That night, bonfires blazed all over the square. They did not go out until the end of the banquet, illuminating the surrounding night scenery very clearly and adding a few grades to the banquet. For most of the members of the merchant alliance, this was probably the first time they had experienced such a thing in their lives.
Yang Rui also went to the banquet as a special guest, raising the level of the banquet by a lot. For the members of the merchant alliance, Yang Rui's identity as the King of the East Sea was considered an incredible existence.
Of course, after greeting everyone along the way, Yang Rui only sat in a private room on the top floor. Zhu Rangong and more than 10 representatives of the merchant alliance with various backgrounds accompanied him, including two representatives of large player organizations.
During the banquet, Yang Rui talked the most about how optimistic he was about the merchant alliance's base. At the same time, he also talked about some of his experiences in other civilizations in the foreign world, which made everyone listen with great interest.
Yang Rui talked about the Merchant Alliance's base to promote the auction that would take place the next day. He talked about what he had seen and heard about the Otherworld and the other civilizations to create an atmosphere for the upcoming World War. At the very least, he wanted the NPCs in the civilizations of the three kingdoms to know something.
The effect of appearing at the banquet was enough. Yang Rui did not participate in the entire banquet that night. He found an excuse to leave halfway.
At present, Yang Rui had too many things to worry about. The affairs in Luoyang Imperial City were only a small part of them. The matter of dealing with Yuan Zhi was the current focus. In the long run, improving his strength was always necessary.
After Yang Rui left the banquet, he went directly to the backstage VIP room of the large auction house. At this time, the King of the East Sea's mansion was basically uninhabitable, and Yang Rui was just looking for a place where he would not be disturbed to improve his mental cultivation method.
"Representatives of the merchant alliance members, the King of the East Sea intends to revive Luoyang Imperial City so that all members of the merchant alliance have a base in the imperial city. Today, the merchant alliance has decided to auction the commercial bases around Luoyang Imperial City Square. Only members of the merchant alliance can participate in the auction. Each member can only bid for one base.
Now, let's begin the auction of the first merchant union's base outside the Great Wall. Number 0001. You can check the location from the blueprint. The starting price is 100000 East Sea gold coins, and the ownership of the base is 70 years. Each bid will increase the price by 1000 East Sea gold coins. Now, the bidding begins … "
Early the next morning, Xiaohui tidied up the scene in the large auction house, then said to the members of the merchant union who were present. The main event of this trade fair was the auction of the merchant alliance's member stations.
"I bid 100000 East Sea gold coins."
"I offer 110000 East Sea gold coins …"
"I bid 115000 Eastern Sea gold coins."
“.....”
Perhaps it was due to Yang Rui's participation in the banquet, or perhaps it was due to the influence of the auction the day before, but this time, the members of the Business Alliance were bidding very enthusiastically.
Every merchant union's member station building was marked with a serial number. Building number 0001 was right next to the A pint of incense where Yang Rui held the banquet. It was indeed a very good location.
Not only this one, but all the other buildings, whether completed or not, were marked with serial numbers from the beginning. Many members of the merchant alliance had already walked around and looked around. Moreover, there was a huge floor plan in the auction hall, and every building nearby was marked. The serial numbers were very clear, and it was easy to find the right place.
Yang Rui originally planned to limit the number of units by using his real-life experience as a reference. However, there were only about 100 units around the square, and there were more than 1000 members participating in the trade fair. Therefore, Yang Rui did not restrict the number of units.
"I bid 205000 East Sea gold coins!"
With all kinds of factors at play, the auction price of Merchant Union's member station number 0001 continued to rise. The price soon exceeded 200000 East Sea gold coins.
The auction price doubled, and the members of the merchant union who were busy raising their paddles paused for a moment. In fact, the price had already reached Yang Rui's expectations. At this time, in the backstage VIP room, Yang Rui, Cheng Yu, Xun You, and Guan Ning nodded to each other to express their satisfaction.
Guan Ning was especially surprised. This was the first time that Yang Rui invited him to his own large-scale auction house. He was very surprised that a property could be sold at such a high price. When Xiaohui quoted the starting price of 100000 East Sea gold coins, he thought that this place would probably be sold out. He did not expect it to double so easily.
"I bid 220000 East Sea gold coins!"
Just as Xiao Hui was about to raise her hammer to start the countdown, she heard another bid. This time, the price of the auction had increased by a lot.
The one who raised the placard was a member of the Business Alliance that Yang Rui was not familiar with. He did not know which faction's representative he was from, or which giant merchant was deliberately hiding his name.
"I bid 250000 East Sea gold coins!"
However, that person's bid was not the end. It directly provoked the previous bidder, Zhang Rang's spokesperson, Zhu Rangong, who was a little annoyed. It was obvious that the host was about to raise the hammer, but he did not expect that the price would be raised by a lot. So Zhu Rangong directly raised the price to 250000 East Sea gold coins in anger.
Of course, Zhu Rangong's way of raising the price was also a strategy. If he continued to bid slowly, the price might exceed this price. It was just that it was not clear that he was boiling the frog in warm water.
"250000 East Sea gold coins going once."
"250000 East Sea gold coins going twice."
"250000 East Sea gold coins going thrice."
"Sold, the ownership of merchant union station 0001 is obtained by Zhu Rangong. The bidding price is 250000 East Sea gold coins …"
Sure enough, Zhu Rangong's strategy seemed to have worked. No one bid to compete with him for merchant union station 0001. After Xiaohui counted down three times, Zhu Rangong finally obtained the ownership of the station.
For Zhu Rangong, such a price was basically equivalent to the price of two or three Asahi Pills. He did not care very much, but it was a good start.
In fact, the first item to be auctioned may not be able to fetch a high price, especially when there were many similar items. The reason why Xiaohui took out the station 0001 with the best locations to auction first was nothing more than to win the first prize.
"Congratulations to Zhu Rangong for obtaining the first merchant union station 0001. The other members of the merchant union are also invited to participate enthusiastically. The King of the East Sea intends to speed up the revival of Luoyang Imperial City, so he auctioned all the stations at once. It can be said to be a great discount. If it were auctioned in batches, it would definitely not be at such a preferential price today …"
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