The lights inside the auction house slowly dimmed.
A spotlight shone down on Uchida Mai, the host of the auction, and she smiled slightly at the people present.
"Welcome, everyone, to our auction despite your busy schedules. My name is Mai, and I am the host for today's event."
"Without further ado, let's dive straight into the main business. The first item up for auction today is an unfinished work, Town's Resentful Woman, by Omega, a 1930s artist from Europe and America."
At the side, staff members slowly wheeled out the painting and placed it beside the stage.
Uchida Mai walked slowly over to the painting, smiling as she explained the artist Omega's life and posthumous affairs, the gist of which was that this man was a legendary painter.
"After our auction's appraisal, the starting bid for this artwork is 100 million yen, and each increment must not be less than 10 million!
If anyone likes this piece, you may now raise your paddle to bid!"
With the drop of a hammer, the auction of the first item officially began.
Most of the people present had heard of this artist's name, and some had even come specifically for this artwork.
Therefore, as Uchida Mai's introduction concluded, the people in the audience raised their paddles one after another to submit their bids.
"Number 35, 120 million!"
"Number 8, 150 million!"
Amidst the shouts of bids, the final hammer fell, and the first auction was settled.
"Congratulations to customer number 92 for successfully securing the piece Town's Resentful Woman for the price of 200 million!"
Witnessing the auction, Natsume Ruri couldn't help whispering a complaint to her older brother, "Big brother, this painting is so expensive. It sold for 200 million just like that? It feels like it makes money faster than