Chapter 3383: Stranger

Kaito Kuroba did not stay in the audience for long. After communicating his ideas with Chi Feichi, he left the audience to prepare for his theft.

Chi Feichi sat in his seat, looked at the auction items displayed on the big screen in front of him, said hello to Nanatsuki Yueshui, and began to close his eyes to rest.

He was actually jealous of the dazzling luster of the big pearl on the stage...

I can't watch it! This auction is simply unbearable to watch!

After the lively auction in the venue lasted for more than an hour, the host knocked the gavel again, and when the scene was quieter, he said in an excited tone, "The next auction item is the finale of today's auction. It is a world famous painting and a treasure of mankind! It is the legendary painting "Sunflowers" by Vincent Van Gogh that has been destroyed!"

A spotlight hit the wall behind the host, and the red cloth hanging between the walls slid to the ground, revealing "Sunflowers" hanging on the wall.

Some people in the venue whispered, some whispered, and the reporters who were broadcasting also pointed their cameras at the paintings on the wall.

"Where did this painting come from?"

"Didn't they say that this "Sunflowers" was destroyed in the war..."

Amid the discussion, Chi Feichi opened his eyes and looked at the "Sunflowers" displayed on the big screen.

When Van Gogh was alive, he painted seven "Sunflowers" on canvas.

The "Sunflowers" participating in the auction this time is the second "Sunflowers" painted by Van Gogh, and it is also the only one of the seven "Sunflowers" with a thick royal blue background.

In front of the royal blue background, three sunflowers are inserted in a green vase, and two sunflowers are placed on the table in front of the vase.

The warm color of the sunflower collides with the cold color in the background on the canvas. The dark green and brown leaves hang down the edge of the green vase. In the collision and coordination of colors, the table under the vase is a soft and somewhat melancholy gray-blue.

This is a "Sunflower" with a very interesting color combination, just like what Van Gogh mentioned in his letter to Emile Bernard-'This undecorated chrome yellow burns on the blue background'.

In this painting, the petals of the sunflowers are spread out against a dark blue background, giving off a sense of lightness and heat like a burning flame.

At this moment, the painting "Sunflowers" is protected by a golden frame. Under the illumination of the light, the golden petals of the sunflowers in the painting complement the golden frame, and the dark night-like royal blue background is deep and heavy, attracting people's attention like magic.

"Everyone, please be quiet!" The host on the stage spoke to maintain the order of the auction, "I know everyone has some questions about this painting, and our appraisal experts will explain it in detail..."

In the guest seats at the edge of the stage, the appraisal experts invited by the auction began to introduce the painting, emphasizing that the painting was discovered in Arles last year, and after being appraised by many appraisers, it can be confirmed that this is Van Gogh's work.

"Then, please let this "Sunflowers" be rejuvenated!" After the appraisal experts finished introducing the situation, the host took over the hosting work and raised his hands and shouted, "Vincent Van Gogh's dream masterpiece, the second "Sunflowers", the starting price is 10 million US dollars!"

In the venue, people picked up the bidding cards of the auction one after another and reported their own bidding prices.

"10.1 million..."

"10.2 million..."

In the circular venue, guests only need to raise their voices slightly to make their voices reach the front desk.

After the auction started, the sound of bidding in the venue has never stopped.

The host also used his computer to pay attention to the telephone bidding and online bidding. Taking advantage of the gap between the guests shouting, he said, "The current highest bid for the telephone bidding is 20 million, and the highest bid for the online bidding is 20.5 million..."

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"Fifty million US dollars!"

A slightly fat man with two pouts on his lips raised his sign to bid. Amid the surprised discussions of others, he proudly adjusted his dress coat.

"One hundred million dollars!"

Without waiting for the man to be proud for a while, Suzuki Jiroji raised his bid card and urged, "Hurry up, I have to hold a press conference later!"

The people present were shocked by Suzuki Jiroji's progress in raising the price. They instantly became quiet and stared at Suzuki Jiroji blankly.

Everyone's attention was focused on Suzuki Jiroji's bid. No one paid attention to whether Suzuki Jiroji's subsequent urging was a bit strange.

Only Chi Feichi knew that Suzuki Jiroji was urging him to move faster, and raised his bid card in silence.

Let the bidding price increase in the low-price area and the medium-price area for a while so that everyone can participate. Isn't this bidding etiquette?

The old man of the Suzuki family is too anxious.

But it's okay to move faster, finish the auction earlier, and go home and rest earlier.

"Three hundred million dollars!" Chi Feichi reported his bid.

In the venue, other people, including the host, turned their heads again and shifted their eyes to Chi Feichi, with a blank expression.

50 million...then 100 million? Then 300 million?

Which normal person would bid like that at an auction?

This world suddenly went crazy and made them feel unfamiliar.

"Tsk... this guy is really willing to spend money, and he is decisive..." Suzuki Jirokichi muttered in appreciation, put down the bid card in his hand, and saw the host on the stage was stunned and didn't speak for a long time, so he shouted, "I give up!"

The host came to his senses and his brain started working again, "Ahem, the highest bid now is... 300 million US dollars... Is there any higher bid than this?"

Silence.

The scene was still silent. Some people suspected that they were having a bizarre dream, and some looked at the host speechlessly.

This is the highest price in the history of painting auctions. How many people can afford it?

Even if there are still people who can afford it, they have to consider whether it is worth spending more than 300 million US dollars to buy a painting?

Suzuki Sonoko covered her face with her hands speechlessly.

Her uncle and Fei Chi brother are really, using this exaggerated way of bidding... Don't they consider whether it will scare others?

On the sidelines, after the TV station photographers responsible for the live broadcast came to their senses, some turned the camera to the direction where Chi Fei Chi was, some aimed the camera at the host on the stage, some took a circle of silent audience seats, and some took pictures here and there, feeling that their rhythm suddenly became busy.

"There is no bid higher than $300 million on the Internet at present," the host did not follow the guests in silence, but tried to liven up the atmosphere, saying in an excited voice, "If no one bids, this famous painting will be sold tonight for $300 million, setting a record for the highest price in the history of painting auctions! $300 million once... $300 million twice... Please witness this moment with me! $300 million, deal!"

"Oh!"

Under the host's mobilization, some people present also came out of their previous astonishment and no longer bothered about the outrageous way Suzuki Jirokichi and Chi Feichi raised the price. When the host announced the deal, they exclaimed and cheered.

Some people also gathered together and whispered, discussing which two people came up with such an exaggerated and scary way of raising the price.

The host looked at the information on his computer and reported the information of the auctioneer, "Congratulations to Mr. Chi Feichi of Umbrella for bidding for this "Sunflower" at a price of $300 million..."