Chapter 88: Charity Dinner II
"Thank you leaders, entrepreneurs and friends from the business community for taking time out of their busy schedules to participate in the charity dinner jointly organized by the South China Provincial Government and the Red Cross, thank you! The two male and female hosts introduced the guests who attended the meeting, and each time they read the name of a person, they would walk to the front of the stage to salute and then walk to the front row and sit down.
"According to the situation of concentrated water, a strong earthquake of magnitude 8 occurred in Sichuan at 14 o'clock local time on 12 July, and the intensity of this earthquake and the wide scope of the earthquake are rare in history; the emergency command center of the Chinese authorities quickly responded to this bad news, and a large number of people's soldiers and civilian rescue organizations have quickly arrived in the disaster area, but the local houses have collapsed, bridges have broken, landslides, communication has been interrupted, and the local heavy rain has made the disaster relief work more difficult! On behalf of the brothers and sisters of Kawachi, I would like to thank you and hope that you can generously help the brothers and sisters of Kawadi tide over the difficulties, and as long as the people of the whole country are united, we will be able to overcome the disaster, thank you!" The two hosts bowed deeply to everyone after speaking, and thunderous applause also sounded below.
"Hello entrepreneurs of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, I am Tao Min, president of the South China Branch of the Red Cross, the charity dinner is jointly organized by the South China Provincial Government and our Red Cross, we guarantee that all the funds received tonight will be used for the construction of Sichuan before and after the disaster, there are two comrades from the notary office here to supervise and prove, thank you"!
"Okay, thank you, Ms. Tao, the first auction tonight is the pride of our South China Province, the great calligrapher and painter Mr. Hua Qiushi provides calligraphy and painting for free 'Heavenly Reward for Diligence', the starting price is 100,000 yuan Huaxia coins, and each increase shall not be less than 10,000 yuan, please bid below"!
"One hundred and fifty thousand"!
"Two hundred thousand"!
"Two hundred and fifty thousand"!
The bidding was very enthusiastic, and finally it was won by a company for 250,000 yuan, and the auction was very fast, eight works were auctioned in less than an hour, and each one exceeded its own price, and some even exceeded it by several times!
"Thank you for your generosity, I believe that the brothers and sisters of Kawachi will be more confident to overcome the disaster when they see this scene, and then please watch the short video sent back by our reporter from Kawachi"! The short film is not long, only a few minutes, and even the picture is not very clear, there are still a lot of water droplets on the lens of the camera, but everyone is patiently watching; in the picture, the people's soldiers use their own hands to pick out one wounded person after another from the ruins, their hands have long been worn out, and even some people have missing a sleeve in their clothes, braving the heavy rain to look back and forth again and again, it can be seen that the aftershocks at the scene are continuous, the picture is shaking from time to time, the scene is a mess, many people shed tears!
"Thank you, although the film is very short and the picture is not very clear, you can see the pain that Kawachi's brothers and sisters are going through because of this, and what we are going to auction is a special auction item, a painting by a seven-year-old girl 'Happy Family'! The little girl's parents lost their precious lives in the earthquake, the little girl missed her parents and painted a painting, although its collection value is not worth mentioning, but it is enough to reflect the ordeal experienced by the brothers and sisters of Kawachi, the starting price of this painting is 10,000, and the price increase shall not be less than 5,000 each time, please bid below"!
The supporter's voice fell for more than a minute, and no one bid, and the auctioneer was very embarrassed with the hammer, and just as the supporter was about to announce that the painting had not been auctioned, a voice rang out.
"I'll give 100 million"!
"What? Sir, are you going to pay 100 million for this painting?"
"Yes, I'll give 100 million!" Zhao Kun nodded.
"This gentleman, can I invite you to come to the stage? Why do you want to pay 100 million yuan to buy this painting that has no collection value?" The host kept asking, and there was also a commotion in the audience at this time, some people said that Zhao Kun was in the limelight, some people said that Zhao Kun was stupid; especially the porcelain doll, he actually asked Zhao Kun to pay on the spot!
"I come from a rural area, and no matter how I live now, I can't change my rustic spirit, because I am just a farmer!" This was the first thing Zhao Kun said when he came to power, and the commotion below was even more intense.
"Why is farming so profitable now? It can't be 100 million yen?" some people laughed gloatingly.
"I know that many people here look down on us farming, but I don't know what you have to be superior, if it weren't for us farmers, every one of you would starve to death; although this painting has no collection value, but it has commemorative significance, I not only have to spend 100 million yuan to buy this painting, but I also personally want to donate 100 million Huaxia coins to Sichuan, our company will also donate 100 billion yuan to Sichuan, and 20 billion yuan is raised by more than 3,000 people from our seven surnames." After Zhao Kun finished speaking, he took out the checkbook, wrote the number 120.2 billion directly on it, and handed it to the host.
"Sir, thank you very much for your generosity, I thank you on behalf of the people of Chuandi, what is your name, and what is the name of your company?"
"My name is Zhao Kun, our company is called Seven Surname Long Green Food Development Co., Ltd., and I am the chairman of the company!" Zhao Kun said with a smile.
"Host, this gentleman won't be bragging, right? Can a vegetable company get so much money?" The porcelain doll reminded the host in a weird way, and the host at this time was also very embarrassed, in case Zhao Kun was really bragging, then this fun would be great, this is a global live program.
"I can vouch for him!" Zhu Yan stood up.
"I can vouch for him too!" Jiang Jianjun stood up.
"And me!" Yang Zongwei also stood up.
This is reassuring, the biggest leaders in South China Province vouched for Zhao Kun, if something really happened, it would have nothing to do with the host;
"I am the president of the bank, and I testify for Mr. Zhao that his deposit in our bank is far more than the amount he donated, so you don't have to worry at all"!
Hearing that every one of them was willing to vouch for Zhao Kun, the people below also began to be puzzled, and there were many discussions, when did we have such a fierce man in South China Province, it is really a fight for our South China Province!
At this time, the porcelain doll sat there like a needle felt, very embarrassing.
The charity dinner was also pushed to a climax by Zhao Kun, and then everyone donated generously, and finally the dinner raised a total of 130 million, Zhao Kun alone contributed more than 120 billion, and also earned enough face for Yang Zongwei and them!