Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 254: Scattering Beans into Soldiers and Hanging Sky Lanterns

"Quiet--"

The host at the auction table finally spoke up to suppress the noise and chaos.

Ignoring the doubts and ridicule from the audience, he continued to introduce the Legalist bronze mirror.

"...It is said that the Legalist bronze mirror was made on Ziyang Mountain and could illuminate the four directions of heaven, earth, propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame. After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he obtained this Legalist bronze mirror and treasured it.

One year, the corpse of a giant turtle appeared in the Yellow River, causing a storm and capsizing ships. Qin Shi Huang ordered a Legalist bronze mirror to be hung at the river mouth, and the disaster was suppressed. This proved that the Legalist bronze mirror was a magical tool that could suppress those who seek righteousness and restrain evil.

In view of the preciousness of the Legalist bronze mirror, Qin Shihuang even sent troops to guard and protect it.

However, when the Qin Dynasty collapsed, no one cared about the Legalist bronze mirror. During the turmoil, it fell into the hands of the princes of the Han Dynasty and finally ended up in the ancient Dian Kingdom.

"Ancient Dian Kingdom?!"

Many people in the audience exclaimed in surprise, and Gao Dongxu's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the plot of Ghost Blows Out the Light would be connected here.

"Yes, it is the ancient Dian Kingdom. Many leaders present here have heard of the legend of the ancient Dian Kingdom, King Xian's tomb and the Zhuchen Pearl." Although the host on the stage was wearing an exaggerated and weird mask, the look in his eyes became extremely bright.

According to legend, the Zhuchen Pearl possesses the magical power of resurrection and reincarnation. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, he demanded the Zhuchen Pearl from the ancient King of Dian. King Xian was unwilling to hand it over, and after a falling out with the King of Dian, he took the Zhuchen Pearl and the Legalist bronze mirror with him and fled to the Zhalong Mountain area, where he established himself as king.

In order to achieve immortality, King Xian renovated his mausoleum. Legend has it that he had three coffins, and he embedded the Legalist bronze mirror in one of the bronze coffins to protect the corpse. Thus, the Legalist bronze mirror remained in King Xian's tomb for a long time.

It was not until more than 20 years ago that a group of tomb raiders equipped with three talismans broke into the tomb of King Xian and escaped unscathed. At the same time, they pried down the Legalist bronze mirror.

Everyone, please look - there is a circle of golden "縎石" as decoration around the mirror. The surface is shiny enough to reflect a person. Although the back is covered with copper rust, it can suppress the ancient corpse in the copper coffin.

Later, three tomb raiders took the talisman and immigrated, and sold the Legalist bronze mirror to the father of the current owner.

It can be said that when it comes to suppressing the pursuit of righteousness, restraining evil and crooked ways, and preventing corpses from transforming, there is no other ancient mirror other than the Legalist bronze mirror.

Listening to the host talking about ghosts and gods which were completely feudal and superstitious, many people at the scene shook their heads and sneered.

After decades of brainwashing education with scientific truth, most people no longer believe in supernatural phenomena such as gods and ghosts. Even all inexplicable spiritual phenomena will be falsified by science. True and false are mixed together. Over time, no one believes in these stories of gods and ghosts anymore.

Even if we really encounter it, we won’t believe it. It’s just like whether aliens exist. People’s ability to change the world has been intentionally and systematically distorted and disrupted.

It has to be said that when it comes to this kind of world cognition, only the Chinese are relatively pure. You know, the West, where modern science originated, still believes in the existence of God, the existence of gods, vampires, ghosts, evil spirits, magic, witches and other supernatural beings after repeated scientific revolutions.

For those staunch materialistic customers, the host did not say much, to explain, to reveal the secrets, because there was no need to, and they did not believe it. This was just a process of screening high-quality customers.

If they don't even believe in the magical functions of the Legalist bronze mirror, they naturally won't bid high for it. So why waste time on them?

"The reserve price for the Fajia bronze mirror is 20 million. The bidding method is to spread beans to create soldiers. Anyone interested in participating in the auction please come to the stage—"

As soon as the host finished speaking, there was an uproar at the scene. Twenty million for a bronze mirror is not cheap. Even if it has the ability to exorcise ghosts and evil spirits, it is not worth so much money. I wonder how many Feng Shui magic tools I can buy in the Magic Tool Street.

Regardless of other people, Gao Dongxu knew the value of the Legalist bronze mirror, so he pushed the crowd aside and walked onto the auction platform.

Huang Li, who was in the audience, was stunned when he saw Gao Dongxu come on stage. Then he looked thoughtful, took out his mobile phone and sent a text message.

Gao Dongxu, who was standing on the stage, naturally didn't know about Huang Li's little trick. At this time, three people had already walked onto the stage, and then after a few minutes, three more people walked onto the stage. At this time, there were already seven people on the stage.

The noisy audience gradually quieted down and looked at the seven people on the stage.

Gao Dongxu glanced at the other six people and couldn't help but frowning slightly. It seemed that the bidding tonight would be very fierce.

At this moment, a black-robed man behind a counter quickly ran over to the host and whispered something in his ear. The host smiled and said, "I just received word that because the auction was called off suddenly, many customers didn't come to the event. So, they chose to bid by phone off-site. Currently, including the seven people here, there are a total of 7 people participating in this auction. It's the last minute. Does anyone else want to come on stage?"

A minute passed quickly, and no one else came on stage. The host took the microphone and said, "The number of people has been confirmed. There are 12 people participating in the auction tonight. Prepare the tables and chairs. Everyone, please inspect the goods."

As he spoke, the host made way and let several people on the stage come forward one by one to identify the Legalist bronze mirror on the treasure display stand.

Because Gao Dongxu was the first to go on stage, he was naturally the first to inspect and appraise the goods. When he walked to the treasure display stand, Gao Dongxu prepared himself mentally for the chill of the bronze mirror.

As expected, after he got it, he felt bone-chillingly cold. Fortunately, his physical fitness was getting better and better, and he could completely withstand the cold. What made him feel that he had a sure thing was that the spiritual energy in the bronze mirror was exactly the same as the dragon-patterned jug and the vajra, and it was completely condensed into the shape of the bronze mirror. The instrument and the energy merged into one, as solid as a rock.

He resisted the urge to input spiritual energy to activate the bronze mirror, took a deep breath, put down the bronze mirror, and stood aside.

No matter how much it costs, he must buy this Legalist bronze mirror.

Fortunately, he was not short of money at this time. The Bada Shanren painting album and the Yuan Dynasty blue and white high-footed bowl had been successfully auctioned, and the proceeds from the auction would soon be deposited into his account.

Bada Shanren's painting album had a starting price of 3100 million and was finally sold for million.

The Yuan Dynasty blue and white high-footed bowl, with a starting price of 30 million, did not disappoint him and was sold at a sky-high price of 83.55 million.

Excluding the auction house's commission and taxes, Gao Dongxu recovered a total of more than 98 million.

Gao Dongxu carefully observed the changes in the eyes of each bidding opponent after they looked at the Legalist bronze mirror. After looking around, he found that the eyes of the other six people were flickering. He wondered if they could really see anything.

Next comes the most challenging part. Based on the inspection results, they must calculate the product's value and the price competitors will pay. In economic terms, this is like finding a stop-loss point. Whoever finds the right stop-loss point will have the last laugh.

At this time, twelve tables and chairs had been placed on the auction table. Under the guidance of the ghost-faced man, Gao Dongxu and the other seven took their seats one by one. Each of them was given a large blue and white porcelain bowl and a handful of beans.

This is the old rule in the antique circle, "scattering beans and making soldiers."

Those who participated in the auction were called "immortals". Each of them held a handful of beans and a bowl, and had agreed in advance on how much a bean was worth.

When bidding, the beans are counted and placed in a bowl, which is then brought to the "judge". The "judge" examines all the beans in the bowl and returns the one with the lowest price. The remaining beans are returned to the "gods" in order of quantity.

In the next round of bidding, you can add beans but not subtract them. This cycle repeats until only one bowl is left.

The beauty of this rule is that only the "Judge" knows the specific bids of the "Gods". The "Gods" only know where their beans rank, but have no idea how many beans the previous and next players have placed.

In this way, no one can compete with each other in a bid like in an open auction. Instead, everyone will remain harmonious and have a way out. Harmony brings wealth.

"The starting price is 20 million, one million per bean, let's get started—"

As the host finished speaking, everyone at the scene looked at the seven people on the stage, no, there were also five representatives outside the stage fighting for wealth and IQ with excitement and curiosity.

Gao Dongxu didn't hesitate at all. He counted out thirty beans from his pocket, put them under the bowl, and pushed it to the middle of the table. Soon, others also made their bids.

A red-robed man wearing a "Judge" mask, holding a book of life and death and a brush, walked to Gao Dongxu's table, opened the lid of the bowl, and saw thirty beans. He was stunned at first, but quickly returned to normal. After counting the number, he wrote the number on the book of life and death, then covered the bowl and walked to the next bidder's table.

The judge lifted the bowls one by one, examined them carefully, and then put them back. After a complete look, he returned to a table and pushed the bowls to the bidder. The bidder slapped his head in frustration, put the beans in his mouth, and chewed them.

The result was that Gao Dongxu ranked first. Gao Dongxu was neither sad nor happy about this. At the beginning of the second round, he pretended to open the bowl, but in fact he did not add any beans. There were still thirty beans and the price was fifty million.

Everyone else started adding beans to their bowls and pushing them up for the judge to check. The results of the second round of bidding were announced, and another person was eliminated. Gao Dongxu still had the most beans, and he was still in first place.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were cast on Gao Dongxu. The bidders on the stage stared at Gao Dongxu who was playing with the beans in his hand, and were secretly wondering how many beans Gao Dongxu had put in the bowl.

At the same time, I was also struggling with how many beans I should put in this round. If I put too few, I was afraid of being outdone by others. If I put too many, I was afraid of being at a disadvantage.

There was no suspense. Another person was eliminated in the third round, but Gao Dongxu remained as steady as a rock and won first place.

At this moment, there was an uproar in the audience. Someone shouted, "Could it be that a sky lantern has been hung? The ceiling has been sealed!"

At this point, the people on the stage started talking, and the place was noisy. The host on the stage also looked at Gao Dongxu curiously, then looked at the judge, and the judge nodded imperceptibly.

"The fourth round begins—"

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