Meanwhile, Chen Feng was sitting with his legs crossed in Chairman Qi's office, drinking tea and waiting for the auction to begin.
It wasn't until 3 PM that Chairman Qi finally returned to his office.
"Oh dear, there are so many items and so many people at this auction, it's only now that things are finally settled."
"Is the tea to your liking?" Chairman Qi said to Chen Feng with a smile.
"Well, it's just that I'm a little bloated from drinking." Chen Feng smiled and couldn't help but let out a burp.
"Haha, you shouldn't have to worry about selling your item this time. A lot of people have expressed interest in it recently," Chairman Qi said, as he brewed himself some tea.
"As long as it can be sold, that's fine."
Chen Feng didn't expect the small rhombus-shaped block to fetch a sky-high price, like several million. He would be satisfied as long as he could sell it.
“Selling them isn’t a problem, after all, they’re so rare,” Chairman Qi said, taking a sip of tea.
The auction was about to begin, and Chen Feng went downstairs with Chairman Qi. Chairman Qi specially arranged a good seat for Chen Feng.
If there's something he likes, Chen Feng can also bid and participate in the bidding.
It's similar to the auctions you see on your phone, with an auctioneer introducing the items and a PowerPoint presentation on a large screen behind him.
In front of it were antiques, such as plates and bowls, and an oil painting by a modern master.
It was just an unremarkable oil painting that sold for over 700,000 yuan, leaving Chen Feng deeply impressed.
Anyway, he has no artistic talent and can't understand what's so appealing or impressive about this thing.
The auctioneer then auctioned off dozens more items, and so far there had been no unsold items, but Chen Feng hadn't seen anything that interested him.
"Okay, the next item up for auction is a piece of raw gold ore."
"Weighing an astonishing 8,274 grams, we found no signs of polishing or cutting on the surface after inspection. Several experts confirmed that it is a natural gold ore."
When the weight of the gold nugget was revealed, many people in the audience couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
Goodness, over eight thousand grams of natural gold ore, that's truly rare.
"After taking measurements, we found that the value of this gold ore itself has reached an astonishing 2.8 million."
"Therefore, the starting price for this gold ore is three million. You may begin bidding now."
As soon as the auctioneer spoke, people in the audience immediately raised their paddles.
"Okay, bidder number 21 offers three million, three million per bid."
"Number 47 has bid 3.02 million. Are there any other customers who want to bid?"
"Number 34 bid 3.04 million..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng instinctively sat up straight, a smile of excitement on his face.
Yes, yes, that's right, you guys just keep grabbing it like that, the higher the better.
"Alright, number three has bid three million nine hundred and forty thousand. Is there anyone who bids higher?"
"If not, then..."
Wow, number seven has bid four million!
"Four million once, four million twice, four million three times!"
"Sold. This gold ore was successfully purchased by customer number seven."
Upon hearing the number, Chen Feng leaned back comfortably in his seat.
Good heavens, he never imagined that this huge piece of gold could sell for four million.
His current mood is beyond just being happy.
"The next item to be auctioned is also a piece of ore. Please take a look at the big screen first."
The small diamond-shaped blocks displayed on the PowerPoint presentation looked particularly attractive against the carefully designed background.
"This fused ore is extremely rare, formed by the fusion of gold and silver. The entire ore is a masterpiece of nature, perfectly formed by the workings of the earth."
"The proportions are absolutely perfect, and after examination by our experts and instruments, there are no signs of polishing on the surface of the ore."
"It can be basically concluded that this is indeed a naturally formed fused mineral."
"Its rarity is unparalleled in the world."
"Alright everyone, the starting bid is one million. Anyone want to place a bid?"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, four or five paddles were raised in quick succession from the audience.
"Oh, bidder number twelve offered one million, and bidder number twenty-three offered one million and fifty thousand..."
"Number 44 has bid 1.3 million!"
Chen Feng watched the enthusiastic crowd bidding, his mouth almost forming an "O" shape with a smile. He never expected that this item would be so sought after.
"Number 32 has bid 2.1 million. It seems Number 32 really likes this item. Are there any other bidders?"
"Number 64 bids 2.3 million, 2.3 million in one go!"
"Wow, our number 74 has already bid 2.6 million!"
If the occasion had allowed, Chen Feng would have loved to light a cigarette, take a deep drag, and comfortably watch them bid.
Go ahead and grab it! The more you grab, the happier I am!
"Okay, number 29 has bid 3.4 million. Are there any other bidders? If not."
"Three million four hundred thousand once, three million four hundred thousand twice, three million four hundred thousand three times."
"Sold! Congratulations to bidder number 29 for winning this item!"
Chen Feng leaned back in his chair, looking completely satisfied. Three million four hundred thousand! My goodness! He had never even dared to dream of such a number before.
The auction is now halfway through, and half of the items have not yet been shown. Chen Feng plans to look at them here before going upstairs to collect his money.
At the entrance of the auction, Chairman Qi looked serious as he waited for a guest to arrive.
Two minutes later, an inconspicuous Audi A6 stopped at the entrance of the auction, and Chairman Qi went forward upon seeing it.
A middle-aged man in an executive jacket got out of the back seat of the Audi. He looked a little flustered and shook hands with Chairman Qi after getting out of the car.
"Brother, what's going on? Why did you take so long to get here?" Chairman Qi asked, shaking his hand.
"Don't even mention it. Something came up, and I was suddenly called to a meeting. I came right away as soon as I finished dealing with it. Has the auction started yet? Let's go in quickly," the man said anxiously.
"Let's go upstairs first, the situation has changed a bit." Chairman Qi looked troubled and didn't let the man into the meeting room, but instead took him to his office first.
The man frowned upon hearing this and followed Chairman Qi into the office.
"Have a cup of tea first, and I'll tell you slowly. This is partly my fault," Chairman Qi said apologetically.
The man took the teacup without speaking, waiting for him to speak.
"Here's what happened. We contacted each other this morning, and you said you would definitely come today. I didn't think much of it."
“I sent you a message this afternoon but you didn’t reply. I knew you were busy. I thought you would send someone to the auction.”
"So the auction proceeded as normal, but I never expected that you wouldn't send anyone. It's my fault too. If only I had thought of that more carefully," Chairman Qi apologized repeatedly.
"So, the item has already been sold, is that right?" The man understood what he meant and said in a deep voice.
"It was just sold for 3.4 million. I'm sorry, brother," Chairman Qi sighed.
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