rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 581 Auction

Author: The sea under the clouds

Chapter 581 Auction

In the noisy banquet hall, the auctioneer from a well-known auction house was waving his white-gloved hands.

At this moment, he is like a conductor, controlling the rhythm of the field.

From time to time, people in the banquet hall raised placards to make bids, and the beautiful auctioneer with excellent temperament gave each guest who made a bid a sweet smile.

As the price continued to rise, a blue and white official kiln vase said to have come from the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the previous dynasty sold for a high price of HK$6.8 million.

Chen Li sat in the corner of the banquet hall, not paying attention to the auction-related matters. Instead, he was more concerned about whether Mu Xiaoxi had enough to eat.

He had previously promised Mu Xiaoxi that he would bring her to eat delicious food, but in fact, this dinner auction~obviously focused more on the word auction.

To put it bluntly, no one comes here just to eat.

Even Chen Li didn't come here to eat, but in his understanding, if the big boss Liu held such a dinner auction, the dinner could not be too bad.

But in fact, what can I say? Considering the status of the boss Liu, the specifications of this dinner auction are indeed not low.

This is also the reason why Chen Li found that there was no security check at the scene before. Because of this auction, you can't get in without an invitation.

And these invitations were all sent out by the boss Liu himself, and all the people who came were reputable people. You want those security guards to do the security check for the richest man Li?

Stop talking nonsense!

These people at the scene are all local wealthy people and well-known entertainers from Hong Kong Island.

Wherever Chen Li could see, he could see some familiar faces from time to time, but compared to these artists that Chen Li was familiar with, there were more local wealthy people in Hong Kong City.

There may be rich people from the mainland, but Chen Li doesn't know them at all.

Not to mention the wealthy people from the mainland, Chen Li didn’t know even the wealthy people from the port cities!

Among the rich people at the scene, Chen Li only knew three people in total, one was the richest man Li, the other was the boss Liu, and the other one was naturally the son of the richest man Li, Superboy.

The reason why Chen Li knows these three people is naturally because they often appeared on the Internet in his previous life.

Needless to say, Li is the richest man. Even the official media has mentioned him countless times.

As for Big Boss Liu and Xiao Chaoman, these two are often seen by Chen Li in the entertainment gossip section.

Of course, Chen Li also had some familiar faces among the wealthy people present, but he was not sure who they were, but he was sure that he had seen their photos or videos somewhere before.

In fact, in such an occasion, as a normal businessman, Chen Li should definitely look for people to connect with each other, or if not, exchange business cards with each other to make them look familiar or something like that.

After all, this dinner auction~Although it is an auction in name, it is actually a social venue.

Just like when the richest man Li came in just now, countless people came to check in in front of him. This is actually serious "communication"!

Given Chen Li's current development situation, he should take the initiative at this time and work hard to expand his social circle.

However, he did nothing!

In fact, before entering the banquet hall at the beginning, Chen Li still had some misunderstandings.

Because he was invited by the boss Liu, Chen Li vaguely felt that the boss Liu was optimistic about him and wanted to give him a hand, right?

After all, as soon as they met, the boss Liu invited him to participate in the auction. Isn't this the scene in the novel when he meets a "noble person"?

According to the traditional plot of the novel, at this dinner party, Chen Li may encounter some pretense and slap in the face, and then he can handle it with ease. After a perfect counterattack, he will gain the favor of many big bosses, and finally rise to the top!

Although this kind of plot is a bit cliché, Chen Li really had such a guess before entering this banquet hall.

After all, in Chen Li's view, Big Boss Liu's invitation to him to participate in this auction was actually giving him an opportunity to get acquainted with the local wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong City.

If I change this to someone who is a good communicator, I might be able to take advantage of this opportunity and become famous.

But when Chen Li entered the banquet hall, he suddenly understood something.

The plots in novels are always just fiction, and in reality, it cannot be said that such a thing does not happen, but the chance of it happening is definitely very small.

Because, for someone like Big Boss Liu, being able to meet Chen Li for a meal and give him an invitation to attend the auction is probably the peak of his curiosity towards Chen Li.

Yes~Curiosity!

Curious about what kind of person the boss behind Mu Xiaoqing was, he invited Chen Li to have dinner.

Maybe it was because Chen Li was chatting with him at that time, or maybe he was impressed by Chen Li's youth and potential, or maybe the other party felt that Mu Xiaoqing's short selling of Nasdaq gave him a chance to enter Nasdaq.

Inspired, he gave Chen Li an invitation to the auction.

But that’s all!

After Chen Li entered the banquet hall, the boss Liu didn't pay much attention to him. After all, in such an occasion, Chen Li was really not worth mentioning.

Even the few pleasantries exchanged during the meeting were probably just out of politeness.

In the venue, Chen Li was even more inconspicuous. So far in the dinner auction, only one wealthy female businessman came over to chat with Chen Li.

What left Chen Li speechless was that the reason why this wealthy female businessman came to chat with him was because she thought Chen Li was an artist that an entertainment company planned to launch.

Then, after the other party knew that Chen Li was a small businessman from the mainland, he took a look at Chen Li's height and left politely.

Yes~ Although Chen Li saw a hint of disdain in the other party's eyes, the other party's superficial skills were actually very good.

If you think about it carefully, this situation is actually what actually happens in reality.

Those silly supporting characters on TV who always like to cause trouble are rare in reality.

After all, how many fools can there be who can enter this banquet hall?

Maybe there are some not-so-smart guys among those people in the entertainment industry, but these people are not even considered supporting actors in tonight's situation, and they wouldn't dare to cause anything here even if they had the courage to do so.

Come.

And to be honest, people from the entertainment industry would never come to see Chen Li because Chen Li's face is so unfamiliar.

Those who are famous in Hong Kong City are the targets of them who are trying every possible means to enter this auction.

So~the auction has been going on and now Chen Li is sitting in this corner of the banquet hall~very leisurely.

Yes~ When Chen Li didn't choose to socialize with those big shots, his heart seemed extremely peaceful and peaceful.

Okay~ Chen Li must admit that although his face looked extremely calm, he was still a little awkward in his heart.

At this moment, Chen Li had a lyric lingering in his mind.

"That year when I was eighteen, at my alma mater's dance, I stood like a slave!"

To be honest, what this lyric describes is different from what Chen Li is experiencing at the moment. After all, Chen Li is already 21 this year. It’s not a dance party at this moment. He is even sitting properly.

However, the artistic conception expressed in this lyric is very similar to Chen Li's inner feeling at the moment.

And the next line of the lyrics, "At that time I swore with tears ~ you must see me!" also floated through Chen Li's heart from time to time.

But then ~ Chen Li deleted this lyric again because he felt that no one cared about it. It was not a bad thing.

But after he deleted this lyric, it popped up in his mind again.

As for the reason~ Bah, what kind of reason does this kind of thing need?

To put it bluntly, no one is really willing to accept being ignored by others, least of all Chen Li.

Yes~ Chen Li also felt in his heart that in fact, it didn't matter if no one cared about him. Anyway, every one of these people present would count, even the richest man in Asia, Chen Li, could compete with them.

But I don’t know why~ Chen Li still feels a little bit unwilling in his heart.

To put it bluntly, this is Chen Li’s Qi-nurturing Kung Fu that has not yet been mastered, but why should he practice such Qi-nurturing Kung Fu?

Even if Chen Li's past and present lives are added up, his age is actually not too young, but this age is not how to calculate it.

Let’s get serious~ In fact, Chen Li’s current age is getting closer and closer to the actual age of his body.

When he was first reborn, Chen Li had the body of a teenager and the mind of a thirty-year-old.

And now~ Chen Li has a body in his early twenties and a mental age of more than 20!

This may seem a bit awkward, but it is actually an objective fact.

Your mental state and psychological age will change according to the environment around you.

And a young man in his twenties was almost ignored by a large group of people on such an occasion. If Chen Li's mental activity is very calm, then he is a ghost.

Therefore, the lyrics of "I swore with tears at that time ~ you must see me!" have been constantly emerging in Chen Li's heart.

But at the same time, decades of life experience have made Chen Li clearly realize that, in fact, being ignored like this doesn't seem to be a bad thing.

Therefore, at this moment, Chen Li seemed very calm and calm on the surface, but deep down inside, there was just a little bit of turmoil.

At this time, the auctioneer on the stage was already introducing the next item to be auctioned, which seemed to be an ancient painting.

Chen Li didn't have much interest, so he didn't plan to raise the placard. In fact, he didn't plan to raise the placard tonight.

After all, this is not a charity auction, and Chen Li doesn't need to auction off an item just to show off.

As for these antiques and art, he really has no interest.

In fact, not only did he not hold up a sign, but the richest man in Asia didn't seem to be taking pictures of anything either.

Of course, when people come here, they definitely don’t come here for some artwork.

If he really wanted to buy something, he wouldn't need to go to an auction. He would probably trade directly with the boss Liu in private.

The reason why the other party came to this auction was naturally to discuss matters with the boss Liu.

As for why they didn't discuss matters in private, Chen Li is not sure.

However, Chen Li was also a little curious. After all, in his opinion, if such a big boss really wanted to talk about something, wouldn't it be more convenient to talk in private?

Well~ I can only tell you what the big guys think~ Chen Li, a young man, can’t understand it.

It's even possible that these are all Chen Li's overthinking, and that old Li Tou is just bored and wants to come and sit in this auction.

After all, Chen Li had seen before that Old Li Tou was accompanied by a lady of extraordinary temperament.

Although Chen Li didn't know the other party, Chen Li guessed that the person might be Lao Li Tou's confidante.

In his previous life, Chen Li read a report. He couldn't remember the specific year. Anyway, the report said that Old Li Tou and his confidante were visiting a famous tourist attraction abroad, and they were even watched by people.

So, if his confidante wants to come over for a walk, it doesn't seem impossible.

Of course, this idea is a bit nonsense, but Chen Li is still more inclined to the former guess.

But these have nothing to do with Chen Li himself. Chen Li has already made plans for tonight.

Eat ~ watch the auction ~ wait until it's almost over and then leave immediately.

In fact, if it weren't for the fear of bad influence, Chen Li would actually like to go to some artists in the banquet hall to get autographs or something.

It's not that Chen Li likes these people, but Liu Qingqing and Chen Xue do.

Moreover, if Liu Qingqing and Chen Xue saw their favorite female star looking like a social butterfly at this moment, they would probably be disappointed, right?

Therefore, Chen Li did not ask for an autograph.

Just like that, when the auction was halfway through, Chen Li was still sitting in the corner of the banquet hall.

No one bothered him~ He didn't bother anyone else either.

But at this time, there suddenly started to be a lot of movement in the center of the auction.

Hmm~ The center of the auction is not the auctioneer on the stage, nor the artwork on the exhibition table next to the auctioneer, but the seats where the richest man Li and the boss Liu are sitting.

Chen Li raised his head and looked over there, and happened to see the richest man Li and the boss Liu talking about something while walking, and the direction they were walking towards was the exit of the banquet hall.

It’s obvious that Richest Man Li is leaving!

So now everyone stood up one after another. Even though the richest man Li didn't even raise his eyes to look at them, everyone still had a respectful smile on their faces.

This scene is actually quite interesting, but unfortunately~ Chen Li himself was also one of the people who got up, so it's not interesting at all.

In fact, to be honest, even if Chen Li couldn't get up and was minding his own business eating, no one at the scene would notice him.

And even if someone noticed it, it is estimated that the richest man Li would not care about this young man Chen Li.

But Chen Li is not a fool, he still knows when to do what.

It still needs to be pretended, no matter if it’s useful or not!

As the old saying goes, don’t ask for merit, but ask for no faults!

And people have to be gregarious!

So ~ Chen Li also joined the group of people who got up, even though no one in the richest man Li and his party looked in his direction except the security guards.

I don’t know why~ When the richest man Li passed by the aisle not far from Chen Li, Chen Li suddenly thought of that lyric again.

"That year when I was eighteen, at my alma mater's dance, I stood like a slave!"

"At that time, I swore with tears that you must see me!"

Although it is not appropriate, it is very realistic!

(End of chapter)