I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

"What does this man's family do?" Tan Guang looked at Zhang Lili and asked.

"The son of a boss in Xinlu, studying abroad."

"I asked you what business his family was in."

"How would I know? My family is quite rich anyway." Zhang Lili answered unhappily.

"Xinlu?" Tan Guang was very unfamiliar with this city. He had lived in Shanghai since he was a child and often went to first-tier cities. How could he know such a place?

"I know that woman. Her family owns a lot of hotels in Shanghai."

"Oh, Dajiangnan, I've heard of him. The man who can make her throw herself at him must be no small figure." Tan Guang was not an idiot. Based on Zhang Lili's words, he began to analyze Chen Xi's identity.

"Why do you care about this? They've already bought a piece of jewelry for their female companion, so why don't you show some appreciation?" Zhang Lili felt very uncomfortable at this moment. Chen Xi had just bought a bracelet for Zhao Lingshan, but the man next to her didn't even offer a price, which clearly showed that he didn't care about her.

"We're here to do some serious business today. Buy what you want first, and then we'll look at it later."

"Hmph, so stingy." Zhang Lili crossed her arms and snorted coldly.

She now feels that Tan Guang will not marry her, so she might as well take as much as she can.

"It's a second-hand car, and you want to inlay jade on it? It's so funny." Tan Guang muttered softly.

"Now for the second lot, an antique clock..."

"Eighty thousand!"

"Ninety thousand!"

The starting price of the second item was similar to that of the jade bracelet, but there were many people bidding, and one of them was a young man, who was one of the five people met at the hotel.

Chen Xi was a little curious. Why would a young man take a picture of an antique clock?
Should he buy it back to serve as a memorial to his father?

It would be strange if this didn't piss my father off to death.

"Three hundred thousand!" The antique clock was quickly raised to three hundred thousand, and the latest bidder was actually a little girl.

This made Chen Xi take a closer look at the person, who was the one who borrowed the light yesterday. The girl also looked at Chen Xi and blinked at him. This made the three women around him question him at the same time.

"I really have nothing to do with her. I'm innocent." Chen Xi quickly waved his hands to prove his innocence.

"Damn, what the hell is Xiaoyu doing? She's actually trying to snatch a clock from me? Could it be that what her father wants is the same thing I want to bid for? No, I have to bid for it." The young man who made the bid muttered unhappily, and then quoted a new price: "Three hundred and ten thousand!"

"Three hundred and twenty thousand!" The girl started bidding again.

"Oh, we're late, we're late! The sale has already started, three hundred and fifty thousand!" At this moment, a handsome young man suddenly appeared. He hurriedly walked in from outside, sat down and directly raised the price by fifty thousand, which made many people look at him curiously.

"Whose family is this young master? Today's auction is really interesting."

"I haven't seen him before, he looks quite handsome."

The two middle-aged women covered their mouths as they talked about the young man, their eyes never leaving each other.

This young man is indeed very handsome, even more handsome than Chen Xi.

But it is difficult for men to admit that someone is more handsome than them unless the gap is huge.

The young people present glanced at each other and snorted in disdain.

"Look, women are double-standard animals. You say that I look at other women, but you just look at other men..." Chen Xi took the opportunity to make a fuss.

"No way, my husband is still the most handsome."

"I just took a look."

"What's so good about skinny guys? I like strong and muscular men."

The three women started to explain, especially Jin Nana, who directly pointed out each other's shortcomings.

This young man is tall and thin, and looks like a sissy compared to Chen Xi.

The Chen family members all had broad shoulders and looked very strong, especially Chen Xi's cousin Chen Zhou, who looked exactly like a basketball player.

"Well, next time I look at another woman, don't say that to me."

"dream."

"Want to see other women?"

"hehe."

Chen Xi's words drew ridicule from the three women.

"Forehead……"

"Three hundred and sixty thousand!" The woman who borrowed a light last night made another offer.

"Four hundred thousand!" The handsome young man raised his hand.

"Four hundred and ten thousand!"

"Four hundred and sixty thousand!"

"Four hundred and seventy thousand!" Another young man raised a sign in dissatisfaction.

"..."

The three young men were the ones who had been bidding on this item. Chen Xi looked at them in confusion. He couldn't understand what was so good about this broken clock.

"One million and three hundred thousand!"

"One million and four hundred thousand!"

"Fuck you... one million and five hundred thousand!" The price of the antique clock was raised by hundreds of thousands in the end. The young man who made the first bid gritted his teeth and directly bid one million and five hundred thousand. In the end, no one continued to raise the price, which made him finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Well, I'll give it to you. I just came late and took some photos just to satisfy my curiosity. This is only the second one I've been working on for a long time, and there are many more to come. Don't worry, I'll take my time." The handsome man spread his hands.

His words made the young man very angry. After all, he felt that the other person was just teasing him on purpose.

The girl also looked at the other person with a smile on her face, and the young man realized that he had been fooled.

This is simply going to consume his money first.

He had more than one thing to take pictures of, the most among the five people, so he was targeted by the girls.

The auction numbers they reported in the hotel box yesterday were completely fabricated. In fact, they were much higher.

"Okay, congratulations to this gentleman for winning this item. The next item to be auctioned is the Ruyi Double Eared Zun..."

The third item was a piece of exquisite porcelain, which was immediately snapped up by many middle-aged men.

Chen Xi sat there with his arms folded. From time to time, he would look at the handsome young man, analyzing his identity in his mind.

"Honey, don't look at him. In my heart, you are the most handsome man in the world." Jin Nana pinched her throat and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh, really? I saw the women at the scene looked at that man with tears in their eyes, but how come you are not moved at all?" Chen Xi asked with a chuckle.

"Only old women like that kind of pretty boy. Do you think I would be attracted to that kind of guy? I don't just look at the appearance when I look at a man. I look at the inner qualities of a man." Jin Nana said honestly. She was not a fan of appearance. Men with good character and good skills were more likely to win her favor.

"Haha, you've changed a lot now. You never said anything good about me before."

"Did I?"

Jin Nana was stunned when she heard this. In her memory, all the scenes of her and Chen Xi's usual bickering had been deleted.

"Oh, with this troublemaker around, it looks like Old Chen is going to make a fortune this time." Chen Xi glanced at the young man and shook his head helplessly.

He even had some doubts as to whether this person was someone hired by his father as he didn't act like a normal person at all.

How can an auction have such a high price?
It is normal to have a shill at an auction. This kind of person exists in any country and any auction house. For example, in the house auctions in Australia, there are shills among the foreigners.

"Why are you looking at me? Are you trying to compete with me in handsomeness? Can you beat me? It's a big deal to have three women with you." The young man in the distance noticed that Chen Xi had been staring at him and couldn't help muttering to himself.

In his eyes, none of the men on the field were as handsome as him, and anyone who wanted to compare their looks with his would be asking for trouble.

"Two and a half million! Is there anyone who wants to raise the price?" the host on the stage asked excitedly.

This porcelain is actually a replica from the Republic of China, so it shouldn't be that valuable.

Many people see auction items on the Internet priced at hundreds of millions, but that is something that happens much later.

Chen Xi remembered that he once heard Chen Yifeng say that a painting by a certain Tang artist was sold for only a few million in their auction house.

What auctions worth hundreds of millions? They are all just for fun!
It is now 2010, and this kind of exaggerated rice washing exists in the form of auctions, and can only be seen in places like Hong Kong.

The auction prices in the mainland are still very low, and there are many reasons for this. Antiques are not as active in the mainland as they are abroad, and there are very few fine pieces that can appear, and most of them are auctioned in Hong Kong.

"Interesting, interesting. I want to open an auction house." Chen Xi made a fortune by collecting waste in Australia, but that kind of auction was just like a vegetable market, not at all formal.

If you open a regular auction house, you will make a lot of money.

"It originally belonged to your family. You are so interesting." Zhao Lingshan said with a smile in her ear.

"Shh~ You don't know how to keep secrets at all." Saori poked Zhao Lingshan's arm unhappily.

"I know. Look how nervous you are." Zhao Lingshan curled her lips.

"That's different. Old Chen is Old Chen, and I am me. Things are safe only when they are in our own hands." Chen Xi and Chen Yifeng, father and son, have distrusted each other for many years.

"Two and a half million for the third time, deal. Congratulations to this sir!" The host knocked the gavel and announced the final result.

The person who bought the item was a bald old man. Although he bought the item, the price was still a bit high, which made him a little dissatisfied.

After all, no one's money comes from the wind. If this item was not similar to an old lost item in his home, he would not spend a lot of money to buy a replica.

"The fourth item is more suitable for young people. It is a bunch of small cards. Specifically, they should be limited edition game cards. This is a complete set of cards. It is very rare for collectors. The starting price is 30,000 yuan..."

Chen Xi looked at the host and then at the booklet.

This is a set of game cards from the Land of Sakura, and it is not a popular IP like Pokémon.

There probably aren't many people who like it. The previous owner of this item must have liked it so much that he collected a set.

"This is a game card from SQUARE ENIX. Each monster on the card corresponds to a delicacy. Honey, I want it!" Saori pulled Chen Xi's clothes excitedly.

"Delicious food? I want some too." Zhao Lingshan also interrupted at this moment.

"Are you kidding me? I was the first one to speak."

"so what."

"Alright, alright. Stop arguing, buy it and divide it among yourselves."

"Thirty thousand!"

Before Chen Xi could open his mouth, the girl who borrowed a light last night made an offer.

"Why do all women like this set of cards?" Chen Xi looked over there in confusion, then patted the two women's hands, signaling them not to worry, and offered a price: "Husband, I will buy it for you, 40,000!"

"Fifty thousand!" The girl not far away raised her hand again expressionlessly.

"Sixty thousand!" Chen Xi was not willing to be outdone.

"Oh, young people nowadays really don't understand investment at all. It's a waste of money to spend so much money on a useless card. It's better to buy some gold and silver jewelry."

"That's right. I don't know how many sets of this kind of thing the factory can mass-produce in a day. I estimate that the cost of one set is only a few dollars."

"You don't understand. Nowadays, many people collect limited edition shoes, clothes and bags. After a while, they can sell them for several times the price. We old guys need to keep up with the times and understand the ideas of young people."

Several middle-aged men were laughingly discussing Chen Xi and others. In their opinion, young people had no idea how to make money and only knew how to spend money recklessly.

"One hundred thousand!" shouted a young man wearing glasses.

"Huh? Looking for trouble? How dare you snatch something from my baby? One hundred and fifty thousand!" Chen Xi glared at the other party and motioned for Zhao Lingshan to raise the sign.

"Honey, let's forget it. It doesn't seem worth it to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a card." Saori wanted to help Chen Xi save money, so she asked kindly.

"That's impossible. How can I give up something my baby wants? Besides, there's no way to go back on your word after bidding at an auction." Chen Xi slapped the armrest of the chair, looking like he was already drunk.

"What are you doing...it's just a set of cards...kids are really playful..." Sun Chen said with a sullen face, worrying about Chen Xi again.

"Two hundred thousand!"

"Twenty-one thousand!"

The young man with glasses raised the price by 50,000 each time, while the girl raised the price by 10,000 each time.

"I wonder who dares to compete with me. My father has plenty of money!" Chen Xi rolled up his sleeves and signaled Zhao Lingshan to raise the sign again.

The price suddenly increased by 100,000 to 310,000.

"Don't get too excited! Take it easy." Jin Nana couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

"Huh? Are you questioning my financial strength? If you act like this, how will other women look at me in the future? They will think that I can't support them." Chen Xi glared at Jin Nana with pretended displeasure.

"You're crazy. I don't care about you anymore." Jin Nana rolled her eyes, crossed her arms and said no more.

"Haha, this is really funny." The handsome guy sitting in the distance couldn't help but sneer when he saw Chen Xi teaching a woman a lesson.

The others were also whispering in private, and now everyone thought Chen Xi was a stupid and rich guy.

"If this was my son, I would have beaten him to death long ago."

"Yes, a set of small cards cost more than 300,000 yuan. Kids nowadays think money comes from the wind. When I was young, my family couldn't even eat meat during the Chinese New Year! How much meat can you buy with more than 300,000 yuan..."

"This kind of child should be allowed to participate in that program... Yes, yes, it's called The Metamorphosis! It's about swapping the children of rich families with those of poor families, so that they can experience how difficult life is!"

Several old men who had worked their way up from grassroots to become rich were sitting in the distance, pointing and talking at Chen Xi.

Chen Xi ignored the voices of the people around him and raised his head proudly.

"This... How did this kid become like this? Wasn't he very low-key when he was young? I remember that Lao Chen used to drive him to school. He didn't want his classmates to know that his family was rich, so he asked Lao Chen to park the car far away from the school and then walked there..." Sun Chen recalled Chen Xi's childhood and was shocked beyond words when he saw his performance today. (End of this chapter)