The moment he heard the price, Ye Tian immediately raised his hand and pointed over there, and said loudly:

The first bidder is a well-known art dealer from Los Angeles, Mr. Scott, and the current price is $31 million, $31 million.

As he shouted, his eyes kept scanning the scene to see if anyone had asked for another bid.

A wine glass was raised in the back row, and a familiar voice followed.

"$32 million! I want this El Greco painting!"

Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured over there, smiled and said loudly:

"Welcome to Mr. Davis in Houston, Mr. Davis has raised the price to $32 million, which is very generous! Now it's $33 million, 33 million, the time has come, don't hesitate, gentlemen!"

There was no need for him to be confused, everyone at the scene was in high spirits.

As long as the goods are genuine, this kind of private auction is undoubtedly the auction that everyone is most happy to participate in.

There is no auction house or art owner to arrange a trust, and there is no malicious price gouging, and other shady means!

Everyone fights according to their own judgment and real money in their pockets, even if they lose to others, there is nothing to complain about!

What's more, participating in this kind of private auction can save 15%-20% of the auction commission, which is also a lot of money.

Coupled with the two top famous paintings that have been missing for nearly 300 years, this makes everyone on the scene full of fighting spirit and ready to fight to the end!

"$35 million, Steven!"

Someone once again shouted for the price and directly raised $3 million, which is a bit of an inevitable momentum!

The bidder was an art dealer for Carlos Slim, Mexico's richest man, a middle-aged Hispanic man.

Hearing the quotation, everyone at the scene turned their heads to look over there.

Seeing that it was him, the rest of the people who were interested in Greco's oil painting suddenly looked much more solemn!

As we all know, Carlos is very fond of top art from Spain and has a collection of masterpieces!

Among them, there are not only the works of top modern and contemporary masters such as Picasso and Dalí, but also the masterpieces of classical masters such as Velázquez and El Greco.

Now that his art dealer is out to compete, there is no doubt that he will be the most powerful competitor and everyone's main opponent!

At this time, Ye Tian's heart immediately swelled with ecstasy, and he was so excited that he was dancing with his hands!

Great! The biggest fat sheep is gone! Who is worthy of slaughtering you if you don't slaughter you?

This El Greco painting will definitely fetch a sky-high price!

The next moment, Ye Tian raised his hand and pointed to the location of the Latina art dealer, and continued to quote passionately, and his voice instantly raised an octave!

"$35 million! Mr. Márquez offers $35 million, welcome to the bid, the current price is $37 million, 37 million, who's going to take it?"

"Here, Steven, 37 million!"

Leon raises his hand to join the fray, another super-rich man!

"Great! Welcome Mr. Leon from Palm Beach, Miami, to the competition, he is asking for $37 million, the latest price is $39 million, 39 million, gentlemen, don't be careful, don't miss the opportunity!"

Ye Tian's passionate voice came again, trying his best to bewitch everyone, hating to take out every penny in everyone's pockets.

The auction continues, the quotations come and go, the arms continue to rise and fall, the competition is becoming more and more fierce, and the atmosphere is becoming more and more hot!

In the blink of an eye, the price of this oil painting exceeded $80 million!

The price was quoted by Carlos Slim's art agent, Márquez!

The moment he heard this price, a bright smile immediately bloomed on Ye Tian's face.

$80 million, which is the reserve price he set for this top oil painting, was easily reached, and it seems that the price is still a bit conservative, and it should be set higher!

Whatever the price, the success of this top-notch painting is a foregone conclusion.

In other words, this Greco oil painting will soon no longer belong to Ye Tian, and will be in the pocket of others, and what he will get is a large sum of green dollars!

Hearing this offer, there was a burst of discussion in the room.

"$80 million, isn't it a bit too expensive? El Greco's paintings never seem to have fetched such a sky-high price!"

That's right, it's a record for Greco's paintings, but it's a reasonable price considering the fact that there is no auction commission and the artistic value of the painting!

You must know that El Greco's paintings are extremely rare in the art market, and the previous ones sold are basically early and middle works, which are obviously not the same as this one!"

While everyone was talking, David and Matisse were completely overwhelmed by ecstasy.

They all know very well about the origin of this oil painting and the price Ye Tian spent on it!

Compared with the leaks that Ye Tian picked up before, the cost of getting this oil painting is undoubtedly the highest, as high as 10 million US dollars, unprecedented!

In their opinion, it is certain that Ye Tian will make a lot of money with this top-notch oil painting, but it will be a top 50 million US dollars!

But who would have thought that the auction price would exceed $80 million so easily, and the competition is still very fierce and full of momentum!

At the same time of ecstasy, David and the others were also quite emotional.

There are still great limits to his ambition and imagination, and perhaps this is one of the things that is inferior to Steven!

The price continued to soar and soon surpassed $100 million.

This is a huge watershed moment and the upper limit set by most bidders.

When Leon quoted this price, several competitors could only shake their heads helplessly and announced that they would withdraw from the competition, with a face full of disappointment and regret, as well as reluctance!

There are only two contenders left, León and Carlos Slim Márquez.

One is an American investment banker worth $10 billion and has $200 billion in assets under management, and the other is a Mexican telecommunications giant worth $6 or 70 billion, ranking second in the world's richest list.

These two people have one thing in common, the most important thing in their hands is dollars!

The duel between the two heroes begins, and it will soon be clear who will kill the deer!

The rest of the people had already withdrawn from the competition, leaving them alone anymore, Ye Tian shifted all his attention to the remaining two.

"León offers $100 million, a surprising price, now it's $1005 million, 100.5 million, Mr. Márquez, are you ready to take that price?

This is El Greco's work at its peak! An outstanding representative of Spanish art! Not to be missed! I believe that such a top-notch painting must be needed in Mr. Carlos's collection!"

"Steven, in addition to being a professional treasure hunter and an expert in antique artwork, you can also be an auctioneer, you are too good at demagoguery!

Marquez scolded with an angry laugh.

"Hahaha, that's a good suggestion, I'll consider it! How about it, $100.5 million, accept this price? If I don't, I'm going to fall off the hammer!"

Ye Tian laughed and made a joke, and immediately returned to the topic, his eyes glowed green, and he had a dollar sign in his sight.

Márquez nodded affirmatively and said categorically:

As his art agent, I naturally have to meet the client's request, 110 million dollars, and I am bound to get this painting!"

"Great! Thank you for your generosity!"

Ye Tian sighed, and his gaze immediately turned to Leon's side.

"It's your turn, Leon! $115 million, I'm pretty sure that for you, the price isn't a problem at all, it's just a drop in the bucket!"

"Steven, you're such a greedy bastard! Okay, $115 million, I'll take it!"

Leon smiled bitterly and gritted his teeth to accept the price, and did not forget to give Ye Tian a personal attack.

Obviously, this was almost the limit of what he could handle.

As soon as the words fell, before Ye Tian could speak, Marquez's voice was the first to reach everyone's ears.

"$125 million, Steven!"

After bidding, this guy immediately smiled at Leon and nodded, very friendly!

Although there were no words, what he meant, everyone understood in their hearts, this was to make Leon raise his noble hand!

Leon gave the answer he wanted, shaking his head slightly, a little disappointed and regretful in his eyes.

Ye Tian could see everything that was happening in front of him clearly, but he didn't interfere with it.

The offer for El Greco's oil painting reached $125 million, which has far exceeded expectations, and it is time to accept it when it is good, and you can't be greedy!

These well-known collectors and art dealers on the scene will be their long-term customers in the future, and they must maintain a good relationship, and they can't do a one-shot deal!

After a moment's pause, he immediately looked at Leon and said loudly:

"Márquez offered $125 million, now $130 million, $130 million, Leon, you can make a move, take this price?

The answer is no!

Leon shook his head and said with a wry smile:

"The price is too high, it has broken my price ceiling, I quit, it's a pity! Congratulations, Marquez, for getting a top piece of art!"

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately joked and said:

"Don't mind, Leon, you must hold on, there is still hope, I think you can save it again!"

"Hahaha"

Burst into laughter.

Everyone laughed so loudly that it almost blew off the ceiling of this suite!