Chapter 1639 - 1652: Auction’s Finest Items

Chapter 1639: Chapter 1652: Auction’s Finest Items

"So, you raise the price slightly, mess with him, then fiercely go after him?"

"It’s too late, there are fifty items in total, and forty-seven or forty-eight have already been auctioned..."

Sophie sighed and said, "Moreover, I’ve invested all the borrowed funds into the subsidiary construction company to prepare for the highway project. Now, the money I can use in the card is only around nine hundred thousand. If I call out bids rashly and can’t pay, it would be more embarrassing than not bidding at all."

Lin Mu uttered an "uh" in surprise, not expecting a mere auction to involve so many intricacies.

While the two were talking, a coral tree artwork was auctioned off for over a million by the rich folk behind.

The guy who looked like a host in Lin Mu’s eyes then energetically jumped onto the stage, "Ladies and gentlemen, now I will present to you the most valuable, most artistic, most collectible, and... okay, I admit, I went a bit overboard with my words, but I swear by my honor, this item is truly worthy for all of you here! Now, let’s welcome the most prized piece of today’s auction, it is, a legendary figure in the business world, a moral exemplar, hailed as the foremost philanthropist in the Pearl River Delta, the founder of Su’s Great Enterprise, Su Jingsheng, Mr. Su’s masterpiece..."

Crack! Watching the scroll of words being slowly unfurled by two cheongsam beauties, Sophie’s jade hand shook, even the tea cup fell to the ground unnoticed, "This, this is really Grandpa’s writing! How could this be, how could his masterpiece appear here!"

"Maybe it was one of Elder Su’s donations before passing." Lin Mu smacked his lips, feeling quite annoyed.

Honestly, these auction folks are really inconsiderate, auctioning off things of the deceased, fine, but not even giving notice beforehand? Damn, this is blatantly disregarding my family Feifei’s face.

"Twenty thousand." "Twenty-one thousand!"

Su Jingsheng was at least a legendary figure back in Wancheng, out of respect, the price quickly rose.

The beautiful president took a deep breath and quickly raised her sign, "Fifty thousand!"

Raising nearly thirty thousand at once, Sophie’s determination to win immediately silenced most people, even if one or two wanted to bid, they were stopped by those in the know, since the granddaughter bidding for her grandfather’s relic is merely for sentiment, insisting further would be a bit too heartless.

Unfortunately, not everyone thought this way. Just as the host was about to count down, Young Master Wei’s lazy voice suddenly rang out, "Fifty thousand and a dime!"

Wow! The room instantly stirred, such a bid wasn’t just a slap in the face, it was a blatant insult.

Sophie sharply turned to look at Young Master Wei, her eyes shot out a cold glare almost freezing the air, "Seventy thousand!"

This price already exceeded what she could afford, but for Young Master Wei, it was nothing. He playfully raised his glass towards them, flaunted his head, and said, "Seventy thousand and a dime!"

"You!" Sophie was shaking with anger.

Just as she was about to shout again, a burly man stepped forward, lowered his voice, and leered, "President Su, our young master is not happy today. Unless you accompany him for a few days, the young master is determined to buy the calligraphy back to wipe his ass."

This is outright disgusting. Forget about the legendary status in the business world, Su Jingsheng was actually a well-known calligrapher in his own right; his writing, if not worth thousands, is still highly collectible. Even those who don’t care about money wouldn’t use it to wipe their ass—surely it’s too stiff, right?

"In his dreams!" Sophie snorted heavily, her face grim, raising her sign, "A hundred thousand!"

"Then there’s nothing I can do." The burly man shrugged and retreated to the table.

Soon, Young Master Wei’s shameless bidding voice rang out again.

"Bastard!" Sophie’s eyes reddened, holding back tears. As the esteemed President of Yunhai, being bullied like this, if not feeling aggrieved and angry, it’s definitely fake. But what can anger do? What can grievances do? Reality is cruel like this, Young Master Wei is wealthy and bold, while the money she can use barely reaches a million, under these circumstances, even if she wanted to fiercely bid to the end, she’d still be unable to extract the liquidity from Yunhai’s accounts in time...

"A hundred thousand and a dime, going once!"

"A hundred thousand and a dime, going twice!"

The host’s voice clearly echoed in her ears, Sophie sighed deeply, closing her eyes in sorrow.

However, at this moment, a voice suddenly rang from the side, "Two hundred thousand! I’m determined to get this calligraphy."

Buzz! A surprise challenger emerged, the price instantly doubled as soon as he spoke, and the venue immediately buzzed with discussions. All eyes focused on the plain-looking man next to the beautiful president.

"Who is he, seated at Su’s Great Enterprise’s table, could he be a shareholder?"

"Impossible, there’s no such young shareholder in Yunhai, perhaps he’s some shareholder’s son..."

"Two hundred thousand isn’t a small amount, buying a calligraphy, that’s extravagant."

"Who knows, maybe someone wants to win the beauty’s favor."

Sophie abruptly opened her eyes and, ignoring the odd glances from those around, grabbed Lin Mu’s sleeve, "You’re crazy, I don’t have that much money!"

"Just because you don’t have it, doesn’t mean I don’t either."

Lin Mu looked at Sophie with an odd expression, as if seeing a kindergarten kid. The beautiful president was furious and about to speak, but Young Master Wei had already stood up with a cold smile, "A mere bodyguard dared to challenge me? Do you have that much money, two hundred thousand and a dime!"

"Damn, these days, someone with a couple of coins on them dares to come out acting like a big spender, adding dime by dime, aren’t you embarrassed?"

Lin Mu smirked, casually pulled a card from his wallet, flicked his fingers, and the card flew a dozen meters, landing precisely in a cheongsam beauty’s ample bust...

Wow! This skill was played too beautifully; it immediately made the surrounding wealthy folks exclaim in admiration. Of course, the sleazy ones couldn’t help but whistle, after all, the card’s landing point was too alluring.

The cheongsam beauty hesitated for a moment, her pretty face quickly turned crimson like a peony, but thankfully she’s professionally trained, soon regained her composure, pulled out the card from her chest, stepped forward wanting to return it to Lin Mu.

However, at this point, Lin Mu calmly said, "Miss, kindly announce, a million each bid, infinitely adding up, damn, competing with that scumbag is really beneath me!"

"This..." The cheongsam beauty was stunned. She had attended many auctions and encountered quite a few feuding and wealthy players, but someone like Lin Mu, tossing out a card and asking her to bid, she had never seen before.