money trouble

Chapter 214 Blockbuster Auction [1] (It's changed to a small chapter, there are always book friends who think that the big chapter is expensive...)
Wu Qian didn't have a clear goal for the artworks in the afternoon auction, but participated more with an attitude of appreciation. His main goal was to put them on those properties, especially Leeds Castle.

There are many large families and consortia in Europe, and any big move by one party will immediately attract attention.The Agnelli family probably knows this too, and they can't hide their movements anyway, so it's better to participate in it legitimately and brightly, which will reduce some unnecessary obstacles on the contrary.

Agnelli, Berlusconi, and the heirs of the Arreotti family are all ready and waiting for the auction to start.At the same time, the three families also sent their subordinates to the auction site. It was necessary to simply confuse them. The telephone auction and the on-site bidding were carried out together.

At this time, the two secretive families surfaced, which attracted the attention of many parties. The Agnelli family already knew about it and dismissed it, wanting to compete?No problem, money has the final say!
There are not only the three major families in Italy, but also the Rocca, Garavulia, Ferrero families, etc. They noticed the strange behavior of their compatriots and guessed one after another, but none of them had a reliable answer.

Naturally, the British chaebols have also noticed the movements of the Italians. Not only that, but also the consortia in many countries have discovered this confusing phenomenon. Some people don't care, but some people are highly vigilant.

But whether they care about it or not, they are all paying attention to this auction, after all, everyone has curiosity.Invisibly, the attention of this auction was once again raised several levels.

"What the hell are those Italians doing? Is there any hidden treasure in this auction?" This is the thought that echoes in the hearts of everyone who knows about it.

It's useless to think too much, this matter is full of strange places, which makes people completely confused and full of weird taste.But all the intrigues and cover-ups will be revealed as soon as the auction starts, just wait patiently.

Wu Qian didn't know what was going on outside. He finished his lunch comfortably, went to the hotel to enjoy the best spa in Europe, and then returned to the Royal Penthouse Suite at 2:[-].

Wu Qian turned on the computer, put on the earphones, and contacted Rosalind, saying that she had arrived at the auction venue.

Sitting in the hotel, Wu Qian couldn't feel the atmosphere of the scene, but after lunch, Rosalind, Ball and David felt a strange atmosphere when they arrived at the auction venue. Through their keen insight, they instantly Identify who are the bidders appointed by the major Italian families.

There are really not many people who know the specific situation of the three major families. Except for a few high-level insiders and spies who provided information, there are only a very small number of people, and Wu Qian and his party are one of them.

"Bauer, you go to Leeds Castle and see what's going on nearby. I feel very inappropriate!" Rosalind whispered to Bauer, and there was a real-time communication device between them.

Bauer didn't look at Rosalind, just nodded slightly and left the auction venue.

Time will not stop because of the change of the atmosphere. The auctioneer and the auction assistant walked into the auction venue together. Even without the keen insight of the special forces, the auctioneer also noticed that the atmosphere of the scene was different from the past.

That's right, sometimes art auctions often have a transaction price of hundreds of millions of pounds, which makes people's heartstrings tense, and the atmosphere on the scene is either enthusiastic or depressing, but today's atmosphere is a bit different, more like the kind of wind and rain before the storm. That feeling of tranquility.

"WHAT FUCK?" The auctioneer murmured in his heart. He stood on the high platform and quickly scanned around the people who came to the auction, but he didn't see any clues.

Sotheby's executives naturally knew about the three major Italian families, but they did not inform the auctioneer.Because those high-level officials themselves can't figure out what is the reason.

The highest estimate in this artwork auction was a work by the French post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne, but the estimate was only 5200 million pounds. It was a painting called "Still Life".This painting once sold for nearly 6000 million knives in the United States. Over the years, it has appreciated slightly and was taken out by collectors for trading and cashing out.

It stands to reason that a painting of this level should not trigger such a change of atmosphere.Many people have too many doubts in their hearts, but it does not affect the progress of the auction.

With the warm greetings from the auctioneer, Sotheby's heavyweight auction kicked off.Paintings, musical scores, manuscripts and other works of art are being auctioned one by one.Unexpectedly, Paul Cézanne's "Still Life" triggered a wave of very enthusiastic bids, and the final transaction price reached an astonishing price of 8000 million pounds.

Moreover, the asking price of 8000 million pounds was raised from 7500 million pounds, which caused a huge uproar.After raising the bidding price significantly, the bidder successfully took this painting "Still Life". The top brass at Forbes knew.

More than 2 hours later, artworks were auctioned one by one, and Wu Qian occasionally sold them, but because he didn't know much about the market of these western artworks, and he was not very interested, in the end, nothing came out.

Finally, when the last artwork was sold, it was finally the turn of the real estate auction.Perhaps from an artistic point of view, some ancient castles or manors can also be regarded as the art of architecture.

The three real estates that Wu Qian was interested in, in order, the Partridge Green estate in West Sussex was the first to be auctioned. Before that, there were several townhouses and other estates that Wu Qian did not fancy.

Wu Qian waited quietly. After watching other people's auctions, he found that the price of the real estate would not be called too high, and even if it was a real estate with a price of several million pounds, the price increase would remain at 10000 pounds once, unless he actively called high price.

This phenomenon is normal. The price of real estate is much easier to estimate than that of art. Generally, even if it exceeds the estimated price, it will not exceed by much.This is related to the local laws and regulations in the UK. Real estate is not a very good investment project in the UK. It is far less room for appreciation than artworks, and there may even be depreciation.

Although freehold real estate does not need to pay land tax every year, because the real estate market is very mature, there will not be a sharp increase. Although there is no land tax problem, there will be high inheritance tax when it is passed on to future generations.

Pop, the small auction hammer fell, and another set of real estate changed owners.

"Next, please look at the screen, Partridge Green Manor, West Sussex, where national treasure singer Adele Adkins lived for a while and created classic works. The manor garden covers a total of 85 acres ..." The auctioneer began to introduce, and finally it was the turn of the Partridge Green manor that Wu Qian had taken a fancy to.

　Thanks to book friend 20190623200810253 for the 100 reward.

　　
　
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