Chapter 161: Stealing the limelight

It was like a bomb dropped on the calm water, and there was a buzz in the venue, and for a moment the voices of various languages rang out at the same time. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

"Oh my God, 1.45 kilograms ......"

"Did I hear me right?"

"Oh my God...... It's a miracle!"

"I swear, it's probably the biggest truffle I've ever seen in my life......"

......

The auctioneer is also very experienced, and he has been standing on the stage with a professional smile until everyone's discussion gradually subsided, and he continued: "This truffle was found in the Alba region of Italy 18 hours ago, just in time for the plane to come to China, so this is actually temporarily added to the auction!"

After speaking, the auctioneer signaled, and a ceremonial lady wearing a cheongsam walked up to the stage with a large tray, she put the tray on the display table in the middle of the stage, and then the auctioneer came over and ripped off the red silk covering it, and this huge truffle also revealed its true face of Lushan.

The eyes of everyone, including Xia Ruofei, gathered at once, and they saw that in a sealed container, there was a piece of white truffle the size of a volleyball, and this huge truffle was very visually impactful under the reflection of the spotlights.

The auctioneer proceeded to lift the transparent lid as well.

Suddenly, in the hall that was already filled with the scent of truffles, this special fragrance seemed to be much stronger all of a sudden.

The credibility of the Grasso family is unquestionable, and this is undoubtedly a piece of white truffle of the finest.

Even Ma Xiong couldn't help but be slightly moved.

The auctioneer smiled and said: "The largest white truffle of the year, the starting price is 100,000 US dollars, and the price increase shall not be less than 5,000 US dollars each time, and interested friends below can bid!"

This grade of the finest white truffle obviously can't be measured by the average market price, and the starting price of $100,000 seems expensive, but almost no one in the audience will take it seriously.

This is the biggest white truffle of the year, and the name alone is worth the price.

So almost as soon as the auctioneer's words fell, someone at the bottom raised a sign and quoted the price.

"$110,000!"

"This friend No. 59 is bidding $110,000!" the auctioneer said quickly.

"115,000!"

"125,000!"

"130,000!"

Bids come and go, and the auctioneer doesn't even have time to repeat the offer, and soon a new one will come out.

The price went all the way up and soon exceeded $200,000.

Many people have set their eyes on Ma Xiong, thinking that such a large piece of the best truffle should always be in Ma Xiong's eyes, right? And this is also the finale of today, if you don't make a move, it is equivalent to a trip to soy sauce.

However, Ma Xiong still sat firmly in his seat, and did not have the slightest intention of bidding.

At this time, a voice rang out from the right seat in the third row: "250,000 US dollars!"

Xia Ruofei seemed to be a little familiar when he heard this voice, and couldn't help but turn his head to follow the voice, and suddenly showed a strange smile.

It turned out that the one who raised the price by $50,000 all of a sudden was the same Blake who competed with Xia Ruofei in the gym in the morning, and then directly scrapped himself.

Blake's bid made the sound of price increases stop one after another, and a one-time price increase of $50,000 is still a little deterrent.

"Mr. Black on the 23rd is bidding $250,000!" the auctioneer took advantage of the opportunity to quickly repeat Blake's offer loudly.

Obviously, $250,000 is far from the psychological price of many people, so the bidding is only a slight pause.

Soon someone continued to bid: "$260,000!"

"270,000!" Blake did not hesitate to follow up with the price increase.

The other party thought for a moment, and before he could speak, someone on the other side of the hall quoted a new offer: "275,000 US dollars!"

Blake calmly held up the sign and said lightly: "300,000 US dollars!"

Another one-time increase of 20,0005, and the auctioneer immediately repeated: "Mr. Black has bid $300,000, is there anything higher?"

Blake stood up and said with an elegant smile on his face, "Monica, this superb truffle is as charming as yours, and I am determined to get it!"

Monica always had a polite smile on her face and did not respond to Blake's words, but Xia Ruofei could see a trace of disgust in her eyes.

Blake's price increase has made the atmosphere in the stadium even hotter, and this price is basically close to the limit.

There is no clear price standard for this rare truffle.

In 07, a 1.497-kilogram white truffle was auctioned for $330,000, and in 14-year, a 1.89-kilogram white truffle was only auctioned for $60,000, which is also the largest white truffle found so far.

Today, this truffle weighs 1.45 kilograms, and this year is a good year for truffles, so it is more reasonable to refer to the auction price in 07.

Now Blake's offer is close to the price of the 1.49-kilogram white truffle that year.

Some entrepreneurs and top chefs who are gearing up to compete are also starting to weigh in.

It's not that they can't afford to pay, but the rich won't want to be wronged.

"$305,000!" finally someone made a higher offer.

The smile on Blake's face froze, but he also knew that he couldn't hesitate at this moment, and immediately followed up with the offer: "$310,000!"

Raising the price without hesitation after the other party's offer is also a psychological strategy to show the momentum of your ambition.

Sure enough, when Blake's offer came out, the other party shrugged his shoulders and sat down, obviously not ready to compete.

After several inquiries, the auctioneer finally began to count down - in fact, the price exceeded their expectations.

"$310,000 for the first time!"

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"$310,000 for the second time!"

At this moment, Ma Xiong, who was next to Xia Ruofei, suddenly raised a sign and said unhurriedly: "320,000 US dollars!"

Xia Ruofei was taken aback, and hurriedly turned his head and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Ma, why are you ......?"

Ma Xiong knew that Xia Ruofei was about to auction a batch of white truffles, and he had seen those truffles with his own eyes, there was no doubt that Xia Ruofei's batch of truffles was of higher quality, and the weight of the individual was generally larger than the truffles auctioned by the Grasso family, so Ma Xiong had no need to compete for this white truffle at such a high price.

Ma Xiong smiled slightly and said, "Xia Sheng, it's okay, I'm just looking at him upset......"

"Huh?" Xia Ruofei was even more surprised.

Ma Xiong still stared at the white truffle on the stage in front of him, and said with a faint smile on his face: "Because this kid wants to rob you of women with Xia Sheng, of course I can't let him be in the limelight, hundreds of thousands of dollars are nothing." ”

Xia Ruofei suddenly had a black line, completely speechless......

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