Chapter 203 Charity Auction The auction was held in the evening, and the attendance pattern was basically one man and one woman. Therefore, Xiaohan did not go.
Nangong Yan wore a black evening dress, gently held Xiao Tianming's arm with her silk-gloved hands, and slowly walked into the auction venue with a faint smile. Countless flashlights suddenly turned towards Nangong Yan and
Xiao Tianming came. Nangong Yan's stunning beauty paired with Xiao Tianming's cold handsomeness completely overwhelmed the others at this moment and became the well-deserved focus of the scene.
"Maybe we should keep a low profile." Xiao Tianming sat on his seat and whispered to Nangong Yan.
Nangong Yan rolled her eyes at Xiao Tianming affectionately, but her lips curved with pride. Even for her who was always picky, she couldn't help but feel extremely satisfied with her appearance this time.
"What did we get at this auction?" Xiao Tianming asked Nangong Yan.
Nangong Yan smiled and said to Xiao Tianming: "A glazed vase from the Ming Dynasty. I don't know much about antiques. If you like it, you can buy it back when you bid later. Our budget for this auction is 10 million.
"
"Dollars or Euros?" Xiao Tianming joked to Nangong Yan.
"Why didn't you say it was pounds!" Nangong Yan glared at Xiao Tianming and handed the bidding card to Xiao Tianming, "As long as the bid does not exceed 10 million, you can do whatever you want! If you encounter good things, you can buy a few for Murong.
Sample."
Murong Ke walked in with a female companion, which also attracted all the flashing lights. When passing by Xiao Tianming and Nangong Yan, Murong Ke deliberately stopped and said with a smile: "Miss Nangong, you are very beautiful tonight.
Very beautiful!”
"Thank you!" Nangong Yan nodded politely and said lightly, "Many people have said so."
Nangong Yan's implication is: You are the same as many others, there is nothing special about you to me.
"I wish you good luck tonight!" Murong Ke said with a smile without being angry, and walked to his seat with his girlfriend in his arms.
Murong Ke walked in first, and Wang Dejian followed suit. Compared with the much-anticipated treatment of Nangong Yan and Murong Ke, Wang Dejian received significantly less attention, and many flashlights did not flash at this time.
Wang Dejian walked to Xiao Tianming's side and deliberately stopped like Murong Ke. He was about to say a few provocative words to Xiao Tianming, but he did not expect that Xiao Tianming suddenly stretched out a foot towards him. Wang Dejian was unsuspecting.
Xiao Tianming tripped over the situation, lost his balance instantly, and threw himself forward.
It was fine for Wang Dejian to fall alone, but his bad luck was far more than that. While Wang Dejian fell, his foot stepped on the skirt of the female companion next to him. The female companion also fell down with him. The two of them fell down.
One after another, they fell to the ground. The pain caused by the fall is a trivial matter, but the key is that they lost all their face.
"Ouch!" Wang Dejian reluctantly climbed up from the ground with the help of the staff. Just as he was about to take revenge on Xiao Tianming, he heard Meng Qian's contemptuous voice coming from behind him: "You can't even walk steadily, why are you here to participate?
Auction! Mr. Wang, I advise you to go back and take good care of yourself first! Anyway, the auction will be held every year. If you miss it this year, there will be next year."
"You..." Wang Dejian's face turned red and he was so excited when he saw Meng Qian that he couldn't say a word.
"Mr. Wang, there is a seat here. Come and sit here." Murong Ke, who was sitting in front, said hurriedly to Wang Dejian.
Wang Dejian stood there, looking at Xiao Tianming and Meng Qian angrily, as if he had not heard Murong Ke's words.
Murong Ke's tone turned cold and he called Wang Dejian directly: "Wang Dejian, come to me. Now is not the time to settle accounts."
Forced by Murong Ke's majesty, Wang Dejian reluctantly glanced at Xiao Tianming and Meng Qian and walked towards Murong Ke.
When Meng Qian saw Wang Dejian leaving, she couldn't help but smile to Xiao Tianming and said, "I helped you get rid of a trouble this time, how can you thank me?"
Before Xiao Tianming could speak, Murong Xuan smiled at Meng Qian and said, "I wonder how Miss Meng plans to ask Assistant Xiao to thank you?"
Meng Qian thought for a while and replied to Nangong Yan: "It doesn't have to be too much trouble. He can just treat me to a late-night snack tonight."
"Isn't this too simple? I agree to your request on his behalf." Nangong Yan agreed very readily.
Meng Qian glanced at the expressionless Xiao Tianming and asked Nangong Yan suspiciously: "Miss Nangong, can you represent him?"
"When have you ever seen a boss who can't make decisions for his employees?" Nangong Yanran smiled and asked Meng Qian.
Meng Qian was stunned for a moment, then smiled heartily and said: "Then we will see you tonight."
After Meng Qian left, Xiao Tianming complained to Nangong Yan with a straight face: "Did I say I want to thank Meng Qian? What happened just now was obviously nosy. You agreed to treat her to the supper tonight.
It has nothing to do with me. If you want to go, you go alone."
"Cousin, you look so cute when you are angry! Is it because of you that Murong Xuan fell in love with you?" Nangong Yan smiled and said to Xiao Tianming Tao Kan. If she hadn't been worried about so many flashing lights at the scene, Nangong Yan would have been there long ago.
He used his hands to pinch Xiao Tianming's face.
"Cousin, I'm talking to you about business, I don't have time to fool around with you." Xiao Tianming said unhappily.
"Okay! Let's get down to business!" Nangong Yan suddenly put away the smile on her face and assumed a serious look, which made Xiao Tianming feel uncomfortable, "I told you this afternoon, Meng Qian's uncle has a company
, is very important to our Nangong family. It can be said that as long as we absorb the Meng family's company, we will take the initiative in the fight against the Murong family."
Xiao Tianming smiled bitterly at Nangong Yan and said, "But you can't let me sacrifice my looks to seduce that little girl Meng Qian, right? If you do this, if Xuan'er finds out, how will you make me feel?"
Nangong Yan looked at Xiao Tianming and said with a smile: "Did I tell you to seduce that little girl? It's obviously your own dirty thoughts. I just asked you to have a meal with her to thank her. Even if Murong knows
Yes, it’s not a big deal. Cousin, you’re not the legendary strict wife, are you? You can’t even eat out with other girls.”
"How is that possible?" Xiao Tianming hurriedly defended, "I'm just worried that that little girl will bother me endlessly. Cousin, you should know what happened last time, right? Xuan'er and I were eating at the food stall with Xiao Zhi and Bai Lu
I don't even know her. That girl
As soon as she ran away, she asked me to be her boyfriend in front of everyone. When she said this in front of Xiaozhi and Bailu, Xuaner naturally couldn't get over it. So, the two of them started fighting. It was because of this incident
It happened, I was taken to the police station by Bawanghua again."
"Overlord Flower? Who is Overlord Flower?" Nangong Yan asked Xiao Tianming in confusion.
Xiao Tianming explained: "Bawanghua is the violent policewoman Hua Xilan."
"Overlord Flower? You are so creative. Don't tell me, this nickname is really vivid." Nangong Yan smiled and assured Xiao Tianming, "Cousin, don't worry! This time, I am here, you won't
If there is any trouble again, if you need it, I can call Murong specifically to explain it and solve your worries."
"There's no need for a phone call. As long as I can guarantee that that girl won't get into trouble with me, that's fine." Xiao Tianming said lightly.
"Okay, I'll keep it with my cousin." Nangong Yan promised, patting her chest, "That girl said this afternoon that she would give you a surprise at the auction. The auction is about to start, and I'm getting more and more excited about that surprise.
Feeling curious."
Xiao Tianming rolled his eyes at Nangong Yan angrily and stopped talking to her.
"Welcome all distinguished guests to take time out of your busy schedule to participate in this charity auction! On behalf of the organizer and the sponsored individuals and groups, I would like to thank you for your goodwill." The representative of the organizer first made a brief speech,
Then he announced, "Now, the auction officially begins! Let us invite today's auctioneer to the stage with warm applause."
The auctioneer is a middle-aged man in his thirties, who is quite handsome.
Nangong Yan saw that Xiao Tianming did not recognize this auctioneer, so she introduced him in a low voice: "His name is Li Quanlong, from Hong Kong. He is the most outstanding young auctioneer in Hong Kong. Tonight, the organizer
Spend a lot of money to hire him
Come here, it seems that there will be a big deal in tonight's auction. According to the introduction information I got, the penultimate one, the celadon fish and lotus plate from the Longquan kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty donated by the Murong family, is most likely to be the top bidder today.
.The base price alone is over one million."
"It seems that Murong Ke's skill is not small." Xiao Tianming said while looking at the information.
Nangong Yan shook her head and said solemnly to Xiao Tianming: "If it is just Murong Ke's handiwork, then I am not worried. What I am most worried about is that this matter was done intentionally by the Murong family and not on a whim."
Seeing that Xiao Tianming didn't understand, Nangong Yan explained to Xiao Tianming: "Businessmen do nothing more than pursue the word 'fame and fortune'. Charity auctions like this naturally cannot make much profit for donors, and the only possibility of income is
It can only be 'fame'. Why did the Murong family spend such a high price to gain a good reputation? This is what we have to think about."
Xiao Tianming thought for a while and asked Nangong Yan: "This auction will be held in Chengdu. Cousin, is it possible that the Murong family is spending so much money to build momentum for a large-scale expansion into Sichuan and even the entire Southwest?"
"It's possible! However, it is more likely that the Murong family will entrust an agent to march into the southwest than to march directly." Nangong Yan nodded and smiled at Xiao Tianming, "Anyway, this is just a guess between the two of us. Wait.
After the auction is over, we will know the answer. Now, what we have to do is enjoy the auction."