Since he was poisoned by the Ghost God Sect previously, he realized that the world was not as simple as they imagined.
The Rejuvenation Pill, capable of maintaining youth for ten years, was an effect that was truly irresistible!
Especially for these old men on the verge of death, taking this Rejuvenation Pill was equivalent to gaining an extra ten years of life!
In the other private rooms, similar conversations were taking place, with no one willing to make the first bid.
They all knew that this pill was personally refined by Lin Chen. If they bid too low now, wouldn't that be looking down on Lin Chen?
If they were to offend Mr. Lin, how could they have good days in Hangzhou in the future?
"If no one else is willing to bid, I will have to announce that this auction item has failed to sell."
After a long silence, Qiu Hanying, seeing that no one was bidding, could only speak slowly, despite her inner turmoil.
However, she also knew that after today's events, Ru Shuang Group would become a laughingstock in the auction world!
The final auction item failed to sell, and she could already imagine how people would mock her.
"Hahaha, Dad, did you see? Qiu Hanying's final auction item is going to fail to sell! Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter, the dignified final auction item is going to fail to sell!"
Seeing Qiu Hanying's awkward appearance on stage, Qiu Tianhong burst into laughter.
As an auctioneer, he naturally knew what it meant for the final auction item to fail to sell.
Even if Qiu Hanying had just made a hundred million yuan from the thousand-year-old ginseng, the failure of the final auction item meant that Qiu Hanying would be thoroughly ostracized by the industry in the future!
An auctioneer who could fail to sell even the final auction item was like a chef who botched his signature dish; would any diner trust him again?
"Hahahaha!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, since no one is willing to bid, our Xia family will make the first move to break the silence."
Just as Qiu Hanying was about to hammer down and announce the failure of the auction, the window of private room number six opened, and Mr. Xia stood up.
"Manager Qiu, our Xia family bids two hundred million!"
Mr. Xia smiled gently, his expression full of confidence.
He had accompanied his grandfather here today specifically for this item, and he would absolutely not let it go to anyone else!
The development of the Xia family was at a critical juncture. If his grandfather could live for another ten years, it would definitely elevate the Xia family to a higher level!
Moreover, with the蠱毒 in his grandfather's body now removed, he was full of vitality. Bidding for this Rejuvenation Pill and having his father take it would surely increase the Xia family's current value several times over!
"What? Mr. Xia, are you sure? You're bidding two hundred million?"
Hearing Mr. Xia's words, Qiu Hanying on stage was stunned.
My goodness, no one had bid a minute ago, and she was almost announcing the failure of the auction, but in the next second, the bid was suddenly two hundred million. Was she dreaming?
In Hangzhou, and even in the entire Zhejiang province, a starting bid of two hundred million at a physical auction was unprecedented!
The last time the starting bid exceeded one hundred million, the item auctioned was a company on the verge of bankruptcy, which explained such a high starting bid.
She never expected that something called a Rejuvenation Pill would receive a bid of two hundred million?
"What? Manager Qiu, do you think I bid too low? Then I'll add another hundred million!"
However, when Mr. Xia heard Qiu Hanying's somewhat confused tone, he thought his bid was too low and had displeased Qiu Hanying.
After all, this was a Rejuvenation Pill! A legendary divine item!
What kind of nonsense thousand-year-old ginseng, what so-called gold and silver, antiques and jade, were nothing compared to this Rejuvenation Pill!
"Uh, alright, Manager Qiu is now bidding three hundred million. Is there anyone willing to bid higher?"
Qiu Hanying's face was full of sweat, but her heart was already blooming with joy.
No matter what, at least this item would not fail to sell, which made her the happiest.
"What? Someone is actually bidding? And with an opening bid of three hundred million, is this a staged bid?"
Seeing Mr. Xia directly bid three hundred million, Qiu Mingfei was completely dumbfounded.
A pill that was a scam, with an opening bid of three hundred million, was this a joke?
"Mr. Xia, I heard that your Xia Group's finances have been very tight recently. You even put up your beloved blue and white porcelain for auction, and you still want to buy this Rejuvenation Pill. Do you think you are qualified?"
However, as Qiu Mingfei was filled with surprise, another person emerged from the private room upstairs, the CEO of Zhang Corporation, Mr. Zhang.
"Our Zhang family bids five hundred million!"
Immediately, Mr. Zhang waved his hand, and the price he stated sent a thrill through everyone present.
"Our Xie family bids six hundred million."
"Seven hundred million!"
"I bid seven hundred and fifty million! Our Xia family will acquire a Rejuvenation Pill today even if we have to sell everything we own. We implore all the esteemed CEOs to grant us this favor!"
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With one leading the way, the other aristocratic families also began to bid, and the price of the first Rejuvenation Pill directly soared to seven hundred and fifty million.
The entire auction hall was silent.
Even Mr. Xia was now speaking in a pleading tone.
He had indeed scraped together seven hundred and fifty million by selling everything he had. If anyone else bid higher, he would truly be unable to buy it!
Even Qiu Hanying, who had always seen great storms, felt her heart race.
She had indeed seen grand occasions, but this was the first time she had seen bids where the minimum increment was fifty million!
Other bids increased by one hundred million at a time, which was truly hard on the heart.
"Enough, enough. Since Mr. Xia has spoken so, then this Rejuvenation Pill will be yours."
"Our Zhang family will also withdraw, as a gesture of respect to Elder Xia."
Seeing that Mr. Xia had resorted to begging, the other families could not say anything more and could only nod in agreement.
In any case, there were still two more pills to come. They would focus all their efforts on competing for those two.
"Alright, since everyone has withdrawn, I announce that the first Rejuvenation Pill has been acquired by Mr. Xia!"
Seeing that these esteemed CEOs had finished their discussion, Qiu Hanying lowered her gavel, and the stone that had been hanging over her heart was finally lifted.
Not only had the final auction item not failed to sell, but it had also fetched an astronomical price!
She also felt that if Mr. Xia had not spoken and pleaded just now, the price of this first Rejuvenation Pill would undoubtedly have gone even higher!
"Now, we will auction the second Rejuvenation Pill. Similarly, there will be no starting bid, and each increment must not be less than one hundred thousand."
Qiu Hanying brought out the second Rejuvenation Pill and continued the auction.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our Zhang family is determined to acquire this Rejuvenation Pill. I bid five hundred million!"
As soon as it was introduced, Mr. Zhang immediately drove the price up significantly.