Chapter 1482: Chapter 1553: Won at Auction
"Then let’s bid for it!"
"Okay!" He nodded slightly, a cold light shining in his eyes.
This time, having come across it, he must uncover the origin of this dagger.
"Next, we present to everyone a dagger of many years old, from the distant East, said to be used by the war god in old times. Cuts iron like mud, engraved with..."
The auctioneer rattled on with a long string of praises, elevating the dagger to a celestial status unlike anything on earth, catching the interest of many men present, especially the young ones.
On the opposite side, Beiate acted as if he was determined to win.
"Alright, the starting price for the dagger is one hundred thousand US dollars, with each bid not less than ten thousand US dollars. Let’s begin."
Below, Gu Yunbo was sipping tea, and nearly spit out the tea he just drank upon hearing the price.
"Damn! It’s so expensive, who’s going to buy it?"
"I bid fifty thousand."
"Sixty thousand."
"Sixty-five thousand."
"I bid one hundred thousand." This shout came from upstairs, called by Amber.
Gu Yunbo threw a fierce glance upward, almost staring Beiate to death. Really unlucky, why raise the price so high for no reason?
"One hundred and fifty thousand." Sheng Ning pressed the bell in front of her, and the person guarding the box softly called out the bid.
"Two hundred thousand."
"Two hundred and fifty thousand."
"Three hundred thousand."
Gu Yunbo saw Sheng Ning bid three hundred thousand US dollars and couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up upward. "Impressive! Very loyal."
Sheng Ning smiled at her, mouthed, "I’ll win it and gift it to you." Especially knowing this dagger once belonged to Meng Fan, she especially wanted to buy it to gift it to Gu Yunbo as a present.
She had helped her so much, yet hadn’t properly thanked her!
Below, Housekeeper Xing, hosting the auction, was thrilled beyond measure seeing Sheng Ning finally bidding after missing out on so many antiques and art pieces.
"Three hundred thousand once, any more bids? If not, three hundred thousand twice." The auctioneer shouted in a highly infectious voice,
In the Duke’s box, Beiate wanted to raise the price again but was silenced by Xu Qigang’s glance and had to sit back down.
He truly liked that dagger, why compete with him?
"Don’t compete, you can’t win." The Duke softly said, "Our family is wealthy enough to rival nations, but sometimes not everything can be bought, like the item before us."
The dagger belonged to the Feng Family; if the Feng Family heir wanted it, then no matter how much they increased the bid, it wouldn’t matter. He could employ other methods to have the Feng Family sell the dagger or use more ways to acquire it, but it wasn’t worth it.
No need.
"You’re so young, already lecturing people?" Beiate was very dissatisfied.
"I’ve become a father." The Duke said proudly, wanting to brag to everyone.
"You... alright! You’ve won, Father Duke."
As the two conversed, the dagger was secured at the price of three hundred thousand US dollars. Subsequently, many artworks appeared, including two paintings by Van Gogh and Da Vinci. The Duke attended this auction precisely for these two paintings, and when they appeared, he immediately showed determination to win them.
No one dared compete with the Westminster Family’s wealth.
Both invaluable paintings were taken by him.
During this time, Sheng Ning also bid for a lesser-known painting called The Girl with Sunflowers. Though unsigned, she was instantly bright-eyed when she saw the picture.
