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"There is a total of 23 million yuan in cash on the account book. There is also a portion of deposit that has yet to be collected. Adding it together, it should be around 25 million." Feng Yuqing said after thinking for a moment.

"Alright, transfer 10 million to my account first, I need it urgently." Lin Jing calculated in his heart. Fifteen million was more than enough for the store, but he still wanted to transfer the extra money to the fleet.

"Sure, I'll do it right away." Feng Yuqing did not hesitate. Lin Jing was the owner of the shop, so naturally, there was no problem with how much money he wanted.

After the money was transferred into his account, Lin Jing immediately transferred the money to the fleet accounts. After dealing with this matter, his mind was somewhat more at ease.

Since Feng Yuqing had yet to leave, Lin Jing asked him, "Manager Feng, how is the Dong Clan Auction House doing?"

"Yesterday, they already sent someone over specifically to sort out the blue and white porcelain we decided to use for the auction. They should send the list over this afternoon. In addition, Manager Xu from the Auction House said that he needed us to pay a portion of the deposit first. Elder Dong has already said this, so there's no need for us to pay too much. "

"Alright, then how about this, transfer five million yuan from your bank account to the Dong Clan Auction House as a deposit." Today is the day Elder Dong holds his private auction, is our invitation still around? " As he finished speaking, Lin Jing recalled that Old Dong had previously mentioned that he would be hosting an auction himself.

Lin Jing didn't have much cash on hand right now, but he had to obtain one of the items no matter what. This was the first step in his pursuit of Jiang Qianxue.

Jiang Qianxue's favorite painting was the one written by the Zhengpo Bridge in the Words and Painting District of the Literature Channel. Lin Jing had speculated that the owner of the painting was Elder Dong. The painting had been withdrawn before the auction started, so it would probably appear in the auction.

This was also the main purpose of Lin Jing's participation. However, Zheng Banqiao's painting was currently being sold at a high market price, so it would not be easy for him to get his hands on it. Just as he was thinking about this, his phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Elder Dong calling.

When he picked up the phone, he heard Elder Dong say with a smile on his face: "Xiao Lin, how is it? The auction is about to start, are you free to come today?"

"Elder Dong, you're too courteous. It is my honor to receive your invitation. Naturally, I will come no matter what." Lin Jing said decisively.

"Alright, since that's the case, I'll arrange a private room for you so that no one else won't see you." Elder Dong said.

"In that case, thank you so much." Lin Jing's heart skipped a beat. The Dong Clan Auction House's VIP rooms were specially set up to keep the identity of the buyers a secret to the greatest extent. On the second floor, there were only six of them.

He hadn't thought that in order to protect his identity, Old Man Dong would specially bring out a room for him. How could Lin Jing not be moved? Old Man Dong, on the other hand, didn't place too much importance on this matter. He smiled slightly, and after deciding on the time with Lin Jing, he hung up.

After putting away his phone, Lin Jing turned to Feng Yuqing and asked, "Shopkeeper Feng, do you have time to go to the auction with me today?"

"Sure, we can temporarily hand over the matters inside the store to Little Li and the others. There shouldn't be any problems." Feng Yuqing nodded and said calmly.

After he had finished with his arrangements, Lin Jing and Feng Yuqing immediately set off for the Dong Clan Auction House. Just as he arrived outside, he saw a row of super luxury cars parked by the parking lot. The average price was over 10 million and they were all custom-made.

His eyelids twitched slightly. Although Lin Jing had seen a lot of cars in the Jiang family over the years, this was still his first time seeing so many. Moreover, these cars were not something that could be bought with money. Those who could own them were definitely the people standing at the top of the business pyramid.

By comparison, Lin Jing's car hanging over Baolin's looked like a country rooster. Feeling slightly embarrassed, he secretly thought to himself, "I can't afford to offend a tycoon." Then he parked his car in the corner of the parking lot. He didn't want to find a place to abuse.

After entering the auction house with Feng Yuqing, Lin Jing had wanted to ask the front desk to take them to Old Man Dong's office. He hadn't expected that someone would already be waiting for them there. Under the guidance of the front desk, they went straight to the office on the top floor.

The front desk knocked lightly on the door and said: "Elder Dong, Mister Lin and the others have arrived."

A middle-aged man with an extraordinary temperament appeared in front of Lin Jing. He had a faint smile on his face as he said, "Greetings, Mister Feng. Master Feng has been waiting inside for a long time. Please follow me in."

Lin Jing nodded and walked in with Feng Yuqing. Upon entering the office, the first thing he saw was a huge mahogany tea sea. Old man Dong loved tea. This Lin Jing already knew. Apart from this tea sea, the other uses were also very complete.

With such a large office, the area for drinking tea was one third of the way down. What was left were a few bookshelves with some antiques and literature on them. The rest of the decorations were simple. At the back of the room, there was a desk that wasn't too big. At that moment, Elder Dong was sitting at the back signing a document.

Following the middle-aged man, he bowed slightly and said softly, "Master, Mister Lin is here."

When Old Dong heard this, he stopped writing. He raised his head to look at Lin Jing and smiled, "Not bad, not bad. Little Lin, you look just like you do today. You have a bit of a temperament!" "Wang Kun, go and finish what I told you just now, and then come back and tell me after you're done."

"Yes, master." Wang Kun respectfully left.

"Xiao Lin, is this Manager Feng from your shop? I've heard a lot about this mister's name these few days, why don't you introduce me? " Elder Dong shifted his gaze onto Feng Yuqing as he suddenly said this.

"Oh, look at me, I'm confused! "Elder Dong, this is Feng Yuqing, the shopkeeper of Baolinzhai, Feng Yuqing. Mr. Feng, this is the boss of Dong Clan Auction House, Elder Dong. I was previously supported by Elder Dong, which is why I have such a chance." Lin Jing looked slightly embarrassed as he hastily said this.

"I have long heard of Elder Dong's reputation. Seeing him today, he is indeed extraordinary." Feng Yuqing said with a calm smile.

"Haha, how could I have a name? Mr. Feng's recent purchases were very eye-catching, making people sigh in amazement!" Elder Dong laughed heartily as he continued to ask Feng Yuqing curiously, "Where is Manager Feng from?"

"Hehe, I come from a small place in the south, not worth mentioning." Feng Yuqing chuckled, speaking with a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing.

Elder Dong narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "A talent like Mr. Feng is definitely not unknown in any literary or entertainment market. For Xiao Lin to have such good fortune in inviting you to be the shopkeeper is really enviable!"

"Elder Dong, you're too courteous. This little one is just a normal game fanatic, I don't dare to say the word 'capable' in front of you." Feng Yuqing was just like a mischievous stone. No matter how hard Elder Dong tried to probe him, he would not reveal even the slightest bit of arrogance.

Elder Dong also seemed to realize that Feng Yuqing was not ordinary. It wasn't easy to dig him out so easily, so he gave up. Then, his gaze shifted to Lin Jing. Smiling, he said, "There's still some time before the auction starts. Since I haven't tried new tea leaves yet, how about we go together today?"

Lin Jing smiled and nodded. "Since Old Dong has personally invited us, then we won't be courteous at all!" Manager Feng, Old Dong's tea is not ordinary.

"Come, come, come. Sit down and speak. I'll personally make tea for you all today!" Elder Dong said with a smile.

The three of them sat down in front of the sea of tea. Old man Dong was making tea as he asked Lin Jing, "Xiao Lin, have you seen the map of this auction?"

Lin Jing froze for a moment. He didn't know about this matter, so he replied, "I've really never seen this before."

Hearing Lin Jing's words, Old Dong looked up and glanced at him. With a puzzled expression, he asked, "Oh, how did this happen? The map should have been sent to you along with the invitation letter. Could it have been missed?"

"Maybe I didn't notice, but it doesn't matter. I'll be able to see the real thing later." Lin Jing's heart skipped a beat, but his expression didn't change. He maintained his faint smile as he spoke in a calm tone.

"Even though you said that, it's still better to have a map. You should also have a better idea in your heart." As Elder Dong spoke, he picked up the phone and said, "Send me two copies of the auction's documents to my office. Also, tell Wang Kun to hurry up."

After putting down the phone, there was a knock on the door not even two minutes later. Elder Dong said calmly: "Come in."

The door opened and a young, pretty girl dressed in a formal attire, with the appearance of a host, walked in while holding two copies of the atlas. She said: "Elder Dong, the atlas you asked for, may I know where to place it?"

"Give it to Mr. Lin and Mr. Feng." Elder Dong said without even raising his head as he focused on brewing the tea.

After receiving the map, Lin Jing opened it to take a look. Inside were the information regarding the auction items as well as the auction price. When he flipped to the third page, he saw the《 Iceland Snow Painting》. The starting price was 1.2 million, so it wasn't considered too expensive.

With a thought, Lin Jing calmly said, "Old Dong, this third item, Mr. Zheng Banqiao's' Icemountain of the Blue Skies', is extremely rare. Are you willing to bear with such a rare item?"

"Hehe, from what you're saying, Xiao Lin seems to be very interested in this item? That's right, Zheng Banqiao's painting did not have much of a chance to be passed on, and the painting itself was highly accomplished. However, this is also the reason why I took it out to auction. " Elder Dong chuckled and said.

"Oh? I wonder what Elder Dong's explanation is? " Lin Jing was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what was going on.

"I'm old, so it's useless for me to keep this painting. In the end, it's just raising the price. But the purpose of the Chinese painting itself isn't the price at which they are auctioned, but rather the content within it. To put it simply, if more people can see it, it would at least be a kind of promotion for the Chinese painting. "

Lin Jing's heart stirred when he heard this. With a smile, he said to Old Dong, "You're so righteous. I really do like this painting. Actually, it's not that I like it. It's Thousand Snow." She was very interested in calligraphy and paintings, especially those by Mr. Zheng Banqiao. Previously, when this painting was still a shared exhibition hall, she had gone to see it many times. Later on, when she heard that it was taken away by the Tibetan family, she felt very regretful. "

"So that's the case. It's a pity that this item has already been recorded in the atlas. If I were to take it back now, it would inevitably cause misunderstandings." Elder Dong sighed.

"Old Man Dong, your words are too serious. Lin Jing definitely didn't mean it that way." Lin Jing's heart sank as he heard Old Dong's words.