The Richest Man Yang Fei

At that time, the country had extremely strict foreign exchange controls, and it was impossible for Liang Chao's team to carry too much foreign exchange abroad.

Moreover, their bidding valuation for Dan Fang Lei was also conservative.

Three million US dollars was indeed an astronomical figure in China in 2001.

However, this is an auction for antique collectors from around the world and the world's top wealthy people.

Pan Fang Lei was attracted by many collectors again. Under their encouragement, the price soared, reaching US$3 million. It was soon left in the dust, and even its shadow was no longer visible.

Bidding quickly exceeded $4 million!

Before, there were people who paid attention to Liang Chao from time to time, expecting him to hit a high price again, but he has been silent for so long, and no one paid attention to him.

Yang Fei still sat firmly in the military tent and did not make a price.

The others were full of momentum, and raising their placards now was just one more person participating in the bidding.

The price soon exceeded $5 million!

This price is more than double the starting price!

There is no doubt that Panfang Lei became the hot item in this auction!

Even the Nitta family did not expect this collection to fetch such a high price at auction!

Fu Heng said: "The Chinese who bid fiercely is from the Baodao area of ​​our country. He is a very famous collector."

Yang Fei said: "Where is the other European and American?"

Fu Hengdao: "He is a collector in Europe, an invisible rich man. Some people say that he is as rich as anyone in the world. He owns one of the most luxurious castles and villas in Europe. It is full of institutions and heavily defended. It contains rare antiques from all over the world. But he is very low-key.”

Yang Fei said: "Really? If you have the chance, you must visit his home. Since he has so many treasures, why doesn't he set up a private museum?"

Fu Heng smiled and said, "I keep a low profile."

Yang Fei touched his nose and said with a smile: "Mr. Fu, are you saying I'm too high-profile?"

Fu Hengdao: "Actually, whether it's high-profile or low-profile, it's just that everyone has a different attitude towards life.

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Yang Fei said: "I don't know how many of the collections in that collector's house were lost from our country!"

Fu Heng sighed and said: "I went to see it once, and more than half of his collection was lost to our country."

Yang Fei frowned slightly.

Fu Heng said: "Furthermore, his ancestor was a commander in the Eight-Nation Allied Forces. You can imagine it."

Yang Fei: "..."

Fu Heng said: "There is a bad gambler in Europe. In addition to gambling every day, he drinks alcohol. In the end, he is so poor that he can't even drink. He is planning to sell the house left by his ancestors. When he was cleaning up the attic, he suddenly found something on it. Dozens of old large boxes were covered with thick dust. When he opened them, he saw that they were full of antiques from ancient Eastern civilizations! It turned out that this guy's ancestor was also a member of the Eight-Power Allied Forces and robbed A shipload of treasures returned to China, but he died before he had time to explain his funeral affairs. Later generations did not know about it, and they lived in poverty for decades guarding hundreds of millions of antiques."

Yang Fei said: "This is a bit similar to the treasure hidden by Luo Yuxi's ancestors."

Fu Hengdao: "Many times, reality is more exciting and more bizarre than stories."

Yang Fei said: "Mr. Fu, do you think there is any way to recover all these lost antiques?"

Fu Heng shook his head gently: "It's impossible, unless we launch the Third World War, we have to win it as crushingly as Genghis Khan did!"

Yang Fei chuckled, his mind was spinning, and he thought about a lot for a while.

When he came to his senses, the bidding had already exceeded the $6 million mark!

The atmosphere at the auction site was ignited by the magic of money.

The auction prices of bronzes have never been too high in the history of auctions.

Under normal auction conditions, a bronze ware from the Warring States Period can only be sold for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is about one to two million yuan.

Although Panfang Lei is an important weapon, it is also a bronze vessel, so experts do not give it a high valuation.

It is for this reason that Liang Chao's team only prepared US$3 million, thinking that it was a sure thing.

Who would have thought that in this year's auction, this Danfang Lei would become a dark horse!

The collection community estimates the value of antiques based on, first, their rarity, second, their artistic value, and third, their age, length of existence, and completeness.

Panfang Lei only has the body, and it is a bronze ware that is not very popular among collectors. This year, so many people participated in the auction, and the price has been soaring, which is indeed beyond many people's expectations.

Yang Fei was also a little confused.

Although he knew that Pan Fang Lei would definitely fetch a high price today, even when he arrived at the scene, he still didn't quite understand why the European collector valued Pan Fang Lei so highly.

He raised this question with Fu Heng and Wang Yuanzhi, hoping to hear their opinions.

Wang Yuanzhi sneered: "The antique world is similar to playing stocks. This year, you will speculate on this, and next year, you will speculate on that. I guess someone wants to speculate on bronzes."

Fu Heng also agreed with Wang Yuanzhi's analysis: "Many speculators in the world will change their methods to speculate on a certain type of antiques every year. If you want to hype this type of antiques, you must build momentum. This is a global Christie's auction, and it is also an antique auction. It is the largest auction in the world, and building momentum here is the most beneficial and can create a global sensation."

Wang Yuanzhi said: "It is conceivable that after today, the price of bronzes will definitely rise sharply!"

Yang Fei said: "Is it possible that the European collector owns a lot of bronze antiques, so he deliberately hypes up this type of antiques? Even if he spends more money on this Danfang Lei today, he can also spend more on other antiques in the future. Earn it back.”

Wang Yuanzhi said: "This possibility cannot be ruled out. The meaning of hype is ultimately to sell!"

Yang Fei thought to himself, it is indeed so!

In the entire history of bronze auctions, the Christie's auction in 2001 was a watershed.

It is precisely because Panfang Lei fetched an unprecedented high price that it triggered a boom in bronzes in the global collecting community.

Since then, more and more bronzes have been auctioned at high prices, setting new highs repeatedly, ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions, constantly refreshing people's understanding of the value of bronzes.

Yang Fei couldn't help but think of the time he used to hype Li Yanan's paintings.

Are the international capitalists at this moment speculating on bronzes?

Fu Heng said: "Boss, it's more than 6 million, you can take action."

Yang Fei nodded and said, "Let them fight for a while."

Fu Heng said: "Looking at the momentum of their bid, I'm afraid there will still be a fight!"

Yang Fei said: "They are all rich owners!"

Fu Heng said: "That's too high! With such hype, these people want to make a big deal!"

When the price reached US$6.5 million, Yang Fei finally raised his sign.

While raising the placard, Yang Fei announced his bid: "8 million US dollars!"

From 6.5 million U.S. dollars, it suddenly jumped to 8 million U.S. dollars!

Rich and wealthy!

All the attention in the audience turned to Yang Fei.

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