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While dazzled by the pile of treasures before him, Yang Xiuwen also noticed that the plates he had seen on the show before were not here.
He lured his old buddies over with those plates and bowls.
Thinking back to the treatment of the teapot and teacups just now, Yang Xiuwen couldn't help but ask, "Young friend, I saw the plates and bowls you used for meals before, why didn't you bring them out this time?"
His reminder made Li Junjun, Lin Guo, and the others realize it too.
Thinking of a certain possibility, the group clutched their hearts, which were about to burst with "surprise," and looked at the little robot with anticipation.
Sure enough, they stared at the snow-haired boy for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh, so those are considered antiques too?"
Everyone: "..."
Ah, is this the trouble of having too many antiques?! I want some too!!!
The little robot then brought out the plates and bowls again.
Now, Gu Kang and the others were overjoyed, like mice entering a granary. They buried themselves in the piles of antiques, studying them with great enthusiasm, marveling and exclaiming in amazement.
Mi Xia and Xu Jing, standing to the side, had become completely indifferent after being subjected to one shock after another.
So what? They've drunk water from antique teacups and eaten from national treasure-level porcelain!
You probably can't find many people in the entire entertainment industry who have had the same experience as you!
The appraisers were so engrossed in their treasures that Xu Jing couldn't understand what they were muttering. After regaining his composure, he couldn't help but ask the little robot the question that had been bothering him.
"Xiaotong, um, if you don't mind, can I ask you where you got all these things?"
He was extremely curious.
This is way too much! Everything he uses, from drinking water to eating, is antique; it makes you wonder if he lives in an antique den!
Although Xu Jing asked similar questions to those Gao Shiman had asked earlier, he didn't say anything inappropriate like Gao Shiman did. He also indicated in advance that he wouldn't say anything if it was inconvenient, which was obviously different from Gao Shiman.
Upon hearing his question, the audience, who were also puzzled by the impressive but unclear things that antique connoisseurs were talking about, all turned their attention to him.
Everyone was extremely curious about this!
The little robot didn't feel there was anything wrong with saying it; he concealed the fact that the worlds were different and told everyone very honestly.
"These were gifts from others."
He was referring to those taken out of the box.
"These were already in our home."
This refers to the dishes, bowls, plates, teacups, and teapots.
"Some of them were found."
This refers to the porcelain, fabrics, and other items that haven't been taken out yet.
Xu Jing: "..."
Everyone: "..."
What kind of environment is this?!
At this moment, everyone had already constructed in their minds a family that had been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years.
Only a family with such a low social standing would treat so many antiques so casually, using them directly for eating and drinking as ordinary daily necessities!
Only someone from such a wealthy family could receive such national treasures as gifts!
There might be a lot of antique fragments in the nearby garbage dump!
Where can I find a place like this?! Are they hiring someone to pick up trash?!
I can! !
The viewers in the live chat were all yelling and urging each other to form a group to pick up trash.
Mi Xia had heard the little robot mention "home" before, but she had never seen any of his family members, so she hadn't paid much attention to it. Now she couldn't help but ask, "Then what about when you said your family wasn't here?"
Little robot: "Yes, they're not here, they're somewhere else. As for their exact location, I'm sorry, that's a secret."
He was very secretive about other worlds.
Mi Xia and the others nodded in understanding.
The location of such a reclusive family cannot be revealed casually.
At this moment, in their minds, they had already unhesitatingly categorized the snow-haired youth in front of them as someone from a reclusive, wealthy family.
With so much evidence right in front of us, isn't this a sure thing?
Gao Shiman was still unwilling to give up: "Judging from what you're saying, you must have quite a few family members? Won't they have any objections to you bringing out so many things?"
Although she didn't have good intentions when she asked the question, it unexpectedly made the others worry as well.
After all, even ordinary families with a little money are prone to all sorts of infighting. People have even seen news reports of a company CEO who was still in his hospital bed, and his children were fighting tooth and nail over the inheritance.
Not to mention established wealthy families, the problem is probably even more serious for them.
Then I looked at the snow-haired boy again. His hobby was picking up trash. Could it be that he developed this habit because he was ostracized as a child?!
With everyone eager to hear the secrets of the wealthy, they strained their ears, not even having time to send comments.
Then they heard the snow-haired boy say, "They won't have any objections. Everything is mine, and I can do whatever I want with it."
Wow! ! !
The crowd erupted in uproar.
So decisive?!
In an instant, everyone tacitly agreed that Ji Tong was the heir of a reclusive wealthy family.
Moreover, it's one of a kind, without any competitors.
Otherwise, how could they possibly have the power to arbitrarily dispose of everything? There's no doubt about it!
If it weren't for the fact that the snow-haired boy was quite old, they would have thought he was the absolute head of the family.
But who says a young person can't be the head of the family? Maybe the rules of this century-old family are just different!
Suddenly, the "Dad" in the comments stopped. They felt they weren't even worthy of being someone's son, and instead respectfully called him "Big Boss," begging to befriend him in the comments.
Mi Xia and the others present also made the same guess about Na Jitong's identity.
His eyes were sparkling.
They're people in the entertainment industry; they know better than most how much influence a big shot has in this circle.
Even if such a powerful figure is slightly closer to you, others will still tilt their attitude towards you out of respect for the powerful figure.
Not to mention them, even the show's director would be eager to come over and serve tea and water if he wasn't afraid of offending the big shot by coming over rashly.
For big shots like these, if you curry favor with them and they just slip a little money through their fingers, they'll never have to worry about funding or resources!
Having always taken shortcuts, Gao Shiman was now preoccupied with what advantages she could have to seduce the other person, and didn't care about the age difference between them at all!
If she can keep this one, wouldn't that be much more useful than her going through all that trouble to hook up with so many sugar daddies?!
Who knows, if she wins the other person's heart, she might even become Mrs. Naji and the mistress of a reclusive wealthy family!
Gao Shiman's eyes were suddenly filled with desire.
The little robot, unaware that it had caught the attention of a human woman, pointed to the antiques on the table it had brought out and asked Gu Kang and the others, "How much are these worth?"
These words immediately jolted Gu Kang, Yang Xiuwen, and the others, who were engrossed in their research, back to reality.
"You...you're selling everything?!"
"Yes, we'll sell them all."
With a loud bang, Yang Xiuwen, Gu Kang, and the others instantly blushed with excitement.
"I'll buy it! I'll buy it!!"
Oh my god! This is incredible! This is absolutely fantastic news!!
Yang Xiuwen and his companions had only come to watch, but they also thought that the other party might be willing to help.
Later, seeing that the other party had so many treasures, and guessing that he came from a reclusive wealthy family and was probably not short of money, they no longer had much hope that they could buy them.
I just want to see more and touch it myself.
Unexpectedly, things took a dramatic turn; the boy was actually willing to sell!
and!
It's not just those bowls and plates from the past few generations, but also this pile of national treasure-level antiques!
Any one of these pieces could be a museum's crown jewel! I never imagined I'd have the chance to bring them home one day!!
The group of people, completely disregarding their image, shouted at the top of their lungs that they wanted to buy it, while frantically calculating their own net worth in their minds.
Ahhhh, with such a world-class treasure right in front of them, even if they had all their assets to buy just one, they wouldn't lose out!
"I want this luminous pearl! Nobody can take it from me!" Lin Guo roared. "Ten billion! I'll offer ten billion!"
This is even larger and better than the existing national treasure, the luminous pearl! Most amazingly, Lin Guo has just carefully studied it; it has an ingenious mechanism that can be opened to reveal a meticulously crafted floating celestial palace inside! Every brick and tile is lifelike, all made from a single luminous pearl! Closing it doesn't affect its radiance at all!
Based on this alone, its value is absolutely comparable to the existing one!
One billion—that's a price that's likely to be low, not high!
Lin Guo even felt a little guilty for offering such a low price to buy such a treasure.
He felt he had asked for too low a price, but the viewers in the live stream were shocked by the terrifying price, and the chat was filled with exclamations of "Ah!"
[Holy crap! A billion!]
【Is it starting with hundreds of millions?!】
[Aaaaaaah, tears of jealousy streamed down my face!]
[A billion! I couldn't earn that much money in ten lifetimes!]
【Ahhhhhh】
Led by Lin Guo's lead, Yang Xiuwen and the others rushed toward the treasures they had their eyes on, bidding frantically one after another.
"I want these two double-eared teapots! Three hundred million!"
"I want this one hundred million, this five hundred million, and this one, eleven hundred million!"
"I don't have enough funds, but I'll sell this set of cups to you. How about 80 million?!"
"My God, this ivory carving of a hundred flowers will probably cost at least 3 billion. I'll make a call right now to raise the money!"
For a moment, everyone felt as if they were not in the mountains and forests, but at a top-tier national treasure auction.
The little robot was a bit confused.
He hadn't expected that humans would be willing to pay such a high price for these things. He thought that selling one for tens of thousands of dollars would be good enough. He had several hundred left in his warehouse. If he sold more and made up tens of millions, it would be enough to buy the instruments and materials he needed.
Now it seems like selling just one would be enough?
However, he didn't say he wouldn't sell it. Since he'd already brought it out, if the humans liked it, let them buy it. It was better to leave it to the humans than keep it in his warehouse anyway.
Presumably, they are willing to spend a lot of money to buy them and will no longer throw them away as garbage, which can be considered a good way to use these items.
"Okay, I'll sell it."
The little robot didn't haggle; it just blinked and placed the order.
Gu Kang and the others were overjoyed and danced with delight.
They got a real bargain at this price!
Immediately, everyone pulled the ones they liked toward them.
Before they could even grab a few, a panting voice called out as it approached: "Wait! Wait a minute! Don't sell out! There are still people who want to buy!!"
It turned out to be the program's director.
The director was also taken aback. He stared in disbelief behind the camera as the fifth group developed wildly, like a runaway horse.
He'd never seen so many treasures before! Any one of them could be worth enough to make several TV shows and movies! And that's without worrying about funding!
Just as he was shocked by the rarity of these treasures, news came that the live broadcast of the program had become a sensation across the internet.
The director was overjoyed.
Immediately afterwards, news spread that the live stream topped various trending searches and dominated search rankings on various browsers.
The director was overjoyed.
Then the show's investors called one by one to increase their investment in the variety show.
The director was overjoyed again!
The biggest investor was their boss who called personally. He was both friendly and urgent, expressing his hope that the director could act as a bridge to help him film a certain antique in Ji Tong's hands.
In return, the other party gave the director an investment amount that he never imagined.
The director was overjoyed!!
He no longer cared about being a director; he jumped up from the small stool and ran wildly towards where Mi Xia and the fifth group were.
After running all the way up the mountain, the director was covered in sweat and his face was flushed when he finally appeared in front of the little robot.
Even so, he did not forget his purpose and repeatedly called out to the little robot to keep the baby!
Before the director could even catch his breath, he said, "Chairman Mao of the Mao Group just called. He wants to buy that gold-threaded turquoise platform and has offered 1.5 billion!"
The director's words were like a switch being flipped; before the little robot could react, the phones on everyone else present, except for him, started ringing one after another.
Gu Kang, Yang Xiuwen, Mi Xia, Xu Jing, Gao Shiman, and others were also among those receiving phone calls. Even the cameramen and live-streaming assistants, who were not particularly noticeable, were not spared from being called.
"Hello?"
"Ah? You want that brocade/jade cup/ivory/crown...?"
"Okay, okay, thirty million/eighty million/one hundred and twenty million/three hundred million... right? Okay, okay, I'll bid for you."
"Hey, Mr. Sun? You want to order something too? Okay, which one would you like?"
"Buying antiques? Wait a minute, let me write this down."
It turns out that all the calls were from people asking for help bidding on antiques!
The viewers in the live stream were absolutely astonished.
But that's not all!
Suddenly, a huge firework exploded in the live stream, followed by a massive barrage of comments: "I can't afford the big one, but I can sell a set of teacups! That blue and white porcelain set with polychrome engraving, eight million!"
This was like a signal, and suddenly the entire live stream room exploded with gifts one after another, followed by all sorts of eye-catching bullet comments.
"That black lacquered cup, just one, I want it for two and a half million!"
"Three million! I've got my eye on those white porcelain cups!"
"Give me that plate, ten million!"
"Chopstick holder, chopstick holder, 800,000, is that alright?!"
In an instant, the barrage of comments was filled with various bidding wars.
Viewers who enter the live stream at this point might not immediately recognize it as a variety show broadcast; they might mistake it for an auction broadcast.
The little robot blinked and realized that the scene was a tiny bit more exciting than it had imagined.
Just when everyone thought this was the most exciting moment, a golden message suddenly flashed across the live stream screen:
Our museum is interested in participating in the bidding. Mr. Naji, could you please wait a moment? He is on his way.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the National Museum itself that had personally intervened!
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