The exhibition went 30 minutes longer than expected as the audience was too enthusiastic! Neither Christie side or James stopped it, as they knew it was only a good thing for both of them.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we will immediately start the auction, so please go back to your respective seat." Robert said with a mic on his hand. Although reluctant, everyone still went back to their seats.
"Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the finale of this auction! As all of you already know, these two diamond beside is the object of the auction." Robert said.
"First of all, I give my sincere thanks on behalf of Christie for Your Majesty King James so that this auction can happen. And the second one, this auction is officially started!" Robert said. With his voice fell, all the background light quickly gathered around the blue diamond glass boxes.
"The first diamond we will auction is the Supreme Ocean! A super-rare blue diamond that never appeared in this world! With the weight of 1344.29 carats, it's the biggest known single diamond in the world! As everyone can see, its blue color is so fascinating!
The starting price is $5 Billion, and each increase must not less than $10 Million!" Robert said.
Everyone just silent after they heard the starting price. Although they knew it would be expensive, but wasn't this price a little too high? Although all of them had at least $1 Billion wealth, not all of it was cash! With just the $5 Billion starting price, its already directly eliminated most of the participant.
After 1 minute, no bid was placed, which caused a sweat dropped from Robert's forehead. He started to think maybe the price set by James was a little too high! Not just Robert, James, who was looking calm right now, actually already nervous. It was not James that set this price, instead, it was from Joseph's advice.
Just as James considered whether to lowered the price, a middle-aged Italian man connected with a phone in the hall raised his placard.
"$5.01 Billion." The Italian man said.
"$5.01 Billion from No. 68!" Robert said hurriedly. He also breathed a sigh of relief as he knew his worry was redundant.
"$5.1 Billion." A thick man voice from No.3 VIP venues said.
"$5.2 Billion."
Gradually, the entire auction scene heated up with the Italian man pioneer. Each time the bid increased, its in $100 Million at once, not even the minimum $10 Million. In no time, the bid quickly broke through the $10 Billion marks.
James's smile grew wider each time the bid increased as it represent the money for his Kingdom.
"It seems you will rake a much-needed fortune for your Kingdom, Your Majesty King James." Amira said as she chuckled.
"Hahaha, with this money, I can implement my plan soon." James said as the stone in his heart dropped. He would immediately implement his plan as soon as he got the money.
Diamond was a common element in the Earth's crust. But, it would rarely surface, except when it's near the volcano. There was a myth among ordinary people that diamond suppliers hoard a lot of diamond, which was true. But, it was only an industrial-grade diamond, aka, rough, and impure one.
Gemstone grade diamond, aka, the one we usually saw at the jewelry was very rare as it required luck for it to be formed. And, most of it came in no color, or colorless and also it was very small. Even the most common yellow diamond was five times more expensive than the colorless one.
Blue diamond was a very rare color, and there was only less than 100 piece of it existed in the world. Most of it was very small, and the biggest being 60 carats. The Supreme Ocean was a flawless blue diamond, and its weight was 1344 carats! So it's understandable why the auction scene was so fierce.
After 3 minutes of bidding, there were only two people left that compete for the Supreme Ocean,
"$14.7 Billion." A man in No. 3 VIP venues shouted. His eyes already red as he was near his limit, and he wanted so badly the Supreme Ocean. All of his cash just around this number, and if he wanted more, he needed time to liquidate his asset!
"$15 Billion." A man connected with the phone said leisurely. He was a representative sent to this auction by his master, and he was given $20 Billion limits. He also knew his competitor already near his limit, so he directly increased by $300 Million.
The man at No. 3 VIP venues didn't follow the bid as only a loud table slapping noise came from his venues. The man also immediately left with his bodyguard.
"$15 Billion from No. 68!!! Anyone want to follow the bid ?!!" Robert shouted excitedly. With this finalize, his career officially at its peak, and he would also rake a handsome amount of commission. Even though he was already old, but he could feel he was getting younger again at the thought of his commission.
"1, 2, 3, SOLD!!!" Robert said as he madly knocked his hammer.
With the Supreme Ocean successful auction, all the party that watched this auction already shocked. Especially the audience that watched from the live broadcast, they finally knew how many hidden rich in the world. The entire auction scene was already boiling from the momentum at the moment. Everyone was clapping for the winner of the Supreme Ocean, even if they didn't know who he was.
James couldn't hold his excitement as he suddenly grabbed Amira's hand and kissed her lips.