Two white truffles and two black truffles.
Each of them was huge. Before Xia Ruofei could speak, there was a burst of exclamations from the audience. Even Monica's face showed a look of disbelief.
Because just by visual inspection, the two white truffles didn't lose to the Grasso family's truffle at the auction. The white truffle on the right was even slightly bigger than their truffle.
The two black truffles were the same. Black truffles were smaller in size than white truffles, but these two truffles were likely to be more than 1000 grams.
If any of these four truffles appeared at an auction, it would definitely cause a sensation. But today, they appeared at the same time at a press conference.
And Monica also noticed that there was a larger sealed container beside Xia Ruofei. The red silk on it wasn't uncovered. Obviously, that was the finale of this press conference.
She couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand.
Sure enough, Xia Ruofei said with a confident smile on his face, "Dear guests, the second batch of auction items are these four truffles. I hope they won't disappoint you. Of course, even if these four truffles can't meet your needs, it doesn't matter. I believe our finale will definitely surprise everyone! "
After that, Xia Ruofei handed the microphone to the auctioneer and walked off the stage.
The auction of the giant truffles officially began.
The first to appear was a piece of black truffle that was 1100 grams, with a starting price of 10,000 USD.
Such a large black truffle was very rare, so the price skyrocketed at the beginning of the auction. Many people who felt that they couldn't compete for the white truffle focused on the two black truffles.
After a while, the price of the black truffle reached 30,000 USD.
In the end, the black truffle was sold for 33,000 USD.
The second black truffle weighed 1300 grams, and the final price was as high as 50,000 USD.
After the two black truffles were sold, the auction of the white truffle finally began.
The auctioneer put the first white truffle on the electronic scale, and the big screen showed the electronic scale's reading in real time — 46 kilograms! It was exactly 01 kilograms heavier than the one sold by the Grasso family.
With a bang, the audience boiled over.
"God, the record for the biggest white truffle of the year has been broken again in just half an hour!"
"Unbelievable, simply unbelievable!"
"I can't believe what kind of record will be set in the following auctions!"
…
The auctioneer was very experienced. He waited for everyone's exclamations and discussions to die down before saying, "46 kilograms of top-grade white truffles. The starting price is 100,000 US dollars. Each bid must not be less than 5,000 US dollars. Begin!"
The auctioneer didn't say anything to incite the crowd because he knew very well that there was no need for him to do so. Everyone's enthusiasm had already reached a boiling point.
Sure enough, as soon as his voice fell, bids rang out one after another.
"One hundred and fifty thousand dollars!"
"One hundred and eighty thousand dollars!"
"200,000!"
Although the lowest price increase was 5,000 USD, the guests who had just experienced the previous auction were all increasing the price by tens of thousands.
It wasn't until the price reached 300,000 USD that the bidding momentum began to slow down. After all, the price of the white truffle at the last auction was a bit inflated.
However, at this time, Ma Xiong made a move again. He raised the sign in his hand and said loudly, "350,000 USD!"
Then he smiled and explained, "Just now at Ms. Grasso's auction, I bid 350,000 USD for a white truffle of the same weight. Xia Sheng is my good friend. I can't favor one and discriminate against the other!"
Ma Xiong's words suddenly caused a burst of laughter. Many people looked at Xia Ruofei enviously. This young man's luck was really extraordinary to be able to get the support of a world-class rich man like Ma Xiong!
After Ma Xiong made this bid, everyone gave him face and didn't increase the price. In fact, this was the limit price. If they increased it further, it would be a bit of a waste.
As a result, the first 46 kilograms of white truffle was successfully sold at the price of 350,000 USD.
When the auctioneer went to take the second white truffle, Xia Ruofei picked up the microphone and said with a wry smile, "Mr. Ma, can you take a break from the next auction? You have already got two pieces of top-grade white truffles today. Shouldn't you leave some for others? You see, when you bid, no one dares to compete with you! "
The guests under the stage suddenly laughed, and many people felt that Xia Ruofei really said what they were thinking. With Ma Xiong's financial resources, if he was really determined to compete, few people at the scene had the strength to compete with him.
Ma Xiong also laughed and said, "Okay! Xia Sheng, but if you don't get the ideal price in your mind, you can't blame me anymore! "
"Thank you, thank you!" Xia Ruofei said, "I definitely won't blame you …"
In fact, Xia Ruofei was very grateful. He knew that Ma Xiong did this to set a benchmark. The price of the first white truffle was the same as that of the Grasso family. In other words, in Ma Xiong's mind, Xia Ruofei's truffle didn't lose to the Grasso family's truffle.
With such a benchmark, the following auctions had a reference.
Xia Ruofei also didn't want Ma Xiong to spend more money. With Ma Xiong's financial resources, even if he bought the truffles at ten times the price, it would be easy. But that would lose the meaning of the auction. It would be completely a favor.
This wasn't the result that Xia Ruofei wanted.
The auctioneer put the second white truffle on the electronic scale. In fact, from the appearance, it was bigger than the first one, so everyone was waiting for the result with anticipation.
Sure enough, the big screen showed the electronic scale reading: 53 kilograms.
Once again, the record of the biggest white truffle of the year was broken.
But this time, everyone had a certain degree of immunity. Although they were still amazed, at least they didn't scream exaggeratedly.
The auctioneer smiled and said, "Yes, the weight of this white truffle is 53 kilograms. It is also the biggest truffle produced this year so far."
The auctioneer emphasized the word "for now". Many people could tell that the answer was about to be revealed.
Everyone's eyes fell on the only sealed container on the stage that was covered by red silk.
The auctioneer quickly reported the auction price of this truffle. "The starting price is 150,000 US dollars. Each bid must be at least 5,000 US dollars. The bidding starts now!"
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