"That's amazing! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed you finished it in just over twenty minutes!" Shen Yue exclaimed in amazement. "Then let's just auction it off. There's no reserve price; the bidding starts at zero yuan."

There were many people holding up signs, and Shen Yue read them out one by one.

"Mr. Wang offers fifty thousand!"

"Mr. Liu has offered 80,000!"

"Ms. Lin has offered 90,000!"

...

"Mr. Wang offered one million! It seems that Mr. Wang really likes this peony painting and is also very enthusiastic about charity."

"Mr. Zhao has offered 1.5 million!"

"Ms. Lin has appeared with 1.8 million!"

"Mr. Zhou has offered two million two hundred thousand!"

Now, the auction price has surpassed the previous record, that of Aifenfen's jewelry set.

After a while, only Mr. Wang and Ms. Lin remained in the bidding. They competed for a while, and in the end, Mr. Wang won the bid!

"Mr. Wang offered 5.3 million! Congratulations to Mr. Wang, and congratulations to the recipients of this fund."

Kang Jiao rolled up the painting and personally delivered it to President Wang.

Ai Fenfen said admiringly, "Jiaojiao, you are the best. I think the highest record tonight will definitely be yours."

Kang Jiao was also very satisfied. A painting she casually painted fetched an astronomical price at auction. It was just a pity that she had to donate all of the money! She felt a little uncomfortable.

She said, "Don't say that. Jiu Maomao hasn't even been on stage yet. Last year, the pair of walnuts she auctioned was already the highest price ever achieved at the Mutsuki Charity Gala auction. I wonder what will happen this year..."

Ai Fenfen replied, "Don't worry, those walnuts aren't worth that much money at all. Last year was just a coincidence, it definitely won't be today!"

Kang Jiao smiled, thinking the same thing, but she said aloud, "I hope so."

The next person to go on stage was Tan Zheng.

Tan Zheng didn't keep them in suspense and immediately had someone bring over the items he had prepared for the auction.

The red cloth was lifted, revealing an inkstone, a roll of Xuan paper, two ink sticks (one black and one gold), and three calligraphy brushes of different sizes neatly arranged on the table.

These are standard writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.

Shen Yue said with some surprise, "Tan Zheng, are you... going to paint a picture on the spot too?"

It's no wonder she thought that way; everyone below thought the same way, because the previous person was Kang Jiao!

Tan Zheng shook her head. "I won't waste everyone's time. I'm not going to paint. My auction items are the Four Treasures of the Study."