"It's really the chip..."
Xia Liang and Fa Cai almost blurted out these words in unison.
It seemed that the real chip could be recognized at a glance. No matter how real the one he had made before was, it paled in comparison to this one and could only be described as fake.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
The host waved a hand and shouted, "The starting price is 50 million!"
When this figure was announced, everyone was stunned. Fifty million was no small amount for them.
Some families couldn't even earn that much in a year. Although they were all from wealthy families, the company's funds couldn't be easily mobilized, so they were really shocked by this price.
The scene fell silent for a few minutes.
On the table directly opposite Shen Jianyi, a lantern was lit. The host glanced at it and then shouted, "Table 3, 55 million!"
Perhaps seeing someone take the lead, others began to light their lanterns one after another.
"Table 2, 55.5 million!"
"Table 5, 60 million!"
"Table 1, 60.5 million!"
Lin Zhirou's gaze turned to the opposite side. Seeing that they hadn't lit their lanterns, she reached out and touched the scar on her face.
"Light it!"
Lu Ming silently lit the second lantern. The host continued to raise the price, "Table 3, 70 million!"
The people at the other tables fell silent immediately. The chip was very important to all of them, and everyone wanted to get it.
But... the price had already reached 70 million, which was very difficult for them.
At this moment.
The people sitting at Table 7 looked calm and composed.
Hongxiu had never lit a lantern before. It could be said that she had never participated in such an occasion, so she was extremely curious.
"Why don't we light the lanterns? Anyway, we'll have to settle things with our fists in the end. Let's just have some fun."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi gave up the position for lighting the lanterns and said absent - mindedly, "You can light them as you like."
"Okay!" Hongxiu was satisfied now.
She lit the match on the table and then lit the first red lantern. Just as the host was about to raise the price, Hongxiu immediately lit the second one, and then the third one.
In an instant, three lanterns hanging in front of Table 7 were lit.
The host was startled. He took a deep breath and said excitedly, "Table 7! The big spender has lit three lanterns in a row. The price doubles, and it has now reached 140 million!"
After hearing what the host said, she just realized that lighting three lanterns in a row meant doubling the price.
She turned her head awkwardly and twitched the corners of her lips, "I didn't know. It should be okay, right?"
"It's okay."
Hongxiu thought that it didn't really matter. After all, they wouldn't spend a single cent. They were just going through the motions.
Now, with just Hongxiu's efforts, the price had doubled directly. The people at the other tables all withdrew from the auction one after another. If they continued to bid, they would be on the verge of bankruptcy.
At this moment, the people at Table 3 opposite were also lost in thought.
Li Yao didn't expect that they would raise the price to such an extent. He took a deep breath, "They really dare to raise the price! Over 100 million is no joke."
Even if the two parties joined hands, it would be a bit difficult to raise the price further.
Lin Zhirou frowned slightly. She really didn't expect this. She felt that almost every time, Shen Jianyi and the others were against her. They seemed to be everywhere.
"Lu Ming, how much money can you get from the Lu family?" Lin Zhirou gritted her teeth and was determined to continue the fight. She didn't believe that Lu Jinsheng would be able to use the company's property.
Lu Ming was young. He had come here on orders and naively told the other party everything, "I can take out 150 million now, but this is all our assets."
Hearing this, Lin Zhirou smiled.
"That's enough. I secretly sold our family's house and a small company. I have 50 million now."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned to look at Li Yao, "As the biggest capitalist in the South Sea, it shouldn't be a problem for you to take out 100 million, right?"
Li Yao was naturally willing. Although 100 million was a bit painful for him, if he could get the chip, he wasn't worried about not getting the money back.
"Of course it's okay!"
Lin Zhirou hooked her red lips into a smile. She was already in a state of madness. "Continue to light it for me! Raise it to 200 million! Let's see if they can still come up with the money."
For her, this was all her family's fortune. She was determined to get the chip today.
The host saw that they had lit another lantern. He clapped his hands, "Table 3, 200 million! It's already 200 million. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price?"
Hongxiu was having a great time. She really got into a showdown with the other side. She turned around and lit another lantern.
The host cheered, "Table 7, 250 million!"
As soon as he finished speaking, when he turned his head, he found that the lantern at Table 3 was lit again.
"Table 3, 300 million!!! If Table 7 doesn't light the last lantern, we'll finalize the result at 300 million!"
"5!"
"4."
"..."
Hongxiu was of course ready to accompany them at any time. Just as she was about to reach out to light the last lantern, suddenly a woman's voice came from beside her.
"Stop!"
She immediately put down the match and looked over carefully, asking in confusion, "What's wrong? We have to grab it!"
"We don't compete on price." Shen Jianyi had another good idea.
What she said was rather ambiguous, which made others very confused. But Lu Jinsheng immediately understood what she was up to.
"Yiyi, you're really reaping benefits without doing anything!" Lu Jinsheng praised.
But all this was very confusing to Hongxiu and the others. She didn't react at all.
"What do you mean? Can you stop having secret conversations?"
Shen Jianyi looked at Lin Zhirou's blurred face opposite and snorted, "We don't compete for the auction qualification. We'll let them have it and let them pay the money. We—"
Before she could finish speaking, Hongxiu suddenly realized something. She slapped her thigh and gave the other side a thumbs - up.
"You're still amazing. We don't compete for the auction qualification. We'll grab the chip instead, right?"
"Right."
It seemed that Hongxiu was quite quick - witted and could understand her meaning in a short time.
...
"Very well. Table 7 didn't raise the price anymore. We've finalized the result at 300 million. The final winner is the unnamed gentleman at Table 3!"
The host clapped his hands. Small fireworks and streamers were immediately released in the air, as if celebrating for them.
Lin Zhirou finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that she hadn't gambled wrong. Now that she could get the chip, she would surely make Shen Jianyi and the other pay the price!
"Congratulations!" Li Yao was naturally happy. "Go up and pay the money, young master of the Lu family?"