Chapter 467

"Then it's settled. Come, let's have a drink!"

Second Great-Uncle said with a smile.

Meanwhile, over at Fengyi Tech, although quite a few people were a bit disappointed that their footage had been cut after the interview,

the fact that Fengyi Tech had shown its face on the *News Broadcast*

had already made them very happy.

Everyone was beaming with joy, and they were full of energy while working.

The next day, when Lin Yi arrived at the company.

Because the company had appeared on the *News Broadcast*, the mental state of many employees was a bit different.

And this was probably the sense of identification employees had with their enterprise.

"President Lin, you looked very handsome in the interview last night!"

CEO Yang Chen said with a smile as soon as they met.

"Old Yang, you've learned to joke too!"

Lin Yi said.

Hearing this, Yang Chen then said:

"I believe that with this *News Broadcast* appearance, Fengyi Tech's popularity will be even higher..."

"Yes, that's a good thing for the company!"

Lin Yi nodded.

After chatting for a while.

The two went back to their respective work.

When evening came, Lin Yi didn't go to Li Xueying's apartment,

but instead returned to Maoming Mansion.

When it hit exactly 12:00 AM.

The DWS platform's judicial auction officially began.

It was still the virtual character Long Yi acting as the auctioneer.

"The item up for auction this time is an HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. I believe all the guests bidding already understand the performance parameters, so I won't repeat them one by one. The auction now officially begins. The starting price is 1 billion USD, with each bid being no less than 10 million USD...

Bidding starts now!"

Ugly Nation: "... 2 billion USD"

Dragon Nation: "2.5 billion USD"

Little Sun Nation: "2.9 billion USD..."

Bear Nation: "3 billion USD"

The price immediately soared all the way up,

which made John Bull extremely anxious.

You have to know that for this HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, John Bull had originally spent 3.1 billion pounds, equivalent to 5 billion USD...

However, that price was due to the construction period and immature technology.

In reality, a price of 4.5 billion USD for an HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier was more reasonable.

So, after the price soared to 3 billion USD, the rate of increase slowed down.

Old Sand Nation: "3.6 billion USD..."

Little Sun Nation: "3.9 billion USD..."

Seeing that the price was about to approach 4 billion USD, John Bull didn't hesitate and placed a bid of 4.1 billion USD.

This auction was quite fierce; every nation seemed to have plenty of confidence,

and no one was using 10-million-dollar increments; they were all using round numbers.

In the Imperial Capital, Wang Luchuan, having received authorization from the military, bid:

"4.3 billion USD!"

The Dragon Nation's estimate for this aircraft carrier was at most 5 billion USD,

meaning as long as it was within 5 billion USD,

the Dragon Nation could take it.

After all, the displacement of the HMS Queen Elizabeth was as high as 70,000 tons,

which was 5,000 tons higher than the second aircraft carrier the Dragon Nation had built itself.

Furthermore, the various advanced technologies of this aircraft carrier also had some reference value for the Dragon Nation.

Just as the 10 billion USD for the Ford-class was the final bottom price,

5 billion USD was also the final quote for the Queen Elizabeth carrier.

"4.5 billion!" The John Bull representative bid.

Old Sand Nation: "4.8 billion USD"

Dragon Nation: "5 billion USD..."

After this bid was made,

there was a long period of silence, and there were no more bids.

"5 billion USD, going once... 5 billion USD, going twice..."

Just when Wang Luchuan thought the Dragon Nation was going to win the aircraft carrier.

John Bull directly bid:

"5.5 billion USD"

This price immediately made many national representatives frown.

"Are these John Bulls crazy? Raising the price so high all at once!"

Wang Luchuan, the leader of the DWS platform group, muttered.

In fact, many people from other nations couldn't understand John Bull's yearning for the Queen Elizabeth.

With this ship, John Bull's navy would restore a portion of its strength.

It would also restore confidence to the public.

So, John Bull was determined to win this aircraft carrier.

Actually, John Bull had another aircraft carrier, which was the sister ship of the HMS Queen Elizabeth,

the HMS Prince of Wales.

However, that aircraft carrier was still quite far from completion,

and there was no way it could form combat capability in the short term, so John Bull set its sights on the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

However, it was clear that some nations didn't want John Bull to get this aircraft carrier.

Argentina, which hadn't bid until now, made a bid:

"5.6 billion USD!"

At this moment, this HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier

had actually far exceeded its actual price.

But Argentina just bid 5.6 billion USD.

Although Argentina's economy wasn't great, it was fine to just disgust the other party.

As for what to do if John Bull didn't raise the price.

At worst, Argentina would just buy it back. It was expensive,

but if they bought some F-18 fighter jets from the DWS platform,

Argentina could definitely go and show off in front of John Bull.

And for John Bull, which had no navy, watching others show off at their doorstep

would be the darkest moment.

Especially if the other party was driving the pride that was the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

So, after Argentina bid, John Bull's temper flared, and they shouted:

"6 billion USD...!"

"6.1 billion!" The Argentine government could be said to be gritting its teeth while bidding.

As for not paying at the end.

Argentina, John Bull, and even the Ugly Nation didn't dare to do that. ===== CHAPTER 468 =====