Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty-Three Phantom Thief Kidd(1/2)
Chapter 523: Kaitou Kidd
Lin Feng stood up, looked around, and smiled strangely at Suleiman.
"I'll give it -" Lin Feng shouted loudly, and when everyone's eyes were focused on him, he smiled softly, "$402,000."
Everyone was still expecting Lin Feng to shout out some crazy bid, but they didn't expect that the price was only 20,000 US dollars more, which just exceeded the minimum bidding price every time. They were suddenly discouraged.
Suleiman listened to the music. What did this prove? It proved that Lin Feng did not have enough financial resources. He couldn't be happier than to see Lin Feng suffer.
"500 million U.S. dollars. If you don't have money, don't tell the world that you must take a picture of this thing. We Arabs don't know how. If you say you want to take a picture, you will take a picture." Suleiman held a cigar between two fingers, with a proud look on his face.
, pointing at Lin Feng disdainfully.
Suleiman's arrogant attitude angered many wealthy people in the venue, but the price of a "Hai Pig" has reached 500 million US dollars, which is a bit outrageous. If it is just to win a breath, this price is not a good deal.
Lin Feng was not annoyed, but smiled slightly. Now that the price has almost reached the critical point of each other, he is slowly increasing the price just to anger Suleiman. Regardless of whether Suleiman really wants to buy this "Hai Pig" today, there are always people
Anyone would be unhappy if he paid so much and a mere $20,000. Especially an Arab with deep pockets like Suleiman would be impulsive.
There are endless stories of rich Arabs paying for their impulses in this regard. For example, an Arab spent 280 million European and American dollars to build a golden car made of pure gold, equipped with 8-cylinder horsepower and capable of reaching a speed of 120 kilometers per hour. Moreover, this car
A "golden car" will wear out nearly 50 grams of gold every 100 kilometers on average. Of course, you don't usually drive this "golden car" to show off, but occasionally when you want to show off your wealth, this rich man will drive this car.
The "golden car" is used to receive valuable nobles. The Arabs' squandering is evident.
As for Lin Feng, he just needed to stimulate Suleiman a little more.
But just when Lin Feng was about to raise his hand, someone shouted, "$600 million."
Everyone in the venue was shocked. Such a great god of wealth appeared out of nowhere. Everyone looked sideways and took a deep breath - Li Ka-shing!
Li Ka-shing, the richest man in China.
Li Ka-shing is 74 years old this year, but he still walks calmly. If you don't look at his face, you wouldn't know that he is 70 years old, as if he has just turned 50.
Everyone gave up their seats. This was the leader of Hong Kong's economy. When the Asian financial crisis affected Hong Kong, the Hong Kong stock market was stabilized by the cooperation between the super-rich people headed by Li Ka-shing and the government, allowing Soros to eventually fail.
After Li Ka-shing looked around slightly, he walked straight towards Lin Feng.
"Mr. Jin, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are still so energetic and your face is glowing." Li Ka-shing greeted Jin Yong enthusiastically.
"Mr. Li, you're here too, it's really lively today." Jin Yong stood up to greet him and sighed.
Li Ka-shing turned to Lin Feng and nodded, then looked at Suleiman.
"Mr. Fahim, this 'Hai Pig' is China's national treasure. Although Hong Kong is only a tiny place, it is also capable of protecting its own country's national treasure." After speaking, Li Ka-shing sat down.
There was a round of applause at the scene, applauding Li Ka-shing's declaration. This is now the richest Chinese man. With him coming forward, naturally he no longer has to worry about the arrogant Arab Suleiman.
However, the two people present frowned.
Suleiman naturally knows Li Ka-shing, the richest man in China, who started from scratch and created countless miracles. He was once his idol. Unexpectedly, this time he was alarmed, and his relationship with Lin Feng seemed to be good, which made Suleiman even more excited.
For the taste.
Another person who frowned was Lam Feng. Because of the appearance of Li Ka-shing, his plan was completely disrupted. Although Li Ka-shing is very wealthy, he is now talking about 600 million US dollars. This price is really outrageous. Although this "Haizhu" is himself
Yes, but once the deal is completed, the commission alone is extremely staggering. Li Ka-shing paid hundreds of millions in commission to Sotheby's, which made Lin Feng unhappy.
Also, I don’t know if Li Ka-shing knows about his plan. But right now, Li Zekai has a temporary situation with his company, Yingke Telecom, and has to rush to deal with it. Lin Feng doesn’t know whether Li Zekai told his father Li Ka-shing about his plan.
"Xiao Lin, sit down. What chess players like most is a strong player. Today's game will be very exciting!" Li Ka-shing said with a mysterious smile.
After hearing this, Lin Feng felt enlightened. After thinking about it, he nodded and sat down.
At this time, the auctioneer was already asking Suleiman if he wanted to continue bidding.
Suleiman was hesitant. The price of 600 million US dollars was already very high. He came here today just for fighting spirit. Of course, it would be nice to spend some money to take a picture of China's national treasure "Hai Pig". If he couldn't,
He was also very happy to let Lin Feng spend more money. But Li Ka-shing's appearance was beyond his expectations.
US$600 million is a very big number for both Lin Feng and his company "Second World", but it is nothing to Li Ka-shing and Cheung Kong Holdings. Suleiman wants
Giving up, but not willing to give up.
At this time, the wealthy people around saw Suleiman's hesitation and immediately began to boo. They were so arrogant just now, but now the leader of Hong Kong's economy took action, and they were immediately deflated. The wealthy people who were watching the excitement had a lot of bad breath, and they naturally vented it all at this moment.
These cheers were particularly harsh in Suleiman's ears. After thinking about it, Suleiman stood up.
"Mr. Li, you have always been my idol. I didn't expect that we would meet in this situation, and as opponents. I remember your famous saying - chess players like the most strong players. I will offer 650 million US dollars.
!" Suleiman said.
The crowd was slightly startled and took a breath. Although the quotation this time was no longer as high as 110 million as before, the atmosphere was more tense. This meant that the price was approaching the critical point of the "Haizhu" bidding.
Those who are willing to give up may give up at any time, and the battle now is who is more persistent. Of course, for those who are purely making trouble, they are also extremely nervous. If one person is not good, they may not succeed in stealing the chicken, but lose the rice.
"670 million." Li Ka-shing was slightly startled when he heard his catchphrase coming from Suleiman's mouth. Then he smiled faintly, raised his hand and said casually, with a relaxed tone as if he was picking cabbage in the market. What he said was not the last word.
billion US dollars, but a few Hong Kong dollars.
This calmness and courage made the rich people in Hong Kong around him sigh. Only Li Ka-shing can have such courage and momentum. With 670 million US dollars, most of the rich people present do not have this much in total.
On the other side, when he heard Li Ka-shing shout out 670 million, he already wanted to give up, but seeing Li Ka-shing's relaxed expression that didn't take him seriously, Suleiman was angry again. After thinking about it, he added a little more
.
"680 million." Suleiman raised his hand and said. In his mind, since Li Ka-shing came forward and threatened to keep this national treasure, US$700 million should be his bottom line. It would be good for him to add a little more and let Li Ka-shing spend more money.
.Suleiman was extremely excited to be able to compete with his idol.
At this time, Li Ka-shing stood up and whispered to Lin Feng: "Xiao Lin, come to my place for tea when you have time."
After saying this to Lin Feng, Li Ka-shing bowed slightly to Suleiman, "Since Mr. Fahim loves our country's cultural relics so much, I want to use a cultural relic to make friends with countries with an equally long history as a great country with a history of 5,000 years."
The historical Arab nation, I think, if this cultural relic has a spirit in heaven, it will also be satisfied. Goodbye, Mr. Fahim." After Li Ka-shing winked at the auctioneer, he turned around and left with a smile.
The crowd was stunned. Unexpectedly, Li Ka-shing walked away like this. Only the auctioneer instinctively banged his gavel and announced that Suleiman Al-Fahim had purchased the bronze statue of the Chinese Zodiac for US$680 million.
"Haizhu".
Suleiman was stunned on the spot. He originally thought that Li Ka-shing would add more money, but he didn't expect it. As a result, he spent 680 million US dollars to buy a copper-cast pig head that was useless. He felt that he had suffered a big loss.
Yes, and he was tricked by Li Ka-shing, no, he was tricked by Li Ka-shing and Lam Feng.
At this time, Li Ka-shing walked to the exit, suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Mr. Fahim, this 'Hai Pig' is worth US$680 million. I think you should keep it carefully and don't let anyone steal it."
There was a burst of laughter at the scene.
Suleiman's face twitched. This was the first time in his life that his face turned red after being teased like this.
Although everyone thought that Li Ka-shing was making fun of Suleiman, only Lin Feng knew that Li Ka-shing would not be so boring to tease Suleiman. This was a code given by Li Ka-shing to himself. I am afraid that Li Ka-shing already knows his plan, and he will do it
I'm here to help myself.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng smiled and took the lead in applauding.
"Congratulations to Mr. Fahim for winning this national treasure," Lin Feng said.
Suleiman's eyebrows moved with an angry look on his face. He glared at Lin Feng fiercely and said angrily, "I will melt him when we get back and cast him into a camel again."
Lin Feng shrugged indifferently, making Suleiman even more angry.
Subsequently, the auction ended in a relaxed atmosphere. The Hong Kong rich people present were commenting on the fact that Suleiman spent 680 million to buy a "Hai Pig" worth less than one-tenth of that.
Showing contempt and ridicule.
Suleiman's face was ashen. He wanted to walk away, but it would be too ungraceful to leave at this time. Suleiman could only hold back. Fortunately, he couldn't understand the Cantonese spoken by the Hong Kong people around him.
Okay. But before 1997, Hong Kong was ruled by the British. There were few rich people present who could not speak English. Seeing that Suleiman could not understand Cantonese, he turned to English to ridicule Suleiman with insinuations, which made Suleiman almost fall.
I want to use this "pig head" to hit these Hong Kong rich people.
Fortunately, the auction ended quickly, and Suleiman immediately got up and went to Sotheby's accounting department to transfer the money.
Lin Feng smiled and helped Jin Yong out of the auction house.
"Brother Lin, if this 'Haizhu' was not photographed, how can you honor what you said before?" Li Zhiyou whispered into Lin Feng's ear at this moment.
"Don't worry, although I didn't fulfill my promise, Li Ka-shing's words are enough to alleviate the anger of the Chinese people. Besides, at 680 million US dollars, this national treasure is not worth the price. If I really buy it, I'm afraid there will be more people in the country."
Call me stupid, call me pushy. Besides, this 'Haizhu' will definitely belong to China." Lin Feng said firmly.
In the car, Jin Yong looked at Lin Feng thoughtfully.
At this time, Suleiman walked out of the Sotheby's auction with a black face, followed by eight bodyguards. The entourage beside him carefully held the "Hai Pig" that was auctioned for 680 million US dollars.
Lin Feng opened the door and stepped out of the car with a smile.
"Suleiman, be careful, don't lose the US$680 million," Lin Feng joked.
Suleiman had a dark look on his face, raised his head high, and snorted disdainfully.
"Lin, I never thought that you only need to spend a little money to buy your country's national treasure, which is not expensive. I have said that this is a problem that the world cannot solve without money." Although Suleiman was terribly distressed, he pretended to be calm at the moment.
Face relaxed.
Lin Feng smiled faintly.
At this moment, several children suddenly pointed in the distance and shouted, "Kidd! Kidd!"
Everyone was stunned and looked up.
A slender man stood on a car not far away. He was wearing a white dress, a white cloak, and a monocle that covered half of his face, but he had a smile that understood everything. He was as mysterious and full of stars as stars in the night sky.
To be continued...