Chapter 49 [We are even! 】(1/2)
- Zhou Jing returned to his seat before the auction began.
All the proceeds from this charity auction will be donated to this charity organization. I don’t know much about these charities, as if they are specifically used to rescue patients with a certain type of special disease.
After the auction began, a table was quickly pushed up in front of him. There were three people in charge of the auction. One in the middle was a senior auctioneer specially invited from an auction house. He was a thin man with a slightly southern accent, but his voice was very loud.
What’s interesting is that the other two hosts are both in the entertainment industry. One of them is a more famous TV show host, while the other one is actually Minister Kim’s female companion!
...The beauty who didn't wear underwear...
I sighed, thank goodness, she was wearing a long group tonight... because she was standing on such a high table, if the skirt was a little shorter, the fun would be great!
Tonight's auction items are all kinds, including various jewelry, top brand clothing, top cars, and some antique calligraphy, paintings, and antiques.
It is particularly pointed out that all these things are donated by some rich people.
The first item is a vase from an official kiln in the Song Dynasty, with the reserve price indicated to be 500,000.
Interestingly, the lot was sold for 1.5 million yuan... and the bidder was a middle-aged man sitting on a table in the first row.
After Cang Yu's introduction, I realized that this was a wealthy businessman from the north. What's interesting is that this vase was actually donated by him. He spent another 1.5 million yuan to buy the vase back...
In fact, it was equivalent to donating one million and a million to go out through the auction.
To be honest, I really can't figure it out... The rich people's approach is really weird... Since it's a donation, it's better to donate one million.
It’s just that the play is so complicated, why do you do such a big circle?
But when I saw that guy with a smug expression in everyone's admiration, I understood a lot.
In fact, for these rich people, this charity auction is just a game. While showing off their wealth, they throw some money out and gain a good reputation. For example, this gentleman who spent money to buy back his donated gifts... others also praise him for being generous, generous, and so on.
Is he really generous?
If you talk about the real idea... it is probably because the idea of showing off the limelight accounts for the vast majority?
This is not the kind of judging a gentleman with my villain's heart.
Usually, I think that those who can earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions a year can throw out millions to "generous"... In comparison, those who can only earn a few thousand yuan a year but are willing to spend 100 yuan a month to do good deeds... which one is truly generosity?
Comparison, the truth is actually very clear.
An ordinary person may only be able to donate a few hundred yuan, but his entire money is probably only a few thousand yuan...
And a rich man may be able to donate millions at a time, but this money is less than one thousandth of the money for him...
Who is more "bold"?
I suddenly felt a little bored.
This so-called charity party tonight has become a bit ridiculous in my heart...
It's just a group of rich people who hold a party and show off while throwing some money out of their fingers, which can gain a reputation of being kind and kind...
They drink the most expensive wine, drive the most expensive cars, wear the most expensive clothes...
This is actually just a farce.
To put it bluntly... If you check the accounts of these rich people... the numbers of tax evasion in their daily taxes are probably much more than these "generous" donations!!
I was a little distracted, and then the second lot, a calligraphy and painting from the Qing Dynasty, was taken away by someone. I didn't even look at the price carefully.
The No. 3 lot is the diamond brooch that Fang Nan is interested in.
This treasure is produced from the famous European jewelry family, Menik Jewelry Family, France, with a base price of 200,000 yuan. When this item was sent, I noticed that Fang Nan's expression was obviously shaken, and a little bit of desire appeared in his eyes.
The host casually said something to stir up the atmosphere, and the auctioneer in the middle began to bid.
It is obvious that this diamond brooch is very popular with some of the present Lady Gui. At the beginning of the auction, the price quickly rose to 300,000.
I saw Fang Nan hesitating for a moment, as if he was considering when to bid.
At this moment, a voice steadily said: "One million."
The person talking was Zhou Jing. He leaned against the chair, holding a wine glass in his hand, and pursed his lips and smiled. His voice was not loud, but in this quiet environment, most people in the banquet hall heard it. The auctioneer on the stage was stunned for a moment, but he was a professional after all, so he calmed down immediately. The two hosts began to exclaim in surprise.
Zhou Jing always had a calm smile on his face. After his bid, no one competed with him anymore.
In fact, it’s not Zhou Jing who is the richest person here.
The reason is actually very simple: Although this brooch is very precious, its real value is only about 400,000 yuan. Even if it is auctioned, it will basically have no potential.
Since these rich people know the true value of things, naturally no one is willing to spend a million to buy something worth only 400,000.
The second reason is: Tonight is a charity auction after all, and everyone is not angry. They are just acting and supporting the auction. There is no need to fight to the point where the bayonet is successful.
Many wealthy people who were originally interested in this brooch, when they saw Zhou Jing bidding, some knew Zhou Jing, so they stopped competing with him. And some people, even if they didn’t know Zhou Jing, they should guess that he was bidding for the beauty. In such an occasion, why should they wipe out the beauty’s face?
Amidst the sound of admiration, Zhou Jing was able to take a picture of this diamond brooch.
Fang Nan sighed, with a hint of disappointment in her eyes. I knew she was regretting not getting this brooch.
Cang Yu turned her face and looked at me deeply.
The fourth item is a blue diamond necklace. This time the competition was fierce. The thing that was originally worth 150,000 yuan was fired to nearly 500,000 yuan before it was hammered. The person who got the necklace was a young woman from the north, and her origin seemed quite mysterious.
Finally, I waited until the fifth item came on stage, and I was excited!
"Thanks to Mr. Herod from Europe for his generous donation! Mr. Herod's generosity is well-known all over the world. It is a great honor for our auction party to receive the strong support of Mr. Herod!" The head of the charity organization came on stage and said a few words.
It has to be said that the European ship king's rank is several levels higher than most of the rich people here. For charitable organizations, being favored by the European ship king means establishing a connection with the generous ship king from then on. How can you not say more good things at this time?
I secretly glanced at Zhou Jing, his face was as normal, and there was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
He did not participate in the first two rounds of bidding. Until the price had soared from the reserve price of one million to one.4 million, and the competitors gradually decreased, Zhou Jing offered the price just right.
"One and six million."
It is obvious that Zhou Jing should be a very good at bidding. He has rich experience. He has calculated that the approximately transaction price of this ring will be around 1.6 million. This is a psychological price! If it exceeds this price, many competitors will choose to retreat rationally.
"One million, 700,000." The bidder was a man in a light-colored suit sitting on the right side of the first row, with a very unique mustache. While bidding, he turned around and smiled friendly at Zhou Jing. It seemed that the two knew each other.
Zhou Jing nodded to him, then calmly said: "One million and nine hundred thousand."
The mustache in a light-colored suit shook her head and looked at Zhou Jing again: "Two million."
Zhou Jing looked calm: "Two million and two million."
Xiaomouzi thought for a moment, turned around and smiled at Zhou Jing, closed her mouth, and chose to give up.
The auctioneer took a deep breath and asked three times in a row at a rapid speed. Just as he was about to drop the hammer in his hand, a gentle voice suddenly came from the corner:
"Three million."
The whole audience was in an uproar!
Three million may not be such a huge number, but spending three million to buy a ring... To be honest, most of the so-called rich people present have not reached that level yet.
A trace of gloom flashed across Zhou Jing's face, and he frowned slightly, and then he returned to normal and said in a deep voice: "Three million and one hundred thousand."
But the sound in the corner reacted faster this time!
"Four million."
Still a gentle voice.
But I was stunned!
I'm undoubtedly familiar with this sound!
I almost tried my best to stand up, but I didn't stand up, just tried to search in the direction where I was talking.
Sure enough, I finally saw a slender figure sitting alone at a table in the corner, with a slender arm supporting the tabletop, and a white palm as if bored playing with his hair.
There was a faint smile on that beautiful face... She smiled so simply, but I immediately saw a strange look in her eyes!
Yes, this is her smile! The moving smile always has a hint of wisdom and cunning in her eyes.
Yang Wei!
It's actually Yang Wei!!
It’s indeed Yang Wei!!!
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Zhou Jing also saw Yang Wei, and his face suddenly changed a little strangely. He seemed a little surprised and hesitant, but then a hint of determination flashed in his eyes!
"Four and one hundred thousand."
I realized that Zhou Jing's breathing seemed to be no longer so calm. Although the expression on his face was still very calm, only those sitting next to him could see this subtle change in him!
Yang Wei still played with his fingers, smiled at Zhou Jing, revealing his white teeth, and then said lightly: "Five million."
A shocked sigh!
I saw that the auctioneer on the stage was sweating, and the two hosts were completely speechless. Especially the beauty who was not wearing underwear, her eyes emitted a strange light.
Zhou Jing took a deep breath, and the smile on his face was already a little reluctant: "Five million and one hundred thousand."
At this time, I saw Yang Wei curling his lips, then laughed, blinked, and raised the wine glass in front of me toast to Zhou Jing.
Zhou Jing smiled reluctantly, picked up the cup and signaled to Yang Weiyaoyao.
Then Yang Wei dropped his wine glass, stood up and made a strange gesture to Zhou Jing, ignored the eyes of everyone in the audience, turned around and walked towards the door.
To be continued...