"Wow, that's the kind of charisma only world-class stars have!"

"Besides talent, 90% of this star's achievements come from sweat and hard work."

Wang Yueheng, who had been watching the bidding process closely, couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He doesn't know when he'll achieve the same level of fame as basketball star Kobe Bryant.

This top star must have at least a billion fans worldwide.

I've only just surpassed 100 million in revenue, and my influence is less than one-tenth of theirs.

It seems we still need to work harder to capture the Chinese fanbase while continuously expanding into overseas markets.

Bryant's appearance tonight was like a dazzling target suddenly appearing in front of him.

This motivates Wang Yueheng, who is still in the early stages of his career, to accelerate his efforts to catch up and surpass others.

soon.

The competition between guests number 8 and number 24 was fierce.

The pair of basketball shoes that accompanied Bryant to the London Olympics saw their auction price rise to $350,000.

Such an unattainable price caused all the other guests to give up the competition.

They then became curious and began to speculate about who would ultimately emerge victorious.

"Number 8 and Number 24 are now completely locked in a battle!"

"I know actor Nixon, but who's that white-bearded old man number 8?"

"He looks somewhat familiar; I feel like I've seen him somewhere before..."

"Only a billionaire with a net worth of at least 100 million yuan would have the confidence to spend hundreds of thousands to bid for a pair of sneakers!"

"Wow, that's Wells!"

"Who is Wells?"...

In the live stream, countless viewers were astonished at the astronomical price a pair of sneakers had fetched.

They also became curious about the identities of the two bidders.

The elderly man sitting in auction seat number 8 was particularly curious.

"Wells, a famous science fiction writer. You may not have heard of his name, but you must have heard of his works."

"The famous Hollywood Star Wars series was written by this science fiction writer!"

"In addition, there are classic science fiction works such as 'Migration to the Moon' and 'The Night of the Werewolf'... a series of them have been adapted into movies and have been box office hits worldwide!"

"He is also one of the major shareholders behind Wells Films, having produced hundreds of classic films and television series, and his net worth is at least several billion US dollars..."

Soon, viewers who recognized the white-bearded old man began explaining the science to them in the live stream or on-site.

"This old man is actually a science fiction writer..."

Upon learning that the elderly foreign man frantically raising his paddle in bidding was actually a science fiction writer, Wang Yueheng was secretly taken aback.

That's when I realized it.

Why does Nickson, number 24, always smile and greet this old man after raising his placard?

It turns out the two of them already knew each other.

As an actor, Nixon may have even starred in adaptations of works by the white-bearded author Wells.

It seems that both of them are die-hard fans of basketball star Kobe Bryant.

Tonight, we've all come with the same goal.

"Number 24, $370,000! Anyone else bidding higher?"

After a fierce bidding war between the two, actor Nickson finally bid $370,000 for the pair of sneakers.

Faced with this price, the white-bearded author Wells, who had been bidding the entire time, shook his head with a wry smile, clearly not intending to continue the bidding.

"370,000 once! 370,000 twice!"

"make a deal!"

As Ekaterin's gavel fell, the personal item donated by basketball star Kobe Bryant was finally sold for $370,000.

"Whoosh~"

The entire audience burst into enthusiastic applause.

He looked at the two bidders in disbelief.

Thank you for your support!

Clearly, even Bryant himself didn't expect that his shoes, which he had only worn once, would fetch such an astronomical price at auction tonight.

He turned to look at his old acquaintance, number 24, Nixon, and smiled and nodded in thanks.

This is also the highest-priced item sold at the auction so far.

However, what surprised people even more was...