The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 45 45. Million Dollars

Reaching the million-dollar mark seems to have kicked off a new round of competition.

There were frequent quotes from mysterious buyers over the phone. The cheongsam woman raised her placard and was quoted 120 million in less than half a minute!

The auctioneer announced each bid increase in his infectious voice.

“The phone bid is 122 million!”

"The bid on the spot is 126 million!"

"The price has reached 130 million, is there any more? Is that it?"

"I knew you could do it Henry, 140 million!"

"Is there anyone who can directly add it to 200 million? I believe I can definitely take it away."

The screen at the auction site played out the details of the jadeite and its dazzling luster under the light, which was indeed very attractive.

"The current situation is Henry's 140 million, Natalie, how is your phone buyer doing?"

The auctioneer held a hammer in his hand and began to put pressure on the audience.

Lin Feng's heart was pounding. He hoped that someone would let the auction continue. Every increase in price meant hundreds of thousands of yuan put into his pocket.

When you were 80, you hoped for 100 million, and when you reached 140 million, you longed for 200 million. Human desires indeed expand without limit.

The previously silent Asian aunt took action again after making a phone call, and the price reached 150 million!

There was applause in the revolving restaurant.

Immediately afterwards, Natalie made a phone call, and the amount was 160 million.

This caused the auction site to fall into silence. The Asian aunt who thought she had a chance to win picked up the phone again, along with the cheongsam woman and the Europeans who were all on the phone.

The auctioneer gave them a little time, but not much, measured in seconds.

"Is 160 million your client's final offer? Natalie, I may accept this price and never give anyone a chance."

"Now it's 160 million for Natalie to call the buyer, does anyone continue."

Lin Feng was about to see the auctioneer drop the hammer, but the cheongsam woman raised her hand again.

170 million.

It is estimated that the wife of Mr. Liu, the client behind her, fell in love with this piece of jade. Women will fall in love with it, regardless of age.

The auctioneer became even more excited, "I appreciate that our bid is rising by US$10."

“Now, are there any higher bids on the house?”

Lin Feng tapped the dining table lightly, "Who is Natalie's client on the phone? He looks quite capable."

Paul shook his head, "This is not my job scope, but I guess it is an Asian customer. Most of Zhenbao's jade items were taken away by you Asians."

It seems that there are still big bosses who don't want to show up today and want to compete with Lao Liu, showing strength from the beginning.

Lao Liu's strategy is to raise the price by several levels at a critical point to scare off his opponents.

"Tiffany? Canby? What are you doing? What are your buyers doing?"

The auctioneer had a smile on his face, and from time to time he used words to stimulate other phone consignment staff, encouraging them to use words to impress their customers to bid.

"Dinner? Drinks? Or a bid?"

The right expressions and words caused a burst of laughter at the scene.

Paul also smiled, "This is our Zhenbao's trump card. He can always arouse the desire of investors to buy."

At the scene, the auctioneer continued to play.

"In fact, I arranged for half an hour to take pictures of this lot, because this is our grand finale tonight. Thanks to the 170 million quotation just now, it saved us a lot of time."

"Natalie, do you have any offers over there?"

The TV camera showed a beautiful girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She was Natalie, one of the call commissioners tonight.

Judging from her expression, Natalie is still communicating with her clients.

After a few seconds, she raised her hand again.

"180 million!"

The whole audience exclaimed, and the revolving restaurant was filled with the sound of clinking glasses.

Everyone here is a winner tonight, and they all have their own harvest, a night where money is flying.

This price has far exceeded Lin Feng's psychological expectations. In his opinion, getting one million US dollars is quite good, but he did not expect to catch up soon.

Frequent toasts, Paul also has a lot of credit for this matter.

Lin Feng drank a whole glass of red wine. For a person who doesn't like red wine, the taste is almost like poison, even if it is produced by a prestigious winery.

The auctioneer was very excited. He knew that the price limit for this piece of jade was not yet high, so he continued to guide the audience.

"Everyone here agrees that this unique jade is worth the wait. Oh, Natalie, you gave me a torturous night."

"Natalie, can your buyer wait a little longer? I am willing to wait because this can increase the donation of tens of thousands of yuan to charity."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, Lin Feng pulled Paul's arm.

"Do I need to pay for this donation?" Paul shrugged, "You have already received almost two million, and you still care about this little money."

The auctioneer set his sights on the scene, preparing to enliven them.

"Natalie's phone call is now the highest bidder. Unless someone raises a sign at the scene, let me see who it is."

The person who actually raised his hand within a few seconds was an elderly man with gray hair and Southeast Asian appearance who had never participated in a quotation before.

He directly raised 200 million.

Putting aside commissions and taxes, Raymond now has 1500 million yuan.

At every integer mark, the auctioneer will make a move to drop the hammer, forcing those interested bidders to submit.

This is a psychological and financial game.

The Asian aunt shook her head and turned off the phone. She was out. The price was far higher than expected.

"Now I don't need to comment too much on this jade, you all know its charm."

He raised his voice and said, "200 million buyers on site!"

Natalie was talking over there, and Lin Feng heard the cheers at the scene.

"230 million!"

This time the mysterious buyer raised $300,000, and Lin Feng couldn't help but wonder who was so courageous.

Before he could raise a toast with Paul, Lao Liu's client, the cheongsam woman, shouted out 240 million.

It was another round of low-end competition, and the buyer on Natalie's phone offered 245 million.

The price increase this time was only 50,000 US dollars, which seemed to be close to his psychological price.

Women in cheongsam still charge a price increase of RMB 100,000 without any hesitation.

The TV camera showed Natalie talking on the phone while keeping a pen and counting on the paper.

"What is she writing?" Lin Feng asked.

Paul turned sideways and said, "Help his client calculate the final transaction price including commission. Based on the current price, it will cost about US$320 million."

The auctioneer continued to use words such as "one of a kind" and "not to be missed" to arouse emotions.

Someone in the revolving restaurant started to boo, saying that he was willing to pay 10 million.

"255 million for the first time..."

"255 million for the second time..."

Just when the hammer was about to fall, the cheongsam woman took action again.

260 million, Raymond Lam’s sensitivity to price has dropped again.

"Biding on the spot, does anyone else want to continue?"

The auctioneer's hammer never fell and continued to be raised in the air, waiting for the next increase in price.

"Natalie, Canby, Henry. Don't miss this opportunity, it will never come back. This is an almost flawless jade."

There was silence at the auction until Natalie raised her hand to break the silence.

At present, only Natalie's phone customers and old men from Southeast Asia are willing to follow up.

Natalie was still constantly communicating with customers, raising her hands to signal the auctioneer and so on.

The auctioneer was literally waiting for her to get the bid, his raised hammer hanging in the air.

Lin Feng was looking forward to it, hoping that she would allow the auction to continue.

The result lived up to expectations, and Natalie received the client's bid of $275 million.

The whole place was in an uproar, and many people probably wanted to know who the mysterious person behind the scenes was.

"Brother, you are the biggest winner tonight. Our original valuation of the jadeite was US$130 million, but now it has doubled!"

Paul was also very excited. The price proved that his efforts of a month before and after were worth it.

In the end, no one followed up, and the auctioneer hammered down the deal!

Natalie's client sold the 275-gram jadeite for US$15 million, a whopping US$18.3 per gram.

Of course, this is just the hammer price. Including commissions and taxes, the buyer needs to pay about 340 million.

There were cheers in the revolving restaurant, and Lin Feng drank a whole can of beer to celebrate his huge harvest.

At this time, Cheng Pitt called Lin Feng and congratulated him on the ideal price.

Paul stretched out his hand and said: "Congratulations, brother, for entering the ranks of millionaires!"

Lin Feng simply added it up, which would be a full 20 million yuan when converted into RMB.

Of course he won't take all the money, he still has to pay taxes, but it's a huge fortune anyway.

(End of this chapter)