Corporate slave? Pshaw, I'm the richest woman now!

Wow, that's a pretty direct way of putting it.

She crossed her arms with interest, saying, "This is a society governed by the rule of law."

Karl-Razie winked at Tang Tang, but his words weren't exactly endearing: "None of them have clean hands."

“But I don’t need to,” Tang Tang nodded, agreeing with Karlazzi’s point of view, but then changed the subject, “I can handle those idiots myself, why bother bringing more people into the game?”

Her words were merciless, and she curled her lip, "Besides, what you're doing is a political struggle, why should I get involved in that mess?"

Carrazi sighed softly, "Miss Nicoletta, you are the most straightforward nobleman I have ever met."

Tang Tang shrugged. "I'm honored."

"I can guarantee that within five years of my taking office, I can provide the Newkman family with the highest level of amnesty and give them the green light within the limits of what is permissible."

Ok?

Tang Tang was somewhat tempted.

However, it's not that she's in a hurry, so she can be more patient.

Her intuition told her that Karl Lagerfeld's interest in her was definitely not just about the so-called competition he mentioned.

So she nodded from time to time, unsure whether she agreed or disagreed, but she didn't give a single promise.

Carrazie failed to persuade Tang Tang until the auction began.

"Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good evening."

"I am the host of this auction. Due to changes in the ownership of some of the items, we have to start this evening in a hurry."

"But I believe that this auction..."

"The auction is now open!"

The first product, slowly pushed in from a cart by a beautiful waitress, shone brightly under countless layers of lights.

It was a simple crown studded with pearls, rubies, and gold, looking like a headdress worn by an empress or princess in her leisure time.

Tang Tang wasn't interested in this item. At that moment, she received the list of items to be auctioned from the waiter, which included bronze animal heads, calligraphy and paintings, and so on.

There was even a very beautiful guqin (a seven-stringed zither), but it was full of historical relics.

Tang Tang looked at the antiques expressionlessly, but felt only sorrow.

These are treasures looted during the invasion, representing both a humiliating and painful history and the culmination of five thousand years of Chinese history.

She looked at the next item to be brought up for auction and decisively raised her paddle.

A set of exquisitely carved ivory cups depicting the goddess of flowers.

The six cups have clean and delicate ivory bases, even with a jade-like luster. Upon closer inspection, the carvings depict goddesses bestowing blessings, their expressions realistic, lively, and lifelike.

Starting bid: 200 million.

This is a set of cups from the Tang Dynasty. Whether you look at the quality of the materials used in their production, the history they embody, or the exquisite craftsmanship, they are remarkable.

In short, once the reserve price was announced, many people proudly held up their bidding paddles, and the prices of the items rose accordingly.

"300 million!"

In VIP room number 8, a black-haired girl gritted her teeth and glared at Tang Tang in VIP room number 1, repeatedly trying to attack Tang Tang from a distance.

"Damn, I've already reported 300 million, surely they don't have to keep shooting for number 1."

Tang Tang was proven wrong in the next second.

"Box No. 1 - 350 million!"

"350 million once, 350 million twice, 350 million three times!"

The gavel slammed down, and the auctioneer bowed deeply towards Tang Tang's VIP box, "Congratulations to the guests in VIP box number 1!"

Chen Lele shouted angrily in the private room, "What's wrong with the person who took a picture of this set of cups? I'm trying to complete a set of the six Flower Goddess Cups at home. What are the people in the number 1 room doing? Are they crazy to spend 3.5 million on a piece of junk cups!"

Chen Lele's boyfriend, Jiang Ziran, quickly tried to appease his girlfriend, saying, "Next one, next one. At worst, we can just bid for this person at an auction house and buy him back later."

Chen Lele sat back down angrily, waiting for the next item to be auctioned.

However, apart from Tang Tang and Carlazzi, who already knew the contents of the auction items, no one knew what the last antique that was about to appear would be.

"This is the last item..."

Tang Tang became excited. There it was! The magnificent sight that had witnessed countless rises and falls of the Yuanmingyuan, and the tiger head of the Yuanmingyuan amidst the smoke of war, had finally appeared. (The above is pure nonsense.)

"A minimum bid of 3 million, auction begins!"

Just three seconds after the auction bell rang, Tang Tang saw the starting price of 3 million yuan instantly soar to over 10 billion yuan.

The same Chinese faces, mostly with flushed cheeks, were staring intently at the antique beast head that had weathered many years of storms in the different private rooms.

11 million.

18 million.

"No, I can't film any more."

"That's a beast's head!"

"I'm really out of money! Oh no!"

Different conversations echoed in the various private rooms, and Tang Tang finally raised the sign in her hand once again.

"30."

The final price of the previous valid bid before Tangtang was 25 billion.

Tang Tang, on the other hand, directly raised the price by more than 500 million.

Within just one hour of the animal head's reappearance, news that the lost animal head artifacts from the Old Summer Palace had finally reappeared in the world, once again displaying the majestic power of the Tiger King, immediately swept across the country.

You should know that in China, although some people are abnormal and some are good people, and some are rich and some are poor, all of them recognize themselves as descendants of Yan and Huang.

Therefore, when this antique appeared, it was widely discussed in China.

[Oh my god, did you guys see that auction? Those were tiger and beast head sculptures!]

[That Flora Cup was absolutely gorgeous before, the carving was incredible, the details were so exquisite even in such a small area.]

[Most of the people who filmed this are probably Chinese, and the kind who seem rather lonely.]

[Hahaha, they're all international students.]

I'm so jealous! Where does all your money come from? Why can you spend billions so easily compared to me spending tens of dollars?!

[Report. According to reliable sources, it seems the bid has already reached over 30 billion.]

[Oh my god, our national treasures are being auctioned off! Waaaaah, they were stolen back then, and we still haven't collected them all.]

[I'm moved to tears. It's heartbreaking to think about our national treasures being sold and traded abroad.]

It would be great if a rich tycoon bought it.

The super-rich aren't stupid, and besides, many of the wealthiest people might even be foreigners.

I really want to say, "I wish someone would take a picture of this and donate it to the country, but if I spent so much money and someone asked me to donate it, I probably wouldn't be able to."

[I already mentioned it, but if I had billions to bid on an antique, I think I'd be even richer.]