Chapter 230: Platinum Princess (Part 3)

Upon hearing "Congratulations to Mr. Zheng, bidder number seventeen," the expression on Zhang Jian's face became indescribable, as if his heart had skipped a beat.

Zhang Jian's ears seemed to have gone temporarily deaf; for this brief moment, even if someone had pulled the pin on a hand grenade right next to his ear, he would have barely heard it.

He stood frozen in place, his eyes unfocused, his expression blank, completely dumbfounded.

Did Zheng Qian win the bid by a margin of one dollar?

Damn it!

Of all the things to fear, it actually happened!

He had originally wanted to show off in front of Shanshan, to appear well-connected and informed, and to regain a bit of face for himself.

But he hadn't expected that Zheng Qian would end up winning the bid after all.

And he had won it with a price advantage of just one dollar.

This made Zheng Qian look like a brilliant strategist who had everything under control, while he, Zhang Jian, looked like a complete idiot.

Zhao Ying and Shanshan clearly hadn't expected that Zheng Qian would be able to win the bid.

And to win it with a price of 500 million?

Could he just casually pull out 500 million to buy a luxury cruise ship?

This wasn't some small yacht; it was a cruise ship!

The famous platinum princess had caused quite a stir in the upper circles of Kyushu when the shipbuilding plan was announced; even a small entrepreneur like Zhao Ying had heard of it.

Shanshan felt more and more that her choice had been the right one.

Song Yaxian's chest heaved continuously; a trace of bitterness began to flood her heart, and she looked thoroughly embarrassed.

After hearing the news that Zheng Qian had won the bid, she was filled with regret.

Why did she have to run her mouth earlier and make that bet with Zheng Qian!

Making a bet was one thing, but to bet so much!

Now look at this, she had bet away her own body.

"Now, we invite Mr. Zheng to the stage to give an acceptance speech. Let's give him a round of applause!"

In the back row of the venue.

When Yao Qiuqiu saw that it was Zheng Qian taking the stage to give his acceptance speech, she was incredibly surprised.

It was actually him?

Wasn't Zheng Qian the vice president of Zhengxin Shipyard?

After that day, Yao Qiuqiu had actually asked someone to look into it. Zhengxin Shipyard was just a small shipyard company worth a few tens of millions and less than a year old. Where would he get so much money to bid on a cruise ship!

500 million!

At this price, even if you couldn't buy ten Zhengxin Shipyards, you could at least buy seven or eight!

Could it be that Zheng Qian was a second-generation rich kid? Was he just playing around at Zhengxin Shipyard?

Was being a vice president just one of his many identities?

She had miscalculated, she had really miscalculated.

Why had she been so foolish before, leaving Zheng Qian on the sidelines to go join Jiang Yanran!

Although she did get a job afterward, it was just a flash in the pan. Zheng Qian was the real long-term meal ticket.

It was a classic case of picking up sesame seeds only to lose the watermelon.

Zheng Qian was in the shipping business; he would definitely need to hire people after winning the bid for this cruise ship.

A very extreme idea had already popped into Yao Qiuqiu's mind.

After Zheng Qian walked onto the stage.

"Congratulations, Mr. Zheng, on successfully winning the bid for Yuese's platinum princess cruise ship."

"No, that's not right. Now it should be renamed to Zheng."

A blind auction is all about one's understanding of the auction items, as well as the psychological game between the various big shots.

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi had hosted many blind auctions, but this was the first time she had ever seen someone defeat their opponent with a price difference of just one dollar.

When she first saw Zheng Qian, she was stunned by his handsome and outstanding appearance.

What surprised her even more was that Zheng Qian was only in his twenties!

The data that the company had just sent her listed the relevant information about the bidders; Zheng Qian was the chairman of the Qianhe Group!

Although she didn't know by what method he was able to be so precise and narrow the price difference down to a single digit, being able to win the bid meant that Zheng Qian had stood out in this game and emerged as the winner.

Jiang Yanran sat in the audience, watching the interaction between Zheng Qian and the auctioneer on stage with an appreciative gaze.

No wonder Zheng Qian had that confident expression; it turned out he had played a trick on someone.

His face wore an incredibly arrogant and smug look, but instead of being repulsed, Jiang Yanran inexplicably felt some appreciation.

"President Zheng, forgive my presumption, but would you mind revealing what kind of mindset you were in when you filled in that number?"

A one-dollar difference.

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi was very curious.

"That's all thanks to the contrast provided by my peers," Zheng Qian replied with a wicked smile, and as he spoke, he raised an eyebrow toward Hua Yunfeng, with a thick sense of provocation.

This small action was enough to make Hua Yunfeng half-dead with anger, and he stood up from his seat and left immediately.

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi might not have understood what Zheng Qian meant, but the people in the audience basically all knew!

Before Hua Yunfeng went to find Jiang Yanran, he had already told them this news, knowing that the highest bid for the platinum princess was only 500 million.

But between 480 million and 510 million, there was no price of 500 million.

Clearly, Hua Yunfeng had been played for a fool.

"President Zheng, would you mind revealing how you plan to operate this cargo ship in the future?"

"Everyone sitting here today is a big shot in the industry; is there any possibility that you might develop a cooperative relationship with someone in the audience?"

"Uh... I actually don't have any plans for that, because I bought this cruise ship intending to give it away as a gift."

Give it away?

The whole venue was in an uproar once again.

Even Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi didn't quite know how to continue the interview.

"Give... give it away?"

"That's right."

"Then who do you plan to give it to?"

"To the girl who accompanied me to the blind auction today."

Everyone in the audience focused their gaze on Song Yaxian in the sixth row.

Song Yaxian: ???

Being stared at by so many people, her little face instantly turned bright red.

Zheng Qian was too wicked!

He was actually serious!

And to say this in front of so many people.

This rascal, he wouldn't mention the bet between the two of them, would he?

"President Zheng, can I interpret this as you confessing your feelings to that beautiful lady?"

"Uh... that depends on how you look at it." Zheng Qian chuckled, leaving people unable to guess or figure it out.

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi nodded slightly, thinking the level of questioning was about right; asking too much about someone's private affairs would only be annoying.

After Zheng Qian signed some legal documents, Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi began the closing stage.

[Spent 510,000,001 yuan, system cash back of 5,100,000,010 yuan, has been credited to the account.]

!!!

5.1 billion!

It's in the account!

This was the first time Zheng Qian had triggered such a large system cash back!

5 billion!

If he took a photo of this to post on WeChat Moments, how many tables would he have to set, and how high would he have to stack it!

"See you tomorrow!"

After leaving the venue.

Song Yaxian left the venue with Zheng Qian.

Along the way, neither of them spoke.

Zheng Qian was replying to messages.

After the event closed, his phone basically exploded; many people in the shipping and financial circles were all reaching out to greet him.

Some wanted to cooperate, some wanted to get familiar with him, and some wanted to invite Zheng Qian to dinner to develop him into a connection.

Song Yaxian was too shy to speak; she didn't know what to say.

Who could have thought that Zheng Qian was playing for real!

What should she do?

Should she keep her promise?

Why was Zheng Qian constantly replying to messages!

Song Yaxian was now afraid of Zheng Qian speaking, but also afraid of Zheng Qian remaining silent.

It was too terrifying.

After returning to the hotel, Zheng Qian ignored her completely and went straight back to his own room.

Song Yaxian stood by the door next door, feeling a bit at a loss.

Half an hour later.

A woman dressed in a white sailor uniform, wearing a captain's hat with gold trim, appeared at the door of the presidential suite where Zheng Qian was staying.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Excuse me... is President Zheng in?"