Rebirth Turn

The charity auction is held at 8pm, but guests can register from 6pm in the Regent Hotel's top-floor ballroom.

The host of the charity auction, Sir Chen, is also a celebrity. Sir Chen's ancestral home is in Hong Kong. He started from scratch in his early years and built a large family business. After the age of 50, he began to devote himself to charity. Not only did he donate a large amount of money every year, he also used his influence to regularly A charity auction is held, and all the proceeds are used for charity. At that time, he had not returned and was still affiliated to the United Kingdom. The Queen of England heard about his deeds and awarded him the title of Baron in recognition of his good deeds. After that, people called him Sir Chen.

Now Sir Chen is eighty years old, still in good spirits and growing stronger with age. Since the handover, his charity auctions have not only been held in Hong Kong, but have chosen a city every year and invited the most famous and richest people in the city to participate.

Sir Chen's charity auction is open and transparent. Each invited guest will bring one or several donations, and each donation will indicate who donated it, and then will be auctioned on the spot. Give it to the relevant auction house, and the sale price will still be announced after the auction house sells it. After each auction, the invited guests will receive a pamphlet carefully crafted by Sir Chen, with the list of all the guests in that auction, the items donated, the price, and the final auction price.

These celebrities are not bad money, what they want is face and fame. Sir Chen's charity auction will save face and provide a good opportunity to show off. It's good to talk about charity. Therefore, people who are generally invited will only feel honored and will not refuse.

Although the donation at the auction is not limited to anything or value, even if you just donate a piece of paper, but in such an open and transparent environment, everyone will only be afraid that their donation is not good enough and will be compared by others. .

Although the starting price is set by each donor, it is impossible to deliberately raise the price of the donation if you want to charge it shoddy, because each auction will invite experts from all walks of life to strictly control each donation. Identification, especially the donations that are prone to forgery such as antique calligraphy and paintings.

There was once a guest who proudly donated a high-value antique from his collection, trying to get a head start, but it turned out to be a fake under the appraisal of experts. Although it is also valuable, it is far less than the price that the guest thought. That guest suddenly became a laughing stock, and for a long time this matter was talked about as a joke by insiders.

After that, every guest strictly controlled the donated items. After all, the loss of money and wealth is small, but the loss of face is a big deal.

This year, Sir Chen's charity auction happened to be held in this city. As one of the most prestigious families in this city, the Su family was naturally on the invited list. On such occasions, Su Mo would have to go out in person.

Each invited guest can bring a companion, whether it is a wife, a lover, a friend, or a subordinate. The accompanying companions do not need to donate donations, but if they want to donate, they can also be included in the list.

Lu Yan and Su Mo met in the parking lot of the Regent Hotel. After reaching the top floor, as soon as they stepped out of the elevator, someone blocked the way and asked for an invitation letter. Su Mo handed out the invitation letter, and someone politely led them to the place. registry.

The donation that Su Mo donated was a million-dollar watch. After the expert next to him confirmed that there was no problem, he registered it.

Lu Yan was not required to donate, but he came prepared today. When he took out his donation, the registrar was in disbelief. pseudo.

He soon waited for the appraiser to come back to confirm that the situation was true, and after receiving further confirmation from Lu Yan, the registrar was also a little excited, he held Lu Yan's hand, "Mr. Lu, thank you very much for your generosity. This donation is absolutely It is the most valuable donation since Sir Chen held a charity auction, are you really sure you want to donate it?"

Lu Yan nodded with a smile, "I'm very sure."

The registration staff said a bunch of words of thanks, and then they were led to the front row.

The layout of the banquet hall is different from ordinary auctions. It is more relaxed and casual. There are small round tables neatly placed in the banquet hall. Each guest and their companions have a separate round table.

The location arrangement is also quite particular, basically according to the value of the donations from near to far. Of course, because each guest arrives in order, and the registration staff cannot predict the donations donated by others, they only roughly arrange the seats based on past experience. Not very accurate. It's just that if you can sit in the front row as soon as you open, it can at least show that this guest's donation is definitely worth a lot.

Drinks and refreshments are placed on each round table. After the guests are seated, the staff will soon send a sign with their name on it, which is convenient for bidding when the auction starts. Because there are not many people, no number is set, and the name is used directly. Every time the price is sung, the name of the guest will be reported again. Generally, the guest whose name is reported at this time will feel light on his face. This kind of bidding card is not only for the guests, but for everyone who has donations, so even Lu Yan, who is not a guest, gets a bidding card because he has donations.

This kind of bidding card is also graded. According to the starting price of the donation, the donation is yellow for less than 1 million, silver for more than 1 million and less than 5 million, and gold for more than 5 million. Su Mo's sign was silver, while Lu Yan's was the highest grade gold. In order to arouse the competition consciousness of the guests, the organizers really spared no effort. Lu Yan sighed in his heart, but he didn't plan to take any pictures, so he just held the sign.

Lu Yan and Su Mo came earlier, and they were almost the first to arrive.

Su Mo was very aware of Lu Yan's day's schedule and asked directly, "How was the audition today?"

Lu Yan smiled, "It's already taken."

Su Mo also laughed, "No surprise, when I saw the script, I knew you must be suitable."

"Oh, why do you say that?" Lu Yan directly ignored the fact that Su Mo had "read the script".

"I know Chen Li's style. I also worked with him in the early years. When he chooses actors, acting is not his main consideration, but the fit between the actor and the role. So every time he auditioned for the lead role, he would not let the actor It is a piece of empty performance, but it is directly matched with the costume style. He will continue to consider it if he has a feeling at first sight. I have read the script, and Chen Li's requirements for the protagonist this time are firstly youth, secondly temperament, and thirdly acting. In the current entertainment industry, those who have good acting skills are not bad, but most of them are not suitable for their age. And those who meet the age and temperament, you are the best. I believe that as long as Chen Li is not blind or deaf, he will be fine. I will definitely choose you." Su Mo said calmly.

Lu Yan smiled, "You really should tell Brother Feng about this. You didn't see how nervous he was. It made it seem like he was going to audition instead of me."

"If he cares, he will be confused." Su Mo said.

"Then don't you care?" Lu Yan asked with a deep meaning.

Su Mo's eyes were firm and he whispered, "Because I have more confidence in you."

Lu Yan pursed his lips with a smile in his eyes, and quietly went to hold Su Mo's hand under the table.

There was no one around, and Su Mo also gently held his hand back.

The two appear calm on the surface, but secretly interlock their fingers, this kind of intimacy in the public is not very exciting and sweet.

Soon, other guests came one after another.

The invited guests are all celebrities in the city, almost all of them know each other, but the friendship is far and near.

Although Su Mo is young, his achievements are not small and his status is detached, so all the people who came after seeing Su Mo took the initiative to come over to say hello, and did not dare to wait for Su Mo to come forward with Qiao. Su Mo also accepted it as a matter of course, his almost innate high-pressure aura, the stronger the stronger the stronger.

Everyone who came to say hello also turned their questioning eyes to the young man who was sitting with Su Mo. Just like that time on the golf course, Su Mo just introduced it lightly, "This is Lu Yan." Say more.

Most of them made an "oh" sound, as if they suddenly realized, and then shook hands with Lu Yan enthusiastically, saying "fortunately to meet you", in fact, they didn't even know who he was.

Many people came, especially the various beauties brought by some guests were usually very concerned about fashion and entertainment, so they naturally recognized Lu Yan as a big star. But they only dare to bite the ears of the person who brought them here. Basically, in such an occasion, there is no room for them to speak.

Those guests who knew Lu Yan's identity didn't say much, and most of them were wondering, is this the son of a noble family who came to the showbiz because of his interest? Especially when they saw that the bidding card by Lu Yan's hand was actually golden, one level higher than Su Mo's, they made such an idea even more solid.

Almost no one dared to go forward to verify this idea. After all, in the eyes of most aristocratic families, no matter how famous a star is, it is not very successful on the stage, and they are afraid of making a mistake and making a taboo. Even if there were one or two people who were very curious and wanted to ask around, they let Su Mo wipe it away with a faint smile.

When there was no one around, Su Mo smiled in a low voice, "They are probably guessing your identity now, and they may think you are the son of a big family. Maybe there are still people who want to get close to you."

Lu Yan smiled nonchalantly, "I'm going to let them down, I'm just an ordinary person."

Su Mo glanced at the bidding card beside him lightly, and said with a smile, "Holding this thing in his hand, he said he was an ordinary person. If I didn't know you, I wouldn't believe it."

Lu Yan said in a low voice, "You said, if I'm like this, is it considered a fox and a tiger?"

Su Mo raised his head and glanced at the two people who were approaching. He lowered his voice and said, "If you are a fox, the tiger is here."