Resplendent Stars
Christie's Auction House was located near the intersection of New York's busiest Fifth Avenue and Fiftieth Street. There was an independent building, and the entrance of the building was directly opposite the famous Rockefeller Center.
An elderly doorman stood at the entrance of the building, greeting the guests and helping them push the revolving door.
Behind the door, a few tall security guards in black suits and holding walkie-talkies stood at several points. They looked majestic, but this was only the surface security measures. In the dark, the New York police even sent out to escort the auction. This showed how deep Christie's background and relationship were.
This was not only because the items being auctioned were expensive, but also to ensure the safety of the guests. There were more than a thousand people attending the auction, and all of them were super-rich people with a net worth of millions, billions, or even billions. If anything happened to them here, Christie's would be in big trouble no matter how deep its background was.
At seven o'clock in the evening, Ye Nanfeng and Li Rongchuan arrived at Christie's auction building.
The doorman's expression changed when he saw Ye Nanfeng's invitation. He respectfully led the two of them to the auction hall.
The auction today was not just for the " Brilliant Stars ". There were many auctions for other items in the building at the same time, but many people were here for the " Brilliant Stars ".
The auction was held at the upper level to prevent any accidents from happening.
The doorman led Ye Nanfeng and Li Rongchuan to their seats and left.
The venue was very spacious and could accommodate up to a thousand people. However, there were only a few hundred seats, which meant that those who did not meet the standard could only stand.
On the armrest of each seat was a display screen and ten digital buttons. There were also two options for confirmation and elimination. This should be the way to bid.
There were already a lot of people here, but only a few people could sit in the first row. There was only an old man, a middle-aged fatty, and a mixed-blood beauty with a cold appearance and a hot body.
Other than them, there were only Ye Nanfeng and Li Rongchuan, who was sitting there because of Ye Nanfeng.
Ye Nanfeng looked at the three of them nonchalantly. As if sensing his gaze, the mixed-blood beauty turned her gaze to him. She frowned and glared at him before turning her head away to ignore him.
"You're quite impatient."
Ye Nanfeng thought about it playfully, but he didn't take it to heart. When it was eight o'clock, the auction started on time. The people who were whispering to each other quieted down.
Maintaining silence in the auction house was the most basic common sense and requirement.
This auction was a charity auction. It wasn't just the " Brilliant Stars " that was being auctioned. There were also other collections that the collector had collected before his death. According to his last wish, they would all be auctioned off and donated after his death.
Although these items were not bad, there was nothing particularly precious. The millionaires who were not qualified to sit were fighting fiercely, but the billionaires who were sitting did not say anything.
Not a single item was left unsold, so the auction went on quite smoothly. The smile on the auctioneer's face grew wider. He cleared his throat and said with a smile," Now that Mr. Daniel's other collections have been auctioned off, the next item to be auctioned off is the item that everyone is looking forward to the most. It is also the finale treasure of this auction, the " Bright Star " that is known as the " brightest star in the pitch-black night sky "!”
As the auctioneer's infectious voice fell, the lights in the hall suddenly went out. Then, more than a dozen spotlights shone on the center of the auction stage. The floor slowly split open, and a booth covered by a glass cover rose up.
Inside the glass cover, there was a blue gem lying quietly on the black velvet. The beautiful multi-cut surface shone with a magnificent and dazzling brilliance under the spotlight. It was breathtakingly beautiful!
"Resplendent Stars!"
The tiredness in Ye Nanfeng's heart was instantly swept away. His eyes fell on the beautiful sapphire and he praised it in his heart. It was indeed worthy of the title of " Bright Star."
" Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you. The 'Brilliant Star' sapphire was produced in a mine in Australia. It was bought at a price of one million dollars. After five years of careful polishing and cutting by the famous gem cutting master, Ezr, it reached an amazing 277 sections!”
" Christie's hosted the last auction of 'Brilliant Stars' and it was bought by Mr. Daniel at a high price of 13.56 million USD. Fortunately, we are hosting it again. To show our respect to Mr. Daniel, we only charge 1% of the handling fee for this auction.”
"The starting bid is 10 million, and each increment must not be less than 100 thousand. The auction begins!”
After the auctioneer's exciting explanation, the atmosphere at the scene was lifted. As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately raised the bid. This was also the time for the rich people who had seats in front to compete.
"11 million!"
"13 million!"
"Twenty million!"
"23 million!"
…
As soon as the auction began, the price soared like crazy. In just a few minutes, it directly broke through 30 million! Moreover, it was still growing. It was simply terrifying!
The millionaires who were only qualified to watch the competition secretly clicked their tongues when they heard the terrifying astronomical figures. They were just idle fish who should watch the big shots compete.
Now, the bidders were all billionaires or billionaires. The competition was very intense. It was only when the price rose to 80 million that the momentum slowed down. Many billionaires had withdrawn from the competition, leaving only billionaires competing.
"85 million going once!"
The auctioneer shouted, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the guests to see if there were any higher bids.
To be able to reach a price of 85 million, it was already eight times higher than the previous auction! It had far exceeded his expectations of 50 million. His commission this time would definitely not be small!
Just as the auctioneer was about to shout a second time, a cold and pleasant female voice sounded.
"100 million."
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