Ye Fan didn't speak any further. It was no use since no one believed him.
He simply stood by the side to watch with his hands in his pant pockets. He looked like he was waiting for some drama.
Shen Fei had just trampled on his goodwill.
"You're going to end up crying later!” Ye Fan muttered coldly to himself.
The auctioneer asked several times, "$21 million. Mr Sun made a $21 million bid. Any takers? Otherwise, this high-quality stone will go to Mr Sun.”
When she asked, all eyes fell on Shen Fei.
Shen Fei was probably the only person with the courage to bid for a stone at a premium of many times more.
"Fei, why the daze? Just do as I said and increase it by $5 million. We will frighten Sun Yu-Hao off with our unrivaled momentum!" "Okay!" agreed Shen Fei on the spot. He stepped forward and raised the paddle to bid domineeringly, "Hold on! My bid is $26 million. Is there anyone else who wants to outbid me?"
What was heroism?
This was heroism!
What did being domineering mean?
This was domineering!
After Shen Fei made the bid, his determination shook the entire crowd. The whole showroom went silent. Even the auctioneer's red lips trembled slightly. No one else would bid against Shen Fei!
The auctioneer's gavel fell. Rock number 2, which started at $6 million, was now Shen Fei's at a hammer price of $20 million more.
Everyone was in awe of the Shens' financial strength again. Many people looked over at Shen Fei enviously.
"Hahaha! Shao-Jie, what do you think?
Was my aura okay?"
On top of making a profit, Shen Fei made a name for himself at the auction too, so that made him happy.
Sun Yu-Hao looked at Shen Fei and smiled gently, "Young Master Shen has quite the spirit! I, Sun Yu-Hao, am happy to concede defeat. Congratulations, Young Master Shen for getting rock number 2. Why don't you share the joy with us? Since you've already obtained the rock, why don't you cut it on the spot so that we can have a look too? Let's see what kind of jadeite is hidden in the rock Young Master Shen likes so much.” Sun Yu-Hao's false flattery made the crowd urge Shen Fei to cut the rock too.
Shen Fei detected a coldness in Sun Yu-Hao's words. "You dumbass. I know what you're up to! You can't stand it that you couldn't outdo me financially. Now you're hoping that this rock is scrap so that you can see me make a fool of myself, right? Okay then, since I'm in the mood, I'll do as you wish. I will cut this rock here so that everyone can widen their horizons. Keep your eyes open!”
Shen Fei smiled confidently before bringing the stone to the rock cutting table where a professional would do it.
"Young Master Shen, do you want it polished or cut?" the employee looked at Shen Fei.
"That's a dumb question! Of course, I want it polished! It's a $20 million stone! What if you ruin it with your cut?" Shen Fei kicked the employee angrily.
But after trying to polish it for half an hour, the employee's hand was almost torn from abrasion. But other than the bit of jade near the snake band, there was no other jade in it.
"Hahaha, Young Master Shen, do you still want to polish it? I think no jade will appear even we keep this up till sundown!" said Sun Yu-Hao mockingly as he watched.
But no one else said a word and just watched on anxiously.
After all, only a small section had been polished off. There was still a high chance for jade to surface.
But Shen Fei was too anxious. He let Han Shao-Jie go over and draw a white line somewhere on the rock.
"Cut along that line! I'm going to use the truth to slap you in the face!" said Shen Fei boldly.
Han Shao-Jie was confident too. He said smugly, "Miss Qiu and Mr Ye, take a good look. This is the moment when rock becomes gold!"
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