Chapter 317


    Right then, another item was brought out for the auction, and it was a female pce dress.


    ording to the introduction of the host, it was an item that had originated from the pce of the


    Qing Dynasty. The starting price was set at five million yuan.


    Once the price was announced, the room instantly became a little quiet. There was actually no one


    bidding on this item. This atmosphere formed a stark contrast with the previous lively scene.


    The people who were there participating in the auction were mostly from the inner circle of


    collectors, and they knew something about items like this. Even if they didn''t know much about the


    matter, they would bring their purveying specialist with them.


    Therefore, almost everyone in the hall could see that this royal dress was really not worth that


    much.


    First of all, the appearance of this dress was not well preserved. It was in tatters, and manyrge


    pieces had fallen off. It didn''t look good at all.


    Secondly, it was the pce attire of the Qing


    Dynasty. It wasn''t historical enough, and there were many items from that era, so it was not very


    valuable.


    The host had been advertising this item for a long time, but in the end, no one bid on it. The


    atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. Everyone shook their heads and was waiting for this


    item to be auctioned off. After all, no one was interested in it.


    Shawn Liang had an idea and said, "Old Tu, why are you so quiet today? You haven''t bid on


    anything yet. Can it be that you can''t tell the good from the bad, so you can''t make your decisions?


    Why don''t you let your purveying specialist have a look at this item?"


    Old Mr. Tu was annoyed. Everyone could see that this dress was worthless, but Shawn encouraged


    him to make a move. Obviously, he wanted him to be the victim.


    Just as Old Mr. Tu was about to refuse, Fade Chen , who was right beside him, stopped him


    suddenly. Then, he raised his card and said, "Six million, I''ll pay six million to buy this dress."


    As soon as the words came out, the crowd was suddenly stunned, and then there was the buzzing


    sound of discussion.


    "Now that he''s provoked by Shawn, he finally put out a bid!"


    "He''s really still too young, he hasn''t learnt how to be patient yet!"


    "In my opinion, Old Mr. Tu made a mistake this time. He has hired a fake specialist."


    "Bidding was alright. But that guy added one million yuan in one go. Money can''t be spent this way!"


    Shawnughed happily, with a sarcastic smile on his face. He said, "Old Tu, your purveying


    specialist is really amazing ! No one wants to buy this item, but he was able to tell at a nce that


    it''s unusual. He even bid a million more on it. It''s really eye-opening indeed,how admirable!"


    Old Mr. Tu was so angry he wanted to refute him. But when he thought of Fade''s move, he was


    immediately puzzled as well.


    Shawn was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to satirize his long time enemy. Looking at Master


    Qi beside him, he deliberately said loudly, "Master Qi, you have a keen eye. Can you tell us what''s


    so special about this dress? Why did Mr. Chen raise the bid by one million?"


    He wanted to ridicule Fade, and he was trying to find ways to m him a few more times!


    Master Qi coughed, then stood up and said in a clear voice, "This dress is indeed the pce dress


    of the Qing Dynasty. But the style and cutting of this dress is verymon. It''s something ordinary


    pce maids would wear,and there''s really nothing special about it. Moreover, the quality and


    appearance of this dress is too poor, which depletes the value of this dress significantly. If you meet


    a buyer that likes it, I think that it would be worth three million yuan."


    As soon as he said that, the crowd became jolly again. They nced at Master Qi and Fade.


    "That is true. I also think that this dress is worthless!"


    "Master Qi has already spoken. That kid will suffer a great loss."


    "If it was just an ordinary buyer, the loss would totally just be a loss. But if he is a purveying


    specialist, and he bought this item and suffered a loss, who else would hire him as a purveying


    specialist in the future?"


    "That''s right. Not only did this kid lower his own reputation, he also caused Old Mr. Tu to be


    disrespected. Such aughing stock!"


    The sighs and mocking words kept oning, but Fade simply ignored them and he did not care


    about their opinions at all. Nevertheless, he went up to the stage, signed the documents, and took


    the dress .


    Seeing that, everyone shook their heads and sighed again.


    "Don''t sign it! If you refuse to sign, you just have to pay some penalty, and you can still choose not


    to bid on it."


    "If you sign the sales contract right now, six million yuan will be spent! This means you will lose


    three million yuan."


    "The loss is more than three million! Didn''t you just hear what Master Qi said? The dress can only


    be sold for three million if you meet a buyer who likes it. This guy won''t be able to sell the dress he


    purchased !"


    Right at this moment, Fade suddenly made a shocking move.


    He took the shabby dress in his hands and shook it violently as though it was an ordinary dress.


    Immediately, a few pieces of rags fell off from the dress.


    Then, before the crowd could recover from the shock, Fade took action right away again. With a


    fierce tug, he tore the dress in his hands and turned them into rags. These rags would''ve been too


    worn out to even be considered as cloths for mopping .


    The crowd was dumbfounded and couldn''t stop sighing.


    "What is he doing? Why did he tear up the dress?" "There''s no need to tear up the dress though! He


    can at least sell it if he''d kept it nicely! Even if the dress can''t sell for three million, it can still sell for


    two million, or even one million, right?"


    "I think he is way too rich, so he came here on purpose to show off his wealth."


    "He''s just a youngd. It''s fine if he doesn''t have any purveying skills, but he can''t even control his


    temper. What kind of purveying specialist is he?"


    "This time, Old Mr. Tu has really been fooled by that boy big time. He has lost respect from


    everybody!"


    Amongst the sarcastic voices, Shawn was full of smiles. He said, "Old Tu, please console your


    purveying specialist. Even if he was scolded, there''s no need to tear things up. After all, the dress is


    still considered an antique, and it''s valuable somehow."


    Old Mr. Tu wanted to argue, but he didn''t know what to say. After all, he himself was alsopletely


    shocked by Fade''s behaviour.


    Right at this moment, Fade took the strips of cloth in his hand and groped around the sleeves,


    where he seemed to have found a string. He then pinched the string and began to pull it hard.


    Fade pulled out a very thin silk thread from the dress.


    Fade wrapped the string with his hands carefully. Only then did the crowd manage to seethe string


    clearly.


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    The silk was translucent, white, and had a glittering quality. It was as thin as a quarter of a hair, yet it


    was also very tough. When Fade pulled it out forcefully, it did not break. Moreover, the amazing


    thing was, right when the water vapor around the silk approaches the silk thread, it turned into a


    layer of hazy mist, creating a unique type of refreshing coolness. Anyone could tell that it was not


    something ordinary.