The day before, after a torrential rain, the long-lasting heat in Shanghai has finally come to an end. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The downstairs lobby of the Licha Hotel is one of the few large-scale social venues in the concession, and various events are often held, such as drinking parties and dances, and singing and dancing dramas. At this time, the four major associations of the Shanghai Concession were only established as the British General Association, and the membership system was also implemented and closed to the public. In the hotel industry, the only one that can compete with the Licha Hotel is the Central Hotel, which is controlled by Huizhong Foreign Bank.

The auction was held in the afternoon, and Liang Hong came with the mother and daughter of the Shen family, of course, this is also what he took the initiative to strive for, otherwise people would not come or not. Shen Mingxuan's official documents have arrived, and the Shen family also bought a ticket to Tianjin on the 28th.

"This invitation is put away first, and the auction will start in a while, and you can raise a sign and shout the price with the number on the invitation."

Showing the invitation card to enter the venue, Liang Hong told the mother and daughter beside him that he was the owner of the goods behind the scenes, and he naturally knew the details inside.

"Okay, maybe we'll buy some."

Mrs. Shen looked around at the guests who arrived first in the venue, and replied with her head raised. Liang Hong knew in his heart that this was probably just a face, and the jewelry auction would far exceed the Shen family's spending power. If a person is hard to dismantle, he will never do anything that ruins the fun.

The venue is very warm and luxurious, with a lot of flowers and drinks and refreshments to choose from. Half of the guests are foreigners in Shanghai, and the rest are Chinese, most of whom are women, and jewelry is originally for women.

After the freshness of looking around, the mother and daughter of the Shen family, especially Shen Yue, had a sharp cooling of interest in the auction, but fortunately, they soon saw that the classmates of Santa Maria Girls' High School also came, and the two girls held hands and ran to the side to mumble and talk about private conversations. Mrs. Shen had a chat with the girl's mother, and both sides looked down on each other. The girl's family is a money bank, which belongs to the grade of a million-dollar net worth, and she looks down on the mother and daughter of the Shen family who are ordinary. Mrs. Shen also holds herself as an official's wife, and thinks that there is nothing remarkable about the common rich.

The most boring thing is Liang Hong, who doesn't know acquaintances here, and doesn't want to talk casually in private. The spy who pretends to be a French expatriate, under the guidance of the manager of the auction house, is maneuvering among the foreign guests, and he is the owner of the lot. The two sides gestured with their eyes and continued to pretend that they didn't know each other. Liang Hong stretched his arms and stood outside the glass cabinet in the center of the venue, pretending to be looking at the auction items. In the past two days, I have dug all night to steal holes, and I have to pretend that nothing is wrong during the day, which is actually quite hard. Now the two white special forces, both living on the other side of Nanjing Road, are digging day and night to speed up the progress.

The jewellery to be auctioned will be displayed in a glass case in the center of the venue for guests to enjoy at any time. In this auction, there are two large diamonds of hundreds of carats, three colored diamonds of tens of carats, and a large emerald gemstone ore, and finally a pair of beautifully made pure gold wax tables. The latter two were snatched from Rhodes's house, and they were carefully selected before being brought out for money.

With the sound of a gong, the auction officially began, and a French auctioneer in a white tuxedo appeared.

"Lot 1 of this sale, one hundred and three carat diamonds, pure and transparent, light yellow, diamond processing technology is standardized, and there are no flaws inside and outside under 10x magnification. The auction price of this product starts at 10,000 silver dollars, and the price increases at least 100 silver dollars each time, and the auction starts now. ”

Although all the rich people gathered here, 10,000 silver dollars was still not a small amount, and it was only the starting price, and the auctioneer's voice fell, and there was an exclamation in the venue. Liang Hong knew in his heart that the market estimate was much more than that, and the estimate given by the French auction house for this diamond was 30,000 to 50,000 yuan.

However, the following sensation is a sensation, the auction has just begun, the laymen have not yet been excited by the atmosphere, and the insiders are waiting, hoping to pick up a cheap leak.

"Ten thousand dollars."

Finally, someone raised a sign to shout the price, but the atmosphere in the venue was still not warm, and no one followed the price.

"Okay, buyer No. 6 bid 10,000 yuan. This diamond weighs one hundred and three carats, has a pure and transparent texture, and has no blemishes under magnification. ”

The auctioneer pointed to the buyer who had just made a bid to confirm, and then re-emphasized the quality of the diamond, but unfortunately the feedback in the venue was still deserted.

"Ten thousand and one hundred yuan at a time, and there is no price increase."

There was still no one in the venue to raise the price, and the hammer was dropped three times according to the rules, and the auctioneer had already shouted twice.

"Now it's the third and last time, ten thousand and one hundred yuan, and there is no price increase."

"Ten thousand two hundred dollars."

Before the auctioneer dropped the hammer, Liang Hong raised the card and shouted. Although he auctioned it himself, it was equivalent to losing the auction house's fees in the middle, but it was always better than being taken advantage of by outsiders, and if the auction price was too low, the subsequent lots would also be affected.

However, his worries were a little unnecessary, and at the same time as he raised his cards, there were other people in the field who raised their cards, and there was more than one.

"10,000 Hundred Dollars"

"$11,000"

"Okay, now the 29th buyer, the bid is 11,000 yuan, and there is no price increase."

The auctioneer pointed to the No. 29, the highest bidder just now, to confirm that although Liang Hong had the fastest bid just now, he was immediately surpassed.

"Twelve thousand dollars."

Liang Hong raised his card again, intending to set off the market and deliberately widen the price increase. In a sense, he played the role of the auction house Rito.

"Okay, buyer No. 18 bids 12,000 yuan again."

The auctioneer pointed to Liang Hong's seat, and then emphasized the quality of the diamond again, which implied that it was worth the money.

"13,000 yuan"

"Fourteen thousand dollars"

Some people in the market called out higher prices one after another, and the bids soon rose to 30,000 yuan, reaching the lower limit of the market price. Now there are only two companies left in the field that are still competing, and Liang Hong has wisely withdrawn.

"Do you really want to buy this diamond?" Mrs. Shen, who was sitting next to her, asked in a low voice.

"The market valuation of this diamond is about 50,000 yuan, and if you buy it for 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, you can earn tens of thousands of yuan by increasing the price."

Liang Hong's voice was neither high nor low, deliberately so that others could hear it, but it would not affect the order of the auction in the venue.

"You just glanced at it and you knew how much it was worth?" Mrs. Shen was surprised.

"Hehe, in fact, many people have come to see it before, and the size and grade of the diamond are determined, and the market price will naturally come out."

Before Liang Hong's words fell, Shen Yue's mother immediately shouted out the price of 40,000 yuan. With the successive price increases, the atmosphere in the venue has also been set off, and the previous bidders were all men, and now several noble ladies have also joined the competition.

Relieved, as long as the atmosphere is up, the auction can sometimes be a lot higher than the market price. Relaxed, Liang Hong simply stood up and left his seat, walked to the table next to him and poured a glass of sweet wine, and slowly tasted it while observing the venue. Suddenly, he saw Shen Yue also leave his seat and trot out of the venue. What's wrong with this girl? Curious, I followed out, only to find out that I was going to the bathroom.

The Licha Hotel is not big, but it has a bar and a pachinko room, and it is quite lively with people. After the previous lot ended, it was customary to register the buyer, and there was still time before the next lot, so Liang Hong was not in a hurry to go back. At this moment, he heard an argument in the direction of the bathroom, and then heard the girl's scream, as if it was Shen Yue's voice.