Shenhao started as a military training anchor

Hawley mobilized the Chinese Collectors Association to terminate cooperation with Bonhams auction house, and Bonhams' business in China was almost halved.

When he showed up at Bonhams' London autumn sales, Bonhams executives naturally treated him with a much cooler attitude.

Europe's No. 1 collector Ou Zongyi, who arrived one after another, was warmly received by Bonhams executives after getting off the car.

Ou Zongyi turned his head and looked at Holly, showing an incomprehensible smile.

As if to show Holly his position, he has a chance to win.

Holly responded with a faint smile.

When you go to the auction house, you can't do any tricks. What you need is courage and hard power.

Hawley was not worried that Ou Zongyi would collude with Bonhams to raise the price of the lot.

Before participating in the auction, you need to pay a deposit. Take the two national treasures Jinan Wang's Seal and Qianlong Imperial Red Throne as examples. The starting price of the two auctions is 1220 million pounds. According to the deposit ratio of 1:10, you need to pay before bidding. Security deposit of £122 million.

Equivalent to more than 1000 million yuan.

If a bidder bids blindly and does not pay the remaining balance after the hammer falls, the deposit of more than 1000 million yuan will not be refunded.

In addition, during the second auction, if the transaction price is lower than the price of the first auction, you will also need to make up the difference.

It's equivalent to getting nothing and losing tens of millions or even hundreds of millions to get in.

Ouzong Yiwan has been collecting for so many years, so he would not be stupid enough to do such a thing.

What's more, the title of "Europe's No. 1 Collector" is more important than his life.

So the real meaning of his smile just now should be that he has prepared enough money to compete with Holly.

When it comes to "comparing who is richer", Brother Huo never likes to say much. He just talks about his ability to make money.

But Huo Li was also cautious and called Li Jia from Yongle Auction House.

Liang Caixi's partner is currently the vice president of Yongle Auction House.

Mr. Huo also has many tricks up his sleeve.

Holly walked into the auction house and saw Li Jia. The two didn't communicate much. They looked at each other and smiled, understanding each other.

Li Jia is here to cooperate with Holly today.

The auction hasn't even started yet, but the internal and external networks are already abuzz.

This incident has become the focus of attention of Chinese people around the world.

After resistance from the embassy and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Bonhams insisted on continuing to auction two stolen national treasures, causing public outrage.

If these two national treasures fall into the hands of foreigners through the Bonhams auction house, it will not only be a provocation to the Chinese people, but also an unacceptable humiliation.

At this time, Chinese people all over the world have pinned their hopes on Holly.

Holly is calm and relaxed.

Winning is a sure thing, it just depends on how much money it costs in the end.

The auction begins.

The previous lots did not interest Holly.

Ou Zongyi didn't raise his sign either.

It is not difficult to surmise that he also came for the two national treasures.

Maybe besides himself, there are some consortiums behind the scenes that provide him with funds to participate in this auction.

Just like the auction of the twelve zodiac rabbit heads back then, Chinese collector Mr. Zhang was defrauded by a foreign consortium and the price was 2.7 million yuan. You must know that Poly bought back the ox, tiger, pig, and monkey for less than Thirty million yuan.

Mr. Zhang ultimately refused to pay the auction fees. Not only did he suffer a huge loss, he also never entered an auction house again in his life.

However, his move reminded the Chinese people that this was a "cultural relics conspiracy" planned by European and American thieves.

Holly admires this Mr. Zhang, but he will not be the second Mr. Zhang.

"The next lot is a carved red throne made by Emperor Qianlong. The starting price is 520 million pounds.", the auctioneer introduced.

The starting price reached 4700 million yuan.

The bidding frequency is very high.

Bids are coming in live, online and over the phone for consignments.

It wasn't until 700 million pounds that Hawley raised his hand.

"Mr. Huo 700 million pounds, 700 million, network?"

"Mr. Ou, 750 million, 750 million."

Holly smiled faintly and continued to hold up the sign.

"800 million, 800 million pounds, a carved red throne made by Emperor Qianlong."

"Mr. Ou, 900 million."

"Mr. Huo 1000 million."

When Holly raised his sign to bid 10 million, Ou Zongyi obviously hesitated for two seconds.

The price is a bit high.

According to Holly's morale, the final transaction price of Jinan Wangxi will not be lower.

If you put too much money into this lot, the next lot may not be able to win over Holly.

But he didn't want Holly to win it so easily. He was prepared to grab it within 1200 million pounds.

"Mr. Ou, 1100 million." Ou Zongyi raised his sign again. The auctioneer looked at Holly and said, "1100 million, 1100 million..."

Keep bidding to stimulate bidding.

Holly was unmoved. Ou Zongyi turned his head and looked at Holly with a smile on his face.

He didn't know that Holly had thrown a smoke bomb.

When the auctioneer was about to drop the hammer, Li Jia raised his placard.

"Yongle 1200 million pounds."

The auctioneer looked at Ou Zongyi again.

Ou Zongyi did not raise his sign.

This price is the limit of his evaluation of this item. If it exceeds 1200 million pounds, he will give up bidding. If Holly bids, he may continue to raise it and dig a hole for Holly.

At 1100 million, Holly gave up. A smile appeared on Ou Zongyi's face. This young man was not as courageous as he was rumored to be.

"1200 million pounds..."

When the auctioneer saw that there were no more bids, he dropped the hammer and said, "Congratulations to Yongle."

There was applause.

Li Jia turned back and smiled at Holly, who nodded in response.

Ou Zongyi noticed this move and frowned slightly, having a bad feeling.

Had he been tricked by Holly?

Before he could think clearly, this spring auction attracted the most attention, and the lot with the highest starting price was moved to the booth.

"China's Western Han Dynasty King's Seal of Jinan, entrusted with a starting price of 700 million pounds."

The starting price reached 6400 million yuan.

Chinese people all over the world are eyeing this national treasure.

This is the "Wang's Seal", which was stolen by European and American thieves. It has extraordinary significance.

"£750 million."

"800."

"Network 1000 million."

"Telephone commission 1200 million."

"1300."

"Mr. Ou, 1400 million."

Ou Zongyi's hand of 1400 million shocked the whole audience, and all eyes turned to him.

Worthy of being the number one collector in Europe.

1400 million pounds, close to 1.3 million yuan, this price has scared off many buyers.

A smile reappeared on Ou Zongyi's face. Regardless of the Qianlong throne auction item and whether Holly played tricks on him, it actually saved him 1200 million pounds. He now has enough funds to bid. This "Wang's Seal".

Holly smiled faintly. The little old man seemed to have some idol baggage and liked the looks of admiration from others.

"Mr. Huo 1300 million pounds."

According to the standard of ladder bidding, if it reaches 10 million, each time a sign is raised, it will be 1 million pounds.

The 1300 million pounds once again attracted the attention of all buyers on the scene to Holly.

There is no doubt that this is a peak showdown between top collectors from China and the West.

The fight is not just for financial resources, but also for face. Wang Xi also represents the honor of a country.

"Mr. Ou's 1400 million pounds."

"Mr. Huo 1500 million pounds."

When Holly called for 1500 million pounds, Li Jia looked back at Holly again, asking if he needed to cooperate with you.

Holly smiled faintly and shook his head slightly.

Brother Huo came to meet this little old man and the consortium behind him in person.

"Mr. Ou's 1600 million pounds."

Holly didn't even hesitate. As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, he raised the number plate in his hand.

"Mr. Huo 1700 million pounds."

Ou Zongyi followed.

A bid of £2000 million was soon put on the table.

After 200 million, the next step up is the million pound ladder.

"Mr. Ou's 2000 million pounds."

Ou Zongyi originally thought that Holly would hesitate a little, but the speed at which he raised the card was as fast as the blink of an eye.

"Mr. Huo 2200 million pounds."

The whole audience looked at Holly in shock. (End of chapter)