Chapter 420: Entertainment to Death

Chen Ling slowly stopped in front of the auction venue.

"Special Envoy, we will have someone to count and store the items you need to send for auction, but because there are too many items, the evaluation will take about two or three days... Your resting room is ready, please follow me." Gu Kaixian's gentle voice sounded.

This person in charge of the auction seemed to have received the Golden Club's special envoy for the first time. Whether it was the communication with Chen Ling or the preparations made in advance, they were all perfect.

Chen Ling's eyes swept over the people behind him, slowly loosened his palms, put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the auction venue.

It was not until this time that the staff behind Gu Kaixian dared to step forward, temporarily covered the gold mountain with a black cloth, and carefully pushed it in... It turned out that the height of the auction venue was less than half of the gold mountain, so they were forced to start splitting it up and sending it in piece by piece.

When Chen Ling and Jin Shan disappeared at the entrance of the auction, the crowd around them gradually dispersed. Zong Wen waved in the direction where Chen Ling left and shouted sincerely:

"Special Envoy, I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow night~"

Lu Yuanzheng snorted coldly.

"Everyone has left, what's the point of shouting?"

"What? Do you think you are the special envoy? You won't hear it if you walk away?"

"Even if he hears it, he won't go."

"It's his business whether he goes or not, and it's my business whether I invite him or not." Zong Wen walked slowly in front of Lu Yuanzheng, patted his suit shoulder, and said in a tone to the younger generation, "Young man, when doing business, you can't be too face-conscious."

"Indeed, the face of the Huadu Consortium has been almost lost." Lu Yuanzheng sneered, "The matter of Liu Zhen has been exposed, and the situation in your Huadu doesn't seem to be good, right?"

The smile on Zong Wen's face froze slightly, and then slowly converged, and there was only the coldness of a venomous snake in his old eyes.

"Young man, don't be too arrogant... Do you think you don't have any handles on Dinglu outside?"

Lu Yuanzheng narrowed his eyes and stared at Zong Wen. The bodyguards behind them were alert at the same time, and a sense of killing spread rapidly at the entrance of the auction!

...

Auction venue, ninth floor.

The spherical ice cubes collided gently in the glass, making a crisp sound, and the malt aroma of whiskey filled the air, intoxicating the heart.

In the reflection of the huge glass window, an ancient golden mask was reflected in the air, calmly overlooking the two groups of people who were on edge downstairs, and there seemed to be no emotion in his eyes.

"Special envoy, your goods have been placed, all in the VIP storage room upstairs... Is there anything else you need?" Gu Kaixian was behind him, bowing slightly, like an elegant and humble butler.

"Give me a list of all the small and medium-sized gold in it."

Hearing this, Gu Kaixian was slightly stunned. After all, the previous envoys had never had such a demand. For a moment, he was a little confused, but he still nodded.

"Yes, please wait a moment."

"Wait." Chen Ling paused and spoke again, "Bring me a newspaper. I want all the newspapers from the last two years in Hongchen Main City."

"...Yes."

Gu Kaixian turned and left.

As the door was closed, the dim room fell into silence. Chen Ling stood alone by the window, his eyes still staring at the two groups of people below, and an interested expression appeared on his face behind the golden mask.

However, there was no fight between the two. After a stalemate, they dispersed, which made Chen Ling a little disappointed.

"It would be great to fight..."

For Chen Ling, the worse the relationship between these top financial groups, the better it would be for him. It would be best if they confronted each other and were incompatible. In this way, his existence would be more important to them. Only when several financial groups were crazy about trying to win him over could he have absolute control over the transaction.

Chen Ling retracted his gaze and paced slowly in the luxurious and spacious room, as if he was thinking seriously about something.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Kaixian knocked on Chen Ling's door again.

The first thing that was handed to Chen Ling was a twelve-page list of goods, which was densely packed with hundreds of items, from gold necklaces and gold wine glasses to half-man-high gold chalices. Almost everything was available. Each item was also marked with its own gold weight, purity, and craftsmanship details. Finally, it was stamped with a special seal of Hongchen Auction to show authority.

At the same time, there was also a cart full of newspapers. The newspaper industry in Hongchen Main City has developed very well. There are dozens of newspapers of all sizes. All the newspapers in the past two years stacked up, which looks quite spectacular.

After Gu Kaixian left, Chen Ling sat back on the leather sofa and picked up a newspaper to read:

"New female singer Tian Jie is caught in the "pornographic photo scandal"! The male lead is actually...》

Chen Ling:...

Chen Ling has seen news with this kind of title. After all, there are some eye-catching entertainment tabloids in Aurora City. However, it is almost impossible to get any useful information from them... He threw the newspaper aside and took out another one from the pile of another big newspaper. As soon as he saw the title, the corners of his mouth twitched wildly:

"A well-known male star was exposed to sleeping with fans, and he had to rely on drugs to maintain his function? 》

"A new generation of trainees officially debuted, and the national voting fever started! 》

"The female star fell in love with the paparazzi, and the purpose was to delete the black material. The relevant judgment will be heard today! 》

Chen Ling couldn't help but stand up and flipped through most of the newspapers. Everywhere she looked was filled with all kinds of tidbits or paparazzi photos, but she didn't see any news related to people's livelihood or the situation... and these were still people in the world. Several of the largest newspapers in the city.

"It shouldn't be...how could this happen?" Chen Ling couldn't understand.

After all, he is also a reporter. Although Aurora Daily also reports gossip news, it is only a very small section after all. It is the source of amusing conversation for the residents of Aurora City in their spare time. If we want to talk about it seriously, from the human situation to exposing evil, Then to the analysis of power... everything that should be included is there, and there is also a reporter like Wen Shilin who has a strong sense of justice.

But the media in the world of mortals gave him a light and soft feeling, as if someone had put a veil on the sharp blade of public opinion. It not only covered everyone's eyes, but also made no noise. He turned the blade of the knife and played with it in the midst of applause.

Chen Ling did not believe in evil and continued to look through the newspapers, from the most popular newspapers to the remote and unpopular small newspapers. Finally, she found several different headlines in a handful of newspapers that no one cared about:

"Aurora Realm is destroyed, everyone in Twilight Society is shouting for beatings"

"Data Census: Is the average deposit of young people in the main city negative?" 》

"What have entertainment inducements and advanced consumption brought to this generation of young people?" 》

Chen Ling picked up these newspapers and flipped through them carefully. She found that the latest issue had ceased publication a month ago. At the end of the page was a letter of apology, saying that the newspaper closed due to poor management, and about Dusk The newspaper, and the article discussing the possible crisis in the world of mortals, was the last printing of this newspaper.

Messy lace newspapers were scattered on the marble floor. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the ever-bright lights were like stars dotting the world, becoming increasingly charming.

Chen Ling stood among the newspapers on the floor, holding this newspaper with rough materials and illegible handwriting in her hands. She was silent for a long time.

He smiled awkwardly, and the face behind the golden mask was full of sarcasm.

"It's really entertaining to death..."