It took Xue Chen half an hour to walk through the first and second floors, looking at all the 103 paintings on display, and finally stood in the entrance hall on the first floor.
Surrounded by him and Gao Dewei, in addition to the first few rich and powerful young men, there were also more than a dozen casual members and VIPs of all levels in the club. They were either successful entrepreneurs or business elites, and their backgrounds were not small.
These people have also played this little game in the name of charity, but they all picked a picture at random without paying attention to the specific price. They also have self-awareness and know that even if they choose carefully, they may not be able to pick out a valuable one.
, besides, even if a painting is worth millions, it is still a small amount for these people.
Gao Dewei saw more and more people gathered, and he felt a little uneasy. He was afraid that Xue Chen would miss it and it would be embarrassing for him, so he whispered: "Xue Chen, let's watch it again?"
"No need, I already know it in my mind. The oil painting of 'Girl Picking Berry' on the left on the second floor should be the most valuable of these paintings."
Xue Chen could not lower his voice, so everyone present could hear it clearly.
Seeing Xue Chen's affirmative tone, Gao Dewei nodded and said to a waiter at the door: "Go and ask for Manager Zhou."
"That painting? Could it be?"
"I don't know, but I don't feel like it."
"I think the ink painting at the end of the mirror in the corridor on the first floor is very good."
The waiter left quickly. Within five minutes, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked over with a cheerful face. It was Zhou Hengfa, the daily person in charge of the club.
Such a minor event happened in the club. As the manager, he naturally knew it all. After greeting the distinguished guests standing in front of the door, he came to Gao Dewei.
"Manager Zhou, I think you should know which one of the one hundred and three paintings on the first and second floors is the most valuable," Gao Dewei asked.
"To be fair to Mr. Gao, I know about this." Zhou Hengfa nodded.
"The man next to me, Mr. Xue, chose the 'Girl Picking Berry' at the corner of the second floor. Is it the most valuable one?" Gao Dewei looked at Manager Zhou, feeling a little nervous in his heart.
The young masters and other distinguished guests also listened attentively, waiting for Zhou Hengfa to give an answer.
Zhou Heng smiled apologetically, shook his head and said, "No."
Wow~
The foyer that had been quiet just now suddenly became noisy. Gao Dewei's heart tightened and his face began to look a little uncomfortable.
The young men all looked relieved, with proud and mocking smiles on their lips and faces.
The other distinguished guests who were watching the excitement also chuckled and shook their heads, looking at Xue Chen with more contempt.
Xue Chen was the only one present who still looked as usual. After hearing this answer, his expression did not change at all, and he just frowned slightly.
"Haha, this is the so-called senior appraisal expert? It's ridiculous!"
"Damn, I thought I was really capable, but it turns out it's just that, boring."
"According to the agreement, hey, but I have to spend five million to donate it. It's really my own fault."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, those young gentlemen who had been disgraced before would not seize the opportunity and start to ridicule him, all of them with sarcastic looks and sharp faces.
"Manager Zhou, I think there must be something wrong in this. The painting I mentioned is the most valuable, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it." Xue Chen turned to Zhou Hengfa and said.
“Mr.
In my heart, I felt more contempt for Xue Chen, who refused to admit defeat despite losing the bet.
"According to the agreement, we have to come up with 5.1 million charity funds. I think you will feel very heartbroken. I don't know if you can afford this money. Speaking of which, this money is not allowed to be used.
It's an IOU." Zhao Wenhua raised the corners of his mouth, raised his eyebrows, and said with a sneer.
These words caused the other young men to laugh exaggeratedly.
At this time, the onlookers and distinguished guests also felt that it was not interesting anymore and were ready to turn around and leave.
At this time, a person pushed the door in from outside the revolving door of the club and asked with a smile: "I heard laughter outside. What happy things happened? Tell me and let me have fun too. Everyone is gathered together."
It’s very lively here.”
Everyone turned to look and said hello one after another. They all called him "Mr. Jing", "Mr. Jing" and "Brother Jing", but they were all very enthusiastic.
Xue Chen also took advantage of the situation and looked over. When he saw someone coming, his eyes flickered slightly, with a look of surprise.
Gao Dewei whispered: "This is my good friend, Jing Yunxing, who is also the largest shareholder of this club."
Zhao Wenhua came forward with a smile as if he was offering a treasure, and described it quickly: "Brother Jing, you are here. Let me tell you something interesting. Brother Gao brought a person today, and he doesn't know the heights of the world..."
Jing Yunxing looked at Xue Chen, but Xue Chen happened to be blocked by Gao Dewei's broad body for most of his body.
When I heard that the one I chose was the girl picking berries, my face was a little startled, and I asked in surprise: "You said you chose the one on the second floor facing my office, 'Picking Berry'"
Girl’s oil painting?”
Zhao Wenhua chuckled: "Yes, but Manager Zhou just told us that the one with the highest value is not the one."
At this time, two male waiters had already brought down the oil painting of a girl picking berries. According to the rules, after Xue Chen donated 100,000 yuan, any painting he chose could be taken away.
When Jing Yunxing saw that the painting had been taken off, he remained silent for a while and said with a strange expression: "You are all wrong. This painting is indeed the most valuable one among the 103 paintings."
Um?
Because of Jing Yunxing's appearance, the distinguished guests did not rush away. When they suddenly heard these words, they were all surprised.
Zhao Wenhua was also stunned.
Zhou Hengfa asked in confusion: "Mr. Jing?" He clearly remembered that the most expensive painting was not this one, but another.
After a pause, Jing Yunxing simply explained: "Manager Zhou, there is something I didn't tell you. In fact, the most expensive painting is this one, and it is also one of my favorite works. It is from France.
I bought this painting by the painter San Cabanel for 3.5 million three years ago. I placed it at the door of my office because everyone can take a look when entering or leaving. Therefore, the appraiser
Mr. Expert is right, he is right.”
quiet!
Things developed so quickly, suddenly, and so dramatically that many people have not yet come to their senses.
Gao Dewei blinked his eyes a few times, suppressed his excitement in his tone, turned around and said: "Brother Xue, you are really the one, you are right!"
On the other hand, the few young men who were celebrating happily just now for winning the bet with ease were all stunned, as if they had just been flying comfortably on the clouds and were suddenly kicked down hard by someone from above, falling to the ground.
He fell into a mud puddle and landed on his face! It was almost too painful to describe, and several people almost couldn't breathe.
The eyes of the distinguished guests who originally looked at Xue Chen with disdain changed, and now looked at him squarely, full of surprise, appreciation, and curiosity.
Of course they would not think that Jing Yunxing was lying. They could only say that this strange young man was really capable and capable, and they almost made a mistake!
"How could this happen?" Zhao Wenhua felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his face darkened, and he was so aggrieved that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
Jing Yunxing ignored Zhao Wenhua, whose face turned ugly, walked towards Gao Dewei, and said with a loud smile: "Brother Gao, you brought a new friend, and you were able to easily pick out this picture of a girl picking berries.
'It's the one with the highest value. I really admire it. Why don't you introduce it to me..."
Jing Yun walked over and finally saw the true face of Xue Chen standing next to Gao Dewei. When he saw it, he was stunned for a moment, then his lips trembled slightly, he walked closer quickly and shouted: "My benefactor, it's you..."
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Xue Chen was also surprised. He didn't expect that the major shareholder of this club was actually a person he had met once before, Jing Yunxing. On the first-class flight to Inner Mongolia, this man's pregnant wife had an accident and almost died.
Two corpses.
Gao Dewei was just about to introduce the two parties and talk about Xue Chen's awesomeness, but when he saw the two people's reactions, he was very surprised. They seemed to know each other?
On the second floor, at the corner of the corridor, in the office opposite the wall where the painting of 'Girl Picking Berry' originally hung.
Jing Yunxing had someone bring a pot of tea and poured a cup for Xue Chen and Gao Dewei himself.
Gao Dewei picked up the tea cup, looked at the rich color of the tea and the bitter fragrance, raised his eyebrows and said, "This should be the four taels of red robes that you spent 400,000 yuan to photograph the year before last."
Jing Yunxing nodded.
Holding the tea cup and taking a sip of the tea fragrance, Gao Dewei turned to Xue Chen and said: "This is the Dahongpao he bought for one hundred thousand and one taels. It is one of the first batch of branches cut off from the mother plant and grafted onto a sub-tree.
I took it off, and I talked to him several times before he gave me a drink once. This time it was really satisfying, I'll lend it to you."
Xue Chen took a sip and felt nothing special. He didn't know much about tea. There wasn't much difference in his taste between tea worth one hundred yuan and one tael worth one hundred thousand yuan.
The three of them had just had a chat, and both Gao Dewei and Jing Yunxing already knew what had happened.
Gao Dewei took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "It's really fate. I didn't expect that Yun Xing and Brother Xue had known each other for a long time and had such encounters."
"I originally wanted to find an opportunity to go to Haicheng to meet my benefactor in person and thank you for your life-saving grace, but because Xinxin's recovery was slow after giving birth, I never made time. I also didn't notify my benefactor when you came to the capital.
Just tell me, I told you that I would host a banquet for you." Jing Yunxing sat aside and said.
Xue Chen hurriedly corrected him and told him not to call each benefactor at the same time, which sounded awkward.
Jing Yunxing immediately ordered a banquet to be set up in the Peony Pavilion in the club, which was best decorated to entertain the most distinguished guests. (To be continued)