As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, a hostess in cheongsam came forward and showed the first lot to the hundreds of guests in the banquet hall with a smile.
This auction item is a famous brand antique watch, which is a real collection. The starting price of 10,000 yuan is undoubtedly just a gimmick. Someone immediately raised the price to more than 200,000 yuan.
"250,000! This gentleman bids 250,000!"
"300,000! Our beautiful Miss Yuan Ziyun bids 300,000, 300,000!"
"Okay, now it's 450,000, the quote from the noble Mrs. He."
"500,000!"
The people attending this charity dinner were all celebrities from Hong Kong's upper class society and the entertainment industry. Many of them often attended similar social occasions, so naturally their faces were very familiar, and the auctioneer basically knew them.
However, unlike ordinary auctions, the atmosphere of competition in the auction room of the charity dinner is very light. Everyone bids against each other to raise the price mainly to liven up the atmosphere. Therefore, when the bidding price of this item is close to the actual value, there are already very few people raising placards.
Not much.
In the end, Cai Hong won his lot for 580,000.
“Thank you Sir Cai Hong for your generous donation to poor children!”
As the auctioneer made his final decision, the audience burst into warm applause.
The gray-haired old knight stood up and expressed his gratitude to the applauding guests reservedly.
This is also very common in charity auctions. Some people will take out their favorite collections to shoot, and then shoot them back themselves, donating money and showing off at the same time.
The guests have a tacit understanding. Under such circumstances, no one will suddenly jump out and compete with the original owner for a high price.
People who don't follow the rules will only be excluded from the circle.
Li Zhen dutifully told Lu Chen what she knew quietly, and the two of them sat in a corner in a low-key manner, participating in the charity auction more as spectators.
With the successful sale of the first lot, the following lots followed one after another. The auction speed and frequency were very fast. Only a few outstanding lots without the participation of the original owner attracted relatively fierce bidding.
Lu Chen made a move and bought a Chanel limited edition bag for 50,000 yuan.
He forwarded the photographed designer bag to his assistant on the spot.
"Give it to me?"
Li Zhen was surprised and happy, she couldn't believe it.
With her income, she could afford to buy such a designer bag even if she gritted her teeth and saved up half of her salary for the first half of the year. However, the price level in Xiangjiang is very high and her living expenses are huge. She has to spend 50,000 yuan to buy a bag, which is tens of millions.
Reluctant to part with it.
You can buy a replica model for 50 yuan at night street stalls.
But she was reluctant to give it up. Very few girls could resist the temptation of brand-name bags, so you can imagine Li Zhen's mood when she suddenly received this special gift.
",You will make me fall in love with you."
After getting along with each other for a few days, Li Zhen had a good understanding of the character and temperament of her new boss. Lu Chen was generous, generous and easy-going. He never put on airs and was undoubtedly a very easy person to get along with.
So she dared to make a harmless joke.
In fact, it may not be a joke.
Lu Chen laughed dumbly: "If you fall in love with me, you don't have to. I already have a girlfriend. You can work hard from now on."
Lu Chen has always been generous to those who follow him. Yesterday he gave away two BMWs. Today, it is nothing to take a bag and give it to his assistant secretary. In the future, he will inevitably rely on Li Zhen in his work and life.
"Thanks!"
Li Zhen touched the bag in her hand happily, thinking about how she would take it out to make her little sisters envious.
"The next lot is a bit special."
At this moment, the auctioneer standing on the performing arts stage launched a new lot.
He looked a little weird and said: "It was donated by Mr. Lu Chen. It is a song that has not been written yet."
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, there was an uproar in the banquet hall.
The items that have been successfully auctioned in the past include brand-name jewelry, watches, bags, antique crafts, etc., but now "a song that has not been written yet" suddenly appears, which makes people feel incredible.
The most important thing is that not many people know who Lu Chen is or have heard of his name.
Isn’t this auction really meant to be funny?
Some of the guests were surprised, some were confused, some laughed, and some whispered to others, making the atmosphere a bit awkward.
Someone asked loudly: "A song that has not yet been written can also be used as a charity auction. Is it wrong?"
The person who stood up to question was none other than Leung Chi-hao.
He didn't like Lu Chen before, and he couldn't do anything to trouble Lu Chen, so he always held a grudge against him.
Now that Lu Chen's charity auction item was unveiled, it turned out to be just a song. This not only solved his doubts, but also gave him another opportunity to mock Lu Chen.
"Who is Lu Chen? I've never heard of him!"
Although Liang Zhihao seemed very rude to shout like this, his question still resonated with many guests present, and many people turned their attention to Shu Jing, who was sitting in front.
The items that can be put up for auction are all donations from guests. Shu Jing's charity foundation has been established for many years and has held dozens of fundraising dinners. How could such a thing happen?
The auctioneer was very experienced. When he saw this situation, he immediately explained: "Mr. Lu Chen is a famous music singer and songwriter in the Mainland. His works have won many awards and he has a high status in the Mainland pop music scene!"
"The guest who takes the photo of this song will get a piece customized by Mr. Lu Chen for him or the designated person. The starting price is 10,000 yuan."
Unlike the previous situation where someone made a bid immediately, the banquet hall fell into a subtle silence.
The atmosphere is wrong.
Liang Zhihao said angrily: "It turns out he is from the mainland, no wonder I haven't heard of it."
He meant something, and several guests laughed, and some had sarcasm on their faces.
It’s weird that someone took a photo of such a sensational auction item.
Maybe this will be the first unsold lot tonight, and then there will be something good to see.
"this guy"
Li Zhen's eyes were red with anger, Liang Zhihao had gone too far.
Lu Chen had no grievances with him. He didn't even know him before today, yet he was so targeted by him.
However, as the person involved, Lu Chen was very calm. He came over to comfort his assistant: "We don't need to pay attention to him. It's not worth being angry with him."
"But"
Li Zhen bit her lip. She wanted to say that if Liang Zhihao disrupted the situation like this, how could the song Lu Chen put out be filmed? How could she still have the dignity to stay here?
I will send you the first update first. I took my wife and children to Ganzhou by train today. I don’t know if I can get the second update. I hope you, the author, try your best to code it! To be continued.