Chapter 345 Hot Auction

"Ten billion?" Huang Yueling's eyes widened, "Are you kidding me?"

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "I am good friends with the boss of Tianxing Auction Company, so I don't need to pay the tens of billions."

The next day, the largest and most luxurious charity auction in history began. The auction conference is jointly organized by the Haina Museum and Tianxing Auction Company. In the end, 200 precious works of art will be auctioned.

The auction conference was held at the Hong Kong Stadium. Due to the large amount of advertisements placed in the early stage, many people came to participate in the auction. In addition, this is a charity auction. Participating in it can enhance one's positive image, and celebrities are naturally flocking to it.

On the row of seats at the back of the gymnasium, Zhang Jun and the three women were sitting there. The three girls looked a little nervous, Zhu Binglan said: "Brother Fugui, what if you take a picture worth 10 billion yuan and your friend insists on paying for it, wouldn't you be miserable?"

Zhang Jun blinked, and said: "Behind you are the three great families of Yundong, and they are very rich. Can you lend me some money?"

The three girls looked at each other with wry smiles, and Zhu Binglan said, "You thought it was one million! That's ten billion, and the Wen family's liquidity doesn't even have ten billion, so how can they borrow it?"

Zhang Jun laughed and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

There are more and more people in the stadium. These people are either rich or expensive, and they sit in their seats in an orderly manner. Not long after, a popular host of a certain TV station stepped onto the high stage and announced: "Welcome everyone to participate in this charity auction. This event is co-organized by Haina Museum and Tianxing International Auction Company. All proceeds from this auction will be remitted to you." Enter the Tianxing Charity Fund and use it to promote charitable causes! Next, Ms. Guo Lan, the president of Haina Museum, will speak!"

Wearing a white cheongsam, Guo Lan was as elegant as a white lotus flower. She stood in front of the public and said with a smile: "Guests, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the Haina Museum, I would like to thank you for your enthusiastic participation. It is Charity can only grow because of people like you who are willing to do good.”

"Today, Haina Museum will entrust Tianxing Auction Company to auction 200 precious artworks. Most of these artworks were donated by the big patrons of Haina Museum to support charity. Here, I would like to thank Those generous good people!"

Next, several officials from Hong Kong and several guest representatives also delivered speeches, and then the auction officially began.

The host came to the stage to announce the first auction item.

The staff lifted out a square table covered with a red cloth.

The host said loudly: "Guests, ladies and gentlemen! The first piece of art sold in this auction will be unveiled soon. This is the jade seals used by the emperors of the four dynasties of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, a total of twenty-four!"

The staff uncovered the red cloth, and everyone saw twenty-four jade seals of different sizes and carving techniques displayed on the square table. In the auditorium, many people stood up in shock and stared at Yuxi.

"My God! The Haina Museum is so generous. Each of these jade seals is a priceless treasure. They actually took out twenty-four!"

"The jade seals of the four dynasties put together are really spectacular. But they are too precious, and few people dare to sell them."

"This kind of treasure is hard to find, no matter how high the price is, it's worth it. It's a pity that I have limited funds, otherwise I would definitely collect them all."

The participants originally thought that this auction was just for show, and that there would be no real treasures. This is the case with most charity auctions. It is not bad if a charity auction can fetch tens of millions. Unexpectedly, the reality is so shocking, the first lot is a big deal.

The host didn't wait for everyone's shock to disappear, and continued: "This set of jade seals is priced at 3.8 billion Hong Kong dollars! Each price increase is no less than 100 million Hong Kong dollars!"

As soon as the words fell, someone immediately held up a placard: "I will pay 3.8 billion!"

"Thirty-nine billion!"

Fierce bidding began. The rich people knew that the twenty-four pieces of jade seals were worth more than 3.8 billion, and buying them was equivalent to earning, so they bid one after another.

The auction conference went into chaos from the very beginning, which caught many people off guard and regretted that they hadn't researched the auction in advance and couldn't arrange the bidding properly.

"I'll pay five billion!"

Suddenly, a blunt voice sounded, and the bidder was actually a Japanese middle-aged man. Seeing this person, Zhang Jun recognized him as Norio Mitsui, a great Japanese collector, and came to join in the fun.

Professor Guo had cooperated with this person at the beginning, and Professor Guo spoke highly of this person, thinking that he is a real Confucian businessman and a person with the spirit of internationalism. This person is fond of collecting antiques, and is also a successful businessman. The total assets of his enterprises exceed 50 billion US dollars, and he is one of the core members of the Mitsui family.

The Mitsui family is a big chaebol in Japan, with huge assets of nearly 400 billion U.S. dollars and 240,000 employees worldwide. Norio Mitsui's ability to become a core member of such a big chaebol shows that he has extraordinary status and ability.

The price of 5 billion exceeded everyone's psychological expectations, and the scene suddenly fell silent, with no one competing.

The auctioneer announced: "One time for five billion!"

"I'll offer 10 billion." Zhang Jun said flatly, and Huang Yueling beside him held up his sign high.

"What, ten billion!"

"My God! Who is this? Is it a spoiler?"

However, some people were not surprised. They just looked at Zhang Jun curiously and thoughtfully. Ten billion is scary, but sometimes what happens at an auction doesn't have to be taken too seriously.

Norio Mitsui was surprised, he just smiled and didn't raise the sign again.

The host didn't even bid three times, so he made a final decision and announced that the twenty-four jade seals belonged to Zhang Jun from then on.

"Isn't that Master Zhang who has become popular recently? It is said that his skill is very deep. I didn't expect him to be so rich!"

"No matter how rich you are, it wouldn't be such an exaggeration, would you spend 10 billion all at once? How much money does he have, 100 billion?" Some people felt incredible and couldn't understand Zhang Jun's motives.

Before everyone could recover from the shock of the first auction item, the second auction item was brought out again. This is a royal sword used by Emperor Kangxi, luxurious and exquisite, with a starting price of 180 million.

Then another round of fierce competition began, and the Kangxi sword was finally sold at a sky-high price of 390 million yuan, setting a record for the highest transaction volume of swords.

The auction was beyond the expectations of the public, and it was so popular that every piece of peerless treasures was sold at sky-high prices.

On the first day of the auction, a total of 20 collections were sold, with a total auction value of 15.6 billion, shocking the whole of Hong Kong.

After the auction was over, Zhang Jun prepared to leave with his three daughters. As soon as he left his seat, Norio Mitsui walked over. He bowed to Zhang Jun and said politely: "Master Zhang, I have heard about your name for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you today."

Zhang Jun looked at this big Japanese collector, and he couldn't help being surprised to see three black lines on his forehead. In terms of the Qi Wang technique, this black line is called the "Desperate Line", and the person who has the "Desperate Line" on his head will definitely not live for three days.

He said calmly, "Mr. Mitsui? I heard about you from Professor Guo, and I admire you very much. I heard that you once opposed the official Japanese ghost worship?"

Norio Mitsui was very surprised, and said: "It turns out that Master Zhang also knows Professor Guo? We are very good friends and have had business cooperation. You are right. I have always opposed Japanese official worship of ghosts. I think a country wants to To be truly strong, one must face history directly and use history as a mirror, only in this way can it develop.”

"It's Japan's blessing that Mr. Mitsui thinks this way." Zhang Jun said with a smile, "I can see that you are an upright person. I think we can make friends."

Norio Mitsui was very happy and said: "Mr. Zhang is really a straightforward person, and I am also glad to meet you."

Zhang Jun: "If it is convenient for Mr. Mitsui, please sit in the humble house for a while, so that I can show the friendship of the landlord."

This move is exactly what Norio Mitsui wanted. He came to Hong Kong mainly to participate in the auction. Just now Zhang Jun spent 10 billion to win the 24 jade seals. He was not angry, but felt that the other party was an extraordinary person, so he deliberately Come and talk, it's best to make friends.

Norio Mitsui readily agreed to Zhang Jun's invitation, and took his entourage to Zhang Jun's residence. On the way back, Zhang Jun and Norio Mitsui were sitting in the same car, and Zhu Binglan was driving.

Zhang Jun suddenly said: "Mr. Mitsui, you are in danger, you won't survive three days."

Norio Mitsui was taken aback, he stared at Zhang Jun: "Why did Zhang Jun say that?"

Zhang Jun: "Others call me 'Master', of course I have some vision."

Norio Mitsui fell silent, he thought for a long time, sighed, and said, "If anyone wants to kill me, it must be someone from within the Mitsui family."

Zhang Jun: "Mr. Mitsui, you are my guest now, and I can guarantee your safety. But you have to tell me who wants to kill you and why they kill you."

Norio Mitsui thought about it, and felt that since Zhang Jun could see that he was in danger, he should be a strange person, and it might not be a bad thing to tell him. So I describe my situation in detail.

The Mitsui family is one of the six largest chaebols in Japan and has a long history. In recent years, right-wing militarism in Japan has been on the rise. The right-wing elements are very provocative in Japan. They try their best to win over several major Japanese conglomerates, hoping to work together to reshape Japan.

In these people's minds, Japan's rise must be through the route of militarism revival, which is the only way out. But before that, they must have an absolute say and be supported politically and economically.

The Mitsui consortium is one of the targets that the right-wing forces want to win over. Mitsui has different opinions on this, with some opposing and some supporting. Norio Mitsui is someone who opposes participation in right-wing forces.

Norio Mitsui believes that the general international trend is peace and development, and military struggle and expansion are by no means the mainstream of the world. It is bound to be cast aside by the whole world and will eventually die. If the Mitsui consortium gets involved, it will definitely end badly, and eventually it will be beyond redemption.