It would not seem disharmonious to mix a charity auction item into such an occasion.
And people obviously liked this trick. Following the auctioneer's order, countless people immediately raised their numbers and started bidding.
And in a short period of time, the price was raised to three million.
This price is really not low. You have to remember that we are still in the 1990s, when money is still the most valuable era. The purchasing power of 3 million now is really strong.
Even if this necklace has high material value and high historical and cultural value,
It's almost done at this point.
People bid more and more slowly, and each price increase becomes smaller and smaller.
In the end, there were only two women bidding, one of them was a woman of about half a century old in gorgeous clothes, and the other was a quite young woman bidding.
"3.3 million!"
The woman glared at the other person and called out her own price.
The young woman was silent. It was obvious that the price was beyond her reach.
Just as the auctioneer picked up the wooden hammer and was about to count down the seconds to end the auction, a magnetic voice sounded.
"3.5 million!"
The sudden sound made everyone stunned, not because someone started bidding when the auction was almost over, but also because the person bidding was someone they didn't expect.
Li Xiucheng!
The Chinese guy who just took over all the shares of Mona Oil Company!
No one expected that after spending a large amount of money to buy shares in an oil company, this Chinese man would once again compete with others for this piece of jewelry that was only for ornamental purposes but had no actual value. Many people immediately began to sigh.
"Good guy, you are really rich!"
"Nearly a billion dollars was spent in this time. I didn't expect that today's Chinese businessmen are so powerful."
"Yes, I used to think that China was still poor and backward, but now it can produce such a big businessman. It seems that our view of China is about to change."
"Yes, yes, I used to think that all Chinese merchants were reselling small commodities, but now it seems that we were wrong.
When we have time, we can go to China to see if there are any investment opportunities! "
"...."
Many people began to give pointers to Li Xiucheng, who was bidding again, and many discerning people saw more useful things from Li Xiucheng.
Li Xiucheng himself did not expect that this unintentional act would make the businessmen present become interested in China.
Listening to these people's discussions, he felt a little unintentional.
The woman's focus was not on the crowd. She was a little hesitant. She could add a little more, but Li Xiucheng immediately increased the price by 200,000, which obviously showed his determination to get the necklace.
She probably wouldn't get any results if she kept calling him, so she decided to give it another try, and if it didn't work, she would give it up.
"3.55 million."
"3.6 million!"
Li Xiucheng added the price almost instantly. Although the amount added this time was small, he didn't hesitate at all, which showed that he still had spare energy.
At this time, the woman completely gave up.
He shook his head and threw the number plate to the ground.
This action meant that she had admitted defeat.
Then the necklace naturally belonged to Li Xiucheng. Everyone looked up at the auctioneer and waited for him to announce the result.
We have been sitting here for a long time, and everyone has had enough. Now that the business is done, it is best to leave early.
The auctioneer knows instantly that when he lifts the hammer, he is about to knock it down.
"I'll pay 3.7 million!"
Another bidding sound suddenly sounded, and everyone was stunned.
The auctioneer raised his hands in the air and his whole body was stiff. At this moment, he wanted to curse.
"MMP, do you want to do this? Would you have killed someone if you called me earlier? I have to raise a hammer to call you. Have you guys agreed to form a group to play with me?"
Of course, it is impossible to form a group. It is impossible for Li Xiucheng to form a group with Henry in this life.
That's right, the person bidding this time was Henry Kentney, the American who had just lost face!
At this time, after he finished calling the price, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Xiucheng, with undisguised anger in his eyes.
Li Xiucheng looked at him with a calm expression. He didn't expect that this guy would be so stingy and actually look for trouble.
But it is reasonable to think about it. The provocative behavior of the other party just now has shown that the other party is not a grand person. At this time, it is reasonable to make trouble at the auction.
He really likes this necklace and wants to buy it for Su Xiaomeng, but if the price exceeds his expectations, he won't be willing.
So he was not in a hurry and just looked at each other quietly.
And this time the auctioneer learned the lesson and stopped raising the hammer until one party was sure to win.
Nearly thirty seconds passed, and Li Xiucheng still didn't speak. Henry could not help but gradually frowned. He just wanted to confuse Li Xiucheng and get him to pay more, but he had no intention of actually buying the necklace.
Because he didn't really want to buy this thing, so he could only collect it. He was not very interested in collecting it, so naturally he didn't want to buy it.
I couldn't help but curse secretly in my heart: "Damn it, isn't this guy just conceited? That would waste millions of my working capital."
Just when his face showed anxiety, Li Xiucheng across from him suddenly spoke slowly.
“Oh, what a pity.
I have limited financial resources and can only offer 3.71 million. If Mr. Henry really wants this necklace, then please continue to bid. I will not counter-offer. "
After Li Xiucheng finished speaking, he clasped his hands in front of his chest and just leaned on the table to look at Henry at leisure.
When they were looking at each other just now, he was actually observing the expression on the other person's face.
His super eyesight allowed him to clearly see every muscle change on Henry's face, and every tiny movement could not be hidden from his eyes.
At the last moment, he was finally able to determine that there was a high probability that the other party was simply asking for the price to cause trouble for him, and did not really want the necklace.
So he decided to take a gamble.
Use words to bully Henry. If he backs off, you can successfully get the necklace. If not, then just pretend that you have never seen the necklace and buy it for Xiaomeng next time if there is a suitable one.
As Li Xiucheng finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on Henry again.
Henry felt a little paralyzed at this time.
Of course he doesn't want this necklace. What's the use of a necklace that can only be used for collection?
Waiting for appreciation?
Just kidding!
If you have this money, you might as well invest it, and you can get huge returns casually!
However, this bastard only added 10,000 yuan. Wasn't it a slap in the face? If he agreed, wouldn't it look like he had no cards?
Or not, that's really the question.
Suddenly, Henry was entangled.
Seeing the troubled look on his face, Li Xiucheng burst into laughter. Regardless of whether he could buy the necklace or not, just watching this fat man change his face was worth the price!
Henry has been struggling, unable to make up his mind, and the time has passed little by little, but others are unwilling to wait any longer, and some people can't help but urge him.
