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The prompt on the screen has not changed for five minutes. Jose's face was very disappointed. She was slowing down. At the last moment, a company suddenly increased six million and raised the quotation to ten million.

Ten million paintings are beyond common sense anyway. The bubble has formed and is just waiting to be broken. Originally, Jose had expectations for the presidents participating in the auction, but when he saw that he had exceeded 10 million, the presidents led by Ning Qing all gave up on Weibo - they could afford millions, but tens of millions were too high.

Tens of millions, this amount is enough to support the business conversion of some companies. It is very unprofitable to spend so much money on a painting.

Jose didn't expect this result. She was already very fast. She fixed the vulnerability shortly after work, and no problem would happen as expected. Who would have thought that this "Jihui Publishing House" would use such an unscrupulous way to add 6 million at once! Suddenly, six million was added, and the company immediately attracted much attention.

But Jose found through searching that this publishing house was just a small publishing house. It was impossible to get them to spend ten million, and this was undoubtedly hype.

"What should I do? Do you have to buy the painting yourself?"

Jose thought hard, but now there is only one way to prevent the bubble from shattering. He paid for the painting himself - of course, this is not Jose, but Phoenix Company.

If Meng Huo tells the whole story, he will definitely agree. After all, there will be no loss if he buys it. And it will make the auction successful. However, the risk of doing so is very high. The auction will become a farce directed and acted by Phoenix. The media should not be able to notice the tricks inside. If they focus on this matter, once they find out...

The consequences will be even more serious. Not only will Phoenix Company fall into public relations trouble, but the reputation of cartoonist He Xi will also be severely hit.

"Ahhh, what should I do!"

Jose felt distressed with his head in his arms.

But she was in pain, but the others were a little gloating.

At a comic company, the male manager who just started working was surprised to see the numbers on the auction interface.

"This publishing house is doing too much. It breaks this paper in an instant, and it doesn't give Phoenix Company a way out!" He shook his head, then his eyes flashed, and he smiled, "Since I'm so big, I'll continue to quote and make this painting more popular!"

Someone broke the paper, and the rest of the people didn't care anymore. The male manager clicked the quote with his mouse and entered 20 million. Unfortunately, the vulnerability had been repaired at this time, so he did not make the quote successfully. Instead, a prompt window popped up.

"Sorry, the quotation failed! You can only quote a maximum of 2 times the deposit... Your quotation is 20 million. Please pay a deposit of 10 million first..."

"Damn..."

The male manager was speechless, with a deposit of 10 million, who could afford it!

"Okay, everyone has no time to play with. Let the bubbles shatter for two hours."

He sighed that others have also noticed changes in auction rules on the webpage one after another. Now they can no longer quote at will, but they have to pay half of the deposit first, so that all quoters can give up.

Some people feel sorry for Phoenix Company to fix the loophole, but it is too late. If it is almost two minutes and the quotation is still at 4 million, the presidents will continue to report and the bubble will not occur.

The quotation of 10 million suddenly increased by 6 million. At this time, even ordinary readers realized something was wrong.

"Okay, the farce is over!"

Dong Chunqiu, vice president of the Painters Association, sneered on Weibo: "This is indeed a hype, a comic worth ten million? I don't believe He Xi has such a great charm. This offer will definitely turn into a joke in two hours. If anyone continues to quote, you can see the identity of the quoter clearly - it must be a entrusted by Phoenix Company!"

He mercilessly cut off all the retreat of Phoenix Company on Weibo. If Phoenix Company really bought the painting itself, it would definitely be discovered by omnipresent reporters. In fact, the reporters had long noticed the loopholes in the auction. When they saw the 10 million offer, they no longer had hope for Phoenix Company and began to write straight.

"He Xi's painting auction - a game that is destined to become bubbles."

On the Huaxia News Network, under the daily focus column, the first news describing this auction bubble soon appeared.

The news describes the grand scene of the auction from last night to this morning, describes the madness of readers, and then reveals the existence of loopholes, mocking the falsehood of the high quotations. At the end of this news, a passage was also written:

"Today is destined to be a crazy day for He Xi's readers. For these ordinary people, it is a thing to be proud of when they see their idols being pursued by the presidents. But they didn't expect that everything in their eyes was not real... This auction is just a bubble game. The reason why the quotation is so high is entirely because no cost is required, and anyone can report a number at will."

"Now, the highest quotation for He Xi's paintings has reached 10 million, and serious bubbles have emerged. It is hard to imagine how Phoenix Company will deal with the next thing. Today, it will not only be a crazy day for He Xi's readers, but also a day for them to know the truth and have a broken dream."

Huaxia News Network is the largest news website. After the news was published, the "auction bubble" spread rapidly. Immediately afterwards, other news media and institutions also issued similar news. Readers' enthusiasm for auctions was like a basin of cold water, and many onlookers even cursed.

"What? After a long time, this is all fake?"

"Half an hour has passed, and the maximum auction is still 10 million. It seems that the situation is real... This auction is just a joke!"

"Damn it, I wasted my time and it was a flash!"

On the auction page, the crowds attracted to the audience in the morning began to disperse, but most of these people were simple onlookers, and a large number of them were He Xi's true fans. They did not believe in bubbles and remained on the auction page to wait for the miracle to appear...

He Xi has created too many miracles, and he is a symbol of miracles himself, but this time, miracles no longer appear as before.

Two hours later, the quote from ‘Jihui Publishing House’ was confirmed as the final pricing and a short-term full payment process began.

Of course, the publisher did not pay successfully—the bubble was broken.
Chapter completed!