The richest man starts from the treasure hunt in the container

Chapter 430 Funny Mike

After confirming that the painting was real, Jose took photos and registered it, and after Zhu Yu paid the deposit, he politely asked Zhu Yu and the others to leave.

When leaving, Jose gave Zhu Yu an invitation letter and said:
"Mr. Zhu, this invitation letter is for admission when the auction starts. You can bring someone in at that time, and you don't need to be accompanied by Mr. Robert."

Zhu Yu accepted the invitation and left with Robert.

In the car, Zhu Yu put away the invitation letter and asked Robert:
"Are you going then?"

"No. What am I going to do?" Robert shook his head, "Firstly, I'm not interested in those things, and secondly...", he turned his head to look at Zhu Yu, and then said:

"I don't have any money either."

Zhu Yu nodded, expressing his understanding.

Then I couldn't help it, and smiled.

Robert smiled himself.

The auction will be held in the evening. According to Jose's previous introduction, there will be a buffet after the auction.The purpose of holding the buffet is to let those who participated in the auction get to know each other better and facilitate communication.

According to Jose's hint, during the auction, you can bring your female companion there, but Zhu Yu finally took Cao Dalong there.

Holding the invitation letter, the journey was smooth as expected.

Zhu Yu found that even though he arrived half an hour earlier, he thought it was early, but when he came here, he saw several people chatting in the open space in front of the building.

It turned out to be early.

He didn't know any of these people well, and Jose wasn't there, so Zhu Yu didn't stop, and walked in with Cao Dalong carrying two packing boxes.

"who's that person?"

A Chinese American saw Zhu Yu and asked a rich man next to him.

"Who?" The man turned his head to look at the door, only to see the backs of Zhu Yu and Cao Dalong.

He turned his head and said:

"I don't know, it should be delivered?"

The Chinese think this person looks familiar, but it seems that he has never dealt with him before.

Maybe I saw more Chinese before, but less here, so when I see any of them, I feel familiar?
He shook his head and continued to chat with the other party:

"I am really honored to be invited to participate in this auction. I believe that this time not only will I be able to photograph things, but I will also make many high-society friends."

This Chinese-American was originally a figure who called the wind and rain in China, but later retired to the second line, enjoying the super treatment safely, and was afraid of some things he had done, so he simply came to New York.

"Don't worry, in this circle, you can make friends from all walks of life." The other party also said with a smile, "Stay a while, as long as you take a few more pictures, I will introduce you to other people when I think of it. It will be so much easier!"

They are both old foxes. Needless to say, both sides naturally understand.

Although the Chinese know that bloodletting is necessary, but staying on other people's territory, he also knows that he should pay for it. How can he get it if he doesn't give up?

As soon as Zhu Yu and Cao Dalong entered the building with the packing box in hand, Jose hurried over. He directed the two staff behind him to take the packing box, and then said:

"Mr. Zhu, I'm sorry, I have a lot of things to do today, so I didn't greet you at the door—are you going to the VIP room and wait for the auction in half an hour, or should I introduce you to the guests who came today?"

"I'll go to the VIP room to rest." Zhu Yu was not interested in getting to know people in those circles, not in the same circle, and he felt that it was unlikely that he would be able to deal with them in the future.

"Well, Mr. Mike will come to see you later." Jose took Zhu Yu to the VIP room next to the auction house.

The door of the auction house was open, and Zhu Yu discovered that it was actually similar to a stage hall.On the inner stage, there is a place for the host to stand, and next to it are two tables covered with red tablecloths.

There are three rows of leather sofas in the middle of the hall, with a large distance between them. There is a small coffee table beside the sofa, and fruits and drinks are already placed on it.

Jose took Zhu Yu into the VIP room next to the auction house. The room here is not big, but there is a computer with Internet access, a TV to watch, and fruit snacks.

A tall and beautiful blond bunny girl stood by the door of the VIP room, and Jose said to Zhu Yu:

"Mr. Zhu Yu, if you need anything, you can tell her directly."

The bunny girl looked at Zhu Yu curiously.

Most of the people who came here to participate in the auction were in their 40s or [-]s or even older. It was really rare to see someone as young as Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu entered the room, nodded to the bunny girl, and then sat on the sofa and started swiping her phone.

Cao Dalong stood behind Zhu Yu, observing vigilantly.In an unfamiliar environment, he was the only one protecting Zhu Yu, so the pressure was not small.

Ten minutes later, Jose led MacDonald to the VIP room.

"Mr. Zhu Yu, hello!" Mike smiled and stretched out his hand to Zhu Yu, "I never thought you would make such a big name in the treasure hunting world at such a young age! You are so young and promising!"

There was a bit of curiosity in Mike's eyes, after all, there were really not many people like Zhu Yu.

There are many famous treasure hunters in the world, and many of them are inherited from families.However, most of these treasure hunters have been tirelessly searching for a certain legendary treasure for several years or even ten or decades.

Once found, the whole family will immediately ascend to heaven and become a new rich family.

However, such a family is a minority after all. For the lucky treasure hunters, if they can find treasures worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in their entire lives, they are already lucky!

The treasures found by more treasure hunters can satisfy three meals a day, which is not bad.

Like Zhu Yu, in less than two years, he found one treasure after another, from a penniless poor household to a young rich man worth billions, it can only be described as a miracle!
So Mike was also very curious, he wanted to know where Zhu Yu's good luck came from.

But today, of course, we just got to know each other, so Mike chatted with Zhu Yu, thanked him for providing such a good auction, and then left.

After a while, the auction started.

Zhu Yu was guided by the bunny girl to the left side of the second row.

There was a distance of nearly two meters between the sofa and the sofa, and the space was quite large. Cao Dalong didn't sit down, but stood on Zhu Yu's right side, forcing the rabbit girl to stand on Zhu Yu's left side to wait.

The other shooters came in one by one.

Zhu Yu looked at these people curiously, until he saw a Chinese.

The Chinese man looked in his 50s and was in good spirits, but compared with the middle-aged white man who walked by, the smile on his face was a bit flattering.

This Chinese is on the right side of the second row, three places away from Zhu Yu.

Seeing Zhu Yu looking at that person curiously, Cao Dalong suddenly said in a low voice:
"His name is Yang Xiong. He used to be the head of a state-owned enterprise in China. Later, the state-owned enterprise was restructured into a joint-stock company. He served as the chairman of the board of directors, and then retired. It is said that after retirement, he will receive tens of millions of pensions every year..."

Zhu Yu understood.

He didn't speak.

People who are not in the system have no way to comment on such things.

There is no absolute fairness in this world.The goal that some people spend their whole life pursuing is just the starting point of others' life.

Different positions and huge information gap have created rich people who are hard to reach.A star's salary for one day is equivalent to that of an ordinary farmer for a lifetime. There is no way to reason about this kind of thing.

So Zhu Yu withdrew his gaze and looked at the host stage.

He didn't expect that it was Mac Donald himself who presided over the auction!

"I am very happy that our auction was successfully held again. I am still alive and alive, so it is worth celebrating."

Mike's opening remarks contained a lot of information, and Zhu Yu didn't quite understand, but some people nearby laughed.

"There are old friends and new friends here today. In particular, there are two friends from China, which makes me very happy——

China is a magical country. I have been there and know that many things that happened there are completely different from what our media said.

But that's not the point. The point is that I'm very happy. My private auction has Chinese people participating. This makes me feel that I'm better than at least the current president of the beautiful country—he can't do it! "

The people below laughed even louder.

Zhu Yu finally understands, this Mike is either a tease, or a person who is good at mobilizing the atmosphere and is not afraid of self-defeating.

It's normal for Lao Mei to talk about politics and satirize the president or the former president, and everyone applauds for saving face.

"Today's auction will also surprise everyone. I think some things you have already seen, and some things are our surprises for you. I will release them one by one after a while, so please wait and see——

The auction is starting now. The first lot, as usual, is provided by me. It is a painting from Huaxia. It is said to be a very famous painting hundreds of years ago - Osprey Playing in the Water. "

Zhu Yu didn't expect that Bada Shanren's painting was provided by Mike.

The two bunny girls brought up the painting and showed it to everyone.

Mike also specifically explained:
"This painting is in my family's collection. My father bought it at an auction in Europe many years ago-so, Mr. Zhu, Mr. Yang, please don't get me wrong, my family has never been to China before. what a bad thing..."

He explained seriously, and many people in the audience burst into laughter again.

But Zhu Yu thinks this Mike is pretty good.

At least he knew how to explain to Zhu Yu and that Yang Xiong, and was very considerate of their feelings.

This person is worth paying for.

As for Huaxia's paintings, to be honest, there are not many people who can appreciate them.

So when Mike invited interested people to go up and have a look, besides Zhu Yu and Yang Xiong, there were only two other people who went up to have a look, and then sat down.

Even though he knew that the possibility of fakes appearing in this auction was extremely small, when Zhu Yu stepped forward to observe, he still opened his eyes and looked at this painting - the real one.

It's just that the seal of the old man Shiquan is stamped on it, which is really speechless.It is estimated that this painting was also exiled from the imperial city.

Yang Xiong watched Zhu Yu get up before he got up.

Previously, he thought Zhu Yu and the others looked familiar from the back, but he didn't recognize them, thinking they were staff members.

Seeing that Zhu Yu appeared in the auction house now, and Mr. Mike specially introduced him, tied with him, and ranked in front of him.

Yang Xiong knew that this young man was certainly not simple—either he himself was amazing, or his family members were amazing.

I have to pay.

So Yang Xiong followed in Zhu Yu's footsteps and stepped onto the stage——

Originally, Yang Xiong wanted to get close to Zhu Yu and have a chat.

It's just that Zhu Yu went up and just looked at the painting briefly, and turned around and went down within a minute.

He didn't even get a chance to chat.

This made Yang Xiong a little annoyed—at least he was once a big boss in China.When idlers saw him, they would take the initiative to talk to him, and many young people like Zhu Yu would come to ask for his autograph.

But this person surnamed Zhu didn't seem to know him at all, as if he had never heard of him, so rude!
But here, he couldn't get angry, so he had to pretend to watch for a few minutes, and then he was the last one to go down.

Mike supported the auction table with both hands, and said like a storyteller:
"Huaxia is a magical country, and many people are now learning Chinese culture. On our network, many young people are buying various things from China—"

As soon as he said this, the spittoon with the Chinese character "Double Happiness" written on it, the coin with the Tiandi Bank printed on it, and mahjong immediately appeared in Zhu Yu's mind!

"The author of this painting was born 500 years ago. He belongs to the royal family, and his status is very precious. His paintings are very famous in China and Japan——

Of course, I tell many of you that you don’t know at all, I just tell you that knowing more about Chinese culture is not only good for your business development, but also helpful for hoarding cultural relics to make money—”

His words drew some chuckles again.

"Okay, I won't say much. Although it is my own painting, it will be auctioned according to the procedures—"Osprey Playing in the Water", the starting price is 2000 million US dollars, let's start!"

For the first time, no one raised their placards.

Mike looked embarrassed:

"You don't want me to pass the shot, do you? This embarrasses me..."

Another burst of laughter.

Zhu Yu held up the sign:
"2000."

In addition, he didn't know much about Zhu Da's paintings, so naturally he couldn't say whether he liked them or not.

But when it happens, if there are not too many people competing, you will buy it if you buy it.

But he is naturally not the only one who wants to join in, Yang Xiong immediately raised his hand:

"Twenty-six and a half million!"

In addition, some people probably want to speculate and are also calling for prices.

"Twenty-six and a half million!"

"Twenty-six and a half million!"

Someone asked for a price, but Zhu Yu didn't make any more bids. He wanted to see if these people were asking for it, or if they really wanted to buy it.

However, Zhu Yu was a little surprised that everyone's bidding price was not high. After several consecutive rounds, the price did not exceed 300 million US dollars.

In the end, it got stuck with a bearded man who offered 2000 million US dollars.

Mike also felt that the price was about the same, and he glanced around.

Zhu Yu held up the sign.

"Twenty-six and a half million!"

"Twenty-three million...Mr. Zhu, you have a good eye—I heard that your ancestors were also nobles. I wonder if it has something to do with the owner of this painting?"

Mike was joking, but this did not affect his hosting. After he finished speaking, he looked around and finally dropped the hammer.

However, his words caught the attention of others.

Unexpectedly, this young man's Huaxia is still a descendant of a nobleman!
But Yang Xiong immediately misunderstood.

Huaxia is now famous, and the one who can be called the authentic descendant of the Zhu family is the one who hasn't come out for a long time.

Could it be his family?

(End of this chapter)