Chapter 41 Auctions
Liu Zengnian, who was in the box on the second floor, looked at the bustling crowd below, his hands were clenched into fists, and his forehead was oozing with sweat. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Impossible! There wasn't even a ghost just now, how could there be so many people all of a sudden! Looking at the black head below, Liu Zengnian was unwilling, "It's just a small auction in Yangxian City, and it is impossible to attract so many people." ”
"That's right! It must be a virtual character, this stinky boy saw that no one was attending the meeting, and he must have found a way to create a lot of virtual characters to fill the scene! Yes, it must be so. Liu Zengnian, who figured this out, tightened his fists, his breathing became steady, his eyes stared at the people in the central stand, and muttered, "It's all the old routine I used hundreds of years ago, pretend with me?" You're still tender. ”
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At this time, Liu Wei on the stage was excited, and he almost jumped up with excitement, and the dense crowd was tens of thousands, not to mention tens of thousands!
"Quick, let's see what time it is!" Unlike Liu Wei's excitement, Zha Xiaodao still remained sober, he knew that such a large number of audiences was a double-edged sword, which could bring countless reputations to the CP Auction House, but it could also smash the Shanda Auction House to the bottom and never turn over.
And the key to this depends on the success of this auction.
Hearing Cha Xiaodao's words, Liu Wei also came back to his senses, looked at the time, and said, "Seven fifty-eight!" ”
"Okay, Stone ......"
In the distance, the stone wearing the elephant mask heard the shout of Cha Xiaodao, calmed down his excitement, and walked over, he was also frightened by the sudden increase in numbers.
"It's about to start, no problem, right?" Cha Knife looked at the stone and asked.
"Don't worry!" Stone took a deep breath and kept his tone as calm as possible, in fact, this was the first time he had hosted such an auction with such an audience, and he didn't expect that an ordinary auction would be so much in the spotlight.
"Don't be nervous, just be a regular auction." Cha Xiaodao patted Shishi's shoulder, pulled Liu Wei, and some staff members who were still in a state of coercion withdrew from the center of the stage.
The time came to 7:59.
Directly behind the stage, a large colored number suddenly appeared.
59!
Every second that passes, the number explodes into a firework that decrements down to the next number.
58!
The stone on the platform looked at the endless sea of people below, adjusted his breathing, and stood still.
56!
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5,4,3,2,1。
At the end of the countdown, dazzling fireworks suddenly burst out of the darkness, and after the fireworks exploded, they were combined together again to form five big characters, Zhengda Auction House.
Immediately after that, the lights on the stage turned on in unison, and the light was shining, and the stage that was directly illuminated was as bright as day.
Stone stood in the center of the stage, smiling and saying aloud, "Hello everyone! I'm Bai Xiang, the auctioneer of this virtual auction, and welcome everyone to come. ”
The grand business spread throughout the venue, because of the amplification effect of the loudspeaker, even the people sitting in the back row could hear it clearly.
The originally noisy venue gradually became quieter, Shi moistened his throat, and continued: "Actually, when Mr. Liu from Zhengda Auction House came to me to host this virtual auction for the first time, I refused. Because you can't let me preside, I'll preside, anyway, I'm also a well-known host, and I definitely want to ask about the situation, but after seeing so many friends this time, I feel 'DUANG', and I'm blinded. ”
"Now, I'm glad to be able to host this auction and I hope everyone can get their favorite items."
These words are quoted from an old stalk from decades ago, witty and humorous, and bursts of laughter from the audience, which also makes Shi himself no longer nervous.
"Okay, then next, I announce the official start of this virtual auction!"
As the elephant's words fell, a girl in a rabbit mask walked from the side of the stage, with a bumpy figure and sexy dress, holding a wooden plate covered with red silk.
"Friends, this is our first lot!" As soon as the bunny girl placed the lot on the table in the center of the stage, the elephant's words rang out, "Let's see, what is it?" ”
Stretching out his hand and slowly uncovering the red silk, what appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a scrolled calligraphy and painting, the elephant picked it up, unfolded, and said in his mouth: "Tianshan Flying Birds." ”
"This is the masterpiece of Mr. Zhang Ling, vice president of the Xishan Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, a picture of birds in the Tianshan Mountains! Mr. Zhang Ling is known for his landscape paintings, and is known as the 'Spirit of the Mountain' by the industry, and has won the third place in the Chinese Hundred Flowers Award. The elephant further explained, "The price of this lot is 13,000 yuan, so please place your bids." ”
Because the highlight of this virtual auction is the Rejuvenation Pill that follows, the traditional auction before was a special auction format - Dutch auction.
Dutch auctions, also known as reduced auctions, are auctions in which the auction price decreases from high to low until the first bidder responds to the price and the hammer is struck.
The 13,000 yuan quoted by the elephant is the first quotation of this landscape and bird picture.
There is a virtual panel in front of each audience's seat, which can participate in each bidding auction, but there are tens of thousands of spectators at the bottom, and no one has made an offer.
Liu Zengnian, who was sitting on the second floor, was already happy in his heart at this time, "Haha...... Is it useful to engage in so many virtual people to fill the scene? Shame on you! Wait for death, boy! ”
He even expected in his mind that because of the miscarriage of the lot, Liu Wei's helpless appearance, and the arrogant laughter echoed throughout the private room.
The stone on the stage was also a little confused, if he hadn't known that all the people who came to this auction were real people, he would even suspect that the crowd below was a virtual person.
However, as an excellent host, he still came back to his senses immediately.
"Twelve thousand yuan, do you have any friends to make a move!" He continued.
There was silence, it was extremely embarrassing, and there was still no offer.
"Are they all here to see the excitement?" The elephant thought about it, gritted his teeth, and lowered the offer again: "Ten thousand yuan!" As the proud work of the famous calligrapher and painter Zhang Ling, friends only need to bid 10,000 yuan to get it. ”
Liu Wei on the edge of the stage was already very anxious, and beads of sweat covered his forehead.
"Don't worry!" Cha Xiaodao patted Liu Wei on the shoulder and said, "Ninety-nine percent of these people are here for the Rejuvenation Pill, and a calligrapher and painter who is only slightly famous in Western Shaanxi Province may not be able to enter their eyes. ”
In fact, as Cha Xiaodao said, most of the people below, including the gold owner in the box, are players of "Jianghu GO", and the goal of their trip is clear, that is, the Rejuvenation Pill.