Don't follow the rules

Chapter 388 Fa Fa Fa Cruise ()

"So you left Ning Yao in the aquarium?" Yingying put her hands on her hips in disbelief, wanting to curse but finding it funny.

An Han adjusted his glasses: "Now the only tank that can hold stingrays on this ship has exploded. Leaving Ning Yao in the aquarium is a helpless move."

Xin Cheng nodded his head: "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have used the fishing rod to stimulate my second brother."

"You, you, you, you..." Yingying pointed at the two of them, but for a moment he couldn't think of any words to criticize, so he had to put down his finger angrily.

"Forget it, he is so big now, he is more comfortable in a spacious aquarium than in a small fish tank."

An Han deeply agreed: "Captain Jiang has a great opinion, and I also agree with it very much."

Yingying kicked him on the waist: "I'm trying to comfort Xin Cheng, you damn green tea, don't kick my nose in the face."

An Han was caught off guard and was almost kicked into a foldable phone by Yingying. He fell to the ground, clutching his lower back in pain.

Yingying stepped on An Han's back: "If you hadn't been fishing there, would Ning Yao be so angry that he would explode? You deserve this kick."

"It's just that I thought the sailors would only detain Dr. Man, but I didn't expect that No. 1 was also detained because of his identity as a zombie. Now we have lost two generals and are seriously attrition. We must be careful of Du Jingxiu and the others' sneak attacks." He tilted his head and spoke to Xin Cheng seriously.

An Han raised his head with difficulty: "...There is no point in talking to Xin Cheng..."

Yingying kicked him on the back again: "You have no place to speak here."

Xin Cheng tilted his head, a little confused: "Isn't it true that super powers cannot be used on this ship? Dr. Man was even taken away from the people who used his magic to save people, so those named Du must also abide by the rules. And the auction is about to begin. , They shouldn’t attack us at this juncture, right?”

An Han's face was buried in the plush carpet with his hands, and he made a muffled voice: "These words are really impressive..."

Yingying held his hair: "Shut up."

An Han stopped moving and lay on the ground pretending to be a corpse.

The air suddenly became quiet, and finally it was Assistant Tang's doorbell that broke the slightly awkward silence between the three of them.

"Ok?"

Assistant Tang pushed the door open and came in. He raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. Looking at the strange postures of the three of them, he said hesitantly: "Sorry, did I disturb you?"

Xin Cheng: "What's the matter?"

Assistant Tang quickly adjusted his expression and returned to his usual businesslike appearance: "I have sent you relevant information about the auction house. If you are too busy, you can take a look to pass the time."

An Han on the floor silently raised a hand. Assistant Tang didn't ask any more questions, but just handed him a copy very cooperatively.

Yingying did not move away from the foot that was stepping on Anhan. She seemed to have found a very comfortable stepping stool, and she was talking to people while standing half-straddled.

"Did you find anything?" she asked the person at her feet.

An Han sighed: "Can I speak now?"

Yingying: "Approved."

An Han quickly scanned the entire information: "I think it's quite... flashy."

"Fancy?" Yingying was puzzled.

Assistant Tang couldn't help but echoed: "Actually, the description is very appropriate. I have never seen auction rules that can be so complicated."

Yingying was at a loss: "How can we go through an auction? Isn't it just for the highest bidder?"

"The essence of the auction is indeed 'the highest bidder gets it', but there are too many ways to say this." An Han twisted his face out of the carpet. "One of the information given by Assistant Tang is the latest auction catalog. It is very different from the catalog we saw before. Many new lots have been added to the first half. I looked carefully and found that many of them were from Mr. Chi. It seems that Miss Chi Nian has received some advice and plans to sell these items as soon as possible, and at a low price. "

"So for this part of the collection, the auction house adopted Dutch auction rules, which is the so-called 'reduced price auction', that is, the auctioneer bids from high to low."

"The items in the middle section are probably the theme of their voyage. This section adopts the traditional British auction rules, that is, bidding from low to high."

"Finally, there are some fragmentary lots at the end. They are relatively unconventional. There are no relevant price standards on the market for reference, so the rules of Chinese auctions are adopted. The bidders will not disclose their bids, which is the so-called 'hidden bid' ”

“Whether it is Dutch, British or Chinese, they are actually very normal and mature auction rules, which are not unusual. But what is strange is that this auction uses so many auction modes at the same time, which looks a bit fancy. "

Yingying looked at Xin Cheng: "Do you understand?"

Xin Cheng shook his head honestly: "No."

She looked at Assistant Tang again: "Are you sure other buyers can understand these rules?"

Assistant Tang smiled: "As long as their assistant can understand, it won't be a big problem."

Yingying also took the information and started reading it: "Speaking of which, what does the Dutch auction mean? And there are bids from high to low? How to auction this?"

Assistant Tang explained: “The auctioneer announces the starting price and then keeps lowering the price until a buyer is willing to sell.”

Yingying still doesn't understand: "Doesn't it mean that as long as you wait patiently until the auctioneer's quotation is reported, you can buy something at a very cheap price? How can the seller make money in this way?"

Assistant Tang: "But you can't be sure whether you have a chance to wait until the auctioneer lowers the reserve price. You may be intercepted by other buyers halfway."

"Are other buyers stupid? Why do they buy halfway?" Yingying asked.

Xin Cheng patted his head: "I seem to understand!"

"Although the price is lower, the principle of 'higher bidder gets it' is still the same. If you are willing to pay a higher price, you can get the qualification to intercept earlier than other buyers; and those who want to wait for the lowest price to pick up the leaks Buyers can only take action at the last moment.”

Assistant Tang nodded: "That's right."

Yingying thoughtfully said: "I seem to understand a little bit, but why use this auction model?"

"Because it's fast." An Han said.

Yingying took his feet away and kicked him: "Get up and talk."

But An Han just turned over and didn't get up: "I'll just lie down like this, it's quite comfortable."

Xin Cheng chuckled: "This is pure lamb wool, of course it's comfortable."

An Han lay on his side on the carpet, supporting his chin with one hand and flipping through the information with the other: "The biggest advantage of this model is that it is fast. Unlike the British auction where the price keeps going up, the Dutch model makes the buyer uncertain. You only have one chance when you will be intercepted. If you miss the interception opportunity, you can’t buy it even if you have money, so you have to be quick and accurate.”

“This model is commonly used in China at the Dounan Flower Market in Yunnan. Fresh bouquets are priced in real time. Some urgent ones can be photographed and packed into a packaging machine and shipped directly away. The auction time for a batch of flowers can be resolved within a few minutes. "

"Although I really don't want to admit it," Yingying hummed, "but you do seem to know a lot of things."

An Han's lips curled up slightly: "Now that we understand this auction model, Assistant Tang may be able to advance the listing time of our target items without going through the back door."

Assistant Tang glanced at Xin Cheng: "I'm not the one paying for it anyway. As long as Mr. Xiao Xin doesn't have any objections, of course I agree."

Xin Cheng looked left and right: "Ah? What do you mean?"

An Han sat up straight: "It means that if we round all the Dutch-style lots in front, we can greatly advance the progress of the auction."