"I'll give 150,000 ...... Dollar. ”

Before the words fell, the domestic guests in the banquet hall turned their heads to find the source of the sound at the same time.

The male presenter, who had been standing on the stage, translated the quotation in French and English, and the French, wine merchants and foreigners in the audience all looked surprised.

The reason why people are surprised is because of the word "dollar".

This is a tasting of the wineries of the members of the "Bordeaux Grand Cru Consortium", and the 54 wineries participating in the auction are all in France.

France is a member of the European Union and uses the euro, so from the very beginning of the auction, the host declared that the bidding price was in euros.

The euro was the decision of Shen Ya'an, who had lived in France for many years.

There is no other reason for this......

First, the French owners put their wine up for auction and used it for educational charity in China, which deserves to be respected.

Second, the presence of the French ambassador and the presidents of two large associations showed respect for the guests by using euros instead of other currencies. Bian Xuedao has a winery in France, which is a long-term foundation, and it does not hurt to have a good relationship with these "energetic" Frenchmen.

Third, it is convenient for the host to translate, and it is also convenient for the winery owners to intuitively understand how much their wine has been auctioned.

Outcome......

The auction lasted for more than an hour, and the wines of dozens of wineries were auctioned off, and the guests shouted euros.

At the beginning of August 2008, affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, the euro strengthened and appreciated to its peak, and the euro was about 1 to 1. 6 USD. That translates to $150,000 is indeed more than the €80,000 bid.

But the problem is, this specifically requires conversion.

Everyone bids in euros, and a dollar pops up in the middle, and everyone adds a mental arithmetic procedure.

The people present were not stupid, and immediately understood that the person who shouted the price was deliberate, and this person was stirring up the situation.

Front row of the ballroom.

Bian Xuedao heard Zhu Yugong's voice, he didn't look back, but calmly whispered in English to the representative of a wine merchant sitting next to him, as if he paid $150,000 to buy wine This has nothing to do with him.

$150,000, matching the 1787 Château Lafite wine sold at Christie's in London in 1985, when the bottle sold for $160,000.

But the problem is that the bottle is the original Lafee with President Jefferson's initials etched on the bottle, and tonight's four bottles are new and untested sub-brands.

1 million yuan to buy 4 bottles of sub-brand wine, absolutely sky-high!

No one in the audience made any more bids.

Shen Fu also heard that there was a problem with the person who bid $150,000, and she didn't want to give Zhu Yugong a chance to bid again, so she gave up the bid.

Stage.

The hostess who just said that she would participate in the auction said with a smile: "I take back what I just said to participate in the auction, I am fortunate to have such a precious wine in my hand to introduce it to you, I am already very content." ”

In the end, the first appearance, the highly collectible Chinese character wine label "Dao Tibetan Red Yanrong" was bagged by Zhu Yugong, who bid $150,000.

Normally, such a high price at the cocktail party will set off a wave of climax, but being stirred up by Zhu Yugong's "euro to dollar", not only did it not set off a climax, but the popularity decreased slightly.

After the 4 bottles of "Dao Saffron Yanrong" were auctioned, Shen Fu did not make another move, Zhu Zhichun and Meng Yinyun did not make another move, and even the back man who was like a rainbow before also died down, but he learned the Tao and auctioned off a bottle of red wine from 1990.

All the wineries were sold off.

Ten minutes later, the staff of Youdao Group's Yanjing Branch formed the details of the auction into a Chinese and English document, which was displayed on the big screen in the banquet hall.

Shen Ya'an, executive vice president of Youdao Group, took the stage and solemnly promised in Chinese, English and French Chinese to ensure that all the funds would be used for education investment in poor areas, and at the same time promised that all the expenditure details of the donation would be disclosed to the whole society on the official website of the "Youdao Charity Fund" and subject to everyone's supervision. He also said that after the school is completed, photos of the school and students will be mailed to everyone who has given their love tonight.

After Shen Ya'an finished speaking, there was a burst of warm applause in the banquet hall.

Everyone applauded, not only for Youdao Group's attitude of "openness and transparency in charity", but also for Shen Ya'an's super fluent and pure spoken English and French.

On this night, the personal quality of the vice president of Youdao Group left a deep impression on all the guests, and at the same time, everyone also had a greater curiosity about Bian Xuedao, who could dig up and control talents like Shen Ya'an.

After Shen Ya'an took the stage, he brought back the atmosphere of the reception.

Waiting for the applause from the audience to subside, Shen Yaan did not step down, and directly played the role of the host, announcing the start of the third part of tonight's cocktail party: the lottery.

This session is confidential until the reception begins.

So when Shen Ya'an said the lottery, the guests in the audience were all stunned, and then they were collectively curious about what the prize would be.

In this lottery session, Bian Xuedao also counted the blood cost.

When I had a few meetings with Fu Caining to study, I had an attitude while learning the Tao: we should not be stingy and should have commemorative significance.

Outcome......

Fu Caining's prize procurement plan is: 40 gold bars (100G) for the 2008 Olympic Games, 80 gold bars for the 2008 Olympic Games (50G), and 140 gold coins (1 ounce) for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Take a look at the Tao, okay, it's really not stingy.

Where is this lottery, this is the one who comes has a share!

Stage.

After Shen Ya'an announced the lottery prizes in Chinese, English Chinese and French, the atmosphere in the banquet hall became a little warmer.

The guests are not short of this bit of gold, or they feel that Youdao Group is very generous, not only working hard to hold a cocktail party, but also sending another color.

At this point, something interesting happened.

The first thing is that Bian Xuedao beckoned the host to come down and say a few words, and then the host announced: temporarily set one, two or three in the first prize, and the top three prizes are in addition to the 100G Olympic commemorative gold bar, and a set of "Taoist saffron face" is also attached.

In other words, Bian Xuedao wants to send out three sets of "Dao Saffron Faces".

This......

The first set of "Dao Saffron Face" just now sold for $150,000!

The second thing is that before the host announces all the prizes and starts the lottery, Mr. Ambassador declares that he will not participate in the lottery.

There is a reason for Mr. Ambassador's withdrawal.

This is another gold bar, and it is a sky-high price of wine, once it is transmitted back to China, whether it is a lottery or not, he will be properly investigated for "bribery".

The third thing is that every guest has a number plate when they enter the door, including the more than 50 "wine model" beauties in the Yanjing branch.

In the entire banquet hall, there are only four people without number plates, that is, the four Zhu Yugong who are not in the guest list.

After Shen Ya'an finished speaking on the stage, Zhu Yugong raised his hand in the audience and said loudly: "A few of us don't have the number plate you said." ”

At the door just now, Shen Ya'an saw Bian Xuedao's attitude towards Zhu Yugong, he didn't care who Zhu Yugong was, on this occasion, he had to be on a front with Bian Xuedao, so Shen Ya'an said without humility or arrogance: "The number plate is made in advance according to the guest list, there is no superfluity, and it can't be made, so I can only apologize." ”

After speaking, Shen Ya'an turned around directly and beckoned the staff to carry the lottery props to the stage.

Zhu Yugong is about to blow up his lungs!

Why can't you add four numbers to it?

He and the man on his back didn't spend less money, but when it came to the lottery, they had nothing to do.

Not only Zhu Yugong, but the man on his back was also very unhappy.

In terms of net worth, the four of them are all billionaires, and they are not short of tens of thousands of dollars in gold, but the feeling of being "isolated" + "discriminated" at this large-scale drinking party where celebrities and dignitaries gather is really unpleasant.

If this gets out tomorrow, it's not good to say.

The draw has begun!

There were two large screens on the scene, one big screen flashed the Arabic numeral 123, and the other big screen scrolled the list of guests for the reception.

The hostess turned her back to the screen and randomly shouted stop, both screens stopped at the same time, and the guests whose names stopped on the big screen came to the stage and took out 5 numbered table tennis balls from the large sealed box.

The 5 numbers are prized in a way that depends on the Arabic numerals on another big screen, stopping at "1" for the first prize and stopping at "3" for the third prize.

The top three winners in the first prize will be drawn again after all the first prizes have been drawn.

On the stage, the lottery was having a lot of fun.

Offstage, Zhu Yugong and the back man's faces became more and more unsightly.

Stay, people don't take them to play.

Let's go, tomorrow will be a joke.

Among the four, the white-faced bearded man had the most peaceful expression, and there was no joy or anger on his face. The big nose is also quite calm, and he even advised Zhu Yugong: "You just slapped Bian Xuedao's face, it's strange that his vice president can give you a good face." ”

"Slap in the face?" Zhu Yugong's expression turned from anger to coldness little by little, and he said in a suppressed voice: "I'll let my brothers see what a real slap in the face is." ”

Hearing this, the white-faced bearded man glanced at Zhu Yugong and asked, "You really think about it?"

Zhu Yugong asked rhetorically: "Can you bear this breath?"

For the first time, a smile appeared on the white-faced man's face, and he said, "What is this? Why can't you bear it?"

The man on the back thought for a while and asked Zhu Yugong: "Are you sure that the fourth master will clean you up if he knows?"

The furious Zhu Yugong finally said the sentence he had endured for a day: "He's just a dog in my family." ”

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The lottery went on quickly, with climaxes and screams throughout the process.

The screams were mainly made by the "wine models", and before they came, they didn't expect that they were also eligible to participate in the lottery.

100G gold bars, although they feel small in your hand, are worth more than 20,000 yuan!

The most important thing is that it was a complete windfall, and the surprise was magnified countless times.

The guests were not unhappy because the "wine models" participated in the lottery to dilute the odds of winning, but felt that this fair lottery was very humane.

All the prizes were drawn, and the party entered the final free time.

This free time is the core part of the party - making friends.

The first stage of wine tasting is wine tasting and observation. The second phase of the auction is the theme of the reception to express financial resources and sublimation. The third stage of the lottery is to liven up the atmosphere and enhance the interaction between the guests, because the prizes are drawn by the guests in turns, which can be regarded as "someone brings good luck to someone", so that after the lottery is over, the lottery and the winner have a reason to contact.

At this point, both Bian Xuedao and Levi-Bednar can stand by.

The "Federation of Classified Famous Estates" gave the two of them a decent social identity, and while they enjoyed their rights, they also had to fulfill their obligations, which was essentially an exchange.

Bian Xuedao was chatting with Levi-Bednar without saying a word, and Zhu Thirteen led a tall, handsome woman in a blue one-shoulder gown towards him.

At a glance, Bian Xuedao recognized this woman as Jin Yajing, the daughter of Jin Chuanhe, so he subconsciously raised his guard.

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(Aesthetics is a very subjective thing, so I laugh at all the criticisms of the ugly cover.) Until today, I saw a sentence that commented on the cover of the layman, and I thought it was true, this sentence said: "You think about the man on the cover of the layman for five minutes, and then you know whether the book is suitable for you." "I can honestly tell you here that the layman protagonist Bian Xuedao is indeed conceived according to a certain temperament of the prototype of this picture. Therefore, anyone who likes cream sissy innocent fresh meat and beautiful men will not like this book, which is actually completely understandable, because it is not a person at all. ）

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