This "2012 Xiangjiang Christie's Spring Auction" was held at the Xiangjiang Exhibition Center. The whole process takes 6 days, and a total of 16 special sessions were held!

More than 2,000 people signed up for the entire auction.

Of course, everyone will not participate in every category special session. Generally, they have their own goals. Participating in two or three sessions is enough.

Wang Ye also has his own goal. He needs to participate in four auctions in total, including "magnificent jewelry and jade jewelry", "elegant inheritance: handbags and accessories", "exquisite famous watches", and "collection of cigars and red wine". Fortunately, these four auctions were concentrated within two days.

As the number one customer with the most margin, Wangye’s bidding label is of course "1".

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The auction officially began at 10:00 on the morning of March 12th.

Jahard specially found Manager Huang, the VIP reception department.

"Manager Huang, has Mr. Wang Ye arrived?"

Manager Huang is a native of Xiangjiang, in his early 30s, wearing black clothes, smart and capable.

He said without hesitation: "Mr. Wang's personal butler, Miss Alice, has contacted and confirmed that Mr. Wang will only participate in four auctions. Today, he will only participate in the cigar wine court and famous watch auctions. He will not come in the morning, but will only arrive at the event at 3:00 in the afternoon."

Jahard said regretfully: "It was an Asian contemporary art exhibition in the morning. Without a big customer like Mr. Wang, I always feel that something is missing."

However, Wang Ye is not interested in these contemporary arts, and there is nothing he can do about it.

The Asian Contemporary Art Auction was sold for a total of 24 million US dollars throughout the morning, of which the highest transaction price was Yayoi Kusama's "Lemon Tea", which was priced at 1.3 million US dollars.

Of course, this is just an appetizer, and the real drama is still to come.

At around 2 p.m., Wang Ye also took the double-licensed Rolls-Royce from Pengcheng Bay No. 1 to the auction site of the Xiangjiang Exhibition Center.

When the car drove to the entrance of the exhibition hall, Jayhard and Manager Huang from the VIP reception department were already waiting here.

"Mr. Wang, welcome to Christie's Spring Auction!"

As soon as Wang Ye got off the car, the two of them came up enthusiastically. This is the treatment of the number one VIP. Those who are willing to spend money will always be welcomed by others.

The auction of "Collection Cigars and Red Wine" is about to begin. After Jayhard welcomed Wang Ye's arrival, he asked Manager Huang to accompany Wang Ye to the auction site.

This is an auditorium that can accommodate two or three hundred people, and it is already full of people. Of course, Wang Ye’s seats are in the front row.

Accompanied by Manager Huang, Wang Ye walked to the middle of the head row without squinting.

There were many people looking at him at the scene. The auction was not only attended by Xiangjiang, mainland China, but also from all countries in Asia.

Of course, not many people know Wang Ye, so only the guests from the mainland could recognize who this young man was.

Under the auspices of the emcee, the auction officially began.

It was indeed Christie's, and I gave everyone a surprise at the beginning. A champagne that did not appear on the brochure appeared on the stage.

When the auctioneer said "Silence Ship Snow Champagne", there was a small commotion at the scene, which was very rare.

1907 Snow White Champagne "Silent Ship"

This snowy champagne "Silence Ship" is the most expensive champagne in the world, but it does not refer to a particular champagne, but a batch of champagne.

There are a total of 2,000 bottles of champagne in this batch. The reason why it can rank among the most precious champagne is not only because of its long history, but the legendary story behind this champagne also adds additional value to it.

In 1997, Swedish divers accidentally discovered the cargo ship that was torpedoed in World War I, and they also accidentally discovered that there was a well-preserved rare and rare champagne on the ship.

The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Finland in 1916, carrying champagne from Tsar Nicholas II.

These two thousand bottles of wine were supposed to be sent by the Hydesic company to St. Petersburg, Russia under Tsar Nicholas II, in the early twentieth century, but the ships were sunk by German ships, causing them to be dusted in the cold waters of the Gulf of Finland for nearly eighty years.

Currently, these wines appear in major auction houses and top hotels. For example, at Leeds Carlton Winery in Moscow, it costs as much as US$275,000, or approximately RMB 1.8 million per bottle.

This kind of wine is really about drinking one bottle less than one bottle.

"A total of two bottles per box, the starting price is 400,000 US dollars, and the price is no less than US$5,000 each time." The auctioneer quoted the starting price.

Although people who come here are either rich or noble, not everyone can afford a bottle of champagne worth 200,000 US dollars.

It costs 1.3 million yuan per bottle, and every time I take a sip, it will cost tens of thousands of yuan!

There were not many people bidding on site, and they were all 5,500 yuan.

When the bidding rose to 460,000 US dollars, Wang Ye raised his bid.

"$500,000."

There are many skills in auctions. For example, when others call at the lowest price, Wang Ye and others bid for a few rounds, suddenly a large "jump" came.

In this way, you can basically scare away many people who are not determined to win.

Moreover, the price of 500,000 is basically at the upper limit of these two bottles of champagne. It is just two bottles of wine, and no one is determined to win.

Therefore, after Wang Ye's offer came out, the scene was in a mess and no one followed up. There were no fools who could participate in the Christie's auction. Everyone is an elite in various industries, and of course the IQ and EQ will not be low.

Unless you encounter something you are determined to win, no one is clamoring for a price. It is not easy for anyone to make money these days.

"The first time 500,000 yuan, and there is no offer. It is a very rare champagne. Now there are very few surviving, no more than 1,000 bottles."

The auctioneer began to intervene and made a final effort, hoping to raise the price a little.

After waiting for dozens of seconds, no one responded.

"The second time is 500,000! Last time at an auction in London, the same bottle of wine was sold for 275,000 US dollars! This time, the two bottles were only 500,000, and the price was very cost-effective!"

The auctioneer in his fifties has a lot of experience, and has taken all kinds of data at will and has done enough homework in advance.

However, no one followed up. If it was red wine, there might be more people robbing it, but this is champagne.

"The third time 500,000..."

"Bang!"

The auction hammer fell, and the two bottles of Silent Ship Snow Champagne were officially sold, and Wang Ye won it for $500,000.

There was a polite applause at the scene, and everyone also celebrated Wang Ye.

Wang Ye had no expression, but just raised his eyebrows. This was the beginning, just two bottles of wine.

Later, several red wines were sold one after another, such as the 2004 Karina District 42 Cabernet Sauvignon (Penfolds Block 42 Sauvignon, 2004), with a limited number of 12 bottles worldwide, each bottle has an independent number, and the final bid price is 180,000 US dollars.

Wang Ye didn't participate, he didn't like the taste of this wine.

It was not until the Romaniconti vintage in 1945 that Wang Ye raised his sign again, which was his favorite red wine brand.

Romani Conte, which was in 1945, could not be bought normally, and only 600 bottles were produced that year!

Today, nearly 70 years have passed, how many bottles can there be in existence? This kind of wine is not bought casually, and it is only willing to take it out to celebrate on major days.

The competition for this wine is also relatively large. The starting price of $100,000 has risen all the way to $150,000. Wang Ye is still the same as before, and he will take action and kill him with one move.

"200,000!" He raised the bidding sign.

The older rich men behind him shook their heads repeatedly. The young man was so angry that he would increase the price by 50,000 yuan as soon as he opened his mouth. This was US dollars.

But it was Wang Ye’s momentum that no one else could snatch him after he spoke, and it was not worth it.

He successfully won the Romani Conte red wine he liked again.

Wang Ye was too lazy to participate in other red wines, and waited until the cigars started auctioning.

As expected, the price of the Gurkha million-dollar cigar was reduced!

"Each box of this cigar is soaked with a whole bottle of Louis XIII! The tobacco leaves are carefully cultivated with high cold and thick soil on the Himalayas, watered with Fijian water, the whole cigar is wrapped with gold leaves, and a total of 5 carats of diamonds are inlaid on the label logo! This is also the most unique and luxurious cigar in the world! The starting price is 600,000 US dollars!"

The auctioneer said passionately, announcing the start of auction.

But the embarrassing thing is that no one held up the sign for more than a minute.

It is said to be a 5-carat diamond, but it is obviously a broken diamond with low purity. In a word, this cigar is not worth the price!

Wang Ye didn't want to raise the sign, but the auctioneer looked at Wang Ye frequently, obviously treating him as a life-saving straw.

"The market price is 1 million US dollars, and the starting price is only 600,000 US dollars, which is very cost-effective! Don't miss this opportunity!"

The auctioneer made his final struggle, and a good auction made it look like a promotional sale.

He cursed in his heart, is the company's mind getting drunk? Why did he accept this bid? It was obvious that he couldn't sell it.

Wang Ye felt it was quite funny when he saw the auctioneer still struggling to death, but he would not bid.

It’s not a matter of price, but the quality of this cigar is not as good as that of Gao Xiba. Why buy a cigar that you don’t like to smoke?

No matter how much money you spend, as long as the things you buy are useful or you like them directly, it is not a waste.

Even if you spend less money, what you buy is useless, and that is also called waste.

The auctioneer finally gave up struggling and announced that it would fail.

Below is the 50th anniversary edition of Gao Xiba. Wang Ye has cheered up. He is determined to win this cigar!

Since quitting smoking and changing to smoking cigars, Wang Ye feels that this thing is more addictive than cigarettes and is extremely expensive.

According to his habit of smoking one every day, the monthly cigar costs tens of thousands of dollars. This is a cigar that he usually smokes is not particularly expensive.

But what is the purpose of making money? Isn’t it just to make yourself live a more comfortable life and satisfy your various hobbies?
Chapter completed!