Trillionaire's Slice of Life-Chapter 432 - 325: Attracting the Attention of the Entire Audience (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 432: Chapter 325: Attracting the Attention of the Entire Audience (Please Subscribe)

Tingxuan Pavilion is located on the third floor of the villa, a luxurious hall with an area of four to five hundred square meters, served by only ten extraordinarily attractive maids, without a single bodyguard or servant in sight.

When Chu Mo and Liu Hongda arrived at Tingxuan Pavilion, several elite young masters had already been present, and they had consciously taken seats at the back row.

As for the front-row seats, they naturally belonged to the heads of the eight prestigious families, as well as the prince and king of the Shate Kingdom.

Chu Mo and Li Hongda sat together in the middle of the hall near the window, where the entire courtyard outside was clearly visible through the window.

He glanced at his wristwatch, it was now 4:30, and the meeting between the king of Shate Kingdom and the family heads of the eight great clans had been going on for one and a half hours, it should have ended by now.

The few young masters sitting across seemed to be discussing something exciting, occasionally bursting into loud laughter together.

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However, such laughter came to an abrupt halt when the doors of Tingxuan Pavilion were opened once more and a dozen actual top-tier magnates filed in, prompting the young masters to consciously fall silent.

Chu Mo’s gaze turned toward the entrance, he saw Li Xiaoyao, the family head of the Li family from Jiangnan whom he had met once before, chatting and laughing with a short-statured elderly man, around half a century old, while King Suleiman of Shate Kingdom seemed approachable amidst the powerfully imposing top-tier magnates.

The dozen or so magnates, along with their translators, took their seats in the front row of the hall. Naturally, the entire charity auction revolved around these magnates. Their arrival signified the official start of the charity auction.

As the host, national sweetheart Deng Yun’er appeared on stage, radiant with a smile, this top celebrity who had been panicked just ten minutes earlier now beamed brightly.

Her face was made up exquisitely, and she had changed into a dark blue dress that flattered her tall, proportionate figure. She resembled a noble and charming snow lotus flower, unsullied by the mire!

“Honored guests, good afternoon, I am Deng Yun’er. First, on behalf of Tianhua Entertainment Company, I sincerely thank Mr. Long for his invitation. Secondly, it is my personal honor to participate in this charity auction, where all the proceeds will be donated in full through the One Yuan Foundation to impoverished mountain areas…

I declare, the charity auction is now officially open. Please welcome the first auction item.

This piece is provided by the renowned landscape painter Master Sun Yi, who is a representative figure in landscape painting in Hua Country. Last year, at Baode auction house in Italy, one of Master Sun’s landscape paintings fetched a whopping 4.3 million RMB.

I announce that the bidding for the first item begins, with a starting bid of ten thousand RMB, with no limit on each bid increment!”

Wearing a dark blue long dress, Deng Yun’er demonstrated her natural stage presence. As a famous top-tier actress in Hua Country known as the national sweetheart, she ranked seventh in last month’s poll of the most beloved female celebrities.

This was a very high ranking indeed.

With a sweet smile, the infectious Deng Yun’er spoke, and her lovely voice fell, causing the top magnates in the front row to glance at each other. Then, family head Long Zhentian of the Long family was the first to bid:

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“500,000!”

From a base bid of ten thousand to fifty times that amount in one go, yet, this might as well be the final price.

The charity auction itself was hosted by the Long family. As the host, his initial bid went uncontested, as no one wished to inappropriately challenge him. So, after the bid of 500,000 RMB was called, it was quickly gavelled, marking a successful start to the auction!

Subsequently, the second auction item was presented. It was a Qinghua porcelain from the Song Dynasty, with a starting bid of 1.7 million RMB. The few magnates in the front casually placed bids several times, after which a goateed old man won the item for 3 million RMB!

“That is Wu Tongda, the family head of the Wu family from the northwest. Their business is in express delivery, and in several provinces of the northwest, the Wu family holds significant influence.”

The auction continued, and Chu Mo had just taken an extra glance at the goatee-sporting elderly man when Li Hongda gently began to explain at his side.

Chu Mo nodded slightly. Of the eight major family heads, he had only met Li Xiaoyao, and it was the first time he had seen the others today, so he truly couldn’t tell who was who.

However, with Liu Hongda’s soft introductions next to him, he quickly recognized several of the top moguls in the front row!

Besides the heads of these eight major families, the king and prince of Sate Kingdom didn’t need much introduction, as these two were just too conspicuous.

Once the auction reached its seventh round, Chu Mo noticed that all the bids were coming from a few bigwigs in the front, while the young heirs in the back rows sat in an obedient fashion, with no one daring to bid rashly for fear of punishment from their elders.

Chu Mo’s eyes caught sight of these well-behaved young masters by his side, and his lips slightly curled. Then, when Deng Yun’er introduced the ninth lot, he couldn’t help but straighten up as well.

“This lot is a bit special, and it’s special because it was painted by a junior from Capital Art Academy.

Zhang Caicai is a rising star in the art scene of Hua Country. Her work has once sold for the incredible price of three million at a charity gala in Capital City, and according to the latest news we’ve received, just one week ago, in an observatory hall on the 125th floor of Jinmao Mansion in the metropolitan city, Miss Zhang Caicai’s portrait painting even set a new auction record of 500 million.

Now, as one of Hua Country’s most outstanding new artists, this piece by Miss Zhang titled ‘Dusk’ will start at a low price of one RMB, without any minimum increment!

The bidding starts now!”

As Deng Yun’er’s impassioned words ended, several top moguls in the audience looked at each other. Suddenly, the family head of the Li family from Jiangnan, Li Xiaoyao, chuckled and raised his hand, saying,

“Since Miss Zhang’s previous painting was auctioned off at Jinmao Mansion, it shows that I am fated with Miss Zhang. I bid 500,000!”

Jinmao Mansion in the metropolitan city was precisely what Chu Mo had bought, spending a total of forty billion, from the family head of the Jiangnan Li family, Li Xiaoyao; his statement about being fated with Zhang Caicai was based on this reason.

The top moguls in the front row naturally understood the underlying reason, so none of them raised their bids, willing to indulge Li Xiaoyao’s intentions.

However, at this moment, Chu Mo felt that if he kept silent any longer, he might indeed be treated as a trivial person of no consequence.

He needed to attract everyone’s attention and equally needed to prove his strength!

Therefore, before Deng Yun’er could even call for bids, Chu Mo quietly raised his hand and said in an even tone,

“Five hundred million!”

With his calm words falling, the few moguls in the front row who were still chatting and laughing turned around simultaneously in an instant.

Afterward, everyone’s gaze fell upon Chu Mo.

His expression was indifferent.

Unperturbed by honor or disgrace!