131. Chapter 130. The Hammer
Wang Bo listened to White Gloves' introduction, and this model train was actually quite old.
The name of the train model is "Jim-Beam-***-Turner Train", it is made of stainless steel, it is two and a half meters long, and it contains bourbon whiskey. hands, the starting price is 9.5 million, which is slightly lower than the gold statue.
The competition for this model train was not fierce. There were only two bidders, and the second one successfully won the train model. Wang Bo remembered that the name of this person was Shane Goode, who was the president of Westpac Bank New Zealand.
Although this auction is called the Castle Special Auction, in fact the items offered by Wang Bo are not the only ones offered by Wang Bo. Christie's also mobilized more than ten items, and the train model is one of them.
Next came a golden statue again, this time the golden statue was the goddess of the forest in the Indian legend, and the craftsmanship was slightly worse than the Hercules statue.
As a result, the auction price of this golden statue was higher than that of Hercules, and it was sold at a price of 14.5 million.
Wang Bo asked Lyle the reason, and Lyle smiled and said, "It's very simple. The gold used in the statue of the Goddess of the Forest is purer than that of the statue of Hercules."
After hearing this, Pharaoh almost spit out stomach acid. These collectors seem to be quite realistic.
The auction will proceed in an orderly manner, and the transaction price of the lot is higher than the estimated price of Christie's. The last thing left is Patek Philippe's legendary pocket watch, which is also the finale lot.
Speaking of which, the specification of this auction is still relatively low. For example, the Paris Spring Auction of Wang Bo's "Psalm" was sold, and the final total transaction price reached 500 million US dollars, and the finale of the auction was bacon. His "Portrait Triptych of John Edwards" fetched $75 million at auction.
In the final decisive battle, the white gloves showed a giant gold pocket watch the size of a palm, and said in a high-pitched voice: "The most precious thing in the world is time, the great Dante once said - the wisest man is the one who is least willing to waste time .”
"Then, gentlemen full of wisdom, I don't need to say anything more. Next, everyone is going to make quotations for the legendary Patek Philippe watch. The starting price is 30 million yuan, and each price increase is in units of 1 million yuan. Please quote..."
Hearing the quotation, Wang Bo's heart skipped a beat. Christie's was really bold enough. Adams told him that the estimated price of this pocket watch was 30 million New Zealand dollars, but they didn't expect them to directly set the estimated price as the starting price.
This price obviously has no pressure on the financial tycoons or big collectors present. As soon as the quotation fell, someone followed up the bid immediately.
Before one person's arm fell, another person raised it, and then two more raised their arms, raising the auction price to 35 million!
Even though Pharaoh Wang has seen too many auction quotation scenes today, he was still excited at this moment. He held the handrail tightly with both hands, stared at the sidelines with piercing eyes, and wished to stand up and shout: "Let the quotation be more violent!" Bar!"
As Adams said, this legendary pocket watch is very valuable to collectors. It is not only functional and expensive, but also because it carries a legend.
Lao Wang couldn't understand this point. Although he didn't believe in gods or gods, he believed that there were some powers in the world that science couldn't explain, such as the heart of a lord.
In this case, the three owners who collected this famous watch all died one after another. Why are people willing to spend a lot of money to collect it?
It can only be said that the spirit of committing suicide is immortal. Of course, Wang Bo hopes that as many people commit suicide as possible, the better.
Among the more than one hundred people who participated in the auction, at least a quarter of them were interested in this legendary pocket watch, but they were only interested, and not many of them were determined to win it. Adams analyzed it for him, and this greatly affected the pocket watch. ceiling price.
Therefore, when the quotation reached 35 million, almost all the auctioneers who participated in the bidding withdrew, leaving a middle-aged white man wearing glasses waiting for the result.
At this time, the bank president who had previously photographed the model train raised his hand again and said in a low voice, "36 million!"
Wang Bo's eyes lit up immediately, and he could see that the president's gesture of raising his hand was very firm, which represented his determination.
The white man with glasses turned his head and smiled at the bank president, then raised his hand again and said, "Thirty-seven million!"
"Thirty-eight million!" The bank president immediately followed without hesitation.
Lao Wang was speechless secretly, and said in a low voice: "Westpac Bank is not from this president's family, is it? Xuete, he is too rich."
Lyle smiled slightly and said, "Of course it's impossible. Westpac Bank is one of the four major banks in Oceania, but the Goode family holds a lot of shares. This family is very powerful in New Zealand's financial sector. Of course they are rich."
Seeing the firm look of the bank president's offer, the white man in glasses shook his head and did not follow up, and the others naturally had no intention of wrestling with the domineering president.
This price has satisfied White Gloves, and he shouted in a high-pitched voice: "This gentleman bids 38 million! This gentleman bids 38 million! Is there any higher offer? 38 million first……"
"Thirty-eight million second time! Second time!"
"Thirty-eight million, the third time! OK, let us congratulate Mr. Goode with warm applause. This legendary watch belongs to him from now on!"
The president stood up and gestured to the people around him politely, with neither sad nor happy expression on his face, as if taking this pocket watch was not worth the excitement.
"Paralysis, this is the attitude of the top rich man." Old Wang admired, if invisible pretense is the most deadly, then the domineering CEO is the god of killers.
The auction came to an end. Nearly 20 lots were sold. After the end, everyone applauded, while the white gloves stepped forward and bowed.
Lyle explained to Wang Bo that the applause was given to White Gloves. Congratulations to him for achieving a record of 20 consecutive auctions without unsuccessful auctions. For their industry, this is a supreme honor.
The rest of the work will be related to Wang Bo, the auction is over, and the settlement stage will enter.
The settlement stage of the auction is very complicated, including the settlement of the buyer, the settlement of other bidders except the buyer, the settlement of the consignor, the accounting of the auctioneer and the sorting and filing of auction materials.
Adams and Lyle took Wang Bo to a room that had been prepared in advance, where all the completed lots were inside, and each lot was signed by the winner.
The next step is payment. The buyer, that is, the winner, needs to pay two parts, one part is the auction price, and the other part is the handling fee paid to the auction house.
Christie's has prepared the transfer documents for these auctions, and Wang Bo, Adams, Lyle, and White Gloves all need to sign on them, and Christie's will also provide a piece of evidence that the auctions are legal.
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