He Lixuan shook her head and said, "With Master Yang here, there will be absolutely no problem with this jade. Similarly, Sister He, I don't want you, little brother, to suffer any loss."

"To be honest, little brother, although this piece of top-grade jade is priceless, the price it would fetch at today's auction would be greatly reduced. What a pity."

Yu Wuwei was a little confused when he heard this and asked, "What's going on?"

He Lixun said, "You should know that in the auctions we hold, the treasures in them are advertised in advance to give buyers some time to prepare, so as to maximize the value of the auctioned items."

"It's the same today. The items being auctioned were announced a week ago, allowing many buyers to be well prepared."

"Little brother, if this piece of top-grade jade were suddenly put up for auction today, many buyers would have no idea there was such a priceless treasure. The funds prepared for the auction were originally intended to be used to sell today's items, so there would definitely not be much left over. The final auction price would definitely be greatly reduced!"

"Old Yang often attends auctions, so he understands this. You can ask him if this is the case!"

Yang Kaishan hadn't thought about it that much before, but now, after He Lixuan's reminder, he finally realized it, nodded, and said, "Yes, that's indeed the case. It's my fault for not considering it carefully."

In fact, Yu Wuwei had already believed what He Lixuan said without Yang Kaishan saying anything.

First of all, what He Lixun said does make sense. If he puts himself in the shoes of the auctioneer and the auction house, he would have the same choice.

Secondly, He Lixuan had no need to lie to him. On the contrary, she would help him find a way to get the highest auction price.

As the organizer of the auction, the auction house receives a commission. The higher the price of Yu Wuwei's immortal stone, the more profitable the auction house will be.

And for an auction house, the higher the price of an item it auctions, the greater its fame and the better it is for its business connections.

This priceless jade is also an opportunity for them. If handled well, it can be sold at a higher price, which will greatly enhance the reputation of the auction house.

He Lixun thought for a moment, then continued, "To be honest, based on the value of this jade, young man, and Old Yang's reputation, if this jade is auctioned off, it can be conservatively estimated to fetch at least 50 to 60 million yuan."

"But if it were sold at today's auction, twenty or thirty million would be the best it could get. Little brother, you better think about it carefully!"

As soon as these words came out, even Yang Kaishan on the side became anxious. If it was sold like this, it would be an absolute waste of resources and a blasphemy to this top-grade jade!

If this is the case, I might as well spend 20 or 30 million to buy it myself.

"Brother Yu, that's over 30 million! You have to think carefully! You can't let down such a perfect jade!"

Hearing this disparity, Yu Wuwei was also a little moved. The difference between more than 50 or 60 million and at most 20 or 30 million is really huge! The difference of 30 million is definitely not something that ordinary people can ignore.

However, it would take at least more than a month to spread the word about the auction of this fairy stone, advertise it, and hype it up to a certain level so that many buyers would be prepared and the highest price could be fetched for this fairy stone.

Yu Wuwei is in urgent need of money and he can't wait that long.

Thinking of this, Yu Wuwei said, "I understand what Sister He means, but I'm in urgent need of money, so I can only auction it today!"

Upon hearing this, Old Yang pointed at Yu Wuwei and was so anxious that he didn't know what to say. Even Liu Guifu, who was standing by as a bystander, became anxious, fearing that Yu Wuwei would lose his mind and auction off such a perfect piece of top-grade jade casually.

He Lixuan pondered for a moment upon seeing this, then said, "Since you're in urgent need of money, I have a compromise. I wonder if you think it's feasible?"

Yu Wuwei's heart moved when he heard this, and he asked, "Oh? Sister He, do you have any other ideas? Tell me!"

He Lixun said, "Our auction house has two ways of auctioning items. One is an unreserved auction. We will sell the item at whatever price it can reach, and we will take a 10% commission."

"This way, the client will not be able to get the funds for the auction item before the auction is completed."

"The other type of auction involves a guaranteed price. We will set a guaranteed price based on the estimated value of the item. If the final transaction price does not reach the guaranteed price, the remaining amount will be made up by our auction house. Of course, we will also deduct a 10% handling fee."

"And if the final transaction price of the auction item exceeds this reserve price, our auction house will take a 20% commission!"

"The advantage of this method is that the client can obtain part of the reserve price funds in advance and then receive the other part of the transaction funds after the auction is completed."

Yu Wuwei's eyes lit up when he heard that. Are you kidding! There's a way to have the best of both worlds. Who, unless they were a complete idiot, would want to throw away thirty million yuan?

Yu Wuwei was no fool, and his mind was quite sound. He quickly said, "So, Sister He, what do you think the reserve price of this piece of jade is?"

He Lixun looked at Yang Kaishan, meaning that you have seen this thing before, and you came here in person mainly to take a look at this matter, so name a price!

Yang Kaishan was not polite either. He came here just to prevent this exquisite jade from being desecrated. He smiled and said, "Little girl, you know my character. If you don't have 30 million for this piece of jade, don't blame me for turning against you!"

He Lixuan smiled upon hearing this and said, "Okay, okay! You are well-known for your sharp eyes in the jewelry industry. Since you said so, it must be worth at least 30 million!"

Then he said to Yu Wuwei, "Brother Yu, I can offer you a guaranteed price of 30 million, and you can take half of it, which is 15 million. After the auction is completed, you can take the remaining price, and our auction house will take 20% of the transaction price as commission."

"What do you think, little brother? If you agree, we'll go through the formalities now!"

Yu Wuwei calculated that even if the final auction price was 50 million, after deducting 20%, he could still get 40 million, which was much more cost-effective than the current auction.

Moreover, he could take away 15 million in advance, which was just enough to solve his urgent needs.

No matter what, a country estate for growing vegetables, 15 million is enough to buy dozens of them, absolutely enough, and there will be extra money to buy other things, it's definitely worth it!

Without further ado, Yu Wuwei agreed immediately: "Okay! I choose the second auction."