The recitation of pre-Qin folk songs had just ended, and before people could get out of that artistic conception, a gentle and moving female voice came out.
I got up very early today and wore a white dress
The kidnapped people on the road looked panicked
This is a song called "Memorial". The melody is desolate and sentimental. It is sung a cappella by Zhang Yunting. It matches the candlelight and darkness of the scene and gives it a sense of compassion.
where you sleep
May feel a little desolate
You know the weeds are growing like crazy
…
After the song was sung, the host walked onto the stage, and the people who were silent in the sentimentality gradually got out of it.
"I think I don't need to introduce it to you. This is the famous singer and actress, Ms. Zhang Yunting. She is also one of our guests tonight. In addition to leading us to mourn the dead citizens tonight, she will also donate money. Offer an item for charity auction.”
The host changed his previous serious and cold expression, smiled and said: "As for what the auction is, let me sell it for a while, and then reveal the mystery at the bidding stage."
Everyone felt that the host's tone and expression had changed, and they knew that the previous session had come to an end and the party had officially entered its theme.
According to the procedure, the host needs to introduce the organizer and so on. In the past, this link was the most boring, and people didn't want to hear this content, but it was different tonight. Everyone was paying attention to this.
Everyone knows that the organizer is the Nanhai Branch of the China Charity Federation, which needs no introduction, but when everyone was invited, they learned that the initiator of this party was a Chinese from the United States, who has already Several generations have lived in the United States, holding huge amounts of wealth. They are one of the most financially powerful people of Chinese descent in the United States. They own companies in all major fields, and even control companies that are the lifeblood of some countries around the world. They are a sneeze. A super big shot whose stock prices will fall all over the world. It's just that this big boss has always kept a low profile, never taking pictures and appearing on TV, and no one even knows his name. After all, his companies on the surface are companies within companies, and the final legal person of the company is not him, but he owns Absolute control.
Such a person initiated today's party and would also attend the event in person. How could the people who received the invitation not be interested?
"Next, I would like to introduce the organizer of this party - Mr. Ma Yuan." The host did not disappoint everyone. She made a "please" gesture with her hand, and the man who had previously recited the pre-Qin folk songs walked up with vigorous steps. stage.
In fact, many people had guessed it before, because they would never let someone they didn't know give a poetry reading for no reason.
Only such an identity can match the grand appearance just now.
Ma Yuan picked up the microphone and said, "I'm glad to see you all here tonight. Let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Ma Yuan, and I am a Chinese! Maybe everyone has different ideas about Chinese people, but Here, I consider myself Chinese, and nationality cannot determine who you are, nor where you are born, nor where you live, only who your heart thinks you are, who you are."
This short paragraph of slightly awkward words attracted a burst of thunderous applause from the audience.
Although Xu Qian felt that this person might be suspected of showing off, these words also touched him quite a bit. Because he feels the same way, and because he occasionally asks himself who he is. He couldn't even confirm whether he was Chinese. Now that he heard this kind of rhetoric, he did have some thoughts.
Yes, I think I am Chinese, that is enough, I don’t care about anything else.
"Yes, you can't choose where you were born, but you can choose who you are." Someone in the audience echoed enthusiastically.
No matter how high or low you are, no matter how much wealth you have, no matter how educated you are, no matter whether you are male or female, old or young, it does not prevent a person from having national sentiments. Suddenly, the warm atmosphere of the entire venue was aroused, and Mr. Ma Yuan was highly recognized by the guests in the fastest time.
"Tonight, I brought my assistant Mr. Qiu Liang to meet with you, just because I want to do something real for the children of China. If you are able, please participate more. I, Ma, am very grateful. Endless." There was another round of applause.
Xu Qian and Lin Qiaoni both took a second look at the man standing next to the stage. They both knew now that that man was Qiu Liang, the owner of their ball apartment and their landlord.
After Ma Yuan said this, he left the stage. Dou Gang, director of the mayor's office, walked onto the stage and took the microphone from Ma Yuan's hand.
"There are many old friends here, so I won't be polite. I am a supporting role tonight, so I won't make a long speech. Let's talk about the key points." Dou Gang did not introduce himself when he came up, but his tone was a bit relaxed and humorous. He also seemed to know that as soon as he came to power, everyone would be worried that he would make a long speech about the leadership report. Fortunately, he was self-aware.
"Mr. Ma has donated 2 billion yuan in cash, and tonight he will bring out several collections to share with you. Therefore, all of you who have the strength must bid hard and raise sky-high prices to repay Mr. Ma for his kindness to us, China. Contribution to our South China Sea. In addition, I have another news to tell you. Mr. Ma’s visit to the South China Sea this time has another purpose, which is to make large-scale investment in our South China Sea. The first phase of project investment The amount has reached 30 billion yuan. Everyone said, as Nanhai people, should we repay with practical actions?"
This news immediately caused a sensation, and many people present cursed secretly. The city government had done such a good job of keeping such a big matter secret that they had not even received any news before. Now that it has been announced, it means that the project has been finalized with the city government.
In fact, it's not that the city government doesn't want to say it, it's that it can't. When they learned that Ma Yuan was coming to Nanhai to invest, they were already overjoyed. But before the matter was settled, the Nanhai city government didn't dare to announce it. What they were most worried about was being ignored by other cities. He was robbed. This is not the case before. If the matter is not settled yet, it will be publicized, causing other cities to come up with better plans to attract investment. Ma Yuan will leave when he sees that the benefits are greater elsewhere. , the city government was absolutely furious.
Good guy, if you can spend 30 billion in any city, and donate 2 billion to a charity, then how terrifying is the energy that Ma Yuan controls around the world? Xu Qian was also shocked by these numbers. There are not many groups in Nanhai City that can produce 30 billion in cash flow, but this is obviously just a drop in the bucket for Ma Yuan.
The host came on stage again, "Now we begin to enter the main part of tonight, the Night Star Charity Auction, starting now!"
After a burst of applause, a hostess wearing a high-cut cheongsam walked onto the stage carrying a tray.
"The first auction item is a diamond necklace provided by Miss Zhang Yunting. The main diamond weighs 24 carats and has a clarity of VS2. It is something that Miss Zhang Yunting often wears. Just now, she took off this diamond necklace from her body. This shows how much she loves it. The earliest owner of this necklace was the late American movie star Marilyn Moraine. The original photo of Marilyn Moraine wearing the necklace was sold for a high price of 90,000 yuan. This necklace You can imagine the value of the necklace.”
The tray was placed on the table, and there was a camera directly above the table, which projected the necklace on the big screen behind the host, so everyone could really see the item.
"The starting price is 500,000 yuan, and each bid is 50,000 yuan. The bidding starts now."
"600000!"
"700,000!"
"800 000!"
With the double blessing of Marilyn and Zhang Yunting, the value of this necklace will naturally double. When they first entered the venue, the waiter at the door handed out a bidding sign to every guest in need. Raising the sign once meant that the price would be increased by 50,000 yuan by default. However, these people all directly shouted out prices, all of which were from 100,000 to 100,000 yuan. Plus, everyone knows that not only is the necklace endorsed by two celebrities, but the necklace itself is far more than 1 million yuan.
"So that necklace of hers is so expensive, no wonder it looks so beautiful." Lin Qiaoni muttered in a low voice. When she first saw Zhang Yunting in the lobby, she had been looking at the diamond necklace around her neck. It was absolutely blinding.
Diamonds are always attractive to women.
Lin Qiaoni spoke in a low voice, but everyone could see her eager look. At the same time, three men noticed this.
