Car-hailing Driver: Rewards from Complaints

Chapter 515 - 228: Zhang Jiacheng Is Manipulated Until He Can’t Breathe (Part 3)

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Li Chengde: "Young Master Zhang bids 100 million! Is there a higher bid? Anyone? 100 million once! Any more bids? 100 million twice!"

Yang Chen: "I bid 110 million!"

Li Chengde: "Mr. Yang bids 110 million! Thank you, Mr. Yang, for supporting our charity auction! Is there a higher bid?"

Xue Yinong: "I bid 120 million!"

Li Chengde: "Miss Xue bids 120 million! Is there a higher bid?"

Yang Chen: "130 million!"

Li Chengde: "Mr. Yang bids 130 million! Is there a higher bid? Anyone? Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your support, and for helping the children’s future. Is there a higher bid?"

Xue Yinong shook her head helplessly.

Li Chengde: "No more bids? 130 million once! Any more? Any more bids? No more bids? 130 million twice!"

Zhang Jiacheng: "I bid 150 million!"

"Wow..." The entire room gasped again.

Li Chengde: "Young Master Zhang bids 150 million, is there a higher bid? Any higher bids? 150 million once! 150 million twice! 150 million three times! Sold! Congratulations, Young Master Zhang!"

The room erupted in applause, and Yang Chen also clapped along with a smile.

Zhang Jiacheng stood up and smiled, nodding to everyone, then gave Yang Chen a mischievous smile.

At this moment, some veterans started to sense something was amiss.

"Why do I feel something’s off? That young guy surnamed Yang bids 130 million, and Li Chengde was clearly stalling, but after Zhang Zhengjun’s son bid 150 million, he quickly sealed the deal. Why does it seem like he wanted to sell the paintings to Zhang Zhengjun’s son?"

"Now that Elder Chen mentioned it, it really seems like that. After that young guy named Yang bid, Li Chengde would always drag it out, seemingly on purpose, to encourage others to bid."

"Haha... so does that mean Zhang Zhengjun’s son ended up being the sucker?"

"A youthful demeanor often lacks wisdom, and he stepped right into someone else’s trap."

"Haha..."

However, Zhang Jiacheng was very happy, as he felt he not only disrupted Yang Chen’s plan but also opened up a new business avenue for the company.

Soon, the auction came to an end.

All the guests who won their bids had to go sign the contracts, exchanging checks for their items.

The Shield Security Group was responsible for escorting all auction items to any designated place within Hai City, assuming all risks.

Wang Wangdu cheerfully came to Zhang Jiacheng’s side and said, "Congratulations, Young Master Zhang. My master has asked me to invite you to Room 208 at the Tang Pavilion now. My master, Mr. Jinghu, and Miss Xue are already waiting there."

Zhang Jiacheng: "Thank you, Elder Wang."

Then Zhang Jiacheng quickly headed over with Zhao Feifei in tow.

On the way, he called his dad to quickly meet these big shots.

Zhang Zhengjun, hearing it was the new owner of the Minghai Art Gallery, Mr. Jinghu, and even the young lady of the Xue Family, hurried over.

Soon, they met at the entrance of the Tang Pavilion.

Seeing Zhao Feifei dressed so flamboyantly, Zhang Zhengjun immediately showed a disdainful expression.

The wealthy families seek daughters-in-law who are elegant and appropriate, not flashy temptresses.

Such women are only meant for brief amusement, never for marriage.

The three entered Room 208.

Once the door opened, the room was already packed, and people had already started eating without waiting for Zhang Jiacheng.

Zhang Zhengjun’s face showed displeasure, but because the room was full of various bigwigs, he didn’t make a scene.

Li Chengde stood up with a smile and said, "Oh, Chairman Zhang is here too. Come, come, come, take a seat. Oh dear, we only reserved a seat for Young Master Zhang, we didn’t expect Chairman Zhang and this young lady would join too. But no worries, the meal is secondary, the main thing is to meet the new owner of the Minghai Art Gallery and Mr. Jinghu. Right?"

Zhang Jiacheng nodded coldly, clearly very unhappy.

Li Chengde took Zhang Jiacheng’s hand and brought him to Yang Chen, saying, "Come, let me introduce Young Master Zhang. This is the new owner of the Minghai Art Gallery, and also the legendary Mr. Jinghu."

Yang Chen stood up with a smile and said, "Young Master Zhang, thank you for your support for the Minghai Art Gallery and me. You alone bid nearly 200 million, accounting for 80% of today’s total bids. Thank you, thank you."

Zhang Jiacheng was instantly furious, saying, "Impossible! How can you be the new owner of the Minghai Art Gallery? How can you be Mr. Jinghu?"

Li Chengde responded with a smile, "With so many business magnates present, does Young Master Zhang think this could be fake? We have no reason to all deceive you together, right?"

Zhao Feifei quickly added, "It’s clear that so many people conspired against you."

Zhang Jiacheng slapped Zhao Feifei, saying, "It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t been nagging in my ear, how could I have been so impulsive!"

Zhao Feifei’s mouth started bleeding, "I... I was just giving you advice, but whether to bid or not, you had to decide yourself, right?"

Zhang Zhengjun, with a stern face, asked, "What’s going on? You are all people of status, what do you mean by conspiring against my son?"

Xue Yinong: "Mr. Zhang, that’s not right. Your son placed the bid himself; no one forced him. How can that be called a setup? I bid too, I wasn’t successful with 120 million! Your son insisted on 150 million to win, what can we do?"

Lin Shuying: "I bid too! But we aren’t Jiacheng Investment, we don’t have that kind of money, so we couldn’t compete with him."

Zhao Jingzhong: "Hehe... Everyone bid openly and fairly, there’s no enticement or coercion in place, so why say such things, Mr. Zhang?"