Film and Television: Bao Zong has finance in his left hand and entertainment in his right.

In the United States, a capitalist country, as long as you have money, you can buy almost anything, even the position of a country's leader can be bought with money, let alone just a crown of the European royal family.

While Liu Xiaobao was momentarily stunned, the auction item, named 'Five-Colored Crown', had already been bid up from the starting price of ten million to twenty-five million.

It seems that this crown, which symbolizes power, is also very attractive to Western tycoons.

The women in the audience, in particular, were all staring with shining eyes at the 'colorful crown' worn by the model on stage.

However, there were exceptions. Liu Xiaobao noticed that the Asian beauties around him weren't interested in the crown.

Moreover, Liu Xiaobao noticed that the auction had already reached the ninth item, but the Asian beauty next to him hadn't raised her paddle even once, as if she was just there to observe.

The auction continued, but when the price of the 'Five-Colored Crown' reached 32 million, the number of bidders decreased significantly, with only two people still bidding.

One of them was a middle-aged bald man, and the other was a blond young man in his thirties.

The bid of 32 million was made by the young blond man.

At this moment, the middle-aged bald man hesitated for a moment before raising his paddle and announcing a high price: "Thirty-five million!"

The price was increased by three million, which was clearly the middle-aged balding man's final offer.

Sure enough, when the young blond man raised the price to thirty-six million, the middle-aged bald man put the number plate in his hand on his lap and no longer intended to continue bidding.

Just as the 'five-colored crown' was about to fall into the hands of the young blond man, Liu Xiaobao was about to make a move when a clear female voice rang out from the front row of the venue.

"Thirty-eight million!"

Judging from her voice, the woman bidding should be quite young, but since she was sitting in the front row with her back to Liu Xiaobao, he couldn't see her face, only the back of her head and her wavy blonde hair.

The blond young man did not stop because of the woman's bid, and immediately followed up with another bid of forty million.

The woman didn't stop there; she continued bidding, increasing the price by two million each time, bringing the total to forty-two million!

Almost everyone present thought that these two were going to be the final bidders, since everyone understood that the number of bidders would decrease as the bidding progressed.

But at that moment, a strange scene suddenly unfolded: three more people suddenly appeared and joined the bidding.

Before the blond man could even speak, a man wearing a hat in the first row on the right bid: "Forty-five million!"

Just as the man in the hat finished speaking, a red-haired woman sitting in the third row raised a sign: "Fifty million!"

The red-haired woman's offer stunned everyone present, and they all turned their attention to her. However, before they could get a good look at her face, their gazes shifted away.

At that moment, a middle-aged woman sitting on the right side of the second row raised a sign and bid 55 million, attracting everyone's attention.

Even with three more people bidding, the blond man and woman from before didn't give up and joined the bidding, quickly raising the price of the 'Five-Colored Crown 2.9' to $80 million.

Liu Xiaobao was not surprised but delighted when he saw this scene.

He guessed that these people who casually raised the price by five million US dollars at a time were likely members of the wealthy families he was looking for; ordinary tycoons wouldn't be so extravagant.

Liu Xiaobao was overjoyed because he felt that the fish he was trying to catch had finally surfaced.

With so many wealthy families vying for that 'five-colored crown,' it's clear that the crown is highly valued by those families. Therefore, Liu Xiaobao made up his mind.

Just as the man in the hat called out another bid of 85 million, Liu Xiaobao raised his paddle.

"Two hundred million!"

As soon as Liu Xiaobao made his offer, the entire room fell silent, and without exception, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Xiaobao.

Chapter 237 One Billion! Shocking the Entire Audience (Please Subscribe)

Two hundred million!

The currency for the transaction is the US dollar!

At that time, two hundred million US dollars would be roughly equivalent to more than 1.7 billion Chinese yuan.

Not only were the people present stunned by Liu Xiaobao's bid, but even the elderly David, who was in charge of the auction, was shocked.

For a long time, David just stared blankly at Liu Xiaobao, forgetting that he was still hosting the show.

It wasn't until the model next to him whispered a reminder that David snapped out of his reverie and began to announce, "Two hundred million! This gentleman, number ninety-nine, has bid two hundred million. Are there any other bidders?"

It has to be said that Liu Xiaobao's sudden and drastic bidding, jumping from 85 million to 200 million, shocked even the members of the wealthy families that Liu Xiaobao had guessed.

But a chaebol family is a chaebol family. Liu Xiaobao's bid of two hundred million was only surprising because it was sudden; it didn't deter them from continuing the bidding.

When David's voice rang out, the five people, who were likely from the 01 family, started bidding again.

Moreover, since Liu Xiaobao raised the price by more than 100 million yuan in one go, they raised the price again to 10 million yuan in one go.

Man in hat: "Two hundred and ten million!"

blond man: "Two hundred and twenty million!"

Red-haired woman: "Two hundred and thirty million!"

Blonde woman: "Two hundred and forty million!"

Middle-aged woman: "Two hundred and fifty million!"

Liu Xiaobao had no idea what was so special about the 'five-colored crown' on the stage. He simply wanted to bid on the crown so that those wealthy families would come to him, and then use that opportunity to make connections with them, thereby achieving his goal of finding business partners.

So Liu Xiaobao didn't care what secrets the 'five-colored crown' might hold, or whether it was worth the price; he was determined to get it!

No matter how much money it costs, Liu Xiaobao is determined to gamble on this opportunity!

So after the middle-aged woman quoted a price of 250 million, before anyone else could bid, Liu Xiaobao raised his bidding paddle again: "500 million!"

Liu Xiaobao's bid caused an uproar in the room, and the Asian beauty next to him looked at him in shock.

Five hundred million US dollars is no small sum.

Even those powerful financial families can no longer be underestimated!

Sure enough, after Liu Xiaobao made his offer of 500 million, the original five bidders all hesitated.

Perhaps Liu Xiaobao's offer of 500 million yuan was already the upper limit of the 'Five-Colored Crown' value, or perhaps the five bidders did not bring much capital, so they no longer bid as casually as before, but instead showed a solemn expression.

The most excited person at the scene was probably David, the host on stage. He excitedly asked loudly, "Five hundred million! This gentleman, number ninety-nine, has bid five hundred million. Are there any other bidders?"

Although David asked the question to the entire room, his gaze was only fixed on the five bidders.

After waiting for about ten seconds, David saw that none of the five bidders raised their paddles again, so he picked up the auction gavel and prepared to begin the final countdown.

But just then, the blond man who had been bidding earlier raised his paddle again: "Five hundred and ten million!"

The blond man's voice was low as he called out the price, clearly indicating that this was his final offer.

But the blond man's bid was clearly not going to win the 'Five-Colored Crown,' because as soon as he made his bid, the blond woman raised her number plate: "Five hundred and seventy-three million!"

Judging from the blonde woman's quote, this must be all the money she has, otherwise she wouldn't have asked for the odd change.

Clearly, if someone offers a higher price, the blonde woman will have to give up the competition.

The blonde woman's bid was also rejected. Right after she announced her price, the middle-aged woman raised her bidding paddle: "Six hundred million!"

As the bidding intensifies, everyone's attention is drawn to whoever bids, eager to see who will ultimately win.

Just when everyone thought the middle-aged woman could win the bid with a bid of 600 million, Liu Xiaobao didn't wait for the man in the hat and his group. He casually raised his number plate and called out a bid that once again caused an uproar in the audience.

"One billion!"

Everyone else bids little by little, but Liu Xiaobao raised the price by hundreds of millions at once. This move is truly astonishing.

Although everyone present was a wealthy person, there are different levels of wealth, and many of them probably don't even have a net worth of one billion US dollars!

So at this moment, everyone in the audience was stunned. Even though no one knew Liu Xiaobao, they still remembered his appearance.

David shouted excitedly, "One billion! This gentleman, number ninety-nine, has bid one billion! Are there any other bidders?"

Once Liu Xiaobao offered 1 billion, no one else bid, not even the five people from the wealthy families he had guessed.

However, the five people who had been calm until now all turned to look at Liu Xiaobao.

Liu Xiaobao was thus able to see the faces of the five people clearly.

To be honest, the aura they exuded made Liu Xiaobao even more certain that they came from a wealthy family.

Moreover, Liu Xiaobao also discovered that the blonde woman with wavy hair and the red-haired woman were both stunning beauties!

The blonde woman looked young, probably only twenty-two or twenty-three years old, with sapphire blue eyes and delicate features, making her look like a Barbie doll.

The redhead looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She had brown eyes and exuded a natural charm, making her look very sexy and alluring.

However, Liu Xiaobao didn't pay much attention to the two beauties. He just glanced at the five people and memorized their appearances.

After seeing that no one raised their paddle for more than ten seconds, David on the stage raised his gavel and began the countdown.

"One billion! For the first time!"

"One billion! The second time!"

"One billion! The third time!"

Bang!

"Congratulations to the gentleman in number 99, this 'Five-Colored Crown' is yours!"

As David gave the final blow, the model removed the crown and placed it in a gold-plated silver box, then led the trading personnel toward Liu Xiaobao.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Liu Xiaobao calmly swiped his card to complete the transaction, leaving everyone present astonished by his wealth.

Liu Xiaobao simply opened the box casually, glanced at it, and after confirming that the 'five-colored crown' was inside, he calmly looked up at the stage again.