Chapter 53 Charity Auction
The convoy soon crossed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and came to downtown San Francisco.
It is said that there are nearly 200,000 Chinese here, which is one of the most densely populated areas in the Western Hemisphere, and the total number of Chinese is second only to New York.
Very good, there are so many Chinese places, and my parents will not worry about no one speaking Chinese when they come over in the future. Ji Kai took out the phone and called Angel, the special line assistant of Fuguo.
"Hi Angel, are you okay?"
"Oh, I received a call from Mr. Ji, I'm so good. Okay, Mr. Ji, don't you know what I can do for you?"
"I'm in San Francisco now, and I love it so much that I want to buy a villa here. I hope to be able to move in tonight, and I would like to ask for your help!"
"Okay, I'll contact the people in the real estate business of Wells Fargo, and I'll get back to you later. ”
"Thank you and goodbye, Angel. ”
"No thanks, goodbye, Mr. Ji. ”
Less than 5 minutes after Ji Kai hung up the phone, a person claiming to be a staff member of Fu Quoc called, asking Ji Kai some requirements for the villa he needed.
The requirements of the season are that the villa should be large, the room should be more, the location should be good, and there must be a garden and a swimming pool, and the price is not a problem.
The staff of Phu Quoc quickly found out the suitable villa, asked the location of Ji Kai's convoy, and hung up the phone after agreeing on a place to meet.
When he came to the agreed meeting place, a middle-aged man with sparse hair and a little bald head waved on the side of the road, Barton sent someone to ask for clarification that it was the staff member of Phu Quoc, and then drove behind his car to a sunny place, surrounded by rolling mountains and green trees, where there were many independent villas.
Finally stopped in front of a white villa, Ji Kai got off the car and found that the view around this villa is good, the air is fresh, and the flower garden in front of the villa is full of many flowers and plants, which feels great at first sight.
"This is San Francisco's Greater Bay Area, this villa should fit your requirements, let's go first. Said the staff of Wells Fargo.
After a group of people visited the whole villa, Ji Kai was very satisfied, there were many rooms, about 30 people could live, and all kinds of settings were relatively complete, so you could move in immediately.
Ji Kai called lawyer Benjamin and asked him to come over.
After making the call, Ji Kai asked the staff of Fuguo to find the owner of the house to come and sign the contract, and he was going to live today.
During the waiting time, Ji Kai asked Lina to take someone to buy some items needed to move in, and all the things in the room had to be replaced.
After going through all the formalities and signing the check, this villa belongs to Ji Kai. It's just that there is no chef here, and there is nothing to eat in the kitchen. Ji Kai directly found a Chinese restaurant that was said to taste great from the Internet, and ordered two tables of wine and food to send over.
After dinner, Ji Kai called Oric and asked him to find a few servants to come to this villa and take care of all the trivial chores in the villa in the future.
The next day, after casually visiting the Chinese community and some attractions, Ji Kai put on a dress and took Lina to the charity auction.
After showing the invitation to the man in black at the door, he walked into the hall, where many people had already come, most of them gathered in twos and threes to chat.
"Mr. Ji, welcome to you. After Smith, vice president of Wells Fargo, saw Ji Kailai, he stepped forward and hugged him.
"Thank you for having me, Mr. Smith, and I am glad to see you again. After hugging Smith, Ji Kai introduced Lina to Smith and asked Lina to wander around alone first.
Smith pulled Ji Kai to a group of people who were chatting,
"Hey guys, I've got to introduce you to a billionaire gentleman. This is Mr. Ji Kai, who bought the Irvine family's estate in Irvine City, he is a real billionaire, and all the liquid money in his name is estimated to be more than most people. ”
"Good evening everyone, I'm Ji Kai, just call me Ji. It's been a pleasure to meet all of you. Ji Kai signaled to everyone.
"Hey, Ji, I'll call you that. This is Mr. Jerry Brown, Governor of California. Smith introduced Ji Kai to an older white man with a somewhat smooth head.
"Hello, Dear Mr. Brown, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”
"You're good, Ji, I'm glad to meet a young man like you. Just call me Jerry, I'm still young. Mr. Governor laughed.
"This is a Chinese-American, San Francisco mayor, Mr. Li Mengxian. Smith went on to introduce Ji Kai to a middle-aged man with Asian complexion.
"Hello, Mayor Lee, you're San Francisco's first elected Chinese-American mayor, and you've done a great job. It's an honor to meet you. ”
"Ji, don't be so polite, just call me by my name. Hope you enjoy your stay in San Francisco. ”
Next, Smith introduced to Ji Kai the presidents of some companies in California and people from all walks of life, with a large number of business cards in their pockets. Fortunately, before coming, Lina made many business cards for Ji Kai, otherwise it would be very embarrassing.
Ji Kai's business card is signed by the name of the owner of Cuizhu Manor, the president of Cuizhu Security Company, and the president of Cuizhu Catering Interlocking Company, which looks very tall. However, no one else has heard of it at all.
Listening to the crowd talking about the weather, horse racing, and the recent policies of the U.S. government, a series of complaints were made. Ji Kai was very happy to hear it, it turns out that foreigners also like to complain so much!
It is estimated that the time is almost up, and this auction will be held after everyone is seated under the guidance of the host. The moderator began by introducing:
"Welcome to all of you, all the funds raised from this charity auction will be used for the San Francisco Orphanage, so let's do our part for this charity. Now, the auction begins, and the first lot is a fountain pen donated by California Governor Jerry Brown, which is ......"
After the host finished speaking, everyone was very face-saving, and the starting price quickly rose from $50 to $2,000. At this time, Lina, who didn't know when she came over, whispered to Ji Kai:
"If you want to show off at this auction, it's best to take this auction item, not only to get a different look at Mr. Governor, but also to let more people know about you. So I suggest that you better get involved, and it's best to be able to take pictures of this pen. ”
Ji Kai nodded after thinking about it, there has to be a good start!
However, he remained silent, and when the auction price rose to $4,500, he would not be able to auction much, after all, it was interesting enough to give the governor so much money.
"$5,000. Ji Kai stretched out his hand and shouted.
"Okay, $5,000 for the first time, is there anyone higher than this?"
"$5,000 for the second time, $5,000 for the third time!" Congratulations to this gentleman for successfully taking this beautiful pen, and thank you again for your contribution to charity. ”