Chapter 172: Having a Foot on Two Boats
At the auction, a few others shared the same thoughts as Fat Ma. Of course, it was just a few, not many.
After all, being too obvious in trying to curry favor could invite ridicule. Another point was that today, the Tuffs Group was represented by Marco Tuff’s daughter, and as everyone knew, Marco Tuff’s daughter merely held a ceremonial director’s title and was not involved in any of the Tuffs Group’s affairs.
So currying favor with her might not necessarily be of any help to you.
Many of Marco Tuff’s contemporaries did not engage at all. Some younger people thought about currying favor, but Mia’s previous aloof attitude let them know that there were no advantages to be gained from Lara Tuff.
Only a few people were involved in the bidding, and these few had business dealings with the Tuffs Group. In fact, Fat Ma did not have any business dealings with the Tuffs Group, but the absence of past dealings didn’t mean there wouldn’t be any in the future.
Cunning like a fox, Fat Ma knew that his opportunity, his chance to go further, was right before his eyes, so he didn’t hesitate to bid, raising his card and offering ten million straight away.
Keep in mind, each bid had to be at least ten thousand higher, meaning one could bid up in increments of ten thousand, but he didn’t do so.
"Eleven million..."
"Twelve million..."
To everyone’s surprise, two bidders began to call out their prices, each cautiously raising the bid by one million.