Chapter 095: Hype
According to the results of reading the book ("Rare Treasures Auction Boutique Guide") before, Wen Bin knows that there are three things that need his attention in today's auction:
First, the auction is expected to last about three hours;
Second, the whole auction is divided into two sessions, each of which lasts about 80 minutes, with an intermission of 20 minutes;
Third, the auction time of the 'Memory Stone' that he needed was about thirty minutes in the first half, and the auction time of the 'Northern Lights Snow Witch's Eye' required by Mu Changkun was about fifty minutes in the second half.
This is one of them.
Second, before officially participating in the auction, let's talk about some basic unspoken rules of the auction house.
The first point is not to make loud noises, and to remain humble and calm is the most basic quality of being a person in high society;
The second point is that the auction implements two systems: 'bidding' and 'follow-up', and no matter which one, once the bid is made, it is absolutely impossible to cancel it.
The third point is about the various gestures of the general bidding of the world's 'Rare Treasures Auction Conference':
First, the palm is facing outward (facing the host):
Hold up a finger to indicate adding one to the same unit;
Raise two fingers to indicate adding ten to the same unit;
Raise three fingers to indicate adding hundreds to the same unit;
Spread your fingers wide to indicate double.
Second, the palm is inward (with the back to the host):
Hold up a finger to indicate adding five to the same unit;
Hold up two fingers to indicate adding fifty to the same unit;
Raise three fingers to indicate five hundred on the same unit;
Make a fist and give a thumbs up to 'as before'.
It is said that in the past, there were people who were considered to be participating in bidding because they greeted their friends at auctions, and they suffered a big loss.
Above.
With Wen Bin's mind, it is easy to memorize.
Because of his late arrival, he sat down in the seat at the back of the venue.
This is the fifth session of the 'Rare Treasures Auction Meeting' as a whole, because the rented theater is very luxurious and spacious, the venue is not full, most of the guests who want to get a benefit or two from this auction are rushing to sit forward, and those forces, families or traveling merchants who have a wait-and-see attitude and connoisseurship, choose seats that are relatively in the middle or a little behind.
Although Wen Bin did not belong to the latter, firstly, he was too desperate in advance to enter the venue late, and secondly, he wanted to observe the overall situation 'condescendingly', so he chose a relatively back seat.
Ahead, there was a black pressure on the head, I don't know which one of them is the 'Ten Thousand Wolf Cave City Lord' Mu Changkun?
And where does Hanfei sit?
I can't see it at all now.
But it doesn't matter, it's easy to find the target when the official confrontation starts later.
Wen Bin clasped his hands and sat comfortably in his seat, cocked Erlang's legs, and watched coldly.
He has basically lost the right to compete for the 'Memory Stone' because of his lack of money (I really didn't expect this to be a very rare 'Rare Treasure' that will become hot here), but the reason why he continues to sit here is not to disrupt the situation, but to have other plans.
Memory Stone, I can do without.
However, if you rob me, I will make you pay a price a thousand times more painful than this!
......
The auction went on very smoothly.
The person who presided over this auction was not surprising, it was the fake 'Xiaoyue Kiki'.
Although she is only an impostor, she has obviously practiced a lot in advance, so that her gestures, smiles, and humor exude an incomparable charm of a young woman all the time, and she does not lose the flexibility and dignity of the host of a large auction event, cordial, gentle, fair, and full of strength, and under the introduction of her gentle and sweet voice, the beauty and peculiarity of all kinds of rare treasures are displayed at a glance.
The spirit and attention of most of the people in the room were completely controlled by her, whether they were quiet, or excited, or excited...... The atmosphere and rhythm of the entire auction hall are completely under his control.
If it weren't for Wen Bin's existing 'official business', it is likely that he would be attracted by him like other guests.
But not now......
"Ladies and gentlemen, what we are going to auction next are two 'Memory Stones' that originated in 'Mortal Realm Norgaz'. Finally, after a long (Wen Bin's personal feeling) half an hour of waiting, the plot finally got to the point: I saw the host Xiao Yue Qiqi let the staff next to him show the two seemingly unpretentious 'memory stones' placed side by side on the round tray of red brocade cloth to all the bidders present, while continuing to introduce professionally and skillfully: "As we all know, 'Mortal Realm Norgaaz' is one of the origins of the famous 'Memory Stone', however, it is produced in its realm." Although there are relatively many veins of Memory Stones, there are only six places that are truly of excellent quality, and among these six places, only the 'Memory Stones' produced in the 'Tuowei Mountains' near the 'White Crocodile Sea' are the purest and have the highest value!"
"And the two 'memory stones' we are going to auction today are all from this, not only that, after the production, we have also specially invited the local famous 'rune master', 'inscription master' and 'psychic carver' to reprocess it, in order to create a pair of 'memory stones' that are close to perfect in quality for everyone. ”
"I believe that everyone here knows that the reason why the 'Memory Stone' has been passed down through the ages is that it can not only restore the lost memories of the old man whose thinking has been dulled, but also have a series of extraordinary and magical effects such as 'high-level cultivation for incomplete repair', 'dissolving curses', 'breaking the confinement', 'resisting the inheritance Gu curse' and 'erasing the seal' in a certain way. ”
"However, the reserve price of such a peculiar effect of the 'Memory Stone' at our 'Rare Treasure Auction Conference' is only 10,000 emperors!" Speaking of this, Xiaoyue Qiqi unconsciously raised her voice slightly, like a very infectious speaker, appealing to the bidders on the spot: "Such exquisite and noble quality, such an affordable and low price, is absolutely unheard of outside! Everyone, please don't be stingy with your enthusiasm, and ask for it in order to get it into your pocket!"
"You just need to have enough courage and unwavering faith, and I believe that it will be yours!"
After some enthusiastic hype, the atmosphere of the scene really warmed up, Xiaoyue Qiqi saw that the time was ripe, she couldn't help but smile slightly, and hit the railway while it was hot: "...... Okay, let's start auctioning the first 'Memory Stone' now, with a reserve price of '10,000 Emperors', please feel free to bid-"
"Thirteen thousand emperors!"
"Fifteen thousand emperors!"
"Eighteen thousand emperors!"
"Twenty thousand!"
"Twenty thousand, twenty thousand emperors!
"Twenty-five thousand emperors!"
"Twenty-six thousand emperors!"
"Twenty-nine thousand emperors!"
"Thirty thousand!"
"Thirty thousand emperors! Thirty thousand emperors! Is there another bid? Thirty thousand emperors are ...... at one time."
"Thirty-one thousand emperors!"
"Thirty-two thousand emperors!"
"Thirty-three thousand emperors!"
"Fifty thousand!"
"Fifty thousand, fifty thousand emperors!"
"Oh, this handsome and dashing gentleman has bid 50,000 emperors!"
"Fifty-one thousand emperors!"
"Fifty-three thousand emperors!"
"Fifty-three thousand emperors! Fifty-three thousand emperors!
"Sixty thousand!"
"Sixty thousand! Sixty thousand! The young lady over there who sinks fish and geese, and closes the moon and shy flowers, bids 60,000 emperors!"
"Sixty-one thousand emperors!"
"Sixty-four thousand emperors!"
"Eighty thousand emperors!"
"Ah, eighty thousand, eighty thousand emperors, dear sir, you are wonderful!"
“......”
Wen Bin really admires Xiaoyue Qiqi, as the host, who was able to hype such a 'rare and exotic commodity' in such a short period of time, and multiplied it eight times in a row, she really has the strength and skill, which should not be underestimated.
Only, it's not enough.
Wen Bin half-narrowed his eyes and quietly hooked the corners of his lips.
"Eighty thousand, eighty thousand, is there any?" The successful hype reached this point, and even Xiaoyue Qiqi felt that it was almost enough, so she began to close: "Eighty thousand for the first time......! Eighty thousand for the second time!"
"One hundred and twenty thousand!"
Just as he was doing this, he suddenly saw a person in the field holding up a sign and shouting.
In order to prevent cheating, when each bidder takes a seat, a waiter will come to register the seat number, the 'admission ticket' number held by the guest and their real name, and issue the 'number plate' of the seat to the corresponding bidder, so that the 'numbered seat' can be cashed in the auction items and cash after the subsequent bidding is completed.
Wen Bin noticed that the bidder who was bidding '120,000' was Han Fei, who was sitting twelve rows away from him in front of the right!
Here it comes.
He muttered silently in his heart.
"120,000! 120,000!" Perhaps this result was originally expected by Xiaoyue Qiqi, so she was not in a hurry to make a decision, but happily raised her eyes and swept the entire auction hall, and laughed loudly: "What a generous sir! I am willing to buy our 'memory stone' at a high price of 120,000 emperors! I believe in your vision and your choice! It is so exquisite, and there are endless miracles hidden under its unpretentious appearance, it is indeed worthy of your attention as a treasure and cherished it!"
After the words were finished, the audience couldn't help but hear a burst of 'squirming' discussions.
Spending the price of 120,000 emperors to buy a 'memory stone' is indeed too expensive!
'Memory stone' is a kind of thing, the quality is average, the ordinary take-out price is about 5 million to 8 million dora, that is, the price of 5,000 to 8,000 emperors, the better quality, the take-out price is also between 20 million and 30 million doras, replaced by 'emperor zhu', that is, between 20,000 and 30,000, excellent, but only 60 million doras, and the most 80 million doras have been copied, which is converted to 'emperor zhu', that is, between 60,000 and 80,000.
When have you ever seen a 'memory stone' sold for 120,000 emperors?
If you want to convert it to 'Doro' in reverse, it's 120 million Doro!
It's too expensive, isn't it?!
(Of course, the reason why such a thing happened here is due to the fact that a certain city lord in the 'Ten Thousand Wolf Cave' who had lost his conscience had recklessly looted all the 'memory stones' of coca before that.)
This guy is crazy......
I see, eighty percent of them were affected by the atmosphere of the scene, and they were impulsive!
It's a loss!
That's it, that's it!
......
Everyone at the scene couldn't help but talk about it.
Perhaps, this is exactly the live effect that Kiki Xiaoyue, as the host, wants.
After a moment, I saw her smile comfortably, gently raised her arms, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then directly said: "The high price of 120,000 emperors, I don't think everyone has any objections, right?" Since this is the case, then I declare that this precious 'memory stone' belongs to ...... Ahh
Before she could say a word, the corner of her eyes swept away, and she suddenly saw a young man sitting at the back of the auction site elegantly raising his arms, facing her, and opening his five fingers happily.