The items in front were nothing special; occasionally one or two people would raise their paddles to compete, but after two rounds, the deal would be finalized and the item would fall into their laps.
That's how auctions are; the stuff at the beginning isn't anything special, it's the stuff at the end that's good.
"Next, we would like to introduce the eighth item in this auction: the 'Pink Star' diamond ring!"
"Pink diamonds are the second rarest color in the colored diamond family. Only 0.001% of the diamonds mined each year are natural pink diamonds. Therefore, pink diamonds can be considered one of the rarest and most expensive treasures in the world today, with extremely high value."
"Our 'Pink Star' comes from State A. It was cut from the largest and purest natural pink diamond produced in State A over the past ten years, making it priceless. Its previous owner was the Queen of Country B."
"The starting bid is now $20 million, with bids in increments of $2 million. The auction is now open!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, a sign was raised.
"Twenty-two million."
"Twenty-five million."
"Twenty-seven million..."
In less than five minutes, the price of the diamond ring had already risen to over 30 million.
Gu Yibei's purpose in coming today was simple: he wanted to get that piece of jade and had no interest in anything else.
However, upon hearing that the item being auctioned was a ring, he couldn't help but take another look.
Shirakawa immediately understood and quickly handed over the auction tablet, which contained detailed information about today's auction items.
Gu Yibei flipped to the ring, which had a 365-degree panoramic introduction picture and detailed information about the "Pink Star". The ring's place of origin, craftsmanship, weight and so on were all clearly written.
Upon seeing the picture of the ring, Shirakawa smiled and said, "Miss Ji is fair-skinned; she'll definitely look beautiful wearing this ring."
These words made Gu Yibei overjoyed, and he said in an extremely arrogant tone, "That's right."
His wife would be the most beautiful even if she went out wearing a burlap sack.
However, Shirakawa's words made him want to buy it back.
I had barely formed this idea when I heard a woman shout, "Thirty-five million!"
Actually, the price stopped going up when it reached 30 million. Although pink diamonds are rare, 30 million US dollars is still a lot.
The most expensive pink diamond ever auctioned sold for 60 million, but that ring weighed 20 carats.
This one is much smaller, so it's already quite good that it's priced at 30 million.
I thought 30 million was the maximum, but I didn't expect someone to bid 35 million.
The host immediately got excited and shouted, "Mrs. Luo, number 66, 35 million! Is there anyone offering a higher number?"
The middle-aged woman sat demurely in a chair, wearing a Bluetooth earpiece in her right ear. She looked serious and occasionally spoke, presumably on the phone.
Gu Yibei lazily winked at Bai Chuan, who immediately understood and raised his sign: "Forty million!"
The host quickly called out, "Mr. Gu, number 88, has bid forty million. Are there any bidders who would offer higher prices?"
The middle-aged woman turned her head to look at Gu Yibei, and continued to bid: "Forty-five million!"
Before the host could speak, Gu Yibei announced, "Sixty million."
"Whoosh—"
The other competitors present gasped in shock.
The pink diamond was usually priced at two million, and they were willing to pay five million each time, but this time Gu Yibei actually raised the price by fifteen million.
Fifteen million!
Hundreds of eyes fell on the last row, staring at Gu Yibei and Madam Luo's assistant.
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