Behind the scenes at the auction house.
Gu Cheng was completing the handover.
The Maotai liquor, Chicken Head, Rabbit Head, and Osiris Illusion already belonged to Gu Cheng.
Only the Rat Head remained. Once he paid in full, ownership of the Rat Head would pass to him.
But Gu Cheng was still a little over 300 million short.
Uh, in Dragon Yuan.
Converted to euros, that was a little over forty million.
So...
"Could you ask your group's boss to come meet me? I have a business proposition to discuss with him."
Gu Cheng was in no hurry to settle the payment.
Instead, he wanted to meet the boss of MP Group.
Given that Gu Cheng was a major client who had spent over five hundred million euros this time,
the staff member passed his request up the chain.
Before long,
a very fat white man appeared backstage.
"Hello, Mr. Gu. I'm Oliver, chairman of MP Group."
"Hello, Mr. Oliver. I've heard a great deal about you."
After they shook hands,
Oliver said with a broad smile, "I hear you have a business proposition for me, Mr. Gu. I love doing business. What sort of
business did you have in mind?"
Whoa.
Foreigners really got straight to the point!
Gu Cheng glanced at the others present and said, "I think our business needs to remain confidential."
Oliver considered this, then waved everyone else out, keeping only two or three trusted aides.
"They can be trusted, Mr. Gu. You can speak freely."
Smiling, Gu Cheng pointed at the stone sculpture of the Osiris Illusion. "I'd like to sell it to MP Group."
Oliver glanced at the sculpture, and his smile immediately froze.
He looked at Gu Cheng. "Are you joking, Mr. Gu?"
Gu Cheng shook his head with a smile. "No,