Chapter 304: Emperor Qin’s Elixir of Immortality! Can it Truly Grant Eternal Youth? (3)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“680 carats?”
“Is it really that incredible?”
680 carats.
And it was a diamond of the amber-yellow color.
Upon realizing this, many people in the audience began to get agitated.
It was truly outrageous.
This carat weight.
It could indeed make anyone who loved diamonds swoon.
Moreover, after more than three thousand years, there had been no change in its appearance; its surface still sparkled brilliantly.
For such a treasure, a starting bid of 3 billion yuan was more than reasonable.
“3.01 billion!”
At this moment, someone in the audience began bidding.
And the bidder was not a museum representative but an unfamiliar wealthy individual that no one had seen before.
After all, this was a second-grade cultural relic, and anyone could bid, including foreigners.
“Holy cow!”
Lin Yide could not help but gasp in astonishment.
He definitely would not bid on this pearl this time.
Because the pure material value of it did not have much cultural relic value.
Museums would not want it.
Well, it was not that they did not want it, but rather its price was too high, and it did not match its cultural relic value.
Moreover, if they wanted to secure this treasure, they would have to give up on the Nine Zhou Ding that would soon follow.
“3.2 billion!” “3-3 billion!” “3-4 billion!”
“3-5 billion!”
Soon, after a round of bidding, the value of this pearl slowly reached 4 billion yuan.
“5 billion! Our Far East Real Estate bids 50 billion! The pearl belongs to our group!”
“5.1 billion! The British Museum! We will secure this Chinese pearl!”
“Since you do not value such a relic, we will bid on it!”
“How ridiculous, is it really a second-grade cultural relic?”
“Are you kidding? Such a gemstone is just something you foreigners like; it has no historical significance, and we do not need it!”
“You are too arrogant, you torelgners. my Yangtze corporation bids 5-5 billion!”
“My New York Museum bids 5.6 billion, surpassing you!”
“Alibaba Cloud Enterprise bids 5.8 billion! ” “The French Museum bids 6 billion!” “6.2 billion! Tencent Group bids 6.2 billion!”
It was evident.
As long as foreigners were allowed to participate in the auction, the prices of many items would skyrocket.
Moreover, those wealthy individuals represented entire corporations; they really were not short on money.
“7 billion! The South African Oil Company bids 70 billion! You should stop competing! This largest diamond in the world belongs to our oil company!”
“7.1 billion!” “7-5 billion!”
“8 billion!”
Everyone in the room gasped at the rising bids.
This had already broken more than twice the world’s highest diamond transaction record.
It was no wonder, given its 680-carat size.
It was simply too alluring.
“8.8 billion! ”
Just when the crowd would not stop bidding…
The silent man in black, who was the representative from the Forbidden City, raised his card.
And on the card were written two large characters: 8.8 billion.
Without giving anyone else a chance, Luo Feng clapped his hands and said,
“Deal! 8.8 billion! Mysterious gentleman, the diamond is yours!”
Clearly, this had been negotiated in advance between Luo Feng and the Forbidden City.
A few days ago, when Chinese cultural relics with historical significance were auctioned at sky-high prices, a group of foreigners on the internet claimed that it was all an inside job, and the prices were all predetermined by the Chinese themselves.
Luo Feng was angry when he saw this, so he decided to release an item graded as a second-grade cultural relic to give these foreigners a chance to bid.
By that time, they would see whether Chinese cultural relics were attractive or not.
After all, even if the pearl did not have much historical value, it was not something that foreigners should be able to take away, right?
“Hahaha, just a few days ago, some foreigners said this auction was purely predetermined by the Chinese, just hyping up their cultural relics!” “Now, you foreigners are bidding yourselves? Can you still call it hype?” “Those museums represent their countries’ official institutions!”
Upon hearing this, many people began to laugh.
It was such a satisfying slap in the face.
“Damn it! Why did they agree to close the deal?” “Let us continue bidding!”
“What, are you worried that others can’t afford it?”
In no time, many foreigners in the audience started complaining.
Qin Rubing sneered, “As everyone knows, this is a sale held by Mr. Qin, and it is not an auction in the strictest sense. As long as Mr. Luo declares the deal is done, the item is sold, and there is no need for the auctioneer’s final hammer.” “We do not accept this! Why were we not allowed to continue bidding?” “The world’s largest diamond belongs to our British Museum!”
“Throw them out!”
Upon seeing that they were still causing trouble, Luo Feng directly arranged for the hotel’s security to escort these rowdy guests out.
Letting them in was meant to slap those foreign youngsters in the face.
An inside job you say?
You claim that the Chinese are inflating the prices themselves?
Well then, if that were the case, why are these foreign museum representatives bidding so eagerly?
I couldn’t have possibly hired them to act this out, right?
After these foreigners were driven away, the venue quieted down. Qin Rubing glanced at the jade box on stage and smiled faintly, “Inside this box is a pill, a longevity pill produced by Emperor Qin Shi Huang approximately 2281 years ago… Recent online rumors suggest that eating it could grant eternal life… For this, I think the starting bid should be….”
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