"Two billion five hundred million, going once!" Seeing no one else bidding, the auctioneer began the countdown.
"Three billion!" It was then that Ye Feng calmly raised the bid.
Originally, Liu Qingsong thought victory was within his grasp, already prepared to go on stage for the deal.
As Ye Feng shouted his bid, Liu Qingsong looked over with displeasure, his face full of anger.
Upon realizing it was Ye Feng, he grew even angrier.
In his fury, there was a hint of contempt: "You useless fool, dare to compete with me? Who do you think you are?"
With a trace of disdain, Liu Qingsong continued bidding: "I bid three billion two hundred million!"
At this point, Liu Qingsong had stopped caring about value; he just wanted to vent his anger and trample Ye Feng underfoot.
As Liu Qingsong bid, an elderly man beside him couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
In his view, while the math still worked, continuing to bid would make the value questionable.
However, he hadn’t yet started to persuade Liu Qingsong.
"Three billion five hundred million!" Ye Feng bid again without thinking.
"Do you really piece?" Seeing Ye Feng bid, Liu Xue asked curiously.
"Nope!" Ye Feng smiled and whispered to Liu Xue.
"Then why are you doing this?" Liu Xue was puzzled.
"You’ll know soon." Ye Feng didn’t answer.
"Alright!" Hearing Ye Feng’s words, Liu Xue let it be. No matter what, she would Discover more novels on NovelHub - your gateway to endless stories.
"You want to compete with money? I’ll humor you. Three billion eight hundred million!" At this time, Liu Qingsong was visibly displeased, his face a bit gloomy.
"Four billion two hundred million!" With his bid, Ye Feng responded without hesitation.
"I bid...." Seeing Ye Feng dare to follow, Liu Qingsong prepared to increase his bid.
"This... has already far exceeded its worth, we can’t bid anymore..." Seeing Liu Qingsong about to bid, the elderly man hurriedly advised.
"You want me to lose face? Admit defeat in front of him? Who does he think he is? The known freeloader." Liu Qingsong immediately flared up; he had only one thought: overshadow Ye Feng and crush him.
So even at this high price, he had to continue, just for the sake of pride.
"Four billion five hundred million!" Eventually, Liu Qingsong shouted an astronomical figure.
Four billion five hundred million for this raw stone was undoubtedly a huge loss.
"Well? Dare to follow? Have the guts to bid more." After bidding, Liu Qingsong provocatively said.
"Alright! You win." Ye Feng smiled and refrained from further bidding.
"Ha! I thought you had some skill, turns out that’s all? Can’t even put up a fight." Seeing Ye Feng back down, Liu Qingsong was elated and disdained loudly.
"Heh!" Ye Feng smiled, looking at Liu Qingsong as if at a fool: "Originally, you could’ve bought it for two billion five hundred million, yet I made you pay two billion more, and you think you’ve profited?"
"F**k you..." Following Ye Feng’s words, Liu Qingsong almost spat in anger, cursing loudly.
"Sir, please keep quiet." Before he could finish, someone beside him reminded him.
In this place, he dared not act out and nodded reluctantly.
"Four billion five hundred million, going once!"
"Four billion five hundred million, going twice!"
"Four billion five hundred million, sold!"
Seeing no further bids, the auctioneer quickly counted down, striking the gavel thrice and announcing: "Congratulations to this gentleman for securing number ten with a bid of four billion five hundred million."
Though spending extra money stung, Liu Qingsong was still happy to pay and acquire stone number 10.
"Sir, would you like to cut the stone on-site?" After the transaction was complete, the hostess quickly asked.
"Cut! Of course, cut it." Liu Qingsong responded without thinking.
Following Liu Qingsong’s words, the auction paused, and stone number ten was placed on the stone cutting machine for a live cut.
Although the stone cutting machine wasn’t far, to ensure everyone present could see clearly, its process was broadcast live on large screens.
At this moment, Liu Qingsong was most excited, hoping to cut out a top-grade jadeite and show off proudly.
"Is this raw stone really good?" During the cutting, Liu Xue asked guiltily.
She thought Ye Feng had given up on the raw stone due to insufficient funds, feeling guilty inside.
"Good? How could it possibly be good?" Ye Feng smiled, replying indifferently.
"Then why did you bid?" Liu Xue asked, even more puzzled by Ye Feng’s answer.
"I wasn’t pleased with him and wanted him to spend money." Ye Feng awkwardly smiled.
"You... You’re so bad! But I like it." Hearing Ye Feng’s response, Liu Xue smiled immediately.
Soon, the first cut of the raw stone was made.
"A blank surface, seems this raw stone is a loss."
"Looks guy’s four billion is going down the drain."
"Haha! Spending over four billion on this raw stone? That’s hilarious."
Seeing the cut reveal a mottled surface, everyone laughed, looking at Liu Qingsong as if watching a joke.
"This... how is this possible?" Seeing the first cut fail, Liu Qingsong was stunned.
"Keep cutting! I refuse to believe it." Liu Qingsong ordered frantically.
At his instruction, the stone cutter prepared to make a middle cut.
However, in the middle cut, the result was still mottled white.
"Alas! It’s completely ruined; this raw stone is hopeless."
"Originally showing promise, but cut , spending over four billion, now it’s a joke."
"This guy was confident, wanting to impress everyone, but where’s the luck in that."
Seeing the middle cut produce the same result, everyone shook their heads, delivering the final verdict.
"Finished! Over four billion gone down the drain; trying to warn him against impulsivity, he insisted on buying, how to explain this to Mrs. Liu Sr.?" The elder beside Liu Qingsong was now ashen-faced, secretly hating Liu Qingsong.
"This can’t be, it’s impossible, keep cutting," Liu Qingsong felt like the sky was falling.
If they cut out nothing after spending over four billion, not only would he lose face, become a laughing stock, but he also wouldn’t be able to explain to the Liu family.
Originally, the Liu family had given up hope, but fortunately, they finally cut out a piece of jadeite.
A top grade purple jadeite; purple jadeite prices are always high, especially for a top-grade piece.
However, due to its size, the market price would be only tens of millions to possibly one hundred million.
If someone’s willing to pay high, it wouldn’t exceed one hundred twenty million; the first cut was a huge loss, Liu family lost over three billion.
Everyone looked at the Liu family as if watching a major joke.
Especially Liu Qingsong, in everyone’s eyes, appeared dimwitted...