"Stop, stop!"
"From now on, you two play rock-paper-scissors, and whoever loses sits at the island counter!"
Tang Yuan couldn't let this strange scene continue. He immediately stepped in to mediate and stop their "favor-seeking" behavior.
"Yuan Ge, I noticed that most of the home appliances in our dorm are Miele brand products." Guan Yuntaostopped bickering with Li Qiming and turned to Tang Yuan, asking, "Just these appliances alone must be quite expensive, right?"
"Not bad."
"Only the constant-temperature wine cabinet and the double-door refrigerator are a bit expensive, both around 100,000. Other appliances like the washing machine and coffee maker average around 30,000. In total, all the Miele brand appliances add up to about 400,000, I can't quite remember the exact figure."
Tang Yuan said casually while holding the remote control and slowly lowering the projector screen.
"Hiss..."
Guan Yuntao and Li Qiming both gasped simultaneously upon hearing this.
Although they had mentally prepared themselves beforehand, they were still shocked when Tang Yuanrevealed the price.
Even though both of their families were quite well-off, having money in the family and having money themselves were two completely different concepts. Even Guan Yuntao, the wealthiest among them, currently had savings that barely touched the seven-figure threshold.
Let alone spending millions on dorm renovations, even when he drove his Lamborghini out for a spin, he only dared to floor the accelerator a few times when trying to impress girls.
"I'll pay, you'll work."
"From now on, the dorm's cleanliness is in your hands."
"Any problems?"
After Tang Yuan fully lowered the projector screen, he then turned on the projector and casually asked Guan Yuntao.
"No problem!"
"From now on, I'll take care of the cleaning!"
Guan Yuntao patted his chest and readily agreed.
Tang Yuan smiled upon hearing this and said nothing more.
In reality, does a dorm with a robot vacuum cleaner really need to be tidied by hand?
Even if it did, what he could do was very limited.
However, Tang Yuan understood the principle of balance. If he constantly gave and Guan Yuntaoconstantly received, their relationship might quickly become imbalanced. Therefore, letting Guan Yuntaocontribute appropriately was beneficial for maintaining a healthy classmate relationship between them.
"Yuan Ge!"
"I'll order some takeout later, how about we have a drink?"
"Just to celebrate moving in, what do you think?"
Guan Yuntao suddenly had an idea and suggested to Tang Yuan.
"Sure, I haven't eaten dinner yet." Tang Yuan nodded slightly, then looked at Li Qiming: "Since you're here, why not join us? The more, the merrier."
"Hehe..."
"Since Yuan Ge has spoken, I won't be polite!"
"But I won't eat for free; I'll cover the drinks today!"
Li Qiming rubbed his hands and agreed with a smile.
...
Once the supper plan was made, the two divided the work and got straight to it.
In just half an hour, the coffee table in the dorm's living room was filled with all sorts of delicious food. Some dishes even had to be temporarily placed on the island counter because the coffee table couldn't hold them all.
After a week of getting to know each other, Tang Yuanand the others were quite familiar with each other. So, once all the supper and drinks arrived, the three sat around the coffee table and began to eat.
"It's finally starting..."
After about half an hour of eating, Tang Yuan's phone suddenly vibrated. He glanced at the message on the screen, his eyes immediately lit up, and he promptly exited the variety show that was playing on the projector screen, casting the live stream link from his phone onto the projector screen.
The live stream showed a spacious circular hall, bustling with people, all dressed in suits and ties, looking very lively.
"Yuan Ge, what kind of live stream is this?"
Guan Yuntao, who was skillfully slurping on periwinkles, saw Tang Yuan suddenly switch the projected screen and asked curiously.
Tang Yuan took off the gloves he was wearing and casually replied, "This is a live stream from Yan Jing Poly Auction House. There's a special auction today, and it's about to begin."
"Auction?"
Guan Yuntao and Li Qiming exchanged glances, both a bit bewildered.
"Yuan Ge, are you going to participate in the bidding?"
Li Qiming asked tentatively.
"Mm."
Tang Yuan nodded gently.
In fact, the third experience mission from the da shou cang jia system had already been issued to Tang Yuana week ago. The mission details were as follows:
[Experience Mission 3/5: Collect 5 Collection Fans]
[Grade Requirement: Treasure-grade]
[Time Limit: 15 days]
[Reward: Unknown]
Compared to the second experience mission Tang Yuan completed previously, the difficulty of this third experience mission had increased again. The collection grade requirement had been elevated from Collection-grade to Treasure-grade.
Regarding Treasure-grade, the system's definition was: Collectibles with high historical value, scientific value, artistic value, and economic value.
Compared to the definition of Collection-grade, only two words had changed: the former was "a certain," and the latter was "higher."
Seemingly only a difference of two words, the actual gap between them was enormous.
What is a treasure?
A rare and precious treasure!
According to Tang Yuan's estimation, Treasure-grade collectibles were valuable enough to be displayed in major museums both domestically and internationally. Therefore, after the system issued the mission, Tang Yuan began to pay attention to information about collection fans.
Soon, he found news of a special auction for collection fans on the Poly Auction House's official website. So, over the past two days, he came to Poly Auction House's branch in Shanghai.
Paying the deposit, receiving the bidding paddle, signing the "Entrustment Bidding Authorization Letter," and so on—with Tang Yuan's sufficient cash flow, these procedures were handled very smoothly.
At this moment, at the auction site, there was a staff member from Poly Auction House holding Tang Yuan's bidding paddle, sitting in front of a telephone, waiting intently for Tang Yuan's call.
As for the auction items for this session, Tang Yuanhad already obtained the introduction catalogs for those items a few days ago, which not only contained photos of the items but also rich textual descriptions.
In short, regarding the auction items for this auction, Tang Yuan basically had a good idea of which items he was determined to win, which items he could contend for or not, and which items he disliked and chose to give up on.
Soon, as the clock struck eight, and the Auctioneerslowly walked onto the stage, it signified that this special auction dedicated to collection fans had officially begun...