Although Huadu belongs to Qi Ziyu's family, Qiao Yu obviously comes here often to attend auctions and is very familiar with the situation here.
Under his leadership, Ye Chu and his group walked through the hotel lobby and walked out of the back door.
As soon as he went out, Ye Chuzhi's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that this hotel with a magnificent appearance was actually a paradise inside.
Its backyard is actually built to imitate Suzhou gardens, and it looks quite like a water town.
A few people just walked along the winding path. After turning a few turns, the scenery in front of them suddenly became clear. Ye Chuzhi saw a building towering in front of him.
It was an antique building, about three stories high, and its shape looked a bit like an ancient shipyard... Suddenly, it gave people an illusory feeling of chaos in time and space.
Seeing Ye Chuzhi looking straight at the building in front of him, Qiao Yu explained with a smile: "This is the Qi family's own auction house. It is only available in hotels in D City. There is an auction held here almost every week. Everything that can be obtained is a treasure, so the Huadu Auction House in D City is also very famous throughout the country."
Having said this, he couldn't help but glance at Qi Ziyu and said, "Speaking of which, Lao Qi came up with this idea. How about it? This brother of mine has quite a business acumen, right?"
Qi Ziyu was usually squeezed out by Qiao Yu, and he was praised unexpectedly. He felt a little uncomfortable and said quickly: "Second brother praised me too much. Isn't it because business is hard to do, so I'm trying to find ways to attract some customers? Common people are full of thoughts. The smell of copper made Master Ye laugh..."
A few people walked into the lobby of the auction hall while talking and laughing.
Completely different from the antique style outside, the decoration inside the lobby is completely modern and looks very luxurious.
At this time, there were still more than two hours before the auction started. Although the venue had not officially opened, there were already many people in the hall.
These people gathered together in twos and threes, either greeting each other or talking quietly. The atmosphere in the entire hall seemed quite lively.
As soon as Qi Ziyu showed up, the lobby manager immediately welcomed him back and greeted him warmly: "Young Master Qi, are you here?"
"Yes." Qi Ziyu nodded and introduced him, "This is Mr. Qiao, you should know him. These two are Mr. Cheng and Mr. Ye. They are very interested in the auction. I will bring them to have fun."
After saying that, he turned to Qiao Yu and others and said, "This is the lobby manager of the auction. Just call him Xiao Mo!"
Xiao Mo can be the lobby manager of an auction house, so he is naturally very good at reading people.
Hearing what Qi Ziyu said, he knew that this young master of his family might have come specially to accompany his friends to attend the auction, and to be able to have the prince of the Qi Group as his companion, the status of these few people was unusual.
So, he quickly took a few exhibition brochures from the service desk next to him, handed them to several people, and introduced them enthusiastically: "Before the auction starts, you can take a look at this exhibition brochure. Most of the people today will The lots are all marked on them... You can take a look first so that you can have an idea in advance when the auction starts."
"Most of them? Why aren't all the lots on top?" This was Ye Chuzhi's first time attending an auction, and he couldn't help but ask with some confusion.
"Oh, that's it..."
Xiao Mo just started, but Qiao Yu cut off the conversation, leaned into Ye Chuzhi's ear and whispered: "Most auctions are like this. Before they start, an exhibition brochure will be distributed with big words printed in it. Part of the exhibits. This is to retain some mystery and attract more people to try their luck. On the other hand, it is also convenient for them to add other lots at any time. These are gimmicks for merchants to make money, just get used to it... "
Seeing Ye Chuzhi nod thoughtfully, he continued to flip through the brochure in his hand carefully, and said: "But you can just take a look at your things. Usually, the things in the exhibition brochure are relatively ordinary. The really valuable items are those that are not printed on them or are added temporarily... "
"Really?" Ye Chuzhi looked at something on the booklet and murmured, "That's not necessarily the case."
I don't know if it was because of his low voice, but Qiao Yu couldn't hear clearly for a while, so he couldn't help being stunned and asked: "What did you say?"
"It's nothing." Ye Chuzhi closed the book and said, "You will know later."
Qiao Yu was stunned:... What a joke.
How could such a well-behaved person like Xiao Chu learn how to show off
But he was surprised, but he was still very willing to see Ye Chuzhi be more lively.
So, Er Shao Qiao said with a smile: "Okay! I'll just wait and see what surprise our Master Ye will give me later."
The two were chatting and laughing here, and Qi Ziyu on the side was also talking to Xiao Mo about the box.
After all, Qi Ziyu is the prince of the Qi Group, and Huadu is the property of the Qi Group. His young master wants a box, which was just a matter of words in the past, and there was no need to ask for words.
But this time, after hearing what he said, Xiao Mo actually showed an embarrassed look on his face: "Master Qi, this... this matter is not easy to handle..."
Qi Ziyu acted a little timid in front of Qiao Yu and Ye Chuzhi, but that was because their identities were extraordinary. Usually, he was quite dignified in front of his subordinates.
He never expected that the lobby manager of one of his properties would refuse such a simple request. His face immediately darkened: "Xiao Mo, I brought my friends here today! You are the person in charge of this auction after all. , I believe that such a small request can still be achieved with your ability!"
The implication is that if you can't help me solve the problem of the box, it means that your ability is not good enough, then you don't need to take the position of manager!
Xiao Mo deals with all kinds of customers every day and has already become a master of people. How could he fail to hear the potential threat in Qi Ziyu's words
He looked at Qi Ziyu with a troubled face and said, "Young Master Qi, it's not that I don't give you face, it's that I really don't have the ability!"