Chapter 157: Asia-Pacific Film Festival
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On October 20th, Bazaar Charity Night was held on time, and Gao Yuanyuan and Li Bingbing entered together that night, killing countless films from the media in seconds, and in the interview session, Gao Yuanyuan was also the focus of reporters.
"Hello Miss Gao Yuanyuan, this is the first time you have come to participate in the Bazaar Charity Night in person, why did you choose to come to the scene in person this year?" a reporter asked maliciously.
"Actually, I've always wanted to come, but I was working in previous years, and it's a pity that I didn't come to the scene, so I can only do it as an assistant. But this year, I didn't take on too many jobs, and I was basically at home, so since I had free time, of course, it was better to be able to come to the site. Gao Yuanyuan replied with a smile.
"Hello Miss Gao Yuanyuan, didn't Director Chen come with you? What has Director Chen been busy with lately?" a reporter asked.
"He's abroad now, so I can't come to participate, so you can wait for him to come back and ask him, thank you. Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile.
The reporter couldn't help but roll his eyes, we wanted to ask, but we couldn't see anyone, but they also got a piece of information, that is, Chen Yongren was abroad.
"Hello Yuanyuan, do you have any lots ready tonight?" the reporter asked.
"Of course, I brought a calligraphy work by my Mr. Chen. Gao Yuanyuan replied with a smile.
"Then are you determined to win the title of queen tonight?" the reporter asked.
"Tonight is a charity night, not money, every participant is coming with a charitable heart, and wants to do a good job for China's charity, and I am no exception. Gao Yuanyuan replied with a smile.
Seeing that it was almost over, the staff on the side immediately led Gao Yuanyuan and Li Bingbing out of the interview area and into the main banquet hall.
Just as Li Bingbing expected, Gao Yuanyuan will definitely become the focus of attention when she appears in person at Bazaar's charity night, so marrying well is also a success.
From the moment she entered the door, Gao Yuanyuan was the focus of everyone's attention on the scene, Su Mang, the editor-in-chief of Bazaar, was waiting at the door to receive her in person, since receiving Gao Yuanyuan's confirmation that she would attend this year's Bazaar Charity Night, Su Mang was very excited, although she still failed to invite Chen Yongren to attend, but Gao Yuanyuan also represented Chen Yongren, which is very huge for the popularity and influence of Bazaar Charity Night, just because she is Chen Yongren's wife, so Su Mang is also waiting on the sidelines, this is also the first time she personally received guestsγ
And Gao Yuanyuan walked from the door to her seat, and she didn't know how many people she didn't know along the way.
Although Gao Yuanyuan participated in the Bazaar Charity Night for the first time, with her status, of course, she was arranged at the main table, and the top actresses in China were seated at this table.
Seeing Gao Yuanyuan sitting down, several actresses at the same table were very enthusiastic to pull Gao Yuanyuan to chat, but it didn't make Gao Yuanyuan feel unnatural, she got used to it after more experience, and quickly integrated into the environment.
The charity night soon began, first of all, Su Mang took the stage to speak, talking about the main purpose of the charity money tonight, which is also one of the features of Bazaar Charity Night, so that everyone knows where the money goes.
For example, the theme of this year's Bazaar Charity Night is 'Gathering Love, Aesthetic Education for the Future', which is mainly used for the "Bazaar One Hour After School" charity project.
Last year's theme was 'Charity Spirit, Forever for Love', and the flow of donations was "Accelerate for Love" Siyuan Bazaar Autonomous Region Ambulance Project, and Bazaar Charity's donations every year were very targeted.
It is precisely because of this that many celebrities in the entertainment industry are willing to come over to donate money to support Bazaar's charity, because Bazaar's charity funds flow very clearly every year, and there is almost no ambiguity about where the donations go, and no matter what the purpose of the stars comes, at least they hope that the money they donate will really be used in a charitable place.
Then the auction began quickly, and Gao Yuanyuan also watched curiously as the lots were brought to the forefront.
As Li Bingbing said, most of the auctions every year are the private property of celebrities, such as the team uniform that Deng Chao took out when he filmed the first season of "Run, Brother".
There are also some celebrities who bring out their own photography works or paintings and calligraphy works. However, after reading it, Gao Yuanyuan said that her husband's calligraphy works are the best.
As the lots were brought to the stage, they were also bought one by one, and nearly an hour passed unconsciously, and there were a lot of things that were put on the stage for auction, and there was also no unsold work, after all, no matter how much money it was, it was a heart.
During this period, Gao Yuanyuan also took two auctions and won two very special trinkets, after seeing Gao Yuanyuan raise the card, everyone was also very face-saving and did not compete, but let Gao Yuanyuan take these two things without spending much money.
The random auction was coming to an end, and when Gao Yuanyuan wondered why her things hadn't been put up for auction, she saw Su Mang walking up to the stage with a calligraphy scroll, the key was that when she walked up, she also deliberately glanced at Gao Yuanyuan, and Gao Yuanyuan immediately understood in her heart that this was obviously the lot she brought.
At the moment when Gao Yuanyuan watched the lots she brought put on the display table, Chen Yongren, who was far away in Jordan, was also directing the crew to shoot.
At present, the filming is going very smoothly, and all the shooting tasks here can be completed at the end of the month. also benefited from Chen Daoming's amazing acting skills, in such a difficult shooting environment, it was basically a pass, so the filming progress was also accelerated a lot.
On Bazaar Charity Night, when Gao Yuanyuan watched Miss Manners unfold Chen Yongren's calligraphy works with white gloves, she was still a little nervous in her heart.
This tension is mainly due to the final auction price.
After seeing so many lots, in Gao Yuanyuan's heart, Chen Yongren's calligraphy work must be the best work tonight, so it should also be auctioned at the highest price tonight.
The previous lot is currently sold for only 450,000 yuan, so Gao Yuanyuan is still very confident that Chen Yongren's work can be auctioned at a high price.
Next up is the lot sent by Ms. Gao Yuanyuan, which is handwritten by her husband, Mr. Chen Yongren, "Peace Post", a calligraphy work of 24.5 cm in length and 13.8 cm in width, with a total of 4 lines and 41 characters. Those who are interested in this calligraphy work can take a closer look. β
With the introduction of the auctioneer, many people got up and stepped forward to watch.
"This is written with a lot of meaning. β
"I really didn't expect that Director Chen is not only good at making movies, but also so old in using ink, this character has muscles and bones, and it is unique, and he already has the appearance of a grandmaster," said a middle-aged star who knows calligraphy.
"It's really good, it's beautiful and healthy, and it's majestic"
This "Peace Post" is written in regular letters, and the words can't hide the domineering that is exposed, and the domineering is also a little fresh and free, and it can be seen that the pen is very powerful, and it can really be said that the words are boutiques.
Although other celebrities don't know much about calligraphy, they can also see that Chen Yongren's calligraphy is very good, and after taking a look at it, they will chat with Gao Yuanyuan when they turn around, and they can't just praise Chen Yongren's calligraphy.
In the eyes of many people, this is obviously a good opportunity to talk to Gao Yuanyuan, don't ask to become good friends, at least say hello, it's good to be familiar, after all, Gao Yuanyuan's identity is there.
As Chen Yongren's wife, Gao Yuanyuan is also the real hostess of Chen Yongren's business empire.
This is not only in terms of money, the key is that Chen Yongren's energy in the Chinese entertainment industry is too huge, and he has unconsciously created an entertainment empire.
The resources controlled by Longteng Media Group are pursued by countless celebrities.
After everyone had seen the calligraphy works on display, the auction officially began.
In this charity night, all the auction items are auctioned at a reserve price of one yuan, and as a buyer, you can raise a sign to increase the price, the minimum standard for a bid is 500 yuan, and the highest price is 500,000 yuan, and there are several grades.
Almost as soon as the auctioneer announced the start of the auction, someone immediately raised the bidding sign in his hand.
"Mr. Deng Chao from Table No. 6 bid 500,000 yuan!"
Accompanied by the auctioneer's offer, there was also an exclamation at the scene, this is the first time tonight that someone has sold a price of 500,000 yuan at the beginning of the auction, and this price has exceeded the highest transaction price so far.
Gao Yuanyuan looked towards table six, and soon found that Deng Chao was also looking at herself, and she also winked at herself.
Gao Yuanyuan suddenly understood that this was obviously Deng Chao helping himself or Chen Yongren's calligraphy works to build momentum.
With Deng Chao's sign, Li Bingbing, who was sitting next to Gao Yuanyuan, also immediately raised his card, and it was also a price increase of 500,000, and the scene once again sounded an exclamation, many people did not expect that Chen Yongren's calligraphy work would have such a strong momentum at the beginning, and everyone thought that they would try the water at the beginning.
Soon, Zhou Xun, who was at the same table as Gao Yuanyuan, also added fire and increased the price of this calligraphy work to 150,000 yuan, and so far, the price of this calligraphy work has reached 1.15 million yuan.
The stars in the audience, you and I come and go to raise the price, which also makes tonight's Bazaar charity night reach its climax.
"Mr. Li Feng from Table No. 8 bids 500,000 yuan!" This time the shouting made the auctioneer's voice unconsciously raise by three points, after all, as an auctioneer, the higher the price of the lot in his hand, the more he has a sense of achievement.
The exclamations at the scene also sounded again, if at the beginning, those few people could be said to be suspected of patting Chen Yongren's ass, then Li Feng's sign and price increase everyone had nothing to say.
As the vice president of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, Li Feng has no intersection with Chen Yongren, and as the Chinese Calligraphers Association, he must be an expert, and he is optimistic about this calligraphy work, which shows that this calligraphy work is really extraordinary.
Those who were still a little slanderous in their hearts at the beginning were stunned at this time, because with Li Feng's price increase, the price of this calligraphy work has been as high as 5.7 million yuan, and it seems that this calligraphy work is still valuable, so some people who are still hesitating also raise their cards to increase the price, and the scene is climaxed again.
Just when everyone opened their eyes wide, looking at the numbers jumping on the big LED screen on the stage, they increased again and again, and before they knew it, it had reached 8.6 million.
At this time, the competition has also reached a white-hot stage, and each price increase is no longer hundreds of thousands of increases, but begins to rise by tens of thousands.
The people at the scene were already dumbfounded at this time, and no one could have imagined that a pair of Chen Yongren's calligraphy works would be sold for millions of dollars.
You must know that although Chen Yongren has many titles, he is a director and an entrepreneur or something, but his calligraphy has not been seen in the outside world, and he is not famous in the calligraphy circle.
But what I didn't expect was that this was the first time that his calligraphy work came out for auction, and it would be so valuable! It was even more valuable than the works of many calligraphers.
In a blink of an eye, this "Peace Post" was quickly called to 9.7 million, and at this moment, Li Feng, the vice president of the Calligraphy Association, once again held up a sign labeling 300,000.
"Wow, Mr. Li bid 10 million yuan, is there a higher price than this?
"Ten million for the first time! Ten million for the second time! Is there really no rebidding? The opportunity is rare, this is one of the few calligraphy works of Director Chen, it is better to act than to move, and interested friends can raise their cards to increase the price!"
Listening to the auctioneer on the stage who was still stalling there, Li Feng, who usually felt that he was very well cultivated, wanted to step forward and snatch the small hammer from the auctioneer's hand at this moment, and then knock this guy a few times.
At this time, the auctioneer on the stage, seeing that he had been agitated several times and no one raised the price again, he used his hand that was already trembling slightly, and dropped the small hammer in his hand.
"Congratulations to Mr. Li Feng for taking a picture of the calligraphy work "Peace Post" written by Mr. Chen Yongren at a price of 10 million. The auctioneer shouted excitedly, and as his voice fell, the audience applauded.
A celebrity's calligraphy work was auctioned for 10 million, which also made the competition of several subsequent lots much more boring, and even many people were not very interested, and scribbled out a few ordinary prices to end the auction.
When the auction ended, Li Feng was also surrounded by reporters who were watching the whole process, and Gao Yuanyuan also took the opportunity to slip away.
"Hello Mr. Li Feng, why are you willing to pay 10 million yuan to buy this calligraphy work by director Chen Yongren? Do you really think that director Chen's calligraphy work is worth this price?" the reporter asked.
In the face of the reporter's question, Li Feng seemed very calm, and replied with a smile: "The value of calligraphy and painting like this is measured by the preferences of collectors, and there is no absolute standard. β
"Is that his character itself, or is it because of Chen Yongren's fame?" the reporter asked.
"Of course, because of the words themselves, Chen Yongren's calligraphy in my opinion has the atmosphere of a grandmaster, although he has not really stepped into the realm of gods, but it is also a masterpiece, with Chen Yongren's age, as long as he calms down and concentrates on the study of calligraphy skills, it may only take a few years for him to step into the supreme realm of calligraphy. Li Feng replied.
A group of reporters didn't expect Li Feng to have such a high evaluation of Chen Yongren's calligraphy, so they immediately asked: "Then who do you think is more powerful than Director Chen and you?"
It's not good to answer this question, but Li Feng said bluntly: "Although I have studied in the field of calligraphy for decades and can be regarded as a small achievement, Chen Yongren's calligraphy realm is above me, and I am not as good as him." Therefore, I took this calligraphy work in order to go back and better appreciate and interpret and learn. And I even feel like I've picked up a small bargain. β
The reporters didn't expect Li Feng to answer so directly that he was not as good as Chen Yongren, and the reporters were speechless.
Who is Li Feng? That is the vice president of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, although he is a deputy, but he can sit in this position, how can he be an ordinary person, so the reporters are also frantically pressing the shooting button, this is the big news.
And the reporters also wanted to interview Gao Yuanyuan at this time, but Gao Yuanyuan had already left the scene from the VIP channel, and the reporters were also in vain.
Gao Yuanyuan, who was sitting in the car, breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately she walked fast, otherwise she would be surrounded by this group of crazy reporters, and she was afraid that she would not be able to leave.
At this moment, Gao Yuanyuan just wanted to tell Chen Yongren about the result as soon as possible.