Chapter Ninety-Five: Charity Auction

The Presidential Palace is located on Orchard Road, which can be reached directly from Bukit Timah along Bukit Timah Highway five kilometres to the south, without even having to make a turn.

Under Lin Wei's control, the Mercedes-Benz drove very smoothly and not fast at all. But Yan Fangqing felt that before she was ready, the car had already arrived.

At this time, she felt that Zhou You thought too much for her.

Originally, she didn't want to attend such an important party for the first time, and she came in a wheelchair. In fact, although her left leg is not too strong, she can already borrow crutches to walk.

But Zhou You insisted that she not use crutches and let her come in a wheelchair. "The first time you participate in such a party, you will feel empty-hearted, and you are afraid that you will lose your temper, so it is inevitable that you will lose sight of one or the other. Being in a wheelchair allows you to have a place to lean on. Moreover, if you sit lower, you can also discover more interesting things. ”

She didn't understand it at first, but now she understands it, because with this wheelchair, she really feels a lot more at ease. Holding the invitation card sent home this morning, Yan Fangqing only felt that her palms kept sweating.

Because they are all parties attended by female dependents, most of today's security guards are women. After the security check, Yan Fangqing and the others registered their names at the gate, and also registered a Southeast Asian gold jewelry antique they brought and handed it over to the organization staff.

The auction item brought by Shi Nan is an art vase made in Malaysia in 65 years, which is also made by a famous artist, and the market price is about S$20,000 to S$30,000.

She also prepared a cheque for S$50,000 and was ready to take the vase back again.

The reason why Zhou You prepared a check for Yan Fangqing for one million US dollars, equivalent to S$1.6 million, is mainly because this is Yan Fangqing's first appearance.

You can't be too ostentatious on your first appearance, but again, you can't follow the crowd too much.

If you also prepare something for tens of thousands of yuan, it's not impossible, but it will always make others look down on you. But Zhou You really wants to come up with 10 million dollars to make this limelight, and others will scold him for being stupid.

One million dollars is a more appropriate number.

As for Lin Wei, she is not yet qualified to prepare the auction items, but she can participate in the bidding. Many women who enter this kind of occasion for the first time want to be in the limelight by asking a high price to let others know themselves.

Shi Nan walked beside Yan Fangqing and introduced the environment of the presidential palace to her. And Lin Wei honestly pushed Yan Fangqing and didn't come up with any limelight.

Although she is now the general manager of Nanyang Salvage Company, Nanyang Salvage Company is not a big company, and it can only be called unworthy of its name.

Because the company not only does not have monopoly social resources, but also can have independent technical resources, now the Nanyang Salvage Company is mainly supported by the reputation of travel.

Although the harvest in Indonesia has allowed them to earn tens of millions of dollars, the subsequent development is not sustainable.

Now, Singaporeans know Nanyang Salvage Company more because they want to build a trendy building that is unique in the world.

Therefore, Lin Wei is very clear, now she is just here to see the world, as long as the travel development is good, she will have such opportunities in the future.

Entering the hall, as soon as she saw the room full of warblers and warblers, Yan Fangqing's heart pounded and she felt panicked. As Zhou You instructed, she gasped for breath to calm herself down.

A woman of small stature was greeted by the stars in her arms, although she was nearly fifty years old, she was not pretty. And she was surrounded by young and beautiful girls around twenty years old, but Yan Fangqing still saw her at first sight.

Some people are born with a strong aura.

She lowered her foot from the wheelchair, exerted force on her right foot, and stood up with both hands supporting the armrest of the wheelchair.

Before she could stand firmly, the woman opposite had already ushered in, holding her arm with both hands and smiling: "Don't stand up, you are a wounded and privileged...... Is the leg injury okay? ”

Her attitude is very natural and kind, which makes Yan Fangqing enjoy it very much. But at this time, she didn't dare to be rude, and smiled gently: "A little injury, there is Mrs. Lao Li who is concerned." ”

She laughed, looked at Shi Nan and smiled: "With Shi Nan's spy, no wonder you can recognize me at a glance." ”

Yan Fangqing smiled lightly: "Fangqing often sees Mrs. on TV, and admires Mrs. Lady's demeanor. ”

Mrs. Li He Jing didn't have the momentum of a strong woman at this time, and said with a smile: "I'm 26 years older than you, if you don't mind, you can call me Aunt He directly." ”

Yan Fangqing also called Aunt He, and both of them laughed, looking very compatible.

Shi Nan didn't dare to be a little presumptuous, in the company, she had seen more of Chairman He's majesty. She was able to treat Yan Fangqing differently at this time, and she didn't have to think about it, it was also because of her travels.

Shi Nan also pondered in his heart that he would have to hug this neighbor a little closer in the future.

"Let's go get something to eat first, and the auction will start in half an hour, and when the auction is over, I'll find some time to have a good chat with you."

He Jing is the organizer of tonight, and there will be hundreds of female relatives at the scene, plus the relatives and friends they brought, the number of people is probably thousands, of course, there is no time to entertain Yan Fangqing all the time.

She specially greeted Yan Fangqing at the door, and after talking to her for a while, she had already expressed her sincere attitude.

In fact, in the venue, many people were already paying attention to Yan Fangqing and guessing her identity.

As soon as she left with a few assistants, Lin Wei couldn't help but say excitedly: "He Dong also shook hands with me, it's really exciting." ”

Shi Nan smiled: "When I don't talk about work, He Dong is still quite kind. Let's go, let's go get a bite to eat first, and the auction will take at least two or three hours. ”

The auction was held in the conference hall of the Presidential Palace, and more than 600 seats were filled. Yan Fangqing and the others didn't know anyone, so they didn't socialize a lot, so they came here very early, and they also occupied a good position by the aisle.

The auction will also be the highlight of the evening, as all proceeds will be donated to the Singapore Association for the Protection of Women and Children, and Temasek will donate the same amount of money to the auction.

Since Singapore has a total population of only 700 square kilometers and a population of 4 million, the country's economy is good. Therefore, there is no such thing as out-of-school children in Singapore, and there is no such thing as looking down on the sick, and most of the donated funds are used to improve the living environment of women. For example, helping women in lawsuits, building new places for women's activities, and so on.

Because it was the first time to participate in such an event, Yan Fangqing and Lin Wei were still quite excited, and they didn't feel bored at all, watching the auction items being introduced and auctioned again, and they felt very interesting.

However, most of the donations are bought back directly by the owners, and there will be much less competition than ordinary auctions.

There are only a few people on the scene, like Lin Wei, who want to rely on this link to become famous, and most of them will only be auctioned at a high price when they see their favorite items.

A woman from Malaysia spent S$500,000 to auction a Gucci limited-edition old leather bag worth no more than S$5,000 from a high-ranking official's wife.

Shi Nan has been whispering to Yan Fangqing about the situation here, and she has learned a lot of knowledge that Yan Fangqing has never been exposed to.

"A bag of 5,000 yuan is willing to spend 500,000 yuan to buy it, it must be because I want to get acquainted with the owner, because after the auction, the delivery of the item will be arranged, which is also an opportunity to communicate. Otherwise, this would not have happened. ”

It lasted from seven o'clock until almost ten o'clock, and the auction was over. The vase brought by Shi Nan and the jewelry brought by Yan Fangqing were successfully bought back by themselves.

In fact, the set of gold jewelry from the Qing Dynasty that Yan Fangqing took out, although it was also inlaid with emeralds from Southeast Asia, was actually worth less than S$100,000. After several rounds of competition, Yan Fangqing directly shouted an offer of one million dollars, of course, there is no wronged boss who is willing to spend more money.

One woman is equal to five hundred ducks, and there are nearly a thousand women on the scene, so you can imagine the level of excitement.

A total of about 300 items were auctioned this evening, but the auction value reached S$26 million, which is more than 100 million yuan.

As soon as the auction is over, it is time for socialization, and many halls of the presidential palace are arranged in different environments, and you can go there to chat with friends if you like the environment.

Yan Fangqing didn't have any other thoughts, she just wanted to come and see, so she stayed in the main hall all the time, sitting and watching the clouds rise and fall, and the tide came and went.

Tonight, they didn't give the most of the $1 million, but a wealthy Singaporean wife paid $3 million for a painting she had brought.

And the most showy is the wife of a wealthy Indonesian man, who brought an ordinary Hermès leather bag for auction for 2 million Singapore dollars.

At this time, she was also the most prominent at the scene, shuttling through the crowd like a courtesan.

Yan Fangqing thought she was very beautiful, and her eyes had been following her, envying her communication skills.

I still can't let go, maybe it's not confident enough.

At this time, a woman about thirty years old walked up to Yan Fangqing's side and said with a smile: "Hello, Mrs. Zhou, my name is Yangu Nachairat, and it is a pleasure to meet you." Hello, Mrs. Lou. ”

"Chai Ratat is an Indian-Singaporean, and her husband is the general manager of the Singapore branch of the Central Asia Bank. ”

Yan Fangqing wanted to stand up and shake hands with her, but she turned to Shi Nan and shook hands, then ignored Yan Fangqing's hand and said, "Please forgive me, I don't want to shake hands with the wife of a murderous murderer." ”

Yan Fangqing felt that her head was confused, her cheeks were hot, but she couldn't say a word.

She thought it was a friend, but she didn't expect it to be an enemy. (To be continued.) )