Chapter 228 The First Auction Concludes Successfully! The Guozhu Family: Are you kidding us?!
"...430 million three times! Sold! Congratulations to the guest in VIP room number 28."
The price soared all the way up to 430 million.
Li Yao stared blankly, then his face turned ashen, and he gritted his teeth.
Damn it, someone else had the same idea and was also going all in in this penultimate round.
"What do we do now? The last place will probably cost even more..."
The person next to him didn't look too good either and asked in a low voice.
After a long silence, someone sighed, "There's nothing we can do. We'll try again later... If it really doesn't work, we'll just have to wait for the next time."
"Next time, we'll go all out from the start... As it stands, the price of this scroll is basically fixed between three and four hundred million... We'll definitely be able to get it next time."
Hearing this, everyone nodded, though somewhat unwilling.
Li Yao was unwilling and his face was contorted with rage, but in the end he was powerless.
...What's there to say if you're not as financially capable as others?
...
Before we knew it, three hours had passed.
After the lights went out again, another figure emitting a purple glow walked onto the stage.
"Today's last item is also a mysterious scroll... I am the auctioneer for the last item, you can call me 'Hidden Kiss'."
"No need to repeat the rules, right? The starting price is ten million, and each bid must be at least one million higher... This is the last mysterious scroll in this auction. The next mysterious scroll will probably appear in one or two months. Seize this last opportunity... Now, let the bidding begin."
The last item up for auction was also the last mysterious scroll.
The guests in the hall had long since become numb; after three hours of trying every possible method, they still hadn't been able to find out what the mysterious scroll was for.
Meanwhile, those on the second floor who knew the truth began to go completely insane.
Four hundred million!
The bidding had barely begun when the first person placed a bid, reaching 400 million!
The guests in the hall were completely dumbfounded...
Normally, if they participate in an auction and a few hundred thousand items appear, it's considered quite remarkable.
As a result, the amusement park auctions frequently saw bids of hundreds of millions...
Damn it...
What the hell is this mysterious scroll?!
Many people are going crazy.
But this did not affect the people bidding at all.
The four hundred million yuan made the scene quiet for a while...
But it only lasted for a short while.
Soon, someone made a bid.
"Four hundred and twenty million!"
"Four hundred and twenty-three million!"
"Four hundred and forty million one million!"
"..."
Millions of units have started appearing.
This means that those who are bidding now have already emptied their pockets of every penny.
"One billion!!"
Then someone shouted out an astonishingly high price.
The scene fell silent.
On the stage, Huiwen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up at the second floor.
"Box number 9 has bid 1 billion... Any higher bids?"
Everyone on the second floor was a little confused and subconsciously looked towards room number nine, but they couldn't see who was inside.
at the same time……
"Distinguished guest, your bid is one billion. To prevent malicious bidding, we need to verify the funds beforehand, as bids exceeding 500 million are subject to certain conditions. Would you please allow us to check your bid first?"
A park attendant appeared in the private room and smiled gently.
"What do you mean? Are you afraid I can't afford it?"
The guests in private room number 9 looked rather grim; they were several middle-aged men.
"That's not what I meant. This is just the auction house's rule, so please cooperate. Please forgive me if I have offended you."
The park attendant bowed apologetically.
The other person's expression shifted, and finally, through gritted teeth, said, "I don't have that much on me, but as soon as the auction ends, I'll immediately raise the funds and make up the difference by tomorrow..."
The park attendant gave an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, sir, you're a Black Diamond member, and I don't doubt your financial strength. However, Black Diamond members don't have the 'Credit Fund' service. Even Super Members only have a 'Credit Fund' of 100 million... If you don't have that much cash right now, you can wait for the next park auction. We hold a regular auction for the Mystery Scroll. Thank you for your support. But we must declare your bid invalid. Please understand..."
"you!"
Before the other party could say anything more, the park attendant bowed and left.
He swallowed the words the other person was about to say.
A moment later, Huiwen's voice came from below: "I apologize, there was a slight problem. The guests in VIP room number 9 didn't bring enough cash, so the bid in VIP room number 9 is invalid... A friendly reminder: please bid within your means and avoid malicious bidding. It's certainly not what the park wants to see if malicious bidding causes any unpleasantness. This is the first time, and I hope it will be the last. Otherwise... any consequences arising afterward will be borne by the malicious bidder."
"So, the highest valid bid so far is 441 million for box number 11... Bidding continues. Anyone else bidding?"
Huiwen's gentle voice resounded.
The people in the hall were stunned for a moment, then began to discuss amongst themselves.
"I was terrified! It turned out to be malicious bidding... I knew it! How could something so worthless be auctioned off for a billion?"
"...In fact, the first six of these mysterious scrolls, whose purpose is unknown, have already fetched a total price of nearly two billion..."
"……wipe."
People were buzzing with discussion.
Meanwhile, some people on the second floor breathed a sigh of relief... The bid of 1 billion had stunned them.
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
The price continued to rise, one by one.
But by the time it reached over 400 million, everyone had already reached their limit...
The Guozhu family, among other powerful families, is indeed wealthy.
However, accumulating hundreds of millions of gold coins in a short period of time is not an easy task.
The larger the power, the tighter the cash flow... because they are all using money to make more money.
Three or four hundred million is the limit they can gather in such a short time.
"480 million once... 480 million twice..."
"Congratulations to Box 3 for securing the last mysterious scroll."
Accompanied by the sound of the hammer falling.
The final item was sold, taken away by a mysterious guest in VIP Room 3.
Huiwen smiled slightly and said, "Thank you very much to all the friends and distinguished guests who participated in the first auction of the Paradise today. The auction is now over. Congratulations to all the distinguished guests who have won their desired items. There are some distinguished guests who may not have won their desired items, but please do not be disappointed. The Paradise Auction House will hold auctions at a later date, and you will surely get what you want then."
"Thank you again. Well then... see you all at the next Paradise Auction."
After saying this, Huiwen waved his hand, and his figure flashed and disappeared.
Then a female staff member came on stage with a smile: "Thank you all for coming. The amusement park auction has come to a successful conclusion. Please leave in an orderly manner. Those who have won their desired items, please take your membership card or number tag to the 10th floor to collect your treasures... Thank you, thank you..."
Amidst a murmur, the crowd began to slowly disperse...
...
"...A total of 3,836,920,000! Wow, I'm raking in the money! So many gold coins!!!"
Meanwhile, in the tea room on the eleventh floor, Bai Yangyang's exclamation rang out.
They were clearly taken aback by today's income.
...Once an auction is completed, the results are immediately displayed on the computer on the eleventh floor, making it very intuitive.
"Over two billion during the day, thirty-eight billion at night... more than five billion today?!"
Bai Yangyang's eyes widened.
Lu Dayong paused for a moment, hesitated, and then said in a low voice, "Sister Yang, you miscalculated... The more than two billion yuan from the daytime bidding has basically been used up; that's money they had saved. We only made about two billion yuan at most... After all, we bid on several of those prices ourselves..."
Bai Yangyang was stunned: "Huh? Really?"
She stared blankly at Qin Fang.
Qin Fang chuckled, shook his head, and stood up.
"Alright, get busy, I'm going downstairs too."
After saying that, he moved and disappeared.
...
"The average price of a scroll is around 350 million... Sigh, we prepared nearly 400 million, but not a single one has arrived."
Jiang Zicheng muttered to himself, looking unwilling.
Beside him, Jiang Linxue frowned slightly, lost in thought.
They had already left the VIP room on the third floor, and the barrier had disappeared.
As soon as I arrived at the stairwell, I saw many people coming out of the exit.
"Oh? Sister Xue, you guys are here too? Which private room were you in? Did you manage to get a picture of the scroll?"
Xu Bo spotted Jiang Linxue and the others at a glance. He was a little depressed, but his eyes lit up and he suddenly walked over and asked them what was wrong.
"You're here too... We're in Hall 15, where are you?"
"Hall 15...didn't you take a picture?"
"No...you guys took pictures, didn't you?"
"We don't have any either..."
"Huh? You don't have any either?"
Both sides were stunned for a moment.
Then other acquaintances came out, and upon seeing them, almost all of them asked the same question.
But when they checked the accounts, they discovered... no one had actually taken a picture?
This aroused everyone's suspicion.
"Wait a minute... Could this amusement park be messing with us? They said it would be auctioned off, but they ended up buying it all back themselves... Anyway, they only had to bid, they didn't have to put any money in at all!"
Li Yao, who was already resentful for not getting the scroll, suddenly widened his eyes and said.
"They agreed to share resources, but they're unwilling. They don't want to break ties with us, so they're using this method to play games with us?!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone from the Guozhu family turned somewhat grim.
Jiang Linxue frowned, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
...they accepted the auction.
But that's on the condition that they can actually sell them.
However, if the park engages in underhanded manipulation, making it appear as an auction but actually just a shady transaction involving money laundering, that would be quite infuriating.
"Where are the people from the amusement park?! We have to find them and get to the bottom of this!"
Li Yao was the first to shout loudly.
This has attracted the attention of many others.
Just as Jiang Linxue was about to speak, a figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone. They turned their heads and saw... wearing a mask, it was a member of Paradise.
"It's you...you're...that Valve Light, right?"
Upon seeing the other party, Li Yao immediately shouted, "Your amusement park needs to give us an explanation! Are you playing us for fools?!"
Everyone looked at the valve light, their gazes turning hostile.
Valve Light smiled slightly and said, "Gentlemen, the handover will take place on the tenth floor... My boss knows that you probably don't believe in the sincerity of my amusement park, so he sent me to invite you to the tenth floor... You will understand in half an hour at most."
"Ladies and gentlemen... please."
He gestured for him to enter.
Behind him, a person appeared and pressed the elevator button.
The Guozhu family and others were stunned, exchanging bewildered glances. After frowning for a while, Li Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll see what tricks your amusement park is up to! If you don't give us a reasonable explanation today... humph!"
The threat was palpable.
Fa Guang smiled and said, "Young Master Li, there's no need to get angry, much less try to threaten Paradise. Paradise isn't afraid of threats. However, this is just a misunderstanding, and you'll all find out soon enough... Please."
Li Yao and other members of the Guozhu family frowned, but eventually they all got on the elevator and went to the tenth floor.
There were already people waiting on the tenth floor. When they arrived, they were greeted with smiles and led into a large hall.
"Please make yourselves at home. We'll see the outcome in half an hour at most."
After finishing speaking, Valve Light bowed slightly and said, "Then, please excuse me."
He turned around and disappeared again.
Jiang Linxue's eyes flashed fiercely, and she looked around, a chill creeping into her heart.
...She had seen the epic before.
She hadn't paid much attention to it before... after all, she hadn't gotten too close to the valve light.
But this time, the light was right in front of her.
How exactly did the other party disappear...? Even with her level 4 epic eyesight, she couldn't see it at all!
This is a bit scary...
but……
They told them to wait for half an hour.
What are we waiting for?
She frowned slightly.
Many members of the Guozhu family were also frowning, somewhat puzzled.
...
at the same time.
On the same floor, not far from them.
Zhang Yuqiao looked at the masked man in front of her with some nervousness.
...This must be the owner of the amusement park.
"Young Master Zhang, hello, nice to meet you. You can call me boss."
The boss's gentle voice rang out.
Zhang Yuqiao pursed her lips and then said, "Boss."
"Does Young Master Zhang still remember what I said to him that day?" the shopkeeper asked with a gentle smile.
"……Remember."
Zhang Yuqiao pursed her lips and nodded gently.
"I secured a VIP membership first, and then... I raised 300 million."
"Have you collected enough?"
"...That's enough."
"Then let's make a deal. Once the deal is done, this thing is yours."
The boss smiled.
After a moment of silence, the other party directly transferred 300 million gold coins to a waiter next to them via the control panel, in a face-to-face manner.
After confirming the amount, the waiter nodded to Qin Fang: "Boss, it's three hundred million, that's right."
Qin Fang smiled and nodded, then said to Zhang Yuqiao, "Very good, this belongs to you."
The boss produced a black scroll and placed it in front of him.
His heart raced as he stared at the black scroll.
He swallowed hard, and after a long pause, he asked in a low voice, "Can I ask... why me? If you had just sent me out... judging from today's situation, you could have earned more, right?"
"For no reason other than to establish a positive connection," the boss said with a smile.
"Can……"
Zhang Yuqiao wanted to say something more.
The shopkeeper smiled gently and said, "If Young Master Zhang doesn't want it, he can leave now. I won't force him."
Zhang Yuqiao's words instantly caught in her throat.
He remained silent for a long while before finally whispering, "Thank you."
As he spoke, he picked up the scroll.
Then, just tear it open.
After a flash of white light, he disappeared.
Qin Fang smiled slightly as he watched him disappear, then vanished from the spot in a flash.
"Young Master Zhou, hello, nice to meet you. You can call me boss..."
He quickly appeared in the next room, where a boy was also waiting anxiously...
(End of this chapter)
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