Entertaining Children

After Li Ai left, a waiter came over and handed Xiao Yao and Yin Xi the number plates used for asking prices at the auction. Below the number plate is a vertical handle, above which is a small disc with numbers printed in white on a black background. Xiao Yao's is No. 22, and Yin Xi's is No. 23. Xiao Yao took a look and was speechless again.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the two hosts stepped onto the stage of the banquet hall, and the party officially began.

The hosts who came onto the stage were a man and a woman. The man's name was Xiao Wei, and the woman's name was Lu Ke. These two are both actors and hosts. They have starred in film and television works and hosted some TV shows. They are also well-known stars to the audience. Judging from the level of the host, this charity gala also appears to be very classy.

After the two came to the stage to announce the start of the party, they first introduced the theme and significance of tonight's event, and then invited the leaders of the civil affairs department of the government, representatives of charitable organizations, the boss of the fashion group behind "Polaroid" and "Polaroid" magazine The person in charge of the group came to the stage to deliver speeches one by one.

After a fixed opening procedure, Xiao Wei and Lu Ke returned to the stage and announced the start of the charity auction.

A model wearing a cheongsam came onto the stage holding a black lady's handbag. Lu Ke introduced to everyone: "The first lot is a limited edition Cynthia lady's handbag donated by the famous movie star Miss Zhang Xinlei. The starting price is 30,000 yuan. Yuan Renminbi, please start bidding now.”

"Fifty thousand!" Immediately after Lu Ke introduced it, someone held up a sign and said.

The charity auction was the highlight of the night. After the auction started, the eyes of the guests were basically focused on the auction items on the stage and the guests asking for prices off the stage.

Of course, there is one exception to the scene. Since it was a dinner party, there must be food prepared on the table. After the auction started, Xiao Yao just looked up at the bag the model was holding, then lowered his head, picked up the fork in front of him and started eating.

"Hey, pay attention to your image and pay attention to the auction above, okay?" Yin Xi touched Xiao Yao's arm, turned sideways and covered his mouth with one hand and whispered to Xiao Yao, "There are many reporters on the scene, and The filming team of Donghai Satellite TV, don't just focus on eating."

"Isn't the food on the table just for us to eat? I already eat like a gentleman and pay attention to my image." Xiao Yao picked up the napkin next to him, wiped his mouth, put down his fork and said, "How do you know?" I don't care about the auctions up there? I'm just not interested in what's being auctioned right now."

"That bag was a limited edition made by Cynthia the year before last. It sold for more than 80,000 at the time, and it was very conscientious with a starting price of 30,000. But it's just a second-hand thing. Although it was used by a big star, it's also worth buying There is no other special significance, and it is estimated that the grab will not be very strong. Even if the final transaction price will exceed the original price, it should be relatively limited." Xiao Yao continued, "It is recommended that you do not sell if it exceeds 100,000.

Waiting to see if there is any other good stuff in the back. "

When Xiao Yao said that he has no interest in luxury goods, he means that he has no interest in buying luxury goods. As a fashion photographer, he is still very concerned about the fashion trends in the world and the product catalogs of major luxury brands. And he has a very good memory, and he can remember many things after reading it once, so he is familiar with the product prices of previous years.

Yin Xi, the world's supermodel, naturally knows a lot about luxury goods, but she doesn't have as good a brain as Xiao Yao, who can remember the release time and price of so many things. Hearing what Xiao Yao said, Yin Xi could only give him a blank look, and put down the number plate in his hand.

Almost three minutes later, the price of the bag was called up to 200,000, more than double the original price of the item. Xiao Wei waited for a few seconds, saw that there was no movement below, and started quoting. After three times, there was still no one raising placards to bid, and Xiao Wei dropped the hammer to announce the deal.

After the deal was completed, the two hosts invited the original owner of the lot and the new owner of the lot to the stage, and asked the original owner to hand over the lot to the new owner, and performed a handover ceremony on the spot.

These on-site guests are all famous people, and they will definitely not renege on their debts. The payment procedures will be handled separately after the dinner. After completing the handover ceremony, the two guests left the stage amid applause, and the auction of the first lot was completed.

The price of the first lot was 200,000 yuan, which is considered a good result. The two hosts were also very happy and looked forward to the next auction. After all, the higher the price at the on-site auction, the more it seemed that the auctioneers of the two hosts were doing a good job.

The second lot was invited to the stage, and Xiao Wei pointed at the model holding the lot this time and introduced: "The second lot tonight is a Sanya men's diamond watch donated by Mr. Yang Jiansheng, the CEO of AirAsia Group. The starting price is RMB 40,000, and everyone is invited to start bidding."

"The time series wristwatch released by Sangya last year is also a limited edition, with an original price of 88,000." Xiao Yao whispered to Yin Xi, and then picked up the fork in front of him.

"Fifty thousand!" Yin Xi raised his sign and said.

"This is a men's watch, what did you take it for?" Xiao Yao looked at Yin Xi with some surprise, and whispered.

"Eighty thousand!" Another voice rang out from the scene.

"One hundred thousand!" Yin Xi raised the number plate in his hand again without looking at who was rushing to shoot.

"I see that your wrists are always bald, and you don't even have a watch. Take a picture of it for you to decorate." After quoting the price, Yin Xi whispered to Xiao Yao with a smile.

"No, I don't want it!" Xiao Yao shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't have a watch, it's just that I often play musical instruments and I'm not used to being too cumbersome on my hands. Let alone a watch, you see, I don't even wear a ring."

"Sometimes you still have to wear it when you attend formal occasions." Yin Xi said.

Hearing that someone reported 120,000 at the scene, Yin Xi raised the sign again and said, "150,000!"

"180,000!" Another bidder said.

"But if you give me a watch, you just give me a second-hand piece worn by someone else? Isn't that too insincere?" Xiao Yao deliberately smiled and shook his head.

"You!" Yin Xi glared at Xiao Yao unhappily, and put down the number plate in his hand resentfully, "I don't want to pull it down, I won't give it away!"

"180,000 for the first time! Is there any price increase?" Xiao Wei called the price, looking at Yin Xi.

Among the people who bid for this watch at the scene, Yin Xi was the only one who had bid twice. Xiao Wei felt that Yin Xi should be more interested in this watch, so he looked at Yin Xi, hoping that she could bid again , raise the price a bit more.

Yin Xi felt Xiao Wei's gaze, smiled and shook his head slightly, indicating that he had no intention of raising the price.

"Two hundred thousand!" Another voice rang out from the scene.

Seeing that Yin Xi had no intention of raising the price, Xiao Wei turned his attention to the new bidder.

In the end, this men's watch was sold at a price of 200,000 yuan, which is more than double the premium, which is also a very good result.

The auction of the next few lots also went well. The transaction prices are basically two to three times the original price, and the scene is relatively harmonious. There are no particularly low transaction prices, and of course there are no particularly exaggerated prices. After all, it was an auction for charity. These items were all brought out by celebrities. Although they were not bad, they were not particularly good. There was no fierce competition during the auction, and there were no outrageous prices.

When it came to the sixth lot, Xiao Wei on the stage introduced: "The next lot is the Swann diamond necklace donated by the international supermodel Miss Yin Xi. By the way, Miss Yin was once on the Eva show. Wearing it through the show, the starting price is 48,000, please start bidding."

"Two hundred thousand!" As soon as Xiao Wei finished speaking, Xiao Yao raised his number plate and said loudly.

"Huh?" Although 200,000 is not too high a price, but the first asking price is four times the price, which is quite aggressive. Many people at the scene also looked at Xiao Yao.

"Hey, isn't it too boring for you to do this?" Yin Xi whispered to Xiao Yao.

"Didn't you ask me to help you guarantee the bottom line?" Xiao Yao smiled, "What if no one calls me again? I can't call myself another 200,000, right? ?”

"How is that possible?" Yin Xi said, "Even if you want to call for 200,000, you can wait a little longer and call again when no one calls!"

The purpose of the charity dinner auction is charity. On the one hand, everyone comes here to do charity, and on the other hand, it is also a kind of social interaction. Generally, there will be no fighting spirit. If a person shows that he is determined to get something, other people will generally not go to grab it from him. Xiao Yao's saying that he just quadrupled his opening is obviously because he cares about this necklace, and his current price is almost the same as the transaction price of the previous auctions of comparable value. No one will bid to compete with him again.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!" But there are no absolutes in the world, and just after Xiao Yao's voice fell, another voice rang out at the scene.

"Okay!" Xiao Yao said to Yin Xi with a smile when he heard the voice.

"The task is completed, don't you feel relaxed?" Yin Xi said dissatisfiedly, "You also said that I was not sincere!"

"Huh? Why is he here too?" Xiao Yao ignored Yin Xi, followed the voice and turned to look at the bidder, who happened to turn his head to look at Xiao Yao, and Xiao Yao immediately recognized the bidder that person.

"Which one is a better friend?" Yin Xi also looked over, and then asked with some doubts, "When did you become good friends with this rich second generation?"

"It's not a good friend, it's a bit of a holiday," Xiao Yao turned his head and smiled at Yin Xi, "Since he's here, let's push the price up for you!"

"500,000!" Xiao Yao raised his number plate again and said.

"Six hundred thousand!" The man raised his number plate again and said.

"One million!" Xiao Yao continued to raise his sign.

"1.2 million!" The man continued without giving in.

"Oh?" This was the first time that there was a tit-for-tat situation tonight, and there were no other people raising placards at the scene, but there were some small voices of discussion.

"Two million!" Xiao Yao smiled and held up the number plate.

"Two and a half million!" The man also continued to follow up.

"Enough!" Yin Xi pulled Xiao Yao and said, "What's the matter with you and that Shi Lingqiang? Why did you get angry out of nowhere?"

"How can I fight against the son of the richest man in Yanjing?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "It's just that he was kicked by me once. Seeing that I was very upset, he promised others not to trouble me, so he can only stay here Take it easy on me, and I'll let him bleed more!"

The one who bid with Xiao Yao was none other than the young man who had dragged Fang Yiran to drink with him in the nightclub KTV back then. In order to help Fang Yiran out of the siege, Xiao Yao kicked him.

At that time, Xiao Yao had a fight with a boxer friend named Da Gang next to him. That Dagang was Zhou Zhihao's teammate in the national youth team, and he also asked Zhou Zhihao about the person who beat him afterwards. I heard that it was Zhou Zhihao's best friend who grew up together, and he lost to him in a one-on-one fair confrontation. That Dagang put down the conflict with Xiao Yao very quickly, and even tried to mediate Xiao Yao. The unhappiness between Yao and Shi Lingqiang.

Dagang is a boxer, he has been in the ring more times, and he has been beaten more times. As long as it is not a sneak attack and a dirty trick, he doesn't care much about being beaten. A rich second generation like Shi Lingqiang is not a big gang, and he never fights with others when he conflicts with others. He is not so easy to let go of being kicked and losing face. However, his relationship with Dagang is similar to that of Xiao Yao and Zhou Zhihao, and they are also good friends who grew up together. In order to prevent Dagang from being difficult in the team, he reluctantly agreed that he would not trouble Xiao Yao, but he wanted him to reconcile with Xiao Yao. Unless Xiao Yao bowed his head and apologized first, he could not let go of his resentment towards Xiao Yao anyway.

Xiao Yao thought he had done nothing wrong, so naturally he would not bow his head to that rich second generation, so Shi Lingqiang's displeasure with Xiao Yao continued. Although the two did not reconcile, but through Zhou Zhihao and Da Gang, two friends in the National Youth Team, they also know each other's situation very well. Shi Lingqiang knew that Xiao Yao was a very famous second-generation star, and Xiao Yao also knew that the other party was called Shi Lingqiang, who was the son of the richest man in Yanjing reported by the media, and an equally famous rich second-generation.

Among the rich second generations, Shi Lingqiang is pretty good. In addition to having some problems of the general rich second generation, he also has some skills. Taking advantage of his family's resource advantages, he has now developed his own business in the business world. He came to Shanghai this time to deal with business matters, but he is always a high-profile celebrity rich second generation, and his itinerary is not very secretive. After the organizer knew that he was coming to Shanghai, they also sent him an invitation. Knowing that there are many celebrities at the charity gala, he likes to join in the fun, so he also came to join in the fun, but unexpectedly saw his "enemy" here.

Given the relationship between him and Xiao Yao, naturally he would not take the initiative to say hello. But since we met here, Shi Lingqiang will not let it go easily.

In an auction, the comparison is who bids higher. If you can't beat him in a fight by yourself, can you still beat him with money? Strictly speaking, this is not a trouble for him, and it does not violate his promise to his friend. Being able to steal Xiao Yao's limelight and destroy his prestige in this respect is a sigh of relief. With his thoughts on Xiao Yao, he, who has always been pushy, became a rare low-key. He who had been refraining himself from making a sound to participate in the auction, just stared at Xiao Yao to see what Xiao Yao was interested in, and then he came out to cut off the bullshit!

Shi Lingqiang also knows that Xiao Yao and Yin Xi have cooperated to establish a fashion brand, and the relationship must be very good. As soon as Yin Xi's things came out, Xiao Yao directly offered four times the price, as if he was determined to get it. Naturally, Shi Lingqiang couldn't let Xiao Yao buy back the things of that supermodel beauty to make her happy, so he just bought it. Tit for tat called the starting price.

"I don't care what quarrel you have with him, anyway, don't fight him." Yin Xi persuaded, "These rich second generations are spoiled dudes, who knows what they can do."

"This guy is not like an ordinary dandy, he does things more measuredly, and he is quite trustworthy. After agreeing to his friend, he really hasn't troubled me." Xiao Yao smiled, "But since you have spoken, I will stop calling That is, anyway, this price can be regarded as making him bleed."

"2.5 million for the first time!" Xiao Wei repeated the highest price on the scene, and looked at Xiao Yao like everyone in the audience.