Knowing Zeng Wangcai's plan, Zhang Xiuzhi stopped asking questions and sat down to drink water and watch TV.
The auction on TV was about to begin. Several pretty girls with good figures and young age were busy on the small stage. A middle-aged man with white hair slowly walked onto the stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Rose Manor." The white-haired middle-aged man smiled and said to the microphone, "I am your friend, Bell. Mr. Victor entrusted me to be in charge of this auction. Most gentlemen and ladies know the rules of the Rose Manor auction. New friends must also know them. I won't waste your time here..."
This Bell is a professional, a gold medal auctioneer, and has a great stage presence.
He could see the cubicle from his angle, but he didn’t look at how people bid based on the cubicle.
There is a panel on his left hand side with lights on it. The light on represents which compartment has made the bid.
Of course, in addition to bidding each time, the auction participants can also speak. There is a microphone in the compartment, and if they want to exceed the range of each bid, they can shout through the microphone.
"Sir, this is a quote machine!" Marshall came in again, picked up something like a small remote control from in front of the sofa, and squatted in front of Zeng Wangcai.
"Please give it to my wife."
"Yes sir..."
Marshall turned slightly and explained to Zhang Xiuzhi the bidding process, and was then cleared out.
Zhang Xiuzhi played with the remote control without touching the microphone: "How do we shoot? What do we buy?"
"Just buy whatever you like!" Zeng Wangcai took out his phone, contacted others to arrange the following matters, and said casually, "We have to buy that sunflower, there is nothing else."
"Oh!" Zhang Xiuzhi nodded and focused on watching TV.
What Zeng Wangcai conveyed was that there was no need to distinguish whether it was our cultural relic or not, as long as Zhang Xiuzhi liked it, she would buy it.
On TV, Bell showed the first item to be auctioned. It was a broken stone with words on it. It was said that it came from a pyramid and the owner of the pyramid was a pharaoh.
The starting price of this broken stone is 3 million US dollars, and each increase in price shall not be less than 10.
It’s no wonder that the Rose Manor auction was of very high standards. The price of the first item reached 3 million, which is better than that of any other auction company.
Zhang Xiuzhi was not interested in the stone. She was playing with the remote control with one hand and browsing her phone with the other.
The gold medal auctioneer Bell followed the procedure and raised the price of the broken stone to 5.2 million US dollars.
The seller's psychological price for this broken stone is that it can be sold for more than 6 million US dollars, and Bell also likes to pursue the jackpot. If the first auction meets expectations, he will psychologically feel that everything will go smoothly afterwards.
But today, the broken stone reached 5.2 million and there was no movement.
In a cubicle, a white-haired old man had his hands shaking a little, and he and his assistant were both very nervous.
This guy is an archaeology professor. His research direction requires clues from the records on this stone. He tried every possible means to find out the whereabouts of the stone. He begged for alms from everyone and got $6.2 million. Then he tried to find a way to enter the auction. His goal was this stone, nothing else.
Now the price has reached 5.2 million. It has stopped and no one is bidding. The old professor is very happy as he can save one million this way.
Bell paused for more than ten seconds. No one pressed the light. He seemed to accept his fate and raised the gavel: "Congratulations to that gentleman. Such a good artifact may hide the secrets of the pharaoh. It was sold for 5.2 million. It's worth it... 5.2 million for the first time, 5.2 million for the second time..."
The old professor's heart was in his throat, and he stared at the hammer in Bell's hand with wide eyes.
At this moment, Bell saw the light on the sign over there, a seat in the VIP room representing senior executives...
"Hey, hey, hey, someone bid 5.3 million. There are still people who know the value of the goods. Now the price has come to 5.3 million. Is there anyone else bidding?" Bell shouted in surprise after seeing the unexpected turn of events.
The old professor suddenly closed his wide-open mouth, feeling as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.
It’s almost the third time, just the last step left, why bid at this time, is it fun?
Since you want to buy it, what were you doing before?
"I'll follow!" The old professor pressed the button angrily.
"5.4 million, oh my god, you don't want to give up, sir, do you want to make another bid? The price now is 5.4 million..." Bell was very frustrated.
The rules of the auction here are different from his usual ones, and he cannot reveal who made the bid.
"5.5 million, my god, it seems that both families are determined to win."
“5.6 million!”
"5.7 million..."
"......"
In the private room upstairs, Zeng Wangcai was having a good chat when his attention was suddenly drawn to his wife's giggles.
"What are you looking at? Is the auction so funny?" Zeng Wangcai was very surprised.
"No!" Zhang Xiuzhi pressed the remote control and said with a smile, "I was watching the movie, Royal Spy, where Brother Ying's mouth was blown into a sausage. It was so funny."
"......"
So you are watching a movie...
"Aren't you buying things at the auction?" Zeng Wangcai stared at the remote control in Zhang Xiuzhi's hand.
"I didn't buy it. I don't like the broken stone. I'm waiting for the next one."
"Why are you bidding if you haven't bought it?"
“I didn’t bid.”
"I pressed the button several times for you, and you see the price is already 6 million."
"......"
If the old professor knew the truth, he would probably faint from crying. He bought the item for 6.1 million and spent hundreds of thousands more in vain.
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