Public Auction (3)

A situation like that middle-aged man's had happened many times at public auctions over the years. However, it was generally quite rare, and most cases occurred during open bidding, when someone pressed the wrong price out of nervousness and suffered an unnecessary loss.

Seeing the man beating his chest and stamping his feet, everyone found it amusing, but they also felt a trace of sympathy for him. In a situation like this, the middle-aged man had no choice but to accept reality or default on the bid. But as mentioned earlier, if he defaulted, not only would he be punished, he would also be unable to take away the rough stone he had won in the sealed bidding. He really was unlucky.

With the staff reminding him and his friends beside him comforting him, the middle-aged man sat down dejectedly. He then picked up the bidding device in his hand again and prepared to place a bid. It seemed he had no intention of defaulting.

That was because he had spent more than twelve million RMB on the rough stone, but the jade inside should be worth two or three million. If he was a little luckier, his loss could be even smaller. The middle-aged man felt he could afford it.

Chu Chen had a fairly good idea of the value of Number 1042's rough stone. The jade inside should be worth around 3.2 million RMB. If the middle-aged man had his own shop and a carving master, he could reduce his losses further. In that case, it would still be acceptable to some of the larger dealers. For a small dealer, however, it would be a crippling blow.

After this interruption, everyone turned their attention back to the large screen before them. Of course, because of what had happened,