mr. Lin Anshi's support and help, and the support of the guests present. Here, I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to Mr. Lin and the guests present."
The audience immediately burst into applause. Li Yun was all smiles as he nodded in greeting to the audience. Waiting until the applause gradually stopped, Li Yun continued, "Next, I hope everyone will applaud warmly and invite our auctioneer today, Mr. Lin Anshi, to come on stage and host the auction for us."
"Hua …" The audience who had just stopped clapping clapped enthusiastically once again. Under the applause, Lin Anshi walked up to the stage excitedly and took the microphone from Li Yun's hand.
Smiling, he said to the audience, "I know all my friends below the stage, they have been friends for many years already, and we have come together because of mutual support and mutual help in this industry. I understand your feelings very well, and if I start off with too much nonsense today, I don't know how you will tease me over the wine table in the future, so I chose to directly start the auction."
"Hua …" The applause from the audience once again rang out.
The applause stopped for a moment, Lin Anshi directly said: "Today, the first jade carving is the white jade crane goat fat. This is a very ingenious jade carving, the white jade and black jade are very natural. This piece of work is definitely one of a kind in this world. The starting price is two billion yuan, and each increment must be at least 100 million yuan. Let's start now. "
Immediately, the audience raised their cards and began to bid.
"2.1 billion."
"2.2 billion."
"2.5 billion."
"..."
"I bid 5 billion." Hailan, the King of Jewelry, had once again used this tactic, throwing out a high price at the right time.
Silence fell upon the audience. Everyone was considering whether they should give it to Wang Hailan or continue bidding. After all, this jade carving was indeed something that only occurred once every hundred years.
"5 billion, once." Seeing no response from the crowd, Lin Anshi could only call out the first bid.
"5 billion, twice." After waiting for another two minutes, no one raised the bid. Lin Anshi could only feel that Wang Hailan's prestige in the circle had already challenged his position.
"I bid 52 billion." At this time, there was finally someone who could not resist the temptation and began to raise the price.
"Alright." Lin Anshi let out a sigh of relief in his heart and could not help but praise: "This CEO Wei, right now you are offering 52 billion, is there anyone else who would like to raise the price? If not, then this Jade Crane will belong to you, Boss Wei."
"I bid 6 billion." Someone else raised the price by a large amount.
However, this price didn't reach the price Lin Anshi had in mind. With Lin Anshi's shrewd eyes, even if this jade carving was sold for 10 billion yuan, it would still be considered cheap.
"10 billion." Wang Hailan's face was flushed red, and there was a hint of anger in her tone as she raised the price to 10 billion. Wang Hailan's face was flushed red, and there was a hint of anger in her tone as she raised the price to 100 billion.
Wang Hailan was a smart woman. He knew very well the value of Yuhe and Lin Anshi's temper. The 1 billion price he bid not only intimidated those who challenged her authority, but also catered to Lin Anshi's temper.
However, there was also someone who didn't buy it. That person was none other than Wei Guanglin, the boss of the Haifu Jewelry Department. Due to Lin Anshi's link, Wei Guanglin used his 320 jewelry stores as collateral to loan President Chen a total of 32 billion yuan.
The annual interest on this large sum of money was not something that an ordinary family could bear. Therefore, Wei Guanglin had to obtain one of the four jade carvings. If he didn't get the last one, then the loss would be huge.
With the more than 30 billion he had, in today's auction, the only jade carvings that could compete were the three jade carvings in front of him. With the more than 30 billion he had, in today's auction, the only jade carvings that could compete was the one in front of him.
No matter what the price was, it was worth it. With this Jade Crane's unique characteristics, the possibility of it increasing in value was very high. As long as he could find a suitable time to make his move, he would definitely be able to earn a large profit.