The God of Wealth starts with doing whatever you want

"oops."

Lin Zhengyu kept half a meter away from Xu Yun and said aggrievedly, "So you've found a new love and don't care about the old one anymore!"

"Can you please stop disgusting me?"

Xu Yun laughed and scolded, "You may be shameless, but I still have a sense of shame."

"hey-hey……"

Lin Zhengyu finally regained his serious demeanor, walked over, and casually stood next to Xu Yun, saying, "What brings you here? Is there a collectible you've got your eye on?"

"No, I'm just here to join a friend in the fun."

Xu Yun countered, "And you? Are you here to buy something too?"

"No, I'm just bored and came to join in the fun like you."

Lin Zhengyu looked at Su Mu next to Xu Yun and suddenly said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid I'll tell Zhong Yanyan if you do this?"

"Please take a picture and send it to her quickly."

Xu Yun said dismissively, "See if I'm scared or not."

"Fine, you've got guts!"

Lin Zhengyu sighed, "Just because you dared to find other women behind her back, I'm not even as good as you."

"..." Xu Yun.

Lin Zhengyu put his arm around the woman beside him and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's sit in the first row! We can see things more clearly from there."

“I’m not qualified. My seat is right here.”

"If you're not qualified, then who is!"

Lin Zhengyu said, "Come on, even if we don't have one, I'll have them add another chair for you."

"If you want to show off, go ahead. I'm fine here."

Xu Yun refused, saying, "Besides, my friend is still here."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhengyu looked at Yan Can seriously and said with a smile, "Brother Xu's friend is my friend. Hello, what's your name?"

"Yan Can".

Yan Can immediately replied with a smile, "Hello, Young Master Lin."

"you know me?"

I've seen you once before at a party.

Yan Can explained, "I was right there when you were talking to Chen Jiang and Xiwei, but you definitely don't recognize me."

"Oh, that was my fault."

Lin Zhengyu laughed and said, "Okay, next time I organize a gathering, you, Chen Jiang, Xiwei and the others can all come and have a meal together."

"no, I'm fine."

"Yes, I will." Lin Zhengyu said, pretending to be angry. "If you don't come, it means you look down on me, Lin Zhengyu, and are not giving me face."

Yan Can felt completely out of place with Xu Yun's speaking and handling style, and looked at him helplessly.

Xu Yun laughed and said, "Go ahead, what are you afraid of? I'll go with you and let him bleed properly."

"No problem, put it anywhere, I just have a lot of health."

Seeing that the auction was about to begin, Lin Zhengyu said, "Alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Since you don't want to sit in the front, I'll go first."

"it is good."

Yan Can breathed a sigh of relief after Lin Zhengyu left with the woman.

Xu Yun laughed and said, "What, are you afraid of him?"

"Ah."

Yan Can said, "This guy's behavior is completely illogical. If you accidentally offend him, you'll suffer the consequences."

In our circle, there was a guy who accidentally messed with him last time, and he almost got beaten half to death.

In the end, he had to be led by his father and pull many strings before he was finally able to go to their house to apologize.

"Although he's a bit mentally unstable, he's not exactly unscrupulous or likes to bully people."

Xu Yun said, "Could it be that your friend did something wrong?"

"I don't know about that, because I wasn't there at the time; I only heard about it from others."

Yan Can said, "Anyway, he's someone you can't mess with in our Jiangcheng circle. Even Xiwei and Chen Jiang are afraid of him."

I didn't realize you two were so close, Brother Xu!

"The relationship wasn't very good at first."

Xu Yun laughed and said, "After I stabbed him twice, we got along better."

"..." Yan Can.

Why didn't he understand what I said?
The girl next to Yan Can watched Lin Zhengyu and his female companion leave. She didn't know who Lin Zhengyu was, but she knew who the woman next to him was!

Isn't that Li Xin, the actress who suddenly became very popular recently?

She whispered to Yan Can, "Honey, could you help me get Li Xin's autograph later?"

"What kind of autograph do you want?"

Yan Can said irritably, "If you say another word, go back by yourself and stop embarrassing me here."

"..." Upon hearing this, the girl's face darkened, and she immediately fell silent, afraid of angering the other party again.

At school, she was a goddess who was high and mighty, but in front of these rich second-generation and powerful young men outside, she had no status and was often ordered around.

There's no way around it; for money and for a luxurious lifestyle, you always have to pay a price.

Although Xu Yun was somewhat disgusted by Yan Can's attitude towards girls, he did not speak up to reprimand him.

In this kind of situation, it's a matter of one party being willing to give and the other being willing to receive.

Soon, with the host warming up the crowd, the auction began.

The first item to appear was an antique blue and white porcelain bowl, which appeared to be a Ming Chenghua blue and white "lotus leaf" palace bowl.

There is only one pair in the whole world.

One item in the Forbidden City, and one item here!
The starting bid is 5000!
This price surprised Xu Yun a little. The first item was already 5000, what would the rest cost?
For an ordinary person, Su Mu has seen a lot.

However, the starting price of 5000 million for any item at the auction still gave her a slight shock.

No wonder there weren't many people at this auction, but they were all business leaders with a net worth of no less than 10 billion.

Yan Can was also somewhat taken aback by the price.

He wasn't actually here to buy anything; his dad had received an invitation but wasn't coming, so he just wanted to broaden his horizons.

In the past, when they were playing around, owning a sports car worth several million was considered very prestigious and impressive.

Looking at it now, I realize how worthless my toy cars are. Someone else could buy many of them with just a "broken" bowl at the starting bid.

As for the girl next to him, when had she ever seen such a scene?

At this moment, his eyes were wide open, and he could hardly believe the numbers he was hearing.

5000?
She gasped!
This is more money than I could ever spend in my lifetime.

Wow ~
Is this the world of the rich? Is this just a corner of the heavenly palace?

Yan Can glanced back at her and said smugly, "Can you shut your mouth? It's just 5000 million, what's so great about it?"

"Oh," the girl responded, quickly shutting her mouth.

Right in front of the auction.

Lin Zhengyu sat in the middle of the first row, and the actress Li Xin next to him was also not calm at this moment.

She was suddenly summoned by the company today to accompany Lin Shao, who was standing next to her.

Therefore, she wasn't very clear about his identity.

But when she and the other person finished their meal and arrived at the auction, she thought it was just an ordinary auction.

When she arrived, she discovered that the reality was not as simple as she had imagined.

She recognized some of the faces here; each one was a famous entrepreneur she had seen on the Forbes list.

For example, the bosses of mobile phone companies, car companies, Didi Chuxing, Meituan, and some bosses in the clothing, energy, and other industries are all involved.

What surprised her even more was that such a business tycoon was extremely polite and enthusiastic when he saw Lin Shao beside him.

And because I benefited a little from the people around me, they greeted me with "hello".

You know, she might not even get to see him under normal circumstances!
Or rather, such an important person wouldn't even bother to meet someone as insignificant as her.

When she sat next to Lin Zhengyu in the most central position, her vanity was instantly satisfied.

This is a treatment she could never earn, no matter how many TV dramas she starred in.

Don't be fooled by their status as celebrities and popularity; in the eyes of capitalists, they are merely cash cows, not even worthy of sitting at the table.

There's a saying in the industry: capital may not make you famous, but it can definitely ruin you.

This is the main reason why she didn't have the courage to refuse when the company asked her to accompany Lin Zhengyu.

Furthermore, the company said that if I could make Lin Shao happy, they would ask him to lend me a hand.

Then my resources will be endless.

They can even roam freely in the entertainment industry!
She had some doubts before, but now she really believes it!

Hearing the astronomical starting bid of 5000 million, Li Xin looked at the man beside her, wondering if he would make a bid.

She doesn't know much about antiques, but it looks quite nice to her.

Lin Zhengyu remained silent, seemingly uninterested, but someone else made a move, shouting out 6000 million!
Then someone shouted, "7000 million!"

Li Xin, Su Mu, and the female college student couldn't help but swallow hard as they listened to the price quote.

The price increase of ten million after ten million is truly unbelievable!
As the price continued to increase, the "bowl" was eventually acquired by a car company boss for 1.3 million yuan!

They start by claiming to have made hundreds of millions. I ask you, who is this person? Who wouldn't be confused?

You can imagine how expensive the later items would be! But surprisingly, the next few items were mediocre, and none of them sold for more than 100 million.

When the host brought out a Tang Dynasty phoenix-shaped jade pendant, Su Mu's eyes lit up.

It's quite small and looks nice.

After the introduction, its starting bid is 1200 million!
Seeing this, Xu Yun smiled and asked, "You like it?"

"It's quite pretty."

Su Mu replied, "But 1200 million is too expensive."

"If you like it, just buy it."

After Xu Yun finished speaking, he raised his sign and shouted, "1500 million!"

"2000 million!" someone shouted.

Xu Yun: "2500 million."

Hearing Xu Yun call out the price, Lin Zhengyu immediately became interested and asked Li Xin beside him, "Do you like this jade pendant?"

Li Xin's heart suddenly raced. She thought he was going to buy it for her, and smiled, "I think any woman would like it."

"That's right, otherwise that guy wouldn't have offered a price; he must have bought it to please a woman."

Lin Zhengyu turned to look at Xu Yun, smiled, and then shouted, "I'll offer 3000 million!"

It seems like they're doing it on purpose, trying to provoke him.

Seeing that the price had suddenly jumped to 3000 million, Su Mu immediately said, "Forget it, I don't want it anymore, give it to your friend."

Xu Yun ignored him and continued bidding: "3500 million!"

Lin Zhengyu: "4000 million!"

Seeing that the other person was looking at him, Xu Yun rolled his eyes at him and simply decided not to accept it!
It wasn't that he couldn't afford it, but rather that he already knew that the jade pendant was the one Lin Zhengyu had put up for auction.

He is the seller.

This guy is clearly trying to raise the price on purpose, trying to rip me off.

Xu Yun, of course, would not grant his wish.

You should buy it back for 4000 million yourself, haha!

Lin Zhengyu was taken aback when he saw Xu Yun suddenly stop adding to the price. He turned around and asked in confusion, "You're not adding anymore? It's only 4000 million."

Xu Yun shrugged and said, "I won't add any more. Since you like it so much, my woman said she'll give it to you."

“(⊙o⊙)………”

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhengyu almost coughed up blood!
That's not right, that's not like him!

How could he possibly back down!

"Hehe, he's really screwed himself over this time."

Yan Can, gloating from the side, whispered, "He thinks he can outsmart our Brother Xu? He's a long shot!"

After that, some calligraphy and paintings were auctioned off, along with an imperial edict from an ancient Tang Dynasty emperor.

However, Xu Yun was not interested in any of these.

The only thing that interested him was a jade pendant from the Song Dynasty, which Xu Yun bought for 800 million.

He wanted to give it to Chen Xin as a gift.

He felt that this suited her temperament well, and it was also believed to ward off evil spirits, nourish the body, and cultivate one's inner energy.

This time, Lin Zhengyu didn't oppose him again!
The starting bid was 500 million, and other people only tried to raise the price twice before stopping!
The last item in the auction, the penultimate one, was also touted as the most expensive artwork to start at today.

A relatively rare Yuan blue and white porcelain jar depicting the story of Guiguzi, a strategist from the Warring States period, descending the mountain.

Very few Yuan blue and white porcelain pieces depicting figures and stories have survived to this day; only eight similar pieces exist worldwide.

It sold for 2.3 million RMB at Christie's London auction in 2005.

I never expected to end up here today.

The starting price was 1.8 million yuan, which can be considered the highlight of today's auction.

Many of the bigwigs here today came specifically for this.

After all, the most expensive and best Yuan blue and white porcelain we know of so far is the "Xiao He Chasing Han Xin Under the Moon" plum vase, a national treasure of the Nanjing Museum.

It seems to be valued at 10 billion.

But nobody can get their hands on that one!
Therefore, this has become everyone's best choice!

Immediately, everyone started bidding!

Add up to ten million, twenty million, and so on!

Lin Zhengyu also joined in; he wanted to take a picture to give to his grandfather.

Seeing his determined look, Xu Yun suddenly shouted directly, "I'll put up 500 million! And no matter who bids after that, I'll add another 100 million!"

This is another one.

The entire room fell silent.

It's true that everyone has a net worth of tens of billions, but that's a net worth, which is an estimated asset that includes all their stocks and real estate, not their current assets!
Therefore, it would be somewhat difficult or unwise for them to spend more than 5 million yuan to buy this item.

At the same time, everyone also deeply remembered Xu Yun's appearance.

A mysterious young man who is Lin Shaoshi's friend and even dares to steal things from him must have an extraordinary identity.

Perhaps next time we meet, I won't underestimate or slight the other person.

Making a friend would be the best thing.

After all, wealthy capitalists have all done things that make them happy, so they all like to associate with powerful and wealthy families, as this can ensure their safety in critical moments.

Lin Zhengyu turned to look at Xu Yun, also feeling somewhat frustrated!

He might not be afraid to compete with Xu Yun in terms of power; his family is confident they can win.

But when it comes to money, he might not be able to beat the other person!
There was nothing he could do; he only had 3 million yuan prepared this time, so he had to give up.

Meanwhile, Su Mu and Yan Can were also surprised that Xu Yun would spend 6 million to buy a jar; it was too capricious.

They really don't value money.

However, Su Mu thought about it again and realized that the other party had just earned 1000 billion in Hong Kong, so it seemed quite normal for him to spend 5 million casually now.

After the auction ends.

Xu Yun came out from inside, and Lin Zhengyu walked towards him, smiling and saying, "Come on, let's go get some late-night snacks, it's on me."

"Don't go."

"why are you not going?"

Xu Yun replied, "A moment of spring night is worth a thousand forests!"

"Bullshit! You wish you could be a groom every single day!"

Lin Zhengyu said, "Last time you made me stay at home for a month, don't you feel any remorse?"

"..." Xu Yun.

"gone."

Lin Zhengyu urged, "It's just a meal, I'm not going to sleep with you!"

Unable to resist the other party's persistent requests, Xu Yun finally agreed.

Yan Can wanted to leave, but Lin Zhengyu pulled him along.

It's lively with lots of people!

During the meal, Lin Zhengyu suddenly took out the jade pendant he had photographed and handed it to Su Mu, saying with a smile, "Sister-in-law, this is for you."

"???"

Su Mu looked at the item, which was worth tens of millions, but did not reach out to take it, refusing, "It's too expensive, I can't accept it."

"It is very embarrassing to be rejected when you give someone a gift."

Lin Zhengyu said earnestly, "Sister-in-law, you don't want me to lose face in front of my woman, do you?"

"..." Su Mu.

Seeing this, Li Xin felt her heart sink!
She had thought that Lin Shaohua had bought the whole thing as a gift for her.

She had planned out what to say to the other person when she received the gift, but in the blink of an eye, she was about to give it to the woman in front of her.

That's tens of millions!
Seeing that Su Mu was in a dilemma, Xu Yun reached out to help her take it, and said with a smile, "In that case, we'll accept it."

The place where the two of them had their late-night snack wasn't anything fancy; it was just an ordinary barbecue restaurant.

After the meal, as they were about to part ways, Xu Yun suddenly said, "It is impolite not to reciprocate. Since you gave me a gift of my woman, I should give you one in return."

The Yuan blue-and-white porcelain I bought, you can take it from the auction house yourself; consider it a gift from me to your father.

Lin Zhengyu asked in surprise, "Really? That's 5 million! You're willing to spend that?"

"really."

Lin Zhengyu asked in confusion, "But how did you know I was going to buy it as a gift for my grandfather?"

"Because I have a nickname, 'Xu the Half-Immortal'."

Xu Yun laughed and said, "There's nothing in this world that I don't know. If you don't believe me, go ask Zhong Yanyan."

Lin Zhengyu: "..."

He naturally didn't believe that, but he was still quite shocked by Xu Yun's intelligence-gathering ability.

He hadn't told anyone about buying things for his grandfather; only he knew.

Rich, handsome, and good at fighting...

The key is that he's also incredibly smart!

Watching Xu Yun's departing figure, Lin Zhengyu muttered, "This guy is really abnormally strong!"
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(End of this chapter)