Reborn As Super Heiress

As soon as Huo Sining spoke, the entire venue fell into silence.

Everyone looked at each other, even Zhou Shitao was startled.

A group of industry insiders, who initially had a very good impression of Huo Sining’s poised and unyielding demeanor when she first entered the auction venue, couldn’t help but furrow their brows at this moment.

In everyone’s eyes, Xu Shilong organized this auction exchange event not as a competition, but with the intention of fostering relationships through communication; expressing one’s views honestly was the true purpose.

Since the aim was to share experiences, there was no need to be so serious about it.

Therefore, everyone thought it was unnecessary to spend so much money just to verify the authenticity of this item. After all, even proving the Bronze Pot is fake wouldn’t bring any benefit, whereas if it’s genuine, it would require shelling out over ten million to purchase it, which seems rather unprofitable.

The crowd viewed Huo Sining with some bewilderment, some even mentally categorizing her as nothing more than a wealthy young lady eager to make a splash. Their opinion of Zhou Shitao having a disciple like this also shifted.

Liang Ruicheng also fell silent; he never anticipated Huo Sining would make such a request.

This Bronze Pot, Liang Ruicheng intended to use for speculation. When he bought it, he spent just over two million, as it came from a special channel, and thought he had gotten a bargain.

His purpose for attending Xu Shilong’s charity auction exchange event was to build momentum for his Bronze Pot through the communication opportunity.

According to Liang Ruicheng’s estimation, after some hype, the price of this Bronze Pot could increase five or six times, selling for twelve to thirteen million would absolutely not be a problem, perhaps even higher.

However, fourteen to fifteen million is contingent upon reasonable operations; excluding operation and other costs, the amount that would actually end up in his pocket wouldn’t exceed ten million, but that would still be a substantial profit, prompting him to be so calculated.

Now Huo Sining proposes to pay double the price with such confidence, causing Liang Ruicheng to feel uneasy, suddenly losing the confidence he had when he stepped on stage, and hesitating.

Seeing this situation, Huo Sining laughed; how could she let Liang Ruicheng back down under such circumstances?

”Mr. Liang, are you afraid? Didn’t you assertively claim this Bronze Pot is from the Western Zhou period? You even accused me of speaking nonsense under my master’s name. Now that I’m willing to pay double, why do you seem to chicken out?”

Previously, Liang Ruicheng accused Huo Sining of boastfully speaking nonsense due to her being Zhou Shitao’s disciple, now Huo Sining was turning his words against him.

Even Shi Qingyun and Zhuang Xiangyang felt that Huo Sining’s decision was too risky and couldn’t help but advise:

”Huo girl, you better think this through. If you don’t take this gamble, people will eventually forget, but if you gamble, it might spread and become uncontrollable.”

”Exactly, you are Mr. Zhou’s disciple with a bright future ahead. There’s no need for this. Who in the antiques circle hasn’t made a misjudgment? Occasionally, getting it wrong is quite normal, there’s no need to be earnest in this way.”

At this point, both Shi Qingyun and Zhuang Xiangyang still believed Huo Sining’s judgment was incorrect. They thought she had simply spoken too confidently during her appraisal and now found herself unwilling to back down in front of so many people, insisting on authenticating the Bronze Pot on the spot. Hence, they couldn’t help but advise, fearing she might end up having to step down awkwardly, losing both money and face.

Up until things reached this point, Zhou Shitao had remained silent, but now he suddenly spoke, directly saying, ”Huo girl, smash it, just smash it, I’ll reimburse you!”

Zhou Shitao’s words left everyone dumbfounded, even Shi Qingyun and Zhuang Xiangyang were stunned.

Zhou Shitao, however, paid no mind to others’ views; his gaze remained fixed on that Bronze Pot, his eyes bright and urgent, eager to find out the answer — is this Bronze Pot as Huo Sining claimed, akin to the Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain, a fake by Zhong Fang?

”Exactly, the young girl isn’t afraid of losing face and even willing to pay double, with Mr. Zhou agreeing. What are you still hesitating for? If the Bronze Pot is genuine, you won’t lose!”

Someone in the audience, seeing Liang Ruicheng still hesitating, couldn’t stand it anymore.

Liang Ruicheng found himself in a bind, further urged by those below, and impulsively agreed.

”Alright, I agree. I bought this Bronze Pot for eight million; if it’s a genuine piece, it’s worth at least twelve million. Miss Huo, I don’t need extra money from you, just directly write me a twelve million check!”

Liang Ruicheng, while speaking outright lies, wasn’t stupid enough to say he bought it for two million, though his words weren’t entirely false. If genuine, the Bronze Pot indeed is worth over ten million. This statement didn’t invite objections from other knowledgeable people present.

Upon hearing this, Huo Sining merely smiled, immediately took out a bank checkbook from her backpack, opened her pen, and began writing on the check.

To Huo Sining now, over ten million was just a trivial amount; she didn’t mind it.

However, those unaware of Huo Sining’s background saw her nonchalantly signing a check and began questioning, ”Isn’t this young lady Mr. Zhou’s disciple? She looks not even twenty years old, how can she spend so lavishly? Which family’s heiress is this, spending over ten million so easily?”

Someone nearby couldn’t help but laugh at this remark, explaining, ”You probably haven’t figured out this girl’s identity yet. I just secretly inquired; she’s quite impressive, not only appraising antiques but also gambling on stones. She owns a Jade Company, and last year competed with the Gambling King over raw materials, reportedly winning ten billion from the Liu Family. What’s over ten million?”

Upon hearing this, the person couldn’t help but gasp; winning ten billion from a single gamble on raw materials was truly frightening.

Hearing this, others in the audience raised their heads to look at the stage; those who previously thought the young girl too flashy dared not say a word.

Daring to gamble on stones with Gambling King Liu and winning the bet, just this alone was enough to prove this young lady was far from being an uneducated, shallow heiress. There’s a chance she might genuinely know what she’s doing.

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