Bind to the collection system, I became a national treasure

empty?

How could it be empty?

The whole audience was in an uproar. Bai Xi's expression was slightly serious. It seemed that something unexpected had happened.

Chen Ling on the stage also turned pale, but her strong qualities as a seasoned figure allowed her to quickly calm down. She forced a smile and said, "It seems that some of us in charge are a little reluctant to release this national treasure. Distinguished guests, please be patient and allow me..."

But before she could finish her words, Yang Ye, who had just met Bai Xi, walked onto the stage with a gloomy expression and interrupted the auctioneer's rescue: "I'm sorry, distinguished guests, and those participating in the online auction, due to a problem with the finale item, this bronze auction may have to be temporarily suspended."

"For VIPs who have sold their collections, our service staff will take you to the settlement procedures and hand over your treasures."

"On behalf of Poly, Sotheby's and China Guardian, I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you."

After saying that, Yang Ye bowed deeply to the audience below, then signaled the security personnel to push the cart away, and he left the auction table with Chen Ling.

"What's going on? I came here just for the Xi Jia Pan, how can I just stop like that?"

"Exactly! Could it be that the original owner suddenly withdrew from the bidding? This is too absurd!!"

"I don't think so. Sotheby's, Guardian, and Poly are all international auction houses. There wouldn't be any disputes over the items before they were auctioned. I think it's more likely that they were stolen."

"Hiss, if what you said is true, then this is a really big event! It's wonderful, and today's trip was not in vain!"

......

The scene became a little chaotic after Yang Ye's words. Xiao Rui keenly felt that something was wrong and gave Hongxiu a look. The other party understood and immediately left her position, protecting Bai Xi behind her, and vigilantly observed the surrounding situation.

Xiao Rui took out his phone and called Wu Mengda and Captain Cao, who were still outside, asking them to be prepared in case of any accidents.

Money can move people's hearts. Bai Xi spent nearly 200 million Hong Kong dollars at the auction today. It is hard to guarantee that someone will take advantage of the situation and do something risky.

"Miss, let's leave first? This place may not be safe."

After doing all this, Xiao Rui returned to Bai Xi and made a proposal to her.

Bai Xi nodded. Although she was upset that she had not achieved her biggest goal tonight, she also knew that Xiao Rui was right. There was no point in staying any longer. After all, if there was any possibility of solving the problem, these three top auction houses would not stop the auction.

Just when Bai Xi was about to go to the service counter to settle the bill under the protection of Hongxiu and Xiao Rui, Yang Ye, who had just come down from the counter, suddenly appeared not far in front of her and walked quickly towards her.

"Ms. Bai, congratulations on your successful bid. I'm sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you. Please go to the VIP room. We will have someone to provide you with settlement services." Yang Ye bowed and then made a gesture of invitation: "Ms. Bai, please come this way..."

Bai Xi also wanted to ask what happened, so he nodded slightly and followed Yang Ye to the VIP room of the Gangcheng Convention and Exhibition Center.

......

"What? Stolen?"

Bai Xi was shocked. Just now, after the three of them followed Yang Ye into the VIP room, in order to complete the task of System Overlord and because she was indeed a little curious, Bai Xi asked Yang Ye the reason for the cancellation of the auction.

In the end, Yang Ye smiled bitterly and told her the real reason for canceling the auction. The news was too big and he couldn't suppress it, so it would be better for him to be straightforward, at least to win the favor of the distinguished guest.

"Yes, the three of us have mobilized such a large publicity force. If it weren't for this situation, there would be no way we would have canceled this auction."

Yang Ye looked gloomy. Although security was not his responsibility, he was one of the persons in charge of this super large auction and could not escape blame.

After this incident, it will be difficult for him to climb up in the future. He originally thought it was an opportunity to gild his resume, but he didn't expect that it would be gilded with coal slag.

"Uh, my condolences..." Bai Xi also thought of this and looked at him with some sympathy: "But, is your security so weak? Such valuable things can be stolen. Wait, what about the things I bought?"

Bai Xi suddenly reacted and asked in shock.

"Everything you bought is fine. I brought someone to confirm it, so don't worry. But I heard from Mr. Lu that your main purpose for coming here was to get the Xi Jia Plate, so I came here specifically to apologize to you."

Yang Ye forced himself to cheer up, still maintaining a professional smile, and comforted Bai Xi. Then he took a bill from the hand of a young lady in work clothes next to him: "Ms. Bai, this is your consumption details. Please check if there are any mistakes."

After Bai Xi took it, he just took a quick look at the total settlement amount of the auction items: HK$182.85 million, of which HK$159 million was the auction item value and HK$2385 million was the commission.

When bidding on a collection, the hammer price and the final settlement price are different. The hammer price is the money the auction house pays to the seller, of course, the seller's commission needs to be deducted, and the money the buyer pays to the auction house also needs to be based on the hammer price plus the commission.

Auction houses are not charitable organizations, so they naturally will not do business at a loss. Their main source of income is the commission paid by buyers and sellers after the auction items are sold.

The last time Bai Xi participated in a charity auction, this auction method did not apply to him, so he did not need to pay a commission at that time.

Before Bai Xi came, Xiao Rui had already explained the relevant auction rules to him, but when he saw the commission amount, he couldn't help but be amazed.

Tonight, she alone contributed more than HK$2000 million in revenue to the three major auction houses.

"What a huge profit..."

Bai Xi sighed and then handed the list to Xiao Rui. This kind of brain-intensive work should be left to professionals.

Xiao Rui checked it carefully and nodded to Bai Xi after confirming that it was correct.

"No problem. Let's settle it directly."

After receiving Xiao Rui's feedback, Bai Xi nodded slightly at Yang Ye and said.

“How much is it after converting into RMB?”

"170 million RMB."

Yang Ye waved his hand, and the Poly financial staff behind him quickly handed over the amount after the exchange rate conversion.

"Okay, tell me your corporate account and I'll call the bank now."

After Bai Xi finished speaking, he directly dialed the exclusive service hotline for private banking customers of China Merchants Bank.

The transfer involved an amount of nearly 200 million yuan, especially a cross-border transfer. As soon as Bai Xi swiped the card, the bank called. So in order to avoid trouble, Bai Xi chose to directly call the private banking assistant and let the other party perform the operation directly.

Last time in Dijing, the reason why Xiao Rui was able to independently complete a large-scale transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars was because she had greeted Xu Zhiwen first, but later she still needed to go through various verification procedures. This time she simply did it herself. Of course, this was also to protect the safety of users' funds, so Bai Xi had no complaints.

About ten minutes later, Poly Hong Kong's corporate account received a transfer notification, signaling the deal was officially concluded. Then, under Yang Ye's guidance, Bai Xi began her long journey to sign the contract...