The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Auction, Dominating the Entire Event Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Auction, Dominating the Entire Event A few minutes later, the auction officially began.

The prelude was somewhat long; Director Wang took the stage and delivered what Jiang Man considered a heap of nonsense.

Bored out of her mind, she opened the game “Candy Crush” on her tablet.

Although the volume was turned down to the lowest notch, it still managed to annoy the person next to her.

“How did you people even get in here?”

The man, appearing to be in his forties, with a chubby face and large ears, questioned Jiang Man.

Jiang Man glanced at the name tag behind his seat, which read ‘Huan Ya Heavy Industries’.

She was not familiar with domestic companies, but since he was also sitting in the last row, it obviously wasn’t a major enterprise.

He glanced at Jiang Man’s seat, where the name tag read ‘Individual’.

In the unspoken rule of the auction venue, such ‘Individuals’ were almost always there just to spectate; they would not participate in the bidding process but were there just to observe and see how the auction was conducted.

Generally, these people had a mixed background.

However, the ones with strong backgrounds, the second-generation rich, definitely sat in the front, not the back.

Therefore, the man felt bold and assumed that Jiang Man and Wu Yingfan were two individuals without any significant background.

“Uncle, that’s really rude to say—what do you mean by sneaking in? We naturally came in with a bid since it’s an Urban Construction Bureau tender,” Wu Yingfan snorted.

The man scoffed coldly, too lazy to argue, but glared at Jiang Man, “If you want to play games, go play outside. Don’t disturb others!”

“You’re being unreasonable! The venue is buzzing with noise, which is much louder, and Jiang sister has it at the lowest volume; you can’t even hear it, okay?” Wu Yingfan was furious.

The man became impatient, “I’m not arguing with you, really, how come the auctions have become so low-class, letting anyone in!”

“Yingfan.” When Wu Yingfan wanted to continue arguing, Jiang Man interrupted.

She simply turned off the volume and continued playing ‘Candy Crush’ as if nothing had happened.

Even though there was no sound, the man was still annoyed, always catching glimpses of the tablet’s screen, feeling disturbed by Jiang Man.

“It’s starting, it’s starting.”

After a few more minutes, the auction finally began.

Wu Yingfan was excited, gripping his bidding paddle, eager to try.

The man glanced at him and snorted mockingly.

Acting like a grown-up with a bidding paddle, this is a project worth over ten billion—dare to play?

“I believe everyone is quite familiar with the vacant land in the north of the city, so let’s get straight to the point, the starting bid is 10 billion!”

“10 billion 200 million!”

Someone made the first bid, starting directly with ten million.

“Wow! This auction is impressive!” Wu Yingfan was even more excited.

He and Jiang Man had attended many auctions in M-country, but those were minor, with bids only in the tens or hundreds of thousands, at most one million.

Starting with a ten million bid level was new to him!

“Jiang sister, when do we make our move?” Wu Yingfan’s face was lit with expectation, unable to wait to have a go.

“No rush.” Jiang Man finished a round of ‘Candy Crush’ and started another.

“Wait for the Nan and Lu families to bid, and when Lu can’t bid anymore, then we’ll make our move.”

“Understood!”

The auction continued in full swing.

“10 billion 300 million!”

“10 billion 500 million!”

…

“12 billion.”

Suddenly, a gentle female voice rang out, silencing the entire venue instantly.

Everyone was raising the bid by ten million each time, and she, she upped it by two billion?

All eyes turned to Shen Yu, and seeing Nan Juefeng beside her, everyone instantly knew what was happening.

“15 billion.”

Another voice followed.

The entire venue exploded.

They knew they were just cannon fodder, there to make up the numbers.

They had anticipated that this auction would be fierce, surely everyone would fight for at least thirty minutes?

But now, just a few minutes in, the bid had already increased by 500 million?

The square-off of the top brass, they, the middle management, truly had no capital to play with.

After a wave of uproar in the venue, silence fell again.

This time, the entire venue was dead silent, all waiting for Nan Juefeng’s reaction, wondering if he would counter.

“1.8 billion,” Nan Juefeng said calmly, lifting his bidding paddle.

“Damn! So the default bid increment is 300 million each time, isn’t it?”

“In the world of the wealthy, are a few billion just a string of numbers?”

The ones who spoke were also wealthy, worth tens or even hundreds of billions themselves.

But in the presence of Nan Juefeng and Lu Xingzhou, they were just underlings.

“There was a rumor that the Urban Construction Bureau’s offer to Lu Corporation was 1.2 billion, and now it’s already up to 1.8 billion.”

“Lu Corporation probably won’t go over 2.0 billion since that would immediately increase the cost by 600 million, and that’s not a small amount.”

Although big companies have money, it’s not that easy to allocate funds.

The Chief Financial Officer controls the company’s economic lifeline, and the financial expenditure plan is set at the beginning of each year.

Even if there are changes, the contingency funds would kick in.

For a large conglomerate like Lu Corporation, every penny was planned; an unexpected 600 million cost would cause massive trouble for the finance department.

Even if Lu Xingzhou was the CEO, it would be no use unless the CFO gave the nod; he couldn’t touch the company’s money without approval.

So by the time the bidding had reached this critical juncture, everyone already had an idea; this plot of land was definitely going to end up in Nan Juefeng’s hands.

Nan Juefeng had more guts, managing to get an 1.8 billion budget approved by company finance, while Lu Xingzhou could only manage 1.2 billion.

“BOSS, I heard that Nan Corporation gave up a billion-dollar project to redirect the funds and compete for this plot of land—they came prepared,” Zhao Huai said, frowning deeply, feeling the situation was tricky.

Yet, Lu Xingzhou remained calm, “No worries, keep bidding. I can use my personal funds if necessary.”

“Personal…” Zhao Huai swallowed.

To up the ante, it could cost him over 600 million from personal funds!

“2.2 billion!”

Suddenly, a voice that wasn’t very clear came through.

People in the front row turned towards the back upon hearing the voice.

Because there were too many people, they only saw the raised paddle, not the person.

Jiang Man ended a game of Candy Crush and crossed her legs.

The man beside her couldn’t believe it.

“2.2 billion! That’s not 22 dollars! Are you two out of your minds?”

“Uncle, are you really that concerned?” Jiang Man scoffed lightly, well-prepared, and pulled something resembling a microphone from her pocket.

She handed the device to Wu Yingfan, tilting her head suggestively, “Use this.”

“Awesome!” Wu Yingfan turned on the mini megaphone and repeated, “2.2 billion! I bid 2.2 billion for this plot of land!”

The sound was deafening, rolling like thunder, reverberating through the entire venue.

The people present were all dumbfounded.

Last row, such a large sum?

Have they gone mad?

Not just the crowd was surprised; even those in the front row, Lu Xingzhou, Nan Juefeng, and Director Wang, couldn’t believe it.

It was broad daylight; had they seen a ghost?

“Who is that, what’s the background of the bidder?”

“What’s going on? In all of Beijing, is there actually a company richer than Lu Corporation and Nan Corporation?”

Amid the various discussions, everyone, without exception, wanted to discover the true identity of this mysterious financier…