Real Cthulhu Running Game

"Judging from the current situation, we have reason to suspect that Luomu Auction House not only wants to transfer supplies to the public faction this time, but also wants to defraud us of billions."

Shimazu Nakano sighed and said seriously: "If we really want to bid with the public faction, we may not be able to get it for less than three billion U.S. dollars, and the most important thing is that these antiques we took may be It is worth one billion U.S. dollars, so we may lose two billion U.S. dollars this time... or even more, because if Luomu Auction House has really fully devoted itself to the public faction, then their next operation Just two words - smash the plate."

"If Luomu Auction House really chooses to smash the market, then our billions of dollars will really be gone forever."

Liu Xing continued what Shimazu Nakano said: "So can we now convince other families and secret churches of the Wu family to participate in this auction? If our Wu family can fully participate, these dozens of When spread out, a billion dollars is not too much, after all, we are all rich people."

"This is not how you spend your money. Although our Shimazu family is already one of the richest families in the island country, the current liquidity we can use is only about 500 million, and these 500 million are not enough Use it all at once, because no one knows whether there will be any accidents tomorrow... This is the case with today's big companies. Don't look at them all claiming to have a market value of tens of billions, but the result is only because of a failure, or two or three billion. A loss may cause them to go bankrupt directly.”

Shimadzu Nakano's words reminded Liu Xing, a game enthusiast, of the most famous event in the history of gaming, the "Atari Collapse" that is said to have completely changed the gaming industry.

To put it simply, Atari, the most famous game company in the world and the undoubted industry leader, launched a movie-adapted game "ET". Because the movie version of "ET" was unbeatable in the box office market, And it was Christmas, the peak sales season, so Atari was very confident and prepared four million units of the game. In the end, it only sold 1.5 million units, and the quality was so poor that it lost reputation. It was also extremely poor, so Atari's reputation plummeted, and the sales of other games also plummeted.

In the end, a generation of overlords in the gaming industry was eliminated sadly, and was forced to cut losses through splitting and selling. This also led to the fact that no company in the United States dared to make game consoles before the emergence of Xbox.

Of course, the sudden collapse of Atari cannot be said to be the work of one "person" in the "ET" game version, because Atari's policy of "quantity trumps quality" had already produced a large number of similar products before this. It is a qualitative game, so players have already complained about it, so the game version of "ET" is just the last straw that breaks the camel's back. . . Or it can also be said to be steel bars.

However, it can also be seen from this that Shimadzu Nakano is right. Although Hyundai has a high market value, its ability to resist risks is also very poor. It is like a seemingly powerful giant. In the end, it only takes a knife to cut the back of the neck. Just fell down.

Then the question comes back again. Since even the Shimazu family can only spend two to three billion at a time, how much money can the other forces of the Wu family give away without breaking their own muscles? Woolen cloth?

And this is under the best circumstances,

Liu Xing made a rough estimate, if all the forces of the Wu family faction can work together. . . Damn it, Liu Xing doesn't think that all the forces in the Wu family faction will choose to donate generously. After all, all the forces in the Wu family faction are in harmony with each other.

Therefore, Liu Xing felt that it would be good if the Wu family faction could collect two billion yuan before tomorrow, but these two billion yuan were still far behind in the face of Luomu Auction House's conspiracy.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing could only say helplessly: "It seems that it is basically impossible for us to raise enough money, so we will arrange a few people to participate in this auction..."

Before Liu Xing finished speaking, Shimazu Nakano interrupted directly: "Liu Xing, don't be so pessimistic. Although it is indeed impossible for us to raise that much money, we don't necessarily need that much money, because Even if we buy an antique, we can choose to refuse it when paying. We only need to pay some liquidated damages at that time. You have to know that in the global auction market every year, if a billion-dollar antique is completed If all procedures are successfully completed, at least 800 million antiques will be terminated because the auctioneer refuses to pay."

Liu Xing was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "But if we don't pay, Luomu Auction House will probably not let us have access to those antiques, so we have no way to identify whether there is anything in them that the public faction wants." .”

"This is not difficult, because Luomu Auction House is in Nagoya, and Nagoya is now controlled by our martial arts faction, so as long as it is done properly, Luomu Auction House will not be able to take our money so easily; Mr. Meteor, you can rest assured Make up your mind, you can also send a few people to attend the auction tomorrow, and it would be a good idea to bring some money, because some of the things in the auction tomorrow are pretty good, and if you like them, it won’t be a loss if you buy them.”

Since Shimazu Nakano said so, Liu Xing could only choose to agree. . .

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xing discovered that Ding Kun and others had also left the training ground, and it seemed that Ding Kun's defensive side had won in the end, because only Ding Kun had no traces of paint on his body.

"Ahem, I saw you were on the phone with Shimazu Nakano just now, so I didn't inform you immediately. The results of your training were good, so your pistol shooting skills have improved by 5 points." kp Duanqiao stood up and said.

Liu Xing raised his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, his final score for this training was actually good, because Liu Xing felt that he had been tricked by the trap set by Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen, so his score should be passing. It seemed that he was in Hitting Sun Huiwen at the last moment was a bonus.

At this time, Alice had also introduced the general situation of the auction to Ding Kun and others.

"This Luomu Auction House is really a bit bold. They actually want to stand on the side of the public faction and even make money from our Wu family faction. This operation really makes me speechless, but Luomu Auction House is really capable. We do this because the auction house is indeed a very special place, and antiques worth hundreds or tens of millions are no joke."

Yin En drank a sports drink, shook his head and said: "So we can only believe that Shimazu Nakano has the ability to deal with Luomu Auction House, so that our money will not be wasted; but then again, the public faction wants to What do you want to take this opportunity to send to the center of Nagoya? I just looked at the album, and the biggest thing in it is a half-meter-high gilded Buddha statue."

"It could be a smoke bomb, or it could be a civet cat for a prince." Zhang Jingxu shook his head and said: "With the development of the times, it is now very easy to imitate a fake antique, even with the most professional appraisers and the most advanced appraisers. The equipment may also overturn. I still remember there was a joke about antique auctions last year, that is, auction houses around the world sold more than ten jade seals claimed to be used by Qianlong in one year."

"Good guy, Qianlong not only wrote more poems than all the other emperors combined, but I didn't expect that he even used more jade seals than other emperors."

Yin En is very professional as a supporter.

Zhang Jingxu nodded with a smile and continued: "You must know that the auction houses that auction these jade seals are internationally famous, so there must be some who have been pecked by geese; of course, these can be hidden from the auction. The cost of selling fake antiques is not low, and it is quite troublesome to make, but if it is only used to fool some ordinary people, then it is not a problem to make more than ten or twenty pieces in one day, so I am very worried about Luomu Auction House’s claim to be from abroad. The auction items that arrived were actually fakes.”

"Because the price of antiques is extremely high and they are easily damaged, the transportation and packaging of antiques is very particular. Even an ornament the size of a fist must be packed in a box that can hold one person. Therefore, I think Luomu Auction House may have used fake antiques to enter the customs. After passing the security inspection process, they directly stole the goods and put the things needed by the public faction in those boxes. As for the fake antiques, just throw them away. In the end, these boxes can be thrown away as scrap. , I think the public faction should be happy to pick up scraps."

"This move is a bit harsh."

Liu Xing frowned and said: "We focused all our attention on those antiques, so we naturally forgot about the boxes used to transport antiques... This can be regarded as an alternative version of buying a casket and returning a pearl. "

As Liu Xing spoke, he sent the question about the antique box to Shimazu Nakano.

"So should we go shopping for some antiques this time?"

Yin En said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "To be honest, I also want to buy some antiques to collect. After all, it can not only manage money, but also give face to others."

"You can buy it, but it's not necessary, because the premium at tomorrow's auction is too high." Liu Xing glanced at Yin En, pretending to be disgusted and said: "But it doesn't matter to a pretty boy like Yin En, anyway, Sawada Yain It will make money.”

After laughing and joking with Yin En, Liu Xing and others also decided on the candidates to participate in the auction tomorrow - Yin En and Zhang Wenbing.

The main reason why it was Yin En and Zhang Wenbing was that Yin En had the financial support of Sawada Yaon, and Zhang Wenbing, as a financial staff member of a large company, was very suitable to be Yin En's assistant at this time.

However, in addition to Yin En and Zhang Wenbing who will go directly to the venue, Liu Xing and others will also be on standby in the hotel next to the venue.

After all, when members of the public faction and the Wu faction appear in a closed space at the same time, a big fight has already begun to brew.

After discussing the general matters of the auction, Liu Xing and others dispersed to go about their own business. . . But having said that, Liu Xing and other players actually got together again after wandering around.

"I borrowed 100 million from Sawada Yaon."

Yin En went straight to the point and said: "I should be able to buy one or two antiques by then, but I can make an agreement with you here first. If the antiques I buy lose money by then, you will have to compensate me for a sum of money. , after all, this is my wife Ben."

"Can what your wife gave you still be called a wife's book?"

Liu Xing couldn't help complaining: "By the way, Yin En, I remember that you are also a big boss in the real world, so have you made any mistakes that men make?"

Looking at Liu Xing with a smirk on his face, Yin En quickly shook his head and said, "I'm not that kind of person. Liu Xing, please don't slander me here casually, and don't talk nonsense outside, otherwise I will definitely fight with you." You will die together."

At this point, Yin En was suddenly stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Wait, why do I feel like something is not quite right... Could it be?!"

Looking at the shocked Yin En, Liu Xing and others sitting next to him couldn't help but become worried, because this was also the first time Liu Xing and others saw Yin En like this.

Although Liu Xing and others didn't know what Yin En was shocked about, they seemed to be very frightened.

After a while, Liu Xing finally couldn't help but asked: "Yin En, what's wrong with you? Did something terrible happen?"

Yin En nodded and said very seriously: "Liu Xing, you should still remember what I said to you before, that is, I, Yin, only like big things?"

"Um?!"

Before Liu Xing could speak, Yin En continued: "I suddenly discovered a problem now, that is, after entering the Gongwu War, as I spent more and more time with Sawada Yayin, I now actually I think it's good to be small! Do you think this could be some kind of poison that Yaon Sawada gave me?"

Looking at the serious Yin En, Liu Xing and others didn't know what to say for a moment.

Therefore, Liu Xing could only ignore Yin En for the time being and said: "Ahem, we will focus on stability in tomorrow's auction. Let's see what the Shimadzu family plans to do first. In short, we don't want to be the first person; As for the auction house, if there really is a fight, then Brother Zhang, take Yin En and run directly outside. We will come to deal with you as soon as possible. After all, the auction house is the territory of the public faction, and there will be a fight there. If so, it will definitely be us who suffer.”

Zhang Wenbing thought for a while, nodded and said: "No problem, but I think that although Luomu Auction House is on the side of the public faction, they will not destroy their own sign for this, and it is unlikely that the public faction will take action. , after all, it’s the urban area of ​​Nagoya.”