Chapter 435: I Love This Crazy World (Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Recommendation)
"$100 million, John"
Carlos's art advisor once again raised his hand to bid, making this "Mont Sainte-Victoire" truly enter the ranks of the top sky-high price works of art!
This is a huge price threshold, and the artworks that cross this threshold are undoubtedly the top artworks in the world today, and they are the jewels in the crown of art.
Although everyone in the auction hall had long known that this top-notch oil painting would definitely fetch more than $100 million, everyone was completely shocked to hear that the price was quoted.
When Carlos' art advisor quoted the price, everyone in the room immediately stood up.
"Bang Bang Bang"
The applause erupted and resounded throughout the auction hall.
Everyone was applauding, and everyone's eyes were full of enthusiasm and envy.
This is a round of applause for the best works of art! This is a round of applause for the top collectors! And a round of applause for Paul Cézanne, a round of applause for art!
And to Ye Tian's ears, this is also a round of applause for himself!
He and Jason also stood up and were clapping with everyone, both of them were extremely excited and laughing brightly!
"$100 million! Oh my God! It's like a dream, it's so unreal! Steven, I'm sure you'll be on the front page of every newspaper in New York tomorrow!"
Jason clapped and whispered.
"Hahaha, I'm very sure of that, and you'll also see photos of Mont Sainte-Victoire and Boy in a Red Vest, these two top oil paintings will definitely shock the world!"
Ye Tian said with a smug smile, full of confidence.
The applause fell, and everyone sat down.
What followed was a lot of discussion throughout the audience.
"It's so fast! The price of "Mont Saint-Victoire" has soared so fast, I have never seen it! If this trend continues, I can't even imagine the final transaction price, it must be very amazing!"
"Of course, but it's very difficult, I think, to surpass the $274 million "Card Player" and set a new record for Paul Cézanne's paintings, I think it's almost impossible!"
In the midst of the discussion, the voice of the auctioneer John, who had just been interrupted, resounded throughout the auction hall again.
At this moment, his whole body has become extremely excited, his voice is more passionate, and the volume is an octave higher.
"OK! No. 66 offers $100 million, from Mr. Carlos's art consultant, this is the first 100 million yuan offer of the New York Autumn Auction this year, congratulations to Mr. Carlos, congratulations to Mr. Steven!
As the auctioneer of this auction, I feel very honored, thank you for your support, thank you for your enthusiastic bidding, and in the future, I will provide you with even better auction services!
The competition is not over yet, and I hope you will continue to bid enthusiastically! The current price is 105 million US dollars, 105 million US dollars, that lady or gentleman should pay for it? Please hold up your bidding number plate!"
"Hey——!"
At the auction hall, telephone bidding, and online bidding, a sigh sounded invariably.
Every voice is full of disappointment and regret, and it is also full of unwillingness!
$100 million!
This price has broken through the psychological level of the vast majority of bidders, and they can only die down and lose gloom!
This oil painting has no chance with them, and they can only helplessly become spectators, enviously watching those super auction predators sell again and again, striving for this top artwork that can be encountered but not sought!
The number of competitors has suddenly decreased to five, three in the auction hall and two mystery buyers bidding by phone.
There is no doubt that these are the most powerful auction predators, each with a net worth of at least billions of dollars.
And Carlos and the Qatari royal family, the most powerful, have a net worth that cannot be estimated at all!
The bidding continues, and the price is still soaring rapidly!
After three rounds, the price of "Mont Saint-Victoire" has reached $125 million, and the entire auction hall is once again sensational, with thunderous applause!
"Another painting of Paul Cézanne, who has broken into the top 10 of the world's art auction records!
"Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' is out of the top ten! Leon must be extremely frustrated! Who will surpass this "Mont Sainte-Victoire'" next?
Is it William de Kooning's Woman No. 3, or Jackson Pollock's No. 5 of 1948, or Picasso's Dream?
In the midst of the heated discussion, John's voice clearly reached everyone's ears, and the price of "Mont Sainte-Victoire" soared again, reaching $130 million!
"Bang Bang Bang"
The applause rang out wildly again, and it became more and more enthusiastic!
Everyone in the auction hall stood up, except for a few old people in the front row, no one sat down anymore, and everyone couldn't sit still with excitement!
From this moment on, every time John quoted a price, there would be enthusiastic applause and exclamations at the scene.
There is no other reason, because everyone is witnessing history!
In the applause, someone was defeated!
Leon shook his head with a wry smile, with a face full of disappointment and regret, as well as reluctance, announced that he would withdraw from the competition!
He is the weakest of the remaining competitors! If you can't fight for money, you can only lose out!
The two mystery buyers on the phone bidding side also chose to remain silent at this time and withdrew from the competition.
The price of $130 million has broken through their psychological price point, making them directly reduced from competitors to spectators, and can only watch that top-notch artwork become someone else's bag!
Unlike their loss, Ye Tian was already excited and about to fly at this time, and so was Jason next to him.
"Is this still the real world? How can an oil painting fetch 130 million dollars? It's unbelievable! Are all these billionaires crazy?"
Jason hugged his head and shouted in a low voice, his expression extremely exaggerated.
"Hahaha, man! You're right, these billionaires are crazy! The whole world is crazy! But I love this crazy world!
Ye Tian said with a low smile, his smile was incomparably bright and hearty!
The competition continues!
Although there are only two competitors left, the battle is even more intense! You are fighting for each other, and you don't give in to each other!
$160 million! In the midst of applause, John once again shouted a new price!
This is the fifth-highest price in the history of art auctions in the world, and it has successfully left Picasso's "Dream" behind!
The next target will be Modigliani's work, "Lying on the Side".
This famous oil painting is in the hands of China's top collector Liu Yiqian and is worth up to $170 million!