Five days later, at the Sihai Pavilion auction house.
The auction venue resembled a sunken plaza. The auction stage was on the first floor, while today's bidders were all on the second floor, in a ring of VIP rooms.
The store was brightly lit, with countless luminous pearls embedded in it and glass lamps placed every ten feet.
The VIP rooms, draped with sheer curtains, had large numbers displayed outside the doors: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight...
All VIPs were escorted by guards from Sihai Pavilion, and every passage was extremely confidential, so no one else could see the buyer's face.
There were a lot of people on the first floor, not for any other reason than to watch the excitement! They didn't have any money themselves, but they could hear how rich the rich were and have something to talk about.
The news of the auction of the two Shenzhou spacecraft spread far and wide, but Princess Meatball preferred indulging in a life of pleasure and did not pay any attention.
She kept her participation in the auction a secret.
With all the distinguished guests present, the auction begins.
The auctioneer first asked the technicians from Mingzhou Shipping to explain the ship's manufacturing process, including the materials used, the labor time, and its exceptional performance.
Princess Meatball's VIP room is room number two.
"Have the Tibetans arrived yet?" Princess Roudan asked her guards. "Have you seen Xie Shi?"
“Princess, Shadow Three saw several women wearing veils and men dressed in exotic clothing enter room number six. Among them, a veiled maid was supporting a veiled lady, whose figure and clothing were extremely similar to Xie Shi and her maid.”
Princess Meatball narrowed her eyes. "Ha, wearing a veil? Even if you wear a human skin mask, I'll rip it off for you."
Today, I'm not only stealing a ship, but also stealing good fortune!
Shen Su said that she had received information from inside that the chieftain of Nanzhao Kingdom lived in room number one.
"What is the surname of the chieftain of the Nanzhao Kingdom?" Princess Roudan asked.
If it's someone she knows, then she can ask the mansion to discuss cooperation.
"It seems his surname is Wang."
"Oh," Princess Meatball wasn't interested since her surname wasn't Jin.
As they were talking, the auctioneer announced the start of the bidding.
The audience on the first floor was even more excited than those on the second floor, buzzing with whispers and glancing at the VIP rooms on the second floor to see which room would bid first.
"Lot One: Anji Divine Boat. Starting price: 100,000 taels of silver. Minimum bid increment: 10,000 taels. Please place your bids!"
After the auctioneer created a lively atmosphere, he encouraged everyone to bid.
"Three hundred thousand." Room number six was the first to bid.
Princess Meatball looked leisurely at the sky-blue shadowless gauze of room number six, thinking of Xie Zhaozhao sitting behind her, and couldn't help but twitch her lips.
He said to Shen Su, "Just name your price. I'm determined to get this ship."
"Four hundred thousand," bidder number two announced.
"Five hundred thousand," Room One immediately followed.
"Six hundred thousand."
...
The audience on the first floor stirred, excitedly scratching their heads as they listened to the ever-increasing prices. Goodness, it turns out that those who deal in boats are the richest.
When the price increased by 10,000, these people went crazy and started adding 100,000 at a time.
Three million.
"Three million one hundred thousand."
"Three and a half million."
There were bidders for all eight rooms, and the bidding continued without anyone withdrawing.
Once the bidding price exceeded five million, rooms three and four were no longer up for auction.
After the price exceeded eight million, only rooms number two and six remained in the bidding. However, the bidding for room number six was not as aggressive anymore.
Inside room number six.
Bei Chen asked Hong Ying, "Are you going to place another bid?"
"Miss said that the first bid was over eight million and then she stopped bidding, but for the second bid, she should act a little more anxious and flustered."
Hongying rubbed her stomach. She had just returned from the border yesterday, and her mistress had given her this troublesome job.
Princess Meatball, you never expected this, did you? Today, out of the eight VIP rooms, seven are occupied by the young lady and her husband.
The entire auction for the Shenzhou spacecraft was a shill event, with seven out of eight bidders being shills!
Oh my god, I'm so happy!
Bei Chen: ...Today you're playing the madam, and Hong Shu is playing Yuan Yuan. You two need to be reserved!
Room number two is still bidding: "Eight million six hundred thousand."
Room 6: "Eight million six hundred thousand"
"Eight million and seven hundred thousand"
"Eight million seven hundred thousand"
Princess Meatball in room number two was a little angry and couldn't help but curse, "Baka, adding ten thousand at a time, is this some kind of sure thing?"
After Shen Su shouted "nine million", Room Six stopped following.
Princess Meatball laughed heartily.
"A distinguished guest in cabin number two won the bid for the Anji Shenzhou!"
The auctioneer brought down the gavel and sent up the ship delivery contract.
Take a 15-minute break.
Service staff carrying tea, snacks, drinks, and various gifts filed into VIP room number two.
They treated the God of Wealth with exceptional care.
Room number two was filled with laughter and cheerful conversation.
Princess Meatball, full of fighting spirit, said, "Xie Zhaozhao, you want to fight me? Come on, let's continue!"
Fifteen minutes later, the bidding for the second lot, the Kangji Shenzhou, began. As this was the last one, the bidding was extremely fierce.
Even numbers three and four were neck and neck, closing in at eight million.
However, after the price exceeded ten million, the other rooms were withdrawn one after another, leaving only rooms number two and number six in fierce competition.
The audience was fired up; they were completely mesmerized. Money wasn't money; it was just a damn number!
Everyone joined in the commotion, and when room number two hesitated, someone shouted, "Room number two, are you done for?"
Inside room number two.
Shen Su: "Princess, let's abandon this ship; it's already exceeded the budget."
Old Wu looked on in astonishment: "The princess only brought ten million silver notes?"
"Twenty million." Shen Su felt that such a bid was a bit too impulsive.
"There's a deadline for the final payment. You can pay it all within five days," Old Wu said nonchalantly. "Boats are always expensive. Twenty million is nothing."
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