In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

Upon hearing that Su Mo had gone to the company, Wang Kaixuan and Lao Hu eagerly followed.

"Master Su...Madam!"

"Mr. Hu!"

"Fatty!"

After the New Year, Su Mo summoned Xiao Hu back to Yanjing from Myanmar. Now he is the head of Su's Auction House, in charge of the entire company's antique circulation.

After all, he had been in charge of business related to Burmese jade and Buddha statues, so he was a talented person, and he managed the head office very well.

Su Mo, holding Yingzi's hand, casually asked, "Who came today?"

Laughing Fox truthfully reported, "Many wealthy people have come today, including the gambling king from Xiamen, the shipping magnate from Hong Kong, and Chen Tianqiao, a newly minted tycoon from the mainland..."

"Oh, and there are also a few wealthy people from abroad!"

"Among them is James Rothschild!"

Laughing Fox had a good memory and introduced each of the upstairs customers to Su Mo.

"oh?

Su Mo pondered for a moment: "James Rothschild?"

Laughing Fox nodded. "Yes, it's said that this James Rothschild is the most outstanding young man in the Rothschild family, and he's very likely to be the next patriarch!"

"Mr. Su, the auction is about to begin, let's go in first!"

"it is good!"

Su Mo nodded and followed Xiao Hu into the auction house.

"Brother Su, is the Childe family very powerful?" Old Hu asked, puzzled.

Su Mo said, "Yes, they have a great reputation. They are a century-old family in the United States, and the Rothschild family controls countless wealth and power in Europe and the Americas!"

"Those Wall Street tycoons we all know are nothing in the eyes of these families and conglomerates!"

"Simply put, these people are like underground emperors in their own territory, able to disregard the law!!"

Laughing Fox's words reminded Su Mo of some things.

Back when Su Mo and Yingzi had just gotten married, they spent a week on their honeymoon in the United States.

During those few days, Su Mo personally witnessed the Rothschild family's influence in their home country.

At that time, a gang under the Morgan family brazenly stormed into a wealthy merchant's house one dark night, wiping out the entire family, then set the house on fire before leaving in style.

This scene was unexpectedly witnessed by Su Mo, who was out for a walk.

This scene left Su Mo completely dumbfounded!

For a full half hour, no police officers arrived.

After all, it was his big day, and Su Mo wanted to bring good fortune to his descendants, so he avoided the surrounding surveillance cameras and went into the villa to see if anyone was still alive.

However, he underestimated the ruthlessness of the Americans!

The entire villa was deserted; everyone was riddled with bullets.

Freedom is a grain of rice, gunfights every day!

The police didn't arrive until two hours later.

However, compared to this family annihilation tragedy, what truly opened Su Mo's eyes was the information registered in the newspapers the following day.

The newspaper article revealed that the second-in-command of the local police station had tragically perished in a fire at his home, along with his dog.

Not one was spared!

Su Mo was completely dumbfounded when she saw the contents of the newspaper.

The photo in the newspaper, the address of that manor—isn't that the address of the wealthy businessman whose entire family was murdered last night?

It turns out I underestimated the family's status; they turned out to be the second-in-command of the local police station!

That's even more terrifying!

The police chief's second-in-command, a high-ranking U.S. government official, and a prominent local family—they were all wiped out, and the cause of death was an accidental fire!!!

It should be noted that when Su Mo sneaked in, there were surveillance cameras all around the villa, and he even avoided the cameras.

Such a horrific and inhumane event was suppressed in just one night, which shows the influence of the Rothschild family behind it.

"That's amazing?"

Upon hearing Su Mo's explanation, Old Hu's face was filled with disbelief.

Old Hu had served in the military, and in his view, conglomerates and families were simply richer, at most as wealthy as a country, but he never expected them to reach this level.

The fat man standing to the side also gaped, exclaiming, "In foreign countries, it turns out that money can buy anything!"

Su Mo said, "Yes, money really can buy you anything!"

The group went into the next private room and sat down.

At this moment, the auction house was brightly lit, and a beautiful auctioneer took the stage. "Hello everyone, I am the person in charge of Su's Auction House!"

"First of all, welcome everyone to our auction. Most of you here are our long-time clients. I wish you all a fruitful and worthwhile trip, and may you leave with a full load of goodies!!!"

"I hereby declare the auction officially open!"

Chapter 373: Antique Deal

"I hereby declare the auction officially open!"

"Clap clap clap clap!"

The guests in the audience were very accommodating, offering just the right amount of applause.

Thank you everyone!

"Without further ado, let's begin the auction!"

"Please welcome the first item in this auction!"

After the beautiful auctioneer finished speaking, two staff members dressed in red cheongsams brought the first item to the exhibition area.

At this moment, the image on the large screen behind the auction stage also began to change, showing the auction items in the exhibition area.

"The first item in this auction, Picasso's original manuscripts, has a starting price of one million RMB, with each bid increment no less than fifty thousand RMB!"

"The bidding will now begin!"

The moment the beautiful auctioneer finished speaking, the crowd erupted in cheers.

Picasso's name is world-renowned. Even if it's not an actual painting, but just a sketch, it still has great collectible value.

Especially the foreigners in the audience, many of whom come from economically developed countries.

However, many things are not very old and there are very few collectibles, while Picasso's works are precisely among the most worthwhile and valuable collectibles.

Moreover, they also wanted to auction Chinese cultural relics, but unfortunately, with the development of China's history, relevant laws and regulations have been introduced in recent years to prohibit the outflow of cultural relics.

The Su family auction house also has an unwritten rule that foreigners are prohibited from auctioning Chinese cultural relics, even those from the late Qing Dynasty!

Smuggling and selling cultural relics abroad will result in a complete ban from the entire industry!

Despite these rules, many foreigners still attend the auction.

Because the Su family auction house has now gone international, and the auction items are no longer limited to Chinese cultural relics.

For example, the famous Picasso painting on the stage!

"one million!"

"One million five hundred thousand!"

"One million two hundred thousand!"

"One million three hundred thousand!"

Two million!

"..."

"Two and a half million!"

Three million!

Foreigners raised their paddles one after another, and even many Chinese people participated in the auction!

.........

The private room is on the second floor.

James strolled leisurely on the sofa, watching the heated bidding below. He picked up a wine glass, swirled it slowly, and said, "Not bad. As expected of the world-renowned Su's Auction House, they've even managed to snag a Picasso manuscript right off the bat. It was worth participating in this auction!"

"Young master, although this Picasso manuscript is not a painting, it still has considerable collectible value. Would you like to make an offer?"

Beside the young man's sofa, the middle-aged man stood respectfully, bowing as he spoke.

For conglomerates and families like theirs, one of their favorite things to do is collect, not for any other reason than simply because of its collectible value.

Money only depreciates, but cultural relics become more valuable over time.

"Now that I'm here, I can't leave empty-handed. Didn't the person in charge just say that he hoped I would leave with a full load of goods?"

"Although the manuscript itself isn't very valuable, it still has good collectible value!"

"But this damned Su's Auction House actually wouldn't allow us to participate in the bidding for Chinese cultural relics. That's racism! Humph, didn't they even mention the Rothschild family's name?"

James glanced at the butler beside him, quite annoyed.

"Young Master, I've already stated that I'm referring to members of the Rothschild family, but the auction house representative won't budge, and even said that it wouldn't be an exception if the US tycoon came..."

Seeing that his young master was unhappy, the butler quickly bowed and began to explain, immediately absolving himself of any responsibility.

James's eyes bulged with a violent aura as he said, "You're really talking big. This is only possible in China. If this were Western Europe, I would definitely make Luther have a taste of his own medicine!"

"I'd like to see if even a loser could break the bones of this auction house manager!"

The butler remained silent. Luther was a prized Tibetan Mastiff from Western Europe, owned by the young master, whose lethality was comparable to that of a forest raptor.

"Oh, right..."