Miao Wentang wriggled his lower lip and sighed secretly in his heart. Then he pulled Tang Xiu's sleeve with his hand and whispered: "Tang... Tang Xiu, this auction is no joke! If you don't have enough funds and lie about the price, not only will you suffer huge compensation, but you will also receive a heavy penalty from the auction house. A blow. The organizer of this redbud auction, the big shot behind the scenes, is very powerful."
Tang Xiu glanced at the short message displayed on the screen of his mobile phone, and with a curved corner of his mouth, he said with a faint smile: "Don't do porcelain work without diamonds. Don't worry!"
Miao Wentang opened his mouth and finally gave up the persuasion.
He felt that Tang Xiu couldn't afford that much money. Even if Tang Xiu was very powerful, he was still too young. A young man in his twenties, even if his family had money, wouldn't be able to make too many moves.
Front row.
The smile and pride on the fat middle-aged man's face froze in an instant. He turned his head with difficulty. The moment he saw Tang Xiu, he jumped up from his chair and shouted sternly: "Nonsense! He is doing this on purpose." Making trouble. I really don’t believe he can spend 2.5 billion to buy an island.”
His words were approved by most people in the auction venue, and the discussion started again:
"Yes! How old is he? He hasn't even grown hair yet? How can he spend 2.5 billion to buy an island? This auction is no joke. Doesn't he know the consequences of lying about the price?"
"Today's young people! They are so unreliable. It's not 250,000 yuan to buy Kowloon Island, nor 2.5 million! It's 2.5 billion. With so many of us here, four-fifths of our personal assets are , I’m afraid it’s less than this number.”
"This kid got kicked in the head by a donkey? The fat man snatched the Millennium Ginseng from his hands before. He actually held a grudge and now deliberately raised the price. Didn't he see that the fat man had reached his limit and it was impossible to raise the price again? Got it!"
"Stupid guy, I really don't know what he is thinking! He actually made such a big joke just for the sake of vindictiveness. If the fat man doesn't increase the price, he will probably be in trouble and will be unlucky."
"Fool… "
“…”
Tang Xiu had keen hearing, and he could clearly hear the discussions around him. However, he did not explain, but the smile on his face slowly faded away.
Auctioneer Xiao Ai was also filled with worry at this moment. She knew one thing, if Tang Xiu finally obtained the right to purchase Kowloon Island but couldn't come up with that much money, the auction would be considered a waste. Not only will she not get a penny of commission, her status at the auction will plummet.
But!
She knew one thing more clearly. During the auction, she had no right to inquire about the amount of funds Tang Xiu had.
what to do
Auctioneer Xiao Ai looked at the fat middle-aged man with a headache, and then turned his attention to Tang Xiu.
The fat middle-aged man glared at Tang Xiu and said loudly again: "Auctioneer, I suggest you ask that boy to show proof of funds. Otherwise, your auction house will not only lose its reputation, but also disappoint the guests who come to your auction house."
The auctioneer looked deeply at Tang Xiu, and finally said helplessly to the fat middle-aged man: "Sir, I'm really sorry, I don't have this right."
Tang Xiu didn't even look at the fat middle-aged man, but said to the auctioneer: "I want to ask, if someone makes trouble at the auction, what measures will your auction house take? For example, someone who can't afford to lose, but jumps over the wall in a hurry Damn fat guy."
"Boy, you are looking for death!"
The fat middle-aged man was furious and glared at Tang Xiu and shouted.
Auctioneer Xiao Ai secretly screamed, and hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Sir, no matter whether others can afford it or not, since he has made a bid, the person to trade with our auction house is him. In addition, since he has made a bid, he is the one to trade with us. , the aftermath is between our auction house and him, and you have no right to interfere. Please sit down, we will continue the auction. I want to ask, do you want to increase the price?"
“…”
The fat middle-aged man's face turned red, and he was full of anger but had nowhere to vent it. Although he has some background and some strength, he does not dare to go against the auction house. In desperation, he could only choose to swallow his anger and sit down in silence.
Auctioneer Xiao Ai was relieved. Seeing that the fat middle-aged man did not bid again, he felt a little disappointed, but he still said: "The current bidding price of Kowloon Island is 2.5 billion. Is there a higher price? If not, This Kowloon Island will belong to that handsome gentleman from now on."
No one spoke.
Everyone looked at Tang Xiu, wanting to wait for the result.
"I declare that this handsome gentleman is the owner of Kowloon Island. Please take your ID and follow me to the backstage to handle the transaction procedures." Auctioneer Xiao Ai stared at Tang Xiu and said with expectation. .
Tang Xiu stood up and walked towards the backstage of the auction venue.
The fat middle-aged man also stood up suddenly. He glanced at Tang Xiu bitterly and shouted loudly: "Everyone, don't leave yet. Let's go over and have a look! I really want to see something, not a single hair has grown. Boy, can you come up with 2.5 billion?"
"Yes! Let's go and have a look."
"Okay! Let's see the results!"
"Well, let's go!"
No one chose to leave, but swarmed towards the backstage. They wanted to know if Tang Xiu could afford that much money. If they can take it out, they also want to witness this sky-high transaction.
Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen followed the flow of people towards the backstage with wry smiles on their faces. If it were one billion and eighty billion, the two of them could pool their money together to help Tang Xiu pay for it, but it would be very difficult for the two of them to come up with the huge sum of two and a half billion.
Backstage at the auction.
The person in charge already knew the cause and effect of the matter. His eyes swept across everyone and finally landed on Tang Xiu. He smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Tang."
"Um!"
Tang Xiu nodded, handed over the bank card and said:
"Transfer the money!"
The steward took the bank card and called several assistants to quickly handle the transfer. After the 2.5 billion was transferred, he immediately asked several assistants to help Tang Xiu handle the transaction procedures and fill out the purchase contract and other matters.
"Really... can you really afford it?"
The fat middle-aged man was dumbfounded, and those who had previously ridiculed Tang Xiu in private were also dumbfounded. They watched blankly as Tang Xiu quickly completed various procedures under the guidance of the staff. They all looked at each other with embarrassed expressions on their faces.
What is a slap in the face
Tonight's auction is called a slap in the face.
The fat middle-aged man was so ashamed that he almost found a crack in the ground and crawled in. Those people also felt as if there were a pair of invisible slaps hitting their faces hard. Even Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen were secretly ashamed.
The redbud auction concluded successfully.
After Tang Xiu completed all the formalities, he received a large number of guests showing their goodwill. These people have very strong backgrounds in the country. Even though Tang Xiu has extremely poor emotional intelligence, he is not willing to offend them easily. After barely coping, they immediately left with Miao Wentang, Shao Mingzhen, and Ziyi Zhenren.
Half an hour later.
In the presidential suite on the top floor of Galvez Hotel, Tang Xiu transferred the 80 million borrowed from Jia Ruidao back to him. He called again to ask for Chen Zhizhong's bank account and transferred the remaining 500 million to him. Therefore, Tang Xiu still had 90 million left in his account.
"Two and a half billion in foreign debt!"
After Tang Xiu finished handling these matters, he couldn't help but smack his lips.
As the saying goes: If there are too many lice, don’t be afraid of bites; if there are too many tents, don’t worry.
But this sentence was very inappropriate for Tang Xiu. He is a person who can distinguish between grievances and public affairs. Although Chen Zhizhong is his registered disciple, the personal relationship does not mean that private property is shared, and the money does not represent Chen Zhizhong's filial piety to him.
“We have to make money faster.”
Tang Xiu walked to the window and looked at the starry sky at night, with various thoughts swirling in his mind. After a long time, he remembered something, left the suite, and knocked on the door of the presidential suite next door.
In the suite next door.
Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen did not go directly to rest. They were smoking cigarettes and chatting in the bright living room.
"Brother Shao, I am really interested in Tang Xiu's identity right now. But the more I investigate, the more I feel that he is very mysterious, so mysterious that it is unbelievable." Miao Wentang said faintly with a puff of eye circles.
Shao Mingzhen smiled bitterly and said, "It's not just you who feels this way, I feel the same way. The information I got shows that Tang Xiu's family is ordinary, he belongs to a single-parent family, and he doesn't have a big background. What I can't believe the most is that he was once because of his family background. The car accident led to a year of confusion. According to the investigation data, he was like a fool that year. But can a fool do something extremely sensational? "
Miao Wentang nodded and said: "His life background is as simple as a blank piece of paper. Even if he has filled in some colors recently, it has only recently been related to the Long family in Star City. What I want to know most is that he The teacher’s background. But in the investigation data, no clues were found at all.”
Shao Mingzhen nodded and sighed: "Yes! He also wants to know where he studied! He wants to know which terrifying big shot can produce such a powerful young talent. And tonight, he spent a full two 1.56 billion. This amount is a huge amount of money for us, but he can get it easily. I am also very curious about the source of this money."
Miao Wentang's expression changed and he asked, "How about I ask someone to investigate? I should be able to find out the source of the money."
Shao Mingzhen shook his head solemnly: "Don't do it. The fact that Tang Xiu can make so much money means that there is definitely a powerful person behind him that we don't know about. If he finds out about us sending someone to investigate him, I'm afraid he will be very angry. The little friendship we have with him may be over."
"Alas! It is indeed so."
Miao Wentang sighed helplessly.
Shao Mingzhen said slowly: "Let's not delve into the matter of Tang Xiu's identity. The most important thing now is that we just need to know one thing: the benefits of being friends with him outweigh the disadvantages. Tomorrow's trip to the Dragon Sea will be for us to go side by side. We must seize this good opportunity to fight and get closer."
"It's still a good time to make a fortune."
Miao Wentang heard this and grinned.