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Auctioneer: "I believe many well-informed connoisseurs have heard about it. Last week, at the city museum's art exhibition, four paintings stood out, each themed around the four seasons, depicting scenes described in ancient poems. Indeed, these are the four paintings displayed behind me. You can take a look; they are definitely top-notch. Moreover, this mysterious Mr. Jinghu only released these four paintings without revealing any personal information. But we all know one thing: the more mysterious the artist, the higher the value of the work. The starting price for each of these four paintings is 1 million. We'll start with Spring. Starting price is 1 million, each bid will increase by 100,000. Let the bidding begin! Please place your bids!"
Liu Xiuling's hired bidders immediately started bidding.
"1.2 million!"
"1.5 million!"
"I'm offering 3 million! Don't compete with me!"
"Wow..."
"3.2 million!"
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After a round of fierce bidding, the price reached 8.8 million.
