Chapter 413 Fifteenth
As the head of the Lou Group, the largest shareholder and president, she does have the capital.
This woman is almost 50, but she still looks like a girl in her early twenties. I don’t know if it’s because she spends too much money or because she’s been enjoying the weather.
Lou Mingxin didn’t know what these men were thinking, but judging from their smiles and eyes, they were definitely not good people.
However, after twenty years in the business world, she has long been accustomed to it.
She comforted herself by saying that women always suffer more than men when they are out in public.
But every time this happened, that person's face would inevitably appear in my mind. Why didn't she get despised by these stinking men? Instead, they all swore to follow her to the death? Even after all these years, they still regarded her as the white moonlight in the sky, the cinnabar mole on their hearts?
"Mr. Lou, please follow me to the private room." The staff member stepped forward and made a sideways gesture to invite him.
According to the usual rules of the Ketti Auction Company, each seat corresponds to a number and is equipped with a bid tag with the same number.
The more prestigious your status, the closer you sit to the front.
The treatment of private rooms is only available to VIPs among VIPs. So far, the number of customers in the world who can own private rooms in Kerti’s auction hall can be counted on one hand.
Lou Mingxin happens to be one of them.
She and the young male secretary left with the staff under the envious gazes of the people around them.
Someone in the crowd murmured:
"What are you showing off about? This private room wasn't hers to begin with. She just has the same surname Lou. There's no comparison between a pheasant and a phoenix."
"What do you mean? Isn't this private room Mr. Lou's? Whose is it then?"
"Of course it's the other Mr. Lou... What a pity..."
"What a pity?" The onlookers kept asking.
But the man refused to say anything more.
She's been dead for twenty years, why are we still mentioning her?
The woman shook her head and sighed, not knowing for whom she was sighing. She held up the wine glass and walked away slowly.
In addition to private rooms, there are also seats in the hall.
In the middle of the first row, Hu Taiming, chairman of Qingjiang Group, one of China's top five retailers, attended the meeting with his youngest daughter.
He was holding Xiao Jiaojiao at the moment, and the father and daughter were whispering in each other's ears.
"Dad, isn't this the best position for us? The English teacher said this is called the Center, the C position!"
"Oh, our daughter is amazing! She can speak English now!" Hu Taiming scratched his daughter's nose and smiled, but the next second he changed the subject, "Although our position is good, it's not the best."
"Where's the best part?" Children always have all kinds of questions.
Hu Taiming glanced at the second floor and said, "See? The small compartment with the light on upstairs is the best."
"One, two, three... There are lights on in three rooms! So who's the best one?"
Hu Taiming was suddenly startled. He didn't know until he counted, and he was shocked when he counted.
There are lights on in three rooms!
He was a frequent visitor to the Ketti Auction Company. He didn't miss every auction, but he almost never missed large-scale auctions like today. This was the first time he saw the lights on in private rooms other than the Lou family's private room, and two of them at once!
What kind of wind brings three giant Buddhas?
There was no news at all beforehand.
It seems that the items auctioned this time are extraordinary!
"Dad! Dad! You haven't answered my question yet! Which of the three little rooms with lights on is the best?"
Hu Taiming hesitated: "Of course it's the one that pays the most and is the most generous..."
Before the auction officially begins, a lantern hanging ceremony will be held in the private room.
"Dad, what are hanging lanterns?"
"enn... just like this!"
As soon as the voice fell, a red light appeared in the private room on the left side of the second floor, and the host's voice echoed throughout the hall -
"Red light, Lou Group!"
This was not surprising to anyone. After all, Lou Mingxin had always been a frequent visitor to Keti's private room and would show up from time to time.
What everyone is really curious about are the remaining two families——
"Purple Lantern, Yufeng Group!"
"Orange light, Dr. X!"
Wow——
Exclamations and gasps rang out one after another, and everyone stared at each other with wide eyes in disbelief.
"T-this...how is this possible?!"
"Are both of you here?"
"The Yufeng Group has been missing for years, right? How did it suddenly reappear? It's like a zombie..."
"I guess they may have been operating underground for the past few years, but now they want to move out in the open, so they've started to move out in the open."
"What are you talking about with Yufeng Group? Didn't you hear? The one with the orange light is Dr. X!"
"This... I've never heard of this. Who is this person?"
"Yeah, everyone's using the names of groups, companies, or families. How could a doctor suddenly show up? It's really weird!"
"What an ignorant bunch of people! Are they all obsessed with money? Stop focusing on the corporate world and think about the national level."
"Huh? At the national level? What do you mean?"
"Dr. X is the head of China's top think tank! An absolute official authority!"
"Hiss—is that true? I've never heard of that before..."
"The official is very low-key and rarely makes such a fuss. It seems that the item Ketti is auctioning this time is of great importance..."
There were different opinions in the hall.
The private room on the second floor was not peaceful either.
When Lou Mingxin heard about Yufeng Group, his brows tightened subconsciously. Then when he heard about Dr. X, he frowned even more.
"This time they came in a complete group."
Normally she was the only one in the private room, but today she was everywhere, and each one was more famous than the other.
The male secretary placed his hands on her shoulders, gently rubbing them, and said in a gentle voice: "Mr. Lou, is there anything you want today? Can I help you hold the sign later?"
Lou Mingxin felt relaxed after being massaged by him, and his eyes showed satisfaction: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
The male secretary became more and more prudent: "It's not hard, it's not hard."
…
A private room with purple lights.
Jiang Fuyue, wearing a mask and changing his appearance into a man, picked up the teacup, took a sip and didn't touch it again.
Seeing the figure behind him, dressed in black and with her long hair tied into a high ponytail, Liu Sisi, who looked even more neat and heroic, couldn't help but wonder, "Is it too hot?"
Jiang Fuyue: "Stale tea is worse than drinking boiled water."
"...Oh." She didn't understand these details anyway. "Would you like to try some snacks?"
Liu Sisi picked it up and handed it to her.
Jiang Fuyue took a piece and after two seconds, said: "Not bad, try it."
Liu Sisi: "...a little sweet."
“Sweet is better than bitter.”
"That's true."
…
A private room with orange lights.
Compared to the casual and relaxed atmosphere of Jiang Fuyue and the others, the atmosphere here was obviously much more tense.
The man sat at the round table, a silver mask covering most of his face. On his left and right sat two colleagues, one male and one female, who assisted him.
"X, will that thing really be auctioned today?" the male colleague couldn't help but ask.
"Reliable information, do you know what 'reliable' means?" The female colleague rolled her eyes and said in a crisp voice.
"Oh, I'm just worried. What if it's like last time and we come up empty-handed? Wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?"
At this moment, the masked man suddenly spoke—"No."
It won't be in vain.
He has a good voice, deep and slightly magnetic, but it's so dull that people are afraid to get close to him.
Now the two stopped arguing.
The female colleague glanced at the man secretly, but only saw an unapproachable profile, as cold as frost and as proud as snow.
Her eyes dimmed and she couldn't help but stop thinking.
That's the famous Dr. X, how could he be interested in her?
I am still wishful thinking.
At this moment, there was a noise downstairs——
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Yunxia Auction Hall of Ketti Auction Company! Our company is deeply grateful for inviting all of you here. We hope you will enjoy your visit and leave with great pleasure!"
The host spoke a lot in a very eloquent manner, and everyone in the hall applauded out of respect.
"As you can see, the lights in the three private rooms on the second floor are on at the same time. Kerti is honored to have such a distinguished guest here!"
"Without further ado, I declare the 1,682nd Ketti Platinum Auction to officially begin!"
The rhythmic symphony suddenly started, and five seconds later, it stopped abruptly. All the lights in the venue suddenly went out, and only a single lamp on the auction table was still emitting light and heat.
"Please welcome the first auction item——"
The host's voice came through the microphone, reaching every corner of the venue and everyone's ears.
I saw a girl in a cheongsam that reached her ankles, with her hair in a dignified and steady bun, holding a tray, walking slowly towards me. Then she stopped and stood in the middle of the stage, looking straight ahead with a perfect smile.
Everyone focused their eyes on the tray, but it was too far away and the object was too small to see clearly.
At the same time, the 3D projector on the ceiling began to operate, magnifying the items in the tray, automatically breaking them down into details, and finally projecting them all onto the LCD screen at the back...
(End of this chapter)
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