A huge crystal chandelier suddenly appeared in front of the vision, as if there was golden light in all directions

Ye Yu took Xia Mi to step into the main hall of the opera house, the glitz swept in from all directions, the surrounding pillars were like the ruins of the Parthenon on the Acropolis, but they were painted in a gorgeous dark red, supporting the dome-like ceiling, one after another giant crystal chandeliers dispelled all the shadows, the golden dome reflected by the light and the war of "Ragnarok" painted on the four walls, the wool carpet with green mandala patterns, and the brass nameplate on the red suede seats marked the seat number, A scarlet curtain hangs on the stage, and it seems that when the curtain is drawn, the works of some ancient Greek tragedy master will be staged.

"It feels like a hazy medieval taste," Natsumi followed behind Ye Yu

"En" Ye Yu responded lightly, and walked to the independent private room on the second floor under the leadership of the waiter

"I originally thought that Senior Brother Chu was already a local tyrant, but I didn't expect Senior Brother that you are the one who is deeply hidden" Xia Mi looked east and west in the room, touched here and there

"Haven't you been here before?" Ye Yu suddenly felt a feeling of being embarrassed and thrown home in front of everyone's eyes, and he vaguely remembered something, but it was always a little bit worse

"You're not talking nonsense, auction!!" Xia Mi opened her hands, "That's the world of rich people, how could I have been here?" So take a good look at it this time."

"I've always had a delusion, I wonder if you have one?" Ye Yu frowned, "I think I should have met you somewhere, but after reading your information, I found that it was impossible for us to meet."

"Beauty, I seem to have seen you somewhere" Xia Mi waved his hand, "Such an old routine, senior brother, don't say it"

“······” Ye Yu stared at Xia Mi

"I'm a woman who has been tempered a lot" Xia Mi raised her head, "It's impossible for me to set routines"

“······”

Xia Mi didn't taunt Ye Yu, turned around and sat obediently on the chair, staring at the stage in the center

One by one, the lights went out, and at last only the huge chandelier in the center was still lit, as if the show was about to begin, and the white-clad waiters rang a string of bells as they passed through the aisles, and the voices of the guests chatting were low.

The curtain shook, and a man in a black tuxedo walked out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Sotheby's Directional Auction Summer 2010 Chicago Cultural Tour Auction will begin in five minutes, and I am the auctioneer, so please hold your number plates and don't miss out on what you want, because what we will be bidding on next, each one is unique." The auctioneer paused

"Now, then, close your eyes when it's dark."

“？？” Natsumi turned her head, "I haven't heard that auctions are going to play this routine??" ”

"You just know by looking at it" Ye Yu didn't say much, took the auction list of the auction from the waiter's hand, lowered his head and began to look at it carefully

"It's dawn, please open your eyes!"

Everyone opened their eyes at the same moment, and for a moment it seemed as if the opera house was lit up again, but it was no longer the crystal chandeliers that illuminated the place, but hundreds of pairs of golden pupils!

Xia Mi's eyes flashed, "Golden pupils? It's all half-breeds here? ”

"That's right" Ye Yu nodded, his gaze still on the list, "I told you before, this is a half-breed directional auction, and lighting the golden pupil is to prove your identity, and it can also put pressure on the opponent of the bidding."

"Oh" Natsumi nodded, and asked again, "Then why are we staying in the private room, do we need to light the golden pupils?" ”

Ye Yu glanced up at Xia Mi, "Feel free to ignite it if you want, no one will doubt us, because the people who can be in the private room will not be ordinary people."

"Sounds like you're so powerful, senior brother," Xia Mi nodded blankly

Ye Yu tugged at the corners of his mouth and didn't say anything

"This should be Senior Brother's own power," Xia Mi said after looking at Ye Yu for a while

"Oh?" Ye Yu raised his head and met Xia Mi's beautiful eyes

"Because the waiters on the road are really respectful and afraid of you," Xia Mi pointed to his eyes, "I can see it, not the mission assigned to you by the academy"

"Whatever you want" Ye Yu didn't say much, and said lightly

Xia Mi suddenly laughed and leaned her face in front of Ye Yu's face, "There aren't many such smart sisters-in-law anymore, don't you want to take her home?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm not very interested in this kind of thing, junior sister," Ye Yu glanced at Xia Mi meaningfully

"Don't look down on your junior sister, your junior sister is also a sister" Xia Mi opened her teeth and danced her claws

Ye Yule was happy, stretched out his hand and scratched Xia Mi's nose, "I was thinking about what kind of turmoil you would cause if you entered the academy."

"Turmoil?"

"We seniors have been waiting for the arrival of our junior sister for a long time, and you will be one of them soon."

"What about Senior Sister?"

"That's the last senior, only the junior sister belongs to us"

"It's disgusting" Natsumi sniffled, "Who belongs to them!" ”

"Haha" Ye Yu smiled, "Just when the senior sister is not familiar with the school environment, those human-faced beasts have learned that the seniors have been courteous, pretending to be elegant and noble gentlemen, but when the senior sister learned the truth, the seniors had already succeeded."

After speaking, Ye Yu was stunned, and for a moment he remembered that a girl seemed to have said something similar in front of him, but he couldn't remember it really

"Is that how you describe yourself?" Xia Mi squinted her eyes and protected her chest with her hands, "The human-faced beast-hearted... Senior!! ”

"Eh" Ye Yu blinked, "If I really have an idea, last night..."

"Ah" Xia Mi took a few steps back, "I didn't expect Senior Brother to be this kind of person"

“······” Ye Yu waved his hand, "I won't tell you, the auction has begun"

"Hmph" Xia Mi glanced at Ye Yu

Two auctioneer's assistants carefully carry a gourd-shaped porcelain onto the stage.

Now we are about to start the auction of the "Qing Dynasty Qianlong Yangcai icing on the cake longevity ruyi gourd bottle", this Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong period porcelain is the pinnacle of porcelain craftsmanship at that time, is a royal article made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after the Gengzi War in 1900, has been kept in a reputable collector's home in southern Italy, the history is very clear, and a similar product sold for $17.3 million in Hong Kong a few months ago

For the rest of the information, you can find it from the materials," the auctioneer scanned the room, "the starting bid is $9 million, please bid now." “

This is the sixth lot today, and the starting price has also risen from the initial 200,000 to 9 million

"Look" Ye Yu pointed to Ange in the VIP stands below, and whispered to a graceful young woman next to him while holding up the card, looking complacent

"That's our principal"

"Huh?" Xia Mi couldn't believe it, "How do you look like a gentleman?"

"Haha" Ye Yu rubbed his nose, "Indeed, he is an old gentleman, and the uncle's heart of that ghost animal is still burning and has not been extinguished, although he is old enough to be your grandfather."

"Huh!!" Xia Mi blinked, "So he's more than a hundred years old??" ”

"En" Ye Yu pointed to the specially dressed Lu Mingfei on the very edge, "Have you seen your senior brother?" ”

Below, Lu Mingfei shrank his head, his mouth moved and he didn't know what he was muttering, his eyes were a little stiff and he looked straight ahead, with a smile on his face, and mechanically answered the questions of the person next to him

"Ahem" Xia Mi looked down at Lu Mingfei twice, "It feels so fake, real soil, this senior brother is really interesting"

"Okay, this kind of costume is one of the tasks" Ye Yu shrugged his shoulders, he still wore women's clothes in order to complete the task

Although the opponent was a bloodthirsty half-breed who specialized in attacking women, he resolutely put on women's clothes according to the highest idea of the mission

The women's dress was given to him by the executive commissioner with a meaningful face, and he thought about it and did not throw it away, but he casually threw it in the closet

Then, a picture of a tall girl with only a back appeared on the night watchman's forum, and she was immediately topped by Fingal, and she was also given the title of a goddess senior sister of the executive department

Not caring about Ye Yu's inexplicably strange expression, Xia Mi stretched his neck and looked down hard

As the starting price gets higher and higher, the circle of competition gradually concentrates on the VIP seat, the first few small things seem to be appetizers, and this gourd bottle is one of the main dishes, and several parties fight very hard. Ange tried to make a few bids, but it seemed that the old guy was just idle and bored to help people raise the price, and when the price exceeded 20 million, the old guy immediately stopped raising his cards, and began to say some jokes to make the young woman purse her lips and chuckle

"23.1 million once!" The auctioneer raised his voice and looked around

"23.1 million twice! Last chance, make your bid. ”

"23.1 million three times! Deal! "The auctioneer dropped the hammer

It didn't take long for an auctioneer's assistant to place a long, quaint knife with a sheath on the table

Now we are going to start filming "A famous knife in the Yongzheng and Daeyong periods - Izumi Mamoru Kanedada" The last ancient knife is the best work, the great industry or the most important industry, and the top knife work of Mino Chuan who is as famous as Sun Rokukan Yuan, and the subway multi-board meme of the Dingding, the tsugayo Jungme, the blade edge Jungshang, the exercise is delicate and beautiful, and it is the best in the customs objects. The style of the short knife is close to that of Kurokuni Jun and others in the Kamakura period, with an elegant posture and a straight blade that comes out of many slumps, and other information can be found in the materials

"The starting price is 9 million, and each increase cannot be less than 100,000, please bid now"

"Izumi Shouji?" Ye Yu touched his chin, "It's a little interesting"

"Is this knife famous?" Natsumi asked, turning her head

"En" Ye Yu thought for a while, "This knife has an inscription engraved on the hilt: The soldiers are all arrayed in front, it was made by a half-breed alchemy master at the beginning, and it has been passed down for more than ten generations, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, and it has the same name as the demon knife village."

"Isn't it just a knife" Natsumi pursed her lips, her little fingers tapping on the table, making a thumping sound

"Unlike Muramasa, the inscription blessed by this knife also has a special ability" Ye Yu frowned, "It is rumored that it can split the enchantment??" ”

"Split the barrier?" Xia Mi looked up in confusion, "What kind of enchantment makes you split?"

"I think it's pretty good" Ye Yu's eyes flashed, and he motioned for the waiter to bid

"No. 36 bid 20 million, is there a price increase?"

Ange looked back at the private room on the high platform in surprise, his eyes flickered, and he smiled at what the young woman beside him said, and raised the card

"No. 98 bids 22 million, and there are still bidders"

The "25 million" waiter stood outside Ye Yu's box and raised the sign again

"I want this knife," Ye Yu's voice came faintly from the box

An unexpectedly young voice drew most of the eye, only to be obscured by the curtain in the box

There were many whispers in the audience, mostly discussing which family's noble son was this generous shot

"I'll give 40 million, I'm sorry, I want this knife too"

The moment this quote came out of the box on the right, the eyes of the audience were attracted. In addition to the fact that this high jump offer is quite violent, there is also that special voice, no one would have thought of such a faint and careless female voice, but it is so charming that it makes people think about it.

Under the dark red velvet curtain of the box, a young girl dressed in a golden Islamic embroidered robe sits and holds the "88" plate in her white gloved hand. The golden veil covered her entire face, revealing only the graceful eyes with crimson wisps on both sides, and the high combed bun, and the bright red rope between the long black hair.

She sat there quietly, her eyes lowered, looking young but imposing, like a queen at this great event

"50 million," Ye Yu said lightly while sitting behind the curtain

"The guy who doesn't even dare to show his face, what are you robbing me of" The Islamic girl said contemptuously, her eyes drifted over intentionally or unintentionally, and she noticed it as soon as he spoke, and her inexplicable mood made her not want this guy to succeed

"I'm afraid you'll fall in love with me when you see the way I look, I'm sorry, I don't like women pestering me, 60 million, thank you"

"Hmph" Jiude Mai narrowed her eyes, thinking about why this guy is always haunted, thinking about how to teach him next time, "70 million"

The auctioneer in the audience looked confused, and then reacted, "Ahem, No. 88 bid 7000, and..."

"80 million" Ye Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this hum, and then the corners of his mouth curled, and he raised the price without hesitation

"No. 88 over there, I'm familiar with your voice, have we met" Ye Yu asked meaningfully

"Have you seen her?" Just when Xia Mi was deeply frightened by the figure of 80 million that Ye Yu bid, he asked in a daze

"Ah~" Ye Yu curled the corners of her mouth, "It should be that she has no problems, this is her style"

"Huh?" Natsumi blinked

"That's how you talked" The Islamic girl chuckled, her eyes flickered, "85 million, sorry, we must not be acquainted"

"Eh, okay, we're not familiar with each other, this knife belongs to you," Ye Yu smiled faintly

"Hmph" the Islamic girl stopped talking

"85 million once, 85 million twice, 85 million three times, deal" The auctioneer dropped the hammer excitedly

The audience burst into a subtle and polite round of applause, and the hammer fell on the lot, which is listed at the end of the catalogue and is the finale of the day

Mai's radio rang out

"Long legs!! You don't need this knife, why should you grab it," the chips shouted indignantly

"I suddenly want to use a knife," Mai said lightly, "Aren't there kitchen knives in the kitchen?"

"Poof!!" The potato chips choked for a while, "You take 85 million to buy a kitchen knife??" Long legs, you know how hard it is to make money!! It's so willful every time, do you know how tired I am to do logistics, you know ·····"

"Okay" Jiude Mai pouted, "I know you're working hard, okay, I won't tell you, the last one has arrived"

Here's a special part of the auction and, as always, 'Unexpected Encounters'. The auctioneer smiled

"What encounter?" Natsumi asked quietly as she sat in her chair

"Huh?" Ye Yu was stunned, "It's a special lot, the most fun part of the auction." ”

"After the main theme of the auction, as a relaxation session, the auction company will launch some special items whose value is not easy to estimate. Usually the price is not high, but occasionally there will be sky-high prices, and sometimes you can get something with potential at a very low price. Chinese porcelain was a special item at directional auctions around 1960, when prices were not high and those who sold them have now made a fortune. For example, they once auctioned an old Renaissance painting in 'Accidental Encounter', the brushwork is relatively jerky, the preservation is not good, and the signature is a student of Leonardo da Vinci, this kind of thing is only a beginner, so the price of the hammer is not high. But when the buyer used ultraviolet light to see through the painting, he found that there was another layer of painting underneath, which was the original work of Leonardo da Vinci and his signature. ”

"It was an extraordinary lot and all of our auctioneers were amazed when they saw it. It's very beautiful and the pinnacle of craftsmanship, but unfortunately we can't find out how it has been passed down or how old it is, so we can't get a good starting price for it. With the seller's permission, this is our rare zero starting price auction, and the markup can be one dollar each time. The auctioneer held up a finger, "One dollar!" ”

The atmosphere was a bit of a commotion, which was a novelty, with zero bids and a one-dollar mark-up at a time, making it impossible to guess about this thing and making it even more curious.

The auctioneers were pleased with the atmosphere of the scene, it was clever marketing, and the first step they had already attracted attention. He slowly lifted the lid of the case, "Fabulous weapon······ Alchemy Sword Combo! ”

A dark golden light flowed along the gap in the opening of the lid, and the sharp blade was dazzling

Ye Yu exhaled, sure enough, it was the Seven Deadly Sins, she probably came here to raise the price and make a good profit, after all, this Kassel Academy would not allow it to be left behind

"Excellent workmanship, very good preservation, the cutting edge is as sharp as a new knife. The shapes imitate the Chinese horse chopping knife, Tang knife, Japanese samurai sword, rib cha, Damascus knife, etc., and are stored in the same box, and the box has a hidden buckle to open the ······" Auctioneer tongue canned lotus. At the same time, the assistants performed on the stage to cut cucumbers, try to chop bamboo mats into rolls, and chop iron nails and iron sheets······ Ye Yu understood that the auction house couldn't find the origin of this thing, and could only show its sharpness, but he couldn't help but feel that it was the scene of domestic TV shopping to promote whitening or waist slimming products······

"Is it an imitation? No matter how good the preservation is, there won't be any flaws, right? Someone in the VIP seat questioned, "It looks like a Swiss Army knife from the factory this year!" ”

"I'm sorry, we said it ourselves, we can't confirm its age and heritage, so it's just your interest, in short, it's a good set of swords, and you can at least use it as a kitchen knife when you buy it." The auctioneer shrugged his shoulders and made a joke to block the question back

"Okay, $1!" Someone held up a sign

"$2!" Someone immediately followed, and the guests all smiled generously, and this particular way of bidding was like a game for these half-breeds with a net worth of millions

"$3!"

"$4!"

The price rose again and again, and the auctioneer's face was slightly embarrassed, which was the ridicule of the guests for him

"Ladies and gentlemen, even a few hundred dollars for a set of Damascus steel kitchen knives," the auctioneer smiled helplessly, spreading his hands, "Can we come up with some competitive prices?" ”

"Yes, 200,000"

Which Islamic girl is still she sat behind the box and glanced at Ye Yu's direction lightly, she knew that he would look at her again

"This woman" Ye Yu said silently

"205,000." After a few seconds of silence, someone raised the price

At this point, it is no longer a joke, according to the previous transaction records, a set of alchemy craft swords, the price should be around 200,000, the strange Islamic girl once raised the price to the peak, but some people think that it should be more valuable

"210,000!" Lu Mingfei held up the "17" plate

"Hey, hey, Senior Brother Lu made a bid" Xia Mi almost jumped up

"300,000" did not hesitate, and the "88" number plate Islamic girl raised it again

"I saw it" Ye Yu's eyes swept before Lu Mingfei and the Islamic girl, "I still can't let them let go of such a little money, wait"

"Lady No. 88 bids 300,000 once!" The auctioneer happily raises the gavel.

"350,000" quickly followed, and this time the person holding the sign sat in the VIP seat.

"400,000!" There were follow-ups in the back row, and follow-ups from VIP customers made other guests begin to face up to the value of this unusual set of swords

"Hell, the situation is getting a little hot, they will raise the price again," Angers' voice was still faint, "but don't be in a hurry, don't stay away from the battlefield, keep bidding, and don't jump too much every time, otherwise you will become the focus of everyone." ”

"410,000" Lu Mingfei raised a sign. Although he doesn't have a good impression of this set of swords, he is still willing to work hard if he can take two make-up exams if he shoots this thing back

"1 million" is still No. 88, in fact, Ange doesn't have to remind Lu Mingfei at all, with Lu Mingfei's poor dog virtue, it is impossible to surpass this imposing woman to become the focus of attention.

"1 million?" Auctioneers are a little skeptical of this number

"1.5 million." Number 88 said lightly, his voice cold as ice

"Wait a minute, ma'am, no one else is bidding with you just now, is your offer 1 million or 1.5 million?" The auctioneer cautiously verified

"It doesn't matter what it was just now, it's 1.5 million now."

There was an uproar in the audience, it was crazy, and No. 88 actually rushed to raise the price of this set of swords by bidding with himself

"This woman is a madman, you leave her alone," Ye Yu said sarcastically

"I just like what" The Islamic girl stared at Ye Yu behind the curtain, "You are challenging my dignity"

"I'm sorry, I've always been very tolerant of crazy people, you continue" Ye Yu smiled

The exclamation of "1.6 million" is not over, and the new price has been turned out on the VIP seat

"Someone is starting to pay full attention," Ange whispered, while holding up his sign nonchalantly, "1.7 million"

"Didn't you say you didn't make a bid?" Lu Mingfei was dizzy, and in a blink of an eye, the price of work was coaxed up to 100,000 by his own people, do these people really don't know what 100,000 can do? In Lu Mingfei's hometown, you can buy a small house for 5 dollars, and the remaining 50,000 can buy pirated game discs to fill the house!

"Someone's preoccupation means that they realize that this thing can be unusual, and according to my personality, I'm going to try to make something unusual, and it doesn't matter, it looks like this round of bidding is just beginning."

The aura of the "2 million" No. 88 queen once again subverted the audience

"Don't hesitate to keep bidding." Angers' order.

"Two hundred... Zero ten thousand. Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth and raised his card, in fact, with his small farmer mentality, the price increase of 1,000 yuan is also an increase, why not save some money? But when everyone around him was engrossed in pride, he finally didn't dare to say "1000 yuan".

"2.1 million" Soon the 10,000 yuan he raised was wiped out by the new increase.

"2.1 million! Mr. 72! The auctioneer came back to his senses, his face flushed with excitement, as an auctioneer it looked like he was going to be lucky, this auction item was no less competitive than the Japanese katana in the finale

"Then bid, don't just open your mouth and look around," Ange whispered

"But I only have 2 million on my account," Lu Mingfei reminded in a low voice.

"Don't worry, when you successfully photograph this thing, the student will transfer the account, and your account will not be touched." Ange said, "2 million is just a guarantee to get you started"

"2.2 million!" Lu Mingfei let it go

"3 million" No. 88 coldly raised the card

"3.1 million!" Lu Mingfei blurted out

Prices alternately rise, and more people join the fray rather than just watch, and after a few rounds of tug-of-war, guests smell the scorching competitive atmosphere in the air. Lu Mingfei gasped for breath, his fingers holding his cigar trembled slightly, he felt that he was caught up in the torrent of money, and he couldn't stop, a few seconds after he quoted 5.2 million, someone refreshed the price to 5.4 million, and the blood of this group of people was hot.

He has no chance to go on like this.,No. 88 air pressure is a group of heroes.,Originally, there was a big tree in Kassel School Park behind his little brother Lu Mingfei.,Coming here is to throw a thousand dollars in front of everyone.,But since No. 88 shot,The situation has reversed,Everyone is pressed down,No matter how much you struggle, it seems that you are just adding luster to the final success of No. 88

He gradually understood the meaning of what Ange meant, on such occasions, not only financial resources, but also momentum, to establish his position in the auction house, so that people would be embarrassed to retreat

That's it... Stinky. But the problem is that he has not been very majestic in the first half of his life, and no matter how he gritted his teeth and raised his cards, he did not have the cold temperament of No. 88

He held the number plate and thought hard, from Caesar to Chu Zihang and even Zhao Menghua, thinking that everyone he felt was coaxed by the cowhide to find a way to get up

"10 million" 88 is an understatement to 8 figures

"I think you're going to make a lot of money" Ye Yu said suddenly, "Congratulations"

The Islamic girl raised her eyebrows and said nothing

Lu Mingfei Shi Ran got up and handed the "17" sign in his hand to Tang Sen next to him, "Do me a favor, I'll go to the bathroom, before I come back, if someone increases the price, you can help me hold up the sign and say, 'Add 100,000'." ”

Tang Sen was stunned for a moment, "What's the upper limit?" ”

"The upper limit? There is no upper limit, you can add it as you like. Lu Mingfei scratched his head, and the principal said that "he must win", and he didn't spend his own money anyway

"This..." Townsend was dumbfounded

"Can you add 100 million?" Lu Ming is not serious, "No, I just went to urinate, not poop, and I'll be back soon!" His voice was loud enough to be heard by the whole audience, and everyone looked at him with a strange look

Could it be a little crazier? A cowardly, cigar-shaking guy actually handed over hundreds of millions of dollars to others so simply, and Tang Sen got that brand as if he got Lu Mingfei's authorization.

The assistant walked quickly onto the stage and whispered a few words in the auctioneer's ear, and the auctioneer had a solemn expression and nodded slightly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your interest in this lot, but the enthusiasm of the bids has greatly exceeded our expectations, and we must prevent the inflated price from leading to a situation where the final auction is successful but cannot be paid, so we must ask Mr. Lu on the 17th to come with us to the finance room, during which time we will suspend the auction."

Lu Mingfei's face changed

"Calm down, you're just a guest, come here to auction, it's not a big deal." Angers urgent reminder

"It seems that the madman has someone else, what do you think" The Islamic girl glanced at the box where Ye Yu was

"I'm sorry, I still think you're a little crazier"

"Maybe"