One Hundred Million!

Two days later.

That evening, after finishing class and dinner, Dong Xuebin returned alone to his Party School dorm and went online to look up information on Yun De Auction Company's Autumn Auction.

Qing Dynasty, painted by Xu Yang.

"Triumphant Return of the Western Territory."

Starting reference price: 50 million RMB.

Ink and color on paper, 43 centimeters high and 186.5 centimeters wide. Mounted with floral brocade at the beginning of the scroll, with a white jade slip. The outer label read, "Xu Yang's Triumphant Return of the Western Territory." It bore Xu Yang's inscription, signed, "Respectfully painted and inscribed by Your Servant Xu Yang," along with a vermilion "Servant" seal and a white-character Xu Yang seal.

Today was the day the painting was being auctioned. Dong Xuebin had no idea what price it would ultimately fetch, and he could not help feeling anxious. Whether he could buy that pair of astronomically priced Pink Diamonds depended on how much money this painting could bring him. After scraping everything together, he had just under 200 million—around 195 million—which was all his savings. But if Xu Yang's painting failed to sell, he would definitely miss out on the Pink Diamonds. That was something Dong Xuebin neither wanted nor could afford to see. He had already decided to buy the rings.

Meanwhile, Yun De Auction Company's Autumn Auction was in full swing.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the final centerpiece lot to take the stage: Xu Yang's painting.

Dong Xuebin immediately contacted the relevant person in charge. Since it was inconvenient for him to leave the Party School, he could only listen to their "live broadcast."

Elsewhere.

Inside a restaurant.

Wei Nan was having dinner with several friends when he suddenly received a phone call.

A man's voice