"How about it, everyone? Who wants to get it? The opening bid is one million. If you want it, bid quickly."
After Su Xi finished speaking, the bidding began.
"Five million! I'm securing this Seven-Colored Flower."
"I'm securing it too. I'll bid six million."
"Shameless! Thinking you can buy the Seven-Colored Flower for six million is simply delusional. I'll bid ten million."
The crowd went crazy. Ling Zhenfei truly hadn't anticipated such a rapid increase in price; it shot up to ten million in an instant, and it was still soaring.
In his shock, Ling Zhenfei kept his eye on the situation in the neighboring private room, knowing that if Si Mayang were there, he would definitely make a move.
By then, the bids had risen to twenty-three million, an astonishing amount, yet people were still relentlessly raising their offers.
"Fifty million!"
Suddenly, someone bid fifty million, stunning everyone who had been bidding. The jump from over twenty million straight to fifty million was massive, indicating the bidder was incredibly wealthy and caused quite a few interested parties, who lacked the funds, to give up bidding.
Ling Zhenfei was surprised as he discovered that the bid came from private room number four right next to him; he wondered if the person inside was Si Mayang.
"Sixty million!"
Just when everyone thought that the person in private room four would secure the Seven-Colored Flower, suddenly, private room seven bid sixty million, a whole ten million more than the previous offer.
"Seventy million!" the person in private room four called out defiantly, opening the window and shouting down.
"Eighty million!" the individual in private room seven responded, not showing any weakness, and raised the bid further.
"A hundred million!" the person in private room four said angrily.
This time, everyone was completely shocked. A bid of one hundred million? What was going on? Was this flower truly worth so much?
At this moment, the older brother in private room seven did not speak again, but everyone was looking towards private room seven, curious if he would continue to match the bids.
"One hundred and twenty million. I'll take it," said the person in private room seven.
"One hundred and forty million. I'm securing this item today," the person in private room four declared angrily.
Ling Zhenfei could see that the two were a bit vexed, but why bother? In the end, it would only result in loss for both, while only Ling Zhenfei would revel in the greatest gain.
"One hundred and eighty million!" the person in private room seven directly raised the bid to 180 million.
This time, the person in private room four stayed silent, and ultimately, the Seven-Colored Flower was bought by the individual in private room seven for 180 million.
It truly shocked everyone. Surely, this would make the newspapers tomorrow morning, becoming the talk of the town, while the customer in private room seven became an enigma.
Ling Zhenfei had other considerations too as he quickly made a call to Si Mayang.
Si Mayang answered the phone promptly.
Ling Zhenfei asked, "Is the person in box number seven really you?"
Si Mayang said with a smile, "Of course, who else could outbid me? 180 million is already a lot, but let me tell you, as long as you cure my illness, I am willing to spend any amount of money."
After hearing this, Ling Zhenfei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that it's you. I was really afraid that the item would end up in the hands of the person in box number four. Now I can rest easy."
"Divine Doctor Ling, I will be heading back to Capital City tomorrow morning. When will you arrive in Capital City? I'll wait for you."
Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment and said, "I'll head back as soon as tomorrow, or at the latest the day after tomorrow. Don't worry, I will definitely treat you."
After hanging up the call, Ling Zhenfei fell into deep thought. Si Mayang's illness was very serious, and he didn't have a hundred percent certainty that he could cure Si Mayang's illness; he could only do his best.
Now that he had the Seven-Colored Flower, that meant there was a renewed hope for a successful treatment, although the hope wasn't great. He still needed to think of other methods.
Now that Si Mayang had spent a lot of money on the Seven-Colored Flower, he felt obligated to cure his illness.
The auction at the auction house was still ongoing. Because of the appearance of 180 million just now, the people bidding below had become much more generous, and the prices were getting increasingly higher. Ling Zhenfei knew that his Super Breakthrough Pill had not yet appeared. If the Super Breakthrough Pill appeared, it would certainly cause another frenzy.
Of course, Ling Zhenfei was also very curious about the person in box number seven who competed with Si Mayang for the Seven-Colored Flower. Si Mayang bid such a high price for the Seven-Colored Flower because he wanted to treat his little treasure.
So, what did the person in box number seven want with the Seven-Colored Flower for such a high price? This made Ling Zhenfei very curious.
"Do you know who the person in box number seven is?" Ling Zhenfei couldn't help but ask Bai Ling out of curiosity.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Ling whispered mysteriously into Ling Zhenfei's ear, "I heard from a friend of mine that the person in box number seven should be one of our big stars, do you know Chu Bingqing?"
Upon hearing this name, Ling Zhenfei immediately thought of that star's brother, "Of course, she's a top celebrity in the country, indeed very beautiful, but it seems like she is involved in a lot of scandals."
This was Ling Zhenfei's impression of Chu Bingqing. Anyone who had watched TV should know who Chu Bingqing was—her advertisements were everywhere, making it hard not to recognize her.
Bai Ling laughed and said, "Yes, that's the Chu Bingqing, surprising isn't it? Actually, I only found out about it recently myself."
Now Ling Zhenfei understood. Since it was Chu Bingqing's action, that explained everything. If Si Mayang was purchasing the Seven-Colored Flower to treat his treasure, then Chu Bingqing was buying it for her beautiful face.
"What do you think, do you want to meet the big star? I can take you to meet her later," Bai Ling asked Ling Zhenfei with ulterior motives.
"Let's forget about it, don't forget I'm a celebrity too," Ling Zhenfei knew if he agreed now, it could potentially cause a mess.
At that moment, Ling Zhenfei suddenly had an idea. He said to Bai Ling, "Bai Ling, do you want to make some money off the big star Chu?"
Excitedly, Bai Ling replied, "Of course, what good idea do you have?"
Ling Zhenfei smiled and took a small bottle out of his pocket, waving it in front of Bai Ling's eyes.
He said to Bai Ling, "Give this to Su Xi and tell her it's called 'Xuantian Divine Water.' She only needs to add a drop to her water basin each time she washes her face, no need for any makeup products to make her skin radiant and maintain its elasticity. Moreover, with long-term use, it can also whiten, wrinkle-reduce, and slow aging, basically it's a powerful product so just let Su Xi hype it up as much as she can."
Bai Ling stared at Ling Zhenfei in astonishment and said, "Are you serious? We mustn't damage the reputation of Dragon Tiger Storm just for money."
"Damaging the brand would also damage my reputation as Miracle Doctor Ling Zhenfei. Just let Su Xi say that this is a cosmetic product personally concocted by me. I don't think anyone would doubt it. As for exactly what to say, just let Su Xi take the lead," Ling Zhenfei confidently said.
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