Chapter 755: Off the beaten path

The price of $250,000 is amazing enough, and now someone has added another $50,000, making the price come to the $300,000 mark, and everyone can't help but follow the prestige.

And Ma Xiong showed a wry smile, he didn't need to look back at all when he heard the voice, he knew that the person who made the bid was Xia Ruofei himself.

Blake also jumped up from his seat as if he had been stepped on by his tail, and accused in a loud voice in English: "You are the owner of this batch of truffles, why are you participating in the auction?"

Xia Ruofei shrugged his shoulders and said, "Which law says that the owner of the auction cannot participate in the auction? I suddenly saw that this truffle was pleasing to the eye, and I planned to buy it back at a high price, is it anyone's business? Anyway, I will give me a lot of the auction commission, can you bite me?"

Blake's face sank like water, and he snorted coldly: "You are maliciously raising the price! And it is unbelievable that you are blatantly doing such a shameful thing in front of so many people!"

Xia Ruofei stood up, stared at Blake and said quickly: "Don't talk about those useless ones! I just don't want to sell truffles to a sanctimonious hypocrite who slanders our company's reputation and slanders the quality of our truffles! I'm targeting you! Other guests can bid whatever they want, and I won't interfere!"

Reporters on Hong Kong Island took out their cameras to shoot at Xia Ruofei and Blake, and many reporters were asking each other about Xia Ruofei and Blake's past grievances.

However, that incident happened in Shencheng, and at that time, the influence of Taoyuan Company was not so great, and no one on Hong Kong Island reporters knew about it.

This kind of lace news is the favorite of Hong Kong Island reporters, and they also secretly decided that after the auction is over, they must interview Xia Ruofei or Blake to restore the previous things.

The reporters were like sharks smelling blood, and Ma Xiong and Feng Jing kept shaking their heads with wry smiles.

Feng Jing was originally a little resistant to showing up on the stage to speak, but now it seems that the previous worries are not necessary at all.

Because Xia Ruofei has successfully stolen all the limelight.

In any case, tomorrow the major media will definitely write about this scene.

After Xia Ruofei took away the "hatred", Feng Jing's speech on stage would attract much less attention.

However, Feng Jing would rather not "pull hatred" like this, because no matter what, it will have a great impact on the reputation of Taoyuan Company.

It's a pity that things have happened, and Feng Jing didn't know much about the matter between Xia Ruofei and Blake in advance, although she listened to some of them at breakfast, but it was not easy to inquire in detail, and Feng Jing had been staying in the background and was not by Xia Ruofei's side, so even if she wanted to stop it, it was too late.

Hengfeng's gold auctioneer Lu Zhongguang behaved a little gaffe for the first time on such a major occasion, he stood on the stage in a daze, not knowing how to deal with this unexpected situation.

Or Xia Ruofei reminded: "Mr. Lu, did you hear my offer?"

Lu Zhongguang just woke up from a dream, as a senior auctioneer, he naturally knew that in this case, Xia Ruofei's bid was actually in line with the regulations.

And Xia Ruofei was still the guest of the big boss Ma Xiong, so he nodded without hesitation and said, "Mr. Xia bid 300,000 US dollars, may I ask if there are any other guests who want to increase the price?"

In fact, he didn't even need this question, the price of $250,000 was already inflated, who would ask for $300,000? Everyone's money is not blowing in the wind.

Just when Lu Zhongguang wanted to start the countdown, to everyone's surprise, Blake hesitated for a while with a gloomy face, then gritted his back molars and shouted, "350,000 US dollars!"

This is vindictiveness, but fortunately, this white truffle is not particularly large, at least it is not very conspicuous at today's auction, and the price is not very high, even if Blake buys it with his own private money, it is also affordable.

However, as soon as his words fell, Xia Ruofei quoted without thinking: "500,000 US dollars!"

If Blake's bid just now was a bit unreasonable, then Xia Ruofei is now super unreasonable, completely ignoring the value of the truffle itself.

Blake's mouthful of old blood almost spurted out.

Even if the thing is yours, you will have to pay the auction commission in the end!

Xia Ruofei's unhesitating offer also frightened Blake, and he didn't make another offer until Lu Zhongguang finished counting.

Lu Zhongguang was on the stage and said with a somewhat strange expression: "Congratulations to Mr. Xia, for winning this 1.12-kilogram white truffle at a price of 500,000 US dollars!"

How does this sound wrong.

I bought my own things, what is there to congratulate?

What's more, at this price, it is more than enough to buy two pieces of such white truffles.

The guests and ordinary buyers in the audience also showed funny expressions, but Xia Ruofei was not affected at all, and there was always a faint smile on his face.

And Blake's face is like the bottom of a pot.

However, just as Lu Zhongguang announced the results of the auction, Blake seemed to have a lightning bolt in his head.

Didn't you just bid to stop me from bidding? Don't you care about paying that little bit of the money?

Then I will bid for every truffle, and I will scream to death, and then you will not be able to sell a single piece of these truffles, and you will have to pay a large amount of auction commission, and the whole auction will become a joke!

When Blake realized this, a smile appeared on his face.

He consciously grasped Xia Ruofei's weakness, and he even regretted that he didn't continue to bid just now, and was frightened by the mere 500,000 US dollars, and he felt a little disgraced.

At this time, the second piece of white truffle was also put on the auction table.

This is a white truffle weighing 1.2 kilograms, and the starting price is also $100,000.

When Lu Zhongguang announced the start of the auction, before anyone else could bid, Blake held up the sign in his hand and shouted, "$250,000!"

Xia Ruofei also raised the sign without hesitation: "300,000 US dollars!"

"$350,000!" Blake also exclaimed, fearlessly.

Several other people were still interested in this truffle, and they couldn't help but smile wryly when they saw this.

Before they could make a bid, the owner of the truffle competed with others and bid the price beyond the sky.

Feng Jing was also anxious backstage, she had already realized the problem that Blake had in mind.

In such an endless competition, it is Taoyuan Company that has been hurt! Not only has it lost a lot of profits, but more importantly, it has also lost a lot of reputation!

And Blake doesn't have to scruple at all, the big deal is to go home empty-handed, but he can stir up a press conference and make Taoyuan Company a joke.

Feng Jing didn't believe that Xia Ruofei would be so brainless, she was worried that Xia Ruofei would not be calm at this time and did not realize these stakes.

In fact, Xia Ruofei's performance was similar to Feng Jing's judgment.

The auction for this truffle is also trending in the same way as the previous one.

After Blake called out the price of $350,000, Xia Ruofei did not hesitate and immediately asked for $500,000.

Unlike just now, Blake was not frightened this time, the bidding card in his hand was held like this, and he had no intention of putting it down.

"$600,000!" Blake exclaimed triumphantly.

The buyers in the audience thought that these two people were simply crazy, and the white truffles worth more than 200,000 US dollars at most were shouted three times the price.

How can you buy things happily like this?

The first time, everyone thought it was a little interesting, and they had the mentality of watching the excitement, but the second time it was still like this, just two people were fighting, and others didn't have any room to bargain at all.

Buyers who really wanted to take a few truffles back home also began to feel a little unhappy.

"700,000!" Xia Ruofei shouted lightly without changing his face.

"800,000 US dollars!" Blake, who consciously grasped Xia Ruofei's weakness, was fearless, as if he was a cat teasing a mouse, and glanced at Xia Ruofei playfully, and continued to quote.

"900,000 US dollars!" Xia Ruofei's face became a little unsightly.

Blake was even happier in his heart, and he immediately raised his sign and shouted, "$950,000!"

After bidding for the price, Blake still said in his heart: "Make up a whole number for you, and I'll stop when you ask for $1 million, and this truffle will be played here first, and there will be thirteen pieces left! Let's take our time, I'll see how you can go on with this auction! Those super-rich people can't leave the auction early one by one? hahaha......

Just when Blake was in his heart, he saw that many people's eyes were focused on him.

What's going on?

Blake felt that something was wrong, but for a moment he couldn't think of anything wrong. I just feel like something is missing.

What's missing...... Blake suddenly realized that Xia Ruofei hadn't made a bid yet!

He hurriedly stood up and looked at Xia Ruofei.

Blake's seat is in the back row area, and from his side, you can only see the back of Xia Ruofei's head.

I saw that Xia Ruofei was talking to Monica next to him in a low voice, and the two of them didn't laugh yet.

Although he can't see the face, at least one thing can be confirmed, that is, he doesn't seem to have any intention of raising the price.

Blake suddenly felt a cold sweat break out on his body, and couldn't help but shout: "Huaxiaren, why didn't you make a bid?"

Xia Ruofei stood up slowly, then turned to look at Blake, and asked with a faint smile, "Why should I bid?"

"You...... Didn't you just say that you would never let me buy a truffle?" Blake's voice even trembled slightly, "how can you not be a talker?"

The guests and buyers in the venue couldn't help but be happy when they heard Blake's words, you are a child at auction? You are also an adult in your twenties, you believe what others say?

Xia Ruofei couldn't help laughing: "Can't I suddenly change my mind?"

Blake felt like five thunderbolts.

Why are the Chinese people so untrustworthy? That piece of white truffle is worth $250,000 at most, and now, under the coaxing of the other party, he has called out a price of $950,000 without any consideration, and he can almost buy four of these truffles!

And the money is still second, nearly a million dollars, and it is still a loss for Blake, at most it is a little painful, but things are not so simple.

His status in the family is not as good as those brothers, and he is also relatively low in the ranking of heirs, and he also messed up two businesses in succession some time ago, and there is a lot of criticism within the family.

If he had bought a white truffle worth up to $250,000 at auction for $950,000, the news would have reached France, and the family would not have known what kind of storm he would face!

Blake panicked all of a sudden, and shouted in shock and anger, "You...... You are the owner of this batch of truffles, and your bid is invalid!"

Xia Ruofei glanced at Blake with idiotic eyes and said, "I don't want to explain the same question a second time! Whether my bid is valid or not, the law will tell you the answer!"

Then, Xia Ruofei glanced at the buyers in the venue and said: "Also, it's okay for you to say that I maliciously raised the price, but I must state that this is completely aimed at you alone! To put it bluntly! You are an undesirable figure in our Taoyuan Company! I will never participate in the normal bidding of other buyers!"

Blake gritted his teeth and looked at Xia Ruofei as if he was about to eat someone.

Xia Ruofei sneered indifferently, turned his face to look at the stage, and said to Lu Zhongguang: "Mr. Lu, I think you can count down......"

Lu Zhongguang came back to his senses at this time, and this was the second time he had been distracted on stage.

The main reason is that the process of today's auction is too unusual, even Lu Zhongguang, who is used to seeing big scenes, feels a little frightened.

Lu Zhongguang glanced at Blake with some sympathy, and then began to perform his duties: "Mr. Blake at No. 184 has sold $950,000 for this piece of white pine, does anyone else want to increase the price?"

It's just a routine, it's all at this price, even if the head is caught by the door, it is impossible to increase the price.

Lu Zhongguang waited for a while, and then began to count down: "950,000 US dollars for the first time...... $950,000 for the second ...... $950,000 ...... The third time!"

The auction gavel is hammering down!

"Deal!" Lu Zhongguang said, "Congratulations to Mr. Black for successfully bidding for this 1.2-kilogram white truffle!"

Blake didn't feel anything to be happy about, he seemed to have all his strength drained, and he couldn't sit down in his chair.

He was so clumsy today, like a big fool who was being played with in the palm of his hand.

Just now, he thought he had caught Xia Ruofei's weakness, but he didn't expect that people had already planned to calculate him, but the funny thing was that he was stupid and jumped into the pit.

Now Blake feels like a complete fool......