Tomb Raider: I, at the beginning, took Fatty Lao Hu as my younger brother

Zhou Xun understood what Rose was going to do. After all, those present were basically powerful people. It would be fine if Zhou Xun, the boss behind the scenes, did not show up, but it would be too rude if Rose, as the person in charge, did not show up either.

"Old Zhou, is the Morgan family very powerful?" Old Hu asked puzzledly.

"Well, they are very famous. They are a century-old family in the United States. In Europe and America, the Morgan family controls countless wealth and power!"

"Those Wall Street vampires are nothing in the eyes of these families and financial groups!"

"To put it simply, they are the underground emperors in their territory and can ignore the existence of the law!"

Old Hu didn't know that Zhou Xun understood it very well. After all, Old Hu's business was limited to real estate, shopping malls and hotels in China. As for why Zhou Xun knew it, it was because when Zhou Xun was treasure hunting abroad in his early years, he personally witnessed the power of the Morgan family in the local area.

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At that time, a gang under the Morgan family drove to a wealthy businessman's house in the dark night with guns, wiped out the whole gang, and then set fire to the house and left.

This scene happened to be seen by Zhou Xun who was out for a walk.

Although Zhou Xun's first reaction at that time was confusion, as he did not expect to see such a bloody thing, his curiosity soon grew. Could he go in and take advantage of the situation and make some fortune?

.. . ...

After all, Zhou Xun didn't believe that a wealthy businessman who owned such a large manor would not have some precious antiques and collections in his home. Most importantly, those who killed the family only killed people and left without taking anything.

This scene was also seen by Zhou Xun.

While the fire was just starting, Zhou Xun cleverly avoided all the probes nearby and in the manor and sneaked in.

Not to mention, Zhou Xun actually found quite a few treasures in the basement.

There was even an authentic Picasso, and many other collections that were second only to Picasso's authentic works. Not to mention the remaining diamonds, jewelry, cash and gold, Zhou Xun also raided the manor's wine cellar.

There are countless famous wines in it, such as more than a dozen bottles of 82 Lafite.

This is amazing. You have to know that most of the 82 Lafite was bought up by Zhou Xun. This wealthy businessman has more than a dozen bottles, which shows that he is not an unknown person.

Zhou Xun, who had picked up a big bargain, was so happy when he saw the pile of good things in the system space, then he carefully retreated and returned to his local manor.

All this was just Zhou Xun's journey of picking up bargains. What really dazzled Zhou Xun was the next day's morning paper.

The morning newspaper reported that a fire broke out in a congressman's home. Unfortunately, the congressman and his family were all killed in the fire! ! ! !

Chapter 773 Picasso's Manuscript

Zhou Xun was really confused when he saw the content of the newspaper.

The photo in the newspaper and the address of the manor, isn’t that the address of the wealthy businessman who was murdered last night?

It turned out that I guessed wrong, the other party is a member of parliament!

This is even more amazing, this congressman was a high-ranking official in the US government, and his entire family was wiped out just like that, and the cause of death was actually an accidental fire!!!

You know, Zhou Xunke indeed discovered last night that there were surveillance cameras outside and inside the manor.

Such a big thing was suppressed in just one night. If there was no manipulation by the Morgan family behind it, Zhou Xun would never believe it!

It was during this time that Zhou Xun understood what the Morgan family represented in Europe and America!

"So powerful?" Lao Hu "Er Yi San" was stunned when he heard it, his face full of disbelief.

In his opinion, the consortium families are nothing more than people with more money, and at most they are as wealthy as a country, but he never thought it would be to this extent.

This is what it really means to be rich and powerful!

"Isn't this the top family in our ancient times?" Zhang Yingchen was also a little surprised.

Zhou Xun smiled slightly: "Yes, you can understand it this way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Xun saw Rose holding a microphone and walking up to the auction stage.

"Hello everyone, I am Rose, the person in charge of Tang Song Auction House. First of all, I welcome everyone to participate in our auction. Most of the people present are our old customers. Rose would like to congratulate everyone in advance for their fruitful harvest. It is worthwhile to come back with a lot of rewards!!!"

"Now I declare that this auction officially begins!"

"Now, please give a round of applause to welcome our beautiful auctioneer!"

Rose pointed at the auctioneer on the left side of the stage and led the applause.

“Pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah….”

The guests in the audience were also very considerate and applauded generously to welcome the performance.

After the auctioneer stood beside her, Rose continued, "Thank you, everyone. Now everything will be handed over to our beautiful auctioneer!"

After saying that, Rose turned off the microphone, walked down the auction table, and went to Zhou Xun's box on the second floor.

"Thank you everyone!"

"Without further ado, I know you are all very excited. Now, let's officially start the auction!"

"Please welcome the first item of this auction!"

After the beautiful auctioneer finished speaking, two young ladies in red cheongsams came to the exhibition area carrying the first item.

At this time, the picture on the big screen behind the auction table also began to change, showing the items in the exhibition area!

"The first lot of this auction is a Picasso manuscript. The starting price is one million RMB. Each bid increase must not be less than fifty thousand RMB!"

"Bidding starts now!"

As soon as the beautiful auctioneer finished speaking, the crowd below was already boiling.

Picasso's name is world-famous. Even if it is not a real painting but just a manuscript, it has great collection value.

Especially the foreigners in the audience.

Although many of the countries they are from are economically developed, many of them do not have a long history and there are very few things to collect. Picasso's things are precisely one of the items that are very worthy of collection and have great collection value!

What's more, they also want to auction Chinese cultural relics, but unfortunately, the rules of the Tang and Song Auction House are that foreigners are prohibited from auctioning Chinese cultural relics, even those from the late Qing Dynasty!

It’s so awesome that even under such rules, there are still many foreigners coming to participate in the auction.

Because now the Tang and Song Dynasty Auction House has gone international, and the items auctioned are no longer limited to Chinese cultural relics!

It can even be said that the items that can enter the Tang and Song Auction House are considered to be the best in the market.

Therefore, even if there is a suspicion of rejection, foreigners cannot help but say when looking at the items on auction: Oh, it smells so good!

"one million!"

"One million and a half million!"

"One million and one million!"

"1.2 million!"

..........

Foreigners in the audience raised their signs and shouted out prices!

Even many Chinese participated in the bidding... 0

"Two million!"

"Two million and two million!"

At this moment, in a private room on the second floor!

David Bitello Morgan walked leisurely on the sofa, watching the heated bidding below, and slowly swayed a red wine glass in his hand, "Not bad, it's worthy of being the world-famous Tang and Song Auction House. The first auction was actually a Picasso's manuscript. It's worth my special trip to participate!"

"Master, although this Picasso manuscript is not a painting, it still has considerable collection value and can add a little to the family heritage. Do you want to make an offer?"

The middle-aged man who was standing respectfully beside the young man's sofa bent down and said.

For consortiums and families like theirs, one of their favorite things to do is collecting, not for anything else, but simply because of the collection value, which can increase the family's potential foundation.

The heritage here is not just cultural heritage, but more of a value heritage.

After all, too much money will depreciate if it is in your hands, but some things can appreciate in value if you buy them as collections, just like red wine, the older it is, the more valuable it is!

"You're right. Since I'm here, I certainly can't come here in vain. Didn't the person in charge just say that he hopes I'll return with a full load?"

"Although the value of the manuscript is not very high, its collection value is still good at 2.9." (The manuscript is not worth much now, but it will be very valuable in the next few decades or a hundred years!)

"But this damn Tang Song Auction House doesn't allow us to participate in the auction of Chinese cultural relics. This is really racial discrimination. Humph, didn't you tell me that I'm from the Morgan family?"

David Bitello Morgan glanced at the middle-aged man next to him with annoyance.

"Master, I have told you that you are a direct descendant of the Morgan family, but Tang Song Auction House won't give in, and even said that even if the boss of the United States comes, they will not be an exception!"

Seeing that his young master was unhappy, the middle-aged man panicked and quickly bent down to explain, and immediately took away his responsibility.

Chapter 774: Auction March

"You are so arrogant! This is only in China. If it were in Europe or the United States, I would definitely let Jason (the dog) eat some meat!"

"Look at this boss's bones. Not even Jason (the dog) can chew them!"

As they spoke, the violent aura in David, Bitro, and Morgan's eyes continued to surge.

This is only because Zhou Xun was not present. If Zhou Xun was present, he would have fed Mr. Morgan to the dogs first.

Do you really think I am afraid of you? Is it because I don’t have enough people? Or am I not having enough guns? Or am I not having planes, tanks and missiles abroad? ? ?

The middle-aged man next to the young man was so frightened that he didn't dare to make a sound, because he knew that the young man was really cruel.

Moreover, that Jason had indeed been fed to many of David Pietro Morgan's enemies!

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At this time, the bidding below is still continuing.

"Two and a half million!"

"Two million six hundred thousand!"

"Two hundred and sixty-three hundred and fifty thousand!"

"three million!"

In the private room, David Bitello Morgan saw that the bidders below were so slow, so he decisively gave a round number and raised the price to three million.

The bidders below suddenly fell silent, not because they were scared by the three million, but because the person who made the bid was a VIP in the box on the second floor.

Although all the people below them are billionaires, there is still a huge difference between a fortune of 100 million, 1 billion, 5 billion, 10 billion or even tens of billions or hundreds of billions.

There is a legend about the Tang and Song Auction House that among the bidders on the first floor there may be guests with a net worth of 10 billion, but in the private rooms on the second floor, there will definitely not be guests with a net worth below 10 billion.

How much is the net worth of a Diamond member?

Diamond members must bid for at least eighty-eight items at the Tang and Song Auction House, and the finale item must be won three times.

The starting price of the items in the Tang and Song Auction House is not less than one million. Eighty-eight items would require at least several hundred million yuan in spending.

Moreover, the transaction price of each of the finale items was no less than 100 million.

In total, every diamond member has spent at least one billion at the Tang and Song Auction House.

These are not wealth and assets, but cash!

(There is also a difference between cash and cash. The cash that cannot be spent privately is the company account operating cash, and the cash that can be spent freely is the personal account cash. Even if the company belongs to the same person, it is not the same!)

Diamond membership is so scary and it’s 2004 now!

As for those who rely on asset verification to enter the second floor, they are 100% wealthy and powerful. They enter the private room on the second floor not for any other reason, nor are they reluctant to pay for the auction, but simply because their current level is not high enough, and the auction area in the first floor hall does not suit their status!

Diamond members must bid for at least eighty-eight items at the Tang and Song Auction House, and the finale item must be won three times.

The starting price of the items in the Tang and Song Auction House is not less than one million. Eighty-eight items would require at least several hundred million yuan in spending.

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The beautiful auctioneer saw that the scene was quiet. She knew what everyone was thinking. They just didn't want to offend someone more powerful than themselves for an item.

"The guest in Box 39 bid three million. Is there anyone else who wants to bid?"

"Although Picasso's sketches are not his famous works, they are also of great significance and have great collection value, because they are also Picasso's works!"

As soon as the beautiful auctioneer said this, some people below began to get restless.

These people are basically not pure businessmen, but pure collectors. Others are afraid of commercial retaliation, but they are not.

"Three million and one hundred thousand!"

"Three million and two million!"

..........

"Three and a half million!"