After the appraisal, Muyang was arranged in another VIP room. The appraiser had left, and only a beautiful girl was responsible for entertaining in the VIP room. The girl looked at Muyang's eyes with a few points of infatuation, of course, not because of Muyang's handsomeness, but because she saw the red gemstone in Muyang's hand just now.

  Although it was only a glimpse, the ruby was taken away by Mu Yang, but it did not affect the girl's enthusiasm for shiny gems. Every girl has dragon genes in her blood and likes shiny things.

  I don't know how Sotheby's will arrange it, but Mu Yang is not in a hurry, there will always be results. Although he can't identify gemstones, he can see people. Just by looking at the appearance of those two appraisers, I know that the thing he brought must be good stuff, and it's the kind of good stuff that makes these appraisers who are used to seeing treasures excited.

  The door of the VIP room was pushed open and a middle-aged man in his forties walked in.

  "Hello Mr. Mu, I am a shareholder of Sotheby's and one of the persons in charge of Sotheby's auction house in Hong Kong, my name is Sylvester." The middle-aged man greeted Mu Yang very politely.

  Muyang stood up and shook hands with his opponent.

  "You're no longer needed here, you can go out for a while." Sylvester directly sent the waitress away.

  Mu Yang's eyes flashed, and it seemed that the other party's intentions were not ordinary.

  "Mr. Mu, have you been in urgent need of money recently? Why are you auctioning off such a precious ruby?" Sylvester asked.

  Muyang's words in his heart are absolutely not something a head of an auction house should say.

  Muyang didn't respond, but instead raised his hand to let the other person continue.

  Sylvester's embarrassed expression flashed across his face, and he continued: "Let me introduce the situation of our auction house. Every year, we hold two major auctions, namely the spring auction and the autumn auction. The closest one to now is the spring auction, but it will also be around early May."

  "The company's auction commission is roughly between 5% to 12%, of course, this depends on the type of item being auctioned. If you want to auction a ruby, we will likely charge a commission of around 10%."

  "And you still have to pay personal income tax, which is about 20% of your income or more. So if it's 10 million, what you finally get is less than 7 million."

  "Mr. Sylvester, I think you'd better get straight to the point, let's not beat around the bush." Mu Yang cut off Sylvester's chatter with a straightforward tone.

  "Mr. Muyang was delighted. Alright, I have an idea. I'm particularly fond of that ruby of yours and would like to add it to my private collection."

  "How much," Mu Yang was only concerned with the price.

  "Five million dollars."

  "It's impossible, the price is too low, I think I'll just auction it instead." Mu Yang refused bluntly.

  "I really like this gemstone, but the appraiser's valuation is already at this price. 5 million is not a small amount of money, I think it's enough for you to do many things. Besides, your red gemstone doesn't have any provenance," Sylvester said.

  This is a veiled threat, but Muyang doesn't fall for it.

  "My diamond is not a modern product, but an antique, a collection of my family. The gemstone appraisal certificate was only started in 1996, so did my ancestors have to go find that organization which didn't exist yet and get some ridiculous certificate? Sylvester, I still know something about this field, ancient gemstones don't need certificates."

  "Alright, what's your psychological price?" Sylvester asked.

  "18 million." Mu Yang's lion opened its mouth wide.

  "Good heavens, you really are bold enough to name a price." Sylvester said with a shrug.

  "I remember that just last year, it was also Sotheby's, auctioned off a 24.54-carat ruby, and the final transaction price was $28.6 million," said Mu Yang.

  "How can they be mentioned in the same breath? You see, the heavier the gemstone, the higher the price, and there's a huge difference between them. Your ruby is only 19.38 carats," Sylvester said.

  "Isn't it big enough?"

  "I admit it's not small, but it's absolutely not worth $18 million. You have to know that when we initially valued the 24.54-carat ruby, it was only between $15 million and $17 million. As for why it eventually sold for $28.6 million, all I can say is that someone just really liked that ruby, but that doesn't mean it's actually worth that much." Sylvester explained.

  "And besides, you can save a lot of money by selling to us. If you open an account in Hong Kong, you can also avoid paying personal income tax. Isn't that a great deal for you?" Sylvester said.

  "But if the price difference is too big, I will still choose to auction." Muyang shook his head, can't let the other side fool around.

  However, Muyang still intends to sell it. After all, there are at least two months before the auction is held, and Muyang still hopes to get the money as soon as possible.

  Actually, Muyang knew that the things that even auction companies valued must be valuable. Auction companies often use this tactic to take advantage of some bidders' eagerness for money and acquire items from them at a low price, only to resell them at a high price and profit from the difference.

  It can't be said whether it's good or bad. If you're in a hurry to use the money, then so be it. But if you're not in a hurry, all that can be said is that your auction item might get a better price if you wait.

  Two people in the VIP room had an in-depth conversation, and finally, Muyang sold this ruby to Sylvester for $11.5 million.

  As for the price, Muyang is quite satisfied. The estimated value of this ruby is around $8.5 million to $11 million. If it were to be auctioned off, it would likely sell for around $20 million, which is a major milestone. Calculating in this way, Muyang saved on auction commissions and taxes, and the price is roughly the same.

  The deal was concluded quickly, and that afternoon, Muyang opened a new account at Standard Chartered Bank, and the money was transferred over. Muyang had money again, and it was in US dollars.

  As for the confidentiality of funds, Muyang thinks that in this world, there is no bank that provides anonymous storage, including Swiss banks. So as long as he wants to use money, it's all the same everywhere. If someone wants to investigate himself in the future, even if he stores it in a cellar, it can be dug out.

  Or on TV, those banks that don't store people's passwords actually don't exist, they only exist on TV.

  Transfer some money to your domestic bank card first.

  Then, it's spending money, making a big purchase, buying medicine. This time, Wu Yang directly placed an order and bought about 1.5 million yuan worth of medicine powder, enough for the entire Spain.

  Of course, it will continue afterwards, after all, the whole world is waiting for his medicine, and he is now a savior-like existence.

  What's with this refreshing feeling?