"By the way, you haven't told me what you're doing here."

Looking at the steaming beef noodles with a poached egg added, Xiao Ruoxue asked Qin Xuan.

"It's not a big deal, just to come to the auction that is going to be held tonight."

"There is a lot I need in this auction, so I rushed over from Cloud City."

Facing Xiao Ruoxue's inquiry, Qin Xuan did not hide it.

However, it was not explicitly stated that what he needed was an alchemy furnace.

Just like Xu Nian said, with the loss of alchemy, there are only a handful of people who still have alchemy.

There was no need for Qin Xuan to cause himself some unnecessary trouble.

Knowing that Qin Xuan was here for Su Shijia's auction, Xiao Ruoxue nodded.

"If you're not buying a rarity, you can actually try to communicate with the buyer through the auction house."

"What do you mean?"

Qin Xuan looked at Xiao Ruoxue in front of him and asked.

"If your bid meets the seller's expectations, you can buy the lot in advance and don't have to participate in the bidding with others."

"However, because it is a fixed price transaction, the price will definitely be higher than the auction price, but it can save you a little time."

Seeing that Qin Xuan was puzzled, Xiao Ruoxue explained softly.

"Can this be?"

"Wouldn't that hurt the auction house?"

Although Qin Xuan was a young master before, he really didn't know much about these things.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to ask Xiao Ruoxue for advice.

"How so?"

"The auction house takes a commission from the transaction price, and if the buyer can agree to let you buy it in advance, the seller must have offered a price higher than the starting price."

"As long as the price is higher than the starting price, the auction house can get the commission it wants, so the auction house will not stop this behavior."

"On the contrary, for some unpopular lots, auction houses will try their best to facilitate transactions, after all, this can avoid the phenomenon of unsuccessful auctions."

Xiao Ruoxue patiently explained to Qin Xuan.

"I see."

After listening to Xiao Ruoxue's explanation, Qin Xuan nodded thoughtfully.

Although the Su Shijia auction will be held in the evening, in order to avoid any accidents, Qin Xuan still decided to go to the Su Shijia auction house first.

After finishing lunch like this, after sending Xiao Ruoxue back to the hotel, Qin Xuan took a taxi to Su Shijia's auction.

As soon as I walked into the luxurious and magnificent auction hall, a beautiful and slender lobby manager walked up.

"Hello sir, is there anything I can do to help you?"

"I'm here for the lot at tonight's auction, I don't know if you can help me contact the seller of the lot, I want to auction that lot in advance."

Knowing Qin Xuan's intention, the beautiful manager hurriedly took him to the general manager's office.

"Hello sir, I am Xia Yang, the general manager of the Jianghe City Branch of Su Shijia Auction."

"What is your last name, sir?"

Seeing that Qin Xuan was dressed and temperamental, General Manager Xia Yang reported his identity.

"Don't give your surname Qin."

"Mr. Qin, I just heard that you want to auction the lot at the evening auction in advance, I wonder which one Mr. Qin has his eye on?"

Although he didn't know what Qin Xuan wanted to shoot in advance, Xia Yang could feel that Qin Xuan's identity was by no means ordinary.

Not to mention the others, the Patek Philippe limited edition watch in Qin Xuan's hand alone is as high as more than two million.

The average rich person can't afford it!

"This one."

Hearing Manager Xia's inquiry, Qin Xuan flipped the brochure on the table to the page where there was an alchemy furnace and pointed to it.

Seeing that what Qin Xuan wanted to auction in advance was only an antique stove with a starting price of 380,000 yuan, Xia Yang's mood was obviously a little disappointed.

Because if Qin Xuan took any treasures in advance, then all the performance would be counted on him.

A stove with a starting price of only more than 300,000 yuan, even if Qin Xuan buys it at a high price of 1 million, the auction house will not get much commission, and it is only better than nothing for Xia Yang!

However, Xia Yang, who can become the general manager of the branch of Su Shijia Auction House, has long practiced the ability to be moody.

In just a moment, Xia Yang hid the disappointment in his eyes.

"Mr. Qin wants this Ming Dynasty Hundred Herb Furnace with the number 1601, right?"

Xia Yang said to Qin Xuan with certainty.

"Hmm."

Qin Xuan bowed slightly.

"Please help me contact the seller, I am willing to bid two million to buy this medicine furnace."

In order to avoid bargaining and delaying time, Qin Xuan directly mentioned the medicine furnace with a starting price of 380,000 yuan to 2 million.

Seeing Qin Xuan's gesture so generous, Xia Yang was even more sure that Qin Xuan was not small.

"Okay, I'll go and help Mr. Qin contact the seller of Lot 1601, and ask Mr. Qin to wait for a while."

"I'm sorry Manager Xia."

Qin Xuan nodded.

About five minutes later, Xia Yang, who had left, returned to the office.

Just looking at Xia Yang's somewhat strange expression, Qin Xuan couldn't help frowning.

"Why didn't the seller agree to my offer?"

Qin Xuan, who had a starting price of 380,000 yuan, bid 2 million, which was almost 100% more than the normal auction price.

Even if this alchemy furnace was auctioned off, it would never be able to auction the price that Qin Xuan offered.

Therefore, when he guessed that things were not as smooth as he imagined, Qin Xuan was a little surprised.

"Forehead ......"

"Mr. Qin, your bid is definitely no problem, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

Seeing Xia Yang stumbling, Qin Xuan knew that he had guessed correctly, the seller did not agree to sell the medicine furnace to him in advance because of his bid of two million.

"It's just that the seller said she wanted to talk to you in person."

Xia Yang replied.

"Talk to me in person?"

"Well, she's already on her way, and she'll be there in twenty minutes."

"If Mr. Qin, you still want this Lot 1601, you can only wait for the seller to arrive."

Although this deal is inconsequential to Xia Yang, it is better than nothing, and the deal is definitely better than the collapse of the talk.

Moreover, Qin Xuan's bid was definitely higher than the value of the lot, and Xia Yang definitely hoped that the seller would sell the medicine furnace to Qin Xuan.

After listening to Xia Yang's words, Qin Xuan was silent for a few seconds.

After a moment, Qin Xuan looked up at Xia Yang.

"Then wait for her for a while and see what price she wants."

Although Qin Xuan only had five million borrowed from Gu Qianqian at present, money was not a problem for him.

As long as he is willing, he can borrow hundreds of millions of funds from Chu Tiannan with a phone call.

Therefore, Qin Xuan was not afraid that the owner of the medicine furnace would open his mouth!

Because of the conversation between the seller and Qin Xuan, Xia Yang was inconvenient to be present, so Xia Yang asked the assistant to take Qin Xuan to a small conference room and wait for the seller.

In less than twenty minutes, there was a sound of footsteps at the door of the conference room.

As the door of the conference room was pushed open, a faint medicinal fragrance came to the tip of Qin Xuan's nose.

Looking up, a beautiful woman dressed in white, like an immortal, appeared in Qin Xuan's field of vision......