As the auctioneer drops the hammer.
Snake and sheep heads sold for £95 million.
This is the highest single transaction price in the history of Christie's.
It is also the one with the most exaggerated multiples of reserve price and transaction price.
The starting bid is £2 million.
The transaction price increased by a full 47.5 times.
When the auctioneer suggested giving the bidders a round of applause.
For a time, the scene was filled with cheers and applause.
at the same time.
Among the two people in box number two.
One of them stood up and looked at the scene in astonishment.
He murmured: "How could he give up? How could he give up?"
This sentence kept repeating in his mouth.
Rich people all care about face.
This kind of commitment is made in public.
Especially with a patriotic atmosphere.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like you’ll give up halfway.
How much would he lose on £95 million?
First of all, the contract he just signed required a payment of 25 million pounds.
Coupled with the high taxes and auction house procedures incurred by the transaction.
In total, he will lose at least 50 million pounds.
at this time.
The man next to him didn't speak, he just looked at his friend with pity. No, he was a "partner".
It can only be said that he is too greedy.
You can stop after reaching 80 million.
But this has nothing to do with him. According to the contract, he can still take his share.
As for whether to give it or not?
The legal team he raised is no joke.
The news that the animal head appeared at Christie's auction has swept the entire domestic Internet in a short period of time, especially the scene where Lu Yiming questioned Qin Hao. Driven by the mysterious power, it became a hot search before he left the auction.
Stolen national treasures are put up for auction.
This directly aroused the anger of netizens.
Just like every year.
Launched a denunciation of the Christie's auction.
At the same time, relevant departments also put pressure on Christie's in the fog in various ways. The targets of this pressure also included the auction winners. After all, the bronze head was on the recovery list.
It is also in this process.
The auction price reached 95 million.
One thing to say.
When the price was shouted out by the other party, basically no one on the entire network wanted Lu Yiming to continue to follow. However, the scene of him decisively leaving with his luggage made many netizens applaud.
But netizens are happy.
Lu Yiming also ran into trouble.
If he doesn’t want to pay for the house, he will have to face prosecution from Christie’s.
at this time.
Qin Hao was trying his best to persuade Lu Yiming.
To this.
Lu Yiming, who was sitting in the car, refused: "If you are in the first year of junior high school, don't blame me for being in the fifteenth year. If you want to sue, feel free to sue. If you have any problems, go talk to my legal team!"
The words fell.
Lu Yiming closed the window and walked away.
Qin Hao looked at the back of Lu Yiming's vehicle leaving with a complicated expression.
At this moment, I was going crazy and scolding the person in charge here for being stupid.
He knew clearly that among the distinguished guests who came to participate in the auction this time, there were Chinese people.
Still working on it at auction.
in the car.
Lu Yiming interacted with the water friends in the live broadcast room with a relaxed expression.
I saw someone asking if something would be okay.
Lu Yiming shrugged and said: "I didn't sign any contract anyway. If there is a problem, it is also the problem of the auction! If you really sue me, I will just respond! It is impossible for me to spend money to buy that house anyway!"
Today's lucky number is six.
He had already started to panic when there was a problem. The absence of this feeling meant that what he was currently doing would not have any impact on him.
But water friends don't buy it.
Various suggestions began to be given on the barrage.
Among them, the loudest call was for him to run away quickly.
To this.
Lu Yiming smiled and said: "Don't panic, brothers! Let's put it this way! Christie's should be panicking now."
Don't underestimate the influence of the world's second largest economy.
Christie's is an auction house with distribution in many countries around the world.
It's too easy to apply pressure.
Not long after the big scroll was unveiled at the auction, the person in charge of Christie's Fog City kept calling.
At this moment, I can finally take a breath.
But soon Qin Hao called.
"I'm sorry! The distinguished guest is extremely angry! He said that if he is not given a reasonable explanation, not only will he unilaterally refuse to be our honored guest, but he will also refuse to pay for the house he purchased at the auction today!"
Refusal to pay is an intolerable thing to do at any auction.
This situation should have happened before.
Therefore, additional supplements have been made to the conditions for bidders to participate.
But it's a pity.
VIPs do not need to sign this supplementary contract.
That is to say.
If Lu Yiming refuses to pay, their only recourse is to sue, but the prosecution process can take anywhere from a few months to a year and a half.
And because Lu Yiming is Chinese.
The other party's embassy will definitely help in this case.
Things further complicate.
at this time.
The person in charge was also frustrated by the constant questioning calls.
He immediately said: "Let him do this little thing! The most troublesome thing now is the pressure from the east! I really want to open the brains of the person in charge of this autumn auction! How much shit did he have to stuff in to do it? Such a stupid decision!"
No one wants to offend Eastern forces.
Especially such a naked offence.
It would be better if there was support from above.
But it was just the people below who were causing trouble, which was not what he wanted to see.
However, his words were completely abdicating responsibility. As the "general" person in charge of Christie's autumn auction in the foggy city, who would believe him if he said he didn't know what a big shaft was.
Anyway, what he said.
Qin Hao didn't believe it.
But don’t believe it.
At this time Qin Hao asked: "What should I do here?"
The words fell.
The other party didn't respond for a long time.
After a long time, the general manager replied: "You try again and see if you can get a better result! I have to deal with the pressure from Dongfang, so I will leave this matter entirely to you!" "
Qin Hao was not given a chance to respond.
The general manager hung up the phone directly.
At this time, Qin Hao said angrily: "Call lao ye! (Cantonese)"
It is clear.
If this matter is handled well, he gets no credit, but if it is not handled well, he will take the blame.
It was already early morning in China when Lu Yiming returned to the hotel.
Immediately announced the end of the live broadcast.
The disbandment of millions of people became Lu Yiming's free navy that night.
Basically, every video or hot search comment related to Lu Yiming’s live broadcast that night was below.
The words "really on the scene" will appear.
Especially the scene where Lu Yiming saw the animal head appearing at the bidding site and finally questioned Qin Hao. This slice was posted online during Lu Yiming's bidding process.
At this time, he ended the live broadcast.
The number of views exceeded five million!
The mainstream media and self-media that were attracted by D Sound retweeted it like crazy.
At the same time, the comment area is basically full of positive responses from netizens.
This positive response lasted until the next morning.
Only slightly different voices appeared online.
A certain blog blogger posted: "Although Christie's did do something wrong, didn't Mr. Lu do nothing wrong at all? If he continues to bid and bring back the national treasure, I will respect him as a man, but agreeing to 100 million is not enough." If you don't give up, you will eventually back down when faced with 95 million. For a person who can't do what he said, how can his partners brag so much? And wouldn't it be an embarrassment to refuse to pay? There is no contract spirit at all. No?"
Such relevant remarks.
It was because there were constant comments or reposts from big Vs that day.
If only one out of a hundred people believes in the rhythmic thing, it is a success.
After all, the cost of spreading rumors is much lower than refuting them.
There are already a lot of Muyang dogs in China, and even more of them are concentrated on a certain blog. At noon that day, they had a heated argument with netizens who supported Lu Yiming on a certain blog.
In addition, the well-known domestic media Crow.com opened a column that day.
Many experts were invited to discuss Lu Yiming's refusal to pay.
Experts do not think that Lu Yiming's refusal to pay is a good thing, saying that it will damage Guo Jia's image and damage our credibility abroad.
This made Lu Yiming's fans extremely angry.
It's eight o'clock in the morning in the foggy city.
Lu Yiming ate breakfast and answered Cao Siyun's call.
Understand the general situation of the domestic Internet.
Lu Yiming laughed and said: "These people dare to eat blood steamed buns!"
Lu Yiming had already anticipated the situation online.
But there is no solution to this.
Public opinion is too controllable, but the good news is that the majority of people currently support him, so there is no need to worry too much about the impact on him.
If he was really disgusted or angry about it.
Maybe this just fell into the other party's trap.
Hearing this, Cao Siyun said: "We have contacted Zhang Wei Law Firm! We are going to handle it the same way as last time!"
Last time Lu Yiming faced rumors about Shark Platform.
It cost 10 million.
The effect is also quite obvious. A total of 47 people were sent in, and hundreds of self-media deleted articles and apologized.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming said there was no problem.
Even if the money is not enough, he can add some extra budget.
Then Cao Siyun reported on the company's current situation.
Hang up the phone and start working on your current online affairs.
However, it was Lu Yiming who hung up the phone.
Qin Hao called and expressed that he hoped that the two of them could have an interview if it was convenient.
Qin Hao is in the hotel lobby.
Ten minutes later he arrived at the conference room in Lu Yiming's suite.
The first words he said during the meeting was to bow slightly and say to Lu Yiming: "On behalf of Christie's Fog City Branch, I would like to apologize to you, Mr. Lu! I'm sorry that this bidding process has brought you a bad experience!"
Lu Yiming had no intention of expressing his anger towards Qin Hao.
He is not interested in people.
And he believed that this matter was beyond the reach of the receptionist.
Hearing this, he shrugged and said, "I'm sorry! I can't accept your apology! You should let the so-called Christie's Twist Branch give us an explanation! Instead of asking you to apologize to me!"
Lu Yiming's words emphasized the word "us" very strongly.
Qin Hao also understood what he meant.
He said with a rather embarrassed expression: "It depends on how they deal with it! I am here to discuss with you, Mr. Lu, about the four items you are bidding on."
Having said that.
Lu Yiming interrupted: "There is no way I can pay for the house! This is my protest against your wrong approach. As for the other three collections, there is no problem!"
Lu Yiming's attitude was very firm.
This is not an excuse for him to use the topic. The main reason is that as a public figure, if he had not made any statement on this matter, the domestic publicity would definitely be bigger than it is now.
At the same time, it is impossible for him to have so many supporters.
I would rather bear certain legal risks than let the situation develop and do nothing.
Qin Hao looked at Lu Yiming's expression.
I also know that there is probably no room for change in this matter.
Just like the person in charge said.
This is just a small matter, but it is a big deal to him. If a good result cannot be obtained, he will bear the responsibility.
at this time.
Qin Hao also sighed and left.
7:17pm domestic time.
The official media reported on the auction held in the foggy city last night for 16 seconds. In addition to the deserved condemnation, the keyword "patriot" was used for Lu Yiming.
This means that the official media has finalized Lu Yiming’s behavior.
It can be said that Cao Siyun did not wait for Cao Siyun to start exerting force.
All the negative news about Lu Yiming on the Internet disappeared before eight o'clock in the evening.
Lu Yiming was having lunch when he learned the news.
One thing to say.
Lu Yiming was very surprised.
After Cao Siyun finished his report, he asked Lu Yiming if he wanted to take advantage of this time to start broadcasting. After all, he could imagine how much popularity was waiting for him.
To this.
After careful consideration, Lu Yiming shook his head and said, "It's better not to say goodbye! It's not a good thing to be in too much limelight. I'd better take a break during this period! The heat should subside after the wedding, and I'll broadcast live again then!"
You can imagine how popular he is right now.
But if you stand too high, you will fall hard.
His sixth sense told him that it would be best to stay out of the limelight these days.
It was also during the conversation between Lu Yiming and Cao Siyun.
His fans in China were in a collective climax because Lu Yiming was in the news.
These days, nine out of ten news anchors are talking about the rule of law.
Lu Yiming can get positive reports, which is actually a good thing for the entire anchor circle.
certainly.
This naturally excludes Shark Platform.
The current stock price of Shark Platform has plummeted because of Lu Yiming's incident.
Investors have complained about Shark Platform’s previous operations on Lu Yiming.
The billion mark was not held.
The opening price dropped to $900 million that night.
But soon another piece of news hit the hot searches that night.
That's what Christie's said in a statement at 2 pm Beijing time.
Put Lu Yiming on their auction house's blacklist.
And called on other auction houses in the industry to do the same.
【One thing to say! Why do I feel that this behavior is the same as that of those people in China who send lawyer letters at every turn? Just a blacklist? No pain or itching! 】
【Hahaha! I guess I don’t dare to sue! After all, they were in the wrong in the first place! Wasn’t there someone who didn’t pay after bidding before? In the end, it was given away for free~]
【Laughing to death! Even if they are blacklisted, Mr. Lu is afraid that he will never go to your country! 】
【Scared me! I thought it was a lawsuit! It turns out it’s just a blacklist! 】
【.】
The blacklist is also a helpless move by Christie's.
There are too many things they have to deal with at the moment, and they can't spare their time to deal with Lu Yiming's matters.
Being blacklisted is the harshest statement they can make.
That’s it for today.
Starting tomorrow, I will update two chapters at 6pm.
(End of chapter)
