423【Charity Dinner】
。 Lin Qingxia touched her white belly, her originally flat lower abdomen was a little fat because she had just given birth, she took the evening dress in her hand and complained: "I still don't go, my little belly is bulging a lot, it looks so embarrassing." ”
"What are you afraid of, it's a symbol of motherhood." Wang Zijun hugged her from behind and reached out to stroke her lower abdomen gently.
"Find something to wrap around." Lin Qingxia rummaged through boxes and cabinets to look around, and finally found a clean sheet, cut it into several pieces with scissors, wrapped one of them around her waist, and said to Wang Zijun, "You pull hard." ”
Wang Zijun thought of the European lady with a girdle in the Middle Ages, and found it quite interesting, so he grabbed one end and pulled it tighter.
After wrapping it around a few times, Lin Qingxia's lower abdomen was restrained, but she was still dissatisfied and shouted, "Go on, work harder." ”
Wang Zijun said: "If you pull your waist again, it will break." ”
"It's fine." Lin Qingxia gritted her teeth and said.
"Then I'll pull it." Wang Zijun pushed her back with one hand and pulled back hard with the other.
"Ahh......h That's enough! Lin Qingxia felt that she was about to lose her breath, and her head was dizzy.
Wang Zijun cut off the remaining part and will not jump into it, this is done.
Lin Qingxia was so soft that she was directly on the bed, and exhaled: "I'm going to strangle." ”
Lin Qingxia was strangled to a bloody head, her pretty face was red, she looked at Wang Zijun with innocent eyes, and lay there refusing to get up.
"Little lazy pig, get up." Wang Zijun said with a smile.
"Take a break." Lin Qingxia closed her eyes, "Relax and talk about it." ”
Wang Zijun didn't have bibimbap, so he simply lay down, leaned side by side with her, and dragged Lin Qingxia's head to his arm.
Lin Qingxia asked weakly, "Didn't Miss Hepburn go back to Europe?" Why did you go back to Hong Kong to hold a charity gala? ”
Wang Zijun said: "She had a conflict with her husband. So come to Asia for a break. Maybe I think life in Hong Kong is good, and I will take my children over after Christmas. She was idle, and when she saw that people in Hong Kong's squatter area were in difficulty, she discussed finding me to set up a charitable foundation to help the poor. This charity gala is to raise funds for children who can't afford to read. ”
Wang Zijun said half-truths, although Lin Qingxia felt that something was wrong, she didn't suspect anything.
After lying down for a while, Lin Qingxia regained her strength. Only then did he stand up and put on his dress. Wang Zijun took a diamond necklace and put it on her, and her snow-white skin looked more and more seductive and moving against the background of the diamond light.
Sitting on the dresser, Wang Zijun helped Lin Qingxia take care of her hair that had fallen on the bed just now. On the spur of the moment, a cute pink butterfly-shaped hair accessory was added to it.
"What kind of look is this?" Lin Qingxia smiled dumbly. The combination of the white evening dress she wears, high heels, a necklace, and a coiled bun all show a kind of holiness and nobility. But after Wang Zijun put this butterfly-shaped hair ornament on her, she suddenly revealed a little playfulness in this nobility.
The strange thing is that this kind of weird collocation does not look obstructive to the eye as a whole, but rather a chic little mood.
The charity gala is based on Audrey? Hepburn's name. The location is also in her family's villa. In addition to the rich, it is a high-ranking official of the British government in Hong Kong, and almost no celebrities are invited to participate.
In order to achieve the publicity effect, several media were also invited, all of which were more serious newspapers, such as "Ming Pao", "Industrial and Commercial Daily" and so on.
When Wang Zijun and Lin Qingxia arrived. Many people have already come inside.
Most of the guests who arrived tonight, after receiving Audrey? When Hepburn invited him, his first reaction was to be stunned, and he couldn't tell Audrey? why Hepburn invited them; Then when I saw the words of the charity gala, I immediately understood that they were asking for money. Audrey? Hepburn's fame and charm are great, but it is impossible to invite all these people. The real hero is the Governor of Hong Kong, Mr. MacLehose. Is the invitation James? Brown wrote, and at the end of the article he mentioned MacLehose, which immediately made the people who received the invitation rush to it. …,
The hall is very festively decorated, with colorful lights and balloons. There are also some small buntings, which are similar to birthday parties.
The record player was playing Wang Zijun's English song "Yellow", and Lee Shau-kee held a red wine glass and said to Li Ka-shing next to him: "Brother Jiacheng, what do you say this foreign woman invited us to do?" ”
Li Ka-shing said: "The charity gala naturally treats us as Kaizi to donate money. ”
"I don't know, she brought Sir Mak in too. Our Lord Governor is not going to attend such a banquet casually. Lee Shau Kee said.
"What are you worried about? So many officials have come. When the sky falls, there is a tall man on top, don't you see Shao Lao Liu is also there? Li Ka-shing laughed. Today's Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee both made a fortune before the big stock market crash and became among the top richest people, but their net worth is far less than that of Run Run Shaw.
The two were talking, when suddenly Lee Shau-kee's eyes lit up, and Li Ka-shing also followed his gaze. Then the two of them walked to the door seemingly casually, stretched out their hands and said, "Mr. Jian is also here, what a coincidence." ”
This person is none other than Jian Yueqing, chairman of the Securities Commission of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, who holds the power of life and death in the Hong Kong stock and securities market.
Not long after Jian Yueqing came in, there was another old man who was a foreigner, and the officials who had already arrived couldn't help but want to take a step back when they saw this person. The person who came was Ji Da, the commissioner of the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption, who is considered by many Hong Kong citizens to be the master of the sky.
Subsequently, the British Foreign Secretary in Hong Kong, the director of the Hong Kong Police Force, the directors of the Executive and Legislative Bureaus of Hong Kong, and other officials also arrived one after another.
As more and more officials became officials, the rich people present smiled even more happily, and they all found the object with their wine glasses and put it on. Some characters who are usually rare to see, if they can take the opportunity to get in touch, then this banquet is worth participating.
The arrival of Wang Zijun and Lin Qingxia did not attract the attention of many people. In the eyes of those rich people, Wang Zijun and Lin Qingxia are tied together, and no chairman of the Securities Regulatory Commission is enough. Wang Zijun is better, he is a rich businessman like them, but Lin Qingxia is a drama in their eyes, or just Wang Zijun's wife.
Of course, there are also some ghost officials and a few rich people who are secretly looking at Lin Qingxia. She's so glamorous tonight. Especially Wang Zijun's temporary addition of the pink Hu Die hair ornament, the kind of playful charm exuded by the nobility can attract the attention of these old men.
Zou Wenhuai walked over and asked while tasting wine: "Brother, you and Miss Hepburn are old acquaintances." Inviting so many people here today just to donate to charity? ”
"What else can I do?" Wang Zijun said with a smile.
"Among the people who came today, more than half of the high-level people in Hong Kong's political and business circles came, and this movement is too big." Zou Wenhuai smacked his tongue and said.
Wang Zijun laughed secretly in his heart, making such a big scene. I'm afraid it was made by that guy James, this is a character who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.
"By the way, Mrs. Wang, I haven't congratulated you on your daughter." Zou Wenhuai raised his glass to Lin Qingxia and said. "Also, you're dressed up pretty tonight."
"Thank you, Boss Zou." Lin Qingxia said.
Run Run Shaw also saw Wang Zijun over there, and turned his head directly when he didn't see it, obviously it was Jiashi who poached a large number of TVB last time and made him feel unhappy.
Chatted for a while, Audrey? Hepburn, James? Brown, along with Mr. and Mrs. MacLehose, came down from upstairs.
The music was turned off, and the hall quickly fell silent. Audrey? Hepburn picked up the microphone and said, "Ladies." Gentlemen, thank you for joining us tonight...... Hong Kong is a beautiful city, and since I came here, I have decided to settle here...... The China Hope Foundation was co-founded by me and Mr. Wang Zijun to help children who cannot go to school, and only accepts private donations...... Mr. MacLehose and his wife were very enthusiastic about it. The first donation has been made to the Foundation. I have great admiration for the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. MacLehose......
Audrey? Hepburn said a lot and handed the microphone to James? Brown.
Most of the officials present were British, and they were very familiar with the Brown family, but not many people cared about James, except for a few. I don't know where James came from.
James? Brown gave a brief introduction to the Foundation's processes and transparent financial system, and then handed the microphone to MacLehose. MacLehose first said to Audrey? Hepburn and Wang Zijun's philanthropic spirit was appreciated by everyone, and then the news was revealed that the government had also recognized the current school dropout phenomenon in Hong Kong. A bill will be introduced in the near future to upgrade the six-year compulsory education system to the nine-year compulsory education system.
When MacLehose finished speaking, everyone slapped their hands.
The only few reporters at the scene were originally interested in Wang Zijun and his wife and Audrey? Hepburn's appearance was a little concerned, and at this time he had fully focused on MacLehose's speech.
The introduction of nine-year compulsory education is big news. In comparison, Wang Zijun's lace scandal is nothing.
The MacLehose couple were surrounded by layers of people, Audrey? Hepburn was caught up in the social, and only James slipped out of the crowd. Coming to Wang Zijun and Lin Qingxia, James smiled and said, "Wang, this is your wife?" Very beautiful oriental woman. ”
In addition to practicing calligraphy and painting, Lin Qingxia also made up for English. She could easily understand James's words, but she stuttered a little when she spoke English: "Thank you for the compliment." ”
Wang Zijun introduced: "This is the vice chairman and secretary general of the Hope Foundation, James? Mr. Brown. James is caring, a former member of the International Red Cross, who spent three years in Africa and has been helping the poor in Africa. ”
"You've done a great job." Lin Qingxia exclaimed.
"No, no, no, in fact, there's very little I can do there. If 100 people die in a conflict, I can only save one at most, which is a frustrating fact. James sighed.
When the dance music sounded, James bent his knees and stretched out his hand, "Beautiful young lady, can I have the honor of dancing with you?" ”
Lin Qingxia glanced at Wang Zijun and nodded, "I'm happy." ”
Seeing his wife being hugged and dancing, Wang Zijun felt a little unhappy, but James, the old guy, was almost 60 years old, and he had no resentment in his heart.
"Mr. Wang, can I jump with you?" Wang Zijun was drinking alone, and Mrs. MacLehose came over at some point.
"Of course, please." Wang Zijun said.
Mrs. MacLehose put her arm on Wang Zijun's shoulders and smiled while dancing: "Wang, guess what I saw that day?" ”
"What?" Wang Zijun didn't know what she meant.
Mrs. MacLehose urged, "It's you and Audrey in the car." ”
"Oh," Wang Zijun smiled awkwardly, "you know. Audrey and I are good friends, and that's just a way for us to foster friendship. ”
"Really?" Mrs. MacLehose was amused by Wang Zijun.
The customs of British society regarding the relationship between men and women, because of the relationship between many leaders, actually tend to be conservative. It still happens in private, but it's a world of difference compared to fanatical Italy.
Mrs. MacLeho laughed and whispered, "Little one, you're playing with fire." ”
Wang Zijun said helplessly: "It's a pity that the fire has been lit, and there is no way to extinguish it." ”
Run Run Shaw watched Wong and Mrs. MacLehose hug each other, chatting and laughing. Surprised, he asked Fang Yihua: "Why does this kid seem to be very familiar with Mrs. Hong Kong." ”
"I don't know." Fang Yihua pointed at Audrey? Hepburn pointed to MacLehose again, "This foundation also has his share, I'm afraid I already know the Governor of Hong Kong." ”…,
Run Run Shaw said: "Jiashi has been moving a lot recently. What do you think they can toss into? ”
"I don't know," Fang Yihua shook his head and said, "It is difficult to increase the ratings of educational programs, but Wang Zijun seems to be very confident in this reform." I sent someone to listen to the recording of his "Hundred Lectures", and the on-site response was very good, maybe the ratings are good. ”
Run Run Shaw was originally very dissatisfied with Jiashi's bloody filming of TV series, which harmed others and was not beneficial to himself, and some time ago, Jiashi actually poached a large number of people, which made him even more popular.
Shaw was silent. In his heart, he was thinking about how to deal with Jiashi, he Run Run Shaw had always been eager to repay him, Jiashi had cheated him once, and he couldn't just bypass it.
Lin Qingxia and James danced a song and returned to Wang Zijun's side, and some admirers came up to invite them, but she refused.
"See, no. There are many people who adore me. If you mess around again, beware of me running away with someone. Lin Qingxia "threatened".
Wang Zijun couldn't cry or laugh, at this kind of dinner, her charm was indeed not as good as hers. Some of the women in the visitors were the wives of wealthy people and officials, and the youngest was in their thirties. Won't be crazy to see him like a young girl.
After a few dances, we finally got to the point and started tonight's charity auction.
James personally made a cameo appearance as the auctioneer, and he took out a lot at the beginning. It is a European faience figurine. James explains: "This faience is a modern craft, although it is made by ordinary craftsmen, but the workmanship is very fine. And most importantly, this lot, is Audrey? A souvenir that Ms. Hepburn bought more than 20 years ago during the filming of "Roman Holiday". This faience has been with Hepburn for more than 20 years, and today in order to raise funds, she is willing to put it up for auction, and all the money obtained will be donated to the account of the Hope Foundation. Now I announce that the starting price of a piece of European faience is 1 Hong Kong dollar, and the price increase shall not be less than 100 Hong Kong dollars each time. Begin! ”
"I'm out 1000!" An official directly raised a sign.
Most of these officials were British, slightly older than Audrey? Hepburn is a little older, all from that era, and many are Audrey? Fans of Hepburn. The first bid was less than five seconds before the other handed: "2000." ”
“3000!”
“5000!”
“……”
“50000!”
“55000!”
“……”
“80000!”
The first lot was sold for a high price of 80,000 Hong Kong dollars, which made the atmosphere of the auction lively. James, the old boy, shouted passionately: "80,000, this gentleman bid 80,000." And is there a higher price than this, every penny you give will be used for the education of poor children...... 80,000 once, 80,000 twice, 80,000 three times! Okay, Rose, you lucky bastard, this terracotta figurine is yours. If I weren't an auctioneer, I would definitely bid with you, just like we did when we chased Audrey together~"
As soon as James's words came out, the audience was in an uproar, followed by a good-natured laugh.
The official named Rose walked up, didn't take the faience directly, but hugged James, and then looked at Audrey below? Hepburn waved.
Wang Zijun watched that guy take away the painted pottery, and felt a little heartache, but unfortunately Lin Qingxia was by his side, so he could only bid symbolically.
Then there were a variety of lots, some of which were Wang Zijun and Audrey? Hepburn took out souvenirs brought back by James from Africa, and the guests at the scene voluntarily took out, and the auction prices ranged from thousands to tens of thousands.
This money is for those present. It's all a piece of cake, and even Run Run Shaw, who has always been stingy, spent 30,000 yuan to buy a gold pen.
Wang Zijun can be regarded as seeing James's ability to fool, while auctioning while instilling the concept of doing good deeds, after a phone call, Lin Qingxia actually took off the diamond necklace around her neck and took it out for auction. …,
James took the necklace that still had residual warmth on it, looked at it with a magnifying glass, spread it in the palm of his hand, and said, "Very pure natural diamonds." Nearly 20 carats of quality, combined with white gold chains and exquisite craftsmanship, as well as these embellished small diamonds. The necklace costs at least HK$2 million. ”
"Wow!" There was a small sensation in the field, not that others couldn't afford it. It's that such a valuable thing was actually taken out and photographed. Of course, many women are staring at the necklace with bright eyes, and Lin Qingxia wore it to dance before, which has made many women red.
At this time, the money was not as good as later, and no matter how rich the family was, few of them spent 2 million Hong Kong dollars to buy a necklace for their wives.
Lin Qingxia looked at Wang Zijun with a smile, meaning to let him spend money to buy it back. Wang Zijun smiled bitterly and scratched his head, this chain was brought back from Europe the year before last. The value geometry is naturally clear. In order to stir up the atmosphere of the auction, he did not directly bid a high price, but held up a card and said: "500,000." ”
"600,000!" A foreign woman grabbed the sign in her husband's hand and shouted.
"700,000!" Wang Zijun raised his card again.
Lin Qingxia watched Wang Zijun's movements, and the more fierce the battle, the happier she became.
"800,000!"
"900,000!"
“……”
"1.9 million!"
"2 million!"
The price finally shouted to two million, and the atmosphere at the scene also reached **. Even if many people don't want to buy, they come in and shout for the price. Because judging from Wang Zijun's actions, it is obvious that he is determined to do this, and if he doesn't take pictures, he will definitely kneel on the washboard when he goes home.
Under the coaxing of these guys who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, a necklace worth more than two million. It was only stopped after being shouted 3.5 million.
James took the hammer and said: "Aha, 3.5 million, congratulations to Mr. Wang Zijun, he is the new owner of this necklace." Let us congratulate him with a round of applause. ”
"Papapa......" applause was thunderous, and most of the people who applauded were coaxing to watch the excitement, and their wife's necklace was bought back, and they paid more than one million.
Wang Zijun took back the necklace speechlessly, walked up to Lin Qingxia and said, "My dear, give it to you!" ”
Lin Qingxia smiled, as beautiful and gorgeous as a peony blooming, and happily watched Wang Zijun put it back on for her.
Mrs. MacLehose subconsciously looked at Audrey beside her? Hepburn, I saw that she was also applauding, but the smile on her face was a little reluctant.
With the turmoil of the necklace, coupled with the romance of Wang Zijun and Lin Qingxia, some ladies and wives in their forties and fifties also took out their jewelry one after another to let their husbands or lovers bid for it. All of a sudden, the amount of money received increased rapidly.
The final lot was a suit worn by the Governor MacLehose when the Queen of England visited Hong Kong two years ago.
The suit itself is exquisitely made, and coupled with the relationship with Her Majesty the Queen's car, the auction price is close to one million Hong Kong dollars.
Until the end of the party, a total of 8.566 million Hong Kong dollars were raised, of which Wang Zijun, the unjust leader, contributed 3.5 million.
The next day, "Ming Pao", "Industrial and Commercial Daily" and other newspapers reported on the charity gala, and sales soared for a while. Wang Zijun and Lin Qingxia attended the charity dinner together, and spent 3.5 million Hong Kong dollars to make a smile on the beauty, so the scandal between Wang Zijun and Zhao Yazhi some time ago was self-defeating. In addition, the appearance of the Governor and his wife, Audrey? The news of Hepburn's settlement in Hong Kong, the establishment of a charitable foundation, and the imminent promulgation of a nine-year compulsory education ordinance......
There are so many things to see in this news that it's hard to sell it without thinking about it.
And Wang Zijun's negative image a few days ago was also reversed, he set up a foundation for charity, and also took out 3.5 million donations, which is commendable no matter how you look at it.
Of course, when the news reached Taiwan, some poor people came out to talk nonsense -- Wang Zijun, a Taiwanese, actually went to Hong Kong to do charity, and it is not good to donate this money to the poor people in Taiwan? …,
Wang Zijun's "Next Magazine" immediately issued a rebuttal, saying that both sides are Chinese, so what is the matter of liquidation? And later began to publish the full text of the explanation of the China Hope Foundation, saying that after the foundation raised funds, it was aimed at the Chinese people throughout Asia, giving priority to helping poor children in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, not only in Hong Kong.
And at the end of the article, he also said that the Taiwan office of the China Education Foundation is currently under construction, and the contact number and email address will be announced after the Spring Festival, and poor students in need of help can contact them by phone and letter. After the Foundation's research team verifies the situation, we will provide assistance on a case-by-case basis. At the same time, the people are called on to donate money and materials, which can be mailed through the address, or directly put into the donation box in some places, and the donation box of the China Hope Foundation will be put into all corners of major cities in the next few months. Finally, the China Foundation does not accept donations from political parties, groups and companies, and only accepts individual donations, and the proceeds are subject to anyone's supervision.
After the name of the China Hope Foundation was released, some old people who were originally unaccustomed to Wang Zijun gradually changed their impression of him. And Audrey? Hepburn, a foreign woman, was also accepted by many Chinese because of this incident - a foreigner from another country came to you to do good deeds, what else can you say?
And what happened next made Wang Zijun enter the public eye again.
Just three days before the Spring Festival, the box office of "God of Gamblers" in Hong Kong exceeded 10 million Hong Kong dollars, and in Taiwan it also reached an unprecedented 6,500 Taiwan dollars. ()