Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 299: For Your Majesty (114)

Dragon Raja 5

“Can even the Romanov family’s secretary use $310 million as leverage?” Okinez asked in a deep voice.

“Three hundred and twenty million US dollars,” Lu Mingfei said.

He was too lazy to argue with these people, so he used the same tactics as Zero.

An imposing aura descended silently upon the conference table. The secretary, who had been looking downcast the whole way, and who seemed too sleazy to even carry the princess’s bag, now exuded the composure and even boredom of a scion of a noble family as he swaggered in, brandishing a large sum of money.

This is undoubtedly a formidable rival, regardless of whether the Romanov family is behind him.

“Three hundred and twenty million US dollars at a time.” Bunin looked around.

“Three hundred and twenty-five million dollars.” Okinez raised his paddle. He only raised by five million, perhaps because he didn’t have enough chips, or perhaps he was deliberately showing weakness.

“Three hundred and thirty million,” Lu Mingfei continued.

Actually, he was a little nervous. He only had four hundred million in his account. He wished he had seized the initiative in the first half and secured one deal. It was also that desperate man Gregory who caused trouble. If he hadn’t destroyed those two off-exchange transactions, everyone wouldn’t be fighting so fiercely right now.

But he reminded himself that he absolutely could not reveal his hand at this moment, and could not let others see through his secret. His so-called scion-like attitude was just a recollection of Caesar’s behavior; even today, he was still the heir to the student council, having never eaten pork but certainly seen pigs run.

However, if it’s really not enough, he can borrow some from Zero, and he thinks that Bunin will be able to raise the money to pay it back.

“Three hundred and seventy-five million US dollars,” Nikita slowly announced the figure.

Unlike the first half, no one gave up on the game easily; everyone persevered.

“Everyone’s cash flow is about to break,” Finger whispered. “We need to finish this quickly!”

“Four hundred million dollars.” Lu Mingfei raised his sign, his voice as languid as if he had just woken up.

(idle chatter by the pit

The progress these past few days has not been ideal, and some paragraphs will require major revisions later.
Several projects that have been in preparation for several years are about to be released. Although film and television projects are supposed to be the director’s work and game projects are the producer’s work, as the original creator, I am inevitably concerned and have an obligation to cooperate.

Media interviews and publicity take up most of the time window; some major interviews, such as those with People magazine, can take several days.

A reporter from *People* magazine asked me what I was dissatisfied with about my current life. I said that I used to write books almost every day, but I always thought about starting a business and doing business, feeling that that would make my life more fulfilling and meaningful. Now, I really want to spend my days writing and running, but various things keep interrupting me. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t managed my work and life well; my wishes and my current pace are always a bit off.

When those games are finally released, I want to spend a week on a southern island, get tanned dark, look like a wild man, hold a coconut and watch the sea, temporarily leaving behind the hustle and bustle.
By the way, the Game of Thrones finale was really a bit nonsensical.)

Silence. The only sound was the intermittent breathing.

The price of four hundred million US dollars was a huge pressure on everyone. The people who walked into this conference room had mortgaged and dismantled countless assets, forming alliances and conspiring to raise the capital they had.

But against new players who treat money like dirt, all their efforts are in vain. It’s like practicing swordsmanship for thirty years, wanting to descend the mountain for revenge, only to find that your enemy has gained sixty years of power. The true principle in this world is always strength; effort, though touching, ultimately only moves oneself.

Lu Mingfei felt like sighing for no reason. Although he was the one who offered that price, he didn’t feel that it was anything to be proud of in front of Sonia’s gloomy expression.

“Four hundred million once, four hundred million twice,” Bunin raised his small gavel and surveyed the scene with an air of authority.

Only Lu Mingfei knew how eager he was to bring down that hammer, but he couldn’t reveal his true intentions yet.

“Five years.” Ekaterina held up the sign in her hand. “Four hundred million dollars, plus five years.”

Bunin’s expression changed slightly, but he remained composed and nodded slightly. “Ekaterina has increased her bid to four hundred million US dollars, plus five years.”

Lu Mingfei was stunned. What did this “five years” mean? They came here to bid for time, but could time really be used as a bargaining chip? And how much time was actually sealed inside the jars they bought?

After a brief silence, Leonid held up a sign: “Four hundred million dollars plus six years.”

“Seven years.” Nikita followed, looking at the sign.

Once the psychological price of four hundred million dollars was surpassed, no one hesitated anymore, and everyone calmly increased the price by time. But they were far more cautious in calculating the price of time than in calculating money, and each increase was in units of one year.

“Three hundred and fifty million US dollars, plus fifteen years. 35xs,” Yakov said with difficulty.

This revealed his hand: he stopped bidding after reaching $350 million because his account balance was insufficient. He didn’t rejoin the fray until time replaced the dollar as the new hard currency. “Please wait a moment, I need to make a call and ask the seller if he is willing to accept time instead of money to continue the auction.” Bunin paused the auction process again.

He looked at Lu Mingfei, “Besides US dollars, we also accept years of service as the unit of payment. Miss Ekaterina’s offer is four hundred million US dollars plus five years of her family’s full-time service to the seller, while Mr. Yakov is willing to dedicate his family’s resources to the seller for fifteen years, but due to insufficient cash, he has lowered his monetary offer to three hundred and fifty million. I need to discuss this with the seller; it won’t take long. Please wait a moment.”

He got up and left the meeting room, leaving the sellers in silence.

Lu Mingfei slowly shivered, suddenly realizing a terrifying truth. This wasn’t some kind of breeding ground for poisonous insects; it was a cage. These well-dressed young people—though their true ages couldn’t be confirmed—were actually prisoners of some mastermind, forced to commit to a certain length of service in exchange for more time. Allowing service terms as a price at an auction—this was certainly not the first time such a thing had happened.

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