Entertaining Children

   Chapter 676 Disaster Relief Party

   "Three million for the second time!" Lu Ke paused, repeating the highest price for the second time, still looking at Shi Lingqiang.

  Shi Lingqiang thought for a while, and put down the number plate in his hand. Leng Qiuning did not participate in the previous bidding, but deliberately waited until the close of the transaction before suddenly bidding out, and directly quoted an integer of three million when he opened his mouth, showing a posture that he is determined to win this guitar. Anyway, instead of bidding with Xiao Yao, Shi Lingqiang decided to give up.

"Three million for the third time! The deal!" Seeing Shi Lingqiang put down the number plate, and knowing that he would not bid anymore, Lu Ke knocked down the gavel in his hand, "Congratulations, Ms. Leng Qiuning, No. 8 The price of one million sold this hand-made acoustic guitar donated by Xiao Yao. Next, please come on stage, and Xiao Yao will hand over this guitar to Mr. Leng."

   "Thank you Mr. Leng for saving face!" Taking the guitar from the etiquette model and handing it to Leng Qiuning, Xiao Yao smiled quietly.

   "You're welcome, make a contribution to the disaster area." Leng Qiuning smiled, "Besides, I still owe you a favor."

   "It's just a meal, three million shots of a guitar, how can it be paid off?" Xiao Yao laughed.

"No, the money is for the disaster area. This guitar is a birthday gift I am going to give to Xiao Di. It does not count as your favor." Leng Qiu Ning shook his head, "Is the card I gave you still? The promise is still valid. If you need my help, you can still find me."

   "Xiao Di? Sister Di?" Xiao Yao said, "You have changed from Miss Di to Xiao Di. You are so familiar with her."

"Yes, apart from you, I am now the only guest who can book a room with her." Leng Qiuning smiled triumphantly, "As far as I know, the only guests who can be called her friends are the two of us. Now. Her birthday is coming. I know she likes to play guitar. If I give her a guitar you made by yourself as a birthday present, I think she will be very happy."

  The two people were talking about Xie Di, the female owner of the "Grandpa's Secret Garden" in Yanjing Old Hutong. And this Leng Qiuning was also the lady Xiao Yao met when he took Sun Tingting to Xie Di's "Secret Garden of Grandpa" for dinner on his eighteenth birthday.

  Originally, Xiao Yao had booked out with Xie Di that day, but the booking was temporarily cancelled so that Leng Qiu Ning was not turned away by Xie Di. The food Leng Qiuning ate that day was separated from the food prepared for Xiao Yao. Xie Di didn't charge her for her meal. Later, Xiao Yao helped Leng Qiuning take a lot of pictures, and Leng Qiuning felt that she owed it. Xiao Yao was a favor, and when he left, he gave Xiao Yao a business card, saying that he could find her at any time when he needed help.

   "Sister Di's birthday is coming? I don't know when her birthday is." Xiao Yao said, "Speaking of which, I haven't been to her for more than a year. Next time I return to Yanjing, I have to visit her."

   "Okay, she must be very happy to see you too." Leng Qiuning smiled.

   "The two seem to be very familiar." Seeing Leng Qiu Ning and Xiao Yao standing on the stage and chatting in a low voice, Xiao Wei, who stood by, smiled.

"I'm sorry, I haven't seen it for a long time, so I just talked a few more words." Knowing that Xiao Wei was a vague reminder that the two of them had been standing on the stage for a long time, Leng Qiuning owed a little, and raised his hand again. "Can you find someone to help me keep it temporarily? I'll take it again at the end of the party. It's not convenient for me to take it back to my seat now. Also, is there anything like a guitar bag or a guitar case?" I’m afraid I’ll bump into it accidentally.” The guitar is not like the previous bag, necklace, etc. It can be placed on the table casually. This thing is too big and there is no space on the table. Leng Qiuning now takes it down and pays it. There is really no place to put it.

"Of course." Lu Ke reached out and took the guitar, and re-passed it to the etiquette model standing next to him, "We will help you keep it. Xiao Yao equipped this guitar with an exclusive guitar case, and the party is over. Later, we will put it in the guitar case and hand it to you."

  The guitar was set up, Xiao Yao and Leng Qiuning also walked off the stage to the applause of the guests and returned to their seats.

  The auction will continue. The next lot is still a variety of luxury goods donated by stars or celebrities. Since they are donated by private individuals, they are considered second-hand items regardless of whether they have been used or not. Therefore, these items are basically jewelry accessories, watch bags and other accessories, and some high-end golf clubs Things like that, but basically no clothes.

  Although there are many celebrities holding placards to participate in the auction, but overall, the number of companies who took these things is still the home. After all, if you simply compete for financial resources, those business people are still better than the celebrities.

  In the auctions of the next few lots, there was no more intense bidding scene. The transaction prices are all within one million, which is of the same grade as the prices of the previous lots.

Looking back at the entire auction, only Yin Xi’s necklace and Xiao Yao’s guitar were sold for more than one million, and Xiao Yao’s guitar was also the target of the auction tonight with a transaction price of three million. king.

  After the auction ends, the whole dinner will come to an end.

As the organizer of the "Poly" magazine, the person in charge and the editor-in-chief of the magazine took the stage to announce to you the total amount of donations raised at the auction tonight, and after giving you a speech of thanks, the whole banquet was held It ended with a round of applause from the guests.

  “Poly” is the first time doing a charity party, and it has the meaning of competing with old rivals. Naturally, I want to start my own brand. Although the party is not too lively due to the general environment, there are a lot of celebrities and celebrities in the society, which can be called dazzling stars, and the results obtained are also very good, and I must spare no effort in publicity.

  There were already a lot of media reporters invited to the charity evening, and "Poly" magazine did a lot of public relations work afterwards. On the second day of the charity gala, many Chinese media published detailed reports about the charity gala, and a large number of comments and posts about the charity gala appeared in various places on the Internet, such as Weibo, Tieba, and forums.

  Since it is an auction, then the bidding king on the spot must be an important point that has to be mentioned in news reports. Xiao Yao’s guitar is the king of auctions, and naturally it has become a hot topic of discussion in the media and on the Internet.

  In addition, the interaction between Xiao Yao, Shi Lingqiang and Leng Qiuning, two business celebrities that night was also quite interesting.

   "Xiao Yao has a holiday with the son of the richest man in Yanjing? 》

   "Xiao Yao has a personal relationship with a legendary business woman? 》

  Some speculations and discussions about the relationship between Xiao Yao and these two people have also emerged in the media and the Internet. These are just like Xiao Yao's use of a guitar in exchange for a huge amount of three million dollars in the disaster area, and they are also topics that people talk about. Xiao Yao has once again become a popular figure in the media and the Internet.

On the day Xiao Yao returned from the disaster-stricken area, there were only three or four days left before the start of Shenxi's school. The "Poly" charity party was on the third night after Xiao Yao returned to Shencheng. In other words, After the charity party, Shen Opera started school. As a result, Xiao Yao ushered in the second academic year of his college career amidst the noise.

   Generally speaking, the reporting time of freshmen in colleges and universities is a few days later than that of older students in higher grades. This is also one of the foundations of the tradition of welcoming senior students in colleges and universities.

  In March of this year, when she applied for the opera test, Xiao Yao happened to be preparing for the "Singer" program, and did not appear outside the test room to see the handsome and beautiful girls who might become juniors and juniors in the future. At that time, many candidates who wanted to see Xiao Yao, a student of the Shen Opera star, were disappointed.

When applying for the opera test, the assistants around the examiner were all graduate-level assistants. Even the staff who registered for the roll call were basically graduate students. Those who helped to maintain order, did some relocation to help arrange the examination room and other assistance. Those who work are all three and four students, and there is basically nothing to do with sophomores. They can only appear as onlookers. It is normal that Xiao Yao did not show up for this kind of personal interest. However, the sophomore members of the Student Union and ordinary students are the main force in the orientation of new students when they enter the school.

  When the club recruited new students not long after the school started last year, the student union of the acting department once proactively sent Xiao Yao an invitation to join the student union. Although Xiao Yao resigned from the position of monitor in his class, he did not exclude joining the student union. He just stated that he has limited time and does not want to hold a fixed position in the club. With the celebrity Xiao Yao, it would be relatively easy for the student union to engage in activities and go out for sponsorship or something. Therefore, the student union met Xiao Yao's requirements, and Xiao Yao also joined the student union of the Shen Opera Department. In his freshman year, when he was not busy with work, Xiao Yao also actively participated in some student union activities.

  It is reasonable to say that this kind of welcome activity is voluntary for ordinary students to come or not, while members of the student union should be required to participate. However, during this orientation event, Xiao Yao still did not appear in the team of old students who welcomed the new students, which also disappointed some new students who came to report.

  Actually, not only the freshmen who came to report, but also the sophomore acting classmates, also did not see Xiao Yao after the start of school. Because after Xiao Yao went to the school to go through the reporting procedures, he asked the school for leave again. Since Xiao Yao stopped living in the school’s dormitory since this school year, and didn’t have to carry luggage to the dormitory, even the two former roommates in the class who had a good relationship with Xiao Yao did not see Xiao Yao.

  The reason why Xiao Yao asked for leave was related to the recent earthquake in Wuyou County. This time, he received an invitation from CCTV to go to Yanjing to participate in CCTV's disaster relief party. Xiao Yao took a lot of leave when he participated in "Singer" last semester. As a result, his final grades were still among the best in the whole department. This time it was an extremely powerful reason for taking a leave of absence to participate in the CCTV disaster relief party. The school naturally did not hesitate. He was allowed to leave.

After the rescue work is over, the next step is to prepare for the post-disaster reconstruction work. Even companies such as "Poly" and other fashion magazines have organized fundraising activities for the reconstruction of the earthquake-stricken areas. CCTV, as a national television station, does not Will be indifferent. In fact, CCTV has already started planning this disaster relief party. It’s just because of the high standards of CCTV’s evening party, so many stars are invited, the organization and coordination are more difficult, and the things that need to be arranged are more and more complicated, so the time for the event is limited. It's a little bit at night.

  It is natural for Xiao Yao to contribute to the disaster area. Even the charity party held by fashion magazines has been there. Xiao Yao naturally has no reason to refuse to participate in such an influential disaster relief party as CCTV.

   Although Xiao Yao did not sing at the "Poly" charity party, he planned to play a disaster relief song long before he participated in the charity party. Now that he has received the invitation of CCTV's disaster relief party, Xiao Yao plans to save the song to CCTV's party before making it public. It’s just that the relief song Xiao Yao prepared is a new song by a male and female chorus. It was originally planned to find Fan Linxuan in his studio to sing with him. However, the CCTV disaster relief party program group did not agree to let Xiao Yao and Fan Linxuan cooperate at the party. Performance.

  As the only star who has participated in disaster relief work in the field, Xiao Yao is the key guest of this CCTV disaster relief party. As a personal participant of the rescue work, the party arranged an on-site interview with him and asked him to talk about his personal experience during rescue in the disaster area. Because of such a special status, the program group also gave Xiao Yao the treatment that a national-level old artist can only perform, that is, he can perform a show alone at the party. Xiao Yao’s song to be performed is the original creative song. It’s okay to sing a chorus song and it’s okay to perform with a female singer, but there is a problem when performing with Fan Linxuan on stage.

Although Fan Linxuan was also a star on the Spring Festival Gala, this disaster relief party is not a cultural show. There are only a dozen songs in the program list, and there are no dance and cross talk sketches. There are very limited performance opportunities for stars. . Many big-name top singers can only participate in the chorus, and there is no opportunity for individual performances. Xiao Yao has a special identity and special contribution in this incident. Regardless of his fame or status, the program group gave him a chance to perform alone, and other big-name celebrities could not say anything. But Fan Linxuan will not do it. If Fan Linxuan goes up to sing with Xiao Yao, other top singers who are much better than her in terms of fame and strength will definitely have opinions.

The   program group will not accept Xiao Yao’s reasons that this song is only suitable for Fan Linxuan’s voice. If you Xiao Yao think that Fan Linxuan is the most suitable song, okay, when the song is released, go to cooperate with Fan Linxuan to record the official version, regardless of the program group. But the disaster relief party is not a singing competition, nor is it a concert. Its symbolic meaning is greater than the actual auditory enjoyment. This program group will be in charge of who you Xiao Yao will perform in the disaster relief party. They gave Xiao Yao a list of China’s top female singers in various styles and genres, and Xiao Yao could only choose from the female singers on the list they gave to the partners in the party.

  In this matter, Xiao Yao did not arbitrarily challenge CCTV, and very cooperatively chose a female singer who he felt was more suitable from the female singers given by the program group to cooperate with him.

   In addition to limiting the scope of Xiao Yao’s performance, the program group gave a lot of freedom to the content of Xiao Yao’s show. Not only did they agree that Xiao Yao could sing the new song he created, but also gave Xiao Yao the authority to design the stage for the entire show, as long as they had no problem watching it during the final rehearsal. Of course, this is also because the people in the show team know Xiao Yao's ability, and his consistent performance on the stage gives the show team full confidence in him.

  Since the program group delegated the authority to design his own stage performance, Xiao Yao was not polite. It just so happens that there are some other things on hand to cooperate with the performance of this chorus at the disaster relief party, so after finishing the reporting procedures on the first day of school, Xiao Yao directly asked for leave from the school and concentrated on preparing for the disaster relief party. Show come.

  (End of this chapter)