Xia Zhiyi slowly sat down.
Fu Yunyi asked, "What's wrong? Didn't you just say you were going to the restroom?"
Xia Zhiyi gave Fu Yunyi a kind smile and said gently, "Ah, it's nothing, I'm not in a hurry."
He had just wanted to talk to Fu Chi about not bidding further, as it was too high-profile.
Now...
Xia Zhiyi isn't lacking in emotional intelligence.
If he were to approach Fu Chi at this moment and say, " Mr. Fu, I'm sorry, thank you for your support, but this has been too high-profile. I think that's enough. Could you please not participate in the later auctions?"
If Fu Chi had listened to him, others would probably have thought he was intimidated by another buyer.
But what if Fu Chi doesn't listen...?
He's not listening to me anymore, so why did Xia Zhiyi even bother making this trip?
Xia Zhiyi rubbed her temples, thinking, "It's clearly just a small thing, how come..."
Why.
Meanwhile, on the screen:
[Fight! Fight!]
[After watching this auction, I feel like money isn't money anymore; it's just a number.]
[I'm laughing so hard! I just saw Teacher Xia stand up, and then he sat down again.]
Xiao Xia started rubbing her temples, looking quite distressed.
[Hey, are all you rich people this rebellious?]
[ Xia Zhiyi: Help! Price gouging is unacceptable!]
Xia Zhiyi: Exhausted, but I still have to smile.
Meanwhile, Fu Chi and Xu Chen sat down in the room that Director Gong had lent them. There was a television in the room, which was currently showing the auction proceedings.
While handling work, Xu Chen glanced at the message from the public relations department and said to Fu Chi, " President Fu, we're trending at the very end."
Fu Chi remained calm, listening to Jian Zhu's unhurried voice through the earpiece, and said to Xu Chen, "Control the direction."
Xu Chen: "Currently, only a few jealous people have said some unpleasant things; the focus of everyone else's attention is on the conflict between you and that buyer."
Fu Chi said coldly, "It should be Zhao Changye."
Xu Chen was slightly taken aback, then realized what he meant and frowned. " Zhao Changye? I've never heard of him having any interest in handicrafts before. Why is he trying to take Xia Zhiyi's work from you?"
Without Fu Chi to speak, Xu Chen quickly pieced together some previous information and confirmed, "It seems that Huanyu had contacted Xia Zhiyi before, but Xia Zhiyi probably didn't accept their offer. Zhao Changye probably knows about Xia Zhiyi and wants to use this opportunity to get in touch with Xia Zhiyi."
Xu Chen sneered as he spoke, "Anyway, for Zhao Changye, a few hundred thousand is just a drop in the ocean. If they want, they can sell their men for a high price anytime."
Zhao Changye is one of the senior managers at Huanyu.
Xu Chen had met this person a few times before. This person appeared to be a refined businessman, gentle and polite, with a good public image, and would occasionally engage in charity work.
Of course, I mean the kind of charity that gets extensive media coverage.
But in reality, as a senior manager, Zhao Changye is quite Huanyu the current atmosphere, so it's impossible for him to be completely unaware of it.
This person's greatest skill is pretending to be a good person and manipulating people's hearts. His favorite thing to do is to use various subtle means to force those he likes to "willingly" follow the path he has planned.
This person's blood is black to the core.
If there were evidence, Xu Chen would have sent this person to prison.
But he was cunning; he never did the dirty work himself, so no one could find evidence against him.
but...
Xu Chen was somewhat worried. "If Zhao Changye has his eye on Xia Zhiyi, shouldn't I arrange for a few people to secretly protect Xia Zhiyi? Otherwise, given Zhao Changye's ability to manipulate people, I'm afraid Xia Zhiyi might unknowingly..."
Fu Chi: "Don't worry too much about Xia Zhiyi, but be careful with his sister."
Xu Chen: "You mean, Zhao Changye will start with Xia Wanyi?"
Fu Chi: " Xia Zhiyi and Xia Wanyi, this brother and sister are both good-looking."
He spoke in a very calm tone, without any other meaning in his words, as if he were simply stating a fact.
But Xu Chen already understood what he meant.
For Fu Chi, appearance is not the most important thing; talent is.
But for the people at Huanyu, appearance is the most important thing; an artist's face can bring them greater profits.
Xu Chen: "I'll arrange it right away."
At this point, Jian Zhu said it was time to place an offer.
As Fu Chi typed 100000, he calmly said, "I've already arranged for bodyguards to protect her. Just find a few clever people to keep an eye on the surroundings and make sure she doesn't get tricked by any rats."
Then, Fu Chi saw a message pop up on his phone reminding him that someone had offered a higher price before him, so Fu Chi's bid failed.
Fu Chi: "..."
Tsk.
At the same time, Xia Zhiyi watched the price on the screen jump directly from 0 yuan to 200,000 yuan, and sighed softly.
Even Wang Chengran and Xue Ranran, who were feeling a bit down, couldn't care less about their own feelings at this point.
Wang Chengran: "Wow!"
Xue Ranran: "Wow, what a grand gesture!"
Qin Yue: "... This time, the first bidder wasn't C. It seems this netizen was really provoked by C."
No sooner had he finished speaking than everyone saw the price change again.
Jian Zhu: "Okay, our buyer C, number 000012, has offered 300,000. Anyone else...?"
Before I could finish speaking, the price changed again.
Jian Zhu watched the price on the screen jump from 300,000 to 400,000, and opened her mouth to speak, but before she could say anything, the price changed again.
Jian Zhu: "... It seems our Teacher Xia's works are very popular, and the competition is fierce. However, we would like to remind all buyers to bid carefully and not to act impulsively. All our works are made of ordinary wood and do not have any special effects."
Xia Zhiyi nodded silently in agreement with Jian Zhu's words.
However, the two bidders completely ignored what Jian Zhu said. They each added 100,000 yuan, and in full view of everyone, the price of that "ordinary" stool was raised to 2 million yuan in just a few minutes.
Everyone:...
I'm numb.
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Fu Yunyi was taken aback. He turned around and saw that Xia Zhiyi's smile had vanished. He coughed lightly and said, "Uh... actually, if you look at it this way, this is a charity auction. As long as the buyer doesn't regret it, it's good that the money can be used for charity."
Xia Zhiyi said quietly, "If they really wanted to do charity, they could just donate money directly."
Fu Yunyi: "..."
Fu Yunyi silently turned his head away and remained silent.
Fu Yunyi thought to himself, " Xia Zhiyi has suffered a completely undeserved misfortune."
However, Fu Yunyi was also puzzled. "My uncle usually doesn't pay attention to other people's provocations, so why is he arguing with someone today?"
We can't exactly say that my uncle really likes Xia Zhiyi's things that much, can we?