Hong Kong Island. Emperor Hotel!
Tonight, the Emperor Hotel is full of big shots and stars. Starting from 6:30 pm, many heavyweights have arrived one after another until the Governor and his family make their final appearance.
After all, the organizer of this charity auction is the Hong Kong Governor's Office. Whether it is a British-funded group, a Chinese-owned group, or the large and small societies and gangs on Hong Kong Island, they have to give the Hong Kong Governor some slack!
What's more, such an event is also a great opportunity to showcase the strength of the company and family.
Therefore, not only important figures from the political and business circles participated, but also popular celebrities came here, claiming to do their part for charity.
In fact, we don’t know what they think. Anyway, many celebrities who came here came and left on the red carpet, but they didn’t donate a penny!
In the hall, the reception before the auction had already begun, but Yan Gengdong looked out of place while holding a wine glass.
On the one hand, he doesn't like such noisy situations!
In his opinion, such gatherings or evening parties are more like a platform for the upper class here to compete for wealth and have fun. The so-called charity auction is completely different from the fund-raising donations he imagined.
in the country, a donation is a donation!
When everyone puts money into the donation box, it is considered as donating the money to the collective or the country.
Unlike here, it is obviously a charity fundraiser, but there is a reception before the auction. It is said that there will be a dance after the auction.
In Yan Gengdong's view, the word charity has completely changed its meaning here.
On the other hand, as an airborne soldier, Yan Gengdong had no connection with the wealthy men and women at the reception.
Except for a few people with whom he had business dealings, he was not familiar with the rest of the people.
Therefore, when other people exchange cups and cups, chatting and laughing with each other, he seems a little out of place.
Although Yan Gengdong has been here for a year and a half, he still can't accept the lifestyle of these rich people in the upper class circles of Hong Kong Island.
In his opinion, every person in the political and business circles here lives a life of luxury and luxury.
What these people pursue more is how much money they can earn, buying big villas on the top of the mountain, luxury cars, yachts and even islands. It seems that in their eyes, there is no concept of country or nation, and no patriotic feelings.
While Yan Gengdong was deep in thought, secretary Yang Huiying came over with a strange look on her face!
"Mr. Yan!"
Yan Gengdong looked at her and then asked, "Has the stuff been handed in?"
"Hand it in!"
"The organizer didn't say anything, right?"
"That's not true. After all, all kinds of items can be donated to charity auctions like this. Our things are not unusual. I've seen people donate dogs before, and others donated used underwear..."
"Dogs, underwear...does anyone buy these?"
"Well, the person who donated the dog was the wife of the former Hong Kong governor, and her pet dog was auctioned for a high price of 180,000 Hong Kong dollars. The person who donated the underwear was a female celebrity, and it was also auctioned for 150,000 Hong Kong dollars!"
"From this point of view, the prices of our things are a bit low!" Yan Gengdong said lightly.
"Mr. Yan, HKD 50,000 for three pills is already very expensive..."
Yan Gengdong thought for a while and said: "If the auction price does not exceed 100,000 Hong Kong dollars later, you can buy the medicine back!"
"Why...why is this?" Yang Huiying asked with a shocked look on her face.
"You don't have to worry about it, just do as I say!" Yan Gengdong said.
"yes..."
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At eight o'clock in the evening, the auction officially begins!
Since it is a charity auction, all proceeds from the auction will be given to charities to help those in need.
Therefore, the auction is not as formal as a normal auction. Whether they are wealthy businessmen or celebrities, they all sit in groups under the podium, and everyone has a wooden sign with a number written on it.
As the curly-haired Hong Kong Governor came on stage, and after a chatty speech, a female auctioneer appeared on the stage.
Then, the beautiful auctioneer said loudly: "Dear Mr. Governor of Hong Kong, hello to all guests, I am the auctioneer of this auction. My name is Li Youyou. Welcome everyone to participate in our annual charity event on Hong Kong Island. Auction, today will be a day to gather love and feel care, warmth and harmony... Now let me read out the auction rules..."
After some neat opening remarks, the auction officially began.
The first auction item was a manuscript by a master songwriter, priced at HK$1,000.
Because this master is very famous in Hong Kong Island, and the low price is not very high, the competition was very fierce from the beginning of the auction.
After more than 20 rounds of bidding, a few manuscripts were sold for HK$12,000, which shocked Yan Gengdong, who was participating in such an auction for the first time.
When his family was not in decline, Yan Gengdong often went to Xu Linlu's "Heping Painting Shop" to look at paintings, and occasionally bought them.
He remembered that although the painting shop was less than 40 square meters at that time, it was a gathering place for famous artists in the capital, and famous teachers were often present. Zhang Boju, Huang Yongyu, Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, etc. were all regular customers.
Even among these famous artists, the prices of their works are not high. Qi Baishi's paintings are the most expensive, but they are only about ten yuan. As for Huang Binhong's paintings, they cost one yuan a piece, but no one wants them because they don't know them.
I didn’t expect that here, just a manuscript by a master songwriter, could be sold for 12,000 Hong Kong dollars. It’s really hard to be confident.
The next auction made Yan Gengdong even more crazy. An oil painting donated by the daughter of the Hong Kong Governor and painted by an unknown artist also sold for HK$20,000.
A guitar used by a celebrity had a starting price of HK$10,000, but it sold for HK$80,000.
Even a Buddhist statue from the Ming and Qing Dynasties was auctioned for a high price of HK$100,000.
Yan Gengdong didn't know what to say. When the country was "destroying the four olds", many Buddha statues like this were destroyed...
But before Yan Gengdong could feel distressed for long, he saw the auctioneer bring up a familiar box.
Seeing the box, Yan Gengdong subconsciously sat up straight.
Beautiful auctioneer Li Youyou said again: "The auction item No. 18 is being auctioned below. This is an item donated by Mr. Yan from Weiyuan Pharmaceutical Company. The auction item is three pills..."
Everyone became very interested when they heard that this set of auction items turned out to be three pills.
After all, they have all heard of the famous name of Weiyuan Pharmaceutical. Although this company has not been established for a long time and its boss is relatively mysterious, it has attracted pharmaceutical companies from Europe and the United States to cooperate with it. It is a company whose strength far outweighs its reputation. company of.
No one thought it was strange that the person in charge of this company participated in this charity auction, but he actually donated 3 pills, which was a bit surprising. Everyone was curious about what kind of pills he donated!
Fortunately, the beautiful auctioneer did not keep everyone waiting. She said elegantly: "These three medicines were developed by Weiyuan Company based on the secret recipes of the palace in mainland China. They are mainly for men. This medicine can It can be said to be a gas station for men and a source of happiness for women to make men more confident and lasting in this area. More importantly, this drug has side effects. It can be said to be the ultimate medicine that men all over the world have been waiting for 4,000 years..."
After a gorgeous introduction, the beautiful auctioneer announced the starting price of 50,000 Hong Kong dollars and then announced that the auction of "The Palace's Secret Medicine: Little Blue Pill" had officially begun.
I thought that the starting price of HK$50,000 would make everyone present seriously consider it, even though the people attending this auction were all the richest people in Hong Kong Island.
But no one's money comes from the strong wind, and no one will waste it casually if it is not necessary.
Didn’t you see that the highest transaction price today was only HK$100,000? The starting price of HK$50,000 should be prohibitive to some people.
However, no one expected that in less than 5 seconds, someone would raise a sign: "51,000!"
Immediately afterwards, someone else raised a sign: "55,000!"
"60000..."
"80000..."
"100,000..."
"150000..."
"188,000 Hong Kong dollars!"
When an imposing middle-aged man in the audience raised his placard, the entire auction hall fell silent instantly.
When the auctioneer saw this person holding the placard, he knew that there would be no more bids, and immediately said: "One hundred and eighty-eight thousand Hong Kong dollars!"
"188,000 Hong Kong dollars twice!"
"188,000 Hong Kong dollars three times. Congratulations to Mr. Li for taking this set of palace secret medicines..."
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PS: The first chapter has been delivered!
