At this moment, only the lights of the whole room were dimmed, and then in front of everyone, on the projection cloth behind the auctioneer, a photo appeared, which was taken from the sky from above, the Varyag moored at the dock of the Nikolaev Shipyard.
Just when Shen Huan couldn't help but be amazed, the auctioneer who presided over the auction came to the stage.
"Distinguished ladies and gentlemen!
I'm Anthony, the auctioneer of the Kifu Justhide auction house, and I'm very happy to be here to witness a miracle, today we are here for the world's largest auction of warships, our auction item is the aircraft carrier Varyag, which is built by the Nikolaev shipyard, and you also have detailed information in your hands, and at this time, on the screen behind me, it is the aircraft carrier Varyag.
There are a total of five buyers today, namely Baode Shipping Company from China Pearl, Deep Blue Entertainment Company from the United States, Stick Country..., the number plates of the five companies are No. 1 to No. 5, and then we will start our auction session, with a reserve price of 10 million US dollars, and each bid price is not less than 1 million US dollars, and the bidding will start now!
"As the auctioneer announced the start, the company immediately raised its cards.
"Eleven million!"
A representative of the United States Company raised the number plate and said loudly.
The auctioneer shouted excitedly: "Buyer No. 2 is asking for 11 million!"
Is there anything higher?
” A person from the Bangzi Country Company also raised the number plate at this time and shouted: "Twelve million!
” Seeing the atmosphere of competition at the auction, the auctioneer was also so excited as if he had won the jackpot, and shouted loudly: "Ah, the third buyer bid 12 million, hehe, to be honest, this aircraft carrier is definitely worth more than 20 million, are you willing to let people buy it at such a low price?"
” As soon as the words fell, the representative of the Australian company raised the number plate and shouted: "Fourteen million!
” Well, this time the asking price suddenly rose by $2 million, which made the auctioneer so excited that he almost jumped.
"Buyer No. 4, bid 14 million!
There is no one to bid, this is not to be missed!
” Finally someone responded to the auctioneer's hard work.
"Fifteen million!"
A clear female voice sounded at the auction, and it was Jiang Baozhu, the female ship king of the pearl, who personally raised the number plate and shouted a bid of 15 million.
However, before the auctioneer could speak, the representative of the rice company quickly raised the number plate and shouted: "Sixteen million!
” After shouting, this Mi native also deliberately glanced at Jiang Baozhu provocatively, which was obviously deliberately trying to steal the limelight of the female ship king.
However, how could the female boat king show weakness, she also returned a contemptuous look from the people of the rice country, and then shouted again: "Eighteen million!"
” This suddenly rose by another two million dollars, which immediately made the auctioneer excited.
"Eighteen million!
Buyer No. 1 bid 18 million, is there anything higher?
” Major Ivan's face also turned red with excitement, it seems that she also hopes that the Varyag can be auctioned for a high price, after all, the Varyag can be said to be the proudest warship of their country, if it is sold too cheaply, it will really make the people of Vukland feel sad.
Shen Huan also found out that several people from the Nikolaev shipyard sitting in the corner, one of them was the factory director, and the director was also secretly wiping his tears at this time, it seems that he also has a deep affection for this aircraft carrier, but now the Nikolaev shipyard has to rely on the auction of the Varyag, and then take the money and pay the workers' wages.
At this time, the buyers of No. 2345 all looked at each other, and they seemed unwilling to increase the price anymore, because the purpose for them to buy the Varyag back was to dismantle it and sell it as scrap iron, if it exceeded 15 million, they would not make money, and if they bought it back for 18 million, they would definitely lose money, and then increase the price, isn't it stupid?
However, these companies may also have another purpose, that is, to prevent Chinese companies from getting the aircraft carrier, because although all the buyers have issued qualifications and commitments not to use this dilapidated aircraft carrier for military purposes, who can say well?
Everyone else has bought it back, and what they want to do is also the buyer's business.
The representative of the rice company gritted his teeth, suddenly raised the sign again, and shouted: "Nineteen million!"
” The auctioneer shouted a few times, and when he saw that there was finally another buyer bidding, the auctioneer also shouted excitedly: "Ah, the second buyer bid 19 million, it seems that this gentleman is really discerning, the Varyag is definitely worth more than 20 million!"
Are there any higher bids?
” At this time, Jiang Baozhu was interested in the brand again, and said loudly: "I will give 21 million!"
” The people at the auction were shocked by the domineering of the female ship king, and no one thought that this dilapidated and abandoned aircraft carrier would be auctioned at a high price of 21 million US dollars, which probably surprised the seller, everyone at the Nikolaev shipyard, right?
You must know that the weight of the Varyag's hull is about 30,000 tons, and if you dismantle and sell scrap iron, you can only sell it for one yuan a catty, which is almost 2,000 yuan a ton, and the whole calculation is 60 million yuan, which is at most 8 million when converted into US dollars.
Even if you add the high price of those special steels, it can be sold for 150,000 US dollars at most, not counting the cost of towing it back and the cost of dismantling.
If it weren't for the state subsidy, it is estimated that those companies would not have called out such a high price, of course, no one can guess why the female ship king would call out a high price of 21 million US dollars.
Shen Huan was also a little surprised, he didn't expect Jiang Baozhu to really call out such a high price, after all, she might lose a lot of money in this case.
If you want to say that Jiang Baozhu has any secret dealings with the Chinese military, Shen Huan doesn't dare to believe it, after all, Jiang Baozhu is a native of Mingzhu, and he is a mixed-race person, how can he have a secret connection with the Chinese military?
But no matter what, this asking price is indeed beyond everyone's expectations, and the representatives of the buyers of No. 2345 were also stunned, it is estimated that they did not expect this situation before they came, so they don't know what to do!
Just when the representatives of several buyers didn't know what to do for a while, the auctioneer shouted a few times in a row, and when no one responded, he excitedly shouted three times in a row, and then the final word.
"Well, the auction was a great success, and the Varyag was bought by our No. 1 buyer, Baode Shipping Company from the Pearl of China, for $21 million!
Let's congratulate this beautiful lady!
The auctioneer took the lead in applauding.
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There was also warm applause at the venue, of course, the happiest and the saddest were the people from the Nikolaev shipyard, and the people on the Ukland side who were present were also both happy and a little sad, such a proud warship was finally leaving Ukland!