The thirty people who won the lottery were scattered in all corners of the venue, and the appetizing fragrance of the abalone was also wafting in the venue.

Even the rich people in the VIP area nodded frequently after tasting the abalone, and whispered a few words to the people next to them from time to time.

Judging from their expressions, these billionaires are obviously also very tempted by the superb abalone provided by Taoyuan Company this time.

Not to mention that almost all of these abalone have reached the standard of the best abalone, the quality of the abalone itself alone also makes these rich people feel very surprised, completely beyond their imagination.

The meat of abalone is very delicate, and at the same time has a hint of toughness, very chewy, and its taste is quite delicious, under the cooking of Michelin-starred chefs, not only does not have the slightest fishy smell, but also has a special fragrance, which impresses everyone who has tasted it today.

In fact, this is not because Chef Liu's craftsmanship is superb, but because these abalone grow in the Lingtu space, absorbing the rich aura in the space all day long, and the seawater in the space is countless times purer than the marine environment outside, so the meat itself is very pure, even if it is cooked by ordinary chefs, it will not have too much fishy smell.

Of course, whether everyone thinks that Chef Liu's craftsmanship is good, or the quality of Taoyuan's abalone is superb, in general, this warm-up activity arranged by Feng Jing is an instant hit.

The atmosphere of the audience suddenly became warm, and the guests who were interested in competing were eager to try it one by one, and many of the wealthy people in the VIP area also showed interested expressions.

There are not a lot of abalone in each small plate, Feng Jing saw on the stage that everyone had eaten almost, so she smiled and said: "I believe that everyone has a very intuitive understanding of the best abalone that our Taoyuan Company is going to auction today, so let's gossip and go directly to the auction!"

Speaking of this, Feng Jing made an inviting gesture and said with a smile: "Now I will hand over the stage to Mr. Lu Zhongguang, the chief auctioneer of Hengfeng Auction House!

The audience immediately burst into warm applause.

Lu Zhongguang is also well-known on Hong Kong Island, especially in the auction industry, he is the chief auctioneer of Hengfeng Auction House, and is also one of the executive directors of Hengfeng Auction House.

Lu Zhongguang was wearing a slim black suit, a festive red tie, his hair was smeared with oil, his big back was meticulous, and his feet were wearing shiny black leather shoes. He walked briskly, almost trotting up to the center of the stage.

Lu Zhongguang first bowed slightly towards Feng Jing, then picked up the microphone and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the abalone auction jointly organized by Hengfeng Group and Taoyuan Company, I am Lu Zhongguang, today's auctioneer!"

"There is a way that it is difficult to buy two abalones, as we all know, it is very difficult to breed abalone to the standard of two abalones, and the risk is also very large, so the large abalone that has always reached this specification is very rare, it can be said that it is difficult to find a thousand gold, and some people even regard two abalone as family heirlooms!" Lu Zhongguang said in his very distinctive, magnetic voice, "Both abalone are so rare, let alone one abalone?" Most of the best abalone we are auctioning today exceed the standard of one abalone, which is unique in the history of Hong Kong Island when so many abalone are auctioned at one time!"

Speaking of this, Lu Zhongguang's volume also began to increase, and his voice was full of infectiousness: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, friends who love this way must not miss such an opportunity that is rare but not sought......

After speaking, Lu Zhongguang picked up the auction hammer and knocked on it, and said with a smile: "Just now, everyone has an in-depth and intuitive understanding of the best abalone in this auction, so let's go straight to the point!"

"There are three abalone to be auctioned in the first batch!" Lu Zhongguang said with a reminder card in his hand, "These three abalones are the same as the two abalone that everyone shared and tasted just now, they are all ten grams short of reaching the standard of one abalone, if you measure it by the standard of two abalones, it is far exceeded!"

"The weight of the three abalone is 599 grams, 592 grams and 589 grams respectively," Lu Zhongguang said, glancing at the cue card.

When the guests and reporters in the audience heard this number, they couldn't help but let out exclamations, and some voices of regret.

The so-called standard of one abalone and two abalones is measured according to a few abalone in 1 Sima catty, if the weight of an abalone reaches or exceeds 1 Sima catty, then there is no doubt that this is an abalone, and two abalone is the weight of two abalone reaches or exceeds 1 Sima catty, that is to say, the abalone weighing more than half a Sima Jin and one Sima Jin below is two abalones.

The unit of measurement of Sima Jin is heavier than our general sense of Jin is 500 grams, and one Sima Jin is about 604.79 grams.

In other words, the standard for two abalone is that the weight of a single abalone reaches or exceeds 302.4 grams.

The weight of these three abalone is extremely close to 600 grams, and the heaviest one is only about 5 grams short of a catty, which is no different from a single abalone, and the other two are very little different.

But because of the difference of a few grams and more than a dozen grams, strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as two abalone - the super-large two-headed abalone, which is much worse in terms of value.

Lu Zhongguang smiled and announced: "Three abalones are auctioned in batches, the top three bidders get the lot, the highest bidder gets the heaviest one, and so on! Of course, if you like these three abalones very much, you can also bid many times, if all the prices you bid are in the top three, then congratulations, you will have all three abalone!"

"I believe that everyone is very clear about the rules of this first batch of auctions, then we will start the official auction!" Lu Zhongguang said, "The first batch of three abalones, the starting price is 800,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the price increase is not less than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars each time, please bid below!"

"Mr. 214 bids HK$820,000!"

"Mr. No. 186 bids HK$830,000!"

"Ms. Chen in the VIP area made two bids, HK$880,000 and HK$900,000 respectively! It seems that Ms. Chen is also very interested in this batch of superb abalone! Is there anything higher?"

"The lady of No. 39 bid 910,000 Hong Kong dollars! Your vision is so good! Guests, this is a rare opportunity, don't hesitate!"

At the beginning of the auction, everyone was very enthusiastic in bidding, and Lu Zhongguang also changed his gentle and elegant temperament just now, his tone and tone became full of passion, and his voice was also very high, even a little hoarse.

He is an experienced auctioneer who knows how to mobilize everyone's emotions and stimulate their desire to bid.

Of course, in fact, he didn't need to deliberately mobilize his emotions, and the guest bidding was quite positive.

Because most people are not actually wealthy, there are many middle-class or small wealthy families, as well as the owners of some seafood restaurants and seafood shops.

These people have limited financial resources, and they know very well that these three abalone are auctioned according to the market price of two abalones, but in fact, both the quality and weight are very close to one abalone, and the cost performance is very high.

In addition, there are more than a dozen super-rich people here today, and the poorest of the thirty people in the VIP area have a net worth of more than ten or two billion, and then auction a head of abalone, once the rich people in the VIP area make a move, it is basically impossible for people in other ordinary areas to compete with them.

And as the auction goes on, the prices are sure to get higher and higher.

Because the number of abalone is getting smaller and the weight is increasing, the price is bound to rise.

As a result, many of the guests in the general area are looking to take advantage of the opportunities ahead.

However, when most people hold this idea, the price is not destined to be too low.

Soon the highest price exceeded HK$1 million, and the third-ranked price also came to HK$960,000.

And everyone's enthusiasm is still very high, because even if it is a million Hong Kong dollars, it is still quite cost-effective.

There was no need for Lu Zhongguang's words to agitate, and soon the top three prices all exceeded HK$1 million, and the highest price came to HK$1.2 million.

At this time, the frequency of bidding gradually eased, and Lu Zhongguang could also take a breath - just now he had been speaking at a very high frequency, and sometimes even the quotation was very fast, he didn't have time to quote the price, and soon a new price was refreshed, which made him, a senior auctioneer, a little dizzy.

Lu Zhongguang also secretly exclaimed in his heart: It's crazy!

Of course, Lu Zhongguang also knows very well that this madness is just an appetizer, and the real feast is still the auction of abalone at the back, especially the heaviest three abalones, which are estimated to be auctioned at sky-high prices!

In the end, the three oversized two-headed abalone were auctioned for HK$1.89 million, HK$1.87 million and HK$1.86 million respectively.

The three abalone were photographed by the owner of a good advertising company and the owner of two seafood restaurants.

Buying an abalone at such a high price, the three people who won the bid were still happy, and the people next to them were also very envious, and some people secretly regretted that they didn't grit their teeth and bid again.

The Ms. Chen in the VIP area gave up at about HK$1.5 million - she actually participated in the auction with a dispensable attitude, because the real target of these rich people in the VIP area is the back of the abalone.

Lu Zhongguang's back was already soaked with sweat, and his shirt was a little slimy against his body, but his mood was very high.

"Congratulations to the three of you!" Lu Zhongguang said, "Thank you all for bringing this auction off to a good start!

Lu Zhongguang said while glancing at the cue card in his hand and said: "In this lot, there are a total of 21 excellent abalones, weighing 610 grams to 650 grams! Let's auction the first one first! The weight is 611.5 grams! The starting price is 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars! Each price increase shall not be less than 30,000 Hong Kong dollars! Please bid!"

Although this one-head abalone is only a dozen grams heavier than the two abalone just auctioned, the starting price has almost doubled.

No one thinks there is anything wrong with this, the weight of these ten grams is actually a watershed, the meaning of two abalone and one abalone is completely different, and the preciousness cannot be the same.

"HK$1,550,000!"

"HK$1.58 million!"

"1.61 million!"

......

As soon as Lu Zhongguang's words fell, there were bids one after another.

The auction of the oversized two-headed abalone just now has completely mobilized everyone's emotions, and there are many owners of seafood shops in the ordinary area, who originally held a wait-and-see attitude, and now they are full of hope to be able to auction a one-head abalone as a treasure of the town store.

There are also many gourmets from well-to-do families, who are salivating when they look at the abalone on the stage, and bid for the auction one after another.

The abalone auctioned later will be heavier and heavier, and the price will definitely be more and more expensive, so many people want to try to fight for it while there is still a chance, after all, at this time, the rich people in the VIP area have not yet participated in the competition on a large scale.

When the next 630 grams or even 650 grams of abalone start to be auctioned, you don't have to think about it to know that it is the wealth game of the rich people in the VIP area, and it has nothing to do with them.

Therefore, as soon as the auction of this abalone started, everyone's bidding enthusiasm did not diminish at all, and even more fierce than the auction competition of the super-large two-headed abalone just now.

In a short time, the bids have exceeded HK$2 million, and the price is still rising rapidly.

"HK$2.3 million!"

"2.33 million!"

"HK$2.4 million!"

......

In the end, this abalone was sold at a high price of 2.83 million Hong Kong dollars, and the successful bidder was still the owner of a seafood company in the ordinary area.

The momentum of this price increase made him a little unexpected, but fortunately, he has been gritting his teeth to compete, and he did not hesitate to increase the price, showing his competitors that he was bound to win.

Of course, the key thing is that the rich people in the VIP area still have very few shots, and even if they have bids, they have not been dead, often shrugging their shoulders and smiling after one or two rounds and giving up.

That's why he took down a bun without danger.

Now the treasure of the town store is here! The boss said happily in his heart, and at the same time bowed his hand to the person next to him to congratulate him.

This has just started the auction, Taoyuan Company has 8.45 million Hong Kong dollars in the account, and there are still 17 superb abalone waiting for auction, it is conceivable that the price will definitely not be lower than the transaction price of the first abalone.

In this auction, this mainland company will have to earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars! Many people can't help but be amazed after a little calculation of the accounts in their hearts.

Many people turned their envious eyes to Feng Jing who was standing on the side of the stage, and many media reporters also aimed their cameras at this beautiful boss.

The auction has only just begun, and the tone has already been set, and Feng Jing will definitely be the focus of major media reports on Hong Kong Island tomorrow.

It's just that everyone doesn't know that the boss of Taoyuan Company, who really makes a lot of money, is sitting in the audience, and Xia Ruofei is also watching and calculating how much money he can make this time!

The auction continued, and there was hardly any break in between, so the hostess took the second best abalone, displayed it on the stage, and then placed it on the display table in the center of the stage.

"Let's start the auction of the second abalone, this abalone weighs 615.4 grams, the starting price is still 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, and the price increase is not less than 30,000 Hong Kong dollars each time!" Lu Zhongguang said with a smile, his voice was already a little hoarse, "Please bid!"