Ma Xiong glanced at it and said with a smile: "It's Mr. Li from the American Kyushu Group that has arrived!"

This auction attracted many wealthy people to participate, but Li Yifu is definitely one of the heavyweight guests. Among all the wealthy people present today, there are not many who have more wealth than Li Yifu.

Although rich people of Tang He were also supported by them, they all sent their subordinates to participate. It can be said that Li Yifu is the only one who attended the event in person.

Ma Xiong originally wanted to take a few steps forward, but seeing Xia Rufei standing still, and having no intention of going to come over to meet him, he thought about it and stopped taking another step.

Li Yifu obviously also saw Xia Rufei and Ma Xiong because he obviously speeded up. Even the entourage members were not prepared, he even pulled a short distance away.

"Mr. Xia, Mr. Ma!" Li Yifu greeted from a distance.

"Mr. Li, welcome to Hong Kong Island!" Ma Xiong said with a smile, "Thank you all the way!"

"It's okay!" Li Yifu responded absent-mindedly.

Xia Ruofei glanced at Li Yifu indifferently, then said to Ma Xiong: "Grandpa Ma, please go to the venue to greet friends first! Mr. Li and I have something to talk about."

Ma Xiong was stunned for a moment, then said, "Okay! Then you guys chat slowly! Mr. Li, I will lose my companion first..."

Li Yifu nodded with a smile.

After Ma Xiong left, Li Yifu shook his eyes at his accompanying subordinates and let them spread far away, and then he followed Xia Rufei to the side.

There were no outsiders around him, and Li Yifu immediately shouted in a respectful manner: "Uncle Master!"

"Why are you running over again?" Xia Ruofei said, "Isn't it better to stay in the United States?"

"This... Master Uncle Master's company holds an auction, so my disciples naturally have to come and support him!" Li Yifu said.

Xia Ruofei said angrily: "I think you, the chairman, is easier than me! A consortium worth tens of billions of dollars is really so easy to manage? It's flying all over the world all day long, so don't you have to take care of it?"

Li Yifu was embarrassed and said, "Uncle Master, my disciples rarely care about company affairs, they are all managed by the family in their later years."

Then Li Yifu quickly explained: "Uncle Master, his disciple, Uncle Master Meng, gave him the spiritual crystal treasure. In recent days, he has made great progress in cultivation, but at the same time, he has many confusions. Therefore, he hopes to take this opportunity to get the guidance of Uncle Master."

After all, Li Yifu practiced not the complete "Guiyuan True Sutra". The exercises named "Guiyuan True Sutra" are actually the residual version of "Guiyuan True Sutra". If the exercises are incomplete, you will naturally encounter various problems and confusions when practicing.

After Xia Rufei gave him a spiritual crystal, the hardware conditions for cultivation have improved a lot, but the software conditions of the martial arts are still short of the way, so the faster the cultivation speed, the more confused they will accumulate.

Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Look! If I have enough time, I will answer a few questions for you!"

"Thank you uncle!" Li Yifu was overjoyed and said hurriedly.

His voice was a little loud when he was excited. Xia Ruofei quickly glared at him, then looked around and said, "Your voice is a little bit smaller!"

"Oh! Uncle Master, I understand!" Li Yifu quickly lowered his voice.

"Also! After entering for a while, behave normally, don't show respect and respect at any time..." Xia Ruofei said.

"Disciple understand!" Li Yifu said.

"By the way, during the auction, you are not allowed to increase the price randomly!" Xia Rufei said, "I know how much the auction price of these things can reach. If you call a price that is far higher than the actual value, you will be blamed for not being polite to you after you come down!"

"Oh... I understand!" Li Yifu said, "Please rest assured, uncle, I must keep your instructions in mind!"

In fact, Li Yifu really wanted to do this. In his opinion, this was an auction where Uncle Shi personally attended. If the transaction price of the goods was too low, wouldn’t it damage the Uncle Shi’s face?

For Li Yifu, even if he spends twice or three times the price of all the items today, the money will be a drop in the bucket.

However, Xia Rufei had nipped his idea in advance, and he could only be more honest at the auction.

"Okay, don't delay too long outside. The time is almost over. Let's go in!" Xia Ruofei said.

"Uncle Master, please ask first!" Li Yifu said quickly.

"I am half the host, and you are the distinguished guest today! You are a billionaire! Tell me who should leave first!" Xia Ruofei whispered, "Remember your identity clearly!"

"Yes, yes! That disciple will be arbitrary!" Li Yifu said quickly.

Xia Rufei then showed a warm smile, raised his voice and said, "Mr. Li, please come here!"

Li Yifu and Xia Rufei walked into the No. 1 conference hall one after another, and the spotlight flashed suddenly. Rich people of Li Yifu's level would definitely be chased by the media when they came to attend the event.

Not to mention anything else, the title "American billionaires go to Hong Kong Island to attend the auction" alone is enough to attract readers to click in.

In this sense, Li Yifu's original intention has also been achieved, and his attendance has increased a lot of topics to the auction.

The rich people who had been there before also greeted Li Yifu, but Xia Rufei, who was beside him, seemed a little neglected, which made him feel a little panicked. Fortunately, he quickly got to the arranged seat along the way.

Li Yifu's seat is naturally in the first row, and it is quite close to the middle. There is a Ma Xiong between him and Xia Rufei's seats, which is already the best position at the auction today.

As the host, Ma Xiong sat in the middle seat without hesitation.

Feng Jing and his team were in the second row, right behind Xia Rufei. Everyone really came to watch the fun today, leaving only Liu Qian to coordinate in the backstage.

Xia Rufei happened to see Liu Qian on the side of the stage with nervousness. The two met their eyes, and Xia Rufei also gave her an encouraging smile, which also made Liu Qian feel much more at ease.

While talking to Ma Xiong and others beside him, Xia Rufei also scanned the audience with a hint of undetectable disappointment in his eyes.

He has been looking for Monica, but there is no doubt that Monica has not come to Hong Kong Island.

In fact, when Xia Rufei was at the door just now, he basically passed all the people participating in the auction. With his current memory, he would definitely not miss it.

Xia Rufei discovered that not only Monica did not come, but even the Grasso family where she was located did not send anyone to participate.

This is a bit abnormal. The Grasso family has been operating the truffle business for several generations, which is almost the same as the Black family. Hengfeng Auction House must have sent an invitation to the Grasso family, but I don’t know why no one came to participate.

However, Xia Rufei could only keep his questions and worries in his heart for the time being, because the auction was about to begin.

After everyone sat down, they chatted for a while, and the lights in the conference hall gradually dimmed.

Of course, it will not turn off almost all the lights off the stage like watching a performance, but it will highlight it more on the stage, which will also attract everyone's attention.

The video of the warm-up scene also stopped playing. The auctioneer Lu Zhongguang, dressed in a suit and tie, strode to the stage with a passionate smile on his face.

Lu Zhongguang is the gold medal auctioneer at Hengfeng Auction House, and he personally took the auctions at Taoyuan Company.

"Dear guests! Dear friends from the media! Good morning everyone! My name is Lu Zhongguang, and I am today's auctioneer!" Lu Zhongguang said in a warm voice, "Welcome to the Taoyuan Company product special auction exclusively hosted by Hengfeng Auction House! Taoyuan Company has prepared a large number of top-level ingredients and medicinal materials for this auction. I believe that it will definitely make everyone happy! Regarding Taoyuan Company's products, I think friends who have participated in the first two auctions should be very clear about it. I no longer need to elaborate on it. Let's just learn about it through a short video!"

After Lu Zhongguang finished speaking, the lights on the stage gradually dimmed, and the large screen behind him began to play short videos.

This short video is different from the preheating videos placed on TV stations, shopping malls, buses, subway stations and other places before the auction. The introduction of the items is more detailed, and many close-up shots are even more beautiful. Although everyone has exquisite auction manuals in their hands, they are still attracted quickly.

The short film dubbing uses standard Mandarin, including Lu Zhongguang on stage just now, and he also speaks Mandarin as standard, and does not have a strong accent like many Hong Kong people.

Since the guests who came to the auction today came from all over the world, the venue also used a simultaneous interpretation system, with a headset on each seat, and there are two options, one in English and the other in Cantonese.

Because many Hong Kong guests only speak Cantonese, some people have a little difficulty listening to Mandarin.

After the short video was played, Lu Zhongguang walked back to the stage.

The lights on the stage also gradually increase brightness.

Lu Zhongguang smiled and said, "I will get to the point without saying much! Next, I am honored to introduce your first lot today!"

The etiquette lady wearing a cheongsam walked up to the stage with a tray in her hand. The tray was covered by red silk cloth. No one could see what was being brought up, and it maintained a certain sense of mystery.

Lu Zhongguang stood beside the platform and said with a smile: "The first one to enter the auction today was a ginseng. After our experts identified it, this is a wild old ginseng growing in the Changbai Mountain area. It is a year...at least four hundred years!"

Lu Zhongguang increased the volume slightly in the last sentence, and the four hundred years old ginseng is indeed extremely rare, so everyone couldn't help but feel excited.

Many precious medicinal materials and ingredients are actually gifts from nature, but the entire earth has been overdeveloped over the years. Take Laoshan ginseng as an example. Not to mention four hundred years, pure wild has been very few forty years.

The older generation has a unique plot about ginseng, and many wealthy people have collected ginseng in their homes. When medicine was not developed enough in the early years, ginseng with enough years was used as life-sustaining medicinal materials.

After Lu Zhongguang said that, he untied the red silk cloth, and everyone stretched their necks and looked at the stage.

The photographer on the stage also pointed the machine at this old ginseng. The big screen immediately cast the camera image, and people in the entire venue could see the appearance of this old ginseng at a close distance.

How could the wild mountain ginseng grown in the Lingtu space be bad? This ginseng is perfect in terms of appearance.

The guests who were aware of the goods were all amazed, and the media reporter also took photos of the Laoshan Ginseng. The atmosphere suddenly became much warmer.

In fact, the choice of the first item is still very important, which is related to whether the entire auction can get a good start.

Therefore, the first item must not be the lowest value of the entire auction, but the best item cannot appear in the first place, otherwise it will be difficult to motivate everyone's enthusiasm.

Therefore, the choice of the opening lot is also quite particular.

It was also Liu Qian's idea to choose this old ginseng. This girl is very concerned about the auction and is willing to use her brain to think about it, which made Xia Rufei very satisfied.

Lu Zhongguang on the stage said: "The starting price of this wild old ginseng is HK$1 million, and the price is no less than HK$50,000 each time! If you have blue and above bidding plaques, you can participate in the bidding! Below, the auction will begin!"

“HKD 1.1 million!”

“1.15 million!”

“1.25 million!”

...

As soon as Lu Zhongguang finished speaking, the bidding sounds began to come one after another. He needed to concentrate on seeing the situation of holding the sign clearly, and at the same time he had to repeat the price as soon as possible, which was very tired all of a sudden.

But for an auctioneer, this is all basic skills. What is even more difficult is to mobilize the atmosphere on the scene and create a tense and intense atmosphere.

Whether the auctioneer is worth a lot depends on this quality.

Everyone’s professional level may be similar, but gold medal auctioneers like Lu Zhongguang have several times the salary of ordinary auctioneers, which actually lies in their ability to control the field.

However, Lu Zhongguang has become accustomed to the auction of Taoyuan Company. He basically does not need to mobilize everyone's emotions, nor does he need to use any skills. Everyone will take the initiative and start bidding actively.

This also made Lu Zhongguang less fulfilling.

Dong!

With the sound of the hammer falling, the first lot was successfully sold.

The one who bought it was Hong Kong Island tycoon Zheng Jianian.

For this old ginseng, the Zheng family paid a price of HK$1.75 million.

Although it seems unimaginable to ordinary people to spend a small amount of 2 million to buy a ginseng, for a rich man like Zheng Jianian, this little money is nothing at all. It is very worthwhile to buy something that is hard to come by with just such a little money.

Zheng Jianian is relatively old among Hong Kong rich people. The older they are, the more afraid of death, and older people are more traditional, and they believe in the statement that ginseng will prosper. Therefore, Zheng Jianian frequently quotes without hesitation, and finally defeated his Beijing competitors and got this old ginseng as he wished.

The auction was very compact. After the Laoshan Ginseng was sold, the second lot was immediately placed on the stage.

Lu Zhongguang reached out and pulled the red cloth away, and bursts of admiration from various languages ​​suddenly came from the audience.

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Chapter completed!