It’s finally started!
Ye Feng took a deep breath, smiled, and rushed to the auditorium with Jiang Yixiu.
Not long after they sat down, the venue was filled with people.
"Okay, everyone is here, the auction begins now! There is a meter in front of you, you can press numbers to increase the price of the selected rough stone. But everyone must press carefully, if you press an extra zero, we will not give you a chance to regret, and we will still deduct the corresponding amount from your bound card!"
After everyone was present, the host smiled and joked to the crowd, who were obviously a little nervous.
boom…
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of good-natured laughter in the venue.
Before entering the auction venue, everyone signed a bank debit agreement. Once the transaction is completed, the auctioneer can go through the procedures and deduct the corresponding amount from the bound bank card.
If someone really put an extra zero, there would be no place for them to cry...
"Okay, I've already reminded you, I hope you guys pay attention. Now, the auction officially begins. The first item to be auctioned is the rough stone numbered 1. The starting price is 10,000 yuan. Please place your bid if you have chosen one!"
After the atmosphere calmed down, the host started the auction process. After a loud voice, the model of the rough stone numbered 1 and a string of green numbers representing the starting price appeared on the large LCD screen behind him.
After a while, the numbers started to roll in and it was eventually bought by a buyer for $100,000.
The raw stones selected by Ye Feng were basically ranked after 100, so he was not in a hurry. He chatted with Jiang Yixiu and Fatty Jiang, and watched the bidding situation in the venue.
The atmosphere at the auction venue was very lively. Every time a piece of raw stone appeared, it would lead to a fierce bidding, especially when two buyers were competing and bidding against each other, it felt like a bloody battle.
In this tense atmosphere, half an hour passed quickly and the auction of rough stone No. 153 began with a starting price of five hundred thousand.
"Um?"
Ye Feng was just about to press the number, but before he moved his hand, the number on the screen had already scrolled to one million.
Turning his eyes, Ye Feng immediately saw that the people who made the bid at this moment were Dong Yu and his group who had also been optimistic about this rough stone before.
And when he looked over there, Dong Yu also turned around and looked at Ye Feng with a smug look on his face, as if to demonstrate.
However, what puzzled Ye Feng was that Dong Di Che, who had just been with Dong Yu, was not in the auditorium at the moment. It seemed that he had left because of something.
Seeing this, Ye Feng remained expressionless, but smiled coldly in his heart.
Since you want to play, I will play with you and others who want to buy raw stones!
With a thought in mind, Ye Feng immediately pressed the quote machine and raised the price to two million.
With the help of his telekinesis, he was very clear about the situation of the jade inside the raw stone. The price he quoted was about 80% of the value of the jade after it was extracted. This way, he would not lose money if he got it. If others paid a higher price to buy it, they would not lose money, but the profit would be shockingly low.
Ye Feng suddenly raised the price by one million, which immediately attracted a group of people's attention. Many people who had originally been optimistic about this rough stone hesitated, not knowing whether to continue to raise the price.
"Two and a half million..."
Dong Yu hesitated for a moment, talked with Zhuang He for a few words, and then pressed the quote machine again.
"Two million seven hundred thousand..."
Ye Feng hesitated for a moment, estimated the value of the jade to be three million, and then raised the price again.
"three million!"
At this moment, Dong Yu was determined to make a comeback and avenge his previous defeat, so he pressed the price increase button without thinking and pushed the price up again.
"Well, that's not right. Mr. Dong looks determined to get it. I think he can raise the price even more!"
Ye Feng originally wanted to give up, but when he made eye contact with Dong Yu, his mind moved slightly, and he pressed the number again, pushing the price to three and a half million.
"Four million!" As expected, Dong Yu looked angry and raised the price by 500,000 as well.
Haha, play with me, and when the stone is untied, you will cry to death...
Ye Feng laughed in his heart, pretended to be disappointed, and stopped raising the price.
"You poor bastard, dare you raise the price with me?"
When Dong Yu saw that Ye Feng no longer raised the price, he was delighted and looked pleased, but soon he gritted his teeth again.
Originally, according to Zhuang He's calculation, three million yuan would be enough to buy this rough stone. But because Ye Feng deliberately raised the price, he paid an extra one million yuan. Although the Dong family didn't care about this little money, the feeling of being cheated was really unpleasant.
Not to mention Dong Yu, the other buyers in the auditorium were also in an uproar.
Just half an hour after the start, a buyer appeared who was bidding four million for a piece of rough stone. It was really crazy.
Especially the tit-for-tat bidding between the two sides just now made people feel that there will definitely be a good show to watch next.
Immediately afterwards, pieces of raw stones were taken out and auctioned.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Feng's eyes rolled around, and whenever he found a jade raw stone that was up for auction, he would join in and continue bidding to the end. Although, just like before, he hesitated every time he made a bid, he kept pushing the price up.
"Damn it, is this guy hired by the organizer? Why is he raising the price so crazy?"
"How despicable! I think he must be a shill. It's too obvious that he's deliberately raising the price!"
"Go to hell with those who are paid to act as a shill!"
"Next time, we won't bid at all, and let this guy suffer the loss!"
Seeing Ye Feng's action, the host who was the seller was grinning from ear to ear, while the other buyers were furious and cursing wildly, with cold brows and raised eyes, wishing they could cut Ye Feng into pieces.
Humph, you guys can’t understand my methods!
Ye Feng ignored the curses, sneered in his heart, and continued to concentrate on being his assistant.
Of course, he did not take the money from the organizers, nor was he acting as a proxy. He did this just to spend the money of these buyers, reduce the number of competitors, and buy the rough stones he liked at the lowest price.
"Next, rough stone No. 240, starting price is two million!"
Soon, the rough stone containing the top-grade mutton-fat jade appeared. This rough stone was of extraordinary quality, so the starting price was also very eye-catching. In addition to Ye Feng and Dong Yu, many people also regarded it as a sure thing.
"Three million!" Ye Feng raised the price by one million without hesitation, before anyone could react.
"That idiot is about to start his show again! Damn it, I won't raise the price this time!"
"Damn you, I want to see how much you're going to raise the price this time..."
"That's so wicked. Just enjoy yourself. We won't film you anymore!"
Upon hearing his voice, the auditorium, which had been a little noisy, immediately quieted down, and then a burst of curses rang out.
"You little bastard, I want to see how long you can keep playing..." Dong Yu also sneered and stared at Ye Feng closely.
He was the person who had been cheated the most by Ye Feng. According to a rough estimate, the price raised by Ye Feng was at least tens of millions.
"Ding! Deal!"
Everyone was just cursing and no one was competing. Ye Feng successfully got the raw stone at a low price of three million.
"I'm going to kill you, damn you, damn you!"
When the transaction was successful, the auditorium fell silent for a moment, and then the sound of curses almost blew the roof off.
"Whose side are you on, damn it? You can't cheat people like this..."
The host in charge of the auction was also in tears and speechless. The gratitude he had just felt for Ye Feng disappeared completely. He just wanted to take off his shoes and beat this guy to death with a single blow.
(End of this chapter)