Chapter 489: One Thousand and One Hundred Years of History
The Club is a very special institution on Hong Kong Island.
It is the same club as the world's top golf club, Mission Hills in China, Yale University Skull Club and the Bilderberg Group, which are those who are at the top of the world, who usually play and socialize.
This level of club is not just a place for the elite to spend a lot of money and luxury, it is also a gathering place of supreme wealth and power, where these high-class people communicate and socialize, and many world-changing programs and methods are based on it, such as starting a war or raising hundreds of millions of dollars for charity in a disaster area.
What's more, a Jockey Club occupies more than 15% of the tax revenue of the entire Hong Kong Island.
Most of the senior management here are also retired candidates from the highest level on Hong Kong Island.
There is a rumor on Hong Kong Island that the Jockey Club can solve what the Commissioner of Police cannot solve, because there is only one Commissioner in the Police and there are more than three in the Club.
It can be seen that Zhao Sheng still has a certain status in the high society of Hong Kong Island to serve as the No. 2 person in such a huge organization where money and power are gathered.
Qin Fan looked intently, it was a middle-aged man in his early fifties, wearing a retro suit from the last century, with a straight waist, and his temperament was very similar to the dignified business tycoons that Qin Fan always saw in Hong Kong Island movies.
But at this moment, Li Peizi appeared next to Zhao Sheng, her temperament and smile were obviously the role of a hostess, and many female stars approached and took the initiative to greet her warmly, and Li Peizi also responded one by one, with a dignified and generous posture.
Qin Fan saw Daniel walk up to Zhao Sheng and whispered a few words in his ear, Zhao Sheng nodded apologetically to the people around him, and under Daniel's leadership, walked straight to where Qin Fan was sitting.
"Mr. Xia, I am honored that you can accept our invitation to participate in tonight's charity auction, and I would like to express my gratitude to you for the 130,000 autistic children rescued by the Foundation. ”
Zhao Sheng spoke in a very kind tone, and while speaking, he looked at the female star sitting nearby, smiled at Qin Fan, and said, "I believe that this place is very suitable for you young people......
I have to say that Zhao Sheng's communication skills are very strong, just such a casual sentence, he and Qin Fan talked like an old friend, and this person is well-informed, and has talked a lot about some recent changes in the situation in the mainland, all of which revolve around the business with the "summer" family, and it is also thanks to Qin Fan's understanding of Dongyang when he was in contact with Dongyang before, otherwise he really couldn't answer, and he was directly timid.
"By the way, you are the former fire support Chen Hao of the 'Hawkeye' team, I remember you, the 'Hawkeye' team used to be regarded as an organization that dominated the international mercenary honor list five years ago, but unfortunately that operation in the triangle area, was ambushed by Tucker, more than half of the casualties were killed, and the team disappeared......
Zhao Sheng sighed with some regret, but Qin Fan was suddenly shocked in his heart, even Zhang Zihao's palms were slightly sweaty.
You must know that Zhang Zihao's identity when he came to Hong Kong this time was also made overnight because of the relationship between Bai Pujia, and the "Eagle Eye" special task force is just a mercenary organization that has disappeared from the world for five years.
Unexpectedly, it was just intended to be used as a backup information for the Dragon Gang or the Jockey Club when it was unprepared, but it was broken by Zhao Sheng's words, Zhang Zihao felt the coercion from the upper spiritual side for the first time, and looked at Zhao Sheng's vigilant gaze, and became vigilant.
Qin Fan was secretly amazed, the bodyguard who could be brought into the main venue by the guests would definitely be filed in the Jockey Club's security department before the banquet began, Zhao Sheng, as the vice president of the Jockey Club, could do things to such a small extent, and even kept the information of a bodyguard in mind, and still had a convincing brain thinking ability.
Qin Fan also understood in his heart that the reason why Zhao Sheng bluntly broke Zhang Zihao's "background identity" in front of him must be implying that this is Hong Kong Island, and the Jockey Club has the supreme status and power here, and no trace can escape their eyes.
However, Zhao Sheng didn't mean to continue to dwell on this topic at all, just mentioned a word of regret for the "Hawkeye" special task force, and chatted with Qin Fan about what he had seen and heard about going to the mainland for a meeting in the previous time.
"Mr. Xia, enjoy this evening, the auction that will start in a moment will definitely have items that interest you......"
After chatting with Qin Fan for a few minutes, Zhao Sheng gently patted him on the shoulder and said goodbye, the banquet started immediately, as the host, he had too many things to deal with today, and being able to chat with Qin Fan here for a few minutes had already made many people's eyes pay attention to this remote corner.
Fortunately, Qin Fan glanced at Li Peizi, who had been walking around to deal with the female guests, and did not pay attention to this side, so he sat down with a slight sigh of relief, and like most people, began to wait quietly for the auction to start.
"Young Master, if the situation allows, I suggest that you evacuate here as soon as possible, this Zhao Sheng is very strange. Zhang Zihao took advantage of the fact that the voices at the scene had not subsided, and whispered in Qin Fan's ear.
Qin Fan knew that Zhang Zihao was frightened by Zhao Sheng, especially after realizing that his identity might be exposed, his professional habits made him subconsciously produce instructions to avoid danger, but Qin Fan thought that Zhao Sheng did this, but instead put him in a safer environment, no one would deliberately take the initiative to approach him before killing an important person, causing unnecessary suspicion.
Qin Fan didn't speak, because a few minutes passed quickly, and the auction was already about to start.
On the stage, more than a dozen girls wearing cheongsams pushed several special glass display cabinets to the center of the stage, which immediately caused some female guests to exclaim.
"In this auction, it seems that the Jockey Club has invested enough money......"
Qin Fan sat on the chair and could also see the items in the crystal display case, the first batch of auction items on display were all jewelry, diamonds, and famous watch jewelry, all of which were top-level luxury goods, and the price of each piece was also above 4 million US dollars.
In other words, Qin Fan was still wondering where Li Peizi went to get so much money, and the Patek Philippe that she bought for 30 million yuan was the cheapest of these exhibits.
Men are not as interested in these jewellery as they are in insurance.
However, the female guests present have already put their longing eyes on the stage, and one by one they are under the lights, shining with treasures.
Even the Hong Kong Island actresses Chiba and Zhou Min who were present were no exception, their pretty faces were full of fascination, as if they wanted to eat these jewels immediately.
Qin Fan's purpose tonight was not these, so naturally he didn't take any more time to continue watching.
"Mr. Xia, these are just appetizers for tonight's auction, believe the items behind...... There will definitely be something you are interested in. ”
Daniel didn't know when he stood behind Qin Fan, and when he spoke, he handed Qin Fan a round number plate, with the red number 32 on it, which was similar to the number plate that many people were holding now, but the number on the number plate was different, a number corresponded to a person's identity, and the auction had statistics, so that it would be convenient to take a seat when the price was paid later, and trade after the meeting.
"Do you know what I'm interested in?" Qin Fan asked with a smile.
"You and your home are a well-known collection of antiques in China, every time you go to an overseas auction, you will pocket some precious antique calligraphy and paintings, and bring them back to the Chinese collection, and tonight, Mr. Zhao's collection happens to have a piece that meets your taste, that kind of thing, has a history of more than 1,100 years now......