435 Taking Back Some Dignity (2/2)
However, Shen Jing did not even bother to answer Jiang Siyin. Instead, she turned calmly to Yang Ting and said, ”Yang Ting, please remember that not everyone can be bullied by you so easily. Making excuses for yourself will just make others despise you more. I dare to use all of my assets in order to win this spat, do you dare to do so as well? When you look down on others, please also reflect upon whether you even have the right to do so.”
”Well said, beautiful eastern maiden! One's gold could be lost and it will return, but one's dignity will never return once it is lost! If it weren't for the fact that you already have a lover, I would definitely use all possible means to woo you.” A slightly jarring voice rang out from behind them.
The man's voice was actually speaking their Hua Xia language! Everyone turned to see a young white man, who was seated beside Finley. He looked to be just over 30 years of age, and his eyes were filled with admiration for Shen Jing. Clearly, he had been observing the drama unfold this entire time.
If it had been anyone else, they would have definitely not have understood what Yang Ting and Jiang Siyin were saying, since they were speaking in their Hua Xia language. However, this white man coincidentally understood the Hua Xia language!
Yang Ting's expression was one of utter shock. She had never imagined that a white foreigner would be able to understand the words of two Chinese people's conversation!
At that moment, the auctioneer on the stage had already given the final call for the current bid. The ancient artwork by Da Vinci had just been sold for 60 million USD!
One of the staff members for the auction walked over to Mo Wen's seat, then asked politely, ”Excuse me mister, may I ask if you will be making your purchase transfer immediately?”
Under normal circumstances, after an item has been auctioned off, the buyers were given the options of making an immediate transfer, a delayed transfer, or registering to pay in installments. An immediate transfer was the fastest and least complicated method, as it was a direct handover of the auction goods and the money at the same time.
On the other hand, the payment by installments option required a discussion and the drafting of an official agreement between both parties. If the time period dragged on for too long, there was also the issue of an interest rate to consider.
Meanwhile, a delayed transfer happened when the person was unable to fork out such a huge sum immediately on the day of the auction. This gave the buyer a few days to deposit the amount to cover the transaction in their personal bank account to be wired a few days later to the seller from the auction.
These methods were normal for such auctions, as most of the participants were business people. As such, their assets were often distributed among myriad chains and branches versus one main small company. Moreover, many wealthy people, especially business people, never carried much cash with them. This was considered a but beneath them, as many of them had credit accounts and tabs at many of the luxurious hotels, restaurants and brand name clubs.
”A delayed transfer,” Shen Jing said. She of course chose this option, as it was impossible for her to fork out 60 million USD right at that moment. This would give her time to discuss the matter with Lin Qing, specifically about how to raise the funds!
”Then, please fill in your personal details here...” The staff member smiled at her.
”No need for such trouble. I will do an immediate transfer.” Mo Wen waved his hand to stop Shen Jing. He did not want Shen Jing to spend so much of her money. Besides, it was not as though he was short of money!
”Ignorant!” Jiang Siyin laughed coldly.
He had never thought that Mo Wen would actually be so stupid. Even if he and Yang Ting were to combine their funds, they still would not be able to do an immediate transfer.
Who would have such huge amounts of money readily available? Jiang Siyin couldn't help but wonder this, as in the eyes of most business people, putting money in the bank was like simply allowing it sit and lose value!
”Fool.” Yang Ting looked at Mo Wen oddly.
She felt that this lad was not just dumb, she actually thought he was a full-fledged lunatic! She already harbored a little hatred for Mo Wen, as she felt that it was all his fault that she and Shen Jing had fought.
”Mister, are you certain?” The staff member from the auction was mildly stunned, as this was an unusual occurrence.
”Mo Wen…” Shen Jing did not know whether to laugh or cry. She was not even able to stop him!
”Did you think I was really going to let you pay for it? Silly girl!” Mo Wen smiled as he looked over at Shen Jing. Then, he told the staff member, ”I will transfer it over right now.”
If the participant desired to pay immediately, the auctioneer would definitely not reject the offer. Moreover, an immediate transfer was also the payment method that was most beneficial for the auction house!
Very quickly, the staff member placed a laptop in front of Mo Wen. On the screen was the auction's bank account information. All that was left to do was for Mo Wen to enter his information and make the transfer electronically.
Mo Wen thought about it, found Citibank's tab, then keyed in his account number in no time. The account displayed that he had 200 million USD in savings. For this sum of money, the cash flow of the Lu Group had almost been cut at its limit, as one could only withdraw a certain amount in one transaction.
The amount in this account was the compensation that he had received from the Lu Clan. Initially, he had asked for 1 billion RMB, but when they handed over the money, they had actually deposited 200 million USD, which was equivalent to 1.2 billion RMB!
The Lu Clan had likely sent more because they had been scared out of their wits by Mo Wen. In their desire to be completely rid of Mo Wen, they were not the least bit stingy with their compensation!
Meanwhile, Mo Wen was not worried at all that the Huatian Palace would investigate him because of this matter. Apart from the fact that they had attacked him first, the very fact that they were related to the Heretic forces had already doomed them to become silent victims, such that they could not even voice any of their sufferings!
Mo Wen had actually never touched this money before today. In fact, he had never even thought much about it. If not for the fact that he now wanted to buy the ancient artwork by Da Vinci, Mo Wen would probably have forgotten all about the funds!
To him, money wasn't really important at all. It was simply not the commodity that he valued most. After confirming the pin number and amount, Mo Wen then completed the transfer and handed back the laptop to the staff member.
Everyone's gazes were fixed on him. It was very hard to believe that Mo Wen could actually transfer 60 million USD in cash at once!
Moreover, in Yang Ting'sand Jiang Siyin's eyes, Mo Wen was still that same old pauper who only relied on women to get by. To think that he had 60 million USD in cash that could be tapped into at any time was truly unbelievable!