Among the woods behind Nanxiu Village is the real spring color without edge.

Between heaven and earth, there is a hometown, love, wildness, and interest that returns to nature.

The spring swallows whisper, and the spring flowers bloom sound.

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When she came back from the mountain, An Zhili's legs were still shaking.

Seeing her suffering, Luo Chen felt a little palpitations and a little distressed: "Teacher An, it's time for you to exercise, your endurance is not good..."

An Zhili's pretty face turned red and cursed, "It's all your fault. I don't know how to respect my teachers and be polite to you! Go... Go to bed - can't you? Do you have to be in the woods? I made my legs sore......"

After saying this, An was so embarrassed that her neck turned red. She never thought that she could say such words in front of Luo Chen.

Luo Chen felt another throbbing in his heart and said with a smile: "Teacher An, don't you feel that the air in the mountains is fresh, the scenery in the wild is beautiful, and it's more affectionate? You looked very devoted just now!"

An Zhili raised his pink fist in shame and beat him: "It's very exciting, but my legs are so sore when I stand, I feel uncomfortable!"

Luo Chen said: "Or else, I will go back to the bed in the room later - let me send you another shot?"

An Zhili was shocked and begged for mercy: "No, no, no, I can't stand it. Do you don't have to go to work tomorrow?"

Luo Chen said: "So, get up early in the future and exercise with me!"

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A week later, Luo Chen received an invitation from Batiste, saying that Libi Auction House had done its publicity work well and that in a few days it will be their highlight - the International Auction of Rare Ingredients, please be sure to be present.

The auction was held in Shencheng. Luo Chen wanted to find someone to go with him, but now the construction of Nanxiu Village and the farm is in full swing, and An Zhili must keep an eye on him at home and cannot leave. There are many things in the Bailian Hotel, and Luo Xueyi is also very busy.

So Luo Chen had to fly over with George.

——George plans to go to the auction to buy one or two good ingredients and develop one or two new dishes.

Shencheng is a super metropolis in eastern China. It has a developed economy and prosperous trade. Libido's Huaxia branch is located here.

The auction location was a five-star hotel. The local government used police force to assist the auction house in security work. Everything seemed grand and formal.

Before the auction began, all the auction items were displayed in the exhibition hall display cabinets. Luo Chen and George visited with Baptiste Little.

George knew that although he was Baptiste's friend, he was able to take time to accompany him in his busy schedule today, which was completely due to Luo Chen's glory.

This auction has a total of twenty-six kinds of rare ingredients from all over the world, including saffron, black-skinned watermelon from Hiroshi, melon from Hiroshi, snowflake beef from Hiroshi, yellow-lipped croaker from the East China Sea, big red shrimp from the Mediterranean, acorn ham from Iberia, foie gras from France, blue lobster from France, etc.

But at the scene, Luo Chen's white truffle was the most popular. Many people gathered around a display cabinet weighing 1.3 kilograms of white truffle. Look at it, their eyes were full of fanaticism, as if they wanted to take it away directly.

Baptiste smiled and said that there is always a bidding king at every auction. There is no doubt that the bidding king this time is Luo Chen's truffle.

So no matter how busy he is, he still has to free up his time to accompany the bidding king to visit.

At 3:00 pm, the auction will start on time.

The first auction item is a black-skinned watermelon produced in Nikko.

George is also a person in the food circle and knows a lot about rare ingredients. He sat next to Luo Chen and was naturally responsible for the explanation.

He told Luo Chen that like China, Rihe is a country of food, and Rihe has many good things, such as black-skinned watermelon. This black-skinned and smooth watermelon is said to have a special sweet taste. It grows in Hokkaido and produces only 100 per year. There was once a 7.7-kilogram melon that weighed 38,000 yuan, becoming the "fighting melon" among watermelons.

At this auction, 8 black-skinned watermelons were auctioned at one time, and were auctioned at a price per kilogram.

As a result, the price of black-skinned watermelons was 4,200 yuan per kilogram, and the 8 black-skinned watermelons weighed 54.4 kilograms, with a total auction of nearly 230,000 yuan.

This surprised Luo Chen.

For the first time, he discovered that food has such charm and value.

I used to think that jade, gold and silver are valuable. According to today's situation, some ingredients are likely to be more expensive than gold!

Most of the people present today are people in the food circle. The participants are basically well-known high-end restaurants, large catering companies and rich people who love food. Their pursuit and enthusiasm for food and rare ingredients are unimaginable to ordinary people.

Therefore, Luo Chen realized a truth: to sell quality things to those who love them, so that they can maximize their value.

Even the best ice jade is just a stone for those who don’t understand it.

The second auction item, saffron.

These perennial flowers of the Iris family saffron are the most expensive spices in the world, and were sold at this auction at 1,850 yuan per kilogram.

After about a dozen rare ingredients were auctioned, the auction would be suspended.

After coming out of the bathroom, Luo Chen met Baptiste.

Baptiste pulled him aside and said that although the ingredients he had taken before were in good condition, the transaction price did not exceed expectations. Everyone seemed to be keeping their efforts and waiting for the final good thing.

As for what the finale is, Baptiste didn't say it clearly, but he was tacitly informed.

After resting, George said that the French blue lobster he was interested in was about to start shooting, but the final transaction price was expected to have an impact on his ability to withstand it.

Luo Chen knew that George must have some intentions when he told him, so he asked tentatively: "Old Qiao, how much do you expect? I can help you take it down."

George smiled and said, "I know you are rich, but I am not lending money from you. I suggest that we work together to take the blue lobster, half of each person. After taking the photo, I will use the half to study new dishes. You can take the half of yourselves by yourself or store it in my store. When you want to treat you to dinner or something, call me in advance and I will help you cook. How about this? You must know that the meat of blue lobster is very tender and sweet. You can feel the rich and rich lobster flavor at the mouth... After eating blue lobster, you will feel the other lobsters are firewood."

Luo Chen understood. Although George's advice sounded good, it was actually just to find someone to share the risks with him.

But Luo Chen decided to help him.

Because George was very kind before, he did not accept all his truffles at a low price before Luo Chen realized the value and charm of rare ingredients, and took advantage of him. On the contrary, he also contacted him to arrange auction matters to ensure maximum returns. Luo Chen had to repay this favor, and now it was an opportunity.

So he nodded readily and agreed: "Okay, let's take the blue lobster together!"

Sure enough, it didn't take long before the Blue Lobster came on the stage.

Brittany is not only a place name in western France, but also a famous seafood brand.

In French seafood markets, vendors will list the origins of seafood sold, while Brittany's production is considered the best and most expensive.

The water temperature on the sea surface of Brittany is warm all year round, with an average of 22 degrees Celsius, attracting various seafood and marine plants to reproduce here. Brittany is named a holy place for blue lobsters because of its abundant production of blue lobsters.

Blue lobster is a rare genetic mutation phenomenon in American lobsters. Only one of the 2 million lobsters appears on average. It is a rare marine life comparable to living fossils.

Rare things are always particularly precious, so the value of blue lobsters is also very expensive.

The starting price of this 1.8 kilogram live blue lobster at the auction is 180,000 yuan, which is equivalent to 1 kilogram of 100,000 yuan.

George first raised his sign and reported 200,000 yuan.

Someone immediately raised the price: "250,000!"

Next: "280,000!"

It seems that everyone is very interested in this blue lobster.

Luo Chen patted George's shoulder, who was slightly nervous, and said, "Don't worry, wait for them to fight for a while. When it's almost done, we can just raise the price directly, so as not to raise the sign and raise the hand."

George smiled bitterly. He had already started to regret it. Is it really necessary for him to grab a lobster at the auction?

But it is not an ordinary lobster...

Soon, the price ratio increased to 400,000, and the auctioneer shouted: "The first time 400,000, is there anyone who bids higher?"

Luo Chen raised the sign: "500,000!"

Everyone sitting around him turned their heads and guessed in their hearts, who is this young man and is the young master of a large catering company?

Auctioneer asked:

"Fifteen thousand first time!"

"The second time is 500,000, Is there anyone who bids higher?"

Someone raised a sign and said, "600,000!"

George said: "That's the owner of the Ile-de-France company, which is a restaurant company that makes French restaurants and has many chain stores around the world."

He spoke with disdain in his tone, as if he felt that the French restaurants in the chain business model were not as authentic and sincere as the French restaurants he cooked with his own hands.

Luo Chen remembers that boss, who had already photographed French foie gras and Iberian acorn ham before, and the prices were not low.

But Luo didn't care about these details. Since he had decided to help George take down the blue lobster, he couldn't give up halfway.

So he raised his bid and increased the price: "700,000!"

Some people started to talk about it at the scene:

"This young Chinese actually dares to challenge the boss of Ile-de-France. Either they have too little knowledge or are very good at it..."

"What's the origin of this young man? I bet a thousand yuan, and the final ownership of the blue lobster must be Ile-de-France!"

The owner of Ile-de-France is a middle-aged French man with red hair and red beard. He glanced at Luo Chen and continued to increase the price: "800,000!"

This has become a competition between the two. The price is so high that if others want to join, they will always feel psychologically at a disadvantage.

“1 million!”

Luo Chen put down the sign, George felt that he was trembling. God, if I knew he was so impulsive and willful, I would never have made that damn cooperation suggestion!
Chapter completed!