Chapter 143 Line up to add friends
"The king of bids was born. Mr. Al Nahyan from the UAE won this 'King of White Truffle' for a high price of 5 million yuan, and at the same time set a new record in the history of truffle auctions. Let us congratulate him with warm applause!"
Slap sex!
George applauded vigorously.
Luo Chen also smiled.
The European nobles were discouraged. They clapped their hands politely and then left one after another. They probably weren't in the mood to attend the subsequent dinner.
Baptiste sincerely invited Luo Chen and George to the dinner and stayed in Shencheng for a few more days so that he could do the best for the landlord.
——Although he is from France, he often works in the Huaxia Shencheng branch.
Luo Chen and George discussed that it would be better to stay overnight and leave tomorrow.
Don’t worry about blue lobsters. After completing the procedures and paying the money, the auction house will deliver the auction items to anywhere you want.
According to Baptiste Jr., they have the world's most advanced storage, loading and transportation system, otherwise they would not be able to auction rare ingredients.
After completing the procedures, Luo Chen saw that George was a little depressed, so he probably guessed that he was worried that the price of blue lobsters was too high.
He stepped forward and patted George on the shoulder and said, "Old Qiao, I'll pay for the blue lobster. You don't have to pay me back. The blue lobster is still half of each of us. If you study half of yours, you will study the new dishes. After researching it, I will bring someone to enjoy the other half, and I will treat it as paying you the processing fee."
George said: "But..."
Luo Chen waved his hand to stop him and said, "No need to say anything, just like that! I have gained a lot today. I can still afford to spend 1 million to eat a meal of blue lobster you cooked by Lao Qiao... And these gains depend on you and Mr. Baptiste, I should thank you!"
Three batches of white truffles sold for 990,000, 0.8 kilograms of white truffles sold for 720,000, and 1.3 kilograms of "King of White Truffles" sold for 5 million. Together, Luo Chen made 6.71 million in just half a day.
Even though he had to pay 5% commission and taxes and fees that were more than the auction house, Luo Chen still made a big profit.
If he had not followed George's advice and handed over the white truffle to Baptister for auction, he would not have had such a huge gain.
So he sincerely thanks Qiao and Ba.
George was also moved by Luo Chen's generosity and said tremblingly: "Okay... OK, leave it to me. I will definitely make the best lobster in the world and let you entertain your friends!"
The dinner was still held at this Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Baptiste wanted to bring Luo Chen to toast everywhere and introduce him to the rich people from all over the country, but Luo Chen refused.
Luo said that he doesn't like socializing and wants to keep a low profile.
So Baptiste took George to the whole venue and Luo Chen found a corner to drink champagne and eat.
Although he just wanted to be quiet, someone still discovered him.
The wealthy businessman from Xiangjiang who sold the second largest white truffle at the auction for 720,000 yuan and walked over with a wine glass.
He introduced himself in a bit awkward Mandarin and said, "Hello Luo Sheng, I am from Xiangjiang, my name is Lai Jiahui. I wonder if you mind having a drink together?"
Luo Chen doesn’t like socializing, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t know socializing. He bowed politely and said, “Hello, Mr. Li, this is my honor.”
Then the two of them touched the glass and drank the wine in the glass together.
"I feel very sorry if I haven't been able to take pictures of the 'King of White Truffle'..." Lai Jiahui directly opened with a sigh.
Luo Chen smiled but didn't answer.
"If I had known, I would have accumulated strength and compete with them in the end!" Li Jiahui gritted his teeth, as if he was very unwilling to accept it.
"Mr. Li doesn't have to pay too much attention. I heard from Mr. Baptiste that such an auction will be held two to three times a year." Luo Chen knew that the other party was a big boss and would not say these words to him for no reason, so he first said perfunctory and waited for the other party's main text.
"Auctions are often available, but the 'King of White Truffle' is not often there..." Lai Jiahui sighed again.
A 1.3 kilogram of white truffle cost 5 million, while a 0.8 kilogram of white truffle cost 720,000 yuan, but a 0.5 kilogram difference of 4.28 million yuan. This is not an outrageous thing. On the one hand, the atmosphere on the scene has become, and the auction price is naturally higher and higher. On the other hand, the bonus of the title "King of White Truffle", the 0.5 kilogram difference is not just a numerical difference, but the gap between the first and second, the gap between the "king" and the non-king.
Just like most people don’t remember the second highest peak in the world, only Mount Everest, the Middle East tycoon Al Nahayan took photos of the "King of White Truffle" and became the bidding king on the scene. They won not only the truffle itself, but also the attention and applause of the people, as well as the opportunity to gain a great reputation in the food circle. However, the wealthy businessman Lai Jiahui, who took photos of the second largest white truffle, could only become the background board and no one cared about it.
After taking a sip of wine, Li Jiahui suddenly stared at Luo Chen and asked, "Luo Sheng, I know that the sellers of those top white truffles are you, right?"
Luo Chen was slightly stunned, and then realized that since he could become a rich businessman, well-informed information was the key. Moreover, although Luo Chen liked to be low-key, he did not strictly keep the identity of his seller, and did not hide it at the moment, nodding and saying yes.
Li Jiahui's eyes shining and said enthusiastically: "The quality of those white truffles is so good. I have been following the truffles for so many years, but I have never seen so many white truffles of such good quality. I wonder if Luo Sheng has any special channels?"
Luo Chen smiled but said nothing.
Li Jiahui immediately realized that he had lost his composure. Even if there were any special channels, it was someone else's business secret. He shouldn't have asked, so he coughed dryly and said, "Sorry, I'm rude."
Luo Chen said: "It doesn't matter."
Li Jiahui said again: "Luo Sheng, when will your truffle be available next time? Can you give me priority? I will buy it at a price two to three times the market price, or if you have any other good ingredients, please contact me. This is my business card."
Li Jiahui presented his business card with both hands, Luo Chen took it with both hands, looked at it, it said:
Li Jiahui, chairman of Huaxia Xiangjiang Dashi Group, and has contact information such as mobile phone number and email.
Luo Chen put away Li's business card and said awkwardly: "Sorry, I didn't bring my business card."
It’s not that he didn’t bring it, he didn’t have the awareness to print a business card at all.
Li Jiahui said: "Can you ask Luo Sheng to give me your contact information?"
Luo Chen asked: "Are you playing WeChat? We can add WeChat. If you have anything, please contact me. Sometimes I will publish some product information."
Li Jiahui was stunned for a moment, then said, "Wei...Weixun? I don't, but I can download and register now. Please wait, I'll do it now!"
He immediately took out his cell phone and started to fuck it, but because he was a little older and was not sensitive to electronic devices, he was sweating and couldn't figure it out. He quickly called his assistant to help him download and register WeChat.
The assistant said: "Mr. Li, I'll go and ask the wifi password here..."
Li Jiahui said anxiously: "What else do you want? Just use the traffic! Don't let Luo Sheng wait too long!"
The assistant had to obey.
After a while, Li Jiahui's WeChat download and registration was completed, and Luo Chen scanned with him and added friends.
Although it was in the corner, Lai Jiahui was making a lot of noise and attracted a lot of attention.
In fact, many people are paying attention to the bigwigs in the catering industry in Hong Kong like Lai Jiahui. At such a dinner, he did not discuss business with other bigwigs or give advice, but ran to a small corner to play with a young man on his phone. Isn’t this interesting?
When I heard it again, Mr. Li was clamoring to give a Weibo message because of the young man's words. What is the rhythm?
Soon, someone discovered that the young man had bought a French Brittany blue lobster for 1 million at the auction.
Then it was revealed that the young man was named Luo Chen, who came from Yunzhou, and he was the seller of "King of White Truffle".
The reason why Boss Li was a little anxious to get into Weixun is that he wanted to contact Luo Chen through Weixun to facilitate the purchase of top-quality truffles or other good ingredients next time.
As a result, a large number of wealthy businessmen immediately rushed to the corner, rushing to add WeChat friends with Luo Chen. The original WeChat on the phone was naturally one step ahead, first added, first served, and if there was no WeChat, they would download it on the spot. They thought the wifi in the banquet hall was too slow, so they simply turned on their own traffic.
For a moment, the scene was quite interesting. Some people lined up to scan the code and add friends with Luo Chen, while others stood beside them fiddling with their phones, staring at the little bit of moving download progress bar, preparing to join the queue immediately once the download and installation are completed, and register.
There are naturally many foreign wealthy people and even nobles here.
In foreign countries, the popularity of WeChat is not as high as that of China, and many people have never even heard of this thing, so most of the downloads on site were blonde, blue-eyed, red-bearded foreigners, but they did not bother to get online with the young top-quality food supplier.
——Fortunately, WeChat has an English version.
Such a scene really surprised George and Baptiste. Didn’t Luo Chen say that he doesn’t like socializing and low-key? Why didn’t the wealthy businessmen go to you before we finished our toast toast this round of wine, and they all looked like crazy.
Luo Chen had no choice, who would have thought that the situation would turn out like this?
He is now being put on fire. When opening a business, he pays attention to being kind and making money. At this time, he cannot offend anyone, so he has to add friends one by one.
It took almost half an hour to add more than a hundred wealthy businessmen, and they were very tired.
Afterwards, Luo Chen chose to go back to the room first without waiting for the banquet to end.
He wants to be quiet.
"Go, Luo, enjoy this night. I have prepared a gift for you, I hope you will like it!" Little Baptist blinked and smiled, like a cunning fox.
Although Luo Chen felt a little confused, he didn't care too much. He left quickly so that he would not be entangled by the fanatical wealthy businessmen again.
Luo Chen's room is on the 15th floor. Libi Auction House ordered the best luxury suite here for him. After all, Luo provided the bidding for this auction and was the most noble seller. The cooperation between them was very pleasant.
When he entered the room, Luo Chen was attracted by the beautiful decoration. He thought to himself that although they are both five stars, there is still a gap between the Bailian Hotel and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. When he went back to discuss with Sister Xue Yi, he would redesign and decorate it. Oh, by the way, the hotel name should be changed. "Bailian" doesn't feel that it is unique, so he has to think about how to change it.
While thinking about it, I walked to the door of the bedroom and saw a slim girl appearing, smiling charmingly...
Chapter completed!