As the first item was brought up by the etiquette lady, the host began to introduce it, and pictures and texts appeared on the large screen next to it, which were photos of the item from various angles.
Wen Qi took a look, then looked away without much interest and turned his gaze to the dishes on the table.
Of course, at a dinner party, eating and drinking are indispensable, but there are no hot dishes. Most of them are sashimi and desserts, and a pot of red wine, which is just for people to pass the time.
Wen Qi took a bite of the flower-shaped pastry, chewed it slowly, and frowned slightly - this is too sweet, who are you trying to choke to death? It's a high-end banquet, and the dessert is too perfunctory.
Fortunately, there was water on the table. She took a big sip and finally diluted the sweetness in her mouth.
Feng Ce had been paying attention to her. When she put down the cup, he whispered, "Let's go out to eat later. The food at this auction house is notoriously unpalatable. I forgot to tell you that before."
Wen Qi glared at him. What did you mean by "forgotten"? He was obviously trying to make her look bad. What a stinky man! After that, Wen Qi didn't touch anything on the table, including the sashimi that looked pretty good.
The inkstone was an item from the middle to late stages of the auction. Wen Qi had never been interested in the things in front of him, so he just glanced at the people around him.
When I looked at him, I saw Mr. Tang. What was shocking was that the woman who was so close to him had changed! She changed from black-haired and yellow-skinned to blonde and blue-eyed! When I looked again, I saw that the black-haired and yellow-skinned woman had moved to another table to be close to a foreigner!
Wen Qi didn't understand and was shocked! Are all rich people so good at playing? What do they think of women? Can they just change them? The key is that the two women didn't seem to be particularly unwilling.
Wen Qi was so shocked that his pupils trembled and he couldn't recover for a long time.
Feng Ce also saw it, and he whispered: "There are all kinds of people in the business circle. Most of them are consensual, so don't be too surprised. If you have money and status, there's no need to force anything."
Wen Qi nodded slowly, "From this perspective, the people I usually interact with are relatively clean."
Feng Ce curled his lips, "It's very clean."
It was not until the inkstone was lifted up that Wen Qi calmed down and started bidding. In the end, he bought the inkstone for 5.6 million yuan. After completing his goal, Wen Qi felt relaxed, but his stomach started to get hungry.
"Can we leave early?" Wen Qi whispered, "I'm so hungry."
Feng Ce soothed him, "Wait a little longer, there is one more thing to shoot."
Wen Qi had no idea about this and was a little surprised when he first heard it. "What is it?"
Feng Ce smiled, "You'll know in a moment. If you're really hungry, you can eat some sashimi. Although it's not very delicious, it's not too inedible either."
With Feng Ce's endorsement, Wen Qi reluctantly ate two bites and drank some water. The feeling of being extremely hungry finally eased a little. If she had known that the food here was so bad, she should have had dinner at the hotel before coming.
Four or five more items were sold, and a yellow sapphire crown was carefully brought up by the etiquette lady. It was noble, beautiful and dazzling under the light.
The crown was passed down from the royal family of Country Y. It is a well-deserved queen's crown. It is extraordinary in both value and significance. Its reserve price is 10 million.
Wen Qi was shocked. The highest reserve price so far in this auction had appeared! Who would buy this thing? Would they buy it to keep it as a treasure? The thought flashed through her mind, and Feng Ce next to her raised his hand to signal to increase the price.
The host immediately said: "Eleven million at a time!"
Feng Ce smiled helplessly, "Of course it's for you as a gift."
"I don't need it at all." Wen Qi said very pragmatically: "It's better to give me money than to buy this."
Feng Ce raised his eyebrows, "It doesn't matter if you don't wear it once. You can think of it as an investment. As the years go by, the crown will appreciate in value."
Wen Qi's heart moved. It was okay to invest. At least it wouldn't be a loss. It could be considered a deposit in disguise. After thinking about it, she stopped trying to stop Feng Ce.
In the end, the crown was sold at a sky-high price of 46 million.
Wen Qi was heartbroken, but when she thought that such an expensive thing would soon belong to her, she felt a little excited. In short, all kinds of emotions were mixed together, which was very complicated.
Especially after the auction was over, when she followed Feng Ce to sign the bill and get the items, she felt a little numb all over. She had spent a lot of money before, but this was the first time it was for buying useless accessories.
Feng Ce did not take the items away, but asked the auctioneer to ship them back to China. A special person would deliver the items to the customer's designated location.
After leaving the venue, Wen Qi still felt vaguely that more than 50 million yuan seemed to have been wasted, and nothing was taken out. She shook her head and said, "Wait for me, I'm going to the bathroom."
When Wen Qi came out of the bathroom, she saw President Tang and Feng Ce talking from afar. The latter shook his head coldly, with a hint of undisguised disgust between his eyebrows. When she went over, President Tang had already left with his blonde female companion.
"What's wrong?" Wen Qi raised his hand and pressed Feng Ce's brow, "What did he say to make you so unhappy?"
Feng Ce shook his head and held her hand, "It's okay, go back to the hotel and change clothes first, I'll take you to dinner."
Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Wen Qi didn't continue asking. After all, he was an unimportant person.
After changing into everyday clothes and having a delicious meal, the couple returned to their room and drank some champagne to cheer themselves up. By the time they finally fell asleep, it was already early in the morning.
Fortunately, Feng Ce’s work here has been completed, and he can relax for two or three days.
After sleeping until noon, the two went downstairs to eat and learned an important event from Guan Changfeng.
Last night, a huge scandal broke out in the local area, involving top celebrities from all over the world, including Mr. Tang, whom they met yesterday. Because of the scandal, the stocks of the companies these people belonged to were plummeting. For capitalists, this was an opportunity that could not be sought after.
Because the incident had just been exposed and the impact had not yet expanded to its maximum, Guan Changfeng could control it by himself, so he did not call Feng Ce. He had also planned that if President Feng did not come out, he would bite the bullet and knock on the door.
Because of this sudden incident, Feng Ce became busy again.
Wen Qi also learned about the relevant information from the Internet, it turned out to be a sex party. She couldn't help but be amazed, rich people play really dirty. Then she suddenly realized that when they were leaving last night, Mr. Tang talked to Feng Ce about this matter, right?
No wonder Feng Ce reacted like that and refused to tell her, probably because he was afraid of polluting her ears. But I didn't expect it to be revealed that night! (End of this chapter)