Chapter 24: Underground Auctions
"Auction Houses are a very important part of the underground event, and sometimes there are auctions in it, and they are all top-notch auctions. β
"There are often some rare medicinal materials on display, and the thousand-year-old elixir you mentioned is likely to be found somewhere, so we might as well try it. Zhao Haitian said in a deep voice.
Lin Shen listened and nodded to be sure, Zhao Haitian would not lie to himself, whether it was true or not, he had to go.
There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Lin Shen came out of Shen's house after breakfast, and met Zhao Haitian.
For convenience, they also dressed up in disguise.
After a while, the car entered an abandoned factory, circled the underground parking lot a few times, and finally reached its destination.
Lin Shen got out of the car, and then followed Zhao Haitian into the door of the basement, and after passing through the door, there was an elevator.
After coming to the second basement floor, as soon as the elevator door opened, Lin Shen saw what luxury was.
The entire floor is resplendent like a royal palace, and the five-meter-high ceiling is carved out of glass.
The entire floor is about 500 square meters, and it is a medium-sized auction house.
The front and rear seats are clearly blocked by the aisle, and the first three rows are the VIP area, and the back is the general area.
Zhao Haitian took a membership card and walked into the VIP area.
Lin Shen was dressed ordinarily and followed behind Zhao Haitian, looking like a follower.
"Attendants are not allowed to enter. Lin Shen was about to walk into the VIP area, but was stopped outside by two staff members around him, one of whom said indifferently.
Lin Shen glanced at Zhao Haitian, but Zhao Haitian frowned and said to the staff: "This is the guest I invited, not some followers." β
"Who are you?" However, Zhao Haitian's words aroused strong dissatisfaction from the staff, and he stared at the man in front of him with a critical face, wearing an old suit, looking very old-fashioned.
Zhao Haitian was glared at by the angry blowing beard, he was not angry and threw the membership card to the staff, and shouted angrily: "Open your dog eyes and see who I am." β
"Zhao, Zhao, sir? β
The staff was initially full of disdain, but when they saw the golden name engraved on the membership card, their faces changed completely, and their tone quickly became respectful, and they no longer dared to be presumptuous.
This is the director, who dares to offend?
Zhao Haitian ignored the staff and said to Lin Shen, "Let's go in, Mr. Lin." β
In order to highlight Lin Shen's status and identity, Zhao Haitian directly called Mr. Lin.
This made the staff on the side, his face pale again, he seemed to realize that he had offended someone, and he wanted to slap himself a few times.
Those who dare to enter the VIP area are all guests with status, otherwise they would not have walked in.
He had the audacity to humiliate others, he had been working for a few years, and this was the first time he looked away.
He was worried that Zhao Haitian would give him small shoes and complained about his service attitude.
However, when Lin Shen and Zhao Haitian walked into the VIP area together, the staff knew that he was thinking too much, and people didn't take a little person like him to heart at all.
"Obviously has such status, why do you wear so rubbish. The staff looked at the two people who were leaving, and kept muttering.
After Lin Shen and Zhao Haitian walked into the VIP area, they sat in the corner of the second row, Lin Shen sat on the outermost, and Zhao Haitian sat next to Lin Shen inside.
"The staff here all earn 100,000 a month, and there are too many people who have seen it, so naturally, the dog fights the people. Zhao Haitian explained to Lin Shen, for fear that Lin Shen would not be happy.
However, Lin Shen didn't feel anything, there were always such bullies, so there was no need to worry about them.
If you really bother with them, it will only increase your troubles.
On the stage of the VIP area, there is a circular platform with a diameter of about 100 meters, which looks so bright and transparent under the shine of the chandelier.
And on the round platform, there are four long-legged women wearing cheongsam, one more beautiful than the other, used to act as a faΓ§ade.
At this moment, there were already some guests sitting in the VIP area, but they were not very familiar with each other, and some of them were attended by representatives sent by those big forces.
The purpose is to treasure the Tao, if you can auction some good treasures, it is not worth the trip.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please wait a moment, our underground auction city has prepared four auction items, covering cultural relics and medicine, handmade artworks, etc., to ensure that everyone is worth the trip. At this moment, there was a middle-aged and gentle woman standing on the stage.
The woman was wearing a red suit, a pair of white leggings, and a pair of crystal high heels, looking intellectual but mature.
As the woman spoke, the surroundings gradually fell silent.
With a click, the lights quickly dimmed, and only dim lights lit up the stage throughout the dungeon auction.
In such an atmosphere, Lin Shen felt in a trance that it didn't feel like an underground auction, but like a concert.
"Before this auction is held, we have invited three Jiangcheng bigwigs to notarize this auction, and in order to prevent conflicts, these three bigwigs will sit here. β
"First of all, let us applaud Wang Lei, the eldest young master from the Wang family. β
Wow, the applause quickly resounded throughout the auction room, especially the girls cheered and shouted.
As they shouted, in the three positions at the front of the VIP seat, a young man in his twenties dressed luxuriously stood up and waved with a charming smile on his face, which attracted the cheers of many women.
When Lin Shen saw Wang Lei, there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes.
When Zhao Haitian saw Lin Shen's expression, he naturally knew what was going on. Yesterday's incident, in the final analysis, was planned by Wang Lei behind the scenes. But there is no evidence in this matter, and the crime is not big, so he can't do anything to Wang Lei.
Next, I would like to invite Cao Hui, deputy general manager of Quanyou Group. It was another woman's introduction, and then I saw a middle-aged man on the second chair standing up and simply waving his hand.
But all he got was some applause that had to be applauded, and some were scattered, which made Cao Hui's face a little embarrassed.
He glanced at Wang Lei, and Wang Lei smiled at him.
"Finally, let us warm applause to welcome the current executive head of the Sun family, Sun Yi. β
Finally, when the woman excitedly shouted out Sun Yi, the entire auction hall resounded with thunderous applause, which lasted for a long time.
But looking at everyone's faces, there was no joy or excitement, only deep fear.
In the hearts of each of them, there are not many characters in Jiangcheng who can't be offended, but Sun Yi is definitely one of them.
If Sun Yi couldn't make them afraid, then there really was no one in the entire Jiangcheng City who could be qualified to do this.
Sun Yi is wearing a Tang costume today, and he looks quite imposing.
"He's here too. Zhao Haitian sighed, his eyes full of worry.
Although he is his brother-in-law, their relationship is not very good at all. If it weren't for the old man's illness, they wouldn't have coexisted together under one roof at all.
If they also bid this time, I'm afraid that everyone else will not be qualified and competitive.
After all, competing with them for financial resources is looking for death.
"Just go with the flow. Lin Shen saw Zhao Haitian's concern, so he smiled and comforted.
But Zhao Haitian made a decision, even if he fought for the pension, he must give Lin Shen a satisfactory explanation.
"The three of us will join us in the auction, but the rules of this auction city are different from other auctions, we are not directly involved in the bidding of the treasures, but the four cheongsam beauties on the auction table. β
"These four cheongsam beauties represent four auction items, and whoever bids higher will get not only the treasure, but also the cheongsam beauties on the stage. β
In other words, our cheongsam beauties will leave today's venue with the winners. The woman in red smiled ambiguously, not feeling weird at all. Here, this kind of thing is commonplace for them.
This is the unwritten rule of Jiangcheng Underground Auction City, this is the place where rich people have fun. Pure auctions, for them, are too boring and meaningless.
Lin Shen's gaze became even more weird, he never expected this place to be so messy. It's really a world full of wonders. And those girls, with calm eyes, looked like they had been mentally prepared.
Perhaps, this is the essence of high-level society, full of money and power transactions. I don't know how many flowers have withered under the black hands of sin.
Just look at the expressions of these big people around you, and you can see it, and you have long been accustomed to it. Lin Shen looked at the girls who were about the same age as his sister with a calm face, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Please conduct the No. 1 auction with a reserve price of 500,000. As the hammer in the hand of the woman in red fell, the entire auction hall fell silent.
And then there were bids quickly.
"Five hundred and fifty thousand. β
"Six hundred thousand. β
"Eight hundred thousand. β
One by one, the prices gradually increased, and most of the bids were in the general area at the back, while the VIP area in front was silent.
Obviously, so far, no price has appeared to impress them, until the price has skyrocketed to a million.
"One and a half million. At this time, Cao Hui of Quanyou Group had a wicked smile on his face, and his essence was exposed. He didn't just come here for treasures.
Zhao Haitian sneered disdainfully on the side: "Usually people look like dogs at the press conference, who knows that there is also this kind of goods behind it." β
"Hehe, this is just the essence of human beings, there is no need to be angry. Lin Shen saw it very thoroughly and smiled indifferently.
The real world is already so messy.
Women are all auctioned, what could be more disgusting than this?
"One and a half million. β
Before the words fell, in the first row in front of Lin Shen, the latest price sounded.
After Lin Shen saw him, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Is that him?"