"Mr. De Niro, I never said that these white truffles are made in Italy!" In the silence, Xiao Ping's voice sounded unhurriedly: "If you are interested in my truffles, you can compete fairly with everyone in the auction." If you're not interested in them, please don't mess with them, okay?"

Xiao Ping's words made Lorenzo's face turn pale, but he endured it at best, and after handing the truffles back to Pierre, he silently returned to the corner and waited for the auction to begin. Although Lorenzo is arrogant, he is the heir of the De Niro family after all, and the priorities of the matter are still clear. Seeing such a strong contender, Lorenzo certainly wouldn't turn around and leave. He had to get a few truffles back and let the rest of the family determine where they came from so he could come up with a countermeasure.

Those who can participate in this auction know a little bit about truffles, and Lorenzo is not the only one who can be called a truffle expert. At this time, several other people also said that these are indeed the best truffles, and there is no problem in terms of quality.

Since everyone was on the same page about the truffles, Pierre immediately announced that the auction had officially begun. This time, because the number of truffles increased, the number of guests participating in the auction also increased significantly, so Pierre specially invited a special auctioneer. The professional auctioneers were really different, and quickly set the mood up and began to auction off the first batch of goods - black truffles weighing less than 200 grams.

Even though this is the most high-end truffle at auction, it is still very popular because of its high quality. The reserve price of $500 a kilogram was quickly called to around $650, and it didn't take long for the truffles to be sold out.

Next is a white truffle of the same size. The floor price has risen to $2,000 per kilogram. Like the black truffles, these white truffles were sold out in less than ten minutes, and the average price was around $2,400.

The focus on these truffles is all relatively small restaurants. They knew that they were not capable of competing for higher-grade truffles in large restaurants, so they simply focused on the first batch of truffles auctioned, but they also gained a lot. In fact, even Lorenzo bought a few kilograms of truffles to take back to the family's other experts for appraisal. Intend to find out where these truffles really come from.

The next auction of truffles weighing between 200 and 350 grams is much more tense than before. Although the auctioneer called out a high price of $700 per kilogram for black truffles and $2,500 per kilogram for white truffles. But the enthusiasm of the crowd is still very enthusiastic.

The auctions were all from the larger restaurants, including Major and Ramsey. These people have more financial resources and value the publicity effect of high-quality truffles. As long as the price is not ridiculously high, it is acceptable. With this in mind, the price of white truffles soon became more than $3,000 a kilogram, and the price of black truffles was close to $1,000 per kilogram. Even this high price did not deter customers who were interested in taking pictures of the truffles, and it didn't take long for all the truffles to be sold.

In fact, this specification of truffles is also the largest quantity, Xiao Ping watched everyone rush to quote high prices one by one, and then happily pay for the goods, he himself was so happy that his eyebrows fluttered. Xiao Ping roughly calculated in his heart, and so far the position auction has earned him more than 400,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 2.5 million yuan. This is a very satisfying harvest.

Jessica, who had been taking pictures of the auction, looked at Xiao Ping, who was happy, and took the time to come to him and said, "Look at your happy appearance, you made a lot of money today, right?"

"So-so. Xiao Ping smiled and said, "After the auction, please invite you to dinner, and you can choose wherever you want." ”

"Actually...... I still miss eating on your farm the most. Jessica sighed faintly: "It's a pity that I've already booked my ticket for tonight, and I don't have time to have dinner with you." ”

Xiao Ping was surprised: "So anxious to go back?"

The female reporter glanced at Xiao Ping angrily and said, "I'm not doing this for you, I'm going to rush back as soon as possible." I got two manuscripts to the editor-in-chief, so that I could catch up with the next issue of the magazine. Of course, if you're not in a hurry, I can stay a few more days, and you can accompany me everywhere to play. ”

"Hmm...... I think it's more important to work. Xiao Ping put on a serious expression and said: "Eating or something is a trivial matter, when you come to China in the future." I will definitely accompany you. ”

"Hmph, I know you're going to say that. Jessica snorted indignantly, then narrowed her eyes and asked, "Next time I come to China, will you really accompany me everywhere to play?"

Xiao Ping said without hesitation: "Of course, don't talk about eating and playing together, even if you sleep together!"

Jessica looked at Xiao Ping with her deep blue eyes for a while, and then smiled slightly: "Then I really want to come to China again as soon as possible, so as not to be preempted by other women!"

While the two were flirting, the auctioneer had already begun to auction more than 350 grams of truffles. The price of these truffles is higher, but the auction is still very popular. As a result, the last batch of truffles were all successfully sold, bringing Xiao Ping nearly $200,000 in income.

The auction was a joy for all. Xiao Ping had a lot of income, and the guests who participated in the auction bought truffles that they were satisfied with. If anyone is unhappy, it's Lorenzo. After participating in the auction throughout the auction, he was certain that the Chinese named Xiao Ping would be a great threat to the family's truffle business.

And what also makes Lorenzo angry is that Jessica and Xiao Ping, who he has been pursuing unsuccessfully, have a very close relationship. This made Lorenzo, who has always regarded himself very high and proud to the point of being a little narcissistic, especially unhappy. Italians have a hard time understanding why Jessica didn't accept herself for what she wanted, but instead fought with the Chinese.

However, Lorenzo knew very well in his heart that he was completely defeated by Xiao Ping today, and it would only be self-inflicted humiliation to continue to stay. Now that the truffles were in hand, Lorenzo naturally decided to leave immediately.

"Unravel the secrets of these truffles first, and then find a way to defeat him completely, and let Jessica know who is the real reliable man!" Lorenzo glanced at Xiao Ping hatefully, and left Raffles Western Restaurant sullenly.

Xiao Ping didn't notice Lorenzo leaving, and although the auction was over, he still had important things to do. Seeing that the guests all had the intention of leaving, Xiao Ping nodded lightly to Pierre, took the microphone in the auctioneer's hand and said loudly: "Please wait a while, we have prepared some snacks for everyone to taste, you will definitely have unexpected surprises!"

To be honest, Xiao Ping sold so many truffles at once today, which was already a surprise in the eyes of everyone present. Therefore, Xiao Ping's pretended to be mysterious immediately aroused everyone's interest, and everyone was waiting to see what other surprises Xiao Ping could bring.

Xiao Ping's so-called surprise is actually just a salad made with vegetables from the farm. He added cherry tomatoes and cucumbers from the farm to the salad to enrich the salad in color and flavor.

At first, those chefs were a little disappointed when they saw that Xiao Ping's so-called "surprise" was actually just a salad. In their opinion, the high-quality truffles are indeed a surprise, and although this salad looks good, it cannot be compared to truffles.

However, it turned out that Xiao Ping did not disappoint everyone. Anyone who has tasted the salad has a look of surprise on their face. Although the ingredients used in this salad are all very common vegetables, the taste is beyond everyone's expectations. Many of the customers who came to the auction this time were chefs of famous Western restaurants. Speaking of which, they have made more salads than they have ever eaten, but none of them imagined that seemingly ordinary salads would taste so good. Anyone who has studied cooking knows that it is the most difficult thing to make a delicious dish with ordinary ingredients like this.

While some people marvel at the deliciousness of salads, others are already thinking about why salads are so delicious. There are few secrets in this circle, and it was soon inquired that all the ingredients used in this salad came from Xiao Ping's farm, and it was all thanks to the specially cultivated vegetables of the farm to give the salad such deliciousness. Raffles Western Restaurant and Red House Western Restaurant in Shencheng have already begun to purchase these vegetables, which is also the reason why the salads of these two restaurants have been extremely popular recently.

After knowing the reason, many people started to think the same way - since these two restaurants can purchase ingredients from Xiao Ping, they can also do the same, and their own restaurants will be able to make such delicious salads in the future.

Seeing that the time had come, Ma Jie proudly announced to everyone: "Everyone, I am Ma Jie, the manager of Shencheng Dahua Trading Company, most of the vegetables produced by Mr. Xiao's farm are sold by the company, and those who are interested can contact me to ......."

Before Ma Jie's words were finished, he was already surrounded by a group of chefs and owners of the restaurant. Fools can't get too many of these vegetables, so they naturally want to buy some in front of others, for fear that they won't have their share when it's too late.

Looking at Ma Jie, who was surrounded by the crowd, Xiao Ping couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. This auction not only completely launched the truffle brand, but also successfully advertised the vegetables of the farm, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. It is believed that these chefs and restaurant managers who have tasted salads will become loyal customers of the farm.

Jessica had been paying attention to Xiao Ping's reaction, and when she saw him laughing, she couldn't help but whisper: "Even if everyone wants to buy vegetables from the farm, they have to go through that agent, you are just doing this to help others advertise, why are you so happy?"

Xiao Ping raised his eyebrows and said, "That's because I'm helpful, can't you see that I'm a good person until now?"

"Are you a good person?" Jessica scoffed at Xiao Ping's statement: "Why can't I see it!"

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