Ning Zhongguo looked around with satisfaction.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the venue had reached the level he wanted, he slowly said, "Let me make it clear first. Although this medicine can cure all diseases, it can't change one's fate."
"For example, a patient with advanced cancer who is half a step away from death's door will only be able to extend his life for a while after taking it. It won't cure him completely."
Speaking of this, Ning Zhongguo chuckled and said, "After all, this isn't an elixir refined by Taishang Laojun …"
Everyone was amused by him.
Previously, when they saw his solemn expression, many people really thought that his medicine could bring the dead back to life.
"In short, no matter what illness you have, as long as it hasn't deteriorated to the middle or late stage, your condition will naturally improve after taking this pill."
"This is a rare opportunity, so I suggest that everyone here should think about it carefully."
"After all, the youngest among us should be above forty-five years old."
"Money can be earned again, but you only have one life. Even if you're healthy and don't get sick at all, you can buy it and keep it as insurance, right?"
After that, Ning Zhongguo stood quietly on the stage, giving all the members time to think.
Everyone was discussing in low voices.
Ning Zhongguo's introduction was very general, and they couldn't test the medicine, so everyone was still a little confused.
After about two minutes, Ning Zhongguo coughed softly and announced, "Next, I'll talk about the specific process of the auction."
"There's a screen in front of you that will automatically turn on later. Then, you can fill in your bid on it. You can increase the price at any time during the auction. When the price stops at a certain number for more than two minutes, the transaction will be considered a success. "
"… The starting price is one million. Then, let's begin."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the screens in the venue lit up together, including the big screen behind Ning Zhongguo. It suddenly changed to another image.
At the top was the first one, and below it was a series of blank lines.
After a member tried to enter one million, the big screen instantly showed a bidding ranking list. First place, one million.
"Tsk tsk, Old Ning really knows how to play."
Seeing this, a big boss sitting in the front row laughed and joked with the person next to him, then pressed a series of zeros.
The number on the ranking board suddenly jumped, and the number at the top suddenly became 10 million!
"My wife has diabetes and high blood pressure. It's not serious, but it still affects her normal life. I hope Old Ning's medicine is really as effective as he said, hehe …"
After pressing the number, the big boss didn't even look at the big screen. Instead, he continued to chat with the few members next to him.
Looking at his indifferent expression, it seemed more like he was supporting Ning Zhongguo.
Thinking about it, Ning Zhongguo was a well-known business tycoon in Zhong Hai. He made such a big fuss just to hold this auction. If the price was too low, he would lose all his face.
However, what happened next was somewhat out of the big shot's expectations.
Not long after he pressed 10 million, the numbers on the big screen began to jump rapidly.
Eleven million.
Twelve million.
Fifteen million.
Twenty million.
Thirty million.
…
At first, it was one million, but later on, it was ten million.
By the time he received a reminder and looked at the big screen again, the number on it had already changed to 50000000, a total of 50 million!
How long has it been?
Less than a minute!
The big shot looked a little surprised, as if he hadn't come back to his senses yet.
While he was in a daze, the number on the screen had already changed to 55 million.
This price had the bidder's name on it.
The big shot looked back at the member who made the bid with a little surprise, but he saw that the member looked excited and nervous, as if he was worried that the price would change again.
Seeing this, the big shot finally stopped watching the show and began to think about the true value of this pill.
None of his family members seemed to have contracted a terminal illness yet, but from the looks of it …
Buying one to keep at home as a precaution wasn't a bad idea?
Thinking of this, the big shot couldn't help but change his expression. He finally pressed a series of numbers on the screen seriously. 60 million!
This price should be about right …
The big shot pondered.
However, when he looked up at the big screen again, he still wasn't the highest bidder.
65 million in cash.
This wasn't a small number!
And there were nine more. So, the big shot wanted to stand up and ask everyone present, "Is this necessary?"
Before he could ask his question, the big screen gave him an answer that he didn't want to see.
70 million.
When this number appeared, it was like a bucket of cold water was poured over everyone's heads. The atmosphere in the venue also cooled down a lot.
This wasn't a project investment through the company. This was a private payment in cash.
70 million in cash was indeed a bit too much …
Everyone present was a sly old fox in the business world, so they were particularly sensitive to cash.
Just because he had a net worth of tens of billions didn't mean that he had tens of billions of cash at his disposal.
70 million was already a lot. It was time to think about whether it was worth it or not.
Ning Zhongguo stood calmly on the stage. Like Jiang Taigong fishing, he did not say a word. He just smiled and looked at the audience. It seemed that he did not have the professional awareness that an auctioneer should have.
Finally …
When the two-minute countdown on the big screen turned red and there were only 30 seconds left, the bid of 70 million was refreshed.
71 million.
Even though it was only a million, it was like reactivating clockwork on everyone present, causing the price to rise crazily again.
80 million.
90 million.
100 million!
A pill whose true effect wasn't even certain was sold at a sky-high price of 100 million.
Perhaps when everyone finally realized that there were nine pills left, the number on the big screen finally stopped jumping.
The two-minute countdown ended.
100 million. The transaction was successful.
Then, an old man with white hair and a beard slowly stood up and politely nodded to all the members present.
While he took the lead, he also officially gave a reference standard for the actual value of this pill.
With this standard as a reference, the following bids were much simpler.
The prices of the next few pills were basically maintained at around 90 million. Once it exceeded 90 million, everyone would consider giving up and waiting for the next pill.
Perhaps it was because everyone still had a certain amount of doubt about the effect of the pill.
Therefore, when the first few desperate members got the pills they wanted, the price of the pills became lower and lower.
The last pill was only sold at 80 million. Then, it stopped moving and began the countdown.
Ning Zhongguo didn't panic at all.
In fact, he didn't care how much money he could get today.
Businessmen were after profits.
Ning Zhongguo had mobilized all his connections to hold this auction. What he was after was not as simple as money.
He had a big plan …
Ning Zhongguo thought while looking at the name of the last bidder.
But after seeing the name, Ning Zhongguo was stunned for a moment. Then, he quietly winked at Zhang Jiade, who was below the stage.
And he found the figure of the bidder in the crowd.
Xu Wei.
An old friend.
He started by smuggling medical equipment. Later, during the craze of state-owned enterprise reform, he used some means to turn a well-run state-owned pharmaceutical company into his private enterprise. Because of this, he completely integrated into the rich circle of Zhonghai.
Ning Zhongguo knew Xu Wei more than 20 years ago. The two had some 'small conflicts' back then.
But with their own development and growth, the small conflicts had long been forgotten, so when they met, they would still smile and greet each other.
As for whether or not they were secretly cursing each other, that was another matter altogether.
Xu Wei had a good relationship with the other founders. In addition, his pharmaceutical business had been growing over the years. Therefore, he was recommended to join the Binjiang Association.
In today's auction, Xu Wei didn't want to bid because he had always been at odds with Ning Zhongguo.
He started in the pharmaceutical industry. Now, Ning Zhongguo casually took out 10 inexplicable pills and they could be sold for a sky-high price of more than 1 billion in cash.
How could Xu Wei not be jealous?
So after hesitating for a while, Xu Wei decided to buy one and take it back to the laboratory to study it. He wanted to see if this medicine was really that magical.
If it was really as magical as Ning Zhongguo said, he really didn't believe that with their company's research and development level, they couldn't make the exact same pill!
Zhang Jiade was an official member. After this period of recovery, he had gradually walked out of the shadow. Therefore, at Ning Zhongguo's request, he came to help him set up the venue.
The two were also old friends for many years, not to mention that they had an agreement in advance.
So Zhang Jiade didn't hesitate at all and immediately bid.
90 million!
Looking at the number that suddenly jumped on the big screen, Xu Wei couldn't help but be stunned.
He had observed for a long time. There were so many people present. Most of them were just here to join in the fun. They were really reluctant to spend 100 million to buy an unknown pill.
So except for the few members who were in a hurry at the beginning, those who bid later looked like they could buy it or not.
Xu Wei originally thought that he could get a bargain, but he didn't expect that he would be bid up in the end.
This was the Binjiang Auction, not the auction outside.
Everyone was a reputable figure, so even if Xu Wei knew that Zhang Jiade was very close to Ning Zhongguo, he didn't think that Ning Zhongguo would really let Zhang Jiade be his shill.
95 million!
Xu Wei gritted his teeth and gave a new offer.
But Zhang Jiade didn't even lift his eyelids and immediately followed.
100 million.
"F * ck!"
If this time he said that Zhang Jiade was not a shill, Xu Wei really didn't believe it!
He didn't buy it at the beginning and had to wait until he bid to raise the price …
F * ck!
Xu Wei was now like an arrow on the string, so after hesitating, he increased the price again.
110 million!
Seeing this, Zhang Jiade immediately glanced at Ning Zhongguo.
Ning Zhongguo clenched his right fist and then quietly lowered his index finger.
Zhang Jiade understood, so he immediately increased the price by 10 million.
120 million.
This time, Xu Wei was really angry.
So after seeing Zhang Jiade's bid, he immediately stood up and didn't even bother to lower the price. He directly shouted, "130 million!"
This was the rhythm of turning hostile.
This was the Binjiang Auction. Since Ning Zhongguo dared to do this, Xu Wei dared to turn hostile.
If Zhang Jiade increased the price again, even if it was 1 yuan, Xu Wei would flip the table today!
Everyone present was smart. Some of the big shots who knew some of the secrets had long understood that Ning Zhongguo was deliberately tricking Xu Wei.
Ning Zhongguo wasn't really greedy for that little money. He did this purely to annoy Xu Wei.
So, a big shot closest to Ning Zhongguo immediately coughed and shook his head slightly.
That was enough.
And Zhang Jiade already understood Ning Zhongguo's meaning, so he didn't increase the price and let Xu Wei win the last pill at 130 million.
The auction was over.
After Ning Zhongguo glanced at everyone present, he slowly walked down the steps.
He didn't even want to avoid arousing suspicion and directly sat next to Zhang Jiade.
After the two looked at each other, they suddenly burst into laughter.
And Xu Wei fiercely stared in Ning Zhongguo's direction.
The grudge between them had already grown big.
…
Ten simplified version of the Energy Cultivation Pill that was only fit to be eaten by the Big Cat as a snack.
After Ning Zhongguo changed hands, it actually sold for a sky-high price of close to 1 billion.
And as the hidden expert that Ning Zhongguo mentioned …
At this moment, Chen Xi was standing in the courtyard she had just rented. Looking at the mountain-like pile of medicinal herbs, she smiled slightly.
This time, he must remember to add honey and sugar!
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There are too many numbers in this chapter. I'm afraid that you'll say that I'm lame, so I combined it into a chapter of nearly four thousand words.
So today is the third watch!
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