Chapter 75, The Snake
One auction after another caused a hot bidding on the spot. It can be seen that Masayoshi Son was very attentive to host this cocktail party, and he only put a lot of thought into one auction alone.
Every auction item I took out was very attentive and very popular. Of course, there were all kinds of things sold. The first blue diamond necklace was considered the most ordinary item.
For example, the ownership of a certain Pacific island has attracted many wealthy people, because now, the emergence of anti-gravity flying cars has made the earth a truly global village.
The prices of islands in the international market have soared, and the rich are keen to buy an island. The convenient transportation allows them to return to the island every day to live a vacation-like paradise.
The islands that were auctioned this time were still islands in the tropical South Pacific. Although the area was not large, only a few thousand square meters, the environment and geographical conditions were very good. Many people participated in the auction and finally sold for up to US$2.5 billion.
Liu Qingquan shook his head. These rich people were really crazy. They spent 2.5 billion US dollars just to buy an island, but they were relieved to think about it.
Nowadays, it is very convenient to go anywhere with flying cars. In addition, with the advanced technology in all aspects, it is possible to install a small solar power station, a small seawater desalination factory, and a villa. The whole family lives so freely and freely. Liu Qingquan was extremely moved when he thought of this.
These islands sold for auction are not subject to any country's jurisdiction. They are islands with ownership belonging to private ones. There is no need to worry about being subject to other restrictions. If you buy them, you will be your own country and you will be the king.
This type of island is extremely rare throughout the world, and is still a private island produced by some special bills in the Age of Discovery. In modern times, nations and state independence, 99.99% of the world's islands have been taken over by various countries, and the rest are extremely rare.
Rare things are naturally precious, and this island also set a record for historical island transactions, with a total of 2.5 billion US dollars, enough to buy land several times the size in New York.
"I believe that the Chinese friends present will be more interested in a treasure that will be auctioned below." Jiro Fujikawa lifted the red cloth half a person tall, revealing a strange bronze statue.
It is strange because the lower part of the bronze statue is an ancient scholar sitting cross-legged and bowing with his hands, but the head on it is a lifelike snake head carved with even the scales.
The snake's head's mouth was still open, revealing its sharp teeth and long forked snake letters, which made people shudder.
"The twelve zodiac signs from the Royal Garden of the Old Summer Palace in the Qing Dynasty in China are the most complete and the only bronze statue that is known to have not been destroyed now - Snake. Except for the little damage caused by the strong removal of the bottom base, it has no damage anywhere else. And we guarantee that it is definitely the original, with a starting price of 50 million US dollars!"
Just when the snake was lifted, the Chinese people present looked very beautiful. Qian Duoduo, Rong Zhengde, Jack Ma and others all surrounded them, and Liu Qingquan was also called over.
This is not an ordinary auction item, because the Old Summer Palace incident was a humiliation in modern Chinese history. In any international occasion, no Chinese can sit still and watch out for such a thing.
These things are precious treasures left by our predecessors to our descendants. They were robbed by others because of their incompetence. Now, future generations and descendants should do their best to rob them back no matter what.
Because that is the culture of the Chinese nation, the history lost by our nation, and the dignity we once lost!
"We will take a photo of this snake no matter what!" This is the common determination of the Chinese boss present at this moment!
However, before everyone could speak, an old man with high nose and blue eyes spoke: "100 million US dollars!"
"He is making trouble, how could he double the price at once?" Qian Duoduo stared at the old man with his eyes tightly and said to Liu Qingquan with gritted teeth.
"110 million" Wang Wei spoke first, even if he was present, his strength was relatively poor.
"200 million" the old man seemed to have not seen the anger of the Chinese present at all. He spoke again and said 200 million, which made people wonder what he wanted to do.
"Old man Grant, what attracts you in this bronze statue? You, who have always been stingy, want to get it desperately," asked a middle-aged European and American man next to the old man.
"This bronze statue was snatched back from the Old Summer Palace in China, but my ancestors immigrated to the United States. By the 1970s, the economic crisis forced the family to sell it, but the ancestors left behind a legacy that must find this treasure."
"For nearly half a century, every appearance of it has touched the nerves of my family. I don't know how much effort my Coulson family has put into retrieving the treasures of our ancestors. This time I heard that it will appear again, so I asked someone to bring it here."
When Grant Coulson spoke, it seemed as if this treasure was really passed down by their family!
The man next to him smiled and said, "This thing belongs to Chinese people. Didn't you see their angry eyes?"
Grant's tall nose moved slightly and said disdainfully: "Their eyes now are exactly the same as those of my ancestors who blasted away Beijing, venting their anger on Chinese women and taking away their most precious things at will. They are cowardly and powerless! Haha."
Not only did he not speak his voice in a low voice, but he became more and more excited and his voice became louder and louder. His words aroused laughter from many people present. This laughter was a pride for the glory of his ancestors and a mockery of all Chinese people.
Old Man Grant's words and the laughter made by the audience were undoubtedly an insult to all the Chinese present, and a naked slap in the face!
"300 million!" Liu Qingquan held his hands tightly and spoke slowly.
This price has far exceeded its value. You should know that the Rat, also one of the twelve zodiac signs, appeared in the special auction of "Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Beger Collection" held in Paris, France from February 23 to 25, 2009. It was unveiled at the auction on February 25 with a reserve price of 9 million euros, and finally it was sold for 14 million euros.
Although this snake is now intact, its value of 300 million US dollars has far surpassed its own value. If the twelve zodiac signs are apart from its cultural value and historical value, as cultural relics alone, they can only be worth millions of US dollars at most.
Now the price has soared to 300 million US dollars!
Grant opened his eyes and looked at Liu Qingquan who was bidding and said, "400 million US dollars!"
"You~~" Qian Duoduo was so angry that he pointed at his nose and couldn't speak, and the others stared at him tightly.
"500 million!" Liu Qingquan glared at Old Man Grant coldly, and this glared with Yuanli.
Old Man Grant instantly felt like he had fallen into an ice hole. He had goose bumps all over his body, as if his prey was targeted by a hunter.
But at this time, Grant still did not give up, did not know how to advance and retreat, and once again increased the price: "600 million!"
Qian Duoduo looked at Old Man Grant, pulled Liu Qingquan down and said, "Forget it, don't make money with him, it's not worth it!"
Liu Qingquan sneered and said, "They will return a hundred times in the future."
"1 billion!" Liu Qingquan's words instantly made everyone present in an uproar. No one expected that he would directly bid 1 billion. This price was completely sky-high!
Old man Grant trembled slightly because he knew that this treasure would have nothing to do with their family anymore. When it comes to the hands of the Chinese, it will definitely return to the official hands. If it is in the hands of private hands, it will still be hopeless to buy it back, but in the hands of the Chinese government, there is absolutely no hope.
He was extremely angry. His family owned this treasure for more than a century, and worked hard to own it again for half a century. But now it was ruined by Liu Qingquan. He wanted to kill the other party with his angry eyes, but he was afraid of seeing Liu Qingquan's terrifying eyes.
He shook his head helplessly, and then slowly staggered away from the venue. He had nothing to do with him here, and no treasure would have anything to do with his family in the future.
"Congratulations to Mr. Liu Qingquan from China for obtaining the precious bronze statue of the twelve zodiac snake." As auctioneer Jiro Fujikawa pounded the wooden hammer heavily, this precious national treasure that had been lost overseas for more than 100 years finally returned to the hands of Chinese people!
Liu Qingquan has already thought of its arrangements. It does not belong to any individual or group, it belongs to the entire Chinese nation. It represents not only the crystallization of art, but also the humiliation history of the Chinese nation for a century!
It should return to the place that originally belonged to it, and its return will also mark the Chinese people picking up the lost national dignity and Chinese soul bones!
The sale of bronze statues of Snake once again set off an atmosphere on the scene. The auction items that appeared behind were extremely welcomed, and the bidders were extremely generous. Many treasures were auctioned at a new historical price.
However, for Liu Qingquan or the Chinese who were present, no matter how precious other treasures are, they are not as precious as snakes, and their interest in participating is not that great. Many times, they just occasionally participate and stop talking if the price is not suitable.
When collecting treasures, collecting antiques, Chinese people are still not as enthusiastic as those in Europe, America, Japan and other countries. First, their background is not as deep as others, and they cannot cultivate such hobbies without enough spare money; second, the domestic market in this regard is often too irregular and it is easy to buy fakes. People are not very interested in this area, and they prefer to invest in real estate and other things.
The auction ended with warm applause. Although the number of items ranked in this auction is not large, the quality is very high. If you simply calculate the transaction volume of more than 10 billion US dollars, it makes people sigh that we don’t understand the world of rich people!
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Chapter completed!