The food in a five-star hotel is quite good, and the privacy of the private rooms is also very good.
There was a huge round table with seven or eight exquisite dishes, but there were only two men sitting next to each other.
Xue Zhenghao diligently served Cheng Yu the dishes and said, "Xiao Zhong, please eat more. We have other things to do in the afternoon, so we won't drink at noon."
Cheng Yu nodded, and Xue Zhenghao waved to the waiter and said: "You can go out first. Don't come in unless I tell you." The waiter in cheongsam left without saying a word.
"Let me first introduce you to the auction in the afternoon."
This suited Cheng Yu's thoughts. Although he had known about the auction for a few days and knew the time and place, he knew almost nothing about the specific mode of the auction.
"Speaking of which, if I find that this auction is not as safe as you say, I will still refuse to do you this favor."
Faced with "Zhong Hua"'s "cautiousness", Xue Zhenghao only thought it was normal.
"Okay, no problem. In short, the contract between you and me is that if you help me buy the phoenix crown, I will pay you a reward of 100,000 yuan. You have the right to withdraw at any time before the phoenix crown is taken."
Cheng Yu seemed very satisfied, picked up a piece of lobster, put it to his mouth and chewed it quietly.
Xue Zhenghao continued: "In this auction, the items up for auction are all antiques and the like. As you might expect, these items are basically items of unknown origin. I will not tell you the specific origins.
I won’t go into detail, but it’s roughly divided into stolen goods, uncovered artifacts, etc.”
"I know the bright weapon. It is often mentioned in Ghost Blowing the Lamp. Isn't this thing bad luck?" Cheng Yu asked curiously.
Xue Zhenghao nodded and said: "For me, these things are certainly unlucky, so my goal has never been those things. That phoenix crown is said to belong to a queen of the Ming Dynasty..."
Next, Xue Zhenghao told the story about Zhu Youtang's biological mother that Cheng Yu was already familiar with. Therefore, Cheng Yu listened casually and took advantage of this opportunity to fill up the Five Zang Temple.
"In our country's existing Ming history records, Zhu Youtang's biological mother's family has not been found, so the discovery of this phoenix crown is likely to change this period of history."
"So, the historical value of this thing is far greater than its antique value. Once someone finds out that you are determined to get it, they will definitely raise the price deliberately. But the auction is held by the seventh master, he obviously already knows about my existence, so
A poor guy who can only play a few thousand bets in a casino, even a poor guy with great luck, suddenly starts trying to take pictures of something worth millions, he can definitely guess that I am doing you a favor.
?When the time comes, he won’t be able to raise the price just by colluding with anyone.”
Xue Zhenghao smiled and said: "You have misunderstood this. Master Qi is a Jianghu man after all. He has his own rules. Moreover, it is true that this auction is held by him, but most of the objects participating in the auction are similar to his.
It has nothing to do with it. Others asked him to bid on his behalf. What he earned was a share of the final auction price of the items. Deliberately cheating the bidders and raising the price of a certain item to obtain more commissions is too much.
It’s short-sighted. After all, Qiye’s ability to hold this kind of auction depends on the reputation accumulated over a long period of time. Both the person who provided the object and the bidder have full trust in Qiye.”
Cheng Yu nodded, picked up a wet towel and wiped his hands, and said: "I understand. In other words, the person who provided the object is most likely to be between the person and the bidder. Once he finds out that someone is determined to get the thing he participated in,
, he will definitely try his best to increase the final auction price. Especially for a person with status and status like you, once he takes action, someone will definitely drive up the price. But I am different, no one knows me, even if some people think that I
The asking price is not high enough, at least the owner himself does not dare to increase the price easily. After all, he does not know how strong I am. If it happens to me, it will not just be as simple as not selling. He must pay the Qiye according to his asking price.
Commission.”
Xue Zhenghao laughed and said: "It saves trouble to communicate with smart people, that's it. Master Qi's commission ratio is very high, and those people can't afford to take this risk."
"Then it's a bit unnecessary for you to ask me to help you with this, isn't it? As the boss of such a big company, why don't you just find any employee to help you with this? You don't even have to show your face. If you don't worry, just leave it all to him.
, if you are not worried, just come and stay in the hotel, play cards by yourself, and let the staff help you take care of things..."
Xue Zhenghao nodded heavily, picked up the kuaizi, thought for a moment and put it back.
"You are right. I thought so at first. But this phoenix crown has some special meaning to me. I don't want to pretend to be someone else's hand. To put it bluntly, I am worried about gains and losses. I always want to watch the phoenix crown fall with my own eyes.
Of course, you can find other people to do this, but if I hadn’t seen you so lucky today, I wouldn’t have thought of asking you to help. I don’t know if you can understand such a small thing.
My thoughts are that I must win this phoenix crown, whether I participate in the photoshoot in person or through the hands of others, I must get it. If it were someone else, I'm afraid the final result would be no different from if I participated in the photoshoot in person.
With you and my luck today, it is possible to end the battle for me quickly and at the same time help me save some money."
Cheng Yu burst into laughter and said, "This is just a matter of metaphysics. In fact, I may not really save money by going to take pictures. And whether I will help you save money in the end is completely unpredictable."
"I don't necessarily want you to help me save money, I just think there is a possibility in you. This is also an intuition, just like when you suddenly have an intuition in Changzhuang."
"Okay, if you want to put it this way, I can feel at ease with this one hundred thousand yuan. Compared to millions of dollars in items, one hundred thousand yuan may really be nothing to you."
"So you agreed?"
Cheng Yu nodded and said: "I agree for the time being, but again, if I find that there is danger at the auction site, I will definitely leave without saying goodbye."
"That's natural."
"Then you should eat something quickly. You have been briefing me on the situation and you haven't even eaten two bites." Cheng Yu stood up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
There was a bathroom in the private room. Cheng Yu pushed the door open, went back and locked the door.
Taking out his mobile phone, Cheng Yu sent a WeChat message to Xiao Nie, asking him about the location of Cheng Fu's mobile phone.
Xiao Nie quickly replied: The phone is still in the same position as before and has not been moved.
Cheng Yu frowned, thinking that this was impossible. Did Cheng Fu give up? Or was he in an accident and couldn't make it?
It is now close to one o'clock in the afternoon, and the auction will start at two o'clock. Judging from Xue Zhenghao's description just now, even if the phoenix crown is the final lot, it will take at most one and a half hours to complete all the auctions. Cong Yao
The road out of the village is the most difficult to walk. Even if Cheng Fu had the ability to use a helicopter, it would be difficult for him to set off from Yaozhai to the FCG city and then pass through customs in two and a half hours. What's more, Cheng Yu
I firmly believe that Cheng Fu has no ability to use a helicopter.
It couldn't be that Master Cheng died in the mountains due to his injuries and the slippery road due to rain and rain after escaping from the dilapidated house last night, right?
This seems impossible, because Cheng Fu's cell phone was just turned on in the morning. If something happened to Cheng Fu, the phone could only have been picked up by someone, and that person has not found Cheng Fu's body. Otherwise, at this moment,
The police must have been alerted, and the phone cannot still be near Yao Village. It must have been taken away by the police.
Based on these circumstances, Cheng Yu really couldn't analyze any more situations. He could only make one inference, that is, Cheng Fu and the mobile phone had been separated a long time ago, and the mobile phone was picked up and turned on. This means that
No one knows whether Cheng Fu is alive or dead or where he is. But as long as Cheng Fu is still alive, Cheng Yu believes that he will appear near this hotel sooner or later.
Okay, let's see if I can successfully find Cheng Fu's whereabouts thanks to my "lucky luck" today.
Now regarding the treasure map, Cheng Yu was not worried at all. Xue Zhenghao asked him to help take a picture of the phoenix crown. This was like giving Cheng Yu a pillow when he fell asleep.
In the afternoon, as long as Cheng Yu can bid for the phoenix crown, it will be Cheng Yu himself who pays the money and picks up the goods. According to Xue Zhenghao's description of Qi Ye's auction, Qi Ye's identity of the people participating in the auction
Everything will be kept strictly confidential. Of course, the person who offers the item can see the whole process of the auction, but the bidder will never know the identity of the person who provided the item. Only the person who finally wins the auction can meet the person who provided the item.
Then, under the supervision of Master Qi, the transaction is carried out directly, and the money is paid with one hand and delivered with the other hand. This ensures the safety of both parties and ensures that Master Qi can get his due share when the transaction is completed.
Therefore, even if the actual investor is Xue Zhenghao, Xue Zhenghao will not be allowed to enter the final stage. He can only hand over the money to Cheng Yu, and then let Cheng Yu complete the final transaction.
This gave Cheng Yu time to get the phoenix crown with his own hands, and Cheng Yu now roughly knew the secret hidden behind the phoenix crown. He only needed to pretend to inspect the goods while getting the phoenix crown, or just enjoy it.
, calmly take photos of the interior of the phoenix crown with your mobile phone. After returning to China, you only need to compare the photos of the interior of the phoenix crown with the "Nothing" card in your hand to get a complete map.
Of course, a map is just a map. It is unknown whether the "treasure" pointed to by the map still exists, and what kind of treasures are there.
As for the phoenix crown itself, it is useless.
Of course, the phoenix crown still has some effect on Cheng Yu. If Cheng Yu wants to complete the system task, he still needs to help Xue Zhenghao bring the phoenix crown back home.
Back in the private room of the restaurant, Xue Zhenghao seemed to have finished his meal. The two chatted casually for a few more words, and saw that the time was about to reach two o'clock in the afternoon.
In order to prevent anyone from seeing the relationship between Cheng Yu and Xue Zhenghao, the two naturally left the restaurant separately and then entered the auction venue separately. During lunch, Xue Zhenghao had been communicating with Cheng Yu alone. He was obviously the third party.
They came together individually, but those two people never showed up. It can be seen that Xue Zhenghao cannot fully trust even those two people. Except for Master Qi, no one else in the world knows the connection between Cheng Yu and Xue Zhenghao.
The auction is on the top floor of the hotel's main building. It was originally a super VIP private room, a place reserved for gamblers like Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, and Stephen Chow to gamble alone. I don't know if this private room can be opened in a year.
Several times, will there really be that kind of gambling with tens of millions of cards happening here.
Right at the door, after paying the minimum deposit of five thousand yuan of soft girl coins, Cheng Yu walked into the auction site.
The huge private room was divided into two parts, the front and back areas, by a black curtain.
