Li Yuan, who has been very busy this night, went to bed early in the morning, but was woken up by the phone ringing not long after he fell asleep. This made Li Yuan very unhappy, and he answered the phone and said dissatisfiedly: "Who, don't let people sleep in the middle of the night?" ”

"Ah, I forgot about jet lag, it's already night over there." Pierre's strange tone came from the other end of the phone: "But how can you sleep, today is the day of the auction!" ”

Li Yuan rubbed his eyes and said, "I've been so busy these days, can't I rest early?" Just let him go to the auction or something, and wait until tomorrow you will tell me the results. ”

"No, no, no, it's absolutely not going to work!" The stubborn temper of the French also came up, and he insisted on saying to Li Yuan: "This is the first time that the peach truffle has been auctioned, you should take care of it, and I will inform you of the auction situation in real time!" ”

"Forget it, international calls are expensive!" Li Yuan planned to be lazy, so he began to make excuses.

"No, no, no, there are so many communication tools nowadays, you don't necessarily have to make international calls!" Pierre smiled and said: "What is your penguin number, sue me, I will add you!" ”

Li Yuan said helplessly: "You are a foreigner who also plays this, what kind of thing is this!" ”

However, complaining is complaining, and Li Yuan still sued the French with his number. Anyway, he had already been woken up, so he simply got up to see how much those truffles could sell for.

Pierre quickly added Li Yuan as a friend, and then began to "broadcast live" the auction to him via the Guò Penguin software.

Right now, the auctioneer is auctioning off a few bottles of wine, and Pierre says it's truffle's turn next. It can be said that he didn't know anything about red wine Li Yuan, and he only saw that someone was raising the price, and finally the auctioneer dropped the hammer and made the sale. With the sparse applause in the auction hall, the wine auction was over.

"It's the truffle's turn!" Pierre said to Li Yuan excitedly: "You don't know French, I'll translate for you!" ”

As soon as the Frenchman finished speaking, the auctioneer began to speak. Thanks to Pierre's translator, Li Yuan can still roughly understand what the other party is talking about.

"The next auction is the best Xiantao brand truffles from China!" The auctioneer read out the next lot according to the auction list, and then he himself was stunned for a moment.

And in the auction hall. There was a soft laughter, and it seemed that many people thought this lot was funny.

"In most people's minds, the best truffles are made in Europe!" Pierre whispered to Li Yuan: "That's why the auctioneer said that these truffles are produced in China, and everyone will have such a reaction." ”

Li Yuan did not express an opinion. Just smiled coldly. He already knew the quality of these truffles, and when the auctioneer brought the real thing, the people who laughed just now would be slapped in the face.

The facts did not disappoint Li Yuan, and when the auctioneer showed his truffles to everyone, the scene immediately resounded with amazement. At the same time, Li Yuan noticed. The guys who laughed before were all shocked now, as if they couldn't believe what was happening in front of them.

Li Yuan was very satisfied with the situation at the auction site, and couldn't help muttering to himself: "Hey, let you laugh again!" A bunch of guys who have never seen the world are dumbfounded now, right? ”

The people who will participate in this kind of auction are people who know the ingredients very well, and they all see that these truffles are indeed not ordinary, no wonder the auctioneer just said that this is the best truffle. And the quality of black and white truffles is so high, which is even more rare.

What surprised everyone even more. The auctioneer made it very clear that these truffles are made in China. Although truffles are also produced in southern China, I have never seen such a superlative. As a result, many people began to ask who had sent these truffles to the auction.

However, the auctioneer will not disclose customer information, and these people will naturally not be able to inquire about anything. At the same time, the auctioneer had already started to auction the black truffles, and as soon as he quoted a reserve price of 6,000 euros per kilogram, many people began to bid enthusiastically.

After a fierce bidding, the black truffle was finally auctioned by two customers at a price of 7,800 euros per kilogram. Although the price is already very high, look at the beaming expressions of the two. It's like taking advantage of a big advantage.

And then the auction of white truffles is even more white-hot. White truffles are rarer than black truffles and are naturally more expensive. Even white truffles of very average quality can be sold for 6,000 euros a kilogram. The reserve price of Li Yuan's white truffles at auction is 7,500 euros per kilogram. Even so, there were bids.

Seeing that the numbers on the display screen behind the auctioneer kept changing, and had jumped to the number of 10,000, Li Yuan was naturally full of joy. The white truffle sent to the auction this time weighs three kilograms, and even if it is sold at this price, it can be sold for 30,000 euros, which is equivalent to more than 200,000 yuan.

And when it comes to the price of 10,000 euros per kilogram. There were significantly fewer bidders. In the end, these white truffles were auctioned by a bidder for 10,600 euros per kilogram, which was enough to satisfy Li Yuan.

"Haha, that's good!" Li Yuan calculated an account in his heart, and said to Pierre with a smile: "This auction has made us a total of nearly 70,000 euros, plus the sales in China, it has exceeded your previous estimate of 80,000 euros, I am very satisfied!" ”

Pierre didn't care much about how much money he made, and said to Li Yuan lightly: "Because Xiantao brand truffles are auctioned for the first time in Europe, the brand awareness is not high, so the price will be low." When it becomes well-known in the future, the auction price can be even higher. ”

Of course, Li Yuan likes to hear this, and nodded again and again: "Okay, in the future, we will often send truffles to Europe for auction, and strive to become the world's top truffle supplier!" ”

"Haha, I'll see!" Pierre agreed with a smile, obviously not taking Li Yuan's words seriously. However, the current French did not expect that in just a few years, Li Yuan's words would become a reality.

Pierre quickly said to Li Yuan: "But don't be too optimistic, the auction price will be deducted from the handling fee, and there is also my commission, what you really get may not be as much as selling it directly." ”

In fact, Li Yuan has also considered this problem, but he thinks that he should still take a long-term view. As the French say, when the brand of Xiantao becomes well-known in Europe, truffles will be able to fetch a higher price. And Li Yuan's eyes are not only on truffles, but also plans to sell more ingredients to Europe and the United States, which requires a credible agent over there.

And Pierre was originally a chef, he has good connections in Europe and the United States, and more importantly, he is also very trustworthy, and he is a good guy. This is the real reason why Li Yuan is willing to cooperate with Pierre and let him be a truffle agent.

At this time, Li Yuan remembered another thing, and hurriedly asked Pierre: "By the way, how effective is my method of preserving truffles?" (To be continued.) )

PS: The second watch, there will be another watch in the evening, so stay tuned.