To better promote the auction, the High-End Auction House had contacted major media outlets half a month in advance and arranged related coverage, talking up the auction's prestige to the skies.
As a result, many media outlets knew that an auction would be held today in the top banquet hall of the Fog City Grand Hotel. They had even accepted travel allowances from the High-End Auction House, waiting to release their prewritten articles after the auction ended—"Auction Concludes Successfully," "Final Lot Sells for an Astronomical Price," and the like.
No one had expected them to end up appearing at the auction in this manner.
But a report titled "Auction Organizer Swaps Final Lot with Counterfeit, Causing Client a Loss of 21.65 Million Euros" was obviously far more sensational than "Auction Features an Astronomically Priced Lot." The reporters who swarmed in were like sharks that had smelled blood, all of them buzzing with excitement.
Some sharp-eyed reporters also recognized the other guests present and immediately crowded around them. "Mr. Howard, hello, I'm a reporter from XX Newspaper. May I ask what happened here?"
"Mr. Smith, what are your thoughts on Mr. Shen's accusation?"
The auction manager's face turned completely green at the sight. He wanted to stop the reporters from conducting interviews, but no one knew better than him how troublesome Country B's media reporters could be. Even for the sake of the High-End Auction House's reputation, he could not afford to offend these uncrowned kings.
Jin Zhongxuan shouted furiously, "Security! Security! Get these reporters out of here!"
Seeing that the security personnel were taking their time, the auction manager could only signal the auction house staff to step forward and stop the reporters. "We're very sorry, but this is a private auction that is not open to the public. It