Chapter 89: Tears of the Moon
"2 million!"
"2.1 million!"
"2.5 million!"
"3 million!"
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As soon as it began, the competition in the venue entered a white-hot stage. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ infoCountless big bosses who were teased by the auctioneer began to frequently raise their cards and frantically compete for the ownership of the 'Tears of the Moon'.
"10 million!"
The boss who suddenly raised the price was a partner of Li Yan, who controlled the largest chain of pharmaceutical supermarkets in South China and was worth a lot of money.
What's more, according to Li Yan's understanding, this boss has just been newly married recently, and he married a beautiful girl who is 15 years younger than him!
Looking up, sure enough, he was sitting next to a fashionably dressed young beauty. After the boss raised his card and quoted the price of 10 million, his face was excited and he fell into the other party's arms.
However, the friendship between the two did not last long before it was broken by the ensuing price increase.
"12 million!"
"15 million!"
"17 million!"
"18 million!"
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After only a few seconds as the protagonist, the boss was drowned in a new round of price increases, and no one paid attention to it.
After four or five minutes of stalemate, the situation in the meeting room began to gradually become clearer. The foreshadowers who lack strength have all been brushed down. Those who can persist here are all big financiers who have abundant financial resources and regard money as dung.
"29 million!"
A middle-aged man with a calm face and an unsmiling face glanced at him and motioned to the assistant next to him to hold up a sign to quote.
"Huh? Isn't that Li Wenzhu? If I'm not mistaken, his wife has been dead for more than ten years, right? Why did he bid for this diamond ring? Did you meet your sweetheart again? β
Li Wenzhu, a real estate developer, is one of the top 10 real estate development companies in China. With good interaction with the government, he has contracted a large number of infrastructure projects in the past 30 years, and has also accumulated countless assets, which is a frequent figure on the Forbes China Rich List.
However, Li Wenzhu lost his wife at an early age, and then never remarried because of work. But this 'Tears of the Moon' is obviously a feminine accessory, so what did he buy it for?
Looking at Li Yan's gossipy appearance, Ruan Yumei rolled his eyes and explained: "There is news that Li Wenzhu's only daughter will turn eighteen next month, so I guess he wants to take a picture of this 'Tears of the Moon' and give it to his daughter as a coming-of-age gift!" β
"Oh, I see!"
"30 million!"
As the two spoke, the auction price was raised again. This time, it was an old acquaintance that Li Yan had already known, the son of the Du Group - Dewey!
"What is he here to make trouble? I am neither married nor have a girlfriend, so what a joke! β
Li Yan, who rushed over, blinked, and Dewey pointed to the mobile phone in his hand. Li Yan frowned slightly, comprehended the meaning, took out his mobile phone and looked, and a text message from the other party popped up.
"I'll give you a price increase! By the way, you can also experience the thrill of spending a lot of money! β
Shaking his head funny, Li Yan recovered: "Be careful, don't really!" β
"Don't worry! I knew in my heart that if the situation was wrong, I would get out immediately! Absolutely can't get into it! β
After a few more words, Li Yan turned off his phone and returned his attention to the field.
"31 million!"
Another competitor broke in, and when he turned his head to look, Li Yan quickly remembered the identity of the other party.
Zhang Yanan, President of LV Group Greater China, is an iron lady with great personality in the shopping mall! At the age of 43, he has always been alone and has never had lace news.
"I didn't expect the Iron Lady to be tempted by diamonds!"
"What's so strange about this, no matter how tough she looks on the outside, but at the end of the day, she is still a woman after all, and it is only natural that she will be interested in 'Tears of the Moon'!"
Women are born with a lack of resistance to jewelry such as diamonds, and this love that borders on paranoia is really incomprehensible to most boys, including Li Yan. Just like girls can't agree that boys love to play games, it belongs to the innate personality preference differentiation.
However, even if you don't understand it, as long as the other party is willing to offer a high price, then Li Yan will not have any complaints!
"32 million!"
Dewey, who was purely here to stir up the situation, stepped in sideways and brought up the offer. However, without waiting for Zhang Yanan to speak, Li Wenzhu on the other side rushed to make an offer.
"35 million!"
Li Wenzhu seems to be bound to 'Tears of the Moon', and directly raises the price by 3 million, wanting to scare away the few remaining competitors and end the auction ahead of schedule.
However, Zhang Yanan's love for 'Tears of the Moon' is obviously extraordinary, his expression moved slightly, and he said: "38 million!" β
This is the consistent style of the Iron Maiden! Didn't you raise the price by 3 million and try to scare me away? Then I will go toe-for-tat and raise the price by 3 million! One point is not much, one is not too much, depending on how you deal with it?
Dewey, who originally wanted to mix a few more feet, looked at the two prisons that were obviously already on the bar, shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile, and gave up the offer rationally.
As a result, the two of them were left competing for the 'Tears of the Moon' on the field. Li Wenzhu turned around, glanced at Zhang Yanan, who was as calm as water, took the number plate in the assistant's hand, and quoted in person: "40 million!" β
"42 million!"
"44 million!"
"45 million!"
"46 million!"
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Both of them are long-established people in the shopping mall, so naturally they will not lose their minds because of a mundane thing and quote indiscriminately. As the price continues to rise, the price increase of the two has gradually decreased.
"52 million!"
"53 million!"
"53.5 million!"
"54.5 million!"
In the end, it was Zhang Yanan who took the lead in defeating, although he was among the executives of international brands, and his annual salary was around 7 figures. But compared with the identity of Li Wenzhu's big boss, it is still a little inferior, and the financial resources naturally can't compete.
Looking at the 'Tears of the Moon' blooming with gorgeous light on the platform, Zhang Yanan bit her lip unwillingly, she still wanted to fight the last one.
"55 million!"
"57 million!"
However, Li Wenzhu, who had already seen her lack of confidence, directly increased the price by 2 million, shattering the last glimmer of hope in her heart.
Shook her head calmly, the current offer has exceeded Zhang Yanan's psychological bottom line, and she decisively gave up the idea of continuing to compete.
After waiting for a few seconds, seeing that the other party did not continue to increase the price, the auctioneer on the stage understood and began to count the seconds. "Mr. Li bid 57 million! Is there a higher price than this? β
After looking around and seeing that no one answered, the auctioneer shouted: "57 million, the first time!" β
"57 million, the second time!"
"57 million, the third time!"
"Smack!"
The auction hammer fell, which means that this 'Tears of the Moon' already belongs to Li Wenzhu in the audience.
"Congratulations to Mr. Li Wenzhu for taking this rare diamond ring at a price of 57 million!"
In the applause of the occasion, Li Wenzhu also stood up cooperatively, first nodded to Zhang Yanan, and then waved his hand around, and then sat down.
"Ladies and gentlemen, do not despair! This is just the first lot in this auction, and there are many more to come! Next, please take our second lot......"
According to the design of the auction process, normally the most valuable lot will be placed first and last. The first lot is an opportunity to set off the atmosphere and decorate the faΓ§ade. And the lot at the end is usually the finale of the auction, and it is the most valuable item in the whole sale!
Therefore, after the 'Tears of the Moon', the lots that came up one after another never caused such a sensation as before, and the final transaction price was only around one million, and there were not many items that could attract Li Yan's attention.
However, according to the design of Guardian Auction House, the auction will be held for three consecutive days. And the most precious lots, almost all of which were pressed on the last day of the auction.
Therefore, many rich people who already know the news did not appear in today's auction hall, what they are waiting for is the last day of the boutique auction.
After looking at the backstage for a while, Li Yan shook his head a little boringly, and after saying goodbye to Ruan Yumei, he got up and walked out of the venue.
Sitting in the car, Li Yan took out his mobile phone and dialed Ivan, "Hey, are you still in the hotel now?" β
"Well, it's still in the hotel."
"Okay, I'll look for you in a moment and take you to see the goods."
"No problem, I'll wait for you!"
Hanging up the phone, Li Yan drove straight towards the hotel where Ivan was staying.