C257 Bidding
C257 Bidding
"Oh right, let's talk about the auction house. So, are you going there to bid?"
Zhuang Jiyue heard that the pure and beautiful oval face turned around and smiled at Chu Xihee. Her almond eyes were sparkling and translucent like stars as she looked at Chu Xihee.
"You'll know when you get there."
Therefore, the two of them arrived at the entrance of a seemingly high-class venue in the city center. Chu Xihee raised his head and looked. Obviously, this was the auction house Zhuang Jiyue mentioned.
"The purpose of your visit this time is to be in charge of protecting me." Zhuang Jiyue said to Chu Xihee.
"Protect you? It's that simple? "
Chu Xihee had a puzzled expression on his face. Whenever this happens, Chu Xihee would always be able to openly stare at Zhuang Jiyue's beautiful face, as if he couldn't get tired of it no matter how he looked.
However, Zhuang Jiyue laughed heartily and pulled Chu Xihee's arm into the auction place.
When they entered the auction house, it was already packed to the brim with people. Most of the people who came to bid were wearing clean and formal clothes, looking like they were very rich.
The auction had already begun. The auctioneer said something on the stage and announced the rise in the price.
Chu Xihee felt a bit embarrassed for being late. However, everyone here was attracted by the items being auctioned, so no one noticed the two of them.
A staff member at the venue came forward and asked. He communicated with Zhuang Jiyue for a moment and pointed at the seats in front of them. Then, he led the two of them to a seat at the side of the aisle in the third row.
"One million eight hundred thousand!"
"Alright, since this mister has given us 1.8 million, does anyone else need to increase the price?"
As the host's voice faded, there was a brief pause.
Chu Xihee wasn't unfamiliar with this kind of situation. However, he hadn't been to the auction for a while. Now, seeing the continuously calling out prices, he felt a bit excited in his heart.
At the same time, he noticed that there was a bronze artifact on the stage with four carvings of beast faces. It should be the item that was being auctioned this time.
"Is there anyone else willing to raise the price? This is a bronze artifact from the Qing Dynasty, and its craftsmanship is extremely exquisite. It was appraised by an expert as having been used within the palace. At the bottom, there are copper imprints from the Qing Dynasty, and they are very valuable." The host said.
As soon as he finished speaking, one person raised his card. Seeing this, the host immediately became excited.
"2 million!"
"This mister has offered a high price of two million, is there anyone else?"
As a result, more people began to raise their cards.
"Two million one hundred thousand!"
"Two million two hundred thousand!"
"Two million five hundred thousand!"
For a moment, the venue became lively, as if the value of this item had increased.
Chu Xihee noticed that this auction was an antiques event. He didn't expect Zhuang Jiyue to be interested in antiques, which didn't match Zhuang Jiyue's personality in Chu Xihee's impression.
Therefore, Chu Xihee whispered, "I didn't expect you to like antiques."
"I heard that a very expensive ancient cultural relic will be auctioned today, so I came to take a look."
When Chu Xihee heard this, he became even more curious. Just what kind of antique could pique Zhuang Jiyue's interest?
In the end, the copper weapon dropped to 3.2 million. Everyone continued to wait and see; no one raised their hand to raise the price.
"Three million two hundred thousand, is there anyone willing to increase the price?"
"Three million two hundred thousand going once, three million two hundred thousand going twice, three million two hundred thousand going thrice!"
"Deal!"
After the host neatly hammered down the hammer, a new bidding began.
The antiques that followed the auction were all very heavyweight. Although Chu Xihee didn't know much about these antiques, but from the price, they were definitely not cheap items.
Just a small cup was about the same as a teacup, so the starting price was fifty million.
Chu Xihee really didn't know how that small cup could be worth so much money. That was fifty million yuan, it was enough for Chu Xihee to fight a small scale war.
But now, the fifty million yuan could only buy a small cup. This was something he could not understand.
In particular, they couldn't understand why they were still fighting over it. Only when they finally pushed the price to over a hundred million did it finally fall to the ground.
Chu Xihee saw the introduction on the platform and said that the cup used by the Ming dynasty emperor was from Jingdezhen. There was a picture of a chicken on the cup and it was called the chicken cup.
There was also an ancient picture of a woman, and so on. All of them were quite expensive.
However, all of these things couldn't arouse Zhuang Jiyue's interest, so Chu Xihee couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
She wondered if these were just Zhuang Jiyue's excuses, but her real purpose was to use these reasons to date her.
Looking at the calm and composed Zhuang Jiyue beside him, Chu Xihee felt more and more at ease.
"Crap, she wouldn't have really fallen for me right? If that's really the case, what should I do?"
As Chu Xihee thought this, he sneakily glanced at Zhuang Jiyue a few times. Although she dressed up beautifully today, it didn't seem like she was interested in the auction items.
This made Chu Xihee more convinced of his thoughts, and he started to panic.
Even if she was liked by the opposite sex and it was Zhuang Jiyue's condition, which proved that her charm was not low, it was still a problem for her to face this kind of liking.
Just as Chu Xihee was hesitating, another auction item appeared on the stage.
"Alright, the main event of our auction is about to begin. This next bid will definitely make everyone's blood boil."
As he spoke, a staff member carefully displayed an antique on the table. When they saw this antique, the entire venue was stirred up.
Zhuang Jiyue also said excitedly, "We're finally out. You've made me wait for a long time."
When Chu Xihee heard this, he looked at Zhuang Jiyue in confusion. Then he looked at the stage and saw a mask on the counter. It looked a little strange.
Looking at the introduction on the big screen beside him, he felt that this item was not ordinary at all.
"Alright, what everyone is looking at is a bronze artifact from the Pile of Three Stars. I don't think I need to say anything more about the value of this item. Most of the people here probably came for this item."
"That's why we didn't say too much. Let's start the bidding right now, the starting price is one hundred million."
As soon as the host finished his sentence, everyone reacted enthusiastically. As more and more bids were called out, the host was unable to come up with an answer.
"110 million!"
"120 million!"
"130 million!"
"150 million!"
Chu Xihee didn't know how to react to the sudden hubbub and the rising bid.
"Two hundred million." Zhuang Jiyue had finally made her move, and her attack was a cut off from the others.
However, Chu Xihee was a bit dumbfounded on the side. He didn't expect that Zhuang Jiyue would actually be able to join the bidding.
Therefore, this meant that she could afford to spend up to a hundred million to buy something that was of no use to her. Wasn't this just a little rich woman?