The young man's bid surprised everyone present.
They all knew how powerful Zhou Renguo was in the watch collection circle of Xia Country. In addition, Zhou Renguo had the powerful Yangcheng Zhou family behind him and had a rich foundation that was simply incomparable to ordinary people.
Even if someone is willing to pay a higher price to buy this gold pocket watch, they have to consider whether they will be retaliated by Zhou Renguo after the auction.
After all, every time the price is increased, Zhou Renguo has to pay an additional 20 million, which is not a small amount.
Zhou Renguo's expression remained unchanged. In his heart, the value of his cousin was far more than this, and this had not yet reached his bottom line.
"One hundred and eighty million!"
As Zhou Renguo made another bid, everyone around him quieted down and looked at the young man who had just made the bid.
By now, the auction had turned into a competition between Zhou Renguo and the young man.
"One hundred and ninety million!"
The young man's expression also did not change, as if the price was not enough to move him.
"Two hundred million!"
Zhou Renguo continued to raise the price. Although nothing could be seen on the surface, he was already feeling uneasy inside.
In 2015, the auction price of the watch king was 140 million. Based on the annual inflation rate of 6%, the 140 million in 2015 is equivalent to 200 million today.
Two hundred million was the first expected price in his mind.
"Two hundred and ten million!"
The young man remained calm and quoted a new price.
This time, the people around him fell silent again, and they all looked at the young man, trying to find out his background.
But they were destined to be disappointed, because this young man had never appeared in the watch collection circle before and was a complete stranger.
Zhou Renguo stared at the young man for two seconds, then raised his hand. "Two hundred and fifteen million!"
Increase the price by five million.
Judging from the extent of the price increase, this price is likely to reach Zhou Renguo's bottom line.
Seeing this, Wang Yuming hurriedly said, "Sir, please don't blame me for not reminding you. If you continue to raise the price but are unwilling to pay in the end, you will have to pay 10% of the quoted price as compensation."
"Two hundred and thirty million!"
The young man chuckled, with obvious provocation in his eyes!
He actually raised the price by 15 million, including the 5 million that Zhou Renguo had just saved.
Zhou Renguo's face changed slightly. Two hundred and thirty million was already the lowest price he expected. If the price was raised any further, he would feel it was not worth it.
However, after hesitating for two seconds, Zhou Renguo raised his hand again.
"Two hundred and thirty-five million!"
"Two hundred and fifty million!"
The young man did not hesitate at all and was still as arrogant as ever, with no intention of saving face for Zhou Renguo.
Wang Yuming noticed Zhou Renguo's grim expression. He flipped through the contracts in his hand, found the young man's, and said, "Mr. Chen Chang, 250 million. Are you sure you want to offer that?"
"What? Is there a problem?" Chen Chang asked back.
Wang Yuming said, "Of course there's no problem with bidding, but as the organizer of this exhibition and auction, I still have a responsibility to remind you that this watch has more collectible value than practical value. If you're not a true watch collector, there's no need to continue bidding, as your bid will definitely not get you enough in return."
Chen Chang shook his head. "Who says I'll definitely get something in return for buying this watch? You're right about one thing, though. I'm not a watch collector. But before I came here, my grandfather personally told me that no matter the cost, I must get this pocket watch, even if it means bankrupting the Jiangnan Chen family!"
Jiangnan Chen Family?!
Wang Yuming's expression finally changed.
The Zhou family of Guangzhou has great reputation and prestige in Xia Country, the Wei family of Shanghai has supreme voice in the financial world, and the Wang family of Beijing has great power in both the political and business circles. They are all top wealthy families in Xia Country, but compared with the Chen family of Jiangnan, they are still a long way behind.
To describe the Jiangnan Chen family in one sentence, it is that the turmoil in the Jiangnan Chen family can even cause social unrest to a certain extent! !
In the past decade or so, the Jiangnan Chen family has become increasingly silent, but no one dares to underestimate the power of the Jiangnan Chen family, because everyone knows that the Jiangnan Chen family is too powerful and must protect itself by hiding its strength, otherwise it is likely to arouse the suspicion of the Xia country officials.
Looking across the Xia Kingdom, only the Chen family in Jiangnan has such power!
No wonder this young man is so arrogant, because he has the capital to be arrogant!
Two hundred and fifty million might be a huge sum of money for other families, but for the Jiangnan Chen family, it was just a drizzle.
Many people present had heard of the Jiangnan Chen family, and their eyes changed noticeably when they looked at the young man.
Before, they had expressions of disgust, thinking that this young man was a nouveau riche who came here specifically to disgust people; now, the way they looked at Chen Chang was full of kindness, and they couldn't wait to go up and have a good chat with Chen Chang.
Zhou Renguo was also a little hesitant.
The power of the Jiangnan Chen family is not comparable to that of their Zhou family. Moreover, he no longer interferes in the affairs of the Zhou family. Even if he can continue to get a large sum of money from the Zhou family, he does not want to use it to collect this gold pocket watch.
With this money, the Zhou family can expand again, and perhaps in the future it may reach the level of the Jiangnan Chen family.
When Shen Qi heard about the Jiangnan Chen family, a hint of amusement appeared on his face.
"Mr. Zhou, how much do you know about the Jiangnan Chen family?"
Zhou Renguo lowered his voice and said, "The Jiangnan Chen family is extremely powerful and is one of the few super-rich families in Xia Country. However, what really makes people fear is not the power of the Chen family, but the fact that Chen Changge is in charge of the Chen family."
"Chen Changge is now over a hundred years old. He personally experienced the turbulent times of the Xia Kingdom over a hundred years ago. Later, he personally participated in the battlefield, killed countless enemies, and made great contributions. However, due to some special reasons, few people in the Xia Kingdom know about Chen Changge."
"After the founding of the Xia Kingdom, Chen Changge retired. He didn't use his achievements to enter politics or the military, but instead focused on business. As a result, in just a few decades, he led the Chen family to grow and prosper, making even the Xia Kingdom officials wary."
"If this young man named Chen Chang is really from the Jiangnan Chen family, then I really can't win the fight."
When he said this, Zhou Renguo showed a helpless expression.
When he saw Shen Qi's pocket watch at Shen Qi's place a few days ago, he thought he could get it and offered 200 million yuan for it, but Shen Qi refused to sell it.
He saw this gold pocket watch at the exhibition today and thought no one could compete with him, but unexpectedly Chen Chang came.
So, is it destined that he will never be the King of Biao?
Shen Qi's face showed an even more playful look, and he chuckled.
No wonder this young man is so arrogant, it turns out he is Xiao Changge’s grandson.
Not bad, a bit like the little Changge back then.
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