Xia Ruofei laughed and waved his hand, saying, "It's safe enough here. There's no need for that. Besides, I'm not used to staying in a room with so many people!"
Liu Qian also said, "Manager Feng, the hotel's 36th floor and above are all closed off. Only those who are participating in the auction can enter. Also, there's a strong security force on the top floor, but they're all outside the suites. There shouldn't be a problem with safety."
Feng Jing nodded and said, "That's good. I just feel that this batch of goods is too expensive. I hope nothing goes wrong …"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "There's no need to worry about safety. Liu Qian, tell me about the preparations here! "
"Okay!" Liu Qian calmed herself down.
She was only Feng Jing's assistant. This was the first time she was sent out to work, and it was the first time she was in charge. Obviously, the company wanted to train her. Now that she was facing the company's chairman, general manager, and two directors, she couldn't help but feel a trace of invisible pressure.
Liu Qian cleared her throat and said, "Boss Xia, Manager Feng, Boss Dong, Director Pang, Hengfeng Group and its auction houses are taking this auction very seriously. They will unconditionally fulfill some of our requests. The preparation for the auction can be said to be very smooth …"
Then, Liu Qian reported her work in Hong Kong for the past few days. In the end, she said, "As of 3 p.m. today, the auction house has received a total of 386 million HK dollars as deposit. There are more than 200 companies and individuals who have signed up for the auction. In addition, we have invited some media reporters. Therefore, tomorrow's auction will be held in Conference Hall No. 1, which can accommodate 800 people!"
Generally, three people were allowed to enter each auction. Of course, not everyone would be allowed to enter. In addition, with the media reporters and staff, Conference Hall No. 1 should have enough space.
Xia Ruofei nodded and asked, "Is the list of companies and individuals participating in the auction out?"
"I have an offer that ends at noon today!" Liu Qian said quickly.
She handed the folder with the name list to Xia Ruofei and continued, "This name list is updated every three hours. I got it at noon, but I didn't have time to get the new name list when I went to pick them up at the airport."
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll just take a look …"
Tomorrow was the day of the auction. Those who intended to sign up must have already paid the deposit. There was no need to hide this kind of thing, and there was no need to sign up at the deadline. It was completely meaningless.
The difference was only a few hours. Even if it was the latest list, it wouldn't be much different from the one Liu Qian had.
Xia Ruofei flipped open the folder and said, "Liu Qian did well! His work was quite meticulous! This month's bonus will be doubled! "
Liu Qian was overjoyed. It wasn't because the bonus was more — although as a general assistant, the bonus was also a considerable number — but it was more because she had received the approval of the chairman. This would be of great benefit to her future development in the company, especially at this time when the company intended to train her.
Xia Ruofei quietly looked at the list. Liu Qian sat there with some excitement. She couldn't help but recall the scene when she first entered the Taoyuan Company.
At that time, Liu Qian chose to interview at a start-up company far away from the city. She hesitated for a long time, but when she walked into Taoyuan Farm, she immediately liked the environment there.
What impressed Liu Qian the most was that she also regarded her boss, Xia Ruofei, as a fellow interviewer. Later, after she joined the company for a long time, she had the urge to crawl into a crack when she saw Xia Ruofei.
In the blink of an eye, more than a year had passed. She had also grown from a young person who had just stepped out of the university to the assistant general manager of the Taoyuan Company. As a general assistant in such a company with unlimited development potential, her future could be said to be limitless.
This was a situation that Liu Qian didn't even dare to imagine when she first joined the company.
Naturally, she also cherished such an opportunity.
Xia Ruofei saw a lot of familiar names on the list, including Guo Hongjiang, Zheng Jianian, and other Hong Kong tycoons, as well as the American shoe king, Loftus, Romanian tycoon Nicolae, and so on. They had all participated in the auction last time, but they still came in person this time.
In addition, Xia Ruofei also saw the name of the Shengbang Group. However, he guessed that Tang He had sent someone to support him, and he didn't come to Hong Kong himself. Otherwise, he would have contacted him long ago.
The name of the Jiuzhou Group was also on the list. Xia Ruofei didn't know if Li Yifu would come in person, but according to Xia Ruofei's understanding of Li Yifu, he would most likely come to support him.
In addition, Xia Ruofei also saw a familiar name – the Blake family.
At the last truffle auction, George Blake of the Blake family was humiliated by Xia Ruofei. In the end, Old Blake personally came out to put out the fire, and even deprived George Blake of his identity as the heir in exchange for cooperation with Xia Ruofei.
This time, Old Blake probably saw the best truffles on the auction list, so he couldn't sit still and came in person to Hong Kong.
Xia Ruofei read from the beginning to the end, but he didn't see the name he wanted to see – Monica. Even the Glasso family that Monica belonged to didn't appear on the list, which made Xia Ruofei slightly disappointed.
However, he quickly adjusted his emotions. He closed the folder and said with a smile, "Liu Qian, you've done a good job during this period of time. You've considered all the details well. In the next two days, you'll have to work harder. Don't drop the ball at the critical moment. The few of us are mainly here to watch the show. You'll be in charge of the auction. Do you understand? "
Xia Ruofei's implication was that Liu Qian was responsible for the organization and coordination of the entire auction.
After receiving Xia Ruofei and the others, Liu Qian felt that she had a backbone. Now, listening to Xia Ruofei's words, she immediately felt a lot of pressure.
If this work was done well, it would naturally be a good thing, but if there was a mistake in any part, it would be equivalent to losing points in front of the four company executives at the same time.
However, Liu Qian quickly stood up and replied, "Understood! Please rest assured, Boss Xia and the other executives! I will definitely live up to your trust! "
Xia Ruofei gestured with his hands and said with a smile, "Sit down and talk. I didn't ask you to express your determination …"
Liu Qian smiled a little embarrassedly and sat back down.
Xia Ruofei said, "Although that's the case, it's not like we don't care. If there is something that can't be coordinated, or if there is something that you don't understand, you can ask us at any time. We are a team!"
"I understand. Thank you, Boss Xia!" Liu Qian smiled sweetly.
She knew that if she really asked Xia Ruofei or Feng Jing for help, the executives would definitely not sit back and do nothing. However, in this way, her KPI for this mission would definitely be lowered. Although there was no clear quantitative index, in the minds of the executives, there must be a scale.
Liu Qian said, "Boss Xia, if there are no other instructions, then I will go down first! I still have to take a look at the site. I will do the final debugging today. "
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded, saying, "Go ahead!"
Then, he looked at Feng Jing and the others and said with a smile, "You all go back to your rooms and rest for a while! You can go out for a walk if you want, but don't delay dinner time! "
"Okay! Then we will go down too! "Feng Jing said with a smile," Chairman, you also take a rest. See you at dinner! "
"See you tonight!" Xia Ruofei stood up and said.
Feng Jing and the others all got the room cards in advance. Their rooms were located one floor below the presidential suite. Each of them was arranged a business suite. In fact, even Liu Qian stayed in a luxurious room with a big bed. It could be said that Hengfeng Group's reception standards were quite high.
After Feng Jing and the others left, Xia Ruofei changed into comfortable home clothes, poured a glass of red wine, and sat in front of the bright floor-to-ceiling window. He looked at the white sails on Victoria Bay in the distance and said to himself, "Should I give her a call?"
Xia Ruofei still had a trace of hope in his heart when he came to Hong Kong this time. He hoped that he could meet Monica again.
The two of them exchanged contact information, but they did not contact each other much, especially in the past few months, the two of them had not talked on the phone.
Xia Ruofei did not know how Monica was doing recently.
In fact, in a sense, Xia Ruofei's personality was still a bit passive. Monica did not take the initiative to contact him, so he did not contact Monica either. He was always worried that he would disturb Monica.
Moreover, Xia Ruofei could not figure out. Although he had slept with Monica twice, and he was Monica's first man, the mindset of a western woman was still different from that of a traditional Huaxia woman. Xia Ruofei did not know what position he was in Monica's heart. Maybe she really just treated him as a man who could satisfy her biological needs, or a man who could comfort each other at a specific time?
Thinking about it, Xia Ruofei couldn't help but feel slightly irritated. He couldn't help but take out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He flicked open the Zippo lighter with a 'ding' sound and then leaned over to light the cigarette.
He took a deep breath and then exhaled, as if he wanted to exhale all the turbid air in his heart.
At this moment, Xia Ruofei heard the doorbell ring.
He turned his head and looked at the screen of the access control system not far away, then walked over and pressed the intercom button, saying, "Come in!"
There was a slight buzzing sound, and the door of the presidential suite opened from the outside. A middle-aged man in a tuxedo and bow tie walked in from outside. This was the exclusive butler of the presidential suite. His English name was Tony. In fact, he was also a Chinese, born and raised in Hong Kong. Because Hong Kong had been colonized by the British for many years, they also had a tradition of giving English names, and they mainly called people by their English names at work.
"Tony, what's the matter?" Xia Ruofei asked.
Tony bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Xia, there is a Mr. Jason Blake who wants to visit you. He said that he is an old friend of yours. Would you like to meet him?"
Xia Ruofei raised his eyebrows slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Jason Blake was the patriarch of the Blake family. After the auction last time, Old Blake and Xia Ruofei talked about cooperation. He was also the one who made the decision to put George Blake, who had always been against Xia Ruofei, into the list of successors.
Xia Ruofei had already guessed that Old Blake would definitely come to see him when he saw the name of the Blake family on the auction list. He just didn't expect the old man to be so eager to meet him.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Lead him to the reception room! I'll change my clothes and come over! "
Although he was staying in his own hotel room, he still had to dress formally when meeting guests. At least, he couldn't wear home clothes when meeting guests. This was basic social etiquette.
"Okay, Mr. Xia!" Tony bowed slightly and then left quietly.
Xia Ruofei put out his cigarette on the ashtray and walked to the large master bedroom in the presidential suite.
When Xia Ruofei changed into a delicate handmade suit and came to the reception room, Old Blake was already sitting there waiting.
The silver-haired Old Blake looked hale and hearty. When he saw Xia Ruofei come in, he immediately stood up and took two steps forward. He opened his arms and said with a warm smile on his face, "Dear Xia! We meet again! "
Xia Ruofei was a little uncomfortable with the foreign devil's greeting of hugs, but in the face of such a warm Old Blake, he could only endure the psychological discomfort and hug Old Blake. Then, everyone sat down.
After Tony served tea, he bent over and whispered in Xia Ruofei's ear, "Mr. Xia, I'll go out first. If you need anything, just press the bell at any time!"
Xia Ruofei nodded slightly. Tony immediately left the reception room and closed the door behind him.
"Mr. Blake, thank you for coming to support me again!" Xia Ruofei said in fluent English with a smile.
"The Blake family is very interested in any high-quality truffle, not to mention the truffles Mr. Xia brought. Every piece is enough to amaze the world. How could we miss such a grand event?" Old Blake said with a smile.
"You flatter me!" You flatter me! "Xia Ruofei said lightly." Then … Mr. Blake, why are you looking for me today? "
Old Blake hesitated and said, "Mr. Xia, the Blake family has signed a supply and sales agreement with your Taoyuan Company. Why don't you sell the truffles to us directly? Our purchase price is already a premium on the basis of the average price of the last auction. I think that if you sell them to us directly, the profit won't be less than if you use them for the auction, and you'll also save a lot of trouble. If you include the commission from the auction house, I think that selling them directly may be more profitable. "
Xia Ruofei knew that Old Blake would definitely talk about this when they met. This old foreign devil was quite ambitious. He wanted to get everything in one go!
But how could Xia Ruofei let Old Blake do as he wished? He wasn't just auctioning the truffles for money. His more important purpose was to make the Taoyuan Company famous abroad.
Although there were many products to be auctioned this time, the truffles and the best quality abalone were still the most important items in this batch of goods. If any of them were missing, this comprehensive "product exhibition" would lose a lot of points.
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