Cosma Empire

"Oh, this young gentleman is offering two thousand yuan, is there anyone willing to offer a higher price?" An unhealthy flush has already appeared on the staff's face, and some people may be very surprised. No matter how well the auction item sells, it has nothing to do with you. What are you excited about?

In fact, this kind of statement is wrong. As the organizer, the Tenell Grand Theater was closed for five days for this charity dinner. It used the first four days to decorate the venue and arrange seats, and the last day held the auction and held the dinner. Every job required a lot of time and energy from the staff, and at least two performances were delayed in five days. The Tener Grand Theater was definitely not a charity, and they wanted to be paid.

Of course, they will say that hosting such an event is free and supports charity.

But the money that should be collected will not be less. The amount of remuneration comes from the final turnover, of which 1% belongs to the Grand Theater. Just like the countless game rules that make up the normal operation of this city, this is also a part of the game rules.

Therefore, the higher the total transaction price in the auction stage, the higher the income of the Grand Theater, and the staff who preside over the auction will naturally receive a small bonus.

So it has something to do with him.

Many eyes immediately followed the direction where the staff's eyes pointed, and looked back at Du Lin who was sitting on the edge of the ninth row. Du Lin smiled and nodded repeatedly, and soon he noticed an old man sitting in the middle right of the first row turned slowly and looked at him.

The old man's hair is already gray, his body looks a little hunched, his eyes are squinted, maybe his eyes are not very good, a decent suit, the respect of others to him and his seat all show that this old man should be this pot of weeds Provider, one of the two councilors of Tenell City.

Du Lin stood up at this moment, tucked the hem of his clothes with one hand, and bowed to salute. With a kind smile on his face, the old man nodded to Du Lin.

Perhaps in the old man's mind, Du Lin was an idiot. He paid an astonishing price of 2,000 yuan for a piece of mud with weeds that he dug out from the roadside this morning. Isn't this stupid? But at least at this time he was in a happy mood, and the happiness came from the bottom of his heart. The reason is simple. Tomorrow's newspaper will extensively report on the charity dinner tonight, which will also mention him and the money he "donated"—two thousand yuan. As for who pays for him, the newspaper will not report it, unless the reporter, editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief, including the boss of the newspaper office, do not want to stay in Tenell City any longer.

His good name will spread to more people's ears, and he will continue to be a great "philanthropist" in Tenell City.

Two thousand yuan, an astonishing price for a pot of weeds, celebrities and officials may think that Du Lin is a philistine,

It's vulgar and stupid. But those tycoons will envy him, because of this pot of weeds, Du Lin has the right to meet with the councilor once.

Again, this is one of the rules of the game.

Next, the auction items of some celebrities have been sold at relatively high prices. Even Prondo contributed a box of "Happy Land", which was bought by a rich man at a premium of 200%. Immediately afterwards, the auction item donated by the second congressman was put on the auction stage. But this time was completely different from the one when Du Lin succeeded in bidding, and his auction item received a cold reception.

The reason is actually very simple. According to the requirements of the imperial law, there must be at least two members of the state assembly in each city at the same time, one of whom belongs to the old party and the other belongs to the new party. If the city has a large area and a large population, then there will be a third, fourth or even fifth member of parliament. The members of the various cities finally sit together and are the overall members of the state legislature. They vote to determine a state's next development blueprint and policies and regulations. Among these people, four will become members of the Imperial Diet, two from the new party and two from the old party.

As we all know, Tener City is the sphere of influence of the old party, and the important organs and institutions of the entire city are firmly controlled by people from the old party. There is a member of the new party among a group of old party members, which shows how important he should be here "torment". Anyone who dares to bid means that he has fallen into the arms of the new party - he has defected to the new party in the old party's sphere of influence. Isn't this courting death?

So even though the New Party member took out a fairly good filigree pocket watch, no one raised his hand to bid for it, and the entire theater became extremely quiet at this moment.

The congressman raised his hand with an indescribable expression, with the back of his hand facing outwards, and stretched out a finger.

The staff standing on the stage suddenly showed a smile, "This gentleman is willing to bid 1,000 yuan for this luxurious filigree pocket watch. This pocket watch comes from the famous master watchmaker in Al Odo. It is definitely worth it." One of the items in the collection, so is there anyone asking for a higher price now?"

In three lightning-fast inquiries, possibly the only exception in the entire city, the MP purchased a pocket watch he had donated at his own expense. But he just had an ugly face, and there was no sign of anger. In the past two years, he has experienced this kind of thing more than once!

Of course, no one will discuss such a weird process. The new party councilors may be rejected by many parties in Tenell City, but at the same time, the mayor and several major officials in the city will not embarrass him, and even create for him. A comfortable working environment and living environment can improve his enjoyment and living standards as much as possible. Because according to imperial law, when a city submits a bill to the state assembly, it must be signed by at least two members of different camps at the same time to be considered valid.

In other words, if he gritted his teeth and refused to sign, the city would not get any substantial development in four or even eight years. So people rejected him and had to serve him comfortably.

The short silence soon passed, the theater became lively again, and soon reached the climax of the auction stage - donations from Mayor Peter.

It was a painting. If De Lier was here at this time, he would cry bitterly because of his ignorance of art. Why do oil paintings that are obviously worthless get a high price every time?

Yes, this is an oil painting that Delille "sold" to Mrs. Vivienne, a worthless oil painting, but at this special time, on this special occasion, its value is definitely higher than that of some already famous artists s work.

The starting price of this oil painting, which represents spring but is covered with green and yellow spots, was shouted at 2,000 yuan. Those tycoons and rich people who were silent for the whole scene seemed to wake up from hibernation. Time is really just a number. In just a few minutes, the auction price of this oil painting has reached as high as 4,600 yuan.

There was no obvious emotional change on Peter's face, as calm and calm as ever.

Du Lin, who was sitting in the ninth row, saw fewer and fewer people shouting prices. He raised his fist, and immediately everyone began to gasp.

"Ten thousand yuan!"

This shocking price made everyone turn their attention to the young man on the edge of the ninth row again. Is he crazy?

Similar charity dinners are held frequently, sometimes almost once a month, and sometimes once every two or three months. With so many activities, it is difficult for the bidding to exceed 5,000, because it is not a year or a few years after this one misses the next one. It is possible that there will be the next one after more than 20 days, so Everyone maintained a very restrained state, and basically returned their hands when it reached 5,000 yuan.

The tycoons and rich people also know very well that once the price is raised too high, it will be difficult to lower it.

The donated goods provided by Peter have been auctioned for a high price of 6,000 yuan at most, but when the price was low, it was only a little over 3,000 yuan.

It was the first time in Tenel City to directly shout out 10,000 yuan like this!

At this time, Peter, who had not spoken a word, stood up and walked directly to the host stage, "May I ask, young man, your name?" His voice was a little low, but full of excitement. The magnetism that a man should have, the voice is sexy and charming.

Du Lin also stood up again, bent down to salute in the same way, and replied loudly: "My name is Du Lin, sir."

Many people present showed a look of sudden realization, and Peter raised his brows slightly. He had heard of this name before. So far, although many people think that Du Lin is crazy, they have no interest in pursuing his profligate behavior. Everyone knows that the profits of bootlegging are very high, and they have all heard of the rising newcomers in Tenel City. Most of the giants showed a clear look.

Peter nodded vigorously and pointed at Du Lin, "I've heard of you!" People's eyes shifted from Du Lin to the mayor, "I don't judge whether what you are doing is right or wrong , and don't refer to other people's evaluation of you. At this moment and on this occasion, I will affirm your behavior. I understand, as many people here understand, that your purpose may not be pure, but it cannot be because of your The purpose is not simply to ignore the effect of this 10,000 yuan donation on those poor families who urgently need relief!"

"There will be dozens of families, hundreds of families will be improved because of your current behavior, you will give them clothes to wear, you will make them able to fill their stomachs, and this is the purpose of today's charity dinner!", he The voice gradually turned red and brightened, "That is to help those in need!"

"Mr. Dooling, on behalf of the poor families in Tenell who need help, those who need relief, thank you for your generosity!"

Du Lin said that he felt as if he had suddenly become great, but he knew that this was a performance, and this was the political skill shown by the mayor of a city in a remote area. It should be that he spent huge sums of money to praise the mayor's stinky feet in order to curry favor with the mayor, but after the mayor's words, both Du Lin and the mayor became holy.

Du Lin pursed his lips and said loudly: "I found out that I have done a stupid thing. I am willing to donate another 10,000 yuan for the charity of Tenell City. Thank you, Mayor, it is you who let me understand Forgive my mistake, thank you for teaching me, thank you!"

The corner of Heidler's mouth twitched in the second row, he felt that he might have misread it.

And the mayor on the stage finally showed a little smile.

This kid is not bad!