YM778.TV Chapter 184 182
Huaxia people really are foolish with lots of money, only two people were bidding in the room, including a foreigner—it was obvious that they were just driving up the price.
But the Huaxia bidder didn\'t hesitate to raise his paddle and bid higher.
"I bid 3.98 million."
Lin Huaye smiled slightly, stating the maximum price Old Mr. Chen had given him.
Although it was just twenty thousand less, in his mind, this was already the limit because he had a plan.
"Oh God! 3.98 million! Anyone else want to add a bit more?"
"3.98 million! Anyone else?"
Wu Shiluo was stunned; just moments ago, the price was hovering around 3.7 million, and now Lin Huaye had suddenly pushed it to the brink of four million.
Four million! US dollars!
Although this price for the Snake Head didn\'t surpass the previous bids for the zodiac heads, it was already frighteningly high!
And with a precedent of a high bid but no payment last time, he dared not push the price too high.
Otherwise, had he known earlier that Huaxia people were so wealthy, he would have certainly started the bidding at five million!
"Anyone else? If no more bids, I\'m going to drop the hammer."
Wu Shiluo held the hammer in his hand, but he hesitated to bring it down.
Clearly, the transaction-hesitation time had passed, yet he still firmly gripped the hammer!
"What\'s going on here? He has said it three times now, shouldn\'t he drop the hammer?"
"Right!? He\'s not thinking of driving the price up further, is he? That\'s against the rules!"
"Damn this foreign auctioneer, he\'s being unfair!"
The auction hall erupted into arguments again, everyone pointing at Wu Shiluo on stage and cursing him relentlessly.
Because he had broken the auction rules! Find adventures on empire
"3.99 million!" Just as Wu Shiluo himself started to feel the pressure from the crowd, bidder number ninety-four, finally fulfilling their hopes, raised the price by another ten thousand US dollars.
Don\'t think that it was just ten thousand US dollars.
The price for the Snake Head was now extremely close to four million!
Chen Tian\'s face turned completely dark; the opponent was clearly forcing him to pull four million US dollars out of his pocket!
It was a blatant robbery!
The message was clear: four million US dollars, you Huaxia people must pay that today to purchase the Snake Head from our hands.
Because of Wu Shiluo\'s previous remark about destroying it if unsold, the Snake Head was surely not going to end up back in foreign hands.
They were putting him in a tight spot!
He had to buy whether he wanted to or not!
"Humph, you\'re going too far!"
Chen Tian, who had been quiet until now, suddenly stood up and started loudly berating the auctioneer and the earlier bidder who had been driving up the price.
"Four million? The money is not much, but don\'t think you can treat us Huaxia people like fools! Today, I, Chen Tian, won\'t pay a penny!"
"If you want to smash it, go back and smash it; if you want to leave it, leave it there. When Huaxia becomes stronger, my donated aircraft carrier will surely reach your doorstep!"
After finishing his tirade, Chen Tian didn\'t even sit back down but instead grabbed Gu Yu, having him support his shoulder to help him leave.
The whole venue was in an uproar.
Old Mr. Chen was angry! He wouldn\'t bid anymore!
The Snake Head was right there on stage, but the foreigners had enraged Old Mr. Chen, driving him away!
Watching Chen Tian and his two companions slowly leave their seats, Wu Shiluo on stage was dumbfounded.
The bidder in the corner was also dumbfounded.
How could this Huaxia old man not even be willing to add that last ten thousand? When previously bidding, wasn\'t he easily adding tens or twenties of thousands?
However, they didn\'t understand that it wasn\'t about the ten thousand US dollars for the Huaxia people; it was about their pride.
An act of defiance!
Today, if Chen Tian had really succumbed and filled in that last ten thousand US dollars to claim the Snake Head for four million US dollars, then the dignity of the Huaxia people would have been completely lost!
From then on, "foolish with lots of money" would have become a label for the Huaxia people.
Countless foreigners would come and deceive our nationals, even mocking them for it!
Snake Head could go unsold, but the spine of the Huaxia people must be preserved!
Some of the Huaxia people present also realized the crux of the matter, no longer hesitated, and quickly left the venue.
The large auction hall was suddenly half empty.
Even the officials from Sofu Coin were taken aback— with these Huaxia tycoons gone, who would bid on the following items?
A single Snake Head had caused such a huge uproar!
"Mr. Wu Shiluo?" A Sofu Coin official stepped onto the stage, looking at Wu Shiluo with an accusatory expression.
Wu Shiluo broke into cold sweats instantly.
Just as the atmosphere in the hall turned icy, suddenly a Saudi man with a white cloth on his head stood up.
"I will bid 4 million for my Huaxia friends!"
Lance, holding his 26th son with his right hand, raised his number 26 paddle with his left hand and shouted out his bid.
All the Huaxia people who were walking out halted in their steps.
They turned around to see who had shouted this sky-high US dollar bid of 4 million dollars.
But when they saw a Saudi man with a white cloth on his head, they were again puzzled.
Why would this foreigner spend such a high price to buy the Snake Head?
What did it mean to him?
Only Chen Tian knew why, and he looked at his friend Lance with a puzzled expression while Lance simply pursed his lips and gave him a big smile.
Chen Tian suddenly understood.
This was Lance\'s gesture of goodwill, and also Lance making his stance clear.
He was using his actions to support him, to support Huaxia, using these 4 million US dollars to prove his friendship with Chen Tian!
Chen Tian returned a big smile and then waved at him, walking out of the international auction hall with even more determination.
In contrast, Lance sat down on the stool, picked up a cane beside him, and gently tapped the table leg. Although the sound was soft, it emitted an imposing aura.
His nostrils flared at the foreigners on the other side, as if to say, "Who among you can outbid me?"
"Anyone else wants to bid? Hendry Oil Extraction Group is ready to play with all present to the end."
"Oh guys, I almost forgot, I also own a security company called Sand Snake Shield, though, you may also call it the Sand Snake Mercenary Group."
Lance\'s pale blue eyes swept across the faces of every foreigner present, especially those who had targeted Chen Tian, as they suddenly felt a chill on their foreheads.
It was as if several mercenaries with AKs were holding their guns to their heads.
"Lance, why are you helping those foolish Huaxia people? We could be making money together!"
The Jew that had been artificially inflating the prices looked at Lance with an unsightly expression.
In his view, Lance\'s actions were incomprehensible; wealthy people like them should be together making money from the pockets of the foolish Huaxia people.
"Foolish? Huaxia people are not foolish, they are the best friends, I never make money from my friends\' pockets."
Lance shook his head.
He still remembered the story his grandfather told him about when Saudi Arabia bought missiles from Huaxia.
His grandfather had said that the Huaxia people were too honest, charging only 3.5 billion US dollars for five missiles, and even throwing in another one for free!
Who wouldn\'t want to develop a deep friendship with such generous friends?
So, Lance had always had a fondness for the Huaxia people.
And he had so many years of friendship with Chen Tian.
Both emotionally and rationally, he would choose to help Huaxia!
"Lance! It looks like you\'ve become as foolish as those Huaxia people!"
The Jew pointed at Lance with a displeased expression and cursed.
Lance just gave him a cold look, then left the auction hall with his young son.
"Go back and tell your boss, 4 million US dollars, Sand Snake will get it back from his base."
The Jew\'s expression turned pale instantly; he understood what Lance meant...
Lance was actually going to target their private military base for the sake of the Huaxia people!
The Jew, feeling completely dejected, leaned back in his chair, while Wu Shiluo finally managed to react, slamming the auction hammer down hard on the display table:
"Sold!"