Under the personal chairmanship of Ye Qing, this financial summit officially began.
However, Qin Haodong didn't care about the content of the financial summit or what to do. These were things that Lin Momo needed to pay attention to. He would take a sip of red wine from time to time, and occasionally chat with Zhou Xinzhu.
More than an hour later, Ye Qing said on the stage: "Let's move on to the last item of today's reception, the charity auction."
Qin Haodong is still very familiar with auctions, but he was a little surprised. He said to Zhou Xinzhu: "What, there is an auction in today's cocktail party?"
"Yes, didn't you know in advance?" Zhou Xinzhu said, "The charity auction is an agenda of today's reception. All participating members know it and have prepared the auction items before. All funds obtained from the auction will be donated to impoverished areas in China.
of out-of-school children.”
Qin Haodong said: "President Ye didn't tell us this, either?"
He felt that Ye Qing must have forgotten last night.
Lin Momo said anxiously: "What should we do? If we can't get the auction items when the auction comes, it will be very embarrassing."
Qin Haodong said: "Don't be anxious now, wait and see before talking."
He is not particularly worried about the auction items. If it is not possible, he can just take out an elixir from the storage ring and auction it. I believe that as long as he takes out the elixir, Maldini will definitely buy it without hesitation.
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The auction reception officially began. Everyone was sipping the red wine in their hands while turning their attention to the front desk of the auction.
Although this was just a charity auction for the upper class, Haodong Group also conducted it in a very formal manner. The person in charge of hosting the auction was the chief auctioneer of a well-known formal auction house.
During the auction, there was a very beautiful emcee next to him, and the two of them worked together to organize the auction.
"Let's start the auction today. The first lot is provided by Mr. Sun Qian. It is a pipe that Mr. Sun's grandfather once used."
After the master of ceremonies made the announcement, a hostess immediately delivered a tray to the auctioneer. The auctioneer picked up the pipe on it and introduced: "This is not an ordinary pipe. It is made of meerschaum produced in the Wangli River Basin in Italy."
came out, but now this craft has been basically lost.
More importantly, this is something that Mr. Sun once used, and its commemorative significance is greater than the value of the pipe itself..."
After some introductions, the auction officially began. It was similar to a traditional charity auction, with the starting price being one yuan.
Charity auctions like this between rich people generally have two meanings. First, the rich people who take out the auction items show their generosity for charity. These things all have a certain value.
The second thing is to see the rich people cheering each other up and giving each other face. The higher the auction price, the more glorious their faces will be. On the contrary, if no one takes a photo of an item, even if you spend money to buy it back, you will lose face.
The Sun family is one of the top aristocratic families in the Magic City and has made many friends over the years, so when Sun Qian’s pipe was taken out, someone immediately asked for the price:
"100,000..."
"120,000..."
"150,000..."
After several bids, the pipe was finally sold for 200,000 yuan.
The price actually exceeded the value of the pipe, which made Sun Qian's face shine brightly. He stood up and clasped his fists in his hands, politely expressing his gratitude to the people around him.
"200,000 yuan. Congratulations, Mr. Sun, for your love for the children in poor areas."
After a few polite words, the emcee continued the auction.
After that, more than a dozen lots were auctioned one after another, with a variety of items, and the highest price reached 3 million. In order to show the public welfare of this auction, each item was not in a fixed order, and was handled by the emcee.
The numbers on the invitation letter are randomly drawn, and the members who are drawn take out the items they have prepared in advance for auction.
The next person to be drawn happened to be Zheng Hongliang, who handed a jade bracelet he had prepared to the etiquette lady who came over.
When the auctioneer got the jade bracelet, his expression changed slightly and he said, "Mr. Zheng, if I read correctly, this is a mutton-fat jade bracelet, right?"
A look of pride appeared on Zheng Hongliang's face and he said: "Yes, this is a mutton-fat jade bracelet I bought when I went to Dongjiang Province a few years ago. I also asked someone to identify it. It is indeed the best mutton-fat jade."
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The auctioneer said: "Mr. Zheng is really a true philanthropist. He can bear the pain and give up his love for the children in poor areas. I thank you on behalf of the children. Let's start the bidding."
The people present are all rich people with a net worth of tens of billions. Many people can see the value of this jade bracelet. The market price should be more than one million.
So after the auction started, the first bidder called out a price of 1 million, and then a series of bids came and went.
"1.1 million..."
"1.5 million..."
"2 million..."
It can be seen that Zheng Hongliang has a great influence in the circle. In the end, this jade bracelet was sold for 5 million, becoming the most expensive item in this charity auction so far.
"Thank you friends for the compliments!"
Zheng Hongliang stood up and clasped his fists, with a look of pride on his face. Being able to pay this price not only showed that he, Mr. Zheng, was generous, but also proved that he had status in this circle, had friends, and that someone was willing to give him money.
Support.
The auction continued. Perhaps God wanted to make a little joke on purpose, but the next guest drawn turned out to be Qin Haodong.
Zheng Hongliang looked in his direction and secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Boy, you are unlucky to be ranked behind me. Let's see what you can come up with. If it is too bad, you will definitely be disgraced under the light of this young master.
lose."
Although the purpose of the auction is to contribute to charity, if the difference in price between the two lots is too large, it can still be a bit embarrassing, or even embarrassing.
Hearing the host read out the number on Qin Haodong's invitation, Lin Momo became nervous and whispered: "Haodong, what should I do?"
If they had prepared in advance, they could just take out a piece of jewelry from Lin's Jewelry Store and auction it off, but unfortunately they had not received any information before and had not prepared anything for the auction.
"Don't worry, I have a solution."
Qin Haodong patted Lin Momo's hand to express comfort. At this time, the etiquette lady came to him with a tray, waiting to show the lot.
He was also about to take out a Strengthening Bone Pill for auction, but at this moment Ye Qing came over and said to everyone present: "Everyone, the purpose of our auction today is for charity. I think everyone
The auction itself is of little significance, the key is to see how much love everyone can show.
If the items themselves are very valuable, the original intention of the charity auction will be lost.”
After she finished speaking, the proud look on Zheng Hongliang's face suddenly disappeared. Among the auctions just held, the most expensive item was his mutton-fat jade bracelet. These words were tantamount to directly denying his approach.
Ye Qing didn't even look at him and continued: "So, I want to make Mr. Qin's auction a little more special. He doesn't need to bring out anything, just the simplest thing. In this way
It better reflects everyone’s love for charity.”
The curiosity of everyone at the reception was immediately aroused. They all wanted to know what the simple thing Ye Qing was talking about was. Qin Haodong was also confused. What did Ye Qing want to do?
Under everyone's curious gaze, Ye Qing stretched out his jade fingers, pulled out a hair from Qin Haodong's head, and put it on the tray next to him.
"Okay, I announce that the next auction item is Mr. Qin's hair."
After Ye Qing finished speaking, he directly asked the etiquette lady to deliver the tray to the auctioneer.
"Well……"
Qin Haodong almost choked on his own saliva and auctioned his hair. What on earth did the female CEO want to play?
The guests at the scene were agitated, and they didn't understand why Ye Qing wanted Qin Haodong to sell a hair.
How much can a hair sell for? Would it be embarrassing if it sold for too little? Would it be even more embarrassing if no one took the photo?
A cold smile appeared on the corner of Zheng Hongliang's mouth. His last auction item sold for 5 million Chinese coins. He then auctioned a piece of Qin Haodong's hair. How much could it sell for? 30 or 50, who wants a piece of hair for what?
?This is simply asking for humiliation.
The auctioneer was in the most complicated mood. Looking at the shiny black hair on the tray, he felt like he was about to collapse.
He has been in this business for almost half his life and is a top auctioneer with white gloves in the auction house. He has auctioned countless things, but he has never sold hair.
How should he introduce this? Could it be said that the owner of this hair is in good health and does not lack phosphorus or calcium?
He simply didn't make any introductions, shouted out the auction's reserve price of one yuan, and started the auction directly.
"Dear friends and guests, the time has come to test your love. Please bid for this special item..."
After the auctioneer finished shouting, there was silence in the venue, and many people did not come back to their senses.
At this time, I heard a joking voice saying: "I'll bid you two yuan."
Everyone immediately looked in the direction of the sound, and it was Sun Qian who shouted out the price.
He already hated Qin Haodong, but because of Sun Shengtian's family rules, he didn't dare to take the initiative to provoke him. However, you can bid casually on this item in the auction. He offered a price of two yuan to humiliate Qin Haodong, and no one could find fault with him.
Zheng Hongliang reacted immediately and shouted: "I will pay three yuan."
His heart also felt happy. Aren't you a great guy? Aren't you protected by Ye Qing? But no one can care about my bidding, right?
But just after he shouted, someone else shouted: "I will pay 100,000 yuan."
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience was in an uproar. They offered 100,000 yuan to buy a hair. Who is this?
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound, and the person holding up the number plate was clearly Kim Ji-hyun from the Kim family of Bangbang Kingdom.
Qin Haodong smiled, this little girl really flattered him today.
Just before everyone came to their senses, another clear voice shouted: "I will offer 1 million!"
The person holding the sign this time was Yagyu Yukiji. Qin Haodong was both her master and her man. Of course she would not see her master lose face and directly increase the price tenfold.
"Oh my god, 1 million, I actually spent 1 million to buy a hair..."
"It suddenly increased tenfold. The Yagyu family is really rich..."
"One million dollars buys a piece of hair. What is growing on this young man's head? This is not hair, this is a gold bar..."
The auctioneer also felt like he was about to vomit blood. There was really no one else who could buy a hair for 1 million, but because of his duty, he still had to continue.
"This Miss Yagyu offered 1 million, who else is willing to give her love, 1 million once, 1 million twice..."
When he was about to pick up the auction hammer and end this absurd auction, someone shouted again, "I'll pay 10 million!"