Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 477 Crazy Auction
At this time, the bids on the spot had reached [-] million US dollars, and the auctioneer's voice became hoarse, and he danced and shouted: "My God, [-] million, [-] million US dollars, such a bid has set a record since the establishment of the auction house in the United States." The largest bid in a single day, I want to ask with great excitement, is there any higher bid, I believe today's auction will be a place where miracles are born, is there any higher bid?"

The auctioneer asked three times, but no one in the venue responded, "Then this project will be sold at a price of [-] million US dollars." When the auctioneer raised the gavel and was about to drop it, at this time, he had been paying attention to it just now. The foreigner looking at Qiao Zhiyong couldn't hold his breath anymore, his assistant held up the quotation board high, "wow", all the bidders and staff members in the audience let out a cry of surprise, and people didn't know what to do. Can you believe your eyes, is this real?
The auctioneer who was still chattering just now saw the number on the sign and opened his mouth wide in shock, unable to utter a single word.

Qiao Zhiyong, who has always been very calm and calm, looked up and saw the sign that read: 300000000.Three hundred million!This person actually raised the bid by [-] million without going through cumbersome price comparisons!Is he crazy or mentally ill?

After a long while, the auctioneer woke up from the astonishment, as excited as if he had taken morphine. Auctioneers on Wall Street are one of the highest-paid people, because a certain percentage of the transaction amount obtained in each auction will be allocated. To pay the auctioneer, so the larger the daily turnover, the more the auctioneer's income. When the US economy is developing strongly, the income of the auctioneer is equivalent to the income of a medium-sized enterprise.However, after experiencing a financial turmoil, Wall Street was hit hard. Even the auction house was empty, and the income of the auctioneer was once pitifully low. Today, the transaction amount reached [-] million US dollars. The auctioneer's income from this transaction can completely wipe away the bad luck of the past.He excitedly said to the people present: "Ladies and gentlemen, this gentleman paid an astonishing [-] million U.S. dollars. I would like to be honored to introduce to you. He is not an ordinary person. He is the founder of Anglo-Dutch Shell Oil Company." Mr. Marco Summer!"

It doesn't matter if you say a word, all the bidders in the audience immediately shook, even Qiao Zhiyong was shocked.Because this name is very popular in today's world commercial street. Who doesn't know that Shell controls almost one-fifth of the world's oil production, and this quantity is still growing rapidly. When mentioning Shell in the industrial oil industry, It can be described as a giant, and the strength of its leader, Marco Samson Brothers, can be seen from this.If someone else made such an amazing offer, people might be surprised, but it seems to be justifiable that it was made by Maximo.

In 1833, the old Marco Sammer opened a small shop in the British commercial port, mainly selling mother-of-pearl and shells brought back by sailors from the far east, which were used to make buttons, cuff buttons and decorative jewelry boxes.The old Marco Sammer regularly ordered goods from the East, and later became an expert in the import and export industry.

Old Marco?After Sam's death, his two sons, Marco Jr.?Sam and Sam inherited their father's business, actively expanded their business, and expanded their import and export varieties, including importing kerosene, a new product at that time, from Russia and exporting it to Asia.During transportation, the customary method at the time was adopted, that is, kerosene was packed in 5-gallon tin-plated cans, and then packed into wooden boxes in pairs.This method of subpackaging in small quantities is convenient for the user, but increases the cost.Little Mako decided to change the mode of transportation to reduce transportation costs, that is, refit the tanker, and change the small amount of sub-package transportation to direct transportation of bulk kerosene.To commemorate their father's entrepreneurial achievements, the brothers named the most popular shell in the business after the tanker.Marko?Sam and Sam brothers founded Shell Transport Trading Ltd, specializing in oil and shipping business. "Shell" has continued to this day and has become a world-renowned brand.

In the early days, Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd. carried out business in Asia respectively, and also set foot in the attractive Chinese market.Originally, these two companies were competitors in oil trade, storage, transportation, and sales, but at the same time they faced a bigger threat, that is, John?Standard Oil Company founded by Rockefeller.Because the start of the modern petroleum industry began with the discovery of commercially exploitable oil reservoirs in the United States in 1859.In the second half of the 19th century, the United States has been leading the development of the global oil industry.And Mobil Oil Company, with its extraordinary efficiency and business strategy, is the leader of the US oil industry.Both Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transportation and Trading Co., Ltd. realized that facing such a powerful competitor, only by joining hands and cooperating with each other can they compete with Mobil Oil Company.As a result, the two companies formed an alliance, that is, the Royal Dutch Shell Group was officially established.Since Shell has a dominant stake in the new company, it is reasonable for Maxson to be the head of the new company.

After the establishment of the new Anglo-Dutch Shell Petroleum Company, its business has grown rapidly, with investments in more than 50 countries around the world, annual income from global assets exceeding US$15 billion, and more than 3 employees.The scope of business is very extensive, including exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas, production and marketing of chemical products derived from petroleum products, production, processing, marketing and power generation of coal and natural gas, etc.It has become a diversified and comprehensive multinational energy group.In terms of scale, it even surpassed the oil tycoon Rockefeller, and became the new leader in the world's oil industry.

At this time, after the auctioneer exposed Maxson's true face, not only was he not angry, but he stood up very gentlemanly and waved to the people in the audience, and even took a special look at Qiao Zhiyong.

The people in the field talked a lot, and they all agreed that this project must be none other than Marco Senmo.

"I believe that with such a bid, there should be no one bidding at the scene. Then, according to the procedure, I would like to remind everyone that the first time is 5000 million US dollars, the second time is [-] million US dollars, and the second time is [-] million US dollars." The moment he was about to drop the hammer, someone on the stage suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!" People turned their gazes to the corner on the right, and it was the Chinese again, who played his bidding card, It clearly says: [-] million!

There was another exclamation at the scene. Now people no longer feel sorry for not being able to win this project. They are more concerned about this tense and exciting card battle. The money is soaring at a speed of tens of millions in a few minutes. This is more intense and exciting than burning money.

Before the auctioneer could speak, Maxson raised his bidding card again. This time his bid was: [-] million US dollars.

No one made a sound at the scene, and everyone opened their mouths, completely dumbfounded there.

At this time, the auctioneer had already become a spectator. He accidentally dropped the gavel in his hand on the ground. If that was the case, he didn't know whether it was a deal or not.

After staying for about a minute, Qiao Zhiyong showed his sign again and directly raised the bid to 1 million.

Although Maximo owns the largest oil company in the world, even though he is sitting on a huge wealth, he can't help breaking out in a cold sweat at this time. After all, this is money, and it is measured in billions. Now he and the downstairs The unidentified Chinese seemed to be two powerful boxers in a death contest. Both sides punched each other violently, and each punch was heavier and harder than the other. Whoever can't resist first will be the first to be knocked down on the stage, even this is a fierce duel that is more cruel than a death match!
Ma Gongfu and the others turned pale with fright, and said to Qiao Zhiyong: "Boss, you are risking your life, even if you are risking your life, there is no way to play it. Have you seen it clearly? This is [-] million, just sell all our belongings." It may not be possible to repay it.”

Without saying a word, Qiao Zhiyong just stared calmly at Maximo in the box upstairs.

After struggling for a while, Maximo gritted his teeth and made an offer of [-] million US dollars. This was already the most difficult decision he could make.

Qiao Zhiyong wrote the number on the bidding board without saying a word, and when he was about to lift it up, Ma Gongfu hugged his arm tightly and said anxiously: "Boss, are you crazy? If this bid is sold, we will You have to die in the United States. No, this time, no matter what, you will not be allowed to do stupid things again." No matter how angry Qiao Zhiyong was, Ma Gongfu would not let go of his arm.Ma Xun and Gao Yu next to him couldn't stop trying to persuade the owner to stop, otherwise it would kill someone.

Only Yan Weifan hugged his shoulders beside him and said in a dark voice: "Look at the virtues of the three of you, is the boss a disrespectful person? When did you see him do anything reckless? The boss has a reason for doing so. The foreigner who does this and that is nothing more than a businessman, our boss is different, he has the emperor behind him, it is a country, what are you afraid of?"

Ma Gongfu relaxed a little, but still insisted: "With so much money, what if the emperor blames it, what will happen, none of the four of us can escape, and we have to be pushed to the vegetable market and beheaded."

Yan Weifan rolled his eyes and said: "Don't worry, you can see how far away the land is. The emperor is a person who looks down on the world. We can't even imagine what he thinks. Since the emperor has authorized the owner, he must have his reasons. What kind of mind are you following blindly. Get the hell out of here!"

Yan Weifan could not help but push Ma Gongfu aside.Qiao Zhiyong quickly raised the bidding card. Seeing that the card was raised, Ma Gongfu immediately slumped on the chair like a deflated ball, muttering to himself: "It's over, this time it's over!"

(End of this chapter)