Chapter 488 The Auction Item (1/2)
Chapter 488: The Auction Item
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
”The auction rules are very simple. I will state the price and all of you can place your bids. You can only use whatever cash you have on hand. No online bank transfers! No electronic account transfers! No checks! No credit cards! Only cash!
”In addition, this auction is sponsored by the Children's Disease and Welfare Center in Flagstaff. All proceeds from this auction will be donated to the Children's Disease and Welfare Center.
”Now, let the auction begin. For our first bachelor, I need to quote a suitable starting price. So, twenty dollars! Twenty dollars, anyone?”
Hearing Mayor Thompson's loud and clear words, Li Du was astonished by the starting bid. ”Only 20 dollars?!”
”Yeah, 20 dollars,” laughed Sophie. ”Actually, it's an event for everyone to have some fun—the amount of money is not that important.”
The young man on the stage was rather good-looking. After the starting price was stated, immediately a young woman shouted, ”Me, 20 dollars!”
Another young woman beside her didn't want to be outdone. ”I bid 30 dollars!”
”Forty dollars!”
”Fifty dollars!”
”Eighty dollars!”
”One hundred dollars!”
The bids were fast, but the price was not high and the auction atmosphere was not enthusiastic enough.
Mayor Thompson had an idea. ”Hugh, my friend—look, you haven't gotten yourself a good price yet. What should we do? You need to show your talents!”
The well-built young man smiled. ”Okay mayor,” he said, I think I know what to do!”
The young man was a fitness instructor; he knew many body-building postures. He positioned his legs in a stance as wide as his shoulders, his toes pointed outward, his eyes looking straight ahead with a smile on his face.
While doing this, he also raised his arms and bent his elbows until they were slightly higher than his shoulders. He clenched his fists, his arms slightly tilted forward, and he contracted his biceps.
And when he drew in his stomach, the muscles of his legs expanded, and the man's entire body became a statue full of strength and beauty.
At that instant, even as a straight man, Li Du was attracted by the sight.
The women below the stage went into a frenzy. The bidding atmosphere intensely heated up:
”One hundred fifty dollars!”
”Two hundred dollars!”
”Three hundred dollars!”
Although the bid prices had gone up, everyone knew in the back of their heads that this was just a game, and that there was no need to get too serious and give it their all.
Finally, the young man was successfully ”bought” at a price of 500 dollars by a plump young lady. The two of them would go on a date with each other.
After that, the second, third, and four eligible bachelors went up on stage. Their final bid prices were even lower than the first bachelor's. None of them managed to get more than 400 dollars.
No one seemed to mind about the prices. They were more concerned with the atmosphere. The atmosphere was hot and lively, the bidders and the bachelors on stage both having a lot of fun.
Li Du was enjoying himself as well, even as a spectator. He turned to Sophie and laughed, ”You're right, this auction is really interesting. Oh, you're not going to place a bid?”
Sophie laughed lightheartedly and replied, ”I'm not going to bid. I don't like any of them, and what if I really won the bid?”
The two of were chatting when it was time for the fifth bachelor to go on stage. Mayor Thompson was prompting for the next bachelor: ”Come on, come on, who's next! Who's the next bachelor? Why doesn't anyone come up on stage?”
He asked three times for the next bachelor to go up on stage, but there were no volunteers. With this, he said, ”Alright then, seems like our good men are very shy. Looks like I need to resort to Nazi violence! I'll pick one myself!”