Mr. Kong still had a lot of face, and those who had benefited from him all raised their placards. The price was soon shouted to 600,000, and the bidding speed obviously began to slow down.

After all, for their net worth ranging from tens of millions to tens of billions, it is worthwhile to spend 1.8 million to take care of Mr. Kong's face and win his favor, but if it is more, it is really unnecessary.

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"One million!"

A middle-aged man with a general belly stood up and added it to one million. He also bowed slightly to Mr. Kong who was sitting at the VIP table to show respect.

Mr. Kong nodded slightly in return, but the disappointment in his eyes flashed away. He bought this bronze tripod from an auction at a cost of five million meters of gold.

As a senior collector, if he couldn't figure out the origin and value of the auction items, he would have trouble sleeping and eating. He deliberately set the minimum price of one yuan this time, hoping to meet someone who knew the origin of the bronze tripod to help him clear up his doubts.

Ding Ning sat upright suddenly, staring directly at the small pocket cauldron that was only more than a foot high. His heart was filled with turmoil and inexplicable ecstasy. The alchemy furnace turned out to be the Yanlong alchemy furnace of Emperor Yan.

There are pictures and texts in "Compendium of Grass and Trees". In order to compete with Chi You in medical skills, Emperor Yan, who was born with the talent of controlling fire, took the essence of bronze to make a furnace embryo, used the stone from Buzhou Mountain as the furnace gall, extracted his own blood and turned it into Yanlong Dan Fire.

, again in Thunder

The Yanlong Alchemy Furnace, which was forged on the top of the mountain after ninety-nine and eighty-one days of thunder tempering, is the best alchemy furnace in the Shennong tribe besides the Nine-Dragon Shennong Cauldron. Although it has not yet reached the level of a divine weapon, it is still the best.

The level of spiritual weapons.

Unexpectedly, the Yanlong Alchemy Furnace, which had long been lost in history, would appear at a charity auction of this scale.

It’s no wonder that so many treasure appraisal experts cannot recognize the origin of this alchemy furnace. After all, this alchemy furnace requires spiritual power to be driven.

Spiritual power can only be possessed after entering the Tianwu realm and continuously purifying and transforming the true energy in the body. Therefore, it is not surprising that those treasure appraisal experts cannot recognize the origin of the alchemy furnace.

Wanting to get this alchemy furnace for only a million dollars is simply a dream. Even if he loses everything, he must get this alchemy furnace. With this alchemy furnace, he can start trying to refine elixirs.

Ding Ning sneered secretly, this Flame Dragon Alchemy Furnace

"One million once, one million twice, are there any more bids? If no one raises the price, this bronze tripod will belong to this gentleman. One million third..."

"Ten million!"

Just when Jiang Yimeng was about to drop the hammer, a cold voice suddenly sounded and quoted a high price of 10 million, causing everyone to be in an uproar and whisper to each other looking for traces of the bidder.

Ding Ning followed the sound and saw a man sitting in an inconspicuous position in the middle. He was wearing a cap, a mask, and sunglasses. His appearance could not be clearly seen. He was wearing a black tuxedo. He couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that he had met someone who knew something.

ah.

Mr. Kong looked overjoyed. This person was willing to bid such a price. Although it was still far from the price he auctioned, it was very likely that this person knew the origin of this bronze tripod.

"Ten million once, this gentleman bids ten million, is there anyone else who bids? Ten million twice, ten million three..."

Jiang Yimeng was excited. She didn't expect that such an inconspicuous bronze tripod could be sold for a high price of 10 million. Although she continued to tempt people to increase the price with her deceptive voice as usual, she didn't think anyone would offer more.

The price is high, and the number of calls is even faster.

"One hundred million!"

Ding Ning was shocked. Is there such a price for this girl? She wanted to wait and see again, but she didn't dare to hesitate anymore and opened her mouth to shout out the price of 100 million.

"What? Are you crazy?" Ding Qianlie was startled and tugged on his sleeve quickly, "Why are you paying such a high price for a broken tripod?"

"Sister, don't worry about it. This tripod is very important to me. I must get it."

Ding Ning didn't have time to explain, so after saying something unquestionable, he stared at the alchemy furnace with hooked eyes, his eyes full of perseverance that he was bound to win.

He expected that the Flame Dragon Alchemy Furnace might not be that easy to obtain. The man who had previously bid for 10 million was staring at him like a knife, giving him great pressure.

That was a master, a very powerful master, at least a Tianwu Realm or Grandmaster level expert. No wonder he could recognize the value of this alchemy furnace.

"One hundred million?"

Jiang Yimeng was so frightened that she almost threw the auction gavel away. Ding Ning, a rusty broken tripod, actually shouted out a price of 100 million. This was too wasteful.

On the contrary, Bai Qing looked thoughtful. There seemed to be no problem with Ding Ning's identity, but the mystery he displayed during this period proved that he was by no means as simple as the information on the surface made him seem.

The fact that he was able to shout out a high price of 100 million proved that he was determined to get this bronze tripod. He must have recognized its origin and knew its value.

He looked at Mr. Kong invisibly. With so many people present, he was the only one who knew that in addition to being a well-known overseas Chinese, philanthropist and collector, Mr. Kong was also a member of the China Chamber of Commerce. His mission was to collect war-torn goods for the country overseas.

A national treasure that has been lost over the years.

Kong Lao and him looked at each other, and the meaning was complicated and difficult to understand. This Ding Ning must know the origin of the bronze tripod, which made them hesitate. If the bronze tripod is really a national treasure, the country must take it back and will never allow it.

If it lives outside, it will conflict with Ding Ning. On the contrary, they hope that the bronze tripod will be photographed by the man in the tuxedo, so that they will not have any psychological burden when they start to seize the treasure.

"Twenty million!"

Not to be outdone, the man in the tuxedo shouted out the price of 200 million and gave Ding Ning a threatening look.

"Three hundred million!"

Ding Ning didn't care at all. Not to mention that he still had more than a billion and had the confidence to do so. Even if he failed to win the bid for this person, he would not hesitate to block the way to seize the treasure.

"Four hundred million!"

The tuxedo also seemed confident, looking like he was destined to win.

"500 million!"

"Six hundred million!"

"Seven billion!"

"Eight hundred million!"

"One billion!"

When Ding Ning calmly shouted out one billion, the man in the tuxedo seemed to have reached his limit and stopped bidding.

He glanced at Ding Ning lightly, his cold murderous intent under his sunglasses undisguised, and then withdrew his gaze, remaining silent as if nothing had happened.

The entire auction venue exploded with a bang, as if a pot was exploding. One billion, a broken tripod whose origin and purpose were unknown was sold for a sky-high price of one billion.

You must know that at such charity auctions, everyone is just trying to show their love. Over the years, only a few can achieve a price of tens of millions, let alone a sky-high price of one billion.

The way people looked at Ding Ning changed again. Before, they only thought that he was a child of a big family with extraordinary origins and profound background. But now, they no longer think so. Someone who can spend billions of dollars is definitely not an ordinary child of a big family.

At least the direct heirs of a certain big family can control this astronomical sum at will.

It's not that these people here can never spend a billion. Let alone a mere billion, there are still many people with tens of billions or even hundreds of billions.

It’s just that net worth is net worth, and cash is cash. In shopping malls, market value is one thing, and liquidity is another. Don’t look at the many rich people who claim to be worth tens of billions and live a luxurious life, but in reality

There are a lot of real estate properties, rising stock prices after listing, huge bank loans, defaulted payments, etc. After careful liquidation, they may even have negative assets, let alone spend one billion in cash.

The reason why they can still live in villas, drive nice cars, drink red wine, wear famous brands, and go to high-end places to live a high-society life is because they have industries in their hands that continue to increase in value and attract investors to continuously raise funds. It can be said that many

The famous tycoons are actually making money with money from investors and banks.

Although it sounds unbelievable, it is the reality. Except for some industrialists, most wealthy people make their fortunes by buying and selling short.

This is an inevitable product of the bubble economy. They actually use money from investors and banks to engage in business activities, thereby living a life of superiority to others.

And as long as the company's stock price doesn't collapse, they can live a prosperous life forever.

This is also the reason why many wealthy people will immediately become insolvent once the stock market crashes. After going bankrupt, they will be desperate and commit suicide by jumping off a building.

Birds of a feather flock together, and rich people often talk with each other about business information, and sometimes a piece of information obtained unintentionally may be a huge business opportunity, so rich people will be keen on it

Attend various high-end cocktail parties to broaden your network and obtain some useful business information.

Do you expect a rich man to discuss the price of Chinese cabbage today with people at the bottom of society who cannot even afford food? There is no common language at all.

This has also led to society being artificially divided into three, six or nine classes. Although wealth is not the only criterion for classifying classes, there is no doubt that it is the most realistic watershed.

Therefore, whether in China or elsewhere, the concept of being well-matched will always be an eternal theme among aristocratic and wealthy families.

In the final analysis, in this era of laughing at poverty but not at prostitution, luxury cars, mansions, famous brands, watches and other luxury goods have become symbols of the rich's identity, status and financial resources, in order to join the upper class society and capture more wealth and opportunities.

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We cannot say that this is a regression of society or a loss of morals. Rather, since the emergence of private ownership, this hierarchical system has become an inevitable trend of social development, a driving force for social progress, and a criterion for evaluating a person's success in this life.

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Maybe some people will complain, think this is unfair, hate the rich extremely, and think that why should someone be born into a second-generation rich man, a second-generation official, a second-generation star, a second-generation star, etc. They will have no worries about food and clothing all their lives, and they will be popular and drink spicy food, but I have to do it for a person.

He only had three meals a day to eat and drink, and he couldn't even pay the rent.

In fact, it is really not necessary. After all, whether it is the second generation of rich people or the second generation of officials, without the struggle of the first generation, where would these wealthy and healthy second generations come from? Think about how your ancestors struggled.

Your mind will be balanced.

If everyone is born equal, it would be unfair. It would be like a person who works hard to realize his dream and a salted fish who has nothing to do all day and sleeps when he is full, starting from the same starting line, and finally reaching the end only to find that

My descendants are on the same starting line as Xianyu's descendants. How is it fair to these people who have worked hard all their lives?

The topic is a bit far-fetched, ahem, in short, everyone present is staring at Ding Ning with hot eyes, guessing which direct descendant of a wealthy family is this, who can actually take out one billion in cash, and it seems that he still has a lot of money.
Chapter completed!