Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 674 - 433: You didn’t expect it, huh? The painting is mine!

Chapter 674: Chapter 433: You didn’t expect it, huh? The painting is mine!

Sean Knight didn’t expect the bidding war for Picasso’s painting to be so fierce.

This was genuinely beyond his expectation.

"65 million!"

"68 million!"

"Joe, you have already won enough today; stop competing with me - 70 million dollars!"

"Thomas, I’m not the one competing with you, aren’t you competing with me? Everything I’ve been doing today is selling, I’m currently lacking a centerpiece in my collection room – I believe this Picasso painting is just right! 73 million dollars!"

...

The atmosphere of this auction is very relaxed. During bidding, everyone avoids direct confrontations. Even when bidding, it’s done in a lively atmosphere.

This made Alex Young extremely envious, he also wished that when he bid, someone would discuss with him a little about their own struggles.

But to his disappointment, when he announced his bid, others outbid him and didn’t even glance over at him!

This made him feel humiliated, he even wanted to stand up and leave immediately!

Has he ever been treated this way back home?

However, years of experience had taught him that if he wanted to fit in with these people, he could only endure, then make a dazzling presence in front of them!

Sean Knight didn’t know about Alex Young’s mental journey, but what he knew was, after this, his assets would increase significantly!

Within less than three minutes, the bid for this Picasso painting had soared to 120 million and was still rapidly rising.

However, the number of bidders started to decrease, from eight, to six, then four...

When the price soared to 180 million, only three people remained.

Joe, Jason, and Alex Young.

It came as a surprise to Sean Knight, the previous lots had all been dropped once the price reached 60 million by Alex Young, why would he bid so high now?

However, he also gained a new understanding of Alex Young’s financial power!

How much money did this guy embezzle when he was the chairman!

Of course, he was unaware that at this moment, Alex Young’s heart was bleeding from the pain!

He was spending nearly half of all his savings!

At this rate, he would really become a pauper!

But, for that goal, he had to try!

In the end, this Picasso painting was won by Alex Young at a price of 215 million dollars.

Although he paid such a price, seeing surprise in the eyes of those around him, Alex Young felt it was worth it!

At this moment, he felt somewhat pleased with himself, he glanced at Sean Knight.

It was only then that Alex Young realized, somewhat belatedly, that Sean Knight had not bid on this painting.

He remembered that earlier, Sean had not bid on the Monet painting either.

Was it because he wasn’t interested, or was he out of money?

However, it doesn’t matter. No matter how well others performed earlier, now, Alex Young thought that he was the true protagonist of this auction!

Alex Young’s face turned red as he accepted Mike’s congratulations.

"Alright, those who have won items, come pay for your purchase. Then let’s prepare for the buffet outside. I’ve prepared delightful food from around the world that everyone can thoroughly enjoy!"

As he finished, those who won the auction items, including Sean Knight, started to settle their accounts.

Sean stood up, the bunny girl standing by immediately took out a computer from the cabinet next to the sofa, proficiently turned it on, navigated the software, and finally transferred the money.

"You can transfer the money through this interface, we will deduct the commission and transfer the remaining amount to the account of the person who provided the auction item. Those who didn’t win any items can leave now."

After Mike finished, everyone began operating their transfers.

Sean was the fastest, even though the interface was entirely in English, he found it effortless.

Contrarily, others who rarely handle these matters themselves, seemed to find it tedious.

What surprised Sean was Alex Young.

Although Alex originally studied a relevant field, he seemed a bit flustered at the moment.

Sean started eavesdropping and learned that because Alex’s bidding amount was so high, the money in one account was not enough. He had to gather all the money from five accounts to accumulate enough to buy the Picasso painting!

By this time, other people had already transferred their money to the public account. Some left with their auction items, while some watched other people’s operations. Naturally, they had their own ideas.

Most of these auction items were provided by those present. They hoped to figure out who had the items they wanted but did not get.

For example - paintings.

The likelihood of two famous paintings appearing at the same time is high.

There is more than one sharp person here, they were all observing the remaining people.

But Alex Young was somewhat proud. After transferring the money, he carefully carried the packing box containing the "Eye of War" painting in his hands and walked up to Sean Knight.

He once again looked down at Sean Knight and said:

"Little Sean, you got quite the haul today! I’ll let you have this tiger-eating-human cup. As your elder, I should show some generosity.

However, as precious as this tiger-eating-human cup is, it still pales in comparison to Picasso’s famous painting.

So, sorry to say, I took the spotlight today."

His tone was full of smugness.

Alex Young was speaking Mandarin, few people in the room could understand it.