Chapter 128: Is He Crazy? He Keeps Increasing the Bid by
Only 1,000 Yuan
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
There were many people exchanging greetings in the auction hall.
Lin Xiaowan instinctively held Gu Yuwu’s hand. In a crowd, she had a long-standing habit of grabbing the arm or holding the hand of the person she was with.
Gu Yuwu did not find this strange. There was nothing wrong with holding hands after all. She said, “Let’s go to the front where we can see the auction clearly.”
After picking a good seat, Lin Xiaowan looked around curiously.
The venue was beautifully decorated, and the auction had yet to start. Many people were chatting in groups of twos and threes.
After the person who came to greet Gu Yuwu left, Lin Xiaowan leaned over. It was quite quiet although there were many people so she lowered her voice and asked, “This is very different from the auctions I looked up online.”
There was a huge stage and many LED screens in the hall. Many cameras were also set up all over the place. Instead of an auction, it looked more like a party.
Gu Yuwu smiled. “Don’t forget that there are many celebrities in attendance today. It’s a charity auction, but putting on a show is also important for them. Nonetheless, it doesn’t matter. In the end, the money will go to charity…”
Lin Xiaowan was deep in thought.
While they sat in their seats, an endless stream of people came over to greet Gu Yuwu. Some of them were people Lin Xiaowan had seen in movies or dramas, and some of them she did not recognize at all.
When the auction was about to start, Lin Xiaowan saw a woman who was vaguely familiar. She touched Gu Yuwu’s arm and asked, “Look over there. Isn’t she that person who wore a similar dress as mine a while ago?”
Gu Yuwu turned to have a look.
Indeed, it was Sang Xiyue. She was wearing a long white dress with blue flowers today. Her long black was flowing and glossy. A faint smile could be seen on her face; although it looked perfunctory, the arc was just right and beautiful.
Lin Xiaowan took a few more glances. After a moment, she said, “She doesn’t look as unpleasant as before…”
Lin Xiaowan did not know how to describe her feelings either. This kind of thing was very abstract, to begin with. In any case, now that she saw the other party again, she felt that the other party did not look as scheming as before. The other party looked no different from the elder sister next door.
Gu Yuwu remarked indifferently, “She probably learned her lesson…”
After Sang Xiyue was exposed for wearing a knockoff, she lost almost all of her endorsement deals, especially her fashion endorsement deals. Needless to say, this created a huge obstacle in her career.
Sang Xiyue’s temper was not good, to begin with. She was also not very good at doing things. When the scandal broke out, many people seized the opportunity and struck while she was down, exposing the truth. As a result, her popularity fell sharply.
Gu Yuwu also knew that lluo Zheng must have intervened at that time. Otherwise, Sang Xiyue would not have fallen so quickly. The latter had no support, resources, and no skills. For a long time, she disappeared from the public’s eye.
This time, it was likely that Sang Xiyue wanted to use the name of charity to gain some favorable points for herself.
“Don’t worry about her. Just watch the show.”
Lin Xiaowan looked away.
The live broadcast had already begun. After a long speech, the auctioneer did not come on stage. Instead, someone came up to perform.
Lin Xiaowan found this puzzling.
‘Isn’t this an auction? Why is there a performance?’
The calligraphy painting Lin Xiaowan wanted would be put up for auction rather early. She was not interested in the singing and dancing at all. Finally, after a while, the auction finally started.
When it was time for Lin Xiaowan to bid, she hurriedly put her auction paddle up.
The starting bid for Wu Shenbo’s Longevity painting started at slightly over 80,000. Lin Xiaowan had some research before this, and she knew the price could be considered cheap. However, she did not expect to successfully bid for it in just a few tries. She knew that people would keep bidding for it until it reached a high price.
The other party only increased the bid slightly. When she bid for 150,000, the other party would bid 151,000; when she bid 200,000, the other party would bid 201,000. Even when she increased the bid to 220,000, the other party only increased the bid by 1,000 yuan.
Lin Xiaowan rolled her eyes, feeling speechless. She raised her bid, and as expected, the other party followed. She could not help but feel annoyed, wondering if the other party was toying with her.
“Is this person crazy? He keeps increasing the bid by only 1,000 yuan! Is he toying with me?”
Gu Yuwu turned around and saw the other party was a young man dressed in casual clothes. He looked extremely uncomfortable, and his face was a little red. He raised his paddle and leaned to the side slightly to talk to the person next to him.
The person on his left was a bald middle-aged man wearing glasses. He looked kind, but Gu Yuwu thought he looked a little pretentious.
Lin Xiaowan raised her paddle. This time, she increased the bid by 1,000 yuan as well. She was annoyed. She could feel everyone’s curious gazes on her at this time.
Gu Yuwu frowned and said, “It’s a young boy. I’ve never seen him before so I don’t know who he is either…”
Based on his casual attire, it was likely that he was not from the entertainment industry.
After a while, the calligraphy painting was finally auctioned off at 337,000 yuan. In the end, it still fell into Lin Xiaowan’s hands. The other party finally stopped bidding.
Lin Xiaowan, who was fed up, turned to look at the other party. Based on Gu Yuwu’s description, she easily found the young man who was dressed casually. When she saw the other party, she was momentarily stunned, and her anger had nowhere to go.
“My goodness, he looks underage! His face is so red, and he looks like he’s about to cry! Did he cry because he failed to bid for the painting? It can’t be right?” Lin Xiaowan asked in slight disbelief.
However, in the next moment, Lin Xiaowan’s expression turned a little smug as she said, “Hmph! Cry then. It’s useless anyway. That thing is mine now!”
After the auction for the painting ended, they still had to go through the payment process before they could get their hands on the item. Hence, although they had achieved their goal, they still could not leave yet.
At some point, Lin Xiaowan’s attention was caught by a bottle of red wine.
When Gu Yuwu saw her raising her paddle, she asked, “Why are you bidding for the red wine?”
Lin Xiaowan looked at the booklet in her hand, which was opened to the page of the red wine. She said, “1 know this wine. When I spent the new year at the old residence, we had this wine.”
The age of the wine that was being auctioned off was not as old as the one she had so Lin Xiaowan was not particularly anxious about it. Moreover, although the wine was rare, it was still in circulation.
Lin Xiaowan continued to say with a smile, “I want to buy it for Huo Zheng. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. We can drink it at that time.”
This time, it was different from when she was bidding for the calligraphy painting where only two people were bidding. Many people were interested in the wine so there were many people bidding for it.
After a few rounds, Lin Xiaowan stopped bidding for it. She propped her chin up with one hand, feeling bored.
“Why did you stop?”
“Let them bid for a while first..”
Chapter 128: Is He Crazy? He Keeps Increasing the Bid by
Only 1,000 Yuan
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
There were many people exchanging greetings in the auction hall.
Lin Xiaowan instinctively held Gu Yuwu’s hand. In a crowd, she had a long-standing habit of grabbing the arm or holding the hand of the person she was with.
Gu Yuwu did not find this strange. There was nothing wrong with holding hands after all. She said, “Let’s go to the front where we can see the auction clearly.”
After picking a good seat, Lin Xiaowan looked around curiously.
The venue was beautifully decorated, and the auction had yet to start. Many people were chatting in groups of twos and threes.
After the person who came to greet Gu Yuwu left, Lin Xiaowan leaned over. It was quite quiet although there were many people so she lowered her voice and asked, “This is very different from the auctions I looked up online.”
There was a huge stage and many LED screens in the hall. Many cameras were also set up all over the place. Instead of an auction, it looked more like a party.
Gu Yuwu smiled. “Don’t forget that there are many celebrities in attendance today. It’s a charity auction, but putting on a show is also important for them. Nonetheless, it doesn’t matter. In the end, the money will go to charity…”
Lin Xiaowan was deep in thought.
While they sat in their seats, an endless stream of people came over to greet Gu Yuwu. Some of them were people Lin Xiaowan had seen in movies or dramas, and some of them she did not recognize at all.
When the auction was about to start, Lin Xiaowan saw a woman who was vaguely familiar. She touched Gu Yuwu’s arm and asked, “Look over there. Isn’t she that person who wore a similar dress as mine a while ago?”
Gu Yuwu turned to have a look.
Indeed, it was Sang Xiyue. She was wearing a long white dress with blue flowers today. Her long black was flowing and glossy. A faint smile could be seen on her face; although it looked perfunctory, the arc was just right and beautiful.
Lin Xiaowan took a few more glances. After a moment, she said, “She doesn’t look as unpleasant as before…”
Lin Xiaowan did not know how to describe her feelings either. This kind of thing was very abstract, to begin with. In any case, now that she saw the other party again, she felt that the other party did not look as scheming as before. The other party looked no different from the elder sister next door.
Gu Yuwu remarked indifferently, “She probably learned her lesson…”
After Sang Xiyue was exposed for wearing a knockoff, she lost almost all of her endorsement deals, especially her fashion endorsement deals. Needless to say, this created a huge obstacle in her career.
Sang Xiyue’s temper was not good, to begin with. She was also not very good at doing things. When the scandal broke out, many people seized the opportunity and struck while she was down, exposing the truth. As a result, her popularity fell sharply.
Gu Yuwu also knew that lluo Zheng must have intervened at that time. Otherwise, Sang Xiyue would not have fallen so quickly. The latter had no support, resources, and no skills. For a long time, she disappeared from the public’s eye.
This time, it was likely that Sang Xiyue wanted to use the name of charity to gain some favorable points for herself.
“Don’t worry about her. Just watch the show.”
Lin Xiaowan looked away.
The live broadcast had already begun. After a long speech, the auctioneer did not come on stage. Instead, someone came up to perform.
Lin Xiaowan found this puzzling.
‘Isn’t this an auction? Why is there a performance?’
The calligraphy painting Lin Xiaowan wanted would be put up for auction rather early. She was not interested in the singing and dancing at all. Finally, after a while, the auction finally started.
When it was time for Lin Xiaowan to bid, she hurriedly put her auction paddle up.
The starting bid for Wu Shenbo’s Longevity painting started at slightly over 80,000. Lin Xiaowan had some research before this, and she knew the price could be considered cheap. However, she did not expect to successfully bid for it in just a few tries. She knew that people would keep bidding for it until it reached a high price.
The other party only increased the bid slightly. When she bid for 150,000, the other party would bid 151,000; when she bid 200,000, the other party would bid 201,000. Even when she increased the bid to 220,000, the other party only increased the bid by 1,000 yuan.
Lin Xiaowan rolled her eyes, feeling speechless. She raised her bid, and as expected, the other party followed. She could not help but feel annoyed, wondering if the other party was toying with her.
“Is this person crazy? He keeps increasing the bid by only 1,000 yuan! Is he toying with me?”
Gu Yuwu turned around and saw the other party was a young man dressed in casual clothes. He looked extremely uncomfortable, and his face was a little red. He raised his paddle and leaned to the side slightly to talk to the person next to him.
The person on his left was a bald middle-aged man wearing glasses. He looked kind, but Gu Yuwu thought he looked a little pretentious.
Lin Xiaowan raised her paddle. This time, she increased the bid by 1,000 yuan as well. She was annoyed. She could feel everyone’s curious gazes on her at this time.
Gu Yuwu frowned and said, “It’s a young boy. I’ve never seen him before so I don’t know who he is either…”
Based on his casual attire, it was likely that he was not from the entertainment industry.
After a while, the calligraphy painting was finally auctioned off at 337,000 yuan. In the end, it still fell into Lin Xiaowan’s hands. The other party finally stopped bidding.
Lin Xiaowan, who was fed up, turned to look at the other party. Based on Gu Yuwu’s description, she easily found the young man who was dressed casually. When she saw the other party, she was momentarily stunned, and her anger had nowhere to go.
“My goodness, he looks underage! His face is so red, and he looks like he’s about to cry! Did he cry because he failed to bid for the painting? It can’t be right?” Lin Xiaowan asked in slight disbelief.
However, in the next moment, Lin Xiaowan’s expression turned a little smug as she said, “Hmph! Cry then. It’s useless anyway. That thing is mine now!”
After the auction for the painting ended, they still had to go through the payment process before they could get their hands on the item. Hence, although they had achieved their goal, they still could not leave yet.
At some point, Lin Xiaowan’s attention was caught by a bottle of red wine.
When Gu Yuwu saw her raising her paddle, she asked, “Why are you bidding for the red wine?”
Lin Xiaowan looked at the booklet in her hand, which was opened to the page of the red wine. She said, “1 know this wine. When I spent the new year at the old residence, we had this wine.”
The age of the wine that was being auctioned off was not as old as the one she had so Lin Xiaowan was not particularly anxious about it. Moreover, although the wine was rare, it was still in circulation.
Lin Xiaowan continued to say with a smile, “I want to buy it for Huo Zheng. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. We can drink it at that time.”
This time, it was different from when she was bidding for the calligraphy painting where only two people were bidding. Many people were interested in the wine so there were many people bidding for it.
After a few rounds, Lin Xiaowan stopped bidding for it. She propped her chin up with one hand, feeling bored.
“Why did you stop?”
“Let them bid for a while first..”
