Feng Jing was a very eye-catching beauty, and those who could come here were very interested in the best quality abalone, so everyone gave her face and applauded.
The rich people sitting in the VIP area also smiled and applauded softly.
Feng Jing had a charming smile on her face and continued to say, "Before the auction officially begins, we have arranged a small segment. I believe that everyone will like it!"
After speaking, Feng Jing gestured to the side with her head.
Two tall beauties in cheongsams each held a transparent lottery box and walked onto the stage. They showed it to everyone and confirmed that the boxes were empty.
Feng Jing continued to say, "All the VIPs and media friends have received a lottery ticket before entering the venue. Now, please tear off the secondary tickets, and our hostesses will come over to collect them."
The reason why the transparent lottery box was used, and the secondary tickets were not directly collected during the check-in, and there was also no computerized random lottery was to show that there was no under-the-table manipulation in the whole process.
After Feng Jing finished speaking, the two hostesses walked down the stage leisurely. One went to the media area, and the other went to the VIP area, and began to collect the secondary tickets one by one.
Everyone did not know the purpose of the Taoyuan Company holding a lottery before the auction, but no matter what, they would not lose anything and might even bring a surprise, so they were very cooperative.
There were about 30 people in the VIP area in the first few rows. They did not receive a lottery ticket, so the hostesses naturally did not go to the VIP area to collect the secondary tickets.
Soon, the two hostesses collected all the secondary tickets and placed them on the table in the middle of the stage.
Feng Jing smiled and said, "In order to let all the guests and media friends have a more intuitive understanding of the best quality abalones provided by the Taoyuan Company, in the next segment, we will draw 30 lucky people to taste our Taoyuan brand's best quality dried abalones together with the 30 VIPs in the VIP area! Next, we would like to invite Mr. Ma Xiong, the chairman of Hengfeng Group, to come on stage and draw the lucky guests! "
When the audience heard that the prize for the lottery was only to "taste" the abalones, they could not help but feel a little disappointed.
Generally speaking, before the start of an auction, there would be a public display period. Under the circumstances of ensuring safety, those who wanted to participate in the auction and the media could get close to the auction items.
They didn't expect that this unknown Taoyuan Company would actually use such a normal segment as a reward. Could it be that those who didn't get picked didn't even have the chance to look at those abalones up close? He didn't even allow people to look at the auction, yet he wanted people to spend money to bid for it? How could there be such a good thing?
Especially when they saw that Feng Jing was seriously asking the highly respected Ma Xiong to pick the lucky guest, they couldn't help but secretly curl their lips.
Some of the rich people in Hong Kong and some of the media looked down on the mainland. Many of them were waiting to see what would happen to this small company.
It was mostly because of Ma Xiong that so many people and media had come to this auction.
Feng Jing had obviously talked to Ma Xiong about this in advance, so when Ma Xiong heard this, he immediately stood up with a smile, bowed slightly to the VIP area, and stepped onto the center stage.
"Chairman Ma, please pick 15 lottery tickets from each of the two lottery boxes!" Feng Jing said with a smile.
"Okay!" Ma Xiong said with a hearty smile.
Then, he walked directly to one of the hostesses. The hostess was holding a lottery box, which was filled with the guests' lottery tickets.
Ma Xiong put his hand into the lottery box, stirred it a little, and then picked the first lottery ticket.
After he took a look, he handed it to Feng Jing.
After Feng Jing saw it, she showed it to the camera. The camera immediately took a close-up of the lottery ticket's number. Everyone could see it clearly through the big screen.
Feng Jing said with a smile, "Congratulations to the guest with lottery ticket number 0213. You are the first lucky person!"
The audience also applauded, but the applause wasn't very enthusiastic. Obviously, many people didn't care about the opportunity to "taste" the best abalones.
However, Feng Jing didn't care. She still had a confident smile on her face as she presided over the entire warm-up event.
Soon, Ma Xiong picked 30 lottery tickets, 15 for the guests, and 15 for the media reporters.
The big screen on the side of the stage was connected to the computer. The 30 numbers were all on the screen. Everyone could see them at a glance.
"Thank you, Chairman Ma. Please return to your seat and take a rest!" Feng Jing said with a smile.
Ma Xiong smiled and nodded. He stepped off the stage and returned to his seat. The two hostesses also walked off the stage from both sides.
Feng Jing gestured to the people behind her, gesturing to them.
A burst of melodious music sounded. Several people in white chef uniforms pushed a mobile stove onto the stage.
On the mobile stove, there were two steaming stainless steel steamers. In the middle, a chef wearing a tall chef's hat was looking after the two steamers.
This chef was the head chef of the Jiahua Restaurant where Ma Xiong had invited Xia Ruofei last night. He was the Michelin-starred chef, Liu Fuwang. His specialty was cooking seafood.
While everyone was still confused, Xia Ruofei moved. He immediately swept his gaze to the standing freezer in the eye-catching position on the stage.
Sure enough, as he guessed, there were two abalones missing from one of the freezers. The abalones in this freezer were ten to twenty grams short of the standard one-headed abalone.
Although Xia Ruofei didn't listen to any reports about the auction arrangements, he and Feng Jing had worked together for so long. The tacit understanding between them was still very high. Therefore, he almost immediately guessed Feng Jing's intention.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but secretly praise Feng Jing's idea. He cast an appreciative look at Feng Jing.
At this time, Feng Jing also happened to look at Xia Ruofei. Their eyes met in the air, and at the same time, they smiled knowingly.
When the guests and reporters below the stage saw the mobile stove being pushed onto the stage, they couldn't help but talk about it.
At this time, Feng Jing said with a smile, "In order to let everyone have an intuitive understanding of the best abalones in today's auction, our Taoyuan Company specially prepared two of the best abalones. We invited the Michelin-starred chef, Mr. Liu Fuwang, to personally cook them. In a while, everyone in the VIP area, as well as the 30 lucky guests, will personally taste the best abalones cooked by Chef Liu!"
With a boom, it was as if the audience had exploded. Everyone suddenly showed an amazed expression and then started to talk about it.
Even the rich people in the VIP area had strange expressions on their faces. They felt that it was a little unbelievable.
These guests and media reporters all received an introduction booklet. They were very clear that although there were a few abalones that hadn't reached the standard of a one-headed abalone, the difference was very small. They were definitely much larger than a typical two-headed abalone.
Even if the abalones that were taken out for everyone to taste were only 10 to 20 grams short of reaching the standard of a one-headed abalone, the value would still be quite high.
As the saying goes, it's hard to buy a two-headed abalone with a thousand gold coins. Moreover, these abalones were basically one-headed abalones.
"This Taoyuan Company really put in a lot of money!"
"I didn't expect this mainland company to be so bold!"
"Did any of you win a prize just now? My number was just one digit short … "
Everyone was talking about it, and the 30 people who had won the prize were happy. Just a moment ago, they still looked indifferent, but now they were surprised and happy.
Especially the media reporters. Their entire net worth might not be enough to buy an abalone like today's auction, but because they won the prize, they actually had the opportunity to taste the legendary one-headed abalone!
Moreover, with such a gimmick topic, it would be easy to write a draft when they went back!
The 15 lucky reporters could write a very convincing article. After all, they had personally tasted this precious auction item!
Some reporters couldn't help but stand up and ask, "Miss Feng, are you sure that the abalones cooked in the steamer are the same as the abalones that will be auctioned later?"
Feng Jing said without hesitation, "Of course, I'm very sure! Each of our auction items today has a number and a weight record. We also took photos for archive. The outer packaging of the two abalones that have already been in the steamer is here. When it's out of the steamer in a while, everyone can send a representative to check with the photos in the brochure! "
Speaking of this, Feng Jing paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, the two abalones that we used are the two lightest abalones in today's auction. However, they are still more than 500 grams each, which is far more than the standard of a two-headed abalone!"
After Feng Jing finished speaking, the reporter immediately asked, "Then, are the abalones that are slightly below the standard and the abalones that are above the standard of a one-headed abalone the same quality?"
"All of the abalones were raised in the same batch and were produced in the same place!" Feng Jing said with a smile. "However, there are also high and low siblings. We can't guarantee that every abalone is exactly the same, right? However, I can responsibly tell everyone that their quality is definitely the same, and there won't be any big fluctuations! "
"Miss Feng, may I ask …" Another reporter stood up.
"Sorry, we will arrange for a media Q&A session after the auction," Feng Jing said with a smile. "Now, I can't answer everyone's questions for the time being! I believe that after everyone has personally tasted the abalones, you will definitely have an intuitive understanding of our Taoyuan Company's abalones! That's much better than what I've said. "
Feng Jing's words attracted the good-natured laughter of everyone below the stage.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Feng Jing also knew that if she didn't stop the reporters who spontaneously asked questions, then questions would be thrown out one after another, and the order of the entire venue would be messed up.
After all, Feng Jing had seen the world, and her ability to control the situation made Xia Ruofei feel very assured.
Soon, Chef Liu Fuwang nodded at Feng Jing, indicating that the abalones were cooked.
Thus, Feng Jing followed her promise and randomly pointed to a few guests and reporters, asking them to come on stage to inspect the abalones.
In fact, when everyone saw the huge size of the abalones that Liu Fuwang took out, they already believed it in their hearts. Besides, it was impossible for the Taoyuan Company to falsify under such circumstances. Wouldn't that be smashing their own reputation?
However, these representatives still carefully inspected the abalones and noted down the serial numbers on the outer packaging. They checked the photos through the brochure and finally confirmed that the abalones were indeed the two abalones that were going to be auctioned today.
Many people below the stage couldn't sit still, and one by one, they excitedly stretched their necks.
The 30 lucky people were even more excited. They sat in their seats full of anticipation and looked at the high-quality abalones on stage.
Liu Fuwang began to process the steamed abalones. He wanted to make large abalones with chicken sauce.
Naturally, this was a walk in the park for Liu Fuwang. Moreover, the seasonings were prepared in advance, and there were a few assistants beside him helping. Thus, the two abalones were cooked very quickly.
The fragrance of the high-quality abalones began to drift in the venue. Everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath, and their hearts were filled with anticipation.
Liu Fuwang began to pick up a table knife and cut the abalones. The assistants continuously passed him small plates. Liu Fuwang moved the knife very quickly, and soon, the huge abalones were cut into thin slices and placed on the plates. Then, he poured a spoonful of gravy over them.
Plates were placed on the table next to him. Every time a portion was prepared, the assistants would place it neatly on the plates.
Liu Fuwang's movements were very fast. In just a short while, the abalones were evenly divided into 60 portions.
Each small plate had at least seven or eight slices of abalones. It could be seen how big the two abalones were.
After all the abalones were divided, the hostesses began to file up. Each of them held a plate, walked down the stage, and went to the VIP area to distribute the abalones.
There were six hostesses standing on both sides of the stage, and they were also holding plates in their hands.
Feng Jing picked up the microphone and said with a smile, "Next, let's invite the guests and media friends who have just won the lottery to come up and receive the abalones with their lottery tickets!"
The winners, who had long been unable to hold back, immediately stood up from their seats. Under everyone's envious gaze, they walked up with their lottery tickets.
On one side was the media's reception area, and on the other side was the guests' reception area.
There were staff members on both sides who were responsible for verifying the lottery tickets and distributing the small plates with the high-quality abalones.
In a short while, all 60 abalones were distributed.
There was no need for Feng Jing to say anything. Whether it was the rich people in the VIP area, the ordinary guests, or the 15 reporters who had won the lottery, they couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks and taste the precious high-quality abalones.
As soon as they chewed, the chewy texture and fresh taste suddenly bloomed in their mouths. It was as if every taste bud cell was jumping with joy.
"It's so delicious!" an ordinary guest couldn't help but exclaim. "This is a real abalones!"
"The taste is really special!"
"I actually got to taste a high-quality one-headed abalone. This life is really worth it …"
One by one, the guests and reporters who had tasted the abalones couldn't help but praise them. One of the guests even said loudly, "I originally wanted to come and join in the fun. I didn't expect this abalone to be beyond my imagination. No matter what, I have to take one back today and let my wife and child have a taste!"
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