Neither the father nor the daughter expected that the two people who had been competing fiercely before would not bid at the same time.
But he had no chance to call a halt at this time. Not only would it be embarrassing, it might also offend these families and he would be labeled as someone who disrupted the auction.
Hainan's top celebrities were all present on this occasion, and there was no room for nonsense or jokes.
Even if he had to borrow money later, he had to buy the item now, and he had to keep smiling and not show any fear.
Wan Shizhou looked at Chen Liming who was looking at him coldly, smiled bitterly and sighed. It seemed that even with this price, he might not be able to please the Chen family.
The gavel fell three times.
The auctioneer had experienced countless big scenes and met all kinds of people. He knew what was going on by looking at the expressions of the Wan family's father and daughter, but now they were in a difficult situation and they could not deny the sale of this item.
"Congratulations to our Miss Wan. This pendant is a perfect match for her. Thank you to Mr. Chen Xiuling and his wife for donating 1 million to the foundation. The foundation will definitely make good use of this donation."
The staff member brought the transaction confirmation letter to Wan Shizhou for signature. Wan Shizhou looked at the price and his hand holding the pen began to tremble.
Finally signed his name.
The second to last item has been displayed on the big screen and is introduced by the auctioneer.
“This lot is offered by Mr. Huang Sheng. It is a Patek Philippe 18K gold double crown world time watch made in 1953, with a 24-hour display and a cloisonné enamel dial depicting a map of Europe and Asia…”
In fact, there are unwritten rules for this auction. The last few items and the final transaction price must be based on wealth and status.
That is to say, the value and final transaction price of the final item cannot be lower than any previous item.
The second to last piece cannot be lower than the third to last piece, nor higher than the last piece.
Most importantly, the transaction price of the donated items this year determines what items will be auctioned next year and how much money will be donated.
This event is held every year and has been held for more than ten years since 2000.
Each time, the final transaction price of the finale products of the three major families cannot be lower than that of the previous year.
No matter which foundation they donate to, if they donate 1 million this year, they must donate no less than 1 million next year.
This has been the tradition of the three major families for many years.
If they are all doing business and donating less money than before, it means the family is going downhill.
Everyone will think it has a bad implication.
Based on last year's auction price.
Originally, the Chen family expected 4000 million to 5000 million, which was just right, and they took out items worth 3000 million.
The Huang family also put out an item with a market value of about 4000 million yuan, and the transaction price was around 6000 million to 7000 million yuan.
The Ye family put up items worth about 5000 million yuan, and the final transaction price would be over 1 million yuan.
They have also arranged people to raise the price accordingly when the price does not meet the target price, and push the price within the target price, even if it is their own people who finally win the bid.
However, no one expected that the third-to-last item would be sold for 1 million yuan.
The latter two pieces would be considered good only if they were priced at at least 1.2 million and 1.4 million respectively. The premium is too high. Who would be willing to spend more money to bid for this? They have to bear the consequences themselves.
Huang Sheng looked very unhappy.
It was just a routine annual charity donation of 1.2 million yuan, which was double what he originally expected.
No one's money comes from the wind, and even if he had money, he wouldn't want to spend it like this.
Wen Xu didn't understand their twists and turns.
Wen Xu had intended to buy this watch before the filming began. It was only one watch, and she would definitely not miss out on something she liked just because of a grudge between her and Huang Hao.
Naturally, she didn't want Gu Che to pay for her.
Wen Xu confiscated Gu Che's sign, and when the price once soared to 5000 million, he called out: "5500 million!"
Someone continued to raise the price to 6000 million, and Wen Xu kept following suit, increasing the price by 500 million at a time.
Huang Sheng was a little surprised to see Wen Xu and Jia.
There was a conflict between them in the first game. Although Lu Wenxu took the initiative to buy him a drink to save his face, Huang Sheng was still angry with her.
However, the other party actively bid and did not seem to mind the previous grudges, so Huang Sheng calmed down a little.
He is a grown man and has eaten more salt than the little girl has eaten rice. The little girl is so magnanimous, so he can't continue to argue with her.
It was his bastard son who provoked others first, so he deserved to be beaten.
Huang Sheng's complexion looked much better, and his eyes became gentler when he looked at Wen Xu.
The price quickly rose to 8000 million.
No one was bidding anymore. Only the two people arranged by Huang Sheng and Wen Xu were bidding.
Wen Xu turned her head to look at the person who was bidding with her, and the other person kept looking at Huang Sheng.
She was a very attentive person and she reacted instantly. This was an unspoken rule that everyone understood at the auction.
These people are quite interesting. They have arranged their own people, but they cannot directly push the price to more than 1 million.
Even if there are two people pushing and pulling inside, the price has to be increased bit by bit by 500 million.
Wen Xu turned the sign in his hand, looked up at the auctioneer, and said with a smile: "I bid 1.26 million."
Although both of them quoted a price of over 100 million, they were in completely different situations from Wan Yangyang.
Wen Xu made his bid calmly.
The price is neither high nor low, which should just meet Huang Sheng's psychological price range, and also leave room for the last item.
Huang Sheng was indeed very satisfied with the price, and he smiled and nodded to Wen Xu to express his gratitude.
At this time, his thoughts were different from Wen Xu's.
Huang Sheng thought that the little girl was willing to spend 1.26 million to buy his watch just to make him calm down, and this step was more than enough.
The anger in my heart completely dissipated, and I felt more open-minded, and my impression of Wen Xu also improved.
People's hearts change so quickly.
However, Wen Xu really liked this watch, so it didn't matter if he spent a little more money on it. It had nothing to do with Huang Sheng or the previous grudge between them, but it was a blessing in disguise.
The ideal price was reached, and the two agents who had been arranged to help also stopped following suit.
The auctioneer did not wait or ask any more questions, and spoke directly: "Ms. Lu, No. 66, bid 1.26 million for the first time, 1.26 million for the second time, and 1.26 million for the third time. Deal."
The hammer fell quickly.
"Congratulations to Ms. Lu for getting the lot she liked, and thank you to Mr. Huang Sheng and his wife for donating 1.26 million yuan."
There was thunderous applause at the scene and the flash lights kept flashing on Wen Xu.
Wen Xu signed his name on the confirmation letter happily.
She came to the auction just for shopping and has spent more than 2 small goals so far.
The auction has entered its final stage.
"The last lot was donated by Mr. Ye Liangyu and his wife. This natural jadeite necklace is inlaid with 29 jadeite beads, measuring 14.6mm to 15.8mm, with diamonds and ruby cabochons, and the total length is about 48.2cm."
In previous years, the auctions held by the three major families had never had items worth over 100 million yuan. According to the unspoken rules, the item provided by the Ye family this year should indeed be worth over 100 million yuan, which pushed the atmosphere to its highest point and ended perfectly.
But now, the finale, which should have pushed the enthusiasm of the whole venue to the highest point, has made everyone's enthusiasm level down instead. There is no expectation or excitement.
The price of the previous item had been called out to over 2 million yuan, so there was no doubt about the price of this item. It was impossible for it to be over 1.5 million yuan. The arranged agents would call out a price, and the party would be over at most million yuan.
Everyone thinks so.
Ye Liangyu listened to the bidding around him expressionlessly, and the guests at the scene did not respond at all.
I feel a little uncomfortable.
Wen Xu also wanted to take the last lot and give it to Xu Xuan.
But for this item, she was not sure about the price range, so she didn't rush to bid and waited for the agent to make a call first.
"What do you think the price range of Patriarch Ye is?"
Wen Xu tilted her head and whispered to Gu Che.
Gu Che glanced at Ye Liangyu and whispered, "The finale was too bland. Originally, the price range of 1.4-1.6 million would have been enough. Now, this finale item failed to push the entire auction to the most exciting point. The popularity was overshadowed by the previous items. Look at everyone's reactions. It was too bland."
Wen Xu turned his neck and sighed, "Why are there so many unwritten rules for this kind of charity auction? It's a bit annoying."
Before she knew it, it was 11pm at night and she was exhausted!
Gu Che rubbed her neck and said with a smile:
"It's always like this. There are too many unspoken rules. We have to take all aspects into consideration and not allow any mistakes. That's why the major families in the imperial capital never jointly organize this kind of auction. If they do, they do it separately and arrange it themselves so that they can have better control!"
After experiencing this charity auction, Wen Xu really gained a lot of insights.
While the two were talking, the agents had already pushed the price up to the regular 1.5 million and did not raise the price any further.
The auctioneer took one look at Ye Liangyu's face and knew that he was not satisfied with the popularity.
So he looked around and continued to ask, "No. 54 bid 1.5 million, is there a higher bid?"
Listen and listen.
Generally, if the bid is high enough, the auctioneer will directly say 1.5 million for the first time.
If you still ask, it means that the price is not enough.
The people at the scene perked up their spirits again, looking forward to whether a new wave of bidding points would appear.
Wen Xu looked around, raised his sign, and lazily called out the price: "1.66 million."
I’m a little tired of shouting out prices!
She made another bid, and the guests were quite surprised.
She had not made any bid for this item, and everyone thought that she had reached her target bid amount today and would not continue bidding.
However, the price of 1.66 million was not a big surprise to everyone, and everyone's reaction remained indifferent.
Fortunately, when we are bored, there are always people willing to come up and perform small shows for everyone.
"I'll pay 2 billion!"
The sound of bidding was heard at the door of the auction hall, and the scene was once again in an uproar.
They all looked towards the door.
Wen Xu looked over and saw Huang Hao walking in with a bandage on his head. He looked at her provocatively, strode to an empty seat at the center table, and sat down.
When Huang Sheng saw that his son was making trouble as soon as he came back, his anger that had dissipated rose again, but was directed at Huang Hao.
"Don't mess around, little bastard."
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