Imperial Treasure
Chapter 355 - 249: King of Bids

Chapter 355: Chapter 249: King of Bids

Xiao Xianting was from the Provincial City and was born into a noble family, not some grassroots; thus he naturally recognized Gong Jiu, a famous name within the rich circles of the Provincial City, even though Gong Jiu also dabbled in the business world, they were not serious about it. Instead, they were quite skilled in various underhanded dealings, making their circles quite different. They had never had much to do with each other, nor was there any need for interaction, which is why he did not comment on Gong Jiu’s eccentricities.

His aim was the Miss Sui before him.

It might seem a bit early to call such a young lady "Miss," but in the West... she was certainly old enough to bear the title.

She was indeed sufficiently graceful and mature in her reasoning.

However, Xiao Xianting was clearly not the type to start a conversation with a woman using diplomatic niceties. Upon meeting, he bluntly said, "Miss Sui played her hand quite well previously."

"I didn’t play,"

"Really, or am I mistaken?"

"It’s not a misunderstanding; it’s an illusion," Sui Yi said...

Xiao Xianting frowned. What did she mean by that? Was she suggesting he had a persecution complex? Or a delusional sense of being played?

The assistants all lowered their heads, pretending not to hear...

Pfft!

Gong Jiu and Flower Demon couldn’t help laughing recklessly.

From a distance, Zou Xueqin felt complicated emotions. Using a woman who could greatly upset him to strike against his arch-nemesis, should he be happy or fond of her?

The transaction amount for the Open Bidding was very high, and the procedures were somewhat more complex. The main reason was that the officials needed to record everything, including the processing methods for this piece of raw material, as security issues with such a high-value piece were certainly a concern for the officials. If something went wrong here, they would not be able to clear their name.

While Sui Yi was registering her information, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from a nearby window. She glanced over, saw the crowd was too large, and didn’t pay it any further attention, continuing with her form. After all, someone would report to her shortly...

"Sui Yi, Sui Yi, something’s wrong..." Gong Jiu indeed came over quickly.

"King of Bids?" Sui Yi didn’t even look up.

"Right, right, but guess who got the King of Bids?"

"Who?"

"Just guess..."

Sui Yi ignored her...

Gong Jiu, not getting a reaction from Sui Yi, had no choice but to roll her eyes and say, "That white lotus."

Pan Ling? Sui Yi paused her pen for a moment. Did that person have enough funds? Was Pan Family supporting her from a distance with remote control?

She had some insight into people. Pan Ling didn’t seem to have the capacity or courage to handle such a large sum of money on her own. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be accompanied by such common followers that didn’t seem very competent, and the character and boldness she had shown so far were also insufficient. If the Pan Family had any brains, they would operate from a distance.

"Are there people from the Pan Family here?"

"Yes, but Flower Demon said something was off... we’ll talk about it later"

"Hmm," Flower Demon was more attentive than Gong Jiu, and she must have noticed something fishy.

Sui Yi nodded and continued filling out the form. When she got to the last line, Gong Jiu glanced over, "Hey, they’re asking how you want to process it... Jie Jie, such a large piece... Are we going to ship it back?"

"Not shipping... too dangerous," Sui Yi knew that she had already attracted attention, especially Old Goat Monster and his group, who were extremely dangerous and unpredictable in their actions. If they managed to steal this piece of raw material, they would be helpless in Urumqi.

Moreover, for the government, it was just a piece of raw material after all, a matter that was very ambiguous. It would be problematic to cause trouble later on.

So, with that in consideration...

Gong Jiu saw Sui Yi smoothly wrote down – jade cutting on the spot.

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Choosing to cut jade on the spot was a popular option, with nearly seventy to eighty percent making that choice, so the Jade Cutting Place became lively again. However, since the King of Bids was among them, it naturally got arranged to be cut first.

As previously mentioned, the King of Bids was the face of the Public Trading Conference. With the King of Bids sold at such a high price, it was a feather in the cap of the organizers, so there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by the jade cutting.

Gong Jiu and Sui Yi learned this on their way to the Jade Cutting Place. However, when they were still far from the cutting area, the dense crowd made Sui Yi frown.

"There’s several times more people than before."

"They’re tourists. The official side publicized the King of Bids jade cutting, drawing in some spectators... Look, there are a lot of media too, of course. A one hundred million raw material, in past famous events in Yunnan and Guangzhou’s Public Trading Platforms rarely reached such prices. It’s more common in Myanmar... but most of the arrivals are tourists; even people from the city came over..."