The diamond that Yang Jing took out for auction really caused a sensation at the reception, such a large cut diamond is rare, even in this kind of top rich circle.In particular, this diamond was taken out by the mysterious Cole Smith, which made some of the rich people present even more moved.Eventually, the cut diamond was bought by a man in his fifties from the West Coast for $3.8 million.Afterwards, Yang Jing learned that this guy was the boss of Northrop, and the current Northrop had not merged with Grumman to become Northrop-Grumman, but the current Northrop Company was still one of the top arms companies in the United States.The consortium behind Northrop is the emerging California consortium after World War II.Obviously, this is a California consortium courting Yang Jing.Because just now in the cigar room, Alfred Lewis, chairman and CEO of Bank of America, who came to the reception on behalf of the California consortium, had a very happy conversation with Yang Jing.As an emerging consortium that emerged after World War II, the California consortium is closer to Yang's philosophy in some ways."
Hey, Cole, thank you so much for this precious diamond."
After the end of this part of the auction, Scaife, as the protagonist, immediately found Yang Jing and expressed his sincere gratitude.The final proceeds from the auctions interspersed with this kind of drinking party will be donated to the Mellon family charity fund, and the diamond provided by Yang Jing was auctioned for $3.8 million, which is equivalent to $3.8 million given by Yang Jingbai to the Mellon family charity fund.This is a huge amount of money even in thirty years, let alone now?
The most important thing is that the diamond that Yang Jing took out is really rare, and the meaning behind it is naturally different.In the eyes of many people and even the senior management of the Mellon family, this Cole Smith took out such a precious diamond, which is to release enough goodwill to the Mellon family, and the Mellon family will naturally not let this kindness pass by, they need an olive branch handed over by Cole Smith."
It's nothing, Richard, your grandfather is a figure I have great admiration for, and I just regret not being able to see this great old man in person."
It doesn't cost money to say good things, and you can get better results by saying good things, Yang Jing definitely doesn't mind saying a few good words at some critical times.Especially if this kind of good thing is said to an old man who has passed away for a long time, Yang Jing will not have any psychological burden.The good atmosphere made the conversation between Yang Jing and Scaife last for a long time, until the next stage of the auction began, and the two stopped talking.The necklace provided by Bloomberg appeared at auction at this stage, and sure enough, the necklace caused quite a stir as soon as it appeared.Yang Jing could even feel the sour breath of the noble ladies who followed her husband to the drinking party.The necklace did not live up to Bloomberg's expectations, and it sold for $1.7 million, more than double the price of the necklace that Bloomberg bought that year."
This guy is Harper Lawrence, the chairman of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and he's a nasty guy!"
Skeaf whispered in Yang Jing's ear.The person who took the necklace was a fat white man in his sixties, and when he got the necklace, the fat man's excited face changed."
Someone from the Boston Consortium?"
Yang Jing asked Skeif beside him with a hint of disgust for the fat man in his tone."
That's right, behind this guy stands the Boston Consortium, to be exact, he is the core of the current generation of the Lawrence family, and the Lawrence family is an important part of the Boston consortium.This nasty guy had thoughts about Monroe more than 20 years ago, but unfortunately there was John at that time, and this guy couldn't compete with John. ”Skeif said with certainty.Because the Mellon family and the Boston consortium belong to the same East Coast, it is inevitable that there will be some fierce competition.Now the Mellon family and the Boston consortium are only maintaining a superficial harmony, and it is not enough for outsiders to know what kind of competition the two big guys will have in secret.As for John Skeef's mouth, it is the famous President Kennedy.Everyone knows what has to be said between President Kennedy and Monroe, and the reason why Kennedy was able to become president is said to have a great relationship with the strong support of the Boston Consortium, which has a very strong relationship with the Kennedy family.It's just that Yang Jing didn't expect that this fat man, as an important figure in the Boston consortium, would never forget Kennedy's woman.And judging from the expression of this fat man just now, what Skeef said is obviously true, this fat man definitely has thoughts about Monroe.In this regard, Yang Jing can only sigh secretly - your circle is really chaotic!"
Thank you very much for the lots you offered, and thank you very much for your participation in the auction.Next, I'm going to take out three auction items that our Mellon family has to offer," was speaking Timothy Mellon, one of the fourth-generation members of the Mellon family, who was even more unreliable than his father, Paul Mellon, who was almost unaware of the family business.However, on this occasion, he still behaved very perfectly, and he was not allowed to play with his brother's temper on this occasion.Since it was auctioned for the family's charitable fund, it was naturally impossible for the Mellon family, as the host, not to take out some precious auction items to auction.The first lot to be brought up was a portrait of John Singer Sargent.Sargent was the most famous American portrait painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his portraits are famous in the United States and around the world.The painting was sought after by many people, even though the size of the painting was not very large, and it eventually sold for $8.8 million, the highest auction price today.The second work turned out to be a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin.Rodin is a modern sculptor comparable to Michelangelo, and his "Bronze Age" and "The Thinker" are extremely rare masterpieces.Although the bronze sculpture called "The Mountaineer" taken out by the Mellon family this time is not Rodin's most famous works, it is also a very extraordinary bronze sculpture, so as soon as this work was revealed, it immediately caused a sensation among everyone at the scene.Rodin's status in the minds of Westerners is still very high, and many Westerners like his works very much, so Rodin's works have always had a high collection value.Yang Jing is also very interested in this "Mountaineer", he has a lot of bronze sculptures in his hands, but most of them are relatively old sculptures, and he has not collected modern sculptures, so he also wants to photograph this "Mountaineer".However, the holy ring, which had not moved for a long time, directly stopped Yang Jing, which made Yang Jing have to regret to see that this "Mountaineer" was finally auctioned by Harry Morgan from the Morgan family for 32 million US dollars.This price immediately surpassed the previous portrait and became the most expensive lot of the day.Although the price is high, it is nothing compared to Rodin's other works.Even after twenty or thirty years, Yang Jing knew very well that if this work was auctioned twenty years later, it would definitely exceed $100 million.Harry Morgan was able to win this work at such a "low" price because it was not an official auction, and many people were reluctant to compete with the eldest son of the Morgan family.If such a work of Rodin were to be auctioned at an official auction, it would never have been possible to get it without $50 million.The first two works sold by the Mellon family fetched sky-high prices, and in this era, it is not common for artworks to exceed tens of millions of dollars.However, when Timothy Mellon brought out the third lot, everyone present was a little dumbfounded.What is it?
Timothy's hand was a black box about the size of an adult's fist, and the surface of the box was covered in horizontal and vertical strips, as if the box had been pieced together with dozens of horizontal bars of various sizes.And the box doesn't look like it's complete, and it seems that a part of it is missing.Everyone took turns walking up to look at the box, but no one could recognize what the strange and seemingly broken box was."
This is a collection of the family at the beginning of this century, made of silver mixed with some other metals, said to have come from the mysterious East, and according to the identification, the box is nearly 1,100 years old.Our family once invited a Chinese appraiser from Chinatown to identify this box, and according to the Chinese appraiser, this box is a box called 'Luban Box' during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China, but the box cannot be opened normally because of a broken part.And the Chinese appraiser also said with certainty that this kind of exquisite workmanship Luban box was only created by royal craftsmen at that time, so this box should have come from the royal family in China more than 1,000 years ago.Although the box cannot be opened, it has a history of more than 1,000 years, and it was also a royal item at the time, so it is very historical. ”As Timothy said, although this box is broken, it is a silver box with a history of more than a thousand years, and it is something owned by the ancient royal family of China, so after Timothy's explanation, many people are immediately ready to photograph this box.As for Yang Jing, after seeing this box, he was stunned ps: bowed and thanked "Lonely Heart" for the 1000 reward, and "Xiaoxian Bookworm 134" for 500 reward.