The first item up for auction, the mysterious young man Ling Yi, was won for ten million, immediately causing an uproar among everyone present.
Some Taunt, some pondered, and some felt envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"No, are you crazy? Why?" Liu Yunxiang asked, puzzled.
"Didn't they say that all the proceeds from this auction would go to charity? We can get a treasure and do charity at the same time—it's a win-win situation, isn't it!"
Liu Yunxiang blinked. Did this guy really think that way? She didn't believe it at all.
Liu Yunxiang didn't believe it, but she could tell that Ling Yi must have some purpose in doing this, so she decided it was best not to let herself be swayed.
Besides, Ling Yi isn't short of money; if he wants to splurge, let him!
In Ling Yi's words, Little Qian, nothing to worry about.
The second item was a string of copper coins, supposedly coins from the Five Emperors, which are highly collectible.
Five in total, a perfect set, a string!
The auction price was 300,000.
Before anyone else could bid, Ling Yi raised his No. 2 and immediately offered, "10 million!"
The following items were brought up one by one and sold off one by one.
However, the highest-priced item was only worth two million, yet Ling Yi bought it for 10 million.
Before the last item was brought out for auction, Ling Yi had spent nearly 200 million yuan.
Now everyone could see that Ling Yi was going to buy up all the items in today's auction!
This has made many people very unhappy.
The auction held before the official start of the bidding process is just a formality, a perfunctory exercise.
But it was also a time for everyone to show off their wealth and save face for their families in front of Big Shot like Zhang Huai.
Ling Yi stole the spotlight from everyone else; he was too arrogant and showed no respect for them, his seniors.
But by sheer coincidence, Ling Yi ended up sitting next to Zhang Huai, and with Zhang Huai's approval, he was able to sit in the front row.
This made these people, even if they were dissatisfied, dare not show it.
"Next up is the grand finale of this auction!" the auctioneer announced, pointing to a box brought in by a staff member.
"This is a luminous pearl that our Dihao Cloud Court's General Manager, Mr. Zheng Feng, found after going to great Kung Fu Hustle."
"To better showcase the luminous pearl's effect, please have the staff draw the curtains."
With the curtains drawn, the entire hall was plunged into darkness without the lights on.
The auctioneer carefully took the luminous pearl out of the box and held it in his hand.
The beads, which were originally grayish-green, actually emitted a Yingying light, which was very beautiful.
"Is this thing really a luminous pearl?" Liu Yunxiang murmured to herself with some doubt.
"It should be real, right? After all, with so many Big Shot around, Zheng Feng wouldn't possibly pull out a fake to fool people."
"Otherwise, the consequences would be something Zheng Feng couldn't afford."
Liu Yunxiang nodded, agreeing with Ling Yi's point.
"Everyone says that luminous pearls emit radiation and shouldn't be approached for long periods, but I don't know if that's true."
"Anyway, it's just something to collect and gather dust. As for whether it emits radiation, we'll just leave it alone."
At this moment, Zhang Huai said, "The luminous pearl isn't actually that mysterious. It's made of natural fluorite. Although it emits some radiation, it's basically harmless to the human body."
"I know this luminous pearl. It was discovered in an Ancient Tomb buried at the bottom of a lake. It's a product of the Tang Dynasty and has high collection value."
At this point, the auctioneer announced the starting price for the luminous pearl: ten million.
After the auctioneer announced the price, everyone looked at Ling Yi.
Ling Yi, as expected, immediately raised his paddle and offered 100 million.
With that, the auction came to a complete end.
Under the guidance of the staff, Ling Yi swiped his card to pay and completed the transaction.
As for the auction items, Ling Yi simply had his staff deliver them back to the Emperor Villa area, and that was it.
[Ding! Mission complete. Reward: 1 additional script generation attempt, plus 2 additional editable words for the script!]
Upon hearing about the system reward, Ling Yi couldn't help but grin.
The money is obtained through the system, and the tasks are completed using the system's money.
This system is actually pretty good!
"This is the fastest auction I've ever attended in all the bidding events I've participated in," Zhang Huai said with a smile.
"That's such a waste!" Liu Yunxiang said speechlessly from the side.
Zhang Huai declined to comment on this.
While it may seem wasteful, Zhang Huai believes Ling Yi's actions are most likely intended to flaunt his wealth.
If Ling Yi makes his move during the project bidding meeting in the afternoon, no one will question him.
Hmm, that should be right, right?
Otherwise, Zhang Huai really couldn't figure out why Ling Yi had said he would keep a low profile before, but now he was being so high-profile.
That doesn't make sense!
How could a person do something meaningless or illogical?
What others imagined about Ling Yi was neither known nor cared about.
Right now, I'm checking my extremely rudimentary system interface.
[ Life Script System Version 1.0!]
[Host: Ling Yi ]
[Number of scripts: 8]
[ Script Generator 1/2] [Click to Use]
(Note: A script can be generated for a specified target. The current script duration is 10 minutes.)
[ Script Modifier 3/4] [Click to Use]
(Note: This is for modifying an existing script; currently, a maximum of 4 characters can be changed.)
That means I can generate one more script today and modify three words of it.
However, there is currently no suitable target to generate a script.
It seems that Zhang Huai and Liu Yunxiang didn't gain anything of great value from generating the script.
Money is not a problem for Ling Yi, and power is of no interest to him.
"But if it's not used today, it's invalid from the past!"
"What do you mean by expired and invalid?" Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but ask when she heard Ling Yi's mutterings.
"I mean, it's already noon, I'm hungry, let's go eat!"
"You're lying, that's definitely not what you just said." Liu Yunxiang isn't old or hard of hearing, and with the distance so close, how could she have misheard?
"What should we eat for lunch? Should we eat out, or go back and have our own cook prepare it?" Ling Yi pretended not to hear Liu Yunxiang's question and continued to interrupt.
" Ling Yi, haven't you always wanted to see what a meal costing hundreds of thousands or even millions is like? Well, the Dihao Cloud Court Hotel is preparing one today!" Zheng Feng said as he walked over.
Ling Yi glanced at Zheng Feng and saw the obvious expectation, even a hint of flattery, in Zheng Feng's eyes. He also genuinely wanted to see what a meal costing over a million yuan was like.
So he nodded.
Then he looked at Zhang Huai and asked, " Uncle Zhang, would you like to come along?"
" Uncle Zhang is in for a treat." Zhang Huai also wanted to get closer to Ling Yi, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.
"Alright, let's go!"
"I'm going too!" At this moment, Guan Qing'er appeared out of nowhere and went straight to Ling Yi's side.
"You? Are we even acquainted? Trying to freeload? I refuse!" Ling Yi said without even thinking.
"My name is Guan Qing'er. Let's shake hands, and we'll become acquainted now." Guan Qing'er extended her hand to Ling Yi.
Before Ling Yi could extend his hand, Liu Yunxiang reached out and shook hands with Guan Qing'er: "His name is Ling Yi, my name is Liu Yunxiang, Guan Qing'er, right? We've met, so what?"
Guan Qing'er blinked and looked at Zhang Huai: " Uncle Zhang, I want to go too, take me with you!"
Zhang Huai laughed and said, "You little rascal, you're still the same as before, a little glutton!"
He paused for a moment, then introduced her to the group, " Qing'er's father is the richest man in North Leaf Province. He's a bit mischievous, so I hope you won't mind."
Guan Qing'er's father is the richest man in North Leaf Province? Isn't the richest man in North Leaf Province surnamed Gao?