The auctioneer's hammer froze in mid-air and was about to fall. He was hesitating whether to read out the bid... One hundred million US dollars, a price that could almost buy the entire opera house together with him!
The assistant quickly came on stage and whispered a few words in the auctioneer's ear. The auctioneer nodded slightly and looked solemn.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for your interest in this lot, but the intensity of the bidding has greatly exceeded our expectations. We must prevent inflated prices from causing the final auction to be successful but unable to pay customers who really want this lot.
situation, so we must ask Mr. No. 24 to go with us to the financial room to confirm certain conditions. During this period, the auction will be suspended. Please take a rest and a waiter will serve you exquisite fruits and snacks."
Waiters in white clothes shuttled back and forth holding exquisite trays, and hundreds of pairs of golden eyes turned towards him with a "swish". Amidst the questioning eyes of everyone, Lu Mingfei looked calm.
In the financial room, the auctioneer's assistant and the financial manager surrounded Lu Mingfei, and they were polite, but in fact, their eyes with hidden suspicion had been wandering around Lu Mingfei.
"I'm very sorry, your bidding method is too exaggerated. Once again, you didn't make a bid for nearly two hours during the previous auction. When you did, it was a huge amount of 100 million US dollars. So in order to ensure the safety of the auction, we have to invite you here.
." The financial manager explained with a smile.
"Understandable." Lu Mingfei replied calmly.
"Thank you for your understanding." The financial manager bowed slightly, "The only account you provided us is a Zurich bank account, which contains 10 million US dollars as a deposit. Normally, 10 million is already a huge amount of money, and the deposit is
It’s very convincing, but this time you bid 100 million US dollars, which is ten times your deposit, and you even made bids of 200 million and 300 million US dollars one after another... To be honest, you are really ambitious."
"But since it is your first time to visit our auction, your credit rating is not enough. If you cannot prove that you have the ability to pay, we will have to cancel your right to bid." The financial manager patted a black suitcase.
"Do you want to see the balance records of all my bank cards?" Lu Mingfei smiled.
"No, no, you just need to prove to us that you have the ability to deliver." The financial manager asked implicitly, "Please help us and temporarily take off your headphones and microphone. It is related to your financial security and ours."
To your credit, our conversations need to be kept confidential."
Lu Mingfei said nothing and took off his headphones and microphone.
"In the past, there were some malicious customers who arranged some new people in the venue to drive up the price. They actually had no ability to pay, but it affected the fairness of the auction." The financial manager was persuasive, "You only need to prove your ability to pay, for example, to
We provide your other accounts."
The financial manager opened the suitcase with a smile. After unfolding it, the suitcase turned into an electronic device, with a red LCD screen and a black keyboard, like a huge calculator. He opened the user interface of Zurich Bank.
"Please enter your account password at Zurich Bank." The financial manager pushed the laptop towards Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei followed the financial manager's instructions and quickly entered the account and password Angers told him. After a few seconds, the number "10,00000000" popped up on the LCD screen.
Ten million US dollars is definitely a huge amount of money that can be spent by ordinary people for a lifetime, but in this feast of dragons, it seems too insignificant, like a pebble thrown into the sea.
, it is difficult to stir up a wave.
"We have very high authority at Zurich Bank. We can check your balance. It's really only ten million US dollars." The financial manager maintained an awkward yet polite smile.
In the lobby of the opera house, guests were whispering to each other, voices rising and falling, and a few frivolous sneers ringing out from time to time.
Is it funny? These people have been laughing since they got off the car and entered the venue, as if they were watching some animals that are different from them... Is it funny just because they are different from them?
Maybe... Lu Mingfei also smiled.
"I can also offer 100 million!"
In the stadium, at the back of the auditorium, Neo announced loudly, the gloomy look wiped away from his face. He held up the number plate with "No. 25" written on it, as if he was holding some magic wand that symbolized wealth.
His tone was like that of a proud king who had recovered his lost territory.
"Of course you can also check my deposit at Zurich Bank at will. I am fully solvent!" Neo's eyes seemed to penetrate the partition of the financial room, his voice resounded throughout the audience, with a wanton smile on his lips,
"One hundred million, I am holding one hundred million here and waiting for the opening."
The auctioneer stood on the stage with a bowed smile. Different from the 10 million deposit of No. 24, they had checked the deposit of each guest beforehand. The deposit in the bank card of No. 25... happened to be 100 million! What he said
It's true, this aggressive young man does have the confidence to be so domineering.
Another auctioneer assistant walked into the financial room quickly and lowered his voice and said in the financial manager's ear: "No. 25 said that he would also be willing to bid 100 million after the auction restarts. This distinguished guest looks like he is tired of waiting.
I’m tired of it.”
A strange light flashed in the financial manager's eyes. He frowned and gradually lost the initial respect and patience in his tone towards Lu Mingfei: "Sir, why don't we go back to our seats and start over?
At first, we will explain to the guests that there is a problem with your capital chain and it has been frozen by the bank. We will not lose your face. We also ask you not to bid in such an exaggerated way in the future..."
Lu Mingfei raised his eyes and looked at the bald Mediterranean uncle. The original flattering smile on his face had almost disappeared. Anyone could hear the impatience and urging in his tone and eyes.
It was a warning, and he didn’t even bother to cover it up a bit or anything like that... Is this a mixed-race society?
It’s no different from human society. The one with money and power is Lao Tzu, enjoying the spotlight and adulation; the one with no money and power is Sun Tzu, who only deserves cold looks and frivolous ridicule?
The same reality, the same irony.
"Do you only cooperate with Zurich Bank?" Lu Mingfei waved his hand to interrupt the chatter of the bald financial manager.
"Of course... no, we still cooperate with major banks in various countries, but for any bank you can name, we have VVIP or above authority." The bald manager's tone gradually became more arrogant.
"But you only asked me about my Zurich bank account. I thought you could only pay with Zurich bank cards." Lu Mingfei tapped his finger on the long table paved with agate jade, his voice clear.
"What do you mean..." The financial manager was stunned.
"Help me get on the Julius Baer page." Lu Mingfei clicked on the black laptop.
The financial manager was startled. He glanced at Lu Mingfei suspiciously, then opened the Julius Baer page on his computer, and calmly pushed the remote device, which was directly connected to the major banks in Switzerland, back to Lu Mingfei.
Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei tapped on the keyboard. His hand speed was very fast, and the key clicks were very light but so fast that it was dizzying. After a while, he flipped the computer screen to the financial manager's eyes.
"Count them." Lu Mingfei said calmly.
The financial manager glanced at the computer page, and then his eyes froze for an instant. There seemed to be a black hole on the screen, and he was firmly stuck. He slowly bent down and took off the gold-rimmed glasses hanging on the bridge of his nose.
, spoke with difficulty.
"One, ten, one hundred...one hundred thousand, one million...one hundred million, one billion!" Each of his syllables was drawn out extremely long, and the lingering sound was distorted. He, who had been a professional financial manager for twenty years, was actually scared at this moment.
Wrong number of digits entered, "More than a billion dollars of wealth!"
His eyes couldn't help but look at the unknown boy sitting across from him. When everyone was rushing to show off his bloodline, this boy didn't even dare to light up his golden eyes. He shouted that there were only 10 million calories in a hundred million calories...
…He originally thought that this young man was a tough guy, but he didn’t expect that…
How could such a distinguished guest be unable to find out the details of their auction? How could such a young man be penniless?
"Now go to the Raiffeisen Bank page." Lu Mingfei spoke again.
"Wha...what?" The financial manager looked up, confused.
"Switzerland's Raiffeisen, a bank ranked one higher than Zurich, why doesn't your auction house cooperate with them?" Lu Mingfei asked rhetorically.
"No, we do. Please wait a moment, sir." The financial manager's attitude quickly changed 180 degrees. He was already impatient. After seeing the number, he became respectful again and addressed Lu Mingfei.
I used honorifics subconsciously.
He held the computer in both hands and gently placed it in front of Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei entered the password again, tapped the confirmation button, and turned the screen around.
"count."
"Another...another billion." The financial manager said nervously.
"Credit Suisse." Lu Mingfei said.
"Ah?" The financial manager was confused.
"CreditSuisse, Credit Suisse, I don't like to put my eggs in the same basket. It would be more low-key to spread the wealth out. And I don't care which card I take with me when I go out, right?" Lu Mingfei's tone was like
A nouveau riche.
But the financial manager of Mediterranean nodded crazily and smiled extremely flatteringly.
"No...that's right, what you said is really philosophical!" He flattered sincerely while logging into the Credit Suisse bank page non-stop.
Enter the password again, the bank has changed, but the number remains the same, it is still one billion!
This overly young man in regular clothes has so far displayed a wealth of three billion and ten million dollars, in US dollars!
In 2010, if this huge number swept through an underdeveloped industry at will, it could even monopolize the future of the entire industry in an instant!
Which family's heir is this? Who would trust such a huge amount of wealth in the name of a young man in his early twenties? In an instant, various thoughts flashed through the financial manager's mind.
"UBS." Lu Mingfei continued.
Isn't it over yet... The financial manager was silent. He took the computer with ease, logged into the Swiss Bank interface, and then held it in front of Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, and then quickly typed on the keyboard, but this time the situation was different. After he clicked Enter... the red warning light flashed crazily next to the camera, and the harsh siren suddenly sounded!
Not only the finance room, the alarm sound was so loud that it even reached the hall. Everyone who had been waiting for a long time suddenly started talking in excitement when they heard the ringing, like an exploding ant nest.
"Boy, let's get out of here." Neo, who didn't know the truth, glanced at the financial room sinisterly. In his opinion, this alarm meant that Lu Mingfei had lost the opportunity to compete with him on the same stage.
Lu Mingfei in the finance room was also stunned. After he realized what he was doing, he quickly closed the cover of his computer and shut it down.
Damn it, it’s so hard to show off with money, how can this girl be so stingy... Lu Mingfei cursed crazily in his heart.
Of course, this exaggerated huge amount of money is not his. These are all Su Enxi's property. To be precise, these can only be regarded as the pocket money that girl has saved over the years. The real wealth of the three-person action group is stored in
Even Lu Mingfei didn't know what kind of gold mine it was in the Swiss bank, which was the world's largest and also had the highest safety factor.
Lu Mingfei originally wanted to take this opportunity to find out, but Su Enxi's defensiveness was obviously higher than he thought. He just wanted to take a look and triggered the alarm without thinking.
"It doesn't matter. The wealth you have displayed is already amazing. It is completely sufficient for your auction needs. From now on, no matter what kind of offer you make, we will not raise any questions!" The financial manager took the initiative to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"Once again, my bid is 100 million US dollars." After leaving these words, Lu Mingfei stood up and walked out of the financial room.
Only the respectful financial manager and auction assistant were left nodding and bowing.
When he returned to the lobby of the Opera House and reappeared in people's sight, countless pairs of golden eyes looked at him, and people had sarcastic smiles on their lips, one after another, without any concealment.
Everyone heard the siren clearly just now. It wasted everyone's time, but it turned out to be just a clown trying to please others?
Neo stood up, opened his arms, and looked down at Lu Mingfei, "My friend, you are finally back, but let me wait for a while. It doesn't matter. If you can't come up with 100 million, my brother can take over for you. You
If you really like this set of swords, I can generously let you... touch one! Hahaha!"
The sarcasm in his words was no longer concealed, and Lu Mingfei didn't even bother to look at him. He knew from the beginning that this guy had no good intentions when he approached him, and he was not surprised when his true colors were revealed.
The auctioneer stood on the stage again, with a trembling voice and shining eyes: "The auction is now reopened. We have received the authorization from Mr. No. 25 to bid 100 million, and the authorization from Mr. 24 to bid... 100 million.
One dollar, so Mr. No. 25’s bid is invalid!”
The whole place was silent, and Neo's smile froze on his face again. His action of opening his arms looked extremely funny, but no one cared about him at this time... Everyone was looking at Lu Mingfei.
This boy is so calm, yet so crazy, and those black eyes that are incompatible with all golden eyes seem to be filled with mockery of the entire world.
He enjoyed everyone's attention and climbed up the stairs step by step, arrogant... It seemed that everyone could only look up quietly.