The diamond that Yang Jing took out for auction did indeed cause a sensation at the cocktail party. Such a large cut diamond is rare, and it is rare even in such a top rich circle.

Especially this diamond was taken out by the mysterious Cole Smith, which made some of the rich people present even more interested.

In the end, the cut diamond was bought by a new generation of man in his fifties from the West Coast for a high price of $3.8 million. Yang Jing later learned that this guy was the boss of Northrop. Northrop has not yet merged with Grumman to form Northrop-Grumman, but Northrop is still one of the top major arms companies in the United States.

The consortium behind Northrop is the emerging California consortium after World War II.

Obviously, this is the California Consortium showing goodwill to Yang Jing. Because Alfred Lewis, chairman and CEO of Bank of America, who came to attend the reception on behalf of the California Consortium, had a great conversation with Yang Jing in the cigar house.

As an emerging consortium that only emerged after World War II, the California consortium is closer to Yang Jing's philosophy in some aspects.

"Hey, Kerr, thank you very much for providing this precious diamond." After the auction that was interspersed, Skeve, as the protagonist, immediately found Yang Jing and expressed his gratitude sincerely.

The final charity money obtained in this kind of auction that is interspersed at the cocktail party will be donated to the Mellon family's charity fund. The diamond provided by Yang Jing was sold at a price of US$3.8 million, which is equivalent to the $3.8 million given to the Mellon family's charity fund for Yang Jing for free.

This number will be a huge sum of money even after thirty years, let alone now?

The most important thing is that the diamond that Yang Jing took out is really rare, and the meaning behind it is naturally different.

In the eyes of many people and even senior executives of the Mellon family, this Cole Smith took out such a precious diamond, which was to release enough kindness to the Mellon family. The Mellon family naturally would not let this kindness pass by. They needed the olive branch handed over by Cole Smith.

"It's nothing, Richard, your grandfather is a person I admire very much. I'm just sorry now that I haven't seen this great old man with my own eyes."

Saying good things is not enough, and saying good things can bring better results. Yang Jing definitely doesn't mind saying a few good words at certain critical moments. Especially this kind of good words is said to an old man who has been dead for a long time, and Yang Jing will not have any psychological burden.

The good atmosphere allowed Yang Jing and Skeve to have a long conversation, until the next stage of the auction began, and the two stopped talking.

The necklace provided by Bloomberg appeared at this stage of auction. Sure enough, the necklace caused a big sensation as soon as it appeared.

Yang Jing could even feel the sour smell of the ladies who followed her husband to the cocktail party.

This necklace did not disappoint Bloomberg's expectations. It actually sold $1.7 million, which was more than twice the price of this necklace Bloomberg bought back then.

"This guy is Harper Lawrence, chairman of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. He is an annoying guy!" Skeve whispered in Yang Jing's ear.

The person who took the necklace was a fat white man in his sixties. When he got the necklace, the fat man's excited face changed.

"People from the Boston Consortium?" Yang Jing asked Skeve beside him with a hint of disgust for the fat man.

"That's right, behind this guy is the Boston Consortium. To be precise, he is the core figure of the Lawrence family, and the Lawrence family is an important part of the Boston Consortium. This annoying guy had ideas about Monroe more than 20 years ago, but it's a pity that John was there at that time, and this guy couldn't compete with John." Skeve said with certainty.

Because the Mellon family and the Boston Consortium belong to the East Coast, there will naturally be some fierce competition. Now the Mellon family and the Boston Consortium are just maintaining the surface harmony, and it is not enough for outsiders to know what kind of competition the two big guys will have in secret.

As for John Skeve mentioned, he was the famous President Kennedy.

Everyone knows what has to be said between President Kennedy and Monroe, and the reason why Kennedy was able to become president is said to have a great relationship with the strong support of the Boston Consortium, and the relationship between the Boston Consortium and the Kennedy family is very strong.

But Yang Jing didn't expect that as an important figure in the Boston Consortium, this fat man was obsessed with Kennedy's women. And judging from the fat man's expression just now, what Skeve said was obviously true, and this fat man definitely had ideas about Monroe.

In this regard, Yang Jing could only sigh in secret - your circle is so chaotic!

"I am very grateful for the auction items provided by you, and I am very grateful for your enthusiastic participation in the auction. Next, I will take out three auction items provided by our Mellon family..." The person speaking on the stage was Timothy Mellon, one of the fourth-generation members of the Mellon family. Compared to his father Paul Mellon, this guy is even more unreliable. He almost ignores the family's business.

However, in such an occasion, he still performed very perfectly, and he was not allowed to play with a young man's temper in such an occasion.

Since it is an auction for the family's charitable fund, it is naturally impossible for the Mellon family to take out some precious auction items to auction.

The first auction item I brought was a portrait of John Singer Sargent. Sargent was the most famous portrait painter in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. His portraits are famous in the United States and even around the world.

As soon as this painting was taken out, it was sought after by many people. Even though the size of the painting was not very large, it was finally sold at 8.8 million US dollars, which is the highest auction item for auction today.

The second work turned out to be a bronze sculpture by August Rodan.

Rodin is a modern sculpture master who can match Michelangelo. His Bronze Age and "The Thinker" are both extremely rare masterpieces.

Although the bronze sculpture entitled "The Climber" that the Mellon family took out this time is not the most famous works of Rodin, it is also a very extraordinary bronze sculpture. Therefore, when the work was revealed, it immediately caused a sensation among everyone on the scene.

Luo Dan has a very high status in the minds of Westerners. Many Westerners like his works very much, so Luo Dan's works have always had extremely high collection value.

Yang Jing was also very interested in this "Climber". He now has many bronze sculptures, but most of them are sculptures of a relatively old age. He has not collected modern and modern sculptures, so he also wants to take a picture of "Climber".

However, the Holy Ring, which had not been moved for a long time, directly stopped Yang Jing, which made Yang Jing regret to see that this "Climber" was finally sold by Harry Morgan from the Morgan family for $32 million.

This price immediately surpassed the portrait just now and became the most expensive auction item today.

Although this price is very high, it is nothing compared to Luo Dan's other works. Even Yang Jing, who is the price of those precious artworks in 20 or 30 years later, is very clear that if this work is auctioned twenty years later, it will definitely exceed 100 million US dollars.

Harry Morgan was able to win this work at such a "low" price because it was not a formal auction, and many people were unwilling to compete with the eldest son of the Morgan family. If such a work by Rodin was sold at a formal auction, it would definitely not be able to win without a price of 50 million US dollars.

The first two works taken out by the Mellon family were sold at sky-high prices. In this era, artworks that could exceed tens of millions of dollars were not common.

However, when Timothy Mellon took out the third auction item, everyone present was a little stunned.

What is this?

Timothy was holding a black box that was almost the size of an adult's fist. The surface of the box was full of horizontal and vertical clauses. It seemed that the box was pieced together with dozens of horizontal strips of different sizes. Moreover, the box seemed to be incomplete and seemed to be missing a part.

Everyone took turns to go up and take a look at the box, but no one could recognize what this strange and seemingly incomplete box was.

"This is a collection of the family collected at the beginning of this century. It was made of silver mixed with some other metals. It is said to come from the mysterious East. According to the identification, this box has a history of nearly 1,100 years. Our family once invited a Chinese appraiser from Chinatown to identify this box. According to the Chinese appraiser, this box was a box called "Luban Box" from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China. It was just that part of it was incomplete, so the box could not be opened normally. And the Chinese appraiser also said with certainty that only royal craftsmen had the ability to create this exquisite Luban box at that time, so this box should have been from the royal family in China more than a thousand years ago. Although the box could not be opened, it had a history of more than a thousand years and was also a royal product at that time, so it was of great historical significance."

As Timothy said, although this box is incomplete, it is a silver box with a history of more than a thousand years, and it is something owned by the ancient Chinese royal family. So after Timothy's explanation, many people immediately prepared to take a picture of the box.

As for Yang Jing, after seeing this box, he was stunned...
Chapter completed!