Chapter 153: The Auction (5)
The ballroom is lit up by six giant crystal chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling glass on the inside of the extravagant interior, and on the outside is the sparkling waves of the river under the sunset.
Although the feast had not yet begun, the richly dressed people had already begun to exchange glasses, and the soft tones filled every corner, and the laughter of dialogue could be heard everywhere, turning into a rhythm hidden in the music, pouring out uncontrollably.
Cheng Mo took the No. 117 auction plate and followed Miss Manners to the table on the right in the last row, and sat down in the chair under the eyes of a group of scrutines, obviously they were a little surprised by Cheng Mo's joining, Cheng Mo was accustomed to such a gaze, and was not embarrassed, and sat at the white table with flowers, champagne, and candlesticks, and the people at their table had obviously completed the first round of socializing, talking to each other quietly, and some people were exchanging business cards.
The twelve tables are divided into three rows, Cheng Mo's table should be the last table in the last row according to the order, Cheng Mo didn't have the idea of being close to the people around him, sat down quietly, and then looked directly at the first row closest to the stage.
Xie Minyun, Wan Sheng, Du Leng, and Yu Junshan all sat at the first table, while Fu Yuanzhuo and Gao Yuemei sat at the second table, and Cheng Mo also saw a person beside Gao Yuemei who made him feel a little ominous-Jing Xing.
Cheng Mo retracted his gaze and sat in his position looking at his phone without saying a word, but after a while, Yan Yitong sent him dozens of text messages, mainly asking him what he was doing and why he ignored her, and then there was no actual content except for various expressions, Cheng Mo ignored it.
At this time, the flat-headed man on Cheng Mo's right asked, "Do you know who the girl in the gray dress is just now?" The boss of the Wanda Mandarin Hotel personally went to the door to pick her up..... None of the chairman of Sansan Heavy Industry has enjoyed this treatment just now....."
Someone interjected: "Could it be some idol star invited?"
A reasonably good young girl sitting opposite Cheng Mo had been staring at Cheng Mo, and when she heard someone praising Xie Minyun, she immediately scoffed: "It's neat! I've seen this kind of thing a lot, and when I'm a little older, it will become more and more difficult to maintain, and it will become more and more ugly..... It's still good for me to be so natural. In fact, she had her nose done, her chin padd, and her face slimming injections.
"Of course Miss Ma is a standard Bai Fumei .....," sitting on Cheng Mo's left, who was also wearing a famous brand, the thirty-year-old glasses brother said slightly teasingly, obviously the two knew each other.
Miss Ma didn't seem to understand Brother Glasses' ridicule, and snorted coldly: "I didn't plan to come, I made an appointment with my fiancΓ© to go to Beverly Hills to see the house, but he has a big business to talk about temporarily, I think I'll come and go around if it's okay, after all, Director Bai and I have a good relationship!
"Do you still know Chairman Bai?, the Chairman Bai of Gaoyun Group?" asked the oily and obese middle-aged man beside Miss Ma.
Miss Ma looked at Xie Dingnan with disgust, "Of course I know, and we often go to SPA together!"
Xie Dingnan turned a blind eye to Miss Ma's dislike, took out the business card box from the pocket of his suit and handed over a business card, and said with a smile: "The contemptible person is the boss of Landu Real Estate Company, I hope you can help introduce Chairman Bai, if you can help with this, I will thank ..... again."
Miss Ma took the business card very casually, glanced at it, put it on the table and said, "Let's take a look!
Xie Dingnan cautiously asked again: "I heard that the people from the Gao family are also there, I don't know if Miss Ma knows each other, can you give me some advice." β
Miss Ma replied nonchalantly: "I am not familiar with the people of the Gao family, after all, I am only best friends with Chairman Bai." β
At this time, Brother Glasses, who was sitting next to Cheng Mo, said quite smugly: "The first three tables are all the top five local tax groups in Hunan Province, including Sansan Heavy Industry, Yuanda Group, Gaoyun Group, Bochang Group and Hansheng Group, but none of them are CEOs, they are all successors of the younger generation to participate.... I guess it's useless for you to find it, and several of them are still students....."
Xie Ding asked again: "I heard that if you shoot something, you can have a chance to meet with a donor, is it true?"
Cheng Mo glanced at the middle-aged man Xie Ding when he heard this.
The man with glasses shook his head and said, "It's unlikely, besides, their donation will go through the motions, and there is a high probability that it will be photographed back by his juniors..... But it's not impossible for you to give it a try......"
"I don't plan to go through the process, if there is anything important, I will still take pictures, and it won't cost much money anyway, but I still contribute to charity. Miss Ma said with a hint of arrogance.
Then everyone started talking about it, the low-key man with glasses sitting next to Cheng Mo, and the high-profile pretending to be a woman opposite talked the most, all kinds of dazzling connections, all kinds of dazzling money, and at first glance, they were nouveau riche.
The man with glasses on the side also asked Cheng Mo what he did, and Cheng Mo just said lightly: "Come and see for a long time." After all, Cheng Mo still uses a cheap mobile phone, which is used by older people, which can be called nostalgia, but for older people who like digital products, the only thing that can limit their consumption may be poverty.
Although Cheng Mo didn't look poor at all, it still made people a little confused, but everyone immediately quieted down. "Because the waiter in the shirt and vest began to serve the food like water, it looked like the banquet was about to begin.
At this time, the host walked to the front stage with the microphone and said in a crisp and warm voice: "Now that all the VIPs have arrived, then the banquet jointly organized by our Wanda and the Art Club will officially begin......
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"Xiao Jin, my acting skills are okay, right?" Wan Sheng turned his head and whispered in Xie Minyun's ear.
"Not bad. β
"Wow! It's good to get a good sentence from you, it's enough for me to blow it for a year. β
Xie Minyun chose to ignore this kind of dialogue without oil and salt.
Du Leng poured a glass of champagne to salute Wan Sheng, Du Leng dried up, but Wan Sheng just took a sip disapprovingly, seeing Du Leng still smiling, Wan Sheng whispered in Xie Minyun's ear again: "Why are people you know so boring? You see this is called Du Leng, he obviously wants to eat me alive, and he takes the initiative to toast me, it's really hypocritical to death..... No wonder you don't have any friends in Star City, no interesting people....."
Xie Minyun couldn't help but think of Cheng Mo, and said lightly after a while: "Of course there are interesting people, and interesting ones can be beyond imagination." β
"Damn! This evaluation is a bit high! I'm interested in meeting my brother, so you got me from the sheep farm, just for this auction?"
"Wang Mingliang, is it okay to close your mouth and eat your stuff?" Xie Minyun said angrily.
"You said that Wan Sheng wanted to know that I offended people outside in his name, what would be his expression?"
Xie Minyun said helplessly: "I don't know what his expression will be, I just know that I regret calling you a little now." β
At this time, the first lot was brought to the stage, a porcelain from the Qing Dynasty......