Chapter 233 The fish takes the bait
"Boss, the fish has taken the bait!"
Although they were in a private room, the man still carefully controlled the volume while reporting to the Den Den Mushi on the table.
"Continue to monitor and report back at any time."
On the other end of the phone, Diamante covered the receiver with his hand, turned to look at Doflamingo on the sofa, and said with a smile:
"Dover, that guy really got fooled."
Doflamingo swirled his glass of red wine, savoring it.
"Fffffffff! It hasn't even reached our cost price yet. Don't worry, let's let the price soar for a while."
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"5 million Baileys, is there anyone else who wants to bid?"
The host's magnetic voice once again echoed in the auction hall.
A young, promising and handsome sea merchant was fiddling with the number plate in his hand while interacting with a beautiful and charming young lady from the second generation of an official next to him. He smiled and asked:
"Beautiful Miss Hilla, when I buy this batch of the best wood and build the best luxury yacht in the world, I wonder if I will have the honor to invite you to go sailing with me?"
"Of course I am willing, Mr. Matthews, but you and I are both unmarried men and women, and I am afraid of causing criticism. This matter still needs the approval of my father."
The girl lowered her beautiful eyes and spoke shyly.
What do you mean?
Isn't this just asking me to choose a day to propose marriage?
Ah woo~~
Matthews seemed to be able to hear the howling of the wolf in his heart.
Although he became a billionaire at a young age thanks to the efforts of several generations of his ancestors, in terms of status and identity, he was just a businessman and was still out of his league compared to the girl's royal aristocratic bloodline. However, as long as he could get this woman, his fame, fortune and status would be improved, and combined with his own financial strength, it would be a sure thing for him to achieve class transition!
The more Matthews thought about it, the hotter his heart became, and his face was filled with uncontrollable joy.
He had to win the auction item beautifully and show his strong financial resources to the other party! He raised the number plate in his hand without hesitation!
"Okay, we see that the price of No. 12 has increased by 2000 million! The current price is..."
Before the host could finish his words, he saw a new offer from Geer.
"6 million!! The VIP in Box No. 8000 raised the price by another 6 million! Now the price is million Baileys!"
Matthews frowned slightly, raised his number plate again and said loudly:
"Add another 1000 million!"
"Okay, number 12 raises the price again! Now the price is..."
Before the host could finish his words, the price had already been refreshed again.
"7 million!! Our VIP in Box 7 bid 12 million Baileys without hesitation! It seems he is determined to win! Does Guest No. want to raise the price further?"
As the host spoke, the camera and pressure were all given to Matthews. The auction house loved to create this kind of confrontation, hoping that both parties would be dissatisfied with each other and bid against each other in anger.
"hateful!"
Matthews cursed inwardly, feeling that the other party was deliberately provoking him.
He had a total of 8 million Baileys on him this time, which was already a lot and definitely ranked first among all the people present.
The usual transaction price of Baoshu Adam is about 3 million to 7 million Baileys. This time there are of them, so the transaction price of million to million is normal, but now after only a few rounds of bidding, the price has reached million.
It is obvious that the other party really wants to buy this batch of wood, and he seems to be very rich, which makes things a bit difficult.
How to do?
Feeling the expectant gazes of the guests around him and the beautiful woman next to him, Matthews felt that he was in a difficult situation.
A fixed price shows determination and makes the opponent give up? !
Matthews finally lived up to everyone's expectations and raised his number plate, saying loudly:
"8 million!! I'll give you 8 million Baileys!"
"Wow~ 8 million Baileys! So cool! Our No. 12 also raised the price by million Baileys! Let's have a direct conversation!"
“Pah pah pah pah~!”
There was a spontaneous burst of warm applause at the scene. It was a kind of enjoyment to see others not treating money seriously and spending it lavishly.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Matthews straightened his back, raised his thumb, turned around and gave Miss Hilla beside him a relaxed and confident smile.
"He's poisonous, right? He doesn't look like a shill. Why does he have to snatch a bunch of shipbuilding wood from me? Does he also dream of going out to sea and becoming the Pirate King? If you can spend 8 million berries to buy something, what other great treasure do you want?"
Gel stood in front of the glass holding a teacup, looking at the smug young businessman below and couldn't help but complain.
"What? What should I do, Captain? It's already 8 million Baileys!"
Tesoro worked very hard and lived frugally, and only saved 3 million in 3 years. 8 million Baileys is equivalent to the amount he would have to work hard for 80 years to save. Thinking about this, it is inevitable that he is worried that Captain Geller will not be able to buy the wood he wants.
"Is there anyone who wants to bid? 8 million Baileys per time~"
The host looked at the two Tianlong people in the VIP seats, wanting to see if they were interested in bidding, but found that the two Tianlong people had already fallen asleep on the sofa.
The host could only deliberately slow down his speech, hoping to give the customer enough time to continue bidding, and the result did not disappoint him.
"Ohhh! 9 million Baileys! The VIP in Box One has raised the price by another 1 million Baileys!"
"hateful!"
Matthews was still hesitating whether to impulsively add another 100 million pounds to show his last bit of stubbornness, but the price kept changing like a wild horse.
"Someone made another bid! The VIP in Box 8 suddenly came out and raised the price by 1000 million. Now the price has reached 9 million Baileys!"
"One billion!! One billion Baileys!"
"He is the VIP of our Box No. 10 and he directly bid billion Baileys!"
Matthews gritted his teeth, and finally could only sigh unwillingly, and wilted like a deflated ball.
This price was beyond his ability to continue showing off. One had to know that making a random offer at an auction and not being able to pay in the end would have very serious consequences!
"I'm sorry, Miss Hilla. I came here in a hurry this time and didn't prepare enough cash, so I failed to bid successfully. If you have any favorites in the next auction, please tell me and I will bid for them and give them to you."
"It's okay~ Ah, my friend is calling me. Sorry, Mr. Matthews, I have to excuse myself first."
Hillary said it was okay, but she retreated quickly.
As soon as he turned around, the peaceful expression on his face disappeared in an instant.
Damn it, you wasted my time. It turns out that the golden man in Box 1 is the real rich man. He is the perfect prey!
Seeing Hillar in a hurry to leave, Matthews understood what she meant and did not continue to pester her. He stood alone dejectedly and lit a cigarette to calm down.
On the field
The bidding continues.
"The price of Box No. 8 has increased by another 1 million, 10 billion!"
"11 billion! Box No. 11 directly bids billion Baileys!!"
“8号包厢再次加价1000万！现在价格是11亿1000万！不！一号包厢已经再次出价12亿贝利！！！”
The host felt that he was almost overwhelmed with excitement. Things that usually sold for around 6 million yuan were now sold at twice the price. All of this was counted as commission for his performance.
"12 billion Baileys! Oh my God!"
There was an uproar at the scene, and many people began to discuss it enthusiastically.
"Hey, hey, hey, box number 1 belongs to the young man in fancy clothes just now. Damn, these people are really rich."
"Of course not. Look at the ceremony he has. It's more impressive than the travels of the kings of many major countries. The golden armors of the two giant guards behind him alone must be worth hundreds of millions. I'm not surprised at all that he has so much money. The key is who is the person in Box No. 8 who is so arrogant? He has more than a billion and is still following!"
"That's not clear. Our Shampoo Land is truly a land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"
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