Chapter 142: Preliminary Selection
Nan Chu turned his head sharply.
The man's face burst into her sight.
Her breathing seemed to have stalled.
"I don't think I told you."
"So it took a while to find it."
The corners of Horthy's mouth raised slightly.
He sat beside her, reached out to hold Nan Chu's hand holding the milk tea, and moved it to himself.
Bowing his head slightly, he bit the straw at Nanchu and took a sip.
"It's unpleasant."
Don't drink it if it's hard to drink!
Nan Chu complained silently, of course, he still didn't dare to say anything.
Ouyang Xia, who provided milk tea, watched this scene for a while, and consciously looked away.
Nan Chu made a quick move and snatched the bidding card on Huo Xi's position.
The hand that Huo Xici had just stretched out retracted.
Grievance.
Nan Chu suspected that he had seen it wrong.
But it is true that Mr. Huo had an expression similar to "grievance" on his face for a moment.
Just because she won't let him bid?
It's funny.
"Do you have to get all my works?"
Nan Chu glared at him.
Huo Xici probably knew that he was wrong, and did not speak.
After a while, Huo Xici took Nan Chu into his arms.
Let her lean on his shoulder.
"As long as I have you."
The two of them were so affectionate here that they didn't pay any attention to the situation on the auction floor.
There are a lot of people who know the goods, and they have gone crazy.
"Twenty million!"
Nan Chu was caught off guard and choked on the milk tea in his mouth.
She turned her head sideways and lowered her voice, "Mrs. Qi, what is the price of this green diamond itself?" β
"Seven million."
That's not too much.
After all, it's the materials that are used as embellishments that matter.
"Thirty million!"
"Thirty-five million!"
Prices are still skyrocketing.
Horthy was ready to make a move, wanting to take Nanchu's bidding card.
"Horthy resignation!"
Nan Chu's voice is not loud, but it is very recognizable.
Most of the people in the venue are emperors with heads and faces, who can not know Huo Xici?
In an instant, countless eyes cast their eyes on where they were.
Nan Chu covered his mouth in annoyance and buried his face in his arms.
Horthy raised his eyes and said lightly, "Go ahead." β
In the end, the pendant sold for a whopping 42 million.
"According to the regulations, 10 percent of them will be donated to scientific research projects, another 7 million will be given to you, and the rest will be invested in the hospital as usual."
"What do you think?"
Nan Chu asked Mrs. Qi.
Madame Qi had just recovered from her shock.
Seeing Nan Chu's resolute attitude, she couldn't shirk it anymore, "Then follow your ideas." β
This time, the auction did not have Horthy to raise the price.
It's a real auction price.
The work is worth 42 million.
Her Fahrenheit, all the market capitalization combined, is only more than 10 million.
Nan Chu let Huo Xici lead him out, silently calculating how much the net profit of this line of business would be.
"Look at the way you look like a money junkie."
Horthy teased her.
That's what it was.
Walking side by side with Horthy, the biggest gap is actually the economic gap.
And this gap is difficult to bridge.
If......
She has some ideas for the design competition in a few days.
A week later, the preliminary selection of the jewelry design competition held by Vati Jewels began.
Nan Chu originally thought that this was a very small and scarce profession.
Unexpectedly, there were hundreds of entries in the first round.
Only the top 20 will make it to the semi-finals.
The brutal screening began from the first round.
In the first round of the competition, most designers chose to participate anonymously and use code names.
In this competition, designers are not allowed to appear on the stage.
The organizer will display the entries in the order of the draw.
It was then scored by 10 judges and hundreds of outstanding people in related fields.
The whole process is very rigorous and orderly.
Nan Chu and Huo Xici sat in the audience.
"This time, you can't guess which one is my work!"
Nan Chu was a little proud.
After all, after several days of "teaching" and repeated revisions, most of the individual characteristics have been worn out.
As long as you can make the cut, it's enough.
Horthy was noncommittal.
Soon, it was time for the work to be displayed.
The display time of each work is one minute, and the group of ten pieces avoids aesthetic fatigue.
Soon, the first group of works was presented.
Sure enough, as Feng Qian said, in the primary election, most people have reservations.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that more people are not strong.
After reading them one by one, when it came to the scoring session, Huo Xi said affirmatively.
"Nope."
Is it because there are no good works in it?
Nan Chu was afraid that he would be disappointed, and stressed to him again that this time the design was not outstanding.
Next, for each group of works presented, Horthy will sum up it in two words - "No." β
He's right.
In the sixth group, when the third work is displayed, Nan Chu's right hand unconsciously grasps the arm of the chair.
It's her work.
She subconsciously observed the judges' reactions.
I can't tell if I like it or don't like it.
Although Feng Qian has repeatedly assured her, there is absolutely no problem in qualifying.
She was still a little nervous.
It was a ring.
The material used in the ring is extremely simple, and it can even be said that it is cheap.
Thin silver thorns are like chains, trapping the ring finger in it.
At the end of the thorn, a small cold blue flower blooms.
Even if there is a blue diamond, it is worth no more than 20,000 pieces on its own.
It is not outstanding among many works.
The model shown turns the ring to the back.
The ornamentation on it is clearly recognizable as the appearance of a holy sword.
I can't help but think about it.
The holy sword did not cut down the thorns for a long time.
Is it because you are amazed by the beauty of this flower that you have compassion?
The holy sword pattern on the back is the result of repeated quarrels between Nan Chu and Feng Qian.
"It's yours, right?"
Horthy whispered.
Nan Chu was stunned.
"Why?"
Huo Xici rubbed Nan Chu's head.
"Because that's what you are."
Whether it is a flower that blooms alone on the top of a thorn, or a sword that feels pity when it sees a flower.
At the end of the show, the host was still counting the voting results, and suddenly, a voice came from the audience.
"I'm going to buy six sets of No. 3 works!"
"I want to bid!"
"I'm going toβ"
The sudden change caught Nan Chu off guard.
An old man in the jury stood up and said, "Tell me, why do you like this work?" β
The first person who said he was going to buy it had no stage fright.
"There's no why, it's just cool and comfortable to watch."
The old man smiled kindly.
"When the competition is over, you can naturally contact the designer to buy, and our competition does not undertake this business."
The crowd laughed.
Nanchu had a faint premonition of bad intentions.
Her abaccus seems to be about to fail.
Sure enough, the results were announced, and the six groups of No. 3 works ranked second.
What's more interesting is that Gu Yiyi's works in the real-name competition ranked third.
In order to avoid Huo Xici from attracting attention, and also in order not to collide with Gu Yiyi.
Before the game was completely over, Nan Chu pulled Horthy to quit and fled the arena.