Mountain village beauty: Brother, don't stop!

Chapter 416: Chapter 416: Deal

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By now, most people had begun to step back. Even though they were well aware of the value of the Blood Ganoderma far exceeding the current price, unfortunately, they simply couldn’t come up with more money to continue bidding.

"Fifty-five million!"

But there were still some who hadn’t given up, namely the person sitting behind Wang Hao.

This person had been sitting silently behind Wang Hao, but Wang Hao knew that here, aside from himself, the most likely to go head-to-head with Tan Haipin was only this person.

"Sixty million!"

Tan Haipin showed no weakness either.

Both of them were raising the bid by five million, scaring everyone else into tightly holding their bidding paddles against their legs. This was not a game they could afford to play.

If they carelessly raised their paddle, they wouldn’t have enough money to pay the auction house later.

"Sixty-five million!"

The person behind Wang Hao calmly added another five million.

"Hmph!"

Tan Haipin seemed to be getting angry.

"Seventy million!"

Although he too only increased by five million, for Tan Haipin this was already a considerable amount. He was only part of a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, not a businessman. Even with a great family reputation, such a sum presented a problem for him.

"Seventy-one million!"

The man behind Wang Hao still wanted to fight for it, but with the price already so high, he didn’t dare to be as reckless as before.

"Seventy-five million!"

This time, Tan Haipin was determined to win, directly adding another four million.

"Seventy-six million!"

The man hesitated slightly but still raised the bid.

All eyes in the room turned to Tan Haipin, curious whether he would raise the bid this time.

The game had become irrelevant to the others and turned into a competition between Tan Haipin and the man sitting behind Wang Hao.

"Eighty million!"

"Eighty-one million!"

"Eighty-five million!"

"Eighty-six million!"

The man’s brow was furrowed when he raised the bid to eighty-six million, but Tan Haipin’s expression did not change at all. Given his current status and position, even if he couldn’t produce so much cash on the spot,

borrowing a few tens of millions would be absolutely no problem.

Seeing the man begin to hesitate, Tan Haipin let an arrogant smile play on his lips, as if the Blood Ganoderma was as good as his.

"Eighty-eight million!"

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Tan Haipin’s brow tightened involuntarily, not expecting this man to be so persistent. Now, with the price nearly approaching ninety million, it was not a small amount for any businessman.

But he was Tan Haipin, a national-level traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, once the private physician for high-level national leaders, not someone just anyone could afford to hire.

If he were to lose to an unknown person today, how could he be willing to accept it.

"Eighty-nine million!"

Tan Haipin gritted his teeth and added another million.

Everyone present turned their attention to the man behind Wang Hao. The price was now just one million shy of ninety million. At auction houses from ancient times to the present, the number of collectibles that had sold for over ninety million could be counted on one hand.

Wang Hao couldn’t help but turn back to glance at the man. The man’s brow was furrowed; he seemed unlikely to bid any higher.

Although Tan Haipin maintained an unchanged expression, he was weighing his options internally. If the man really raised the price to ninety million, should he continue to compete?

Even if he ended up winning the bid, a medicinal herb collectible with a price over ninety million would be difficult to resell later.

"Sigh."

After much thought, the man couldn’t help but sigh and place the bidding paddle on his lap.

Seeing the man’s action, everyone couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed, as it signified he would no longer raise the price.

A weight finally lifted from Tan Haipin’s heart. If the price had indeed risen to ninety million, the Blood Ganoderma would have become a white elephant. At the current price, he could just barely accept it.

"Alright, eighty-nine million for the first time, eighty-nine million for the second time, eighty-nine million..."

Just as Song Jianjun picked up the gavel, Tan Haipin couldn’t help but smile. It seemed the Blood Ganoderma, a rarity not seen for hundreds of years, was about to be his.

Just then, he noticed Wang Hao slowly picking up his own bidding paddle.

A gulp in his heart, Tan Haipin quickly reached out to Wang Hao.

"You little rascal, what in the world are you trying to do? Are you going to bid on your own item?"

Tan Haipin looked at Wang Hao with a tense expression.

Earlier, during the bidding for the Di Kui Xing, Wang Hao had engaged in malicious bidding, causing Tan Haipin to pay several million more.

"Can’t I bid on my own item? I wasn’t aware of such a rule. My apologies!"

Wang Hao chuckled innocently.

But Tan Haipin was not fooled by Wang Hao’s feigned smile. Every small movement by Wang Hao made Tan Haipin anxious, thinking the youngster was too crafty and always ready with some trick.

"Eighty-nine million for the third time, sold! This rare Blood Ganoderma is now Mr. Tan Haipin’s!"

Song Jianjun paused briefly, still feeling a bit of regret for not reaching ninety million, and struck the final blow with his gavel.

Only after Song Jianjun’s final strike did Tan Haipin let go of Wang Hao’s hand on the second floor. Now, even if Wang Hao changed his mind, it would be impossible.

A concluded bid was an auction house rule, binding both buyer and seller with no room for remorse.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Mr. Tan! You’ve secured such a precious Blood Ganoderma!"

Wang Hao stood up to offer his congratulations to Tan Haipin.

Tan Haipin snorted coldly, suspecting Wang Hao’s intentions were not kind.

But, with the item now in hand, Tan Haipin felt there was no need to concern himself further with Wang Hao. He walked off to collect the Blood Ganoderma.

Just one million short of ninety million, he needed to take it into his possession quickly for further research.

But before Wang Hao could even leave, he was surrounded.

"Mr. Wang Hao, hello, I am the manager of Xiangsheng Pharmaceutical Group, and here is my business card..."

"Mr. Wang, you must have other good items on hand. I am the business manager of the Jiangxi auction house, and I would like to find time to speak with you privately!"

"Mr. Wang, I’m from the Southern Medicinal Herb Company. Please take my business card so we can network in the future. I’m sure there will be opportunities for cooperation."

Wang Hao truly made a splash at the auction, instantly becoming the center of attention. Both the auction participants and the medicinal herb merchants wanted to establish contact with him.

Believing that someone who could obtain and preserve such a precious herb like Blood Ganoderma must be an expert, they trusted Wang Hao was highly skilled.

By the time Wang Hao left the auction hall, his hands, pockets, and even the name card holder given to him by Chen Hongying were stuffed full of business cards.

"Wang Hao, you’re impressive. Now I truly admire you beyond words!"

After getting into the car, Chen Hongying looked at Wang Hao, her eyes filled with admiration.