Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2277: Plundering the Arab tycoons
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The atmosphere in the banquet hall was extremely heated, even a bit tense and tit-for-tat.
Ye Tian's private auction has reached its final and climax. What is being auctioned now is the final lot of this private auction, Saladin's Mamluk golden cavalry helmet.
The rest of the medieval Arabic antiques from the Knights Templar's treasures have all been successfully auctioned, with no first-class results, and the transaction price was very good, even far beyond Ye Tian's expectations.
Of course there are reasons why this happened and this surprising auction result was achieved.
First of all, all the antiques and cultural relics presented in today's private auction come from the Muslim world in the Middle Ages or earlier. Each piece is of top quality, extremely rare, and of special significance.
Secondly, most of the buyers participating in this private auction are from the Middle East and Arab regions, and they are all genuine super wealthy people.
What these super wealthy people do not lack is US dollars. When they come across antiques and cultural relics that are closely related to the history of their nation and country, of course they are not willing to miss it. Such opportunities are rare.
There is another reason, and that is the issue of face.
Compared to the super rich elsewhere, these Arab tycoons care more about personal appearance.
Regarding this point, Ye Tian already knows it clearly based on his many previous dealings and what he saw when he participated in the Dubai Horse Racing World Cup. It would be a pity not to make good use of it!
When these Arab tycoons are in the same auction house, the competition between them is often very fierce for the sake of face, even more intense and crazy than the competition with buyers from other regions!
As long as it is the antique cultural relics they are interested in, these Arab tycoons don't care about the price at all. They raise placards to bid very simply, even a bit dizzying.
Such a result made this private auction proceed very quickly. In just over an hour, the auction came to an end.
Someone in the audience raised their hands to accept the price, and Ye Tian's passionate voice echoed throughout the banquet hall again.
“Five hundred and forty million US dollars, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman should be priced at US$540 million, and the current offer is US$560 million, US$560 million.
Yusuf, Nassef, do you accept the price? Saladin is the greatest hero in Egyptian history. I believe you don’t want to miss this golden cavalry helmet.”
While giving a new quotation, Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured towards the Saladin golden cavalry helmet placed on the right side of the auction table, but his eyes were fixed on Yusuf and Nassef standing under the stage, waiting for them Give a response.
At this time, the auction of Saladin's Mamluk Golden Raiders helmet has reached its most critical moment.
After more than ten or twenty rounds of fierce bidding, there are now only two buyers left competing for this priceless treasure, and they are the two strongest ones.
They are Saudi Crown Prince Salman, and two Egyptian super-rich men, Yusuf and Nassef, who saw the situation wrong and joined together to bid on the spot.
The cooperation of these two super rich people means the alliance of the two most famous and wealthy families in Egypt. They are obviously desperate and vow to take down Saladin's golden cavalry helmet.
But this is also reasonable. Ye Tian is not surprised, but is happy to see it happen.
You know, Yusuf’s competitor is Saudi Crown Prince Salman. Salman has endless petrodollars in his hands, backed by the entire Saudi oil reserves.
If Yusuf and Nassef did not cooperate and fought independently, they would have no hope of winning.
Only by joining forces can they have any chance of defeating Salman and bringing Saladin's Mamluk golden cavalry helmet back to Egypt.
Except for these two groups of competitors, the other buyers have withdrawn from the competition and become completely bystanders. They can only stand aside and watch, full of envy and jealousy!
However, they each gained something, and this trip to Portugal was not in vain.
As for the several top Portuguese collectors who were also in this banquet hall, they had already been defeated by many Arab tycoons. Not even a hair was taken, including Belmiro!
"Oh my God! These Arab tycoons are completely crazy. Even if this is Saladin's golden cavalry helmet, it is not worth 540 million US dollars! This is simply an astronomical amount of wealth!"
Barbossa exclaimed in a low voice. His blood-red eyes were so wide that they almost flew out of their sockets. They were full of madness and disbelief.
His mood at this time can be summed up in one sentence: he was in pain and happy at the same time!
Seeing priceless top-class antiques being sold at sky-high prices and falling into the hands of Arab tycoons, Barbosa felt that his heart was bleeding crazily, and he was about to die.
However, when he thought about the astronomically huge tax he was about to receive, he felt like he was floating in the clouds, in the mist, everything seemed like a dream, so beautiful that it seemed a bit unreal!
"The craziest thing is not these Arab tycoons. They have endless money and are extravagant. Everyone in the world knows that their behavior today is also reasonable.
What’s even crazier is Steven, the bastard. In just this private auction, he has made so much wealth that he can’t even imagine it, but this private auction is not over yet!
It is no exaggeration to say that this **** Steven is looting these Arab tycoons. What is amazing is that these Arab tycoons are willing to stick out their necks and be stabbed."
The Deputy Minister of Culture of Portugal said in a low voice, feeling very emotional and almost going crazy with envy.
After Ye Tian finished speaking, the two super-rich Egyptians did not respond immediately. Instead, they discussed in a low voice to see if they would raise their hands to accept the price or make a new offer.
After a pause, Ye Tian’s clear voice came out from the auction table again, trying his best to confuse and urge the two super rich people to make a decision as soon as possible. Time waits for no time!
The next moment, Yusuf raised his arms and said loudly:
"Six hundred million dollars, Steven, everyone, although the great Saladin was not born in Egypt, he established the Ayyubid Dynasty in Egypt and led the army to regain the holy city of Jerusalem.
There is no doubt that Saladin is the greatest hero in Egyptian history. As Egyptians, we have the responsibility to bring Saladin's golden cavalry helmet back to Egypt and display it in the museum! ”
As soon as the words fell, the banquet hall was filled with excitement.
"Wow! US$600 million, an increase of US$60 million in an instant, Yusuf and the others are so generous!"
"Obviously, Yusuf and Nassef are bound to get the golden cavalry helmet of the great Saladin! Let's see how Salman responds next!"
There was a cry of exclamation at the scene, and everyone was shocked by Yusuf and the others' generosity!
While loudly giving out the new quotation, Yusuf and Nassef also smiled and nodded to the many Arab super-rich people present, acting very friendly, polite, and relaxed.
In fact, their true inner feelings at this time are probably far from this, and they are definitely not as bland as they appear.
When they looked at Saudi Crown Prince Salman, their eyes stayed on the Crown Prince's face for a moment, and they smiled at him and nodded lightly, their intentions self-evident.
Salman also nodded to the two super-rich people and behaved very friendly. He obviously understood and responded.
The silent communication between them was clearly seen by Ye Tian who was standing behind the auction table, but he did not interfere verbally. There was no need at all!
Saladin's golden cavalry helmet can be sold for a sky-high price of 600 million US dollars, which has far exceeded his expectations and is even much better than the best-case scenario he imagined!
What’s not satisfying about such a sky-high price? You can't make every last copper penny. That will undoubtedly offend these Arab tycoons, which will affect future business. It will definitely outweigh the gains!
As Ye Tian expected, after some eye contact, Salman pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision.
He shook his head slightly at Ye Tian, announced his withdrawal from the competition, and did not accept the $620 million offer from Ye Tianxin.
Next, Ye Tian asked loudly twice as usual, but no one responded.
Seeing this result, he knocked down the auction gavel without hesitation, pointed at Yusuf and Nassef in the audience, and announced loudly:
"The deal was made for US$600 million. The winning bidders were Mr. Yusuf and Mr. Nassef from Egypt. Congratulations to both of you for successfully winning the golden cavalry helmet of the great Saladin and getting what you wanted!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the auction hammer in his hand fell heavily on the auction platform.
"Bang!"
The final word.
Today’s most important piece of medieval Arabian antique artefacts was finally successfully auctioned, bringing the most successful conclusion to this private auction.
The next moment, thunderous applause erupted in the banquet hall.
"Pa bang bang"
Everyone at the scene was applauding, and the applause resounded throughout the banquet hall, and I believe it will soon resound throughout the entire Muslim world.
The final winners, Yusuf and Nassef, were high-fiving each other, with bright smiles on their faces, feeling somewhat relieved!
Of course, the one with the brightest smile in the entire banquet hall was Ye Tian, who put down the auction hammer and strode towards the audience.