Auctioneer: "These two auction items may not be very attractive to people from other countries, but for friends from Dragon Country, they are absolute must-haves. These are the Rabbit Head and Rat Head from Dragon Country’s Twelve Zodiac Heads. Those who understand don’t need my introduction to know their value. Now we are starting the bidding for the Rat Head, starting at 15 million US dollars. Each bid increment is defaulted to 100,000 US dollars, no cap. Let’s start bidding now!"
The buyers from Dragon Country immediately started vying with each other to bid.
"16 million US dollars!"
"20 million US dollars!"
"26 million US dollars!"
...
Watching his fellow countrymen bidding so fiercely, Yang Chen felt truly pained.
But everyone thinks differently, so he couldn’t say anything.
If he started talking about national pride or something, people might ridicule him for moral coercion.
So, he didn’t care about them, just waited until the price was right to make the final bid.
Very soon the price was called up to 45 million US dollars by the Dragon Country people.
Marshall, who was nearby, complained, "Are these Dragon Country people stupid? Bidding among themselves so vigorously, do they have too much money to spend? Damn, the price is so high, I don’t even dare to raise it, it’s hard to resell later."
However, after hesitating for a moment, he still bid.
"46 million!" Marshall shouted.
He knew the value of the Twelve Zodiac Heads, this price might not earn him much but it definitely wouldn’t make a loss.
Auctioneer: "46 million US dollars once! 46 million US dollars twice! Is there a higher bid?"
Yang Chen immediately raised the card in his hand, representing a bid increment of 100,000 US dollars.
Yang Chen’s principle is this, to ensure he gets the items without letting foreigners profit too much.
Each time the default bid increment is 100,000 US dollars, so he just adds 100,000, not a cent more.
Marshall Kennedy said angrily, "Are you deliberately causing trouble? Do you have so much money to pay the auction house? Don’t be like some disgraceful person from Dragon Country who won the bid but didn’t pay."
"Haha..." A group of foreigners laughed.
Yang Chen glared at him and said, "If you have the money, then bid, if you don’t, shut up. With all your nonsense, will the auction house give it to you for free?"
"Haha..." Everyone laughed again.
Jenny Hathaway also covered her mouth and laughed.
Marshall realized this wouldn’t do, he wanted to pursue her, how could he let her laugh at him?
"I have no money? Haven’t you heard about your brother Marshall’s strength! I bid 47 million US dollars! Do you dare to follow?" Marshall said smugly.
Yang Chen still raised his card.
Auctioneer: "This friend from Dragon Country bids 47.1 million US dollars, is there a higher bid?"
Marshall complained, "No matter how much someone else bids, you only raise by one bid increment each time, what do you mean by that?"
Yang Chen: "As long as it’s more than you, why do you care how I bid? Do you want to continue? At this price, you don’t dare anymore, considering the commission and other fees, you can’t sell it for such a high price in Dragon Country."
Marshall thought Yang Chen made a lot of sense, at a price of 300 million Dragon Country Coin, it’s hardly resellable, so he had to give up.
If it were some world-renowned painting, he could keep it in his collection.
But this item had no value to foreigners, spending a 50 million US dollars bonus on it didn’t fit his profit-seeking businessman nature.
Marshall stopped speaking.
After calling out three times, the auctioneer made the final decision, and the Rat Head went to Yang Chen.
The people from Dragon Country at the scene all looked at Yang Chen.
"Who is this guy? Buying back at this price, isn’t it a huge loss?"
"He must be an agent for some big shot."
"Certainly an agent, probably sent by the national level."
"So young, it’s impossible to have that much money. I basically recognize the collectors and the rich in the country, and haven’t seen any son looking like this. So, it’s certain he is an agent for some big shot. The big shot is just not convenient to appear in person, so they let him bid."
...
What’s wrong with being young?
Does being young mean you must be poor?
I’m bidding for myself, not as anyone’s agent.
You’re overthinking it!
Next up is the Rabbit Head.
Just like before, the Dragon Country people themselves pushed the price up.
When the price reached 28 million, the Dragon Country people stopped bidding, at this point Marshall looked at Yang Chen and said, "Are you bidding?"
Yang Chen: "You bid your bid, why do you care if I bid or not?"
Auctioneer: "28 million US dollars once! 28 million US dollars twice!"
Marshall: "I bid 29 million US dollars!"
Auctioneer: "Alright, 29 million US dollars! And... wow, this friend from Dragon Country has added 100,000 again! Is there a higher bid?"
Marshall gritted his teeth and said, "That’s enough! Every time I bid, you also bid, when I don’t, you don’t, you’re targeting me, aren’t you?"
Actually, he misunderstood, Yang Chen just wanted to make sure the items didn’t fall into the hands of foreigners; if someone else was bidding, he would still add 100,000, it wasn’t targeting Marshall, it just happened that this unfortunate guy wanted to make the final blow every time, but every time got countered by Yang Chen.
The rat ranks first among the Twelve Zodiacs, so the Rat Head is slightly higher in price.
The Rabbit Head’s price isn’t that high, the Dragon Country folks still understand Dragon Country’s customs.
However, 29.1 million US dollars is also a sky-high price, and these are originally Dragon Country items, letting these foreigners make so much money for nothing.
Marshall gritted his teeth and continued to compete with Yang Chen.
"30 million US dollars!"
"30.1 million US dollars!"
"35 million US dollars!"
"35.1 million US dollars!"
...
The two bid alternately, astonishing everyone on the scene.
"Wow!"