Chapter 574 - 574 Complete Ruin of Image

The staff came to the backstage.

Upon hearing a voice through his earpiece, the auctioneer apologized and headed backstage.

The staff relayed their message and handed the USB drive to the auctioneer.

The auctioneer’s face also contorted with a peculiar expression.

To be honest, if the staff hadn’t mentioned that Wang Xiaocong had ordered it to be brought up, he would have certainly cursed profusely.

A USB drive – what on earth was there to auction?

But since it was Wang Xiaocong who had requested the auction, he had no choice but to proceed.

After all, Wang Xiaocong was an heir to the Wan Da Group.

The importance of his status surpassed that of most people present.

…

In the crowd below.

Li Guangming sneered, “Mr. Wang, now you can tell me where you got the confidence to make me buy your worthless USB drive.”

“Certainly,” Wang Xiaocong chuckled, “It’s quite simple, there’s a little video of yours in there.”

Li Guangming blinked in surprise, “My video? How could there be a video of me?”

He couldn’t believe that Wang Xiaocong could possess any sort of video of him.

He continued, “Then tell me, what is this video about?”

Wang Xiaocong chuckled slyly, “What it’s about… honestly, I’m embarrassed to say. Yet, to make you spend a billion on the USB drive, to label you an idiot in my own words, to make you bark like a dog in front of everyone here, I’m compelled to struggle through my discomfort and tell you.”

The people around were watching him, curious to hear what he would spill.

What kind of video could possibly be worth ten billion?

Li Guangming sneered again, “Speak up, I’m rather curious to see what you’ll come up with.”

Wang Xiaocong composed himself and said, “Well, it was on a certain year, month, and day. You found two women, no, not two women, but one woman and one black transvestite. You had the woman in front of you, and the black transvestite behind you…”

As soon as he heard this, Li Guangming’s face went pale, and he shouted, “Shut your mouth!”

This secret was known only to himself. How on earth had Wang Xiaocong found out?

Wang Xiaocong’s snide smirk grew broader, “What’s the matter, Young Master Li? Why silence me? If I don’t speak up, how will you be motivated to spend a billion on the USB drive or fulfill your role as an idiot, barking like a dog in front of everyone here?”

The gaze of the crowd turned to Li Guangming, their eyes filled with bemusement.

They were all adults, and from what Wang Xiaocong said, they could more or less picture the scene described.

Good heavens, the heir of the Li Family certainly had some extreme tastes.

As the offspring of prestigious families or rich second generations, having fun with two women at once was no big deal – as long as it was consensual.

After all, it was one of the many pleasures in life that many such heirs and rich kids had experienced.

But involving a woman and a black transvestite, one in front and the other behind…

Just thinking about it was cringe-worthy.

Especially Shen Yuyan, thinking that such a man like Li Guangming had claimed to like her sent shivers down her spine and almost made her vomit.

People around began to murmur.

“Damn, Young Master Li really knows how to play wild!”

“Tsk tsk, Young Master Li really did broaden my horizons.”

“This kind of play, probably only Young Master Li would dare to try it.”

“Tsk tsk, I’m very curious. With such a private matter, Young Master Li must have done it in secret. How did Wang Xiaocong find out?”

“Could it be that Mr. Wang Xiaocong is a voyeur?”

“Regardless, spreading this around won’t be a small blow to Li Guangming’s reputation, and his position as the heir of the Li Family could be at risk.”

“Wang Xiaocong is brutally ruthless. Isn’t he afraid of Li Guangming’s retaliation?”

“What’s there to fear? The Wang Family may not compare to the Li Family, but we’re no pushovers either. If it comes to revenge, it’ll just be mutually assured destruction.”

“If you ask me, as long as that video doesn’t leak, there’s no problem. Just treat it like a rumor.”

“That’s true, you always need evidence for everything.”

…

“Wang Xiaocong, if you spout nonsense one more time, we’re far from done!”

Li Guangming was so furious that he could hardly restrain himself from sewing Wang Xiaocong’s mouth shut.

Just the words that guy had just spoken had caused his reputation to plummet.

Although he had spent these years overseas, he always returned annually to participate in various events.

He had always presented himself as a suave, well-mannered gentleman.

But what Wang Xiaocong said had completely destroyed that image.

Wang Xiaocong still smiled cheekily, “Young Master Li, now you’re being unreasonable. In our country, every citizen has freedom of speech. I can say whatever I want, and you can’t stop me.”

He changed his tone, “Of course, if you do want to stop me, it’s simple. Spend ten billion to buy the USB drive at the auction, and bark like a dog three times in public, then I’ll shut up.”

Li Guangming said nothing, his face shifting from anger to sullenness.

Wang Xiaocong sighed, “You don’t want to bid? No problem, I’ll bid. But if I get it, I’ll release the video inside to satisfy everyone’s curiosity. Of course, if you don’t bid, that means I lose the bet, and I’ll bark like a dog three times in public. I admit it, and I’ll honor the bet. I’ll prove to everyone that I’m a person of integrity, who keeps his word.”

Li Guangming still said nothing.

At this moment, the auctioneer spoke up.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I have just received an item for auction. This is, by far, the most bizarre item I’ve ever had the career of offering: a USB drive.”

The auctioneer had no idea what was going on below.

In fact, even those who were sitting somewhat away from Xu Yang and the others weren’t aware of what was happening there.

Only through the passage of time and word of mouth would they come to know.

At least for now, they were clueless.

So, when they heard a USB drive was being auctioned, they were somewhat taken aback.

“What’s so special about auctioning a USB drive?”

“Could there be something valuable inside, is it the content that’s worth money?”

“I wonder who’s putting it up for auction.”

…

The auctioneer continued, “This USB drive has been donated by Mr. Xu Yang, the owner of Jiang Di Lao, and his wife, Mrs. Zhao Yuxin, under the name of Shen Yuyan. It is said that the final price could reach ten billion, and Mrs. Shen Yuyan will be honored with the title of ‘Charity Star of the Magnificent Night’!”

The auctioneer felt like he was going insane.

If it were not for the staff’s persistent admonitions that this was the USB drive Wang Xiaocong instructed to put up for auction, and that it was related to Xu Yang and Li Guangming, he would have certainly refused to auction it off.

These were people he couldn’t afford to offend, so he had no choice but to auction off such a trivial item with reluctance.

He felt this would be a stain on his auctioneering career.

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Hearing that the final price could reach ten billion caused an uproar at the venue.

“A USB drive reaching a final price of ten billion, are they out of their minds?”

“What is Xu Yang doing? Has he become so arrogant just because he turned into a billionaire within a year?”

“Exactly, this is clearly letting his wife run amok.”

“Xu Yang isn’t a fool; otherwise, he wouldn’t rise so quickly. Since he’s letting his wife do this, he must be confident.”

“Confident about what? Do you also believe that broken USB drive could auction for ten billion?”

“I don’t know, but I feel like there’s something fishy whenever something abnormal happens. Let’s just watch and see.”