Cultivation Of Coders

Chapter 244: Attempt to change shots and intercept [Please subscribe, please vote]

It would be fine if Zhang Deming was more interested, but with such an attitude, there is no need to get acquainted, after all, he is also an amphibious monk.

"Is there anything else senior?" Zhang Deming looked at Cheng Xingchun and asked.

Cheng Xingchun paused slightly, and said, "Eh, there's nothing else to do."

"Then I won't accompany you senior, I still have some things to deal with today." Zhang Deming said.

Cheng Xingchun nodded, and said, "Then I'll go first. If Fellow Daoist is dissatisfied, he can respond at any time."

The two of them bowed and left.

Zhang Deming washed up, finished his breakfast, and went out.

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Huayue City coexists with the full force of the three great families, and the three families are not only allies, but also 'competition' rivals.

Among the three talented ancestors of the three families, the juniors under the three families competed with each other for most of Huayue City's resources, but they tried their best to restrain themselves from crossing the line.

The middle and senior management have always maintained a general balance among the three companies. If any one of them develops, they will even take the initiative to give up some of their interests.

Such a thing would not have happened easily or even in the previous world.

But in Hongmeng Realm, in this Huayue City, as long as the three talented ancestors of the three families are still there and the relationship is maintained, this balance will always be maintained.

A family like theirs developed because of their ancestors, so they naturally need to look to their ancestors when doing things.

Don't offend the ancestors of other families because of some less important interests, otherwise they will not be able to survive in Huayue City for a long time.

After all, face is the most important thing for practitioners besides immortality.

Huayue City has maintained this policy for hundreds of years, and it should continue for hundreds of years before changes are possible.

Because a Sancai Ancestor, as long as there are no major accidents, can at least have a lifespan of one thousand to fifteen hundred years.

If some people are good at maintaining and surviving, such as wooden paths and some paths in waterways, it is possible that they can live for two thousand years.

Of course, this refers to a situation where there is no disaster, no disaster, and a safe and peaceful life, that is, old age and death.

However, the path to immortality is elusive and difficult to find, and there are many disasters along the way. There are really only a few people who can truly live to the end of their lives.

However, Huayue City is still young, and the ancestors of the three families are still in their prime, so there is no need to worry too much about this.

It is precisely because of this that they need to maintain a balance carefully.

Among the three, among the Cheng family, the Wu family knows how to run the house the most. In fact, if they really want to let go, they should be able to beat the Cheng and Gu families with the strength of one family.

But because of all this, this didn't happen.

The Wu family gave up a lot of benefits for this purpose, but relying only on one auction house and its associated industrial chain, they were able to do better than the other two.

For the so-called balance and the respect of the three family ancestors, the current head of the Wu family has also taken great pains.

In fact, more than once, he suggested that the three families should simply merge together and let the Wu family manage the business;

The Gu family teaches with peace of mind and serves as their academy;

Start a family and manage the city defense, for Independent Cultivator.

This is a great division of labor. Everyone no longer needs to be restrained and can do whatever they want.

It's a pity that the man has feelings, but the concubine has no intention.

He proposed many times, but the attitude of both companies was a bit inexplicable. It is estimated that the leaders of the three companies felt a little unwilling to admit defeat.

As for the three ancestors, they and their descendants do not dare to bother them because of these trivial matters.

And this joint auction was something that Wu Gongzong, the head of the Wu family, had set up in order to make a profit.

but······

He may be too good at doing these things, and it is obviously for the sake of profit that he does it without restraint.

As a result, it accidentally turned into what it is today, becoming Huayue City's Apex Level event and Huayue City's signature industry.

After this incident, he deeply realized his "flaws". Many things were left to the people below to handle. It was up to him to take action, so he might as well just take care of them honestly.

Of course, as the head of the family, he still needs to make decisions on many things.

The development of these three joint auctions has become particularly important. After all, the other two, every ten years, count on this time for more than half of their surplus!

So every time at this time, he needs to handle all matters, big and small, to ensure that no major mistakes are made.

Today, as usual, he is busy with various things. The auction will start in a few days, so he is extremely busy.

He was dealing with things at Xiangwu. A disciple hurriedly came in and whispered a few words in front of him. He looked shocked and said, "Really?"

The disciple nodded and said: "It is absolutely true. Third uncle has verified its authenticity."

Wu Gongzong immediately put down what he was holding and said, "Let's go, take me to have a look."

After saying that, the disciple led Wu Gongzong and left in a hurry.

A bunch of subordinates are left around, all looking at each other. Without the backbone, these subordinates cannot change at all!

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Zhang Deming already had a preliminary impression of Huayue City after getting to know it yesterday morning.

So today, instead of wandering aimlessly, he came directly to the landmark building of Huayue City - Huayue Auction House.

Because the joint auction is about to be held, many Independent Cultivators have some good things and want to take this opportunity to sell their things at a good price.

Therefore, many people were selling their own things at the stalls in the square outside the auction house.

Setting up a stall here for a day will cost you a sky-high price for a spiritual stone.

Well...it's only in the past few days that such a sky-high price has been achieved, and only people are willing to pay this price.

This was also a business that Wu Gongzong started casually, and the result was impressive.

Of course, it's almost impossible to find something missing here. You can only buy something slightly cheaper, because the appraisers inside have kept the ones that are really valuable.

Raising them at the auction is not just a living wage!

In other words, the best things out there are just about the level of auctions.

Zhang Deming took a short stroll around the stalls in the square and found nothing eye-catching, so he no longer had any thoughts of getting lucky.

He turned and left the square and came to the numerous appraisal windows.

This place is somewhat like a window sales point in the previous life. There is a low-level appraiser sitting in one window, waiting for the Independent Cultivator to take his 'treasure' to appraise it. Moreover, these windows are like bank counter windows, connected in a row. Together.

Because the auction is about to be held, many Independent Cultivators have a fluke mentality, thinking that their things may be real treasures, so they come to have them appraised.

Therefore, it is extremely busy here. Even though the auction house has a large building with many windows, it is still a bit busy.

In front of each window, one or two people started queuing up, but very few passed through. Instead, they gave the auction an unknown amount of appraisal fees.

Oh, this improvement was also made by Wu Gongzong.

I used to think this place was a loss-making place, but now...

Although you can't make a lot of money, it's still a good income, because at the window, you can identify one spiritual stone at a time.

Zhang Deming waited for a while. The two or three Independent Cultivators in front of him, who were just trying to take chances, all lost a piece of spiritual stone, so they took these messy things and went to set up stalls over there.

Hmm... While having the mentality of being a fool, he also provided a piece of spiritual stone for the stall fee for the street stall, and he was extremely positive.

After all, you can always see the Fellow Daoist around you occasionally, and either the appraisal you want is successful, or you meet a fool at the stall and make a small fortune.

Even though there is only one among dozens of people, as Independent Cultivators, they are still mostly mixed with ordinary people. They are very short-sighted and come here with a sense of luck. Therefore, from the beginning, their eyes are only on those who are successful.

It is rare to see those who are frustrated. When they wake up, they find that the three or five spiritual stones accumulated over the past six months have been emptied one by one. In the process, they are still rushing to hand over the stones. .

Because he was the one who rushed to hand it over, although he was very distressed, he didn't feel much resentment. He would probably continue to do so next time. In this way, they formed the lowest level of the Independent Cultivator circle in Huayue.

After browsing this circle, Zhang Deming, as a modern person who has experienced the prosperous business circle, has some admiration for the methods of this auction house.

Having the funds to make a lot of money is a skill, and being able to scoop out the bottom of the box bit by bit from an Independent Cultivator with very little money is an even bigger skill.

As Zhang Deming's thoughts turned, it was his turn.

The monk in the window didn't turn his head, and mechanically stretched out his hand and said, "Add a spirit stone to the thing."

It can be seen that they have been really busy these two days.

Zhang Deming glanced at the other party, and said calmly: "Give me an appraisal room, you can't handle it."

The other party paused and turned his head abruptly, only to realize that it was a Tai Chi practice.

He said with a lot of respect: "Senior, I need to remind you that if your items are not heavy enough to be put into the auction, then you need to pay the appraisal fee of the appraisal room yourself, which starts with five spiritual stones.

Of course, as long as the level is enough, we will not be able to participate in our auction in the end. As long as it is due to our side, we will not accept a single spirit stone. "

Zhang Deming nodded and said, "Let's arrange it, I know the basic rules."

Hearing this, the other party quickly clicked on a light screen, displaying the information of suspension of service.

Then he left the window, came to the front from the back, and said respectfully to Zhang Deming: "Senior, please come this way, the appraisal room is not in the window area."

Zhang Deming nodded and said, "Lead the way ahead."

After saying that, the two of them, one in front of the other, transmigrated through a row of windows and came to a gate.

He showed his identity, swiped his card and took Zhang Deming directly through the gate.

Behind the gate is a huge hall, and there are many rooms around the hall.

"Senior, we have three levels here, what level of identification do you need?" the waiter asked.

Zhang Deming's heart twitched a little, so different grades, you charge different services, right?

It seems that this Huayue Auction House really has a capable man running the business, who is picking money everywhere, which is very similar to some routines in the previous life.

If there is another installment payment, my dear, you are really amazing.

It is completely crushing the whole situation with things several times ahead!

Zhang Deming said flatly: "Let's have a top match, anyway, you don't need money after that, right?"

The other party paused and said: "Yes, but if you fail, or you actively do not want to auction it, then the cost of the spirit stone starts at twenty, and the specific amount depends on the appraisal results.

Of course, if it's something that hasn't been negotiated and you don't want to auction it, it's okay. We have special restrictions here. This is fair, so you can rest assured.

With such a large auction house, we will not be greedy for such a small profit. "

Yeah?

Along the way, why do I feel that your policy is that mosquito legs are also meat?

Can you cut off a piece and never leave half of it?

However, even if the money is just bad, you are really willing to do it, which can be seen a lot.

Zhang Deming complained a little in his heart, and nodded calmly.

He led Zhang Deming to an appraisal room. Unlike the extremely busy outside, the appraisal rooms in this hall of any level were quite quiet.

And the higher the level of the appraisal room, the more so.

He led Zhang Deming into an appraisal room. In the appraisal room, a young man who looked to be in his twenties, with a level of Tai Chi cultivation of around 2,000, was holding a storybook in trance.

"Ahem... Uncle Seven, this senior needs your help to identify it." He looked at the young man in awe and said.

Wu Xinzhuang raised his head in a trance, paused for a moment, and finally came back to his senses. He looked at Zhang Deming and said, "What do you need to identify, Fellow Daoist?"

Zhang Deming smiled slightly, and took out a Yuling Orb. Inside the Yuling Orb was an emerald-like vine.

Wu Xinzhuang looked at the Spirit-nurturing Pearl, his expression moved, and he was shocked when he found a clear vine rune inside. Then the rune between his eyebrows appeared, and aura surged in his eyes.

A moment later, a line of information appeared on the light screen of the formation in front of him.

Item: Yuling Orb

Level: Rank Three

Grade: Proficient

Spell: Emerald Jade Vine

After confirming the item information, he glanced at Zhang Deming in surprise, and said with a little excitement: "Fellow Daoist plans to auction this item?"

Zhang Deming nodded and said, "That's right!"

"So there are still Fellow Daoists?" Wu Xinzhuang said in surprise.

Rank Three Mastery Level Spirit-nurturing Beads are precious, but one is just that.

An ordinary two-star Law Weapon can't compare to it. Such a thing might be available at auction in normal times, but this time, it's a bit uncertain.

Zhang Deming nodded and said: "Yes, there are more. Not only this kind of thing, I also have another one."

Wu Xinzhuang's eyes flashed and he said, "Fellow Daoist, do you want to auction the set of beads?"

Zhang Deming nodded, shook his head, and said: "I don't want to auction, I want to change the auction."

Wu Xinzhuang looked at Zhang Deming in confusion and said, "What does Fellow Daoist mean? Wu didn't quite understand for a while."

Zhang Deming smiled and said: "I have taken a liking to one of your auction items. I don't really want to see any surprises.

So I would like to discuss with you whether you can find the person who sent the auction and discuss with me about changing the auction.

No matter how I negotiate with the original owner, I can guarantee that there will be a set of beads to replace the auction spot for what I need.

This will only be beneficial to your auction, not harmful.

After all, the value of the bead set should be more user-friendly than a material, and it should be easier to ignite the scene, right? "

Wu Xinzhuang paused for a moment and listened to Zhang Deming's words before he understood what he meant.

"Fellow Daoist is saying that he wants to win the auction items in our invitation letter in advance.

If after you complete the transaction with the other party, the other party will not put the things out for auction. Fellow Daoist, you will bring out a set of beads to take your place. Is this what you mean? "

Zhang Deming nodded and said, "Well, that's what I mean."

"Then what do you want to exchange for, Fellow Daoist?" Wu Xinzhuang asked.

"Infant Spirit Hollow Jade!" Zhang Deming replied succinctly.

Wu Xinzhuang paused slightly after hearing this, looked at Zhang Deming, and said: "It turns out that Fellow Daoist is here for the main promotion material for summoning. Compared with the bead set, this thing is actually extremely popular.

Whether to exchange it or not actually doesn't have much impact on this auction. Originally, it wouldn't hurt to agree to Fellow Daoist and let you try it.

But I really don’t have the authority to decide on this matter. Fellow Daoist, can you wait a moment while I find someone who can decide this matter? "

Zhang Deming frowned slightly when he heard this. What does this mean? Is there any way to achieve this auction item?

With doubts, Zhang Deming nodded.

Seeing this, Wu Xinzhuang greeted a disciple next to him, gave a few instructions, and the disciple left in a hurry.

After Wu Xinzhuang finished his instructions, the two of them suddenly fell into silence. Fortunately, the disciple brought tea, which eased the awkward atmosphere a little.

That disciple was also a wonderful person. He seemed to feel the awkwardness of the atmosphere. His movements in serving tea were as standard as possible. It took several minutes to complete the set of movements.

After he finished serving tea and turned to leave, Wu Xinzhuang had already reopened the topic and said: "Fellow Daoist is so concerned about this promotion material. Is it a calling to leave, or is it to support the underachievers?"

Zhang Deming smiled slightly and said: "It is true that I am concerned about this material, but it is not urgent. After all, no matter who sees such a promotion material, they will definitely want to put it in their pocket.

However, the nobles did not buy it privately, but put it up for auction, which made me a little surprised. "

Wu Xinzhuang paused slightly when he heard this. He obviously wanted to inquire about the situation, but why did he turn around and ask him after just one sentence? ? ?

This feels like something is wrong!

"Haha, it seems that Fellow Daoist is quite interested in our way of doing business!" Wu Xinzhuang smiled and replied with a haha.

Zhang Deming glanced at the other party. It seemed that he was a salty fish. Either he didn't know, or he was involved and didn't want to say anything.

Zhang Deming nodded and said: "Well, I am indeed somewhat interested, especially the person in charge of your bank. I particularly admire him."

"Oh? To receive such praise from Fellow Daoist, it seems that our Huayue Auction House has been doing pretty well in recent years."

Before Wu Xinzhuang could reply, a strong voice came from the entrance of the room.

(end of this chapter)