Chapter Twenty-Four: The Uncatchable Chips
Inside the auction hall of the Haiya Hotel.
Li Jinxiu stood on the stage with a smile, and waited for the applause that lasted for dozens of seconds to dissipate before continuing to speak:
"I announce that today's charity auction has officially begun, and the first lot is a Qing Dynasty Huanghuali dragon pattern top cabinet donated by President Wu Zhongwei of Zhonghao Group, with a reserve price of 5 million. ”
"I'll give seven million!"
"Nine million!"
"Ten million!"
“……!”
As the auction began, shouts of bidding began to be heard in the hall one after another.
After Li Jinxiu only symbolically reported the first lot, she sat in the position prepared for her by the staff, and the auction matters were taken over by a professional team of auctioneers.
After about half an hour of competition, all 12 auction items have been auctioned, and the funds raised have reached a staggering 150 million.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the last auction item we are going to auction next is a rare treasure donated by Mrs. Li Jinxiu, which is produced in the West Sea and is rumored to be a rare and beautiful jade that can make people invincible to all evils - the tears of the dragon king!"
While the host was talking, Li Jinxiu also got up calmly, walked to the front of the covered box, and gently lifted the red silk on it.
As soon as this thing came out, the audience was in an uproar.
In the glass cover in the center of the stage, a white jade card the size of a playing card and with a crystal clear body is filled with a layer of soft luster.
"I announce that the Tears of the Dragon King has officially started shooting, with a starting price of 10 million yuan!"
"Fifteen million!"
"Twenty million!"
“……”
For a while, the sound of bidding seemed to overturn the roof, and those famous ladies and ladies spent a lot of money like flowing water.
In an instant, the bidding for the Tears of the Dragon King quickly approached the 100 million yuan mark, but the magnates present didn't even seem to have the intention of stopping.
"I'll give 95 million!"
In the stands, a bloated woman held up a sign to make an offer.
"I'll give 180 million!"
In the front row of the venue, a middle-aged man about 30 years old, with a big back and gold-rimmed glasses, seemed to be tired of this slow bidding method, and raised the price by 85 million in one go.
As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent.
Spending nearly 200 million yuan, just to buy a jade plate, how can such a wealthy hand not be surprising.
After the man with glasses quoted a sky-high price to shock the audience, he got up from his seat with a smile, bowed slightly to Li Jinxiu on the stage, and then turned to look at the guests in the venue:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I Liu Mingyu have been in business for several years, and I have always been taken care of by Mrs. Li, and now Mrs. Li is righteous, helping Yunzhou charity, and I should naturally help each other, so please give someone Liu a face, and give this honor to the next, so that I can also follow Mrs. Li's example and contribute a little bit to the construction of Yunzhou's charity, thank you very much. ”
Liu Mingyu clenched his fists with both hands, looked around at everyone with a smile, although his words were impassioned, but the show off in his eyes was ready to come out, after all, his offer at the moment had completely reached the top, and it was impossible for other competitors to appear, so Liu Mingyu's behavior, in addition to showing off his financial resources, was also flattering Li Jinxiu.
The auctioneer on the stage waited for Liu Mingyu to finish his speech and took over the conversation:
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Liu Mingyu of the Daming Group has called for the auction price to 180 million!
The audience was silent, although there were many wealthy people among the guests who came today, Liu Mingyu had already publicly made it clear that he was cursing up with Li Jinxiu, and naturally no one would make enemies with him because of this kind of thing.
"180 million, for the first time!"
"One hundred and eighty million, the second time!"
As the auctioneer spoke, he had already picked up the auction hammer in his hand, and everyone present held their breath, waiting for the moment when the final word was finalized.
"One hundred and eighty million, the third time!"
As the auctioneer spoke, the gavel was already slowly falling.
"Wait!"
At the same time, a cold female voice rose from the entrance of the venue.
"Brush!"
Hearing this voice, everyone in the hall collectively turned around and turned their eyes in the direction of the sound.
"Stomp!"
Under the attention of the audience, the auctioneer's gentle demeanor was soothed, and he walked out of the shadows with a steady pace, standing under the light, and his beautiful face instantly attracted the greedy eyes of many rich people.
"This lady, do you want to increase the price?"
After the auctioneer saw Wen Keren's alluring face, and unconsciously exuded a temperament that rejected people thousands of miles away, he only asked politely when she was the young lady of a powerful family, who did their business, they were used to seeing people who pretended to be pigs and tigers on weekdays, and today was an auction banquet held by Li Jinxiu, and he couldn't afford to offend any of the guests inside.
Wen Keren continued to walk until he was less than ten meters away from the stage, then he stopped and set his eyes on Li Jinxiu:
"That's right, I'm going to participate in the auction!"
"This girl looks very eye-catching, dare to ask which lady of the house are you?"
Li Jinxiu glanced at Wen Keren, saw that she was beautiful, and thought that she was also the one who was sent by the gate valve to donate money, and immediately asked with a smile.
After all, the more people participate in the auction, the more she can show her noble status.
Li Jinxiu on the stage was full of thoughts, but Liu Mingyu in the audience looked confused, he offered a high price today, originally to please Li Jinxiu's Guan Huan, at this time, seeing that Wen Keren wanted to steal his limelight, he was naturally unhappy:
"Didn't you hear the auctioneer already shouting three times just now!
Wen Keren glanced at Liu Mingyu coldly:
"According to the rules of the auction, as long as the hammer does not fall, I am naturally qualified to bid!"
"You've got a fart!"
Liu Mingyu saw that Wen Keren still dared to talk to him, and the anger on his face was even stronger, and he said angrily:
"Even if the auctioneer hasn't dropped the hammer yet, the people who came to participate in the auction today have all paid the auction deposit in advance, and you, a person who arrived halfway, don't even have the qualifications to shout, understand?!"
After speaking, Liu Mingyu turned to look at the auctioneer:
"What are you doing in a daze, give me a hammer right away!"
"Mrs. Li, look at this ......"
The auctioneer looked at the audience who could spend close to 200 million yuan to buy a jade plate, and there was a person who dared to come out halfway to cut off his beard, and found that he couldn't afford to offend anyone, so he had to look at Li Jinxiu as if asking for help.
"It's okay, just let her participate in the auction, we are holding this auction today to raise money, since this little girl has a good heart, how can we refuse. ”
Li Jinxiu is naturally happy to see someone quarrel over herself, in this way, firstly, she can appear to have a high status, and secondly, she can raise more funds, not to mention that there are still hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at her in the venue, she must also maintain her good image, not to mention that once this kind of thing spreads, her reputation will be widely spread.
"This lady, Mrs. Li has agreed to your participation in the auction, before you, Mr. Liu Mingyu has already offered 180 million, please make a bid!"
After the auctioneer finished speaking, the eyes of the audience instantly focused on Wen Keren, and at the same time, they were also guessing in their hearts who this little girl who suddenly appeared was able to go toe-to-toe with the wealthy Liu Mingyu.
"Since Mrs. Li has spoken, then I will play with you!"
Liu Mingyu saw that Li Jinxiu agreed to Enbo's participation in the auction, and looked at Wen Keren domineeringly:
"Lao Tzu has nothing else, just a lot of money, today I want to see how you snatched things from me!"
"I'm afraid you won't be able to accept the price I gave, and I won't dare to accept it. ”
Wen Keren glanced at Liu Mingyu with disdain, then turned his gaze to the stage, and said loudly:
"My chips are Li Jinxiu's life!!"