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Following the lead of the official museum, museums in other places also started flashing gold and sending barrages of comments, each clamoring to reserve one or even several treasures.

The longer it remained on the trending topics list, the higher its popularity became, attracting more and more viewers. Many came specifically for these antiques.

With renowned experts like Gu Kang and Yang Xiuwen in the field, people looking to buy antiques have no reason to worry about buying fakes. These people certainly wouldn't ruin their reputations.

What's more, now even people from the National Museum are involved!

How could this be fake?!

The ordinary viewers in the live stream were so frightened by the barrage of bids in the tens of thousands that they shrank back like quails, too afraid to speak, and just stared blankly at these people performing.

The little robot hadn't expected that these antiques would be so appealing to humans.

He personally called the official museum staff, of course, using the director's phone.

The other party was very polite and sincere, and also told the little robot that the antiques he owned were too valuable, and there weren't many people willing to buy them all.

Didn't you see that Gu Kang and the others were very self-aware and didn't target those truly priceless treasures? Those are worth at least several billion.

There are even one or two items that look like they were made by royalty; if they were put up for auction, they could fetch tens of billions.

So it seems that only the government can really afford to accept something like this.

Not only did the person on the other end of the phone say this, but Gu Kang and others at the scene also nodded in agreement.

Gu Kang, Yang Xiuwen, and the others knew that it was impossible for them to acquire all the items in the little robot's possession. Seeing the endless stream of phone calls and live stream comments offering bids, they suggested to the little robot that they hold a temporary auction.

They received a promise from the little robot that they would have priority in purchasing anything they liked. So they weren't afraid of other people competing with them.

The little robot agreed.

The director, who had received countless calls from purchasing agents, was quick-witted. Upon hearing that the little robot was going to hold a temporary auction, he immediately stepped forward to recommend himself.

"I have plenty of manpower and extensive experience in organizing events. Plus, we're live-streaming, which makes it convenient for those who can't make it to the auction. How about I organize this auction?!"

What a great topic!

The director was not about to let this opportunity slip by.

The little robot didn't care about that, the only problem was...

"Sister Mi Xia, there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Okay, okay, go ahead and tell me."

The little robot quietly pulled Mi Xia aside and asked to borrow her bank card.

The little robot hadn't forgotten that it didn't have an identity in this world, so it couldn't get a card with real-name authentication. It couldn't possibly ask for cash for such a large sum.

Mi Xia thought it was something serious, and upon hearing this, she immediately lent him one of her empty cards.

Of course, Mi Xia lent the robot because she knew it wasn't meant to be used for bad things; under normal circumstances, it's best not to lend it to strangers.

No one had any objections to the little robot using the payment account. After all, they paid for it and received the goods. As for which card the money was deposited into, that was up to Ji Tong.

The only one who might be unhappy about this is probably Charmaine Gao.

However, no one had time to care about the feelings of an unrelated woman at the moment; everyone was busy with the auction.

The director and his team were busy setting up the venue. Those who lived nearby rushed over in person, while those who couldn't come were also busy gathering funds and obtaining asset certificates to qualify for bidding at the auction. Everyone was incredibly busy.

Even Gu Kang and the others couldn't escape being busy.

However, the things they are busy with are exactly what they want, and they are afraid that others will take them away from them.

As the most knowledgeable antique experts present, they were responsible for bringing out, arranging, appraising, and setting a minimum price for the antiques that the little robot wanted to sell.

It was during this job that they were led into the shipping container by a small robot.

The moment he stepped inside, even Gu Kang doubted his own eyes.

Good heavens, am I hallucinating from looking at too many antiques?! Everything looks like an antique to me!

However, the little robot's act of making them all move out told them that this was not an illusion.

Good heavens, this is truly living in an antique den!

Mi Xia, who followed in, was now in a daze as she helped move things. As she moved, she thought to herself, if she could go back to the night she first met Xiao Tong, she would definitely shake the girl who thought the boy was pitiful!

This is hardly pitiful or poorly furnished. Even the low couch that she had previously thought "didn't even have a decent bed" was, after Wang Laifeng examined it, he patted his chest and guaranteed that the craftsmanship was definitely that of an antique from hundreds of years ago, and that the size and patterns were probably only used by princes or higher in ancient times!

Of course, the bed is not a whole bed; it's just a side table next to the main bed.

As for the whole bed...

The little robot honestly confessed: "They're all still here, but they're so big and old that I didn't think it was necessary to put them all here."

When the servants at the Nagi mansion in the last world were packing up, they moved all the old beds into the recycling bins, and the little robot naturally has them here too.

When Mi Xia and the others heard this, they couldn't help but fill in the blanks in their minds—

Is this a plot where a reclusive master thought a large bed would expose his identity and hinder his disguise, so he only used a small couch, only to find that the small couch was also a treasure?!

It really makes you want to take a deep breath and calm yourself down a bit.

Preparations for the auction are in full swing, and the director is so busy answering phone calls he's practically drowning.

He felt that he had received more calls from big shots in just this short time than he had received in the first half of his life!

And here comes another phone call.

"Hello, is this the director of the program 'The Villagers'? I'm Zhou Cheng from GreenTech Company. Could you please send me Mr. Naji's current address?"

GreenTech Company, Zhou Cheng?

Isn't this the one who just made the rich list last year?

The director said respectfully, "Okay, Mr. Zhou, just go to the entrance of Anjia Village. We have someone there to pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, the director was still marveling at how many calls he'd received from celebrities on the rich list. However, the others didn't seem as anxious as Zhou Cheng, suggesting that there might be something Zhou Cheng liked among these antiques.

Hey, when will I be able to spend so much money to buy an antique worth hundreds of millions to play with?

The next phone call rang, and the director was busy again.

Not long after, the staff who were supposed to pick him up brought Zhou Cheng up.

The director went up to greet him personally, intending to exchange a few pleasantries, when Zhou Cheng cut to the chase and asked where Ji Tong was.

"Mr. Zhou, the auction won't start for a while yet. There are still a few museum representatives on their way, about an hour away. Would you like to have a seat?"

"An auction?" Zhou Cheng was taken aback.

He rushed over, focusing all his energy on the new technology that had abruptly ended in the email. He was constantly communicating with the technical department and contacting relevant personnel in the company, so busy that he didn't have time to pay attention to news online.

Naturally, they were unaware of the already heated and sensational antique auction.

The director was taken aback.

"You didn't come here for the antiques? Then why are you looking for Mr. Naji?"

Zhou Cheng hadn't expected the auction to be related to the person he was looking for, so he quickly tried to find out the details.

After learning about it, Zhou Cheng was speechless.

What should I do? I suddenly feel like I'm unlikely to achieve my goal this time. Were my conditions not sincere enough?! Can someone who can casually pull out antiques really be swayed by my offers?!

However, since he was already there, Zhou Cheng had to meet Mr. Ji Tong for the sake of the company.

He asked the director to introduce him: "I'm here to discuss the technical collaboration that Mr. Naji sent me earlier."

Oh, you're not here for an auction.

The director nodded and quickly led Zhou Cheng to Na Jitong.

On the way, he secretly winked at the person in charge of the live broadcast, signaling them to turn the camera in their direction.

Then, viewers in the live stream spotted a familiar face on the screen.

[Isn't that Boss Zhou from the rich list?! He actually came in person?!]

[Mr. Zhou? I never imagined you skipped work to buy antiques! If you succeed, give us a day off to celebrate, Mr. Zhou!]

[The auction hasn't even started yet, what is Mr. Zhou doing?]

[No way, no way, these rich people don't think they have enough influence to get special treatment, do they?]

What was with that sarcastic tone earlier? You're just a poor bastard.

[Those who want to argue, get out of here, don't interrupt my antique viewing.]

[You can't even have them, and you won't even let us see them? Once these treasures are bought by someone else, we won't be able to see them anymore.]

[Aaaaaah! I saw Mi Xia and the others still moving things out! Good heavens, is this the power of a reclusive master?! There are so many antiques!]

[Closer camera! We can't hear what President Zhou is saying to Boss Ji!]

Neither Zhou Cheng nor the little robot noticed the approaching camera.

Zhou Cheng was confirming whether the email was sent by the snow-haired boy in front of him. After greeting him, he began to discuss the contents of the email with the little robot.

Of course, the questions he raised included his own doubts, as well as doubts raised by the technical department after reviewing the emails, all of which were easily answered by the little robot.

The various technical terms used by the two speakers left the viewers in the live stream bewildered.

After confirming the robot's identity, Zhou Cheng excitedly grabbed his hand: "Just tell me what you need, as long as you're willing to give this technology to GreenTech Company!"

The little robot originally intended to use this technology to buy equipment, or to exchange equipment directly, but now it unexpectedly has enough funds just by selling antiques.

However, since he had already shared the data with humanity, he didn't intend to hide it. Helping humanity better recycle waste was also part of his job.

After submitting a list of the instruments it needed to Zhou Cheng, the little robot reached an agreement with GreenTech Company.

After the antique auction was settled, he and Zhou Cheng went to GreenTech Company for further cooperation.

Only after the two signed the contract did the viewers in the live stream finally understand what was going on.

They never expected that this reclusive tycoon, who was not only good-looking and from a good family, was also so intelligent! His outstanding technology even attracted the CEO of GreenTech, a company on the richest list, to personally seek cooperation!

That's amazing!

[Rich, smart, and so handsome—where did this celestial young man come from?!]

Suddenly, the comments section had a bit of an entertainment industry fan vibe again.

However, this fan has absolutely no connection to any of the original celebrities in this live stream.

Not to mention Mi Xia and her group, even the other four groups of guests from the program have all come to the auction to help out.

The director asked them to come over and lend a hand, and also to ride the wave of popularity. In their own live stream, fans wanted to watch the antique auction, but they were also reluctant to part with their favorite actors, so they frantically asked them to come over as well.

As people who rely on fans and online traffic for their livelihood, what else could they do but come over?

With other guests' live streams sharing the traffic, the popularity of Mi Xia and her group, the fifth group, will naturally decrease.

However, Mi Xia was alright. After all, the auction's protagonist had a good relationship with her, and even the card used to receive the payment was borrowed from her. As a result, the number of viewers in her live stream did not drop much. In fact, those who came solely for the antiques and did not care about who in the entertainment industry came first to Mi Xia's live stream.

After all, Mi Xia was assigned to move antiques!

How could they possibly miss such a close encounter with antiques!

Xu Jing and Gao Shiman's traffic dropped much more, especially Gao Shiman's. Looking at her drastically reduced number of online users and then at Mi Xia's folded-up number of users, she was so jealous that her eyes turned red.

As museum representatives arrived one by one, the live broadcast, whose focus had long since shifted, finally reached its climax.

Ordinary viewers stared in disbelief as those who had appeared on television bid prices as if money were nothing, and when increasingly valuable heirloom treasures appeared, the prices were so high that they lost count of how many zeros were in them!

At this moment, the ordinary mud, stones, and wild trees around us seemed to be elevated to a high-end and luxurious status by these zeros.

Believe it or not, this hilltop later became a new tourist attraction. Although the mysterious container was no longer there at that time, people still flocked to it, just to experience the legendary auction.

This also boosted the economy of Anjia Village, which is located nearby.

But that's all in the future. Now the little robot has sold all the antiques on display, and Mi Xia has so much money in her card that she could easily become the richest person in the world.

By the time everyone who had bought their desired antiques carefully and fully equipped themselves to transport their items away, it was already quite late.

As the crowd dispersed, the viewers who had been thrilled all day also reluctantly turned off the live stream.

However, at this rate, it's likely that the trending topic will stay on the hot search list for several more days before it fades away.

The production team was overjoyed by this.

After the auction, their show had a much-needed budget, allowing them to produce even more elaborate props and activities than before. Not only were the production team happy, but the guests were too.

The only one who was unhappy was Gao Shiman.

Gao Shiman didn't dare to cause trouble during the live stream, but she was furious when she saw that Mi Xia's reputation online had improved a lot after this live stream.

Mi Xia's reputation did improve during her previous live streams, but she didn't have many fans to begin with, and with the added issue of her reputation, not many people watched her live streams. Even if one or two people's reputations improved occasionally, Gao Shiman wasn't worried at all.

At worst, we can get the online trolls and marketing accounts to put in some more effort, and they can easily suppress this slight improvement in public opinion.

But this time it won't work.

The number of viewers in Mi Xia's live stream this time was too large, and the people appearing in the live stream were of a very high caliber, including people from national government agencies. Online trolls wouldn't dare to take on any related jobs.

As a result, many people discovered during this live broadcast that Mi Xia was not like what she had shown in previous programs. She was not spoiled or petty at all, she was serious about her work, and she did not cheat or shirk her duties. She was an older sister who was easy to like.

Mi Xia's fan base is growing rapidly.

How could her agent and company not know about the rate at which she gained followers?

With their continued efforts, they released a constant stream of positive news related to Mi Xia. Praise from previous production teams, commendable acting clips—things that previously received little attention—successfully helped Mi Xia solidify her fanbase.

It's safe to say that Mi Xia is the biggest winner this time!

How could Gao Shiman not be jealous!

She was so angry that she couldn't even get off the plane.

As Mi Xia's popularity increased, during the subsequent recording process, the attitude of both the program staff and other guests towards her visibly improved, which infuriated Gao Shiman.

When she saw that even the show's director was giving more screen time to Mi Xia, Gao Shiman finally couldn't hold back anymore.

That night, she changed into a semi-transparent slip dress and knocked on the director's door.

Yes, she had already hooked up with the director, not only the director, but also the producer, and even the cameraman who was specifically there to hold the camera for her, all to ensure that she would get good shots and more screen time.

As usual, after cuddling with the director, Gao Shiman said in a soft, coquettish voice, "Brother Xu~ Mi Xia has overshadowed me, I'm so sad, I even have more wrinkles on my forehead this morning. If this continues, I'm afraid I'll become ugly~"

"You," the director sighed as he touched Gao Shiman's body.

How could he not know what the other party wanted? But things are different now. He was afraid of messing things up if he tried to treat Mi Xia the same way as before.

So he hesitated and didn't agree immediately.

However, Gao Shiman has already given so much, how could he back down?

So, through her various tactics—coaxing, tears, and physical advances—she finally got the director to give his approval.

Gao Shiman left satisfied.

However, what he didn't know was that the assistant director, who lived next to the director, had seen everything.

The next day, before the show even started recording, the assistant director approached Mi Xia and secretly told her about Gao Shiman's secret rendezvous with the director.

"You might get some bad editing done again, so think of a solution. There's nothing I can do about the director, so I can only give you a heads-up."

The assistant director left after he finished speaking.

This wasn't the first time he'd found out about it; the assistant director knew about it from the very first time Gao Shiman got involved with the director.

However, at that time, Mi Xia didn't have anything worth investing in, so the assistant director naturally didn't say much.

But things are different now. The assistant director can see very clearly that the reclusive big shot named Na Jitong is much closer to Mi Xia than to others!

The card that Mi Xia lent out still has that big shot's money in it!

The assistant director was afraid of angering Mi Xia. If she went to Na Jitong, a big shot of that level, a single word from him could ruin their show.

That's why I decided to come and try to make a good sale.

Clearly, Mi Xia accepted this offer.

She thought that now that she was popular, the production team would at least stop causing trouble for her, but she didn't expect that she still couldn't resist the charms.

She was furious.

However, Mi Xia didn't act impulsively. She first called her agent to report the matter to the company, and then called Ji Tong.

The little robot followed Zhou Cheng to the headquarters of GreenTech Company the day after the antique auction ended.

With Zhou Cheng around, the little robot didn't need to show any identification along the way and had a smooth journey.

Zhou Cheng also had his assistant arrange the cell phone and the SIM card.

When he received the call from Mi Xia, he was at GreenTech headquarters debugging the latest instruments and equipment.

"Sister Mi Xia?"

"Xiaotong, it's like this..."

Mi Xia told Na Jitong about the difficulties she had faced with the production team, and said that she might need to use his influence to put pressure on the production team's director. She called him this time to ask if he minded.

The little robot, of course, didn't mind.

Although the little robot didn't quite understand what "power" it had that humans could borrow.

But if humans say something exists, then it exists.

It won't interfere with her own garbage-collecting business, so let her do as she pleases.

The little robot was obsessed with collaborating with GreenTech Company again. After Mi Xia got his approval, she went directly to the program director.

She slapped a picture of her phone showing her call history with Ji Tong in front of him, indicating that she didn't ask for much. She didn't want him to promote her or give her more screen time; she just wanted him to be fair, not to edit her work badly, and to edit it exactly as it was supposed to be.

She was satisfied.

Otherwise, just wait and see if she makes a scene.

"Director Xu also attended that auction. I don't need to say more about Xiao Tong's attitude towards me, do I? If I really cause trouble, I'm sure the consequences wouldn't be what Director Xu wants to see."

Since Mi Xia had made her point so clearly, the director weighed the pros and cons and readily agreed.

Compared to a woman like Charmaine Sheh, the director naturally loves his show more.

He certainly didn't want his show, which he had worked so hard to build to this level of popularity, to be canceled.

Therefore, the result is obvious.

While Mi Xia's business is thriving, the little robot business is also doing quite well.

Looking at the piles of garbage delivered by GreenTech in front of him, he felt as if tiny flowers were blooming all over him.