0762 [The sky and the earth are big, the charity is the biggest! 】
"Pete Jian, is this really okay? Is there anyone who will dine with me and participate in the auction?"
In the tenement building, Rockefeller, who went by the pseudonym "Wang Fugui", looked through the newspaper advertisement about himself and consulted Shi Zhijian with some uncertainty.
To Rockefeller, this "dinner auction" was simply whimsical and even a bit fanciful.
Although he is an American financial tycoon and one of the ten richest people in the world, he really doesn't know whether his influence will be that great or whether anyone will bid to dine with him. What if no one bids?
Isn't it a huge loss of face?
Female secretary Catherine also felt that Shi Zhijian's "sexy idea" was a bit ridiculous.
Shi Zhijian smiled and explained: "Don't worry, Mr. Locke. This plan is guaranteed to win."
"What do you mean by this?"
"First of all, I have arranged for people to bid from the lowest price, and there is not just one, but three, namely Chairman Li Fuzhao of Far East Securities, Mr. Xu Shixun, the head of Hong Kong Xu's Construction Company, and Mr. Huo Zhenting, deputy general manager of Hong Kong Huo's Group.
The three of them are perfectly matched for this bidding in terms of status and status."
When he heard that Shi Zhijian had arranged a "sitter", Mr. Rockefeller was startled, then nodded in relief and said: "That's good! It's not that I feel guilty. It would be so embarrassing if no one bids!"
"In addition, we also stated in the advertisement that the proceeds from this bidding will be used for charity projects of the Hong Kong Rockwell Charitable Foundation to help disabled children and homeless people. It can be said to be a charity! The bidding
People can also use this opportunity to show their generosity to charity, thereby establishing a good social image."
"That's right! We are not greedy for money, we are doing charity! The world is huge, and charity is the greatest! This has always been the belief that I, Wang Fugui, uphold!" Rockefeller nodded in affirmation of Shi Zhijian's arrangement.
"Last and most important point, we Chinese have always said that when we are walking among three people, we must have our teacher, and listening to your words is worth ten years of reading! If I am lucky enough to have dinner with you, Mr. Locke, I will personally get your advice on business investment.
Guidance and listening will be of great benefit!”
Shi Zhijian's flattery was so flattering that Rockefeller was so happy and happy. The more he looked at Shi Zhijian, the more he liked him. He was a very good young man!
Catherine heard clearly from the side. At first, she was a little disdainful of Shi Zhijian's words, thinking that he was making things up. But gradually, her eyes lit up, and she actually felt that what Shi Zhijian said made sense. No, not only
It makes sense and is simply a perfect plan!
Who is this Shi Zhijian? How could he come up with such a brilliant idea? Catherine was astonished.
Rockefeller was also surprised. He always considered himself shrewd, but compared with this young man Shi Zhijian, he actually felt inferior!
Faced with Rockefeller's praise, Shi Zhijian certainly would not be proud. In his opinion, auctions and dining with wealthy people were just routine operations in previous lives, and the figure who led this trend was the "stock god" Buffett in the previous life.
The "Dinner with Buffett" charity auction started in 2000, and all proceeds from the auction were donated to the Glyde Foundation, a charity in San Francisco to help the local poor and homeless.
Back then, Buffett's lunch was very popular and was even sold at a sky-high price. Many people queued up and paid high prices just to have a meal with Buffett. In fact, you won't learn much in just one meal.
What is the significance of Buffett's lunch?
First of all, it has certain charitable value and can give people a good impression. Secondly, having lunch with Buffett is also a means of self-promotion. Of course, the most important thing is that you may get some of Buffett’s unique insights during the meal, which is also very valuable.
possible.
Now Shi Zhijian follows the steps and copied "Lunch with Buffett" and applied it to Rockefeller. It is not inconsistent and even more gimmick. After all, Rockefeller's wealth, family background, and strong background are among the best in this era.
On the other hand, Hong Kong people in this era are more vain and exaggerated than investors in the previous generation. Letting them spend money to bid for dinner with Rockefeller will get twice the result with half the effort.
"Besides, Mr. Locke! You can't live here anymore." Shi Zhijian continued to say to Rockefeller.
"Why?"
"Think about it, now that the advertisement is out, you need to package your old man's house. At least the food, clothing, housing and transportation should be of a higher quality, so that it can match your status as a billionaire and attract more bidders.
Participate in bidding!”
Rockefeller pointed at Shi Zhijian and said with a smile: "You don't have to say this anymore, I understand! Does the famous brand effect work? I will move to the best hotel in Hong Kong and package myself completely! Don't worry about this, dear Pete Jian
.”
"That's great!" After Shi Zhijian finished speaking, he turned to look at Catherine and said: "I have arranged for Mr. Locke to stay in the presidential suite of the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong. I will accompany you there later! Also, I need you to take good care of yourself in the past two days.
Take care of Mr. Locke and prevent outsiders from approaching, do you understand?"
Shi Zhijian said these words in a commanding tone. Catherine couldn't accept it at first, but under Shi Zhijian's bright eyes, she had to learn to accept it.
For her, besides Mr. Rockefeller, Shi Zhijian was the second person who dared to order her to do something, and she could not refuse.
…
When Shi Zhijian arranged Rockefeller into the Kowloon Peninsula Hotel, it was almost six o'clock in the evening.
Shi Zhijian also told Ding Yongqiang and Ren Darong, who were protecting Rockefeller: "These two days are particularly critical. Please do me a favor. Don't let Mr. Locke come into contact with anyone except me."
"Understood! Don't worry, Ajian!" Ding Yongqiang patted his chest and promised, "As long as I'm here, not even a fly can fly in!"
Shi Zhijian looked at Ren Darong again.
Ren Darong said: "Don't worry when I do my work! Although Brother Qiang and I are competitors this time, we are serious about our work and will never hold back!"
Shi Zhijian was relieved now. What he was most afraid of was that Ding Yongqiang and Simon Yam were at odds, which would easily lead to loopholes that others could take advantage of.
Just imagine, if someone took the opportunity to meet Rockefeller alone, the value of the dinner auction would be greatly reduced if the news spread.
Since you can meet Rockefeller in private, why would you participate in such a costly auction?
…
After Shi Zhijian finished his work, he returned to the tenement building and realized that he was very hungry. Fortunately, his elder sister Shi Yufeng had left some food for him.
"Ajian, you think this is strange. When that ghost guy Wang Fugui stayed here, I wanted him to leave. After he left, I felt that this house was deserted!" Shi Yufeng poured a glass of water and sat down at the dining table.
Across the way, Shi Zhijian, the younger brother, was working as a "rice cook" with his rice bowl in hand.
Shi Zhijian picked up the rice and tender fish in the bowl with chopsticks, his cheeks bulging.
He raised his head and smiled at Shi Yufeng, then stretched his neck and finally swallowed the food in his mouth.
In Shi Yufeng's eyes, Shi Zhijian deserves to be scolded for eating like this. It's like being reincarnated by a starving ghost. He learned it from that stupid Qiang, and he's no one like him!
"After all, you are a person with status and status. Can you be more polite when eating? You will be laughed at outside!" Shi Yufeng handed a glass of water to Shi Zhijian.
Shi Zhijian took the water and took a sip, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then smiled and said: "You also said that you should be polite outside. This is home, and there is no one else but you, who can show you that you are polite?
After Shi Zhijian finished speaking, he continued to use his chopsticks to become his own "rice cook". A large plate of fish and a large bowl of rice quickly disappeared.
For some reason, Shi Yufeng suddenly felt very happy when she saw her younger brother Shi Zhijian eating like this. It was the same way before. She left food for him, and he wolfed it down when he came back from the police academy.
Soon the bowl of rice was bottomed out, and Shi Zhijian pulled out a paper towel and wiped his mouth: "I'm full!"
No response.
Looking again, the elder sister Shi Yufeng was looking at him with her cheeks in her hands, her eyes unblinking, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Hey, sister! What are you doing? Are you wandering in a fuzzy state?" Shi Zhijian stretched out his hand and waved it a few times in front of Shi Yufeng's eyes.
"You idiot!" Shi Yufeng stretched out his hand to open the young man's hand, stood up and put away the dishes and said: "I've been so dishonest all day! I really don't know how that Wang Fugui listened to you and held a dinner auction! What if I messed up?
, he doesn’t even have a place to cry!”
"Wow, sister, you care so much about Mr. Wang Fugui! Didn't you call him a ghost old man before?"
"Ahem, that's because I have little contact with him! Having said that, this old man is not bad, much better than Deng Jiugong downstairs who likes to eat and drink for free and take advantage of everything!" Shi Yufeng put away the dishes and went to the kitchen.
He walked out in a moment and said: "At least you gave me 10,000 US dollars when you left, saying it was for the room and board for the past few days!"
"Uh, ten thousand US dollars? You took it!" Shi Zhijian looked at his elder sister Shi Yufeng in surprise.
"Of course you can't accept it!" Shi Yufeng picked up the rag and wiped the dining table. "Although I am greedy for money, I also know what it is. It doesn't matter if you have friends coming from far away! You will be killed if you accept their money!"
Shi Zhijian breathed a sigh of relief, "Thankfully you didn't take it!"
Shi Yufeng heard that the younger brother's tone was wrong and couldn't help but raise her head and asked: "Why?"
“Because it’s an investment!”
"invest?"
"Yes!" Shi Zhijian stood up and loosened his belt. He had eaten too much just now and the belt was too tight. "If you accept these ten thousand US dollars, then I may lose one hundred thousand or even one million US dollars in the future!"
Shi Yufeng was startled, "Is it that big?"
Shi Zhijian smiled, "Of course! Everything in this world has a price, but favors are priceless! It's not that Chinese people pay attention to courtesy and respect foreigners, but Americans must pay back favors as well!"
Shi Yufeng seemed to understand, but suddenly said: "You'd better stop worrying about your debt of gratitude! What about the auction you helped Wang Fugui organize? If no one takes the bait, will you sell it to a ghost?"
Shi Zhijian picked up the toothpick tube, knocked out a toothpick and held it in his mouth: "Don't worry, if my guess is right, someone has already started to take action!"
…
"Wow! Ajian played too much this time! Anyone heard of auctioning a rich man's dinner? Auctioning God's Last Supper is almost the same!"
At the Big Rich Nightclub, Mr. Xu was drinking beer and talking to Mr. Huo and Su Diwen, the son-in-law of the Charter King.
Mr. Huo grabbed a handful of pistachios, threw them into his mouth and said with a smile: "Now you know what A Jian is. He is famous for being cunning! What kind of weird ideas can't you come up with?"
Su Diwen was mature and prudent. He picked up a small bottle of Budweiser beer and took a sip from the bottle. He raised his head and said meaningfully: "He asked you two to be babysitters?"
"Uh, how do you know?" Mr. Huo stopped chewing pistachios and looked at Su Diwen in surprise.
"Yes, does it mean that Ajian also asked you to be a sitter?" Xu Sanshao also looked at him in surprise.
Su Diwen shook his head: "No! My relationship with him has not reached that point yet. In fact, I envy you so much!" As Su Diwen spoke, he picked up a cashew nut and put it into his mouth very gracefully.
Chewing slowly, he said, "He talks to you about everything, but there is still some distance between him and me."
"Ahem, that's because you don't come out to play with us often!" Mr. Huo was kind-hearted and was worried that Su Diwen would think too much and find excuses to comfort him.
"Yeah, every time you go out to play, you run away first! Either your wife will wait at home for a long time, or your father-in-law won't let you come home too late! How can we all be happy with you like this? How can we have in-depth communication with you?
"Xu Sanshao was busy beside him and echoed.
Su Diwen smiled and said, "I only said one sentence, but you said so much! Now you know why I ran away so early, my ears are not quiet!"
"Halo! So those are all your excuses. We are the culprits for your early departure!"
"Wrong, you are the culprit and I am not." Mr. Huo corrected Xu Sanshao, "I am very good to Lao Su! It's because you drink too much and talk a lot. Sometimes even I can't stand you!"
"Hey, you're not loyal enough to say this! When did you go out to play and I didn't pay for it? Why did you listen to me for a few more words? Are you aggrieved? If you are aggrieved, please pay for the single fee before tonight, we are AA!"
Xu Sanshao pretended to be angry.
Mr. Huo immediately raised his hands in surrender and said with a playful smile: "I'm joking, don't take it seriously!"
Su Diwen couldn't help but smile when he saw Xu and Huo singing harmoniously, especially Young Master Huo. He was originally a very dull person, but after hanging out with Shi Zhijian and the others for a long time, he actually became smarter. Maybe this is why those who are close to Mo are black and close to Zhu.
The one is red.
For some reason, Su Diwen was a little envious of Xu and Huo. At least they were happy together with Shi Zhijian, and they could let go of themselves and no longer pretend, act, or wear masks.
But he can't.
First of all, he is not purely Chinese, he is a ghost.
Secondly, he is married into the Bao family. According to Chinese tradition, he actually has no family status. On the surface, he is one person below the Bao family and more than ten thousand people. In fact, the person in charge is the chartering king, and he is only an assistant.
The only thing he can do now is to do his job well and wait for the charter king to abdicate and make way for others.
Just when Su Diwen was thinking wildly, Xu Sanshao suddenly said: "Actually, this is also an opportunity! Lao Su, you can bid for it!"
"Yes, although we are shills, this opportunity is really rare. In fact, we really want to have a meal with that Rockefeller! Think about it, as long as we have dinner together, the whole of Hong Kong will be popular the next day. If you want
Even if people don’t know you are not good at it! Besides, this is also charity in disguise, killing two birds with one stone, how great!”
Su Diwen couldn't help but feel excited when he heard what the two said, "Then how much should I bid?"
"We can only support you with 300,000 yuan at most. If you invest 310,000 yuan, it will be fine!" Xu Sanshao said, "At that time, no one will compete with you, and you can swagger and have dinner with Rockefeller at the Peninsula Hotel."
dinner!"
"Yeah, when you become famous, will your father-in-law dare to look down on you? Even at home, you can speak loudly without being scared by your wife! The most important thing is that this is charity, and no one can take advantage of you.
There's no way! How do you say that, the universe is big and the earth is big, charity is the greatest!" Mr. Huo also encouraged from the side.
Su Diwen's eyes flickered a few times, "Yes! I vote for this dinner!"