25: Bidding

holy dragon descends? What a chuunibyou name. What if I suddenly don't want it?

"Where's the event page? I'll go take a look."

Since I've already bragged, I have to bid on it no matter if it looks good or not.

If it's really not good, then I'll just spend a hundred Douyin coins as a gesture.

["Mystery Shop, there's an auction hall inside. You can enter if you have 30,000 Douyin coins."]

["This time, you'll need 300,000 Douyin coins to enter, right?"]

[" (44) Wind Forest Grass Wood: 'That's right. There are very few spots this time. To reduce the workload, we've raised the entry threshold.'"]

300,000 Douyin coins, which is 30,000 yuan, can indeed filter out many curious onlookers.

However, Douyin boasts 800 million daily active users, so at least tens of millions watch live streams. Among those tens of millions, there are quite a few who can afford 300,000 Douyin coins.

The competition this time will definitely be fierce.

"Mystery Shop? I'll go see what's up."

Li Youqian opened the Mystery Shop and immediately saw the auction hall at the very back.

After clicking in, he saw the gift cover for "holy dragon descends."

"brothers, I have to say, this cover is really cool."

On the cover was a sacred five-clawed golden dragon. For Chinese people, the five-clawed golden dragon is not only a totem but also a belief.

Below the cover was written: Register Now (300,000 Douyin Coins to Enter).

["Good heavens, it really costs 300,000 Douyin coins!"]

["I looked at the three Douyin coins in my backpack and smiled with relief. Good thing I'm poor."]

Li Youqian clicked "Register Now," and then a deafening dragon's roar echoed through the live stream.

As the dragon's roar suddenly sounded, the entire live stream's screen instantly underwent a dramatic transformation.

The originally dark background was gradually enveloped by layers of dense clouds, dreamlike and ethereal, like a fairyland on earth.

And within these misty clouds, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared.

Accompanied by bursts of wind and thunder, a massive, majestic five-clawed golden dragon suddenly burst forth from the depths of the heavy clouds!

Its entire body shimmered with brilliant golden light, each scale gleaming with dazzling radiance. Its five incredibly sharp dragon claws danced in the air, and its dragon eyes exuded endless majesty and dominance.

Then the screen turned black, and the Mystery Shop icon slowly emerged.

Gift - holy dragon descends (100,000 Douyin Coins).

["Holy cow! Holy cow, cow, cow, cow! This gift is too cool!"]

["Douyin is too good at making money. Which wealthy patron can resist this gift!"]

["President Qian must get this gift! It's too cool!"]

To be honest, Li Youqian was also amazed by this gift. He had little interest initially, but instantly became determined to get this item.

This is a divine artifact for harvesting emotional value!

Imagine, over the next month, he could casually find a live stream with 100,000+ viewers, and without a word, directly send a massive golden dragon. Wouldn't that harvest emotional value like crazy?

"brothers, to be honest, this gift really amazed me. I must get it!"

["Go, go, go! President Qian, you can definitely get it!"]

["The person upstairs is stating the obvious. President Qian still has over ninety million votes in his bag, he can definitely get it!"]

["Although this gift is cool and impressive, it's just a limited-time gift. The big shots won't fight over it crazily."]

"brothers, let's end the stream here for today. We'll see you next time."

[" (44) Wind Forest Grass Wood: 'Ah? How long have you been streaming, streamer!'"]

[" (30) I Love Free Stuff: 'Exactly, exactly! You're not active enough today!'"]

[" (59) Miss Da Xiao: 'I just went to the bathroom. Why are you going offline already?'"]

[" (59) Miss Da Xiao: 'Are you even capable, little dog? Why is your time always so short!'"]

["666, Daxiaojie, look at me, I'm super long."]

["Get out, upstairs! Daxiaojie, look at me, I understand the language of steel wool."]

...

"Daxiaojie, you actually dare to say I'm short on time?"

"Send me your location, I'm flying over right now."

Today, this young master must let you know what a Lich King - Manly Man is!

[" (59) Miss Da Xiao: 'Heh, just you?'"]

[" (59) Miss Da Xiao: 'Have you ever heard the saying, 'There are only cows that die of exhaustion, never fields that are over-plowed'?'"]

["Hiss~ Is this something I can listen to without paying?"]

["Is the payment segment coming up next?"]

"Then have you ever heard of a creature called a wild ox??"

"Wild oxen are strong, have good stamina, and plow fields tirelessly."

I used to be the King of Romance on Momo and TanTan, passing through a field of flowers without a single petal sticking to me. I've never been afraid of anyone when it comes to flirting!

["666, President Qian has good literary talent!"]

["No way, can this broken road even be driven on??"]

[" (59) Miss Da Xiao: 'Go to hell!!' "]

Someone got anxious, but I won't say who.

"Alright, brothers, that's it for today. I'm a bit sleepy. Good night, everyone."

[" (44) Wind Forest Grass Wood: 'Good night, President Qian.'"]

["Good night, President Qian."]

["Sleeping so early? Young man, you need to be more restless!"]

[" (59) Miss Da Xiao: 'Good night, little Qian Qian.'"]

"Good night, little miss."

Before Su Qingwan could get angry, Li Youqian directly ended the stream, and the live stream screen immediately went black.

["The live stream you are watching has ended."]

"Little miss? You're the one who's little, your whole family is little!"

Su Qingwan lowered her head, looking at her magnificent chest that obscured her toes, and said through gritted teeth.

....

The next day at 3 PM, Li Youqian opened Douyin and entered the Mystery Shop. The auction for holy dragon descends was about to begin.

Auction Notice:

Dear player, hello, I am... This auction will go to the highest bidder. Players can continuously raise their bids based on their Douyin coin balance. During the auction, please do not exit at will, otherwise it will be considered a forfeiture. Players who have already won a gift cannot continue to bid.

Oh, this rule is interesting.

It's just like a real auction, with random bidding, except you can't exceed your Douyin coin balance. This is also to prevent malicious bidding.

[" (63) Im Really Rich entered the auction."]

At this time, over ten thousand people had already entered, and more were continuously pouring in.

High-level accounts were everywhere on the public screen, and some people had already recognized him.

[" (75) Qing Jiu: 'Is this the President Qian who just appeared recently?'"]

[" (75) Fu Chen Shijian: 'President Qian? Which President Qian?'"]

[" (74) Young Master Is Very Arrogant: 'Fu Chen, you haven't been on Douyin recently, so you don't know. President Qian is a big brother who recently emerged. He spends a lot, having spent millions in just a few days.'"]

[" (75) Fu Chen Shijian: 'Oh? So powerful?'"]

Seeing someone mention him, Li Youqian greeted them on the public screen. These people could all potentially become his patrons in the future, so it was definitely right to make his presence known now.

[" (63) Im Really Rich: 'You're too humble, big brothers. Compared to you, my money is nothing.'"]

[" (75) Laoye: 'Haha, President Qian, don't pay attention to them. They're just a bunch of show-offs.'"]

Laoye? Li Youqian had heard of this person. He was one of Douyin's famous wealthy patrons, known for spending so much on gifts that Huizi was called out by CCTV, which shows how terrifying his financial power is.

[" (75) Fan Ye: 'Laoye is right, those guys just like to show off.'"]

Fan Ye? Li Youqian also knew this person. He was a big brother in Asahi Baby's live stream. When Asahi Baby came to Douyin for live streaming, Fan Ye also followed.

[" (75) Qing Jie entered the auction."]

[" (75) Heavenly Book entered the auction."]

[" (75) Mei Niang entered the auction."]

[" (75) Qing Jie: 'Oh, everyone's here?'"]

[" (75) Beyond Dreams: 'Qing Jie, Heavenly Book, Mei Niang, why are you all here?'"]

Seeing this scene, Li Youqian exclaimed, "Good heavens."

Most of Douyin's famous wealthy patrons had arrived. It seemed this auction today wouldn't be won with just one or two million Douyin coins.

["This auction is about to begin."]