Chapter 1045: Astronomical Reserve Price

"Steven, I'll help you break the $600 million mark, although it's useless!

Julian said to Ye Tian, ready to participate in this fight.

$600 million is the valuation given by Ye Tian in public during the live broadcast on the video, and everyone knows that it is also the node where many heavyweight buyers are ready to intervene in this competition.

From here, the competition really kicked off, and it was just a warm-up before!

Ye Tian turned his head to look at Julian, then nodded with a smile and said:

"That's great, Julian, and as a friend, I wish you the best of luck and defeat all the other contenders to take this priceless piece of art!"

"I hope so, that's what I'm here for!"

As he spoke, Julian raised the bidding plate in his hand and quoted his price loudly.

"Six Hundred Million Dollars, Jefferson"

His offer was like a bombshell, directly detonating the entire auction hall.

"I heard you right, 600 million dollars, an increase of 30 million dollars, which is too big, and what is even more incredible is that this is actually MOMA's offer!

Isn't MOMA known for its modesty in the auction market? When did it become so aggressive? Or did the Rockefellers give them strong financial support?"

"This is the rhythm of clearing the game! Except for those powerful super predators, the other competitors are expected to be kicked out of the game soon and become miserable spectators.

The next competition will be a close hand-to-hand fight between super predators, which must be very fierce, nothing else has to do, it is better to die early and get out early, so as to save wasting feelings!"

In fact, as people expected, the price of $600 million is indeed a watershed moment, and it has defeated many competitors at once.

Hearing Julian's offer, many buyers immediately had a desperate look on their faces, and they had to withdraw from the competition and become a spectator with regret.

"Fack! I hate Steven, the greedy bastard, and Julian, the old guy with a brain in the water!"

The buyers who dropped out of the competition were swearing under their breath, but to no avail.

"Buyer No. 10 made an offer of $600 million, and Mr. Julian from MOMA is really a big deal, admirable, and worthy of being one of the top museums in the world.

As mentioned before, after breaking through $600 million, the minimum increase was adjusted to $5 million, and the current price is $600.5 million, $600.5 million.

As he made a loud offer, Jefferson's eyes kept scanning the room, expecting the next buyer to come forward.

As he wished, another bidding plate was held high, and a new price appeared at the same time.

"Six Eleven Million Dollars, Jefferson"

The Baptist Church from the South of the United States quoted this price is also the largest church organization in the South of the United States, with strong strength and strong influence!

"Buyer No. 30 is offering $610 million, it's a few religious people from the South, and the current price is $615 million, $615 million, which buyer will take the price?"

Jefferson raised his hand and gestured at the Baptist men, shouting passionately.

Before the words fell, someone in the front row had already raised the bidding number plate.

"Here, Jefferson!"

"Buyer No. 15 is invited to bid for $615 million from Mr. Bill Gates and his wife's art dealership, welcome to participate in the bidding ,......"

With Jefferson's voice, the auction hall was noisy again.

"Bill really went down to participate in the competition, this auction is really awesome, if Jeff Bezos is out of the competition again, the top three of the American rich list will be gathered!"

"I'll go! Another super predator! Let's wash and sleep, don't be ashamed! How can you win if you compete with Bill and Warren for the same treasure? There's no chance at all!"

Seeing Bill Gates' art dealer go down, the scene immediately resounded with a sigh.

Many buyers who are still struggling to hold on are suddenly like deflated balls, and most of their fighting spirit dissipates in an instant, and some guys are even ready to stop and withdraw from the competition directly.

In the eyes of others, he is a super-rich man, with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars, and he can't spend it in ten lifetimes.

But in his own eyes, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Jeff Bezos, these guys are the real super-rich, with untold wealth.

Competing with these guys is really unmotivating!

However, there are some people who do not believe in evil and are still high-spirited.

"Six hundred and thirty million dollars, Jefferson, we lack a treasure of sufficient weight in the Chicago Museum, and this is the pinnacle of Michelangelo's work, and this is it!"

The director of the Chicago Museum shouted loudly, quoted a new price, and his eyes were green as he stared at the "Creation of Adam" on the display shelf!

As soon as the words fell, before the auctioneer Jefferson could speak, someone suddenly said loudly:

"The treasure of the museum's antique artworks, that museum is rare, not to mention Michelangelo's pinnacle work, it is even more rare to meet but not to find, a hundred years rare.

We at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have also taken a fancy to this top-notch work of art, and we are determined to acquire it, and here, I will not be polite to you, 640 million dollars, Jefferson!"

Hearing this offer, there was an exclamation at the scene again.

"The Metropolitan Museum of Art is finally out of the competition to participate in the competition, almost all the famous museums in the United States are here, the scene is really spectacular!"

"There is no doubt that this auction will shake the world and forever go down in the annals of auction history! Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" and Steven are the same, what an envy!"

As he spoke, the price of "The Creation of Adam" was approaching $650 million.

At this time, Ye Tian couldn't help but get nervous, staring at the top artwork on the display shelf, looking forward to the new offer.

He knew very well what the $650 million offer meant.

This is the auction reserve price he has set, and once this price is breached, this "Creation of Adam" will be successfully auctioned and become the collection of someone else or a museum, and it will no longer be relevant to him!

What you get will be an astronomical amount of money, enough to make people crazy.

At this point in the auction, the incomparably astonishing price of $65 million is like a blank sheet of paper, which can be pierced very easily without any difficulty.

The one who broke through the reserve price of this auction was none other than his old friend who was sitting not far away, Julian, the director of MOMA.

"Sixty-five million dollars, Jefferson!"

While raising the offer, Julian quickly turned his head to look at Ye Tian's side.

"That's what I want!"

Ye Tian waved his fist lightly and cheered in a low voice.

At this moment, the smile on his face became brighter, and his spirit was much more relaxed, and he leaned back in the chair easily, which was very comfortable.

Betty, who was sitting next to her, was the same, smiling like a flower and extremely excited!

This scene is undoubtedly what Julian wants to see the most!

At this time, he had already understood that 650 million US dollars was the auction reserve price set by Ye Tian, although it was an astronomical amount, it was also expected.

Next, you have to fight people with all your might.

Once it fails, the Michelangelo on the display shelf will become someone else's bag, and it will never have anything to do with MOMA!

Thinking of this, Julian's eyes suddenly turned red, and he was ready to play with someone!