I confess, I am the Mr. Richest-Chapter 259 - Concert Turmoil Last Minute Changes
Chapter 259 -259: Concert Turmoil, Last Minute Changes (Requesting Monthly Pass)
Chapter 259 -259: Concert Turmoil, Last Minute Changes (Requesting Monthly Pass)
“Hello, I’ve got my eye on this jade ring.”
“I’ll pay 20 million for it, in cash.”
Right off the bat, the middle-aged tycoon spoke with a brazen show of wealth.
Twenty million, that was an amount ordinary people couldn’t even dream of.
It was enough to last them a lifetime.
“Not interested.”
Chu Chen shook his head.
Not to mention, the real price of this jade ring was around 90 million, close to a billion.
Did he look like someone who was short 20 million?
Being rejected so bluntly by Chu Chen, the middle-aged tycoon was taken aback. This was unexpected.
Initially, he had offered 20 million in one go to intimidate Chu Chen and Liu Ruobing!
Any ordinary person hearing 20 million would definitely be shocked.
“How about this, I’ll add a bit more, 23 million.”
Thinking Chu Chen was rejecting because the price was too low, the middle-aged tycoon added a bit more.
Seeing that Chu Chen still didn’t agree, the middle-aged tycoon again shouted out a price:
“25 million, that’s not little.”
“For a jade ring of this caliber, this price is already very high.”
The middle-aged tycoon said earnestly, looking like he wasn’t lying at all.
“Have you heard of the Sheng Tang Auction House?”
“The one that ranks in the top five nationwide?”
The middle-aged tycoon said mysteriously to Chu Chen and Liu Ruobing.
Hearing this, both Chu Chen and Liu Ruobing became interested.
That was Chu Chen’s business.
Not long ago, the two had participated in an auction at Sheng Tang Auction House and had acquired that valuable blue diamond.
“Heard of it,” Chu Chen nodded.
“Let me tell you, I am very familiar with the senior executives at Sheng Tang Auction House. I have inside information that, soon, the domestic jade market will be impacted, and prices will greatly decrease.”
The middle-aged tycoon boasted.
“At their auction house, in half a month, a jade ring will be auctioned, with the price dropping, the starting bid is just a mere 10 million.”
“Your jade ring is about the same, being able to sell it for 25 million is already quite a lot.”
“Is that so?”
Chu Chen spoke up.
“Of course, it’s absolute insider information. Ordinary people couldn’t possibly know, so it’s normal that you don’t.”
The middle-aged tycoon confidently assured, showing off to Chu Chen:
“Only someone with connections like me could get insider information.”
Huh?
Hearing this, Liu Ruobing raised an eyebrow. She really didn’t know about this.
If jade prices dropped, it would indeed affect Tianyun Jewelry to some extent.
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“Why don’t you make a call and ask?”
Liu Ruobing suggested, knowing Chu Chen was the boss of Sheng Tang Auction House.
Chu Chen nodded, took out his phone, and dialed a number.
After the call connected, Chu Chen inquired:
“I heard there’ve been some fluctuations in jade prices recently?”
“It’s just a minor fluctuation, quite normal in the jade and jewelry market, it’ll soon stabilize.”
The manager of Sheng Tang Auction House explained to Chu Chen.
“Is that so.”
“I heard that in half a month you’ll have a jade ring with a starting bid of just 10 million, so low, please raise it a bit.”
“Boss, that jade ring has developed a crack, which is why the price is so low.”
…
After hanging up the phone, Chu Chen explained the situation to Liu Ruobing.
As for the middle-aged tycoon, he was standing there awkwardly.
He had just bragged that it was normal they didn’t know about this, and then in the next second…
Moreover, he actually ordered the starting bid to be increased?
Who on earth was he?
Could he be the behind-the-scenes boss of Sheng Tang Auction House?!
The more he thought about it, the more the middle-aged tycoon felt fearful.
The middle-aged tycoon’s assistant also grew nervous.
“I’m sorry for bothering you both.”
After Chu Chen finished the call, the middle-aged tycoon changed his attitude and became extremely respectful towards Chu Chen and Liu Ruobing.
“I don’t want the jade ring anymore.”
With that, the middle-aged tycoon turned to leave, but suddenly he thought of something and quickly turned back.
“What happened earlier was my mistake, please accept this necklace as an apology.”
The middle-aged tycoon took a necklace out of his pocket, showcasing it a bit:
“This is a limited edition from a big brand, Tianyun Jewelry, with only 66 available nationwide. It’s incredibly precious, already sold out, and money can’t necessarily buy one.”
Chu Chen looked at the necklace and casually said:
“The design is average.”
“I think it’s great, really beautiful.”
To Chu Chen’s surprise, after he spoke, Liu Ruobing suddenly chimed in:
“I spent a long time designing this, having it produced by the company.”
“I even kept a few for myself as a keepsake.”
Designed and produced by the company?
Hearing Liu Ruobing’s words, the middle-aged tycoon was completely frozen.
Are you the owner of Tianyun Jewelry?
At this moment, the middle-aged tycoon felt completely at a loss.
Wasn’t he just trying to show off, why was it so hard?
“Pardon me.”
Gathering up the necklace reluctantly, the middle-aged tycoon and his assistant quickly fled from the scene.
How terrifying!
Chu Chen put away the jade ring, knowing that an antique of this level would definitely have its uses in the future.
…
In the afternoon, Chu Chen and Xia Mengqi went together to the venue for Xia Mengqi’s concert—Shengli Stadium.
Xia Mengqi wanted to check out the venue beforehand.
Shengli Stadium, one of the top five in Hang City, could accommodate 20,000 people.
Only first-tier celebrities could hold a concert there.
For Xia Mengqi’s concert, Angel Entertainment had paid a hefty price, using connections to rent the place.
When Chu Chen and Xia Mengqi arrived and got out of the car, Xia Mengqi was stunned looking at the promotional posters outside.
There was a forty-something woman on the poster.
An old-school diva, superstar Yuan Daiqiu.
Concerts are usually set up several days in advance.
Xia Mengqi’s concert was just two or three days away, so were they holding Yuan Daiqiu’s concert there in the meantime?
“Wait, there’s a date.”
Suddenly, Xia Mengqi noticed the date on Yuan Daiqiu’s promotional poster, Yuan Daiqiu’s concert was on the 20th.
“My concert is on the 20th too.”
Xia Mengqi said, puzzled.
At that moment, her phone suddenly rang.
After listening, Xia Mengqi became furious.
Chu Chen hadn’t even had a chance to ask what happened when his phone abruptly rang as well.
“Mr. Chu, we’ve got a bit of a situation, we’re out of options, so we had to reach out to you.”
The voice of the vice president of Angel Entertainment came through the phone.
“We leveraged many connections and put in a lot of effort to finally rent Shengli Stadium in Hang City for Xia Mengqi’s concert.”
“But just now, the stadium called us suddenly, telling us they won’t rent to us anymore. If we want to rent, it’ll have to be a month later.”
“On the 20th, they want to rent it to the diva superstar Yuan Daiqiu!”
The vice president was fuming, the concert was about to start, and now they suddenly backed out.
Isn’t this intentionally causing trouble?!
All their previous efforts were in vain and a big sum of money was going down the drain!
