Chapter 85
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Chapter 85: If You Don’t Bid Now, You’ll Lose
Qin Aodong has been having a rough few days.
A few days ago, after getting into trouble, he was beaten up by his uncle and grounded.
However, with his extreme passion for antiques and collectibles, how could he miss such a high-level auction?
So today, he went to great lengths to sneak out and attend the auction, only to unexpectedly run into Ye Chen there.
He had always looked down on Ye Chen, believing that his uncle had been completely fooled by this kid.
But he didn’t dare to directly provoke Ye Chen. Seeing Ye Chen about to bid on a necklace, he quickly followed up with a bid. Although it didn’t really matter, it was good to make Ye Chen uncomfortable.
Ye Chen glanced at him, then coldly turned his head away and continued bidding.
“Seven hundred thousand!”
Qin Aodong immediately followed, “Eight hundred thousand!”
Xiao Changkun couldn’t sit still and quickly said, “Ye Chen, let’s not bid anymore, just forget it, don’t compete.”
Ye Chen smiled faintly and said, “Just watch how I play with him.”
After saying that, he raised his hand directly, “Eight million!”
Everyone was stunned.
While others were bidding seven hundred thousand, you bid eight million? Are you out of your mind?
Qin Aodong was also dumbfounded. Damn it, you’re not playing by the rules! I bid seven hundred thousand, you should bid nine hundred thousand at most, maybe a million, but eight million? What does that even mean?
Are you just burning money, or is your brain short-circuiting?
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow at Qin Aodong and smiled, “Young Master Qin, keep going!”
Qin Aodong spat, “Am I crazy? Eight million for this piece of junk? Forget it, it’s yours!”
Although Qin Aodong felt humiliated, he really couldn’t bring himself to bid higher than eight million.
The value of this bead was capped at seven hundred thousand; if he really spent over eight million to buy it, wouldn’t he get his legs broken when he got home?
Money isn’t meant to be spent like this!
At this moment, Ye Chen looked at Qin Aodong and disdainfully said, “Young Master Qin, giving up so soon? Looks like you’re not that capable after all.”
Everyone burst into laughter.
Qin Aodong’s face turned red, “Stop provoking me! I see you can’t afford it at all, just shouting random bids to lure me in? Hmph, I want to see how you come up with this eight million!”
Ye Chen shrugged, “If you can’t afford it, just say so. What’s the point of explaining so much?”
At this point, the auctioneer also brought down the hammer.
“Eight million, sold! Congratulations, Mr. Ye!”
Immediately, a hostess came over with a wireless card reader and said, “Mr. Ye, please swipe your card for payment.”
Everyone was staring at Ye Chen, and Qin Aodong sneered, “Ye Chen, let’s see how you swipe that card! Can you really come up with eight million?”
Others were also curious if Ye Chen was really capable of coming up with such a huge sum after his outrageous bidding.
Ye Chen smiled calmly, pulled out Qin Gang’s black card, and swiped it with a crisp sound.
The black card has no password.
Transaction successful!
The hostess handed the receipt to Ye Chen and respectfully said, “Mr. Ye, the treasure you won will be delivered to you before the end of the auction!”
“Great!” Ye Chen nodded.
Everyone was shocked!
It seems he really has money!
Buying a necklace worth seven hundred thousand for eight million, this guy really has guts!
At this moment, Ye Chen looked at Qin Aodong and asked with a smile, “Young Master Qin, are you convinced now?”
Laughter erupted around them, with someone teasing, “Young Master Qin, have you fallen on hard times and can’t afford it anymore?”
“Haha, I think Young Master Qin is too weak to lift a sword now!”
“Hahahaha!”
Qin Aodong felt his face burning.
Damn it, this guy can actually come up with so much money!
Now he’s really embarrassed!
So, he gritted his teeth and said, “Ye Chen, I won’t lose to you on the next item!”
Ye Chen nodded, casually saying, “Alright, let’s see how it goes on the next one!”
Qin Aodong didn’t know where Ye Chen got his confidence from, nor did he know that Ye Chen still had a card given to him by his uncle…
Soon, several more items were auctioned off, and the next was a semi-finished piece of tianhuang jade.
This jade piece was half embedded in rock, showcasing its natural formation, with a starting price of eight hundred thousand.
Natural jade carries a certain aura, and Ye Chen thought this would be perfect for Qin Gang to refine into a talisman, so he immediately raised his paddle.
“Ninety thousand!”
But as soon as he finished speaking, a familiar voice rang out again.
“One million!”
Ye Chen turned his head and met Qin Aodong’s provocative gaze.
He remained unfazed and continued to raise his paddle.
“1.1 million!”
“1.2 million!”
After several rounds, the price of the tianhuang jade had doubled, and under Qin Aodong’s deliberate bidding, it soared to two million!
Many people in the audience noticed that Qin Aodong was deliberately targeting Ye Chen again.
Everyone was waiting for another good show, so they kept their eyes on Ye Chen’s hand.
Ye Chen slowly raised his paddle and said, “Twenty million!”
What the hell!
The crowd went wild!
From two million to twenty million? Just like before, it directly multiplied by ten!
Qin Aodong’s face turned extremely ugly.
What’s wrong with this Ye Chen? Is he trying to die? Even if you have money, is it really money? Spending like this?
He was known as a notorious spendthrift in Jinling, but even he wouldn’t spend ten times the price on something!
He fell into hesitation.
Should he follow?
If he does, he’d be throwing away over eighteen million for nothing.
If he doesn’t, Ye Chen might ruin him, and these people would surely laugh at him.
He had already lost face once; if he lost to Ye Chen again, he’d have no face left to show in public!
Thinking of this, Qin Aodong gritted his teeth and blurted out, “I bid twenty-one million!”
Gasps filled the room!
Qin Aodong raised his bid by a hundred thousand!
This was a challenge!
Ye Chen smiled slightly and raised his hand again, “I bid thirty million!”
“I can’t believe it!!!”
“This is insane!!!”
“This guy is too bold!!!”
From two million to twenty million, and from twenty-one million to thirty million, Ye Chen’s boldness shocked everyone present.
Qin Aodong was on the verge of collapse!
What on earth is this Ye Chen doing? Does he really have that much money? Thirty million! That could buy fifteen pieces of jade like this! Anyone who bids that price is a huge fool!
At this moment, Ye Chen asked Qin Aodong, “Young Master Qin, come on, keep going!”
Qin Aodong panicked.
Buying jade for thirty million? If his family found out, he’d be doomed!
His sister, Qin Aoxue, would probably beat him into a lifelong disability.
But with so many people watching…
What to do?
Qin Aodong’s face turned red and pale.
The auctioneer called out, “Thirty million once!”
“Thirty million twice!”
The lively audience began to shout:
“Young Master Qin, bid!”
“Come on, Young Master Qin, you have to be tough!”
“Don’t let us look down on you, Young Master Qin!”
“Are you really scared, Young Master Qin? You were so arrogant just now, and now you’re afraid?”
Ye Chen smiled and said, “Young Master Qin, if you don’t bid soon, you’ll lose!”
