My Breathtaking CEO Wife Novel - Chapter 666
Chapter 666: Chapter 666-failed bid … Failed bid …
No one would have thought that such an item would appear in a charity auction like this. One had to know that this item was completely donated. The more valuable the item was, the more it meant that one had donated.
It was undeniable that there were rich people in this world who were passionate about charity, but this had never happened at Tang Wan’s auction. At most, they would take out something worth about ten million Yuan. This was considered generous. Ordinary people, just for the sake of their reputation, would take out items worth hundreds of thousands. Every auction, except for Tang Wan’s fixed thirty million Yuan, there were more than a hundred people. It was only about 30 million in total, so one could imagine what the situation was like in the past.
There had never been a charity party that had raised more than 80 million Yuan. This time, the value of this item would probably not be low.
After a full 10 minutes, Wu Qing was finally done with the appraisal. If not for the time constraint, he would have wanted to take a longer look at it.
“After verification, this is song Kaiyuan’s authentic work. It’s a handwritten copy of zixu. There are a total of 672 words and 16 seals at the bottom. The nearest seal belongs to the Qianlong Emperor, so it can be determined to be authentic. Mr. Hai, are you sure you want to auction this item?
Wu Qing was a little uncertain and asked again.
Hai dongmu didn’t hesitate at all and said, ‘”Yes, Mr. Wu, please state your price.”
This price was really high.
“Alright. Before I state my price, I’ll first explain to everyone about song Kaiyuan. This person was a famous calligrapher from the Song Dynasty. Although he couldn’t compare with Ouyang Xiu and the others, he had his own style. His handwriting was called the little song style by later generations. He didn’t have many authentic works passed down. After so many years, there was only one volume left in the whole of China, and it was bought from abroad. Three years ago, the Sotheby’s auction house had auctioned the authentic work of song Kaiyuan. It was also a handwritten copy with a total of 131 words and 10 seals, The price was 30 million US dollars, which was 130 million Chinese dollars. Regardless of whether it’s well-preserved or valuable, this scroll is far superior to that one. It might even be the most complete authentic work of song Kaiyuan in the world. My valuation is 500 million Chinese dollars. If it were to be delivered to the hands of people who know the ropes, it would definitely be higher. Let’s start with 300 million Yuan as the lowest price for this item!”
300 million!
This was the lowest price!
When the price was announced, everyone gasped. Was hai dongmu crazy? he actually put such a precious item up for auction. 300 million was only the starting price, which meant that this item was worth almost 500 million. He was going to use 500 million for charity? I don’t think there’s such a rich person in Jiangdu.
When Tang Wan heard the price, she was shocked, not because of the money, but because of hai dongmu’s actions.
“Sister, the main event should be coming soon.”
Lin Yi, who was standing beside Tang Wan, said.
Tang Wan laughed bitterly. These people really thought highly of her. They were so aggressive the moment they started. What would happen next?
“I didn’t expect that I can’t even protect myself.”
Tang Wan said helplessly.
If Li Tian hadn’t come today, she would have probably broken down a long time ago. There was an unspoken rule in this auction, which was that if no one bid for an item, Tang Wan had to buy it at the starting price because she was the owner of the auction.
Although it was profitable to buy it at the market price, Tang Wan didn’t have that much money.
In the past, there would never be any unsold items. After all, the starting price was a very good price. If one bought it at the starting price, it would definitely be a profit.
However, this time, Tang Wan could guarantee that even if the item was worth 500 million Yuan, no one would buy it for 300 million Yuan.
This was their trap, a trap specially used to bury themselves.
At this moment, the auctioneer went on stage and announced the price. 300 million!
The entire venue quieted down. What an alluring thing, who wouldn’t want to get it? However Not a single person made a bid!
A minute later, the 300 million Yuan Song Kaiyuan original work was passed on!
The auctioneer put it away and returned it to Tang Wan.
That’s right, this thing now belonged to Tang Wan. She was going to buy it and then take out 300 million Yuan to do charity!
Her own finances were already in such a state, and she still wanted to use 300 million Yuan for charity?
“Good! I’ll be taking this!”
Tang Wan made her decision.
She wanted as much as she could get tonight. She just wanted her own yunding hotel, didn’t she? Let’s see if you can take out something worth 13 billion!
If the money was too much, Tang Wan would definitely not have the cash to pay, and these people would be able to negotiate with her. No money? We can lend it to you, as long as you give us the yunding hotel.
Tang Wan had always thought that more than a dozen people had formed an alliance. She didn’t expect that more than a hundred people would come to an agreement.
Tang Wan believed that these people were well prepared. Even if the auction item this time did not reach 13 billion, it would not be too far off.
Once the price of the auction item was 13 billion, Tang Wan would have no money to pay for it, and she would have to sell the yunding hotel.
13 billion for charity, this was probably the only time in the world.
Charity was different from charity funds. Even if there were a lot of charity funds, it didn’t mean that there would be a lot of money to be spent on charity. On the other hand, Tang Wan’s 13 billion Yuan was real money, and it was in cash!
Someone else had taken the yunding hotel away from Tang Wan with 13 billion Yuan, and Tang Wan was going to use the 13 billion Yuan for charity. In the end, she had gotten something that was worth even more than 13 billion Yuan.
However, these things were not money. It was not easy to exchange 13 billion worth of treasures for money.
“Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain vase, the starting price is 100 million!”
This was the second auction item. It was a piece of porcelain that should have been worth 150 million Yuan, and the starting price was 100 million Yuan.
No one cared!
It was hard to imagine that there was a profit of 50 million in between, and no one actually asked about it.
Have these capitalists gone crazy?
No, they had a bigger plan!
Tang Wan’s yunding hotel was worth 13 billion on the surface, but as long as they invested more, they could make tens of billions in the next three years. So what if they made a small loss now? As long as he could get the yunding hotel, he could earn back all the money he had lost in a year.
The third item, the 200 million Jade Ruyi, was still unsold. The fourth item, a bronze item worth 120 million, was unsold…
