Dragons: Reboot the New World

Chapter 71 No.17 The Feast of Dragons ([-])

Various high-end cars parked at the door one after another, red taillights flashed one after another, and the heavy doors opened. The first person to get out was a man wearing a black tuxedo or evening dress, a white embroidered shirt, and a metropolitan style. The hair is heavily smeared with hair oil, and the light can be seen.

Then the hand that stuck out from the car was wearing long white velvet gloves, and a silver watch was worn outside the gloves. The man held that hand and gently pulled out the slender modern girl wrapped in mink and veiled. Her heels clicked on the ground, and her calves stretched out in a graceful arc.

White steam overflowed from the sewer outlet, and the figures of men and women walking arm in arm towards the opera house looked like...Chicago in the golden age of 1950.

Time seems to turn back 60 years in an instant.

"Junior brother, I don't wear a watch, and I don't have so many decorations." Nono looked out the window, "Will it embarrass you?"

"How could it be?" Lu Mingfei said softly, "Senior sister is always the most dazzling."

A crowd appeared in front of the car, the car stopped slowly, and the waiter came up and was about to open the door.

Lu Mingfei quickly stopped him, but opened the car door himself and stretched out an arm, "Senior sister."

Nuonuo laughed and took Lu Mingfei's arm to get out of the car.

"Mr. Lu and Miss Chen, welcome to today's auction." The waiter bent down and saluted respectfully, "Please follow me."

Lu Mingfei thought the waiter's costume was a bit funny. He wore a white tuxedo, white gloves, silver cuffs, and a gold embroidered border on the brim of his hat. There was also a golden pocket watch chain pulled out of the pocket of his white jacket, which was retro and grand. Etiquette is complicated and lengthy.

Chen Motong held Lu Mingfei's forearm tightly, and the waiter led them to the door and passed through the dimly lit, long passage. The scent of perfume floated in the space, and all Lu Mingfei saw was the toughness of the men. The backs of women and the glowing skin on women’s shoulders.

"Don't look around." Nuonuo nudged his waist with her elbow.

"I really didn't look at it!" Lu Mingfei quickly looked away.

They stepped into the main hall of the Opera House, and the atmosphere of glitz swept from all directions.

The surrounding pillars are like the ruins of the Parthenon in the Acropolis of Athens, but they are painted a gorgeous dark red, supporting the dome-shaped ceiling. One after another, giant crystal chandeliers cast all the shadows away. disperse.

The dome that is reflected in gold and the four walls are painted with the battle of "Twilight of the Gods", the wool carpet with green mandala pattern, and the seat number is marked with a brass nameplate on the red suede seat.

The curtain shook, and a man in a black tuxedo came out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Sotheby's 2010 Summer Oriented Auction will start in 5 minutes. I am the auctioneer this time." The auctioneer paused, "Now, please close your eyes when it gets dark."

"Senior sister, we don't need to light up the golden eyes." Lu Mingfei whispered to Nuonuo, "Every time I feel that those who try their best to light up the golden eyes and hold on until the end of the auction, who are exhausted in the end, really look like a fool. Fool."

"Heroes meet alike." A low and cold voice came from the side. "After all, we are here for the things we like. We also spend money to have fun. We light up the golden eyes for a few hours, and we are always exhausted after the end. ."

Lu Mingfei turned his head, and next to him was a pair of golden pupils like bright lights. The person with those golden pupils was a young man in his twenties.

"Romario Townsend, just call me Rome." The man extended his hand in a friendly manner and glanced slightly at Nono beside Lu Mingfei, "Your female companion is very dazzling."

"Of course! I dare say she is the most beautiful girl in the room!" Lu Mingfei proudly held Nono's hand and stretched out his other hand, "My name is Ricardo, you can also call me Lu."

"I've never met you before. Are you new to the industry?" Tang Sen shook hands with Lu Mingfei.

"Well, my family is engaged in the construction industry in China, because my girlfriend likes art..." Lu Mingfei quickly pulled out his character settings.

"The construction industry is good. I heard it's very profitable in China..." Tang Sen said and sat down next to Lu Mingfei.

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"What we are going to auction now is the 'Qing Qianlong Yangcai and Wanshou Ruyi Gourd Vase'..." On the host stage, the auctioneer was shouting enthusiastically.

This is already the sixth item to be auctioned today, and the starting price has also risen from the initial 20 to 900 million.

The old guy from Angers actually held up a sign to take a picture of "Nanyang Dushan Jade Vairocana Buddha with his hands hanging down and the big jade sea".

He was sitting in the VIP seat in front. He was holding up his sign and whispering to a beautiful young woman next to him, looking very contented.

"The old pervert, the principal!" Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth with hatred.

"What? Do you envy him?" Nuonuo glanced sideways at Lu Mingfei, "Go and talk to those women, I won't stop you."

"Impossible!" Lu Mingfei quickly held Nuonuo's hand, "My sincerity towards senior sister is a lesson to the world!"

"That's disgusting." Nono laughed and imitated Xia Mi's expression of disgust, but everyone could tell that she was in a good mood now.

This gourd bottle was one of the main dishes, and several parties fought hard.

Angers tried to bid a few times, but it seemed that the old guy was just bored and helping others to raise the price. When the price exceeded 2000 million, the old guy immediately stopped raising his bid and started telling jokes to amuse the young woman. He pursed his lips and chuckled.

"The following will be a special part of this auction, as always, 'an unexpected encounter'." The auctioneer smiled.

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up, the main event was coming!
A huge black hard-shell box was pushed up by two assistants with a cart. The auctioneer pressed the lid of the box with his white-gloved hands, looked around the audience with a smile, but was not in a hurry to open it, just like selling Dali pills on the street in the past A man must brag to whet his appetite before breaking a boulder in his chest.

"This is an extraordinary lot. All of us auctioneers were surprised when we saw it. It is very beautiful and is the pinnacle of handicrafts..." The auctioneer paused.

Lu Mingfei guessed that he would definitely say "but" next, and sure enough, the auctioneer changed his subject.

"But unfortunately, we can't check its inheritance process, and we don't know its age, so we can't determine a suitable starting price for it. With the permission of the seller, this is our rare zero starting price auction , the price increase can be one dollar each time." The auctioneer raised a finger.

The atmosphere in the venue was a little commotion. This is a new thing. The zero starting price and the price increase of one dollar each time make people completely unable to guess about this thing, and their curiosity is even stronger.

The auctioneers were pleased with the atmosphere, it was clever marketing and they had attracted attention as a first step.He slowly opened the lid of the box, "Mythical weapons...alchemy sword combination!"

A sharp black-gold light flowed along the gap in the open lid of the box, and Lu Mingfei felt seven different heartbeats coming from inside, calling excitedly to him.

"Bronze Purgatory·Seven Deadly Sins"!
"Your mission today is to win it at all costs," Anger's voice came from the headset, "Just bid as hard as you can, since the school board has plenty of money anyway."

Lu Mingfei was stunned, there was room for profit!

His wishful thinking was ringing in his mind. The Seven Deadly Sins must have been fished out by Sister Mai and Sister Enxi, so the money would definitely come into their hands, and their money was Lu Mingze's money, and Lu Mingze's My brother, my brother’s money belongs to my brother…

so!Round it all down!Mr. Lu’s vote netted the old guys on the school board [-] million!

Lu Mingfei was so excited that with this [-] million, he would be able to get rid of the life of being supported by his senior sister, and then he would become rich and become the CEO, marry his senior sister, and support her instead of being a customer!

"Old man, hurry up and blast me with gold coins!" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but said aloud.

"What explosive gold coins?" Nono asked a little strangely.

"It's okay, it's okay." Lu Mingfei quickly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and looked seriously at the stage.

"Is it an imitation? No matter how well preserved it is, it won't have any flaws, right?" Someone in the VIP seat questioned, "It looks like a Swiss Army Knife that was manufactured this year!"

"I'm sorry, we said it ourselves and we can't confirm its age and inheritance, so it's just based on your interest. In short, it is a good set of swords. If you buy it back, it can at least be used as a kitchen knife." The auctioneer shrugged and came A joke blocked the question.

"Okay, $1!" Someone raised a sign.

"$2!" Immediately someone followed up, and the guests all smiled generously. For these multi-millionaire mixed races, this special way of bidding is like a game.

"3 dollars!" The price rose repeatedly, and the auctioneer looked a little embarrassed. This was the teasing of the guests.

"Ladies and gentlemen, even a set of Damascus steel kitchen knives will cost several hundred dollars," the auctioneer said with a helpless smile, spreading his hands. "Can we come up with some competitive prices?"

"Yes, one million."

The moment the offer was heard from the box on the right, all eyes were drawn to it.

In addition to the fierce price of the high jump, there is also that special voice. No one would have thought that a female voice could be so light and careless, but it is so charming that it makes people's thoughts wander.

Under the dark red velvet curtain of the box, a girl wearing a golden embroidered robe sat, holding the "88" number plate in her white-gloved hand.

The golden veil covered her entire face, and what was exposed was only her graceful eyes with a wisp of crimson at the corners, and her high bun, with bright red ropes tied between her long dark hair. .

She sat there quietly, her eyes lowered, she looked young, but she was full of dignity, like a queen who ruled this event.

"Sister Mai, you're ridiculous!" Lu Mingfei held up the sign with great courage, "I'll offer you 1000 million!"

Everyone present was silent for a few seconds, and then collectively took a breath and turned to look at this unattractive young man.

"He didn't even light up the Golden Eyes!" Someone whispered to his companions.

"You can't be a country bumpkin from somewhere!"

"It's impossible. Look at the woman holding his hand. How could such a dazzling woman hold the hand of a bumpkin?"

Doubts and exclamations came one after another.

The assistant stepped onto the stage quickly and whispered something in the auctioneer's ear. The auctioneer nodded slightly with a solemn expression.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for your interest in this lot, but we must prevent the false price from leading to a situation where the final auction is successful but cannot be paid, so we must ask Mr. Lu to go to the financial room with us on the 17th. During this period we Suspend the auction." The auctioneer bowed slightly.

"Junior brother, are you okay?" Nuonuo was a little worried and asked, grabbing the corner of Lu Mingfei's clothes.

"Don't worry." Lu Mingfei smiled and patted her hand, "Wait until I come back."

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"I'm very sorry to bother you, but your bidding method is really too exaggerated. We have to ask you a little for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the auction."

In the financial room, the auctioneer's assistant and financial manager surrounded Lu Mingfei, politely saying, "The account you provided us is only a Zurich bank account, and you deposited 200 million US dollars in it to participate in this auction. of security deposit.”

“For most lots, the deposit is very convincing.”

"But your bid for this round has been raised to 1000 million, and your deposit is no longer enough to pay. Considering that it is your first time to participate in the auction, your credit is not enough. If you cannot prove that you have the ability to pay, we may have to cancel Your right to bid on this lot.”

"Please be sure to assist us and temporarily take off your headphones and microphone. It is related to the safety of your property and our credit. The conversation between us needs to be kept confidential." The financial manager followed the instructions.

Lu Mingfei took off his headphones and microphone obediently.

"It has happened before that some customers have arranged some new faces to help raise the price, but they actually don't have the ability to pay, which affects the fairness of the auction."

The financial manager stared into Lu Mingfei's eyes and smiled with a smile that seemed harmless, but it contained a hint of ridicule or arrogance, as if he had caught the flaw of the bumpkin in front of him.

"I didn't say I only deposited money in Zurich banks." Lu Mingfei shrugged indifferently.

"Really?" The financial manager waved his hand, and the assistant brought over a silver suitcase. He opened it and placed it in front of Lu Mingfei, "Please enter your other bank accounts so that we can check the funds."

"How much do you want to see?" Lu Mingfei asked casually.

The financial manager was startled, then put on his smile again, "Is your previous quotation correct for 1000 million? Then please provide us with a bank account with at least [-] million for our inspection."

"One hundred million?" Lu Mingfei waved his hand impatiently, "That's too little, and it doesn't meet the standards of your Sotheby's auction house."

"Okay, let me tell you a number," Lu Mingfei stared into the financial manager's eyes and read it out word by word.

"Ten billion."

The financial manager couldn't help but avoid his gaze, and his pupils turned into...the color of molten gold in an instant!

The dark golden pupils are filled with hot lava, and their brilliance is dozens or even hundreds of times more intense than the golden pupils of other guests!

"Wait a moment." Lu Mingfei lowered his eyes and temporarily put away his shocking golden eyes.

He took out the Little Devil iPhone, opened the address book, and dialed the number of "your sister Enxi".

After two beeps, the phone was connected, and a woman's lazy voice came, "What are you doing? You're disturbing me from watching the show."

There was also the sound of crunching potato chips.

"Sister Enxi, give me a bank account of 100 billion now." Lu Mingfei's voice was low.

"Now?" Su Enxi was stunned for a moment, "My money is stored separately, and it may take a few minutes to transfer it to an account."

"Then take a few minutes." Lu Mingfei said, like a king giving an order.

"I understand." Su Enxi hung up the phone.

Lu Mingfei raised his head and took a deep breath. The deep breath seemed to suck the whole world into his lungs, and then he exhaled gently.

The financial manager didn't dare to express his anger.

One minute later, Lu Mingfei's mobile phone received a text message with the password for his Swiss bank account.

"See for yourself." Lu Mingfei threw the phone to the financial manager.

"Yes, sir." The financial manager typed tremblingly, and even entered a few wrong numbers because he was too nervous.

When a series of "0"s were displayed on the screen, the financial manager's jaw seemed to drop to the ground.

"Can I bid now?" Lu Mingfei asked calmly.

"Yes! Of course I can!" The financial manager was excited and bowed to Lu Mingfei quickly, "Please forgive me for my previous rudeness, Mr. Lu!"

"Forget it." Lu Mingfei waved his hand, turned and walked out of the finance room.

Pushing open the door, Lu Mingfei said in a voice that could be heard by the whole audience, "From now on, no matter what price Ms. No. 88 bids, I will be [-] million higher than her."

The whole place was dead silent.

Whether it's Lu Mingfei's scorching and even dazzling golden eyes, or the understatement of "one hundred million" in his mouth.

(End of this chapter)