Of course, Ma Xiong could not be so bored that he cared about Xia Rufei's gossip, but he attached great importance to Xia Rufei, so he personally told the hotel to provide all services and report things in a timely manner.

Xia Rufei directly killed Black in the gym, so the hotel naturally did not dare to neglect it, so he reported it to Ma Xiong as soon as possible, because this was a small conflict after all.

In addition, when Monica came on stage just now, she had eye contact with Xia Rufei several times and smiled and greeted each other. Even Lu You noticed it keenly, and Ma Xiong, who was a mature man, could see clearly.

Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly and whispered to Ma Xiong: "Mr. Ma, I have nothing to do with Monica. It's even more unrelated to how Black is showing off. You don't need to waste this money."

Ma Xiong said with a smile: "It's just a few hundred thousand US dollars, it's nothing! Xia Sheng, it's useful to buy this truffle. Jiahua's top-floor French restaurant is ready to hold a truffle feast, which just comes in handy."

Xia Rufei closed her mouth with a wry smile.

He knew that Ma Xiong was just an excuse. It might be true that French restaurants need truffles, but they can wait until Xia Rufei's truffles are taken out before participating in the auction. There is no need to spend so much more money to compete for this truffle now.

But since Ma Xiong decided to participate in the competition, Xia Rufei also knew that it was impossible for him to persuade him to withdraw at this time.

Black on the other side twitched clearly when Ma Xiong made a offer.

He naturally knew a world-class rich man like Ma Xiong, and what made him feel even more nervous was that he looked over in his voice and saw Xia Rufei sitting next to Ma Xiong, and the two kept talking in a low voice.

In terms of financial resources, Black Group is far inferior to Hengfeng Group, and Black is not the leader of the group. He cannot afford to pay as high as possible. If he buys this truffle with money far exceeding his actual value, he will definitely not be able to explain when he returns.

But Ma Xiong has no concerns about this. He is the leader of the group. As long as he is willing, no one dares to say anything about him even if he takes out 100 million US dollars to buy it.

Of course, this is just an extreme example. It is naturally impossible for such a situation to happen in reality. Ma Xiong is not a fool.

"Thank you, Chairman Ma, Hengfeng Group for your generosity! Chairman Ma, offered 320,000 US dollars!" The auctioneer was so excited that his face turned red, "Would anyone else have to pay a higher price? If not, this largest truffle of the year will belong to Chairman Ma!"

Black's expression changed. He had a very fierce ideological struggle. It took him a long time to grit his teeth and raise the sign and shout, "330,000 US dollars!"

This price is basically the same as the transaction price of the 49 kilogram white truffle in 2007.

But Ma Xiong did not hesitate at all. Just as Blake finished speaking, he immediately raised his sign and said lightly: "350,000 US dollars!"

The price was 20,000 US dollars at one time, and at such a high price, Black immediately sat back on his seat like a deflated ball. This price had exceeded his authority.

And he knew very well that even if he continued to increase the price, if Ma Xiong was determined to buy it, he would not be able to compete.

In fact, Black did not think about increasing the price. Of course, the price increase was no longer to buy this truffle, but to make Ma Xiong spend more money. But he still didn't have the courage in the end, especially when he saw Xia Rufei and Ma Xiong whispering, he was even more afraid to take risks. If Ma Xiong gave up the price increase, it would really hit him.

When the auctioneer saw that Black gave up the competition, he simply started counting down.

Without any suspense, this 45-kilogram giant white truffle was won by Ma Xiong for a sky-high price of 350,000 US dollars.

The audience burst into warm applause, and Ma Xiong also stood up with a smile and waved to the guests behind him.

Monica stood up and walked to the stage, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Chairman Ma, Hengfeng Group, for your generous donation!"

Although Monica said thank you to Ma Xiong, her eyes were looking at Xia Rufei and she showed a smile on her face.

Xia Rufei gave her a bitter smile.

With this sky-high white truffle falling into hammer, the truffle auction of the Grazo family was all over.

Monica then expressed her gratitude to all the guests participating in the auction, and also previewed several business exchange activities of Grasso Group in Shanghai in the next two days, inviting everyone to participate. As the third heir to the Grasso family, she naturally did not come to China for the auction of only 600,000 to 700,000 US dollars. Grasso Group's China trip also arranged other business activities.

At the same time, Monica also announced on the spot that it would donate 5% of the total transaction volume, that is, about 50,000 US dollars to the Huaxia Charity Foundation, which is also the tradition of the Grasso family.

Although the money was not particularly large, there was no big or small charity, and the audience still gave warm applause.

After the auction, Ma Xiong and others stood up and left the grand banquet hall and headed to a medium-sized banquet hall of about 200 square meters on the same floor, where all preparations were made for the auction of Xia Rufei's batch of truffles.

All the guests who were notified in advance also went to the banquet hall - the invitation issued by Ma Xiong, so naturally everyone would not refuse.

At this time, Monica walked over quickly.

She first glanced at Xia Rufei with a smile, and then said to Ma Xiong: "Mr. Ma, I heard that you are going to hold an auction soon. I wonder if I have the honor to attend?"

Ma Xiong was stunned for a moment, then said, "Miss Grasso, to be honest, the auction I prepared for my friend is also an auction of truffles. I think you shouldn't need to buy it, right? But if you want to participate, we are naturally welcome!"

Monica was slightly stunned. Obviously, she didn't expect that the auction was also truffle, but she quickly giggled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ma!"

After saying that, she naturally walked side by side with Xia Rufei and walked towards the medium-sized banquet hall together.

Lu You, who was beside her, couldn't help frowning slightly when she saw this, but she gently bit her lower lip and said nothing, but just followed her silently.

When they arrived at the medium-sized banquet hall, the guests sat down one after another.

The invited guests were about one-third of the previous auction.

When Ma Xiong and Xia Rufei saw that Blake was also present, they were stunned for a moment.

However, the two of them quickly returned to normal.

The invitation to the guests was handled by Ma Zhiming. Except for the few people with similar status in the business world as Ma Xiong, who went to say hello in person, Ma Zhiming drafted the list based on the other party's economic strength and social status.

Black Group is well-known in the global catering industry, so it is not surprising that Black can get an invitation.

In fact, except for Ma Xiong, Xia Rufei, Ma Zhiming, the chef of the top French restaurant, Mark Lawrence, and Monica who just learned about the situation, others including Tian Huixin and Lu You didn’t know the specific content of the press conference.

Ma Xiong and Xia Rufei looked at each other and walked to the stage together.

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