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Yangxia live streaming room.
"Is the person who placed the bid Chen Tian? Isn't he the chairman of Shengda Group?"
"Chen Tian stepped down as the chairman of Shengda several years ago. The current chairman of Shengda is his son, Chen Qiao."
"Old Mr. Chen still has some fight left in him! Ah, I really miss the old days playing Hot Legend. It's a pity that Shengda has been declining."
"If only Shengda wasn't constantly rehashing Hot Legend, we younger folks might also support it!"
"..."
The discussions flared up over the internet, and Shengda Game, which had seen a long decline in the internet circles, suddenly came back into public view.
Public thinking is simple. Chen Tian made a stand for Huaxia people at the international auction, so everyone will surely support him!
But when everyone checked, they found that Shengda was indeed in poor shape, barely operating a few well-known games.
Hot Legend was just too outdated, and nobody really felt like supporting it.
They had no choice but to close the website and continue to silently watch the live stream.
Although Shengda's gaming industry wasn't doing well, its operations in online literature were actually not bad.
Even though Shengda Literature was also showing signs of decline, it still performed much better than the games.
So, a bunch of people ran off to read novels and support Shengda.
The live stream diverted a group of people away, and another group who didn't like reading novels continued to watch the auction scene.
Just when the camera zoomed in, everyone suddenly spotted a familiar face beside Old Mr. Chen during Shengda's centennial celebration.
A jasmine: "Hey! Isn't that my husband next to Chen Tian on the right?"
Rainbow Farting Pig: "Are you dreaming? If your husband could sit next to Chen Tian, would you still be watching the live stream? You should be at the event now, right?"
Laba Hua is also a flower: "Wow! Husband! That really is my husband!"
A mouthful of salted soda will kill you: "Really! That's amazing! I didn't expect to see my husband at this kind of event!"
Rainbow Farting Pig: "..."
In a certain university in the north, a girl sat in front of her computer desk, bored and scrolling through the live stream, looked at her phone screen, speechless.
Are these people just teasing her?
How can they all say that guy is their husband?
As she was puzzled, her roommate suddenly exclaimed from behind: "Ah! My husband is actually at the Snake Head auction event! That's fantastic!"
Suddenly, she was confused and took a closer look at the young, handsome guy sitting next to Chen Tian.
Initially, his face just seemed familiar. Just then, Gu Yu turned his head to check another bidder's offer, his expression carrying a slight worry.
That's when she finally understood why everyone was calling him their husband!
That's the National Husband, Gu Yu!
Rainbow Farting Pig: "Husband! Go for it! Snatch the Snake Head back!!!"
General Netizens: "..."
All over the internet, there was a chorus of voices.
Almost everyone discussed why Gu Yu was present at the auction event and why he was sitting with Old Mr. Chen.
Gu Yu's identity sparked immense curiosity among thousands of netizens.
Moreover, since Gu Yu had been extremely popular online, he had not created a personal Dou Ying account on Dou Ying.
This fiercely disproved a bunch of netizens who predicted that he was just a marketing stunt.
Recently, other than Jingchuan Xiaoyu who released some photos and videos suggesting she was close to Gu Yu, there had been no news from Gu Yu himself.
This guy, it's almost as if he had no internet at home...
It left millions of fangirls literally itching with frustration, but they could do nothing but fantasize about his looks and ship CPs.
Super Deductionist (Ahua Haircut): "I bet Gu Yu is definitely Chen Tian's illegitimate son!"
"Stop pushing it, Tony, Gu Yu and Chen Tian don't look alike at all, okay!?"
"..."
Online discussions were buzzing, while at the auction site, Gu Yu's brain was rapidly working.
Lin Huaye was verbally sparring with someone else, and he wasn't just sitting idly by.
He was looking for someone maliciously bidding on behalf of Lin Huaye.
Each time Lin Huaye successfully pushed the price to a certain level, a bid would suddenly emerge, breaking the brief balance.
"Number 37 bids again! The price is now 3.6 million! Is there anyone else?"
Seeing the bid caller next to Chen Tian raising the placard again, Wu Shiluo was on the verge of going crazy with excitement.
A Snake Head, ordinarily worth only tens of thousands of US dollars, had already been bid up to 3.6 times its base price of one million US dollars!
Indeed, each increase in bid, from behind-the-scenes, meant a huge profit for the sellers.
If this auction succeeded, he too would receive a hefty commission, enough to secure his comfort for years to come!
"3.6 million! Any more bids?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Wu Shiluo raised his gavel again and shouted, even though the price had far exceeded his expectations, he was still slightly dissatisfied.
If only it could reach four million...
That's what he thought, and so did the sellers' shill.
A white placard was lifted in a hidden corner, Wu Shiluo's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly announced:
"Three hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars! 3.65 million!"
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Wu Shiluo's spit flew as he tightly gripped the gavel, showing no intention of letting it fall.
"3.66 million!"
"3.67 million!"
The price jumped slightly by two thousand dollars, and the movements of the two bidders were exaggerated, as if deliberately drawing attention to themselves.
But such camouflage was obviously no match for Gu Yu's keen observation.
"Old Mr. Chen, the first bidder was number 94, sitting in the far right corner, wearing a British-style coat, with brown curly hair and looking like a wealthy foreign gentleman."
Gu Yu turned his head and spoke to Chen Tian.
Chen Tian looked at number 94 with displeasure, then confidently said, "This man looks like a Jew, but it's unclear if he's one of the sellers behind the scenes."
"Dealing with Jews can easily lead one to lose everything, just like Lance was terribly deceived."
"These people control Hollywood, always making movies that depict themselves as weak victims, but in reality, most of the world's wars have their shadows behind them," Chen Tian revealed some secrets not known to the public.
"You see, aren't they using our Huaxia people's national pride to make money off us now?"
Gu Yu nodded, had he not learned about the history of the Jews, he wouldn't have known that they harbored so much malice towards the Huaxia people in the past.
"Old Mr. Chen, although retaining the Snake Head concerns the dignity of our Huaxia people, if I may speak frankly, it's now far overpriced and continuing would be a loss," Gu Yu hesitated before voicing his thoughts.
"In the end, even if we win the auction, these foreigners will just laugh at us, ridiculing us for being foolish and rich."
Gu Yu expressed his support for Chen Tian to buy back the Snake Head, but he was not in favor of acquiring it at any cost.
That would be tantamount to just handing money to the foreigners.
"Yes, I understand what you mean," Chen Tian nodded, then pondered for a moment, his profile facing Lin Huaye as he said, "Xiaoye, let's cap our bids at four million! Right now, in this net of people, we are the only fish."
"They are greedy, wanting to catch a bigger one, so let's tear a big hole in their net!"
A cold light flashed in Chen Tian's eyes, his aged wisdom not to be underestimated.
"Okay!" Lin Huaye nodded emphatically.