Chapter 426: A Money-Throwing Auction
Mason couldn't help but glance at Li Fan when he saw Li Fan looking at the dock fixedly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Hey, man. As long as the stars who are often active in Los Angeles, most of them are back today. So it's not surprising that you see anyone! Why don't you go to the venue to register and take a look? You are also a rich man, go in and buy some small things to give to the third- and fourth-tier starlets, but there is a great chance that you will get a beauty. ”
Li Fanyu glared at the chattering goods, and after a little thought, he walked to the dock.
"Hey, dude, wait for me!"
Ignoring the chattering guy behind him, Li Fanyu directly handled a certificate of qualification for the auction at the registration office in front of the pier.
Due to the large number of attendees, auctions of this grade usually charge a large deposit for guests entering the venue. This is done in order to avoid someone from making trouble and indiscriminately raising signs to cause unsuccessful auctions. The second is to highlight the value of the auction and isolate some people who have no financial strength.
50,000 US dollars is not a lot of money for Li Fanyu.
And... If you don't buy something, you don't violate the rules, and the money can still be returned......
Seeing that the back had already walked into the venue, he directly swiped his card to register Mason and himself, and chased away.
"Man, who are you looking for? Oh my god, look at that chick, isn't that the supporting actress in the latest season of the American drama Jasmine Lovers? Oh oh oh! That's tennis star Bill Watson! Oh my God, man, you're my lucky star. I wanted to come in and have a look, but there was only $30,000 left after the scrap yard was taken out, which was not enough for registration haha!"
I said, why did you call me over and stand outside the door?
Dare to love is not able to afford to buy tickets, bastard!
The corners of Li Fanyu's mouth twitched twice, and seeing that Mason was still chattering in his ear, he couldn't wait to seal this chattering mouth with tape!
I was distracted by listening to him nagging just now, and I lost my target in the vast crowd.
"Hey, I just saw a friend on the other side of the docks, and I couldn't find it when I turned around. ”
As soon as Mason heard that he was looking for someone, he was still someone who had just come in. Smiling slightly, "Hey, if she's just coming in." Then the auction will start in a moment, and our seats should not be far away. ”
Li Fanyu spread her hands, and the ghost knows when she registered. Maybe it was done in advance?
But now the venue is overcrowded, like a superstar. Unable to find anyone for a while, he and Mason made their way through the crowd and arrived at their seats in advance.
The auction is high-end, and the seating seats cannot be like the usual seating in a row. Because it is a sign auction, the seating arrangement is very arbitrary, and the independent round table seating is adopted.
The guests present did not take any seating seriously at all, but randomly found people they were familiar with or interested in to talk with, except for the first row in front of which was reserved for some important guests, and the rest were arbitrary.
When Li Fanyu and the others sit down, the auction will begin.
Gooding's auction is very strong and has a deep background.
After the lights in the field were turned to the stage, everyone was surprised to find that the organizer of the auction was actually the former host of the famous talk show "The Daily Show", Jon Stewart, who was respectfully called "Uncle Embarrassing" by netizens.
Stewart recently left The Daily Show, and the industry is concerned about his sudden departure. The sudden appearance at this auction naturally caused a lot of surprise.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the annual Gooding Auction! I'm Jon, and I'm delighted to be the host of this auction that best embodies the best example of gold. ”
Looking at the applause from the audience, Uncle Yu stretched out his hand to suppress the atmosphere and made his trademark embarrassed face, "Friends, before I came, in order to avoid impulsive consumption and make my poor financial situation worse, I deliberately threw my wallet full of all my bank cards into the sea. ”
The joke is not funny, but it is strangely full of joy with his expression.
The guests in the audience listened to him blacken himself and the auction by the way, and they all laughed and applauded helplessly.
In the midst of the laughter, Stewart held out his finger and emphasized, "But I don't think you have, right?"
The audience continued to laugh, and some people cooperated with raising their handbags or bank cards.
Now that you've got enough dollars, our auction can finally start without any worries. Now, we invite Gooding's chief auctioneer, Walkander, to show you our first lot, the hand-drawn iphone 4 design manuscript by the late legendary IT magnate Smith Jobs! The starting price is $100,000, with a price increase of no less than $10,000 each time!"
When he stirs up the atmosphere, the auctioneer will appear. Wearing white line gloves, he showed the manuscript sandwiched in double glass to the audience and placed it in front of the camera.
When I saw the manuscript projected on the big screen through the camera, someone immediately held up a sign.
"One hundred thousand!"
"One hundred thousand times!"
"One hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Okay, this generous and tasteful gentleman raised the price by thirty thousand, one hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Two hundred thousand!"
"Okay, 12! Oh 12, the charming Pennsylvania beauty, Amanda Seyfried! Amanda has a whopher than she has a more generous friend?"
"Two hundred and one thousand!"
……
The first lot directly brought the atmosphere into the white heat, and with the cooperation of the auctioneer, Stewart sang and rapped the atmosphere to make the atmosphere very high.
Eventually, the manuscript was bought by a wealthy Canadian businessman for $450,000.
Then, it was delivered to Amanda Seyfried.
In the face of this gift, Amanda, who is now one of the four little flowers in Hollywood, just stood up and waved her hand to the rich businessman to express her gratitude. But after a while, the rich merchant came over and sat down directly at her table.
Seeing this scene, Li Fanyu's jaw couldn't close directly.
This Nima is completely a routine!
Mason, on the other hand, was even more exaggerated: even when the company was doing well, his annual income was three or four hundred thousand dollars. I was stunned to see this behavior of spending a lot of money just to buy a seat.
"Man, otherwise, when our car starts filming in a while, discuss with Amanda and let her hold up a sign,"
Li Fan grinned foolishly and didn't speak.
Compared to Jobs's manuscripts, the next few lots are not lost in weight. A piano from Richard Clayderman's collection, a set of crystal jewellery worn by Nicole Kidman, a limited-edition watch handmade by Patek Philippe in 1970, and a Montblanc diamond-set fountain pen.
With the exception of the pen, which was sold above the reserve price, all of these lots fetched very high prices.
Such a fierce atmosphere really made everyone in the venue feel enjoyable. Immersed in the atmosphere, some actresses' makeup was wet with sweat.
In order to give everyone time to stretch out, Stewart announced the end of the appetizer section of the auction, and took a fifteen-minute break before showing off the highlights of the auction.
Even if Li Fanyu and Mason didn't raise their cards once, they both felt stimulated.
The two sat nervously for a long time, although they didn't raise a card, but they also stretched their necks to mention those bidders and sweated. At this time, during the intermission, he got up and walked to the wine table to relax.
Just as the two of them served a glass of wine and wanted to return to their seats, Li Fanyu heard a familiar voice say: "Mr. Xu, as the so-called merit is not rewarded, I forgive me for not being able to accept your gift." ”
As soon as Li Fanyu turned his head, he saw Zhou Qingyu hugging his shoulders and turning his back to him.
Across from her stood a man with a bright smile.