"Received!" The flying device suddenly spoke, and Ai Hongcheng felt relieved. Thank goodness it wasn't embarrassing!
Then, to everyone's surprise, the flying chess piece descended steadily and slowly onto the designated shock-absorbing platform, perfectly centered and stable!
"Awesome!" Ai Hongcheng was a bit excited. Nearby, reporters caught this moment on camera. This was designed by Shang Yunyan, whose company was about to open. Although the headquarters building was still under construction, many employees were already working on internal matters in a rented building. Shang Yunyan's performance today would directly boost the company's overall progress!
Shang Wantong understood her boss's intentions well and deeply admired Shang Yunyan's operational abilities!
"Young Master! This... this massive imperial green! Oh my god! I've never seen such a large piece of imperial green! What kind of wealthy person would have this? The color, the texture, the warmth—it's definitely top-tier imperial green, and it's this big! Young Master, is this jade yours?"
"It's not mine! It's his. Yunyan, how much do you plan to auction this jade for?"
"What do you think it's worth?"
"Haha, I think it's priceless!"
"Hongcheng, besides life, nothing is truly priceless!"
"This imperial green is worth at least 50 billion! I'm not sure how much you could bid for it, but I'm itching to start the bidding! Once this big piece of imperial green is broken into smaller chunks, they could fetch sky-high prices!"
"Hehe, Hongcheng, I'll leave this to you. Since you say it's 50 billion, how about I set the starting price at 50 billion?"
"Great! Appraiser, issue a certification for Yunyan's jade, immediately! Arrange for this imperial green to be the finale tonight!"
"Yes! Young Master!"
The two left happily and re-entered the main hall, where hot air balloons were currently being auctioned off. A few old men were bidding against each other, and upon seeing Ai Hongcheng return, they loudly raised their bids, seemingly trying to catch his attention!
But Ai Hongcheng didn't pay any attention to their looks; he just returned to his seat and resumed chatting and laughing with Shang Yunyan!
Tonight, Shang Yunyan's mysterious wealth left Ai Hongcheng completely baffled. The items auctioned by the Northern Chamber of Commerce, even shares or land, had never started at over 50 billion—yet here it was today!
Of course, Ai Hongcheng knew that no one had the strength to compete with that price, and such a large piece of rare imperial green would definitely be his!
Still, he was genuinely curious about how Shang Yunyan managed to acquire such a pure and authentically colored piece of imperial green!
"Dad, Yunyan and Ai Hongcheng have been gone for a few minutes. I wonder what they're up to!"
"Why worry about them? It doesn't concern us! Right now, we need to focus on building a good relationship with Yunyan. I now understand why this guy confidently bought into the Jiang family's primary investment and why he said if he investigated me thoroughly, he wouldn't act against me! Shang Yunyan might actually be a more terrifying existence than Ai Hongcheng!"
"Alright, Dad, stop guessing! The autumn frost painting by Tang Yin you like is coming up. What's your target price? I saw the starting price is 500 million!"
"Uh, I don't know, maybe around 800 million? If it gets too high, I'll definitely pull back. We should prioritize the family business!"
"Next up, we have a painting by Tang Yin. I believe everyone knows him! Among his works, the autumn frost painting is exceptional. The starting bid is 500 million, with bidding increments of no less than 50 million! The auction begins!"
"600 million!"
Everyone was caught off guard as the head of the Fan family directly raised the bid by 100 million!
"700 million!" The head of the Zhao family chimed in!
"800 million!" Xu Daqiang followed closely behind. But deep down, he knew he couldn't win this painting; once the other four families got involved, it would be a fierce battle!
Shang Yunyan raised his eyebrows when he heard Xu Daqiang's voice and turned to look at Xu Yiru, who happened to be staring at the back of his head, dazed and curious about why he was bidding on that necklace for women. Their eyes met, causing Xu Yiru to blush again and hurriedly look away!
But Shang Yunyan took out his phone and gestured towards Xu Yiru. Although she turned her gaze elsewhere, she clearly saw his movement and quickly nodded!
"Does your uncle like this painting?"
"Ah! I don't know!"
"Did you not hear your dad just bid 800 million?"
"Is that so? I didn't notice!"
Xu Yiru left Shang Yunyan speechless. What was this silly girl thinking?
"Okay, no worries! We can talk more at the banquet."
"Mhm, sounds good!"
At that moment, the price of the autumn frost painting had already soared to 1.1 billion, showing no signs of stopping, seemingly heading towards 2 billion!