Entertaining Children

  Chapter 673 Auction

  After Li Ai left, a waiter came over and handed Xiao Yao and Yin Xi a number plate for bidding at auction. Below the number plate is a vertical bar handle, above it is a small disc with numbers printed in white on a black background. Xiao Yao’s is on the 22nd and Yin Xi’s is on the 23rd. Xiao Yao took a look, and was speechless for a while.

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

  The host on the stage is a man and a woman, the man is Xiao Wei, and the woman is Lu Ke. Both of these two are actors and hosts. They have appeared in film and television works and hosted some TV shows. They are also well-known stars. Judging from the level of the host, this charity party also appeared to be very high-end.

After the two came to the stage to announce the start of the party, they first introduced the theme and significance of the event tonight, and then invited the leaders of the civil affairs department of the government, representatives of charitable organizations, the CEO of the fashion group behind "Poly" and "Poly" magazine. The person in charge took the stage one by one to give a speech.

  After a fixed opening process, 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 with a black ladies handbag. Lu Ke introduced to everyone: "The first lot is a limited edition ladies handbag from Cynthia donated by the famous film star Miss Zhang Xinlei. The price starts at 30,000 yuan. Yuan Renminbi, please start bidding now."

   "Fifty thousand!" After Lu Ke introduced, someone immediately held up a sign and said.

  The charity auction is the highlight of the evening. After the auction started, the eyes of the guests on the scene were basically focused on the auctions on the stage and the guests bidding off the stage.

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

"Hey, pay attention to the image, and care about the auction above, OK?" Yin Xi touched Xiao Yao's arm, turned his body and covered his mouth in a low voice, "Many reporters on the scene, there are also The filming team of Donghai Satellite TV, don't just focus on eating."

"Isn't the things on this table just for us? I have eaten very gentlemanly and pay attention to image." Xiao Yao picked up the napkin next to him and wiped his mouth, put down his fork and said, "How do you know I don’t care about the auction above? I’m just not interested in what’s being auctioned right now."

"That bag was a limited edition made by Cynthia the year before. It was sold for more than 80,000. Starting at 30,000 is considered very conscientious. But this is a second-hand thing. Although it was used by a big star, it was also There is no other special significance, and it is estimated that it will not be very strong. Even if the final transaction price will exceed the original price, it should be relatively limited." Xiao Yao continued, "I suggest you don't make a move if it exceeds 100,000. Wait and see. Are there any other good things."

   Xiao Yao said that he has no interest in luxury goods, which means he has no interest in buying luxury goods. As a fashion photographer, he is still very concerned about the current world fashion trends and the product catalogs of major luxury brands. Moreover, he has a very good memory, many things are remembered after reading them, so he is familiar with the prices of products in previous years.

  Yin Xi, the world’s supermodel, naturally understands luxury goods, but she does not have the brains of Xiao Yao, and can remember the time and price of so many things on sale. 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 this bag was called 200,000, more than double the original price of the thing. Xiao Wei waited for a few seconds. Seeing that there was no movement below, he started to quote. After three times, there was still no one to raise a placard to bid, and Xiao Wei dropped the hammer to announce the deal.

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

  These on-site guests are all decent figures, and they will certainly not be wronged. The payment procedures will be handled separately after the dinner is over. After the handover ceremony was completed, the two guests left the stage amid applause, and the auction of the first lot was completed.

  The first lot was sold at a price of 200,000, which is considered a good result. The two hosts are also very happy and are full of expectations for the next auction. After all, the higher the price on the spot, the more it seems that the auctioneers of their two hosts are doing well.

The second lot was invited to the stage. This time it was replaced by the introduction of the lot held by Xiao Wei pointing to the model: "The second lot tonight is a Sanya men's diamond watch donated by Mr. Yang Jiansheng, the head of AirAsia Group. The starting price is 40,000 RMB, please start bidding below."

  "The Time Series watch released by Sangya last year was also a limited edition, the original price was 80,000." Xiao Yao whispered to Yin Xi, and then picked up the fork in front of him.

   "Fifty thousand!" Yin Xi said with a placard.

  "This is a men's watch, what are you doing with it?" Xiao Yao looked at Yin Xi in a little surprised and whispered.

  "80,000!" Another voice sounded at the scene.

  "One hundred thousand!" Yin Xi didn't even see who was rushing to shoot, and again raised the number plate in his hand.

   "I see your wrists are always bare, and you don't even have a watch. I will take this photo to make you a decoration." Yin Xi whispered to Xiao Yao after the price was quoted.

  "Don't, I don't want it!" Xiao Yao shook his head, "I don't have a watch, but I often play musical instruments, and I am not used to being too cumbersome on my hands. Don't talk about watches, you see I don't even wear a ring."

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

   Hearing that someone reported 120,000 at the scene, Yin Xi held up a sign saying, "150,000!"

   "180,000!" Another person bid.

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

   "You!" Yin Xi gave Xiao Yao an uncomfortable look, and bitterly put down the number plate in his hand, "It's not uncommon for me to give it away!"

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

Among those who bid for this watch on the spot, Yin Xi was the only one who had offered twice. Xiao Wei felt that Yin Xi should be more interested in this watch, so he looked at Yin Xi and hoped that she could bid again. , Raise the price a little bit.

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

   "Two hundred thousand!" Another voice sounded at the scene.

   Seeing that Yin Xi had no intention of increasing the price, Xiao Wei turned his attention to the newly bidding guest.

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

  The auction of the next few lots also went well. The transaction price is basically about two to three times the original price, and the scene is relatively harmonious. There is no particularly low transaction price, and of course there is no particularly exaggerated price. After all, auctions for charity purposes, these things are all brought out by celebrities, although they are not bad, they are not particularly good, there is not too fierce competition at the auction, and there is no too outrageous prices.

When the sixth lot was reached, Xiao Wei on the stage introduced: "The next lot is the Swan diamond necklace donated by the international supermodel Miss Yin Xi. By the way, Miss Yin was on the Eva show. Wearing it to walk through the show, the starting price is forty-eight thousand, please start bidding."

   "Two hundred thousand!" As soon as Xiao Wei's voice fell, Xiao Yao raised his number plate and said loudly.

  "Huh?" Although 200,000 yuan is not too high, the first bid is directly priced at four times the price. This kind of name is also relatively fierce. Many people at the scene also looked at Xiao Yao.

   "Hey, is it too boring for you to do this?" Yin Xi whispered to Xiao Yao.

"Didn't you tell me to help you secure the bottom?" Xiao Yao smiled, "What if I call one hundred and eighty thousand and no one calls it again? I can't call myself another two hundred thousand, right? ?"

   "How is it possible?" Yin Xi said, "Even if you want to bid 200,000, you can wait a while. You can call again when no one is calling!"

  The auction purpose of the charity dinner is for charity. Everyone is here for charity on the one hand, and social interaction on the other. Generally, there is no vindictive phenomenon. If a person shows that he is determined to get something, other people generally won't grab it from him. Xiao Yao’s name is quadrupled. Obviously, he is very concerned about this necklace, and his current price is almost the same as the transaction price of the previous lots of comparable value. Under normal circumstances, it may be possible. There will be no more bids to compete with him.

   "Two hundred and fifty thousand!" But there is no absolute in the world. Just after Xiao Yao's voice fell, another voice rang out on the scene.

   "Well!" Xiao Yao smiled and said to Yin Xi when he heard this voice.

   "The task is completed, don't you feel relaxed?" Yin Xi said dissatisfied, "also said that I have no sincerity!"

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

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

   "Not a good friend, it's a little holiday," Xiao Yao turned his head and smiled at Yin Xi, "Since he is here, then help you push the price higher!"

  "Five hundred thousand!" Xiao Yao raised the number plate again.

   "Six hundred thousand!" The man also raised the number plate again.

   "One million!" Xiao Yao continued to hold his placard.

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

  "Oh?" This was the first time tonight that there was a tit-for-tat situation. No one else raised a placard at the scene. Instead, there were some quiet discussions.

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

  "2.5 million!" The person also continued to follow up.

   "Enough!" Yin Xi pulled La Xiaoyao and said, "What is the matter between you and that Shi Lingqiang, why are you fighting for some reason?"

"Where can I fight the son of the richest man in Yanjing?" Xiao Yao smiled. "It's just that he was kicked by me. I was very upset, and he promised that others could not trouble me, he could only be here. If you ask me to sneer, I will let him shed a little more blood!"

  The one bidding with Xiao Yao was not someone else. It was the young man who was still accompanying Fang while pulling Fang in the nightclub KTV. In order to help Fang, Xiao Yao kicked him.

  At that time, Xiao Yao also had a fight with a boxer friend named Dagang beside 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. I heard that it was Zhou Zhihao’s best friend who grew up together, and lost to the opponent in a head-on one-to-one fair competition. That Dagang quickly put down the conflict with Xiao Yao and even tried to mediate Xiao Yao. The unpleasantness between Yao and Shi Lingqiang.

  Dagang is a boxer. He has gone to the ring more times and has been beaten more times. As long as he is not attacked by sneak attacks, he doesn't care much about being beaten. The rich second-generation Shi Lingqiang is not Dagang, and he has never worked hard when conflicting with others, and it is not so easy to let go of things that are kicked and lose 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 to do in the team, he reluctantly agreed not to trouble Xiao Yao, but wanted him to reconcile with Xiao Yao, unless Xiao Yao bowed his head to apologize first, otherwise he could not let go of his resentment towards Xiao Yao anyway.

   Xiao Yao believed that he had done nothing wrong, so naturally he would not bow his head to the rich second generation, so Shi Lingqiang's dissatisfaction 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 knew 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 Shi Lingqiang, the son of the richest man in Yanjing reported by the media, and a second-generation rich who was also very famous.

  In the rich second generation, Shi Lingqiang is pretty good. In addition to the common problems of the rich second generation, he also has some abilities. Taking advantage of the family's resources, he is now also developing his own business in the business world. He came to Shencheng this time to deal with business matters, but his second generation of celebrities and rich people has always been high-profile, and the itinerary is not very confidential. After the organizers knew that he came to Shencheng, they also sent him an invitation. Knowing that there are so many stars at the charity party, he who loves to join in the fun also came to join in the fun, but unexpectedly saw his "enemy" here.

  With his relationship with Xiao Yao, naturally he would not take the initiative to greet him. However, since I encountered it here, Shi Lingqiang would not easily let it go.

  Auction, it’s about who bids higher. Can't fight him by himself, and can't beat him with money? Strictly speaking, this is not a problem for him, and it did not violate his promise to his friends. Being able to steal Xiao Yao's limelight and extinguish his power in this regard is a breath of relief. With his thoughts on Xiao Yao, he, who has always been in the limelight, also rarely became low-key. He had been holding back and did not say anything to participate in the auction, so he stared at Xiao Yao closely to see what Xiao Yao was interested in, and then he came out to cut his beard!

  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 the things of that supermodel beauty back as she wished to make her happy. Raise the price tit-for-tat.

   "I don't care what you have with him. Anyway, you don't want to fight with him." Yin Xi advised, "These rich second generations are spoiled young boys. Who knows what they can do."

"This guy is not like an ordinary dude. He is more measured and trustworthy. After agreeing to a friend, he really didn't bother me." Xiao Yao laughed, "But since you have spoken, I won't call anymore. That is, at this price, he bleeds anyway."

  "2.5 million for the first time!" Xiao Wei repeated the highest price at the scene once and looked at Xiao Yao like everyone else in the room.

  (End of this chapter)