Chapter 240: Charity Auction (Part I)
The actions of many bigwigs alarmed everyone in the hall, and the people who had already sat down stood up one after another, and the young people who were chatting with each other also stopped communicating at this time, and looked at the entrance of the hall, all waiting for the appearance of the comeder, who has such great ability to make everyone get up and greet them.
didn't let everyone wait for a long time, the first to appear at the entrance of the hall was the eldest son of the Xu family, and then an elegant-looking middle-aged man in a black suit and gold-rimmed eyes came in second, followed by a forty-year-old general with a resolute face wearing a military uniform and the rank of major general.
Seeing these two people, the bigwigs at the first table immediately greeted them, and the appearance of these two people made everyone present wake up, and only these two people can be qualified to greet everyone, otherwise the qualifications of the Yi people, the top leaders of Hong Kong do not need to greet them.
One of them is the director of the liaison office, and the other is the commander of the army, and they all represent the central authorities.
As the host of today's banquet, Mr. Xu took the lead in coming out to shake hands with the two of them, followed by Mr. Li, the eldest of the three Guo brothers...... Finally, there is Mr. Zhang, who is the youngest among all the people and the latest to start.
After everyone greeted each other for a while, they began to sit at the first table in turn, and the second generation began to come forward to salute, hoping to leave a good impression in their hearts so as to facilitate future dealings.
The three generations are not qualified to come forward, they have not officially stepped into the forefront, and if they insist on going up to make friends, it will leave a bad impression in their hearts.
After Guo Yi saw the person coming, he stopped looking, he had seen both of them. On my grandfather's birthday, they were two of the people who stayed.
While everyone is talking. Guo Yi took Zhang Siyi to the corner of the hall, to be honest, he thought that the three generations of these wealthy families would have any expression. But now in Guo Yi's eyes, they are just some characters who can't be on the stage.
After the arrival of the two heavyweight guests, the banquet will begin, and the people who come here are not here for dinner, but with the purpose of connecting feelings, and it would be better if one or two businesses could be negotiated in this kind of place.
This is the case at the table where Zhang Tianming and Qin Qiluo are sitting.
"Brother Zhang, what kind of purpose do you say these two are here to express, is there any change in the north?"
Since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Hong Kong's businessmen have been very concerned about the situation and policies in the hinterland. Although one country, two systems will remain unchanged for a certain period of time, the large-scale number of mainland enterprises coming to Hong Kong to list or open up markets has forced them, the local businessmen, to beat the drum in their hearts.
Although they knew that the infiltration of the mainland was inevitable, they had already accounted for almost one-third of the share in only ten years of hard work, and it was impossible for them to have no ideas.
It is simply impossible to be independent of national sovereignty. At most, in terms of finance and markets, you will remain the same as before.
"There shouldn't be anything going on, I've been following their policies and resolutions recently, and they don't involve our side."
Zhang Tianming also has such and such worries in his heart. The reason why they are not as good as the Zheng family is that they are late in exploring the mainland market, otherwise they can catch up. But because of such and such concerns, they missed the opportunity to advance by leaps and bounds, and now they can only follow behind the Zheng family to pick up the small share that has been missed. And, of course, always be on the lookout for competition from mainland jewellery companies.
The root cause of this qiē is that they did not pay enough strength when they returned, when they shared the cake. Of course, it is not as good as the Zheng family, a family that is pressed on the whole line.
As a result, they have gained a large share of the mainland market, and they can only follow behind and expect the Zheng family to make mistakes themselves.
"I hope so, the person who Brother Zhang is with Gui Qianjin is not his intended person."
"You mean Xiao Guo, he and Xiaonu are college classmates, and they didn't have anything originally, but they somehow got together later......"
Speaking of Guo Yi, a smile leaked from Zhang Tianming's face, this is not perfunctory, but a real smile.
Although this son-in-law does not have a strong family background, but his ability is strong, it can be seen from the situation of that car, he has a wide range of contacts, and has met a lot of people they all want to get acquainted with, with such a strong network, plus their Zhang family on the side, why can't he rise and become another big family.
"Look at Brother Zhang's appearance, your son-in-law is definitely not simple, I heard the bastard boy of the Hu family say that he is from the mainland, look at his breezy Yangzi, isn't it ......"
The man took his finger and pointed up, the meaning does not need to be explained, and he knows it, since he entered the banquet hall, he has been paying attention to Guo Yi's side, not that he knows anything, but with his vision, he feels that Guo Yi's every move is light, unlike ordinary people, otherwise why would the eldest lady of the Zhang family take a fancy to this person.
"Brother Ren, this time you are so sharp-eyed that you are wrong, Xiao Guo is self-made......"
Just when Zhang Tianming wanted to say something. There was already a sound on the rostrum set up in front of the first table, and this sound represented the official start of tonight's banquet.
The host began a long series of quick sentences in Cantonese, which Guo Yi barely understood.
The host Guo Yi knows that when he was a child, he often watched the movies he starred in, and the funny Cheng dù was first-class.
Listening to the host's nonsense, he talked for about five minutes before he officially stopped to announce the official start of the charity dinner.
When the auctioneer comes on, it means that there is no scene of greetings, but the main link of the direct start, auctioning the objects donated by everyone to raise funds.
The first lot is a blood bamboo bracelet, which was donated by the eldest son of the Xu family, and the price starts at one yuan.
This bracelet is not an antique, in the eyes of others, it is a handicraft, just a coincidence, after all, the Xu family held it, how can the Xu family also contribute two more lots, but in Guo Yi's eyes, it is not the case, this bracelet is made of the extinct phoenix blood bamboo.
Guo Yi is sure that this must be made by a guy who knows Phoenix Blood Bamboo, because the finished life of this bracelet is only two or three years.
When Guo Yi took his eyes back, the price had already reached 2,000 Hong Kong dollars. For this extinct phoenix blood bamboo bracelet, Guo Yi is determined to get it. Not to mention the collection value, it is said that regular wearing has the function of promoting blood circulation in the human body. It had to be photographed and given to the mother as a good gift.
"10,000 yuan"
After paying attention to Guo Yi, he no longer hesitated, and directly opened his mouth to quote.
Guo Yi's offer made everyone stunned, they don't know what this situation is, generally speaking, everyone just wants to make the first lot, and no one will pay a high price.
But Guo Yi broke this conventional.
Although he broke the rules, Guo Yi made the eldest son of the Xu family, who had been on the other side, quite happy, after all, his lot could be extraordinary if it was sold at a good price. Of course, this is just enjoying himself, raising the wine glass in his hand to Guo Yi to show his respect, Guo Yi picked up the wine glass in front of him and saluted back.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a string of bracelets made of phoenix blood bamboo that has become extinct in Qiong Province, and it is good for the body to wear it regularly, and it is a gift from me to my mother."
After putting down the wine glass, Guo Yi explained to Zhang Siyi beside him.
"You said it earlier, how good it would be for me to take a picture and give it to my aunt!"
After Zhang Siyi heard Guo Yi's words, he complained.
"The two of us are the same no matter who shoots. Wouldn't it be better for you to give it to your mother when the time comes? ”
Guo Yi shook Zhang Siyi's hand and said with bad intentions, which made Zhang Siyi's thin face immediately become a little red.
The first one was finished. started the second piece, the second piece was a silk scarf, Zhang Siyi was not interested. Guo Yi stopped paying attention.
The next lot is varied, and Guo Yi no longer pays attention to it. I've been whispering.
As for the envious and jealous gazes from around, they didn't care.
"This fat man still has a face. If it were me, I would have gone home a long time ago! ”
Zhang Siyi glanced at Hu Weiqiang, who was walking in at the door and had changed his clothes, and said
Guo Yi doesn't have a good impression of Hu Weiqiang, but this guy has to be said to be a wonder.
The fact that a person who has lost so much dares to appear at a banquet proves that he doesn't care about other people's opinions, and he is a maverick who does his own thing.
This kind of person is usually either a ruthless character or a straw bag, but this guy made up the two into a dumbfounded, which made Guo Yi a little, crying and laughing, and I don't know how a big family like the Hu family was cultivated.
After Hu Weiqiang entered the banquet, he first looked around, and when he saw Guo Yi, his face showed a trace of ruthlessness, which made Guo Mingyuan, who had been paying attention to Guo Yi and the two, feel a burst of dark joy in his heart.
Except for the first phoenix blood bamboo, the rest of the auction has been very peaceful, and no one has gone to the auction until the auctioneer announces the first work designed by Zhang Siyi, an internationally famous designer donated by Zhang's Jewelry Company.
This is a work of profound significance to Zhang Siyi, Guo Yi will not allow it to fall into the hands of others, not to mention the meaning of the work, that is, his boyfriend is not qualified, and even Zhang Siyi will be ridiculed by others, Guo Yi himself doesn't care, but he can't see Zhang Siyi being wronged.
"Guo Yi, this work was originally decided to be donated by the company, and it is also his honor to use a donation that can be exchanged for those who need him, so don't do it."
Zhang Siyi didn't know how much money Guo Yi still had, but seeing that Guo Yi told him that the courtyard alone cost two or three hundred million, not counting the money he usually used to buy antiques, the batch of jadeite that he said in the morning that he didn't sell, there must not be much money in his hands, and she couldn't let Guo Yi lose face for the sake of her own face.
Looking at the way those people are staring at each other, they just want to make Guo Yi ugly here, how can she not see it, this is not because of her, she is confident that she has not reached this kind of Cheng dù.
"It's okay, don't worry, I'll stop if I exceed the budget."
Guo Yi knew Zhang Siyi's worry, and after taking a deep look at her, he held her hand tightly.
When the two were talking, the jewelry had already been auctioned for 500,000 yuan, which was not far from the price of the jewelry itself.
"Eight hundred thousand!"
Guo Yi's voice rang out when the 620,000 had just fallen, and this voice made everyone who had a heart follow the source of the voice.
"Nine hundred thousand"
Within half a minute of Guo Yi's voice falling, there was a new offer in Guo Mingyuan's group.
Guo Mingyuan made a shrugging posture at Guo Yi who came over, meaning that I had no choice, he insisted on making a price himself.
Although he made a superficial gesture, one of the few people who followed him leaked a look of disdain, which means that you are a hillbilly who also wants to support your uncle in Hong Kong, dream.
This is a typical provocation, Guo Yi just smiled and nodded, and continued to look at the auction table as if he had said hello.
"One Hundred and Twenty Million"
Guo Yi directly pulled the price of 930,000 to 1.2 million at once, which made the people present completely uproar, which was far beyond the work itself.
Price doesn't seem to be a big deal anymore, it's already a battle of will.
And the major general in military uniform, who had been sitting at the first table, also looked at Guo Yi, he wanted to see who dared to make such a faux pas at the auction organized by the Xu family, of course, it can't be said to be rude, it can only be said that the young man did something to please the eldest lady of the Zhang family.
When he saw Guo Yi, he was stunned for a moment, then stared at Guo Yi for half a minute before turning his head back, and whispered a few words to the person with gold-rimmed glasses next to him, and stopped talking when the person looked over.
For the Major General and the gold-rimmed glasses, Guo Yi just pretended not to see it, because the price at this time had reached two million.
"Three Million"
Guo Yi shouted at the auctioneer lightly, and directly raised one million, making the provocative person beside Guo Mingyuan look at Guo Yi deeply and stop talking. This time indicates that he withdrew from the auction.
"Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand"
Guo Mingyuan's flag died down, and Hu Weiqiang jumped out.
"Brother Zhang, your son-in-law is in trouble today, can he survive if you don't support him?"
The person next to Zhang Tianming looked at the fire in his eyes, and knew that these people in Hong Kong were deliberately embarrassing Guo Yi, but he didn't know if the young man could survive.
Since Zhang Tianming said that Guo Yi is self-made, there must not be much cash, and millions of dollars are a matter of plucking roots for people like him, but it is different for people in this kind of entrepreneurial period, sometimes millions can crush a company.
Zhang Tianming didn't care about his ridicule, he knew that Guo Yi was the kind of person who did what he could, not the kind of fool who wanted to save face, and only those who could bend and stretch could succeed. (To be continued......)
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