Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

When Yan Tianjiu heard on the phone that Chen Yibai wanted to take over the unfinished building project on Canglong Peak, he wasn't as surprised as one might expect. Instead, he immediately proposed to partner with Chen Yibai.

This has to be said that Yan Tianjiu is definitely a shrewd person. He knew that Chen Yibai was capable of handling the mess at Canglong Peak. Otherwise, Chen Yibai wouldn't have been foolish enough to take over the mess.

If the mess at Canglong Peak can be salvaged, there will definitely be a huge profit to be made, so I want to invest and get a share of the profits.

But this big cake isn't something he can just eat whenever he wants.

Chen Yibai resolutely refused, not even giving him a sip of soup, let alone a share of the pie.

Faced with Chen Yibai's stern refusal, Yan Tianjiu had no choice but to do his best to help with the matter due to Chen Yibai's intimidating power.

With Yan Tianjiu's social connections, it wouldn't be too difficult to handle this matter.

Only three days had passed in between.

Yan Tianjiu then sent a reply: the local authorities were naturally very willing and happy to hear that someone was willing to take over the mess at Canglong Peak.

After all, the unfinished buildings on Canglong Peak are like a blight on Lingang City, seriously damaging the city's image.

When relevant departments heard that someone was willing to take over, they even offered a number of welfare policies.

The only problem is that this unfinished building project involves a lot of money.

The entire villa complex consists of 56 detached villas, originally planned to have three floors above ground and two floors below ground, plus four 28-story high-rise buildings.

These have already been sold. If we want to buy them back, even if we only pay for the construction costs, it will cost 1.8 billion!

This doesn't even include subsequent construction costs.

Chen Yibai currently only has 1.5 billion yuan, and he's still far from having enough start-up capital to take over this whole pie by himself.

But it doesn't matter, I still have a Tomb Raider Talisman that I put up for auction at Yan Tianjiu's auction house.

Influenced by the tomb of the King of Gu, a wave of antique craze swept across China.

In an effort to reverse the continuous and precipitous decline in Jiuding Group's stock price, the group invested heavily in pre-auction publicity and promotion, claiming that the entire auction would feature top-tier antiques and collectibles, with the final highlight being the world's finest antiques. This generated immense anticipation and made the autumn auction extremely popular.

Furthermore, this auction was also unprecedentedly broadcast live across the entire internet.

Chen Yibai naturally received an invitation to the auction, and even had a VIP seat.

Two more days passed in between.

The Jiuding Group International Autumn Antique Auction has officially begun at the Jiuding Auction Company headquarters in Lingang City.

It is no exaggeration to say that this auction was an absolute feast of top-notch antiques and collectibles. Almost all the big names in the antique world were present, including some archaeological experts and staff from domestic museums.

Chen Yibai arrived at the auction early and, as a special VIP, was arranged to sit in an extremely luxurious private room on the second floor.

This private room is decorated like a private club, with an antique style that matches the antique auction quite well. High-end fruits are placed on the mahogany tea table, and tea, red wine, and white wine are all available, making it extremely high-class.

In addition, there were four tall, elegant hostesses in high-slit cheongsams who helped serve tea and water. They were so enthusiastic that they probably wouldn't refuse even if asked to give you a massage.

But Chen Yibai is definitely not that kind of person.

Facing the auction hall on the first floor is a huge one-way floor-to-ceiling glass wall, offering an excellent view of the entire auction venue.

Here, you don't need to hold up the bidding sign yourself; just let the hostesses do it for you.

Basically, those who can sit in the second-floor private rooms are all top-tier guests at the auction, with a net worth of billions.

Chen Yibai sat with his legs crossed, smoking a cigarette. Through the glass window, he watched as people from all walks of life on the first floor took their seats. Unexpectedly, he spotted a few familiar figures in the crowd: archaeologist Wang Haichuan and Yan Wanlei.

Chen Yibai, smoking a cigarette, was somewhat puzzled. Logically speaking, it was normal for Wang Haichuan, an archaeology expert, to attend this top-level antique auction.

Why would Yan Wanlei, a special police captain, join in the fun? Could it be that he participated in two ancient tomb excavations and has developed an interest in the field?

About half an hour later, the lobby on the first floor was packed with people, with various photography equipment set up at the back.

Chen Yibai almost forgot that this auction was being broadcast live online, so before the auction started, he took out his phone to search for it and entered the live stream to see how popular it was.

[Captain Chen enters the live stream]

A dazzling special effect upon entering the live stream attracted the attention of many viewers.

Furthermore, the live stream administrator even displayed a scrolling message in the chat: "Welcome Captain Chen to the live stream!"

It's not bragging, but the name 'Captain Chen' alone makes him the coolest guy around, no matter where he goes.

[Captain Chen has arrived too! Welcome, Captain Chen!]

[This auction is really going well; it even managed to attract Captain Chen.]

[@Captain Chen, Captain Chen, what happened to the giveaway you promised when you went live again? It's been six or seven days since you last streamed! When are you going to give away giveaways again?!]

[@Captain Chen, thank you godfather for the tomb raiding talisman you sent last time. I sold it for over four million the day I received it. Now my legs don't ache, my neck doesn't hurt, and I can stand up straight again.]

[You sold it for over four million? I saw online yesterday that someone traded for five million!]

[They're all rich but brainless idiots. These were mass-produced by Captain Chen; he can make twenty in two hours. How could they possibly be worth so much? When Captain Chen advertises these shared bikes for 8999 each on his livestream, those who spent millions will all be running to the bathroom and crying their eyes out!]

Chen Yibai smiled without saying a word as he looked at the comments in the live stream.

If you ever want to buy a yellow bike for 8999 yuan again in the live stream, you can forget about it.

After this auction ends, those who spent millions on the Tomb Raider Talisman will definitely not be crying in the bathroom, but will have made a huge profit.

Only those who acted early and cashed out would run to the bathroom and cry their hearts out...

Not long after that, the auction officially began.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Jiuding Autumn Auction's Antiques and Collectibles Session..."

“Radisson, my Jetties…”

The auctioneer in charge of this important auction was a woman in her early thirties, quite beautiful and elegant. She was also wearing a purple cheongsam, dignified and graceful, and skillfully switched between fluent English and standard Mandarin.

After all, this is an international auction, and buyers from all over the world can bid via live video or by phone.