Chapter 50 A Wife's Completely Genuine and Urgent Bidding Intent
10 million!
10 times!
It has increased tenfold!
Everyone was stunned. The room was silent for two seconds, and then erupted into a heated discussion.
"They're still following!"
"823, this is really going to blow up Lu Yanzhi's lamp!"
"My God, that's incredibly brave!"
"Am I really going to witness this historic moment?!"
"In all these years, no one has ever dared to challenge Lu Yanzhi like this!"
The buzzing sound at the scene almost lifted the ceiling off.
Han Wei glanced at seat 823 over there, her teeth practically grinding to powder.
She had no idea what that woman named Yining was up to.
A calculating glint flashed in his eyes.
Then, she turned her back, picked up her phone where Lu Yanzhi couldn't see, and sent a message to someone.
At the same time, Lu Yanzhi raised his hand once again.
"Bidder number 888 continues to bid, offering 12 million!"
The auctioneer shouted.
"12 million, that's already 12 times!"
"A full 12 times! My God, what price will it reach today? Will they still follow 823?!"
It's just a piece of tanzanite, yet it cost 12 million!
The entire venue was in an uproar, with lights flashing constantly, and everyone's attention was focused on the two seats on the second floor.
Just as everyone was discussing this, suddenly—
"This is malicious price gouging! This auction is completely unfair!"
Someone in the crowd shouted.
The definition of malicious price gouging is: [During the auction process, bidders deliberately collude with each other or with the auctioneer to inflate the price of the auctioned item through illegitimate means in order to obtain illicit profits or infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of others.]
The entire place fell silent for a moment, then erupted in chaos again. Everyone looked around, but the person had already run away.
I don't know who it is.
Some agree—
"Yes, up until now, 823 has only been bidding and hasn't lit up. Is it deliberately trying to get Lu Yanzhi to pay a high price for that Tanzanite?"
But most people just watched the spectacle, feeling indifferent.
“Lu Yanzhi isn’t stupid, is he? Since he dared to light a lantern for that Tanzanite, he must have thought of this situation.”
“That’s right. Lu Yanzhi lit the lamp himself, so he’s definitely not afraid of others raising the price. Besides, this amount of money is nothing to Lu Yanzhi.”
As the commotion grew louder, the auctioneer tried to maintain order: "Please be quiet, everyone. Distinguished guests, please calm down. Our auction house under the Fu Group will not allow malicious bidding."
But no one paid him any attention; after all, those invited to this charity auction dinner were not ordinary people.
As the discussions grew louder and someone took out their phone, seemingly wanting to send a message to the outside world, then—
"Clang clang clang clang clang..."
A loud and rapid knocking sound came, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
The lights focused on a platform on the second and a half floor.
All that could be seen was a wheelchair being slowly pushed out.
Then, everyone saw the figure of Old Master Fu, Fu Boxiao, sitting in a wheelchair.
He took the microphone.
"Everyone, please listen to me for a moment," came Fu Boxiao's aged yet powerful voice.
The noise from before temporarily subsided.
“Bidder number 888,” Fu Boxiao announced.
Lu Yanzhi looked up at Old Master Fu and nodded in acknowledgment.
“Bidder number 823,” Fu Boxiao announced again.
Upon hearing this, Shi Nian slowly stood up.
Then, under everyone's gaze, she slowly stepped out of the shadows and, like Lu Yanzhi, stood at the railing on the second floor.
The beams of light from inside the venue shone on her, making the woman in the silver-white, shimmering satin dress look absolutely stunning.
She looked in the direction of Old Master Fu and bowed slightly in acknowledgment.
"Are there any other bidders for this piece of Tanzanite?" Fu Boxiao asked again.
No one answered, and no one stepped forward.
After waiting for about 30 seconds, Fu Boxiao nodded and continued, "Very good. Now I would like to ask you both, are you making this bid voluntarily?"
Both of them raised their hands in a gesture.
As a result, Fu Boxiao raised his hand, and the lights suddenly changed.
As a series of exciting drumbeats rang out, Old Master Fu spoke again: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am aware of the situation on both sides. I assure you, Fu Boxiao, and the Fu Group, that there is no malicious price gouging between the two of you today."
The crowd looked at each other.
This situation is even stranger now, isn't it?
There was no malicious price gouging, nor any marketing stunt; both of them simply wanted this tanzanite!
Therefore, all the bids made by bidder number 823 just now were genuine bids from the heart!
What on earth is going on?!
Those present naturally had no idea, and Lu Yanzhi frowned slightly as he looked at the woman standing calmly over there.
Shi Nian didn't look at Lu Yanzhi; she simply lowered her eyes slightly.
Fu Boxiao knew her identity. She had previously asked Fu Jinyan to cover up the true information of the seller of this Tanzanite, but all of this could not be hidden from Fu Boxiao.
After all, Fu Jinyan is Fu Boxiao's grandson.
It's even possible that Fu Boxiao knew that this tanzanite was originally the birthstone she had prepared for her child.
A wife's desire to prevent a mistress or her husband from bidding on her child's birthstone is a genuine and urgent one, and there is no malicious price-gouging involved.
No matter where you talk about it, no one will doubt her motives.
But is that really the case?
A hint of mockery flashed in Shi Nian's eyes.
Knowing full well that the outcome is impossible, will she still force a bidding war?
She thought to herself, "I'm not that stupid."
Looking up again, Shi Nian glanced at Lu Yanzhi standing there, her red lips slightly upturned.
And he was looking at her too.
At that moment, it seemed as if an invisible magnetic field surrounded the two of them.
At this moment, everyone else is cut off, leaving only each other.
This is a psychological war.
One wields power and money, the other is enigmatic and unpredictable.
Lu Yanzhi frowned deeply.
Who exactly is this woman?
Having navigated the business world for many years, this was the first time he had encountered such an unpredictable person.
“Very good.” Just then, Fu Boxiao spoke again from the second-and-a-half-story platform, “I, Fu Boxiao, will personally preside over the next auction.”
The venue, which had just quieted down a little, erupted again.
"Grandpa Fu is personally presiding over the event! My goodness, it's been so many years since Grandpa Fu last appeared in public, and this time he's actually personally presiding over the event for the two of them!"
"This is truly a historic moment!"
"Is the scene of Fu Boxiao dominating the auction house twenty years ago about to be repeated once again?!"
...
"Clang clang clang clang clang..."
Another round of loud banging followed, and the crowd gradually quieted down.
Everyone looked at these three locations.
Two and a half tiers of elevated platform, seat number 888, seat number 823.
"The bidding continues. Bidder number 888 has offered 12 million yuan. Are there any higher bids?" Fu Boxiao's voice echoed throughout the venue.
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