As Ma Long pointed with his finger, Ling Zhenfei and Chen Qian looked into the distance and saw a group of people walking in at the intersection. From their demeanor, it was clear they were not ordinary.

Ma Long introduced, "The person at the front is the butler of Silver Dragon Ventures."

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback and said, "You mean the people from venture capital have set their sights on this auction here?"

Ma Long's expression turned serious, "Not just Silver Dragon Ventures, but also Yali, Green Grass Investment, these are all very powerful venture capital groups."

Chen Qian said, "I know these companies, but I'm not sure how much they are willing to invest to get what they want. If they want to play, Tan Wangdong is no match."

Ma Long said, "How did this matter attract so many people? It's almost unbelievable."

As they were discussing this matter, they suddenly heard a knock on the door. As the door opened, they saw Tan Wangdong standing there.

Seeing Tan Wangdong, Ma Long said, "What's up, General Tan? Don't you know that you can't meet privately with the auctioneer before the auction? Don't you know?"

Tan Wangdong seemed a bit surprised and said, "Of course I know, but I came looking for you. I knew you were here, so I came."

Tan Wangdong actually came to see Ling Zhenfei, but he didn't expect Ma Long to be there as well, which made him slightly awkward.

To avoid unnecessary troubles such as secret deals or manipulations, bidders and sellers must not make contact.

Currently, Ling Zhenfei is the seller, and Tan Wangdong is the bidder, so they cannot meet.

Tan Wangdong claimed to meet Ma Long, who asked, "What do you want with me?"

Tan Wangdong didn't come in, just stood at the door talking to them.

"Actually, nothing special. This auction is yours, and I just want to ask if you can guarantee the authenticity of the items you're auctioning?"

Of course, Ma Long knew what Tan Wangdong was implying and said, "I can guarantee it. Anything sold by our auction house is absolutely genuine and valid.

Each statement made by our auctioneer in every auction is recorded on video. We stand by every word we say."

After Ma Long finished, Tan Wangdong said, "Mr. Ma Long, you know there is something very important in this auction you are conducting — the Heart-Talk Fruit seeds.

The seller assures that these seeds can sprout and grow normally. Many people are coming for these seeds. Can you really guarantee their authenticity?"

Ma Long said, "Of course, it's genuine."

Tan Wangdong said, "Ma Long, you better think it over before you speak. If these seeds don't grow, or if they turn out to be fake, you'd be legally responsible."

Ma Long said, "We will compensate accordingly."

Tan Wangdong gave Ma Long a thumbs up, saying, "Good, very good, impressive. Now we are relieved. Just now, my phone accidentally hit the record button, so it seems our conversation was recorded."

Ma Long said, "If it didn't record clearly, I can repeat myself."

Tan Wangdong said, "No need, no need, it's already very clear."

Ma Long said, "Then just go back to your seat, and friendly reminder, please keep your ticket handy, as there might be ticket checks halfway, and anyone without a ticket will be asked to leave."

Tan Wangdong snorted, saying, "See you shortly then."

"Bye!"

After Tan Wangdong left, Ma Long closed the door once again.

Chen Qian said, "Just now, Tan Wangdong seemed a bit odd."

Ma Long said, "Indeed, he's probably having second thoughts. First, he feels your seeds are fake, or he thinks there are too many unclear matters within this."

Ling Zhenfei said, "He's hesitating now, evidently afraid to act rashly, but your words gave him a sense of assurance."

Ma Long nodded, clearly having some thoughts as well.

At this moment, Chen Qian interrupted them, saying, "Lu Pin is here."

Ling Zhenfei and Chen Qian quickly looked towards Lu Pin's direction and saw, indeed, he had arrived, and behind him were quite a few people, seemingly also restaurateurs.

More and more people were arriving, and Ling Zhenfei's Divine Sense spread out, detecting many tabloid reporters or online live broadcasters, already having staked their places, waiting for the event to begin.

Ling Zhenfei was quite pleased, feeling everything was about ready, just waiting for the auction to start.

Indeed, this event was making Ma Long a considerable profit, as even the added seating due to the sold-out status was all sold.

People had arrived early, but there was still a long time until the auction began.

With so many people present, Ling Zhenfei felt somewhat surprised and approached Ma Long, "Are all these people really here for our vegetable auction? I suppose not."

Ma Long said, "They're all here for the Heart-Talk Fruit seeds. If you auctioning the Heart-Talk Fruit first finishes, then there might be few people left for the vegetable auction."

Upon hearing this, Ling Zhenfei laughed, saying, "Then how about adding some competitive elements?"

Ma Long said, "Do you have more items to add? Then bring them out!"

After thinking for a moment, Ling Zhenfei suddenly thought and said, "Then why not auction more seeds?"

Ma Long was stunned and said, "Are you crazy? Do you know how much the Heart-Talk Fruit is worth? And you want to sell its seeds, are you not wanting to run your restaurant?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "I've already explained things clearly. Who told you selling the Heart-Talk Fruit seeds equals no restaurant? Don't worry about it, leave this to me."

Ma Long said, "Are you sure? Really want to add more? It's almost unbelievable."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Let's do it this way. If I don't fetch a good price, I won't sell."

Ma Long said, "What kind of situation is this? Initially auctioning vegetables was odd enough, but now it's getting even stranger."

Once everything was settled, Ma Long went to open Ling Zhenfei's room.

Inside, Chen Qian said, "I didn't expect you to come up with this method, it's simply a miracle."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Then let's just wait quietly."

By now, the time had almost come, and once the lights at the auction site dimmed, a spotlight suddenly appeared on the stage, and the auctioneer boldly walked onto the stage.

"Hello everyone, I am the auctioneer Feng Chen for this event. Thank you all for coming tonight, and I hope everyone can bid for the scenery they like."

Once Feng Chen finished speaking, everyone gave him a round of enthusiastic applause.

After the applause subsided, Ling Zhenfei said, "Then I won't talk much. Let me introduce the rules for our auction today.

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