Chapter 439 Accidental Bidding
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At this charity auction party, including Gu Ling, several vice presidents of the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce donated their own lots, either ancient paintings or porcelain, which were of great value.
Originally, several vice presidents wanted Zhao Dongsheng to donate an item to auction, after all, Zhao Dongsheng is the president of the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce and this charity auction was held by the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce.
However, Zhao Dongsheng declined this suggestion. He could imagine that if he released an item himself, it would definitely lead to auctions at the scene, and then push the price to a very unreasonable price. In that case, it would deviate from the original intention of this charity party and look more like a farce.
The people sitting at the same dining table with Zhao Dongsheng were senior figures from both the political and business circles. The highest-ranking one was a deputy minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Those who were responsible for such charitable affairs were sitting next to Zhao Dongsheng, and the two were chatting and laughing in a low voice.
Judging from the current situation, the amount raised by this charity auction dinner will easily exceed 100 million yuan. Zhao Dongsheng and the deputy minister are very pleased and satisfied with this.
"The following item is a diamond necklace worn by the famous movie star Miss Qiuying at the Oscars. It was designed by Mr. Carman, a famous French diamond master. It is inlaid with 108 precious diamonds. It is extremely noble and has a base price of one million. Friends who like it can bid."
Two-thirds of the auction was held, a staff member wearing white gloves came over with a glass box, which contained a string of exquisite diamond necklaces. The host enthusiastically introduced them to everyone.
At the same time, a woman wearing a red evening dress sitting at a table behind Zhao Dongsheng's left stood up and nodded to the people around him to question that she was Qiuying, a famous domestic film and television actress, now 32 years old.
After Qiuying sat down, she glanced at Bai Xin at the dining table on her right quietly, and a look of arrogant appeared in her eyes.
The so-called peers are enemies. Since Bai Xin emerged as a new force in the film and television industry, Qiu Ying was the first to be affected. Not only was Bai Xin robbed two advertisements with a reward of up to seven-digit numbers, but Bai Xin also replaced her and became the heroine of the costume martial arts blockbuster that Bai Xin had previously filmed at the Jiangnan Film and Television Base.
Qiu Ying, who has become famous in the film and television industry in the past two years, is quite disdainful of the professional Qiu Ying. In her opinion, the reason why Bai Xin is popular is because of her beautiful face. Someone is supporting Bai Xin behind her back. Otherwise, how could Bai Xin achieve such success at a young age?
Out of resentment from Bai Xin, Qiu Ying naturally ignored Bai Xin's innate talent in music and performance, as well as her unremitting efforts, and stubbornly believed that Bai Xin had secretly been with someone, which made her achievement like this today.
Qiuying has been struggling in the entertainment industry for more than ten years. She has seen many young girls like this, and she can do anything to get ahead.
As the number one sister in the domestic film and television industry, many VIPs support Qiuying. After a series of bidding, the diamond necklace was finally sold for 2.3 million yuan. It was the most expensive item among the items donated by film and television stars attending the dinner.
"What's so cool about you? You're almost an old woman. Who will know her in the circle in two or three years?" After the necklace auction ended, Qiuying chatted and laughed with the people at her deskmate and accepted people's congratulations. Seeing this, a beautiful girl sitting at another dining table was talking to Bai Xin and snorted disdainfully when she saw this.
This beautiful girl is also a famous first-line actress in China. She is named Han Lu. She is 25 or 26 years old this year. She had conflicts and conflicts with Qiuying before. She is a famous enemy in the entertainment industry. The two of them didn't talk at all in public, and they were definitely different when attending events.
This time, Han Lu donated a porcelain bottle and sold it for 2 million yuan. She thought it was high enough, but she didn't expect that she was overwhelmed by Qiu Ying, so she felt angry.
Bai Xin smiled and said nothing when she heard this. She knew the grudge between Han Lu and Qiu Ying. She would rather not provoke such troubles.
Zhao Dongsheng did not notice this little episode, and was chatting and laughing with the people at the deskmate while waiting for Bai Xin to shoot the costume.
Since Zhao Dongsheng had not taken action until half of the auction, many people at the scene were curious about which item he liked. As the president of the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Dongsheng would definitely bid to get an item and contribute to tonight's charity auction.
Except for the last item, a blue and white porcelain vase was the finale of the auction, the order of other items was listed in the order of registration. Because Bai Xin's costume was registered relatively late, it was the second to last.
"This palace dress was made by Master Su's embroidery, purely handmade, and used half a pound of gold thread. It can be called a work of Su's embroidery art. It was donated by the famous movie star Miss Bai Xin. The base price is 500,000. Friends who like it please bid." Two staff members wearing white gloves showed the costume to the guests on the scene, and the host introduced it to everyone with a smile.
"Two million and five million!" As soon as the host finished speaking, a young man in a suit and tie sat at the table next to Zhao Dongsheng in the front row raised the number plate in his hand and said loudly, directly increasing the reserve price to five times.
When the people at the scene heard this, they suddenly felt a commotion. No one expected that the young man would pay such a high price.
The young man then looked at Bai Xin and raised the red wine glass in his hand at Bai Xin. Seeing this, Bai Xin smiled slightly and nodded slightly to the young man.
"President, this is Mr. Nangong Jie, deputy general manager of Nangong Group." Because the young man was wearing a mask, Zhao Dongsheng didn't know his appearance and felt that this person was a little unfamiliar. A vice president of the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce sitting opposite Zhao Dongsheng saw Zhao Dongsheng looking at the young man and quickly explained to him.
"Nangong Group." Zhao Dongsheng nodded when he heard this. No wonder Nangong Jie was so generous. Nangong Group is a family of merchants in Jiangnan Province. It has a history of more than 300 years. It is one of the large families with a long history in the domestic business world, with assets of more than 50 billion Chinese coins.
Zhao Dongsheng is an acquaintance with Nangong Weiming, chairman of Nangong Group. Warwick Group and Nangong Group have also had some business dealings. Nangong Group has a very big influence in Jiangnan Province. Nangong Weiming is the president of the famous domestic chamber of commerce, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce.
Nangong Jie offered 2.5 million yuan, and he had the mentality of winning Bai Xin's costume. Zhao Dongsheng frowned slightly. It was obvious that Nangong Jie would not simply want to get that costume. He should have a lot of favor to Bai Xin.
Since 2.5 million is already a very high price, and it is Nangong Jie's price, the people on the scene gave up the idea of bidding.
Qiuying didn't expect that Nangong Jie would spend a lot of money on Bai Xin and support Bai Xin on such an important occasion. His face suddenly became cold. Could it be that Nangong Jie is the person behind Bai Xin? Otherwise, why did Nangong Jie pay such a high price!
What is certain is that Bai Xin's costume was sold at a price of 2.5 million yuan, which will definitely be on the headlines of tomorrow's entertainment news, and rumors between Bai Xin and Nangong Jie will arise naturally.
There are many people who have the same idea as Qiuying on the scene. Everyone has been struggling in society for so many years and has never seen anything. Nangong Jie's performance makes his relationship with Bai Xin full of ambiguous colors.
Of course, Zhao Dongsheng also thought of this and frowned. Bai Xin had never had any scandals since entering the entertainment industry. He didn't want any scandals between Bai Xin and Nangong Jie because of this costume.
"Two.5 million once, two million and two million and three times, two million and five million times. If no one bids, this palace dress will be taken by Mr. Nangong Jie..." The host held the auction hammer high in his hand and said loudly to the people at the scene. Seeing that no one raised the license plate in his hand, he acted to drop the auction hammer.
"Three million!" At this moment, a voice sounded, and Zhao Dongsheng slowly raised the license plate in his hand and said in a deep voice.
With a bang, there was a commotion at the scene. No one expected that Zhao Dongsheng would take action at this time, and everyone was surprised by this.
However, if you think about it carefully, this is a natural thing. Zhao Dongsheng had never raised a sign before. Now only Bai Xin's costume and the final blue and white porcelain vase are left. The base price of the blue and white porcelain vase is five million. Zhao Dongsheng could not spend so much money to shoot blue and white porcelain vases, so he could only shoot Bai Xin's costume.
There were some people at the scene, and those who were not inferior to Nangong Jie, who had already realized this problem. They had been paying close attention to Zhao Dongsheng's every move, so they did not bid with Nangong Jie just now, and were silently waiting for Zhao Dongsheng to take action.
Nangong Jie was too young after all, and did not notice such an important detail. He took the lead in bidding. Zhao Dongsheng could not give up this opportunity, otherwise he would have made no achievements at this charity auction dinner.
Therefore, Zhao Dongsheng's bidding bidding was expected. Nangong Jie did not do a pretty job in this matter, and he was reckless.
Nangong Jie looked at Zhao Dongsheng in amazement. He did not expect Zhao Dongsheng to bid with him. At this time, a middle-aged man sitting next to him whispered a few words in his ear. His eyes then showed a sudden enlightenment. He realized that Zhao Dongsheng had not raised his sign and that his behavior just now was too reckless.
Bai Xin also looked at Zhao Dongsheng suspiciously. Like many people at the scene, she didn't expect Zhao Dongsheng to bid for the costume. This was too unexpected.
Since Zhao Dongsheng has made a bid, it is impossible for the people on the scene to compete with him, including Nangong Jie. This is not only because of respect for Zhao Dongsheng, but more importantly, many people have already known in advance that the money Zhao Dongsheng used to bid for at night was the reward he received for the top ten reform entrepreneurs in Hedong Province selected by the Hedong Provincial Government, a total of three million Chinese coins.
Since Zhao Dongsheng reported all the three million at once, then no one else would bid anymore. Do you want to compete with Zhao Dongsheng for more money?
Chapter completed!