"Young Master is so polite. Next, I will give you some personal opinions on the Young Master's sale at this bidding meeting. I hope it will be helpful to you."
Shao Xi knew that there were skills involved in auctioning, and it would be better to listen to the advice of experts on such matters, so he humbly asked Shopkeeper Cao for advice.
Shopkeeper Cao thought for a while and said: "Although this Sky Eye Stone is originally a valuable thing, Master, you took out so many at once, which violates the principle of rare things being valuable, so I plan to only use them on the first day." This orange Sky Eye stone is sold separately. Not only can it sell for a good price, but it will also give people who have not bought this Sky Eye stone today a chance to snap up the Sky Eye stones in the next few days. Just this Sky Eye stone. Even if I sell two stones a day, I have to sell them for more than a month."
Shao Xi thinks it makes sense. No matter how precious things are sold together, they will become cheap. In this way, if you sell two of them every day, you can get a high price.
Shopkeeper Cao continued: "As for these glass beads and 'Fairy's Tears', they are both rare things. I also plan to have two glass beads at a time, once every five days. They should be able to sell for a good price. 'Fairy's Tears' 'Well! Take out one every ten days, which is exactly one month. I believe many dignitaries will like this thing."
"Shopkeeper Cao's arrangements are very good. I will leave this matter to you, shopkeeper Cao. I will take away today's sales proceeds. As for the others, I will come back in a month to pick them up."
"Young Master, you just happened to be here. Today's bidding meeting is about to start. Why don't you go in and see what you like, and also see how your own items are doing."
"That's great. I also want to see if this bidding meeting is what I imagined."
While they were talking, a clerk from Taihe Trading Company came to the back hall and informed Shopkeeper Cao that today's bidding meeting was about to begin, and asked Shopkeeper Cao to host it.
The head office of Taihe Commercial Bank has three floors in total. The first floor hall is used for trading ordinary goods, and the second floor hall is used for trading rare treasures. The hall on the third floor is the venue for the bidding meeting.
Shao Xi and the two were led upstairs by the waiter, and arranged to sit down, waiting for the bidding meeting to begin. Shopkeeper Cao went to the inner hall of the hall to prepare for the auction.
At this time, Shao Xi was very curious and wanted to see how the ancient auction was conducted. It should be no different from the modern world.
People began to come in one after another in the venue. They all seemed to be well-dressed and distinguished dignitaries. They should all be wealthy people.
Shao Xi originally thought that the bidding meeting was about to begin, but unexpectedly, a group of singing and dancing girls appeared first, performing a song and dance to warm up the audience. From this point of view, Taihe Trading Company is very attentive in this regard and has made all the tricks in this business, which has to be admired from the bottom of one's heart.
After the singing and dancing ended, and with the sound of the gong played by the waiter, the auction officially began.
Shopkeeper Cao walked into the hall from the inner hall and bowed his hands to the guests around him. Naturally, he had to talk for a long time about his polite words, but he soon got to the point and started today's bidding meeting.
Although the items put up for auction earlier were all valuable items such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, Shao Xi was not interested in them. Now he wanted to see if there were any that he could see at the bidding meeting. Eye-catching baby.
After auctioning more than a dozen items, Shopkeeper Cao solemnly bowed his hands to all the guests present and said loudly: "Dear ladies present! The treasure I am going to show you next is not only rare in the world, but also rare in the world. The important thing is that it is of some help to those who practice martial arts. There are many exercises in the world, but there is a type of exercises that focus on using external objects to exert the power of the exercises, and that is the hidden weapon exercises, and the most important thing about the hidden weapon exercises is It’s about eyesight, and what we will sell next is the Sky Eye Stone, which is very helpful for this technique, and it is of extremely high quality orange, please take a look at it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a maid came to the center of the hall carrying a wooden box on a tray and placed the wooden box on the display stand. Shao Xi was happy when he sat down and saw it. This thing was usually in his pocket, but now he found a wooden box to put it in when he arrived at Taihe Trading Company. This businessman really paid attention to packaging!
Shopkeeper Cao slowly walked to the display stand, stretched out his hand and gently opened the lid of the wooden box. The orange Sky Eye Stone was displayed in front of everyone, causing a small commotion in the venue.
"Everyone, please see, this is a high-quality orange sky-eye stone. It is not only highly valuable for collection, but more importantly, it will be of great help to those who practice hidden weapon skills to improve their skills. I think there are also martial arts practitioners here. , everyone must seize the opportunity! The base price of this item is one hundred gold, and there is no upper limit on the bidding price. Please bid as you please."
As soon as Shopkeeper Cao finished speaking, he heard someone starting to bid...
"One hundred and twenty gold!"
"One hundred and fifty gold!"
"One hundred and sixty gold..."
The atmosphere in the venue gradually became more and more lively, and the bidding voice became louder and louder. In just a moment, the price was raised to two hundred and twenty gold.
The price it was originally taken for now is about the same. Although the Sky Eye Stone is a treasure, it also has its own value. When it reaches the price of two hundred and twenty gold, many people give up.
"Two hundred and eighty gold!"
This sentence shouted from the corner surprised everyone present. Everyone knows that it is not cheap to sell an orange Sky Eye Stone for more than two hundred gold. At this time, someone can actually offer such a high price. It must be that this item is in great need.
Shao Xi looked towards the source of the sound and saw a man with a thin figure and a slender face. Especially his two eyebrows and two eyes were arranged in a figure-eight shape on his face at the same angle. He looked really tall. Indescribably funny.
Although this person looks ridiculous, he has sharp eyes and a serious expression. He sits there with his arms folded and his face expressionless. Depending on what he means, if someone raises the price, he may offer a higher price.
There was a low-pitched discussion in the venue. It may be that this person feels that he has too much money to spend such a high price to buy a sky-eye stone.
Shopkeeper Cao saw that no one made any further bids, so he decided to sell the Sky Eye Stone to the thin man.
The goods that will be auctioned next are still not very interesting to Shao Xi, but now that the Sky Eye Stone has been sold, Shao Xi has confidence in his heart. If he really encounters something he likes, he will have the confidence to bid.
Just when Shao Xi was about to fall asleep out of boredom, something appeared in the field that made his eyes light up.
It was an exquisite piece of soft gold silk armor, the kind of self-defense item that could be worn under a coat without being seen.
Shopkeeper Cao in the center of the hall introduced loudly: "Whether you are practicing martial arts or not, this piece of gold soft armor is an excellent self-defense item. This item is from Western Shu. The golden silk and the shark tendons of the South China Sea shark are combined into silk, and then woven into armor. This armor is no different from ordinary cloth when worn on the body, but it is extremely tough. If it is not the most powerful weapon in the world, it will be difficult to destroy it. No matter whether a scholar or a warrior wears this armor, his life will be safe."
After everyone in the venue listened to Shopkeeper Cao's introduction, the atmosphere instantly became heated. Who wouldn't want to wear such a treasure to protect their lives? As a result, bidding calls came one after another. The soft armor, which originally had a minimum price of one hundred and twenty gold, was called for two hundred gold in a short time.
Shao Xi sat down and realized that the two hundred gold seemed to be a threshold for bidding. Every time it reached this price, no one would bid anymore, unless they specifically wanted to buy it.
"Two hundred and twenty gold!"
Shao Xi shouted out a price for the first time since he came in, and after shouting out, no one seemed to want to compete with him.
Just when Shao Xi thought that this golden soft armor was already in his possession, the voice sounded again from the corner of the venue.
"Two hundred and forty gold!"
There was discussion again in the venue. It is estimated that many people are guessing why this person always bids at the highest price every time? It feels like you want to get whatever you like at one price.
But at this time, Shao Xi felt uncomfortable. It was obvious that he could win, but Cheng Yaojin showed up halfway. Wasn't he deliberately trying to make things difficult for him? So the energy came up.
"Two hundred and sixty gold!"
Shao Xixin said: "I have already announced this price. If you are able, you can offer another two hundred and eighty gold."
But what he never expected was that the other party didn't play according to the routine at all.
"Two hundred and seventy gold!"
Oh ho! The other party only added ten gold, and now the price of two hundred and eighty gold was dumped on him. Shao Xi felt a pain in his balls.
"Two hundred and eighty gold!"
Shao Xi thought about it, "I sold the Sky Eye Stone for two hundred and eighty gold. If you raise the price, take it. I have no money anyway."
But what also surprised Shao Xi was that the other party made no move, and in the end it was him who won the gold soft armor for two hundred and eighty gold.
"I was so happy just now. I sold the Sky Eye Stone for nothing today. It's like replacing it with a piece of soft armor. I don't have a penny left in my hand."
Not only was Shao Xi feeling uncomfortable, Lao Wu was even more uncomfortable than him at the moment. Originally he was hungry and looking for a place to eat, but this guy insisted on having a big meal and ended up here selling things. But now it's good, the money just sold has been spent again.
Shao Xi glanced at the man in the corner again with a displeased look, cursing in his heart. This guy is really an enemy, otherwise he would still have sixty gold left, which would be enough to spend for a while.
Shao Xi was also not interested in the next auction. No matter what he was selling, it had nothing to do with him anyway.
"Distinguished guests! Dear friends! The last two things that we want to sell are absolutely unique in the world. They are two Yunxia Glaze Beads and a 'Fairy's Tears'. Everyone knows that glaze has been around since ancient times. It is something that is exclusive to the royal family and has never been seen among the people, so everyone here today is blessed! The next two glazed beads will be sold first. The base price of these two beads is two hundred gold. Please open your wallets. , bid as much as you like.”
Shopkeeper Cao's words completely ignited the audience, and Shao Xi did not expect to save his glass beads and "fairy tears" for the finale.
This time I finally had money to eat.
