The auctioneer in charge of the auction was a young and beautiful woman. This woman was about 23 years old. Her skin was fair and beautiful. She wore a cheongsam and her figure was very attractive.
" Thank you very much for attending this public auction. All the profits from this auction will be donated to the disaster area…"
Of course, some of the items auctioned were for disaster relief. In fact, it was unknown how many of the items auctioned were actually for charity. Although the auctioneer was young, he did not show any fear as he stood on the stage in front of so many wealthy people.
After she gave some introductions, she began to let the staff present the first item of the auction.
"This is the authentic scroll of the famous Tang Dynasty painter Wu Daozi, the Eighty-Seven Immortals. It was donated by the chairman of Jianghai Group. The starting price is five million, and each bid must be no less than fifty thousand.”
The moment the auction started, Lin Feng was dumbfounded.
This was only the first auction item and it was already worth five million. Judging from the discussions of the people around him, this five million was obviously an extremely low price. The purpose was to let the rich bid for it.
"Rich people are really generous. They donated a few million just like that.”
Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh.
"No, you misunderstood. This auction actually has two purposes. The first purpose is for wealthy businessmen to sell some antiques, treasures, or shares in the auction. For example, this painting is being auctioned now. The five million is proposed by the donor. If it is auctioned off, the donor will receive five million.”
"After the price exceeds five million, the extra money will be donated to the disaster area.”
Hearing Lin Feng's sigh, the rich man explained in a low voice.
Initially, Lin Feng thought that those rich businessmen were so generous. After hearing the rich man's explanation, he realized that he was too naive.
Most of these rich merchants were businessmen. How could businessmen do a bad deal?
"Sir, what exactly do you do? Why did he look like a country bumpkin from another country who didn't know anything?”
The rich man whispered in Lin Feng's ear.
"This mister is really annoying."
Lin Feng thought.
It was his first time here, so it was reasonable that he didn't understand. Why was it that when it came to him, it was all kinds of mockery?
Lin Feng didn't have much of a grudge against him, and they were still in the auction. He took a deep breath and focused his attention on the auction.
"The second item is…"
The auction continued. There were auctions of antiques, family heirlooms, and even some companies directly auctioning their shares.
In this auction, basically everything that could be auctioned had many wealthy businessmen bidding for it.
The auction went on for more than two hours. Two hours later, the auction that was originally in full swing suddenly went silent.
The reason was that the auction items on the stage made all the rich people present feel a little bored.
The auction item was a family heirloom donated by the CEO of a company that had closed down. It was a jade pendant that looked like jade but was not jade. It looked like stone but was not stone. It was unknown what material it was carved from.
The jade pendant was the size of a palm. Its characteristic was that it could emit light at night, and the light it emitted was very faint.
"The starting price of this family heirloom jade is one million. As usual, each bid cannot be lower than 50,000.”
the auctioneer said.
None of the wealthy businessmen made any bids. At this moment, an old man in a suit sitting behind Lin Feng turned pale.
This old man was the CEO of a closed company that donated this family heirloom.
He had thought that his baby would fetch a good price and give him a chance to make a comeback, but now it seemed that he had been dreaming too much.
"This thing is obviously a street stall item. Its value is only a few yuan. It can glow at night because it has fluorescent powder added to it. How can you ask for a million yuan for such trash?”
"Putting such a thing on the auction stage is simply an insult to us. Are we all blind? He knew that it was a street stall item, yet he still went to bid?”
"Yuan Feng, that old thing, is really funny. Does he think he's still the chairman of the Yuan Corporation? If it was in the past, perhaps everyone would give him some face and bid for it, knowing that it was a street stall item. But now, the company has gone bankrupt, and he still has the nerve to fool us?”
"According to the rules, if no one bids for the auction item, then…The auction house would take over the item and purchase it at the starting price. In the end, this Yuan Feng still profited. However, this kind of money that was exchanged with his face, he really dared to accept it!”
“……”
Under the auction stage, many wealthy businessmen began to discuss.
Hearing those discussions, the expression of the old man called Yuan Feng kept changing. He clenched his teeth tightly and had the thought of leaving in anger.
However, when he thought about how he might offend the auction house if he left midway, Yuan Feng endured it for the sake of this first sum of money for his comeback.
Just as Yuan Feng heard all kinds of mocking voices, a young man sitting in the front row suddenly turned his head and looked at him.
Yuan Feng thought that this young man was here to make a fool of himself, but he realized that this young man's eyes were very clear. He did not have the intention to make a fool of himself at all.
"Two million."
The young man glanced at Yuan Feng and suddenly raised his sign.
The sudden bid instantly attracted everyone's attention.
In addition, it was obviously a worthless item, but he actually bid two million. Everyone was curious. They were curious who this idiot who bid two million was.
At this moment, the one who was the most shocked was the rich man sitting beside Lin Feng.
From Lin Feng's words, he knew that Lin Feng didn't have any financial ability. Two million was something that Lin Feng couldn't afford even if he was beaten to death. However, he actually offered two million. This was equivalent to causing trouble.
The auction had its own rules. Those who caused trouble would not have a good ending.
The auctioneer on the stage was still worried about this item, but now someone had bid two million. She heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Feng.
When she saw Lin Feng's clothes, she couldn't help but feel suspicious. She doubted if this young man could afford two million. Of course, Lin Feng only cared about his clothes, so he never paid attention to his appearance.
"This gentleman bids two million. Two million going once, two million going twice, two million going thrice, two million sold!”
Even though he was suspicious, the auctioneer couldn't ask directly in such an occasion.
After this round of auction, the auctioneer called for the staff and asked them to deliver the item to Lin Feng.
"Sir, this is what you obtained from the auction.”
The staff handed the jade pendant to Lin Feng.
Just as Lin Feng was about to write a check, Lin Ling took one and handed it to the staff.
The staff member looked at Lin Ling in surprise. When he saw the signature and some information on the check, he smiled at Lin Ling and left.
When the auctioneer handed the jade to Lin Feng, she looked back. When she saw that it was indeed Lin Ling who paid, she despised Lin Feng even more.
"Little brother, I will repay you a hundredfold if I have the chance.”
After the staff member left, the old man called Yuan Feng patted Lin Feng's shoulder lightly. When Lin Feng turned around, the old man clasped his hands and spoke.
“……”
Lin Feng was somewhat speechless.
He wanted to bid for this item because he wanted it. Because of his time ability, he realized that this treasure was actually extraordinary and not an ordinary item.
It wasn't because he wanted to help Yuan Feng, but now, Yuan Feng thought that he wanted to help him, which was why he bid for this item.
Lin Feng thought for a while and decided to explain to Yuan Feng. However, before Lin Feng could say anything, Yuan Feng stood up and left.
When he left, Lin Feng heard many people pointing at Yuan Feng behind his back and mocking him.
"When a wall falls, everyone will push it. The world is really cold!”
Lin Feng sighed.
Then, he turned to Lin Ling and said seriously,""Lin Ling, how did you get this money?”
"Sister Red Queen used Master's money to earn this from the stock market and foreign exchange.”
Lin Ling smiled.
"Oh, I don't think I asked her to invest for me!”
Lin Ling replied,""Master, Sister Red Queen only wanted to show her value, so she didn't get Master's permission. Please forgive her.”
"Forget it, this is just a small matter. I won't say it anymore. Let Red Queen continue investing.”
Lin Feng didn't mind Red Queen helping him invest. Red Queen was an artificial intelligence. Her judgment and calculation were more accurate than his. Otherwise, she wouldn't have made so much money in just a few days.
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