NOVEL WEB Chapter 191: The Agent Who Was Completely Broken Down by Ouyang Nana
"10 million Euros! Mr. Gu bids 10 million Euros!"
This time, Celia's voice was filled with excitement...
Even though Gu Heng had finally bought the 6002G-001 for 10 million Euros, her commission totaled a hefty 40,000 Euros...
But could this possibly be the highest bid?
Impossible.
Frederick Arnault also raised his bidding paddle, a smile as casual as Gu Heng's on his face, "10.2 million Euros."
The two men, Gu Heng treated money like it was nothing...
While Frederick Arnault didn't think 10 million Euros plus was a large sum at all...
To this day, the Arnault family's total assets had reached several hundred billion US Dollars...
10 million Euros was just a drop in the ocean for this enormous family fortune...
Although Frederick Arnault was just one of the heirs to this business empire, he still had considerable control over a large portion of wealth; the exact amount was unclear, but a mere 10 million plus Euros was definitely not the limit...
Though the bidding had already surpassed 10 million Euros, it didn't mean this auction had turned into a duel between Gu Heng and Frederick Arnault, as several other bidders were also involved in the auction...
Gu Heng had guessed this situation as well.
He would never think that there were few wealthy people in the world, encountering few only because he had not been exposed to them before...
And the fervor of the auction continued.
"Mr. Handun bids 10.8 million Euros!!"
"Mr. Horace bids 10.85 million Euros!!"
Even though she continually called out bids, Celia's gaze constantly wandered between Gu Heng and Frederick Arnault...
She had a premonition that today's final transaction would emerge from among the two of them.
Indeed...
Originally, after driving the price to 10 million Euros, Gu Heng once again raised his bidding paddle, "12 million Euros."
"12 million! 12 million Euros! Mr. Gu has raised the price to 12 million Euros!"
Celia really wanted to add, after calling the price, "It seems Mr. Gu is determined to get the 6002G-001!" to fan the flames, but she swallowed the words...
As a professional auctioneer, she could only guide others to join the bidding from an objective product perspective, and not intentionally stir up bidders' emotions like in a novel, causing them to lose their sanity and bid frantically...
She had the ability to do so, but she dared not; the consequences of such actions were that she might earn a bit more in commission, but she would probably be blacklisted by the entire industry. Therefore, so far Celia had simply been calling out the prices, without fanning the flames aloud...
And as "12 million Euros" was uttered by Gu Heng, some began to hesitate...
12 million Euros had reached the basic price of the 6002G-001.
If they continued to bid, it would be bidding at a premium...
For these western capitalists used to calculating precisely, a watch exceeding its actual value obviously couldn't make them continue the fight, even though the watch might appreciate in value later, they weren't willing to take the risk... Stay tuned with My Virtual Library Empire
Suddenly, several proxy bidders on the phone hung up.
....
And in the Patek Philippe live room, the atmosphere was crazy.
"Crazy! From a starting bid of 4.85 million to 12 million in less than ten minutes, do these people print their own money?!"
"Who, in the auctioneer's words, is Mr. Gu?"
"By the sound of it, seems to be an Asian, right? Korea? Malaysia? Or Hua Country?"
As the guesses flew in the live chat, people began analyzing.
"Malaysia, Singapore could be likely, those places have many Chinese, but definitely not Korean, there's no 'Gu' surname in Korea, just the surnames 'Kim', 'Park', and 'Lee' nearly make up half their population, and Korea's wealthy conglomerates are just a few, almost transparently public, how could a 'Gu' suddenly appear?"
"I guess it's Hua Country, almost every year, there's a Hua Country tycoon showing their wealth on international stages, their billionaires seem to come off a production line, one batch after another..."
"I'm Hua Country people, I'll testify, this Mr. Gu must be from Hua Country because the lady sitting next to him is our Hua Country star Ouyang Nana."
The cameraman controlling the live room's camera wisely turned the camera toward Gu Heng's sofa...
In this moment, members from Hua Country in the live room began taking screenshots, preparing to verify later online...
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"12.1 million Euros!"
"12.2 million Euros!"
"13 million Euros!"
Only three were left in the bidding, but as Gu Heng raised the bid once more by a round figure, lifting it to 13 million, the remaining two bidders also chose to withdraw...
They could have continued bidding, adding a few million Euros more wasn't a problem.
But it was unnecessary...
They couldn't withstand Gu Heng's bidding style...
Raising 1 million at a time, who could play like that? Nobody's money comes from a sudden windfall...
Moreover, 13 million had already been overbid by more than 1 million Euros, although they believed in the power of the Patek Philippe brand, it wouldn't be long before this 6002G-001 would recoup the premium price through future appreciation...
But...
How long would that take?
Three years?
Five years?
Or even longer?
For most tycoons, this kind of super-luxury item was more an investment, and if they felt the investment return was too small and the risk too high, they would definitely not continue...