The way of cultivation, one by one, Xiao Yao is still a young man, it is impossible to stay at home every day, or to relax appropriately.

The celebrity charity auction held by Yiyun has become more and more popular in recent years, and Xiao Yao feels that it is a good choice to participate in it and relax.

Wang Xiaoxian personally invited Xiao Yao to participate in this charity auction, in order to further get closer to him, Xiao Yao agreed so happily, which made him very happy.

For the precautions for participating in the auction, the natural explanation is very detailed, "The guests who participate in the charity auction, once they choose to attend, must do their part for charity, if they do not pull out a dime, after the donation list is made public, it will be criticized." Guests in attendance can choose between donating a valuable item to be auctioned at the auction or donating directly at the auction. There is no limit to the amount of goods and donations that can be made, as long as there is a heart. ”

"After all, it's a charity auction, so I'd better choose to donate items. In my capacity, what grade of items do you think is more appropriate to donate?" Xiao Yao humbly asked for advice.

"Over the years, the top wealthy people who have attended charity auctions have donated goods or directly donated tens of thousands, and occasionally more than 30 million. Last year, a total of 4 wealthy people donated about 10 million items, and the highest transaction price was more than 16 million, which Mr. Xiao can use as a reference. Wang Xiaoxian directly gave specific figures as a reference.

This number is much less than Xiao Yao imagined, "It's not very high, in my impression, the celebrity charity auction held by your Yiyun is a sensation every year, celebrities and rich people from all walks of life gather together, why were there only 4 people who donated about 10 million last year? So how much money did you raise last year?"

"Last year, there were a total of 6 people who donated about 10 million, in addition to 4 billionaires, there were also two famous artists, and all the donations raised last year were more than 160 million. ”

"With so many celebrities and rich people participating in charity auctions, how did they raise such a small amount of money?" Xiao Yao was a little puzzled.

"It's already a lot, and the donations raised in the past few years have increased every year, and last year was the year when the most donations were raised. Wang Xiaoxian patiently explained, "Although there are many people who enter the venue every year, there are only about 300 people who actually have invitations. Among these guests, only a small number of the most financially powerful tycoons and celebrities have limited financial ability, and celebrities from all walks of life have limited financial ability and can only increase some popularity. ”

"The leading charity auction in China has only raised such a small amount of money, and the charity atmosphere in our country really needs to be strengthened. Xiao Yao felt it.

"It is precisely because the domestic charity atmosphere is unsatisfactory, so it is necessary to increase publicity and cultivation, our domestic rich are not willing to make the first bird, the most afraid of being kidnapped by morality, even do charity also pursue the golden mean, the national situation is so, want to change, not overnight. "Wang Xiaoxian has planned charity auctions in recent years, although the main purpose is to promote Yiyun and is selfish, but his contribution to charity is indeed undeniable.

"Since you're participating in a charity auction, you'll have to do your part, sit down for a while, and I'll pick one now. For Xiao Yao, doing charity is not only a sense of responsibility to repay the society, but also to increase merit.

The lesson of Panwu must be taken as a warning.

Merit is very important for cultivators, and although it is usually invisible or touchable, it may be able to play a decisive role at critical moments.

Panwu, as an ancient qi practitioner with a long heritage, has some understanding of the role of merit and karma, although he has not done any evil deeds in these thousands of years, resulting in karma, but he has not accumulated much merit as a grande.

In every disaster year, although he would sell grain in large quantities, he would always sell it at a high price, and he would receive limited merit.

If he had accumulated a huge amount of merit in the past few thousand years, maybe Xiao Yao would not have had a chance to reverse at all.

Money is so much that it is just a number, and material comforts do not increase with the continuous increase of money.

Xiao Yao already has the foundation of the immortal holy soul, so he doesn't have to deliberately do charity to increase his merits, but he is happy to do things that are convenient.

A moment later, Xiao Yao returned with a sandalwood box.

Wang Xiaoxian estimated that Xiao Yao should not donate too precious items, but with Xiao Yao's background, the items he was ready to donate were still worth looking forward to.

"Mr. Xiao's collection, any one of them is probably a rare treasure, and I can't wait to open the sandalwood box to take a look. ”

"It's quite rare for others, but Wang Dong is well-informed, and my Amitayus Buddha statue can only be said to be an ordinary item. Xiao Yao opened the sandalwood box as he spoke.

Placed in the box is a bronze gilt statue of Amitayus, about twenty centimeters high.

Wang Xiaoxian's eyes lit up, "This is the style of the Ming court statue, can I get started and take a look?"

"It was meant to be handed over to you to take away, so you can see it if you want. ”

As the chairman of the auction house, and he came with a purpose, Wang Xiaoxian carried the most basic identification tools with him.

He took out a pair of white gloves from his bag, then a magnifying glass, and began to look at them carefully.

This statue of Amitayus Buddha has a blue hair bun and a bead-shaped top. The forehead is wide and plump, the white hao is prominent, the eyebrows are connected to the nose and shins, the eyelids are slightly lowered, the nose is high and the lips are thin, and the face is harmonious.

Dressed in a silk skirt, with a silk silk on his shoulders, his hands in front of his abdomen to form a meditation seal, and he sits on his knees.

The modeling style of this statue is mainly derived from Tibet, but it does not emphasize too much on the high nose and deep facial features of the Indian taste like the Tibetan statue, which basically shows the shape of the Han nationality and has the beautiful charm of the Nepalese statue.

The proportions of the statue are comfortable, and the details such as hands and feet are very realistic, which not only conforms to the good standards of Tibetan Buddha statues, but also integrates the aesthetic concepts and traditional expressions of the Han region.

The texture of the skirt and silk is strong, especially in the treatment of the pleats, the twists and turns flow naturally, which is quite free and vivid. It can be said that it is a graceful and luxurious Buddha statue style that embodies the royal style.

The characteristics of the rosette are more prominent. The waist is adducted at an acute angle and decorated with two beaded patterns on the top and bottom. The upturned lotus petals are wide and plump, the tips of the inner edge ornaments are curly grass-shaped, and the sharp corners of the lower lotus petals are exposed between the main petals on the surface, which are slightly upturned.

"Ming Xuande Nian Shi" six characters and a line of regular script Yin Zhi engraved on the table in front of the rosette, the style is upright, the font is beautiful.

This is the best proof that the "Buddha works" made by the imperial supervisor of the Xuande Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty should be around 30 million yuan.