Greedy Blue Moon Legend had been on sale for three hours,
A total of 43 people had paid deposits, 37 of whom had already purchased it, bringing in 18 million.
Tsk, tsk~ They usually kept such a low profile, but there were actually so many rich people. Now I was someone who could make tens of thousands a minute.
Chen Hao sighed with emotion.
The first half had only been a warm-up. The second half was the real show.
The time gradually drew closer to 2 p.m.
Chen Hao wasn't the only one looking forward to it.
The other users participating in the bidding were also rubbing their hands in anticipation.
They had entered their information early,
Registered, logged in, and entered the website.
The upper part of the website was divided into two areas. The timer was on the left, and the current bid was on the right.
Below that was a history panel displaying previous bids.
Several lines of small text beside it explained the rules of the auction.
The bidding rules were as follows:
1. Starting price: 10 million.
2. Each bid had to increase the price by at least 1 million and had to be a whole multiple of 1 million.
3. Each round of bidding was limited to three minutes.
4. If no one raised the bid for more than three minutes, the highest bidder would be declared the winner.
Below that was an overview of the Legend of Mir Private Server Alliance's operating data, along with an introduction to the various statistics of Greedy Blue Moon Legend.
Chen Hao assigned each of the big shots' accounts an avatar.
The private server alliance's avatar was Godzilla.
The real estate tycoon's avatar was Gundam.
Rich Second-Generation No. 1's avatar was Pikachu.
Rich Second-Generation No. 2's avatar was Fahai.
The private server guy's avatar was Megatron.
Pang Ban's avatar was Ultraman!
You hadn't seen wrong. Old Ban had been dragged over by Chen Hao to continue serving as a planted bidder. He was a veteran tool man, as it were.
Exactly at 2 p.m.
Megatron placed a bid, firing the first shot in the battle for Greedy Blue Moon.
The center displayed it in the format of item/price/owner: Greedy Blue Moon Alliance, 10 million, Megatron.
The seconds ticked by, and the auction seemed to fall into silence.
After two minutes, no one had placed another bid.
This Megatron was the same private server guy who had sold his server to Chen Hao. He muttered under his breath, "Hold on. There's less than a minute left. If I can really get it at the starting price, I'll have gotten an incredible bargain."
The entire fortune he had saved by selling private servers over the past few months amounted to only this much. For this reason, he had specially prepared 12 million.
When ten seconds remained on the countdown, the price changed.
A new line appeared in the information panel: Gundam bid 11 million!
The center displayed: Greedy Blue Moon Alliance, 11 million, Gundam.
"Fuck!" Without stopping, he continued raising the bid. "ALL IN!"
Greedy Blue Moon Alliance, 12 million, Megatron.
This time, only a few seconds passed before Gundam made another move. It wasn't 13 million.
Instead, he directly raised it to 15 million.
The private server guy slumped back in his chair and sighed. "It's not that we didn't try hard, but the enemy has Gundam." He had clearly sensed that he was about to lose a chance to become fabulously rich.
He could only continue watching the show.
Perhaps the two sides' bids had stirred up the atmosphere.
In less than three seconds, the price changed again.
16 million. This time, Godzilla had placed the bid.
Following Chen Hao's instructions, Old Ban had Ultraman bid 17 million!
The two rivals clashed fiercely, and the price kept rising in turn.
Godzilla: "Roar! 18 million!"
Ultraman: "Dynamic Light Wave! 19 million!"
Godzilla: "Atomic Breath! 20 million!"
Chen Hao's psychological bottom line had been 20 million. After seeing Godzilla's bid, he thought, Whatever. I have to let the big monster win one round.
He had Old Ban stop for the time being. Two parties still hadn't made a move; perhaps they were preparing a trump card. There was no need to rush. He would watch a little longer.
Sure enough, when ten seconds remained, someone made another move. This time, it was Gundam, who had been silent before!
Gundam: 21 million.
After that bid, Godzilla, who had never taken more than five seconds to place a bid each round, fell silent. He didn't bid again.
Ultraman: 22 million. He struck again, and Chen Hao was delighted to be a little mischievous.
After Ultraman's bid, the auction once again fell into a long silence.
As time passed, only ten seconds remained. Just as Chen Hao thought he had overplayed his hand and ruined everything,
in the Chairman's Office of Shanda in Magic City, Zhou Xiao, acting on Chen Tianqiao's instructions from behind him, entered a number and clicked confirm.
Pikachu made a grand entrance with its 100,000 volts.
He directly added the jackpot of a Double Color Ball lottery: 27 million!
This was way too damn exciting. No more, no more~ His heart couldn't take it. He would just peacefully join Old Ban as a spectator enjoying the show!
Chen Hao let out a long breath. This price was about what he had expected. He could stop now.
Seeing that everyone except him had entered the bidding, Wu You appeared much calmer than usual, displaying remarkable composure.
Over the past two days, the five brothers had displayed astonishing fighting power. They had smashed and sold off everything they could, cashed out at a discount, and thrown tantrums to "advance" their allowances from their parents. After pooling everything together and taking stock,
Whoa~ It was nearly 40 million.
Wu You had money in hand, so he wasn't worried. He sat firmly like a fisherman waiting for a catch.
Seeing the final bidder make a move, Wu You followed his example. He waited until the countdown, and when he finally acted, he made a stunning entrance.
Fahai: 30 million!
Wu You watched as his Fahai appeared on the website for the first time. He suddenly felt as if a Green Snake had wrapped around him. His whole body trembled. It felt even better than sex, and he loved it!
But Pikachu's next move made him furious!
Pikachu: 31 million!
How dare a tiny Pikachu act so presumptuously! Behold my Great Vajra Dragon—Bore Bamahong!
Fahai: 35 million!
After only a few seconds, the mischievous Pikachu bid again: 36 million. It increased the price by only 1 million each time.
Wu You's expression twisted viciously. He went all in. "Bid again and you can have it! I'm done playing!"
Fahai bid 41 million!
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
Time was up!
They had done it! Only then did Wu You realize that he had broken into a sweat at some point.
In the end, Wu You had thrown down 41 million and acquired the Legend of Mir Private Server Alliance platform, along with Greedy Blue Moon Legend and its source code.
Watching the glaring red 41 million on the website, Chen Tianqiao's hand gripping the back of the chair had bulging veins from the force.
Damn it, where had this lunatic come from? He raised the bid by 5 million every time. Did his family treat 5 million like cabbages?
He didn't lack 40 million, but this price had already broken through his psychological limit.
He spent only a few million a year to operate Legend, yet someone wanted 40 million for a lousy platform and a private server?
One dared to sell, and the other dared to buy! They were all insane!
Chen Tianqiao exhaled, then patted Zhou Xiao on the shoulder. "Xiao Zhou, thanks for the effort. You don't have to resign anymore. There's a new assignment. The last time I went on a business trip, I discovered a game that was quite popular in South Korea. I've sent the information to your email. Take a look first. Then next week, take two people on a business trip to South Korea and secure the agency rights for that game."
Zhou Xiao could only accept the order with a trace of regret. "Understood, boss!"
He secretly encouraged himself. He had to complete this new assignment beautifully and make it his pledge of loyalty!
Sitting in his office chair, Chen Tianqiao sank into thought.
Since the acquisition had failed, he could only think of another way.
At the same time, Wu You and the others were celebrating with champagne.
41 million would take less than a few months to recover. Everything after that would be pure profit! He could already see his bright, coppable future~
"Big brother, we only have 37 million right now. We don't have enough money either."
"You idiot, who told you we had to pay it all at once? Can't we scrape together a few million during this time?"
Just then, Wu You's phone rang. He glanced at it. It was an unfamiliar number. He answered, "Hello~ Who is this?"
"Oh, same to you, same to you. Fifty percent as a deposit? No problem. But I can't give it to you right away. Do you take me for an idiot? You want me to send money online without seeing anything? We have to meet and conduct the transaction in person. There's no room for negotiation! We'll inspect the goods first. If everything checks out, we'll pay 50 percent as a deposit. Once the handover is complete, we'll pay the remaining balance on the spot! Good, then it's settled. Wait a moment while I get a pen and paper."
Wu You gestured for someone to bring him a pen and paper. "Go ahead. Mm-hmm, I'll repeat it back. The address is: The Haven, XXX Road, Ice City, Heilongjiang Province."
"Fuck, three days won't do. Your place is too remote, and I need time to prepare too. Five days, then! We'll meet at The Haven at two in the afternoon five days from now!"
After hanging up, he said, "Fifth Brother, doesn't your family still operate several clothing stores? Go get the people downstairs a set of black suits, plus sunglasses."
"Huh? Big brother, are we going somewhere to fight?"
"All you think about is fighting. When we're traveling far, don't we need to bring some bodyguards to make ourselves look imposing?"
"Who does the other party think they are, making us go there in person? Can't we just have him come here to trade?"
Second Brother couldn't stand it anymore and explained, "The servers and everything else are over there. They can't be moved here. We have to go over there to inspect the goods."
"Look at Second Brother. When you have nothing to do, study more and read more books. It won't do you any harm. Everyone, get ready."
Wu You waved his hand grandly.
Set out for Ice City!
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